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.    Chapter 362: Bringing back a mountain of gold

    The Jiangnan Shipyard was extremely busy in August. After completing the mission of two destroyers, the dock was already crowded with large and small civilian ships. In addition, because the good seats at Wusong Wharf were occupied by Britain, France and other countries, it became Hubei and Chongqing to accept foreigners.  At the equipment transshipment outpost, sea-going ships dock every day to unload cargo.

    Three cargo ships flying the Ottoman flag docked one after another. The Ottoman captain, who was in his forties and had a big beard, lazily got out of the cabin. While buttoning his shirt, he took the list from the first mate and walked towards the gangway. This time he  It is to transport 3,000 tons of Ottoman refined nickel ore and 5,000 tons of toluene purchased by the Chinese for Germany. If it is a captain from Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, it will definitely be sent to Daye Deepwater Terminal according to the contract, but shipowners such as Ottoman, Italy and the Netherlands only  We are unwilling to enter the narrow Yangtze River waterway. Going upstream will waste time and consume coal.

    Although shipping by sea is profitable, you can save a little bit.

    This Ottoman captain came to China for the first time. He was obviously shocked by the scale of Jiangnan Factory, but after going through the formalities, he laughed at it because the scale and infrastructure here seemed quite big, but from a distance  The few shipyards I visited were filled with small boats of four to five thousand tons.  "Hmm, it seems that the legend that the Chinese like to show off is indeed true." After the captain came to the conclusion, he asked with arrogance to send a ship immediately for transfer, and by the way, let the Chinese take the 4,000 tons of refined tungsten in Jiujiang that should be brought back to Germany.  Mine was also shipped.

    Captain Osman's irresponsibility made the person in charge of the transfer station here look sad. It's okay to say that the foreign devils in the ore machinery are lazy, but toluene although they are packed in iron barrels, they are dangerous goods after all.  , the Vice President is inspecting Shanghai these days. The reserve here is too dangerous. We must call the superiors to send a ship to transport it as soon as possible.

    Just when the person in charge had a grimace on his face and secretly wondered where he could get a few ships from, several harsh whistles sounded from the Ottoman ship, and then he saw a man wearing a huge sunhat, with wavy curly hair exposed under the brim of the hat.  , a woman wearing an Austrian pleated skirt walked out of the cabin under the protection of several strong men. This woman had a picturesque face and walked slowly and elegantly. She immediately attracted all the attention on the dock, and the Ottoman bearded captain immediately  He rushed over to show his courtesy: "Miss Feili, why don't you stay for two more days?"

    "Captain Ruhr, thank you for taking care of me all the way. I have returned to my motherland and can't wait to go home." Seeing the captain, the woman named Fei Li frowned unnoticed, and she could tell that she had taken care of her along the way.  She has been harassed by this Ottoman bearded man for a long time, and now she is not looking for an opportunity to leave as soon as she gets home.

    The bearded captain was obviously a little disappointed. He had been flirting with this oriental woman along the way. Unfortunately, the bodyguards at the back were very difficult to mess with, and this woman seemed to be a big shot with a good background. The Germans warned her not to do this when she boarded the ship.  Recklessly.  Looking at the swaying beautiful buttocks, the bearded captain felt restless and immediately handed over the handover work to the first mate. He and the other two captains went to the city to find a bar and release the accumulated savings from the boring voyage in the past two months.  of**.

    "Miss, show me your ID."

    Although there is a separate passage connecting Jiangnan Factory Wharf to the city, this passage is also gated to ensure safety. Therefore, when several security soldiers saw the woman and the big man, they immediately blocked the way and asked to check their documents and salute.  A strong man behind him took out a wrinkled passport from his pocket. The soldier was a little dazed when he saw the appearance of the document. He didn't know how long the guy had had it on his body. It was already worn out like this, but when he saw the stamp on it clearly,  After stamping his diplomatic passport, he quickly signaled for release.

    "Miss Lu, should you go home first or"

    After leaving home for more than half a year, the strong man was impatient. He immediately turned to ask the woman. The woman was thoughtful and knew that the man had already become timid about being close to home after running around with her for more than half a year without any regrets. She smiled slightly: "Let's go home first.  , rest for two days before going to Nanjing to meet the Vice President."

    Seeing that these people seemed to be big shots with extraordinary aura, the soldier with sharp ears kindly reminded them: "Guys, the Vice President will be in Shanghai these days."

    "Oh, he is in Shanghai?"

    Hearing that the Vice President was in Shanghai, the woman's eyebrows suddenly lit up, she raised her head slightly and revealed a face that looked both angry and happy. It was Lu Bilian who had gone to various countries to register patents for oil cracking technology.

    Yang Qiu didn¡¯t know that Lu Bilian had come back, and was still lying on the table reviewing the training and expenditure reports on the reservists.

