Chapter 76 Rootless Duckweed

"If you want me to treat the development zone as a real promise to you, I still need your help!"

Although Liu Kunyi's voice was not big, it was enough for the three people in the boat to hear it clearly. The three people who only heard this were stunned. Sun Mingjiu and Liu Nengxian were surprised at what Lord Liu did to help Chen Moran.

However, Chen Moran was complaining in his heart. Although he didn't know much about the officialdom at this time, these few of them were omnipotent members of the court. If he said something to help you, he was afraid that it would either make people lose their hair or make people lose their skin.

What will happen?

Although he was a little unwilling, Chen Moran bowed his head.

"The adult has something to do, but he is in charge of the dispatch! Silently, I will die!"

No matter what he is, as long as he really gives the development zone to himself, whether it is hair loss or skin, if there is a banknote printing factory at home, he will be afraid that he will not succeed. As long as he doesn't want his own head!

"It's impossible to die! You have a big head of eight and a half catties, and I still have a lot of use! Get up! Sit and talk!"

Liu Kun smiled loudly and said with a grin.

"I look at your development zone. I often build several floors or even more than ten floors, so I want to give you a help!"

However, Chen Moran and Sun Mingjiu looked at each other, but their hearts muttered without confidence. There was no good banquet at the official banquet, and there was no reason for the official to do good deeds. The two still understood, but they vaguely regarded Liu Kunyi's help in their hearts. Lord Liu was afraid that he wanted to be a cronies in the development zone.

"At worst, it's time to spend some money to raise it!"

Sun Mingjiu muttered softly in his heart and gave a look at Chen Moran.

The experience of working in the office made Chen Moran hear those two words, and then he understood what Liu Kunyi meant. It was nothing more than stuffing a few cronies to earn some money. At that time, I would set up a "official advisory group". The consultant did not ask, but he just took the money to raise the group of masters. Sun Mingjiu's eyes fell in his eyes. I also know that that's what he means.

"So! Silently, thank you, my lord!"

"Come on, bring me the array of Nianzu!"

"Nianzu's array?"

Liu Nengxian was shocked. He looked at his uncle and Chen Moran again. He couldn't figure out his uncle's intention for a moment.

"The Qing Dynasty knows that there is a strong personal friendship between me and Zhang Xiaoda, the governor of Huguang. I am in the two rivers. Although his position is above Xiaoda, he might as well have a private friendship. During the First Sino-Japanese War, I led the troops to the north to fight in Liaodong. The governor of the two rivers was temporarily signed by Xiaoda. I returned to Nanjing, and Xiaoda also returned to Wuchang. This toss has strengthened the relationship between the two rivers and Huguang, and also made the private friendship between the two of us. Over the years, Wuchang has had a lot of business, industrial, military and talent exchanges with Nanjing and Shanghai. Xiaoda built a self-improvement army, which began with bringing back a military camp from Nanjing. It is difficult to build another factory of Zhang Zhidong's textile machinery in Wuchang, and it was also sold to Zhang Jian in Nantong. The strong society in Shanghai, Xiaoda has also helped a lot!"

When carrying the private friendship between the two, Liu Kunyi's eyes looked at the lake outside the ship.

"A gentleman's friendship is as light as water, and in the eyes of outsiders, filial piety is the same as me as the Zhongxing minister of the Qing Dynasty! Xiaoda set up foreign affairs in Huguang, and I helped him a lot, so I can get it now. When it comes to the foreign affairs of the Qing Dynasty, everyone is in Huguang!"

From his uncle's words, Liu Nengxian understood his uncle's intention. At the beginning, Zhang Nanpi founded Huguangyang Affairs, and his uncle helped a lot. It can be said that Zhang Zhidong's political achievements are closely related to his uncle, but in recent years, Zhang Nanpi has become more and more famous for his achievements in foreign affairs. Who still remembers Liu Kunyi, who can help Zhang Nanpi.

Although Zhang Liu has a deep personal friendship and a deep friendship, this has always been the case in officialdom. After thinking about this, Liu Nengxian made it clear why his uncle did not refuse Chen Moran's "development company", not only to guarantee that he was absent from the governor's office of the third grade, but also to let Chen Moran's name go straight to the court. After turning around for a long time, the reason why he treated the limp so well was to compete with Zhang Nanpi in foreign affairs.

