"Fang Zhou, how is the matter at the Hanyang Iron Works?"

As soon as Wang Lingji heard Qiao Yu ask about the Hanyang Iron Works, he was just appointed by Qiao Yu as the director of the Sichuan Investigation Bureau and received two important tasks, one is to pay attention to the problem of the Hanyang Iron Works, and the other is to pay attention to Guizhou, at first Wang Lingji was also confused, how did this governor suddenly become interested in these two places, but as the investigation deepened, Wang Lingji admired Qiao Yu's vision more and more.

Guizhou is a province close to Sichuan, once there is chaos, the impact on Sichuan is self-evident, Qiao Yu is understandable to pay attention to this matter, but the concern about Hanyang Iron Works is to let Wang Lingji throw himself into the ground.

Hanyang Iron Works was established by Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, is the largest iron and steel enterprise in China and even Asia, but just like other factories in this period, it was fateful, at the beginning because of Zhang Zhidong's mistake that the purchased equipment was not suitable for smelting the high phosphate ore of Daye Iron Ore, the iron plant suddenly fell into a predicament, and later although the production process problem was solved, but with the defeat of China's First Sino-Japanese War, his own power entered China in a big way, Hanyang Iron Works is a symbol of China's industrialization, and it is also the foundation of the foundation, Naturally, he was coveted by himself, and he was ambitious about China, and he would not allow China to truly move towards industrialization, so he deliberately wanted to bring the Hanyang Iron Works under his control.

Taking advantage of the poor management of the Hanyang Iron Works, I forced the Hanyang Iron Works to take out a loan, which naturally did not give you money, but came with countless unequal treaties, such as the use of the engineers, the improvement of the process must be approved by the company, the equipment of the company must be used, etc., in short, I want to turn the Hanyang Iron Works into an accessory of my own, and provide nutrients for the development of the steel industry, and the Hanyang Iron Works is not allowed to read.

At the time of the Xinhai Revolution, he saw a rare opportunity again, and was ready to bring the Hanyang Iron Works into his control in one fell swoop, at this time there were the most favorable conditions for the capital, the Nanjing Provisional Political Axe was facing a serious financial crisis at this time, Sun Huang had no money in his hands, and no one had it, but the troops from all over the country gathered in Nanjing, shouting slogans to carry out the Northern Expedition, but most of them were some rabble, unable to fight, robbing the common people of a top two, if you owe military salaries, these people will rebel first.

At the same time, Sheng Xuanhuai, who was in charge of the Hanyang Iron Works, because the Qing court was about to fall, urgently needed a new master to protect his own safety, so the three parties hit it off, and Sun Wen was ready to agree to the conditions of the book, allowing the Zhongyue to jointly set up the Hanyang Iron Works in exchange for his own loan of 5 million yuan, which was used to maintain the political axe, Sheng Xuanhuai was also able to use this to keep his family property and surname, and he himself got the coveted Hanyang Iron Works.

However, the loss is a loss to China, the most modern iron and steel enterprise in China, the hope of the Chinese people has been changed to 5 million yuan, and it also includes Daye Iron Mine and Pingxiang Coal Mine, which can not be measured by money, and some people dare to sell it casually! Wang Lingji was also stunned for a while after investigating these clearly, thanks to your old gentleman, you can do it!

Of course, Wang Lingji doesn't see things so simply, Qiao Yu wants to get involved with the Hanyang Iron Works, whether it is to fight the opponent or to fight for benefits, of course, there is also a great risk, it is easy to be retaliated by Sun Wen and himself, at this time, the power of foreigners is too great.

"Governor, I have found out according to your instructions, Sun Wen is indeed ready to sell the iron factory, but there are still some details that have not been discussed clearly, and I have also contacted many shareholders of Hanyang Iron Works under your instructions, Li Yuanhong also expressed his willingness to help, as long as we take action, we will definitely be able to become the major shareholder of Hanyang Iron Works before Yuben and stop the sale of Hanyang Iron Works, but is it worth it for Du Du to risk offending himself and Sun Wen?"

Qiao Yu's eyes were locked on the map on the wall, staring closely at the location of Hubei in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, "Fang Zhou, you still don't know the value of heavy industry, this steel is the backbone of industry, you said that if the backbone of our China is caught in the hands of others, can it still develop?" So no matter how much you pay, you can't let Yue himself succeed, you immediately let the Sichuan Investment Company and Fushun's Salt Industry Group come forward to buy Han Yeping's shares, and at the same time contact Li Yuanhong, Zhang Jian and others, the Yangtze River is still up to foreigners, we can only use monstrous public opinion to contend with! ”

Qiao Yu's heart became more and more bitter, Hanyang Iron Works is to a large extent a microcosm of China's industry, full of bitter tears, Sichuan has begun to build Yucheng Iron and Steel Plant, and soon it will be able to produce steel on its own, Hanyang Iron Works is also a mess, it is very difficult to take over, the reason why Qiao Yu intervened in this matter is not only the need for political struggle, but also the importance of the first batch of modern industrial industries cultivated by Hanyang Iron Works, if these workers can be obtained, Yucheng Iron and Steel Plant will soon be able to get on the right track, Only with steel can you have guns, which also determines that Qiao Yu must collide with Sun Wen again.

Wang Lingji made arrangements according to Qiao Yu's instructions, and after Qiao Yu finished arranging, he issued two relief bills in a row, the first is for political axes at all levels, requiring full assistance to refugees, and it is necessary to ensure that as few people starve to death as possible in this winter, which is an important indicator for evaluating the work of local political axes.

The second bill calls on all sectors of society to contribute money and efforts to help refugees, and can give different degrees of rewards to those who have made great contributions, and can even obtain the qualification of local parliamentarians, and at the same time stipulates that the Sichuan Red Cross is the unified organization and leading body for helping the people.

Lu Wanqing's Red Cross Society has the support of the political axe, and it is no longer an ordinary non-governmental charitable organization, but it has expanded rapidly, and more and more people have been rescued, and Lu Wanqing has become more and more busy.

At this time, Qiao Yu welcomed another guest, that is, the German Consul General Wei Si, the two in front of them talked about the plan to upgrade the Sichuan factory, and now Wei Si sent a reply from the German side.

"Qiao, the situation in China is changing so fast, you have already formed a Ming Boiled Political Axe, and the Qing Dynasty is over, even if I am a foreigner, I am a little uncomfortable!"

"Reasonable, unexpected, but this change is not necessarily a good thing for German politics, right?"

"My friend, your vision is still so keen, Nanjing has hired a large number of consultants, and this is a British dog in the Far East, I really can't figure out how you had a war with this more than ten years ago, why are so many people close to this book now, and regard this as an example to learn! That's just a despicable thief country! ”

Like all rising countries, relying on imitation and cheap inferior products to seize the Chinese market, the Germans look down on the Chinese market more and more, but this is the common feature of all rising countries, Germany is actually like this, and later generations have appeared a copycat country, this is the only way, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

"No matter what happens to others, I still have a good impression of Germany, and I want to know if the German political axe is willing to help me improve the Sichuan factory?"

Wei Si smiled slightly: "In principle, the German political axe has promised to help upgrade the Sichuan Arsenal, and has also allowed the establishment of a production line for the production of Mauser 98 rifles in China, and is even willing to provide you with some loans, but you also know that there is no free lunch, and you will have to pay some price!" That's the little German request! ”