"There was a news in Shengjing two years ago..." Wang Yi was listening to Li Yuzhen's story, and Chen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia were sitting next to him. The two girls were much more serious than Wang Yi. "That's right, after Lord Zuo Baogui defeated Song Sanhao, he returned to Shengjing. In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Lord Chonghou replaced his brother, Lord Chongshi, and became the general of Shengjing. Chonghou first arrived in Shengjing, but he saw Lord Zuo's contribution to suppressing bandits and managing the army well, so he asked the emperor to commend him. Later, the emperor gave him a yellow jacket and appointed him as the general of Gaozhou Town, but he was still stationed in Shengjing, and at the same time asked him to choose the right place. Fang Jianfa. Later, Lord Zuo chose the small west road of Shengjing. Unexpectedly, when he was digging the foundation, he actually dug out eighteen ingots. Lord Zuo ordered people to seal all the ingots and then reported to Lord Wanyan Chonghou. Seeing that there were too many ingots, Lord Chonghou did not dare to deal with them without authorization, so he wrote a document to report to the court. After the emperor knew that Long Yan was very happy, he criticized the emperor: "I have my own blessings, and my wealth and silver will be punished." After Lord Zuo received the imperial edict, he kowtowed and thanked the emperor for his reward, and made up his mind to assist the country and the people."

The two girls were very sensible, but Wang Yi didn't care. Chen Yazhi pinched him angrily and said, "Look at Lord Zuo, he is not interested in seeing money, and is devoted to the court and the country. Look at you, except money, there is money, and he is full of money."

When he heard this, Wang Yiyi rolled his eyes and threw his lips, saying, "What Lao Li said is fake! Only you believe the nonsense."

Qian Jiaqi said: "Why do sir say that?"

Wang Yi smiled lewdly at this moment, grabbed Qianjia's hand and said, "Girl, I heard from you, how old are you in Beijing today?"

Qian Jia thought about it and shook her head.

These things are not taught in the affiliated primary school, and Qianjia is not interested in the person in the Forbidden City on weekdays, so it is not surprising that he doesn't know Guangxu's age.

"Let me tell you, that turtle man was born in 1871. What year did you say that Lao Zuo found a lot of money? How old did he be? He was just a little kid, and he was very happy and had a pen and a red pen to cheat! "

"He is the emperor, and he is the dragon among people. Unlike ordinary people, can't it be possible!" Chen Yazhi was dissatisfied and deliberately confronted Wang Yi.

"Different from ordinary people?" Wang Yi laughed, as if he had heard a ridiculous joke, and then said: "I'm going to return the dragon among people. If you shoot it, you will die!"

"If you shoot one shot, you will die. What does it have to do with whether you can be happy and the imperial pen and the red copy? Can the emperor be a genius?"

Li Yuzhen watched the three of them arguing, but was secretly amused in her heart, and said to herself: "Chairman, Chairman, when I saw you, how many years older than Guangxu, wouldn't you be just an eight-year-old child?" He didn't dare to say this, Li Yuzhen didn't want to intervene in the battle between Wang Yi and the two girls.

The argument ended after Shen Yatou kicked Wang Yi or two. The two relieved girls had already gone to class at this time. Wang Yi said to Li Yuzhen: "If you have something to do, just say it. If you don't have anything to do, you won't come to me."

Li Yuzhen replied with a normal expression and said, "I'm here in Lanzhou!"

"Lanzhou?"

"Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu..."

"Zuo Zongtang? Where is Lanzhou Machinery Weaver Bureau?"

"That's right!"

Speaking of this, Wang Yi probably knows what happened. Lanzhou Machine Weaving Bureau was the earliest machine-wool textile factory run by the Qing Dynasty. It was originally proposed to be established by Lai Chang in the third year of Guangxu (1877), and was established by Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu (1878). The Gansu Aftermath Bureau allocated 200,000 taels, and the general Lai Chang ordered 400 boxes of complete sets of machinery and equipment from the German Thai Foreign Company. Construction started on August 12th in the sixth year of Guangxu (1880). There were 1,080 yarns, 20 wool looms, a complete set of dyeing and finishing machines, 24 and 32 horsepower steam There were one machine each. There were more than 230 factories, covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres. Thirteen German craftsmen were hired. The factory was quite large. It was nominally chaired by Lai Chang and was in power by the Germans. Because the performance of the purchased machines was not in line with the local raw materials, the product quality was poor, the cost was high, and the sales were not smooth. In the ninth year of Guangxu (1883), the boiler was broken and stopped. Later, it was changed to the Foreign Artillery Bureau. In the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), the Qing government hired Belgians as engineers and renamed Lanzhou Weaving Factory. The operation still did not improve, so it invested in the second year of Xuantong (1910).

"Zuo Zongtang!" Wang Yi didn't say anything. Li Yuzhen knew that Wang Yi was thinking about things, so he was quietly waiting for his decision. "Brother Yuzhen, I have something unknown. How did Lord Zuo know about our Da Shang?"

"It is because of Hu Guangyong that he has a good relationship with Ding Xiaoyu, the president of our Shanghai branch. Maybe he heard that the wool looms and finishing machines made by our Dashang Light Industry are very popular, so he came to the door."

Wang Yi's impression of Zuo Zongtang is better than that of the current governor of Zhili Li Hongzhang. No matter how those people in later generations bleached Li Hongzhang, Wang Yi still thinks that this guy is a bastard. In contrast, he has a good impression of Zuo Zongtang. If he removes the limitations of history, this person can be considered a hero! Of course, heroes may not be able to do business, so they failed to run Lanzhou Machinery Bureau.

