Chapter 37 Borrowing Expansion

"I'll see if I can find a few banks to dismantle it. Although the profit is higher, as long as the profit increases after the production increases, I can barely bear it!" Zhao Chenbin took the initiative to say his solution. Before he came, he had already contacted some Qianzhuang in Tianjin and talked with several of them. If Zhao Dongyun could approve it, he would return to Tianjin to borrow money from those Qianzhuang, and then purchase equipment and expand production.

Although the interest paid is higher, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and some risks are also worth taking.

However, at this time, Zhao Dongyun said, "Although Qianzhuang is also a way, there is no need to worry. You can go to Tianjin Guanyin first to talk about it!"

Hearing Zhao Dongyun's words, Zhao Chenbin's face looked surprised. He knew that it was a silver account that was newly opened this year, and this silver account was not an ordinary foreign or private bank, but a completely official bank account. Regardless of his strength, it was actually no longer ordinary in official skin. It is a commercial institution, but a solid government office.

Perhaps for ordinary people who go to save money, it is not much different from other banks. There is even Yuan Shikai, a Beiyang boss, with a much higher credibility than those banks and other private banks, but it is very different for businessmen.

For Zhao Chenbin, this kind of official silver number belongs to the kind of government office that doesn't care about the scenery. Otherwise, you can't go in rashly and be swallowed with only bones left.

However, he didn't expect that Zhao Dongyun would say Tianjin official silver account at this time, and what he didn't expect was Zhao Dongyun's next words: "A few days ago, I met Mr. Zhou of Tianjin official bank number and talked about the loan by the way. He has responded, but you have to go there to talk about the specifics!"

What Zhao Dongyun said was light-stated, but he was shocked to hear Zhao Chenbin's ears!

Who is Zhou Xuexi? This is a veritable god of wealth. Even Zhao Chenbin has heard about this person and knows that that man is Yuan Shikai's money bag. However, Zhao Dongyun said with an understatement that he had met Zhou Xuexi and mentioned the loan by the way, Zhou Xuexi agreed. After that, he didn't even know how much money he borrowed and accepted it. How could this not shock Zhao Chenbin?

At this time, looking at Zhao Dongyun's still calm appearance, Zhao Chenbin suddenly remembered that the young man in front of him was not an ordinary businessman. To be precise, Zhao Dongyun was not a businessman, but a soldier.

Zhao Chenbin's impression of Zhao Dongyun was still before he studied abroad, thinking that he was still an ordinary rich young master. Even if he became an official, he was just a small officer who could only manage hundreds of people. He did not realize that Zhao Dongyun was an important military general enough to affect the expansion process of the Beiyang New Army.

He doesn't know that in these Beiyang systems, although Zhao Dongyun's status is far less than that of the core bosses such as Duan Qirui and Wang Shizhen, he is also a middle and senior in the Beiyang system. He is not polite to say that he is the leader in the second echelon of the Beiyang system today.

In the second half of 1902, Zhao Dongyun had already crossed an obstacle that most of the middle and lower-level officers in Beiyang could not overcome. He broke away from the limitations of one battalion and one target and rose to the height of the whole Beiyang system. At this time, the leaders of many Beiyang warlords who are well known by later generations are still struggling in the positions of team officers, belts and general leaders. For example, Wang Zhanyuan, Cao Kui, Sun Chuanfang, Lei Zhenchun, Lu Yongxiang, Yang Shande and other famous figures are still at the grassroots level of the army. When these people see Zhao Dongyun, they have to respectfully call Zhao Supervision Office.

Although Zhao Dongyun is younger than all of them, it doesn't matter much!

After the year of Gengzi, the high-level bosses of the Beiyang system are too young, including Yuan Shikai, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen, Wang Yingkai and others, who were basically born around 1860. Now they are only in their early 40s or even less than 40s, and there are more people in their 30s or even 20s. .

The Beiyang system in this period is actually very young, completely different from the Beiyang after the 1911 Revolution. The Beiyang after 1911 is a clean old man, and the promotion system is rigid and full of dusk.

In the years after the Gengzi Incident, the promotion of young people in the Beiyang system was rapid and without too many scruples. Zhao Dongyun himself is an example. Li Zejun, who took over Zhao Dongyun as the second battalion of the right wing of the Wuwei Right Army, is also an example. In addition, Zhang Shaozeng, who just returned from Japan, is also an example.

In fact, you can also think so: as long as they are officers who have studied abroad and returned to China in the past few years, their promotion speed is unimaginable.

However, if this situation is not seen by people in the Beiyang system, it is difficult for outsiders to see it. Even if they see one or two examples, it is difficult to believe that this is a common situation. At least it is difficult for Zhao Chenbin in front of him to believe that his master is already in a high position in his 20s, enough to be with Zhou Xuexi and Feng Guozhang. People are dealing with.

"I will go back with Tianjin Guanyin and try my best to settle this matter!" Zhao Chenbin pressed the shock in his heart and replied.

