The words are divided into two places. Jiang Yun went to Guanwai, and Yang Shixiang returned to Shandong after the Lantern Festival, and immediately issued a document to summon the giants of Huayuan and ZTE to come to Jinan to discuss matters.

Xu Jianyin, chairman of Huayuan Industrial Group, was seriously ill, Zhou Xuexi, president, Chen Chao, vice president, David. Di Wen, Zhang Lianfen, Chairman and President of ZTE Industrial Group, Deng Gongchao, Vice President and Director of Zhongxing Iron and Steel Plant, Wang Yan, Vice President and Director of Zhongxing Chemical Plant, and Elder Di Wen, Vice President and Director of Zhongxing Pharmaceutical Factory, attended this crucial meeting.

The elder Diwen is David's father, he is also the chairman of Huamei Machinery, and his son David is the chairman of Zebra, a company registered in Switzerland. The father and son spend half of the year in Shandong, and the elder Diwen is busy building China's first car factory, which happens to be in Jinan. The director of his pharmaceutical factory was just a false name, and the actual manager was the Swiss Sith. Hangel, however, was busy with the third phase of the expansion of the pharmaceutical factory and did not come to Jinan for this puzzling meeting.

In Switzerland, of course, the government doesn't care about business unless you evade taxes or break the law, so Mr. Hanger scoffed at the governor's summons and advised Zhang Lianfen, the prefect of Yanzhou, not to waste time. Recently, in addition to being busy with the expansion of the pharmaceutical factory, Mr. Hanger also has a new drug in his hand that is in the critical testing stage, and if successful, it will be a powerful tool for ZTE and even Zebra to make money.

Of course, Zhang Lianfen, who still has half of her body in the officialdom, can't help but come. However, after he arrived in Jinan, he visited Chen Chao with Wang Yan, Deng Gongchao and Lao Diwen.

Before the official system was changed last year, the military department sent people to negotiate the purchase of artillery shells and bullets from Huayuan. The number is huge. But the Ministry of War asked Huayuan to deliver the goods first and pay later, but Huayuan categorically refused and did not give face to the court. Next, Long Qian was ordered to go south, and no one mentioned this matter. Zhang Lianfen speculated that Yang Futai's visit to Beijing this time may have something to do with this matter. So after he arrived in Jinan, he did not go to visit his boss first, but went to Chen's mansion to discuss.

After several years of development, Zhang Lianfen and Zhou Xuexi have become inseparable from each other with Mengshan Army. Chen Chao was very pleased to hear Zhang Lianfen's intention. I feel that Long Qian sees people very accurately. Before Long Qian led his army south. Chen Chao and Long Qian have studied the problems of the two major industries several times, and Long Qian believes that although Zhang and Zhou Erren have official backgrounds, they are both smart people, even if they are given a province. How can it be affordable now? And. These two men have a valuable character. That is, the desire to rejuvenate the country through industry is extremely strong, and they are reluctant to put their countless efforts into the company. So, there's no need to worry too much. When the time comes, they will make the right choice.

"What Master Zhang expected was not bad. Indeed, there is news that the imperial court has the idea of taking away control of Huayuan and ZTE. Chen Chao was blunt and went straight to the point.

"Why?!" Wang Yan was so anxious that he jumped up when he heard it.

"Wanfang (Wang Yanzi), if it were you, seeing that the two major industrial groups in Shandong can almost produce a full set of ordnance, can you rest assured?" Chen Chao didn't want to go around the bend, there was no problem with Huayuan, but several leaders of ZTE, except for Deng Gongchao, usually didn't come and go, and they couldn't guess their minds. Tomorrow is the date of Yang Shixiang's meeting, and there is really no time to write falsely.

"Don't be impatient." Zhang Lianfen waved her hand, "What is Mr. Yuezhi's charter?" Huayuan Zhongxing has the same qi and branches, and naturally it has to advance and retreat together. ”

"What charter can there be? In recent years, the two major industrial groups have developed to today's scale, and according to Chen, the key is that the government does not interfere and acts in accordance with the factory's own regulations. The imperial court felt that it was not good to control the manufacture of weapons in private enterprises, so that was okay. They paid for it, and of course, it had to be signed off by the shareholders. ”

Zhang Lianfen smiled bitterly in her heart, when you are the government of foreigners, when the imperial court is the government? "Yuezhi! You and I are all in the same boat, so why hide it? If the court is reasonable, then it is not the court. ”

"Lord Zhang's words are extremely clever." Chen Chao said with a smile, "I discussed with Ji Zhi (Zhou Xuexi), the soldiers will come to block, the water will come to the earth, Huayuan Zhongxing has a strict system, no one has the right to violate the system, right?" Otherwise, how do we account to our shareholders? ”

"Well, Zhang will look at Yue's brother with the horse's head." Zhang Lianfen nodded.

