Eryulin stayed at the Nancheng Hotel in Beijing. Wang Yongjiang found the place for the Sichuan site according to the concierge. When he found Tang Yulin, the man nicknamed "Erhu" in the martial arts world, was having a drink in the restaurant with a group of companions. He was half drunk. However, he recognized Wang Yongjiang at least and still remembered the task assigned by Zhang Zuoshuang. So he left with his companions without saying a word, pulled Wang Yongjiang back to the guest room, took out a letter from a suitcase, and handed it to Wang Yongjiang?

Wang Yongjiang took the letter and glanced at the envelope first. He saw that the handwriting was written by Zhang Zuoshuang. The Green Forest character was not well-educated, so the words were written casually. Fortunately, Wang Yongjiang didn't mind, so he opened the envelope, took out the letter board, and looked carefully.

Zhang Zuoshuang knew Wang Yongjiang's personality, so he didn't make much politeness in the letter. He first said a few greetings, and then he told him the purpose of sending Tang Yulin to Wang Yongjiang. It was not for anything else, but for the battle between the Beiyang Consortium and the Hannagen Consortium's coal syndicate.

Although Zhang Zuoshuang did not say it clearly in the letter, Wang Yongjiang could also judge from the content of the letter. Now, this former Green Forest figure in the three eastern provinces has defected to the Southeast Consortium and is preparing to follow the Southeast Consortium to make a fortune in this coal syndicate battle. The reason why he sent Tang Yulin to Beijing to visit Wang Yongjiang was to find out from Wang Yongjiang and see what the Ministry of Finance and the central government would view this coal syndicate battle and which side did it support.

Zhang Zuoshuang said in the letter that he wanted to inquire about this, but Wang Yongjiang sneered at it. He knew very well that standing next to Zhang Zuoshuang must be the big man in the Southeast Consortium, and it might even be Zhang Han himself. On the surface, it seemed that Zhang Zuoshuang was inquiring about insider information from Wang Yongjiang, but in fact, the Southeast Consortium was engaged in insider speculation.

To be honest, Wang Yongjiang was very disgusted with this insider speculation. He also knew that the president himself also hated this kind of collusion with officials, but the background of the United Front government members was quite complicated, including old politicians from the pre-Qing Dynasty and political tumblers in the Beiyang Group. Under this background, it is impossible to completely eliminate such insider transactions between politicians and businessmen.

However, Wang Yongjiang doesn't have to make trouble for this now. The reason is very simple. He did not directly participate in the matter with the forced battle of coal, and he did not know what the central government and the president were fighting, so he could tell the truth.

"Erhu, I'm not sure about the coal-fired battle. I don't know what the central government and the president are fighting. I only know that the Beiyang Consortium's sharpening posture has attracted the attention of the Ministry of Finance and has drafted a report and handed it over to the president for review. Perhaps it won't take long before the president will give a clear opinion, but now, the central government's policy is indeed not determined."

Wang Yongjiang first explained to Tang Yulin, but considering that this person was a rough man and was half drunk at this time, he wrote a reply letter later. After the letter was sealed, Ding asked Tang Yulin to take it back and hand it over to Zhang Zuoshuang, and then refused the other party's invitation to the banquet and hurried back to the apartment.

After returning to his residence, Wang Yongjiang walked around the yard, repeatedly pondering about the battle of coal syndicates. He is a person who studies the economy. Of course, he knows what "syndicates" means. He is also very clear that if there are corporate alliances such as "syndicates" in a country's industrial sector, it often means that the country's industry has begun to transition from decentralized to centralized, from inefficient to high-efficiency, which is beneficial to the national economy, but also disadvantages. Is China in this era ready to welcome the era of Synpositary or Trust?

Originally, during this period, Wang Yongjiang's mind was mainly focused on the rectification and takeover of Russian-funded financial institutions in the three eastern provinces. However, now, the handwritten messaging of Zhang Zuoshuang brought by Tang Yulin changed his attention. The Beiyang Consortium and Hannagen Consortium were ready to unify the coal industries of Jinyi provinces. This business war has long entered the vision of the Ministry of Finance. Wang Yongjiang was busy rectifying Russian-funded financial institutions. Therefore, he was not very clear about what the president's attitude was about this. Maybe he could ask Xiong Xiling, but after careful consideration, Wang Yongjiang finally decided to ask the president that he had a special business card for the president and could go directly to the attendant room. As for whether the president could meet him at that time, it depends on whether the president's agenda was full.

Wang Yongjiang thought of doing it, and immediately rushed to the Presidential Palace, went to the attendant's room to put a name, and asked to visit the president immediately. What made him somewhat flattered was that when he learned that it was him coming, President Zhao Lihai ordered the adjutant to lead Wang Yongjiang to the Commander's Hall to meet.

Wang Yongjiang soon followed the adjutant of the attendant's office to the commander's hall. At this time, the president was meeting several army officers who came from Outer Mongolia. Among them, Xu Shuzheng had the highest position and rank. There was no need to think deeper. They must have commended their military achievements in the march into Kulun. While the South China Sea War was going on, an elite unit of the Chinese National Defense Force also flew across Guanshan, defeating the rebellious armed forces of the Outer Mongolia princes and dukes in one fell swoop, and killed the princes and monks who presided over the rebellion. Now, the situation on the grassland has stabilized.

