Chapter 95 Deng Shichang and Ye Fu

Whether it is allowed to open a Nanyang Commercial Firm or not is still unknown. It depends on what Shen Baozhen means.

Because the ship administration yamen was created by Shen Baozhen, his personal reputation is second only to a few middle court, and he is also a person who is really proficient in ship administration and coastal defense affairs. Almost all the decisions of the court in ship administration affairs are up to him. Prince Gong, the military minister, is only responsible for stamping the official seal of the military aircraft office.

In private, Hu Chuyuan has reached an agreement with Ye Wenlan. Of all the shares of Nanyang Commercial Bank, the ship's government account for 30%, Jiangnan Commercial Bank accounts for 20%, Ye Wenlan accounts for 35%, and the other 15% is controlled by Cathay Pacific Fund.

Hu Chuyuan has enough money, but this money may not be directly used to prepare the fleet. Donating tens of millions of taels of silver in one go will only make people suspect that he has ulterior motives.

Therefore, he prefers to let the ship administration government hold 30% of the shares and use normal profits to operate the shipping administration.

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Hu Chuyuan is not a very practical person, but he can use people.

To straighten out the personnel of the government office, Hu Chuyuan was not in a hurry to do anything. Every day in the government office, he called Wu Zhengbing, Li Zuguang and others from time to time to talk about things.

In this process, Hu Chuyuan continued to understand them, and more and more felt that Shen Baozhen had worked hard for many years, and indeed left a lot of talents in Fuzhou Ship Administration.

Take Wu Zhengbing and Li Zuguang as examples. As officials in the court, they may have no advantage, but in the ship's government office, they have accumulated experience and professional knowledge that others do not have in their work for many years.

Gradually, Hu Chuyuan believes that Zhang Baixi, Tu Renshou, Dai Hongci and other promising cronies are worth reusing, and Wu Zhengbing, Li Zuguang, Ye Datong, Yang Jun and others who are familiar with the shipping business are also important.

Talents should be taught diligently. As long as the appropriate dial is made, people in this era can also shine magically.

That night, Hu Chuyuan invited Zhang Baixi and Wu Zhengbing to Jinghaitang for a banquet. In addition, he also invited Zhang Cheng, the acting commander of the Fujian Marine Division, Ye Fu and Zhenwei.

In the previous stage, Zhang Cheng had been transferred to the Beiyang Marine Division. Because Peng Chuhan, the new commander of the Fujian Marine Division, refused to take office for a long time, He Jing had to transfer Zhang Cheng back.

Because Zhang Cheng has deep qualifications, He Jing wanted to keep him and send Ye Fu to the Nanyang Marine Division, and Deng Shichang to the Beiyang Marine Division. But at this juncture, he returned to the capital to resign and put the matter on hold for the time being.

Deng Shichang.

The name

is really loud. Since the day in Fuzhou, Hu Chuyuan has wanted to see him very much.

Hero.

How many regrets and pain are left behind the hero?

Although he hasn't met Deng Shichang yet, Hu Chuyuan has already secretly inquired about his news, which surprised him. Zhang Cheng and Ye Fu's reputation is better than Deng Shichang's, and they have been praised by the superiors and subordinates of the marine division.

These three people are all Cantonese and do not have a good foothold in Fujian sailors, which is one of the reasons why they want to go out.

Because the port of the sailor is a little far from the ship's government office, Wu Zhengbing and others accompanied Hu Chuyuan for more than ten minutes at the latest. Zhang Cheng and three people arrived outside the courtyard.

Hu Chuyuan also wanted to see them for the first time. He immediately got up in person and walked to the door of Jinghaitang Flower Hall to greet them.

Ye Fu and Deng Shichang are not tall, but Zhang Cheng is different. Walking in the center, he is about 1.8 meters tall and burly. He is about 30 years old. Ye Fu and Deng Shichang are about the same age.

Ye Fu's characteristics are obvious. He is not tall, thin, and his eyebrows are as faint. He looks like a very strange person.

The one other than these two people is naturally Deng Shichang. He is taller than Ye Fu, and he is also more strong, with a round face and thick eyebrows and energetic.

As soon as they entered the stone arch of the courtyard, the three of them hugged their fists and said, "Your Excellency, my lords, I'm late. I hope you can forgive me."

Hu Chuyuan arched his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Three adults, please come into the room. The banquet is ready!"

"Your Excellency, please!" Zhang Cheng also invited Hu Chuyuan to enter the flower hall side by side with Hu Chuyuan.

Zhang Cheng is a guerrilla from Sanpin, acting as the commander of Fujian Marine Division. His authority level is comparable to that of Hu Chuyuan, and the two have no jurisdiction over each other.

