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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 50 Heartbreak

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    As a famous writer said, the unfortunate people in this world are all different, but the happy people are similar.  At this time, like most happy people, Chen Zaixing felt relaxed after having the heavy burden off his shoulders. After handing over the official seal letter in Hanking, he took a boat down the river and rushed to Shanghai, where he prepared to go to Shanghai.  The big shot in granting loans in Myanmar met and then sailed to Myanmar.  Not wanting to have anything to do with Beijing, he drove lightly and kept his distance. Only his friend Shen Hongmao was the only one who saw him off at the pier.  "Brother Fusheng, you and I have to say goodbye today. I don't know when we will see each other again!" Shen Hongmao, dressed in Tsing Yi, took two glasses of wine from the servants on the side and handed one to Chen Zaixing: "Come, you and I will drink this glass of wine together.  I wish you great success in Myanmar and carve out your own world!¡± ¡°Thank you, Brother Shen!¡± Chen Zaixing drank the wine in one gulp and said with a smile, ¡°To be honest, this is my second time to resign and leave.  Hanking, but last time I was full of resentment and empty-handed; this time I was full of ambition, which is really different! " "That's natural. Last time I was alone, but this time I have a beautiful woman. Naturally, it's very different!  It's different!" Shen Hongmao also knew something about Chen Zaixing and Luo Lin's relationship. He and Chen Zaixing were close friends in the same year, and there were only a few close servants around him, so there was no taboo about talking.  After hearing this, Chen Zaixing couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Brother Shen, Brother Shen, I thought you were a Taoist teacher, but I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded!" At this point, he nodded: "Yes, I really want to go here.  I'll have a chat with the Princess Regent!" "Oh, it's really unfounded!" Shen Hongmao folded his fan and slapped his palm: "No wonder you don't want to be a good official and go to Myanmar.  Princess Shang! That¡¯s right, even if you become a military official in Pingzhang, how can you be as king in Myanmar and live forever? " "What did you say? I went to Myanmar mainly for my family.  Jiye, even if there is no such thing as the eldest princess, I will still go!" At this point, Shen Hongmao's face became serious: "Speaking of Jiye, you mentioned the purchase of the two Bessemer converters to me last time!  It's done. Do you want to ship it to Shanghai and transfer it to Myanmar with you? " "No!" Chen Zaixing shook his head: "I have already handed over this matter to Kong Zhang. I plan to transfer the steel to Myanmar.  The factory is located in Yunnan. Mr. Kong has already gone to Yunnan to prepare for purchasing land and building the factory. This time I will go to his place first and then enter Myanmar. I will come back to you in a few months after I leave.  You just need to be more convenient with him!" "Is that natural? They are all from my own family!" Shen Hongmao nodded and asked: "I thought you were going to build it in Myanmar. I saw the rivers there and the water transportation costs.  It¡¯s cheap. It would be good if you set up the factory in Mandalay!¡± ¡°You are right, but Myanmar is not our homeland after all. This time, the British were willing to give up China and Upper Myanmar to us because of the unfavorable war situation. Who will do it in the future?  Knowing whether there will be another trouble, if the steel factory is built there, if the war goes bad, wouldn't it be used as a wedding dress for others? Secondly, steel is a weapon of the military. The strength of the country and the rise and fall of the nation are all related to this. I built it?  The steel mill is not only for making money for itself, but also for the prosperity of Dashun, not for the prosperity of Myanmar. Thirdly, although there are many iron mines in Myanmar, there are not many coal mines suitable for steelmaking, and even if they are, they are far away from the iron mines.  It is far away and not conducive to mining. ""Then where do you plan to build it?" "It is initially selected near Kunming in central Yunnan. There are coal mines in Kunming, Chuxiong, Yuxi, and Kaiyuan.  There are iron mines in Yuxi, Kunming, and Wuding. The local terrain is flat and the transportation is relatively easy. Whether it is building a factory or other things, it is more convenient. " "It turns out that you have already made a plan!  "Shen Hongmao took the wine jug from the servant's hand, filled Chen Zaixing's wine, and poured it for himself. He said in a deep voice: "It's getting late. You and I are both men, so we won't behave like that woman.  Remember, good friends are as close as the sea is apart!" After saying this, he raised his head and drank it all.  "Okay! The man will leave Guanshan, but if we have the same aspirations, what's the problem?" Chen Zaixing also drank a full glass of wine, threw the glass into the water, turned around and boarded the boat.  Yunnan Anning, inn room.  Kong Zhang tiredly threw the bamboo stick to the side, sat down, hit his back hard twice, spread his short and thick legs, and let out a painful groan.  "These past few days, I've walked over mountains and ridges, climbed through ditches and climbed into caves. I've finished three lifetimes of hardship in just one month!" Kong Zhang cursed and complained a few times: "We are also helping Chen Fusheng, why should that bastard from the Liu family go to Manchu City?"  Dele eats and drinks, but I have to travel over the mountains and be a mountain rat. Damn it, when Chen Fusheng comes back, I must talk to him happily!" The dark-skinned man next to him looked atThe newly dug ore sample smiled and said: "Mr. Kong, this is your fault. Mining is a hard job. It was the same in the forests of Myanmar back then. At least it is now in China, and it is not far from Kunming."  