Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Yuan Shikai smiled and said: "When I was the governor of Zhili, I used Baozuo Duan Qirui to keep the magistrate in the original province for supplementary use, and added a third-rank title, and also served as the general office of the schools of the Wuwei Youjun. Later, due to the suppression of Zhili The rebellious people in Guangzong and Wei County were protected by someone from Yuan, so the imperial court rewarded them with Hualings and added the "Batulu Bravery". If it wasn't me who supported him secretly, how could he, Duan Qirui, be the chief envoy of the military training department, plus the deputy commander. The strength of the two associations. In May of that year, the fourth town of the Beiyang Standing Army was established, and Duan Qirui was transferred to the commanding officer to govern the strength of the three associations of the Seventh Association. In September, he was transferred to the sixth town to control. In October, the Qing Beiyang Army was in Hejianfu The first autumn ceremony was held, and Duan Qirui served as the president of the Northern Army. In the second year, he was reinstated as the commander of the third town, stationed in Baoding, and supervised various schools of Beiyang Armed Forces. Being the governor of Malaysia really has a great relationship with me, Yuan Shikai."

Liang Shiyi suddenly realized: "Oh, so there are so many connections between you and Governor Duan. According to this, Governor Duan should join our camp."

Yuan Shikai closed his eyes and said again: "Besides, this Feng Guozhang is not an ordinary person. When Feng Guozhang was in his twenties, he came to the Zhizi Battalion of the Huai Army in Dagukou alone. Feng Guozhang studied hard and was proficient in gun formation. Familiar with camp homework, with excellent grades in all subjects, he was appreciated by the head office of the school Yinchang and the German instructors. After the Sino-French War, Feng Guozhang was recommended by me to go to Japan as the attache of Qing Dynasty Minister Yu Geng in Japan. During his stay in Japan, he exhibited a large number of In modern military works, a large amount of information about military coaches has been obtained, and several large "books of war" about military training and the development of modern military science have been transcribed and sorted out. Feng has also become very talented because of this. After returning to China, he will carefully organize the notes and materials Presented to me. At that time, I was the new Minister of Beiyang, and I was actively preparing for military training, and was in urgent need of military teaching talents. Seeing that the military materials compiled by Feng were like a treasure, I recruited him to the small station to assist in the preparation and training of the new army. At the same time as Feng Guozhang Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui, his classmates from the Armed Forces School, also entered the small station. Not long after, Feng Guozhang was appointed by me as the assistant of the Superintendent’s Battalion Office and the supervisor of the Infantry School. Soon, he was promoted to Superintendent of the Battalion General Office. Because of Feng Guozhang and others’ sincere assistance to me, the reputation of the Beiyang New Army has been greatly enhanced, and Feng Guozhang will never forget my promotion.”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shikai said slowly: "I have been kind to Duan and Feng, but the officialdom is always complicated. In order to avoid suspicion, many people never mention that they have an affair with a certain official in front of others. , so most people don't know much about this past."

"Since that's the case, how do you think you can win over these two people?"

Yuan Shikai thought for a while and said: "Although I have been kind to them, it has been many years since this happened. People in the officialdom are changeable. If you are a benefactor today, you may draw your sword tomorrow, so we must think of a perfect plan. Come, lest there be any accidents."

"Yes, besides, this is a major event against the imperial court. The sky is so majestic, who dares to break the ban rashly! If it doesn't work out, it will...or die without a whole body." Liang Shiyi was frightened by his own words and shivered. Secretly feeling that something was wrong, he stole a glance at Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai was not angry, and said in a deep voice: "To achieve great things, it is not enough to just take down a small Singapore. Only the troops of the three provinces in the South China Sea are all in your hands. When the time comes, all three arrows will be fired. The court is busy dealing with the Yellow River. Regarding the flood, we can take the opportunity to go northward and seize the entire Southeast Asia region in one fell swoop. At that time, we will face off against the imperial court. What can the emperor do to me!" When Yuan Shikai spoke, his voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was full of domineering .

