The steel mill is a cornucopia of red fruits in this day and age.

As long as you can curb the cost of production, as long as you can prevent corruption in the factory, mobilize the enthusiasm of the workers, and strictly follow the management requirements of the West, then you can sit back and wait to collect the money.

With the needs of China's vast market, the construction of two or three factories of the scale of Qinnan Iron and Steel Plant is enough for you to digest internally.

In December, as soon as the statistical results of the sales department of the steel plant came out, the entire Qin army system was a sensation. Those who have invested more in the steel mill before are not surprised by their foresight. And those who didn't enter, or didn't enter, all moved up to find a way, trying to catch up with the rear of the car.

Liu Xian didn't take Qiao either, and only raised the price of the shares by 10 percent. A small lesson was taught to those who are in a hurry now.

In the last month of the 11th year of Tongzhi, Liangguang and even Jiangnan ended in a controversy over the steel plant. Liu Xian was very satisfied with this result, and Beijing, Guangzhou, and Guilin did not express any opinions as if they had not seen this incident. For him, that's the best.

He didn't want to attract the attention of the whole country like the Hanyang Iron Works in Ruozhangzhidong.

Prince Gong cooperated happily with the three armies of Xianghuai, Chu and did not want to add luster to Liu Xian, an 'outlier' in the Westernization Movement, and Liu Xian had no opinion at all. As long as this steel plant can be put into production as scheduled, Qin Jun really implements it, this is the most important thing.

New Year's gifts, Liu Xian to Guilin, Guangzhou, Beijing and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, the gifts prepared by Liu Xian were twice as generous as those of the previous two years. It's selling well!

Now Vietnam is unstable, and the war in Yunnan has involved too many elites in Hunan and Huai. If there was really something wrong in Vietnam, the only thing the Qing court could count on was Liu Xian to rise to the top. They won't make trouble for Liu Xian at this time. The Qing court did not have the confidence of Zeng Guofan when he intercepted the army, and beat Liu Xian before going into battle.

Therefore, the matter of the steel plant, which has made Liu Xian worried for two years, did not set off any big waves in the court at all. It passed smoothly. This result made Liu Xian's heart soar!

"Yuandu, never, never." Zhang Shouyan rushed back to Liuzhou from Guangdong all the way in a hurry, and the corners of his mouth were blistered and his eyes were red for two days, and he knew that he had been sleepless all night. When Liu Xian saw him today. Shocked.

"The matter of the railway is full of slander. The Chinese people call it a monster. The former capital is also a lesson for the future. ”

Zhang Shouyan has always been opposed to Liu Xian's plan to build the railway. It's just that Liu Xian has been insisting, and Zhang Shouyan is asking Angra. After Merkel's expenditure on the railway, she decided that Liu Xian could not afford to build the railway from Guilin to Qinzhou. That's the end of it. His example of Liu Xian is what happened outside the Yongning Gate in Beijing.

Soon after the First Opium War, China had the first group of people who opened their eyes to the world, such as Lin Zexu, Wei Yuan, Xu Jishe and others, who mentioned the knowledge of railways in their works. But the first physical appearance of a railroad in this ancient land of China was under the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor twenty years later. This railway was funded by the British businessman Durand in Beijing, and in July of the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), Durand took a small railway, long Ke Lixu, and laid it on the flat ground outside the Yongning Gate of Beijing. With a car on it, it is as fast as flying. Jingshi was surprised that the common people and imperial history officials were impeached as monsters. The whole country is crazy, and there are several great changes.

One mile of the railway, that is, a sensation in the capital. Guilin to Qinzhou stretches for more than 1,200 miles, if you really want to build, is it the whole of Guangxi going upside down?

Liu Xian also knew that it was not easy to build the railway at this time, so he promised Zhang Shouyan to take his time. Zhang Shouyan is strange. Why is Liu Xian suddenly ready to play in Beijing now?

"Why be so nervous. What happened back then was more likely to start in Beijing, if it was in a foreign country. Where did so many officials and the people slander? Moreover, the railroad is indeed a good thing. Liu Xian really thinks that Zhang Shouyan is making a big fuss. Can this Guangxi be the same as Sijiu City? How many uncles are there in Sijiu City? How many are there in Guangxi? Moreover, in the fourth year of Tongzhi, the British and French forces conquered Beijing in less than five years. The people of Beijing still have the same old hatred, and they don't want to see the British build that small railway.

As for saying that 'I am unheard of, impeached as a monster, the whole country is crazy, and there are almost great changes', it is completely exaggerated. It's the slander and opposition of the common people, and I don't know if it's the majority of the children of the Eight Banners, or the majority of the people under the real city wall. I don't know how many ways are hidden inside!

Liu Xian picked up his own recital, Zhang Shouxun's pen is good, the summary is very powerful, and the words are meaningful. "The way to self-improvement is to train troops and build weapons in the first place, but the opportunity lies in the urgent construction of railways."

"The benefits of railways for water affairs, relief services, commerce, mining affairs, and travelers cannot be described, and it is especially urgent to use troops. China has a vast territory, and it is impossible to defend against it. As soon as the railway is opened, the east, west, north and south breathe together, and the enemy is driven by the camera, and there is no worry about the requisition and adjustment, and there is no risk of difficult transfer. The 22 provinces of our country are united as one. From then on, if the troops are cut and paid, and become a strong army, one soldier can be used for more than a dozen soldiers, and the power is in charge, and it is not controlled by the Xinjiang ministers. Therefore, those who establish the foundation for self-improvement are here, so those who are coveted by outsiders are also here......"

