Chapter 59 A Woman

Every day at noon, the Imperial Hotel adjacent to the Parliament is busy again - the sound of eating, the collision of cups and saucers and the conversation of the members of the House of Lords of Congress are intertwined.

The restaurant owner took a sip of wine when people were not paying attention. Just then, a woman came in.

The woman's appearance is very charming. She is thirty-four or thirty-five years old. She is wearing a gorgeous coat and a white fox shawl on her shoulders. She stood there, very straight - her chin was slightly raised - and her body was full of the unique nobleness of a noble woman. In fact, ten years after the empire, in the environment of a female parliamentarian in the lower house, women had already left the family and played their roles in all corners of the country, proving that The value of women.

Almost as soon as she appeared in the Imperial Hotel, she ushered in a salute.

"Welcome, Ms. Liu."

As soon as the restaurant owner saw this lady, he quickly greeted her warmly. In the upper class of Nanjing, no one knows that Ms. Liu may be the richest woman in China, not the richest woman, but in China, only the queen in the palace may have more wealth than her.

The restaurant owner led Liu Jingxuan through the dining area, and the eyes of many male surnames immediately focused on the woman, which made the boss feel uncomfortable. Some people are polite, while others are different. There are few women who eat at the Imperial Restaurant at noon, and there are even fewer women like Liu Jingxuan.

"These people are really a bunch of toads!"

He muttered in his heart that the owner of the hotel clearly knew that not to mention the House of Commons, that is, in the House of Lords, there was more than one nobleman who received support from Ms. Liu. Even Yang Du, who is the vice president of the lower house, was submissive in front of Ms. Liu. Just like at this time, it was early for Vice President Yang. Waiting for Ms. Liu early.

Before he arrived at the table set by Yang Du, Yang Du stood up early and opened the chair for Liu Jingxuan. Then, Liu Jingxuan just nodded gently and then sat down. When she sat down, she just raised her eyelids and glanced at Yang Du, and then pointed to the seat in front of her hand, which was a sign of Yang Du. Sit down.

Everyone is thinking about her help!

When some senators who had just entered the House of Commons learned about the identity of the woman, most of them put away their eyes and looked at the woman with awe. Perhaps they just came to Nanjing and entered the lower house of the empire to become members of the lower house, but they clearly knew that this woman was the largest sponsor of the Constitutional Cook Party. She even contributed to the merger of the Constitutional Party and the Ming Cook Party. It was the merger of the two parties that made the Constitutional Cook Party slightly more than the Royalist Party. The largest party in the House of Commons.

And how much influence does this woman, Liu Jingxuan have?

She is the largest funder of the Constitutional Cook Party. More than 100 members of the House of Commons have received her direct funding, and most of them are small parties and readers. It can be said that her influence is by no means limited to the Constitutional Cook Party. From this, her influence in the lower house can be imagined. It can be said that even Liang Qichao, the president of the lower house, may not have as much influence on Liu Jingxuan in the lower house. Even in the voting of some bills, the Constitutional Party even needs to turn to him for help.

"Ms. Liu!"

When Yang Du sat down, he saw that Liu Jingxuan was looking at the menu and ordering food. He knew the financial resources behind Liu Jingxuan. He clearly knew that Mrs. Liu could come to the Imperial Hotel and had sold him a lot of face.

For such a woman, a rich woman, Yang Du knows one of her secrets and why, under China's controlled economy, why this woman and her Qinhuai Bank will enjoy the same kind of easing as the industrial bank, and why Qinhuai Bank can finance a large number of enterprises.

The reason is very simple. It seems that there are rumors that the woman in front of her had some emotional entanglement with her majesty when she was young, so her majesty naturally took care of Qinhuai Bank.

Last year, it was said that there seemed to be His Majesty's acquiescence behind the successful acquisition of the Anshan Iron and Steel Enterprise Consortium of Qinhuai Bank. Now the price of a ton of steel has increased by more than 60 yuan due to the war, which means that the net profit of this enterprise alone has increased by more than 1 million yuan per day. In a few years, the Qinhuai Group, with Qinhuai Bank as the core, may really enter the ranks of wealth.

Because of this, Yang Du will not put on airs in front of her like Liang Qichao. Even in Yang Du's view, no one can predict the future.

Especially now, after a constitutional protection, His Majesty has once again released some power to the lower house as a compromise, and this woman's influence in the lower house will only give her wider support in the political world.

But Liu Jingxuan did not respond to him, but quietly drank plain boiled water.

She has known for a long time that Vice President Yang asked her to come over. Maybe now she rarely asks about things outside, but she knows something clearly. For example, recently, the Constitutional Mingzhu Party has had a lot of contact with the Japanese ambassador. For example, recently, the Constitutional Mingzhu Party questioned the military in the lower house about "why can't we borrow the strength of the allies".