    The reserve force is the most important part of military construction. As early as when he took charge of the southwest, he started to establish the reserve system. Now that the country is unified, it needs to be managed well.  According to the plan, the National Defense Forces will have 23 main army divisions, 21 guard brigades and 300,000 reserve soldiers by May 1914.  The first two items are only one division short of being formed, but the third item is also using the current garrison and guard bases in various places to strengthen training. Fortunately, ChinaThere is never a shortage of human resources and excellent soldiers. You can get a two-yuan subsidy for one week of training every month, attracting a large number of young people to join the reserve training.

    When Cai Gongshi saw him looking at military reserve documents, he immediately picked out two military telegrams from Fengtian and Beijing.  As Yang Qiu's secretary, he needs to cover a wide range of things, because although he is the vice president, who in the country doesn't know who holds the power?  As the land reform in Henan deepens, the influence of the National Society in the north is also deepening. As the leader of the party, his position becomes increasingly unshakable. Therefore, a large number of documents are transferred for approval every day, from economy to industry, from agriculture to civil affairs, and most importantly  There are many types of military affairs. At first, Cai Gong was not used to accepting so many types of documents, and there were often confusions. However, after several months of sorting out, he was finally able to cope with it.

    Said: "This is from Fengtian and Beijing. General Yue Peng has arrived in Fengtian. Because the Fengtian 14th Division has a wide variety of equipment, he hopes to replace it with our army's standard equipment as soon as possible. This letter is from Duan Qirui, he said  Yuan Shikai moved his family back to his hometown of Zhangde yesterday to recuperate and asked the old Presidential Palace how to deal with it."

    Yang Qiu frowned and stopped writing. Yue Peng's telegram was nothing, but Duan Qirui's telegram was more meaningful.  After the central government was established, the status of Beijing has not been determined. Some people think that a companion capital should be established so that the capital can be moved back to Beijing in the future. Others think that it should simply be merged into Hebei Province and become the seat of the provincial government. Yang Qiu¡¯s idea is to combine Beijing and Tianjin  Several major cities, such as , Chongqing and Shanghai, have been converted into centrally-administered municipalities, but this idea has not yet been passed by Congress.

    Now that Duan Qirui has sent this telegram, it is obvious that he wants to position Beijing as soon as possible, and he also has the idea of ????continuing to stay in Beijing.

    Thinking of this, Yang Qiu raised his head and asked, "Huchen, who do you think is the most suitable person to go to Beijing?"

    Cai Gongshi could also tell from his words that he didn't want Duan Qirui to continue to stay in Beijing to enjoy his life. However, Beijing's geographical location was important, and the city was gradually declining after losing its status as the capital. It was necessary for an official to go there to avoid delays.  But who in the country has this ability?

    Yang Qiu was also scratching his head. After losing the capital, the city of Beijing fell into desolation so fast that ordinary people could not imagine. In the parallel world, because the capital was moved to Nanjing, the prosperous Beijing fell into a trough in just a few decades. Coupled with the lack of resources nearby, waiting for the founding of the People's Republic of China  During the ceremony, hundreds of loads of bird droppings were swept out from the Forbidden City. This shows how much influence the status of the capital has on a city.  Therefore, those in Beijing not only need to be able to hold on to the current industry, but also need to have sufficient skills and capabilities. After all, Beijing's Beiyang forces are still very strong and their ideas are relatively conservative.

    "If possible, I would like to recommend Yan Xishan to go there."

    Yan Xishan?

    He is a good talent who can guard one side. Judging from his performance in Shanxi, first of all, he is better at managing finances and promoting industry and commerce. If left to him in Beijing, at least he will not continue to be lonely, and he also has certain military qualities, but  He is now the governor of Shanxi Province. If he does not improve his status in Beijing, transferring there will be equivalent to a demotion. He still needs to think of a way.

    When Yang Qiu was about to ask Cai Gongshi to ask about the division of municipalities later, Lei Meng suddenly knocked on the door and walked in. When he saw Cai Gongshi, he quickly winked at Yang Qiu.

    This piece of hob meat is now much stronger, but the winking look is the same as before, which made Yang Qiu happy. He put down his pen and said with a smile: "Come on, Hu Chen is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it."

    Lei Meng scratched his head, smiled naively and said, "Commander, it's Miss Lu Bicheng who is here."

    "She's back?!" Yang Qiu suddenly stood up when he heard the name.  Cai Gongshi had also heard of Huainan Sanlu's name, and originally wanted to stay to meet this beautiful woman who was said to be talented. However, thinking of Lei Meng's look just now, he seemed to understand something in his heart, and he quickly said goodbye and left.

    In fact, he guessed wrong. Although Yang Qiu and Lu Bicheng are indeed related, the surprise now is entirely because of the oil cracking technology patent.

