New Warlords 1909

Time entered 1913, the second year of the Republic of China.On New Year's Day of this year, the Army Department of the Presidential Palace promoted a large number of army generals, and many revolutionary heroes and Yuan Shikai's cronies were awarded the titles of generals, lieutenant generals, and major generals.One of the promotions attracted the most attention, that is, the official award of the rank of major general Hua Fei, the governor of Anhui, which was so weird that I couldn't help but secretly speculate.

The second ambush incident that happened not long ago was full of noise in the newspapers.Some people speculated that based on Hua Fei's character, he would inevitably be furious and lead an army to attack Beijing.Who would have thought that after Hua Fei received the second regiment and returned to Luzhou, he was neither noisy nor noisy, but fell into a strange and terrifying silence.

Now it's all right, but Yuan Shikai was awarded the rank of major general of the army to Hua Fei in the process of being promoted to an army general.Could it be that Yuan Shikai and Hua Fei reached an agreement?Or did Hua Manzi finally bow to Yuan Shikai and compromise?

The outside world speculates about Feifei's rumors, but Hua Fei, who is at home, doesn't hear anything about it.He didn't even look at the major general appointment letter from the Ministry of the Army, but devoted all his energy to discussing the industrial bidding plan with Huaxin (Hua Er), Hua Yan, Zhang Nanxun, Zhao Nianxiang, Mo Haiyu, Cao Yuan, Bai Kaijun and others .

"At present, all the bidding documents from various countries have been delivered, and the positive response is indeed beyond my expectation!" Hua Fei said with a smile, "Germany, the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom and other countries have submitted aid construction plans for munitions and arsenals. I am very satisfied , Now what everyone needs to refer to is, how should we choose!"

Among all the people, only Cao Yuan has not only stayed in the United States, but also studied abroad in Germany and other European countries. ^^^^ So the key point of Hua Feidi's consultation is to look at him.

Cao Yuan did not refuse, and said slowly, "Whether it is the German Mauser Company, the Springfield Arsenal in the United States, the Colt Company, FN in Belgium, and the Royal Arsenal in the United Kingdom, they are all very famous arsenals in the world. According to In the aid plans submitted by them, Germans, Americans, and Belgium provided the most advanced mechanical technology. Among them, the Germans expressed their willingness to take loans in a series of industrial aid plans, and they were the first choice. However, because Our standard unified rifle is Springfield M1903, so I suggest that the gun manufacturing arsenal can choose the Americans for cooperation. However, the artillery manufacturing factory can choose the most famous Krupp arsenal in Germany."

Cao Yuan has always been succinct and concise, but this time because of the importance of the matter, he not only gave a conclusion, but also made a simple analysis statement on the conclusion.

"Good! Not bad!" Hua Fei was very satisfied.Cao Yuan seemed to be able to guess what he was thinking, and what he said was exactly what Hua Fei meant. **** The relationship with the Americans must be maintained by transactions at present, and the Germans do not know why, and they are extremely enthusiastic about him.They have sent people here many times to discuss cooperation plans, and the conditions offered are also extremely exciting.

"That's the plan for the construction of the arsenal. I need you to complete this construction as quickly as possible, prior to all other plans. I hope to see that the two arsenals can be put into mass trial production within half a year!"

"As for the site selection of the steel plant, we have already completed it. What do you think of the plan selection, Nanxun?"

Zhao Nanxun seemed to be well prepared.He opened his mouth immediately after seeing the question. "My choice, or the Germans!"

"Oh why?"

"It's very simple. Because the Germans don't need us to take a penny, they only offer to use iron ore and steel products to offset their investment on schedule. Such a good thing. I couldn't even dream of it before! And the technology provided by the Germans, although Not the most advanced, but the best of all countries!"

Of course Hua Fei knew about the Germans' bidding plan for the steel plant, and to be honest, he was also very moved.Because what he lacks most now is funds, and the German plan has just helped him a lot!But there are gains and losses. The Germans need to monopolize the exclusive mining rights of the Maanshan Iron Mine for 20 years while aiding construction without compensation. \\\

"Nan Xun, you can negotiate with the Germans. But there is one thing that must not be compromised, that is, we cannot give up whether it is the iron ore mining rights or the operating autonomy of the steel plant! We would rather the price be more expensive, we would rather Come up with capital, however, control and ownership must not regress!"

