Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"Oh? So powerful? It seems that I am really ignorant and ignorant in the army." Fan Xuecheng listened more and more, and muttered to the captain of the guard, and the captain of the guard shouted, "Master Fan Xuecheng, the commander of the Ninth Army, rewarded you with money." Five thousand!"

Five thousand?There was a sudden commotion in the audience, and they all looked at Yajian with surprised eyes, while Fan Xuecheng waved to everyone triumphantly.

When Wang Guifen's song ended, the audience refused to let him go. In desperation, they sang "The Cinnabar Mole" again, and then they gave up.Next, the apprentices of Chuntai Class and Sanqing Class will appear on the stage.The audience's enthusiasm for listening to the opera is much less.

Yuan Shikai looked at Lu Yongxiang at the right time, and Lu Yongxiang smiled at Fan Xuecheng: "Commander Fan, the stage is full of cutscenes now, why don't we bother the Governor and ask him for a glass of water and wine?"

Fan Xuecheng was stunned for a while, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, brother is a layman in listening to opera, but he has some skills in drinking, hehe... I just don't know if the governor is willing?"

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "It's rare that the two of you are honored to come to my mansion. Naturally, I will entertain you attentively. To tell you the truth, there is still a jar of Dukang wine hidden in my mansion. I have been reluctant to drink it for many years. Today I will reluctantly give up, and then dedicate this altar of wine, so that the brothers can also taste it."

The three left the theatre, and under the guidance of the housekeeper Liu Zhongji, walked all the way to the depths of the courtyard...

After wandering on the sea for more than ten days, Qiao Zhiyong and his group of "civil servants and warriors" finally set foot on the magical land of the United States.He took a deep breath of the sea breeze, and with years of hard work in the mall, he smelled the strong smell of money here.

Following behind him are several core personnel of "Zai Zhongtang", who jointly assisted Qiao Zhiyong in establishing the business kingdom of the Qiao family.

The number one general is Yan Weifan, who has a unique vision of knowing people and seeing things, and can often be tried and tested repeatedly in investment, becoming Qiao Zhiyong's biggest arm.Yan Yuan was the manager of the Fuzhou branch of Pingyao Weichanghou Bank. He had a close relationship with Enshou, a young military officer.For this reason, Yan Weifan was reported and reprimanded by the head office.Later, Enshou was promoted to General of Hankou. In a few years, Enshou had returned the borrowed Wei Changhou's silver and opened up business for the bank.However, Yan Weifan lost his affection for Wei Changhou because he had been ostracized and reprimanded by the general manager, so he decided to leave Wei Changhou and return to his hometown to find another job.Qiao Zhiyong knew that Yan Weifan was a rare talent in the business world, so he sent his son to prepare eight sedan chairs and two teams of people to meet Yan Weifan at the intersection where Yan Weifan must pass when returning home.A group of people waited at the intersection for several days, and finally saw Yan Weifan. Qiao Zhiyong's son explained the purpose of coming and his father's ardent feelings, which moved Yan greatly.When Yan Shi came to Qiao's house, Qiao Zhiyong saw that he was well behaved, shrewd and stable, and proficient in business. Yan Shi was only 10 years old, and Zhiyong lamented that he was young and promising, a rare economic talent.Immediately hired Yan Shi as the manager of Qiaojia Dadeheng Bank.Comparing with the situation in Wei Changhou, Yan Shi deeply felt that the Qiao family valued him and the kindness of knowing him, and immediately expressed his willingness to do his best to do the work of dogs and horses.In the 36 years since the Yan family presided over the Dadeheng stock office, the stock office has become more and more prosperous, and the dividends per share in each account period are between 26 and 1 taels. Yan has made outstanding contributions to the commercial development of the Qiao family. .

Ma Gongfu was originally a boy in the Fusheng public name. Qiao Zhiyong, who knows people with insight, recognized him as a talent. After the big shopkeeper retired, he made him the big shopkeeper of Fusheng public, leaving a proverb in the business world of Baotou: Ma Gongfu reached the sky in one step.

Ma Xun, originally a small shopkeeper in the grain store of Fushengxi, could not read, but managed well and made a lot of money.Qiao Zhiyong gave him a set of capital to let the grain store operate independently, and he also made a lot of money back for Qiao's family after he became the big shopkeeper.

The same is true for Gao Yu, who was promoted by Qiao Zhiyong from a young boy to the general manager of Daedeok Pass, and received a bonus of several 10 taels of silver for the Qiao family.

Qiao Zhiyong was still dressed in the same outfit as he was in China, with green clothes and a small hat. At first glance, he looked like a teacher in a small town in China. Who would have known that this was the helm of the famous Qiao family business kingdom back then.He has been in shopping malls for many years and has survived countless storms, but when he saw the high-rise buildings in New York, he felt unprecedentedly heavy pressure on his body, because this pressure was given by the emperor, and only success was not allowed to fail.

Blooming like a brocade, this is the first impression of New York, the largest city in the United States, on Qiao Zhiyong and others.

