Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 203
The Zhou brothers left, and they took away the only 7 taels of silver left in Zhu Chuanwen's account. Compared with heavy industry and light industry, the investment has doubled and multiplied, which made Zhu Chuanwen a little bit tongue-tied. It is estimated that 130 machine tools and 400 people need at least 10 taels of silver to build.

Zhu Chuanwen is not the kind of fool who puts all his money into it when he is highly praised by others. Although the income of this heavy industry is considerable, he has to eat every bite, and the road has to be taken step by step. thiophene.

Therefore, the 7 taels is just an initial investment, which is used for recruiting people and building factories. Unlike the construction of the Momojiji steelmaking plant, the construction of the ironworks factory can be completed in a month at best with the blessing of cement, red bricks, and labor. .Afterwards, there was another 3 taels of investment, both of which were supervised by Gu Ansheng and Zhu Chunshan. Zhu Chuanwen did not want to use this thing to test human nature.

Let’s talk about the source of the 3 taels. It’s all the family property that Zhu Kaishan said. He will follow the merchant ship from Sanjiangkou to transport grain in a month. The gold was used by Zhu Kaishan to arm the Zhu family's insurance team, so it has to be returned!Zhu Chuanwen still has these points in his heart.

As for what to pay back, Zhu Chuanwen is now poor and only has coal left, and he can only pay back with the money from selling coal.

After 3 taels of silver are poured in one after another, this part of the flat bed and machine tools will be purchased, plus the money for buying iron embryos, it will be enough. When 3 pairs of farm tools are built, this iron factory will be considered. Profit, this profit does not move, continue to inject investment, so as to reach the final scale, it can be regarded as forming a small virtuous circle.

Zhu Chuanwen's various businesses in Bingcheng were flourishing, and he was happy to spend a few days leisurely.

On the evening of the weekend, Doug came to the door of the porcelain house as scheduled, and Zhu Chuanwen also rushed to Andre's dinner party, and he didn't know what Doug's so-called good thing was?Zhu Chuanwen thought to himself.

Andre's
As soon as Doug returned to his home, he seemed to have turned into a robot, with a white towel hanging on his left hand all the year round, and his tuxedo was slightly raised. Zhu Chuanwen observed that even his walking steps were at the same frequency, and he said with emotion that the butler , is professional.

At the dinner table, because the Russians love meat very much, Zhu Chuanwen enjoyed eating all kinds of sausages from the mainland of Russia. Compared with the sweet taste, this kind of salty taste that has been marinated is more suitable for Zhu Chuanwen This Chinese stomach.

As usual, the two of them didn't talk about anything at the dinner table, they were just chatting about things they thought were interesting. Zhu Chuanwen also shared Wanqing's No. [-] melon with Andre, which made Andre laugh out loud.

From Li Shutong, the two talked about talent, and here they reached the climax of the atmosphere of the whole dinner. Andre was full of interest. Although there were only Zhu Chuanwen and him at the dinner table, he still held the tableware and tapped on the cup lightly with a sense of ritual. After a while, he signaled everyone to be quiet, and then recited Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's "If Life Deceived You" in Russian.

Not suddenly, but out of feeling, the biggest melon in the Qing court has always been inseparable from women, and Pushkin, a talented man, was desecrated by others because his wife was too beautiful, and he found someone to fight to death. Andre felt a little sorry.For a career-oriented man like Andre, it's a pity to think that such a talented man died for a woman.

Although Pushkin's wife was a widow for life, he would lose everything when he died. After Andre finished reciting, Zhu Chuanwen asked a question that he had always been wondering. Was Pushkin's grandfather black?The point of black people got a positive answer from Andre.

But for the word "grandfather", Andrei gave a different answer. According to the ethical relationship in China sorted out by Zhu Chuanwen, it should be his great-grandfather, who was captured by a Russian caravan and dedicated to the Tsar. Beast", but later made meritorious service and became a nobleman.It roughly has the same meaning as the "Kunlun slave" that has not been verified.

As for why this question is asked, because later generations of Russia and China are exempt from visas, Zhu Chuanwen has also been to Russia and saw a portrait of a black man in an art gallery in Moscow. The tour guide said that it was Pushkin’s grandfather. It became the doubt in his heart, but now, this is the real hammer.

The chat ended here, and Zhu Chuanwen followed Andre to the study.

"The coal from your coal yard will be sent to Vladivostok directly to 3000 tons every month. After your train stops, someone will directly use the empty train carriage to hand over to your people. The price will be based on your selling price. , up by [-]%." After sitting firmly, Andre ordered directly, without any politeness.

"Thank you, my lord. Your 20% share will be given to Mr. Doug as usual." Zhu Chuanwen immediately understood how the 2% increase came from, and hurriedly said.