"If the Germans can provide continuous technical assistance and training, we can give up some of our shares and form a joint venture with them!"

"Yes, Commander, Nan Xun understands!"

"Okay, about the construction plan of the cement plant and chemical plants such as acid and alkali, Nianxiang, please tell me your opinion!"

"Commander, my choice is Japan!"

"Oh?" Hua Fei was amazed, the Japanese indeed handed over many bids, but due to Hua Fei's prejudice, he didn't read them carefully.Seeing that Zhao Nianxiang chose Japan first, he was immediately curious, "Tell me, why did you choose Japan?"

"The reason is very simple. Firstly, the technology provided by the Japanese is equivalent to that of other countries, and secondly, the price is cheaper than other countries. Thirdly, if we use the assistance of the Japanese, our factory will be built one month earlier.\\\"

The cement acid-alkali plant is not very technical, so the aid plans of various countries are not much different.Hua Fei understood what Zhao Nianxiang meant, because Japan is close to our country, so with their plan, the factory can be built as quickly as possible.

Hua Fei tapped his fingers on the table again habitually, lost in thought.After a few minutes, he raised his head and said, "Who is the second choice?"

Zhao Nianxiang was taken aback, but he still quickly replied, "Several other countries can be used as the second choice!"

"Then choose the United States, and the matter is settled like this!"

In the end, Hua Fei rejected Japan, not simply because of emotional factors.Rather, he understands that there may be a conflict with the Japanese soon, and if the Japanese are behind in some key technologies of these factories, then he will be passive.And in his plan, he wants to build a good relationship with the Americans.Now that they are only given a small cake from the gun factory, I am afraid that Smith and the others will be extremely disappointed!

"Finally, let's talk about the construction of the Triangle Railway!"

The triangle railway is the largest project Huafei has built this time, and it is also the largest investment. It is estimated that tens of millions of yuan will be needed. \*\ Various countries are extremely interested in the railway construction plan, and have offered attractive conditions one after another.Of course, the accompanying conditions are the exclusive right to operate the railway and the priority mining rights of industrial and mining along the railway.

Railway lines are the lifeblood of a country's transportation, and of course Hua Fei will not sell the autonomy of the railway because of financial difficulties.From the beginning, he intended to build the railway himself.This is not whimsical, and Zhan Tianyou Hua Fei, who presided over the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, has never forgotten it.After Sun Wen resigned as the President, he determined to save the country by railway, and built [-] kilometers of railway within ten years.So Hua Fei sent a sincere telegram invitation to Zhan Tianyou and Mr. Sun Wen as early as a month ago, inviting them to preside over the construction of the triangle railway in Anhui.

"I have basically thought about the construction of the railway. I am not going to borrow the technology and strength of foreigners, and I am going to complete the investment and construction independently. I have sent telegrams to Mr. Sun Wen and Mr. Zhan Tianyou not long ago, inviting them to participate in the triangle railway. Even if they are unwilling, I still insist on relying on my own strength to complete the construction of this railway and train a railway construction team of our own. The Construction Corps was assigned to the railway construction command office this time to speed up the construction of the railway. The process and speed of construction "In the early stage, we can import the rails from the Jiangnan factory and abroad, but when our own steel factory manufactures the rails, I need our railroads and use our own rails! "

All the people present were taken aback. No one thought that Hua Fei planned to build the railway independently with his own strength.There is nothing wrong with this, but the biggest dilemma is, where do they get so much money and strength?

"Small... Commander!" Huaxin said worriedly, "Arsenal, artillery factory, steel factory, cement factory, acid-base chemical factory and a series of factories. Even with foreign loan assistance, these projects The required funds are also astronomical! Our family is not much, even if the Pacific Bank can provide 1000 million yuan in loans, it is only enough for the construction of these projects. And the investment in the triangle railway is a huge figure. Where do we have any money!"

