"Americans are broad-minded, simple, but not deep; British people are deep, simple, but not broad-minded; Germans are broad-minded, deep, but not simple; French people are not as deep-minded as Germans, as Americans are broad-minded and British people are simple, but have the agility that these three nations lack..."

"Where are the Chinese?"

"The Chinese have fully possessed these four excellent spiritual qualities. Because of this, the overall impression left by the Chinese is gentle, that kind of gentleness that is indescribable."

"I am gentle and good at being bullied! When it comes to interests, simplicity can be excluded. I have some foreign friends, but there are only one who can be close to each other, and one who is a little stupid and a little stupid American."

"Simplicity is not reflected in you at all. It is deep and broad, and it has not been seen yet."

"It's still a long time, Mr. Gu can watch it slowly." Chen Wenqiang smiled and raised his wine glass. "Personal personality and essence also vary from person to person in terms of external performance. Just like I think Mr. Gu, the conclusions we have come to are definitely different now and in the future. For example, Mr. Gu, Westerners regard them as geniuses, while Chinese people regard them as monsters."

"You are also a monster." Gu Hongming raised his glass, took a sip, looked at Chen Wenqiang with his scrutiny eyes, and said quietly: "I have never heard of studying, not getting a degree, but I am proficient in Western technology, and even surpassed it. After only a few years of rising, it has been heard by both the government, the country and the country. Whether it is a foreigner, domestic business person, or even bureaucrats and politicians, you can be at ease and get along with others. Isn't you even more like a monster than me?"

"Haha, monsters are monsters, what's the harm?" Chen Wenqiang smiled happily, "Actually, I think Mr. Husband is a rebellious man who is a lifelong rebellious man, deliberately pursuing uniqueness. Generally speaking, you oppose what others agree with; you despise what others admire. Because Mr. Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Husband Hu

Gu Hongming narrowed his eyes, looked at Chen Wenqiang's smile, and said with a smile: "It's no wonder that you have never been able to do anything. A practical man is thinking about things, and a perpetrator is thinking about people. You can do both hard and erratic man is thinking about people. You are indeed not an ordinary person."

"No, I'm a normal person." Chen Wenqiang pointed to his head and joked: "There is nothing wrong here. He is not a mental illness, nor a lunatic."

"Then I am also an ordinary person, how can I say a monster?" Gu Hongming laughed.

Gu Hongming's weird words and deeds are too outrageous, and his rebellious attitude is too dazzling. He enjoys playing games of sophistry and fallacies that "shock white or yellow mediocre people". Europeans can appreciate his performance of being arrogant, arrogant and innovative. However, the Chinese do not know how to appreciate the fun in it, and the Chinese cultural soil has never been willing to tolerate heresy and rebellion.

Chen Wenqiang looks like a panacea, and he seems to be able to get along well with no matter faction or race. But in his heart, he has the arrogance that Gu Hongming showed.

Moreover, the reason why Chen Wenqiang was able to do a good job is because he not only thought about things, but also had the instinct to think about people. This is exactly what Chinese society is. People who think about things are often thought about by people who think about people. People who think about people will eventually become the final winner because he is thinking about you.

When chatting about business and drinking, Chen Wenqiang and Gu Hongming talked about Chinese traditions more speculatively, and they all knew that eating and drinking were not the theme.

"This condition" Gu Hongming only roughly read the documents brought by Chen Wenqiang and shook his head.

"It can be negotiated, but the concessions will not be too great." Chen Wenqiang said disrespectfully: "The Guangdong-Han Railway is not within my plan. Since the Governor intends to take over by me, if all the difficulties are not fully displayed, how can we explain them clearly when the construction is completed? Furthermore, if the Governor does not fully support me, I will not accept this hot potato. The disadvantages of this. I don't say that Mr. Gu also knows how many officials and gentry in the three provinces involved in the interests of the railway, and how many constitutionalists are?"

Gu Hongming still shook his head, and after a while, he sighed and asked, "Don't you want to do this?"

"If this is the case, it cannot be completed on schedule." Chen Wenqiang nodded confidently and said, "If the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway is completed, it will be connected to the north and south with the Luhan Railway. The Yangtze River waterway is smooth from east to west. The two lakes will benefit the most, and the economic takeoff is just around the corner. The Governor and Mr. should see this clearly."