"Today, Nianzu is not here, suppressing the rebellion of bandits. Nianzu's ancestors once entered the door of the curtain. His people were loyal to the state affairs and the imperial court, and there was no pedanticism of the husband. In the 20th year of Guangxu, Nianzu studied in England and learned metallurgy and mining skills. Nianzu's heart was not in the officialdom, but in the mining, hey! What a pity, what a pity!"

Liu Kunyi sighed with a pity.

"However, Nianzu's child is a talent. When he entered the governor's mansion last year, he found several iron ore in Fanchang County, Anhui Province, a few feet away from Jiangning, with reserves of hundreds of millions of reserves, which really surprised me!"

Fanchang! Iron ore! A short distance away!

From Liu Kunyi's words, Chen Moran vaguely guessed what place he said. It should be Ma'anshan, a steel city in Anhui Province for later generations. Could it be... "If it had been three years ago, I'm afraid that two years ago, I could have such a big mine, I would have invited the empress dowager and the emperor to set up iron mines and iron factories. Steel is the foundation of a strong country. How could I not I know. However, after this year, the court's compensation is not hundreds of millions, and with the financial resources of the government, it is afraid that there will be no funds to open a mine. However, what you want is nothing more than the land of Pudong Company. It is not disturbed by the government. If I respond, I will send you rich and noble. However, I am really unwilling to regard such a large mine as a waste in the barren mountain. If you really collect scattered funds to promote the talents of Pudong, how can you have the ability to open a mine and run a factory!"

Liu Kun had been staring at Chen Moran, who was sitting in front of him, as if he was waiting for his answer.

"Your excellency, it is a silent blessing to be able to share your worries for your adult, but you still have a question in your mind. Please solve it!"

According to the ecstasy in his heart, Chen Moran stood up and hugged his fists.

"Tay!"

"I don't know if it is to run this iron mine and iron factory silently, whether it is run by the government or for business!"

"If you want to supervise the business, I will try my best to help you with hundreds of thousands of taels. If you have that ability, you can do it with one effort. What's the harm!"

Liu Kun didn't expect that Chen Moran's promise was so readily. In a good mood, his tone of speech was full of the demeanor of the general of the Hunan army, and he did not see any procrastination in officialdom.

After a little thought, Chen Moran's face seemed to be calm, but his heart was beating around. It was Liu Kun who asked himself to help him. It was clear that he gave himself a great wealth, and how could he refuse?

"With this sentence, I am silently willing to do everything I have to run this iron ore and iron factory!"

"Good! Well, you cripple, I didn't see you wrong. Although you are lame, your heart is not lame!"

Liu Kun once clapped his hands and shouted for Chen Moran's pleasure. Zhang Zhidong relied on the famous weather, relying on the "losing" iron factory that cost tens of millions of taels of silver in the land of Huguang. If Chen Moran has completed the iron mine and iron factory, at that time, no one in China will know that Liu Kun will run a big iron factory that is not inferior to Hanyang if he does not waste a tael of silver in the court. At that time, the leader of this foreign affairs will be Liu Kunyi, not Zhang Nanpi.

"Lord Meng's praise, but... silently there is still one thing to ask for!"

"You lame, you have asked for a lot!"

"Your Excellency, what you silently ask is not for yourself, but for the iron factory. This matter is related to the survival of the iron factory!"

Liu Kun laughed loudly and said with a smile.

"Oh? If you can really run that big iron factory that is not inferior to Hanyang, come on, what's the matter? If I can do it, I will never refuse!"

"Your Excellency, the cost of Hanyang is tens of millions. When it was first done, I had to explore the iron mine without exploring the coal mine. The cost of coke is far from the high-speed rail price, which almost made Hanyang Iron Factory lose money. I think adults know this matter!"

"Hmm! Yes, in those years, Hanyang used to open the furnace to open Luan coal and even foreign coal, so that it was a loss when the furnace was opened. This is not true. Xiaoda even sent people to look for coal along the river, and then he got nothing. It was not until Sheng Xingsun explored Pingxiang Mine that he solved the fuel dilemma!"

When Liu Kun frowned and nodded, he looked at Chen Moran a few times and thought that the lame man didn't want to use this excuse to push the iron factory! This slying man seems to be reckless, but his mind turns fast enough.

Raising his eyes and seeing Liu Kun frown, Chen Moran understood that Lord Liu was afraid that he felt that this was a resolation, so he hugged his fists and bowed a deep bow.

