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The news that Marshal Lou came back from the dead made the headlines of various newspapers in Guanbei City the next day.

Since all the insiders were silent, the reporters and editors of various newspapers had to rely on their own guesses to write reports, and various theories came out one after another.

Some of them are close to the facts, while others are just nonsense at first glance.For example, "someone tipped the news in advance", which is more reliable.Or "the assassin has his own people inside", which makes sense.The most outrageous thing was that there was a newspaper saying that the reason Lou Dashuai was able to survive the catastrophe was because he met the legendary "hermit expert"!

"This is a bit too outrageous." Li Jinyan put down the newspaper. Sure enough, there is no lack of gossip spirit in any era. This newspaper that publishes "The Hermit's Tale" really has the potential of a gossip weekly. There are basically few reports on it. reliable.Compared with other newspapers vying to report current events at home and abroad, and people from all walks of life in politics, business and military as gimmicks, every report in this newspaper has a nature similar to the "entertainment news" of later generations, and the sales in Guanbei City are still quite high. good.

Maybe he could meet the founder of this newspaper. Li Jinyan leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup and took a sip. The rich tea fragrance made him heave a sigh of relief.

Although this newspaper is not very reliable, it cannot hold up to a large circulation. While worrying about the country and the people, ordinary people always like to read some gossip to entertain themselves.

He can completely mix some "private goods" in entertainment reports.For example, a businessman invested 1 yuan to build a glass factory outside Guanbei City. In less than a year, he earned more than 3000 yuan, not to mention the capital.

A lie told a hundred times can become the truth, besides, Li Sanshao didn't intend to tell a lie, what he wanted to tell was the truth, just the truth with some embellishments.Those local rich people who have hidden a lot of gold, silver and copper coins in their homes, will they not be moved by such reports?

After the initial attempts, Li Jinyan understood a truth. If he wants to create an industrial kingdom, he can't do it alone. He needs more funds and more people to participate, first from Guanbei, then from Beibei. Six provinces, followed by the whole of China!

The current Huaxia industry, whether it is light industry or heavy industry, is dominated by foreign capital. For example, the chemical industry in Guanbei City is almost monopolized by the Japanese.

If you want to develop your own national industry, you must find a way to continue to grow yourself!

Members of the Chamber of Commerce in the six northern provinces were successively persuaded by him. In addition to the glass factory he invested half of, several other businessmen also planned to build factories outside Guanbei City, mainly to make matches and candles.

Li Jinyan is ambitious and wants to build a light industrial zone outside Guanbei City.

Once the industrial zone takes shape, it will absorb a large number of social idlers, such as refugees, immigrants in customs, and retired soldiers.In addition, building roads or other public facilities in industrial areas will also provide a job for these people looking for a living.As long as there is work to do, money to take, and food to eat, many social problems can be avoided.

Moreover, with German loans and machinery, heavy industry can also develop rapidly. The north has abundant coal and iron ore resources. Even if it can't be the Ruhr of China, at least the Great Lakes can do it, right?The premise is that the Japanese forces in the north must be pushed out. Even if they cannot be driven out of Liaodong immediately, their "survival" space must be continuously compressed. Rush to the sea to feed the fish!

Anyway, tanks have already been produced in the military factory, and the warships cannot go ashore. At most, they will be bombarded a few times.

If possible, Li Jinyan would like to build an internal combustion engine factory first. Whether it is making tractors or tanks, internal combustion engines are indispensable.The key is whether technicians can be found, and whether the Germans will be willing to sell them related machinery and equipment.

Today's China is still quite closed. If you want to attract a lot of talents and funds, public opinion and news dissemination are very important.The newspaper in his hand will become his touchstone. If it is feasible, Li Jinyan plans to continue to expand the circulation of this newspaper, set up branches in several developed provinces, and gradually cover the whole country.It doesn't involve politics, so there shouldn't be any force that has nothing to do to seize it, right?

In fact, the fastest and most effective method is radio broadcasting. Unfortunately, most areas in China do not yet have such conditions.

Li Jinyan wrote down his thoughts in detail, carefully checked that there was nothing missing or inappropriate, and planned to discuss it with Young Marshal Lou after he returned from the barracks.