There are two 30-meter-wide roads, various spiers of church buildings and ringing bell towers on the street.The various buildings built on the winding mountain, the city center pier and square are integrated.

Tuxedo, cane, white lamb gloves with perfume, such a gentleman can be seen everywhere.

High heels, jewellery, voluminous dresses, the ladies proudly show their best looks.

Of course, beggars and slums are also located in every corner of the bustling city, and there are countless dark sides in the city.

Once, Qiao Zhiyong also saw the appearance of New York through newspapers, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.Now that I am here, I am shocked by its prosperity.After all, an economically prosperous city like New York is constantly expanding and renovating almost at any time.One year can make a world-shaking change here.

But Ma Gongfu, Ma Xun, Gao Yu and others looked at the bustling scenery with dumbfounded expressions, just like the smugglers in the Mexican countryside, and said, "This is what everyone talks about inside the city? No wonder everyone listens to the city." The villagers look down on the country people, so the city is like this..."

"It's no wonder that you haven't even been to Shanxi. You have been to Datong at most. Of course you will be surprised. In fact, there are many cities like this in our country? Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou... Which place is better than here? .” Yan Weifan showed a look of having seen the world.

"Mr. Yan, what are you bragging about? We don't know you yet, so we don't dare to go out easily. When we go out, we always find some bodyguards, lest others steal your personal money. Haha..."

Yan Weifan blushed, pretended not to hear, and looked elsewhere.

As early as 1895, New York had more than 50 people, and it is still growing at a high speed of nearly [-] people every year.

If you count the population in the New York jurisdiction including the rural areas, there are more than 80 people.Because of its prosperity, more immigrants prefer to choose to live in New York.This area has concentrated about half of the state's population.

Although the number of Chinese is growing slowly due to the influence of the Chinese Exclusion Act, sometimes the number is even regressing.However, a large number of Chinese workers in the early years and their descendants made the number of Chinese in this city account for [-]%.

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 458 The Trader Joe's Corporation

Especially when you enter the large area of ​​Chinatown, you will see that it looks almost like a coastal city in China.Most of the pedestrians who come and go are Chinese clothing. The signboards of various shops are also plaques written in calligraphy, and the vendors shouting in the vegetable market are no different from those in China.

The carriage had already passed through Brooklyn Avenue in the heart of New York, and arrived in Chinatown after several detours.Walking through this unique and charming blockbuster "China Town", Qiao Zhiyong has a strong sense of pride in almost every building here.Compared with European and American-style buildings, the charm of Chinese architecture reveals an artistic atmosphere, and the style embodies a high concentration of cultural traditions.

On the bustling street, people come and go, and the bell of the tram is ringing from time to time, and there are many kinds of luxurious carriages, which carry gentlemen and ladies back and forth. Dollar carriages are not the fanciest.

After passing through many streets, I came to a seemingly inconspicuous restaurant called "Jinshan Hotel".

Two days later, the auction of industrial projects on Fifth Avenue in New York was unprecedented.A financial turmoil destroyed the industrial production system in the United States, especially in major cities. Many factories and enterprises had to close down because they were unable to repay bank loans or had no follow-up funds. Especially in the western region, countless construction projects were due to Without the support of follow-up funds, it had to become unfinished. In order to solve this problem, the US government tried every means, and finally had to auction off these pending projects at a low price in the form of an auction. First, it was to raise funds. Second, these projects can be continued, but thinking that these projects may fall into the hands of foreign entrepreneurs, the narrow-minded Americans initially demanded that only local businesses in the United States be allowed to participate in this kind of auction, and the Ministry of Commerce even Investigators were also sent to assist in verifying the identities of the participants in the auction, but it didn't take long for the facts to prove how stupid such a regulation was, because every auction ended, except for the auctioneer and staff , the rest is air.

Faced with such an embarrassing situation, the major auction houses on Wall Street have expressed strong condemnation to the government: "The stupid decision of the government has reached an unimaginable level. Just imagine that the financial crisis has just passed, and almost without exception, all large and small companies in the United States have Under such circumstances, who can afford to participate in such a huge auction of industrial projects, so our auction house strongly requests that the government relax the restrictions on bidders. We think that what the government should consider now is not Economic security, but to find ways to save the US economy as much as possible, otherwise the Roosevelt administration will be the most incompetent administration in American history."

After much deliberation, the U.S. government finally agreed to the demands of the major auction houses and relaxed the qualification requirements for bidders. As a result, the situation was reversed. The industrial projects with low bids attracted many foreign companies. They kept saying It is with the greatest sincerity to help the United States get out of the predicament, but to be precise, all companies have a gambler mentality and want to come to the United States to try their luck and see if they can shoot the best industrial projects with the lowest funds. One thing to understand is that they are here to pick up the leak.

As a result, the major auction houses on Fifth Avenue experienced a rare prosperity in the depressed American economy.

Qiao Zhiyong took Yan Weifan and others for a walk along Fifth Avenue, and finally chose the largest and most popular Ge-style auction house, went through the auction procedures in the reception hall, and then walked into the auction hall.

The Paibui hall was indeed very lively and crowded with people.

