The journey starts from the Titanic

"Perhaps everyone has heard that Meihua has an overseas Chinese background?"

So far, Song Ziwen looked around and knew their worries well.After provoking everyone’s appetite, he smiled slightly and explained: "This is true. Chinese businessmen in South Asia and North America do have a significant influence in Meihua, and some wealthy businessmen in Guangdong know this, but It's only secret, they maintain a close cooperative relationship with Meihua Company.

You may not know that in order to retake Hanyang Iron Works from the Japanese and Shengjia, Meihua Company has made a lot of efforts and paid a lot of money. Now many people are laughing at them for being taken advantage of!

But it’s worth it.In order to save China's steel industry, they still recognized this loss-making business.After all, Meihua will still be a foreign company, even if it is emotionally inclined.If there is a lack of Chinese shareholders, they will often consider their own interests."

Song Ziwen said that his words aroused everyone's thoughts, Song Hanzhang and the others did not expect such an inside story.

"What you said is true? Then Meihua really wants to do something for China's steel industry, not a comprador?" Lu Bohong stared at Song Ziwen with big eyes.He is a representative of the Shanghai iron and steel industry. The Shanghai Xinghua Iron Plant that he founded alone was once a boom, but he has faced dumping of foreign goods in the past two years and has suffered a lot of losses.

Song Ziwen nodded.

"No wonder the Cantonese business has developed so fast in the past two years. It turned out to have caught up with Meihua Company." Someone suddenly realized.Although Shanghai is China's industrial and commercial center, Guangdong's economic strength is not bad.In the past two years, Meihua Company has brought a group of Nanyang Chinese businessmen to invest in Guangdong's department stores, trade, real estate, finance, and even cement and steel industries. The momentum of development has been rapid and surprising.In particular, the Shanghai branch of the Bank of Guangdong, which ranks among the best in Shanghai Chinese-owned banks, puts pressure on Ningbo businessmen in Shanghai.

When moving with emotion and understanding with reason, Song Ziwen saw that everyone has already been emotionally inclined to Hanyang Iron Works, and continued: "Investing in Hanyang Iron may not be rewarded for a while, but as the most important and even the only steel company in China, As the economy develops, what does this mean once he recovers? Financial resources! So we must have a long-term vision."

"Is it really so profitable to open an iron plant? I heard that foreign steel dumping has caused Shanghai's Chinese steel producers to lose out. Will Hanyang Iron Plant do the same?"

Uh, this person was scared by foreign businessmen, but his problem was very practical.

Song Ziwen smiled slightly and said, "Foreign capital is nothing more than capital, technology, and policy advantages. In fact, we do not lack these. Our Song family is engaged in the import and export of machinery and equipment. Every year, we import a large number of advanced technology and equipment from foreign countries. Chinese manufacturers have bypassed Shanghai’s foreign businessmen’s technical blockade against China. Therefore, I can assure you that after I take over the Hanyang Iron Factory, I will build it into the most advanced iron factory in Asia and make production costs no less than international ones. Level so that foreign businessmen will not easily squeeze us out of dumping."

Looking at the confident appearance of Song Ziwen, many people thought of the rapid rise of the Song family business in just a few years under the auspices of Song Ziwen, and gradually developed confidence in Song Ziwen.

Song Ziwen's next sentence made them angry."In fact, we have made sufficient preparations for the financing of the Hanyang Iron Plant. We don’t need everyone to go bankrupt. It is unrealistic for everyone to subscribe for a large number of shares at once. I only hope that I will invest in the future of China as far as I can. At the same time, Hanyang Iron Works will also raise funds in Guangdong. The Bank of Guangdong has already stated that if there are insufficient funds raised in Shanghai, they are willing to take over."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked unhappy, and said in their hearts: "This Song Ziwen is too bad. Doesn't this mean that we Shanghai businessmen can't compare to Cantonese?"

Seeing the unhappiness on everyone's faces, Song Ziwen smiled.Continue to adjust the oil and add vinegar: "The key to saving the country by industry is action. The Japanese are bent on destroying the Hanyang Iron Factory. We just want to build it. Now is the time to test everyone."

"This matter counts me as one! I subscribe for 500,000 shares! Say nothing to let those Guangdong little guys look down upon Allah!" Yu Qiaqing said rudely.

As soon as he expressed his stance, other people were not easy to handle. Song Hanzhang, Li Pingshu and others also subscribed for shares of Hanyang Iron Factory, and the total amount reached 500,000.Coupled with the 600,000 subscribed by Song Ziwen, Hanyang Iron Works completed two-thirds of the financing in Shanghai at once.