Liang Shiyi hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "My lord, by then, you will no longer be the governor of Singapore. You can completely establish yourself as a king, and even face the south and the north, and take charge of the court. I have already thought out the year name for you. It is best It is called Zhaowu, and "The Biography of Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan, etc. in the Later Han Dynasty" once said: "Show soldiers and Zhaowu, to face the gap between heroes..."

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 462 Gore's

Yuan Shikai shook his head slightly and said: "This is not good. It was used by Wu Sangui in the rebellion. It is not auspicious. I have seen it from an expert. It is better to use Hongxian than Zhaowu. The founding year of the Ming Dynasty was Hongwu, and the confidant of the Qing Dynasty was in serious trouble." Hong Xiuquan, all of them carry the character Hong, which is very auspicious."

"Okay, okay, Hong Xian's year name is more appropriate."

Yuan Shikai suppressed his smile, and said: "Duan and Feng sent me a telegram a few days ago, saying that they would come to Singapore to celebrate my birthday in person, which means that they still have an old boss in their hearts. I have respect. After they come, I will show my cards to them when I have an opportunity. If they can judge the situation clearly and fulfill my wish, it will be fine. If they dare to disobey, Fan Xuecheng is their role model!"

Yuan Shikai's eyes were murderous, and his face was ferocious. Liang Shiyi couldn't help but gasp when he saw the other party's expression!

New York, Fifth Avenue, Gordille.

With excitement, the auctioneer began to introduce the last lot to the people present, the redevelopment project of downtown San Francisco.

San Francisco was severely traumatized by the earthquake. According to preliminary statistics, the death toll in the earthquake exceeded 270, and the economic loss was estimated at 10 billion US dollars.The earthquake caused more than 73% of the city's buildings to be destroyed, millions of residents lacked electricity, factories could not operate normally, and traffic jams were serious, affecting normal work and life.The quake also damaged San Francisco International Airport.Roads, bridges, airports, and the Gulf Express were temporarily closed.In the days after the earthquake, aftershocks continued to occur.In San Francisco and its vicinity, high-rise buildings swayed from side to side, and shards of glass scattered everywhere.A building collapsed in the Bay Area.Several fires broke out in the city, and the Marina district was blazing.Water pipes were damaged and firefighting efforts were hampered.

The White House has allocated more than $25 million for emergency aid; Congress is raising at least $30 billion for disaster relief.California officials put the total property damage at a conservative estimate of $40 billion; local insurance companies put the total at $[-] billion.The governor of California said that the loss can be made up by raising taxes.

The earthquake left buildings such as plazas and buildings in the center of San Francisco in ruins. The last auction project is to build a new city on the ruins after the earthquake. It is conceivable how huge the investment in such a project will be, but the US government is unable to raise funds. In such a situation, they had no choice but to place the San Francisco downtown reconstruction project in an awkward position of being up for sale by way of auction. After many days when no one was interested in it, the reserve price of this project dropped again and again, and finally had to Set at a measly $5000 million price point.

Today, Qiao Zhiyong's series of bold actions surprised the investors present.More than half of the people who came to participate in the auction today are investors from abroad, and they all have certain strengths. Of course, merchants without strength dare not come to Gord's Auction House to interfere.Moreover, the nine industrial construction projects auctioned just now are just warm-ups. It is the last project that really attracts people's attention. As long as there is sufficient funds in hand, who would not want to successfully bid for this cheap and luscious big project.However, Qiao Zhiyong's sudden appearance changed everyone's minds. Businessmen who thought they were strong were unavoidably worried when faced with such a wealthy Chinese. What an astonishing move!

Then the auctioneer held up a relatively large exhibition card, which outlined a beautiful city scene in the form of oil painting. The auctioneer said in his unique excited tone: "Please see, everyone, this is based on our own imagination. The beautiful picture of the future of San Francisco drawn out. Of course, as long as you take a picture of this project, you can draw a better picture according to your wishes on the white paper of San Francisco after the earthquake under the big framework of the urban design of the US government San Francisco will forever be engraved with your name because of your reconstruction. Well, now I announce the start of the post-earthquake San Francisco reconstruction project with a reserve price of 5000 million US dollars." The auctioneer made a "please" gesture with great ambition.

