When he was in Tianjin, Zhang Peilun also told Qin Zheng that he had an old subordinate named Rong Junye who was written by Zhang Zhidong. He wrote a letter to him and asked him to do his best to deal with the matter. Therefore, he heard that Rong Junye was coming to pick up the boat, so Qin Zheng sent someone to invite him to the boat to express his words.

When he saw Qin Zheng, Rong Junye was also very respectful and held the etiquette of his subordinates. First, he had Zhang Peilun's letter; second, after the negotiations from Shanghai, Qin Zheng had confirmed a considerable reputation. More importantly, behind Qin Zheng, there was also a large group of overseas Chinese. Even if Zhang Zhi knew Qin Zheng, he should be polite, let alone Rong Junye's aide.

However, Qin Zheng had no airs and asked Rong Junye to sit down first and said, "Before I came to Wuchang, I heard Zhang Youqiao talk about Mr. Zhang, who only said that if you have something to do in Wuchang, you can ask Mr. for help. Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Wuchang, I had not seen Xiangshuai yet, so I saw Mr. first."

Rong Junye hurriedly bowed and said, "Political Commissar Qin is so polite. Zhang Youqiao is the old master of the lower house. He has also received a letter from Youqiao and has always admired the public. It is really a matter of being able to meet the political commissar today."

Qin Zheng then said: "I came to Wuchang to visit Zhang Xiangshuai. First, I am the name of Xiangshuai for a long time. This time I take the opportunity to meet him. Second, I hope to buy some guns and ammunition from Xiangshuai to resist the Russian army. But I don't know what Xiangshuai's attitude is."

Zhang Zhidong's courtesy name is Xiangtao, and he is from Nanpi, Zhili. His colleagues usually call him Zhang Nanpi in private, but his subordinates and younger generations usually call him Xiangshuai. However, in the concept of time travelers, Xiangshuai usually refers to a character in a martial arts novel, which is quite awkward.

Rong Junye smiled and said, "Political Commissar Qin, I am just a copywriter, so how can I know Xiang Shuai's intentions? However, according to my humble opinion, Xiang Shuai may sell some weapons to you."

Qin Zheng said: "How can I see it? Can Mr. Rong say it in detail?"

Rong Junye smiled and said, "Your family was originally descended from China. This time, he did not forget his hometown and returned to China, but was still loyal and righteous. He was able to fight against powerful enemies, promote the power of China, and strive for our ambitions of China, and still be wise and brave. He is so loyal, righteous, wise and brave. Xiang Shuai also admires you very much. What's more, this time you buy weapons to resist the Russian army and are both from China. Although Xiang Shuai was trapped by his duties and could not go to the front line in person, it is natural to support you in the rear. Moreover, such a big business came to you, Xiang Shuai was naturally eager to do so. Who would push the God of Wealth out?"

Without further ado, just a few words of Guan Jian are enough. Rong Junye’s previous words are actually clichés. Only the last sentence is Guan Jian. It seems that Zhang Zhidong is short of money. This time he bought a weapon from Zhang Zhidong, but when he fell asleep, he encountered a pillow.

Qin Zheng knew that to be fair, Zhang Zhidong's supply to China's modern industrial exhibition was quite large. The Hanyang Iron Factory he founded was the first in China and the largest steel joint venture in Asia at that time. It was far away from the Hachiman Steel Factory in Japan. Before the Xinhai Revolution in the old time and space, the Hanyang Iron Factory had three iron crafting furnaces and six steel crafting furnaces, producing about 80,000 tons of iron, nearly 40,000 tons of steel, and more than 20,000 tons of steel rails. This production record was not broken until the founding of New China. The Hanyang Arsenal, which is the supporting Hanyang Iron Factory, has almost run through the entire modern and modern early calendar of China. Historically, the Hanyang-made 88-type rifle that began production in 1896 was not stopped until 1944. The total output was about 108,000 units, and it was the largest gun model used by the ** team during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Therefore, although Zhang Zhidong's official position, power, achievements, historical status and influence were not as good as that of Li Hongzhang of his contemporary era, he was far better than Li Hongzhang in the creation of modern heavy industry in China. Although Li Hongzhang also founded many modern enterprises, he made no achievements in heavy industry. Therefore, Hanyang Iron Factory and Hanyang Arsenal became Zhang Zhidong's greatest political achievements and political capital.

However, because Zhang Zhidong himself was a master of high spirits, was vain and exaggerated, was not strong enough, and was not down-to-earth, and was very fond of fame. He was very fond of merit. The Hanyang Iron and Steel Factory, gun factory, and weaving factory he founded were all prevalent due to poor management and was deficient for years. In the end, Zhang had to hand over the Hanyang Iron and Steel Factory, which he had once been proud of, to manage, Sheng Xuanhuai, and eventually became arson who was able to maintain it by selling iron ore. It was because of the orders from the imperial army that the arsenal was unable to maintain it.

