Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 317 A Fool Sitting Next to Me
At the end of February, Shanghai was warm and cold.

Gu Ansheng and Zheng Guanying walked out of Huizhong Hotel, and each reached out to take the coats from the entourage.Lao Gu wears a woolen trench coat, while Zheng Hui wears a fur cloak. Zheng is a Cantonese, old and afraid of the wind and cold.

Coincidentally, a group of patrolling Ah Sans wearing turbans passed by the door, and the pedestrians hurriedly retreated. When it comes to colonial governance, Britain is the best in the world.I like to walk around the streets with a stick, as if saying to my master, Dad, look how hard I work.

Zheng Guanying's eyes flashed complicated, but Gu Ansheng's eyes narrowed slightly, the British Concession is the most disgusting person.

"Treasurer Gu, let's go?"

"Then let's go!" It's like spending time with the elderly.

After getting an affirmative answer, Zheng Guanying took over the hand-warming incense burner prepared by his entourage, and his arms and hands were submerged in the cloak, like a human-shaped umbrella with a head.

The two walked towards the Huangpu River. Now Shanghai is divided into three areas, Shanghai County, the French Concession, and the Public Concession. The Public Concession is divided into four areas: East, West, North, and Central. The North District is the American Concession, which is the area opposite Lujiazui on the Huangpu River, which is the most prosperous street in Puxi.Part of the French Concession is also on the bank of the Huangpu River, like a "D" shape.

The sky is slowly getting darker, and the merchant ships on the Huangpu River are still flowing.

Standing by the river, Zheng Guanying looked at it for a while, pointed to the two busy piers on the opposite side of the river and said, "That's the Taikoo Pier, and that's the Jardine Pier!"

Swire Pacific and Jardine Matheson are British companies that controlled the freight on the Yangtze River after 1860. The China Shipping Merchants Bureau was established to grab back this part of the market, and then joined the fierce competition with the British Swire Matheson.

"It should be China Merchants Wharf!" Gu Ansheng pointed to an area ahead of Taikoo Wharf. He couldn't see it from here, but the direction was right.

"Ok!"

"Li Zhongtang is far-sighted, and the China Merchants Bureau has indeed won back a lot of markets from foreigners." Gu Ansheng said, and the China Merchants Shipping Bureau has indeed won back a lot of freight business from Swire Pacific. , can also be regarded as a contribution to the autonomy of the Chinese people.

"Yes, but it's still not complete. The country is weak." Zheng Guanying sighed a little, then changed the subject, and his tone was full of expectation: "I wonder when your boss of Hanyao will come to Shanghai?"

Zheng Guanying was very curious about Zhu Chuanwen. Because of the Shanxi people, the ticket office business in the late Qing Dynasty was very developed. This was actually an inevitable factor brought about by the vigorous productivity before 1860. Money can flow through the world, and goods can flow through the world.

This is especially true in Kanto. Although Xu Shichang's reforms in Kanto have solved part of the problem, money is still needed for the development of Kanto. Banks and ticket offices still exist, and they only rectify the general direction of the messy financial system.An industry has emerged in such a place, which is different from the textile and flour industries that emerged in Anhui and Shanghai, and has directly stepped into machine manufacturing. This capability is indeed not small.

Since the opening of the country, Zheng Guanying, as one of the few people who open their eyes to see the world, has actually summed up many shortcomings. The current ticket number business has actually become a drawback. There is no money to make. This is true in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and even more so in the countryside.

If the Qing Dynasty wants to catch up with the West, it is not enough to reform the economy alone. All-round reforms must be carried out. It is not a headache to treat the head and a foot to cure the foot, but reconstruction, which is a comprehensive transformation of society. Phoenix needs to be reborn from the ashes before it can nirvana .This idea is actually described in detail in his book "Words of the Flourishing Age".

The prosperous age is just flattery, and the core is the threat.

"Zheng Huiban, our boss also admires you very much, but you know, the current vice president of the ice city public council, the boss has to deal with some affairs of the ice city every day, it is really involuntary." Gu Ansheng refused on behalf of Zhu Chuanwen Dao, coming to Shanghai, with the current personality of my boss, I don’t even think about it. The security of this porcelain house is constantly being strengthened, and there are many pairs of eyes watching in the dark, so that the shopkeepers can feel at ease after dinner. feel at ease.

Zhu Chuanwen is the soul of Han Yao!
What Gu Ansheng said was actually not flattery. Zhu Chuanwen, the famous name of "Prosperity and Dangerous Words", has heard that Emperor Guangxu ordered the publication of 2000 copies of this book to be distributed to high-ranking officials and ministers. Although Han Yao collected later pirated copies, But I can't help but agree with some of these considerations, and it can be said that I have a long-standing relationship with him.To be honest, the number of talents emerging in this period is comparable to the abundance of talents in the founding of the past dynasties, and of course there are the most people who deceive the world and steal their names.

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Zheng Guanying first showed a smile on his face, and then said twice that it's a pity. It is impossible for the elderly in their 60s to go to the Kanto. Can't leave easily.

Ice City is comparable to China Merchants to Hanyao, but Shanghai is a basic market.

After Li Hongzhang, Sheng Xuanhuai was the pillar of China Merchants, while Zhu Chuanwen was the soul of Hanyao. The two were equated in Zheng Guanying's mind. Although Hanyao was not well-known, in Zheng's view, this was Xu Shichang's genius. In addition, a personal chamber of commerce with a young age and a business comparable to that of China Merchants is really rare and needs to be protected!

Today's China Merchants Group is headquartered in Shanghai, with branches in Jinmen, Niuzhuang, Yantai, Hankou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and overseas Yokohama, Kobe, Luzon, Singapore, etc., with a total capital of more than 420 million taels. It is the top spot in the business of the Qing Dynasty, but there are holes everywhere, such as the Kaiping Mining Bureau, so Zheng Guanying is also happy and valued the profit of only 2 silver dollars.

