With Cheng Nuo's support, but the new machine factory is completely cured, at least this most important level can be passed at the moment.

In the middle, in order to ensure capital insurance, but also to streamline the business, the focus of the factory was shifted to machinery manufacturing, Zhu Zhiyao and Cheng Nuoyi decided to sell their Tongchang Oil Factory.

Originally, Zhu Zhiyao had the idea of peddling oil refining business, but the entire Shanghai business community was so big, and there were not many people who could swallow the oil factory.

But now it is different, with the financial support of Cheng Nuo, coupled with the strong alliance between the two sides, the sales of redundant business will be much more calm, the price negotiation has changed from passive and direct to active, and the selling price has jumped up.

In the end, it was sold to Yu Qiaqing at a price of 400,000.

Looking at the contract where the ink was not dry, Zhu Zhiyao's mood was called happy.

"Hede, that's you, if you are someone else, even if the price given is doubled, I will not sell the Tongchang Oil Factory, not only because of my feelings, but also because of the annual profit of the oil mill!"

Yu Qiaqing was a little painful, and the red fingerprints seemed to be not mud, but blood dripping from his body: "Okay, okay, pet virtue, don't say that the future is doubled, isn't it already double compared to the previous 200,000, you have made a lot of money by seeking innovation." ”

Cheng Nuo stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Yu's words are not right, at this time and that time, everyone knows about the new machinery factory at the beginning, and now it is different, it is natural to return to its due price, and you have also seen the account book, the annual profit is still very sufficient, according to this situation, it will soon be able to return to the capital." ”

As the major shareholder of Qiuxin Machinery Factory, the reason why Cheng Nuo refused to hold the control was to retain Zhu Zhiyao's enthusiasm to the greatest extent, and on the other hand, he could do his best for the development of the factory.

Although Cheng Nuo is relatively clear about the direction of the times, Cheng Nuo is very self-aware about the control of details, and knows that it cannot be compared with the top figures of the same era, so it is better to directly let go of his hands and feet and bet on investment.

Now I have just invested a sum of money in the new machinery factory, and now I can not only turn the crisis into safety, but also may make a small profit.

Under the "siege" of Cheng and Zhu, Yu Qiaqing repeatedly told forgiveness: "Okay, it's good, it's my mistake, I'm not satisfied with taking such a big advantage, I should apologize, so let's put a table for the two of you in Yu Garden, what do you think?" ”

Although he knows that the other party is opportunistic, but in business, the basic cheekiness still needs to be there.

Yu Qiaqing was the host, and the three of them called some friends from the Shanghai business community to come to Yu Garden to set up a table.

But it was this ordinary dinner that allowed Cheng Nuo to capture a trace of information worth a thousand gold.

"Mr. Yu, I just heard you say that I just met a young man surnamed Jiang, and I think this person is quite interesting?" Cheng Nuo held the chopsticks and said intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yes, this man is still my countryman." Speaking of this, Yu Qiaqing couldn't help but laugh: "Speaking of which, my fellow villager is not very old, but his temper is not small, and his personality is also a little withdrawn, but he can't stop this person from having a bit of talent, and he once served as the director of the Operations Section of the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army......"

After being introduced, Cheng Nuo was almost certain that this person was the famous Zhongzheng brother.

At present, he is being squeezed out by the generals of the Guangdong Army, leaving his post and living in Shanghai, and following some veterans of the Kuomintang to do business.

Of course, Brother Zhongzheng is not a normal businessman, and because of this, he has entered Yu Qiaqing's field of vision, changing from business investment to political investment.

Thinking of this, Cheng Nuo's heart basically had a number.

"The general trend of history is unstoppable, but I can take advantage of the situation and use the first-mover advantage to contact the down-and-out Zhongzheng brother, and then lurk in the depths of it like the two generals Duan and Guo to provide intelligence for our party, and the effect is absolutely extraordinary."

There was a plan secretly in his mind, and after Cheng Nuo inquired about the recent situation of Brother Zhongzheng, he quietly left with physical discomfort.

For ordinary people, this reason makes perfect sense, but in Zhu Zhiyao's opinion, it is basically unreliable.

After this period of contact, he knew that Cheng Nuo's body was like a calf, and drinking wine was like a cow's drink, and in his opinion, this kind of small wine game was Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts - a piece of cake, and it was impossible to leave for no reason.

Not long after Cheng Nuo left, Zhu Zhiyao suddenly became unconscious, and after his subordinates helped him to the car, his cloudy eyes immediately became clear.

The co-pilot in front of him was none other than Cheng Nuo himself.

"Zhu Lao is good at acting, if you want to be an ordinary person, you may not be able to find that Zhu Lao is hiding a hand here." Cheng Nuo turned his head and smiled.

"In the business field, what you fight for is good acting skills, whoever has good acting skills can walk longer, just like the group of people at the table just now, I dare to guarantee that all of them are ghosts." Zhu Zhiyao smiled and wiped the filth that he had deliberately put on his face before.

"Yes, after all, they are all people called by Yu Qiaqing, so I have to guard against it." Cheng Nuo nodded, and then said: "But what he said earlier has some truth, the current business environment in our country is worrying, and a certain amount of investment is still needed in politics." ”

Zhu Zhiyao frowned slightly: "Are you referring to the man surnamed Jiang that Yu Qiaqing said just now?" ”

Cheng Nuo clasped his hands: "Yes, it's this person, I don't know if Zhu Lao has an impression of him?" ”

Zhu Zhiyao raised his head and thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "If you talk about politics, I have participated in the local autonomy movement in Shanghai and supported Chen Qimei before, as if he was often accompanied by a young man surnamed Jiang at that time, as if he was also from Zhejiang. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, he's right." Cheng Nuo affirmed.

