"What? It's Tang Haoran! ”

The silence of the room was broken by the sound of surprise, followed by the sound of a teacup shattering. The porcelain cup slipped from the loosened fingertips, the tea splashed on the ground, and Sheng Xuanhuai, who was sitting on the top position, stared at the housekeeper in front of him fiercely with his eyes horizontal.

"It's that Tang Ziran! Tang Ziran of Tongwen Pavilion! ”

The master's surprise made Sheng Wu stunned, what's wrong? Although he was puzzled, Sheng Wu continued to answer the master's question.

"Isn't that person, this gentleman who can teach people is really extraordinary, as soon as he makes a move, the honeycomb coal that comes out is not only sold all over the capital, but also the large and small coal shops in the capital have no business to do, if it is not for his soft-heartedness, I am afraid that there will be no other coal shops in this capital except for Huayang! Now on the ground in Tianjin, this honeycomb coal has been sold to the consulate in the concession, and ordinary people also burn it, and even Kaiping's coal is not as good as it used to be......"

Seeing that the old man's face was becoming more and more unhappy, Sheng Wu dared to say more, and hurriedly put it away, and looked at the unhappiness on the old man's face, so he cautiously retreated.

Tang Ziran!

Tang Ziran!

Talking about this name, Sheng Xuanhuai couldn't help frowning, for others, he Tang Ziran is just a "usable person", but for him, it is like a thorn in the back, these years, in Li Zhongtang's curtain, he relies on being able to do things and make money, so he has won Li Zhongtang's trust, as for others, they may be able to do some things, but the way to expand the industry is far inferior to him, if not, how can he be in charge of the telegraph office, the steamship bureau and other foreign affairs yamen.

Since Tang Ziran became famous, he knew that this son was extraordinary, especially when he used Wuchang to "accuse" China Merchants Shipping Bureau, which made him hold a fire in his heart, then he didn't feel that this person was a threat, because he Tang Ziran was Zhang Zhidong's person, so naturally it was impossible for Li Zhongtang to use it, but who would have thought that Lord Zhongtang would ask him over, although it seemed that Tang Ziran wanted to come to Beijing, on the surface, it was impossible for him to be used by Zhang Zhidong, but Lord Zhongtang did not want to use it.

Out of prudence, as soon as he learned the news, he gave more than 20,000 taels of silver to King Gong and the Prime Minister Yamen, and stuffed him into the Tongwen Pavilion, trying to use the nowhere to show in the Tongwen Pavilion to make the Lord Zhongtang forget that person, and of course, more importantly, make him dissatisfied with the Lord Zhongtang, and then refuse the solicitation of the Lord Zhongtang.

But who would have thought that he came to the capital less than three months ago, and made such a big move, not only almost controlled the coal in the capital, the coal store in the capital was almost closed, but also sold the coal in western Beijing to Tianjin, and even affected the sales of Kaiping coal, Kaiping coal was transported by guò train, and it was sold for less than 6 taels of silver in Tianjin.

This kid is too ...... Fear!

For the first time in so many years, Sheng Xuanhuai had a fear of a person, even Lord Zhongtang never let him be afraid, he was not afraid, because he knew that Lord Zhongtang could not do without him, just like he presided over the railway company, Tianjin Customs, Telegraph Bureau, and China Merchants Shipping Bureau, he could turn it into his own private property at will, and then enrich his private pockets, but he never worried about the incident, because he understood that except for himself, Lord Zhongtang had no one available, he could not like himself, but he could not do without himself.

This is Sheng Xuanhuai's biggest reliance, but now, with the appearance of Tang Haoran, this reliance is tending to disappear, how can he not panic?

"This damn guy, how did he turn over when he seized the opportunity!"

scolded like this, but Sheng Xuanhuai knew that this was the characteristic of talented people, not that they could seize the opportunity, but that they could always see the opportunity, this capital has been burning coal for hundreds of years, and who can do so much business in such a short period of time.

"No, we can't go on like this, if we continue like this, in less than two years, that kid will have to kill himself!"

Don't think about it anymore, Sheng Xuanhuai knows that soon, Lord Zhongtang will know about Tang Haoran and his coal company, if Huayang's briquettes affect the sales of Tang Jingxing's Kaiping coal in Tianjin, he will naturally go to Zhongtang to complain.

Once Zhongtang knows what Tang Haoran is doing in Beijing, what will happen? will only appreciate him more, for Zhongtang, he urgently needs a person who can do things and can do things, only in this way can he show the superiority of him and Zhang Zhidong, isn't Tang Haoran such a person?

Compared with others, he can conjure up silver in the air, Sheng Xuanhuai can even imagine that once Tang Haoran is used in Zhongtang, no matter how he is stuffed into that foreign affairs yamen, in less than two years, he Sheng Xuanhuai will have no place to stand in the Zhongtang Lord.

"No, you must not let Tang Ziran come over!"

Pacing back and forth, Sheng Xuanhuai thought in his heart, thinking about how to stop Zhongtang's solicitation of Tang Haoran. And just as he was thinking, Sheng Wu walked in again.

"Master, Zheng Guanying, Master Zheng asks to see the master!"

Zheng Guanying!

The housekeeper's words made Sheng Xuanhuai's eyebrows rise, just after the Spring Festival, Zheng Guanying, who had retired to Macao for five years, had begun to think about it for a long time.

