Chapter 154: The Gannan Chamber of Commerce with deep pockets
Although 20 million Long Yang is not Xu Bin's limit, Xu Bin knows that most of this kind of money lent out is meat buns and dogs. can lend 20 million military expenses to President Li, who he thinks is more pleasing to the eye, Xu Bin is also benevolent and righteous. Therefore, in the face of the fact that the eldest son of Li Zuihou still hopes to increase a little, Xu Bin also took out the second uncle's ability to bargain for him, and cried and cried poor. Therefore, in the end, what Li Dagongzi took away from Xu Bin was only 20 million Longyang's bills of exchange.
With these two thin bills of exchange, Li Dagongzi sent a telegram to his father in Longcheng at the commercial telegraph office. For Xu Bin, he didn't need to take the initiative to say, he lent 20 million, and President Li also felt that the other party was benevolent and righteous. No matter how much more you ask, it's a bit excessive. After all, Gannan Province pays tens of millions of dragons in taxes to the government every year. This is undoubtedly a hundred times stronger than other provinces, not to mention not paying taxes for a year, and always asking him for money from the president.
Thinking that 20 million was indeed not enough for him to prepare for a war, President Li Da took the initiative to use the mineral resources of northern Xinjiang to offset the loan after learning about the loan procedures of the Gannan Chamber of Commerce for businessmen. In addition, the merchants of Gannan were specially authorized to participate in the development of minerals that were strictly controlled by the Northern Xinjiang Army, in order to borrow some more money.
With these conditions, Li Dagongzi came to the Governor's Mansion again to ask Xu Bin if he could use this way. After asking for a batch of loans, Xu Bin, who was worried about not having a chance and blatantly went to the border areas to expand his strength, naturally agreed very much with such a loan method in his heart.
But at the same time, he made it clear that this kind of business borrowing should be discussed with the consuls of the Chamber of Commerce, and he, the governor, should not meddle in this matter at will. It's just that when Li Dagongzi left, Xu Bin also said that he would try his best to be considerate for both parties and reach a cooperation condition that would be beneficial to both parties.
Although Xu Bin did not control the growing Gannan Chamber of Commerce on the surface. But none of the members who served as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and the tie did not know. Only by following Xu Jiajun's route can they truly earn the wealth that will make them wake up with a smile when they sleep. Moreover, the status of businessmen who pay a lot of taxes in various provinces has also been improved in a straight line.
This kind of good thing of fame and fortune has made more and more businessmen who want to join the Gannan Chamber of Commerce now. It's a pity that compared with the first Chamber of Commerce to expand its membership, there is no additional restriction. Nowadays, there are many applications from businessmen who want to join it. But without the nod of Xu Jiajun's advisor, some businessmen would not have been able to join in. The business it operates. It can also be said that the day is not as good as the day.
Coupled with Xu Jiajun's backing, these businessmen now go to other provinces to do business, as long as they say that they are official members of the Gannan Chamber of Commerce. The military governments of all other provinces should treat them carefully. Because, as long as they are on the right side. No matter where they go, Xu Jiajun will support them.
Several military and political chiefs of various provinces who were corrupted and persecuted by some other military and political chiefs. were all sent by the Xu family army to retaliate against the team. Gave the other party an assassination. So much so that now the members of the Gannan Chamber of Commerce go outside, as long as they pay the same benefit fees as other businessmen, as long as any military and political chief does not want to die, they will not easily provoke them.
Even some businessmen who know about the Gannan Chamber of Commerce are some wealthy people, and they will give some special care. As long as the merchants make money on their turf. Then the taxes and benefits paid to them are naturally much stronger than the extortion fees they send troops.
So much so that the business elites outside Gannan Province now also hope that the Gannan Chamber of Commerce can break this rigid rule that only Gannan people can join. In order to get a merchant with Gannan. The same confidence to travel in all directions without fear of oppression from all sides.
This time, President Li Da took the initiative to issue an order to seek loans with the huge mineral resources in northern Xinjiang, and he was greeted by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and several members who were interested in operating the minerals. With this big prince Li who usually sees it and has to keep his voice down, Haohaode had a fiercely contested business negotiation.
In the end, with Xu Bin as the guarantor, Li Dagongzi borrowed 30 million Longyang's development funds from the Gannan Chamber of Commerce. In the future, as long as the mining team of the Gannan Chamber of Commerce enters northern Xinjiang, it will also provide President Li Da with a lot of taxes. As for the mining tycoons of Gannan, they are now officially qualified to be involved in other minerals.
It can undoubtedly play an immeasurable role in expanding production on their commercial scale. What's more, under Xu Bin's intervention, in addition to the armed protection of the local Northern Xinjiang Army, these mining caravans will also have a battalion-level mine protection team, in order to ensure the safety of the merchants and staff of the mining team in Gannan as much as possible in the event of an accident.
With the financial support of 50 million yuan, President Li Da undoubtedly has a lot more confidence. For Xu Bin in this matter, he did make an extra exception, and intervened in business matters. President Li also knew very well that he owed the young governor a favor.
