Zhu Cihan took the order and left, Ye Zuwen watched the people go away, and asked his son-in-law in a low voice: "Wenzheng, will this 100 million loan be too much?" ”

Frankie thought for a moment and pretended to be honest: "Dear General, we currently have in our hands a loan that has just been returned from the central government of your country, the total amount is 10 million pounds, which is about 110 million yuan and your customs silver. I think you have heard of the big loan after the disaster, I won't say more, this money is currently in charge of the loan matters, because the loan Jihua is approved on an annual basis, so the money is currently idle. What I'm worried about is, can you afford such a big loan? ”

Wang Zhenyu was overjoyed when he heard this, 110 million, this foreigner will not be fooling me, if he can really get such a huge amount of money, then the progress of the construction of Xiangxi will be greatly accelerated, and his shili will swell up rapidly like blowing up a balloon. Wang Zhenyu secretly made up his mind that he would get this loan no matter what he wanted for the sake of Meihaode tomorrow, no matter how unreasonable the polite-looking Belgian demanded.

"Dear Mr. Frankie, you can open the map and see how big the area I now administer is larger than the entire country of your country. In such a scope, there are huge resources. Let's see, just wood, tung oil, pig sideburns, these resources that have been developed, can bring in an income of two or three hundred million yuan a year. So what if in this place we build hydroelectric power stations, build steel plants, build railways, develop industry? Dear Frankie, you would surely say that my population is only 2.2 million, and the market is too small. In fact, this is not a problem, compared with Belgium, who of us is closer to the huge market of China, there are people, there is a market for the market, and the only thing lacking now is a brave heart. I admire you early Europeans, who, no matter how great their original sin, at least dare to risk their lives in search of new riches. Xiangxi is the largest virgin land in China, and now it is up to you to venture here to give it a try, gentlemen, when a boatload of supplies passes through the Yuan River into the Yangtze River, you will see a huge return. ”

Frankie and others gave Wang Zhenyu this passionate speech ignited the ambition in their hearts, but their heads remained clear enough, and if they got too little benefit, it would be.

"General, what do we get, or rather, how do you safeguard our interests? You know, the rest is good, and the construction of the railroad is probably beyond your current authority. With all due respect, even if someone in your country's central government agrees with you to build a road, the ministers of various countries will intervene in this matter, which is a rule that has existed since the Qing Empire. Frankie continued to ask questions on behalf of everyone.

Wang Zhenyu felt a burst of grief and indignation in his heart when he heard this, Lao Tzu's Chinese power to build roads must be agreed by the foreign people, which is what the world. However, the matter of cooperation finally got to the most substantive thing, and after Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen exchanged in Chinese for a while, Ye Zuwen proposed a loan cooperation plan.

"First, we hope that the bank will be able to lend this huge amount of money to the Xiangxi Development Company, which is no longer possible for the central government to borrow. The terms of the loan remain unchanged, with a total amount of £10 million, 5% interest, 97 deductions, payable 15 days after the signing of the contract, and no purpose specified.

Second, the construction of the railway from Anjiang to the channel, hereinafter referred to as the Antong Railway, passing through Anjiang, Luyang, Qiancheng, Huitong, Jingzhou, six counties of the channel, starting from Anjiang, ending at Yatunbao, a total length of 200 kilometers, are mountain roads, the railway cost is expected to be 9 million yuan. Taking into account the situation of the Luhan Railway, the quality requirements must now ensure that the speed of the vehicles can reach 40-60 kilometers.

Thirdly, the repayment of the loan, which is guaranteed by the Antong Railway, will be repaid in 30 years.

Fourth, as an additional condition, the Antong railway project was handed over to the Belgian side for construction, and the Chinese Xiangxi Town Guard Bureau supervised the construction.

Fifth, the Warby Bank could open banks within the confines of General Wang's comrades, but it could not issue currency. ”

These conditions were very conservative, and I was waiting for Frankie to bargain, but I didn't expect the other party to accept it in one bite, and just said that I needed confirmation from the Shanghai headquarters. This made Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen not quite believe it, but it was Frankie's words that made Wang Zhenyu suddenly realize: "Dear Wang, since you know Chief Xiong in Beijing, then I can believe that the central government of your country, Zuihou, will also agree to the construction of this railway." And I don't expect to make any profit from this loan beyond commercial gain, and I hope I can be friends with a young and jealous general like you. ”

In fact, when Frankie negotiated a loan from Yuan Shikai, he was dealing with Xiong Xiling, then the chief financial officer. Ten days ago, Xiong Xiling, who had left his post and was idle at home, received a telegram from his hometown, saying that Wang Zhenyu, the new Xiangxi town guard, had come to the door to send a gift of worship and 3,000 oceans. Xiong Xiling, a phoenix man, is also a very nostalgic person, and it just so happens that Frankie is about to leave Beijing and go south to say goodbye to Xiong Xiling. Xiong Xiling mentioned it in passing, and as a result, Frankie began to pay attention to the things about western Hunan, and then things were very coincidental, and Frankie, who had just arrived in Wuhan, saw the development of Xiangxi......

