Shi Dingzhong and his son are now in high positions. It is foreseeable that as long as Qiao Yu does not lose power, the Shi family's position will be very strong. Therefore, Shi Dingzhong does not take the gold and silver seriously at all. He knows very well that as long as he uses his power, he will have
Everything is taken care of, and money is just a decoration.
"Mr. Shi, this is inappropriate. I have long said that King Yi's treasures will be used to build a museum. This will never change, and one or two million taels of silver won't do anything. I have already thought of ways to solve the financial gap.
There’s a solution, let’s not talk about finance for now, I want to ask these two gentlemen if they want to make a lot of money!”
"Commander, this is a good business again. Of course we are willing, but Marshal can't do it for just the two of us. If you have money, we can make it together!"
"That's natural. Are you afraid that you two know about the confrontation between the two major European groups?"
"I've heard that the British established some sort of Allied Powers, and Germany formed an Allied Powers. Both sides are expanding their armies and preparing for war!" Shi Dingzhong said: "In my opinion, these powers just don't know what to do, they have to be strong, and they can't be destroyed unless they fight.
There are no generals who are always victorious. They are now strong enough to bully every weak country. If they fight and both sides suffer losses, that would be bad luck!"
"Haha, I don't care whether the Europeans cry or not. I only know that once the cannon is fired, there will be thousands of taels of gold. Our chance to make a fortune has arrived. As long as a war starts and several powers start it together, the scale will be unprecedented and the supplies consumed will be huge!"
Qiao Yu said with a smile.
"Does the commander want us to stock up on supplies in advance?" Wang Dongcheng asked.
"Hoarding supplies is certainly a way to make money, but some arms stocks are bound to grow wildly because of the war. For example, the steel industry and the chemical industry will have huge development. Now many companies are not prosperous and their stock prices are very low. But once the war starts, these will surely
It will soar into the sky, and not only Europe, but also the United States will be affected. If you can get a batch of stocks at a low price now, it will not be difficult to double it several times or more than ten times by then!"
"Commander, I have always admired your vision. But how long will it take for this war to start? If I bought it too early, wouldn't I have lost my money in vain?"
"Well, I think it's a little early to start now, but we can already send people to various places in Europe and the United States to prepare. As long as the war comes, we will make a lot of money!"
The two men went down to make preparations excitedly. Qiao Yu called Wu Hengchang over again. Since Wu Hengchang became an official in Sichuan, he was not as aloof as other officials. Instead, he rushed directly to the front line and arranged manpower to inspect the entire Sichuan.
Regarding the resource situation, Wu Hengchang sent a message to Qiao Yu not long ago, saying that he had found a super large iron ore.
After Qiao Yu got the news, he guessed that Wu Hengchang had found the Panzhihua Iron Mine in later generations, but it is still called Dukou City. This iron mine occupies an important position in Qiao Yu's plan. It can be said that this will be the future of Sichuan
The cost of industrialization lies, but the practical difficulties are absolutely staggering. Panzhihua is a very special magnetite associated with vanadium and titanium. It is very difficult to smelt. It took more than ten years to find a smelting method. The vanadium and titanium in it are still
It cannot be extracted.
With the current technology, the effort required to mine Panzhihua is even more astonishing. This is why Qiao Yu knew there was a huge iron mine in Sichuan but did not mine it. However, with the advent of the financial crisis, Qiao Yu thought of this iron mine.
It cannot be mined yet, but it can be thrown away to obtain enough benefits for Sichuan.
"Commander, I'm afraid that my work has been in vain. The scale of the iron ore in the ferry is amazing, and it is definitely one of the best in the country. However, it is magnetite associated with vanadium and titanium. It is too difficult to smelt. Our own technical level cannot solve it at all. Even if
I’m afraid even the great powers would find it difficult to do this, and I’m afraid we’ll have to guard our golden mountains and beg for food!”….
"Mr. Wu, don't be depressed. This kind of iron ore is certainly a big problem, but the vanadium and titanium associated with it are metals of great value. As long as we can overcome the problem, we can harvest more. Besides, it is not necessarily possible now.
If it cannot bring me profits, I am ready to invite Germany to participate in the development of iron ore. I believe that Germany will never let go of such a huge iron ore!"
When Wu Hengchang heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. Yes, Germany must be willing to cooperate. Although the technology is very difficult, Germany is second to none in terms of technical level. As a rising power, Germany urgently needs various resources.
I will never let this iron mine go!
"Commander, I think it's absolutely possible, but even if it's handed over to the Germans, it will take a lot of effort!"
"Given Germany's current situation, I'm afraid it will soon fall into war. We use this iron mine as bait to get some benefits first, and the rest will wait until the war is over!"
Wu Hengchang now understood Qiao Yu's plan. It turned out that what the patrol envoy wanted to do was to make a one-time deal!
"Commander, will the European War really break out soon?" Nowadays, many Westerners are not sure that the war will definitely break out, and Wu Hengchang and Qiao Yu have not had much contact, so they are not as unconditional as Shi Dingzhong and Wang Dongcheng.
Trust his judgment.
"Don't worry, when negotiating with the Germans, you can give up more benefits and get as much immediate benefits as possible. It is best to get tens of millions of marks. Now Sichuan's financial gap is huge, and it will be pointed out in the next two years.
This fills the gap!”
Qiao Yu calculated carefully and found that a giant iron mine from the Germans could definitely be exchanged for more than 50 million marks. However, it was still very difficult to completely make up for the financial gap, and it was necessary to continue to accelerate the industrial development before World War I.
As for the layout, this little money is still not enough. It seems that I have to use special methods to make money.
Qiao Yu brought Wang Lingji over again. When Wang Lingji saw Qiao Yu, he said hurriedly: "Commander, we have some clues about the Song case. We have found out some Japanese secrets, but the specific situation has to wait until Li Zongru returns.
I will report to you after Sichuan!"
"Well, it's a great credit to them for being able to find out the clues about the Japanese so quickly. But I'm not here to ask you about this matter this time, but how is the situation with the Office of Tobacco Smoking?"
Wang Lingji was well-informed and knew that Sichuan was facing financial difficulties, so he guessed that Qiao Yu was asking about this to know how much money he had made, and hurriedly said: "Commander, the harvest is still amazing. We have collected all the opium from everywhere."
Zhongba is refined into morphine in Chengdu, 10% of which is supplied to hospitals, and the rest is sold to Japan, European and American countries, and is also sold in Shanghai and other places. The sales network has been initially launched, and so far it has made a net profit of more than 3 million taels.
, there is still more room for improvement!”
Qiao Yu was shocked when he heard this figure. This drug is indeed a huge profit industry. It has only been a few months since Sichuan's morphine entered the market. It is really shocking that such huge profits can be made.
“Where are sales better?”
"It's Japan. At first I thought those open European and American powers would consume more, but I didn't know it was Japan. Later I also investigated and found out that since the Meiji Restoration in Japan, the burden on the people's shoulders has become heavier and heavier. Even if they win the war,
The same was true during the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Workers worked hard, but could not even fill their stomachs, and had to bear extremely high taxes. This naturally caused the Japanese people's mental depression and psychological distortion. This morphine was their best
It’s the holy medicine for liberation, so there are definitely a lot of drug addicts in Japan!”