June is the height of summer. Liu Xian is confronting the Russian army in Akspe, and the construction of the Chengdu-Kunming line, the lifeblood of the railway that runs through the southwest, has finally officially started.

Zhan Tianyou, the chief director of the project, is also the chief engineer, and the other two chief engineers are Zhan Tianyou's close friend Ouyang Geng, and the other is the Belgian railway expert Mark Geng. Sifford.

Although Belgium is a small country and its exchanges with China are not very friendly, Belgium's industry is still quite developed. Its current king, Leopold II, is a very effective monarch in the interests of Belgium itself. Mark. Schifel came to China with German engineering experts. I've been in China for five years now! He has experienced many railway constructions and has become a well-known foreign expert in China's railway construction.

Xifu can speak Chinese fluently, and now he is very curious. It is inconceivable that only 35% of the state has allocated money for such a huge project as the Chengdu-Kunming line, and the remaining 65% is paid by the three local provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

Xifu is a China expert, very clear about the economic development of these three provinces, Sichuan is very good, Yunnan and Guizhou are two of the poorest provinces in China, where did they get this money?

In the five years since he came to China, Xifu has built five years of railways, but he has also seen the great changes in China in the past five years. Although the cost of the railways that run through thousands of miles is huge, once they are completed, they will immediately become the lifeblood of the national economy. For a country, railways are the main arteries that can continuously grow blood.

"But ......, isn't it really too harsh?" Xifu asked worriedly. As the chief engineer. As the deputy director of engineering, he didn't want problems with the project money.

"Mr. Heaffer is mistaken. Sixty-five percent of the project cost is indeed paid by the local government, but it is not entirely borne by the government. Ouyang Geng smiled very easily.

"Not all of them are borne by the three provincial governments. Is it said that the stock is listed for sale? Sifu shook his head. After thinking for a while, he asked.

"The money does come from the private sector, but it's not a listing for sale. Rather, it is an engineering construction fund. ”

Ouyang Geng was very embarrassed about this project construction fund. In his opinion, this thing is completely a package fee for changing the skin. The three southwestern provinces are disgusted with their original names, which are not good. The construction of the Chengdu-Kunming railway, the start of construction and the preparation of funds are the first project funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance this year, and the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan will also be allocated by the Provincial Department of Finance to allocate a construction fund, but the share of funds borne by the three southwestern provinces in three years is only 15%, and the remaining 50% will be divided into ten bids in accordance with the construction area in the next month to open bidding to the private sector.

This news was that the provincial governments of the three provinces jointly signed the proposal only the day before yesterday, and yesterday the provincial advisory bureaus of the three provinces all successfully approved the proposal. Xifu is a foreigner in the end, and before the news is delivered to the engineering headquarters, he has no channel to know the details of the matter in advance. is not related to Ouyang Geng, and the news is unimpeded.

Tomorrow, this proposal will be sent to the engineering headquarters, and before the proposal was jointly signed by the three provincial governments of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, the chambers of commerce and big tycoons in the three provinces and even all over the country had already received the news, and now they are afraid that even the money is ready.

Whether it is the chamber of commerce that was rich in the early Qing Dynasty, or the economic upstart that relied on shipping and industry to quickly become popular, or the international master who made money abroad. All of them rarely have to bid individually.

That part is about 5% of the overall capital of the entire Chengkun line, which is a huge amount of money, from investment to recovery, from recovery of capital to earning profits. Twenty years is a long time coming. No one would use their whole or most of their wealth to participate in such a long-term cycle of huge capital investment, and many people are put together. Cast a bid!

Local funding in the southwest is also actively participating. Compared with those foreign predators, the strength of the local economic groups in the three southwestern provinces is obviously shabby. They had been in trouble for so many years, and now they were just recuperating. There has been a recovery, and it is much weaker than the external funding group. But they have no cowardice in the face of their formidable competitors. On the contrary, they are moving around among the various forces.

"Second uncle, are we really going to borrow money from the bank?" On the street, a young man with a childish face hurriedly caught up with a middle-aged man with a rich figure and asked.

"Zong Min, if you don't stay in the inn, what are you doing here?" The middle-aged man frowned and said strangely. This person is the second son of the Su family, an emerging wine tycoon in Sichuan in recent years, Su Mingquan!

The young man next to him was the nephew of the Su family who was studying in the provincial capital. Obviously, Su Mingquan didn't want his nephew to get involved in the sale.

But Su Zongmin didn't mind the second uncle's questioning. There are five brothers in the previous generation of the Su family, each of whom has a group of wives and concubines, but so far only the fourth - Su Zongmin's father, gave birth to two people, Su Zongmin, who studied at Sichuan University, and his eldest brother Su Zhongxiu, who studied at Shanghai University of Economics and Business.

There are nine aunts and wives in Su Mingquan's room, and she gave birth to seven fairies, but none of them have a handle, don't look at the question just now, it actually hurt Su Zongmin to the bones.

