super god warlord

"Take it here." Shen Ruoxue said casually.

"Second Madam, I'm Qin Zhongyi. I have something important to inform you." Qin Zhongyi then explained Cai Naihuang's arrival and the conversation between the two of them.

"Well said, you can't be polite to these foreign slaves. Don't worry, he won't have time to worry about your problems soon, and the Saar people probably don't have the energy to care about you." Shen Ruoxue smiled, what she was thinking about was The crazy rise of rubber stocks.Since what Shen Ruoxue said was so certain, Qin Zhongyi did it with confidence.

Seeing that the threat was ineffective, the Sal people had no choice but to raise the price again, intending to compete with the other party for market share, but Qin Zhongyi still had a second hand, and he quickly launched high-end filter cigarettes, as well as high-end tin box packaging.

Chapter 224 Retaliation

Filter-tipped cigarettes are not original to Zhongchuan. As early as more than ten years ago, there were already filter-tipped cigarettes in the West Continent. Even among the cigarettes sold by Sabai Tobacco Company in Hualan, there were also filter-tipped cigarettes.

But filters are different from filters. In the past, filter cigarettes used paper filters. Although people can filter part of the nicotine when they smoke, their mouths will smell of pulp after a long time, which makes people very uncomfortable.Although the Golden Monkey tin box cigarettes launched by Qin Zhongyi are also filter cigarettes, the material of the filter is acetate fiber.

This new product from several chemical factories in Zhongchuan is specially made for filter cigarettes.With the application of this acetate fiber, not only the effect of filtering nicotine is better, but also it will not leave pulp flavor in the mouth.Coupled with the application of artificial flavors, the cigarettes produced by Zhongchuan have a fragrant smell on the teeth and cheeks, and the sales are booming. Soon, even Zhongchuan cigarettes began to appear in the markets of the Imperial Capital and Tianfeng City.

The launch of this new cigarette immediately greatly improved the reputation of Zhongchuan products, and other products such as soap, leather clothes, glass, towels, flour, etc. became very popular, and foreign merchants were severely suppressed. The Chinese businessman immediately decided to use extraordinary means to deal with Qin Zhongyi.On a pitch-black night, a dozen or so habitual thieves bought by the Sargocs took a lot of kerosene and cotton to ignite the fire, and fumbled towards the outskirts of the Luchaogang Industrial Zone.

Although Zhao Shouhong repeatedly asked the Luchaogang Industrial Zone to build a high wall around it for future defense.However, the construction of Luchao Port is in full swing, various factories have been built one after another, and many businessmen from the Ningbo Merchant Gang have also joined in, making the industrial area expand again and again, and the location of the fence has become a problem, so Qin Zhongyi simply postponed the construction of the fence. Construction, first focus on the construction of factories and roads.

It is precisely because of this lack of defense that these habitual bandits have an opportunity.They sneaked in the darkness, and headed towards the center of the industrial area through the shadow of a factory courtyard wall.According to the information of the Sar people, the cigarette factory Qin Zhongyi set up in Guanghai was in the central area of ​​Luchao Port, close to Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing General Bureau, so they planned to burn this cigarette factory, leaving them with no goods to sell.

More than a dozen people walked briskly on the road, the two in front were in charge of the watch, and the two in the back observed the situation. The group quickly approached the cigarette factory.Looking at the low courtyard wall, a few people met and decided to climb over the wall and enter directly.Two of these people were below for support, and the other two stepped on them lightly and flexibly, and quickly climbed up to the top of the wall.

Relying on this method, more than a dozen people climbed over the wall, and the last two people at the bottom were pulled up by the people above.The head of the small number of people found that everyone had arrived, and he began to assign tasks, intending to let everyone disperse and set fire.Just when these people were going to set fire, more than a dozen beams of bright light suddenly appeared, illuminating them so hard that they couldn't open their eyes. It turned out that the searchlights of the factory guard team were aimed at them.