A little proudly flicked the fold with his fingers, Liu Xian said: "How is it?" Isn't it deafening? Uncle's pen is still okay. ”

He knew that the handover of this recital to the Qing court was tantamount to a thunderclap in the spring, which would immediately cause an uproar in the government and the opposition. Although he should also get the support of Prince Gong, Li Hongzhang and other Western-style officials. "Uncle, what did you say that?

-- At a time when all countries today have railways, but China is the only one, for example, if the boats and cars are abandoned after the Middle Ages, their descendants will also follow.

That's it! ”

Liu Xian believes that after the fold was reported to the imperial court, it is unlikely that it will be passed. But no matter how you can get a little power, you can first link Qinzhou Port with the steel plant, and then Qinzhou City.

And he also hopes that this performance can officially start his name as a 'Western-style school' across the country. Now that Qin Jun's stall is getting bigger and bigger, Liu Xian urgently needs to recruit some talents for his own use. Those people that Qin Jun cultivated from within himself, those who were smart and had good grades, were all sent to Germany. The rest are all middle-aged talents, and they are not very old, and they don't know how many years they will have to wait before they can come in handy.

And now Liu Xian urgently needs someone who can take charge of himself, such as going to Shanghai to press himself down.

Now Liu Xian's subordinates, the officers should not say anything, and they are all acting under orders. And Fan Debang is his own big housekeeper, Zhang Shouyan is the arm that Liu Xian can't do without a single step on the official face, and Huo Guangzheng, an old watch, supervises the Hongji Coal Mine and Shilu Iron Mine, and takes Hongji City, Hongji Port, and Qinzhou Port with Hongji City, and Qinzhou Port.

Finally, there are Zhang Shouxun and Zhang Shuping, the former is an excellent pen, and Liu Xian has put him in the attendant. The latter had a huge interest in the steel mill, but it was impossible for Liu Xian to hand over the steel mill to a young man who was only over twenty years old. Zhang Shuping can't afford such a big burden for the time being. Liu Xian was ready to put his attendant Ji Xiliang in the position of the general office of the iron and steel plant, and Zhang Shuping was one of the assistants. After a few years of training, Zhang Shuping will be more suitable than Ji Xiliang for the position of the general office of the steel plant. Because Zhang Shuping is not only enthusiastic about steel, but also willing to learn foreign languages and modern European smelting knowledge. Ji Xiliang will only be a conscientious manager and manager.

The new chief of staff is not Zhang Shouxun, but Ding Zhenduo, one of the staff members recommended by Zhang Shoudai.

This person is a native of Xinyang, Henan, who was admitted to the examination thirteen years ago [1859], when he was less than eighteen years old, and he became famous as a teenager. But then bad luck came, Gengshen Enke (1860) in the tenth year of Xianfeng, Ding Zhenduo did not participate, he was still young and not in a hurry. However, two years later, in the first year of Tongzhi (1862), in the second year of Tongzhi, in 1863, in the fourth year of Tongzhi, in Yichouke (1865) and in the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), they all entered the Beijing branch four times. For a while, Ding Zhenduo's inner sorrow can be imagined. That is, a year after Ding Zhenduo's fourth scientific expedition, he was recommended to enter the mansion of Zhang Shoudai, who was the governor of Henan at the time, and has been in it for more than three years. During this period, Ding Zhenduo was highly valued by Zhang Shoudai because of his many direct admonitions and his meritorious service in assisting Zhang Shoudai in the administration of Henan, and now he is the top of the five grades.

Zhang Shoudai was transferred to Beijing this year and served as the left waiter of the household department, and he originally strongly invited Ding Zhenduo to enter Beijing together. But Ding Zhenduo was already resistant to Beijing City, and because there were a few old friends in Beijing City, he really felt that it was difficult to meet, so he was ready to ask Zhang Shoudai to be a real shortage for him. Zhang Shoudai saw that he was determined, so he recommended him to meet Liu Xian.

Liu Xian was naturally happy, Zhang Shoudai finally recommended a talent to himself, how could he not use it? Although Ding Zhenduo is a little conservative in politics, this does not prevent him from becoming a member of Liu Xian's command.

Ding Zhenduo is Liu Xian's chief attendant, so he naturally has to be by Liu Xian's side all the time. After others arrived in Liuzhou, their homes were not settled, so they came to Qinzhou. To tell the truth, I appreciate Liu Xian Ding Zhenduo very much. In other words, in the current China, as long as there is no conflict of interest with Liu Xian, Liu Xianam, a famous general who defeated the Russians, pacified Xinjiang, and recovered Ili, has a very good feeling.

Now, Liu Xian has repeatedly done foreign affairs. Although the big battle is only the current steel plant, the previous factories are absolute gold-absorbing beasts. The house prepared by Liu Xian for Ding Zhenduo is also exquisitely decorated, and the location, size and furnishings are all excellent. So much so that Ding Zhenduo thought that Liu Xian was a luxury person. It wasn't until he really followed him for a few days and saw Liu Xian's mansion in Qinzhou that Ding Zhenduo discovered that Liu Xian was simple! (To be continued) R655