Respectfully

October [-]th, Guanbei Railway Station

Li Jinyan walked into the platform, followed by two men in black bunts, and several unremarkable men scattered in the crowd, always paying attention to the situation around him.

Ever since Li Jinyan was thrown a bomb in the street, there were never less than four guards around him.Marshal Lou arranged a squad to be responsible for his safety, and among them was the soldier of Tatar blood familiar to Li Jinyan.He has now been promoted to squad leader, with eleven soldiers under his command. When he saw Li Jinyan, he still grinned with white teeth, ran the train with his mouth full, and couldn't stop talking.

Regarding Lou Shaoshuai's actions, it would be a lie to say that Li Jinyan was not moved.Of course, it would be even better if Young Marshal Lou didn't send him a telegram every day urging him to take medicine.

Li Jinyan came to pick him up at the station. Due to the war between Marshal Lou and the Japanese, the railway from Hebei to Guanbei was suspended for a while. Boss Song and Boss Gu had to postpone their journey to the north.Wait until the war slows down before finalizing the itinerary.In order to be sure, Li Jinyan specially sent a telegram to Lou Shaoshuai, asking him if he would fight the Japanese in the next two days.After the telegram was sent out, Li Jinyan realized that his behavior was very inappropriate. Isn't this spying on the military situation?If the information is leaked, something big will happen!

In order to remedy this, Li Jinyan quickly sent another telegram, which said, no matter whether you do it or not, don't tell him!

Marshal Lou replied quickly, and there were still four words in the telegram: Remember to take your medicine.

Seeing this telegram, Li Jinyan was speechless for a long while, saying that this telegram is really just a literal meaning, right?

In fact, Li Sanshao did think too much.

After hearing what Dr. Liu said from Marshal Lou's telegram, Marshal Lou gave Adjutant Ji an order to send a telegram every day, urging Li Jinyan to take medicine.

Thinking of the way Young Marshal Lou spoke at that time, Adjutant Ji broke into a cold sweat for Li Jinyan, maybe Master Yan should pray that this war will last longer...

The troops of the six northern provinces cut off the South-Manchuria Railway, and drove nails into the Anfeng Railway, completely blocking the railway lines leading to Dalian and North Korea.The Japanese have only two choices, either to increase their troops to rescue, or to be subdued.

Kuanchengzi stationed a regiment of the Japanese army, and the captain of the regiment, Kojima, sent a telegram back to Lushun, claiming that it would be difficult for him to defend Kuanchengzi if he did not send reinforcements to him.

Yoshima Oshima, who is in Lushun, is also in a state of desperation now. Even the "Huaxia Tong" who has lived in China for decades, never thought that the war would break out so suddenly.Lou Shengfeng was already enough of a headache for them, and Lou Xiao didn't follow the rules. They thought that by blaming the southern government for the assassination, they could easily stir up civil strife in China and reap the benefits of the fisherman. The method has been used before, and the effect is very good.But this time, they chose the wrong target and miscalculated the capabilities of the intelligence personnel in the six northern provinces.

After finding out who did it, the war became inevitable.Both Lou Shengfeng and Lou Xiao have endured the Japanese for long enough.

"Your Excellency, do you want to send a telegram to the Governor of North Korea, requesting to send reinforcements?"

Otani Kikuzang, the division commander of the Fifth Division, had the same gloomy face as Oshima Yoshinaka, with deep brows. They had thought about the suggestion of the staff officer, but the only railway from North Korea to China, the Anfeng Railway, was taken by the Chinese army. Blocked, a division from the six northern provinces just captured Lianshan Pass not long ago, and may attack Fengcheng at any time.Once the Japanese troops stationed in North Korea send reinforcements, they will inevitably be blocked by this division.

The current head of the Otani Division and the Oshima Governor no longer arrogantly believe that the Imperial Japanese Army can easily defeat the Chinese Army.In fact, the Fifth Division, which once participated in the Nissin War, captured Pyongyang, and performed prominently in the Russo-Japanese War.The veteran Japanese army, known as the "Steel Army" in the future, has already been beaten up by Marshal Lou.

Most of the telegrams sent back to Japan from Lushun were edited and well-written, but no matter how good the wording was, it could not conceal the fact that they were defeated by the Chinese army one after another.

Now, a question is posed in front of the Japanese, should they fight to the death with the Chinese, or actively ask for peace talks?

If they continue to fight, they may not be unable to win, and they may even have a greater chance of winning.After all, Lou Shengfeng is just a local warlord, and there is almost no navy in China.However, during this period, huge military expenditures may drag down Japan first!Moreover, the Japanese army and navy have always been at odds. If the army asks for help from the navy, I don't know how it will be laughed at.

In the case of peace talks, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations, the Katsura Cabinet, which represents the military forces, will fall.Moreover, according to the personalities of Lou Shengfeng and Lou Xiao, it is difficult for them to get what they want from the negotiating table.

So, fight or draw?

