It is obviously impossible to set up an iron factory in Anhui without the consent of the governor, so it is inevitable to go to Anqing to meet the new governor of Anhui.

"And I'm going this time, I'm also going to see if I can get any benefits..."When he was about to board the ship, Yan Shao grinned at Elano and Caterina who came to see them off. When Zhang Jian ran the Dasheng Yarn Factory, he got a special permit, requiring that only one of them in Nantong should be allowed to run a yarn factory, and I didn't ask for anything else, so it wouldn't be too much to reduce taxes when I ran the iron factory..."

Iron factories are different from textile factories, it is almost impossible to make a profit in the short term, this time Yan Shao went to Anqing in addition to applying for a permit, but also to get some benefits back, but also to reduce some trouble for himself.

"Just for this little benefit, look at your appearance..."Hearing Yan Shao's words, Caterina glanced at him with disdain, while Elano on the side smiled gently.

What was parked on the dock was the ship of the Yushi Company, and Yan Shao, as the boss, naturally delayed as long as he wanted, even if he temporarily changed his mind and left tomorrow, it didn't matter, but after lingering with the two for a while, Yan Shao still left.

After several small trips, when Yan Shao arrived in Anqing, the new governor of Anhui, Enming, was working in the yamen.

Hearing Menzi say that Yan Shao was coming, Enming first felt a little surprised.

It is no longer the same as a hundred years ago, when even the most capable businessmen would not be looked down upon by officials at the governor level—————— except when they wanted to be honored.

Only those officials at the county level were taken seriously because they needed the cooperation of the local gentry in administering the locality. And now that the Qing government's influence and control over the local area is weakening, even a party leader like Enming needs to consider the views of influential celebrities like Yan Shao.

Historically, after the establishment of the Consultative Bureau. Legislators, as local leaders, began to actively participate in local politics and gained the power to actually influence local governments in various ways, including protests. And because they were composed mainly of the local gentry, local officials generally needed to respect their opinions.

For example, the Hunan Consultative Bureau demanded that the issuance of public bonds by the Hunan governor must be approved by the Consultative Bureau, and later the edict also admitted that "the Hunan Governor was not first submitted to the Advisory Council for resolution, which was an omission" and recognized the influence of the Consultative Bureau, not to mention that Yan Shao is not only the most influential industrialist in Anhui, but also the largest industrialist in the country. There is also a head on the top of the head, which is even higher than Enming.

So after just thinking about it a little, Enming asked Yan Shao to come in.

Yan Shao had already met with Enming when he took office. So the two did not feel strange, and after some greetings, Yan Shao also said his intention.

"Yan plans to start building an iron factory in the Wuhu area, to be precise, in this part of the area between Wuhu and Dangtu County, and this time he came in the hope of getting the permission of the governor. Is there anything else..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao smiled and said. "The Governor must have known the way. The iron factory is not as good as the textile factory, at least in the first few years, it will only lose money and will never make money, which can be seen from the Hanyang Iron Factory in Hubei, so this time I want to ask the governor for some benefits..."

"Benefits?" Hearing that Yan Shao wanted to set up an iron factory this time, Enming was also a little interested. "I don't know what the benefits of the road are?"

Historically, although Enming was a Manchurian, he was also a successful official, and he implemented new policies during his tenure, especially in education, such as the establishment of the Anhui Army Surveying and Mapping School, the Anhui Lecture Hall, and the Anhui Green Camp Police Academy. In addition, the Anhui General Academy Research Institute also introduced Western-style military training to run horse team Benmu, artillery Benmu, infantry Benmu, and Gonggong Benmu.

It is precisely because Enming is very supportive of the new deal. So after hearing that Yan Shao planned to set up an iron factory, he was also very happy, after all, in this era, steel is also the standard for whether a country is strong.

Hearing Enming's words, Yan Shao chuckled after taking two sips of tea. "Some time ago, Zhang Jizhi turned the Dasheng Yarn Factory into a Dasheng company in Nantong, and submitted it to the Ministry of Commerce for registration, and obtained the patent right to not allow other companies to set up textile factories within 100 miles for 20 years, and the governor is also very clear that the iron factory is not played by ordinary people, and it is difficult to say whether someone will set up an iron factory within 20 years, so I don't plan to ask for such a unique patent right, I only hope to get a five-year tax exemption..."

"Tax exemption?"

"That's right." Yan Shao nodded. "I plan to ask the imperial court for the right to be exempt from taxes, and within 5 years, the iron factory I run does not need the right to pay taxes to the imperial court, regardless of whether it makes money or not..."

