The second step for Zhou Xuexi to come to Zhou Xuexi was to use the power of the government and inform them that they could use coal to purchase Kaiping coal. As soon as they heard this, Lin Guangyu frowned.

Zhou Xuexi was wrong and thought the emperor was unwilling to do so. He quickly stated: "There is no need to tell everyone that Kaiping Coal's three main places are Shipbuilding Merchants, Railway Bureau, Military Industry and Steel Factory in various places. These are all official industries, and they are legitimate."

"It's inappropriate... restrict competition and blindly exclusion, so the British should come to have diplomatic disputes." Lin Guangyu asked, "Why can't we continue to cut prices? After opening a firm foothold, we will start to expand sales and reduce coal prices to 5. Wouldn't we beat up all the coal in Kaiping?"

"This... I think it's inappropriate." Zhou Xuexi was so anxious that he was sweating. "If you take this price and deduct the cost and taxes, a ton of coal would have to lose more than 1 tael of silver. A year of 2 million tons would have to lose 200 taels. Kailuan's total share capital was only 200 taels, and most of them were official funds. How could I do it? If this is true, the charge of losing official funds will be confirmed."

"If the official payment is not enough, can't the commercial payment be used?"

"Ah?" Zhou Xuexi was going crazy: It was obvious that he wanted to lose money to buy and sell a business. Isn't this a meat bun going to fight a dog without going back? He turned his gaze to Cen Chunxuan for help.

The latter understood and immediately said: "The common people did not know the hard work of the emperor to take back the national interests. I heard that they would lose so much money and would not dare to come. If they did not explain the benefits and interests of this section and only talked about recruiting commercial stocks, once the situation changed in the future, there would definitely be people who did not know the truth to deceive merchants and citizens to cause trouble by the court. If the crowd was in a raging way, it would be unfavorable."

"The official payment cannot be lost, and the commercial payment is unwilling to lose. What should I do? Do you want me to fill the hole?"

Cen, Zhou Er knelt down quickly: "I am afraid!"

Lin Guangyu said to himself: "Is it only possible to use the internal treasury?"

Let the emperor pay? Cen and Zhou were frightened and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty...No..."

"Is it the king's land under the world? When you can't make money, you think it's the king's land that needs to be taxed, but when you lose money, you pretend that it's not the king's land and ignore it." Lin Guangyu waved his hand, "Just do it. Give 400 taels from within to Kailuan, first redeem the 180 official summoned by Beiyang, and then this matter can be handled."

"Emperor..." Zhou Xuexi was moved and burst into tears.

"I can bear the loss of 200!" Lin Guangyu emphasized his tone, "I want to set an example for them to see. Zhou Xuexi, if this matter is done well, I will reward you with a lot of rewards. The Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce has a position as a minister, and I can also reward you with it."

"I thank God!" Zhou Xuexi felt full of strength.

When he walked out of the Forbidden City, Cen Chunxuan warned him earnestly: "It is certainly a happy event to collect it. The emperor gives two silver. But be careful when doing things. Now the imperial court has many people who are sick from red eyes. If you can't take Kaiping back, don't talk about the position of the Minister. I'm afraid you will never have a day to turn over, and even I will not guarantee you. You are young and promising. You can seize the opportunity in this matter and you can climb the sky, and miss the opportunity may be abyss."

"The emperor's kindness is so great. If I can't do this job well, I really can't be a human being."

"I don't understand management, I just warn you two words. First, be cautious in everything. The emperor's money is not so easy to acquire land. If you are negligent, it is a point of reference by thousands of people. Second, be sure to be open and upright, and never cause diplomatic disputes. Of course, if foreigners deliberately make trouble, you don't have to pay attention to it. I will resist the attacks in the court." Cen Chunxuan taught earnestly, "I suffered a big loss a few years ago, so I have figured out this truth."

Zhou Xuexi bowed to the end: "Thank you Zhongtang for his strong support, and the students are very grateful."

"You don't have to be polite. I always admire Ling Jue, but I feel intimate when I see you. Foreigners are extremely cunning, so you must be careful every step."

"Don't worry, the students have dealt with these people several times and are familiar with their tricks. This time, they are new and old accounts to settle together." Zhou Xuexi said and talked about the three battles between him and De Cuilin and others.

The first time was after Yuan Shikai entered Beijing. Decuilin and the son-in-law of the new Kaiping Prime Minister Nasend Cuilin were extremely excited and celebrated each other. He believed that as soon as Kai backer left, they could do whatever they wanted. Not only did they no longer fulfill any contract, but they reached their hands to the mines and veins adjacent to Kaiping. At the critical moment, Zhou Xuexi pushed back with a word: "... Although there were place names such as Banbidian, Majiagou, Wushuizhuang, Zhaogezhuang and other places in the handover agreement, it only refers to the number of sections of the people that Kaiping bought there, which is not

The word "mining"... Everyone can buy land, but it cannot be said that everyone can start mining, for example." Kaiping had invested nearly 10,000 taels of silver for exploration at that time. As soon as this was said, public opinion was recognized, the money was wasted, which helped Kai save the effort in mineral exploration.