The people in the audience started to commotion for a while. Those big businessmen who came to this project couldn’t sit still. They were sitting and discussing with their assistants or economic analysis experts hired by high salaries, and some of them even talked with themselves. There was a heated debate among the auction experts, and the auction hall was filled with enthusiastic clamor.

The auctioneer got a little impatient. This was completely different from the bidding scene just now. The nine projects just now were almost all businessmen from various countries engaged in a fierce bidding competition. In the end, the Chinese man in the corner made the final decision, but he looked at the wall. More than three minutes had passed, and people were just exchanging opinions, and no one had any intention of bidding. This made the experienced chief auctioneer of Gossippi extremely embarrassing.At this time, he had to shout in his very provocative tone: "Ladies and gentlemen! I believe that this project will be an extremely attractive cake for any investor. The US government has I express my sincerity to you. The base price of 5000 million is too low for such a huge investment project. San Francisco has a unique geographical location, the gateway to the Pacific region and the Far East, and has the world's best Before the earthquake, San Francisco used to be the second largest economic and trade city in the western United States, as well as the largest financial center in the western region. The people here are hardworking and intelligent. Under their construction, San Francisco once had a prosperous industry, with auto parts, Metal processing, shipbuilding, instrumentation, electronic equipment, food, petroleum processing, chemistry, printing and other industries. There are many colleges and scientific research institutions such as the Golden Gate Strait and the University of San Francisco. I believe that as long as you are willing to invest your funds, You will get the most lucrative return, not just for three years or five years, but throughout your life, your wealth will grow rapidly along with the prosperity of San Francisco, and your reputation will be engraved forever The history of the city's development."

There was another commotion and discussion in the audience, and then people secretly turned their attention to Qiao Zhiyong.

Qiao Zhiyong looked very calm, nodding to the people around him from time to time, and his demeanor also showed Chinese-style elegance and grandeur.Gao Yu was a little bit impatient, and leaned into Qiao Zhiyong's ear and whispered: "Boss, others are watching us. It looks like if we don't bid, they will not dare to bid first. Isn't it just for this project?" Are you here, what are you waiting for, it’s time to make a move?”

Before Qiao Zhiyong could speak, Yan Weifan interjected: "Bah, if you don't understand, don't fool around with the master. Do you understand what we are here for? We came here on the emperor's order. You can't do anything hastily, especially It is at such a critical moment that the hole cards cannot be easily revealed, and once they reveal your mind and strength, then the next thing will not be easy to progress."

"Wow, Mr. Yan, it seems that you know a lot. You have stayed in Qixian County for many years, and you are separated from the United States by thousands of miles. You know everything about foreigners. There are fresh cabbage If you don’t pretend, you have to pretend to be onion.” Gao Yu shook his head sneeringly.

Yan Weifan was not angry either, and said with a smile: "You Gao Yu, don't underestimate people. Although I have not seen all the things of foreigners, I have met many foreigners and heard a lot. There is nothing unusual about this auction house. To put it bluntly, it’s the same as pushing Pai Gow, you can’t show it easily even if you’re touching a set of loud cards, or else they will knock you down and beat you to death with pips and picks. Do you understand?”

Gao Yu scratched the back of his head, and muttered, "Once what happened to you, Mr. Yan, the taste changed. This is an auction, what a ostentation. You're better off, and I called it Pai Gow."

The two of them were arguing facelessly here, and Qiao Zhiyong didn't stop, thinking about something in his mind.

The auctioneer suddenly shouted hysterically: "Okay, someone bid 500 million yuan, is there anyone else who is willing to bid?"

"Another one, bid 6000 million!"

