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    Chapter 126: Found a treasure!

    As soon as Henry left, Yang Qiu took the initiative to go downstairs to meet the two of them. After seeing him, Cai Yuanpei asked and probed, knowing everything he knew: "Chen Hua, that person just now was"

    "Mr. Henry Murphy, the American Minister." After asking the two to sit down, Yang Qiu said directly: "Let's discuss a business."

    Business?  What kind of business actually requires the minister's intervention? Are all the counselors, assistants and businessmen below me just doing it for a living?  Worried that Yang Qiu would do some unreasonable things because of his power, Wu Tingfang lowered his voice and warned: "Chen Hua, you are still young, so you should be more cautious when dealing with foreigners."

    Wu Tingfang is a veteran diplomat, but it is a pity that the Qing Dynasty was weak and there was no real diplomacy, so in just one sentence, people can hear the bitterness in his words.  In fact, Yang Qiu also understands that using orders and free trade areas to win over the United States is also a traitorous act, but it is just covered in a bright coat.  No way, people are poor and have short ambitions, not to mention not enough strength, so they can only mobilize them like this first, and solemnly said: "Two gentlemen, you can rest assured that Yang wants power, but he will not betray the national interests."

    Neither of them expected him to speak so directly. They didn't know whether to praise him for his youthful and upright attitude or to scold him for being shameless.  In the past, the two of them might have chosen the latter, but now it was too late to win him over, so they had to go against their will and said: "Chen Hua is so cheerful, so let's just talk about it. I came here today to ask whether Chen Hua supports the South or the South.  The North? Now that Mr. Keqiang and the others are organizing the Northern Expedition, are the National Defense Forces willing to cooperate?"

    Yang Qiu did not answer. He raised five fingers in front of him and said, "The three provinces support all decisions of the central government and will pay a fixed amount of taxes to the central government every year. The National Defense Force will obey the national arrangements to ensure the stability of the three provinces, maintain national integrity and ensure  Pass the election peacefully." Cai Yuanpei was quite excited. He didn't expect to get such a positive answer today. Only Wu Tingfang knew that the words were not finished yet, so he interjected: "Chen Hua might as well finish the words."

    "Mr. Wen Jue is pleased that the central government must promise Chen Hua three things. The first is to appoint Yang as the patrol envoy to the three provinces to control military affairs. The second is to give the three provinces an army establishment, and the equipment and weapons must be raised by ourselves. Third.  Invite Governor Li to come to Nanjing to serve as Vice President."

    "You" Cai Yuanpei, who had been looking excited just now, suddenly sank down.  The inspection reminded them that a military establishment was only a matter of name, but for Li Yuanhong to come to Nanjing to serve as Vice President It was not that they were reluctant to part with the position of Vice President, but that Yang Qiu's move was obviously borrowing from the central government.  He did not take any action to suppress the constitutionalists, but asked the central government to transfer Li Yuanhong, one of the core members of the three provinces. Wasn't this intentional to cause conflict between the constitutionalists and them? As long as Li Yuanhong left, Hubei would be completely his, and from a geographical point of view  With Hubei standing in the way, the relationship between Hunan and Sichuan and the central government will be severed.

    Yang Qiu, however, seemed not to notice the dark expressions on the two men's faces. He stood up, looked at his pocket watch and told Wang Zhengting: "Ru Tang, take me to see off these two gentlemen. Let Lei Meng arrange the car. The German minister is still waiting for me."

    The two of them didn¡¯t expect Yang Qiu to be so rude and made them wait for a long time before saying a few words and giving the eviction order. They immediately stomped around and walked towards the car.  Wang Zhengting, who was beside him, couldn't bear it. He opened the car door for the two of them and said, "You two may be uncomfortable, but Zhengting has something to say. You can't just take everything at face value"

    Hearing that there was something wrong in his words, Cai Yuanpei pulled him and asked: "What does Confucianism and Tang Dynasty mean?"

    Wang Zhengting said: "I'm afraid you two don't know that the commander has already drawn up a plan to enforce compulsory education and reduce taxes in the three provinces, and Mr. Yuancheng's railway company is also fully supported by the commander, and all funds have been allocated by him  . The court does not want to praise the commander, but if these are really implemented, it will be a major event that will benefit the country and the people." After finishing speaking, he paused to think about it and then said: "There is something else I think I should tell you two.  The commander has promised to the north to exchange the prisoners of war of the fourth town for Wu Shengguan at the end of the month"

    Exchange for prisoners of war?  The two of them couldn't care less about their surprise and anger.  There are more than 5,000 prisoners in the fourth town, all of whom are Beiyang veterans who have been trained for many years. Once they are released and given a short rest and some new soldiers are added, it will become a complete town.  Now there are more than 30,000 Beiyang and Wuwei right troops in Xinyang.  Letting them go back means that the war between Hubei and the north has officially ceased, and Yuan Shikai can completely free up his hands to go south. At the end of the month and at the end of the month, the two looked at each other. Wang Zhengting said this, I am afraid he was telling these people that if they can't make a decision before the end of the month, I'm afraid  The one who wins in the end is the north.

