"Brother Kong is joking!" Liu Qingyang smiled awkwardly. He didn't expect that he had signed a secret agreement with the American businessman of Jefferson in Shanghai four days ago. Kong Zhang knew here. It seemed that there was an insider from his home. However, after thinking about it carefully, it didn't matter. After all, there were 60 or 70 cotton merchants in Xinjiang, and it would not take ten days or half a month to form an alliance. Taking a step back, even if they formed an alliance, he already had 30% of the raw materials next year, and the number of spindles accounted for 65% of the country in Dashun. In this favorable situation, the other party could only accept the requirements honestly.

"But Brother Liu, you have to pay attention." Kong Zhang took another sip of wine: "I heard from friends in Xinjiang that in the past two years, there have been more and more Russian merchants over there, all purchasing leather, wool and cotton. I heard that the Russians were going to build a large railway that runs through the east and west. At that time, I'm afraid that the cotton and other people in Xinjiang will be more than your customers!"

"What?" Liu Qingyang's face changed slightly. If Kong Zhang said, the situation would be completely different. Xinjiang cotton merchants and wool merchants could be at a price. They chose between Russian merchants and Dashun's domestic textile industry. In 1891, the number of spindles in the Russian Empire was only in Europe than in the United Kingdom (44 million spindles in Britain, 6 million spindles in Russia, slightly more than five million spindles in France, 5 million spindles in Germany, and 2 million spindles in Austro-Hungary Empire.), and the cotton processed every year reached 171,990 tons. Such a strong textile industry strength is far from comparable to Dashun. If the railway is built and geographical obstacles are overcome, the victory or defeat of the two sides in Xinjiang cotton will be self-evident.

"Brother Kong, where did the ones you said come from?" Liu Qingyang thought for a moment and decided to learn more about it first and then make plans. However, he asked twice, but there was no answer on the other side, just sitting with his cheek on his back. Liu Qingyang stretched out his hand and pulled it, and there was a gurgling sound. Kong Zhang was already lying on the table and fell asleep. It turned out that he had already measured it.

"What a Kong Zhang, why do you always say half of the words?" Seeing the other party's appearance, Liu Qingyang couldn't help but feel annoyed. Chen Zaixing, who was beside him, smiled and shouted to the outside world: "Come here, help Mr. Kong to the guest room and take good care of him!"

The servants outside the door hurried in and carefully helped Kong Zhang out, who was already drunk. When the idle people were out, Chen Zaixing whispered: "Brother Qingyang, I'm afraid that what Kong Zhang said is true. A few days ago, when I was in Shanghai, I saw a report in the newspaper that the Russian Crown Prince Nikolai went to Vladivostok to lay the foundation for the start of the Far East Railway."

"I heard that Tsarist Russia's Far East land stretches for thousands of miles, all of which are forests and ice fields. I'm afraid such a railway will not be built in a short while!" Liu Qingyang asked with a glimmer of hope.

"Those who have ambition can accomplish their work!" Chen Zaixing sighed: "When the ancestors of the Russians conquered that ice field hundreds of years ago, the conditions were not as good as those of the present. We could do it back then, let alone now, in my opinion, it is better to prepare first!"

"Oh, I didn't expect this to happen!" Liu Qingyang sighed and whispered: "It's true that the imperial court has. After so many years, the domestic railways are only a little bit every year, and our domestic market is still unable to open, and there is only a little bit of output every year. Look at those Russians, they can do it as they say they can, and they can chew the thousands of miles of ice fields, which is really amazing!"

"It's not that there's no money yet!" Chen Zaixing laughed: "A few days ago, your father just slaughtered the court on the national debt. Now he complained that the court has not built a railway. It's really hard for Shen Hongmao and the others to be human!"

After hearing Chen Zaixing's words, Liu Qingyang couldn't help laughing. He shook his head and asked, "Fusheng, when it comes to railways, how are your railways now?"

"Community will start in January next year, stop during the rainy season, and then continue in September. It is planned to be completed and opened to traffic in 1894." Chen Zaixing smiled. He took out a map from his bag on the side: "After the Yunnan-Burma Railway is opened, the next is the railway from Kunming to Guilin. As long as Kunming and Guilin are opened, the traffic logistics from Myanmar to the mainland can first lead to Guilin by railway, then to the north, you can enter the Xiangjiang River through Lingqi, then pass through Yongzhou, Hengyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Changsha, and Dongting Lake, then enter the Yangtze River directly to Hanjing; to the south, you can walk on the Li River, through Yangshuo, Pingle and enter Guijiang, through Zhaoping, to Wuzhou, and to Wuzhou, you can enter the Xijiang River, directly into Guangdong, and go to Guangzhou to sea; to the west, you can flow upward and enter the hinterland of Guangxi, and no longer be blocked by the British, and this game of chess will be truly alive."