The reason for "borrowing the power of the Allies" to the outside world is to "strengthen the connection with each other in the East", but in fact, it is to reduce the casualties of the Guards, so as to avoid the country's heavy "burden" because of this "European war", and the so-called "burden" refers to the economic "burden".

That person's power comes from the army. Naturally, the care of soldiers is meticulous. The compensation for war casualties is a huge expenditure, and the news from Europe shows that the news of millions of casualties in the war in Europe has to shock these members of the House of Commons. They have just obtained the "taxation right" It is clear that if the same casualties occur in the middle [***] team, they will even have to raise taxes, so they will put forward that proposal.

There is another reason in private. The Constitutional Party accepted a huge amount of political contributions from Japan. Although they were very hidden and legal, Liu Jingxuan had their own channels to get the news.

Obviously, he made an appointment with himself today, hoping to get a certain degree of support from himself, and hoping that the bill would get the support of the small party and reading legislators.

Sure enough, Yang Du quickly said the purpose of the trip. He hoped to get the support of the small party and reading legislators on the bill, which required Liu Jingxuan to come forward to "greet", and Liu Jingxuan did not reject this request. Instead, she took a sip of tea, looked at Yang Du in front of her, and then smiled on her face.

"Vice President Yang, if I remember correctly, last year, you told me that you were sure to establish a party cabinet!"

Her words only made Yang Du's expression look embarrassed, but in an instant, he explained.

"Ms. Liu, the general trend of many things is unstoppable, and you can also see that after that constitutional protection, the power of the House of Commons has not been reduced, but expanded! In fact, Your Majesty is also well aware of this general situation!"

Of course, she knows this, but she knows the real reason. She guessed the reason, because in that person's opinion, the lower house can't threaten his power at all, at least not now.

In Liu Jingxuan's smile, Yang Du felt that he did not seem to have any capital for negotiation at all. In the process of Qin Huai's acquisition of those state-owned enterprises, the Constitutional Party did not give much support.

Compared with what the Lixian Mingzhu Party got from her, the Lijian Mingzhu Party paid too little, and the merchants paid attention to rewards.

"Ms. Liu, now within the Constitutional Party, a consensus has been formed. We believe that tax reduction support should be given to enterprises that join overseas development!"

While eating, Liu Jingxuan said:

"Oh? Is that so? If I remember correctly, the Governor-General of East Africa has granted a five-year tax-free period for enterprises investing in East Africa..."

"We mean the local parent company!"

Yang Du threw out what he thought was the most favorable condition. For these businessmen, the return required for their "investment" is very simple. On the one hand, it is policy support, and on the other hand, it is political support, which they are ready to repay them. Now is the time of war. If these enterprises are reduced, will it arouse people's dissatisfaction? In addition, tax cuts should be implemented for newly formed enterprises. Can you tell me why you think this will be passed?

Liu Jingxuan told the news she had without any concealment. Yang Du did not feel surprised about this. He clearly knew that many comrades in the party may keep secrets from the emperor, but would never keep their "food and clothing parents" secret, while Liu Jingxuan was their biggest "food and clothing parents".

"Of course. We have enough reasons to do this, because these enterprises are for the country to go to a barren overseas colony to expand the empire. It is necessary and necessary for the empire to give certain support and rewards. In fact, many countries do this in the early stage of overseas development, and even give direct economic support. Compared with the investment of those Western countries in the early stage of overseas development, we even believe that in addition to giving tax cuts to local parent companies, we even need to give a certain proportion of economic support. Only in this way can we make up for the losses caused by those enterprises investing in overseas colonies for the empire's overseas business.

The righteous words were awe-inspiring, but only Liu Jingxuan, who was eating, almost choked. She finally knew why Manager Chen would say that compared with Liang Qichao, Yang Du was a real politician.

"Also, in the development of overseas colonies,"

Seeing that Liu Jingxuan was interested in this, Yang Du quickly said.

"We believe that it is undoubtedly inappropriate for the country to directly invest a large amount of money in this war. Therefore, during the war, the development of overseas colonies should be dominated by private capital, especially those with strong private capital."

What is powerful private capital? In Yang Du's opinion, there is no need to make too much explanation at all. The enterprise behind Ms. Liu in front of her is the most powerful enterprise.

"We believe that active private capital is the real future of China's economy. Therefore, in the period of national economic adjustment, we can choose overseas colonies as experimental fields."

Liu Jingxuan couldn't believe that Yang Du would have fallen to this point in order to let the bill pass, or to repay the enterprises that supported the Constitutional Party, but she had to admit that his words were indeed very attractive, so she said.

"If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the year, the two houses of Congress passed the cabinet's proposal to invest 2.5 billion yuan in colonial development in the next five years. If possible, I think 1 billion yuan of projects should be obtained by suitable enterprises."

Blinking those charming eyes, Liu Jingxuan looked at Yang Du with a smile. Compared with those empty promises or proposals without any new ideas, she valued real interests more. What is the right enterprise? In fact, she already had a list in her heart.

