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Ye Zuwen said: "General Wang, this Liu Hongsheng is young and promising. He has been friends with Ye for almost three years. Before he entered the industry, he worked in a law firm and did some things for me."

Wang Zhenyu said: "You admire him so much, how capable is this person?"

Ye Zuwen said, "General, please rest assured that this person is one of the best in the industry. He has vision, courage, and means. He can be called the contemporary Shen Wansan."

Wang Zhenyu nodded: "Anyway, there is nothing serious in Nanjing. It would be good to go to Shanghai to meet this business wizard."

Wang Zhenyu suddenly thought of another thing: "Old Ye, there is another piece of news. I think it is an opportunity. I heard that after Nanjing handed over power, the interim government will move north, and a left-behind mansion will be established. Huang Xinghuang The commander-in-chief will stay behind, and it is estimated that 30 civilian troops will be dismantled and demobilized on a large scale. Don’t be surprised, I’ve done the math, and even if each person is 300 yuan, the severance fee is estimated to be about [-] million.”

Ye Zuwen didn't understand what such a large severance payment had to do with him, but since the first transaction, he had full confidence in the young man in front of him, so he didn't interrupt rashly despite some doubts.

"It's been less than half a month since I came to Nanjing. According to my observation, even if our President Huang is trying to sell the iron, he will definitely not be able to get such a large sum of money. If it is not kept, there will be trouble." Wang Zhenyu stood up while talking. Pacing up and down the room.

Ye Zuwen couldn't help but said: "General, what do you mean, you want to help President Huang?"

Wang Zhenyu was taken aback, smiled and waved his hands: "How can I have such a great ability, but in my opinion, once so many troops are disbanded, the large amount of ammunition left behind can be exchanged for money. If these hard goods are in the hands of Mr. Huang , it is estimated that it cannot be exchanged for the current ocean, and the result is nothing more than throwing it in the arsenal of Nanjing waiting to rust, or if it is not preserved in the future, it will become someone's spoils of war. But Mr. Ye, in your hands, I guess I can get at least seven 800 million money came out."

Ye Zuwen was stunned, and he roughly understood, "General Wang, what do you mean, we still trade with those princes, but this man Qing is gone!"

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "Hehe, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty has abdicated, but the Zongsha Party is still there. We can offer a lower price, [-] guns, each of which is [-] oceans. As for the princes, you are responsible for contacting them. I guess they would definitely be willing to trade with us."

Wang Zhenyu is clear about this period of history. All the princes in the Manchu Qing Dynasty were rich and powerful, such as the Qing Prince Yikuang who wanted no face, no ancestors, and money.When he fled into the concession, he brought a worth of [-] million oceans.Even if the other princes are honest and upright, it is estimated that there is not much less. It is nothing more than a shorter period of time in power, which is better than Prince Qing's.It is estimated that it will not be a big problem to buy some arms and so on.Historically, after the abdication of the Qing emperor, the Zongshe Party bought arms and shipped them to the Northeast to prepare for a comeback. Unfortunately, Zhang Zuolin confiscated them all. As a result, the restoration failed, but helped the Fengtian warlords complete the original accumulation of capital.

Looking back, this is really ironic.If I knew today, why bother?

Why did the regent have to give up power to Yuan Shikai?It was not all because of Yuan Shikai's prestige in the Six Beiyang Towns, but because the imperial court had no money to mobilize the Six Beiyang Towns to suppress the revolution.

So the strangest scene in history appeared like this: on the one hand, the largest vested interest group, the princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, were rich; 8 taels of gold.

To give an inappropriate example, if at that moment the princes really had a bit of dedication, think about Nurhachi, the ancestor of the Aixinjueluo family, and some relatives who are all prosperous and all are prosperous, and all are hurt.Take out your own money to support the court that has fattened them. The wealth of Prince Qing's family alone can send out the six towns of Beiyang and suppress the revolution several times.It's a pity that the privilege has been enjoyed for too long, to the point of turning people into pigs.Everyone keeps in their hearts that the Qing Dynasty is a matter of your family's Prince Chun's family, what does it have to do with us?Our silver is also obtained through hard work, and it is not easy.The final outcome is naturally a chicken-and-egg fight.

Therefore, reflecting on history, the huge Qing Dynasty was not overthrown by the revolutionary party, but was defeated by its own greed and shamelessness.

One word, rotten, rotten to the bone.

However, after losing their privileges, they lost their qualifications to continue being pigs, and the princes who returned to the world felt repentant again.It's a pity that it's too late, look at yourself, what else is there besides the money obtained by taking advantage of the privilege?Restoration was naturally put on their agenda. Power, a thing, only became particularly precious after it was lost.

Wang Zhenyu's whimsical idea was immediately approved by Ye Zuwen, but it was not so easy to implement it in practice.The most critical point is how to persuade Huang Xing to agree to sell the arms to fill the gap in severance pay.You must know that Huang Xing's greatest hope for support now is to complete the aftermath loan from the background, and then pay the severance fee as promised.As long as this hope is still there, the biggest resistance to arms reselling is none other than Huang Xing.

