While the Provisional Government was still busy with the Northern Expedition and requesting recognition from other countries, Fang Jianxiong's attention had shifted slightly from the military to the development of people's livelihood. This is not to say that the Provisional Government did not pay attention to people's livelihood. A government that relied on borrowing money to live had no ability to take care of it.

What about people’s livelihood?

Fang Jianxiong handed over the policy of rent reduction and interest rate reduction to the autonomous region's political affairs committee, which was somewhat meant to test his ability. It can be foreseen that the implementation of this policy will be a long and difficult process. In this regard, Fang Jianxiong decided to sit on the sidelines and first

Turn your attention to the development of industry and commerce.

Wuhan is worthy of being called a "thorough thoroughfare" in this era. More than 100 foreign banks from various countries have opened branches here, and dozens of tea, flour, machinery, hardware and other enterprises have been established. Among them, tea brick factories and flour mills are the mainstream.

During the Westernization Movement, Zhang Zhidong set up some enterprises in Wuhan, the most famous of which were the Hanyang Iron Works and the Hanyang Gun Factory. He also set up some government-run enterprises one after another, involving weaving, silk reeling, spinning, etc.

Leather, felt, paper making, printing, machinery and other fields.

Government-run enterprises often have no good results. Among them, the largest Hanyang Iron Works cost more than 5,687,000 taels in 1898. As a result, it could not be run and suffered a huge loss. Later, it was taken over by Sheng Xuanhuai and turned into a commercial enterprise. Sheng Xuanhuai was Li Hongzhang.

The relationship between Zhang Zhidong and Li Hongzhang is not good. One is the leader of Qingliu and the other is the leader of Beiyang. It is a good story that these two people can cooperate on this matter.

All in all, the Hanyang Iron Works survived after many bumps and turns. However, due to the premeditated infiltration of Japanese capital, the Hanyang Iron Works can no longer be regarded as a pure private commercial enterprise.

Before the Wuchang Uprising, there were 41 enterprises run by private capital in Wuhan, with about 8,000 workers. During this period, it was considered a very large class. The biggest suffering for enterprises run by private capital was that on the one hand, they were squeezed by foreign-funded enterprises.

, on the one hand, domestic exploitation is difficult to survive, and the scale is not large. The largest company only has about a hundred workers. Compared to British American Tobacco's company in Wuhan, which has 5,000 female workers, it is really small.

Smaller.

Heavy industry can only be done by oneself, while light industry relies on private capital. This strategy has been practiced by Fang Jianxiong in Wuhu for a long time. Private capital enterprises are small in scale and often suffer from financing difficulties. Policy encouragement and preferential treatment can be regarded as reducing the burden on enterprises. This

It's far from enough.

A war put Song Weichen's Jiji Hydropower Company into a desperate situation. Although many precautionary measures were taken in advance, the water plants and power plants were damaged to varying degrees. Song's enterprise rose with the care of Zhang Zhidong. At first, there was no running water.

People dared to use it, but it was rumored that drinking the water from the machine would rot the intestines. Song rode in a sedan chair and went to a water pipe on the street, picked up water and drank it, and it became popular.

Song Nai is a famous entrepreneur in Wuhan. After the Wuchang Uprising, the business has been unable to recover because of lack of funds. After running around for a day, it was already dark when I got home. The housekeeper came to report what happened at home and said: Marshal outside the city

The government sent a post saying that the master was invited to hold some symposium.

After Fang Jianxiong actually took control of Wuhan, Song Dynasty was also fortunate to become a member of the provincial council. Regarding the new policy of withdrawal and encouraging industry and commerce, Song Weichen still very much agreed. Others could only sit on the sidelines. For Song Weichen, where did it come from?

Get funds to restore the operation of water plants and power plants as soon as possible.

It is easy to destroy, but difficult to rebuild. This has always been the case.

After taking the post, Song Weichen walked inside and looked at it. When he saw the Wuhan Entrepreneurs Forum mentioned above, he was somewhat curious and thought that Marshal Fang had a lot of tricks up his sleeve. I would definitely go there. As for

When it comes to resuming production, if it really doesn't work, just mortgage the real estate to Japanese merchants.

Historically, Song Weichen borrowed money from the Japanese many times, but he was helpless. At that time, it was difficult to receive money from the Japanese. At one time, Song Weichen's company, Jiji Hydropower Company, fell under the control of the Japanese. Later, he took advantage of the depreciation of the yen in 2014 to transfer the money.

They have all been replaced, so that the business can be protected from being encroached upon and years of hard work can be saved.

Many people have received this post, including Zhang Huichu (Jinlong Flour Mill), Zhou Wenxuan (Hongshun Machinery Factory), Huang Lansheng (Hanfeng Flour Company), Zhou Bingzhong (Wuchang Hydropower Plant), Liu Jianyan (Zhaofeng Machinery Rice Milling Company)

, Ling Shengxi (Yunfeng Oil Press Factory) and other business people (note: there are too many people in the information, so I will not list them one by one).

After Fang Jianxiong asked someone to post the post, he didn't expect that he had forgotten someone. After learning about Fang Dashuai's joint venture with the Americans to build the railway, this person, regardless of his age and illness, left the city before dark and found Fang.

The commander's new headquarters.

Standing outside the extremely simple-looking headquarters, the visitor was shocked. As the number one person in the three provinces today, how could Marshal Fang live in such a simple military camp? Except for the necessary walls, the interior was just ordinary red bricks.

The rooms are arranged in rows, just like ordinary barracks.