It is difficult for foreigners to understand the so-called relationship in Chinese society, and Wang Zhenyu did not break it, he just nodded and said: "As for the powers, you don't need to worry, there is a precedent for the Luhan Railway, and it is not a big problem to think about it......

Hans of Lihe and Felix of Luxembourg couldn't sit still now, God, this Frankie of Warby Bank must be crazy enough to borrow 10 million pounds from this town guard who seemed to want to be a tyrant. This guy is not a hairy boy who has just arrived in China, in case this Wang Zhenyu is transferred, or something else bad happens, how will this loan be recovered?

But soon they didn't care about that, and they started trying to sell themselves.

"Dear General Wang, we are very experienced in urban construction, and we have a group of professional Jishu talents. You know, beautiful Qingdao has our company's contribution, so I hope that the project of Anjiang Model City can be handed over to us. "Hans, the German who was still questioning Wang Zhenyu's braggaking just now, is now the first to take the initiative to ask to participate in the development of Xiangxi, and no one will have trouble with the pound.

"Dear General Wang, our Luxembourg steel industry is very famous in Europe, you must know that your Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant was built in cooperation with us, so I hope that your steel plant project can consider our Albert Company, in terms of equipment, our Jishu level is definitely not worse than their Germans, and the price is more affordable."

Wang Zhenyu nodded, but said with a smile: "It's late today, this loan matter, I want to send a telegram to the headquarters in Shanghai, so I don't think there's any need to worry, everyone should rest early......"

Since the host issued an eviction order, the three foreigners with different moods could only politely get up and say goodbye......

After sending off the three foreigners, Ye Zuwen returned to the study, looked at his son-in-law who was in deep thought, and the more he looked at it, the more he admired and loved it.

"Wenzheng, what are you thinking?"

"Father, I'm wondering if all this is true?" Wang Zhenyu looked at his father-in-law with a sincere face, all this feels unreal, if tomorrow the Shanghai headquarters of Warby Bank agrees to borrow. Then Wang Zhenyu will now have a staggering 220 million silver dollars at his disposal, and it will contain 10 million pounds.

What does this mean, if you call back the three financial people who left before, they will tell you that you can use this 10 million pounds as a guarantee to print your own money.

For Wang Zhenyu, who came from later generations, this means that the funds he can allocate at present have actually surpassed Yuan Shikai in Beijing. According to historical records, the 25 million pounds that Yuan Shikai obtained through a large loan for the aftermath was after the Song case in 1913. At present, our president's finances are still very tight, and even if he gets this loan, Yuan Shikai will have to pay much more than Wang Zhenyu, who only controls a corner of Xiangxi.

Maybe Xiangxi can really build itself into a special zone, after all, it is definitely not a joke to concentrate on Liliang to do big things.

Wang Zhenyu seems to have seen factories rising from the ground, trains galloping away, and then the rolling wealth has made his army mighty and his flag planted all over the country. Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu almost couldn't help drooling, maybe he could really reach the peak in this life.

Ye Zuwen looked at Wang Zhenyu's appearance, and immediately understood seven or eight points, and he immediately reminded his son-in-law: "Wenzheng, if you don't accumulate silicon, you can't reach thousands of miles, and if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river." Even if you have such a large amount of money in hand, you still have to be cautious and down-to-earth! ”

Wang Zhenyu came to his senses at this time: "Xiexie's father reminded Wen Zheng that the biggest thing at present is probably to build Anjiang, a model city." ”

Speaking of this, Wang Zhenyu's mind suddenly remembered the report on the construction of Jingzhou Commercial Town: "Zhu Cihan, come in." ”

Zhu Cihan ran in when he heard the sound: "Dashuai, what do you order?" ”

"Handsome?" Wang Zhenyu actually likes this title a little, he is now a billionaire, if he returns to the next generation, he will be a typical rich and handsome. Well, I'm not tall enough, but I'm handsome, but I'm big, and it's not bad to be handsome for short.

"Tell the communication team, pass on my order, and transfer Chen Shao to Hongjiang to see me."