Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Of course Liu Ye had the confidence. He first raided the house of a tyrant in Tong County and confiscated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Then, he robbed the British and French forces of more than a hundred carts of goods, which were worth tens of millions of taels of silver!

Of course, what we are talking about here is the value. There are a large number of jades, porcelains, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which are converted into silver. There is definitely not that much real gold and silver. Even so, there are still 200,000 taels of gold and 3 million taels of silver in the more than 100 carts of goods. This is a huge number, even richer than the wealth in the Qing Dynasty treasury.

However, Liu Ye will only use these money and grain where it is most effective, that is, it must be used in places where there is output, otherwise, it will be a waste of money!

However, if this were done, control of the entire group would indeed be lost. After all, both parties held 48 percent of the shares. How would decisions be made? Who would have the final say?

As a first-class businessman, Colt was naturally unwilling to give in on the issue of decision-making power.

Colt replied: "General Liu Ye, I know that your country is very short of funds right now. I think even with my own financial resources, I would be able to build a factory like this. Why should I ask you to come up with such a large sum of money? It's unnecessary, right? If you feel that the technology investment is not appropriate, we can make appropriate adjustments..."

Liu Ye shook his head and smiled, "No, this must be guaranteed. All major decisions must be approved by me before they can be implemented. Of course, if the matter is urgent, you have the right to make temporary decisions. Moreover, the daily management of the company is also in your hands."

this……

Colt was still a little hesitant.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Mr. Colt, has the civil war in your country broken out now?"

Colt sighed, "Yes, General Liu, I didn't expect you to be so well-informed. Yes, the civil war has already begun, and the rebels in the South have taken the lead in attacking the government forces. The reason I'm anxious to see you this time is that I want to complete our cooperation and return to America immediately. My Colt Company is located in Richmond, Virginia, one of the areas where the North and South fought the most fiercely. I really don't trust my company..."

Liu Ye smiled and said, "That's great. I'm actually providing insurance for your company and our future company!"

Colt was stunned and asked, "General Liu, what do you mean?"

Liu Ye replied, "Anything can happen in war. Moreover, your arms company produces a large number of weapons, which are the focus of competition between the two sides. If we can't get them in our own hands, we will destroy them and not leave them to our opponents!"

Colt's face changed. When it comes to business, he is an elite, but he is not so sensitive to political matters.

"General Liu, are you saying they will do everything in their power to gain control of my arsenal, even at the cost of destroying it?"

Colt asked anxiously.

Liu Ye replied, "Yes, I'm a general. If I were in the middle of a civil war, I would absolutely have control over the arsenal that could determine the balance of power between the two sides. If I couldn't control it, I would destroy it. At least it's much better than letting it fall into the hands of the enemy!"

Colt's face turned pale. He had never thought of this juncture. If that were the case, his factory would be in real danger! Especially since he was closer to the Northern United States government, but was under the control of the Southern Confederacy, wouldn't that be even more dangerous?

Liu Ye smiled and said, "So, I have bought an insurance policy for our company!"

Colt quickly asked, "What insurance?"

Liu Ye replied, "The apprentices I send to you will be drawn directly from my army. Each one of them is a man of steel, with exceptional combat power. Not to mention the southern rebels, even the elite troops of Britain and France in Europe may not be their match. Well, over a hundred people, equivalent to the strength of an entire company, with countless, inexhaustible weapons and ammunition. Isn't this a safeguard for the company's safety? Unless the southern rebels send a battalion or more, they will be absolutely powerless."

Colt's eyes lit up immediately. He hurriedly grabbed Liu Ye's sleeve and replied, "General Liu, can we discuss this again? I hope you can send out more apprentices. I'll give them double their salary, no, five times their salary! You can send as many people as you want!"

Hahaha……

Liu Ye laughed and said, "Mr. Colt, you should know that I only have less than a thousand men under my command, and you've taken them all to America. How can I fight like this?"

Colt smiled embarrassedly. It was true that the level of chaos in China was even worse than that in the United States. The civil war had been going on for more than ten years and was not over yet. It was a rare opportunity to be able to have a certain amount of military force for self-defense.

Colt said helplessly: "Okay, General Liu, I hope that this concession from you and me will bring me more good luck in the future..."

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Colt, there will be absolutely no problem."

Liu Ye suddenly remembered something and asked, "Mr. Colt, I heard that university education in your country is developing very rapidly?"

Colt nodded, confused, and replied, "Yes, General Liu, with so much war going on in Europe right now, many outstanding scientists like to settle in the United States. Harvard University, Yale University, University of Valencia, and Princeton University in the United States have all become world-class schools. They conduct world-class academic research and are truly academic sanctuaries!"

Liu Ye nodded and smiled, "Okay, Mr. Colt, Mr. Hua Ruohan, I've been busy with the negotiations with Britain and France these days, so I'd like to ask Colt to draw up a charter so we can move forward in detail. How about that?"

Colt smiled and said, "That's exactly what I should do."

Liu Ye continued, "There's one more thing I need your help with."

Hua Ruohan asked, "What's the matter?"

Liu Ye said solemnly, "In the near future, I would like to initiate a cooperation with your country to encourage young Chinese scholars to study in the United States. This will include students of all ages and disciplines. I hope you two can help negotiate with your government..."

Hua Ruohan smiled and said, "This question is not difficult. As long as your government agrees, you can send students to the United States at any time. America is a free country and will not set up any obstacles for this."