Mr. Zhang Si is also a person who has seen the world and is very calm after a while, but he still sighed: "Hanzhang, when he saw it, he still feels old. There are talented people in the country."

Yang Rui was busy saying that he didn't dare. The popular science just now had already made him know that Mr. Zhang Si was very awesome and was very related to the upper class of the Qing Dynasty. He had to deal with it carefully.

Although Mr. Zhang Si came from the court, he was also a businessman who was pragmatic. After a while, he explained his purpose of this trip: "Huai Yan is tired now. I want to focus on Huai Yan. This time, because of the invitation from the Japanese side, I went there to see the Quanye Expo, and at the same time I wanted to see how Japan made salt. Some time ago, Xu Zhusan wrote a letter to set up a chemical factory and asked the court to exempt the salt tax. Later, Governor Wei of Liangjiang was approved. I found out that Hanzhang was planning, so I came here to see the name. I didn't expect to get to know him here. I was very lucky. I came here, first, to have a chat, and second, to have a question about the salt used in this chemical factory and how much it produces?"

As soon as Mr. Zhang Si said, Yang Rui knew that the visit was light and that it was dark to sell salt. This person was still very related in the officialdom. The factory’s salt submission had just been approved, and the news came to him so quickly. The network of relationships was really powerful. There was nothing to hide at the moment: "Mr. Zhang Si was so proud. This chemical factory is actually an electrolytic factory, or a chlor-alkali factory. When the electricity is turned on into the salt water, the salt was decomposed into two things. One was caustic soda and the other was hydrochloric acid. Of course, it was also bleached. Powder can also produce potassium chlorate, but we mainly run this factory to hydrochloric acid, so bleaching. Powder should be produced as little as possible, and the same is true for potassium chlorate. When the factory expands later, the output of these two will increase. Now, according to technical data, it is necessary to produce 20 tons of refined salt every day, ten tons of caustic soda every day, and more than twenty tons of hydrochloric acid."

Seeing that he was not very familiar with the concept of ton, he added: "One ton is two thousand kilograms."

Mr. Zhang Si is familiar with caustic soda and hydrochloric acid, and bleaching powder seems to be something used in a tap water plant. As for potassium chlorate, he is not very familiar with it, so he asked: "What is this potassium chlorate and what is the use?"

Yu Huizu also inserted a message next to him and said, "This potassium chlorate is used for foreign fires. Among foreign fires, red phosphorus and potassium chlorate are indispensable."

After hearing this, Mr. Zhang Si twisted his beard and said after a long time: "You are digging the roots!"

When this was said, Yang Rui and Yu Huizu smiled at each other. Yang Rui strongly suggested that this entry into the upstream of the industrial chain was recommended by Yang Rui. At that time, everyone was still very hesitant. After all, it was a huge investment, but the repeated shortage of MSG made everyone feel that it was very high. If you calculate the investment, you will feel that it is wise to develop upstream. You can only walk downstream and look glorious, but you know the joys and sorrows. When the upstream tightens, you will ask your grandfather to sue your grandmother. Later generations commented on Chinese businessmen, saying that good things are flexible and keen, while bad things are said to be unethical and unscrupulous. How could you not know that this was actually forced out. Not to mention the system relationship, but only talking about the internal conditions of the industry, light industry is forced by heavy industry, heavy industry is forced by foreigners in terms of resources and technology, and can be mixed up in the industry. One is to fake and fool experts, such as Delong and copycat; the other is to have cost-saving skills, such as Galanz and BYD.

Mr. Zhang Si is really a Homo sapiens. The top scorer is not a waste of time. He knows his strategic direction at the sight of this formation. He is really smart. He doesn’t need to talk nonsense. Yang Rui smiled and said, “Mr. Zhang Si is really wise. You can tell our plan at a glance.”

Mr. Zhang Si was very pleased. He was always happy when he was guessed like a riddle. He laughed and said, "This is also a good solution to the sluggish business in the Qing Dynasty. But it is not that simple to dig this. How much investment is this chlor-alkali factory?"

Yang Rui replied: "This investment is very large, and it is also a debt-based operation. The investment is over one million yuan." Yang Rui was afraid that the imperial court would think about this, so he had to say the bigger the investment, the better. "This power generation equipment comes from Siemens, Germany. It cost more than 400,000 yuan to buy the electrolytic cell for chlor-alkali in the United States. The US side did not want to sell it, but finally agreed when the price was increased to 500,000 yuan."