Compared with the indecisiveness of the Japanese, the six northern provinces are much more relaxed. In any case, the Chinese soldiers have shown their prestige, first from Russia, then from Japan. Under the endless reports, Young Marshal Lou has almost become The contemporary military god in the hearts of all passionate youths, someone even dug up the previous New York Times report, pointed to the newspaper and said, even foreign devils admire our young commander!

Some young female students even sent letters written by themselves to the Marshal's Mansion. Of course, no one was bold enough to directly write their own names. The signature on the envelope could be seen as a pseudonym or pen name.Li Jinyan picked up an envelope signed by Fangcao, and thought to himself, before the New Culture Movement, would the young people have made such progress?

Of course, beating Li Sanshao to death did not admit that he was a taste. As for whose taste... the Buddha said, it is impossible to say.

Ever since Dr. Liu diagnosed that his body had suffered a loss, and even "scaremongered" that it might affect his lifespan, Li Jinyan has become a cherished and protected animal in Lou's family, and people watch him when he eats and drinks medicine.After the second lady got the news, she even called Li Jinyan to scold her severely. After the scolding was over, tears flowed down her cheeks. She only thought that the second master Li had left early. Could it be that Li Jinyan still wanted her to be sent to a white-haired man? ?

"Mother, you are very young, where is your white hair?"

The second lady was so angry that she patted Li Jinyan several times. After all, she felt sorry for her son and was exhausted, but the red eyes and wet tears at the corners made Li Jinyan's nose a little sour.He hastened to reassure him that he must take the medicine well.

The second wife is satisfied.

In addition to holding his nose and drinking medicine every day, Li Sanshao's working hours are also strictly restricted. Mrs. Lou even made it clear that Li Jinyan should not spend more than three hours outside the house every day, and he must take care of himself at home until he recovers. Dr. Liu said it's okay.This time, Li Jinyan was able to come to the train station to pick him up in person, and Li Jinyan only managed to win it by swearing and swearing.

"Boss Gu came from afar, and I will pick him up in person to show sincerity."

Mrs. Lou also knew something about the Gu family's affairs, so she didn't stop him anymore, she only let him go after seeing him take the medicine with her own eyes.

After waiting for about 20 minutes, the siren sounded, and the train slowly entered the platform. The crowd at the station became crowded. Li Jinyan immediately asked the soldiers behind him to hold up the sign.

As soon as Boss Song got off the train, he saw a big sign with his name written on it from a distance, and after a closer look, it was Li Jinyan who was standing beside the sign. Doing things less is always unexpected, you see, isn't it interesting?"

Gu Weirong nodded. He had heard a lot about Li Jinyan from Boss Song. Even though he knew Li Jinyan's age, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw him. He was a little too young.

When Li Jinyan saw Boss Song and Gu Weirong walking towards him, he immediately smiled and cupped his hands, "Boss Song, it's been a long time, this is Boss Gu, right?"

Ever since he received the letter from Sun Qingquan, Li Jinyan has always been curious about the Gu family. Gu Weirong is nearly forty years old, with an ordinary appearance and a medium build. closeness.

Confucian businessmen.

This word suddenly popped up in Li Jinyan's mind, and it seemed even more appropriate to take care of the boss.

The platform is not a place to talk, after a few pleasantries, several people got into the car of Lou's family.

In the next few days, Li Jinyan and Boss Gu discussed cooperation matters.The Gu family hoped to buy the formula from Li Jinyan, but Li Jinyan didn't plan to ask them for money at all, not even for dividends.The two almost got into an argument because of this, but in the end, Boss Song suggested that, following the precedent of the Tianjin Pancreas Factory, Li Jinyan bought the shares with the formula and paid dividends at the end of the year.

Gu Weirong had no objection, and Li Jinyan also realized that it would be inappropriate if he didn't want a penny, so he didn't argue any more.

In the end, Li Jinyan signed a contract with Boss Gu, and Li Jinyan bought the shares with the formula, and received one share of the Gujia soap factory's dividend every year for a period of ten years.Considering Boss Song's situation, Li Jinyan proposed to re-sign the contract with him and shorten the bonus distribution period to ten years.During this period, every time Li Jinyan provided a formula to the two, the bonus distribution period was set at ten years.Ten years later, Li Jinyan said that the profit of the soap factory would not be a cent.

"Li Sanshao is an honest person." Boss Song said with a smile, "Brother Gu must have the same thoughts as me."

Gu Weirong nodded, "A businessman should be honest." He spoke with a distinct Huzhou accent, but Li Jinyan couldn't understand him.

After negotiating the business, Boss Gu proposed to visit the Jiahua factory.Li Jinyan didn't refuse, but just told Boss Gu that construction was underway near the Jiahua factory, and it might be a little messy.

"construction?"

"Yes." Li Jinyan nodded and said: "I plan to build a light industrial zone outside Guanbei City. The preliminary work has been basically completed, and now I am recruiting people to level the land and pave roads."

Brothers Meng Bo and Meng Tao are hard-working talents. Since they agreed to Li Jinyan's help, they used all their strength.After personally inspecting the area where Li Jinyan planned to build the industrial zone, they began to plan the entire industrial zone.

