Sitting there, holding the tea cup in one hand and stroking the rim of the cup with the other, Li Zicheng just smiled, and his smile, in Xiong Xiling's eyes, seemed to be a silent protest. Indeed, this kind of thing would detract anyone.

, I’m afraid it would have been a huge loss to the government if we didn’t take the case into law.

The government gave Liuhe Company a railway almost free of charge, but there were such and such restrictions on this railway. Looking at Li Zicheng with a slightly apologetic look, Xiong Xiling understood that he must

We must persist, this is the request of the president, and doing the same is in the national interest.

"For the benefit of the country, this is what we have to do!"

With this thought to himself, Xiong Xiling took another look at Li Zicheng, who was sitting there without saying a word.

At this time, Li Zicheng was just smiling and drinking tea, looking at these "big people" in front of him from time to time, because he had experienced the centenary anniversary and had seen some information in books about the most direct and serious consequences of the Revolution of 1911.

One of the consequences was the collapse of the fiscal system, the imbalance of revenue and expenditure, and the central government's finances were in crisis. However, after Yuan Shikai came to power, he used an iron fist to rectify the country's finances. On the one hand, he relied on large borrowings to stabilize the central government, and at the same time, he invited experienced

Financial experts served as government leaders in finance, industry and commerce and other economic fields. It was also with their joint efforts that after the Revolution of 1911, the entire economy developed quite rapidly. From 1912 to 1920, the average annual industrial development rate was 13.8%.

But now these experienced financial management experts are using their experience on themselves.

Browsing through the contracts that I had just glanced at before, there are two of the most fatal ones. One is that the railway is not allowed to be used as collateral to borrow money from outsiders. Otherwise, the government has the right to take back the railway and its related land for free. This is a violation of the railway.

The possibility of raising funds from foreign countries, in other words, eliminated the possibility of selling their own right of way.

But he doesn't need it at all, and he won't sell the right of way. The second clause is a twenty-year period. This clause is simply a back-up to take away the salary. No matter what conditions he offers to himself today, as long as they

Stuck on this line, twenty years from now, how will the Wu Nian Railway develop? As long as they raise money, they can fundamentally cut off Liuhe Lan's lifeline for survival. After twenty years of development, everything they have by then will be gone.

No one can leave this railway. Without the railway, there will be no Liuhe. In other words, there will be no Liuhe that may pose any other threat.

Are those financial experts who are more accurate in their calculations, or is it Yuan Shikai's calculations that are more accurate?

I prefer the latter, but of course I cannot do without the former. They have a good idea, first borrow a chicken to lay an egg, and after twenty years, if they are not easy to control, then they will kill the donkey. Maybe according to their idea, twenty years later,

In the next year, with the financial resources of the government, what will happen if it buys ten Longhai Railways, let alone one.

For Yuan Shikai and the government, the key issue is whether they can stand firm now! Therefore, they will get money from themselves at any cost, but this is something that Yuan Shikai will never give up based on his nature.

But the question is, can they see it twenty years from now?

"Manager Mu, I want the details to be stipulated in the terms. The government will only take back the railway and the ancillary land. As for the enterprises on it, whether to sell or retain it is entirely up to Liuhe! Moreover, when the government promises a price, Longhai Railway Company will be established, and Liuhe Company can get it.

No less than 40% of the equity!”

Xiong Xiling shook his head while flipping through the contract to explain.

"Everything else can be negotiated, but this one cannot be changed!"

With that said, he turned his gaze to Li Zicheng, who remained silent for the entire time, and apologized with a smile.

"I also ask for Mr. Li's understanding that the government can make appropriate concessions on other conditions!"

"ah……"

Li Zicheng shook the contract with his hand, and yawned, looking at Xiong Xiling lazily.

"Director Xiong, what did you say? I'm sorry, my mind is a little confused!"

He said this, but looking at these financial elites and political masters, Li Zicheng couldn't help but sneer in his heart. You think you can predict the future twenty years from now, but how many people in this room can see through the future?

Is there anyone else besides yourself?

No!

You think you can take back the railway in twenty years, but twenty years later the Beiyang government has long been replaced by the Nanjing government!

If you want to take back the railways, just dream!

Hearing this, Xiong Xiling looked embarrassed. This Li Zhiyuan started to pretend to be confused!

At the same time, Liang Shiyi smiled at Li Zicheng.

"Zhiyuan, let's do this. Since it's a contract, we have to talk about it item by item. These twenty years are just supplementary terms. What do you think?"

Liang Shiyi, who had a slightly bald forehead, spoke in a low voice. As he spoke, he looked at Li Zicheng. It was a joke to treat people with sincerity. Even people like Morgan didn't get any advantage from him. Such a person could

You may have been distracted during the negotiation. Well, since you have been distracted, let’s resume the negotiation.

Liang Shiyi's interruption made Li Zicheng turn his attention to Secretary-General Liang. After all, he couldn't hide it from this old boy. To put it bluntly, this kind of political roly-poly, the founder of the Department of Transportation, how could he be able to catch it now?

.

“What Secretary-General Liang said is absolutely true!”

After nodding vigorously and looking at Mu Xiangyue, Li Zicheng remained silent for a moment, first looking at Liang Shiyi, and then at Xiong Xiling. After thinking for a long time, he took out his pen and wrote down his revised conditions on the paper.

When she turned around and saw what Li Zicheng had written on the paper, Mu Xiangyue was so frightened that she could hardly speak. Zhi, Zhiyuan must have gone crazy. How could such a condition be put forward so blatantly? There are many things.

You can think about it, you can do it under another name, but you can never say it out loud.

"Zhiyuan..."

Just as Mu Xiangyue was about to open his mouth to persuade, he saw Li Zicheng pushing the paper in his hand forward. When he saw Liang Shiyi taking the paper into his hand, Mu Xiangyue wanted to grab the paper and swallow it.

Go into the stomach.

"Since Secretary-General Liang wants to negotiate conditions, then these are my conditions!"

Taking the piece of paper, Liang Shiyi just glanced at it and frowned. There were five or six conditions, which only made him feel frightened. There were still railways to be built here and there. It was clear, it was clear...

After he handed the paper to Xiong Xiling and Guan Mianjun, their brows twitched slightly.

Seeing the strange expressions on the three people's faces, Li Zicheng had a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for their answer. In fact, he made many conditions that he had only thought about before. Even if he actually did it,

I have to change my name to do it, but I brought it up so blatantly this time, but it’s just...

Well, it’s just a gamble!

But he was not betting on the three people in front of him, but on the president in the guesthouse.

Liang Shiyi, who had never seen the conditional look and had an extremely unnatural look on his face, stared at Li Zicheng seriously for a few times. After not noticing anything strange, he said calmly.

"Such conditions need to be reported to the President and then the Prime Minister will make a decision. Please forgive me, Mr. Li!"

At this time, Liang Shiyi's words clearly contained a hint of alienation. From that condition, he could smell what Li Zicheng was planning to do. To be precise, Li Zicheng wanted to...

"Of course, this is necessary!"

After smiling slightly and responding, Li Zicheng stood up, stretched out his left hand, took the coat from the attendant, and then spoke.

"I think we can end today's negotiations, what do you think?"

(What is this condition? Guess it, everyone can guess it. This is gambling, betting that Yuan Shikai is a real hero, haha! This can be regarded as self-justifying. Today is the third update. I hope everyone can encourage you with recommendations.
Chapter completed!