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The Sassoons, like the Kadoorie family, ventured to the East with British merchant ships during the Opium Wars, and succeeded one after another. Sassoon Sr. made his home in the opium business, and later turned to real estate, with a large number of properties in the Nanjing Road area.

"Really?" Situ Nan asked again, his tone was understated, as if Sassoon, the richest businessman in Shanghai, was nothing more than that in his eyes.

"After all, Sassoon is a figure with a head and face in the British Concession, but he is not comparable to the little deflated three in the French Concession, if it spreads, the reputation will not be good.

The public concession was more regular than the French concession, and opium groups such as Sassoon, Swire, and Jardine Matheson were no longer involved in the opium business, but turned to shipping, trade, finance, and other industries, and these British-funded enterprises were relatively successful in their transformation.

In the French Concession, the French generally handed over the opium business to their Chinese agents, the Qingbang, and the French still had to save face. However, he said that he was thick-skinned, and their activities in Zhabei and Hongkou were more rampant. ”

Little Kadoorie analyzed.

"Huh? Didn't Huang Jinrong die a few years ago? Situ Nan was a little puzzled.

Little Kadoorie was slightly stunned, patted his forehead, and suddenly realized: "I remembered wrong, I was talking about Du Yuesheng." After Huang's death, the opium business of the Green Gang fell on Du's head, and it did well. ”

Situ Nan nodded, and said in his heart: I almost thought that Huang Jinrong was cheating the corpse? Back then, Huang Jinrong and Lu Xiaojia fought on the Republic Stage for a play, and they seemed to be fishing in troubled waters, so they secretly sent someone to kill Huang Jinrong, so that Lu Xiaojia carried the black pot, and he did not dare to appear in the French Concession for several years, for fear of retaliation.

Situ Nan didn't tell the story behind this, and little Kadoorie naturally didn't know.

Having been in the arms business for several years, little Kadoorie has a general understanding of Shanghai's industry and commerce. It's just that in the eyes of little Kadoorie, a hooligan like Huang Du is just a small character, and it's not a big deal to remember a name wrong.

The Meihua Company also has a private drug business, and most of the opium confiscated by the Zhi Gong Party's gambling ban is handed over to the Meihua Company, and every year the Meihua Company produces a large amount of morphine in its secret factories in the mainland, most of which is used for medicine, and a small amount is also exported overseas. In general, under the rule of the Zhi Gong Party, opium sales were greatly suppressed. At least on the surface.

Kadoorie Jr. did not know what role Szeto played, but the anti-drug policy of the Zhi Gong Party must have something to do with Szeto Nam.

"So the anti-drug policy won't affect our relations with the British? At least there won't be another Opium War or something? Situ Nan asked again.

"Probably not! Last year, an anti-narcotics conference was held in Shanghai. ”

Little Kadoorie nodded affirmatively, although opium makes money, it is just a small road, and it can't become a big climate, just like the British started as pirates, but what really made the empire invincible was the industrial revolution, not blindly robbing at sea.

The Zhi Gong Party has always been open-minded, very different from the corrupt and conservative Qing court, and took the initiative to open the door of the country and develop industry and commerce, and both Chinese and foreigners have gained great benefits from it. On the contrary, the opium problem in northern China is severe.

Little Kadoorie said: "Compared with opium, the British are more concerned about the Chinese railway, Sassoon and others have asked me about the Chinese railway company, they all have the intention of investing, just to solve our financial problems, you see......"

Little Kadoorie asked tentatively.

Recently, there have been a lot of things in Shanghai, such as the entry of the tax police corps into Shanghai, the military exercise of Wusong Fortress, and the construction plan of Greater Shanghai.

The most exciting thing is the railway merger plan led by the US-China consortium and the Wuhan Zhi Gong Party, which is composed of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, the Shanghai-Hanzhou Railway, and the Southwest Railway, and the China Railway Company is preparing to carry out a new large-scale fundraising action, which has touched the hearts of countless people, and foreign consortia want to get a piece of the pie.

The US-China consortium is a major investor in China's railway project, and Kadoorie Jr. has naturally become one of the most talked-about figures. The other figure is Zhang Jingjiang, chairman and president of China Railway Corporation.

Situ Nan didn't answer Little Kadoorie directly, but smiled: "This is probably the reason why you are late tonight, right?" ”

Little Kadoorie smiled: "Sassoon and those people chased me, and I finally got out." When I go back, I have to give someone a letter. ”

"According to the rules, the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway has already set a rule, without any political conditions, and those who agree can join our game. In general, foreign consortia can get no more than one-third of the share, the controlling stake and management rights must be in the Chinese side, and foreign consultants can be accepted to participate in the operation of the railway. ”

Situ Nan cut the railway.