De Cuilin and others were unwilling to fail, spread rumors everywhere, instigated public opinion, and tried to make the stocks unable to be opened. However, Zhou Xuexi used super economic means to use official funds to advance the funds. Not only did he raise the required funds within February, but he also erected a soil mine in the mining area in less than May - before mining. The mining area manager Zhao Yuansi was personally recommended by Zhou Xuexi. He was extremely smart and capable, and he was desperate to work. He first used the method of digging. The Chenjialing mine was first built, producing more than 1,700 tons of coal per day. Then mines were also dug in Yinzigou, Taoyuan, Zhaogezhuang and Langweigou. Special railways were built between the mines, and telephone telephones were installed to communicate with each other.

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Not only was Kai officially opened, but coal was also harvested. The second battle ended with Kaiping failure. However, Na Sen and others provoked the third battle, exaggerating that Kaibao funds would not continue, and demanded that all countries not sell coal mining machines, "to avoid being deceived." After being deceived, compradors and merchants from all countries in China all had doubts about the situation of opening the credit and asked them to pay the funds first before selling them to the machine. At that time, Yang Shixiang had succeeded as the direct supervisor. He was not enthusiastic about Kaibao and did not have the ability to raise large sums of money, so naturally it was impossible for him to meet this requirement.

Seeing that Kaiping's conspiracy was about to succeed, De Cuilin and others were proud, but they never expected that in order to ensure the use of the latest coal mining machines, Zhou Xuexi had no intention of purchasing them through compradors from various countries. One was a mistake, and the other was a high price. He built a plank road and secretly went to Chencang. On the surface, he sent people to contact domestic compradors everywhere, and secretly sent Li Ximing, a right-hand man who was proficient in German, to Germany, to customize and purchase machines that are most suitable for use under mineral geological conditions. Li lived up to expectations and conducted a detailed investigation on both sides of the Rhine River. In a few months, he put hard coal in Ruhr District and Saarzhou.

The production area, Ham Coal Mine and other major wells visited, and also signed a contract to order a full set of machines with the Rhine-Westphalia Group, the largest coal industry syndicate in Germany. While everyone in Kaiping was complacent, the mine had already used a full set of new mining machines in Germany. The coal quality of the mine was excellent and very popular in the market. It was a long and near purchase, and profits were rolling. It was no problem to pay the remaining machine. During this period, although Zhou Xuexi himself was transferred to the capital to serve as the general office of the water company, the entire team he selected was still there, faithfully inheriting his business route and booming.

The third battle that Decuilin and others had been deliberately failed again, so they used the magic weapon to provoke Zhang Yi to try to crush him with personnel changes. Obviously, the fourth battle ended in failure. Provoke Zhang Yi not only failed to achieve the goal of once and for all, but instead invited the plague god back again, but it was Na Sen and others' turn to sleep.

Since Zhang Yi finished the song, he has been hiding in Tianjin as an apartment. Every day, he is waiting for news from the old places, except for eating flower wine, playing mahjong, playing pigeons, and fiddling with antiques. One evening, he was playing mahjong with a group of friends, but his servant hurriedly told him that someone was visiting. Zhang Yi was upset, and just as he was cursing, his servant said that De Cuilin, Na Sen and others were visiting. When he heard the foreign master arrived, Zhang Yi hurriedly went there.

As soon as he returned home, Zhang Yi saw a Western-style bell placed on the table in the middle of the living room, which was very exquisitely crafted. His eyes were caught and he almost forgot to say hello to the guests. Decuilin and Nasen smiled knowingly and explained: "This was the Western-style bell that was paid tribute to the Lafayette. After the Gengzi Kingdom, they were wandering outside. They knew that Lord Zhang liked to collect supplies from big houses. A few days ago, Mr. Nasen bought it and delivered it."

"What price?" Zhang Yi thanked him and asked how much it is. Na Sen waved his hand disapprovingly, "Mr. Zhang is so disgusting. You and my father-in-law have been friends for many years. They are just small gifts, but they don't respect them. If you want to discuss the price, you hurt my face."

Zhang Yi was so happy that he couldn't stop talking. He said that he was helpless and did not receive any rewards, but his hands stroked the surface of the clock and fiddled with the clock switch. He couldn't let go of his love. How could he refuse? Na Sen smiled secretly: "Mr. Zhang, today we are here to send you this small gift, and secondly, we have important things to discuss with you."

"Please speak! Please speak!"
Chapter completed!