Early in the morning of the 31st, heavy snow fell in the sky of the capital. The government announced the official holiday of the 30th and took advantage of the good news of the great victory of the United States to have a peaceful Spring Festival. In the year of Ruixue Zhaofeng, the heavy snow could not stop the children's desire for the New Year, and the crackling firecrackers sounded early in the morning. The courtyard of the presidential palace is decorated with lights, and several major disciples in the capital have come to celebrate the New Year with their families, and He Meng's wife, Mrs. Nie Fengwu, and Fan Tao's wife have been living in the presidential palace and making the New Year's celebration stronger.

Wan'er was in the courtyard, like a parent exercising her unique rights. Daughter Xia Zi went to the hospital early in the morning, and Bo'ai Hospital did not have a holiday for the New Year. The sound of car engines in front of the door, Bai Sheng's wife Biying and Leng Yifei's wife Danxia came to celebrate the New Year with their children. At present, Leng Yifei and Bai Sheng are not at home. Recently, a new type of tank is being tested in the south, mainly to adapt to combat in tropical areas, and Bai Sheng, as the commander of the armored forces, naturally has an unshirkable responsibility. And Leng Yifei went to Xinjiang to inspect because Xinjiang wants to form an aviation team.

At about noon, a small car stopped in front of the presidential palace, and Prime Minister Zhang Zhidong, Vice Premier Kuang Jiazhi, Minister of Agriculture Li Tong, Minister of Finance Hu Xueyan, Minister of Industry Sheng Huaixuan, Minister of Shipping Shen Baozhen, and State Special Adviser Li Hongzhang came to visit one after another. Since a group worship will be held in the national palace on the first day of the new year, and the envoys and officials of various countries in China will be entertained, Deng Zixuan specially invited all the major officials of the national government to come to the presidential palace at noon. Obviously, Deng Zixuan did not invite military personnel, which was intentional.

The scene of the meeting does not need to be described, Wan'er personally received the female dependents as usual. Deng Zixuan personally entertained the male guests. After the wine and food were placed on the table, Deng Zixuan raised his wine glass with a red face and said, "Everyone, Ruixue Zhaofeng Year." It also means that the empire is thriving. At present, the domestic economy has entered the fast lane, the first five-year plan to implement smoothly, we have exceeded the task, and all walks of life have been happy one after another. The expeditionary force's victory in Salt Lake City was a turning point in the conquest of America. If nothing else, we will end the American campaign this year. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "At present, with the rapid development of the domestic economy, our production capacity is gradually becoming saturated. Therefore, it is necessary to vigorously explore the external market. At present, the conquest of the American continent is very smooth, and it is coming faster than we expected, so the follow-up means must also keep up. We established a republic in California. The next step is to establish a large Indian Republic in northern Salt Lake City, including the northern West Coast, the western part of Canada, and Arras. The military is a continuation of the political system, and now the political means must be put on the agenda. ”

Li Hongzhang Bingxue is smart. Deng Zixuan's intentions couldn't be concealed from him. Li Hongzhang said mysteriously: "The president means that the name must be correct and the word must be good. The purpose of forming a state in the name of the Indians is to have a law to follow and to be well documented. After all, the American West is a traditional area of the Indians. However, the white people set foot on the American continent and brutally slaughtered the Indians, and now the number of Indians in North America is very scarce. The president meant that the future Republic of California and the Indian Republic would be a predominantly Chinese country. ”

"It is this purpose, and this message to you today, has only one purpose, to continue to increase immigration. And it is necessary to increase preferential policies so that more people can be attracted to the American continent. Second. You need to organize investment in all sectors, and at the same time vigorously encourage private investment, so that the excess capacity can cover the American continent as much as possible. Negotiate with the government on several major parts of your investment. As for personal investment, I would like to express my position first. My consortium invests first in the oil and steel industries in the United States, and in addition, in the automotive industry and high-tech sectors. ”

Hu Xueyan said: "I am personally ready to invest in the financial sector of the United States. Sheng Huaixuan said: "I am ready to invest in machining in the United States. Li Hongzhang was unwilling to be lonely and said: "I now have a soft spot for modern agriculture and decided to invest in agriculture in the United States. Shen Baozhen personally said that he invested in the shipbuilding industry in the United States. Kuang Jiazhi and Li Tong, who belong to the Deng consortium, are inconvenient to express their position. Deng Zixuan said: "The war will end soon, and it is imperative to control the economy of the United States. We want to quickly occupy the American market, and then radiate the American continent. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "At present, in addition to the main railway line, which is state-owned, several wholly-owned consortia have been formed in other areas of the domestic economy. The development of the consortium to the external space is not to pursue profits with domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, so that small and medium-sized enterprises have a benign space for development. In the future, the development direction of the consortium is external, and the domestic industry will develop towards R&D and high-end. At present, Shenzhou Petroleum Company has developed rapidly in the Arabian Peninsula, especially the oil refining and chemical base has been formed along the coast of Kuwait. ”

"In the next step, Shenzhou Petroleum Company will extend its tentacles to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, and quickly establish several major oil fields. At present, oil companies employ a large number of Arabs and are popular with Arabs. In particular, the Arab region has developed rapidly with the development of the oil industry. In particular, our automobile industry and shipbuilding industry have a growing demand for oil, and the state-owned railway company has to lay two trunk railways. One is the extension of the Western Railway to the southwest through Pakistan to Iraq, and the other is the Southwestern Trunk Railway through Myanmar through the Indochina Peninsula to Kuwait, which will be completed in the second five-year plan. “

