super god warlord

"By the way, are you the young hero who dared to start a war with the Saar people?" A look of surprise flashed in Qin Zhongyi's eyes, and even the other tea guests whispered and pointed at Zhao Shouhong's table.

"That's right, it's guaranteed to be fake." Zhou Chuanjian smiled and got up and said.

"I heard that you also opened a factory in the west?" Qin Zhongyi said.

"Don't dare, it's just a little thin." Zhao Shouhong laughed.

"What is a factory? Shouhong wants to build a 2000-mile-long railway line for the imperial court in the northwest. This is a big deal." Kuang Sunmou laughed.

"What?" Others didn't know the amount of investment required, and there was no response, but Qin Zhongyi cried out in surprise.He knew too well how much it cost to build a railway. Although he was considered a rich man now, he could only count it as a fraction if he spent all his wealth. Now he didn't dare to be arrogant.

"Master Zhao, I don't know why I don't know who owns my factory?" Qin Zhongyi was still a little unconvinced by Zhao Shouhong's words just now, so he couldn't help asking aloud.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "The country is so poor and weak, and all the great powers use money as fat. Why does Brother Qin think this is?"

"Of course it is because our country is not strong enough and there are not enough large factories." Qin Zhongyi said.

"Yes, as long as there are enough large factories, the country will naturally be prosperous and strong. But do those big powers who bully us expect us to build enough large factories?" Zhao Shouhong asked rhetorically.

"This..." Qin Zhongyi was finally speechless.

Zhao Shouhong said: "In fact, a strong country's industrial foundation is necessary, but it also needs to be supported by a strong military. The so-called building a country with agriculture, strengthening the country with industry, enriching the people with commerce, and defending with the army. The four are indispensable, and this can be regarded as a country. Powerful country. With a strong enough industry, we can produce enough good weapons and equipment for the army, so that they have enough ability to defend the country. Conversely, a strong enough army can better protect national security and maintain the peace of industrial and commercial development. environment."

Zhao Shouhong stood up, walked to Qin Zhongyi's side while talking and said: "If you patronize the construction of factories without the protection of a strong army, it is like a group of sheep without sheepdogs facing a few hungry wolves. The fatter it is, the more dangerous it is, and the final result can be imagined."

"The great powers must be reasonable, they can't take away people's property innocently." Qin Zhongyi said.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head: "If the big powers want to seize your property, why should they seize it directly? If they lower the price of the same product and sell it at a loss to suppress the price of your product, what should you do?"

"Of course I'll sell it at a reduced price, to see who can resist that." Qin Zhongyi said.

Zhao Shouhong said: "However, his family is rich and powerful, and he has the backing of the state. Can you resist? When your factory is unsustainable and can only go bankrupt, and they buy your property at a low price and raise the price to make money, you How to deal with it?"

"This..." At this moment, Qin Zhongyi was already profusely sweating.

"There is only one way to deal with this situation, and that is to use the power of the state to punish them for violating commercial laws, and they must pay compensation and apologize. Otherwise, there is no other way than raising tariffs to prevent the other party from dumping goods. This requires a strong The country as the backing, otherwise the customs will be in the hands of others, the country is corrupt and incompetent and dare not provoke the big powers, how can you survive if you open a factory?"

What Zhao Shouhong said made Qin Zhongyi's hands and feet turn cold and his face turned pale. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Listening to Mr. Zhao's words made me wake up like a dream. It seems that my thinking is too simple, I still keep it." Let the ancestral business dawdle, this industrial powerhouse will never mention it again."

"That's not necessarily the case. It depends on what we can produce and what we can sell." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "If the things we produce are not produced by the big powers, how will they deal with us? If they come to commit crimes, we will Train the army to resist, as long as they can't bear the loss, these people will naturally retreat obediently."

"But this is an unattainable thing." Qin Zhongyi shook his head and said.