Seeing off this happy and satisfied Li Gongzi, the representatives sent by the other warlords, Xu Bin also took the time to summon them alone. For these representatives who also count on fighting the autumn wind, Xu Bin refused unceremoniously. But for each representative of all parties who came to participate, Xu Bin still asked the Chamber of Commerce to prepare a lot of valuable luxury goods that in his opinion.
With these luxury goods that would have cost them a lot of their savings if they spent money, it was naturally difficult for these deputies to speak ill of Xu Bin after they went back. So much so that some warlord governors think that this Xu Bin is a miser, and he is also an extremely sluggling governor.
After all, such a rich governor refused to give him a loan of millions of Longyang when some deputies asked him, and he cried poverty with their subordinates. Undoubtedly, baldness shows his stingy character, such a person naturally does not have to worry, he will do something surprising again. But is that really the case?
On the third day of Xu Bin's wedding, representatives of all parties returned to their respective locations one after another, and Xu Bin, who had successfully transformed from a boy to a man on the wedding night. In these three days, it can be regarded as fulfilling his responsibilities as a husband, so Haode accompanied Bai Mulan, who was a new bride, for three days. Three days later, except for meeting with representatives of all parties, Xu Bin could not have stepped out of the Governor's Palace. It can really be said that he has become a young man of desire who has not been a king since then.
In fact, only Bai Mulan knows that except for the wedding night, she and Xu Bin really merge into one. Also really tasted that her mother was shy to teach her boudoir friends. For the next two nights, after Xu Bin put her to sleep, he summoned his subordinates who were also still in Hero City to study the specific matters of starting a war. Not a young man who is immersed in desire, as others say.
has been specially taught by her father, Bai Mulan knows that this husband, who will accompany her through life, is not as stunned as outsiders see, and he is a little bit of a scrooge. On the contrary, Xu Bin's ambition and the city government are far greater than outsiders imagine.
Over the years, it seems to others that Xu Jiajun only cares about making money, but Bai Diantang, as the military and political chief of Anzhou, knows how strong the Anzhou division is under his leadership. Every soldier has undergone at least two years of actual combat training. Many of these soldiers are elite soldiers who have experienced the war and have grown up step by step.
Coupled with Xu Bin's very special policy of training military officers and soldiers, these soldiers have no problem at all when they are transferred to the troops of other warlords and become platoon-level officers. In a sense, the current soldiers of the Xu family army can all serve as grassroots officers. As for those officers, there is no problem at all in acting as senior officers.
Those militia systems that are all over Gannan can be drawn out to become elite soldiers. Under such calculations, the number of soldiers in Gannan is far more than the 100,000 elite soldiers that the warlords of all parties in Longhua mistakenly believed, but more than 500,000 elite soldiers. Such a number is enough to deal with the Xu Jiajun launching a campaign against either or even two sides.
After this wedding celebration, Xu Jiajun will launch a new round of expansion. With the two roads of Donghu and Qianhu that Xu Bin plans to expand, those armies that can't even achieve unity with guns when they are expanded are the opponents of the Xu family's army who are armed to the teeth?
If the revolutionary army and the Qiantang army really dare to send troops to loot Gannan at this time, I am afraid that what awaits them will also be a powerful attack by the dazzling Xu Jiajun. With the equipment of the existing militia units, the White Palace Hall can be sure that its combat strength is not inferior to the regular armies of the surrounding provinces. With such a strong strength kept secret, Xu Bin's ambition can be imagined.
As the commander of the Anzhou Division, whose strength is also the top under the command of the Xu Family, Bai Diantang undoubtedly wants to be added to the ranks, and the military and political chief of a state capital is naturally not the limit of his position. Therefore, for the upcoming war, he also yearns to have the power to be in charge of one side.
It's just that he understands very well that everything he has now is largely due to his loyalty to Xu Bin and his relationship with Xu Bin's father-in-law. If these two layers of relationship are put aside, his command strength is in the Xu family's army, and I am afraid that he will not even rank in the top three. Once Donghu Dao and Qianhu Dao are taken, it is really unknown whether he will be the candidate for these two governors.
Of course, based on the speculation of the military and political generals of these state capitals, the most likely way to choose is to take the military exploits completed by the generals of various departments after the start of the war as a reference. As long as he has the opportunity to send troops to war, then it proves that he still has a chance to become the governor of the first province.
In today's Xu family's army, it can be said that there is no military and political governor of any of them, but without Xu Bin, it must not work. A large part of the financial power and military power are in the hands of Xu Bin. Coupled with his intelligence agencies scattered throughout the country, many departments do not even have the right to know about him.
With such a huge secret liliang, even if these generals want to fight the idea of rebellion, they must be careful of being shot by their henchmen. From this point of view, it can also be shown that this young master of Heifeng Village back then has really the mind and confidence to dominate the world, and it is probably only a matter of time before he rises! (To be continued......)