Returning to the cabin, Li Ningyu planned the next step. In the early days of North Korea's Gashin coup, Li Ningyu finally reached an agreement with North Korea's King Li Bin, which allowed a large number of North Korean people to be added to Li Ningyu's army.
At the same time, you can join the army, military logistics support, factory labor, build new factories, and go mining in the mountains.
At the same time, Li Ningyu also explained the importance of the navy to the North Korean King Li Bin. In the end, Li Ningyu extorted 500,000 taels of gold, which is equivalent to 5 million taels of silver, after a scaremongering. When I think of the North Korean King Li Bin, he was crying without tears.
His expression made Li Ningyu want to laugh, but in the end Li Ningyu told him that if he didn't spend the money, Li Bin would most likely become a slave to the country's subjugation. The King of Joseon finally took out all the money he had saved from the bottom of the box.
In the cabin, Li Ningyu felt good after thinking about it, because at this time, Li Hongzhang purchased the ironclad Dingyuan and Zhenyuan ships in Germany for a total of only 3 million taels of silver. But at this time, Li Mansion, far away in Beijing, welcomed
Here comes a man who has just returned from North Korea. His name is Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai failed in several imperial examinations in his early years, and then abandoned civil service and joined the military to join Wu Changqing, one of the leaders of the Huai Army. The Huai Army was Li Hongzhang's faction. After the Renwu coup in Korea, he was sent to North Korea. Later, Yuan Shikai became famous in North Korea.
, but in 1884, Li Ningyu descended from the sky and not only deprived the Huai army of the power to control North Korea, but also completely controlled North Korea. Then Yuan Shikai and others returned to Beijing.
After traveling on the sea for nearly a day, Li Ningyu came to Shanghai again. After returning to the villa, Li Ningyu immediately called for Uncle Fu, and then sat on the sofa with Uncle Fu with a teacup. Li Ningyu looked at the events of the past six months.
Uncle Fu looked at Li Ningyu. At this time, Uncle Fu thought to himself: "Who would have thought that the famous large trading company Yumanji was created by this young master in front of him. Now his income of several million taels of silver a year is almost
There are ten factories of various types, tens of thousands of workers, mines, ironworks, and processing plants. Alas! Even if I say it myself, how many people would dare to believe it? Maybe the young master is destined to be an extraordinary young master.
As long as you help me wholeheartedly, you will be worthy of the young master’s life-saving grace.”
Uncle Fu was thinking in his mind. At this time, Li Ningyu, who had read the accounts, raised his head and said loudly: "Uncle Fu, you will start to make arrangements soon. All factories will start to divide into two shifts and recruit double the number of workers. Old workers
The salary will be doubled, and the factory guards will also be doubled.”
"Yes, Master!" Uncle Fu took out a small notebook and wrote it down. Then Li Ningyu continued: "Has the armored freighter we ordered returned?".
Uncle Fu replied calmly: "Master, I have returned three pieces and started using them!".
Li Ningyu nodded and said: "Okay! Then order five more, but after these five come back, don't use them for other transportation purposes. I have other uses. By the way, I will hire three times more sailors for each ship!"
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"Yes, Master!"
"Uncle Fu, please send a few more batches of apprentices from the manufacturing factory to Germany to study in the near future, because the factory in North Korea will be established in the spring of next year. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Germany in time and delay production!"
"Yes! Master!"
"Uncle Fu! At the same time, all war preparation materials are being stored at an accelerated pace. They will be put to great use next spring!"
"Yes! Master!"
"Uncle Fu, help me convert the gold brought from North Korea into pounds and deposit it in a Swiss bank. In addition, prepare 5 million taels of silver for me!"
"Master, we only have more than 7 million taels of silver now. If you ask for 5 million taels at a time, we may not be able to turn around!" Hearing this sentence, Uncle Fu frowned and compared the power of it with the
Li Ningyu said.
However, Li Ningyu did not refute, and just said slowly: "I also know, but time waits for no one. If you don't seize the time now, many things will be full of variables in the future. Although I am now the commander-in-chief of the Korean and Han Army Flags, I can't wait for you at any time."
They will all become victims in their struggle. If we don’t purchase some things in advance now, it will be very difficult then!”
Li Ningyu finally expressed his considerations without concealing anything. Uncle Fu stopped trying to dissuade him and nodded in agreement. Then Uncle Fu left Li Ningyu's study, and then Li Ningyu also began to think deeply.
If Li Ningyu wants to completely change the misfortune that may follow, he must do a lot of things, such as war reparations, ceding territory, and being forced to step into modern society step by step under the oppression of guns and bullets? Can't Li Ningyu be watching?
The wealth accumulated by his ancestors for generations was plundered by foreign colonists, so he had to start fighting back, so he thought to himself, let him end it all!
In the next month, Li Ningyu spent every day busy. With the convenience of his position, he successively purchased a large amount of mining land in China and established a large number of new factories. The ones Li Ningyu established
Each factory is actually composed of three floors above ground and one underground. On the surface, they are all factories of the same type, but the first underground floor is a small arsenal.
Mainly currently, they only produce bullets and self-made grenades. However, recently Li Ningyu has purchased 5 rifle production lines and a machine gun production line from Germany and the United Kingdom using the purchase list issued by North Korean King Li Bin. These factories Li Ningyu will
All are located in North Korea, and domestic factories still mainly produce bullets.
Through the purchase list, Li Ningyu found Morini, the current German Minister to China, and expressed his intention to buy two ironclad ships and four cruisers. Morini was very concerned about the arms purchase contract worth nearly 4 million taels of silver, and this also triggered
It attracted the attention of some people in the late government, but fortunately, Li Ningyu's patron Prince Gong came forward to coordinate, and with the support of Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, this terrifying purchase was finally signed.
However, in private, Li Ningyu wanted to purchase Li Hongzhang's 10 three-year-old gunboats and provide Zuo Zongtang's Hunan Army with guns worth 500,000 taels of silver. For such a deal, Li Ningyu could only nod.
Agreeing, Li Ningyu made a rough calculation in just one month and spent a total of more than 6 million taels of silver on military purchases.
And just when Li Ningyu was spending money like crazy, an acquaintance came to the door. He was none other than Hu Guangyong and Hu Caidong, who had lent Li Ningyu his first pot of gold.
Looking at the haggard Hu Caidong, Li Ningyu asked with a smile: "Hu Caidong came to visit me today. What's the important thing?".
Hu Guangyong has lived a very hard and tiring life in the past year, but fortunately he has strong assets. Although raw silk lost 10 million taels of silver, with the help of Li Ningyu's funds, it was not completely wiped out, but part of the industry has been sold.
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