"Master Zuo defends his country, we can't stand by and send a message to Hu Xueyan that we are willing to do this business."

Wang Yi's reaction was beyond Li Yuzhen's expectations. His meaning was to ignore this matter. After all, Li Hongzhang was not in dealing with Zuo Zongtang. If he did business with Zuo Zongtang, there would be a misunderstanding on Li Hongzhang...

"Chairman, you have to think twice about this!" Li Yuzhen frowned. "It's hard to say about the matter in the court."

"What's the meaning?"

"Mr. Li and Master Zuo..."

"The Hunan Army and the Huai Army have a conflict, right?"

Li Yuzhen nodded.

Wang Yi slapped the table at this time and scolded: "I have decided on this business. If he is capable, he will send someone to Fengtian to arrest me. Don't make me angry at that time, be careful that I will come to the door to kill him!"

Li Yuzhen knew Wang Yi's temper. Since he had made a decision, he would just do it himself. He had no fondness for Li Hongzhang at all.

In 1865, Agubai, an officer from the Kokan State, invaded Xinjiang. Later, in 1871, the Russians from Tsarist Russia came to arm the army to occupy Yili. In 1872, Agubai hung the Ottoman Turkish Empire flags in various parts of Xinjiang and issued currency. A fierce debate broke out within the Qing court, and led by Li Hongzhang advocated coastal defense and gave up barrier defense. Zuo Zongtang expressed his objection, believing that if he withdraws the barriers, he will retreat and advance, especially if he will be infiltrated by Britain and Russia, so he insisted on suppressing the rebellion in Xinjiang. On this point alone, Wang Yi and Zuo Zongtang have doubled their favor.

More than half a month later, Li Yuzhen waited for two people at the dock. One of them was in his fifties and his eyes were shining. The other was younger, not tall, and had a typical southern appearance. After the two got off the boat, Li Yuzhen hurriedly came forward.

"I'm here to see the general manager of Dashang Yinlu, Li Yuzhen, how dare you ask if you are Brother Xueyan and Brother Yunting?"

The two of them were stunned at first, then looked at Li Yuzhen carefully, and then said: "It turns out that it is Brother Yuzhen. Brother Ding often mentions you in Shanghai. Oh, this is the general manager of the Lanzhou Mechanical Weaving Bureau under construction, Lai Chang Lai Yunting."

After the two sides said they had long admired each other, Li Yuzhen greeted his subordinates, and then the three of them got on the Western carriage.

Here we introduce that Hu Guangyong was Hu Xueyan, a famous official and businessman in the late Qing Dynasty. He first opened a silver account and then prepared logistics supplies for Zuo Zongtang's Hunan Army. In 1866, he presided over the Fujian Shipbuilding Bureau. After Zuo Zongtang was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he was the director of the Shanghai Railway Bureau and was still working for Zuo Zongtang. About 1872, he borrowed more than 12 million domestic and foreign debts. Relying on the power of the Hunan Army, he was in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, etc.

More than 20 pawn shops were opened in the land, Fukang Silver House was established in various provinces, Qingyutang Chinese medicine shop in Hangzhou, and also engaged in silk tea export trade. In 1882, he opened a silk factory in Shanghai, and then spent 20 million taels of silver to acquire millions of domestic silk at a high price, attempting to monopolize the trade of the silk industry. In 1884, he went bankrupt because of the joint force of Li Hongzhang and foreign merchants. By 1885, he died of depression.

The path he took was very similar to Wang Yi's initial proposal to Zhang's family, both of which were conducting monopoly trade. However, unlike Hu Xueyan, the Zhang family chose Northeast grain and oil, and mainly used domestic sales, but Lao Hu's silk was engaged in foreign trade. Secondly, grain is grain after all, and people will die if they don't eat it, but silk has relatively no such attributes. In addition, in the next few years, the Qing Dynasty suffered consecutive natural disasters, resulting in soaring grain and oil prices. Therefore, the Northeast grain and oil monopoly companies led by Tai'an made a fortune and made a lot of profits. The last and most important point is that the grain and oil futures market established by the Grain and Oil Price Alliance in Yingkou was artificially speculating on prices behind the scenes, but there was still an excuse and a storefront. In Wang Yi's opinion, Hu Xueyan didn't know how much he had, and clearly faced with foreign merchants. Although it was mixed with patriotism, it was not wise.

In addition, I would like to introduce Lai Chang, this person is a very powerful person. In the Westernization Movement, Lai Chang, whose courtesy name is Yunting, was from Guangdong. In 1866, he was valued by Zuo Zongtang, who was in charge of the Shipbuilding Bureau because of his good performance in the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau. He was originally a subordinate of Shen Baozhen, the Minister of Shipbuilding Bureau of Min and Zhejiang. Because he was successful in imitating foreign guns and cannons, he was recommended as a deputy general by Ying Gui, the then governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and entered the Fuzhou Mechanical Bureau to make guns and cannons. In 1872, he was

Zuo Zongtang was transferred to Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau, and later it was a remarkable achievement. Some people once said that the guns and cannons produced by Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau at that time even reached the advanced level in the world. Wang Yi held his reservations about this, but Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau made great contributions to assess the Agubo rebellion. This alone was enough for him to be famous in history. In 1878, Zuo Zongtang began to prepare for the Lanzhou Mechanical Weaving Bureau, and Lai Chang became the general manager. Because of Hu Xueyan's matchmaking, he arrived in Yingkou today.

To be honest, he was full of doubts about this trip, and he couldn't help but wonder, Who is Da Shang? Do you really have the ability to produce the machinery we need?
Chapter completed!