"The Guangdong-Hankou Railway is the hub of the main road, the foundation of the branch road, and the sum of China's wealth, which is certain." Gu Hongming pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Okay, then I will go to the Governor to make the achievement of this matter. But the negotiations must be that both sides have their own concessions, and Mr. Chen must also be prepared."

"Then please teach me Mr. Gu." Chen Wenqiang naturally knew that he had requirements, and Zhang Zhidong must have the conditions, but unfortunately he didn't know his bottom line, so he had to first pass Gu Hongming's level.

"The Governor wants to build the Crafts School into a higher school so that the students can create various practical new machines, but unfortunately the teaching staff is insufficient..."

"The Governor wanted to run a water and electricity company, but he had no experience or relevant talents, and he refused to hand over to foreign merchants..."

Chen Wenqiang listened one by one, estimated and measured it. After Gu Hongming finished speaking, he thought for a while and nodded vigorously, "If only these two items are available, I would like to take over the Guangdong-Hankou Railway together with the Guangdong-Hankou Railway."

"That ten million taels of silver" Gu Hongming said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, please tell me a brief moment. I will fight for you, only more or less."

Chen Wenqiang smiled and slowly stretched out a slap.

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There were three massacres in the late Qing Dynasty, including Yuan Shikai, Zhang Zhidong, and Cen Chunxuan.

The so-called wealth slaughter means that Zhang Zhidong is good at carrying out large projects, can waste money and waste money. But Zhang Zhidong spent a lot of money on industrial development and scientific and technological development, and spent money that should not be spent, or money that was unfaithful. In the closed China back then, who had seen it and who knew it?

But according to the financial power held by Zhang Zhidong at that time, if he wanted to embezzle or accept bribes, he would really make a fortune. Moreover, with his momentum and real power, including military power, who dares to take care of it, who can control it? Such a rank-level official must even have some concerns.

But Zhang Zhidong "slaughtered wealth" and did not "take money". In other words, he did not put it in his pocket and did not embezzle. He accumulated tens of millions of family assets for Huguang, and later became the material basis for the success of the Wuchang Uprising. However, after his death, "there was no money in the family, only tens of thousands of books." A generation of officials could do this in the mud of the late Qing Dynasty.

As for courage and skill, how can you not achieve such a status as Zhang Zhidong? How can you not do it without courage? He also ordered officials to receive "etiquettes for office, birthday gifts and tips for each item and door" and "eliminate and ban forever", which is also very strict.

The Guangdong-Hankou Railway is indeed a heart-wrenching problem of Zhang Zhidong. It was his wish to see the steel dragon galloping on the shore of Dongting Lake as soon as possible.

Under Gu Hongming's accusation, under the temptation of the planning period of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Zhidong and Chen Wenqiang had face-to-face negotiations. One condition was reached through compromise and the details were determined during negotiations.

"The Luhan Railway has been built for eight years, and the Guangdong-Han Railway seems to be with it. It is not satisfactory for seven years. The headquarters will ask you for the fastest construction period."

Facing Zhang Zhidong's aggressive gaze, Chen Wenqiang smiled and said, "The Luhan Railway has been built for eight years, and its mileage is similar to that of the Guangdong-Han Railway, but what is the quality of the Luhan Railway? In order to accelerate the progress of the project, save costs and cut corners, the quality of the railway is extremely low. For example, the Yellow River Bridge."

After pausing, Chen Wenqiang's face slowly turned solemn and said in a deep voice: "Five years, or less, but now I can only guarantee this construction period to the adults."

Zhang Zhidong slowly let out a long breath. He lowered his eyelids and was silent for a while, and slapped the table suddenly, "Okay, if it can be completed in five years, the Ministry of Education will fully support you. Offend officials and gentry? Hehe, you are not afraid, so why are the Ministry of Education afraid? The Ministry of Education is already seventy strange. If you can see the completion of the Guangdong-Han Railway in your lifetime, my wish is enough."

"Wenqiang devotes his heart and effort to achieve the governor's wish and live up to the governor's expectations." Chen Wenqiang expressed his determination and smiled and said, "Then, this is a deal, right?"

"Trade." Zhang Zhidong leaned his body into the chair, as if he had removed a thousand pounds of weight, and said slowly: "The government will recommend you to the court to supervise the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, and to work with the governments of both lakes and lakes to cooperate with you."

