Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 196 Lao Le, Cannon, and the Board of Directors
Voting begins.

Voting closes.

Liu Dapao continued to slam the Qing court, taking advantage of his illness to kill him. It was very embarrassing that only he himself raised his hand, and even Wei Xiaobao and Lao Lei didn't raise their hands.

What's weird is that when Lao Le put forward his proposal to mobilize at least [-] troops to attack India, no one on the board of directors raised their hands either.

The reasons given by everyone are surprisingly consistent: this matter is of great importance, and a long-term plan should be considered.

So much so that neither of the two proposals received more than half of the votes.

But normally speaking, Liu Dapao is a Han Chinese, and Lao Le is a foreigner who can't speak Chinese well.

As the founder of the company, the chairman of the board of directors, and the prime minister of the empire, Liu Dapao's personal prestige should far exceed that of Lao Le, who is not in the country all the year round.

Lao Le only comes back a few times a year. In fact, many of the shareholders here, such as the newly joined Imperial Wings of Zeng Yanghe and Ma Bao, are seeing Lao Le for the first time.

Everyone abstained from voting. In fact, in Liu Dapao's mind, this already represented the vast majority of people, and I'm afraid they were completely inclined to Lao Le.

After thinking about it, Wu Shuntian still asked Liu Dapao: "My lord, look... now, what should I do?"

Seeing this, Liu Dapao took a deep breath, his face was very ugly, but he said: "I don't vote, do I have a third idea? It doesn't matter, bring it up."

Then, Zeng Yangxing really raised his hand and said: "Actually, the weather is rare right now, and the war on the Eastern Front is almost at a standstill. If I suggest, we should stop fighting and develop in a down-to-earth manner for a period of time."

"That means neither the Manchus nor the Indians, right? Come on, raise your hand if you agree."

For a long time, still no one raised their hands.

Then Liu Dapao looked at Wu Shuntian and said: "Don't look at me so much, what should I do, put aside the dispute, adjourn the meeting, and hold a shareholder meeting to vote again after ten days according to the rules. The general meeting of shareholders invites all shareholders holding more than [-] shares to hold a meeting together, and everything is based on the results of shareholder voting, which is the iron law of the company.”

After finishing speaking, Liu Dapao put away his notebook and went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion quite annoyed, and even slammed the door hard when he left.

And it wasn't until Liu Dapao left that the shareholders at the table breathed a sigh of relief.

The sweat on the back came out.

To be honest, they were really afraid that Liu Dapao would be violent or lose his temper. After all, in addition to being the chairman of the company's board of directors, he also had the identity of the imperial court prime minister. The key was that after the fall of Nanchang, his prestige was really high. It's too high, if people really push it hard, they may not be able to push it down.

In that case, it will be very difficult for these shareholders, they can't, just change the chairman or even the prime minister for this matter, they don't have the guts.

However, everyone was relieved that although Liu Dapao was obviously dissatisfied with the voting results and even very angry, he chose to strictly respect the decision of the board meeting.

In other words, between personal prestige and the prestige of the board of directors, choosing to sacrifice personal prestige and complete the prestige of the board of directors.

On the contrary, his personal prestige has increased among the followers of the shareholders, especially the three new major shareholders Zeng Yangxing, Geng Jingzhong, and Ma Bao.

In fact, they didn't really believe that Liu Dapao didn't want to be dictatorial until now.

On the other side, Liu Dapao returned to his temporary prime minister's mansion, and immediately summoned Yu Chenglong, Jin Guangzu, Liu Bingquan, Liu Bingzheng and other staff to his office for a meeting.

"Everyone, at today's shareholders' meeting, regarding whether Ming should go north to use troops or go south to use troops, Lao Le and I disagreed, and the rest of the shareholders abstained. As a result, no one's proposal won more than half of the votes, so it was shelved. Ten It will be reopened in a few days, and you guys can help me write a detailed strategic analysis report to persuade those shareholders, each of them is a dragon and a phoenix, why are they suddenly short-sighted at this time?"

After finishing speaking, all the staff were stupefied, but it was Yu Chenglong who was the first to react and said: "I can't write."

