The Hu weaving of the Storm Pavilion and the Civil Fort, however, brought the relationship between Wang Yi and the Cen family a lot closer. In the last life, Cen Yuying fell ill and died early because of the Qing-French War. And his third brother Cen Yubao, because of his support for the Reform Movement, finally ended up swallowing gold and committing suicide. Cen Chunxuan also participated in the political movement in the late Qing Dynasty many times, supported the reform of the law, and although he failed in the struggle for power with Yuan Shikai, he was also a patriot. A year before his death, coinciding with the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, Cen Chunxuan also donated 30,000 yuan to the 19th Route Army that was fighting against Japan.

Because he knows these histories of later generations, Wang Yi has always maintained a different kind of respect for the Cen family. Of course, it is impossible for him to fully believe in the Cen family, who are loyal to the Qing court.

"Build a railway from Hanoi to Yunnan-Guizhou?" The railway is still a taboo in the Qing court, only in Zhili Province, Li Hongzhang built a coal transportation railway through the Kaiping Mining Bureau, and was also participated in by ginseng all day long. It can be seen that the Qing court was backward and conservative, but not only the officials, but also the people were very repulsive to the railway. Thanks to the development of the Northeast Autonomous Region and the export of labor services from various provinces of the Qing court, the people who came out to work in various places gradually became accustomed to the existence of railways and realized the benefits of railways. In the past two years, the trend of public opinion has also changed, and the calls for the Qing court to invest in railways have also increased.

"I wonder who will come out of this fund?"

Originally, Wang Yi had let the railways of the five Southeast Asian provinces extend to Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, but later it was shelved because of the problem of public opinion. The Cen family was not able to express their position openly at that time, and Wang Yi was not too forced, so it has been delayed until today.

"The issue of capital is negotiable, but if we want to increase our investment in Yungui, the railway must be repaired. Otherwise, the transportation capacity will not be able to keep up, and even if we invest a lot, things will not be able to be shipped. ”

This is the biggest problem that plagues the Cen family, relying on manpower and animal power alone, the transportation capacity is limited after all, and the cost is high. Today, the reason why Cen Yuying proposed to let Dashang and even the entire Northeast increase investment in Yunnan and Guizhou is because the rapid development of the five provinces in Southeast Asia has had an effect on Yunnan and Guizhou and other provinces. Coupled with the relatively relaxed political environment of these five provinces, the people live relatively freely, so many Yunnan and Guizhou people have begun to migrate to the five southern provinces.

This is the main reason why Cen Yuying couldn't wait to come to Hanoi to see Wang Yi when she heard that Wang Yi had come to the five provinces of Southeast Asia.

"There is a saying in our northeast, which is called if you want to get rich, build roads first! Only when the freight routes are unblocked, can the economy of the whole region run and better connect with the external environment. So to use a metaphor, a transportation line is like a regional vein, and a railway is like a major artery that provides the main nutrients. Relatively speaking, I am personally more optimistic about Guangxi, after all, there is still water transportation support there. And you Yungui are worse in this regard. ”

Cen Yuying also knows his own situation, but he also understands that once he accepts Wang Yi's conditions, then he will completely get on the thief ship in the northeast and think about it, it will be impossible. After thinking about it, Cen Yuying still couldn't make up his mind, and Wang Yi didn't force him, but chatted with Cen Chunxuan on the side.

"Chairman, my Cen family is studying at the Affiliated College of Dashang, and those boys are still working hard, right?"

This can be regarded as Cen Chunxuan's temptation, to see if Wang Yi really pays attention to their Cen family, but it is also a little difficult for Wang Yi to say, after all, there are countless students in Dashang now, and those grandchildren of the Cen family are thrown in it, which is like dripping into the sea.

Fortunately, Wang Yi was still a little impressed, so he smiled and said: "The study is not bad." "I didn't say the second half of the sentence, but I was a little shy.

It is said that the Cen family is ancestral, and now this Cen Chunxuan in front of Wang Yi, don't look at the people and demons at this time, when he was in the capital, it was also with Ruicheng, Lao Ziqiao, and called the three evil young people in the capital. As soon as he thought of this, Wang Yi secretly laughed in his heart.

Of course, the children of the Cen family are in a good place, but in the northeast, they will still be more or less restrained, otherwise Wang Yi will not be used to his temper.

"If something happens in the future, Chairman Wang, you have to bear more."

Wang Yiyi smiled and said, "As long as it is not illegal or criminal, I can naturally defend it, but if it really comes to that point, I can't interfere." ”

The laws and rules of the Northeast were all set by the Wang and his family, and if he took the lead in breaking the law, then there would be no hope for the Northeast.

Cen Chunxuan understood what Wang Yi meant, and said with a smile: "That's the case, I don't need the chairman to do it, I will personally abolish them." ”

Everyone laughed and made a statement.

Cen Yuying, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly said: "Chairman, there is something next, I don't know if to ask?" ”

"Nothing to say to anyone, Governor Cen, please say." Wang Yiqi said.

Cen Yuying put away her smile at this time, looking at Wang Yi with both eyes, as if she wanted to find the truth from his eyes.