I entered the flower hall and sat down. There were eleven people in the room. They were already very familiar with each other. They laughed and talked about some gossip.

Of course, Hu Chuyuan did not invite them to drink flower wine. After three rounds of drinking, he coughed cautiously and said, "My lords, this time I invite you to talk about the future of the ship's government. I think you already know that the imperial court has agreed to allocate an additional 4 million taels of silver for coastal defense every year, but most of them will be given to Beiyang sailors. The Governor is fighting for us in the capital, and I'm also trying to find other ways.

Hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but fall silent, either looking grim, or lamenting, or sighing.

Wu Zhengbing said, "The imperial court's determination is really incredible. Fujian sailors have taken shape and have to guard the Taiwan Strait, not to mention four million taels a year. As long as we allocate another one million taels of silver every year, we can also find a way to build a fleet that can compete with foreigners."

"Yes!" Everyone echoed one after another.

Hu Chuyuan looked at Zhang Cheng and the other three very much. It was very special. These three people were not in a hurry to take a stand.

Zhang Baixi suddenly coughed softly and said, "The reason why the court made this decision depends on two points. First, among all the governors in the court, the real most powerful ones are none other than the governor of Zhili and the governor of Liangjiang. Since we want to focus on the establishment of two sailors, one in the south and the other in the north, it is inevitable that these two governors can only handle it. Second, the main reason for the construction of the Beiyang Marine Division is that the problems are more complicated, but the most important thing is that the Beiyang Marine Division can guard the Beijing Division.

Zhang Cheng continued, "It's true. If you really want to consider it from the perspective of geography and coastal defense, the imperial court should establish three real Western sailors, Beiyang in Bohai Bay, Nanyang in Guangdong, and Dongyang in Zhejiang.

Hu Chuyuan said, "What Zhang Guer said is exactly what I mean. In fact, I also think it's not appropriate for Nanyang sailors to be located in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Isn't this ignoring Liangguang and Nanhai?"

"Yes, it's very inappropriate... What you said coincides with what I thought in my heart!" Deng Shichang suddenly opened his mouth and was pulled by Ye Fu in the middle of his words, but he still finished it bluntly.

Hu Chuyuan continued: "You don't have to have any scruples. This is our own people in the ship's government government to talk together. No one has to talk to the outside world, and everyone can talk as much as they want!"

"Yes!" Everyone called it yes.

Hu Chuyuan said again, "Well, let me talk about it first. The power is to throw bricks to attract jade."

With this, he asked Zhang Baixi to hang a map of the territory of the Qing Dynasty in the flower hall for himself. This was revised by him, which was more accurate than the territory map used by the imperial court.

"Please see, the importance of our country's coastal defense is nothing more than two directions, one is the North Ocean to Russia, and the other is the South Ocean to Britain, France and other countries. In these two directions, the Yangtze River banditians are gradually rampant, and the Japanese banditians have begun to rise again. Therefore, the Yangtze River sailors should be guarded along the Yangtze River, while the Fujian sailors should set up a branch camp in Ningbo, leaving many fast ships to prepare for the Japanese banditators.

Hu Chuyuan drew four circles on the map and continued: "I don't know much about the coastal defense ship administration. I agree with the court's agreement on Nanyang Beiyang, but the Nanyang sailors must be in Guangdong, and the Fujian sailors and the Yangtze River sailors cannot relax. Especially for our Fujian naval division, my idea is to buy and build both. By purchasing new ships to imitate ships, only in this way can China's shipbuilding technology keep pace with the times and gradually enhance.

Wu Zhengbing and others echoed one after another: "Your excellency is very true. We Fujian sailors should also increase the allocation of funds and take the opportunity to buy ships to build ships."

Zhang Baixi and Tu Renshou didn't talk and didn't seem to agree so much.

At this time, Ye Fu suddenly said, "Ye deeply agrees with what the adult said. However, it is also an indisputable fact that the court has insufficient funds, especially in the case of huge war losses in Xinjiang Province. Instead of dispersing funds among three or four sailors, it is better to concentrate military funds to build a truly large iron armored division in Asia. Only in this way can our Qing Dynasty not be humiliated by foreigners again.

Hu Chuyuan smiled. For some reason, he suddenly felt that Ye Fu was actually very far-sighted.

He smiled and said, "What Ye Guandai said makes sense. I want to say that I can make the Fujian Marine Division the first fleet in Asia within ten years. You may not believe it, but if I say that even if the court does not allocate a penny, I can make the Fujian Marine Division have at least three million taels of military expenses available every year. There should be no doubt, right?