After hearing Chen Zaixing's ambitious plan, Liu Qingyang couldn't help but shine. He naturally knew the meaning behind all this. In the past, the main mode of transportation from Dashun to the Indochina Peninsula was sea transportation. Since Singapore, which controls the Johor Strait, has become a colony of the British. Coupled with the absolute advantage of the British at sea, the sea route has become very unstable and unsafe. Therefore, even if China has huge advantages in Southeast Asia and economic development, it can only see that it has become the raw material for the Western European powers.

Origin and product market. The reason is that although the Western European powers are thousands of miles away, their huge advantages in sea transportation allow them to invest a large number of troops at any time to effectively control this rich peninsula. Under this premise, neither overseas Chinese nor local kingdoms can stand on the side of a doomed failure. Even in the Kingdom of Myanmar, the British have obtained the richest and two provinces closest to the ocean. However, the completion of the Yunnan-Myanmar-Kun-Guangxi Railway is completely different, and this is the same as the Yangtze River Water System.

The connecting passage allows Dashun to send a large army of 100,000 and its heavy equipment from Hanjing to Mandalay within thirty days, and there is no need to worry that this road will be cut off by the enemy. After all, no matter how powerful the iron-armored giant ships of the British Empire are, they cannot climb onto the land to cut off this path. The British Empire must draw troops from the colonies of the world to this distant corner. Whether in the European continent or elsewhere, the British Empire does not lack old enemies who have long been resentful. In this case, there is no need for many good ones.

The mind can know who the final winner of this competition is. The cruel law of distance once again plays its indisputable role here - the balance of victory will once again lean towards Dashun, and Dashun can even touch the most beautiful gem on the crown of the Queen of England - India. Since ancient times, the access from Myanmar to India has been an important shortcut to enter the Indian subcontinent, and on this ancient land, countless ethnic groups and religions live. If the Dashun Empire has the will, it is not difficult to find potential rebels.

"Resurrection, it seems that Dashun's hope is in the south!" Liu Qingyang's voice was not loud, but he was like a patient with a fever attack, and his whole body was trembling.

"It's hard to say whether it's difficult or north, but from now on, it's more profitable to go south!"

"Yeah!" Liu Qingyang nodded, and then realized that his old friend had never done a loss-making business. This time, he left his career in Myanmar and ran to Hanjing. How could he have no purpose? Thinking of this, he linked what happened in Hanjing in the past few days with the prospects he just mentioned, and the facts were about to emerge. Thinking of this, Liu Qingyang smiled slightly and said, "Is it because of the idea of ​​Fusheng coming to Hanjing this time? "

"It's true that I can't hide it from you!" Chen Zaixing smiled slightly: "Yes, the road from Mandalay to Hanjing, and after the Yunnan-Burma Railway is opened, it's the Kungui Railway, and then the waterway from Guilin to Hanjing. Whether it's a ship or a ship repair yard, I'm sure to win the ship repair yard and old ship in Hanjing this time!"

"Resurrection, you have such a big appetite. You actually want to eat from the top of the mat to the end of the mat, and you don't even leave a little leftover for others to eat!" Liu Qingyang laughed half-jokingly and half-takingly: "If this matter is done, I'm afraid that the business community in Dashun south of the Yangtze River will look at Brother Chen's expression and have a meal!"

"Brother Liu is joking. I just took the railway first and didn't open to traffic. Otherwise, when the railway is built, I'm afraid everyone knows the value of this section of waterway, and it will be troublesome if I want to intervene!" Speaking of this, Chen Zaixing smiled: "If Brother Liu is interested, you can also come to participate in it. You and I are old friends, and there are many things that are easy to talk about."

Liu Qingyang's eyes flashed and did not immediately answer Chen Zaixing's proposal. He naturally knew the huge prospects of Chen Zaixing's plan, but the prospects were one thing, and real profits were another. And it is hard to say who would be the big shot in this plan and who would be the sucker for money for nothing. Businessmen like Chen Zaixing, who are rich and gun-like, and have deep connections in politics, must be treated with caution. If you are not careful, you will be swallowed and eaten without even leaving any bones.

"Brother Chen, it's still early to discuss this matter. We might as well wait until the Yunnan-Burma Railway is opened to traffic before discussing it!" Liu Qingyang smiled and went around: "As for Brother Chen's purchase of ships and shipyard repairs, we, Houde Bank, don't interfere. But at the same time, we also ask Brother Chen to make a promise in the transaction of imported teak and Burmese rice!"

Chen Zaixing frowned slightly. He did not expect that the other party would ask Chen Zaixing to make concessions on the import trade of grain and teak based on cooperation in Myanmar-Hanjing Road. According to Chen Zaixing's advance idea, his proposal was originally mutually beneficial. What qualifications does Liu Qingyang have to ask him to make concessions on the trade of rice and teak? You must know that these two trades are extremely important sources of wealth for Shunhua Company and the Kingdom of Myanmar. At the moment, Chen Zaixing would never make concessions when he wanted to break a penny into two cents.
Chapter completed!