(It's been reviewed again, I'll figure it out)

Snow white vanilla, very few, delicate.

Slowly opened, a line of red marks, beautiful.

Chopping waves, crying red.

As the old saying goes, what if it excludes me, squeezes me, and bites me?

Just have to endure it, get into it, hit it.

In a moment, what do you think of it?

It cries, it cries.

Then, the waves run, the waves flow.

………………………………

After a long time, Shen Bao'er curled up.

She has a slender skeleton, so it is inevitable that she will have to suffer.

The willow-like body is curled up in a ball, like a sheep.

After a long while, Shen Bao'er suddenly asked, "Husband, how do I compare with Sister Qingqing?" ”

Hey?

Are you so competitive?

Su Yu thought for a while and said, "I don't know, it's better to pick which day, you two will compare and see,"

Suddenly, Shen Baoer was speechless, is she so shameless?

After a long while, she twisted Su Tuo lightly and said in a low voice, "It's shameless." ”

She is actually proud of herself.

Su Yao said in her ear: "The ancients said in the art of war that a line of heaven is the most dangerous place for soldiers, and if you are not careful, you will go and have no return, and the whole army will be destroyed, and you will not deceive me." ”

Shen Bao'er asked in a low voice, "Is it rare?" ”

Damn, you can understand?

Su Yu said: "It's very rare. ”

Shen Bao'er said: "The husband is really well-informed. ”

Are you so sharp-tongued?

Su Yu said: "Fortunately, I am the White Jade Dragon King, I can cut through the waves and thorns, and I am indestructible." ”

Shen Bao'er said: "Although the concubine is ignorant, she can also feel that her husband is brave. ”

Belch?!

You're a scholarly girl, you're very bold in your words.

Good woman, you're not ashamed.

"Alright, go to bed." Su Yu said: "I'm not in a hurry. ”

He said that he was not in a hurry, which meant that Shen Baoer didn't have to work so hard to cater to him, wanting to please him.

It's a long time coming.

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Next!

Bai Yan came to report the account.

"My lord, I received a total of 460,000 taels of congratulatory gifts, and a total of 687 tables of banquets were held, with 20,000 taels of silver."

Thirty taels of silver for a table of banquet, the specifications are very high.

In other words, the final balance is 440,000 taels.

It was indeed a small windfall.

"This silver, which will then be used to pay for the salary, as well as the transportation costs of the fleet, and the labor expenses of the brick factory, will last about seventeen days."

At present, Su Yao has to pay 5,600 new soldiers a day, an average of 39,000 taels a month.

There are also food expenses, weapons wear and tear costs, and weapons procurement costs, etc., and this new army spends millions of taels every year.

This is still the annual cost after the molding.

In addition to the new army, there are about 22,000 core immigrants, who are still studying, and are paid a salary of 30,000 taels a month.

In addition, there are 100,000 immigrants, who were sent by the Hunan army, and when they are not working, they do not need to pay wages.

But they must be fed and clothed.

In addition, there are thousands of craftsmen of all kinds, who are paid more than 20,000 taels a month.

"In addition, some of the cocoons we have purchased before have arrived one after another, and we need to pay the final payment."

"The cotton in Hubei is about to enter the ripe picking period, and the final payment will need to be paid at that time."

"The tobacco in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces is about to enter the harvest period, and after drying, it will be transported and shipped immediately, and the balance payment will also need to be paid."

And that's not all.

Next, Bai Yan kept reporting.

One list after another was handed over, and the amount of money that needed to be paid added up to a total of twenty-nine sums.

Su Yu said: "Uncle Bai, how much do we lose?" ”

Bai Yan said: "The deficit is one hundred and seven hundred thousand taels. The silver that is already available can last for seventeen days, and then the silver will be cut off. ”

Hu Xueyan said: "My lord, I'll go and collect silver." ”

Su Yu said: "Guang Yong, do you want to mobilize silver from your bank?" ”

Hu Xueyan said: "Yes." ”

Su Yu said: "You can't do this, a considerable part of the silver in your money village is the silver of Jiangnan Daying, the silver of the Yanyun Yamen, and the silver of the Caoyun Yamen." Now He Guiqing and Wang Youling are already angry with you, and if you move this money, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Now, one can only pray that Basha and Bao Ling will have all the best in London and that they will come back quickly.