"The gentleman in the box upstairs bid 7000 million! My God, this is really an amazing auction. Is there any higher bid? I think 7000 million is just the beginning. Another gentleman bid 8000 million! That's right, 8000 million!"

"..."

Amidst the exaggerated shouts of the auctioneer, the amount of bids has shown a trend of rising sharply. It can be seen that people are all here for the last item, and they are determined to win it.

Soon, the bid amount soared from 5000 million to [-] million US dollars.

The small merchants in the auction hall were dumbfounded. A hundred million dollars was an astronomical figure that they couldn't imagine. Had to leave the auction hall early, and some people were completely immersed in the excitement and madness of the money struggle.

Qiao Zhiyong was still sitting there without even moving, but the three young men Gao Yu, Ma Gongfu, and Ma Xun were already sweating profusely. They had never participated in the auction. A game that is even crazier than gambling, if you just raise your hand, tens of millions of dollars may be gone. This kind of thing is simply a kind of torture for people like them who work hard to make money by sweat!

Ma Gongfu grabbed Qiao Zhiyong's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Master, we can't afford this foreigner's thing, so let's just leave. Anyway, we also got the first nine projects, so we'll take it when we see it."

Qiao Zhiyong said in a deep voice: "Stay honestly and listen carefully to me. This is the best opportunity for you to learn more."

Ma Gongfu grinned: "I would rather not learn this knowledge."

As soon as I spoke, the bidding price at this time had reached 7000 million U.S. dollars. More and more merchants were defeated because they couldn't afford the huge sum of money. The subsequent bidding was obviously much slower, but The price is still increasing at around 1000 million.

Qiao Zhiyong turned his head inadvertently, and saw a fat middle-aged man sitting in the VIP box on the right, with a huge cigar in his mouth, a pair of small eyes shining brightly in the darkness , staring at his own direction.Qiao Zhiyong felt strange, looked over there for a long time, and finally confirmed that the man had indeed been staring at him.

I don't know this person before, who is he?What do you want to do?

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Resurgence: World War II Chapter 463 Crazy Auction

At this time, the bids on the spot had reached [-] million US dollars, and the auctioneer's voice became hoarse, and he danced and shouted: "My God, [-] million, [-] million US dollars, such a bid has set a record since the establishment of the auction house in the United States." The largest bid in a single day, I want to ask with great excitement, is there any higher bid, I believe today's auction will be a place where miracles are born, is there any higher bid?"

The auctioneer asked the question three times, but no one in the venue responded, "Then... this project will be sold at a price of [-] million U.S. dollars." The auctioneer raised the gavel and was about to drop it. The foreigner who was paying attention to Qiao Zhiyong couldn't hold his breath any longer. His assistant held up the quotation board high, "wow", all the bidders and staff members in the audience let out a cry of amazement. I can't believe my eyes, is this real?

The auctioneer who was still chattering just now saw the number on the sign and opened his mouth wide in shock, unable to utter a single word.

Qiao Zhiyong, who has always been very calm and calm, looked up and saw the sign that read: 300000000.Three hundred million!This person actually raised the bid by [-] million without going through cumbersome price comparisons!Is he crazy or mentally ill?

After a long while, the auctioneer woke up from the astonishment, as excited as if he had taken morphine. Auctioneers on Wall Street are one of the highest-paid people, because a certain percentage of the transaction amount obtained in each auction will be allocated. To pay the auctioneer, so the larger the daily turnover, the more the auctioneer's income. When the US economy is developing strongly, the income of the auctioneer is equivalent to the income of a medium-sized enterprise.However, after experiencing a financial turmoil, Wall Street was hit hard. Even the auction house was empty, and the income of the auctioneer was once pitifully low. Today, the transaction amount reached [-] million US dollars. The auctioneer's income from this transaction can completely wipe away the bad luck of the past.He excitedly said to the people present: "Ladies and gentlemen, this gentleman paid an astonishing [-] million U.S. dollars. I would like to be honored to introduce to you. He is not an ordinary person. He is the founder of Anglo-Dutch Shell Oil Company." Mr. Mark Coxonmer!"