"You're welcome. Brother Yurui, what if Yang Lian's Mansion uses the position of governor to suppress you? He's your boss! ”

"Ha Luha, Zhang's interest in running an industry is much stronger than being an official. If it's not pleasing to the eye, I, the prefect of Yanzhou, will take it away. Just concentrate on running ZTE well with everyone. ”

"It's easy to do with your words. Master Zhang lives up to ZTE, and ZTE will never lose Brother Yuhui! Chen Chao made a pun.

"Why don't you see him?"

"Oh, he's got something going on today."

Zhou Xuexi, president of Huayuan, does have something. At this moment, he was in Xu Jianyin's house, talking secretly with the bedridden Xu Jianyin.

"Jizhi, tell me, how is Huayuan's ability to produce munitions now?" Xu Jianyin leaned back against the bed, his face flushed sickly. He found out that he had a lung problem last year, and although he invited a famous doctor to treat him, the effect was basically nothing, and he soon became bedridden and no longer on the council. Resolutely rejected Long Qian's suggestion to send him abroad for treatment, he knew in his heart that his disease was in the advanced stage of tuberculosis, and he had already received an invitation from the king of Yama.

"Oh, the monthly production of rifles is 1,500, and if you work overtime, you can double it. There are two types of machine guns, 40 heavy machine guns and 80 light machine guns. Well, it's hard to estimate because there are many calibers, 20, 37, 57, 75 many millimeters of cross-production, as well as two caliber mortars, it is difficult to estimate accurately, but after being divided into two factories, it is always possible to produce about 40 guns per month. ”

"What about bullets and shells?"

"That's a lot, and to be honest, since the purchase of three production lines in a row, the production of bullets has been pressed, because Fifth Town doesn't need that much, and it can't be sold. Well, there is no problem with 3,000 shells a month. With the two large presses provided by Huamei in place, the output can be doubled. ”

"What is the texture of the firearm?"

"Compared to German-made guns, it's still a little worse. Because of the problems in the steel, the life is still not comparable. In particular, the barrel of a light machine gun needs to be replaced after 200 shots. Otherwise, there is danger. Rifles too, but much better. But compared to the things of Jinling and Hanyang, we are already the best. As for the two replica pistols...... The process is complex, and it does not have the ability to mass produce at present. ”

"You haven't said anything about the explosives and grenades over there."

"ZTE's situation is not clear. But the production here has never been delayed, so they must have some surplus capacity, right? ”

"Yes. Nationally, only Shandong has established a complete military industrial system. That is, from power generation, steelmaking, explosives to guns and bullets, all are provided by themselves. Of course, these are for the army, and the shipbuilding capacity is not comparable to that of the south. However, Long Huisi was ambitious. The construction of a shipyard is already being planned. Xu Jianyin worked at the Jinling Shipyard. There has always been a strong interest in shipbuilding.

"Really? I haven't heard him say that. Zhou Xuexi was taken aback.

"He told me that Shandong is close to the sea and has many ports, and sea freight is better than land. Everyone knows the way. Long Qian planned to build civilian ships first. Gain experience. Recruit talent, and then move on to military ships......"

"That's great." Zhou Xuexi rubbed his hands and was excited.

"ZTE's pig iron has exceeded 400,000 tons. Steel will soon break through the 200,000-ton mark. When the new phase of the rolling mill of the joint venture with Huamei is put into operation, the output of steel will be on a higher level. Although the steel of ZTE is insignificant compared to the Taixi powers, and it is less than 10% of the German state, for ourselves, this step has finally come out of the way. As for fire explosives, Shandong is even more unique. Otherwise, how can we build roads and open mines in succession? I say this, do you understand? Although he was on bed rest, Xu Jianyin, a pioneer who had been engaged in foreign affairs for half his life, knew the situation of Shandong industry well.

