"Li Zicheng, Liuhe!"

When this voice came from the room, a middle-aged man sitting in the room wearing a black kimono and short silver-gray hair looked calm on his face, but his true emotions were revealed in his eyes.

Breathing anger.

And this man with short silver-gray hair and angry eyes is the second president of Nanman Railway Co., Ltd., Mr. Nakamura. The fundamental reason for such anger is the Shahekou Railway Factory and six other affiliated factories of the company.

The sudden resignation of skilled workers caused the factory to cease production.

"President, skilled workers mobilized from China have arrived at Shahekou and several other factories. Now the factory's production has returned to normal!"

Standing in front of the CEO with his head lowered, Miyamotojiro Waka reported.

Picking up the small teacup on the table and taking a sip of tea, Nakamura calmed himself down. Then he looked up at the young man in front of him who was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and looked elegant.

"Miyamoto, if I remember correctly, your father was also attacked by them, right?"

"Yes, I believe that after handling the compensation matter, my father will use his own actions to wash away the shame on his body!"

When answering the president's question, Miyamoto Jiro lowered his head again, without showing any emotion on his face.

After listening to Miyamoto's words, Nakamura nodded, and then sighed.

"Although your father is not a samurai and does not wear a sword on his waist, he has an invisible samurai sword in his belly!"

After sighing, Nakamura stood up and slowly walked out of the room, while Miyamoto Jiro followed him, and the two of them walked one after another into the elegant courtyard.

"Miyamoto, as a member of the Miyamoto family, you must restore the honor of the Miyamoto family!"

"return!"

Jiro Miyamoto responded in a deep voice.

"Longhai Railway!"

After saying these words, Nakamura was silent for a moment.

"It was an overly sensitive area, at the junction of the spheres of influence of Germany and Britain and the United States. It was precisely because of this that Li Zicheng, the Chinese, obtained the railway. In the long run, the two thousand kilometers of Longshan

The Maritime Railway will have far more development prospects than the South-Manchuria Railway. That railway will run through the northwest hinterland of China, which has never been reached by the forces of other countries, and it will surely radiate to many provinces and affect the lives of 100 million Chinese people. It can be said that,

This railway is the real artery of steel!”

When he uttered these words, Nakamura Norikong had a look of envy on his face.

"As the president of South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd., I am not satisfied with the railway we have obtained in South Manchuria now. If possible, I hope we can enter the hinterland of China, and this railway will lead us into China

In the hinterland, if we can get this railway, it will not be far from Japan taking control of the entire China!"

"Your Majesty is absolutely right!"

Miyamoto Jiro responded. Deep in his heart, he vaguely guessed that perhaps the president had decided something.

"Whether it is the South Manchuria Railway, the Middle East Railway, or the Jiaoji Railway, they actually operate around one road, one port, and one city. Without Dalian as an export, the South Manchuria Railway would not be as profitable as it is today.

If the China-Eastern Railway does not have Vladivostok as an outlet, the Chinese people will have no choice but to sell the railway to us, and the Jiaoji Railway without Qingdao will be a dead end! It can be said that railways and port cities complement each other and are indispensable!"

As the president of Manchuria Railway, Nakamura Shikong understands the relationship between a railway and a port better than anyone else.

"The Longhai Railway has only one special-grade station, which is Lianyungang. In the future, it will develop into Dalian in Jiangsu. The 400 square kilometers of railway land is enough to build a large-scale city that is not inferior to Shanghai. Therefore, the development of the Longhai Railway Company will

It will also be about one city and one port, and we will make a fuss all the way. If we want to retaliate against them, we must use our brains on this!"

Walking to the bamboo planted against the wall, Nakamura fell silent. If it wasn't because he was worried that Japan's direct intervention in Lianyungang would cause a backlash from Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, how could he... the countries' sphere of influence in China?

It is extremely sensitive to the changes in China. In fact, it is this sensitivity that saved China from being divided and occupied. If Japan rashly intervenes in Lianyungang, no matter what the reason is, it will cause a strong backlash from Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Perhaps,

It was precisely because Li Zicheng understood this that he was so unscrupulous.

"What a cunning guy!"

With a sigh in his heart, Mr. Nakamura stretched out his hand and broke off a dead leaf from the bamboo joint.

Not only is he very cunning, but he is also very rich

Indeed, Li Zicheng is very rich, but now, a large part of his funds have been taken up by the government. Funds, a 2,000-kilometer railway requires an investment of at least 250 million yen, plus the investment along the line.

Without 300 million yen in vehicles and carriages, he could not build this railway at all, and the short-sighted Chinese government prohibited him from mortgaging the railway to obtain loans from foreign banks.

