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Xiaoliuqiu is the island of Taiwan, and to the north of Xiaoliuqiu is the Ryukyu Kingdom. Compared with the Ryukyu Kingdom, Xiaoliuqiu is not small at all, but the Ming Dynasty knew very little about Taiwan Island across the sea and mistakenly thought it was smaller than the Ryukyu Kingdom. [Baidu search b1 3kanwang/bb/ No pop-up window/b. Member login b1 3kanwang/b] Wan Lei would not make this kind of misunderstanding, but he had no choice but to follow the local customs and call Taiwan Island Xiaoliuqiu.
In fact, Xiaoliuqiu was occupied by some indigenous tribes at this time and did not form a unified political power, so it never paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also listed it as one of the fifteen different tribes in the "Ancestors of the Emperor Ming Dynasty". One of the conquering countries.
The Ming Dynasty's non-conquest country had no binding force on the Peking Army. Wan Lei ordered the navy to first occupy some key areas in the north of Xiaoliuqiu as a stronghold, and use Xiaoliuqiu as a springboard to expand into the Southeast Asia. Gradually occupy the Nanyang market.
In early April, a caravan escorted by five warships began its journey south. In addition to carrying a large amount of goods, this caravan also brought envoys and standard credentials. The purpose was naturally to establish relations with Southeast Asian countries. As for friendly relations, after all, it's a new arrival, so it's better to keep a low profile. It's not good to make yourself a public enemy.
The caravan went south, and the technology transfer negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and the northern parallel provinces were entering a tug-of-war. Under the instructions of Wan Lei, Zhou Henglu, who was in charge of the negotiations, also followed the spirit of no businessmen and no evil, and maximized the squeeze on the Ming Dynasty. .The Ming Dynasty naturally had to bargain, and the two sides argued in a heated manner, and sometimes the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but curse.
However, after scolding, Zhou Henglu's attitude remained tough. Not only did he not agree to lower the price, he even stated that he would pay for the goods and deliver the goods with one hand, and there would be no need to negotiate on credit. This made the Ming delegation very angry, but there was nothing they could do. These days, skilled people Even the uncle, the Ming Dynasty cannot afford to delay.
Seeing that the Ming Dynasty was wavering, Wan Lei lost no time in seducing them. No, on the fifth day of April, Wan Lei made an exception and allowed the Ming delegation to visit the Peiping Steel Plant, and personally accompanied them as a tour guide. They could visit the steel plant up close. Dong Lun and others naturally came very early as they wished.
In addition to Wan Lei, those who accompanied the visit also included Xu Huizu, Jiao Yu and others. As the "second ministers" of the Ming Dynasty, these people were Wan Lei's guests. Now people are asking for help, so Dong Lun and other Ming envoys are also very interested. He kept his mouth shut, but the disdain was written all over his face.
"Everyone, this is the first steel plant in our northern province. Last year, it produced 300,000 tons of iron and 120,000 tons of refined steel. Most of the steel produced is used for railway construction, a small amount is used for military industry, and some of it is of poor quality. Some of the steel is used as building materials or water pipes, and some slag is also used to bake cement. Overall, there is no waste." Zhou Tianfu, who is responsible for the daily operations of the steel plant, said proudly.
In fact, steel is the most important strategic material in Beiping Province. The steel plant has always been a key enterprise supported by the government. The funds are financially supported by the government, and the steel produced is also uniformly allocated by the government. The steel plant does not have to be responsible for its own profits and losses, but also receives subsidies based on output. Therefore, Workers are very motivated to produce.
Especially after the opening of the Pingbao River Railway, coal, iron ore and other raw materials were abundant, and the steel plant has been operating at full capacity. In the past few months, it has produced 100,000 tons of qualified steel, which is enough to support the construction of the first-line railway from Peking to Shanhaiguan.
However, precisely because of the boom in construction, the finances of Beihang Province are somewhat tight. After all, coal mining and mining require money, and workers' wages must also be paid. Finances are tight, and Wan Lei hopes that the technology transfer contract will be completed as soon as possible. If the deal is settled, the working capital will be in place as soon as possible.
"This is the blast furnace iron-making workshop. This blast furnace has been used for more than two years. The maximum daily output can reach two thousand tons. However, the furnace produces pig iron, which is of poor quality. It needs to be transferred to the open-hearth steel-making workshop over there. After a set of complex refining processes, it can be converted into steel."
"Whether it is iron-making or steel-making, it requires fine refining operations. If one operation is not performed properly, the whole furnace will be wasted, so be careful. Therefore, those who can work here are the most skilled technical workers."
"In order for this steel plant to produce normally, it must have many supporting projects, such as mining in the mining area, ore dressing and washing, etc. These projects are also related to the quality of steel, especially coking, which is the top priority. Coking has special requirements for the coal used, and if the acidity and alkalinity are incorrect, it will also affect the quality of the steel."
Zhou Tianfu pointed to some large blast furnaces and kept introducing them. The faces of the envoys who came to visit were all red, not sure whether it was because of excitement or the heat wave that hit their faces. Although they were just taking a quick look, the molten iron was flowing out continuously. It also shocked them. After being urged several times, they reluctantly moved their eyes away.