Hearing this, Enming looked a little embarrassed, because so far the Qing government had not issued such a preferential policy. Boss Yan is such a rich person, does he still care about such a small amount of money..."After thinking about it for a moment, Enming said with a wry smile.

He still knows a lot about how much money Yan Shao has.

For this, there were even people in the Qing government who discussed whether to slaughter Yan Shao as a fat sheep. It's just that most of Yan Shao's family wealth is in the bank, and those foreign banks can't sell the government's face at all, and Yan Shao himself is not easy to move, so no matter how many people covet Yan Shao's family wealth, they don't dare to act rashly.

Especially now, the number of employees under the entire Yushi Group has exceeded 40,000, and the entire Wuhu is only more than 100,000 people, most of which are related to those employees, in other words, Wuhu at this time is actually inseparable from Yan Shao, even the Wuhu magistrate needs to see Yan Shao's face on the ground in Wuhu, and if he wants to hold Yan Shao unless he is transferring troops over, and if that happens, things will be out of control.

Everyone knows very well about the current situation, if it really gets to that point, maybe the Qing Dynasty will even die early. What's more, even if the army is mobilized, it may not be able to catch Yan Shao, not to mention anything else, as long as Yan Shao hides in the concession of Wuhu, even if he borrows a few dares from the Qing government, he will not dare to do it...

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I didn't know what Enming thought, and after hearing his words, Yan Shao just smiled. "Even if the family business is big, you need to be careful in your calculations, not to mention that Yan is still a businessman, isn't it natural to be in business..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Enming just smiled bitterly and shook his head before he spoke. "Then I don't know how much money Boss Daoyan plans to invest in this iron factory this time?"

"Five million..."After thinking for a moment, Yan Shao spoke. I plan to invest 5 million yuan to build an iron plant with an annual production capacity of 100,000 crude steel, and then make additional investment when the iron plant is profitable, so as to build the entire iron plant into a large iron plant with an annual production capacity of one million tons..." "Yan returned to China for the four words of 'industrial power', and it was precisely for these four words that Yan successively founded several factories such as textile mills and ash factories in Wuhu, and the iron factory was Yan's ultimate goal, so here Yan hopes that the governor can give more convenience, and it is also good for Yan's heart to serve the country..."

"Good!" Enming originally agreed with the new policy, and stood up excitedly when he heard Yan Shao's words. "It's rare that Mr. Yan has such a heart to serve the country, how can this official not do his best to help, and later the official will write an excerpt, Mr. just go back to Wuhu and wait for good news..."

Receiving Enming's answer, Yan Shao was also happy. "Okay, Yan, I'll go back to Wuhu and wait for the good news of Lord Hou..."

Although he expected the trip to be as he wished, he was still happy that it went so smoothly. After saying goodbye to Enming, Yan Shao returned to Wuhu by boat that day.

For Yan Shao, it doesn't matter if the preferential policy can be applied, because just like Enming said, he doesn't care about the money at all, and it is just a matter of passing to apply for it. The real key for him is the permission to start an iron factory, and as for that preferential policy, it can only be regarded as the icing on the cake...

After returning to Wuhu, Yan Shao sent people to Wuhu and Dangtu to search to see where there were relatively rich iron ore resources and coal resources, after all, these two are very important if you want to build an iron factory.

At the same time, Yan Shao also planned to leave for Shanghai again, and buy some smelting equipment needed for the iron mill from the foreign companies there. Of course, there is also to invite some foreign technicians to come over to see what kind of smelting equipment is most suitable for iron ore in Wuhu and Dangtu.

In order to set up an iron factory, Yan Shao also knew some relevant information. Among them, as the predecessor of China Iron and Steel, the situation of Hanyang Iron Works is naturally the top priority. It is precisely because of this relationship that Yan Shao still remembers the situation that happened to Hanyang Iron Works, and it can be said that he did not dare to be negligent at all.

After all, if you get it wrong, you're not only wasting money, you're also losing time.

On the other hand, after agreeing to Yan Shao's matter, Enming also wrote an excerpt in the fastest time, and then sent it to Beijing by telegram—————— now that there is a telegram, who will use a stagecoach...

Of course, in addition to this recital, Enming himself also put forward some opinions, that is, in addition to the reward regulations for people, whether the imperial court can encourage the development of commerce, especially industrial development, through various preferential tax exemption policies. For example, like Yan Shao's application, tax exemption for three to five years...

It's a pity that this is just a luxury after all, although the Qing government's annual fiscal revenue is rising by tens of millions of dollars, but in fact this money is not enough for them to spend, and military spending alone accounts for about half. Plus the annual indemnity to the great powers, tax exemption, hehe... (To be continued......)