Zhao Dongyun nodded: "Well, just write it down. If nothing goes wrong, the funds needed for this production expansion should not be a problem, and when the funds are in place, Uncle Bin will have to work harder. At that time, you should pay more attention to buy machinery and equipment, and don't let the people below deduct too much!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Dongyun thought about it and said, "You have been in Tianjin for a while, and there are many foreigners such as Dogel and others in the yarn factory who have friendship. There are also some ordnance to buy in my machine gun camp. See if you can contact those foreign companies!"

After saying that, he didn't wait for Zhao Chenbin to say anything and continued: "I handed this matter to Dongping. I guess he is also looking for a foreign bank in Baoding, but speaking, there are more foreign banks in Tianjin and Shanghai. If you are looking for it in Baoding, it's better to go directly to Tianjin. At that time, I will ask him to find you. You help him do this matter. Come on!"

As soon as Zhao Chenbin heard the word ordnance, he immediately wondered, "I don't know what kind of ordnance is enough and how much?"

Zhao Dongyun said, "There are some piecemeal rifles and pistols, but the big head is still machine guns. The combined estimate is 560,000 taels. You have to look at the quotation of the foreign bank for details!"

As soon as he heard the ordnance purchase list of 560,000 taels of silver, Zhao Chenbin suddenly opened his eyes wide. This is not a small amount. Don't read the millions and tens of millions of taels of silver written in history books, but they are all a large number of transactions worth counting in history books, and for ordinary people, the business of tens of thousands of taels of silver It's already very big.

You should know that the funds sought by his headquarters Fuyuan Yarn Factory for this expansion are only 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver.

"I know, I'll go to those foreign countries!" Although Zhao Chenbin was curious about this kind of military purchase list, he didn't ask much, because he knew that Zhao Dongyun would probably start with this matter, and he would not worry about the details at all.

"In addition, there are some things in the arms purchase list that do not need to be imported from foreign countries. For example, pieces of quilts, military uniforms, military shoes, etc., you can do it with Dongping at that time, or take a factory to do it yourself or order a batch directly outside!" After saying this, Zhao Dongyun remembered the machine gun rack and then his ambition to run an arsenal.

I don't have the capital to buy a large number of equipment to run an arsenal, but it shouldn't cost much to build a small workshop. First, let those people study grenades, mortars and so on, and then officially start it when they have money.

So he said, "In addition, if you run a small machine factory, you can also do your own line of acquisition. You don't need to spend too much money to set up the shelf first!"

"If there is anything related to ordnance, I will ask Dongping to talk to you in detail at that time!" Zhao Dongyun also wanted to talk about it in detail, but in fact, he couldn't say it in detail, because he ordered the people below to do many things, and he would know the details of these things.

Hearing this series of things said by Zhao Dongyun, Zhao Chenbin wrote them down one by one. He didn't ask too much, but after hearing Zhao Dongping's name, he sighed a little in his heart!

He wondered why the people in charge of the Zhao family are getting younger and younger. His master Zhao Dongyun didn't mention it. There are few 24-year-old Zheng Sanpin looking at China, but Zhao Dongping didn't get it at the age of 20. Why did he take on the military purchase at a young age? Isn't the master afraid that he will ruin it?

After sending Zhao Chenbin out, Zhao Dongyun didn't wait long to call Zhao Dongping over and explain the ordnance to him.

Zhao Dongping came in in a military uniform. Zhao Dongping, who was wearing a military uniform, looked more stable than before, and he was slightly taller and looked older than his actual age.

After sitting down, Zhao Dongping first said, "Yesterday, the first batch of silver has been pulled out, but only 37,000 taels of silver has been issued!"

Hearing this 37,000 taels, Zhao Dongyun frowned: "Didn't you say the first batch of 40,000 taels? Who dares to deduct it?"

Zhao Dongping smiled bitterly and said, "According to the old rules, they have lost 20%, but they don't have the courage to add more deductions, and the General Office of Zhou has also specially taken care of them. They have made up an additional 1,000 taels, otherwise they can only give 36,000 taels!"

Hearing this explanation, Zhao Dongyun couldn't wait to scold his mother. Shit, the money was deducted on my head! But he was angry, but he also knew that although the Beiyang system was efficient, it belonged to the officialdom of the Qing court, and some traditional bad habits still existed. For example, it was impossible for Zhao Dongyun to get all the funds of the new machine gun camp this time. Part of the messy officials.

This part does not mean that they deliberately deduct, but the practice over the years. A large number of officials are counting on these bad rules to support their families!

This kind of thing can't be solved even if Yuan Shikai fights in person, so although Zhao Dongyun is unhappy, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

But then back, Zhao Dongyun is not qualified to blame those people, because even he himself deducted money to receive benefits from it. Far from saying that the purchase of ordnance alone, according to the expected rebates and the profits of those pieces of ordnances, it is enough to get him 10,000 taels. Silver.