Song Ziwen was very happy. Seeing everyone's cooperation, he released another piece of good news."After the Hanyang Iron Plant, Pingxiang Coal Mine will also raise funds from the Shanghai business community. We will first consider the shareholders of the Hanyang Iron Plant."

This is indeed good news. Coal mines are invested in more insurance than iron plants. Pingxiang Coal Mine is a mature coal mine and the only large-scale high-quality coal mine in the South. In addition to providing coke to Hanyang Iron Plant, the coal produced is also supplied to Shanghai in large quantities. The Kailuan Coal Mine in the north monopolized most of Shanghai's coal business.

Such a profitable investment naturally made people rush, and some awakened businessmen immediately reacted. This is the bone thrown by Song Ziwen, so they said that they would recommend Hanyang Iron Factory to relatives and friends after returning, and strive to subscribe for all the shares this time. Give the Cantonese a cent.

Li Pingshu, Song Hanzhang, Yu Qiaqing and others are all leading figures in Shanghai's business and banking circles. If they recommend investment in Hanyang Iron Works to other capitalists in Shanghai, things will go smoother.

Song Ziwen thought beautifully.

Sure enough, within a few days, Song Ziwen initiated the Hanyang Iron Works in Shanghai to raise funds for the first phase of 3 million, which was all subscribed. He couldn't help but report to Situ Nan excitedly.

Situ Nan was very happy.

"3 million is not a big deal for the capitalists in Shanghai, but they are willing to invest in the iron and steel industry, which is slow to make progress with 3 million. It is really rare. Let them share the Pingxiang coal mine."

Situ South Road.

After Han Yeping was dismembered, the Pingxiang Coal Mine is now in Jiangxi Province, but the actual control is in the hands of Meihua Company.However, after the Kailuan Coal Mine, Situ Nan’s desire for the Pingxiang Coal Mine was not too strong, so Meihua Company transferred the shares of the Pingxiang Coal Mine to the Hanyang Iron Factory. After keeping 38, it transferred the Pingxiang Coal Mine that had just been acquired to Liu Hongsheng, Song Ziwen and other Shanghai wealthy merchants.

Investors in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Tianjin and other places have also bought a lot of shares in Pingxiang Coal Mine. They are all optimistic about the big gold mine of Pingxiang Coal Mine. This investment did make them money later.

Leading this project is "Middle-aged Match Selling Man" Liu Hongsheng.Of course he is also the chairman and general manager of the newly established Pingxiang Mining Company.After the "King of Matches", he was again called the "King of Coal" by good people.

Because of Meihua's generosity, Song Ziwen dared to promise Li Pingshu, Song Hanzhang and other wealthy Shanghai businessmen to let them buy shares in the Pingxiang Coal Mine.

Chapter 133 Hanyang Rebirth (Part 2)

The Pingxiang Coal Mine, which everyone knows as a treasure, is just a good coal mine in Situ Nan's eyes. The most indispensable thing in China is coal.If Situ Nan is interested, he can always find the warlord Yan Xishan who is now farming in Shanxi. Just do some work, and he can dig as much coal as he wants.

With limited funds, Situ Nan did not intend to allow Meihua to continue to invest in coal mines, but aimed at the truly valuable thing-rare earths.To this end, Meihua Company quietly established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Meihua Mining Company, and transferred all its coal mining operations to Meihua Mining Company, including a small amount of Pingxiang Mining Company shares and a large number of Kailuan Coal Mine shares.

At the same time, after drawing funds from the Pingxiang Coal Mine, Meihua Mining Company began to conduct geological exploration in Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and other places in a planned way. They set their sights on rare metals such as tungsten and manganese, including copper, zinc, tin, etc. Non-ferrous metals.

Situ Nan has always been fascinated by German tungsten technology. For this reason, he has invested heavily in setting up an alloy laboratory at the University of Wilhelmshaven, and also introduced a group of experts in alloy technology from Germany.

His plan is to transport rare earths such as tungsten and manganese mined from China back to the United States, and turn these rare metals into various special alloys through Cummins Power's Special Metals Company.

Automobiles, airplanes, ships, electronics, electrical appliances and other industries cannot do without these precious metals.This kind of thinking is very "venomous and selfish", so Situ Nan would not disclose it to anyone casually.

Song Ziwen didn't know Situ Nan's plan, and he secretly felt sorry for Meihua Company for surrendering the Pingxiang Coal Mine.