As soon as Huaxin's words came out, most of the people present nodded their heads.The reality is not that they don't want to start a large-scale construction in an all-round way, but that they really don't have enough funds.On the one hand, the expansion of the army, the purchase of arms, the military personnel and so on all need a lot of silver dollars.On the other hand, large investment in construction is required, and the required funds are huge beyond the burden.This does not include local government administrative expenditures and investments such as road water conservancy education.

What everyone is worried about is that if all projects are launched together, when funds are scarce, I am afraid that all projects will become a dilemma of shutdown!

Of course, Hua Fei had considered this point long ago. Pacific Bank experienced the last turmoil, and although it has recovered its vitality, it cannot withdraw too much of their reserves at this time. Ten million yuan is already a limit figure.Foreigners' loans are not as simple as just interest, and usually have other conditions attached.So Hua Fei didn't have much hope for this.Relying on the collection of local land rent and commercial taxes, I don't know how many years and months I will have to wait.

what to do?Hua Fei didn't think about it for the time being, could it be possible to rely on the army to attack the city?Grab and move the treasury?Just let him temporarily give up any of them, and he can hardly decide.After all, these are extremely important and urgent tasks!

"Everyone, use your brains, think about it, and see if there is any way! Living people can't be suffocated by money, right!" Hua Fei stood up, holding a warm teapot and rubbing it, his mind spinning rapidly.

"Oh, there is no way!" Butler Liu, who had been staying in the room and dared not speak, suddenly sighed, "Master, if there was another stock market boom in Shanghai that year. With our current amount of funds, it would not be profitable." He has tens of millions! All problems are gone!"

Butler Liu's casual words made Hua Fei's head light up.It is obviously not Hua Fei's original intention to use stocks to get quick money, but the word stock makes Hua Fei quickly associate with another financial term, which is bonds!

95 good news

Bonds are public bonds issued to the society by the government, financial institutions or industrial and commercial entities to raise funds.In this day and age, it is nothing new.In big cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, there are securities trading markets.Issuing bonds can raise funds as quickly as possible for their own use.This effect is similar to that of bank deposits, the difference is that bonds have higher interest rates and can be traded publicly.

It's just that when you issue bonds, you need to have a reputation, otherwise how can others dare to buy them.Huafei can neither use the national reputation as a guarantee, nor can it use the real economy as a mortgage.It is hard to say what effect the issued bonds will have!

But Hua Fei didn't care. Under everyone's puzzled eyes, Hua Fei put down the teapot and said quickly, "I plan to issue 2000 million yuan of five-year construction bonds to the whole country in the name of the Anhui Governor. The bond interest rate is twice the current rate. savings rate."

"This bond issue is handled by the Pacific Bank, and they are ordered to submit the detailed plan as soon as possible. In addition, in order to cooperate with the publicity of the bond and increase the purchasing power of the bond, Shen Xian and the students of the Jagged Army News are requested to take action and submit People in the society vigorously promote industry to save the country, explaining the importance of heavy industry to the rise of the country. We not only need to let the people understand that buying construction bonds can not only obtain income, but also support the development of the entire country!"

"As for whether we can raise 2000 million yuan of funds, we still need everyone to work together and come up with suggestions!" Bonds are indeed a good way, but the biggest problem is that your reputation as the governor of Anhui, Hua Shashen, is not good. ****According to common sense estimates, five million yuan of funds can be raised, which is already a great achievement.Just besides issuing bonds, is there any other way?

"Commander Hua!" Zhang Nanxun raised his head abruptly.He was very pleasantly surprised, "Commander, we can go to Nanyang. We can even issue bonds overseas to raise funds!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Mo Haiyu stood up and echoed, "The establishment of Pacific Bank's Nanyang branch has not been smooth. It has only opened a few small savings points in several large Chinese gathering areas, so as to attract overseas Chinese. The capacity of deposit places is limited! We can issue bonds in Southeast Asia and the Americas. We will call on foreign Chinese to buy bonds, and we will surely be able to raise 2000 million yuan in funds!"

