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    In the train compartment, Shen Hongmao looked at Wang Qinian's slowly shrinking figure on the platform and whispered: "Mr. Hu, Mr. Wang seems to be particularly concerned about our trip to Shanghai this time!" "Yeah!" Hu Keqin looked a little sleepy.  , he closed his eyes slightly: "The way to govern is to win people first, and then money. At present, there is a conflict with Japan, the troops and horses have not been moved, and food and grass go first. Naturally, Wang Xianggong attaches great importance to it!" At this point,  His eyes suddenly opened: "Actually, I specifically asked the Queen Mother for your trip to Shanghai this time!" Shen Hongmao was stunned when he heard this, and then he bowed his head and said thanks: "Hu Gong values ????such a thing, I am ashamed to be a low-ranking official!"  " "You don't have to be humble!" Hu Keqin waved his hand: "I want you out of justice. There are not many young people in the country like you who understand economics. I won't go to Shanghai this time.  Who should I choose? To be honest, Wang Qinian is pretty good in other aspects, but he is a bit narrow-minded. You are Wu Hanmin's student, so he won't be able to put on your shoes, but you definitely won't be able to make an exception.  , only I can open this mouth!" After hearing Hu Keqin's words, Shen Hongmao didn't know how to answer for a while, and then he whispered in a low voice: "Thank you, Mr. Hu!" "Thank you, I don't have to.  Okay, this is justice, not personal favor!" Hu Keqin made a gesture, and the servants left the carriage.  "During the two years when you were the Minister of the Ministry of Works, you did a lot of tricks!" "Mr. Hu, actually, actually -" Shen Hongmao was about to defend himself, but Hu Keqin patted his hand and said with a smile.  : "I know that whenever this court wants to do something, it will offend a lot of people, and all those tricks will be ignored. I saw several government-run steel plants, machinery bureaus, shipyards, and shipbuilding investment promotion projects around Hanking during your tenure.  The situation has improved a lot. In previous years, each company would have to pay hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. But in the past two years, not only has the compensation been less, but the Steel Factory and the Steamship Merchants Bureau have also made money. Let's talk about it.  What's going on?" "Thank you, Mr. Hu!" Shen Hongmao bowed deeply: "Mr. Hu, you know these factories are run by the government, and they are actually run by yamen. The people inside are thinking about how to serve Shangguan well.  It¡¯s not about how to run the factory well. The accounts inside are in a mess, and no one cares about it. As a result, it becomes the pocketbook of officials. " "Then how do you solve it?" "It's very difficult.  Simple, first clear the plates, find out how much equipment, manpower, and materials are in the factory, and register them all. Then remove all unnecessary redundant employees, replace them with people who are familiar with the industry, and sign an agreement with them to stipulate how much profit should be turned over each year.  , and the rest belongs to them. In this way, if the management is good, they will naturally benefit, and these people will naturally operate carefully, and the situation of the factory will also improve! " "That's it! No wonder there are so many discounts for you.  !" Hu Keqin nodded: "Do you know what the most serious crime against you is?" "I don't know!" "Sold the new steel-making furnace that the imperial court spent a huge amount of money to buy at a low price.  This is a weapon of the military and has evil intentions! " "This -" Upon hearing this charge, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Shen Hongmao's forehead. This charge can be big or small. It can mean a reduction in salary, or a prison sentence.  It is not impossible to lose his head. It seems that he has really offended those people, and they are trying to kill him.  "I'm wronged!" Shen Hongmao slid down from his seat and bowed to Hu Keqin.  "Master Shen, please get up!" Hu Keqin helped him up casually: "Don't worry, I have suppressed the fold, but what is going on?" "Mr. Hu, that's what happened!" Shen Hongmao whispered.  He recounted that it turned out that he was the one who took the lead in selling the two Bessemer converters imported from the UK to Chen Zaixing.  "Although these two Bessemer converters are advanced, they cannot be used in the ironworks at all. There is no type of ore, factory buildings, and funds. They can only be left in the open space to be exposed to wind and rain. Although they were imported back then,  I spent 800,000 taels of silver, but if I had to buy it as scrap metal, I might not even be able to sell it for 20,000 taels of silver. Chen Zaixing was willing to pay 50,000 taels of silver, so he finally made some money back!" "It turns out!  So! Although what you said makes sense, it is still a bit exaggerated. After all, Chen Zaixing is the same year as you and you want to avoid suspicion. Moreover, this iron factory is a weapon of the military. What is he going to do with it?  "No?" "Mr. Hu, I have an idea. I don't know whether I should say it or not." "There are only two of you here. What are you afraid of?"  All the Machine Bureau is sold!" "What?" Hu Keqin could hardly believe his ears. He pointed at Shen Hongmao with a trembling finger and asked, "You, say it again!"bsp; Facing the other party's staring gaze, Shen Hongmao became bolder and said in a deep voice: "Sell all government-run factories such as the ironworks, shipyards, and machinery bureaus to private individuals, at least sell a considerable part of the shares, and let private individuals take over.  "Business!" "Absurd!" Hu Keqin interrupted Shen Hongmao sharply: "These are military weapons. How can they be sold to those profit-seeking merchants? Master Shen, you must consider your status when speaking.  