In the turbulent history of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, all kinds of assassinations were rampant, and even Cai Gong and Chen Zhongpu, who had a close relationship with Cheng Nuo, had assassinations.

As the backers of Brother Zhongzheng, the two are also experts in this regard, for example, Chen Qimei sent Brother Zhongzheng to successfully assassinate Tao Chengzhang, and in the end, Chen Qimei was successfully assassinated by Yuan Datou, which can be described as seeking benevolence.

But now, because of the fall of the backer, the life of the current Zhongzheng brother is not so good

After carefully calculating the time node, Cheng Nuo added: "At present, although the man surnamed Jiang left Shanghai for Guangdong at the call of Mr. Sun, he officially entered the base camp of the revolution. But in fact, I often disagree with Mr. Sun and others and make trouble, going back and forth between Shanghai and Guangdong, it is the time when the fledgling wings are young, so ......"

"Hiss~" Zhu Zhiyao was silent for a while, and then said seriously: "After the encounter of seeking a new machine factory, I also understand that it is absolutely impossible to rely on the Beiyang government alone, and it will be forgotten if it is not supported, and it will be delayed at the critical moment......"

"Yes, that's the truth." Cheng Nuo moved to the driver's seat, started the car, and slowly drove in the direction of the new machine factory: "But this person is frivolous and violent, and his personality is rude, so when Zhu Lao comes into contact with him, you must be careful." ”

Zhu Zhiyao replied: "Okay, let's get in touch with him first." ”

Through the rearview mirror in the car, after seeing that the other party agreed, Cheng Nuo instructed again: "Just do your best, this person is thoughtful, there is no need to deliberately contact him, as long as the public behind us does not stumble behind our backs, our investment will be considered a success." ”

In this way, the two chatted all the way about the details of political investment.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I went back, I met Chen Zhaoqiang who kept wandering around the door, looking preoccupied.

Before Cheng Nuo's car stopped steadily, he saw Chen Zhaoqiang coming up, knocking on the window glass, and said anxiously: "Zhiyuan, Zhiyuan, you can be regarded as back, I have been waiting for you for several hours." ”

Shaking down the glass, Cheng Nuo stretched out his head and asked, "General Chen, have you eaten, is there anything urgent here?" ”

"Hey, there's no appetite to eat at this time." Chen Zhaoqiang patted the roof of the car and said anxiously: "It's not that I'm in a hurry, but that the competitors are more anxious than us, I heard that Morgan has contacted the little devil and obtained steel from Mitsubishi, and our raw material reserves are about to run out, and the first-mover advantage will be gone soon." ”

Hearing the news, before Cheng Nuo could react, Zhu Zhiyao, who was sitting in the back, couldn't sit still, and directly pushed the car door: "Zhiyuan, Lao Chen, I won't hide it from you, we bought steelmaking equipment before, and we also invited professionals, but it didn't produce results, and the problem came in the final analysis." ”

Chen Zhaoqiang asked: "Isn't Zhiyuan just got the technology of Krupp steel from Germany, and is there any progress in research now?" ”

Thinking of this, even Cheng Nuo was very anxious, but he still took the initiative to solve the siege: "Because of the reason that it was to be acquired, the personnel in the factory were relatively turbulent, and now it is still in the stage of tackling tough problems, so I can't be in a hurry." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Zhiyao waved his hand and said: "No, we have completed the technical breakthrough a few days ago, and now there is only the furnace to be opened." ”

"How long will it take?" Although Chen Zhaoqiang's heart was half lowered, he was still a little worried: "This steelmaking furnace is no better than others, and it takes a lot of effort to rekindle it, so it can't be solved in a short time, right?" ”

Zhu Zhiyao said with a smile: "In fact, we have considered this problem before, compared to maintaining the temperature in the furnace, making a fire is indeed a more time-consuming and laborious matter, and at the same time, it also needs to be continuously heated in order to reach the target temperature, so we simply keep burning, and if we have technology and iron ore, we can immediately put it into production." ”

Chen Zhaoqiang was taken aback: "Maintaining the burning state seems to be more energy-saving, but the problem is that it has been more than half a year since your last furnace, and it has almost always been idle in the middle, so the resources consumed are not a small amount." ”

In this regard, Cheng Nuo was also quite surprised, although he knew that Zhu Zhiyao was still obsessed with steelmaking, but he didn't expect that he was still struggling to insist at the moment of life and death: "Zhu Lao, is it possible that the furnace is also burning during the period of bankruptcy and liquidation?" ”

"It can't help but burn, and it has never been in the hands of our seekers, it has never been extinguished, and it will not be extinguished!" Zhu Zhiyao said freely: "To be more precise, we are always preparing for the development of steelmaking technology, compared to the importance of steel to the development of national industry, what is this cost?" But Erl. ”

As he spoke, he took the lead in pushing open the door of the workshop and shouted loudly inside:

"Comrades......"

However, as soon as the word "comrade" came out, Zhu Zhiyao suddenly turned around and smiled at Cheng Nuo: "I see that each other in the Academy of Sciences used to call each other comrades, everyone is striving for a goal, and I want to shout comrade here, what do you think of Zhiyuan?" ”

Cheng Nuo admired it was too late, where was there a second word: "Comrade Zhu, thank you." ”

Zhu Zhiyao suddenly laughed, and then his voice was like a bell:

"Comrades, open the furnace to make steel!"

(End of chapter)