Deng Zixuan continued: "The strategic layout of Shenzhou Iron and Steel Company has been completed, and the comprehensive iron and steel bases in Myanmar, Hanoi and Fuzhou have formed a scale. Myanmar's steel base mainly utilizes high-quality iron ore from the Indochina Peninsula. Hanoi is sourced from local iron ore, and Fuzhou is sourced from high-quality iron ore from Australia. This year, my consortium will set up Shenzhou Airlines, which will first open up domestic routes, and then open up international routes after the technology and experience reach a certain level. This year, my consortium will formally establish the Road and Bridge Corporation, with the aim of developing road transportation in China. “

"Shenzhou Automobile Industry wants to build a factory in Guangzhou, and the cars it produces are mainly exported to Nanyang, Indochina Peninsula and the Arab region. Urumqi, Xinjiang, is also building a factory, and the cars produced in the future will mainly face Central Asia, including Russia. In addition, the Shenzhou Ordnance Group will be further integrated and form several major arms companies, so that our arms industry will occupy the world's high-end market in the future. The end of the war does not mean to sit back and relax, we must take the lead in the world layout, the future of high-end manufacturing China to be self-respecting. “

Deng Zixuan seemed to remember something: "At present, the South American continent has surrendered to the empire, and I have arranged for someone to go to such and such an island, and I want to rent such and such an island, and the lease period is 150 years. As for the usefulness of this deserted island, we will naturally see later. "Deng Zixuan knows that the natural asphalt stored on the seabed of this small island is the best paving material in the world, and it is cheap." Subsequently, Sheng Huaixuan and Hu Xueyan announced their plans on the expansion of their respective consortia, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Not to be outdone, Li Hongzhang said: "In order not to increase profits with the people, I have also expanded agricultural investment to the outside world, mainly producing and developing agricultural machinery in China, and the president has drawn up a detailed plan for me in this regard." As for the purchase of land, I am ready to invest in the United States, and then radiate to the South American continent. Take advantage of my strength to him for a few years. President, you asked me to buy a desert island in Fiji, and my people went to investigate it, but there are flocks of seabirds on the desert island, and they can only engage in tourism in the future. ”

"President, you said that Fiji will be a cornucopia in the future, I will obey my words, please give me some guidance?" "You are in it, and you don't know the true face of Lushan. Fiji is a deserted island, where seabirds have survived, multiplied, and accumulated a large amount of guano for thousands of years, so it can be said that the entire island is a high-quality potash. As the saying goes, a crop is a flower, and it all depends on fertilizer, Lord Li, do you say that this island is a cornucopia. But I said in advance, the development cost of the island is very low, and you have to pay 50% of your profits to the national treasury, which is equivalent to picking up money for nothing. ”

Li Hongzhang was overjoyed when he heard this: "If that is the case, I promise that 70 percent of the profits will be paid to the state treasury." Hu Xueyan said jealously: "The president is really turning stones into gold, if there is such a cornucopia, I am willing to pay 90% of the national treasury." "You are too greedy, I think you will hand over 90% of the profits from the salt lake to the national treasury." Hu Xueyan was speechless. Sheng Huaixuan said: "It turns out that Chagan Salt Lake was given to you by the president, and you are too eccentric, president." "Brother, I hand over 60% of the profits to the state treasury, and it can be said that Chagan Salt Lake has made a great contribution to the empire's economy."

"Brother Hu is right, our central purpose is to quickly boost the imperial economy, I think there is no shortage of money here, no matter who you do the central purpose, you must seek benefits for the people, this cannot be changed," everyone nodded in unison, yes, money is something outside the body, and for the people here, it is just a number. Shen Baozhen stood up and said a little shyly: "The president built that I am engaged in deep-sea fishing, and now I have figured it out and set up a deep-sea fishing fleet to do a big job." "I support it, and I hope to see your fishing boat in the oceans in a few years??????。"

The topic of the lunch dinner was mainly the development of the American continent, and the topic covered a very wide range, and Zhang Zhidong was the only one on the scene, and traditional Confucianism made him avoid doing business. Before leaving, Deng Zixuan gave Zhang Zhidong a bag of Wen Jiàn and instructed him to look at it on the road. On the way, Zhang Zhidong curiously opened the bag of Wen Jiàn, and inside was a contract. The Beijing Commercial Press. A note read: "Literati have arrogance, but to keep pace with the times, to promote Chinese civilization, we must also use commercial means in order to develop healthily. ”

Zhang Zhidong knew in his heart that Deng Zixuan was giving himself the largest commercial press in Beijing, and he was afraid of refusing to send it face-to-face, so he adopted this method. Not only that, the president hopes that he will make a great contribution in the field of culture, as a civil official who has read the books of sages and sages, his heart is full of emotion, Zhang Zhidong decided to accept this heavy gift, and contribute to the promotion of Chinese culture. As for how to operate economically, Zhang Zhidong doesn't have to worry about it, Deng Zixuan has already laid a good foundation for him.

The lights reflect the night sky, the firecrackers render the happy heart, a sleepless night, thousands of households, thousands of families, and look forward to the new year. Deng Zixuan was like a child, holding two kicks in his hand and lighting it, and Wan'er, his daughter, and the children covered their ears and watched nervously. The firecrackers exploded, and everyone jumped for joy. (To be continued......)

PS: New expectations, new beginnings.