Good things take time, Wang Zhenyu is not in a hurry, he first sent Ma Xicheng to ask for leave, and left the training of the troops to Yang Wangui, Xu Yuanquan, Wan Yaohuang and others.On the other hand, he changed into plain clothes and took Ma Xicheng, Zhao Dongsheng and other guards with Ye Zuwen to Shanghai to pay a visit to Liu Hongsheng, a business prodigy who was strongly recommended by Ye Zuwen.

As soon as he left Nanjing, Wang Zhenyu remembered Liu Guojun Liu, the shopkeeper of the Hefeng grocery store he met in Changzhou.Although he is still a small shopkeeper of a grocery store, in Wang Zhenyu's view, it's just that the time has not come yet.Isn't the golden scale a thing in the pool, which turns into a dragon when it encounters wind and rain.

He asked Ma Xicheng to take his token (the jade pendant presented by Liu Guojun) to find this Jinlin. In Wang Zhenyu's view, this is also a business genius. Since he has promised to recruit for him, it is better to use it together this time.

Wang Zhenyu has been in this world for almost half a year, and his thinking has gradually become clear. To achieve a successful career, the most important thing is money and talent.

Among them, talents are far more important than money, not only talents who can fight, but also talents who can make suggestions, and talents who can make money for themselves, etc., are indispensable.

Before Ma Xicheng and Liu Guojun arrived in Shanghai, Wang Zhenyu had already met Ye Zuwen's old friend Liu Hongsheng at the train station.This person can be young, he is only 24 years old, and he is only two or three years older than himself.The facial features are very delicate, Danfeng eyes, Qiaolan eyebrows, not tall, and a well-fitting suit exudes a sophisticated atmosphere.If you don't look carefully, there is a bit of resemblance to Wang Zhenyu's photos of the four major students of Peking Opera in later generations.This appearance surprised Wang Zhenyu. If nothing else, just this appearance, if this young master changes his career to sing Xiaosheng, he will probably be popular, of course, the premise is that fake singing is allowed.

What surprised Wang Zhenyu even more was that through Ye Zuwen's introduction, he learned that Liu Hongsheng, who was only 21 years old three years ago, was still a small employee, and it was this person who boldly took over the Shanghai business of the Kaiping Mining Bureau, which was owned by a British businessman. , became its salesman in Shanghai.You must know that Kaiping Coal in Shanghai couldn't open up the market at all at that time, but this Liu Hongsheng took over. Not only did he do it, but after three years, he was very successful and occupied a certain market share.Since ancient times, a hero has been a teenager, and Wang Zhenyu has nothing but admiration for the rouge Liu brother in front of him.

But Liu Hongsheng's impression of Wang Zhenyu was not easy to say. Before meeting, Liu Hongsheng had already received Ye Zuwen's telegram.Liu Hongsheng has a bad habit of doing business. He doesn't like to make friends with important people in the military and political circles, because in his opinion, these people are greedy animals, and the generals who hold heavy troops among them make him extremely boring.In his opinion, what's the point of going to see a rough warrior by himself as a businessman?

But in this way, Ye Zuwen really helped him a lot when he entered the industry. He not only introduced himself to the relationship, but also borrowed money to help him win the Shanghai agent of Kaiping Coal.This kind of kindness does not look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face, no matter what, face must be given.

Secondly, recently, I have the idea of ​​expanding my coal business, but funding has become a big problem. After thinking about it, in the current turbulent situation, the way I can raise funds is the recent position in Wuhan. Zhisheng is already known as Boss Ye, who is known as Dongyu Xiye, so he agrees to see Wang Zhenyu.

When meeting for the first time, Liu Hongsheng was very polite to Wang Zhenyu brought by Boss Ye, but this politeness was obviously alienated.Wang Zhenyu, who is a man in his second life, doesn't care about these things. After all, he has worked in real estate for so long in later generations and knows what it's like to interact with people.It is absolutely impossible to follow the general pattern of time-traveling novels, exude a bastard air all over your body, and then many heroes will take the initiative to vote!

This world is very realistic, relying on strength, without strength, it is nonsense to put it more eloquently.

Wang Zhenyu was very confident in winning over Liu Hongsheng, but he didn't rely on the pitiful force in his hands.

Because if it is a contest of force, the most valuable people in China at present have to be ranked first from Yuan Shikai, as for Wang Zhenyu, who doesn't even have a territory. . .Well, even a small warlord can’t be counted, he can only be regarded as a small military leader.Moreover, based on the strength in the hands of this small army leader, it is estimated that the national overall ranking list is out of seven or eight hundred. (Wang Zhenyu asked with tears: "Am I that bad?") The attraction to talents is probably more attractive than The local tyrants and evil gentry are not so strong.

Wang Zhenyu's confidence comes from a message from Ye Zuwen that this Liu Hongsheng seems to need money now, a lot of money.In this unpredictable time, everyone who has a little money is tightening their money, switching to foreign devils' currency and keeping it.Even the banks are very cautious in lending now, and even a person as powerful as Yuan Shikai talks about the aftermath loan with a foreigner like squeezing toothpaste, let alone other people.It's not that foreigners are stingy, but the situation is turbulent and the future is unpredictable. If the money is released, it may not be recovered.So, the hardest thing to do now is to borrow money.

Wang Zhenyu believes that no one can help Liu Hongsheng except himself who is rich and powerful.