Although Hanyang Iron Factory has not yet fallen into an unsustainable place, due to its huge cost, insufficient production capacity, and poor product quality, it has been underpaid for several years. Therefore, while Zhang Zhidong founded the Hanyang Iron Factory, he also founded the Hubei Weaving Layout, and also absorbed a considerable amount of private capital. On the one hand, he is to develop national industries and compete with foreign merchants in the Chinese market; on the other hand, he also hopes to use the income from Hubei Weaving Layout to subsidize the production of the Hanyang Iron Factory. From this point of view, purchasing weapons from Zhang Zhidong is actually the revenue that Zhang Zhidong needs.

In fact, Qin Zheng didn't know that Zhang Zhidong is now facing a very serious funding gap. Although the formation of Southeast Mutual Protection has caused southern China to be less affected by the Gengzi Reform, it is not completely unaffected. After all, the north has always been an important market for southern commodities. When the north is in chaos, the southern commodities will lose a considerable part of the market, which is naturally greatly affected.

First, the sales volume of Hubei weaving layout decreased greatly, and the court was in turmoil. There was no order for weapons produced by the arsenal, so the income was naturally greatly reduced. What made Zhang Zhidong even worse was that after the Qing court fled to Xi'an, Zhang Zhidong also sent 3ooo Hanyang-made 88-type rifles to defend the court. Not only did they confiscate the dividing patterns, but they even posted the freight by Zhang Zhidong himself. Moreover, unlike Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong was a rich official and had no money, so he naturally could not afford to subsidize the production of the Hanyang Iron Factory. If there was no source of income, the Hanyang Iron Factory would have to stop production for at most two months. Therefore, Zhang Zhidong had begun to negotiate with Japanese merchants on the sale of iron ore to maintain the production of the Hanyang Iron Factory. Now the time traveler purchased weapons from Zhang Zhidong, which was actually a delivery of carbon to Zhang Zhidong in the snow.

It is precisely for these reasons that Rong Junye believes that the cooperation between Time Traveler and Zhang Zhidong is very likely to be successful, but these words are not easy to say, so he can only click to finish.

Qin Zheng was not confused about this topic and asked again: "But the sale of weapons is of great importance. Xiang Shuai is an important official of the country. I wonder how Xiang Shuai will explain it to the court."

Rong Junye laughed and said, "In the court, Xiangshuai has its own way to deal with it. Please feel free to ask the Qin Political Commissar to worry about this. In fact, even if the court knows about the ranks of officials like Xiangshuai, they will turn a blind eye. What's more, the people purchase weapons to resist the Russian army. In the final analysis, it is for the benefit of the court. Therefore, the court will never pursue it."

In fact, Qin Zheng knew that these truths that Rong Junye said were the biggest changes in China's political situation in the late Qing Dynasty, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, one was the rise of local forces and the weakness of the central power; the other was the rise of the Han bureaucratic group and the weakness of the Manchu bureaucratic group. These two changes complement each other, that is, the rise of the Han bureaucratic group in the local area, and Bujie had the strength to challenge the central government.

This change reached its peak when the Gengzi State Changes. The formation of "Southeast Mutual Protection" is the most typical example. When the central court of the Qing court declared war on the Eight-Nation Alliance, the local officials in the southeast reached a peace agreement with the Eight-Nation Alliance. When the people who were slapped in the melon-eating group came to watch the court fight with the Eight-Nation Alliance, in the old time and space, after the Gengzi State Changes ended, the Qing court had to commend local officials who participated in the Southeast Mutual Protection, recognized the correctness of Southeast Mutual Protection. This was also regarded as the rise of the local forces of the Han bureaucratic group, which could ignore the authority of the central government and set the foreshadowing for the success of the later Xinhai Revolution. In this era, no matter how the Gengzi State Changes ended, the decline of the Manchu bureaucratic group in the central government of the Qing court was an irreversible fact.

Under this great era, Zhang Zhidong, as a representative of the local officials and a leading representative of Southeast Mutual Protection, is one of the promoters of the Southeast Mutual Protection. It can be said that as long as Zhang Zhidong raises the flag to rebel without publicly, no matter how extraordinary things are done, the Qing court will basically not touch him. Moreover, the Time Travel Group has become an unsightly powerful force on the land of China, and can also be classified as a part of the local forces. Therefore, if Zhang Zhidong and Time Travel Group form a cooperation agreement, then the Qing court can only pretend not to know these two major local forces.

Since the Qing court did not become an obstacle for Zhang Zhidong to sell weapons to time travelers, and Zhang Zhidong also needed a new source of income, then what is left is naturally the exchange of interests between time travelers and Zhang Zhidong. Qin Zheng still has some confidence in this. After all, Zhang Zhidong is a famous historical figure, and as a latecomer, he has a good understanding of him and knows what Zhang Zhidong really needs? Therefore, Qin Zheng said: "Mr. Rong, this conversation with Mr. Hunter has also gained a lot of knowledge. I also hope that this time, I can deal more with it, and promote our cooperation with Xiangshuai, and have good benefits with the country and ourselves."

Rong Junye said: "Political Commissar Qin is too rewarding. He should do his best. It's getting late. Xiang Shuai is still waiting in the Governor's Office and has prepared a banquet to welcome the Qin Shuai. Therefore, we should go ashore as soon as possible and meet Xiang Shuai. If Xiang Shuai is anxious, I'm afraid it will be blamed."
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