super god warlord

Along the way, Zhao Shouhong looked at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and couldn't help being filled with emotion, so whenever he had time, he would soak on the deck and enjoy the scenery along the river.At the beginning, Huang Yanpei, who was traveling with him, came to chat with him, but later Huang Yanpei got seasick and vomited all kinds of things, so he had to wander around on the deck alone.

The ferry slowly circled a narrow section of the river, and the green on the bank was gradually replaced by prosperity. Apparently, a bustling city had appeared on both sides of the river. "What place is this?" Zhao Shouhong looked at the two hills in the distance, but he didn't know where he was.

"My lord, this is the arrival of Hanxia City. The two hills in the distance are the two mountains of turtle and snake." Wang Lingji, who had been to Hanxia before, was wearing casual clothes and following Zhao Shouhong's body to protect him. He immediately gave the answer .

"It turns out that we have already arrived in Hanxia. When we took the train last time, the scenery outside the window was much worse than that on the river." Zhao Shouhong laughed, and suddenly remembered a poem written by a great man, Bodhisattva Man? Yellow Crane Tower.This poem was written in the eventful autumn of 1927, when the Great Revolution was at a low ebb, and the chaos in the country was no less than that of today’s post-golden period.

Thinking of the poverty and weakness of Hualan today, although he tried his best, but still has a long way to go, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and Zhao Shouhong couldn't help but blurted out the familiar poem: "The vast nine schools of Hualan flow through the north and south .The misty rain is vast, and the turtles and snakes lock the river. Where does the yellow crane go? There are still tourists. Pour the wine and let the waves rise!"

"A good word, it's like pouring out wine, and my heart is surging. The generosity of the gentleman is beyond the reach of ordinary people." A thin man in a suit with a clear military look walked over at a leisurely pace, facing Zhao Shouhong clapped his hands and laughed.

Chapter 1

Zhao Shouhong's heart skipped a beat when he saw the person who looked very familiar.In this era of Hualan, if it is someone he is familiar with but does not know, nine out of ten are celebrities whose photos he has seen in history books, but there are too many celebrities and he can't remember who is in front of him for a while.

No matter who is in front of him, it must be a famous person in history anyway, and he must make efforts to make friends. He smiled and asked: "Mr. I like it. I don't know Mr. Gao's name."

"Don't dare to call me Mr. Cai Songpo." As soon as the young man said this, Zhao Shouhong gasped, and he finally knew who this was.

Cai Songpo was born in 1882 in a poor tailor family on the dam of Shanmen Town, Wugang Prefecture, Baoqing Prefecture, Namwon Province.He went to Huangjiaqiao with his family when he was five years old. He studied in a private school when he was young. He was admitted as a scholar when he was 12 years old. Then he was admitted to Changsha Current Affairs School at the age of 16. He studied under Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong, and was appreciated by the head teacher of the school Liang Qichao.Later, Cai Songpo was admitted to Guanghai City Nanyang Engineering College, and went to Japan in 1899 to study at Dongdu Datong High School and Yokohama East Asia Commercial School.

In 1900, Cai Songpo returned to China with Tang Caichang to participate in the self-reliant army uprising. After the failure, he changed his name from Cai Genyin to Cai Songpo.Later, he returned to Japan to study military affairs at the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. In 1902, he was admitted to the Tokyo Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy.

Zhao Shouhong is very familiar with this famous general who is well-known in later generations, and he himself was deeply saddened by his untimely death. He never thought that this chance would allow him to get acquainted with this Hualan country military officer. celebrity.

Zhao Shouhong knew in his heart that such a hero must make good friends, and he might be able to take him under his command in the future.He hurriedly replied politely: "Mr. Cai, I have known you for a long time. I am Zhao Shouhong."

"Zhao Shouhong? Zhao Shouhong who beat the Saar people?" Cai E's expression changed, then he shook his head and said, "No wonder you have such a heart. Speaking of which, I have admired you for a long time."

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "Don't dare, it's just a false name. No matter how many Saar people I defeat, I can't make the country truly prosperous and strong. If you really want to strengthen the country, you must first strengthen the country's industrial strength, and then the military. , the country now seems to be putting the cart before the horse."