Although he couldn't understand the lines they drew on the paper, and couldn't understand some technical terms, but since they were invited, Li Jinyan didn't intend to point fingers at them.Meng Bo and Meng Tao gradually understood Li Jinyan's temper. The two brothers discussed it and then simply drew another blueprint of the industrial zone after it was completed and handed it to Li Jinyan.Although the factory building does not have to be built according to the drawings, the appearance of the entire industrial area should be more or less the same.

Considering the recruitment and other issues during the construction of the industrial zone, Li Jinyan personally invited the old man Shen Zeping who was "rehabilitating" at home.Li Jinyan wanted to be responsible for this matter himself, but he was rejected as soon as he opened his mouth.Mrs. Lou told him directly that she was so busy every day, she was determined not to do it!

After thinking about it again and again, Li Jinyan had no choice but to invite Mr. Shen to come out of the mountain. With him around, the situation can be suppressed, and the relationship between all parties can be smoothed out. Moreover, Shen Heduan and Li Jinshu have already engaged, so it is both emotional and reasonable to ask Shen Zeping to preside over the construction of the industrial zone. Makes sense.

The car of the Marshal's Mansion stopped at the gate of the Jiahua Factory. Manager Lu and Master Li San came out at the same time. Li Jinyan arranged for Lu Huaide to take Boss Gu and Boss Song to visit the factory. As for Boss Song, he wanted to see the production of cream and lipstick. Li Jinyan did not refuse the workshop. Money cannot be earned by one person. If Boss Song really planned to produce creams and lipsticks, Li Jinyan would also support it. Only with competition can there be progress.Huaxia has more factories producing this kind of product in order to further occupy the market. Only with the factories in his hands, in a short period of time, not to mention foreign countries, even the domestic market cannot be made to a large scale.

John of the American firm applied for a metal tube lipstick for a period of patent protection of only five years.At first, the U.S. Patent Office only intended to approve it for three years, and seeing that the inventor of the patent turned out to be a Chinese, he had considered not approving the patent. John went around and thought of many ways, and even gave Li Jinyan an English name. Only then did the patent application come down.Regarding this situation, Li Jinyan was angry but also very helpless. China is still very backward. In the eyes of European and American powers, it is only a third-rate country. Let alone formulating the rules of the game, there are very few qualifications and opportunities to participate in the game.

The United States claims to be free and democratic, but it grandly wrote the Chinese Exclusion Act into its constitution, and it has not been abolished half a century later.

Li Jinyan knows that only when the country is strong, no one will hang a "Chinese and dogs not allowed" sign at the gate of the park, and no country will dare to write discrimination against Chinese into the law.

Holding the patent document that John applied for, looking at the name on it, Li Jinyan gritted his teeth fiercely, waiting, until one day...

Boss Song and Boss Gu only stayed in Guanbei for five days. Both bosses are busy people. Li Jinyan didn't do much to persuade them to stay. He just said to them before they left: "When the industrial zone is completed, I hope the two If you can come to Guanbei to invest and build a factory, you will definitely not disappoint the two of you."

After sending off Boss Song and Boss Gu, Li Jinyan is still busy in the factory and the newly built industrial zone every day. The construction of an industrial zone requires a lot of manpower, and almost all the idle labor and refugees inside and outside Guanbei City are called to work on the construction site. Tianfa also provides a free lunch every day, two multi-grain steamed buns per person, a large bowl of stew, and oily stars floating on the vegetable soup. If you are lucky, you can also eat one or two big pieces of fat meat.

When Li Jinyan inspected the construction site, he also saw some shirtless Caucasians. After asking Shen Zeping, he found out that most of them came from Chahar, some were Mongolians with Tatar blood, and some were Russians.The news that there are jobs outside Guanbei City, with good wages and free meals has already spread. Coupled with Li Jinyan's job recruitment notices specially published in newspapers, people are constantly pouring into Guanbei.

"Are the identities reliable?" Li Jinyan frowned and said, "Should Iwan and the others come over and have a look?"

"Don't worry, Young Master Yan." Shen Zeping said with a smile: "They are not Russian spies, they are all poor people who can't survive. Top two."

"En." Since Shen Zeping said so, Li Jinyan didn't say anything more.

"But a few days ago, there were Japanese people who wanted to come to the construction site to find work."

"Japanese?"

"Yes." Shen Zeping said: "Some came directly to the door, and some were mixed among the refugees. I confiscated none of them."

"You did the right thing." Even if these Japanese were really looking for work, Li Jinyan was not willing to take the risk.However, this also reminded Li Jinyan that if the Japanese couldn't get in by themselves, would there be Chinese who were bought by the Japanese?

"Don't worry about this." Although Shen Zeping smiled, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "There are people watching, if there is such a thing, I will definitely let him know how the word dead is written!"

Li Jinyan rubbed his arms, this Mr. Shen is really from the military, so ruthless!It seems that when he was embarrassing himself in the western medicine factory, the old man didn't even put in two ounces of strength.