The journey starts from the Titanic

"Who said no? Not to mention your bank, even our Dasheng had to invest some money in it."

Zhang Xiaoruo nodded. The major companies under the American China Consortium participated in each other's shares. When the Bank of China was reorganized, Dasheng also participated and became one of the shareholders of Bank of China.

As one of the American-Chinese backbone enterprises, Dasheng Group will naturally participate in the investment in China Railway Corporation this time, but the investment share is not as large as that of American-Chinese Bank and Bank of China.

Thinking of something, Zhang Xiaoruo said to Zhang Jiaao a little mysteriously: "As far as I know, yesterday a rich man in the north secretly invested 5 million yuan in a stake in the China Railway Company."

"Oh? What happened?"

Zhang Jiaao widened his eyes in surprise, looked at Zhang Xiaoruo with some expectation, and thought to himself: Which local rich man in the north is so rich?Is it a Shanxi merchant?I didn't even notice such a large sum of money?It would be great if it could be brought to the Bank of China.

"Which local tyrant?" Zhang Jiaao couldn't help asking.

"Local tyrant?" Zhang Xiaoruo was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled, "They are aristocrats with a lot of background, and they are different from the nouveau riche of Cantonese."

"Good noble, rich!"

Zhang Jiaao smiled, and almost wrote a sentence on his head: Banks like such rich people.

He thought to himself, noble?Is it probably the nobleman of the Manchu?The courage to invest in the South is really great.For the Manchu nobles, whether the Kuomintang or the Zhigong Dang, they are all enemies.

Although the Zhi Gong Dang did not have time to catch up with the year of Xinhai, the Zhi Gong Dang has a distinctive overseas Chinese character. The Zhi Gong Dang veterans such as Situ Mei Teng and Huang Sande are notoriously opposed to the Qing.The relationship between the overseas Chinese and the Qing court has never been close, and it is a little strange to Zhang Jiaao how much the Manchu nobles put their money in the south.

Although the Zhi Gong Party’s policy of dedicating to the development of industry and commerce not only attracts overseas capital, it also attracts more and more capital from the north, including some industrial and commercial people with Beiyang background who are also investing in the south.

As for Manchu nobles' investment in the south, Zhang Jiaao rarely heard of it.If this matter is like Zhang Xiaoruo said, it will undoubtedly open up a new world for the Bank of China. Who knows how much wealth the Manchu dignitaries have accumulated over the centuries?

"Those guys, fat!" Zhang Jiaao muttered softly.

Zhang Jiaao looked forward to Zhang Xiaoruo's eyes, and he probably understood Zhang Jiaao's thoughts.

"The courage is indeed not small. People have invested in South China a few years ago, and they have not made less money. Maybe they are also selling well to Wuhan, so that they will not be missed when the revolutionary army goes north in the future."

Zhang Xiaoruo said, but never named his name.

"Our Bank of China is strong and has a good reputation. It is best to invest money in our bank."

Zhang Jiaao smiled and gestured to Zhang Xiaoruo with his eyes, as if saying, "Don't you introduce me to meet?"

Zhang Xiaoruo stopped talking, pretending not to see it.

Zhang Jiaao was not reconciled and wanted to keep asking, but was disturbed.

"What are the two Mr. Zhang discussing? Is there any secret?" A kind face came over, smiling at Zhang Jiaao and Zhang Xiaoruo.

"Oh, it's Mr. Yu." Zhang Jiaao nodded politely.

"It turned out to be God of Wealth." Zhang Xiaoruo said.

Compared with Zhang Jiaao's rigorousness, Zhang Xiaoruo is more easy-going. Seeing Yu Qiaqing coming over, he smiled and asked, "I heard that you are playing the idea of ​​China Merchants Shipping Company?"

"What? Dasheng is also interested?"

Yu Qiaqing didn't deny it, and smiled back. Yu Qiaqing had already talked with Situ Nan about the matter. After returning from the Wusong Fortress, Yu Qiaqing's attitude towards Meihua changed a lot.

Although it is a pity that the Zhe-Gan line was acquired by Meihua, after successfully investing in the Zhe-Jiang Railway, Yu Qiaqing and his Siming Bank's ambitions began to swell. At a glance, they aimed at the China Merchants Shipbuilding Bureau, preparing to make a difference in the shipping market As.

In recent days, Yu Qiaqing frequently visited the shareholders of China Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation. This is no secret in Shanghai's upper class.

With his gaze on Zhang Jiaao's face again, Yu Qiaqing said sincerely: "I very much hope to cooperate with Bank of China. Speaking of which, Bank of China has a deep relationship with China Merchants Shipping."

"Of course." Zhang Jiaao nodded affirmatively. When Bank of China was founded, the funds came from China Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation, but that was already the late Qing era. With the support of American China Bank and the Wuhan government, the rapid rise of Bank of China was not the same. language.

