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Chapter 1323 Qiao's Shareholding
In the eyes of Mr. Qiao, it must be the credit of Laurent that Fang Linyan was able to purchase the goods so accurately this time. He continued:
"To be honest, after you left last night, I felt that there was something wrong with this matter, and after communicating with my brother by phone, Qiao's warehouse decided to spend tens of thousands of taels of spare money (not to mention on purpose) to buy up with the two of you." , eat foreign goods on a large scale."

"So by noon today, the prices of foreign goods on the market had risen by [-]% because of our food intake, so this time the Qiao family also got a share of the pie."

Hearing this, Fang Linyan realized that it was no wonder that he was treated as a guest after coming to Qiao's house this time. It turned out that such an incident happened behind the scenes!

As for Mr. Qiao, who said that he only followed tens of thousands of taels, Fang Linyan only thought that he was a fart, and a wealthy businessman who could pay himself 28 taels of silver without frowning would come out with only tens of thousands of taels of silver?

In this case, Fang Linyan felt admiration from the bottom of his heart.

This Qiao family's ability to capture business opportunities and instant decision-making ability is really amazing. It is worthy of being ranked among the top three powerful businessmen in China at this time.

Fang Linyan opened the hook in advance, knowing that China and Japan will go to war, so it looks very powerful to outsiders.However, relying on some clues, the Qiao family decisively spent a large sum of money to follow. This is called courage.

Moreover, the Qiao family has such a wide network of contacts. With this money invested as a deposit, the amount of foreign goods that can be eaten is so huge that it would take several ships to describe it!

The third master of the Qiao family said lightly that he got a piece of the pie, but Fang Linyan felt that it was actually more than a piece of the pie, it was probably a vast ocean
At this time, the third master of the Qiao family continued:
"What my brother means is that although we have tight money in the cabinet now, since you have spoken, you have to support it with all your strength. However, my brother is a little curious. I am afraid that the 50 taels of silver given to Mr. Song may be too much."

"If Shidi wants to be an official, we can talk to Father-in-Law Li (Lianying). A lacking governor (equivalent to a high-ranking official) in a northwest province is safe. Why bother to look far away?"

Hearing Mr. Qiao say this, Fang Linyan actually understood the uncontested meaning in his words. Before, the Qiao family bought foreign goods with him and made a lot of money. Now they think there should be some inside information about the 50 silver , so come and get a share.

But in business and business, this is also human nature. There is no love without reason, and there is no hate without reason.The members of the Qiao family are not parents, so it is normal to seek to maximize their own interests.

After figuring out the cause and effect, Fang Linyan pondered for a while and said:

"The request you made, Mr. Qiao, is actually not too much. It is human nature to want to know the truth, but this matter is indeed quite important, and it has something to do with the prosperity of China's luck, so Master Song will deal with you. Say, and Mr. Qiao, you can't leak it out. "

The third master of the Qiao family said:
"Okay! This matter came out of your mouth and into my ears, but this matter was ordered by my elder brother. I will definitely relay what you said to him."

Fang Linyan nodded, and went to invite Wang Wu and Song Yuren to come in. This time the protagonist is Mr. Song.

***
After 10 minutes,

Third Master Qiao looked at Song Yuren in astonishment. He never expected that the official in front of him actually had such a big chess game in his heart!The key is that every step of his plan seems unimaginable, but reasonable.

"How could we miss such a genius before?" Third Master Qiao thought to himself.

Then he couldn't help but look at Fang Linyan again:
"Could it be that the Hu family really has the legendary art of matching pearls? Zuo Zongtang Zuo was also admired by Hu Xueyan back then, and now this seemingly dandy Hu Zhiyun can find such a great talent!"

After pondering in his heart for a while, Third Master Qiao said in admiration:

"It turned out that Mr. Song judged that there was a war between China and Japan. I thought that Mr. Laurent had obtained some confidential information."

Song Yuren said seriously:

"When I heard that the Emperor of Japan was making great efforts to rule the country many years ago, and even donated money from his private treasury to buy armaments, I knew there would be a war between China and Japan. The difference is only a matter of time."

"As a result, in the 13th year of Tongzhi (1874), the Japanese invaded and annexed our country Ryukyu, established Okinawa County, and extorted 50 taels of silver from me! They even coveted Taiwan."