"What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean. To be honest, I really didn't expect Huayuan and ZTE to develop so fast, which can be regarded as a dream come true. At the beginning, the Shandong Machinery Bureau thought that it could become a domestic gun base, and the cumulative investment was only hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, what could it do? It's like people, millions of dollars of money have been invested in the uproar, and the Americans' machines have been moving back and forth in a hurry, and in the past few years, more than the previous decades. ”

"That's it. You haven't talked about coal mines, coking, textiles, Western medicine, and many other civilian gadgets. Those are the things that make money. "Huayuan's profit source is mainly in civilian products, and Zhou Xuexi's energy is also mainly in civilian products.

"Jizhi, you tell the truth, who is the biggest hero of Shandong Industry to this point?"

"This, naturally, is a dragon retreat. I'm convinced. ”

"yes. If there is no such person, Shandong would never have today's situation. I boast of being engaged in foreign affairs for decades, making explosives, building steamboats, and traveling from north to south. But in Long Qian's place, I only got a first glimpse of the way to run an industry. The word system is an invention of Long Qian, and its meaning is so profound that I dare not say that I really understand it now. Li Wenzhong has resisted the banner of foreign affairs for decades, and Zhang Xiangshuai, I don't think I can understand the essence of industry. For example, the two research institutes that Long Qian strongly established, I didn't understand at that time, what to do with spending so much money to find so many idlers? It's okay to do product research, but what to do when studying the economic situation of a foreign country? Now that I have tasted the sweetness, I can't help but admire the far-reaching gaze of others. There are also those systems of the company, at first everyone was not suitable for it, and they felt cumbersome, but now it is clear, what the shareholders will do, what the board of directors will do, what the managers have and what responsibilities they have. Not to mention the supporting facilities, assembly lines, process regulations, cost analysis, market research, standardization and vocational education and training...... The most difficult thing is that people never care about the company's affairs, and there is a way to raise such a large amount of money. ”

"Xu Gong, I think what I admire the most is that he has taken the foreigners, especially the Americans. If it weren't for Huamei Machinery and Zebra, there would be no today's situation. ”

"Well, it's nature. However, foreigners are cunning and greedy, why are Huamei and Zebra so talkative? ”

"I've heard about it. Long Huisi had a life-saving grace for David at the beginning. ”

"The grace of saving lives is not worth it. Long Qian has an extremely profound sentence, he said that the most powerful force in this world is not the army, let alone the government, but capital. The capitalists dare to risk going to the guillotine for the sake of 300 percent profits. The reason why Huamei and Zebra obey Shandong dialect is because the two companies are originally surnamed Long! ”

Zhou Xuexi's doubts for many years were suddenly pierced, "No wonder! Long Qian came back from the United States! Is it ......?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see the truth. But you'll find out. But that's irrelevant. The key is that these funds, these factories, are all in Shandong. The guns she made were equipped with her own army, and all the money she earned was spent in Shandong. That's the most fundamental thing. Since I read the economic data of the Huayuan Economic Research Institute on the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and other countries, it is really embarrassing. We have worked hard to make hundreds of thousands of tons of steel in Yizhou, which is considered a bull's ear in China, but compared to the United States, Germany and other powerful countries, it is simply not worth mentioning! In 1900, the year of 1900, the year of the Western calendar used by the Institute of Economic Research, the number of steelmaking in the United States was 16 million tons. 6.4 million tonnes in Germany. 6 million tonnes in the UK, 1.6 million tonnes in France and 2.2 million tonnes in Russia...... That's six years ago, compared to others. Our little thing. What is there to be proud of? And guns. Look at the cost of the Russo-Japanese War, what we produce in a month is not enough for a day. According to the retreat. If there is a war in Europe, we will not even dare to think about that situation, a war is the loss of hundreds of thousands of millions of shells, not to mention whether we can fight or not, the point is that we are not qualified to fight at all! ”

"The Great War in Europe? Thinking that there will be a big war in Europe? ”

"He told me that within a decade Europe would inevitably have the greatest and most brutal war in human history. This war is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for China, and if China correctly seizes this opportunity, it can still narrow the gap with the European powers, otherwise, we may never turn over. ”

The topic was too far, and Zhou Xuexi couldn't keep up. Moreover, Yizhou Iron and Steel is making rapid progress, and it is about to catch up with Japan's Hachiman Steel, Zhou Xuexi never dared to think that it would catch up with Britain, Germany, France and other powers......

"Gong Xu, you didn't call me here for this, did you?"