Otherwise, Su Yao's silver root is really going to be broken.

And once the silver root is cut off, the consequences are unimaginable.

In this day and age, once credibility is bankrupt, it is difficult to recover.

Therefore, Su Yu can be called a broken boat this time.

But I have to do this, because the time is very tight, and if you don't accept these raw materials, they will be taken away by others.

How's your business going in London, Bashali?

If you don't come back, I won't be able to hold it anymore?

And right now.

Li Qi rushed in and shouted, "My lord, my lord! ”

"Sir Bashali is coming, Sir Bashali is here......"

Suddenly, Su Yu, Bai Yan, and Hu Xueyan were almost so excited that they wanted to jump up.

It's faster than I thought.

"Is it finally here? Is it finally here? ”

A moment later, Basha, shrouded in a black cloak, rushed in.

"Marquis Suyu, quick, quick...... Come with me to Shanghai. ”

He directly dragged Su Lu out.

"Prince Albert, has approved our secret treaty and endorsed our secret treaty."

"The most important thing is that he ordered the British Empire's troops to protect the Jiujiang Economic Pilot Zone, so that even if the war continues, Jiujiang will be safe and sound, and our cargo ships can be unimpeded."

"Moreover, he ordered that the entire extremely colonial markets of the British Empire be opened to us. All routes, all origins are open to us! ”

"Sir Bao Ling and I have brought the heads of many European consortia to China, but I can't get them, I can't convince them."

"You go to Shanghai with me and convince them to invest."

"Be quick, be quick!"

"The most difficult part has been completed, and if it falls at this last moment, it will be too much failure and too miserable."

"Marquis Suyu, I know you're excited, you're excited, but now is not the time to celebrate."

"After the heads of this group of consortiums came to China, their enthusiasm for investment has dropped greatly, and they are already clamoring to go back to London, and Bao Ling and I are so anxious that I can't convince them."

"The work is left to you, conquer them. Conquer them as you conquer us, conquer Prince Albert. ”

"Otherwise, our business will fall at this last moment."

Next, Sir Bashali didn't drink a sip of water, and directly pulled Su Yu onto his small steamer.

It really didn't stop for a quarter of an hour, and the real military situation was like fire.

Su Yu said loudly: "Li Qi, hurry, hurry!" ”

"Bring all the things that have been prepared, bring them up."

Li Qi took dozens of people, carried large boxes and ran wildly, and got on the ship before the small steamer started.

The little steamer immediately turned around, left Jiujiang, and headed for Shanghai.

Shen Bao'er carried a box and endured the pain of the wound and chased after her.

"Xianggong, your clothes, your clothes ......"

Bai Feifei looked at this woman with complicated eyes.

Once the destination was decided, this Shen Baoer showed strong enthusiasm.

Compete for favor!

But what can she say.

Bai Feifei walked up to Shen Bao'er and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Xiao Yu also has a place to live in Shanghai, and there is everything in it." ”

Shen Bao'er glanced at Bai Feifei and said in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, don't laugh at me." I have a problem with him, so I have to work harder. ”

Bai Feifei put his arm around her shoulder and said, "It's all women, it's not easy, who will laugh at you." ”

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Forty hours later!

Su Yu boarded the luxurious passenger ship, changed into a dress, and appeared in front of dozens of heads of the consortium.

"Marquis Suyu, you're finally here."

"Regarding your Jiujiang Economic Experimental Zone, when we were in London, we were still full of great confidence, but after coming to China, this confidence has been greatly hit."

"First of all, we already know that your emperor is against setting up a factory, and the relationship between him and you is already in a state of semi-rupture, and you may lose the position of governor of Jiangxi at any time, which is one of the unstable factors."

"Secondly, your country is really more backward than we imagined, it is completely an industrial desert, and your people are not able to engage in industrial production at all."

"Thirdly, your market is horribly barren, and you hardly need any industrial goods."

"Based on the above three points, we feel that it is a very ridiculous idea to invest here, and we are destined to lose all our money."

"However, out of respect for His Royal Highness, and out of respect for Bao Ling and Sir Basha, we are still willing to give you a chance to convince us."

"Otherwise, we're all planning to go back, and it's nice to just think of it as a sightseeing trip."

Su Yu didn't interrupt them, but let them finish.

