Saving the country through industry has always been a loud slogan. Zhang Tinglan built four factories at once. It stands to reason that he should publicize it with great fanfare to let the people of Fengtian know about it and attract them to consume. However, after all, his machines were smuggled over, so he still felt guilty.
So I don't want to make any announcement.
In addition, according to Zhang Tinglan's plan, after the goods are produced, they are sold directly to Russia through Fred's relationship, keeping as low a profile as possible. However, when Wang Yongjiang reminded Zhang Tinglan, Zhang Tinglan suddenly thought of a way to make money. Russia is a
Poor guy, the ones who are really spending a lot of money are Britain and France. If they can sell things to Europe, it will definitely be a good thing.
As long as we have business contacts with Britain and France, we can take the opportunity to understand the situation in Europe, just in time to prepare for bargain hunting in Germany after the war. When we go to Beijing this time, we can look for opportunities to contact Britain and France and find a sales outlet. Thinking of this, Zhang Tinglan made up his mind.
When I go to Beijing this time, I have to go with him, but who should I leave all the matters at home to?
"Tinglan, everything in this world that cannot be brought to the table usually has hidden secrets, don't you think so?"
Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Mr. Yongjiang, you are really right, my machine is not from the right origin!"
Liu Shucheng also knew where these machines came from. He winked to Zhang Tinglan and told him not to say more. After all, he was not familiar with Wang Yongjiang. If this person was not of the same mind as them, it would be troublesome. But Zhang Tinglan believed in Wang Yongjiang.
Yongjiang’s character, and Zhang Tinglan also wanted to recruit Wang Yongjiang into the group as soon as possible.
This time Zhang Zuolin goes to Beijing, and Zhang Tinglan will also follow him. Various tasks in Fengtian have just begun, and people with sufficient ability and identity must be in charge. Among the people Zhang Tinglan can use, Liu Shucheng and Qiao Ruixuan are capable but have no identity, Zhang Zuoxiang and others
He has enough prestige, but is not familiar with business matters. It seems that if Wang Yongjiang can help, it is the most suitable person.
"Tinglan, setting up a factory is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Even if your machine comes from a shady origin, as long as it does not harm the people, I agree. The road is full of obstacles and it is difficult to start a business. It is normal to use some villainous methods. They are just Japanese goods.
It’s so popular that it’s not easy for domestic products to carve out a bloody road!”
"Mr. Yongjiang, I trust you. To tell you the truth, these things all belong to the Russians. I dismantled their factory and shipped the machines directly here!"
When Wang Yongjiang heard this, his eyes suddenly widened: "Tinglan, isn't Russia in the middle of a war? Their factories are very valuable, how can they sell them casually?"
"Sir, haven't you heard that money can make things work? People in Sha'e are more corrupt than our officials. As long as you have enough money, everything will be easy!"
Wang Yongjiang nodded in agreement: "I have also met some people from Tsarist Russia. They are indeed greedy. I wonder how much you have used these machines?"
Zhang Tinglan stretched out two fingers and shook them, smiling without saying a word, as if he was asking Wang Yongjiang to guess a riddle.
"Two hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount!" Wang Yongjiang sighed: "Normally, it is enough to buy less than one hundred thousand yuan, but now we are in the war, even if we have money, we can't buy it, so it is worth spending more.
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"Hahaha, Mr. Yongjiang, it's not 200,000!"
Wang Yongjiang was suddenly stunned. Looking at Zhang Tinglan's proud look, the price was definitely not too expensive, so he tentatively asked: "Twenty thousand yuan? If it is this price, it is definitely a bargain."
"It's two thousand yuan!"
Wang Yongjiang almost spit out a mouthful of blood. This is not buying a machine. It is simply buying scrap metal, which is even cheaper than scrap metal!
Looking at Wang Yongjiang with an incredible look on his face, Zhang Tinglan felt so happy that even the most astute people of this era could not imagine it, which showed that all his hard work was not in vain.
"Mr. Yongjiang, it's easy to talk about this matter. I can tell you everything. But I have one request, and that is that you help me manage the bad things in front of me."
Wang Yongjiang showed a playful look on his face, and he laughed twice: "Master Zhang, I am not a curious person. It is better to have more things than to have less things, and to have less things is worse than nothing!"
Wang Yongjiang stood up as he spoke, and was about to leave. Zhang Tinglan still had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care. He picked up the bowl of tea on the table and took a careful sip, feeling completely calm and relaxed.
"Master Zhang, you have convinced me!" Wang Yongjiang took two steps, sat down again, and said with a wry smile: "I can do things for you Master Zhang, but everything depends on my mood. If I am in a good mood, I will do more
Take care of yourself, if you're in a bad mood, I won't care even if the sky falls."
Zhang Tinglan smiled and cupped her hands at Wang Yongjiang: "Sir, you are such a person, you will never do anything without a target today. Since you asked, I guess you can't refuse to help!"
Wang Yongjiang shook his clothes and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to know about running a factory. I have been shouting about saving the country through industry for many years, but the results are not great. I just want to see how Master Zhang runs the factory. It turns out that you still have
Being able to take advantage of foreigners is something that has not happened in many years. Wang is really itchy about such an interesting thing and can't help but want to get involved."
"Mr. Yongjiang, I am smuggling luxury goods to Russia, making huge profits from it, and then using the money to bribe Russian dignitaries, it will not be difficult to get machines!"
Wang Yongjiang's eyes were sharp. He stared at Zhang Tinglan and asked: "You will never be able to do the smuggling business if you are not familiar with the place. Do you have help?"