It¡¯s only a hundred miles away, and it¡¯s the best thing to have a document issued by the government.¡± ¡°Is this still the best?¡± Kong Zhang accidentally touched the blistered sole when he took off his shoes.  He couldn't help but scream, pointing to the shoes that were already stained with red mud and shouting: "Look at these shoes, they weigh two kilograms, they would crush a person to death! I said Master Ji Jianzhang Ji Seji, you are torturing me!"  It¡¯s been a month, I won¡¯t keep you company if you keep going through this!¡± Kong Zhang threw aside the shoes he had just taken off, accidentally touched the blisters on his feet, and couldn¡¯t help but let out another scream.  Seeing Kong Zhang's embarrassed look, Ji Jianzhang smiled and threw the mineral sample into his pocket. He stood up and grabbed one of Kong Zhang's legs and said with a smile: "You look like you have never experienced hardship. Get two buckets of hot food."  Come with water, soak your feet, apply medicine, and you won¡¯t be afraid of calluses anymore!¡± ¡°What? You want to climb a mountain?¡± Kong Zhang stared at Ji Jianzhang¡¯s face in horror, and quickly pulled his legs away from him.  He pulled his hand back: "Are you going to build a factory or what? You have been running for almost two months, are you tired?" "He paid a high price of one hundred and fifty taels of silver a month for Fusheng.  Me, I have to be worthy of the price. Besides, building a steel plant is no small matter. We have to consider the sources of iron, coal, and lime ingredients, as well as water sources, geology, and workers' food and clothing. It's not a simple matter.  Leave room for future development, if you don't take it into consideration, you will be in big trouble in the future!" At this point, Ji Jianzhang's face was already filled with red light, as if he was talking about something extremely exciting:  "I heard that you went to Burma for business last year and trekked hundreds of miles on foot amid the rebellion, but I didn't expect that you were so miserable!" "I can't bear the hardship?" Kong Zhang almost fell out of his chair when he heard this.  He jumped up and said, "The bullets were flying right next to my ears at that time! If you hadn't wet your pants already! But at that time, I was just trying to make money, and the money that was wasted on me was in front of me. Now what?  ? Running around in the ravine all day long, I can't even see a cent of silver. How can it be the same? " "Short-sighted!" Ji Jianzhang sneered: "You are full of money. When you dig the mines and make the steel,  Come out, it¡¯s not just free money for you to take! No wonder some people say that you money bankers are all silver rats who can¡¯t see beyond three inches.¡± ¡°Little bastard!¡± Kong Zhang finally couldn¡¯t hold back these days.  Accumulated resentment: "Am I short-sighted? If I hadn't stuck with you, how much more money would have been spent these days. There are hundreds of hired porters, livestock, and craftsmen alone. These all cost money! What do you mean?  How long will it take to open a factory to make steel? Now it's just throwing money into the water, and you won't see a dime coming out. Not to mention whether you can practice it, even if you can make steel, who will?  Do you know if it is more expensive than the steel of Hanking and the foreigners? It¡¯s weird for you to buy high-priced and poor-quality steel!¡± ¡°You¡ª¡± Ji Jianzhang was also hit by Kong Zhang, and he couldn¡¯t help but glare.  , it turned out that this person was an engineer hired by Chen Zaixing from Shanghai with a lot of money, and he was a madman who believed in industrial salvation.  Chen Zaixing asked him to take charge of the site selection and preparation work for the steel plant, and asked Kong Zhang to take charge of expenditures and negotiate with the government and local governments. These days, Kong Zhang watched the white money flowing out like water, and the stalls became bigger and bigger, but  The day when he can get his money back is far away. Although it is not his own money, Kong Zhang can't help but feel heartbroken and has to worry about Ji Jianzhang's expenses from time to time. Under such circumstances, the relationship between the two is naturally not much better.  The two stared at each other angrily for a long time. Ji Jianzhang finally couldn't hold on any longer. He snorted and turned around to sit down. He sneered: "I'm too lazy to talk to an ignorant bastard like you. How do you know about national affairs?"  , In today's world, a country has nothing if it doesn't have a lot of steel. What's the use of just having money? If the foreign devils come over, can you use the money to fight back the enemy?  What's the point of having money? Why don't you ask me to pay for the bills if you have the ability? Why don't you use your steel to hire people to work? What do you have to worry about if the foreign devils come over? As long as you have money, you can buy any guns or cannons. This company doesn't sell them.  It¡¯s not like there¡¯s only one company in the world that sells it. As long as it¡¯s cheap and of good quality, why don¡¯t you make it yourself? Then why don¡¯t you farm your own land, spin your own clothes, and cut your own clothes? ¡° ¡°You,  You¡ª" Ji Jianzhang was so angry at Kong Zhang's words that he was speechless for a while, and finally said angrily: "The world's major events are ruined by you short-sighted despicable people!" After that!  Then he pushed open the door and slammed it and went out.  "Big things in the world? You are just a craftsman. You think you are Chen Fusheng, and you dare to mention big things in the world! What a joke!" Seeing that Ji Jianzhang was so angry with him, Kong Zhang raised his voice even more to scare the people who lived next door.  Ji Jianzhang heard that heThe sound of ??.  "You are just a pawn. Mr. Chen spent a lot of money because he needed you. Just do the job well. There is no need for you to talk about other things!"
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