"That's not necessarily the case. I don't know if Second Master Qin is interested in following me to Zhongchuan. Maybe you will gain something." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile. He still has a good impression of Second Master Qin who is determined to save the country. I also very much hope to help him and let him go on the right path.

Qin Zhongyi thought for a moment and gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll go. When your lord returns to Sichuan, just come to the teahouse and let me know. Qin Zhongyi will definitely accompany you."

"Thank you, Second Master Qin, for your favor. You won't be disappointed when you enter Sichuan this time." Zhao Shouhong smiled.Qin Zhongyi nodded, he bowed to Zhao Shouhong and Zhan Youming and others at the same table, and then strode out of the teahouse.

Shopkeeper Wang came over and said with a smile: "Master Zhao is really powerful, even Qin Erye can't beat you. But how to deal with these two people, please show me how to deal with these two people."

It was only then that Zhao Shouhong remembered that the conflict between himself and Qin Zhongyi was because of this village woman and her daughter. He turned his head and found that the two women had already eaten up the big bowl of rotten meat noodles, and they were standing respectfully at this moment. He didn't dare to move a step there.

Zhao Shouhong walked into the two of them. He looked at the village woman, then at her ten-year-old daughter, and said, "Where are you from? Who else is in the family?"

The village woman knew that Zhao Shouhong was a great court official when she heard what everyone said just now, she immediately pulled her daughter to kneel down and kowtowed: "Thank you for your kindness, we are from Baoding Mansion, last year the family suffered from drought and ate all the food , there is no food in the spring this year, so I have to flee. My family got separated on the way, and only our mother and daughter are left. I don’t want my daughter to starve to death, so I want to sell her to a good family. Please do me a favor, my lord. Just buy my daughter."

Chapter 87 Help Mother and Daughter

Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said: "How about this, you mother and daughter will stay in my house, the two of you will be paid three silver dollars a month, and you will go to your relatives when you have saved enough money."

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord." The village woman dragged her daughter to her knees and kowtowed.Zhao Shouhong waved his hand and asked the guards who came with him to separate into two people and took them away.

Zhan Youming came over and sighed: "Shou Hong is compassionate and compassionate. He has a heart of a Bodhisattva. It's just that the country is impoverished and turbulent. There are too many poor people like this, and we can't save them."

"So we have to seek the way to strengthen the country. As long as we can make the country strong, what are our personal interests?" Zhao Shouhong said: "I don't want to be a marquis. Show up and don't let our descendants continue to suffer."

"I don't want to be a Marquis. I hope the world will be peaceful. From now on, I, Kuang Sunmou, will sell your life to you. I hope you can do what you say." Kuang Sunmou's fiery temper broke out again, and he immediately yelled. .

Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly and said, "It's not about giving one's life. We really want to do it not for someone, but for our country. Since Sun Mou has this wish, let's work together to strengthen our country. "

"Yes, work hard for a strong country." Several middle-aged people in their forties put their hands together around Zhao Shouhong. After they looked at each other, they couldn't help laughing.Zhao Shouhong's words made the young students studying abroad in their forties seem to have found the direction of struggle again, and they readily agreed to help Zhao Shouhong's proposal to build the railway.

After sending everyone away, Zhao Shouhong returned to his mansion satisfied.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Cui waiting in front of the door. Zhao Shouhong said: "You are not staying in the house, why are you running around, it must be Grandpa calling me again."

Xiaocui shook her head and said, "Although the master did say that you should go see him when you come back, there is still a more difficult matter that needs to be dealt with by you."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

Xiao Cui murmured to the porter: "Young master's guards brought back two people, what should we do now?" Zhao Shouhong then remembered that the mother and daughter hadn't been settled yet, so he slapped his forehead and walked quickly into the porter's room.At this time, the mother and daughter were sitting and talking on the bench in the gatehouse. When they saw Zhao Shouhong coming in, they got up immediately. The village woman was about to bow down again, but Zhao Shouhong pulled her up.

"There is no need to give me a big gift here, I just let you be servants, there is nothing to thank." Zhao Shouhong said.