Because of this, the visitor, who had always seemed to be miraculously defeated, became much more relaxed.

Fang Jianxiong didn't think there was anything wrong with living here. On the contrary, he had the space of his own house. It was a row of bungalows with a small yard in front and surrounded by bamboo fences, which looked very pastoral.

When he received the report, Fang Jianxiong was a little confused about how to turn his eyes. He lost his voice and said loudly to Yin Weijun who came to report: "Who? Who are you talking about?" Yin Weijun was very puzzled, rolled his eyes and said: "Zhan

God bless you, General Office of Guangdong-Hankou Railway."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Jianxiong rushed out and disappeared like a gust of wind. Yin Weijun stood there stunned, thinking: Isn't it?

Little did he know that Fang Jianxiong had the intention of committing suicide at this moment. Ci'ao, it's not good for me to forget anyone, so I forgot about him. He is the number one railway man in China. Earlier, he said that he had contact with him, but later he was busy in Wuhu and everything.

I forgot. Let alone later on, Wuhan was taken down, but I didn’t know that Zhan Tianyou was in Wuhan. How damn must it be.

Accompanying Zhan Tianyou was Li Siguang, the Minister of Industry of Hubei Province. Fang Jianxiong had never paid attention to this big boss. In fact, according to Fang Jianxiong's wishes, Li Siguang was better engaged in geology, and what kind of industry was he engaged in?

?As everyone knows, Li Siguang hasn't gone to the UK to study at this moment, so he's doing geology with girls.

Coincidentally, Fang Jianxiong just sent a copy of the joint venture contract with the Americans to build the railway to the industrial departments of various provinces today. Li Siguang was shocked after reading it. He thought it was traitorous and intolerable. He wanted to go directly to Fang Da

Shuai said, feeling that his weight was not enough, he quickly went to Zhan Tianyou.

After saying this to Zhan Tianyou, the old man was also anxious. How could this be? The Qing government took back the Guangdong-Hankou Railway and Fei Lao nose was very angry. I won’t go into it here. The key is how much trouble it caused because of the railway business.

?Did Marshal Fang listen to the villain’s slander and decide to cooperate with the Americans to build roads? He actually sold out the operating rights for twenty years. This is too traitorous. It’s no good and must be stopped. So he took advantage of the dusk to leave the city in a hurry.

The angry one came to the headquarters.

While waiting, Zhan Tianyou didn't look good. He kept thinking about how to persuade Marshal Fang. Zhan Tianyou still had a good impression of Fang Jianxiong, a young man who suddenly appeared. Look at him after he captured Wuhan.

, what he has done, I feel that this young man is very good. But, how could he do such a stupid thing? I really don’t understand!

Just as he was thinking about it, Fang Jianxiong appeared and was still running. To be honest, Zhan Tianyou thought he was being blinded and rubbed his eyes with his hands. Yes, he was indeed running. He quickly passed through a small playground in the middle.

Running so fast!

"Mr. Laojuancheng is here in person. Jianxiong deserves to die. He should have come to visit you long ago. Unfortunately, there are too many things to do, and I forget them all when I get busy." Fang Jianxiong said quickly, with a very urgent and sincere attitude. Zhan Tianyou

I have been paying attention, and I can deeply feel that this young man has no intention of being hypocritical at this moment. Besides, he is a railway builder, and the opposite is a warlord. Is it necessary to be like this?

"Fang Fuguo, is this the cooperation agreement you signed?" Zhan Tianyou waved the copy in his hand. Li Siguang turned his head away in embarrassment, not daring to look at Fang Jianxiong. However, Li Siguang really had a clear conscience about this matter, for the sake of the country.

Fang Jianxiong took it and looked at it, then nodded naturally and said: "I signed it, what's wrong? Hey, I understand. Elder Juancheng, brother Zhonggong, go in and talk, go in and talk." Fang Jianxiong bowed to Zhan Tianyou repeatedly.

, the attitude is really hard to choose.

Zhan Tianyou is not a big-name person. After the Wuchang Uprising, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway matter has gone nowhere. As the general office, he basically has nothing to do now. He just stares at the original stall, prevents the damage to state-owned assets, and waits for the situation.

Let’s talk about stability.

I followed Fang Jianxiong into his residence. It was a room of more than 30 square meters, separated by a curtain. The front section was the study, and the back was the bedroom. Fortunately, the bathroom issue was taken into consideration when building it. Otherwise, I would have to go to the toilet at night.

Go out.

The layout of the study room couldn't be more crude. It's just a desk, a row of filing cabinets, and a safe. It is said that Fang Jianxiong is rich, how could he abuse himself like this? The living room is not as good as Zhan Tianyou, and Li Siguang's office is even better.

This is much stronger.

"The commander-in-chief gave up the headquarters for the office of the United Autonomous Region Committee, and moved to the military camp outside the city." Li Siguang explained in time, and Zhan Tianyou's expression improved a lot after hearing this.

"Fang Fuguo, railways are the blood vessels of a country, how can you do it like this? Private commercial railways have made such a big fuss, why don't you accept the lesson at all?" Zhan Tianyou shook the copy a few times and spoke in a tone of voice.

It has relaxed a lot, it just feels a bit sad.

"Old Juancheng, please sit down first, have a sip of hot tea, and listen to me slowly tell you." Fang Jianxiong first helped Zhan Tianyou sit down on the chair, and asked Dou Qingmei to pour tea, and then he moved a chair and sat on the opposite side.

, greeted Li Siguang to help himself. Then he started to speak. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!