In less than an hour, everyone took a tour of the entire steel plant. Zhou Tianfu did not hide his secrets at all and explained everything that needed to be introduced in detail. However, he was not afraid of overtly stealing from others, because the most critical technologies, such as The assembly of the blast furnace, such as the ratio of input materials, the coking process and other core technologies have to be sold for money.
It is said that hearing is false and seeing is believing. After visiting the steel plant, the Ming delegation began to whisper to each other. They believed that the output of the steel plant was real, and they became more determined to introduce technology. Therefore, in the subsequent negotiations, It will be much smoother.
"Everyone, this steel plant is only a small one. We also have a large steel plant under construction in Liaodong. If you agree to introduce technology, we can also let you go there for an on-site visit." Wan Lei said seductively.
"Master Wan, it's not that we don't want to introduce technology, it's just that the asking price is really..." Dong Lun frowned.
"You think it's high, but we think it's low. You don't know how much effort it takes to build a steel plant. We have to send people to guide the whole process and provide key components. This 150,000 taels of gold is just enough. That's all." Zhou Henglu, who was in charge of the negotiations, immediately expressed his bitterness.
Dong Lun was about to say something, but Wan Lei waved his hand and said: "As for the technology transfer, I am just a matchmaker for you. As for whether the negotiation can be concluded, that is your own business. I hope you can show sincerity in cooperation. "
"Mr. Wan, our Yanshang Group has been very sincere. One hundred and fifty thousand gold seems like a lot, but it is nothing to the Ming court. They are not willing to take this capital. They just want us to suffer losses. This is not acceptable." Zhou Henglu He didn't give Wan Lei any face at all and still complained endlessly.
Of course, this is a double act. Wan Lei is the one who plays the red face, and Zhou Henglu is naturally the one who plays the white face. Dong Lun is also an old man, so of course he can see the meaning behind it, but he can't say it directly, so he just snorted.
No more words.
"Although I will not interfere in the transaction between you, I would like to remind you that if you want to negotiate, you must negotiate as soon as possible. Now that the Liaoyang Iron and Steel Plant has started construction, you can use this opportunity to send people to visit and study. If you miss this on-site observation,
I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the opportunity in the future." Wan Lei said again.
"Sir, we understand this. It is also because of the opportunity for on-site training that we set the transfer price to the lowest. If we miss this opportunity, we will send more people to be their trainers. I am afraid that the asking price will still be high.
Get higher." Zhou Henglu said again.
"It's just some technology that costs 150,000 taels of gold. Is that low?" a person behind Dong Lun said with some dissatisfaction.
"Who said it's just some technology? Not only do we want to give you technology, but we also need to help train workers. We even have to provide some equipment that you can't produce. These all cost money. What's the price of 150,000 taels of gold?
It only takes a few trucks to pull it, but with the equipment we want to give you, I’m afraid it won’t be finished with more than a dozen trucks.”
Zhou Henglu paused and then said: "In addition, these 150,000 taels of gold are not only steel plants, but also design drawings of steam engines and trains. These are even more precious. We are only willing to sell them because you are compatriots."
, if a foreigner brings us gold, mountains and silver, we won’t sell it.”
"Okay, stop arguing. I said, I'm just a matchmaker. I don't care whether you can succeed or not. I just hope that you will show sincerity in cooperation and don't let down all my hard work." Wan Lei
He waved his hands, turned around and left. The envoys originally wanted to argue more, but they had no choice but to shut up.
Xu Huizu had been standing aside and watching without saying a word, but at this moment he hurriedly chased after him and whispered: "Master Wan, can you please be accommodating in this matter?"
"Our Beiping Province has its own laws. Although I have some reputation, I cannot abolish the law just because I say it. Those patented technologies belong to the Yan Chamber of Commerce, and I cannot interfere with their transactions." Wan Lei glanced at Xu Zuzu and frowned,
However, he smiled proudly in his heart: "Finally I can't hold my breath any longer. All I've been waiting for is for you to ask me for help!"
Although Xu Huizu gave up his thoughts of committing suicide and was willing to live in Beiping City, he was still loyal to the Ming court in his heart and refused to serve the Peking Army. Wan Lei knew that coercion was useless, so he could only slowly use soft tactics.
This time Wan Lei brought Xu Huizu out with the purpose of making Xu Huizu ask for help from him.
As the saying goes, I am not afraid that you are greedy, but I am afraid that you will be stubborn if you have no desire. As long as Xu Huizu asks for help, Wan Lei will have many ways to "conquer" him. Of course, Wan Lei will not easily agree to Xu Huizu's request unless Xu Huizu can give him what he wants.
something.
When Xu Huizu saw that Wan Lei was still speaking in an official tone, he frowned and stopped talking. Fortunately, before leaving, Wan Lei told him in a low voice: "The Yan Chamber of Commerce is easy to discuss everything with its own people, but it is easy to discuss with outsiders.
It's just official business, I'm an outsider and can't interfere."
"A member of our own family? An outsider?" Xu Huizu glanced at Wan Lei secretly. Seeing that he was smiling but not smiling, he immediately understood what he meant: If you want to be accommodating, you can treat yourself as one of your own people first.
Xu Huizu hesitated to become one of the Yan Chamber of Commerce's "own men" because he was not a fool and knew that once he got on the "thief ship" of the Peking Army, he would never have a way out.
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