He turned his back on the guest, took the initiative, and acted against the way? He Shutai was very moved when he heard this, but he did not rush to ask. He turned around and saw that the entourage had moved the chair to the yard. He immediately reached out and gave in and said, "Shuzhi sat down and said," and then ordered, "Give tea."

When the two sat down, he said, "The Xunzhi's statement is not unreasonable. I also thought that the other party might have a backup plan. And behind this, Yuanqi Bank and the Tea Company should be jointly manipulating the tea price. At the moment, we are completely passive and don't know how to take the initiative? So how to do the opposite?"

Wang Chaoyi smiled and said, "How many teas are there in Xiguan Tea City?"

"Conservatively, it should be 500,000 dan." After He Shutai said that, he had already guessed his intention vaguely, and couldn't help but sigh that this guy was brave.

Sure enough, Wang Chao said slowly: "If we want to turn the tables and take the initiative, we have to manipulate the tea price. In the tea market, in addition to our Shunde silk merchants, there are many merchants who are as speculative as us. As long as we control more than half of the tea leaves, that is, at most 300,000 dan, we can manipulate the tea price.

The so-called opposite is that we take the initiative to buy tea and raise the price of tea. Now the tea price has plummeted and no one is willing to buy tea. We close at a low price and then slowly raise the price of tea. The wait-and-see speculators do not understand the truth and will inevitably follow up. In this way, we can not only solve the problem quickly, but also make a big profit. What do you think Zi'an?"

After a while of silence, He Shutai said: "Now that the Guangdong Customs Regulation Agency has rectified foreign businesses, it is impossible to resell tea to foreign businesses in private. 300,000 dan of tea is pressed into his hands. If the Thirteen companies do not accept it, what should we do?"

"Can Shisan Ship trade not do tea trade for a year? We are not greedy for profit. The tea price is 27. Can Shisan Ship accept this price?" Wang Chao said sincerely: "At present, our silk merchants in Longshan and Longjiang are pressing on the tea for four or five million. If we don't try our best to save ourselves, we can still rely on Yuanqi and the Tea Industry Office to save us?

Zi'an forgot that last year, the Tea Industry Office and all tea merchants forced Shisanhang to raise prices, but wasn't it successful in the end? As long as we don't have too much, Shisanhang will not give up the tea trade for a year."

He Shutai nodded and said, "Call everyone to discuss. We need to raise at least three million yuan in silver, and this silver cannot be exchanged from the bank. If you ship the cash silver to Guangzhou by ship, you cannot let Yuanqi notice it in advance."

"Use cash to buy tea? That's so troublesome." Wang Chao said with a smile: "Yuanqi has not yet reached the point where he can cover the sky with one hand in Guangzhou. So many pawn shops and seal offices are closed, and the money they have in their hands is finding a way out. It's not difficult to borrow three million with the reputation of our Shunde Silk Store."

He Shutai shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult to hide it from Yuan Qi, so it's better to be cautious."

"It's okay." Wang Chao said, "I've found out clearly. The Seal Bureau is raising money to lend to Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. We can't contact them, but Yuan Qi can't notice it."

The Governor’s Office of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Second Hall, and the Announcement Hall.

Two thirteen-ranking men who were proficient in the Yi language knelt on the ground and reported in detail about the train and railway that they found. Train and railway were not new, but any foreigner who came to Guangzhou could say that they didn't know about it. This matter was extremely easy to find out.

Deng Tingzhen listened very seriously and interrupted the two of them from time to time to ask. Although the two guys were stuttering, the situation they said was basically no different from what Yi Zhizu said. The only thing that was a little different was the speed of the train. Yi Zhizu said that one hour was sixty miles, and they said it was eighty miles.

After asking a few more questions, Deng Tingzhen waved his hand and took off the two friends, then looked at Hu Zhengtong, a staff member beside him, and said, "What do Zhengda thinks?"

Hu Zhengtong was proficient in ancient Chinese, quick-witted, and deeply valued Deng Tingzhen. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "I can't imagine that the train could have such great power, but judging from the expressions of the two, it should not be deceiving the Zhongcheng."

A long-time attendant at the door reported: "Sir, Yi Quest is here."

"I came just right, please invite him in." Deng Tingzhen said, "I think the railway construction has been written."

Yi Zhizu walked in and glanced at him. Seeing that there were outsiders present, he quickly greeted him respectfully. Deng Tingzhen waved his hand and smiled, "Sit up without being polite, sit down."

Yi Zhizu presented his own "Eighteen Regulations on Railroad Restoration of the Country" with both hands, and said with a smile: "This is a hurry-cursive script by the younger generation, so I would like to recommend it to Mr. Yi Yun."

"Eighteen Articles on Railroads to Prosper the Country" begins with the introduction of the carrying capacity and speed of the railway, and then lists the various benefits of the state in building railways, quickly mobilizes troops and food and pay, speed up the upload and issuance of government orders, strengthens the court's control over local areas, facilitates the transportation of bulk goods, promotes the local economy along the railway, and increases the court's fiscal revenue... etc., etc., in total, there are eighteen articles. Finally, it is pointed out that building railways is a feat that benefits the present and benefits for thousands of years. The whole country should be devoted to vigorously build railways.

Deng Tingzhen finished reading carefully, handed it to Hu Zhengtong, and said with a smile: "Satisfied and broad-minded, thinking about Zhou Xiang, and listed all the benefits of building a railway. This "Eighteen Regulations on Railing the Country of Railways" presented to the court will inevitably cause heated discussion.

However, although the railway is good, the national treasury is empty and you must be prepared for it. The court may adopt your last suggestion and issue national debts."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Railway construction is a long-term and huge project, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. If the court decides to vigorously build railways, it must first vigorously develop the steel industry, which will take at least five years of preparation.

As for the empty treasury, the younger generations suggested that railway construction should be built in two ways: official and private. The main line is built by the court and branch line is built by private funds. Most Western railways are built by merchants themselves.”

Deng Tingzhen nodded and said, "It seems that in addition to the strange skills and tricks of the West, there are many things worth learning from."

"Yi Yun Gong Mingjian." Yi Zhizu gave a compliment.

Deng Tingzhen smiled and changed the topic: "How many people are familiar with the 13-way rituals?"

"I don't know." Yi Zhizu said truthfully: "However, they only know some daily speaking and are not proficient in Yi. The younger generation is planning to build a charity school on Henan Island. In addition to opening Western engineering subjects, they are also planning to open foreign language subjects to cultivate foreign language translation talents."
Chapter completed!