Super Dictator - Chapter 254 Bank

The discussion among the people under Wei Jichen became more and more heated, and his mood became much more relaxed. Everyone in the world was motivated by fame and fortune, so he would use fame and fortune to drive them.

Wei Jichen nodded slightly to Yan Dunyuan, and Yan Dunyuan took out several projects that he had already planned and began to introduce them to everyone.

Zhang Zuolin’s Taishan Zhao Zhanyuan had no objections to Zhang Zuolin this time. Although he was a wealthy landlord and had never opened a company or run a factory, he was good at observing. He saw that several gentlemen and businessmen he knew had happy faces, and they all looked happy. He looked impatient and knew that making money would probably not be a problem.

At the same time, he was thinking that this young General Wei was very famous in Liaodong. He cherished his feathers and would not ruin his reputation. Since he had promised this, what else did he have to fear? Zhao Zhanyuan began to think about it. How much money do you have left on hand?

“Father-in-law, this is an industry that we in Liaodong have recently supported. Please take a look at it.” Zhang Zuolin respectfully placed a piece of information in front of Zhao Zhanyuan. He put on his reading glasses and picked it up without comment.

There are matchmaking factory, cement factory, paper factory, printing factory, candle factory, sugar factory, flour mill, raw silk factory, glass factory, machine brick factory, oil pressing factory, and the mining industry is also open this year. There are 4 mining photos, 13 prospecting photos, etc.

There are no less than dozens of projects, and each project has a detailed description and the approximate total amount of funds required, so that these businessmen can weigh it in their own minds. Zhao Zhanyuan was dazzled when he saw it.

Zhao Zhanyuan was just a moderate landlord, and the landlord’s family didn’t have much surplus food. He was able to collect 30,000 taels of silver in a short period of time. It was because he trusted his son-in-law and Wei Jichen that he dared to sacrifice his wealth and life.

“Yuting, which factory do you think is better for me to take a stake in?” Zhao Zhanyuan put away the information and rubbed his temples with a headache.

Zhang Zuolin thought for a while and said in a low voice: “In fact, in my son-in-law’s opinion, every project is very promising, but considering your situation, my father-in-law, I think the sugar factory and flour mill should be good.”

Zhao Zhanyuan was stunned and said in confusion: “If you didn’t tell me, I almost forgot. Doesn’t this flour mill need wheat? But where can we grow wheat in the Northeast?”

The crops used in sugar mills are sugar beets, the raw materials used in flour mills are wheat, and the raw materials used in oil pressing plants are soybeans. Wei Jichen has already planned these. These processed agricultural products can also be exported.

As a landowner, Zhao Zhanyuan was not familiar with other things, but he still knew about agriculture.

Zhang Zuolin looked around and then lowered his voice and said: “Father-in-law, you didn’t know this. Wei Shuai has already opened an agricultural experimental field. He has selected various wheat varieties from home and abroad for testing, and has selected those suitable for the soil and climate of our Northeast. The seeds are waiting to be promoted next year. If my father-in-law participates, he will come out on top. “

Agriculture is the top priority. In addition to setting up a breeding base on Changxing Island, Wei Jichen also wants to establish an agricultural school in Haicheng with Yiketang’a to cultivate agricultural talents. The agricultural school will definitely have an agricultural test field attached. , pastures, etc., to facilitate students’ internship. After graduation, these students will engage in agricultural education and popularize modern agricultural knowledge.

This is not considered a leak by Zhang Zuolin, because Wei Jichen has already begun to notify local governments to let them leak the news and persuade the farmers so that they will not be caught off guard next year.

Zhang Zuolin saw that Zhao Zhanyuan was still hesitant, so he couldn’t help but vowed: “Father-in-law, believe me this time. If you lose money, I will pay it in advance.”

Zhao Zhanyuan gritted his teeth and said: “Okay, but it’s impossible for a person to hang himself on a tree, so I will divide the 30,000 taels of silver into two parts, one part for the flour mill and one part for the match factory.”

In fact, with more than 30,000 yuan, he could start a flour mill by himself. However, because Zhao Zhanyuan had no experience, he did not dare to start it on his own, so he had to participate in a shareholding.

After everyone had looked at it and had a general idea, Wei Jichen struck while the iron was hot and asked Yan Dunyuan to start counting.

Just like this, you pay 10,000 taels and I pay 20,000 taels. Many wealthy businessmen even spent more than 100,000 taels in one go to start a factory by themselves. Wei Jichen only needed to buy him machines.

When Wei Jichen finally got the summary, he couldn’t help but take a breath of air. These guys were so rich. There were more than 500 people. After statistics, the total invested assets reached more than 23 million, with an average of almost 40,000 per person. Two, it seems that there is no shortage of rich people in any era, especially now. Some gentry and businessmen have accumulated wealth for generations. This time, Wei Jichen persuaded him to invest most of his family property.

There is a limit on the number of factories for each project. For example, flour mills can only open 10 next year. This is not because of worries about sales, but because if the number is not limited, everyone will swarm to invest in the same project. Being left out in the cold to some other projects is not conducive to Wei Jichen’s full-scale layout.

What surprised Wei Jichen was that the more than twenty planers were the most generous, many of them worth more than 100,000 taels, and they were selected from the mining industry, mainly coal mines. It seemed that these guys were all smart people.

I saw that the government was building the Anshan Iron Works, which would definitely require a lot of coal, so I wanted to help.

Wei Jichen’s network almost wiped out most of the gentry, merchants and landlords in Fengtian, and suddenly united them to his side, diverted their attention, and attracted them to join industry instead of focusing on the land.