Then Li Jinyan found Uncle Dumb and asked him to find a way to check the background of the newspaper's editor to see if there was someone else's influence in it.

Uncle Dumb nodded.

"Also, I would like to know how many foreigner newspapers there are in Guanbei City, including those funded by them." Li Jinyan clicked on the newspapers on the table, and several of the reports were obviously slanderous, although it was impossible to tell Lou He is destined to be tied to the Lou family. After such a long time, he no longer needs to be as restrained as before, "I want a specific list."

Uncle Dumb took the lead, and he was happy to see Li Jinyan's change.The current Young Master Yan finally possessed some of the skills and demeanor of the Second Master back then.

As soon as Li Jinyan made arrangements for this matter, the girl came to invite him, "Several young ladies and uncles are here, Madam, please ask Master Yan to come over."

Except for Mrs. Lou, Young Marshal Lou and Li Jinyan, the rest of Lou's family did not know the news that Marshal Lou was not dead.The seven ladies and uncles all came back to "go to the funeral" for Marshal Lou, but they didn't expect that Marshal Lou came back from the dead. At that time, the seven ladies stayed in the backyard with the concubines of Lou's family. When they heard the news, they were all dumbfounded on the spot. , and then wept with joy.Young Marshal Lou and them are half-brothers, separated by a floor, but Marshal Lou is different, he is their biological father!

Of course, this is not to say that Miss Lou's family has any opinion on Young Marshal Lou, it's just human nature.

After all, one is the real father, and the other is the brother who is separated by a layer. Of course, the real father is closer.

In the living room, several concubines and seven young ladies surrounded Mrs. Lou talking, while the seven uncles sat on the other side.

When Li Jinyan walked in, it happened that the second lady told a joke, and all the female relatives laughed. Although the second lady, the fourth lady, and the seventh lady were all born to the third concubine, in Lou's house, the second lady was obviously better than her two younger sisters. Popularity is better.

Standing at the door, Li Jinyan hesitated, should he be a friend of women honestly, or should he sit with the uncles of the Lou family?It doesn't seem to fit either way.

When Li Sanshao was in embarrassment, Mrs. Lou helped him out, "Yan'er is here, everyone is here, let's go to the dining room."

While talking, she helped the girl to stand up, and the fourth lady who was sitting beside her immediately supported her other arm, but Mrs. Lou greeted Li Jinyan with a smile: "Come here, sit next to me when we eat later." .”

The concubines of the Lou family and the sixth and seventh misses knew that Mrs. Lou valued Li Jinyan, but the other ladies and uncles were a little surprised. But it's terrible, my father-in-law said that our Lou family came back with a golden doll."

Mrs. Lou didn't answer, and everyone else in the room didn't say anything, but Li Jinyan laughed twice, "I don't dare to take it, I'm Xiao Congmin, just lucky."

Mrs. Lou smiled and said, "Isn't it just luck? Our Lou family is all lucky stars."

There were two round tables in the dining room, eight dishes and one soup, all seasonal dishes, plus a portion of sour radish that Mrs. Lou had for every meal, everyone had a good appetite.

Li Jinyan was sitting next to Mrs. Lou, and all the ladies and uncles of the Lou family were present, but the three concubines opened a separate table, which was different from the previous dining rules of the Lou family, but no one raised any objections.

After the meal, Mrs. Lou took Li Jinyan to talk to everyone again, and then she seemed a little tired. The four ladies and concubines went back to the room together. Naturally, the uncle was also sent out, but Mrs. Lou left Li Jinyan alone. When everyone left, they looked at him, making Li Jinyan feel uncomfortable.He is obviously envied and hated by others.

"Mom, do you have something to tell me?"

"I don't have much to say." Mrs. Lou rubbed her forehead, "It's just that the opportunity is rare, so I have to let them know something about it."

"I do not quite understand."

"Don't understand?" Mrs. Lou closed her eyes, and slowly raised the corners of her mouth, "I really don't understand or pretend I don't understand? If you don't understand, can you say that to the fourth girl?"

Li Jinyan was silent. Regardless of whether the fourth lady was intentional or not, it was really inappropriate to say that in front of everyone, and it was a bit teasing.

