The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 11 Cooperation Intention
  As soon as he stood up, before he could reach Marshal Zhang, he saw many people gathered in front of him. He waved to greet a waiter and threw a big ocean over.

He pointed towards Marshal Zhang, "Who are those people around over there?"
  The waiter who was summoned thought that the other party needed some service, but when he saw that he was generous and had an extra unexpected income, his professional smile suddenly became eager.

Then he explained: The one wearing a black gown on the outside is Boss Li from "Dadexing". His family is engaged in tea business and he is one of the top tea merchants in "Magic City". The one wearing a black suit on the right is "Yunzhang Socks Factory" Manager Zhou, the one on the left is Boss Feng of "Xinhe Spinnery", and the one in front is Manager Chen of "Shipping Company". Except for those foreign cargo ships, 70% of the entire "Magic City" shipping is in The one in this hand, the well-built one next to Manager Chen, is Boss Yang of the "Zhengxing Coal Mine". The coal used in the entire Magic City comes from his family, etc.
  Wei Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood;
  It seems that he is not the only one who has the same idea as himself and wants to join the Young Marshal's line.

After waiting for another cup of tea and seeing the people gathered around disperse, Wei Yuan walked quickly to Marshal Zhang;
  But before he could speak, he saw someone standing in front of him, looking at him warily. He looked like he was dressed as an adjutant or a guard.

"Sir, don't be nervous, I want to discuss business with General Zhang," Wei Yuan explained hurriedly;
  Zhang Xueliang looked at the twenty-year-old young man in front of him, wearing a navy blue suit that he had never seen before, and couldn't help but wonder. What kind of business does this young man want to do with him?
  Signaling the adjutant in the middle to get out of the way, Zhang Xueliang asked, "I wonder what kind of business this gentleman is planning to do with me?"

Wei Yuan was also looking at this historical celebrity from a close distance. Zhang Xueliang was of medium build, with a high nose bridge, a slightly thin face, and a pair of bright eyes. Judging from his appearance alone, he looked more like an intellectual from the Republic of China period.

Later generations have mixed reviews of this young marshal. The positive points are: he played an important role in the "Chang'an Incident" and contributed to the foundation of national cooperation against Japanese aggression. He is a meritorious service to the country and the nation. At the same time, he died after his father Zhang Zuolin died. Later, Northeast China changed its flag, which at least formally maintained the country's unity and prevented Japan from taking advantage of the situation.

Derogatory point: During the September 18th Incident, he followed the order of President Chiang, implemented the non-resistance policy, and ordered the Northeast Army to retreat into the pass.

As a result, the 30 Northeastern Army refused to fire a single shot and lost the three northeastern provinces in vain. The Japanese army relied on the rich natural resources of the three northeastern provinces to implement the policy of supporting war with war, and continuously transfused blood, steel, and coal into Japan. , timber, grain, minerals, etc. flowed into Japan, causing Northeast China to fall for fourteen years, and eventually the three Northeastern provinces became the bridgehead of the war of aggression against China.

Wei Yuan still has a complicated feeling about the Marshal Zhang in front of him. To be fair, this Marshal has extremely distinctive personality traits. He is an emotional personality. He is humane, committed, loyal, open-minded, and straightforward. If you look at it as a friend, He will become a relatively good and heart-to-heart friend.

But from the perspective of a commander, he is obviously unqualified. He has an impatient temper, acts arbitrarily, and lacks experience. Therefore, he is prone to misjudge things and make wrong observations about people. Sometimes he is too naive and sometimes too capricious.

Regardless of historical reasons, Wei Yuan is still willing to make friends with this young marshal based on personal feelings. At least he is much better than some people who are a gentleman in front of him and a villain behind his back. At the same time, he also wants to see and incite his "butterfly" wings. What kind of storm can be stirred up in this time and space.

Pingwei Yuan calmed down and said, "General Zhang, I am an overseas Chinese, and my family has been living in the United States for a hundred years. This time I returned to the country on the order of my father, intending to start an industry in the country and save the country through industry."

"We are currently considering investing in a machinery production plant, a garment factory, a cannery, a flour mill, and a frosting sugar factory. Because the Northeast is vast and sparsely populated and has fertile land, we also want to build a large mechanized farm and pasture modeled on the United States."