Liu Dapao was taken aback, and said angrily, "What can't be written, why can't it be written? I can't order the shareholders of the company, so can I not order you?"

Yu Chenglong said calmly: "If you don't plan to send troops, prime minister, and put a knife on the shareholders' necks to force them to vote, this strategic report will be written in vain even if it is written in a hype."

"Old Yu... there is something in his words."

"Prime Minister, your personal prestige is too high, and so far, all the proposals you put forward in the board of directors have been passed. Now that you and Governor Le disagree, the opinion itself is not important. "

"The board of directors must really veto your proposal once. The board of directors itself has the value of existence. Otherwise, it is just a cabinet that does not change the medicine."

Jin Guangzu also smiled wryly when he heard the words: "I'm afraid that the other shareholders may not really want to fight India. Maybe they just want to test whether the power in their hands really exists."

"I……"

Liu Dapao sighed and said, "To be honest, I really didn't think about it so much. In this way, isn't it against me for the sake of opposing me? Even if I am clearly right, they will oppose me? Then what is this company? Who has the final say, wouldn’t it be his old man who has the final say? Hey, it’s a pity that I just mentioned struvite to save him from the siege.”

Jin Guangzu smiled wryly and said: "Prime Minister, Governor Le certainly cannot threaten your status. It is impossible for Ming Dynasty to allow a foreigner to be prime minister."

Yu Chenglong was even more merciless and said: "Prime Minister, you seem to have told me that absolute power does not necessarily breed absolute corruption, but it will definitely breed absolute arrogance, and arrogance is more likely to lead a country to the abyss than weakness , and this is also your original intention of insisting on establishing the general meeting of shareholders."

"What do you mean, I'm arrogant?"

"I think that no matter whether it is the Northern Expedition or the Southward Expedition, at most it can only be said to be reasonable, and there is absolutely no right or wrong. Please ask yourself, is Governor Le's proposal at the meeting today really wrong?"

"My lord, I really can't write the report you asked me to write, because in fact, if we go to the north at this time, it will indeed be a business that loses money. To be honest, the meaning is really not as great as going south."

"Now, the Qing court has absolutely no power to go south to attack us again for at least a few years. Sending troops to the north at this time will only force the Qing court to fight us to the death and relieve Wu Sangui's pressure."

"Since Nanchang is connected, the iron and steel from Sichuan and Shu can be continuously transported by the inland river to Chenghai. Needless to say, the porcelain from Jiangxi, sugar, silk, salt, and even cotton are all located in the south of the Yangtze River. For those who are richer, in the entire north of the Yangtze River, it seems that only Shanxi is rich in business and prolific, who is eligible to join the company and play with us, and other places have long been smashed."

"In other words, whether it is raw materials, capital, markets, or even security, we already have them, and there is no shortage of labor. In fact, the refugees caused by the war have already made the imperial court exhausted. Dare to ask the prime minister , What is the significance of the Northern Expedition? Governor Le said that it was for you to unify the country and leave a name in history, and to satisfy your huge personal vanity. Is this really wrong?"

Liu Dapao frowned and said, "There are still tens of millions of people in the north suffering under the iron hooves of alien races."

Yu Chenglong heard the words and said calmly: "Although the company's sole purpose is not to make money, it is at least one of the most important interests. At least charity is not the company's purpose."

"But the Qing court will be our life-and-death enemy sooner or later. Is it possible that I, the Ming Dynasty, can still shake hands with the Manchus?"

"Prime Minister, no one said that they want to shake hands with the Manchus and make peace, and no one said that they are not our life and death enemies. It's just that there is no need for the Northern Expedition for a few years."

Jin Guangzu also said: "Prime Minister, in fact, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has many problems since this battle has been fought, but we, after all, have developed a bit too fast. In less than two years, we have developed from a place in Chaozhou to now sitting in the southeast. As far as the situation is concerned, in fact, I also suggest that you might as well stop and digest it, and as for sending troops to the south, I think it can only be used as military training."

Liu Dapao said to Jin Guangzu unhappily: "But you clearly told me before that the Qing court is now at its weakest due to the corruption of Aixinjueluo, and as long as they can carry out military and political reforms, let the Manchus If the Manchu generals who were not from the nobility in the Qing Dynasty can be eliminated from the weak, their combat effectiveness will still be restored, can you be a little more reliable in your advice as an aide?"

