After arriving in Tianjin, Tang Shaoyi still had to report to the Tianjin Customs and Taxation Department first. Li Yu had nothing to do, so he went with him.
Tang Shaoyi was from the customs system, and the guard did not stop them. They entered the building directly.
As soon as they entered the corridor, Li Yu and the others heard voices and laughter coming from the office. Hoover said: "I received a telegram from the coal mine. The Governor-General of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty took Zhang Yi away." De Cuilin was confident: "Mr. Hoover, what are you afraid of? Now it is written in black and white, and the contract has been in effect for two years. The British army has also penetrated, and they won't be able to do anything about it." Hoover said: "What if they want to file a lawsuit?" De Cuilin laughed: "A lawsuit? Your time in China is still too short, you go and see Look at their legal provisions. Do they have company law or contract law? Even if they want to litigate, I'm afraid they have to go to court in the UK. Even if the judge rules in favor of them, do you think it will be useful?" Hoover then reassured: "That's right. Yes, how can a British court judgment be enforceable in the Qing Dynasty?"
"So, don't worry about that!" De Cuilin lit it up. The Molin Company we established now has the absolute property rights of the Kaiping Coal Mine. I hold 45% of the shares, you hold 35%, and that poor Chinese Zhang Yize There are 5%.
Of course, the rest must be filial to the British aristocrats. Hoover was very satisfied: "You still have a way to get such a big coal mine so easily. If my friends in Australia know about it, they will be so jealous that they can't sleep." "De Cuilin said proudly: "Of course, if they know that you earned 4 million US dollars so quickly in China, I think they will take a boat to China the next day. "Tang Shaoyi outside the door heard clearly, frowned and cursed secretly.
Li Yu asked from the side: "I heard there was a person named Hoover?" Tang Shaoyi snorted: "Yes, he is an American. I heard that he worked as a mining engineer in Australia before and was sent to China two years ago. Usually, Looking at the gentleman's behavior, I didn't expect that he had so many crooked ideas in his heart." Li Yu was surprised, good guy, isn't this the American President Hoover during the Great Depression!
Who would have thought that the dignified President of the United States would be honored by the Americans themselves?
Hoover, the "worst president in history", made his first pot of gold by robbing a coal mine in the late Qing Dynasty.
Four million U.S. dollars is equivalent to about 8 million taels of silver. Hoover continued to engage in a lot of mining, which accumulated a large amount of funds for his subsequent presidential campaign.
"Dongdongdong!" Tang Shaoyi knocked on the door. De Cuilin said: "Please come in." Tang Shaoyi pushed the door open and walked in. He held up the document in his hand and said, "This is the imperial court's approval document on customs tax collection last year." De Cuilin said: "I understand, put it here." Hu When the Buddha saw someone coming, he said, "You guys talk, I'll leave first."
"No need," De Cuilin stopped,
"We still haven't finished talking about stocks. He's leaving immediately." For De Cuilin, making money is the first priority, and work is in the back row.
When Tang Shaoyi saw the stocks on the table, she felt disgusted and said, "Taxation Secretary, I'm leaving." De Cuilin didn't stop him either. As soon as he walked out of the office, De Cuilin behind him continued to say to Hoover: "I'll be with you later. I went to the racecourse. I just bought a racehorse." Hoover said in surprise: "Horserace? I have seen Mr. Hurd's horse. It is too short. You can only ride it normally. I didn't expect you can buy a racehorse in Tianjin." De Cuilin smiled and said: "Lord Hurd? Don't be kidding me. His horse only cost ten taels of silver, which is not even one percent of my horse racing. How can we compare it to that!" De Cuilin is really good at squandering money and even gambles. , Hurd warned him many times, but De Cuilin remained indifferent.
Even if his annual salary has reached 2 yuan, it is still not enough for him, so he has the evil intention to take over the Kaiping Coal Mine.
Hoover said, "Only a thousand taels? I'll buy one too. It would be too boring to play horse racing alone." The two laughed heartily together.
Tang Shaoyi said angrily: "Let's go back to the Governor's Mansion quickly, these foreign liars!" After arriving at the Governor's Mansion in Zhili, Tang Shaoyi immediately found Yuan Shikai: "Mr. Governor, something bad happened. The Kaiping Coal Mine seems to have been taken away by foreigners!" Yuan Shikai said: " I already know, but it's a pity that it's too late. The British military and capital have penetrated in, and there is not much room for maneuver." Tang Shaoyi said angrily: "Is it possible that such a large coal mine was given to foreigners so easily?" Yuan Shikai said helplessly: " I will report to the court later, and I can only think of ways to deal with diplomacy." Tang Shaoyi said worriedly: "Diplomacy? I'm afraid..." Yuan Shikai said: "We can't think in the worst direction anymore, do our best, and listen to fate." Li Yu listened In the ears, of course they knew that they could not take back the coal mines either through legal means or diplomatic means.
