Although Guo Ye did not rush to the crown angrily, and the thunder and rain were added to Ding Richang, but every word was like Huang Zhong Dalu, which made Ding Richang shake a lot, and the selfish distractions in his heart were gone, no matter what else, first govern this place in Jiangsu, and then talk about the rest. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, in charge of Jiangsu, the minister naturally knows the importance of it, and will never dare to slack off!"

Guo Ye nodded and replied: "This, I believe what you said, with your heart for state affairs, you Ding Richang is no worse than anyone else, it's just that a person who works hard about state affairs may not be able to achieve good results, Jiangsu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, the water conservancy is developed, there are many ports, and he has always been in charge of the provinces, however, four years ago, since I took charge of Shandong, in less than two years, Shandong has changed with each passing day, and it has surpassed Jiangsu, and now Shandong's annual tax is more than twice that of Jiangsu, why?" Could it be that Shandong has more ports than Jiangsu? Could it be that Shandong's Grand Canal is wider than Jiangsu's? Could it be that the river transportation of the Yellow River is comparable to that of the Yangtze River? ”

Ding Richang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are joking, a genius like you is in charge of Shandong, that is the blessing of Shandong, without you, Shandong will still not be able to catch up with Jiangsu, not everyone has such a far-sighted person as you!" ”

Guo Ye shook his head and replied: "Okay, don't taunt me, in fact, there is nothing, first, rectify the rule of officials, and clean up the legacy of the past; second, abolish exorbitant taxes and rest with the people; Third, encourage industry and commerce, open mines and factories, and promote Sino-foreign trade; Fourth, the introduction of Western learning, the master of the long skills. As long as you can do these three things, it is hard to say that you can surpass Shandong, but there is absolutely no problem with Shandong and become the pillar of the Chinese Empire again, after all, Jiangsu's foundation is much stronger than Shandong. It's not terrible to be backward for a while, it's terrible that you've lost your enterprising spirit!! ”

Ding Richang's heart sank, His Majesty is right, the temporary backwardness is not terrible, the terrible thing is that there is no enterprising spirit, why did Quan Shuai tell himself that he would support Guo Ye to reach the peak of power and drive away the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he agreed without hesitation? Isn't it because he is completely desperate for the officials of the former Qing Dynasty who are waiting for death? Now that the empire is newly established, I don't even know how to make progress, so what's the difference with those people?

"Your Majesty's lesson is that the minister remembers it from the bottom of his heart and is determined not to forget!"

While he was talking, Jiang Shenghua walked in and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, two people came outside, saying that they were Hangzhou Hu Xueyan, and I hope to meet you......"

Hu Xueyan?

Guo Ye was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Isn't this guy in Hangzhou?" Why did you come to Xuzhou? ”

"Invite him in."

In any case, Hu Xueyan is a first-class businessman in the entire Jiangnan and a close friend of Zuo Zongtang, so it is inconvenient to refuse to ask to see him at this time.

After a short time, Hu Xueyan walked in, knelt on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Hu Guangyong, a grass people, see Your Majesty......"

"Alright, alright!"

Guo Ye had a headache, the empire was newly established, these people still had difficulty giving up their old habits, and when they saw the emperor, they were going to bow three times and bow nine times, which was really helpless, "Mr. Xueyan, there is no need to be polite, now it is the Chinese Empire, even between the monarchs and ministers, all the prostrations must be canceled, all beings are equal, we only have to kneel and worship the parents and teachers of heaven and earth in the future, and the rest of the people can't afford to bow to the big bow, but I often hear Ji Shuai mention you, a great hero!" ”

Hu Xueyan hurriedly thanked Guo Ye and stood up, and the scholars behind Hu Xueyan also stood up.

"Mr. Xueyan, I don't know if you asked to see me this time, or if you passed by Xuzhou by chance?"

Hu Xueyan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the empire is newly established, the grass people have always wanted to find an opportunity to go to the capital, to congratulate Your Majesty, but helpless to be entangled in mundane affairs, Hangzhou is not less than three thousand miles away from the capital, has been inconvenient, this time the grass people went to Jinan to do business, just arrived in Xuzhou I heard that Your Majesty came to Xuzhou, is not presumptuous, come to see, but also ask Your Majesty to atone for your sins......"

Guo Ye said with a smile: "The so-called encounter is better than a chance encounter, Mr. Xue Yan, even if you don't come to see me this time, when I arrive in Hangzhou, I will meet you, I heard that you have invested a lot of money in the Industrial Bank, what's going on?" ”

Hu Xueyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this your Hongfu?" When preparing for the establishment of Industrial Bank, Ji Shuai once suggested that if I had extra money, I would invest it in it, which could be regarded as contributing to the country, not to mention that there would be dividends? I watched the Qilu Bank, which His Majesty had set up with all his might, grow from small to large and grow into a giant that rivaled the richness of the country, how could I not be greedy? So I put my money in one go, plus the three million taels of silver I invested, a total of eight million taels of silver, and invested it all! ”

Boy!

Guo Ye heard that Hu Xueyan had invested silver in the Industrial Bank, but he didn't expect to invest 8 million taels in one go, you must know that the principal of the entire Industrial Bank was only 40 million taels of silver, Qilu Bank alone took out 15 million taels, and 10 million taels raised from the private sector, and the remaining 15 million taels came from the taxes of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Hu Xueyan, and now Hu Xueyan can be regarded as the second leader of the Industrial Bank!

"Good, good, big, big!"

Guo Ye smiled, "Then is Mr. Xue Yan interested in investing in two more?" ”

Hu Xueyan was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Your Majesty, what field do you want me to devote myself to?" ”

"Naturally, it is a field to make money, just in Xuzhou, and then Xuzhou will vigorously develop the iron ore and coal mines here, but the local area lacks such a large amount of investment, so I can only rely on your help, how about it, are you interested?"

Hu Xueyan frowned and replied: "Your Majesty, no matter whether you make money or not, as long as Your Majesty needs it, then Guang Yong will rush forward even if he is bankrupt!" It's just that for iron ore and coal mines, Guang Yong is also a layman......"

"The so-called one law, one hundred laws, Mr. Xue Yan, running a business, the most important thing is business acumen, I think this, you are absolutely not lacking, as for engineering and technology, just leave it to someone who knows how to take care of it, I just want to find a suitable family member for Xuzhou's steel and coal mines, Mr. Xue Yan, I think this family member, you are the only one!"

Guo Ye didn't put the idea on Hu Xueyan, but what he didn't expect was that Hu Xueyan actually came up by himself, so where would Guo Ye be polite, naturally he would use Hu Xueyan first, and then talk about it, large coal mines and iron factories, no one who is proficient in business takes care of them, just relying on a few young people to do it, Guo Ye is really not sure!

Not everyone can do well in business.

(To be continued.) )