"The Chinese government is really a friend of Japan!"

While sighing, Nakamura Koriko's eyes lit up.

"City, city is the core!"

After saying something, Nakamura Koruko, holding the dead leaf in his hand, turned around and looked at Miyamoto, who was standing behind him with his head bowed.

"You should immediately notify the investigation department and ask them to collect all the information about Lianyungang. I must know what Liuhe Company is doing at the first time, what they have purchased from abroad, and how they are planning the entire city. Since it is

If there is commercial competition, then let’s use a businessman’s method to deal with him!”

As he spoke, a trace of ridicule appeared on Nakamura's face. The merchant's method was Li Zicheng's, but he did not necessarily only use the merchant's method. He would use all means to attack Liuhe Company and Longhai Railway Company.

"return!"

Jiro Miyamoto responded in a deep voice. Although he did not know the president's intentions, understanding the opponent was often the first step to defeating the opponent. It was not too late to understand the opponent now.

"Miyamoto, you have to remember that what we do is not only for the interests of the club, but also for the interests of Japan. Perhaps, now we can directly use the strength of the empire and the weakness of the Chinese government to retaliate against the Chinese people.

, very easy, but in that case, we may even sacrifice the interests of the empire!"

"Um?"

Miyamoto Jiro was stunned, a little confused about the president's intention.

"Longhai Railway, if we encourage the government to intervene, there is a 60% chance that the government will intervene. Maybe Li Zicheng has the background of an American consortium, but the United States..."

After smiling, Mr. Nakamura continued.

"Morgan may be able to protect Li Zicheng himself, but the Chinese government cannot resist the pressure from Japan. But our pressure will only allow the Chinese government to find some reasons to force the Longhai Railway to stop work, which will cost Li Zicheng tens of millions.

funding, but why are we doing this?”

After asking a rhetorical question, a look of longing appeared on Mr. Nakamura's face.

"We want Li Zicheng to build the railway. We don't even need to bother him. At the Yawat Iron Works, next year, after the iron ore mining in Anshan, the dependence on Daye's iron ore will not be so high.

So, now we can even help him and prevent the government from fully intervening in this matter, but we have to remember this!"

Although Nakamura's words have not yet been made clear, Miyamoto Jiro understood the president's intentions. The president hoped...

"We have to look further and bigger. We can't just focus on Li Zicheng, but also on the Longhai Railway and the whole of China. That, that is where the interests of the Japanese Empire lie.

ah!"

That night, at the Prime Minister's residence, after personally pouring a glass of wine for Mr. Nakamura, Mr. Saionji looked seriously at the current president of Manchuria Railway. His suggestion really moved everyone's heart.

"Although I'm not 100% sure, if we can get the government's cooperation, we can be at least 60% sure!"

Nakamura answered truthfully.

"We must consider the future reactions of Britain, the United States and Germany!"

Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple reminded me.

"When the Qing Dynasty planned to build the Longhai Railway, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Lucia all showed strong interest. Every country understood that no matter who obtained this railway, it would affect China's inland hinterland.

, but in the end all countries gave up, because no one wanted to see the other party get this railway. In the end, the Chinese had to repair it themselves, and they could not even use foreign loans, at least they could not use loans from big countries."

"Indeed, countries are very sensitive to this, just like they are keeping silent now, but time, time will change everything! Your Excellency, Prime Minister!"

Nakamura's words made Saionji's brows jump.

"oh!"

"With the fall of the Qing Dynasty, China's domestic politics became increasingly chaotic. Although the revolutionary party in the south and Yuan Shikai in the north had ostensibly negotiated a peace, in fact, after the collapse of the Tang cabinet, four southern ministers resigned. It can be seen that

It turns out that there are irreconcilable conflicts between the north and the south. It can be said that the current situation in China is actually more dangerous than during the Qing Dynasty, and a civil war may break out!"

Frowning his brows, Duke Wang of Xiyuan Temple was silent for a moment.

"Then Nakamura means..."

"For the Longhai Railway, we will start from a commercial perspective in the future and use commercial competition to slowly weaken its vitality. At the same time, we will also use the desire for power of the North and the South to lure China into war. Once it falls into

War, our opportunity will come. In a war, it is difficult to maintain the interests of enterprises... At that time, we can use loans to railway companies and even the north and south and other methods to obtain the entire Longhai Railway.

But this requires the cooperation of the government!”

After slowly speaking out his suggestion, Nakamura looked at Saionji, who was silent, and finally nodded.

"For the benefit of Japan, this is the only way!"...
Chapter completed!