"You will definitely encounter such things in the future." Mrs. Lou opened her eyes, "I may not have been in a better situation than you in the first few years when I entered Lou's house. Do you remember the word forbearance I told you?"

"remember."

"When you bear it, you bear it, but sometimes, such as today, you can't bear it and you shouldn't bear it." Mrs. Lou's expression became serious, "They are the young ladies of the Lou family. Outside the house, they are people with foreign surnames. Their husband's family depends on the Lou family and is also helping the Lou family, this is the in-laws."

Li Jinyan was overwhelmed. He was really not good at these complicated things.

"I know you don't like to hear this." Mrs. Lou pinched Li Jinyan's face, "I don't want to make it difficult for you, but sooner or later the Lou family will be handed over to you and Xiaoer. It's better not to have a clue."

"Mother, I know."

"It's good to know." Mrs. Lou nodded, "I heard the girl said that you also grow watermelons on your farm? Send me some when they are ripe."

"Okay." Li Jinyan said with a smile: "In addition to watermelon, there are also cantaloupe. The watermelon will take a while, but the cantaloupe is ripe. I will go to the farm later and pull a cart for you when I come back at night! Let's have a sweet mouth, Make a sound!"

Mrs. Lou was amused, and slapped Li Jinyan a few times in a row, but pinched him twice if she wasn't satisfied.Li Jinyan gritted his teeth, thinking that this is really painful and happy.The one who hurts is me, and the one who is happy is Mrs. Lou. This can be regarded as a different kind of colorful clothes, right?

Li Jinyan went to the farm mainly for the raw materials of the cannery and the Jiahua factory.

A few days ago, manager Feng of the canning factory was telling him that some raw materials for canning were not available.Jiahua factory is also facing the same problem.This is indeed not the responsibility of the farm, but that most of the adult pigs purchased before have been slaughtered, and the black pigs raised will take several months at the earliest before they can be slaughtered.

"The only way is to buy pigs again, but in this way, the cost will increase." The person in charge of the farm is a veteran who lost an arm on the battlefield. His real name is Liu Youcai, and his nickname is Liu Geda. There are more people who call him by his name than by his name. If things go on like this, when people ask his name, he simply says his name is Liu Geda.

He was injured on the battlefield in Manchuria, and after retiring from the army, he went to work on the farm.Seeing that he had a good brain, Li Jinyan had studied in a private school for two years, asked other people on the farm, and learned some details, so he promoted Liu Geda and the other two veterans to be stewards of the farm.Liu Geda is in charge of breeding, and the other two veterans are in charge of planting.The first thing these veterans do when they take office is to divide the workers into groups of more than a dozen people, and divide them into different areas when working. Rewards, sometimes bonuses, sometimes some grain and meat.The Russians who worked on the farms also participated in the competition, and three or four times out of ten they won.

Being won by Lao Maozi, these veterans were naturally unconvinced, and they worked even harder. With a tractor, in less than two months, more than half of the thousands of acres of land that Li Jinyan bought were reclaimed. The old farmers who came to the farm as "technical guidance" all gave thumbs up: "These are all good ways of working! Especially those old men, two of them can be as good as a cow!"

Li Jinyan had to lament that the wisdom of the working people is truly infinite!After soliciting the opinions of several stewards, specific rules were issued for the rewards, and the top three would all get money. As a result, the people on the farm were more enthusiastic about their work, and they had the momentum to cultivate the land to the end.

However, the land is dead, and you can turn it over however you want, but the pig is alive. Even if it is fed five times a day, it is impossible to grow up like a balloon overnight.

What's more, all the pigs raised on the farm are black-haired pigs, which grow slowly and are not as big as the big white pigs of later generations.The plan to buy pigs from abroad was once again put on the agenda by Li Sanshao.

But the first thing to be solved is the raw material problem of the two factories.

"As long as the cost does not exceed the price, we must ensure the supply of raw materials for the canning factory and the Jiahua factory." Li Jinyan made a decision and immediately sent someone to collect the pigs. He also told the price to be fair. If people are not willing to sell, they are not allowed to buy and sell by force. things.