    A moment later, Lu Bicheng walked into the office. At this moment, she had changed into a cheongsam. Her long, Western-style wavy hair was mixed with the cheongsam. Maybe it was because she hadn't seen her for half a year, but it actually gave Yang Qiu a feeling of surprise.  After Lei Meng completed his task, he quickly led the door and walked out. He remembered that Hao Wenbao was coming later and ordered no one to disturb him, so he went to the door to block him, so as not to ruin the commander's good deeds.

    Their eyes met in the office, and Yang Qiu spoke after a long while: "Youhave lost weight, but your energy is much better."

    Lu Bilian dug her eyes hard at Yang Qiu. It would have been better not to say the following sentence, but she was not an ordinary woman. She said, "Yes, the outside world is so wonderful. If it weren't for I'm afraid someone would worry about me."  I took the money privately and left, and I don¡¯t want to come back.¡±

    SeeShe came back safely, but Yang Qiu was no longer in a hurry to ask about the patent. He asked, "How was the journey? Why didn't you send a telegram before coming back?"

    ¡°I was planning to leave next month, but I got something small on the way so I rushed back.¡± After Lu Bilian sat down, she recounted her experience after going abroad.

    Originally, her first stop was the United States, but when she arrived, she discovered that American oil companies were very large, and rushing to develop cracking technology might not be successful, so she took a detour to New York and headed to Europe. She first spent money to become a Spanish citizen, and then immigrated to Switzerland.  Because he heard Yang Qiu say that Switzerland is a neutral country.  It took three months to obtain the identity and first registered Huachen Petroleum Technology European Branch in Switzerland, and then registered petroleum cracking technology patents in various European countries in the name of Yang Qiuhe.

    After going to the United States and registering a patent, I contacted Rockefeller and Standard Oil as agreed.

    Due to the trust plan, Standard Oil has long been disintegrated into several companies. Although they are still under the control of the Rockefeller family, they are not sure whether they can control it for a long time in the future, so they heard that this new company can significantly reduce costs.  After oil refining technology, he immediately realized the prospect of using technology to connect and consolidate oil trusts, and immediately negotiated with the people sent by Lu Bicheng.

    During this period, the Rockefeller family thought of many ways. Fortunately, Lu Bilian was smart and lived in the Chinese Embassy in the United States. She also hired lawyers from several countries to form a legal team well in advance of the negotiations. In the end, she deliberately leaked the news of the technology sale to the newspapers.  The Rockefeller family had to take back those small means to conduct business negotiations.

    The Rockefeller family is worthy of being a super tycoon in the oil industry. After realizing that oil cracking technology will completely change the current production method, greatly improve efficiency and reduce costs, they immediately quoted a price of US$20 million to acquire the patent. However, after Yang Qiu explained, Lu Bilian  She was more aware of the value of this technology, so she only agreed to cooperate rather than sell it. Although Rockefeller kept quoting the price to 60 million US dollars, she was unmoved and began to contact the Nobel family of European oil tycoons. Finally, she agreed to  US$25 million in cash to purchase 40% of the shares of Huachen Petroleum Technology Company.

    It is not cost-effective to sell 40% of the equity for US$25 million. Compared with the annual royalties that will be received after the increase in oil prices and the advent of consumerism ten years later, the Rockefeller family can earn back this money in two years at most. For Yang Qiu,  Although the income has been reduced by one-third, if he does not recruit them to join the team, he has no hope of receiving the royalties, so everyone can get what they need.

    Lu Bilian did not want to suffer too much, so she asked Rockefeller Company to provide oil refining residues worth US$3 million for free, because she heard from Yang Qiu that these wastes, in the eyes of current oil companies, could be used to refine ammonia and then turn into butane.  Making things like rubber.  Rockefeller obviously didn't realize the effect of this kind of residue, so he agreed without hesitation.

    It can be seen from this that in this series of business operations, Lu Bilian still showed strong business capabilities despite his guidance.

    After placing the 25 million Citibank cashier's check and contract in front of Yang Qiu, Lu Bicheng took out another thin piece of information from his bag: "I found this in the Danish Patent Office. I really miss what you said.  stuff, so I bought all the patents.¡±

    What did I say?  Yang Qiu had long forgotten what he had said, but he was shocked when he opened the patent information.

    Sulfa!

    Although he did not remember the specific chemical formula of sulfonamide, Yang Qiu was able to tell from the scattered information that this should be the formula of sulfonamide. No one would have thought that what he was looking for would be accidentally found by Lu Bicheng in the Danish Patent Office.  After reading the description at the beginning, he finally understood why he couldn't find it, because the name used when registering this thing was not Bailangduoxi, nor any dye or medicine, but additives

    "Come here! Prepare the boat back to Wuchang immediately!"

    Yang Qiu jumped up excitedly. Before leaving, he only hoped to get back some royalties to subsidize the industry, but now she has brought back a mountain of gold for herself!  Looking at him like a child, Lu Bilian also narrowed her eyes and smiled.

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