Mu Yang'a swaggered into the Yamen of the Ministry of Communications by the Chongli Gate, there is no plaque at the door of the Yamen, the only thing that shows the mark of the Ministry of Communications is the black and white lanterns hanging on the three open gates, unlike other Yamen, the people of Sijiu City ridicule that this is the Ministry of Foreign Devils, "There are more foreigners who come to the Ministry of Communications to go to the Prime Minister's Yamen!" ”

On this day, there were a lot of foreign carriages parked at the entrance of the Ministry of Communications, and it seemed to know that the Ministry of Communications Shangshu who saw the driver in the Old Summer Palace returned to Beijing today, and the coachmen were the most well-informed, and the badges on the faces of several carriages were clearly distinguished, "This is the car of the General Administration of Customs, this is the British Ambassador's, this is the French Consul's, and the people from the American Citigroup Company are also here!" ”

As soon as Mu Yang'a sat down, the secretary of the department, Wai Lang, was busy running over, "Tang," Mu Yang'a already has the title of university scholar, which can be called a hall, "The foreigners have been waiting for a long time, Chen Shangshu went to Baotou, several waiters have their own affairs, and the foreigners have to wait for the adults to see the hall before they are willing to speak, now they want the adults to see it.dt.com-"

"That's it, there is no rest on this day," Mu Yang'a patted his fat belly, complained proudly, and then got up and went to the meeting room, because Su Ri has to deal with foreigners, so this meeting room is also exactly the same as the embassy, Mu Yang'a arrived at the meeting room, and bowed to the foreigners from all over the world who were sitting standing and smoking and drinking tea and talking to each other, "I'm late, I really shouldn't be, and wait until it's late, the official of the drunken fairy building will be the east!" "Muyanga is obviously very familiar with dealing with foreigners, along the way, several businessmen are standing up and shaking hands to say hello, Muyanga also greeted, to everyone after the greetings, Muyanga called for tea again, a few foreigners are not interested in the tea without spices and sugar, just waiting for Muyanga to drink a sip of tea, shaking his head and smacking his lips to taste tea, a businessman brought by the British ambassador couldn't help but take the lead in speaking." May I ask Lord Shangshu, what is your country thinking about this railway? He was a director of the East India Bank and a shareholder in Britain's largest steel company. He is very enthusiastic about the export of British railways to the country, "your country only needs to provide tariffs for a few years as a loan guarantee bank," although it is very inappropriate to talk about business in public, but this fat minister of the Ministry of Transport is really slippery, and he can't see anyone all day. This time, if he hadn't bought off the guards of the Old Summer Palace, the ghost would have known that he would suddenly return to the capital, and the merchant of this merchant country opened his mouth and was about to speak, and hurriedly continued, not letting the French have a chance to speak, "Of course, I absolutely do not doubt your country's ability to repay, your country's business has always been very straightforward, and it is never in arrears." It's just that this bank loan requires this procedure, if your country can have this intention. I am willing to provide a personal guarantee to the bank, reduce or waive the guarantee. ”

Not to be outdone, the French hurriedly proposed preferential matters for the construction of trains, and the businessmen of Russia and the United States also talked about their own conditions, but the strength of the businessmen of the two countries was not as good as that of Britain and France, and some conditions were drowned in the loud noise of Britain and France. How can gentlemen be in such a hurry, as far as I know, neither the Military Aircraft Department nor our Ministry of Communications has any intention of building a train? ”

It was the French merchant who said, "My lord." We got the news that the Queen Mother was willing to take out a loan to build a railway. Is this true? ”

Mu Yang'a hurriedly waved his hand, his face was full of negative expressions, "It's absolutely impossible, about the loan." It is very convenient for me to listen to this, this report to the Queen Mother, was reprimanded by the Queen Mother, saying that the Celestial Empire is rich all over the world, how can there be no money to build a railway! Asking foreigners to borrow money, this reputation is really ugly! The official knelt and persuaded for a long time, and the queen mother was angry, is this good, there can be so fast, I will wait for the queen mother to lose her anger, and after a few years, let's talk about it. ”

Mu Yang'a shirked with Tai Chi, for a while the railway businessmen of the two countries were speechless, not knowing how to speak, the secretary of the General Administration of Customs Hurd, the counselor Henry, who was originally silent, smiled slightly and spoke, "Lord Shangshu, these businessmen came to the country to do business with the people, the Ming people do not say dark words, Lord Shangshu is the henchman of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager's personality, everyone knows, although the loan to build a new project seems to be detrimental to the national body, but presumably, the Empress Dowager does not account for these, Let's ask Lord Shangshu to open the skylight and say something bright, what should I do about this railway repair, and please don't open my mouth too much," Henry smiled gracefully at Mu Yanga, "You know, Lord Shangshu has just arrived in office, and there is nothing to praise for this political achievement, you must know that the telegram is just a little thing, and Lord Shangshu should also make his own achievements, let everyone know, I don't believe that Lord Shangshu doesn't want to see the sesame seeds blooming." ”

