Xiao Letian listened to his father-in-law's words with a very calm expression without any emotion. Fan Jian summarized all the information today.
Then he looked at my uncle's indifferent expression and sighed, "It's up to you to blame! They missed the opportunity of the times, and they can't blame others!"
"I asked Fan Biao to reject them!"
Xiao Letian smiled and raised his hand and shook it, "Father, you guessed wrong. It's not that I refused to let them get on the boat. In fact, you all thought wrong. Anyone from the Chinese ethnic group can get on this boat. Only Ming is here." Rules, no hidden rules!”
"Unite all those who can be united, educate all the people who can be educated, and mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized... The broader the hearts of our Chinese people, the greater the future career will be!"
"The Shanxi merchants are a very controversial group in history. On the one hand, they adhere to the Confucian idea of a monarch and his ministers, and they think they are Confucian merchants!"
"But at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, they caused the Ming Dynasty to suffer a lot in the process of trading with the northern ethnic minorities!"
"Today is an era where nationalist ideas are rampant. In the future, the nationalists of the Han nationality will definitely want to settle old scores!"
"But I don't want to accuse anyone, nor do I want to defend anyone! Capital is profit-seeking, and sometimes capital will make decisions for its owners. I have long understood this!"
"The door of our Chinese family is always open. If Shanxi merchants want to come, as long as they follow the rules, there will be no problem! If they want to go further and perform more meritorious services in exchange for citizenship and noble status..."
"Well... I can open a way for them!"
After all, Fan Qian was still partial to his hometown people. When he heard his uncle relenting, he quickly asked, "What way? I'll check it for them!"
"Haha... what other way is there, the railway!"
Xiao Letian smiled and said, "Shanxi has produced coal and iron since ancient times, and its commerce has developed... Roads are the blood vessels of commerce, and railways are synonymous with high efficiency!"
"Let Shanxi merchants set up Shanxi Railway Company themselves! List it on our Chinese stock market, so we can both hold shares, right?"
"I give them three years. In three years, can they build the railway artery that runs from the south to the north of the mountain?"
"The coal and iron from Shanxi can be connected to the Beijing-Tianjin Railway in the north, so that both the Beijing Iron Works and Tanggu Industrial Zone can use the coal and iron from Shanxi!"
"The railway going south to Shanxi can cross the Yellow River and enter Henan, so that it can communicate with our Beijing-Hankou Railway in the future..."
"Shexian, Jingxing, Lingqiu... Datong and other places can all have railways leading to the North China Plain!"
"If they can accomplish this great undertaking, it will be a great achievement! How can I, the Chinese, leave them alone?"
"Father, tell them...instead of looking for a way out, it is better to build a career that will be admired by the world!"
"And as long as people have done great things, you will be qualified to negotiate with others! With a controlling stake in the Shanxi Railway Network in your hand, wouldn't you have a lot more leverage by cooperating with the Chinese? "
"Father, this guy has to think about things in a different way. He can't always think about collusion between government and businessmen... You still have to be tough on yourself, which is better than anything else."
As soon as the door opened, the old shopkeeper immediately slapped his forehead, "What a good idea! It's really a good idea... Shanxi merchants have money, they have plenty of silver, and there is no shortage of start-up funds for building the railway!"
"What they lack is projects in the new era! It's good to build railways. This is a good business with big investment, big profits and long-term results. The key is that they can understand it!"
"But... I'm afraid there will be some resistance from the imperial court in the capital. See if you can tell His Majesty..."
"Haha...Father! After this capital war, the strength of the capital's opposition to the railway will be much smaller. Let these Shanxi merchants run it. They have more ways to find ways than we do!"
"As for resistance? Haha... Just watch, in less than three days, these bannermen will have to ask the court for permission!"
Xiao Letian's prescription has been prescribed, but what's the plan on Fan Da's head?
There is really a gap between people's realms, and their thoughts are never at the same realm!
"Fathers and elders! It's hard to ask anyone to help with this matter... Now I can only ask my aunt to go! Madam Yipinhu! Now the Chinese prince has come forward!"
"You said that if you don't quickly surrender and pledge your allegiance to the past, what are you waiting for? My aunt's words are more effective than my risking my life!"
"Ah! What the eldest young master said makes sense. We also want to follow the prince's path, but we don't know who to look for! Can the eldest young master talk to Mrs. Tiger?"
Fan Biao thought about the looming supporters of the prince in Jiangnan and Ryukyu, and nodded solemnly, "No one dares to completely guarantee it, but I have to try my best to help!"
"You prepare generous gifts, I will write you some posts... As long as these key people get through, they will basically be able to talk to the old shopkeeper!"
A Chou, Hirobumi Ito, the Great Monk Longshi... the names of these three people were written on the note. "I'm not afraid of your jokes. These are the only three people who have the highest path I can take in the Chinese community and are close to the prince!"
"If you please move them, you can also move Second Grandpa and Auntie... If you please move Second Grandpa and Auntie, are you still worried about not having a chance?"
At this point, these Shanxi merchants finally got the promise they wanted. Everyone present collectively raised their hands and saluted, "I will never forget the kindness of the eldest young master. I will take care of you in the future!"
At this point, the Shanxi Jinshang Group began a secret path of 'traitoring', just like they betrayed the Ming Dynasty and defected to the Qing Dynasty two hundred years ago. Now the Qing Dynasty can no longer rely on it. They have to find a new backer for money!
The Shanxi Merchants Group is secretly developing cooperation ties with the Chinese, while the Manchus are stupidly immersed in the glory of today's stock market, and everyone is drunk and dizzy.
After the market closed in the afternoon, Zai Chun summoned Fu Qing and praised him very much, "Fortunately, I listened to you, Aiqing, and didn't interfere too much. It's only been three days... hahaha!"
"In just three days, not only was the collapse resolved, but it also hit a new high! Those princes who started the trouble are really slapped in the face right now!"
Fu Qing smiled and said, "The market value of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway has exceeded 70 million. I congratulate Your Majesty!"
"Nowadays, the railway is really making money every day. Both passenger and freight transportation are booming. It makes profits for the court every day. As a result, the court can still make money on the stock market!"
"If things continue like this, how can the Qing Dynasty fail to revive? Your Majesty will be the master of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong in the future!"
Zai Chun's face turned red when he was praised, "Haha! I don't want to be a prosperous king like Kangxi and Qianlong! What I want in my heart is Yongzheng's career!"
"Rule the country with iron blood and establish new rules! No matter what, we must give the Qing Dynasty another three hundred years to live!"
"Not just three hundred years... Your majesty is wise, and I will not brag about tens of thousands of years. I feel that your majesty must let the Qing Dynasty live for another five hundred years!"
"Haha...hahaha...then our Qing Dynasty doesn't have the foundation of Emperor Zhou's Guozuo? Will we do it for eight hundred years?"
Hahaha... The emperor and his ministers laughed in the Hall of Nourishing Heart, extremely happy!
Note: The third update is here!