"Gentlemen, have you finished speaking?" Su Yu said: "Then it's my turn next." ”

The relevant person in charge of the East India Company said: "Marquis Suyu, we know that you are very good at stirring people's hearts, and Sir Bao Ling and Sir Bashali have been completely instigated by you, so that now they are almost bankrupt. But we are capitalists, we only look at profits, and it is useless for you to talk about it. ”

Su Yu said: "Of course, so I didn't plan to convince you, I just took you to see it." ”

"Gentlemen, I have hired more than a dozen big carriages, please board the carriages and follow me around the whole of Shanghai." Su Yu said.

"Sightseeing? Then you don't have to, we've already gone ashore and Shanghai is very big, but I'll be honest, it's backward, and some of it is just a parody of Paris or London. A businessman said.

Su Yu said: "No, gentlemen! This visit to Shanghai is with a huge purpose, we need to discover a huge market together, a market worth 20 million taels of silver, and it is a market that is just needed. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.

Twenty million taels!

That's a staggering number.

Next, dozens of heads of the consortium boarded the carriage and began to tour the streets and alleys of Shanghai.

While touring, thinking at the same time.

Look closely at both sides of the road and watch everything carefully.

The question thrown by Su Yu was too suspenseful.

Even at this time, Shanghai had a population of more than 2 million.

It's a very huge city.

It took a group of people several hours to walk all over the main roads of Shanghai.

The whole process was escorted by British cavalry.

But it was still painful, the carriage of this period, the shock absorption system was not up to par, and after sitting for a long time, it was like the bones were about to fall apart.

Until dark.

The crowd returned to the luxury passenger liner.

Su Yu said: "Gentlemen, we spent a whole day riding a carriage and touring the whole of Shanghai, how do you feel?" ”

"Lots of people, a lot of people!"

"A large number of unemployed people, a large number of homeless people."

"The traffic is very chaotic and there is no public transport at all."

Su Yu said: "Yes, there is no public transportation at all. People above the middle class, if they want to travel, either a horse-drawn carriage or a sedan chair. However, both of these things are too scarce, and because of their huge shortcomings, they are not suitable as a means of transportation in Shanghai. Therefore, the travel of people above the middle class is almost completely blank. ”

Then, Su Yu took out a large white piece of paper and opened it, with a picture drawn on it, a rickshaw.

This thing is one of the products that Su Yu identified after discussing it dozens of times in the group.

When it was decided to set up a factory, some people said that they wanted to produce bicycles and export them to Europe and the United States, because Europe and the United States have now begun to have a lot of bicycles, but the design of these bicycles is very backward.

But this plan was rejected.

Of course, it's not a complete negative.

Bicycles as a product are completely possible, and now the bicycle market in Europe and the United States has risen.

But those products are as ugly as they are, and as inflexible as they are.

And the drawings that Su Yu has here, the bicycles manufactured will definitely be able to kill European and American products in seconds.

But...... Negative eight sisters proposed.

There is a very rigid market in China, that is, rickshaws, which should be more profitable.

This thing has carried the traffic of the whole of China for half a century.

And this thing is also related to the employment of millions of people.

Bicycles, even for Europe and the United States, are not just needed.

But rickshaws can become just needed.

At this time, all medium-sized and large cities in China did not have public transportation.

Travel above the middle class is a huge blank market.

A bicycle is produced as a tool for everyday convenience.

And when a rickshaw is produced, it can become a money-making tool for many people.

You can make money, that's what you need.

At its peak, China had more than 300,000 rickshaws and more than a million drivers.

And this is still a monopoly industry, visible profits.

And even in the Republic of China period, the price of a good rickshaw was as high as more than 100 silver dollars.

Mr. Lao She's camel Xiangzi has struggled all his life to have his own foreign car.

And some people bought seven or eight foreign cars, and then rented them to the coachman to pull the car, and achieved financial freedom.

Of course, the current Chinese market is certainly not as big as it was during the Republic of China.

But...... Su Yu owned the market of the entire British Empire.

India, Singapore, Ottomans, and so on combined, what is a huge market?

The head of the consortium present is the most astute businessman in the world.

One point is broken.

At some point, their sense of market smell is even more sensitive than Su Yao.

After the point is broken, there is no need to convince.