Wang Yongjiang did not dare to spy on military information, so he had to wait patiently in the lounge. It was not until Xu Shuzheng left with the officers that he followed the adjutant to the president's office.

"Henyuan, when did you return to Beijing? The sorting of Russian financial institutions in the three eastern provinces is still smooth, right?"

When Zhao Bei saw Wang Yongjiang, he was very polite. After all, the fundamentals of this central government lie in finance and finance, and the fundamentals of finance and finance lies in the eight talents and two orders. Zhao Bei can use his power to guarantee it. If you are in Daizhou, you can only be respectful to the wise and incompetent.

"I just took the train back to Beijing this afternoon. Things in the three eastern provinces are going very smoothly. Now that the Russian civil war has not ended for a long time, there is a craze for depositor runs in Russian banks. At this time, no Russian bank dares to fight against the Ministry of Finance. Now, the bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's bank's banking rights have been completely controlled by the Ministry of Finance. Although the US consortium has complained about this, the support of the central government can handle it."

"That's good, that's good. Mangyuan, you just returned to Beijing this afternoon. If you don't have a good rest, come to me in such a hurry. Is there anything urgent?" Zhao Bei asked.

Wang Yongjiang hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Actually, the Beiyi came for the Jinyi coal syndicate. The Ministry of Finance reported the report some time ago that the President must have read. I wonder how the President views this matter? In the president's opinion, is it better to have the Beiyang Consortium master the coal syndicate, or is it better to have the Hannagan Consortium master the coal syndicate?"

After hearing Wang Yongjiang's explanation, Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said, "It turns out that you are doing this. Well, let's talk about this matter now. In your opinion, are these joint enterprises such as Xinfa, cartels, and trusts more beneficial or disadvantages for the national economy?"

Wang Yongjiang was quite hesitant, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head.

"I can't say it well. I want to hear the president's opinion."

"Ha! You can't say it well, so how can I say it well? However, based on my previous experience when ordering arms from the German lure cartels, these international joint ventures can raise the profits of industrial products to the highest level, and you must accept them if you don't accept them. Otherwise, you will not be able to buy the arms you want at all. For example, if you want to buy German rifles, it is best to buy Wu directly through the foreign company stationed in China. If you go directly to Germany to buy from the arsenal, the price will be higher than that in foreign companies. Why is this? This is the amazing profit brought by Kuitun. The so-called syndicates, cartels, and trusts are typical representatives of monopoly industrial enterprises."

"Businessmen pursue business, and profits are the only pursuit, but there is no blame."

Wang Yongjiang nodded and made a look of calming ears.

But if Zhao Bei continues to talk about it, he may not be able to say anything. After all, he is not an economic expert, and he may be able to rely on the perspective of the times to guide the general direction of the national economic development. However, if the strategic planning of a certain industry is specific, it may not be as good as Wang Yongjiang and a local expert. However, one thing is certain. Zhao Bei knows that in later generations, many industrial countries have made laws such as the Antitrust Law and the Anti-Breakdown Law to restrict the alliance of such large enterprises and even multinational enterprises. This alone is enough to prove that these syndicates, cartels, and trusts have a very negative impact and have an hindering effect on the development of the national economy.

Therefore, Zhao Bei is actually very concerned about the coal syndicate battle between the Beiyang Consortium and the Hannagan Consortium. Zhao Bei does not care who controls the coal monopoly in the Jinyi region. What he cares about is what changes this kilogram of coal will bring to the supply of media carbon in the north. If the Xinmai organization's greedy pursuit of profits is considered, then once the coal syndicate is formed, the coal price in the north may rise sharply, and thus involves the overall situation. Coal is the main source of industry, and fluctuations in coal prices directly affect the cost of all industrial products. The so-called "one moves the whole body" will happen to the industry in the north at that time. Zhao Bei has no idea what will happen to the industry in the north. Although media carbon in the south can still be delivered freely, considering the cost of transportation, this coal syndicate will still have an advantage in price.

Of course, Zhao Bei could use his power to stop this syndicate battle, but he still decided to wait and see. After all, he has already occupied the interests of many people in politics. Now, if those people are not allowed to make money, then the current political peace in the country may end immediately, and this is not what Zhao Bei wants to see now.

Fortunately, this Jinyi coal syndicate is just a regional barrier organization and cannot affect the national butterfly charcoal price. Therefore, Zhao Bei is still in the position of "let the wind and waves rise and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai". If the Beiyang Consortium or the Hannagan Consortium really have the ambition and strength to try to control the national coal price, then perhaps, before they can take action, Zhao Bei has already attacked them first.

In fact, there are many similar organizations in China such as the butterfly charcoal syndicate, such as the banking industry and imitation weaving industry, especially the imitation weaving industry, which not only monopolizes the regional sales market, but also breaks the raw material supply market. On the one hand, it is a prison for drawing the ground and on the other hand, it is amazing profits. No wonder coal merchants are also eager to try it out.

This kind of joint venture is the so-called "breaking capital". Its power is enough to affect a country's economic direction and even determine a country's political layout. Now, in this continent, the politics of almost all powerful countries are affected by this monopoly capital.

Zhao Bei hopes that he can control this monopoly capital rather than be controlled by this monopoly capital. Although this task is very arduous and no less than a real war, Zhao Bei still plans to give it a try.
Chapter completed!