Song Ziwen nodded, and said, "What should I do in Guangdong? They also ask to buy shares in Hanyang Iron Factory? You can't favor one another, right?" He looked at Situ Nan with some worry.

"Meihua still has almost half of the shares in Hanyang Iron Factory. If they want to insist, they will give them 15% to 20%. But I think their minds may change." Situ Nan smiled.

"Oh? What do you say?" Song Ziwen couldn't help asking, looking at Situ Nan's relaxed expression.

"This is still a secret, and it doesn't matter if you tell you it. But to avoid distraction, let's talk about it later. In short, it is a good thing for you to the iron factory. You should go back and think about how to make the Hanyang Iron Factory Phoenix Banni. Come on!" Situ Nan smiled.

"This guy, what are you playing mysteriously!" Song Ziwen cursed in his heart, without further questioning.

Situ Nan's painstaking effort to get Hanyang Iron Works was not entirely out of his own feelings, but also had economic benefits.The main product of Hanyang Iron Works is railroad tracks, and the quality is not bad. It has won awards at foreign fairs.

Meihua Company recently planned to build the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. The section in Guangdong was repaired very early. However, the section in Hubei, Hunan has not been able to be constructed due to various historical reasons, which severely restricted the economic development of several provinces in central and southern China.

To this end, Meihua Company is negotiating with the British banking group, and at the same time mobilizing to contact the gentry in Guangdong, Hunan, and Hubei.In the beginning, banks such as HSBC Jardines disagreed with Meihua's proposal for commercial railways and put forward various requests arrogantly.

Let Situ Nan get angry.He immediately instructed Meihua’s negotiators to threaten that if HSBC and they disagree, then Meihua Bank intends to find several consortia in the UK to cooperate. Anyway, they are also very interested in the Chinese interests held by HSBC, Jardine and other foreign banks. .

Once the local consortium comes forward to cooperate with Meihua, HSBC and Jardine will no longer use the privileges granted by the British government. Without privileges, is HSBC still HSBC?

Under the persuasion of Meihua Company, banks such as HSBC gave up harsh sovereign mineral rights and other conditions, and the gentry in the southern provinces were also very interested in the Sino-foreign joint and completely commercial railway proposed by Meihua Company.

Meihua Company negotiated with HSBC and other British-funded consortiums to train the Guangdong-Han Railway. I don’t know why the Japanese learned about it, and the dog noses posted it enthusiastically.They have annexed Russia's interests in the Northeast and inherited Germany's interests in Shandong. Their power has expanded greatly and has seriously threatened Britain's economic interests in China. Can they let this wolf's ambition reach out into South China?Without Meihua's objection, the British coldly rejected the Japanese.

The French looked at the cooperation between the Americans and the British very enviously. Knowing that they had no part in it, they turned to seek the construction of the Southwest Railway from Annan to Sichuan.However, their power is limited, especially the slow progress of the Chinese section, which makes people desperate.

Situ Nan very much hopes that the Canton-Han Railway can be finalized before leaving Shanghai.I thought: As long as we find a balance between the two sides, with Meihua in the middle of contact, there is still hope for the railway to be built.This can also drive the development of Hanyang Iron Works.

Looking at Song Ziwen's slightly tired face, Situ Nan wanted to tell about the Guangdong-Han Railway, but he hadn't implemented it yet, so he stopped talking.

"As long as the factory is up and running, even if it can't turn losses into profits for a while, it will make people see hope. If you have made achievements, it will be easier to raise funds next time." Situ Nan said.

"I think so too. But in terms of technology, you have to help. It's best to draw some outstanding management talents from American steel plants. Those guys from Han Yeping are unreliable." Song Ziwen said.

"No problem! Speaking of technical talents, I really have a good person. His name is Yu Mingyu. He is an international student I met when I founded the California Steel Company in California. He is also considered a veteran of the company. You have to listen to him on technical matters. , You can’t do things like Zhang Zhidong’s casual filming.” Situ Nan reminded.

"You can also say that I can't do things that laymen command the insider." Song Ziwen smiled, but he was a little curious about Yu Mingyu, a technical talent whom Situ Nan respected.

Situ Nan suddenly remembered Song Ziwen's calculation of the Sheng family, and asked: "How does it feel to calculate the fourth son of Sheng Ji? Miss Sheng Qi didn't say you?"

"What's more to say. The men of the Sheng family are more than a scumbag, and a litter of waste. Anyway, their Sheng family's big business is big, and it doesn't matter if they lose some. Liquidating them from Han Yeping's company just allows them to live a drunk dream. Life, whatever they want." Song Ziwen said with disdain.