"Your excellency, you are silently incompetent, you can't learn literature, you can't do martial arts, and you can't repay the kindness of the adults. Now it is said that adults can silently help the adults to run the prosperous iron mine. The words are to help the adults. In fact, it is to send the rich and noble in silence. How can they not know silently? If you refuse silently, where is your conscience? But if the fuel problem is not solved, there will be a golden mountain at home, and it may be difficult to run an iron factory.

Although Liu Kunyi's words sound comfortable, the meaning of Chen Moran's words is clear. It's not that he doesn't run an iron factory, but that his clever woman can't cook without rice! While Liu Kun was about to open his mouth, Chen Moran, who was holding his fists, continued to speak.

"I grew up overseas since I was a child. Although I was in the vassals, I did not hope for blood. After returning to China before the New Year, I was taught by the saints. I occasionally turned over the history book of Fang Zhi to make up for the lack of learning. I once read in the book that there is a coal mine buried in Huainan, Anhui Province. Silently bravely, please ask your excellency to silently look for coal here!"

How could Chen Moran, who was originally from Anhui, not know that the coal mine in Huainan, the coke needed by the Ma'anshan Iron Mine and even the Shanghai Iron and Steel Plant in later generations were all produced in Huainan.

"The land of Huainan?"

Liu Kun muttered in his heart that the boundary of Huainan was also a little too big. When there was coal in the whole place south of the Huaihe River? Although he muttered in his heart, Liu Kunyi would not say it. Since the cripple said that there was coal, he let him dig it and dug coal to relieve the lack of fuel. What else did he have to say?

"This should be. I sent a note to the governor of Anhui, and the local government will assist."

"Your Excellency, in addition, there are still..."

"You say, if it has anything to do with the iron factory, I should do with you!"

"Thank you, my lord!"

Chen Moran bowed deeply again, and he was so happy in his heart!

"Your Excellency, if Huainan comes out of coal, I'm afraid you need to build a railway to go straight to the river! Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be useless!"

"Railway!"

Now Liu Kun was embarrassed. He looked at Chen Moran and walked around in a big circle. The slying man gave himself a problem that could not be solved.

"Yes, as you know, in the 24th year of Guangxu, Britain and Germany decided to undertake the Tianjin Railway without authorization, and in the 25th year, the imperial court signed a loan contract with the two countries!"

"I don't know!"

Chen Moran answered truthfully.

There was nothing pretentious on his face. Liu Kun sighed and said again.

" According to the practice of the right of way, within 400 miles of the repaired railway line, parallel railways are not allowed to be built or spend lines without authorization. Although the Jinzhen Railway only signed a loan contract, the railway has not been repaired, but this year's national affairs are not peaceful, I..."

A long sigh when he spoke, but he said all the helplessness in the heart of Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, that his own affairs were easy to do, but if it involved foreigners, it would be difficult to do.

Liu Kunyi's long sigh also made Chen Moran feel sad. In the territory of the Chinese, even the construction of a railway had to rely on the faces of outsiders, but Chen Moran was a disobedipatory person. If Liu Kun said that he could not repair it, it was nothing, but he pulled out that foreigners were not allowed to repair it, which made his heart. I was willing to think about it for a long time.

"Your Excellency, what can I do if it is repaired? I said that my iron mine is a special railway line to transport coal to the iron factory. What can he do to the foreigners do? The railway has been repaired. Maybe the foreigners will have to avoid our railway at that time! This is the boundary of China!"

At this point, Chen Moran held his fist.

"Your Excellency, but you promised to do this iron factory, iron mine, coal mine and railway silently. Even if you are crushed to pieces, you will definitely do this factory, two mines, and all the way! Fight for us Chinese!"

"Yes!"

Looking straight at Chen Moran's face, he didn't have a trace of pretentiousness on his face. Liu Kun couldn't help sighing in his heart.

"You are a little stiff, and you want to hold your head safely. It is determined that you can no longer take the road of imperial examination and work for the court. I thought it was a pity before, but now I no longer feel so sorry for you for the court."

When he said this, Liu Kun, who was wearing plain clothes but looked half lazy, suddenly sat up straight and suddenly showed his official power when he was in a high position.

"With your businessmen, you dare to say this, I, Liu Xianzhuang, will not dare to promise you that one factory and two mines all the way!"

When he said this, Liu Kun seemed to be a little generous, and he suddenly clenched his fist to the sky.

"For the matter of factories and mines, I, Liu Xianzhuang, can make my own decision. For the matter of the coal railway, I will definitely invite the Empress Dowager and the emperor, and try my best to fight for you. I think everything will be done! However, now you just need to start to prepare. Ming said, I will let Nianzu go to your place, and you can talk about it in detail.