In fact, the Kaiping Mining Bureau did not really take it back until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Tang Shaoyi was very angry, but seemed to have no choice but to curse: "Damn foreigners!" But Li Yu said: "We can't let it go like this. At least punish the culprit. We can't let Tianjin Taxation Department De Cuilin get such a big advantage." Tang Shaoyi He slapped his thigh: "By the way, Mr. Governor, I have a lot of clues about De Cuilin. This guy has been gambling and embezzling public funds. Although I don't have much evidence, it is enough to bring him down!"
"Okay!" Yuan Shikai was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
"I also want to take a good look at him. Tianjin is my base no matter what. I can never let him stay in the Tianjin Taxation Department! He can't even be allowed to work in any Chinese organization again. Tang Daotai, you still have to go back to the capital. Let's go and put pressure on Hurd." Tang Shaoyi said: "Don't worry, sir, I know what to do. Anyway, I also spent a lot of time at the Customs Road. It can be seen that Hurd is already dissatisfied with De Cuilin. All you need is a push from me, and everything can be done." Yuan Shikai said: "Don't mess it up again." After arranging this matter, Tang Shaoyi continued to mention Li Yu: "There is one more thing, sir, you haven't agreed yet. American John's naval power plan, right?" Yuan Shikai said: "Not yet, but it has reached the final stage. As long as the demonstration is passed, it will be worth 5 million taels." Tang Shaoyi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, this matter has caught up. Yes! Mr. Li Yu mentioned to me that John’s plan is also..."
"What is it too?" Yuan Shikai asked.
"It's also a scam." Tang Shaoyi said. I originally thought that directly saying that Yuan Shikai had been deceived would hurt his face, but with such a big number of 5 million taels, I had to say it.
"No way?" Yuan Shikai didn't believe it,
"I have seen his drawings, and General Manager Feng and General Manager Duan have also communicated with him, and I feel that there are no loopholes." Tang Shaoyi said: "But Mr. Li Yu categorically said that John's plan was a scam, and I didn't quite understand it, so I put it He called, Mr. Li Yu, please tell me." Li Yu stepped forward and said, "Master Yuan, John is indeed a liar, because in terms of thermodynamics, the so-called perpetual motion machine is completely unfeasible." Yuan Shikai touched his hand Chin said: "But he also showed me many drawings of powerful foreign inventors at that time. They seemed to be called Leonardo da Vinci and Boyi. They looked really convincing." Li Yu said: "Sir, it's Boyi. The drawings they designed are even more unbelievable. Decades ago, the British and French academies of sciences made it clear that it was impossible to achieve. If you don't believe it, you can just ask him to make one." Leonardo da Vinci and Boyi Er's design belonged to the first type of perpetual motion machine, which violated the conservation of energy, but Li Yu couldn't explain much physics knowledge to Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai clicked his tongue: "But I saw his drawings, they are very advanced." Li Yu said: "I can only say that they made the scam look decent, and they are high-level liars. But I am sure that he is absolutely sure about the actual power system. If he can't do it, his purpose is nothing more than to get 5 million taels of silver and then run away." Yuan Shikai originally believed in foreigners, especially John who pretended to be an inventor and an American, which was very confusing.
However, he had just experienced a scam by foreigners today, and his heart was already starting to waver. In addition, he knew Li Yu's level and could not directly call others liars without any reason.
Yuan Shikai asked: "Is it true or false?" Li Yu said: "Your Excellency, you should remember that I once wrote a paper on the second law of thermodynamics, which is about this matter. And Lord Kelvin, the former president of the Royal Society, also I have discussed the second law of thermodynamics. I can tell you directly that the simplest expression of the second law of thermodynamics is: the second type of perpetual motion machine cannot be realized. I think this American John is doing the second type. Perpetual motion machine." Li Yu said it in the simplest terms, and after bringing it out to the Royal Society, Yuan Shikai finally became more convinced. He said: "Well, you can go to today's argument. I want to see what he is doing. Are you a liar and how did you deceive me?"
"No problem. Don't worry, sir. I will definitely expose him. People like this talk about inventions, but in fact they are all about business. They understand very well." Li Yu had seen too many similar things in his previous life. Not only did he have the research skills to Motives, there are more powerful and 21st century routines.
Just like hydro-hydrogen cars...or like building cars using ppt, the plans are all lavish, and then they get the investment and run away.
As for John, for Li Yu, it was just a child's play. Yuan Shikai was a little angry: "If it's really a liar, it's really abominable. A bunch of foreign liars actually dared to ride on me! Do you really think that I was taken advantage of?" Well, Yuan Shikai doesn't know now, but he was actually called
"Yuan Datou", but it was a silver dollar... Li Yu said: "Let's go find him as soon as possible." Yuan Shikai said: "He is now in the Beiyang Army, in the Beiyang Armed Forces Accelerated School, let's go together."