"En." Andre promised with a smile. Zhu Chuanwen is still the same Zhu Chuanwen. It is obvious that the 3000 tons of coal are used by Russian warships, and 2% of the floating coal will not be taken by Andrei. There are also admirals in Vladivostok. Waiting for the profit, under the same quality, Zhu Chuanwen's coal is worth this price. Anyway, the price those Russian businessmen bought for the army is not lower than this, and the quality is average.Andre pulled the pimp because he planned to take another step forward and make friends with the first department of the Navy, which was a careful temptation.

As for this small amount of coal, it was also a gesture of favor from the admiral to the Andrei family. It is not impossible that Zhu Chuanwen's coal mines will be fully supplied to the Vladivostok warships in the future after both parties have tasted the sweetness.Immediately afterward, Andre pondered for a while and said, "There is something you should already know. The empire has completely withdrawn its troops from the land of the Qing Dynasty. What do you think?"

"Yes, adults have published it in newspapers. In my opinion, this matter is the trend of the times." Zhu Chuanwen hesitated and said.

"What general trend?" Andre asked with an intriguing smile.

"Respect the general trend of national sovereignty. After all, the three provinces of Kanto have been the land of the Qing Dynasty since ancient times." Zhu Chuanwen didn't know whether it was appropriate to say this, but he had to say what he had to say, and he had to make a statement when he had to say it, although he was against the Qing Dynasty in his heart. I don't agree with it, but it is deeply rooted in the Yanhuang family.

"En, that's right." Andre lost interest all of a sudden, and hurriedly coped with it. Although there was a smile on his face all the time, it also made Zhu Chuanwen's heart a little bit. This smile was dull, more like Politicians cover up.

Since the Russians have crossed the Great Caucasus Mountains, it seems that they have acquired land collection addiction. The nearly 300 years of fighting have made their territory extremely vast, but there are very few that can be developed. On the Siberian Plain, there are so many resources. , but for the current Russia, it is too difficult to develop.

If it is said that the purpose of occupying the Kanto of the Qing Dynasty was to covet the easily exploitable resources of the Kanto and the deep-water port of Lushun, now that Lushun has been lost, the strategic position of the Russians in the Far East is somewhat embarrassing. Now the interests of various places in North Manchuria are nothing more than for The previous dispatch of troops sought some compensation.

silence……

Zhu Chuanwen regretted mentioning the matter of national sovereignty just now, while Andre thought for a while with a smile.

half an hour.

"I heard that your armed forces are now occupying three mansions?" Andre asked curiously, pretending to be nonchalant.

"It's not considered an occupation, my lord. As you know, my father's armed forces are still under the orders of the Qing court. The purpose is to suppress bandits. The beards of the three prefectures are really rampant. This has caused a lot of trouble to the new governor of the three provinces, Mr. Xu. Troubled, farming can't go on." Zhu Chuanwen added exaggerated body movements, trying to ease the embarrassment just now.

Andre continued this topic after weighing it over and over again. As for the purpose, it was also very clear, which was to sell arms to Zhu Chuanwen.

"That's right, I'm the only garrison in Bingcheng now, and what I'm guarding against is the harassment of the Far East Railway by the beards of the Binjiang Mansion." Andre said, there is another purpose of arming Zhu Chuanwen, which is to hope to get the Zhu family in the future. With the help of the Russians, according to the intelligence of the Russians, the Zhu family insurance team has great autonomy. From the current point of view, perhaps only Xu Shichang can command and move this army.

What Andrei desires and fears now is one thing, war. According to his judgment, there will be a war between the Russians and the Japanese, because the Japanese have what the Russians have longed for for centuries. Lushun Port.

Therefore, as Russia's only lone army in the Qing Dynasty, Andrei built fortifications around the Ice City after Russia withdrew, so that in the event of a war, he could hold on to the Ice City until the Far East Army came to the rescue by train.

"My lord, if that's the case, I have one more request." Zhu Chuanwen took the opportunity to say.

"What?" Andre thought to himself that he finally came.

"I want to buy 3000 rifles, 500 pistols, 10 rounds of ammunition, 60 machine guns, 5 rounds of machine gun ammunition, and some infantry guns," Zhu Chuanwen said in detail.

"Is this prepared for your armed forces?" Andre asked knowingly.

"Yes, my lord, as you know, the boundaries of the Three Prefectures are indeed vast, and only such a force can maintain the stability of the Three Prefectures."

"After a month, you can come to me. I need to mobilize a group from Vladivostok." Andre assured, this is also the meaning of the Far East Command, supporting a pro-Russian force in the Qing Dynasty.

"Praise you, my lord." Zhu Chuanwen put his right hand on his chest, got up and bowed slightly to Andre.

Zhu Chuanwen also noticed that Andre seemed to be in a bad mood from the very beginning, so he got up to leave immediately.

When Zhu Chuanwen got into Andre's carriage and drove towards the porcelain house, there was a sound of pinging, bang, bang, and things being smashed in Andre's study.