What was the biggest achievement of the last constitutional campaign? I'm afraid that the lower house has obtained the right to review the political axe investment, which means that the special committee of the lower house can fully grasp some of the resources. What she needs now is the return of this resource, but Liu Jingxuan's words only made Yang Du feel nervous. "It's really a businessman!"

Businessmen value profit, as's right.

"Ms. Liu, you should know that the investment review committee is not completely controlled by the Constitutional Cook Party. For example, the royalists also occupy a certain position in it, and they are enough to affect the whereof of these investments."

When Yang Du was looking for a reason there, Liu Jingxuan just said something quietly.

"Other people will be responsible for communicating with other parties!"

Staring at Yang Du, Liu Jingxuan smiled and said:

"I think you will make the right decision!"

Yang Du coughed gently and said with a little embarrassment:

"But, motion, motion..."

"Vice President Yang, first of all, I'm just an ordinary businessman. I have never cared about these national affairs and don't want to participate in these things."

After a pause, he looked at Yang Du, and Liu Jingxuan continued.

"However, I think Manager Chen should be willing to provide some help!"

At this time, a well-dressed woman came in. She lay in Liu Jingxuan's ear and whispered. Then Liu Jingxuan couldn't help frowning, so she immediately got up and said goodbye.

"Vice President Yang, thank you for your lunch!"

That's all. Without Yang Du's politeness, Liu Jingxuan turned around and left and walked straight to the door of the Imperial Hotel.

"Ali, what's going on?"

As soon as she got on the car, Liu Jingxuan, who frowned, asked her bodyguard.

"Madam, the school just informed me that the young master and other classmates received an invitation from the palace!"

When answering her wife's words, Liu Li looked cautious.

"What kind of invitation!"

Liu Jingxuan's tone became tense in an instant. Although she hoped that one day Zi Nian could see his father, it was by no means such a meeting she didn't know.

"Yes, it's like this. The royal family invited 50 students to visit the palace, and the young master was also among them..."

Liu Li's words only made Liu Jingxuan feel a little disappointed at the same time. She was disappointed. Thinking that it was not what she thought would always make her feel a little disappointed. She knew that maybe some people knew Zi Nian's life, but they would never tell that person. Naturally, that person would not know all this. He Obviously, it won't be on purpose... "Oh!"

Liu Jingxuan, who was a little lost, looked at the car window and just quietly looked at the bustling street.

The Royal Palace!

As the teachers and classmates walked into the palace, Liu Zinian's eyes were full of curiosity. Although there were as many as 100 visitors, they were obviously divided into two groups. One was students wearing exquisite private school uniforms, and the other was students wearing ordinary national school uniforms, while Liu Zinian happened to be In the latter group, he has been studying in ordinary schools. In fact, this is Liu Jingxuan's special request. In his mother's opinion, going to a private school with a group of rich children will make people's surnames worse, so he can only study in the most ordinary national schools.

At this time, his face did not have the "just like this" look in the eyes of the former, nor the surprise of the latter "entering the Grand View Garden". Instead, he just looked at the palace curiously. Compared with the introduction of the tour guide, he was more interested in the people in the palace than the obviously "deprecated" palace.

"... The imperial city built by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Empire. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, most of the palaces in the palace had collapsed. During the occupation of Nanjing by the Later Manchu Qing Dynasty, the imperial city was changed to a full city. After the death of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Ming Palace City had disappeared, and the imperial palace in our country was the foundation of the governor's mansion in Liangjiang for the consideration of saving money. It has been renovated on the foundation, and now the Gongcheng area of the Ming Dynasty takes the Gongcheng area as the central administrative region after the founding of the empire. On the one hand, it is a historical factor, and on the other hand, the construction of the central administrative district in the Gongcheng area will not have too much impact on the residents of Nanjing..."

When the female officer in the palace explained the palace, Liu Zinian, who was in the garden, looked at the boat in the lake. The boat may be the place where His Majesty met with the governor of the two rivers in the Qing Dynasty when he first came to Nanjing for the first time. The scene recorded in the book came to his mind. Maybe... "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the eldest princess Your Highness is here!"

The shout interrupted Liu Zian's thoughts. He hurriedly followed the teacher and classmates to salute the crown prince and princess who came from a distance. During the salute, he looked up at the crown prince and the princess slightly. The appearance of the two were different. The appearance of the eldest princess had some Western flavor, and the appearance of the crown prince looked like It's more like a Chinese.

When her younger brother welcomed these peers who visited the palace, Chen looked curiously at the people in front of her. Unlike her younger brother, from childhood, her life was limited to the palace and the Beiyuan and the Royal Beiyuan School. Only a few times, she would go to visit the Invalides and factories with her mother. Now is the first time she has really come into contact with her peers in the outside world.

"Huh!"

Suddenly, one of them attracted her attention. She looked at the man, and then turned her head to look at her brother, but felt that the two looked a little similar, and immediately became curious.

(to be continued)