Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Zhu Cihan took the order to leave. Ye Zuwen watched the people walk away, and asked his son-in-law in a low voice: "Wen Zheng, is this [-] million loan too much?"

Frankie thought for a while, and pretended to be honest: "Dear general, we have a loan that has just been returned from your country's central government in our hands. The total amount is 1000 million pounds, which is about the same as your customs bank. 1000 million yuan. I think you have heard about the aftermath of the big loan, so I won’t say more. I am currently in charge of lending this amount. Since the lending plan is approved on a yearly basis, the current amount of money It is idle. What I am worried about is, can you afford such a large loan?"

Wang Zhenyu was overjoyed when he heard the words, 1000 million to [-] million, this foreigner is not lying to me, if he can really get such a huge sum of money, then the progress of the construction of Xiangxi will be greatly accelerated, and his power will rapidly expand like blowing a balloon stand up.Wang Zhenyu secretly made up his mind that for a better tomorrow, he would get this loan no matter what, no matter how unreasonable the seemingly polite Belgian asked.

"Dear Mr. Frankie, you can turn over the map and see how big the area I am managing now is larger than the entire area of ​​your country. Within such a range, there are huge resources. Take a look. The resources that have been developed, such as timber, tung oil, and pig temples alone, can bring in an income of 3000 million yuan a year. So if we build hydropower stations, steel plants, railways, and industrial development in this place How? Dear Frankie, you will definitely say that my population is only 220 million, and the market is too small. In fact, this is not a problem. Compared with Belgium, which one of us is closer to the huge market of China? There is a market in the market, and the only thing lacking now is a brave heart. I admire you early Europeans. No matter how big their original sins are, at least they dare to take risks with their lives to find new wealth. Xiangxi is the largest in China. Now it depends on whether you dare to take the risk to come here and take a chance, gentlemen, when the supplies come to the Yangtze River through the Yuan River, you will see huge rewards."

Frankie and others ignited their ambitions in their hearts with this passionate speech to Wang Zhenyu, but they kept their heads clear enough. No matter how good the blueprint is, if they get too little benefit, it will be bullshit.

"General, what can we get, or how can you protect our interests? You know, everything else is easy to talk about. The construction of the railway is probably beyond your current authority. With all due respect, even if someone in the central government of your country If you agree to build the road, the ministers of various countries will also intervene in this matter, which has been a rule since the Qing Empire." Frankie continued to ask questions on behalf of everyone.

Hearing these words, Wang Zhenyu felt grief and indignation in his heart. Lao Tzu, Chinese people have to get the consent of foreigners to build roads. What is wrong with this world.However, the matter of cooperation finally came down to the most substantial thing. After Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen communicated in Chinese for a while, Ye Zuwen proposed a loan cooperation plan.

"First, we hope that the bank will lend this huge loan to Xiangxi Development Company. In fact, it is impossible for the central government to borrow this money anymore. The loan conditions remain the same, the total amount is 1000 million pounds, and the interest is [-]%. Ninety-seven deduction, the payment is made [-] days after signing the contract, and the purpose is not specified.

Second, build a railway from Anjiang to Tongdao, hereinafter referred to as Antong Railway, passing through Anjiang, Luyang, Qiancheng, Huitong, Jingzhou, and six counties of Tongdao, starting from Anjiang and ending at Yatunpu, with a total length of 0 kilometers. Both are mountain roads, and the railway construction cost is estimated to be 900 million yuan.Considering the situation of the Luhan Railway, the quality is now required to ensure that the running speed of the vehicles can reach 40-60 kilometers per hour.

Third, repayment, with Antong Railway as the guarantee, and the loan will be repaid in 30 years.

Fourth, as an additional condition, the construction of the Antong Railway Project was handed over to the Belgian side and supervised by the Transportation Bureau of the Chinese Xiangxi Guardian Envoy.

Fifth, Belgian Bank can open banks within the scope of General Wang's comrades, but cannot issue currency. "

These conditions are very conservative. I was waiting for Frankie to bargain, but I didn't expect the other party to agree to it immediately. They just said that they need the final confirmation from the Shanghai headquarters.This made Wang Zhenyu and Ye Zuwen not quite believe it, and it was Frankie who said something that made Wang Zhenyu suddenly realize: "Dear Wang, since you know Mr. Xiong in Beijing, I can believe that the central government of your country will eventually Will agree to the construction of this railway. Besides, I don't expect to get anything other than commercial benefits from this loan, and I hope that I can become friends with a young general like you who makes people jealous."