Cai E smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao's theory is very fresh, but it makes sense when you think about it. Why can the Saar people bully us? Isn't it because they have a strong industry, enough weapons and ammunition, and large warships?"

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "That's right. The so-called industry is the foundation of a country, agriculture is the foundation of a country, science and technology is the head of a country, and thinking is the soul of a country."

"Mr. Zhao's opinion." Cai E smiled.

Zhao Shouhong waved his hand and said, "You and I hit it off right away, why bother to call you so polite. It's better like this, how old Mr. Cai is, I'll call you Brother Songpo, and you can call me Shouhong."

"Shouhong is so magnanimous, I will usurp it." Seeing Zhao Shouhong take the initiative to make friends, Cai E also wished for it.

"I don't know what Brother Songpo is going to the Central Plains Province this time? You don't seem to be working here." Zhao Shouhong vaguely remembered that Cai E had never been an official in the Central Plains Province in history.

Cai E said: "I used to be a supervisor at the Longxi Military Academy. Later, the Governor-General Li Jingxi recruited me to help him train the new army. I just wanted to go there. But before I went, the Governor-General asked I came to Xiakou Armory Factory to order a batch of weapons to supplement the new army, and then I went up the river to Wuhan to have a look, and I never expected to meet you, a young hero."

"So that's the case. Brother Songpo must be able to fulfill his ambitions by going here." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile, "It's a pity that Han Xia is right in front of us, but you and I have to separate."

Wang Lingji on the side smiled and said, "My lord, have you forgotten? My lord has recently acted as the governor of the two original regions, and he is staying in the Han and Xia festivals. Why don't you go and visit me?" The lord that Wang Lingji said was Zhao Shouhong's second grandfather Zhao Er Xun, at this time he had just assumed the post of governor of Liangyuan, and he had been in office for less than two months.

Zhao Shouhong's thoughts changed, he thought that this period of time might be the only chance he could make a fortune in Liangyuan, how could he give up such an opportunity, so he immediately decided to disembark in Hanxia first, and after staying here for a few days , and then go back to Zhongchuan.

Zhao Shouhong and Cai E had a very happy chat, and they separated after getting off the boat and notifying each other of their residence.Wang Lingji leaned into Zhao Shouhong's ear and smiled, "My lord, do you recognize this lord Cai Songpo again?"

"That's right, talents are rare. If there is a chance, we will definitely get him into our army." Zhao Shouhong laughed.

Wang Lingji shook his head: "My lord, I think it's very difficult. This Mr. Cai E is now deeply trusted by the Governor-General of Jiaogui, so he may not be poached by you."

"I'll talk about it later, who knows about this kind of thing, besides, isn't the governor's term of office coming soon?" Zhao Shouhong waved his hand, and walked straight towards the governor's mansion with the guard company and Huang Yanpei, who was still weak all over.Seeing Zhao Shouhong coming to visit, Zhao Erxun was very happy. He asked for a while when they met, which made Zhao Shouhong break out in cold sweat, for fear that he might say something wrong.Fortunately, Zhao Erxun was more concerned about state affairs, and all he asked was how the local governance of Zhongchuan was, and he didn't mention his family too much, which made him secretly relieved.

In this way, Zhao Shouhong lived in Hanxia under the pretext of visiting Zhao Erxun, but the uncles and aunts who took care of Zhao Erxun's life were very enthusiastic and often took her to chat about homework.It really took him a lot of brains not to slip up during the conversation.Of course, Zhao Shouhong didn't come here to play. He took the initiative to contact Cai Songpo to help him buy arms.Unexpectedly, Sheng Xingsun was at the Xiakou Iron Works at this time. Under Zhao Shouhong's matchmaking, Sheng Xingsun generously sold all the weapons to Cai Songpo, and even allocated weapons for him in advance, and postponed orders from other provinces. Cai Songpo was very grateful.

After sending away the thankful Cai Songpo, Zhao Shouhong's goal turned to Hanxia's business world.The merchants in Hanxia are divided into three major gangs: Baoqing Gang, Anhua Gang, and Yiyang Gang. They are a huge business camp above Zijiang, and their strength in Hanxia even exceeds that of the famous Hui Gang.

