For the Chinese people in the early 20th century, Cen Chunxuan should be an eye-opener and preaching bureaucrat. Among high-ranking officials, he should be a centrist. His vision may not be as broad as that of the Westernization Sects such as Li Hongzhang and Sheng Xuanhuai, but his conservatism is not as strong as Sheng Yun and Rong Qing. He can be regarded as a typical mean school that cannot be more typical. Perhaps Zhang Zhidong can also be included in this list. But unlike Zhang Nanpi, the latter was born in a Hanlin area and inevitably had the problem of boasting about being a master of high expectations and being low in skills. When encountering problems, he often chose a detour. Cen Chunxuan is tough and practical, and is known as the most powerful and tough.

It was this characteristic that pushed him to the forefront of the Shanghai financial crisis - he was not Sheng Xuanhuai, he would blindly believe in the power of foreign companies and compradors, and he would believe that something had the capital magic that had risen and rise; he was not Sheng Yun, he was disdainful of the capital market and wanted to be better than the ostrich mentality of self-destruction; he was not Zhang Zhidong, who was blindly commanded, blind ideology was prevalent but did not know the will of the chief executives starting from small things. His characteristics, or his unique character behavior, left a deep mark.

On the surface, the imperial envoy was still focusing on investigating assets and accounts related to Sheng Xuanhuai, but in fact, with the assistance of Zheng Guanying, this kind of investigation was simply a formality, but the real goal was toward the eraser stock trend - Cen Chunxuan did not intend to alert the enemy too early before he figured out the whole story.

Liu Yuanqing and Huangfu Gao are young people who advocate hard work. After several consecutive days of investigation, a company called Langezhi Tuoqing Company fell into their sight. The company's owner is an Englishman named Mai Biandi. He was founded and established in Shanghai 6 years ago. His business scope includes opening rubber gardens, excavating oil, coal, and logging of wood. His main business activities are in Nanyang. For example, Langezhi itself is the name of a rubber place of origin.

But Liu Yuanqing keenly discovered that it was this Langezhi Breeding Company, although it claimed to have many projects, strong capital and strong backing, its original appearance was confusing. Shanghai knew that there were many famous people in Langezhi, but there was not even a single one in his business. With this question, he and Huangfu Gao came to Zhengyuan Money House - this was originally the first stop of their plan to borrow silver to invest in the China Merchants Group.

Seeing the two of them visiting each other again, Boss Li, the second shopkeeper of Zhengyuan Money House, dared not neglect and received it personally - this is Cen Zhongtang's close companion, and he is very good at serving him. Although Cen Zhongtang only "slaughtered officials", his reputation is resounding throughout the Shanghai beach. Whoever is targeted by him will be not far from the unlucky days. Zhengyuan Money House has never had a deep foundation, which has become a heart-wrenching problem for the shopkeeper. Now someone is here to the door, how can he let him slip away?

"Two lords. I don't want to hide it. Although Sheng Xing had certain money dealings with the vow before, this dealings have been cut off since the establishment of Tongshang Bank. He has no assets in this account. All accounts of vow can be checked by both of you..."

"Boss Li, we are not here to investigate the case today. Last time you talked about rubber stocks and we went back to make a conclusion. I thought it was a good idea. Can you please tell me in detail?"

When he heard this, the other party's expression was nervous and his face was extremely tense, and he finally relaxed and said with a smile: "If it were someone else, I would never say this, and the fat will not flow to outsiders. But since the two adults want to inquire, I will definitely speak out and say everything. There are many companies in the entire Shanghai that issue rubber stocks, but this Langezhi Tuojian company has the largest scale, the longest time, and the best reputation. Let me give you an example, the stocks in China Merchants Group are also one of the best stocks in China.

But if you want to borrow money bank accounts in Shanghai, if you want to use China Merchants Bank’s stock mortgage loans, you can lend up to 4 shares in the local area with a face value of 10 taels. If you go to a pawn shop, you can pay 3 taels. If you go to a foreign bank to borrow money, you may not even get 1 tael of silver. But the shares issued by this Langezhi company can be borrowed in person at any foreign bank, which is very real and will not even make a slap. You may not trust the despicable one, but the foreign bank should be able to trust it, right?"

"Is it really that powerful?"