Su Zongmin wiped a handful of sweat and shouted: "Second uncle, I have heard that the branch in the house did not agree to our family to borrow money. You're here to borrow money from the provincial bank. The provincial bank must have money! ”

Seeing Su Zongmin talking about the loan without hesitation on the bustling street, Su Mingquan, who couldn't cry or laugh, didn't say a word, grabbed the little ancestor's arm and dragged him into the tea house on the side. After finding a secluded place to sit down, Su Mingquan scolded, "Didn't you stay in the inn to prepare for the exam?" What are you messing with? ”

But the second uncle, the Wang family, the Zhao family, and the Sun family suddenly announced their withdrawal. With our and the Qian family's current funds, there is simply not enough to meet the target. Something so big happened, how can you let me relax and prepare for the exam with peace of mind. Su Zongmin said with a frown.

Su Mingquan patted his nephew on the shoulder, he was a good boy. Kuan comforted: "There is an uncle in business, and there will be a way to solve it." You just have to study hard. It's a big deal that our family doesn't do this railway, relying on the wineries in Sichuan and Guizhou, and the tobacco factories in Yunnan, our family is as rich as a party. Your task is to study hard, become a great official in the future, and shine on the lintel. ”

Su Zongmin was kicked back to school by his second uncle. "Second brother, your second uncle is too outdated. And in this world, how much is fame worth? As long as the business is good and big, the big officials must also be respected, but it is different from the former Qing Dynasty. "There are eight people in Su Zongmin's dormitory, and his age is still the second in line.

"Wu'er is right. With your family background, if you have the time to read these articles, you might as well follow your uncle to learn business and have more experience. The boss of the dormitory said the same. Although when he spoke, his eyes never took off the book in his hand.

Su Zongmin smiled, there were eight people in their dormitory, and all eight people in this subject had signed up to take the Xiucai exam. It's not that except for him Su Zongmin, the other seven people are all children of small families. Maybe the family background is not as good as the Su family, but it is also a strong party. So why do you have to take the Xiucai test?

Su Mingquan kicked his nephew back, and he confidently boarded the door of Huaxia Bank's Sichuan branch.

But unlike Su Mingquan, Luo Hao, the president of Huaxia Bank's Sichuan bank. Su Mingquan came to the door like this? The branch in Nafu rejected the Su family's loan application, didn't this already show its meaning? What is Su Lao Er doing now?

Luo Ho has a headache!

But Luo Hao still had to politely hear Su Mingquan to his office. He knew everything, he knew everything, but it was because of this that he was embarrassed.

The Chengdu-Kunming Railway is a piece of fragrant bun, and everyone wants to take a bite. Now out of real money, of course, it hurts, but when the railway is repaired, it will lead a galaxy to his own warehouse.

The government promised 20 years, and maybe the capital will come back in 11 or 2 years. And even sooner! Even though the investment is large, it is double the profit. So when the local forces in Sichuan gathered by the Su family dispersed, I don't know how many people secretly used their strength. Luo Ho received greetings from above and from all sides, and he really didn't dare to take out a loan to the Su family.

"Brother Mingquan, it's really not a secret...... Luo Hao didn't want to offend the Su family. Nowadays, several famous liquor origins and recipes in the southwest are in the hands of the Su family, and the Moutai liquor in the middle of Moutai Town is even more hand-picked as the national liquor by His Majesty the Emperor today.

So he told the truth, without revealing who the other party's surname was, he hoped that the Su family would not hold a grudge against him. China is a society of human feelings, with many friends and many roads, and many enemies and many walls. Even if Luo Hao felt that even if he offended the Su family, the Su family couldn't really do anything to him. But it would be great if you could get the understanding of the Su family.

Su Mingquan didn't feel anything else. Officials and businessmen, officials are still above business. If there is a request to be an official, Shang is still 'Sun Tzu'. After the Su family ran into a wall in the house, they were mentally prepared.

Su Mingquan smiled slightly and said to Luo Hao: "President Luo, I came today to submit a loan application. You don't need to give any clear answer, the Su family just wants you to bring a word to those behind the scenes. ”

"The Su family can't make this deal, and no one wants to do this section between Sichuan and Guizhou!"

"You tell them what the Su family is relying on when they say this."

"It is based on the relationship that the Su family has built between Sichuan and Guizhou over the years. Relying on the Su family's connections in southern Sichuan and northern Qianbei! ”

"Playing yin. Lao Tzu saw that he won the bid, and Lao Tzu saw that he could not complete the construction of the project. ”

"Don't believe me?"

"Then we'll see. See who has the last laugh! ”

Arrogant and domineering. Su Mingquan's words made Luo Hao, who was on the other side of the desk, stupid. You don't have anything like that, do you? Cut off one leg of the table directly. It's not in order...... (To be continued......)