"Although we have all witnessed the development of the Northeast in recent years, and the territory is expanding day by day, Mr. Chairman, please tell me the truth, what are the plans for the Northeast in the future?"

"Great unification." Wang Yi said it lightly, and it seems that he didn't think much about it. It's just that this kind of expression also makes the Cen family father and son understand that the goal of the Northeast is so firm that they don't think about it at all.

Even though Cen Yuying was prepared, she still gasped unconsciously. On the contrary, Cen Chunxuan nodded secretly, and said in his heart: "That's true." ”

"The chairman seems to be confident about this?" Cen Yuying sneered.

Wang Yi shook his fan and said with a smile: "It's just the trend of the times, I want to ask the governor, do you think the common people are happier to live in the Northeast Autonomous Region, or are they happier to live in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Cen Yuying was speechless when asked, if he really said something against his will, he wouldn't be here today, at least the people of Yungui had already voted with their feet. I'd rather leave my hometown than stay in Yungui. Tens of thousands of people leave a province every year, which is really too much pressure for Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Cen Chunxuan relieved the siege at this time and said: "Chairman, I don't deny the strength of the insurance team, but after all, the Qing Dynasty has a vast territory, how can you say that the Qing Dynasty will be defeated, and in front of your insurance team, there is no power to fight back?" ”

Wang Yi laughed and said, "That's right, the Qing Dynasty is very big, but Beijing is very close to the northeast. ”

"The royal family can move the capital!" Cen Chunxuan was-for-tat.

"Leaving the capital, leaving the royal family in the northeast, is it still the royal family of the Qing Dynasty?"

"This ......" Cen Chunxuan suddenly realized such a question, yes, leaving the capital, leaving the Qing court supported by Northeast China and Mongolia, is it still the Qing court? The south is the world of the Han people, and perhaps in the eyes of the Qing royal family, which is full of confrontation between the Han and the Han, the south may be more terrifying.

"Don't forget, the imperial court has begun to prepare for a new army!" Cen Yuying reminded.

Wang Yi put away his fan at this time, and said to the governor of Yungui on the hospital bed, "New army?" It's okay to do it near the capital, but if it's far away, or if it is promoted to the whole country, I really don't need to do it then. ”

Cen Yuying heard that Wang Yi was obviously not optimistic about the new army, but in fact, he was the same. You must know that most of the troops of the Northeast Insurance Team were fought from the battlefield against Russia. Although the Qing court paid for the new army, a group of new soldiers could have any combat power. And that's not counting the huge gap between the two sides in terms of weaponry, logistics, and medical care.

The room became silent, neither Cen Yuying nor Cen Chunxuan said anything, Wang Yi naturally didn't say much at this time, opened the fan again, and shook it gently.

After a while, Cen Yuying seemed to come back from her contemplation and said, "Chairman, if there is really a day to unify China, I wonder what you will do with the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"Neither titles nor privileges will be retained, and all royal assets, including the Forbidden City, will be nationalized, and eunuchs and court maids will be sent home. However, the government of the Northeast Autonomous Region should leave the royal family and the demobilized persons a sum of money or shares in certain companies at their discretion, so that they can have the means to live independently. ”

"Do you think there really will be a day when the Qing Imperial Family will accept such a condition?"

"It's better than the conditions left for the Qianming royal family when they entered the customs." Wang Yi's tone finally brought out a chill. "In the middle of the choice of life or death, the conditions I offered were not so difficult to accept."

"If there is such a day, I hope you can keep your promise, chairman." Cen Yuying's voice seemed serious, revealing a hint of helplessness.

"Your Excellency the Governor, it seems that you are mistaken, what I just said is not a promise, but a statement. What I mean is that in the process of unifying China, I, Wang Yi, did not want to exterminate the Qing royal family, which is different from those who entered the customs back then. However, what will be the situation at that time, it will depend on the table of the Qing court. If they really don't eat the old and resist stubbornly, of course I won't be stingy with the bullet money and the coffin money. ”

Cen Yuying nodded, because this was reasonable. The two sides were already on opposite sides, how could Wang Yi promise the enemy a good end?

"I know what the chairman means. I agree with the first condition put forward by you, Chairman of the Board, to extend the railway into Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. As for the pressure from the imperial court, I also hope that the chairman will help share one or two. ”

Cen Yuying did not have the ability to fight against the Qing court now, Wang Yi naturally knew, so he smiled and said: "Your Excellency, although rest assured, if there is anything, just push it on me." If there are people in the capital who are not convinced, let them go to Northeast Ning Island to find me, and I will give them a satisfactory answer at that time. ”

"Then Cen is here to thank the chairman for his help."

The attitude of the Cen family has been clear, and they are ready to completely climb the big tree in the Northeast, which is also a helpless choice. As the Cen family gradually came into contact with the outside world, read the books published by Dashang, and went through the baptism of the Qing-French War, this made their understanding of the development of the world more sober and profound. The imperial dynasty built by the Qing court could no longer survive on the land of Shenzhou, and before this familiar environment collapsed, the Cen family's top priority was naturally to find a solid backer. And at present, it seems that the Northeast is the only option other than to seek refuge with foreigners.