An hour later, there were only two people left in the boat room. The elder sat on the stool, and the green man stood in the boat, but the boat was quiet. He could only hear the slight sound of the lid and the cup. Liu Kun, who was tasting the tea, raised his head and looked at his nephew.

"Neng Xian, are you surprised why I treat his lame so well today!"

"Can be virtuous and stupid!"

"Well, you're not stupid, you just can't see through it!"

Liu Kun snorted coldly and drank tea by himself.

"His cripple took those drawings and set up in front of me. How could I not know that if Pudong can't be do it, I don't believe it. If it's possible, I don't believe it!"

My uncle's tongue twister made Liu Nengxian a little confused. My uncle sang that one today.

"The slyling man, although his feet are lame, his brain is not lame. He stopped in Pudong. When everything was not done, he came to Jiangning. What's the matter? Do you think it's really for the concession? If I have my backing, don't treat the concession, that is, what's the difficulty in the high rental world?

Liu Nengxian knew that what his uncle said was implementation. Sun Jingnan's factory was located in the concession. Why did no local officials dare to come to extort? Sun Jingnan was an official, but the plaque hanging in the door of the factory was true, and he came forward to say to Shanghai, not to mention many miscellaneous taxes, it was a positive tax. I'm afraid I haven't paid a few pieces of silver.

Put the teacup on the table, and Liu Kunyi's face showed a smile.

"In the past few months, the lame man has found some waves in Shanghai. In addition to spending a small million taels to buy a foreigner's house, I'm afraid there is nothing to do, but even I live in the house, I heard his name. This son bought a house to buy a name. You just heard what he said. Pudong takes the bank first. Why did you want to build a bank? OK, I'm afraid I still want to use the name of the bank to raise funds. Although he is young, he is a little reckless, but his knowledge is much better than others! Take advantage of the momentum of the Bund to raise the price of Pudong and raise funds in the name of banks! I dare to say that in less than ten years, the name of Sheng Xuanhuai will be as difficult as this cripple!"

"Please make it clear to my uncle!"

"Cour! He has too many apricot flowers. His courage is born in his temperament. He has no exaggeration. How can he have an exaggerate spirit? It's just the circle Chen Moran painted in Pudong, and it's hard to beat ten of his apricot blossoms!"

"Ten! Uncle, I'm afraid it's up to Chen Moran!"

"High elevation? Humph! Ten years later, only in Pudong, Chen's income was hundreds of millions! Not to mention the ten apricots, but there are several people in the Qing Dynasty who can be as rich as this generation!"

"Euncle, you have to make this fortune in Pudong!"

"So, he came to me!"

Liu Kun sat up straight and showed some complaziness on one side.

"In Shanghai, although foreigners are powerful, even the British consuls have to sell me three points of thin noodles. I, Liu Xianzhuang, allowed his Chen squeal son to develop in Pudong, and his foreigners also have to give three points. If others get help from me, Pudong Cheng can be said to be the number of five or five, but he Chen Moran is the number of six or four!"

However, when he said this, Liu Kunyi had a taste that was not salty or light.

"For this son's courage, I not only allowed him to run a large company in Pudong, but also to treat the concession, and I also allowed him with the iron ore explored by Nianzu!"

In front of his family, Liu Kunyi couldn't help thinking in his heart.

"You said that I promised him an iron mine and a coal mine in order to compete with Zhang Nanpi!"

"Neng Xian dare not!"

As soon as Liu Nengxian bowed his head, that's what he thought.

"There may be, but... Nengxian, in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, since ancient times, there have been several people who have been able to accommodate the wealth of the country. Today, the Chen family has taken Pudong's actions and asked for the treatment of the concession. In fact, the root of the disaster has been buried. It is clear that there is Shen Wansan's disaster. I have Hu Xueyan's encounter in the neighborhood, and there are countless examples, so I Let him run this iron mine, iron factory, in terms of Pudong or the factory mine, it is all a matter of benefiting the country and the people, or if there is a real thing, it is also the lame... Life should be like this!"

Liu Kunyi picked up the teacup on the table, but Liu Kunyi closed his eyes and sighed.

"The rootless duckweed is rootless!"

At this time, Liu Nengxian had goose bumps on his back, and the cold sweat all over his body did not soak his clothes, but he was faintly excited.

(to be continued)