Among the three major merchant gangs, the Baoqing merchant gang is the most famous. Even in Jiangxia City of later generations, there are still famous Baoqing Street and Baoqing Main Street. The characteristics of Xia can be seen in the great depth of its influence.Among them, Baoqing Main Street in Qiaokou District, Jiangxia, is less than 200 meters away, and two streets and eight alleys are derived.

Chapter 1 Gathering Merchants

The rise of Baoqing merchants is inseparable from a special type of ship called a rough boat.Zishui Beach is so steep that it is known as 72 Rapids.In the era without roads, people on both sides of Zishui used rivers to communicate with the outside world. At that time, Zishui's shipping was centered on the wharves in Shaoyang, Lengshuijiang, Xinhua, Anhua, Yiyang and other places, and the most profitable trade , is to transport coal from Xinhua to Hanxia, ​​and the rough board ship is used for this purpose.

The raw board ship is the main tool for coal transportation on the Zijiang River. A ship can carry more than 120 tons of coal, and the largest can reach 200 tons. The main route of the raw board ship is from Shaoyang to Hankou or Changsha.This kind of ship needs to be flooded to set sail, so the risk is very high, but each ship of coal transported to Jiangxia can earn more than five times the cost of profit.That is to say, for every ten raw board boats, seven were smashed on the river, and the remaining three made a profit in Jiangxia.

The shape of this rough board boat is the same as that of ordinary boats. It is composed of an open cabin, four sculls, mast sails, etc. The cabin is divided into five compartments by four baffles, which is very simple.It’s just that the wood used for shipbuilding is thick, and the rough planks are not repaired after nailing them with horse nails, but some tung oil lime mortar is applied to the gaps between the boards to prevent leakage. Boat".

The shipbuilding wood of the wool board boat is mainly freshly sawn pine wool board, because it is only made of horse nails, which is not as strong as loach boats, scull boats, and cave barges, and it will shatter if it accidentally hits the reef.But the production is simple, the cost is low, and the shipment volume is large, and the rough plank boats appear in large numbers.

At that time, the main bases for building wool board ships were Xinning, Wugang, and Shaoyang. Because of the coal production in Xinhua, the ships were emptied to Shatang Bay, Beitadi, and Dayang River in Xinhua County after they were built, and then loaded with coal. .The raw board ship transports coal once, which is "one-time use" and does not need to return.

After the ship arrives at the destination, the boards removed from the hull are sold together with the coal. Because the pine wood is resistant to water immersion and the horse nails on the ship are knocked off, the ship boards are still new boards, the color has not changed, and it exudes a faint pine fragrance, so the sales are very good. .Relying on such a flexible method, Baoqing merchants were able to rise in the Hanxia area, so if you want to find someone from the Baoqing merchant gang, you only need to go to the riverside to find a woolen boat.

Sure enough, Zhao Shouhong easily found people from the Baoqing Merchant Gang, and after their recommendation, its leaders Hu Cheng and Zhang Zhaonan agreed to meet Zhao Shouhong at Heyang Restaurant.At the same time, Zhao Shouhong also asked the people under his second grandfather for help, and invited the leaders of the major business gangs he wanted to meet to He Yang Restaurant.

Inviting merchants by officials is taboo by merchants.Because the government invites merchants to either donate food or expropriate land, there is nothing good anyway.Originally, the major merchants also came here with no hesitation, but the people from the government directly announced that the people from the Baoqing Merchant Gang were going, so they were relieved a lot.

Hu Cheng and Zhang Zhaonan didn't know the news. When they boarded the restaurant on time, they were surprised to find that the second floor was already crowded with colleagues.These people are all well-known merchants in the Central Plains Province, and even the heads of the other two major merchant gangs have come.Hu Cheng and Zhang Zhaonan hurried forward to greet each other. Zhang Zhaonan was familiar with Chen Bi, the leader of the Yiyang Gang. He leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Old Chen, why are you here too? Could it be that Mr. Zhao Shouhong also personally invited you?"