The center of the auction hall is hollowed out and has two floors. The first floor is for ordinary seats, with hundreds of seats in total; the second is for VIP boxes. See, you can also draw the curtains!Those who can be in the VIP box are either rich or expensive, and they are all families or rich people with great financial resources and influence!

Qiao Zhiyong remained low-key as before, pulling Yan Weifan and others to find an inconspicuous seat in the back row.Ma Xun asked a little puzzled: "Boss, it's not that we don't have money, why don't we go to the VIP box."

Qiao Zhiyong said flatly: "We are here for other business, do you think we are here to show off?" Although Qiao Zhiyong has become the most iconic philanthropist in American society before, but this time he came to New York, He wore the most ordinary clothes and lived in the most ordinary hotel, and no one recognized him at all.

But the auction itself is a place where miracles can happen at any time. There are steel tycoons, oil tycoons, arms tycoons, electrical appliances tycoons, and financial tycoons from all over the world, but none of them noticed Qiao Zhiyong, an ordinary-looking Chinese, They would never have thought that the greatest miracle at today's auction would be born on this person!

At this time, the hundreds of seats on the first floor of the auction hall were almost full.

A well-mannered middle-aged man stepped onto the stage and said in a loud voice with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the largest and most powerful Ge-style auction house in the United States and participate in the auction of this auction house. Today, this auction There are a total of ten industrial projects for auction! Six of them have a starting price of 300 million US dollars, three have a starting price of 1000 million US dollars, and one has a starting price of 3000 million US dollars! There should be introductions to these ten items on your seats. Ladies and gentlemen who want to bid, please get ready! Now, please submit the first lot!"

Under the light, a young blond woman walked onto the stage holding a plate, on which was a model of a bridge made of plastic.

"Ladies and gentlemen. This is the Golden Gate Bridge over the Golden Gate Strait in California. In 1579, the British explorer Francis discovered a strait connecting the Pacific Ocean with San Francisco. The Gold Rush used it before, but the Gold Rush made the Golden Gate, the gateway into Northern California, an integral part of California's mystical allure. The idea of ​​building a bridge over the Golden Gate Strait was discussed as early as 1849, but It was not until 1872 that the substantial design and construction phase was entered, but due to well-known reasons, the bridge had to be stopped just after it started, and now we need a powerful businessman to make follow-up investment in this bridge. This Once the bridge is completed, it will span the north and south of the Golden Gate Strait and connect San Francisco with Marin County. At that time, we have reason to believe that this bridge will be one of the most beautiful structures in the world, and it will also be the longest in the world Suspension bridge. The miracle is in your hands, and now I call the auction open, starting at $1897 million!"

Qiao Zhiyong nodded, and took out a list of industrial projects from his pocket. The words "Golden Gate Bridge" were impressively written in it, so he knew it well.He looked at the people around him, most of them seemed not interested in this bridge, maybe they thought it was just an ordinary bridge, who would spend 300 million dollars to do this similar welfare project for Americans business.

Taking advantage of this short waiting time, Qiao Zhiyong read through the directory and brief introduction of this industrial project, all of which are recorded in the directory in his hand, it seems that this auction should be of a very high level, and he really did not Come on wrong, the next thing to do is just to surprise the Americans.

Ma Gongfu blinked and asked, "Master, do you mean to take a picture?"

Qiao Zhiyong nodded with a smile.

"Isn't it just a broken bridge? What good is it for us to invest in building bridges for the Americans? With that money, why not invest in China?" Ma Gongfu asked puzzled.

Yan Weifan pouted and said, "What do you know? This is called long-term investment. If this project is photographed, we will not only have the right to invest in the bridge, but most importantly, we will also have the right to manage the bridge."

Ma Gongfu blinked: "What's wrong with the management rights, can you make money?"

Yan Weifan smiled and pushed his forehead: "You boy, you are a genius in China, but you have turned into a lump of wood when you arrive in the United States. What is the right to manage, that is, anyone who wants to use this bridge must obtain our permission, that is to say Anyone who wants to cross this bridge has to pay us. Do you know how many people live on both sides of the Golden Gate Strait? With such a large population passing the Golden Gate Bridge once a day on average, how much do you think we will earn?"

Ma Gongfu suddenly realized, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said in surprise: "My god, then we will make a lot of money!"

At this time, some people have already started raising placards. Although there are not many people bidding for this project, there are only a few applicants, and the price increase is not large, but the frequency of placards is very frequent. Since they intend to bid, they are unwilling to do so. Project falls into other hands.

But Qiao Zhiyong just sat and watched the situation, never saying a word.

Ma Gongfu was a little anxious: "Boss, other people have been raising placards all the time, why haven't you made any movement, what if they are photographed away?"

Yan Weifan slapped Ma Gongfu on the forehead, and said: "You know what! Didn't you see that the owner has already made up his mind? The most taboo thing in the auction house is impatience. There is a lot of knowledge here, just learn it slowly you !"

Ma Gongfu rubbed his forehead and muttered: "Okay, okay, Mr. Yan, you only understand, okay? Pretend to understand..."