"In May of this year, the situation in North Korea deteriorated. Although the newspapers published many times that Ye Zhichao, the governor of Zhili, fought bravely and severely defeated the Japanese invaders, he did not mention the number of captured and killed enemies at all. I knew that the battle ahead was not good, so I bitterly Ways to think about the day."

"A few days ago, I met Hu Gongzi on the left and right, and I realized that I was not alone in worrying about the sky. Even Hu Gongzi had already seen the seriousness of the future. As the saying goes, before thinking about victory, think about defeat! If the Beiyang Fleet is really taken If the Japanese are defeated, I'm afraid it will be the darkest moment of my great China!"

Listening to Song Yuren's analysis and conversation, the third master of the Qiao family became more and more serious. Then he stood up and bowed deeply to Song Yuren and Fang Linyan:

"I never thought that the two of you would actually be doing such a great job of defending your country! Comparing my previous thoughts with those of the two, it would make people laugh out loud!!"

"Mr. Song is going to do big things this time. For the first installment of 50 yuan, the Qiao family can contribute another 30 yuan! The follow-up payment in the future will be discussed with my brother, but I will never let Mr. Hu Liu only focus on the former. !"

"In the final analysis, our brothers are a generation older than you. You are a junior who can value wealth and value family and country. How can we old guys be suppressed by you?"

When it came to the excitement later, the voice of the third master of the Qiao family also became louder, his face flushed, and he seemed quite excited.

What else is there to say at this time?Song Yuren's face was serious, and he bowed deeply to the ground!
"Thank you for your trust in me. Mr. Song will not dare to spare his life when he goes to the ocean. As long as he can protect my magnificent China from foreign aggression, Mr. Song will do his best, even if his body is broken! It is nothing more than death! "

Fang Linyan looked at Wang Wu at this time, and found that this hero from the late Qing Dynasty was also trembling slightly, breathing heavily, and his face flushed, obviously infected by the unique desolation and chill among men like this right now!
For Wang Wu, the code of conduct in this life is brotherly loyalty, chivalry and righteousness, promises, and righteousness. Every time more dogs are slaughtered, Wang Wu is the standard such a person.

But now, when he witnessed such great figures as the third master of the Qiao family and Song Yuren paying respects to each other in awe, and with a few words, millions of silver were poured in without any return or demand, Wang Wu could only feel that something was going on in his head. The sound of "buzz" was blank, and the whole scalp was numb.

This scene had a great impact on him, and even subverted his outlook on life, making this uneducated Hebei rough man feel the most primitive, simple, but deepest family and country feelings at this moment! ! !

At this moment, Wang Wu seemed to be enlightened, and instantly understood what the "righteousness" that the storyteller talked about was for the great China and for the Chinese nation not to be insulted by others. Nine deaths without regret!
Fang Linyan didn't feel Wang Wu's change. He was also a little surprised at this moment. He didn't expect that he could find an ally, and the ally Shanxi Qiao's family posted it himself. Anyway, this is a good thing.

About an hour later, the 80 taels of leading bills (the bank notes jointly issued by the four largest banks in the country at that time, which were the most reliable bank notes) were directly handed over to Song Yuren.

Song Yuren can convert this amount into British pounds at the HSBC Bank in Shanghai and deposit it in the bank, so that he can travel overseas in the future.

Not only that, the third master of the Qiao family decided to start raising funds for Song Yuren with all his strength after he contacted his elder brother in an emergency telegram (telegram). , all spent on Mr. Song.

At this moment, Fang Linyan calmed down, and realized that the third master of the Qiao family should still be a hot-blooded man, but when the uncle of the Qiao family came here, he seemed to be a bit scheming.

From ancient times to the present, after the wealth of all businessmen has accumulated to a certain extent, they are all investors.

Just like Lu Buwei, who invested directly in the emperor's family, and if he wins, he will have the power to dominate the world. Of course, the negative teaching material is Shen Wansan, who invested in Zhu Yuanzhang, and then was copied by the whole family.

The second-class businessmen are investment generals, officials and businessmen are the pillars of each other, and there are quite a few such businessmen.

The most typical one is the Hu family that declined only a few years ago.