"I was posted by someone from the Governor's Mansion, and I still don't know what it is. Don't you think Mr. Zhao Shouhong is from Zhongchuan? Why did he come to our Central Plains Province?" Chen Bi didn't agree. It's too late.

"I'm afraid it's the governor's intention, and we'll have to pay more. It's not easy for the governor to come forward, so he asked his nephew to come out to find us." Gao Lin, the head of the Anhua gang, obviously knows more about the relationship in the officialdom.

"You, Anhua, have made a lot of money by selling tea and medicinal materials. I'm afraid you are going to bleed a lot this time." Hu Cheng said with a smile.

"It's no wonder that you make a lot of money by reselling coal. How can we compare our small troubles with the Baoqing Gang." Gao Lin and Hu Cheng are familiar with each other, and they don't have much scruples when they talk.

"Anyway, let's just cry about being poor, and donate as little as we can." Chen Bi is a cautious housekeeper, and if he wants to donate silver taels to the government for free, it is tantamount to gouging out his flesh.Zhang Zhaonan once teased him, saying that Chen Bi's money was all strung on his ribs, and it would hurt for a long time to tear off a large amount of money.

Everyone was chatting and suddenly heard the guards singing, Zhao Shouhong walked upstairs slowly with a few guards, and Huang Yanpei who was shaking the paper fan followed behind him, he was purely to watch the excitement.

"I think everyone from the business community in Central Plains is here. It's really great." Zhao Shouhong greeted everyone with a smile, "I'm Zhao Shouhong. Although he is an official, he also runs a factory. He is half of everyone."

There were a few dry laughs in the crowd, these people were obviously just flattering, no one could laugh out loud at this moment.When Zhao Shouhong talked about opening a factory, the hearts of those businessmen with fixed properties were in suspense, for fear that Zhao Shouhong would forcefully buy and sell his land or shops.

Zhao Shouhong was not busy talking, he waved his hand to let everyone sit down, and then said to the guard: "Let the store serve the food and the bar. Today I want to have a drink with my colleagues in the business world."

"You don't need to be polite. In fact, I respect my colleagues in the business world. On the ground in Zhongchuan, there are several businessmen who call me brothers." Zhao Shouhong laughed at himself and said, "In the officialdom, I do this. called dishonest."

Zhao Shouhong's tone was very relaxed, which eased everyone's nerves a little.Seeing that Zhao Shouhong was so friendly and didn't put on any official airs, Chen Bi first said: "Our Yiyang Gang is just a group of hard-working farmers who don't have much money to spend. If Master Zhao wants to set up a shop in the Central Plains, I can do it in Set aside some land on the land of the Yiyang Gang for the adults." Chen Bi said generously, but in fact it was as if he hadn't said the same. for what?What's more, Yiyang is not prosperous, and no big shops can be opened there.

Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly, and didn't answer Chen Bi's words. He just glanced at everyone in the room and said, "I didn't come this time to open a shop in the Central Plains. After all, my business is in Zhongchuan, and now I also work there. It’s a bit far to come here to run a shop.”

Hearing that Zhao Shouhong didn't want land, many people were relieved, but his next sentence made everyone's hearts rise again. "I am here this time because I want to cooperate with you and make a big business."

When everyone heard these words, they were all heartbroken. Officials have done this kind of thing before, pretending to cooperate with many merchants to do business, and then reaping benefits from it.When the benefits are almost obtained, he will close down the business, and all the money will be embezzled by him. Many merchants dare not speak out because of the favor of the officials.

Chapter 1 Sixteen Only Holding Shares but Not Holding Power

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhao Shouhong continued: "I recently heard that Master Xiliang is going to convert all the Sichuan-Han Railway into a commercial joint-stock system, and I intend to take over. It's just that this railway belongs to two provinces after all, and Sichuan Province The railway line has been contracted by several rich merchants in Chongshan City, I want to contact the merchants in the Central Plains to contract the railway line in the Central Plains."

"My lord, is this railway going to be privately run? Are you planning to form a railway company?" Zhang Zhaonan asked tentatively.