Wang Hengyue no longer hesitated: "Brother, I will get you a bank note right now. I will leave everything to Manager Du. I will send someone to check and accept the machine. If everything is qualified, the delivery will be done in person. Brother, you should be afraid of people transporting it back!"
"Okay! It's fun to do things!" Du Charlie said with a smile.
Wang Hengyue thought for a while. Liu Sihai had studied abroad and had an internship at the Krupp factory. It was most appropriate to send him and Du Charlie together.
Immediately, he called Liu Sihai in, gave him some careful instructions, and asked him to bring a few soldiers, change into civilian clothes, and go with Du Charlie.
After Charlie Du and Liu Sihai left, Wang Hengyue still felt uneasy after thinking about it, so he called Li Yifeng in again and asked him to lead a platoon of soldiers to keep in touch with Liu Sihai at all times and deliver these machines to Rong County safely no matter what.
The machine was obtained, but subsequent funding became a big problem. Once the 50,000 taels of silver went out, Wang Hengyue didn't have much money left in his pocket.
If nothing else, the factory building alone is a big problem.
Where can we build an arsenal and where can we get the money to build it?
I have invested in Qin Guangcheng, and the salt well is ready to start mining, but I can't turn it into money immediately.
He called Yang Fangyun in and asked him to go to Chengdu again. After finding Qin Guangcheng, he only said that he was in urgent need of money here and asked him to sell all the railway company stocks he bought for him and convert them into silver, no matter how much it was.
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The matter was so serious that Yang Fangyun did not dare to delay and left in a hurry. Wang Hengyue immediately called Li Yifeng, Xu Mu, and Deng Xia in and briefly explained the preparations for opening an arsenal. Deng Xia immediately responded: "Sir,
Are you asking my uncle for help?"
"That's what I mean." Wang Hengyue nodded: "I just went out with tens of thousands of taels of silver, and now my pocket is cleaner than my face..."
Several people laughed together, and Wang Hengyue also laughed and said: "I am running a salt well and a factory. I really have no place to save money. I have no choice but to shamelessly ask Mr. Xiang for help."
"Teacher, I have money..." Li Yifeng pondered for a moment: "If you want to really start an industry, teacher is willing to provide money, but our arsenal is built secretly, so I'm not sure whether teacher will agree.
Already."
"No matter what, I don't need this face today anyway. I have to ask Mr. Xiang to help me no matter what." Wang Hengyue stood up and couldn't help but laugh:
"Bringing two of his apprentices and a nephew to visit, Mr. Xiang would never have imagined that we were there to extort money from Qiu Feng."
Li Yifeng and the other three also laughed...
...
"Wang Bangdai wants to set up a factory?" Zhao Xi frowned slightly after hearing the purpose of his visit: "Wang Bangdai is a soldier, so why is he interested in setting up a factory? If this factory is to be run well, it is not something that a layman can understand.
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Wang Hengyue did not hide anything and told all the actual intentions of the factory.
Zhao Xi's brows furrowed more and more as he listened. After a long while, he frowned and said, "To put it bluntly, opening an arsenal is not child's play. In name, you are manufacturing mining machines, but secretly you are producing weapons. If the imperial court finds out, it is inevitable.
Attempting to commit treason is punishable by death!"
"I have already thought of this." Wang Hengyue said: "But I really have no choice, and Xiang Gong has also seen it. When I first came to Rong County, I had no one to help me, and I had no weapons. I had to rely on myself to manage the relationship with Xiang Gong.
Help. I don’t know how much trouble it will take to get the approval of the higher-ups to set up this arsenal. Even the Machinery Bureau run by Ding Baozhen and Ding Duxian was opened and stopped by the court, and it was stopped and opened again. This is not the case even for a dignified governor, let alone
Can I help you a little?"
Zhao Xi nodded slightly. Most people in Sichuan knew about Ding Baozhen's twists and turns in opening the Machine Bureau and the huge resistance he encountered. He was even nearly punished by the court several times for this matter.
"Most of the weapons used by the first team now are purchased from foreigners." Wang Hengyue continued: "Although our first team achieved a great victory in suppressing the rebellion in Tibet, in the battle with Jiang Dazong, they used most of the bullets they finally bought. We will do it again.
, brothers can only risk their lives against the enemy with their bare hands. The lifeblood of this weapon is in the hands of foreigners, and something big will happen sooner or later in the future, so Heng Yue is deliberately planning to open this arsenal!"
Two of Zhao Xi's disciples and a nephew had personally experienced the suppression of rebellion in Tibet. Xu Mu said at that moment:
"Teacher, in the First World War in Tibet, bullets were flying everywhere and the amount of money wasted is absolutely unimaginable unless you have been to the battlefield in person. If you don't have your own factory, it would be a big mistake for students."
"Although Mr. Wang is just a helper, he is dedicated to running the new army well." Li Yifeng also said: "The first thing the new army needs is sophisticated weapons. Now that we can't even get bullets, how can we talk about protecting our country?"
Deng Xia stood up and said respectfully: "Deng Xia thinks so too. Mr. Wang, in the name of the Machinery Bureau, actually produces weapons. Although he is treasonous, there is really no way out of the way. Deng Xia and his two senior brothers,
I am willing to bear this crime together with Mr. Wang!"
Seeing that his two proud students and his biological nephew were all on Wang Hengyue's side, Zhao Xi was a little curious.
The initial intention of letting Li Yifeng and the other three people follow Wang Hengyue was to give them more training so that they could have a bright future in the future. However, it didn't take long for these three people to admire Wang Hengyue so much and help him in every possible way.
But since Wang Hengyue came to Rong County, the things he has done are really beautiful.
"How can I prepare for it?"
When Zhao Xi relented, Wang Hengyue was overjoyed: "I have bought the machine and am sending people to inspect and receive it, but the factory building and follow-up funds are a big problem. I don't want to hide it from Xiang Gong, I really don't have any money in my pocket.
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Zhao Xi smiled slightly: "The factory is easy to manage. We can set up a factory on the top of the cymbal three miles south of the city. It is spacious and hidden, so it is most suitable."
On top of the cymbal? Wang Hengyue once visited that place and found it to be the most suitable place for setting up a factory.
"As for the funds." Zhao Xi thought for a while: "Well, since the machine has been bought, I will be responsible for the funds for setting up the factory and within three months after the start of construction. It can be regarded as my investment."
Already."
Wang Hengyue was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him repeatedly, but Zhao Xi said with a smile: "Actually, there is no need to thank me. Opening a factory is a profitable thing. I guess Hengyue can't use so many weapons and bullets, so he can still do it in the future."
If we try to sell it, will the future funds for this factory be solved? Who knows, we can still make some money."
This is exactly what Wang Hengyue was thinking. At this time, Zhao Xi's face straightened:
"Shuzhi, the reason why I agreed to open a factory with you is also for Rong County. At present, the revolutionary party and bandits are raging everywhere, and the future safety of Rong County depends entirely on you, Shuzhi!"