Henry has lived in the country for a long time, as the saying goes, Mu Yang'a felt a pang in his heart, but he didn't know that this foreign devil was already himself, but he still smiled, "Counselor, what did you say, the Queen Mother has this meaning, but now she is not busy, because she is preparing to build something else, so this railway will be slowed down for a while, if you have this meaning, let's get the railway first." ”

The merchants were overjoyed, but Henry heard the meaning of Mu Yang'a's words, and his eyes condensed slightly, "What Lord Shangshu said about building something else first, what is it, it is very good in the future." ”

"The Queen Mother feels that the official road from the Old Summer Palace to the capital is very uneven, and today the emperor also talked about it, I heard that the foreign ash roads of various countries are very reliable, and the roads built are smooth and hard, the Queen Mother means, no matter how the railway is built, the royal face is to be taken into account, the Old Summer Palace to the Beijing Division, this is the first important road, so I am ready to let me buy a large amount of foreign ash from all the merchants, and it is also cement," Mu Yang'a patted his stomach, looking like the god of wealth, "The first is to repair the official road first, Then by the way, the roads of Sijiu City will be repaired, and then along the road of the telegraph all the way through, anyway, the craftsmen and laborers are there, just enough to make them make more money, gentlemen," Mu Yang's eyes showed a sly look, "The railway is built, and it will not be built much for a while and a half, and to be honest, the width standards of this railway are different in various countries, and I am also embarrassed to be very embarrassed, how much cement does this cost? ”

Henry was still holding it, smiling gracefully. But other businessmen had already made a fuss, if they weren't afraid that Mu Yang'a would say some major good news, they would have rushed back to write a letter and telegram asking for a large amount of cement to come to the country, "The Queen Mother said, this Ministry of Communications should be in charge of transportation, and all bridges, official roads and railways are planned and rebuilt by the Ministry of Communications, so this cement," Mu Yang'a's pig brother voice sounded, and the merchants seemed to hear the voice of the angel, "How much will come!" ”

When the merchants flocked out, leaving only the British and French diplomats and a few businessmen who were still obsessed with the railway, Muyanga smiled and continued, "Your country and others are thinking of providing loans for the Qing Dynasty to build the railway, it is really admirable, needless to say, as long as I can call the shots, I will be impeached by the imperial history, and today the officials are in charge, Mr. Counselor said very much," Muyanga seemed to say something from the heart, "The Ministry of Communications was originally newly established, and I am a new one, if there is no merit, Don't think that you can continue to be this Shangshu, so I will inevitably build the railway," Mu Yang'a looked firm, "But I did the math, the steel train forging of the two countries is in the mainland, this freight is really high, and the Qing Dynasty is difficult to bear, and the gentlemen also know that the Queen Mother likes railways, and the purpose of the Ministry of Communications before it was established was to build railways, so it must not be a few perfunctory constructions, it must be a big special event, if all the rails and trains have to be transported from Europe, this cost is not a joke," Mu Yang'a said with a bitter face, "The two countries also said that the cost is too great, how can there be a way, making money is making money, and throwing money away in this useless travel fee is inevitably a little wronged." ”

"This," the British merchant seemed to be stumped as well, and begged for help, "Mr. Counselor, the problem that the people are considering does exist, what should you do?" ”

"The steel mill can be placed in the country," Henry thought for a moment, "It's a good idea, but the warships are built directly and shipped over, and the railroad tracks are ......."

The shareholder of the steel company thought about the domestic laws and regulations in Britain, and did not say anything that was not allowed to go abroad to set up factories, and the rails were not weapons, and those arms dealers in China who knew how to make money were not so secretive that they sent engineers to the country, they were really mercenary businessmen, he scolded while hurriedly asking Mu Yanga, "We will consider this matter, may I ask if the country has decided to do this business with our British steel company?" ”

"Are you dead to my Adele?" The French businessman on the side said expressionlessly.

"The loan, it doesn't matter, you can do it, the foreigners just feel that their domestic steel is unsalable, ask them to borrow money, and then ask them to buy steel trains, they don't lose at all, and some make money," the Queen Mother sat cross-legged on the kang, drinking Laojun tea, "It doesn't matter, the horizontal and vertical railways are built, there is no harm, this rebellion will eventually be quelled, and the money will naturally be freed up at that time, but there is one point, don't forget, ask the foreigners to move the train factory and steel factory to the country," the Queen Mother put down the teacup, "It is impossible to buy it all the time, We also have to think about how to build it ourselves! (To be continued.) )xh118