As soon as Zheng Guanying entered the house, Sheng Xuanhuai greeted him warmly, when the two were in the China Merchants Steamship Bureau, they had a deep friendship, and he had promised him that he would find an opportunity to recommend him to Zhongtang again, the two first chatted for a while about the things and current affairs of each bureau, Sheng Xuanhuai's eyebrows were a little worried, or Zheng Guanying noticed, so he asked tentatively.

"Xingsun, for my brother, I don't see that your eyebrows are not spreading, do you have something on your mind?"

"Hey......"

With a long sigh, Sheng Xuanhuai looked at Zheng Guanying but shook his head again and again.

"I can't hide it, it's not that the little brother has something on his mind, but I really feel sorry for Brother Zhengxiang, I'm afraid that the little brother has a bad brother's trust!"

With a word, Sheng Xuanhuai kicked the matter from himself to Zheng Guanying.

"Oh!"

His brows jumped slightly, and Zheng Guan Ying forced a smile.

"The strategist is in the people, the success is in the sky, it is beyond the reach of people, and the brother also knows the suffering of the elder brother Xingsun!"

That being said, Zheng Guanying, who has been dormant in Macao for five years, would not have come to Tianjin just after the Spring Festival to visit his old friends in the name of visiting his old friends, especially Sheng Xuanhuai, who has won the trust of the Zhongtang Lord in front of him, and even came to visit every once in a while.

"Hey!"

Zheng Guanying's loss, how could Sheng Xuanhuai not see it, so he sighed again and again.

"Since this is the case, then the little brother will not hide from Brother Zhengxiang, since the last time the little brother persuaded Brother Zhengxiang to go out of the mountain, he intended to recommend you to the China Merchants Bureau, now the China Merchants Bureau, the telegraph bureau is riddled with a variety of things, the little brother is also weak, is in the middle of the plan, but there was a sudden change, it really caught the little brother off guard, ashamed of Brother Zhengxiang!"

Although the meaning of Sheng Xuanhuai's words has not yet been clarified, Zheng Guanying has already vaguely guessed the meaning of what he said, he is not complaining to himself, but suing himself, he is doing this matter, but he has encountered some resistance, and these resistance comes from others, since it is your business, then you should also give advice on the side.

"Brother Xingsun, treat him so kindly as a brother, how can my brother not know, but I don't know why this happened? Please let me know! ”

Zheng Guanying's "upper way" made Sheng Xuanhuai less troublesome, so he spoke.

"I don't know if Brother Zhengxiang has heard of Tang Ziran!"

"Tang Ziran? Isn't it Tang Ziran who wrote "Tai Xice"! ”

Zheng Guanying hurriedly asked, and said with admiration when Sheng Xuanhuai nodded.

"This brother doesn't know that the book "Tai Xi Ce" is also very popular in Macao and Hong Kong before and after the year, and even many foreigners are convinced by it, and several dignitaries in the Australian Governor's Mansion that my brother knows also lamented the pros and cons of Portugal for hundreds of years, all of which have been said by him on a few papers, but this person is now ......."

Could it be that he has been invited by Li Zhongtang to be in the scene? No, didn't it mean that it was in the curtain of Zhang Zhidong?

"It is this person, this person's great talent, everyone knows it, no, just after the New Year's Festival, Lord Zhongtang used some means to pull him from Wuchang to the capital, and now he is serving in the Tongwen Pavilion, if the younger brother is not bad, now the Lord Zhongtang is waiting for him in vain, and the Tongwen Pavilion is just a few means of the Lord Zhongtang!"

Then Sheng Xuanhuai sighed again.

"Compared to this person, what is it for me to wait for talent, Lord Zhongtang can use this person, but it is also a blessing for Lord Zhongtang, but it's a pity ......"

In that sigh, on the surface, it seemed to be a sigh for Zhongtang Dexian, but in fact, it was a complaint to Zheng Guanying, but unfortunately the seat prepared for you has been taken away by Tang Haoran.

Although he admires Tang Haoran's talent, but it is related to his own interests, Zheng Guan should have to respond, he has already come back to his senses, Sheng Xuanhuai is sorry for himself on the surface, but in fact he is worried about himself, he is afraid that his position in the middle hall will be replaced by Tang Haoran, but how can he prevent Tang Haoran from entering the middle hall?

Contemplating his eyebrows, Zheng Guanying, who was holding a teacup, stroked the tea leaves on the tea surface with the lid of the cup from time to time, and after thinking for a long time, suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"Brother Xingsun, with Ziran's talent, it is a blessing for Zhongtang, but if it is used for the country, it is also a blessing for the country!"

"Hmm!"

His eyes opened suddenly, and Sheng Xuanhuai looked at Zheng Guanying with some puzzlement, all looking like he was asking for advice.

"Today's Chinese people, those who know the foreign, will take Ziran as the first person,"

"Brother Zhengxiang, what do you mean ......?"

Could it be that Zheng Guanying wanted that Tang Haoran to envoy Taixi? It's not that he hasn't thought about this, and when he sends an envoy to Taixi, he doesn't even need Zhongtang's help, he can go back by himself.

"Brother Zhengxiang, Tang Ziran's talent in his belly is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, in the eyes of his brother, it is not as good as ......"

Zheng Guanying's words were suppressed, and he watched Sheng Xuanhuai spit out a sentence, his words only made Sheng Xuanhuai's eyes light up, and he secretly cheered up, but in addition to applauding, he was puzzled.

"This, so worried, he won't refuse it, but even so, it still seems inappropriate, after all, ......"

Sheng Xuanhuai's doubts fell on Zheng Guanying's eyes, and he just smiled slightly.

"Then it depends on how Brother Xingsun handles this!"

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