In the fourth year of the Republic of China, 1915, on October 1 of that year, in the Beijing News, Liang Qichao published an anti-imperialist article on September 3, and published the article titled "China is the world." It was roughly the content of the question and answer with Li Changgeng that day. Finally, he said: "Mr. Changgeng's many views sound very ordinary at first glance, but the deeper he ponders, the more mysterious he feels. He thought hard for several days and realized that his talents were not enough, so he published it in the Beijing News to gather ideas and discuss with all the wise men."

Li Changgeng became popular. As soon as Liang Qichao's article was published, the entire capital was hotly discussed. The Beijing News was printed twice in succession. It also attracted the attention of some big names in Beijing. In the Presidential Palace, Yang Du and others were waiting for Yuan Shikai to hold a small meeting. There was a stack of Beijing News on the table. The side of the rushing side was Liang Qichao's article.

"What does Liang Zhuoru mean? On the third day of last month, he also published an article against constitutional monarchy. Why did it get lost again in less than a month?" Sun Yujun said.

"China is the world, and this argument is pretty good, but many of the views in the article are too general and mostly general. The article only records the dialogue between Ren Gong and Mr. Chang Geng at that time. However, it is consistent with some views in the theory of Jun Xian's saving the country, and can be borrowed to build momentum for Jun Xian's government." Yan Fu, whose hair was gray, was spoken.

"Everyone knows who Liang Rengong is." As soon as Yang Du spoke, Yuan Shikai pushed the door and the few people quickly got up.

Yuan Shikai smiled: "What do you think of me in a hurry to find Gong Bao?"

Yang Du continued: "That's right. Today Liang Qichao published an article in the Beijing News. Please read it. Liang Qichao also published an article against Jun Xianzheng last month, but today's article seems to have changed. We are guessing what the intention of Liang Rengong's article is."

After Yuan Shikai finished reading, no one was expressing his opinion. Everyone knew Liang Qichao, which was not a good role to deal with. After hearing President Yuan set a down-to-earth decision, it was better to act according to the opportunity.

Yuan Shikai glanced at the eyes and said, "It's not difficult to figure out what Ren Gong means. You'll know what he is like when you find this person. I'm the one who Liang Ren Gong likes, and I want to see what kind of person he is!"

At this time, Li Changgeng, who was popular with Liang Rengong, held a bidding meeting in the luxurious small banquet hall of the Six Kingdoms Hotel. Li Changgeng, dressed in a black suit, stood in front of the podium confidently with every move. Such a bidding speech was as easy as drinking water and eating for him.

"Gentlemen and ladies, I am very happy to participate in the joint bidding meeting between Northeast Asia Industrial Development Co., Ltd. and Beidahuang Green Food Co., Ltd. In order to express our sincerity as the organizer, friends who participated in the bidding meeting, please take a look first. This is a bank promissory note of 200,000 taels of silver."

I saw a girl wearing a cheongsam holding an exquisite wooden pallet with a glass cover on it, and two promissory notes of the bank were placed inside. She walked around the seat below and let the representatives of various foreign companies look at it. Then she walked up to the podium and placed it on a special high-legged table.

Li Changgeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have already read the bid for this tender, mainly a set of tinplate can production line and an ammonium nitrate fertilizer production line. You can now bid. After the bid, I will receive the bid to you dear representatives separately and negotiate the content of the bid. The following is the dance time!"

After saying that, Li Changgeng walked into a small living room casually. The first one to enter was Jardinet Company in the UK.

"Hello, I am Abner from the British Yihe Foreign Company. We are fully capable of providing these two sets of equipment you need, and the price is acceptable. However, your requirements for equipment production are too high, and this is not rigorous at all. I have made modifications to your bidding plan, please check it out."

Li Changgeng smiled and took the bid. After reading it, he smiled and said, "The UK needs canned food now. I admit that the requirements for output are too strict, but we can look at this issue from a different perspective. Look here, look here." Li Changgeng said, pointing to a map in his hand.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I don't understand what you mean at all. What does this have to do with our business."

"This is Mongolia, this is Xinjiang, where is there a vast grassland? There are descendants of Genghis Khan on the grassland, grazing cattle and sheep day and night. Imagine that the area of ​​this grassland is similar to that of the entire Europe. What would it be if the beef and mutton produced here are canned and transported to Europe? Look at it, it is Lingnan, Huainan, and there are various fruits all over the mountains and fields. If these fruits are canned, what would be the sales volume?

"Mr. Li, I know that Europe needs these canned foods. You can look forward to the business opportunities here. I have to admit that you are a smart businessman. Our company can give you the best equipment. You must know that canned foods were invented by the British."

"Abna, you still don't understand what I mean. The British have advanced equipment, but the raw materials are in China. Why don't we cooperate in another way? Yihe Foreign Company can provide us with canned production equipment. We just used the product to offset the price, and after paying off the price of the equipment, Yihe Foreign Company can be the exclusive agent of our products in the UK."

"Mr. Li, your words have touched me, but I still have to report to the headquarters. I believe there will be good news."

"Okay, Abna, I'm waiting for good news. I don't know how long it will take to fight the damn European war. Britain needs Chinese resources. Maybe the UK will say that you have Olia, Canada, and New Zealand. But these places do not have China's rich labor resources. Of course, you can also say that there is India, but compared with China, Indians make food is just a stepping stone. Maybe this cooperation is just a stepping stone, and maybe we can carry out more in-depth and broad cooperation in the future. I believe you are happy to be a lobbyist for me to the head office."

Abna came out of the living room nervously, covering the three thousand taels of silver notes in his chest pocket.

The second person who came in was the representative of the American Hengxin Foreign Company, Herbert, "Hi, Mr. Li Changgeng, I'm very honored to be able to talk to you about the bidding alone. You know that we Americans consider friends the most when doing business, and this is our bidding."

Li Changgeng took the bid and read it carefully, and felt a sigh that Americans are worthy of being the best country in business. He made a new purchase of equipment on the basis of the bid requirements, and doubled the purchase amount, including installment payments and equipment evaluation loan certificates issued by banks. Of course, the interest rate is also not low, but this repayment rate is completely below the price in Li Changgeng, with an annual interest rate of 4.5%.

Li Changgeng put down the bid and applauded: "Oh, dear Mr. Herbert, this is the bid I want to see the most. It is very innovative, but it is a bit conservative. According to your bid idea, we can completely expand the procurement contract several times according to this idea. Because I am confident in becoming a trust in China's food processing industry and chemical industry. If I remember correctly, Hengxin Foreign Company's owner is DuPont, the United States. In addition to being a fertilizer, ammonium nitrate is also a cheap explosive.

If the DuPont branch is ambitious, it can provide us with a set of TNT production equipment. China has rich reserves of nitr, sulfur, and diatomaceous earth resources. We can do OEM for DuPont. I will reveal a little secret to you. Lieutenant General Zhang Zuolin, the commander of the 27th Division of the Northeast and the Fengtian Preview Commander, are sworn brothers. I can get his strong political support in Northeast China. Moreover, the labor cost in China is far lower than the labor cost in the United States. I can ask you an example. If you put a chicken that can lay eggs at our home, I will sell it to you and pay the money for the hen after laying the eggs. Why don’t we kick the bank out of such a business? Think about the least we want to let the bank exploit a part of the profit we deserve. This kind of business is a result of two benefits."

Herbert also covered his shirt pocket and left the small living room.
Chapter completed!