"Of course not. Yang Lian Mansion convened us to discuss the matter, what do you think of the so-called? ”

"Naturally, it's a matter of arms. Last time, Hua Yuan refused Beiyang's request, and it is said that the imperial court was very angry...... Xu Gong, the younger brother privately thought that Long Huisi was transferred out of Shandong, which was directly related to this matter. ”

Xu Jianyin didn't answer positively, "I have learned a lot from Long Qian in the past few years. One of the biggest benefits is to understand that the court and the state are not the same thing. Don't be anxious, listen to me, the words come out of my mouth and into your ears, God knows, you know I know. Out of this door, I don't recognize it at all. Besides, I didn't have a chance to admit it. Xu Jianyin coughed violently, and after a long time, he continued, "The imperial court has changed one day after another, but the country will exist forever!" Huayuan Zhongxing, neither you nor me, nor Zhang Yuhui Wang Wanfang, nor Long Qian Chen Yuezhi, she is the country! With the spark of Shandong, we will accumulate talents and experience and slowly spread it to the whole country, and with the vastness of our country, it may not be impossible to catch up with the great powers in 50 years or less. However, if she is handed over to the imperial court, I dare to say, she is the end of Jinling Hanyang, the narrower and narrower she goes, and the more she goes, the more she backs! At the beginning, the navy built in Jinling did not lag behind the great powers in terms of rapid-fire artillery skills with 120 mm rapid-fire artillery, but how much have we built over the years? How many ships did the Navy add? It is said that the Hanyang Arsenal has ceased production due to financial problems, and they started much earlier than us, and Zhang Xiangshuai is the most outstanding person after Zeng Hou Li Wenzhong, but it is difficult to reverse the decline. It is said that Zhang Zhidong is going to transfer the Beijing division into the military plane. After he left, the factory in Hanyang was afraid that it would be full of grass. And what about Huayuan? How quickly do you see the improvement? How many problems did the machine gun have when it was first built, and how much has it improved now? We couldn't build a pistol before, but we can't make it now? I believe that there will be no problems in moving to batch production for another year. That's the difference! Long Qian is right, for the imperial court, it will always only care about the continuation of the rule, and as for the prosperity and strength of the country, it is second. If there is a conflict between the two, it is better to sacrifice the country than to maintain the continuation of the rule. ”

This is a very heart-wrenching word, Zhou Xuexi pondered for a moment, "If the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached?" When the country is dead, where is the court? ”

"It's not that I can't see through that. But another dilemma, is it to protect the country or to rule? Xu Jianyin stared sharply at Zhou Xuexi, "Long Qian governs Shandong, strengthens the army and enriches the province, and there are endless methods. If it were you, would you let Long Qian continue to develop and eventually bully the master, or should you turn the tiger away from the mountain and avoid future troubles?

Zhou Xuexi was speechless.

"Yang Lian's Mansion is going to Beijing here, and he must have received a secret order from the imperial court. At the beginning, Xu Shichang came to Jinan to deliver a decree, promising that the Beiyang soldiers would not enter Shandong. This is already excessive. Since the Gengzi Rebellion, the central authority has been lost, and the new army has been trained to improve itself, but two freaks of Beiyang and Shandong have emerged. The Queen Mother is already high in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the emperor is like that again, so she can't help but be prepared. Therefore, in the center, Yuan Weiting's military power was collected to control Beiyang, and in Shandong, the method of transferring Long Qian was used to recover Shandong's economy, mainly in the area of arms. There is no doubt that Yang Lian Mansion will inevitably be this topic tomorrow. After taking away Huayuan and Zhongxing, the Beiyang soldiers and horses were pacified, and they would inevitably send troops into Shandong to completely return Shandong to the imperial court. ”

Zhou Xuexi sighed, "Gong Xu, what should we do?" ”

"Huayuan ZTE is a private company, you naturally know what to do. If the shareholders agree to hand over the company to the imperial court, you can't stop it. But don't be weak! Leave the bigger problem to Long Qian to do. ”

"Gong Xu, will there be chaos from this?"

"Chaos is certain." Xu Jianyin closed his eyes, "I'm just worried about ruining the little vitality that the country has gathered so hard." ”

Xu Gong rest assured. I will fight for it. What's more, there are also Zhang Yuhui and Chen Yuezhi. ”

"I really want to see how Long Qian responds to the chaos and see where he will go? It's a pity that God won't give me this opportunity. (To be continued......)