20 years ago, the major domestic merchants were like the masters of Huashan Lunjian. The world's five masters each had their own strengths, and none of them had an overwhelming advantage.

But only Duke Xueyan assisted Zuo Zongtang, the two sides supported each other, and his status rose to the sky. Said to have both fame and fortune.

Regardless of the word-of-mouth of others, the rest of the major businessmen themselves feel that they are inferior, and that a single word can block you speechless!

At this time, after the uncle of the Qiao family heard about this incident, he thought it was an opportunity at first, but he was also one of the best in ten thousand to get to this position. After thinking about it twice, he suddenly felt a "thump" in his heart. !
Suddenly, he realized that in this matter, the opportunity that Hu Xueyan faced back then was actually hidden. It was also to resist foreign aggression, and it was also a generation of capable ministers trapped in the shallows like a dragon, struggling with money!
Not only that, Tsarist Russia occupied XJ at that time, tens of thousands of miles away from the capital, so people's feelings were not strong, at most they just cursed a few words.The distance between Japan and China is just across the water, not to mention that the place where the war broke out between the two sides is only a few hundred miles away from the capital.

Therefore, if the opportunity of Zuo/Hu can be reproduced, then the Qiao family will skyrocket!Even if the Qiao family is ruined because of this, it can still be famous in history. Even if there is only a [-]% chance of winning this business, it is worth fighting for.

Not only that, but the two of them are also very clear that the investment in officials at this time is not considered a loss, because according to Song Yuren's thinking, as long as the sneak attack successfully lands in Japan, no matter whether the result is victory or defeat, the Qiao family will make a steady profit. up.

To be honest, they didn't have much confidence in the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, but Song Yuren's plan was to hire [-] sailors from Australia. These soldiers belonged to foreigners, which undoubtedly made them feel that they had a little more chance of winning.
The two brothers chatted excitedly at that time, and the telegrams at that time were divided into the official electricity bureau and the commercial electricity bureau. But counting the money by every word, it was a full chat of 800 taels of silver.
At that time, the small officials in the yamen were eight taels of silver a month, and the two brothers chatted about the salary of two hundred officials!

Although Qiao's family didn't care much about their career, it could be seen that they were excited at that time.

At this time, Fang Linyan suddenly felt a heartbeat. He turned to the war progress bar and looked at it, and suddenly smiled. It turned out that he found that China's winning rate had finally bottomed out at this time, and it directly skyrocketed.

Faced with such good news, Fang Linyan couldn't help clenching his fist secretly, and whispered "YES"!
Then he felt that there seemed to be eyes staring at him beside him, and it was Wang Wu.

However, Fang Linyan clearly felt that the way Wang Wu looked at him had changed a lot. If it was said that he was just friendly and distant before, now he had a certain kind of approval!It's like watching brothers who were born and died together!

If he was on the battlefield at this time, Fang Linyan felt that Wang Wu would unreservedly entrust his back to him.

At this time, Song Yuren walked up to Fang Linyan and gave him a deep bow. This was the most important courtesy at that time!
Fang Linyan also bowed back in the same way. The two looked at each other deeply, neither said a word, but felt the resonance of like-mindedness, but everything was kept silent.

Then Song Yuren turned around and left. Wang Wu must be following him. His duty was to bring Song Yuren, who was carrying a huge sum of money, to the mansion with his bodyguards. Then Song Yuren would call the guards to escort him.

But before Wang Wu left, he patted Fang Linyan on the shoulder:

"Brother Hu, Mr. Song's house is only an hour away from here. You should be busy here first. After I have done something good, let's go directly to Tongheju. The taste of imperial concubine chicken there is the best in the capital. Let's not get drunk tonight." Return!"

Fang Linyan laughed and said:

"Okay! Fifth brother, you are busy first!"

Next, Fang Linyan will definitely have to make some deliveries with the Qiao family, because the remaining goods in his hands will definitely not be held for a long time. Don’t forget that the previous 6 taels of silver is just a deposit. Strictly speaking, the final payment must be paid. If you pay, it is his goods.

It doesn't matter if the Qiao family doesn't cooperate, anyway, the goods are in the warehouse, and they belong to Fang Linyan in name, so just bring someone to look at the goods, and then sell them at a price that is [-]% lower than the market price.

(End of this chapter)