Standing in the middle of the team, Qin Zhongyi sneered and said, "Dare to come with me, and even send someone to set fire to it. I really don't know what to do." are likely to suffer losses.Now Qin Zhongyi finally began to pay attention to what Zhao Shouhong said, strengthening the defense.

"Boss, how should we deal with these people." A person in charge of the factory protection team asked.

"Kill them all." Qin Zhongyi gritted his teeth and said.

"But killing them is easy to cause trouble. Shall we leave these people to confront the Saar?" the person in charge asked.

"It's useless to confront, the Sa'er people won't admit it." Qin Zhongyi shook his head: "It's better to kill them all, let's die without confrontation. Didn't they bring something to start the fire? Use these things to burn them to ashes, no, no Are you in trouble?" The person in charge nodded, and he immediately issued an order loudly, and the guards who surrounded the place raised their rifles, ignored the opponent's begging for mercy, and slammed the trigger.

The factory guards used the firelights brought by those people to gather them together and burn them on the spot. These people never thought that the things they brought today were used to burn themselves.Because of the cotton soaked in kerosene, the flames rose.

"It's burning, it's burning. Haha, let's see those Hualan people compete with us again this time." A Saar man who was always watching Luchaogang with a telescope on a tall building shouted, and he waved his hand excitedly. Arm, as if to express their inner excitement, several other Saar people present also laughed.

The excitement of these Saar people did not last long, because soon in another direction, several huge flames quickly ignited.The Saar man with the binoculars was attracted, he looked in that direction with the binoculars, and suddenly took a breath: "My God, it seems to be the direction of the pier, and the place should be our cigarette warehouse .”

"What?" Several other Saarmen jumped up with a cry of surprise, and they crowded to the window one after another, looking in that direction with their binoculars.The flames soaring into the sky were higher than the flames in the direction of Luchaogang, which made several people feel as if they were burning in front of their eyes. At this moment, their eyes were straightened, and their minds went blank.

The next morning, there was explosive news in the newspapers. Last night, two places caught fire. The cigarette factory in Luchaogang was artificially set on fire, causing little damage, but it also affected some production.Another fire scene was very serious. The two largest tobacco warehouses of Sabai Tobacco Company in Gwanghae Wharf were burned to the ground. More than 100 million boxes of cigarettes stored in them were turned into green smoke, and there was not even a little slag left. Down.

Although Guang Haidao said that such a vicious arson incident must be investigated to the end, he did it cleanly and could not find any clues at all.Cai Naihuang originally planned to blame Qin Zhongyi at this time, but he evaded it even more cleanly.The Luchaogang Industrial Zone was also attacked, and more than a dozen "factory guards" were burned to death. At that time, my family was involved in fighting the fire. How could it be possible to send people to set the fire at the same time? As a result, Qin Zhongyi's suspicion was lightly taken away. Pass.

Although the Sa'er people knew very well that this was Qin Zhongyi's warning to them, but he sent someone to set fire first, and received several threatening letters soon, the Sa'er people had no choice but to give up.After all, they are just businessmen, not terrorists, and they still cherish their lives more than money.

Since they put on a stance of killing each other, and they have the strength to burn down their own warehouses without anyone noticing, they naturally dare not provoke them.The Saar people had to return to the business model honestly, and started a business war with Qin Zhongyi in order to grab market share.

Chapter 225 Returning to Guanghai City

Qin Zhongyi was also polite, and he quickly brought out another high-profile product, the Seagull watch produced by Ningyuan Hall Zhongchuan Watch Factory.Although this kind of watch is not as magical as the one Zhao Shouhong gave to several railway engineers, its quality is also very guaranteed.The use of an all-steel case and bracelet, the latest plexiglass case, and a rubber-lined sealing ring makes this watch's shockproof and waterproof performance much better than pocket watches produced in various countries.

The watch can be worn directly on the wrist, which can more clearly show its own economic strength, and it is much more convenient to use than a pocket watch.Therefore, the Seagull brand wristwatch has been listed, and it has been sought after by the majority of wealthy businessmen.Qin Zhongyi lost no time in launching high, medium and low grade watches, as well as various wall clocks, table clocks and pocket watches, which fully squeezed the market share of countries in the Western Continent.