Speaking of Hanyao, unlike China Merchants’ large and scattered ones, Hanyao is really small and refined, and the profit margin is comparable to horror in the data collected by Zheng Guanying. Monosodium glutamate, flour and even machinery are all high-profile products. After the factory equipment became famous, the businessmen of the Qing Dynasty opened a factory with an additional domestic option.

The Hanyao Chamber of Commerce has been in the eyes of Sheng Xuanhuai since Xu Shichang, and Zheng Guanying, who is the new China Merchants Association, naturally knows some details.What's more, what makes him even more incredible is that Hanyao's development in Bingcheng is like a comprehensive social transformation, promoting education, developing industry, establishing trade unions, and establishing picket teams, one step at a time. footprint.

Fortunately, it was under the rule of the Russians, and the Qing court had no control over it. I don't know what magic power Hanyao's boss possesses to make the Russians bow down. Zheng Guanying thought about it, and labeled Zhu Chuanwen as a "talent" in his heart.

This kid has a lot to offer...

The two were talking about Zhu Chuanwen who was far away in Bingcheng by the Huangpu River.

In the porcelain house, Zhu Chuanwen began to take off his clothes as soon as he entered the gate of the porcelain house. It was still cold in February in Bingcheng, so wearing cotton clothes these days was really wronged.

Because Gong Ruomei is gone, he is much more casual at home. On the way from entering the door to the sofa in the living room, he takes off his clothes while walking. Naturally, the servant cleans up. In the end, he only wears an undershirt and cotton pants, lying on the sofa, picking up and putting them away. The book I read most recently on the coffee table.Taking reading notes on it is one of his rare pleasures.

The gentleman is careful not to deceive the dark room.Humble to shepherd yourself, with Zhang Kezhen.

Recently, Xian'er's ignorance of asking for it made Zhu Chuanwen suspicious. Could it be that there is something wrong with his character?Let my daughter-in-law be so on guard, intending to absorb a wave of ancestors' wisdom and learn to be cautious and independent. Even if I am alone, I must have a good character.

In this "Book of Rites", Zhu Chuanwen made a comment: A man stands between heaven and earth, and he should cultivate his righteousness...

"Brother Chuanwen!" A sweet cry made Zhu Chuanwen's hairs stand on end.

Gong Ruomei?
"Didn't you say you will arrive the day after tomorrow?" Zhu Chuanwen immediately turned over from the sofa in the living room, counting the time, Gong Ruomei should indeed come, but according to Fengtian Chuanxin, it will be 3 days later, that is, Hanyao Middle School is approaching You won't arrive until school starts, why are you already at home now?
"There's nothing to do with Dad, so I'll be back first." Gong Ruomei sat down beside Zhu Chuanwen as if no one else was there, her face was full of joy, she was packing things in her room on the second floor, when she heard the movement, she walked down expectantly , It's really that the person I've been thinking about is back.

I held the rose in my hand and put it behind me carefully. This is Gong Ruomei's mood now. She didn't know that her thoughts had been stabbed by Lao Zhu long ago. Don't talk nonsense.

"It's good to be back." Zhu Chuanwen was thinking whether his attire was inappropriate in the living room, and was about to wear some formal gown or something.

Xian'er also heard the sound and appeared in the living room. She was meeting Wulan Tuya, Yang Cai'e and others in the office on the first floor. One middle school and six primary schools in Hanyao have started, and she should know how to handle some things. up.Just now when Zhu Chuanwen entered the door, she heard the noise, thinking about the little girl who bounced back in the morning, her heart was in a mess.

"Brother Chuanwen, it's a bit early to come back today." Xian'er said pointedly. For a younger sister like Gong Ruomei, she is really a bit complicated now. Being a younger sister is naturally a good younger sister, but she has become that kind of sister. Sister, it really made her a little overwhelmed.Although on the surface, he still took care of Miss Gong Er as usual, but psychologically, there was an obvious sense of distance.

"How do I know, besides, what should I do if there is a fool sitting next to me?" Zhu Chuanwen heard his wife's ambiguity and knew that tonight would definitely be another fierce battle, so he hurriedly separated himself At the same time, I still don’t forget to hurt Gong Ruomei, looking forward to this becoming a bonus item in Xian’er’s heart, try to end the battle as early as possible at night, why come back so early, isn’t it because I haven’t had a good rest recently, come back and lie down to recharge your batteries? ?
Fool?The happiness on Gong Ruomei's face froze all of a sudden. After staying in Zhu's house for a long time, she often saw Zhu Chuanwen look out of tune, but it was the first time that she was hurt like this. Just come up. "There is only a fool sitting next to you, a big fool!"

Um?Such words made Zhu Chuanwen and Xian'er focus their eyes, and now there are two people sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Next to Zhu Chuanwen, there was still Gong Ruomei.

Immediately, a burst of hearty laughter filled the living room of the porcelain house.

Gong Ruomei was stunned for a moment, and then the blush spread all over her fair face, she stomped her feet, got up and kicked away Zhu Chuanwen's slippers, and walked upstairs angrily.

Zhu Chuanwen was like Desheng's general, he didn't care about his slippers, and ran up to Xian'er barefoot, as if asking for praise, his operation was a bonus, look, I managed to annoy Gong Ruomei, you don't have to worry up.

But this scene was not like that in Xian'er's eyes, she smiled because it was really interesting.However, Zhu Chuanwen only behaved like this in front of himself before.

Zhu Chuanwen, if my mother asks you to get out of bed tomorrow, I won't be called Tan Xian'er!
Hey, this girl Qilu is so hot!

(End of this chapter)