"This is a completely blank market, this is a market without any competitiveness, and this is a market that is about hundreds of thousands of new jobs. ”

"I am in China, I have huge power, I can use financial means, government power, to take over all the markets."

"You can calculate how many rickshaws can be put into the whole of Shanghai, as the main mode of transportation, 30,000 vehicles? 50,000 vehicles? ”

"What about Hong Kong? How much do you need? ”

"What about Guangzhou? What about Beijing? ”

"What about Calcutta? What about Constantinople? ”

"All cities that don't have developed public transport, it will have a huge market."

"The market of 20 million taels of silver I am talking about, is it underestimated?"

The heads of the consortium began to talk to each other, and took out a pen and paper to start calculating.

A quarter of an hour later!

"Marquis Suyu, your sense of smell is very keen, this is indeed a blank market, after our calculations, if we add the monopoly of power, this kind of rickshaw can indeed achieve an amazing profit."

The monopoly of power, this sentence is wonderful.

Before the advent of online car-hailing, the cost of a taxi reached seven or eight hundred thousand, or even millions.

Why? It is the monopoly of power.

Rickshaws, on the other hand, can be attached to the monopoly of power to obtain high profits.

Su Yu said: "Next, I want to show the second product of our factory, a more profitable product. ”

"But I'm very sorry, the profit of this product is too big, so I have to sign a draft investment agreement, so I can show it."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

At this time, you want us to invest? How is that possible?

"The investment amount of 200,000 pounds will be pledged to Liru Bank, and if you don't plan to invest at that time, you can return it in full." Su Yu said: "This money does not go through my hands, because it involves key trade secrets, so I have to design a threshold." ”

"Of course, gentlemen can decide for themselves, and we will see you tomorrow this time."

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Next!

Only twelve remained.

All left, quit all.

These twelve companies have signed confidentiality agreements and signed draft agreements.

Each of them handed over a bill of exchange of £200,000 and pledged it to Liru Bank.

This threshold is necessary, because the remaining dozens of them are not originally intended to be high.

Of the remaining dozen or so families, a small half have followed them from a few months ago.

At this time, the entire gorgeous banquet hall became empty.

Su Yu began to show the second product.

"Gentlemen, do you smoke tobacco?" Su Yu asked.

Everyone laughed, not just smoking tobacco?

"We all know that tobacco has a wide audience, especially in the military, and it is a very huge market. But this market is still wild and has not really been explored, because there is no formatted product. ”

"And as long as you invest in my factory, there will be!"

Su Yu took out a pack of cigarettes, which had a gorgeous packaging.

The fragrant wrapping paper turned out to be painted with the Queen of England.

Opening the wrapper, Su Yu took out a cigarette inside, lit it with a match, then turned his face sideways and took a puff.

Wearing a suit and a top hat.

Took a puff of cigarette.

It's all a live advertisement.

Completely imitates the scene of the movie Little Pony smoking.

"Gentlemen, how big a market will there be for this thing?" Su Yu said slowly: "In the same way, I will also use my administrative power to monopolize this commodity to a certain extent within China. ”

How big is the market for cigarettes?

Or how big is the market after mature development?

Ten million taels of silver a year? Million? Million?

Of course, there will certainly be a large number of competitors at that time.

But as Su Yu, the first person to rush in, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money.

Just the military business can be staggering profits.

The people present were all shrewd businessmen, and of course they immediately saw the business opportunities.

Even sniff out at once, this is a high-profit product.

But...... Their judgment is still not enough.

In their vision, this was a competitor to opium, and it had its own advantages over opium.

This is the limitation of the times, Su Yu can see the future, they can't see it.

Therefore, this commodity, which is obviously the largest profit and the largest market, did not impress them.

In their opinion, the product of this cigarette may not even be a rickshaw.

They weren't in high spirits.

Su Yu looked at the reactions of the people below and smiled in his heart.

It seems that the capital is the same at any time.

All love to listen to stories.

The more bizarre and exciting the story, the better.

A business that really makes a lot of money can't surprise you.

I'm sorry, I'm going to draw bread to you.

It's one thing to eat or not to eat.

I'm going to start my magician show.

Gramophone, I'm sorry, I'm going to scare you out again.

Su Yu waved his hand.

Li Qi brought in a gramophone.

And unlike the one given to Prince Albert, this one is bigger.