"This matter still needs to be kept confidential, and I still need to plan and operate it." Chen Wenqiang said cautiously: "Railway patrol, foreign capital loans, and communication between officials and gentry. These tasks will be done first before I can officially take over and start building roads."

"Planned and then acted." Zhang Zhidong nodded in admiration and said, "It's good to do this, so as to prevent the road from being repaired yet, and there are already voices of opposition."

"What the Governor General sees is very much." Chen Wenqiang deeply agreed with this, paused for a moment, and said: "The key is the railway patrol. If you recruit too many local people in the hometown, it will inevitably involve local interests and officials and gentry, and may not be able to do things in a practical manner. Therefore, I plan to use more foreigners during construction, and gradually increase the number of local patrolers after completion."

"It's not unreasonable to consider this." Zhang Zhidong thought for a while and said, "It's just this cost."

"It is completed as soon as possible and opened to traffic as soon as possible. The extra cost is nothing." Chen Wenqiang said: "Besides, this foreigner does not mean that he has to go outside the province. I can see that it can be used even if it is separated by a county."

"Although the headquarters fully supports it, you must be cautious when handling local civil affairs and not act arbitrarily. In case of arousing civil rebellion," Zhang Zhidong reminded without any worries.

"Sir, I regret it." Chen Wenqiang smiled disapprovingly and said, "What is the change of the people? The evil gentry incites and the foolish people to resist. If they do not exert the power of thunder, they may repeat the old story of the Songhu Railway. I have been in charge of the two lakes for many years, but I still feel that such changes are difficult to suppress? Local evil gentry and corrupt officials are difficult to control? If so, I will make it clear as soon as possible that the Guangdong-Han Railway will be handed over to those commercial and office companies to repair..."

The first railway in Chinese history was the Husong Railway built by the British in Shanghai. It was completed and opened to traffic in July 1876. To please local authorities, the locomotives of this railway were named "Celestial Chao" and "Pioneer", but this did not dispel the doubts of the Qing officials.

Especially the steam locomotive with black smoke and the loud whistle that made loud noises immediately scared the feudal literati to death. They negotiated from multiple parties on the grounds of destroying their ancestors and demanded that the train be stopped. Wherever the train passed, the farmers also complained. They saw this behemoth that they had never seen crossing the fields and harassing their homes and even their ancestral graves. When the train came, these fools were even more frightened and ran away. All this was something they could not tolerate.

The second month after the opening of the Husong Railway, an accident occurred: a soldier and a train were killed by snatching the road, which ignited the anger of the gentry and fools along the way. Under the instigation of Qing officials and local gentry, the people along the way rushed into the Husong Railway office and destroyed the British railway company. Since the riots broke out, the Qing court could not ignore it, so they bought the railway at a high price and demolished them all, and finally threw all the railway tracks into the rivers and seas outside Wusongkou.

"...There are compensation for land acquisition and grave removal, and there are compensation for house removal. If you are dissatisfied, you can negotiate as long as possible. If you are dissatisfied with audio-visual, incite deception, use small profits to abolish the overall situation, and disrupt the road administration, what is the difference between those who harm the country and those who harm the people?" Chen Wenqiang smiled on his face, but there was a sense of coldness. "If such civil changes are tolerated, when will the railway be completed, when will the people benefit, and when will the country be prosperous and strong? I am determined to form a railway patrolman first. I want to see if it is a verbal, a good hoe, or a quick gun. If you don't arrest, ban, and kill a few local snakes, it is not enough to intimidate the rest. Sir, what do you think?"

This guy has the ability, means, and has a tough and tough side. Zhang Zhidong and Gu Hongming looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Haha, since you have such courage, how can the Master Hall retreat?" Zhang Zhidong gently stroked his forehead and his tone became firm, "If you don't use thunder methods, you won't show the heart of a Bodhisattva. Building a railway is related to the country and nation, and you will never be mistaken for the development of the two lakes. The so-called "do not doubt people," and "do not doubt people." Since you take over, you will let go. If the Master Hall is not dead, it will always support you."

"Then the official prays that the Lord will live a hundred years old." Chen Wenqiang laughed and said, "Today, the official still has a mere gift. Please accept it with Mr. Gu."
Chapter completed!