Hua Fei's eyes suddenly brightened, yes, why did he keep his eyes on the country!At the beginning, a large part of the revolutionary funds of Sun Wen and other alliances were raised abroad.This has something to do with Sun Wen's personality charm.It is also related to overseas Chinese people's expectation for the prosperity and prosperity of the country. ===

"Commander, leave the task of Nanyang bonds to me! As long as the Nanyang Chinese know that you issued the bonds, Commander Hua, they will definitely rush to buy them!" Zhang Nanxun was very excited and lost his composure.

"No. Nanxun!" Hua Fei raised his hand and thought about it, "This is inseparable from you. All industrial construction negotiations need you to bargain with foreigners. Regarding the sale of Nanyang bonds, I will find other people! "

After several hours of detailed discussion and research by everyone, the preliminary heavy industry construction plan has been finalized.Hua Fei understood.These investments are huge.We must concentrate on the slow-growing heavy industry.Make up your mind to build them up.As for most of the light industry, it is only necessary to open the market.Protecting national capital, their development speed will definitely be very fast!

The embassies of various countries in China soon received telegrams from Hua Fei, and basically all countries were allocated a large or small cake.Among them, the Americans won the bids for industrial construction contracts such as firearms arsenals, acid-base chemical plants, and cement plants, and the Germans won the bids for projects such as artillery arsenals and steel plants.The two can be regarded as the biggest winners of this Huafei construction plan, and they have won the most orders.

As for the subway construction plan that everyone is most concerned about, there is no news. === It is just that in the telegram, it is mentioned that a batch of steel rails will be purchased!It also proposed to build five thermal power plants in the Yangtze River Basin. This project is a joint tender and can be built with cooperation from various countries!

After all the foreigners received the telegram, their first reaction was not ecstatic.Because Hua Fei did not mention the loan in the telegram, it seems that he has very strong funds.Foreigners are puzzled, even if you are the legendary Hua Shashen, no matter how rich you are, you can't afford such a huge expenditure.What is this eastern soldier planning?

Soon, the foreigners understood why Hua Fei didn't ask them for a loan.Almost overnight, newspapers all over the country published many articles about industrial powers.It is not the first time that the industrial power has been called out, but unlike the industrial salvation of the country during the Westernization Movement, this wave of public opinion makes the concept of industrialization more detailed, more transparent, and easier to understand.And for many days, reprinted reports on the industrialization process of Japan, Germany, the United States and other countries, reflecting the backwardness of our country's industrialization.Many young people who are worried about the country and the people have been gnashing their teeth, feeling ashamed and hated.

Just as the promotion of the industrial power was in full swing, Huafei's construction bonds began to be sold to the public. \*\ Some impulsive families, after hearing about it, almost didn't think about it, so they did their best and ran to buy construction bonds.Some people also hesitated for a long time when they heard that the bonds were issued by the Anhui Governor.But think of the double high interest rate, think of Hua Lengzi's Pacific Bank savings trend.These people thought twice and bought some bonds.Of course, those who had a deep prejudice against Hua Fei originally planned to buy it, but they must have been sold by the Anhui Governor Army, so they immediately dismissed their plans.

The Nanyang and American bond sale teams have already been dispatched. In order to strengthen the security of the funds raised, Hua Fei ordered the third regiment of the first division to escort them in casual clothes along the way.At the same time, he ordered the First Detachment of the First Fleet of the Navy to cooperate with the recruitment team to go to Nanyang to strengthen the momentum.

It was almost the first day of the bond sale, Hua Fei thought he could finally take a break.Who knows that soon, the area under Yuan Shikai's control will strictly prohibit the sale of such bonds.And it is said that the Presidential Palace has drafted a law to formulate the "Regulations on Bond Issuance and Transactions", which needless to say is to stop Hua Fei's behavior.

Some provinces in the south also took action secretly.Although not as blatant as Yuan Shikai's, the sale of Hua Fei's bonds still caused certain difficulties. ^^^^ As long as Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Shanghai, Yunnan, Guangxi and other provinces directly or indirectly controlled by the revolutionaries, the distribution is relatively smooth.