    Soon after the two left, Yang Qiu rushed to the German Embassy with the drawings. When he left in the afternoon to go to the dock to meet the skilled workers recruited by Germany, 2.5 million pounds had been transferred to Southwest Bank.  At the same time, a large number of machinery, equipment and scrap steel that had arrived in Shanghai began to move up the river. According to the contract, Germany will deliver all equipment and materials within the next month.  In order to ensure the most important Hanyang factory reformThe equipment arrived safely, and Yang Qiu also asked the two gunboats Chu Yu and Jiang Zhen to take on the escort mission.

    In addition, he did not forget to continue to expand his own weapons.  After the equipment arrives, it is imperative to reconstruct and expand the Hanyang factory. It will take approximately one year to put these new equipment into operation. As for the planned Sichuan Industrial Company, due to transportation and worker training restrictions, it is basically impossible to expect it to be completed within three years.  In the case of serious shortage of production capacity, if you want to gain advantages in the future, you have to resort to outsourcing, so you have to wave your check again.  Not only did they also send 50,000 new rifles, 10 million rounds of ammunition, 30 trucks, 20,000 engineering shovels and other military supplies to Germany, they also ordered 30 additional radios and five sets of expensive battlefield telephone systems, considering  Even before they had access to the sea, everything needed to be transported by the Yangtze River, so they also ordered eight high-horsepower river ships, plus other necessary industrial equipment, which was another large purchase of more than 25 million.

    In addition, the German minister conveyed the original words of the German government. Germany had approved in principle the proposal to loan 100 million marks from the Sichuan artesian well salt tax, but it must be paid at a 10% discount as usual, which means that only 9,000 marks actually went to Yang Qiu.  Ten thousand is equivalent to 45 million silver dollars. At the same time, he also promised to dispatch 20 railway construction technicians to the West China Company and provide construction equipment worth 2 million marks for free. Finally, he also signed an intention to exchange a loan of 50 million marks for 30 years of railway operation rights.  Documents, the 10% discount payment is still mandatory  Of course, all this can only be officially signed after Yang Qiu becomes the tour envoy of the three provinces.

    Standing on the Wusong Pier, Yang Qiu was not very happy. Including two loans and 2.5 million pounds in transaction fees in a short period of time, it was already close to 100 million yuan in silver dollars. However, the purchase agreement between Germany and the United States required more than 40 million yuan.  .  In addition, in order for these factories to operate smoothly, workers need to be trained, raw materials in short supply must be purchased, and so on.  And he knew very well that even with so many equipment and machines, it was only a prototype. Not everyone could afford the industry, which required a large amount of capital investment over a long period of time.  Fortunately, the order can be paid in installments, otherwise he would be in financial crisis again at this moment.

    ¡°Sir, these are the Austrian skilled workers you need.¡±

    In the messy warehouse area, dozens of German sailors were protecting the surroundings, and the shadows of several Maxim machine guns could be seen behind the sandbags. When the assistant to the German minister and the commercial counselor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire opened the warehouse door, Yang  Qiu almost couldn't believe her eyes

    About five or six hundred white people with messy hair and sallow faces were crowded into the small warehouse. Most of the activities were done here during this period, so the entire warehouse was filled with an unpleasant smell. What's more, many of these people were obviously  He was tortured and tortured.  Where are the best Austrian skilled workers?  Completely perfunctory with your own prisoner?

    "Two of you? Are these the best skilled workers you promised me?" Yang Qiu's face suddenly turned cold, but the German secretary handed him the list without haste and said with an arrogant look: "It turns out there are 613 people in total.  Four people died on the boat, six people jumped into the sea and escaped, and the rest are here. They are all the high-level technical workers and experts you need."

    Yang Qiu endured his anger and checked the list, but only after reading it did he realize how big a treasure he had picked up. The Germans were right. They were all senior workers and technical experts, mostly in the military industry, and many of them were designers.  , there are even dozens of chemical and electrical talents.  After the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Commercial Counselor explained, he learned that after Traun informed the country that he needed two hundred of the best workers, Germany immediately started recruiting. However, because they were coming to the Far East, and Yang Qiu extended the contract for a certain period of time,  You have to work for five years before you can leave, so you can't recruit anyone willing to come.  In the end, for the sake of his own navy, William II simply rolled up his sleeves and went out on his own, sending a telegram directly to the Austro-Hungarian royal family for help.

    Since the Neurosword Emperor only said that he wanted high-level technical workers such as the military industry, but did not say how many, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was bent on currying favor with Germany and hoping to gain more support on the Balkan issue, immediately selected more than 600 political prisoners from the full prison.  People were packed onto the ship, and they even took the initiative to undertake the transportation task.  These people are known as thorns in their country, and killing them will cause even greater trouble, so they would rather send them away and never see them again.

    I found a treasure. This time I really found a treasure.

    Although six hundred people are not many, taking them back and conditioning them well will result in five hundred industrial seeds.  With them leading their own industry, the development speed will definitely be much faster. Through them, they can also train their own workers. More importantly they are political prisoners that the Austro-Hungarian Empire does not want as long as they do not engage in massacres.  Class, it is completely possible to implement military control, so he immediately expressed his "extreme dissatisfaction" and anger about the German deal's lack of seriousness. Finally, he pretended to pinch his nose and asked Lei Meng to escort them back to Hanyang immediately and secretly.  They were told to find the best doctor immediately to take good care of their health.

    Wait until you see these people boarding the ship.After leaving Hanyang, Yang Qiu finally raised the corner of his lips, but he didn't know that there had been an uproar in Nanjing because of the public request made to Wu Tingfang and Wu Tingfang in the morning

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