Yang Rui was really talking lies with his eyes open. Yu Huizu was very restless. He was lying on the side. He was unacceptable to deceive such an adult from the court. However, he understood Yang Rui's actions, so he didn't dare to say it out loud, so he had to twist. Seeing that he was shy, Yang Rui thought to himself, Grandma, I am for everyone, not to say more, the adults in the court are thinking about you in everything. Besides, the generator was originally worth more than 400,000 and nearly 500,000, but I directly asked Rutte to help him to order it, and saved it.

The cost of dealers, and because Siemens will be going to Shanghai to set up an office next year, there will be such a huge power plant in Shanghai, which is a great advertisement, so there will be a lot of discounts. This chlor-alkali equipment is just about to start production, and the electricity supply is insufficient, and the electrolytic cells are sold to us. If it is next time, it will probably not be so cheap. Mr. Bieber is really not a businessman, and he says everything. Once the output is large in the future, the market conflicts will arise. Who will sell it to you? If you want to buy it, it will be the one who is the most backward to you.

Mr. Zhang Si believed it after hearing Yang Rui's lies. He thought the price was reasonable. He also thought it was worth it. He said: "Although the investment is large, it can be repaid in two or three years. What's wrong? You use hydrochloric acid for your own use. This MSG is in short supply. Some time ago, my father-in-law in Beijing said that this MSG should be given priority to the palace. This shows that the amount of MSG is comparable to that of Huai salt. Once hydrochloric acid is produced by itself, it will save a lot. As for caustic soda, foreigners are asking for a lot of money. Paper, textile fabric, and pancreas are all used, and the intermediate amount is also quite large. It is a good idea!"

This was the first time Yang Rui heard about the words of the father-in-law in Beijing, but Yu Huizu nodded. It seemed that it was true. When he saw Mr. Zhang Si praise him, he hurriedly said, "I dare not, Mr. Zhang Si is in love." Seeing that he was like this, Yang Rui had to agree.

Mr. Zhang Si was very dedicated and continued: "I was originally going to Japan to see the Osaka Expo ①, and learned the Japanese version of the method of salt drying salt, used in the Huai River, and revitalizing the salt industry. I heard that factories in Shanghai need salt and specially came to seek sales. Now it seems that I am not thinking deeply. Only by starting deeper can I revitalize industry and commerce."

I really met a soulmate. No matter what his identity is, Yang Rui deeply respects it. There are still many talents in the Qing Dynasty, but internal ties are not available at all. Yang Rui said sincerely: "The old man is dedicated to his country, which is our example. We are also participating in the exhibition in Japan. Although we are not talented, we can still be competent for the old man. This Japan Expo is just a grand event in East Asia. Next year, there will be a World Expo in St. Louis City, the United States, which will affect the world. At that time, I will invite you to go with you and walk the Pacific Ocean. It will be a very convenient place in more than 20 days."

Mr. Zhang Si was very happy when he heard this and said, "Okay! I will definitely go."

The next few people talked for a while. Mr. Zhang Si stood up and said goodbye. Yang Rui asked Yu Huizu to find someone to report to Yu Zixun. The old man still understood people and had a deep relationship in the Qing Dynasty. More importantly, he sought the truth for the country and ran around with the elderly and weak. His spirit of dedication and sacrifice was no worse than that of the revolutionaries. The effect was even more comparable. One was to practice it in order to enrich the country and the people, and the other was to destroy the country in the name of saving the country. The Qing Dynasty lost Hong Kong and the outside Xing'an Mountains. However, in the era of the party and the country, the northeast was lost, but Mongolia never came back. The depth of the northern strategic depth was lost since then...

Yang Rui didn't know why he thought of these things after giving them away. He sighed and left without hesitating Yu Huizu. Yu Huizu was not surprised by this. He was always distracted and always worried. This is what everyone knows. Men will not be like women like to find the root cause. Everyone's worries are hidden.

Perhaps it was Yang Rui's motivation that had been effective. From this day on, Zhong Guanyu had even more energy to learn German. He came across the river to talk to Yang Rui in the evening. Seeing that Yang Rui was busy, he went to Leo. Leo had a good impression of him, and life was too empty. Leo was fooled by him that night and taught him German every day. Leo was from Germany. He graduated from the Military Academy. Although his major was different, he still had language and some basic scientific knowledge. The gain was very good for him. Seeing that Leo, a big drunk, could actually do serious things, Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

There is a class on Saturday morning, and the economics course is about to be finished. Yang Rui was planning to start the exam next week. Who knew that when he arrived at the school in the morning, he suddenly remembered that the school club was not there, and he usually went to Zhangyuan to get some lectures. Since there was no one in the school club, he had to go to Zhangyuan to take a look.