With the lessons learned from last time, foreign businessmen from all over the world can only conduct business competition honestly.Sichuan's products are high-tech, durable, and because they are local products with low shipping costs. Therefore, in just a few months, Qin Zhongyi occupied more than half of the market in Shanghai, and began to spread to surrounding provinces. Foreign businessmen can only bear with it. .

Just when Qin Zhongyi was vigorously promoting Sichuan products, Zhao Shouhong had just sailed around the Strait of Malacca.When the ship docked in Singapore to fill coal water, Zhao Shouhong received a telegram from China.There was only one sentence in the telegram: "The empress and the emperor have collapsed, and the Ru Fantai will be conferred until the end, as a consolation and exemption."

"It seems that you have been promoted again." Feng Ru looked at the telegram and said.

"This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Although I helped the country avoid the compensation to Gengzi, the Empress Dowager Cixi is dead, and there is no power to support the constitution in the country. The real chaos has just begun. Then The next few years will be the most difficult time for us, and everyone must be mentally prepared." Zhao Shouhong folded a stack of telegrams and put them in his arms.

"Then what should we do now?" Feng Ru frowned. What he feared most was Zhao Shouhong's downfall.Based on his understanding of the current Qing dignitaries, once Zhao Shouhong falls, absolutely no one will fund him to continue the research on aircraft.

"What should we do? Buy things right away. We must keep our bodies clean and we can't let others find the reason." Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "Don't worry, the sky will never turn around. As long as he knows Zaifeng, I will let him live for two more years. If not, then I have no choice but to be sorry. But I'm not prepared enough, it's better not to be so fast."

After the whole ship was suspended, Zhao Shouhong ordered the ship to continue on the road, and the target was Shanghai Port. He needed to check the situation of his industrial zone first, and tried his best to keep his foundation in Shanghai.For the situation in China after Cixi's death, Zhao Shouhong had already prepared in his heart, and it can be said that he was the most prepared person in the whole country.But now that Zaifeng is in power, he naturally looks down on all the constitutionalists, so the chances of Zhao Shouhong being persecuted are much higher.

Now Zhao Shouhong is not what it used to be. He has just made great achievements in his mission. Not only did he win honors for the country at the Paris Air Show and Auto Show, but he also drew closer to Germany and even reduced the compensation.With such a credit, Zaifeng would not be able to attack him for a while, lest he be criticized by others.

This period of time in the future will be the key to Zhao Shouhong's success.He had to completely control Sichuan within a few years before he could gain the upper hand in the melee of warlords and ultimately unify the country. However, it also depended on whether Zaifeng gave him a chance.

Two months after the Empress Dowager passed away, Zhao Shouhong finally landed in Guanghai Port. Since both the emperor and the Empress Dowager had to rest for a year, Zhao Shouhong could still pay homage in the mourning hall arranged by Guanghai Road.Zhao Shouhong acted completely according to the etiquette, without any inappropriateness or transgression, and no one could fault it.

After the sacrifice, Zhao Shouhong hurried to the industrial area to inspect his manufacturing bureau and Jiangnan Shipyard.After such a long period of construction, the new factory areas of Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau and Jiangnan Shipyard have all been completed.

After betting with Zhao Shouhong, the Krupp factory was invited by Zhao Shouhong to add a complete set of machinery for two processing factories. Therefore, the aid project changed from one machine processing factory to three. At this time, one of the three factories to be built One also started construction in Luchao Port.Zhao Shouhong was very satisfied to see that the original barren beach had been turned into factories all over the ground, and Guanghai's industrial development was also not bad.

Qin Zhongyi, Wei Han, and Zhang Qiping naturally followed Zhao Shouhong to inspect the surrounding area. Seeing Zhao Shouhong's satisfied expression, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.For Zhao Shouhong's kindness, these three people are very grateful, so they have been working hard all the time, hoping to be affirmed by their superiors.Not long ago, under the introduction of several comrades in the Machinery Bureau, they joined the Hualan Pioneer Party and became comrades in the party.

