With the help of Lu Yuanding, the news of the tender soon spread throughout Shanghai.

A business of 1.5 million yuan, even in Shanghai, may not be able to meet a fortune, the major foreign banks dare not say that they are determined to win, but in fact, it is not much worse. So it didn't take long for a large number of people to visit the residence arranged by Lu Yuanding for Yan Shao, almost breaking the threshold...

These people came to the door for only one purpose, and that was to figure out the details of this tender...

In the office of Jardine Matheson, Harris Fergus, who had asked Yan Shao for an autograph at the banquet, also touched his freshly shaved chin with his hand.

After the banquet, when he heard Yan Shao say that he wanted to start a business, his intuition told him that it would be a big business. Now after hearing the news from the governor's yamen, it proves that his intuition at that time was not wrong.

"What about the business of one and a half million, this business must definitely be obtained..."Thinking so, Harris took out the novel that had been signed by Yan Shao from the bookshelf. However, what should I do..."Looking at Yan Shao's name above, Harrison groaned for a moment.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in—" Harrison snapped back into the shelf.

With Harrison's permission, a young man in his early 20s walked through the door.

"Manager, there's just a telegram from the head office, asking us to win this business..."

Having taken the telegram from the table, Harrison tossed it aside without looking at it. "Even if they didn't say it, I'd do it..."

————————————————————

"Jardine & Co., Lihe & Co., Chanchen & Co., Swee Kee & Co.......... Mitsubishi & Mitsui & Co...."Looking at the more than ten business cards in his hand, Yan Shao scratched his short hair. "It doesn't seem to be as much as I imagined, I remember that there are a lot of foreign companies in Shanghai..."

It is no wonder that Yan Shao would say this, but by 1911, there were 2,863 foreign firms in China. Although it is not as many as it will be six years later, there are still one or two thousand families.

Of the one or two thousand foreign firms, there were only more than a dozen of them to bid, so it was no wonder that Yan Shao was puzzled.

"It's normal..."Yan Shao took the business cards from his hand, and after looking at them, Caterina reported a series of names. Just like Morrison & Co., they specialize in architectural design, and they designed the China International Commercial Bank building on the Bund, as well as Tonghe & Co., Jingming & Co., etc...."

"Swire & Co. is engaged in shipping and sugar industry, Xintaixing is engaged in local products, such as wool from the Northwest, etc., Jebsen & Co. is from China to transport light industrial products, textiles and food to the Nordic region for sale, each foreign company has its own specialty, not all related to machinery and equipment, etc., and this tender project is too large, even if the most cowardly decides to buy in batches, it is not the average small foreign company can eat, so it is normal for only so many more than 10 to be left at the end..."

After listening to Caterina's analysis, Yan Shao looked back in some surprise, as if he didn't know her. "How do you know that there are so many ways to go, it shouldn't be someone who fakes..."After all, in his impression, except when he was in bed, he usually laughed at himself at every turn, and it was rare to be so serious.

After hearing Yan Shao's words, she glanced at Yan Shao mockingly, and Katerina sneered. "There's no way, you're useless as a man, so you have to be more busy with our two women..."

Relieved, Yan Shao nodded. "That's right, it's you..." This Yan Shao can't bear it...

Just when Yan Shao was about to give her some powerful looks, Elaline on the side walked over and said with a smile.

"Thanks to Carter's help these days, otherwise I wouldn't be familiar with the place, and I alone wouldn't be able to figure out the difference between these foreign companies...", he rubbed his forehead with his hand, trying to sober himself up.

It was only at this time that Yan Shao noticed that the two of them looked slightly tired, and he had not been idle for a while, but he was busy with some social interactions, and in a few days, he estimated that he had seen everything except flower wine, which could not be compared with the busyness of the two.

Seeing that even Katarina, who had always been in good spirits, showed a little tiredness, Yan Shao found that in his career, the person next to him had to pay more than himself.

After a moment of silence, Yan Shao stepped forward and gently hugged Caterina in his arms...

Caterina who was about to drink some coffee to refresh herself seemed to be taken aback, and after struggling for a moment without breaking free...

Elbow strike!

Elbow strike!

Elbow strike!

After a few strokes, Yan Shao's expression became distorted, but the arms holding Yiren did not relax at all, and after a few strokes, Katarina's movements gradually became lighter.

Seeing Caterina being held in Yan Shao's arms with a crimson face, Elaline chuckled lightly, and at the same time, there was a hint of jealousy in her heart.

But at this time, Yan Shao stretched out a hand and hugged Elano in his arms.

"Thank you..."Holding the two tightly in his arms, Yan Shao said seriously.

Hearing Yan Shao say this, lying in his arms, the two of them only felt warm in their hearts, and the fatigue of the past few days seemed to have disappeared a lot.

————————————————————

“……… That's it, that's what this tender is all about..."

In the yamen, accompanied by Lu Yuanding, Yan Shao explained the details of the bidding to the leaders of the major foreign banks in Shanghai.

In fact, the content is also very simple, mainly the quantity and quality of the equipment required, in addition, the bidding foreign bank also needs to send personnel to participate in the design and construction of the plant, etc., and also needs to send personnel to help train employees, and then it is to see which bidding conditions are more in line with Yan Shao's mind.

After listening to Yan Shao's narration, all the senior classes, including Harrison, also nodded.

Quantity and quality, of course, are the top priorities, and the conditions for helping to train workers did not surprise these large classes. They have already investigated clearly, and there are only a dozen people around Yan Shao when he returns to China this time, and none of them understand this aspect, so it has become a matter of course to seek help from the outside world in the process of building the factory...

"The most important thing now is to know the bidding content of other foreign companies as soon as possible..."After looking around at the senior classes of other foreign companies, Harrison said silently in his heart.

————————————————————

The fourth more is completed, ask for collections, ask for recommended votes ~~~

http://www.biquge.info

Starting Point Chinese www.biquge.info welcome the majority of book friends to come and read, the latest, fastest, and most popular serialized works are all original at the starting point! For mobile phone users, please read it on m.biquge.info.