His words couldn't be more relaxed, and he seemed more confident.

Everyone was secretly surprised. Thinking of Hu Chuyuan's financial resources and management ability, perhaps, this is really not a lie.

Zhang Baixi said, "Your Excellency, I absolutely don't doubt the adult's ability. I'm just curious about what kind of tricks the adult should use and what kind of plan he has?"

Hu Chuyuan didn't want to keep it for them anymore, so he told the plan of Nanyang Commercial Bank and Fuzhou Shipyard, and said again, "Not only that, I also plan to issue public bonds through Jiangnan Commercial Bank to solve the problem of military expenses in Xinjiang Province at one time, and the rest of the money can be used for the new purchase of warships of Fujian Marine Division. As for talents, I will take advantage of the relationship between Jiangnan Commercial Bank and other foreign banks to continue to increase the scale of expatriate students, and maintain about 30 to 50 people every year.

After listening to his words with such confidence, everyone couldn't help sighing in their hearts.

Rich people are awesome, and people who can do business are really better.

With Hu Chuyuan's ability, it is true that the military expenses of the Fujian Marine Division can be maintained at 3 million taels of silver per year without the allocation of the court.

With him, the god of wealth, foreign banks in all countries have to give him some face. The ship's government and the sailors can borrow from him whenever they have insufficient funds. It is said that Zuo Zongtang owes him 10 million taels of silver for military expenses. If the government is the government, he can also borrow 10 million taels of silver from him, can it be worth it?

The more you think about it, the more excited you are. Not to mention how hard the waist is.

At this moment, Ye Fu is a little restless and feels that he really should not doubt Hu Chuyuan. This is the richest man in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although he is young, he can defeat the major business gangs and foreign banks overnight. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a once-in-a-century business genius.

Hu Chuyuan asked Ye Fu with a smile, "Ye Guandai, in your opinion, should I also transfer these millions of taels of military expenses to the Beiyang Marine Division?"

Ye Fu looked even more embarrassed and hurriedly said, "My lord misunderstood me. I didn't mean to underestimate the Fujian sailor. I just felt that the court should concentrate the funds on one family first. Since our Fujian navy has such a good foundation, the imperial court should concentrate on the ship's government. At that time, our ship-building capacity will be the highest in Asia, and our own ships can be used in Beiyang and Nanyang. Even if the imperial court wants to set up three sailors, it may not cost much.

Deng Shichang also said, "Your Excellency, my brother Ye really doesn't mean to despise you."

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "Ye Guandai, Deng Guandai, don't mind, I'm just kidding. In fact, for the naval defense military expenses of the imperial court, I discussed with the governor to try my best to get one million taels of silver every year. In addition, my management of the government office will also be stricter, and I must spend every penny in practice. If there are any shortcomings, I will also give generously. In fact, I have talked to Lord Ye Wenlan Ye. I donated 800,000 taels of silver, he donated 400,000 taels, and then tried his best to contact the rich gentry in Fujian and Zhejiang to raise 2 million taels of silver for the purchase of warships. If everything goes well, I plan to go to Europe to order warships at the end of the month. Zhang Youqi, Ye Guandai, Deng Guandai, who would like to go with me, lest I buy the wrong few unbearable iron ships!"

As soon as they heard this, the three generals of the sailors were excited. Zhang Cheng immediately said, "Your Excellency, this matter is my duty. It is incumbent on me. I just have to take charge of the affairs of the sailors. Thousands of people want to go but can't get out. My lord, you might as well let Ye Guandai and Deng Guandai accompany you. In addition, although we are familiar with warships, when it comes to buying ships and building ships, the real most proficient person is Wu Zhengbing and Lord Wu. If Lord Wu is busy with government affairs, Wu Dezhang and Li Shoutian, supervisors of the Shipping Bureau, are also suitable candidates.

Deng Shichang said simply, "Your Excellency, I would like to go!"

Ye Fu raised his eyes slightly and said, "The lower official is also very happy!"

Hu Chuyuan gradually made it clear in his heart that at least from today's point of view, if others choose the sailor leader, Zhang Cheng is indeed the first choice and Ye Fu is the second.

Of course, he is more likely to choose Ye Fu.

Ye Fu thinks about a lot of things, far beyond the scope of general thinking, and his surname is capable and steady.

In fact, Ye Fu is also a naval hero. Deng Shichang died in the First Sino-Japanese War, and Ye Fu's life was even more bitter. Unexpectedly, he died in the battle of Zhejiang pirates and Japanese pirates. Both of his relatives died at his own hands, which was really the same fate.

The most unfortunate thing is that Ye Fu's death was in the past two years.