Doug heard the sound and came over and saw Andre's eyes almost burning at this moment, staring fiercely at the place where Zhu Chuanwen was sitting just now.

"Master, what is this?" Doug asked softly. It was rare to see Andre lose his temper so much. What's wrong?The last time he was so angry was when Andre's father was assassinated and shot.

"Doug, Zhu Chuanwen doesn't want to be our agent at all?" Andre said viciously.

"No, master, this man is very smart in this kind of thing." Doug was a little surprised.

"Really, he just talked about national sovereignty with me? It's really funny. Where does a weak country get its sovereignty? Now, our withdrawal is only a temporary reduction in strength. National sovereignty, what qualifications does a country whose ruler can easily abandon even the capital have? Talk about national sovereignty with me, the Tsarist Russian Empire?" Andre laughed wildly, but his words were not rough. Zuo Zongtang's resistance to Russia had actually given the Russians a taste of failure, so the situation in the Far East should not get out of control. This is Andre's step towards Russia's power. After a long silence, Andre suddenly had a plan and found that it was not a good time to talk to Zhu Chuanwen about becoming a Russian agent.

This is the most contradictory place. If it was other Qing people, Andre would give up on his own initiative, but he still has a crush on Zhu Chuanwen. The feeling just now is a bit like when a stray dog ​​is fed ham sausage, the stray dog ​​sniffed it. Sniffed, licked, then turned away...

So this ham sausage became something that no one wanted. The feeling of being despised or underestimated by those with low status made Andre angry, but after venting for a while, the evil fire was still expressed.

"Master, do you want Zhu Chuanwen?" Doug also abandoned his personal relationship with Zhu Chuanwen at this time. For Doug, the word threat is not enough. With Zhu Chuanwen's status at this time, it is more appropriate to say disgusting Some.Yes, it's disgusting, so disgusting that Andres deserve to die, Doug is just a dog, a dog that is loyal to Andre's family.

"It's not necessary yet," Andre said.

At this time, Andre had a more interesting plan in his mind, a plan that was more in line with his wrist, matched his ambition, and demonstrated his ability.

Andrei's goal is to become the Bismarck of Russia, bringing this ancient, dreary country, advertised as the heir of ancient Rome, to a higher peak.

Now, the clever Zhu Chuanwen has become his prey. This is a game between hunter and prey.

In Andre's view, Zhu Chuanwen is very ambitious. It can be seen from his speech just now that he yearns for the sovereignty of the country, and he still has feelings for the Qing Dynasty. Well, then I, Andre, will allow you have feelings.

You, Zhu Chuanwen, are a tiger, not a dog. Only those who fight for it are considered their own, right? Well, I will allow you to fight for it yourself.

I will provide you with weapons and give you the convenience of doing business in the ice city,
But when one day you find that only the Russians are the backers and thighs, you will take the initiative to rely on them. At this time, the bond between Russia and Zhu Chuanwen is the strongest, so no matter what, Andre will still support Zhu Chuanwen, even more Spare no effort to support Zhu Chuanwen.

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus once said: God always makes a person forget himself if he wants to make him suffer, and later extended it to: God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy.

That's what Andre thought, so he planned to fund Zhu Chuanwen's ambitions. When he really started to expand, and one day he would go to the opposite side of the Qing court, then he would be Russia's most qualified partner in the Far East, and it would be Andre On that day, when the whole of you, Zhu Chuanwen, intends to be an enemy of the entire Qing Dynasty, you will realize your own weakness and fully throw yourself into the arms of Russia.

This is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

Based on intelligence analysis, Andre understands that Zhu Chuanwen, who grew up in a bandit den, is a man of the hills, short-sighted, and has never seen a contest between countries. Hearing, speaking, watching and experiencing it are completely different feelings.Andre, who has a strong imperialist backing, thought so.

"Doug, you should maintain a good relationship with Zhu Chuanwen." Andre naturally knew that the virtue of his old servant had nothing to do with him. Doug seemed to be crazy and would kill any danger that threatened Andre. Among the seedlings, there are typical characters who cut weeds and roots.

"Understood, young master, how about helping Zhu Chuanwen in the future?" Doug asked. He didn't understand the big things, and it was enough for Andre to understand alone. He only needed to follow Andre's instructions.

"As usual!" Andre said calmly after calming down his breathing.His tongue unconsciously licked his lips again. This was much more interesting than the previous showdown with Zhu Chuanwen. Originally, Andre thought he would get a dog, but he didn't expect to meet a tiger cub. A tame tiger is better than an obedient tiger. The role of the dog is much greater.

If Zhu Chuanwen knew what Andre was thinking, would he have smiled contemptuously, accepted this challenge with a smile, increased the stakes in the game of hunter and prey, and said with a smile at the moment when the winner was announced: " Lord Andre, I wonder if you have read so many books on Chinese culture, and there is an idiom about raising tigers, do you know it?"

Who is the prey?And who is the hunter?

(End of this chapter)