"Fred, manager of Dowson Bank."
Wang Yongjiang laughed loudly: "I understand, I understand!" Wang Yongjiang suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I have long heard that in foreign countries, banks are very powerful. If we can form allies with them, there will be nothing that cannot be done. Ting
Lan, you have taken a high step!"
The reason why Wang Yongjiang is known as a financial expert is because he has a vision far beyond ordinary people and has a deep understanding of finance. After assisting Zhang Zuolin in later generations, he quickly stabilized Fengtian's financial order and maintained stability in Fengtian and the Japanese yen.
The exchange rate has greatly promoted Fengtian's export trade.
Therefore, after Zhang Tinglan revealed the cooperation with the banker, Wang Yongjiang immediately figured out the transaction behind it.
"Sir, neither Fred nor I are optimistic about the future of Russia. Tsarist Russia, a giant with mud legs, may not be able to survive this unprecedented war. The collapse of the empire is imminent. We just want to make some war money and death money!"
"You did the right thing!" Wang Yongjiang said coldly: "The Russians have been doing evil in the three eastern provinces in recent years, and they have harmed so many Chinese people. It is impossible to deal with them too much. But I don't know much about the situation in Russia, Tinglan, you
Can we guarantee that Tsarist Russia will definitely collapse?”
"I can guarantee that there will be drastic changes in Russia. Fred and I have reached a consensus on this!"
Wang Yongjiang nodded, then stood up, turned around twice with his hands behind his back, and then said: "Tinglan, since you are sure that Russia will collapse, there are definitely faster ways to make money and let the Russians bleed more.
It’s too slow to make money through smuggling!”
Zhang Tinglan's eyes widened when he heard the word "making money". Although Zhang Tinglan has been busy during this period and has a lot of money in his hands, Zhang Tinglan knows that Lao Zhang is only one step away from being the governor of Fengtian. Once he is old,
After Zhang was promoted to official position, Fengtian would start large-scale economic construction. By that time, no money would be enough, so Zhang Tinglan was extremely interested in any way to make money quickly.
"Please sir, please give me some advice!"
"It's nothing more than making a fuss about currency. You can first lend some rubles to Russian banks, then exchange them for gold, and wait for Russia to collapse. By then, the rubles will definitely plummet, or even become waste paper. You can use a small amount to pay back the money.
Can’t we just use the money to buy rubles and return it to the bank?”
Wang Yongjiang said a few words, and Zhang Tinglan's eyes turned red. What is a great talent? This is a great talent! The method of making money that Wang Yongjiang mentioned has also appeared in later generations, that is, when the Soviet Union collapsed, foreign capital used
Financial power caused the ruble to depreciate into useless paper overnight, and the Russians had plundered all the assets worth tens of trillions of dollars that they had accumulated for decades.
Wang Yongjiang is obviously not a time-traveler, but with his extraordinary economic acumen, he also came up with similar money-making ideas. Russia was still on the gold standard at this time, so he could definitely find a way to extract Russian gold.
China is not a big country in gold and silver production, and has been plundered by foreign powers for nearly a hundred years. There is a serious lack of precious metals in society. However, this is the era of the gold standard, and gold is the global hard currency. If a batch of gold can be obtained from Russia, it will be a guarantee for
Fengtian's currency security is of unparalleled significance.
Although Zhang Tinglan is astute, he was still an ordinary college student in his previous life. He limited his vision of making money to real things and did not consider finance as a sharp tool. Now that Wang Yongjiang said it, he was enlightened.
Zhang Tinglan stood up and gave a deep salute to Wang Yongjiang: "Mr. Yongjiang, you are indeed a great talent! The reason for attacking Russia is not for his own selfishness, but to give Fengtian an opportunity to develop. Please take care of Fengtian, and even
For the sake of the Chinese people, please come to help!"
Wang Yongjiang laughed loudly, grabbed Zhang Tinglan, and said: "I have already seen it these days, Tinglan, you are a sincere person. Just a North Market can benefit the business people of Fengtian and restore business rights.
In contrast, although Yongjiang is several times older than you, he has done nothing for the people of Fengtian in these years, which is embarrassing to say."
"It's not too late. Sir, I will contact Fred immediately. One of you is an excellent banker and the other is a financial management expert. If you work closely together, you will be able to squeeze out all the marrow oil from the Russians!"
On the way to Daosheng Bank, Zhang Tinglan mentioned that he was going to accompany Zhang Zuolin to Beijing to report on his work.
"Zhang Yuting's promotion is just around the corner, but Beijing is a mixed city with speculators from all walks of life. It's not easy to get Lao Yuan's approval,"
"Sir, you are right. Yuan Shikai is surrounded by a bunch of official fans. Zhang Xiluan resigned. How many people are like cats smelling fishy smell, ready to snatch this throne. We can only do our best and give more gifts.
It always touches people’s hearts.”
"Haha, giving gifts is a bad habit in Beiyang." Wang Yongjiang said with a smile: "Officials in Beiyang are similar to those in the former Qing Dynasty. The first thing they pay attention to is relationships, and the second thing is gifts, and ability and the like come second. However, there are also some benefits to giving gifts.
The university asked me how to give a gift that can make a difference, and the proportion must be right!"
Zhang Tinglan took over the task of buying gifts. He was worried about what to give. Now when he heard Wang Yongjiang say this, he knew that this person was an expert, so he smiled and said: "Please give me some advice, sir!"