Everyone present was a little confused when they heard it, and a dignified patrol envoy came to talk to his people about the business scriptures, which was really a bit incredible.

Zhou Zongzheng, the president of the Yichang Chamber of Commerce, did a lot of business with Sichuan businessmen, especially a large number of trafficking well salt, and made huge profits from it, so Zhou Zongzheng was relatively familiar with the situation in Sichuan, and knew that Sichuan was now a businessman in power, not only Qiao Yu was born a wealthy businessman, but many ministers and high-ranking officials were born as businessmen, and the business atmosphere was also very strong, and he invested in a large number of factories.

Of course, Zhou Zongzheng knows the profits of running a factory, but it is difficult to do it without the support of the political axe, most of the factories in Hubei are left by Zhang Zhidong, and now in the Republic of China, the energy of the political axe is all focused on fighting for power, and he can't even do some serious things, and the factory is naturally even more useless.

If you can catch the line of Sichuan, with the protection of the political axe, these businessmen will definitely not let go of this good opportunity to set up an industry, Zhou Zongzheng coughed lightly: "My lord, the conditions you gave are really good, Yichang is extremely grateful, but Xiao Lao'er still has a little doubt, after all, we are from other provinces, if we go to Sichuan to set up a factory, it is difficult to ensure that we will not be discriminated against, we have to worry!" ”

Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Mr. Zhou, I see that you don't have to worry about this at all, Sichuan is extremely opposed to dividing people by provinces, everyone is Chinese, they all have the obligation to build the country, and they all enjoy the fruits of national development, if there is regional prejudice in their hearts, I am afraid that China will already be divided into more than a dozen countries like Europe, I am here to assure you, if anyone in Sichuan dares to discriminate against you, just come to me, I will definitely give you the decision, but I also put ugly words in front, everyone must abide by the law, Otherwise, you will be punished! ”

After Qiao Yu finished explaining, he sent these gentry away, and everyone's hearts were also surprised, they didn't ask for a penny, and they had to give themselves a chance to make a fortune, which was really unexpected.

"Old Zhou, you are well-informed, can you tell me if this Qiao Yu wants to capture the old man and want us to pay more money for the labor army?"

"What do you think? As for the lie, I think this Qiao Shuai is indeed different from other princes, he really wants to develop industry and commerce, and his vision is first-class, and after the Sichuan army entered the city, the military discipline was strict, and there was no disturbance to the people, plus this patrol envoy is so young, I think we should really find a way to climb the high branches, and we will definitely be able to enjoy a great wealth in the future! ”

Qiao Yu rested in Yichang for three days, during which he inspected the construction of the Sichuan-Han Railway, and now the section in Hubei has just begun to rest the roadbed, the progress is obviously not very fast, Qiao Yu immediately decided to increase the salary of the construction personnel, while urging the Sichuan Railway Company to strengthen the management of the Hubei section, this railway is not only the hope of everywhere, but also carries Qiao Yu's dream of changing China, the sooner it is built, the better.

Qiao Yu stayed in Yichang for three days, and urged the Sichuan army to go north, as soon as possible to clear the white wolf bandit army in northwest Hubei Province, and at this time Xia Douyin also rushed to Yichang with his subordinates, speaking of Xia Douyin is also a very interesting character, he is born in the Hubei Communist Association, is considered a local revolutionary party in Hubei, became a middle-level officer after the Xinhai Revolution, in the original history Xia Douyin took refuge in many forces, traveled between the north and the south, and wanted to read the power to establish a Hubei army, but it was not successful, and later participated in the Northern Expedition War, and also served as the chairman of Hubei Province, is also a prince, but now Xia Douyin is still unknown, and after seeing Qiao Yu, Xia Douyin was extremely polite.

"Your Excellency the Patrol Envoy, Xia Douyin, the commander of the Hubei Bandit Army, salutes you, and our army is commanded by the Patrol Envoy!"

"General Xia can lead the army to come, presumably the bandits in western Hubei will be able to calm down quickly, and the people will be able to restore a stable life, our Sichuan army is not familiar with the place, everything has to rely on General Xia's help!"

Xia Douyin didn't expect Qiao Yu to be so polite, you must know that before serving as the commander of the bandit army, Xia Douyin was only a battalion commander, and he was still far from the general, it was really unexpected that Qiao Yu could elevate himself like this.

"Qiao Shuai, this is a handwritten letter from Li Shuai, and I ask Qiao Shuai to take a look!"

Xia Douyin is also a smart person, Qiao Yu lifted him, he directly equated Qiao Yu and Li Yuanhong in the title, the meaning of the effect is very clear, Qiao Yu nodded slightly, opened Li Yuanhong's letter, and glanced at it a few times.

Li Yuanhong's letter is not complicated, first put on a few high hats for Qiao Yu, and then invited Qiao Yu to Wuhan, hoping that cooperation between Sichuan and Han can be strengthened.

Qiao Yu also had his own purpose when he went out of Sichuan this time, so he naturally wanted to go to Wuhan, and immediately Qiao Yu found Zhu Qinglan, the commander of the second division, and entrusted him with the bandit army, and let him be in charge of commanding.

After the order, Qiao Yu took the guard battalion directly down the river and went to the three towns of Wuhan in the nine provinces, Wuhan is a very important industrial base in modern times, with the foundation laid by Zhang Zhidong, the famous Hanyang Iron Works, and the more famous Hanyang Made, but because of the important status of Wuhan, it has become the focus of warlords in the north and south.

Now Li Yuanhong's situation is a microcosm of the whole Hubei, Qiao Yu took a British passenger ship, and soon arrived in Wuhan, Li Yuanhong heard that Qiao Yu drove to Li Yuanhong and personally led the major officials in Hubei to greet him, and even Li Chun, the commander of the Sixth Division in Beiyang, also came to greet him.

Li Chun is also from the Beiyang lineage, this person's ability is not outstanding, but he is very good at greeting, and he has won the trust of Lao Yuan, he came to Hubei this time to nominally belong to Li Yuanhong's control, and he also shouted as a vice president, but Li Chun did not look at Li Yuanhong at all, the vice president who has no soldiers and no money, and he can't catch up with the benefits of his division commander, and now the division commander directly under the Central Committee of the Republic of China is still in single digits, and the division commander is even less than the governor.

However, Li Chun didn't have any sense of superiority in the face of Qiao Yu, the patrol envoy, and after seeing Qiao Yu, he hurriedly saluted Qiao Yu, Qiao Yu was a real general, but he was one level higher than him.

"Master Li, didn't you kill me, you are an old soldier, you have worked hard for the country, how can I accept your military salute, besides, my coming to Wuhan this time is not for military affairs, but some business things to investigate, if you don't think I'm young, let's be a brother!" Li Chun looked at Qiao Yu and politely, and was still in a good mood.

Qiao Yu came to the Governor's Mansion in Wuhan under the warm reception of Li Yuanhong and Li Chun, after the dinner, Qiao Yu went directly to the Hanyang Iron Works the next day, if there is anything worth Qiao Yu's attention in Wuhan, this Hanyang Iron Works bears the brunt, there are the skilled workers that Qiao Yu needs the most, as long as these workers can be obtained, it is definitely a huge help to the Yucheng Iron and Steel Plant.

Because after sniping Sun Wen for selling Hanyang Iron Works last year, Sichuan Investment Company became the majority shareholder of Hanyang Iron Works, and now the general manager of Hanyang Iron Works is sent by Sichuan, named Qian Moyin, who once studied in the United Kingdom and has great insights into business management.

"Is it going well now?"

"Dashuai, the Hanyang Iron Works is finished!"