The horn is larger and the disc is larger.

Seeing this strange thing, the eyes of the dozen or so businessmen present really lit up.

They all came up.

Su Yu turned the clockwork, and then pressed the play button.

Suddenly......

A woman's high-pitched opera voice was heard.

Really......

The stunning effect was achieved.

How amazing Prince Albert was at that time, how amazing these people were at this time.

Looking at it all in disbelief.

This...... This is an epoch-making product.

This is the new product that can conquer the world.

In every gentleman's home, there should be one.

However, Su Yu's performance is not over yet.

The next scene, at least in terms of visual effects, is even more amazing and shocking.

Next!

It's going to be a bad information.

In 1854, Henri Goebbels used a carbon filament to electrify a vacuum glass bottle for 400 hours, but no one knew it.

He didn't even apply for a patent.

So, it's still the time when the night reigns.

Or rather, the night has ruled the world for thousands of years.

People have a bright desire and never stops.

Until 1880, on the streets of New York, Edison used carbonized cardboard as a filament and lit many light bulbs in front of all faces.

At this moment, he completely amazed the world and changed the world.

Mankind conquered the night.

And about the light bulb, the hardest part is the filament, which has stuck the time of scientists for decades.

Of course, Su Yu knew that tungsten filament was the ultimate material for incandescent lamps, but Su Yu couldn't make this thing.

The materials used by Su Yao are more advanced than Edison.

It is the second ultimate material for the luminous filament of the bulb.

Carbonized bamboo silk!

And this carbonized bamboo silk is also the best luminescent material that scientists have found after thousands of experiments.

Between the advent of tungsten filament, the carbonized master filament bulb, ruled the world for decades.

Moreover, the carbonization garrison silk su trolling can be made, and it is not difficult.

Let the best craftsmen, blow round a glass bubble, and it's also easy.

The difficulty lies in the vacuum.

However, there are several ways to experiment.

Even the most stupid method can achieve a vacuum in a glass bubble.

We did our best to make hundreds of them.

But, now there is no need for so many performances, a dozen are enough.

Therefore, Su Yao's performance this time will be even more amazing than Edison's.

"Lift it up!" Su Yu gave an order.

Several people carried up a huge hand-cranked engine.

It's just as simple, a huge natural magnet, and a copper wire coil.

But in order to generate a large enough current, it is quite large.

Su Yu said slowly: "This passenger ship is very luxurious, but it is a pity that even the most advanced British Empire has to use such backward means of lighting, candles, candles, and an incomparably large number of candles. ”

"How many years has our world been ruled by night?"

"How many years has our technology industry been hindered by darkness?"

"Once you conquer the night, what a change it will be to the whole world?"

"Do it!"

A strong man stepped forward and began to use a sharp force, quickly turning the large hand-cranked engine.

More than 100 watts of power are generated.

The heads of the dozen or so consortiums present held their breath, not knowing what was about to happen.

However, the gramophone just now is amazing enough to be able to play an opera.

What now?

What is Su Yu about to perform?

Su Yao lifted the cloth, and there was a whole row of bamboo light bulbs in front of him.

There is no way, the power that carbonized bamboo wire bulbs can withstand is limited, so it can only win by quantity.

Su Yu shouted loudly: "Gentlemen, are you ready? ”

"Then came the time to witness the miracle."

"Then it's time to light up the world and light up the night."

"Then came the moment to change the world."

He jerked the button.

Suddenly, more than a dozen light bulbs in front of him were suddenly illuminated.

The whole dim environment suddenly brightened.

More than candle flames, too much, too much.

The light, in an instant, pierced the darkness.

In an instant, there was really a feeling that the night was illuminated.

In such a dimly lit environment, many people can't even bear such a strong light.

Straight squinted his eyes.

Su Yu was twenty-three years ahead of Edison, illuminating the world.

In a flash!

Everyone present, not daring to be Sir Bao Ling, Sir Bashali, or the heads of more than a dozen consortiums, was completely stunned.

Completely amazed!

Oh my God!

This Oriental is definitely a magician.

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Note: The second one is sent, and I ask for a monthly pass every day, which is a little embarrassing.

But if you don't ask for it, in order to hold on to this breath, if you have a monthly pass, continue to give it to me, okay?

(End of chapter)