Zhang Yuan has now become the base of the school society, and has speeches here every week. Since last month's talk about Japan's reform, Yang Rui has not come because there are more and more people who want to give speeches on stage, and there are more and more listeners. The scenes he needed to hold on when playing cards were played before, so there is no need to hold on to him after the scene is supported. In addition, he is usually busy, and he is afraid that if he accidentally says anti-Qing remarks, he will be hunted down by the Qing Dynasty, and he will be intentionally alienated. However, he is alienated from the speeches.

But the relationship with everyone is further improved. You can go to the internal meetings. Although Cai Yuanpei still reiterated the old saying that he wanted to expand the university club to educate more citizens, the economic conditions of the school club have not improved. There are more students and more classrooms and more food, but the money box is empty. Yang Rui saw that the food in the school club is getting worse and worse, there is basically no meat, and the oil flowers are basically gone, so he knew what was going on. He did not look for Cai Yuanpei, but only found Wang Yunzong, who was in charge of internal affairs.

After the two discussed, the school society stopped buying grain and oil. Both were sent by the MSG factory. After the wheat was separated from gluten, the remaining starch was generally sold to textile factories. In fact, these things were also possible to be used as staple foods. The school society was short of funds, so it was just right to treat these as staple foods. I was afraid that the starch was not gluten and caused malnutrition. Starch was only given for three days, and the rest of the day was rice. Of course, these were all paid by Yang Rui himself. The starch was sold at the price to the textile factory, and the rice was bought by Zhong Guanguan outside. The school society now has more than 300 students, including the girls' schools and classrooms, and there are some friends who often come to see it. It costs more than 400 rice per month, and oil, salt and vegetables are calculated separately.

Yang Rui is still very rich now. Even though the capital was increased by 10,000 yuan last time due to the expansion of the MSG factory, the previous 3,000 yuan of the press library, the 30,000 yuan of the Japanese, and the subsequent American gold and silver book were sold for 1,000 yuan and 5,000 yen. The remaining amount was still about 28,000 yuan. Apart from the ones that have been used as laboratories, especially the wireless laboratory, the rest can still be supported by the school. He is worried that the news will continue to be announced and the follow-up will be endless, so he told Wang Yunzong that it will be carried out secretly. China has always had a tradition of eating a big family. If it cannot be eaten, it will be said that it is rich and unkind. Although the source of his money is completely legitimate, once it starts to curse, what is the legitimate thing in the literary people? Wang Yunzong thought that he was a living in the late Qing Dynasty, Lei Feng did good deeds without leaving a name, and he bowed to him, which really shamed him.

When Yang Rui came, the speech had already begun. There were many people in the hall. Yang Rui had to sit behind. On the podium, a young man was waving his hands and shouting. After this person finished speaking, the next person was also a young man. Yang Rui probably heard what he meant. Zhang Yuan's speech was to resist the law. The Governor of Guangxi Wang Zhichun took office two years ago. The Boxer Indemnity was increased. In addition, Guangxi had a tradition of rebellion since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so he rebelled. These rebels often appeared on the border and were difficult to wipe out. Wang Zhichun prepared to negotiate with the Governor of Annan, France, and invited to enter and wipe out. At the same time, in order to repay the French, he planned to hand over the mines in Guangxi to France as rewards. The news came out that the whole country was in an uproar, so all the students of the school went to Zhangyuan to give a speech.

When he heard something, Yang Rui didn't want to listen to it anymore. It was like reading some news in later generations. At first, he was angry after reading it, then calm down, and then escaped. This era is very garbage, but he always shouted here without making any feasible plans, so he would rather not shout - because the shouting was too anxious. In this era, Yang Rui only thought he was a bystander. Without hurting his life and property, he was willing to make some contribution to the revolution he recognized, but it is absolutely impossible to make him pay a huge price for the revolution. With a safe haven in the concession, he could completely ignore what kind of world he became.

①Zhang Jian originally went to Japan on May 27 to return to China on July 29, and here he was a month earlier and returned to China early.
Chapter completed!