As for these few people who joined the Vanguard Party and his important help in Gwanghae, Zhao Shouhong would naturally not hide it from them.When several people were patrolling the factory area, Zhao Shouhong began to secretly arrange tasks for them.

"The scale of the General Manufacturing Bureau needs to continue to expand. With Krupp's machinery processing plant, I believe our machine tool problem has been basically solved. We will manufacture any equipment we need in the future." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.

"Naturally, it is said that a [-]-ton hydraulic press will come with the ship this time. I don't know if it can be placed in Guanghai. After all, the shipyard is more useful." Wei Han asked next to him, and he very much hoped to use it This [-]-ton hydraulic press stamps steel plates, which saves a lot of effort in building warships.

"We don't need such a large hydraulic machine to build a warship, and Guanghai is not our own territory. It is better to be careful in everything. I will send this hydraulic machine back to Zhongchuan first, but with this [-]-ton hydraulic machine, we can use it in the future." Make a large number of thousands of tons of hydraulic presses for use, and in a few days I will ask them to manufacture a [-]-ton hydraulic press and send it to you." Zhao Shouhong responded.

Although the [-]-ton hydraulic press was not left behind, the [-]-ton hydraulic press was barely enough, and Wei Han was quite satisfied.While talking, they came to the drawing room of Jiangnan Dock. Zhao Shouhong waved his hand and said, "How about we go in and have a look?"

"It's natural." Wei Han led everyone into the drawing room.The place is quite spacious, and many young people are concentrating on their work in front of the slanted drawing boards. Their expressions are so focused that they didn't even notice that Zhao Shouhong and others walked in.

"I asked them to come over to welcome you." Wei Han said that he was about to go forward, but he was stopped by Zhao Shouhong: "Forget it, these people are so dedicated to work, it's not good to disturb them. Let's go to you Let’s chat in my office, I have something important to ask you.”

Chapter 226 Warship Drawings

Hearing what Zhao Shouhong said, Wei Han had no choice but to stop caring about those people, and walked into his office with Zhao Shouhong and others. "They are very serious about their work. Are they designing ships?" Zhao Shouhong laughed.

"That's right. These are all students who graduated from our Shipbuilding Academy. They started to take the lead when they officially joined the Jiangnan Shipyard. There is no way, there are too few experienced designers, and no one takes them." Wei Han said regretfully: "They Our experience is still too lacking, now we can only slowly design merchant ships, and wait until we have experience to design warships. We have lagged behind for too long, and have long been out of touch with the world's advanced warship design ideas, so it is difficult for them to quickly A well-designed warship can only be tested one by one."

"There is no solution?" Zhao Shouhong frowned. He didn't have so much time to let these young people try to design warships one by one.

"Yes, if there is a foreign warship designer who comes and brings apprentices, it will be fine. Even if there are the most advanced foreign warship designs, we can quickly understand them and come up with our own warships." Wei Han said.

"So that's it, it's easy to handle this way." Zhao Shouhong smiled and ordered people to carry the box.Soon several guards brought over a dozen heavy wooden boxes.These boxes were placed in Wei Han's office, almost taking up all the space.

Looking at the pair of large wooden boxes, Wei Han said in surprise: "Chairman, what are you going to do? Could it be that you got a batch of ship models?"

"I can guarantee that the things inside are better than the models." Zhao Shouhong smiled and opened one of the boxes, took out a large roll of drawings and said, "Look at this."

Spreading the blueprints on the table, Wei Han stared wide-eyed after only one glance: "This...the blueprints of this warship are so detailed, could it be that they belong to the Teutonic people?"

Zhao Shouhong nodded: "Yes, this is the first-class battlecruiser under construction by the Teutonic Kingdom, tentatively designated as the Von Tann, with a displacement of 22150 tons, propelled by steam turbines, and can reach a speed of over 27 knots. "

"So fast." Wei Han's eyes lit up: "Are we going to build this?"