"The folk girl thanked the lord for saving her life. There is really nothing to repay her, and she can only kowtow twice more." The village woman said.

Hearing that the village woman seemed to know some etiquette, she didn't look like an ordinary family. He asked curiously, "What are your names? I don't think you are an ordinary family. How did you end up here?"

"Minister Zhou, this is my daughter Liu Xiaolan. Both her natal family and her husband's family were considered well-off in the past, and she also studied at home. In the past two years, there has been a severe drought in Zhili, and many people have become bandits. My family was hijacked by bandits. They were all dead. My daughter and I managed to escape, in order not to be targeted by the bandits, we had to exchange homemade clothes with the farmer’s family, and then fled to the capital.” The village woman slowly told the truth.

"So what you said in the teahouse that you separated from your family is not the truth?" Zhao Shouhong said.

Mrs. Zhou nodded: "I'm afraid of accidents, so I dare not talk about the disaster at home. Outside, I only say that I escaped." Zhao Shouhong also understood Zhou's explanation.After all, they were just two women. If no one paid attention to the refugees alone, or if they were escaped from a wealthy family, they would probably be targeted.

"Don't you have any relatives in your family?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

Mrs. Zhou was stunned, and then said: "I am originally from Jiangning Mansion, Jiangbei Province, and my father is a small official. Because my father married someone with his fingertips in the officialdom, I will marry far away. Now my father died early , there is no one in the family anymore, only a younger brother named Zhou Ren, who defected to his uncle's house in Guanghai City a few years ago, and wrote a letter last year saying that he is studying at some Chengzhi Middle School in Zhenjiang Prefecture."

"Zhou Ren, such a familiar name." Zhao Shouhong felt that this name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he knew it.

"Well, I will call you Mrs. Zhou from now on. You don't have to do rough work in the mansion, just clean the yard. Your daughter will work with you, and the wages will remain the same." Knowing that this is a big family They come from a family, so they probably don't know how to do rough work, so Zhao Shouhong can take care of them.

"Thank you, sir." Mrs. Zhou was about to pull Liu Xiaolan to kneel down again, but Zhao Shouhong helped her up: "Don't do this, I didn't help you. Xiaocui, take them to take a bath, change into clean clothes and settle down Come down and ask the kitchen to prepare meals for two more people."

"Yes, master." Xiaocui saluted Zhao Shouhong and left with Zhou's mother and daughter.

"Going to see Grandpa, I guess it's something troublesome." Zhao Shouhong patted his head and walked out of the porter room, muttering, "Zhou Ren, Zhou Ren, where did you hear that?"

"Grandfather, you are looking for me." Zhao Shouhong kept thinking about Zhou Ren's name in his mind, and walked to the door of Zhao Erzhen's room unconsciously.He had no choice but to gather his thoughts first, push the door open and go in to say hello.

"You are here." Zhao Erzhen sat on the teacher's chair and slowly opened his eyes. He took a sip from the still warm teacup and said, "Sit down and talk."

"Yes, my lord grandfather." Zhao Shouhong bowed and sat on the chair by the door.Zhao Erzhen looked at Zhao Shouhong unhurriedly, and asked after a long time, "Master Yuan Kai treats you to dinner today?"

"Yes." Zhao Shouhong said.

Zhao Erzhen nodded and said, "I'm very glad you decided to join the constitutional faction."

Zhao Shouhong's heart tightened when he heard that, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Erzhen who was still calm, not knowing what to say.Zhao Erzhen shook his head with a smile and said, "Didn't I tell you? How to choose is up to you. Most of the students who come back from studying abroad will not be as conservative as us stubborn old people. They usually only have two places to go. One is to support Yuan Kui’s constitutionalism, the second is to join Sun Wenhai’s revolutionary party. I am very pleased that you can choose the constitutionalists, not those revolutionary parties who only rely on blood and courage and think that overthrowing the imperial court will bring peace to the world.”