“Okay, okay, I can’t believe that everyone has such trust in me, Wei Jichen, to come, serve food, and start a banquet.” Wei Jichen said with a smile on his face. Most of the 20 million taels of silver will be collected legally. This is the value of Wei Jichen’s meritorious service. , the method of exchanging prestige points for silver.

After more people see that they have successfully made money, Wei Jichen’s business will probably get better and better. I am afraid that the merit points and prestige points will not be enough.

My dear, there will be more after this chapter^.^,

For a while, the guests and hosts had a great time, and Wei Jichen got very drunk.

The next day, Wei Jichen has one more thing to do, which is to leave Haicheng, and this matter will be related to the economic development of the entire three eastern provinces, and that is to open a bank. Needless to say, the importance of banks can be The rich resources of the three provinces were quickly transformed into economic advantages, which were helpful in resisting the invasion of Japanese and Russian capital, and also helped in raising funds to build railways.

Originally, the first Chinese-run bank in the Qing Dynasty, the Commercial Bank, had to wait until Sheng Xuanhuai was established in Shanghai the year after the following year.

However, now there are Yike Tang’a and Wei Jichen from the three eastern provinces who are asking the court, and there are Li Hongzhang, Sheng Xuanhuai, Wang Wenshao and others in the court. The two parties have the same goal, and they all work together to set up a bank, which affects the court situation. , and Guangxu also had this intention, so he agreed to open two official and commercial banks, one was the Commercial Bank, and the other was the Dongsan Province Bank.

Wei Jichen of the Commercial Bank couldn’t get involved. The Commercial Bank had 5 million taels of investment shares, so he took half of the 2.5 million taels first and borrowed 1 million taels from the account department. The bank would return the million taels to the account department, thus turning them into merchants. share.

Damn it, before Wei Jichen got the news, the commercial shares of Commercial Bank had already been divided up completely. The China Merchants Bureau and the Telegraph Bureau supervised by Sheng Xuanhuai invested 800,000 taels and 200,000 taels respectively, and half of them were lost, and Sheng Xuanhuai He and Li Hongzhang and others invested another 700,000 taels in their own names. Beiyang Minister Wang Wenshao invested another 50,000 taels. The rest was made up by Beiyang officials. There are not many pure businessmen left. Wei Jichen Don’t care about that either.

Fortunately, the imperial court also agreed to the request of the three northeastern provinces and opened a bank for the three northeastern provinces.

Wei Jichen now has a lot of money left on his hands. As long as it changes hands, he will have more than 10 million taels. If he didn’t share the benefits and give some sweetness to other officials in the three eastern provinces, he could definitely take it all by himself. Unfortunately, regardless of In this era, eating alone will only be scorned.

The person sent by Yiketang’a to discuss the matter with Wei Jichen was Chen Weiren, an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs in Shengjing.

Shengjing serves as the companion capital, and the yamen’s subordinate agencies include the printing office, household, ritual, military, criminal, and industrial departments.

The Ministry of Household Affairs in Shengjing was of course in charge of Fengtian’s finances.

Chen Weiren is in his forties and can be considered a young official. Of course, the comparison object cannot be Wei Jichen.

He is considered a relatively open-minded and capable official, so Yiketang’a sent him to meet with Wei Jichen.

“General Wei, the imperial court has approved us to open a bank in the three northeastern provinces. Our Shengjing account department will use 1 million taels of treasury silver as official shares. In addition, like China Merchants Bank, the China Merchants Bank will have 5 million taels of investment shares.” Chen Weiren said with some excitement. He was originally just a modest official in the Shengjing Household Department, but because he knew a little bit about banking matters, he was assigned to handle this important matter. If he were to be promoted at the normal speed, he still doesn’t know how many years and months he would have to wait. Woolen cloth.

Wei Jichen frowned and said: “Only 5 million taels of investment shares? Some are too few. How can the strength of our Hedong three provinces be smaller than the momentum of Sheng Xuanhuai and others?”

“What does the general mean?” Chen Weiren asked cautiously. He came the day before yesterday. When he saw Wei Jichen’s upheaval last night, he persuaded the gentlemen and businessmen to buy machines and open new factories in just a few words. He was admired and in awe at the same time.

“Add another two million taels to make a total of 8 million taels. I believe you saw it last night. There are many rich people in our three eastern provinces. As soon as they hear about bank investment stocks, they will probably flock to them.” Wei Jichen said with a smile. .

With a slight signal, a soldier put a gift on the table. Wei Jichen said pleasantly: “I heard that Mr. Chen likes Nalan Rongruo’s poems. I accidentally got one, so why not give it to Mr. Chen? Otherwise it would be wasted on me. ”

Chen Weiren was happy, but a little embarrassed. After all, Wei Jichen had a much higher status than him.

Wei Jichen pushed it into his hand and said, “Master Chen, don’t get me wrong. You and I hit it off right away. This is just a little care.”

Wei Jichen had investigated Chen Weiren and found out that he was not a very honest official and could be used to bribe him. In the future, he could use the Dongsan Provincial Bank to hollow out the Shengjing account department.

Chen Weiren swallowed secretly because he was careful. Wei Jichen meant that he would have big intentions in the future.

He couldn’t help but pick it up and took a peek. In addition to a calligraphy and painting, there were more than a dozen banknotes, probably no less than a few thousand taels.

Putting the gift into his sleeve calmly, Chen Weimin smiled and said hurriedly: “In fact, I don’t know much about this bank matter. I have to rely on the general to take care of everything.”