It doesn't matter if you say a word, all the bidders in the audience immediately shook, even Qiao Zhiyong was shocked.Because this name is very popular in today's world commercial street. Who doesn't know that Shell controls almost one-fifth of the world's oil production, and this quantity is still growing rapidly. When mentioning Shell in the industrial oil industry, It can be described as a Big Mac, and the strength of its head, the Maxson Brothers, can be seen from this.If someone else made such an amazing offer, people might be surprised, but it seems to be justifiable that it was made by Maximo.

In 1833, the old Maxson opened a small shop in the British commercial port, mainly selling mother-of-pearl and shells brought back by sailors from the far east, which were used to make buttons, cuff buttons and decorative jewelry boxes.Old Maxson regularly ordered goods from the East and later became a connoisseur in the import and export business.

After the old Marco Sammer passed away, his two sons Marco Sammer and Sam Jr. inherited their father's business and actively expanded their business and expanded their import and export varieties, including importing kerosene, a new product at that time, from Russia and exporting it to Asia.During transportation, the customary method at the time was adopted, that is, kerosene was packed in 5-gallon tin-plated cans, and then packed into wooden boxes in pairs.This method of subpackaging in small quantities is convenient for the user, but increases the cost.Little Mako decided to change the mode of transportation to reduce transportation costs, that is, refit the tanker, and change the small amount of sub-package transportation to direct transportation of bulk kerosene.To commemorate their father's entrepreneurial achievements, the brothers named the most popular shell in the business after the tanker.Marko Sammer and the Sam brothers founded Shell Transport Trading Ltd, specializing in oil and shipping business. "Shell" has continued to this day and has become a world-renowned brand.

In the early days, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd. carried out business in Asia respectively, and also set foot in the attractive Chinese market.Originally, these two companies were competitors in oil trade, storage, transportation and sales, but they also faced a bigger threat at the same time, which was the Mobil Oil Company founded by John Rockefeller in the United States.Because the start of the modern petroleum industry began with the discovery of commercially exploitable oil reservoirs in the United States in 1859.In the second half of the 19th century, the United States has been leading the development of the global oil industry.And Mobil Oil Company, with its extraordinary efficiency and business strategy, is the leader of the US oil industry.Both Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Shell Transportation and Trading Co., Ltd. realized that facing such a powerful competitor, only by joining hands and cooperating with each other can they compete with Mobil Oil Company.As a result, the two companies formed an alliance, that is, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was officially established.Since Shell has a dominant stake in the new company, it is reasonable for Maxson to be the head of the new company.

After the establishment of the new Anglo-Dutch Shell Petroleum Company, its business has grown rapidly, with investments in more than 50 countries around the world, annual income from global assets exceeding US$15 billion, and more than 3 employees.The scope of business is very extensive, including exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas, production and marketing of chemical products derived from petroleum products, production, processing, marketing and power generation of coal and natural gas, etc.It has become a diversified and comprehensive multinational energy group.In terms of scale, it even surpassed the oil tycoon Rockefeller, and became the new leader in the world's oil industry.

At this time, after the auctioneer exposed Maxson's true face, not only was he not angry, but he stood up very gentlemanly and waved to the people in the audience, and even took a special look at Qiao Zhiyong.

The people in the field talked a lot, and they all agreed that this project must be none other than Marco Senmo.

"I believe that with such a bid, there should be no one bidding at the scene. Then, according to the procedure, I would like to remind everyone that the first time is 5000 million US dollars, the second time is [-] million US dollars, and the third time is [-] million US dollars..." The moment the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer, someone on the stage suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!" People turned their gazes to the corner on the right, and it was the Chinese again, who made his bid The card clearly says: [-] million!

There was another exclamation at the scene. Now people no longer feel sorry for not being able to win this project. They are more concerned about this tense and exciting card battle. The money is soaring at a speed of tens of millions in a few minutes. This is more intense and exciting than burning money.