"Absolutely real. Foreign banks here in Alla, such as McGalley, HSBC, Citibank, etc., all undertake rubber stock mortgage business. However, each company's discount is slightly different, but Langezhi's stock does not need discounts. The vulgarity now has 100 taels of stock on hand. Last month, I just found HSBC to borrow positions and used this stock to mortgage it. The British guy gave it to me quickly, and there was no lingering at all." Boss Li said

He looked furious, "Isn't this? In just over a month, the stocks were 24%, and the interest rate for borrowing funds for a year was only 7%. | Is it cost-effective? This is not making a fortune, it is picking up money!"

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"How can it rise so fast, just like dreaming?"

"The price of rubber in London in the UK is rising fiercely, so naturally the waters are rising. Langezhi Company just announced that they bought a large plantation in Australia, and they planted rubber trees. They are about to open a new rubber company, so they are so recruiting a large amount of stocks. It is expected that the dividend will be 45% per year. Two adults, 45% per year, can recover the cost in almost two years, and there will be net profits in the future. How can such a good thing happen in the world... Can this stock not rise? If I say, at least it will double again." Boss Li became more and more excited as he spoke, and even his eyes were shining with golden light.

"Fourty-five percent, what should I do if I lie?"

"No, never!" The other party was anxious, "You can ask those who bought it, if they received three cents of dividends in the previous month and last month. The British said that they would first pre-issue three cents per month, which would be 36% per year, and there would be nine cents when the accounts were cleared at the end of the year to ensure 45% of the money. If the profit is too much, maybe 50% may be possible."

The speaker is proud, the listener is stunned.

After a while, Huangfu Gao asked: "Since there is such a good deal, why did the Guihao agree to it all at once when we came to borrow money last time? Why would you put all the money into the rubber stock trading?"

"It's true. If the two adults come to borrow money, the vulgarity will naturally be in a dilemma, but since Cen Zhongtang's face is not bad. Besides, the vulgarity still hopes to receive more official funds in the future. If the vulgarity is willing to help, it will naturally be twice the result with half the effort." Boss Li did not play with the flower gun and said in a scattered manner, "The vulgarity shopkeeper has already given the order. Cen Zhongtang is the imperial envoy, and his words are the emperor's words and the sacred edict. How can the sacred edict not be listened to? Don't say that the sacred edict comes to borrow money and agrees, we usually can't go through this path..."

This is the truth. No one has ever been able to successfully stuff money in Cen Chunxuan. According to the market conditions at that time, the official money was deposited in the bank and the bank's annual profit was less than 1% higher. If you want to do a big business, it is the king to solicit more public funds.

"This matter is very important, and we cannot make a decision, we have to go back and discuss."

"Natural, natural, please tell me in detail with the Lord Zhongtang. There are other discounts for the despise."

"Of course, but please keep everything confidential."

"Don't worry, the word "swear" will not be spread. Isn't this a smashing of our own job?" Boss Li smiled and nodded and bowed to send the two of them out of the door.

After leaving Zhengyuan Money House, the two went to other Money Houses to inquire about the situation. The situation they found was basically the same, and the more they were even more exaggerated. The Shanghai people were so crazy about buying rubber stocks that they were all mad. The wives and ladies in the mansion were all pawned as cash to buy stocks. Among the rushers, there were not only ordinary people, but also the shopkeepers of Shanxi Piao House, the boss of Jiangsu Industrial, merchants traveling around the Yangtze River, even some officials from Shanghai Road, and even foreigners who had a little savings in Shanghai all joined the rushers.

There were almost everywhere in the investigation of several days, and there were scenes of live farces, which were never intended to be fabricated.

Under such circumstances, Huangfu Gao became suspicious of his judgment: "Brother Liu, are we really too concerned?"

"Absolutely not!" Liu Yuanqing was determined, "Although they all praised Langezhi Company, did Brother Zhiqiang notice it. All the answers were spoken by the company, and each person could prove it. No one has ever really come into contact with their business, let alone checking the accounts, and it was still in a fog after a long time. Think about it, no matter how good the person is, no matter how good the company is, it is very difficult to say that nine out of ten are good. If one in a hundred people say it well, then the question will come. Isn't this the truth that the so-called "will be more obvious?"

"What should you do if you say? We have almost run all the money shops, and the answers are similar. We can't verify this British company, there are no clues." Huangfu Gao looked distressed, "The Zhongtang cannot stay in Shanghai for a long time. If you can't find it out, you have to go back to Beijing to report your life."

"Well..." Liu Yuanqing fell into deep thought. After a long time, he raised his head and couldn't hide his excitement in his eyes: "I have a way..." The third opportunity Volume 2 Sweeping across the country Chapter 61 Open and secret visits
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