"Wow! But they won't necessarily get a third of the investment, as this is the largest railroad fundraising in history, with a billion-dollar amount! ”

Kadoorie Jr. said. I thought to myself: With Situ Nan's promise, he has the confidence to deal with the British-funded consortium in Shanghai. One-third of the share of the China Railway Corporation is not less than $200 million or $300 million, and Shanghai's banking circles may not dare to come up with such a large amount of investment, and they certainly have an opinion. This is not a big problem, the Wuhan Zhi Gong Party is getting tougher, and foreign conglomerates will certainly be wary, but at the same time, they will also want to see an efficient central government axe to promote the railway plan in the south.

This point, neither the late Qing Dynasty nor the Beiyang political axe in the north can do it!

As his status increased, Kadoorie Jr. saw things more and more from a Chinese perspective, after all, his interests were tied to the party axe of the US-China consortium.

"Of course, the foreign bank group in Shanghai can't come up with two or three hundred million dollars, and it would be very good for you to get 100 million yuan from them. Of course, they have always felt good about themselves, and it is estimated that they will not agree to our conditions lightly, but will continue to put pressure on us, and you have to resist it. ”

Situ Nan confidently said, "The financial pressure on the railway project is not insurmountable. The US-China Consortium has two steel complexes, Hanyang Iron Works and Nansha Iron and Steel Plant, which are about to produce more than one million tons of steel, and can independently produce locomotives, carriages and other train parts, without worrying about being technically controlled by others.

There is no need to worry about the number of workers, Wuhan Zhengaxe has successfully organized millions of engineering troops to ensure that there is no shortage of high-quality and low-cost workers in the railway project. On the one hand, the training of personnel has been increased, and on the other hand, the engineers who have lost their jobs in the German economic crisis have filled the shortcomings in this regard in a timely manner.

With the United States, China, the political axe, and the military, all three working together, there is no reason why we lack the harsh conditions for accepting foreign consortia. The reason I got them involved was simple, because we had to free up our hands to exhibit other industries that were also very important. ”

Situ Nan said these things to Zhang Jingjiang, and now he also says them to Little Kadoorie.

"For example, China Merchants Steamship Bureau, Jiangnan Shipyard?" Little Kadoorie said with a smile.

Situ Nan nodded.

"Looks like you've already made up your mind!" Seeing Situ Nan's confident appearance, little Kadao had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and pretend to be relaxed.

With Situ Nan's words, he will have enough confidence to negotiate with British-funded consortiums such as HSBC and Jardine Matheson in the future.

The potential of the railway**, this is a good opportunity for foreign consortiums to get their hands on China's railways! But neither the British nor the Americans can swallow this huge cake alone.

The real dominance is still the US-China consortium and the William consortium, which has been investing heavily in Asia in recent years.

The final outcome of the railway project is likely to be dominated by the US-China consortium and the Wuhan Zhi Gong Party, with the participation of foreign consortiums from the UK and the United States.

In view of the strength of foreign powers, we must be prepared to suffer some losses in some aspects.

Or some radicals think that cooperating with foreign consortiums is to lure wolves into the house or seek skin with tigers, or even **, but Situ Nan doesn't care at all, because his current result is the least ** result compared to the hundred years of history he is familiar with.

Even if it's **, isn't it sold to yourself?

Only Situ Nan was left in the study, and he thought quietly for a few minutes, secretly cheering for himself: "With the deepening of the railway plan, the penetration of foreign capital into China's economy will be unprecedented.

However, in order to carve up the world's capital in 20 years, not to mention China's railways, it is not a big deal to lose a million territories, as long as you can get a strong industrial system, you will have the capital to fight for the whole of Asia! ”

In this way, the William Consortium is destined to become more than Morgan!

Situ Nan sighed with some regrets, if he concentrated on running the United States and did not try his best to transfuse blood to the American-Chinese Consortium, he was confident that with his foresight, the William Consortium would become the most terrifying depository!

Little Kadoorie came out of Situ Nan's study and immediately found Zhang Jingjiang, Zhang Jiajiao and others to discuss the cooperation between the American-Chinese financial institutions such as the American-Chinese Bank and the Bank of China and the China Railway Company. The men were so chatty that in a short time the big ballroom on the first floor was gone, and they went to the conference room, where there were plenty of rooms in Kadoorie Gardens anyway.

Situ Nan did not participate in it, nor did he participate in the topic of the small group composed of politicians such as Song M1 and Yang Yongtai, and a slender figure caught his eye, and he walked over.

"What? Somewhat boring, right? Situ Nan said with a smile. looked into the dance hall, and Zhang Jiaxuan was nowhere to be seen.

"Ah, no."

Zhang Youyi turned her head and looked at Situ Nan with some surprise, but she didn't expect Situ Nan to remember herself.

"The guests are amazing, they are all famous people in Shanghai, how can they be bored?" Zhang Youyi added, for fear that the banquet would be boring and hurt the feelings of Situ Nan, the host.

"Hehe, these guys are either businessmen or politicians, and it's really annoying to be with them for a long time."

Situ Nan gently shook the goblet in his hand, and his eyes fell on Zhang Youyi's face, which was not delicate, but very attractive.