"Oh? This is a good thing." Zhang Xueliang nodded, then frowned. "However, the Northeast is currently experiencing troubles. The Japanese have stationed troops along the South-Manchuria Railway and are frequently provocative. The old men in the north are also encroaching on the Northeast step by step. In addition, horse bandits are rampant and the country is weak, so security cannot be guaranteed.

"Yes, I already understood the domestic situation before I returned to China, but when it comes to the danger of the nation and the country, how can I put too much emphasis on personal interests? If I just consider making money, I can open a business in the "Magic City", Peking and other cities , What I want to do is to contribute to the development of Northeast industry." "As for the security issue, I would like to ask General Zhang to give the number of a security group so that it can protect the safety of enterprises and local people"! Wei Yuan quickly took the opportunity to express his biggest appeal.

After all, the leader once said, "Political power emerges from the barrel of a gun." Only by putting safety in one's own hands can one rest assured. When the time comes, when the young marshal implements the policy of non-resistance and a large number of troops withdraw from the country, won't his hard work be given to others? Made a wedding dress.

oh? Hearing that Wei Yuan wanted to form a militia group, Zhang Xueliang frowned again and stared at him, as if he wanted to see through the inner thoughts of the young man in front of him. Wei Yuan only felt his heart pounding. If this The young marshal was too conservative and refused. He was afraid that his previous plan would have to be overthrown and the success or failure depended on it. He forced himself to stay calm and looked at Zhang Xueliang and refused to show weakness.

Zhang Xueliang pondered for a moment and finally nodded. "Forget it, since Mr. Wei is determined to serve the country and wants to do something in the Northeast, how can I, Zhang Xueliang, not support it? When you come to the Northeast, give me a detailed written plan. If you can really establish a business as Mr. Wei said, With so many properties, I will give you the number of a security group, but as for the equipment, food and salary, you can only rely on you to raise it yourself."

Wei Yuan was overjoyed and quickly climbed up the pole. "Thank you to Brother Zhang for your generosity. I am very grateful. I will do my best to live up to my expectations."

Wei Yuan pretended to dig into the pocket of his suit jacket and took out a gift-boxed women's watch and a small brocade bag of more than ten carats of diamonds from the "system". He said with a smile: "There must be a wife behind the eldest brother. They say the sword is a gift." A hero, give pink to a beautiful woman." This was a little thought given by the younger brother to his wife. After that, he handed the gift to the woman behind Zhang Xueliang.

This women's watch was not specially prepared by Weiyuan. When I placed an order at the "Hailu" flagship store, I mentioned it to the customer service. Once I was satisfied with it, I would place a big order later. I concluded that this was a big dog owner, and thinking about the reason of protecting this big dog owner, I specially gave a new women's watch as a gift, but I didn't expect that it would come in handy for Wei Yuan so quickly.

Behind her, Yu Fengzhi saw such a finely crafted women's watch in the box in Wei Yuan's hand, and was immediately overjoyed. She immediately fell in love with the style of the watch, just out of the woman's reserve and the idea that men were superior to women at that time. , was too embarrassed to reach out to pick it up, but looking at the way she stared at the watch, even a fool could tell that she loved this watch.

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but smile. He, as an eldest wife, had always kept aloof from the world and regarded money as something extraneous. It was really rare to see her liking this watch now.

He reached out to take the gift from Wei Yuan for her, played with it for a moment and then handed it to Yu Fengzhi behind him, and said with a smile: Brother Wei is interested.

Then he also introduced the woman behind him to him. Wei Yuan's guess was good. The woman behind him was indeed Marshal Zhang's eldest wife, Yu Fengzhi.

Yu Fengzhi is a typical traditional Chinese woman with the unique advantages of gentleness and virtuousness of Chinese women. At this time, she took the gift from Wei Yuan and smiled at Wei Yuan to express her gratitude.

During the subsequent cocktail party, this guy was like a lobbying donor. He made friends with the attendees through the identity of the attendees he found out from the waiters, so that he could prepare for setting up a factory and selling the products he produced.

(End of this chapter)