The next day, he made an appointment with the head of a British trading company to discuss with him about importing large white pigs.

When the Taipan heard that Li Sanshao was invited, he thought it was about the business of a chemical factory or a canning factory. In addition to lipstick and soap, the canned luncheon meat and beef from the canning factory also made these foreigners see business opportunities.The consumption of canned food abroad is much higher than that in China. Most of the canned fruit in Guangdong is exported. Even a small workshop with three or four people can make a lot of money a year.Li Jinyan's canning factory is quite large, and the quality and quantity of the canned food produced are guaranteed. The luncheon meat is the only one now. Not to mention that John of the American foreign company was rejected three times and still did not give up. Even the British and the French came to him. the door.

"Once you eat it once, you will never forget the taste." A British expatriate living in Guanbei City said: "I prefer luncheon meat to my wife's fried steak."

Li Jinyan never expected that these foreigners living in Guanbei City would become the main purchasing power of canned meat.John Bull, who has always been proud, will also take the initiative to come to the door, putting on a smiling face just to get him to sign an order.

Sure enough, regardless of nationality and race, a businessman is a businessman, and a businessman can never resist the temptation of money.

George from the British foreign firm saw Li Jinyan and heard what Li Jinyan wanted to buy with him, and asked in surprise, "Li, are you joking?"

Li Jinyan pouted, his reaction was exactly the same as when John heard that he was going to buy a tractor.

"I'm not kidding, I just want to buy pigs!"

"pig?"

"Yes, English pig."

It took George a while to realize that Li Jinyan was not scolding him, but stating the products he wanted to buy.

"I don't understand why you buy pigs and buy so many pigs at once."

"It's not important, is it? After all, pigs are not strategic materials. It is impossible to send them to the battlefield to kill the enemy." Li Jinyan shrugged his shoulders and made a harmless joke, "I just want to know if Gui Yangxing will do this business, If not, I can go to another foreign company, maybe the Danes? I heard their pigs are also very good."

George thought about it for a while, and said matter-of-factly: "Li, I must tell you the truth, I have never done such a business before, and I cannot guarantee whether I will accept your order. The only thing I can assure you is that, I will try my best to make this deal come true, and I will give you accurate information in three days."

"Ok."

"Also," George changed the subject, "If we can get this business done, Li, please also consider the canning business I mentioned earlier."

"Don't worry, I will." Li Jinyan said with a smile: "The business is done, we are friends, and Huaxia people have always been very generous to friends."

Especially when dealing with these foreign devils, they must be "generously" slaughtered!

George left satisfied, and Li Jinyan made an appointment with the manager of the Danish company, who was also surprised when he heard that Li Jinyan wanted to buy pigs.

It is not uncommon to buy guns, guns, and various industrial machinery and raw materials, but this one wants to buy pigs? !

"Don't be surprised, you can also think that I want to change the taste." Li Jinyan said: "I really want to try the taste of Danish pig and see how it is different from Huaxia pig."

"I can't give you an answer right away, three days later, can I?"

"of course can!"

Both the British and the Danes were trustworthy. Three days later, Li Jinyan got their reply. The British agreed, but the order quantity was reduced from [-] to [-]. The Danes refused for unknown reasons.

When placing the order, Li Jinyan specifically stated that there must be [-] sows among the [-] pigs, and there must be no less than this number!George had no objection.In return, Li Jinyan promised George that after the arrival of fifty big white pigs, he would sell him [-] cans of luncheon meat at a price of [-]p per can.

This order is not large, but the profit is considerable.It can be sold for 10-12 pence a can, or even higher, when shipped back to China.George is very cautious in doing business, and this batch of cans is considered to be a test of the water, so as to determine whether to expand the order.

This coincides with Li Jinyan's thoughts.

Agreeing to do canning business with this British guy is just to let them know that Huaxia has this kind of product, and it will take two years to wait until two years before it can be sold in large quantities.At that time, these Brits couldn't even eat bread. How could they have raw materials for canning?This is why Spam's little fat pig was despised by American soldiers to the end, but the reason why British and French soldiers regarded it as a delicacy.

But Spam's little fat pig will eventually become history, and it will be replaced by Huaxia luncheon meat!