Jin Guangzu said in embarrassment when he heard the words: "What the prime minister said is true, but I think that since the Qing court has lost even the capital, this reform may not be an easy task for them. Since ancient times, every reform It will inevitably lead to infighting, and at this juncture, if Aixinjueluo gives up his military power, what is the difference from giving up the country?"

"Actually, think about it from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty. Right now, facing the Mongolian rebellion in Chahar, the fall of the capital, the rebellion of Wang Fuchen, and the collapse of the Western Front, the pressure is already great. At this time, we will go to the north. It is too late. Maybe, on the contrary, it will make the Manqing unite and twist into a single rope."

Liu Bingzheng also said: "I also think that instead of continuing the Northern Expedition, it is better to use this time to recuperate. The development of the imperial court is indeed too fast. Ningbo and Nanchang also need time to build, and the imperial court also needs to be built from top to bottom. Next, sort out the land and population of the counties, develop trade to earn more money, and then fight wars to have more military expenses.”

Liu Bingquan said: "If we negotiate peace with the Qing army, the pressure will naturally go to Wu Sangui's side. After all, we now sit on the southeast half of the wall, the sea trade is prosperous, there are many factories, and the people return their hearts. Time is on our side. Yes, we don’t need to be too anxious, Prime Minister, since the establishment of Daming, we haven’t even opened Enke yet.”

"So...do you also think that I should support Lao Le and really send the army, and even Ma Bao to help him fight India?"

"This is absolutely impossible."

"Why?"

"Governor Le, the authority is already too great. It is best not to let him touch the military power in the interior. After all, he is a foreigner."

"Yeah, as the so-called non-my race, their hearts must be different. I think it doesn't matter if India can't be defeated. If you can take the opportunity to take over part of the military power from Governor Le, think about it, even if you go south and lose. Yes, that's great too."

Liu Dapao was also speechless for a while.

At the same time, he is also keenly aware that the direct descendants under his command seem to be extremely hostile to Lao Le naturally, but he doesn't know whether those direct descendants under Lao Le's command will do the same to him?
Hey ~
Power, what a mess.

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Ten days, in fact, it is reasonable to say that this rule was formulated at the beginning to allow the proponents with different opinions to take advantage of this time to PY transactions. As a realistic person, he also knows very well that it is better to put PY's things on the front than behind the scenes.

Legal corruption is better than illegal corruption.

It's the lack of heart that thinks that the things under the table will be dirtier than the top of the table, just like people who often ridiculed Bangziguo movies in their previous lives who can shoot everything and don't change anything, they are innocent and cute, this kind of people really believe that there is nothing under the table May he be happy forever.

As a result, after ten days passed, neither Liu Dapao nor Lao Le found anyone to PY.

The whole group of shareholders has five backbones and six beasts.

Then, when Liu Dapao was in a meeting, he said at the beginning: "I think that we should really take a good rest right now. Everyone, the plan I am sending out now is the main content of our recuperation in the next two years. Within two years, we should I will not take the initiative to find the Qing court's Northern Expedition for a large-scale battle."

Lao Le frowned and said, "What does the chairman mean, that India won't fight anymore?"

Liu Dapao said with a smile: "Of course we want to fight, but how to fight, I think it still needs to be discussed. In fact, I asked you to come back before, and I wanted to discuss this matter with you. After all, you want to attack India. The main purpose is actually to deal with the British East India Company, but is it necessary to attack India to deal with the British East India Company?"

"Needless to say, I was anxious to get rid of the Tartars in the Northern Expedition. My personal emotions played a role in it. Everyone will have such things as national emotions. People, always have to talk about feelings. No one is a cold-blooded machine, just Lao Le, you are so clinging to Britain, ask yourself, do you have no personal emotions in it?"

Lao Le heard the words, and after a long time, he sighed and nodded, and said, "Chairman, do you have a way to further weaken or even eliminate the British East India Company's Far East power without attacking India?"

"Yes, open my plan and take a look, the first item."

"A license to plunder? The Royal Pirates of the Ming Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)