In this reorganization of China Merchants Shipping Company, not only Yu Qiaqing's family but also the Southern Star Shipping Company, a US-China shipping company, also participated, which gave Yu Qiaqing great confidence.

Yu Qiaqing hopes that Bank of China will increase its shares in China Merchants Steamship, which will slightly weaken the control of China Southern Star Steamship Co., Ltd. over China Merchants Steamship.

At the same time, he himself is also working hard to raise funds. If Zhang Jiaao is biased towards him, Yu Qiaqing will have a greater say in China Merchants Shipping.

"That's good, that's good. Haha." Yu Qiaqing said, with a smile on his face.I thought: Although both are American-Chinese companies, the Bank of China and the Southern Star Shipping Company do not have much business contacts, so I still have opportunities.

"I dare not say that the two million credit authorization can be issued to Mr. Yu at any time. If there is more, I will be on the board of directors."

Zhang Jiaao said readily.Yu Qiaqing herself also runs a shipping company. Although she is not large in scale, she has experience. Zhang Jiaao is very optimistic about Yu Qiaqing's reorganization of China Merchants Shipping Company.

"Thank you very much, President Zhang is really refreshing." Yu Qiaqing said gratefully.

"Even if the Bank of China does not lend, the God of Wealth shouts at Shanghai, and your Zhejiang fellow will give generously."

Zhang Xiaoruo teased.

Zhang Jiaao nodded after hearing it. Yu Qiaqing runs Siming Bank by himself and has a capital of more than 10 million yuan. He has a huge influence in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang financial group, and many people are willing to lend him money.

Yu Qiaqing did not deny it, but was grateful to Zhang Jiaao.

2 million investment in the railway company is definitely not a lot, but for the already dilapidated steamship China Merchants, it is a big deal.

Yu Qiaqing thought: With the addition of this 2 million, he will become the largest shareholder with 30 to 40% of the equity in the reorganization of China Merchants Shipping.

It is easier to reorganize China Merchants Shipbuilding Bureau than Yu Chaqing imagined. In addition to support from the government and banks, there is also a commitment from the shipyard. Meihua Shipyard has already intended to provide two 7,000-ton "South China" merchant ships. Support China Merchants Ships to go northeast of Beijing and Tianjin, strengthen northern routes, and compete with Japanese companies for the shipping market in northern China.

The reason for moving north is mainly because the southern shipping market is mainly occupied by the Southern Star Shipping Company under Meihua Shipping Company. In the Yangtze River, Lu Zuofu’s Minsheng Company, which is supported by Meihua Company, has developed rapidly. The Wuhan shipyard provides cheap prices for the Minsheng Company. The business of Minsheng Company has expanded from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, showing a momentum of rapid development.

There is Minsheng Company inside and Nanxing Shipping Company outside. It also has to compete with shipping companies in the United States, Japan and other countries such as Taikoo, Jardine and Nissin. If China Merchants Shipping wants to regain its glory, it must seize this rare opportunity.And the best development direction is north.

Yu Qiaqing can see clearly that even though he has not yet taken office, he already has a plan in mind.At this time, he was not so resistant to the Southern Star Shipping Company's participation in China Merchants Shipping Company, because the Southern Star Shipping Company not only maintains a close cooperative relationship with the shipyard, but also can provide shipping company management talents for the reform of China Shipping Merchants.

Talent, this is the biggest shortcoming of China Shipping Merchants!

"If you have the opportunity, Dasheng doesn't mind giving part of the freight orders to China Merchants Steamship, after all, it has a relationship with the God of Wealth."

Zhang Xiaoruo smiled and expressed his support for Yu Qiaqing in due course.

When he said this, Yu Qiaqing was even more happy, and could not wait to convene a shareholders meeting immediately to reorganize the board of directors, and eat Dasheng's orders as quickly as possible.

"What are you talking about, seeing you blushing with joy?"

At some point, Zhang Jingjiang stepped in and asked Yu Qiaqing curiously.

"As for China Merchants, both Mr. Zhang gave face to me. I am very happy."

Yu Qiaqing smiled and said again, "It's a coincidence that Shanghai is now the most beautiful with your surname Zhang! Look, one is the new railway king, the other is the well-known textile king, and the other is Compared with you, a banker who plays a decisive role in the industrial and commercial world, I, Yu Qiaqing, is known as the God of Wealth, really a barefoot God of Wealth!"

Yu Qiaqing’s funny words made Zhang Jingjiang and the others laugh. Yu Qiaqing was right. Zhang Jingjiang, Zhang Xiaoruo, and Zhang Jiaao are the most powerful business people in Shanghai. The folk newspapers call them the "Shanghai Three". .

"Overwhelmed, I'm just a part-time worker, and the boss is on it."

Zhang Jiaao smiled faintly and said modestly.