It's unworthy of a minister!" "Mr. Hu, it's precisely because those merchants are profit-seekers that I want to sell all these factories to them. Now the court is short of money, but these factories are in short supply now.  Not only can these people not help the court share its worries, but they also ask the court for hundreds of thousands or millions of taels of wasted money every year. However, this money has not produced better ships and cannons, and most of them have gone to those corrupt officials.  This is the treasure of the common people in the pockets of dirty officials! " "Then sell them all? That doesn't make sense!" At this time, Hu Keqin's attitude became obviously weak, and it was obvious that Shen Hongmao's last words were deeply affected.  It touched his heart.  "Why not? At least these millions of taels of silver are saved every year. What's more, those people have to pay taxes when they buy a factory and start working. The court can make a fortune. I'm afraid it will cost more than two million taels of silver every time.  With two silver dollars and so much money, how much benevolence can the court do!" "These people can run the factory?" "Why not? At least the situation will be much better than that of the corrupt officials in recent years.  Several of the factories were operated by merchants. They worked hard and paid the court money, and they also made a lot of money. They were much better than the remaining factories. If the factory became their own, it would only be their own.  Better? " "It's just an ordinary factory. Can ordinary businessmen such as ironworks and shipyards do it?" Seeing that the other party was a little shaken, Shen Hongmao quickly persuaded: "Mr. Hu, this time Chen Zaixing bought the two converters.  Just to build the steel plant and the Burma Railway. If he succeeds, then others can do it too!" Hu Keqin thought for a long time and nodded slowly: "Put this matter aside first.  Let's go, what are your thoughts on going to Shanghai this time? " "This?" Shen Hongmao was stunned: "I remember that the past few government bond issuances were underwritten by several big banks, such as Houde and Renyi.  Just give them a discount. Everything went well. There were no problems in the previous periods. There should be no problems this time. " "Yeah!" Hu Keqin nodded: "Maybe it's because of his age.  I've been feeling uneasy lately, just because I'm afraid something will go wrong. After all, the court is waiting for the money!" "Mr. Hu, it's the court's business anyway, so those banks don't dare not do their best," Shen Hongmao said with a smile.  Hu Keqin sighed: "I hope so!" Two days later, at noon, in the back hall of the Yamen of the Shanghai Governor's Envoy's Office.  Four banquet tables were lined up. On the table were the finest Tan's shark's fin banquets. One table cost three taels of gold. Those sitting around the table were all well-known figures in Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles, especially in the financial world.  It was time to eat, but all these big shots were sitting upright, with serious expressions, not even moving their chopsticks, as if the shark fin feast on the table didn't exist.  "The Minister of Household Affairs, Mr. Hu who participates in political affairs, and Mr. Shen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, are here!" Following the prolonged announcement, the people at the wine table stood up and walked towards the two dressed men who walked in quickly from the entrance.  The man in purple official robe gathered his trousers and bowed down.  "Grassmen (students) have an audience with the two adults!" "Fellow elders, please get up! Please get up!" Hu Keqin, with a smile on his face, helped the person closest to him up and said with a smile: "I invite you all to come here today because I have something to do.  Please, there is no need to be so formal!" Everyone sat down one after another. The leaders at the table exchanged glances. Liu Zhiping was the first to stand up and said with a smile: "Mr. Hu, let me take a guess.  This trip is to raise funds from the Shanghai industrial and commercial community for the Japanese invasion of Ryukyu? How about I make a statement first and pledge 8,000 taels from Houde Bank? " "Since Liu Gong has spoken out, we can't  We¡¯re lagging behind, but our business is not as big as Liu Gong¡¯s, so let¡¯s give out four thousand taels!¡± ¡°We¡¯ll give out three thousand taels!¡± For a moment, the wine table was filled with enthusiastic pledges, and Shen Hongmao couldn¡¯t help but feel secretly happy when he saw this!  , leaned towards Hu Keqin, and lowered his voice: "Hu Gong, after all, the people's support can be used!" But after he finished speaking, he found that something was wrong with Hu Keqin. Although his face was smiling, the muscles in his cheeks were constantly tightening.  The twitching seemed a bit like extreme anger.  "Sir, are you okay?" Shen Hongmao stretched out his hand and pulled Hu Keqin's sleeve.  "Shu Jia, these Shu Jia!"How dare you play tricks on me!  Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to the toilet, Hu Keqin vented in a low voice. "A joke?"  "Shen Hongmao didn't come back to his senses for a while, and couldn't help but cast an inquiring look at the other party. "These guys clearly know that we are here to issue national bonds this time. Now that we have paid this money, they won't have to buy me again later.  I'm afraid the lion will open his mouth later!  If you don¡¯t believe it, we¡¯ll find out later when we get in!  "    "ah?  "Shen Hongmao couldn't help but opened his mouth in surprise. A moment later, Hu Keqin and Shen Hongmao returned to the hall. Everyone had written the amount they had just donated on a piece of paper and presented it. There were everyone's signatures and private seals on the back.  As long as you use this picture, you can withdraw money from Houde Bank. Okay, this is the second update today. Weber's update speed is definitely not comparable to that of the great gods, but he is trying his best.  Book friends are right to criticize. 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