This woman is virtuous and capable, Xu Zhimo wants to abandon her and look for a soul mate in his life, it's really visionless! The poet is really a child with a surname.

Situ Nan will not be able to find a so-called soul mate in his life.

"Mr. Situ......" Zhang Youyi was stared at by a man, and couldn't help blushing slightly, and reminded him.

Situ Nan smiled slightly, looked away, and asked again, "Is the women's bank okay?" I heard that you opened a clothing store called Ni Shang? ”

It's only been two meetings, and Zhang Youyi didn't have any tone when she heard Situ Nan speak, as if she had known her for a long time like a friend.

"Very good, we recently opened two branches in Wuhan and Guangzhou." Zhang Youyi replied that when it came to the women's bank, she was a little excited, showing a bit of the aura of a strong woman.

"The clothing store is called Ni Shang, and it is on Nanjing Road, and the business is good." When Zhang Youyi talked about clothing stores, she felt a little strange in her heart, how could Situ Nan know that she had opened a clothing store?

Isn't a character like him a good idea? How can you still have the leisure to care about other things?

looked at Situ Nan's body, and saw that Situ Nan's white shirt was not tied with a tie, blue jeans were worn underneath, and a black suit was put on the outside, Zhang Youyi smiled when she saw it.

"How?" Situ Nan was a little puzzled.

"It's really rare for you to dress like this, no one in Shanghai is wearing this, but when you wear it, you have a unique temperament."

Zhang Youyi commented.

"I'm like this, I'm used to it, I don't like robes, I don't like a serious suit, and I end up being nondescript. Miss Zhang has time to help me make two sets of clothes, and I like the name Ni Shang. ”

Situ Nan smiled faintly, in terms of the taste of dressing, he was indeed different from most people, and he never changed back.

"Okay." Zhang Youyi agreed, and asked casually, "What size is Mr. Situ?" ”

"I don't know, why don't you measure it?" Situ Nan reacted. Thinking that it was okay, without waiting for Zhang Youyi to object, he pulled her into the room to measure the size.

Entering the room, Zhang Youyi's face suddenly turned even redder, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Situ Nan's eyes.

Situ Nan realized that he was a little abrupt, but he didn't have any evil thoughts, and ordered the servant to find a tape measure, but it was He Xiangu who came in, holding a tape measure in her hand.

"The young master sometimes has a whim, Miss Zhang, don't be surprised!" He Xiangu glared at Situ Nan when she came in, and pulled a woman into the room to measure the size, this action had to make He Xiangu vigilant. Besides, there is a swaggering Song M1 in the dance hall downstairs.

Although He Xiangu is called Young Master Situ Nan, she is like a hostess.

"I didn't ...... Miss He, laughed. Zhang Youyi quickly remembered that the beautiful woman in front of her was the hostess of Kadoorie Garden, and her aura was a little weak in front of the pretty and elegant He Xiangu, so she responded.

This Mr. Situ is also like most men, and there are many women who are entangled.

Zhang Youyi thought to herself. Although he had a good impression of Situ Nan, he didn't dare to have other meanings, after all, the two sides were not from the same world.

"Alas, it's really troublesome to have more women. Fortunately, this Kadoorie garden is big and there are enough rooms, otherwise He Xiangu and Song M1 would stay together, and they would have a mustard in their hearts. ”

Situ Nan reflected in his heart.

Originally, Situ Nan also wanted to put forward some creativity in clothing design, but it was better to think about it.

With the help of He Xiangu, Zhang Youyi quickly measured the size and was about to leave, when she heard Situ Nan say, "By the way, Miss Zhang, there were a lot of people downstairs just now, and I haven't had time to meet your brother yet?" This Baoshan Xingang project, your Zhang family has made a lot of efforts, and you will introduce them to me later, okay? ”

Zhang Youyi nodded and walked downstairs.

"You, you, you, think about it too much. To be honest, I'm still afraid that you and Song San will fight. There were only two people left in the room, Situ Nan and He Xiangu, Situ Nan scratched He Xiangu's nose with some indulgence, and feigned anger.

"When we fight, who are you helping?" He Xiangu smiled and asked. Among Situ Nan's women, her surname is the best, and she has stayed by Situ Nan's side for the longest time.

Situ Nan shook his head and did not answer.

He Xiangu was not annoyed, and said lightly: "I just received a telegram from Madame that Miss Kuzdova in New York is sick. ”

"Yan zhòng?" Situ Nan said with concern.

"I didn't say it, I just told you to go back to the United States as much as possible." He Xiangu said, faintly worried. Compared with the Kuzdova in New York, she is happy, at least she can often be by the young master's side, she is very satisfied.

"It's coming, it's coming. It's just these days. Situ Nan replied, his scalp was numb, and the telegram turned out to be from Laura, what was the matter? She must be angry, right?

The princess of the Mellon family is much more important in Situ Nan's heart than other women. (To be continued.) )