In fact, when Frankie was negotiating with Yuan Shikai about the loan from the National University of Belgium, he was dealing with Xiong Xiling, the then Chief Financial Officer.Ten days ago, Xiong Xiling, who had resigned and was at home, received a telegram from his hometown, saying that Wang Zhenyu, the new Xiangxi Guardian envoy, came to his door to send a greeting card and a gift of three thousand oceans.Xiong Xiling from Phoenix is ​​also a very nostalgic person. It happened that Frankie was about to leave Beijing and go south to bid farewell to Xiong Xiling.Xiong Xiling just mentioned it in passing, and as a result, Frankie began to pay attention to things about western Hunan. The subsequent things happened by chance. Frankie, who had just arrived in Wuhan, saw the Xiangxi Development Plan. . .

It is difficult for foreigners to understand the so-called relationship in Chinese society, and Wang Zhenyu didn't point it out. He just nodded and said: "As for the great powers, you don't need to worry about it. With the example of the Luhan Railway, it is not a big problem... "

Hans from Lihe & Co. and Felix from Luxembourg can't sit still now. God, this Frankie from Belgian Bank must be crazy to lend 1000 million pounds to this guard who looks like a rich man. .This guy is not a kid who has just arrived in China. In case this Wang Zhenyu is transferred, or other bad things happen, how will the loan be recovered?

But soon they don't care about that, and they start trying to sell themselves.

"Dear General Wang, our German company Lihe Yangxing is very experienced in urban construction, and we have a group of professional and technical personnel. You must know that the beautiful Qingdao has our company's contribution, so I hope that the project of Anjiang Model City can be handed over to We." The German Hans, who was still questioning Wang Zhenyu's bragging just now, is now the first one to take the initiative to participate in the development of Xiangxi, and no one will make trouble with the British pound.

"Dear General Wang, our steel industry in Luxembourg is very famous in Europe. You must know that the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant in your country was built in cooperation with us, so I hope that your steel plant project will consider our Albeid Company, In terms of equipment, our technical level is definitely not inferior to their Germans, and the price is more affordable."

Wang Zhenyu nodded, but said with a smile: "It's very late today. I think Mr. Frankie will send a telegram to the headquarters in Shanghai for instructions on the loan matter, so I don't think there is any rush. Everyone should go to bed early... "

Now that the host had issued the order to evict the guests, the three foreigners with different moods had no choice but to politely get up and leave. . .

After seeing off the three foreigners, Ye Zuwen returned to his study, looking at his son-in-law who was lost in thought, the more he looked at him, the more he admired and loved him.

"Wenzheng, what are you thinking?"

"Father, I'm wondering if all this is true?" Wang Zhenyu looked at his father-in-law sincerely. All this feels unreal. If the Shanghai headquarters of Belgian Bank agrees to borrow money tomorrow.Then the funds that Wang Zhenyu can control now will reach an astonishing 2000 million silver dollars, and 1000 million pounds are included in it.

What does this mean? If you call back the three financial people who left before, they will tell you that you can use the 1000 million pounds as a guarantee to print your own banknotes.

For Wang Zhenyu from later generations, this means that the funds he can currently deploy have actually surpassed that of Yuan Shikai in Beijing.According to historical records, the 500 million pounds that Yuan Shikai obtained through the aftermath loan came after the Song case occurred in 1913.At present, our president's finances are still very tight, and even if he gets this loan, Yuan Shikai has to pay much more than Wang Zhenyu, who only controls a corner of Xiangxi.

Maybe Xiangxi can really build itself into a special zone. After all, it is definitely not a joke to concentrate on big things.

Wang Zhenyu seems to have seen factory buildings rising from the ground, trains rushing away, and then the influx of wealth makes his army mighty and his flag is planted all over the country.Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu almost couldn't help drooling, maybe he can really reach the pinnacle in this life.

Seeing Wang Zhenyu's appearance, Ye Zuwen immediately understood. He immediately reminded his son-in-law, "Wen Zheng, you can't reach thousands of miles without accumulating silicon, and you can't form rivers without accumulating small streams. Even with such a large amount of money in hand, You still have to be careful and keep your feet on the ground!"

Only then did Wang Zhenyu regain his composure: "Thank you, my lord, for reminding me. Wen Zheng understands that the biggest thing right now is probably to build the model city of Anjiang."

Speaking of this, Wang Zhenyu suddenly remembered the report on the construction of Jingzhou Commercial Town: "Zhu Cihan, come in."

Zhu Cihan ran in after hearing the sound: "Commander, what are your orders?"

"Marshal?" Wang Zhenyu actually likes this title a little bit. He is a billionaire now. If this is put back in later generations, he will be a typical rich and handsome man.Well, I'm not tall enough, but I'm handsome. It's not bad to call him Dashuai for short.

"Tell the communication team to pass my order and transfer Chen Shao to Hongjiang to meet me."