Tan Yankai, whose courtesy name was Shuan, was from Chaling County, Hunan Province. He was a child and had a talent. He entered the prefecture school in the 18th year of the Guangxu period (1892), passed the imperial examination in the 28th year of the Guangxu period (1902), passed the imperial examination in the 30th year, entered the Hanlin period, was awarded the editorial ceremony, and returned to Hunan to run a school. The constitutional movement was emerging, and Tan Yankai actively responded. He was the leader of the constitutionalist faction in Hunan, and later served as the speaker of the provincial "Advisory Council".

Tan Yankai's regular script is the most praised and has a majestic momentum. Although he was a Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty, his calligraphy has no soft and charming atmosphere. He is another master who wrote Yan style after Qian Feng of the Qing Dynasty.

"Good characters, good characters!" Although Chen Wenqiang knew how to write, he looked at the calligraphy of Tan Yankai, it was so good!

"It's just this." Tan Yankai shook his head with a wry smile, and pointed at the four big words that Chen Wenqiang insisted on him writing "There is no obstacle to the road", and I don't know what to say.

"Haha, scare people." Chen Wenqiang ordered his subordinates to put away their words and sneered: "But if you really want to stop me from doing things, what's the point of letting the railway get bloody?"

"It's better not to make a big fuss." Tan Yankai was about to put down his sleeves when he suddenly found that the foreign woman beside Chen Wenqiang had quickly laid paper on the table and respectfully handed over the brush.

"This is"

"Ah, Brother Tan is suffering from the foreign devil who advocates Chinese art. Just write two words for her." Chen Wenqiang shrugged helplessly in the face of Tan Yankai's surprise and inquiring gaze, and said perfunctorily.

Emily gave Chen Wenqiang a blank look. When she turned to Tan Yankai, she turned into a flattering smile again, "Please write a poem, sir, it's more elegant, and the kind that makes people feel good."

Chinese is well spoken, but you can't recognize a few Chinese characters. Chen Wenqiang rolled his eyes, turned around and walked aside, and whispered to a few close confidants.

Of course, it would cost a lot of gentry and businessmen to win over and win over a lot of gentry and businessmen. Although the people were full of doubts about introducing foreign capital, the huge profits of the railways built by foreign capital convinced and envied the government and the public: the income of the South Manchurian Railway (Japanese capital) and the Jiaoji Railway (German capital) are growing at a rate of doubling each year, reaching millions of taels. More than 30 years ago (1876). The Wusong Railway secretly built by the British in Shanghai exceeded the London Railway for a few months after its profitability, ranking among the world's most profitable railways.

To disintegrate, what is destroyed are shameless gentry merchants who are parasitic in railway companies and spend money. What they want to win over is the enlightened gentry who rely on the benefits of railways to make money and become rich. Railway stocks, transportation companies, preferential freight rates, and even the stations along the railway, the management positions, management rights of railway companies, etc., all of which are wanted from Chen Wenqiang, and they all want to obtain from supporting Chen Wenqiang.

Concessions and profit sharing are inevitable. Chen Wenqiang did not think about eating alone, nor did he want to offend all local snakes. As long as the big purpose can be achieved, the Guangdong and Han dynasties can be quickly built and entered the profit period smoothly, there will still be huge profits after deducting interest and dividends. Not to mention the influence of the power established by Chen Wenqiang through road construction, the support and the impact caused.

When Tan Yankai, who was tangled by Emily, finally got out and walked over with a bitter smile, Chen Wenqiang had basically determined the plan.

"Brother Tan, please see." Chen Wenqiang pointed to the spread map and pointed out: "The Wuchang (Wuhan Changsha) line can be divided into three sections from Xianning and Yueyang. The railway branch managers of these three sections will be recommended by the Constitutional Comrades of Hunan and Hubei provinces and the general company respectively. After that, the two companies in Hunan Province are divided into two, and have nothing to do with Hubei Province. For example, the Changzhu (Changsha Zhuzhou) line, Zhuheng (Zhuzhou Hengyang), Hengchen (Hengyang Chenzhou), etc.."

Tan Yankai looked at the map carefully and said, "Where are from Chenzhou to Shaoguan, what do you say in Guangdong Province?"

"This can be negotiated. Isn't there a deputy manager?" Chen Wenqiang smiled discontently.

"Not much, just a few sections." Tan Yankai shook his head gently and touched his chin, feeling a little regretful.

"Brother Tan, please see." Chen Wenqiang picked up the pencil and drew a horizontal line across the east and west on the map, passing through Zhuzhou, passing through Xiangtan, Loudi, Huaihua to Guiyang, and passing through Pingxiang, Yichun, and Xinyu to Nanchang. After drawing, he threw the pen and said with a smile: "How about it, will there be a few more sections?"

"Wenqiang, aren't you coaxing me?" Tan Yankai stared at the casual marking on the map. After a while, he came to his senses. He stared at Chen Wenqiang in disbelief. "This project costs a lot. Even if it needs to be repaired, how long will it take to be completed?"

"No matter when it is, it always needs to be repaired." Chen Wenqiang sat in the chair and smiled faintly, "One percent of the trunk line will be easier. As for the cost, it is actually easy to solve. Whether it is foreign debt or the issuance of stocks raised by the private sector, it depends on the construction of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway. If it is both fast and good, and can quickly enter the profit period, why worry about no one investing?"

Tan Yankai thought for a while, let out a long breath, and looked at Chen Wenqiang with emotion and said, "If the railway is completed, the development of Hunan Province will be a thousand miles a day. At the beginning, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway originally proposed to enter Guangdong through Jiangxi, and Hunan gentry was in an uproar. After many struggles, the imperial court decided to enter Hunan. But ten years have passed, and the railway is completed is far away. After several twists and turns, the dull and shameless villain holds the power of roads and mines, and does not care about everything about buying roads and other things." As he said that, he shook his head repeatedly, feeling very sad.

"As long as Brother Tan mobilizes the full support of the Hunan Provincial Merchants, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway will only be built and opened to traffic in five or six years." Chen Wenqiang pushed the teacup to Tan Yankai and said sincerely: "As long as there is no obstacle in the place, I have my own way of funds. As for road construction workers, what China does the most are people with hard-working spirit and outstanding intelligence."

Tan Yankai looked at Chen Wenqiang in confusion. Of course, he did not understand such comments about those foolish people.

"The Pacific Railway in the United States is more than 3,000 kilometers long and it took only more than seven years to complete the construction." Chen Wenqiang said in a low voice: "But what is little known is that the most difficult section of this great railway was built by workers mainly Chinese."

"Tan is really ignorant." Tan Yankai sighed repeatedly. Finally, he made a decision, "Wenqiang let go and do it. Although the Constitutional Comrades of Hunan Province dare not say that they will all gentry and businessmen are included. If they want to mobilize, the power should not be underestimated. Building a railway is a good thing that benefits the country, province and the people. Whoever dares to obstruct him will be criticized by thousands of people and is notorious in Hunan Province."

Chen Wenqiang stood up and was about to thank him, but Tan Yankai reached out to stop him and reminded him: "It's better to be less violent when Wenqiang acts. It's better to kill less!"

"This is natural." Chen Wenqiang nodded, but did not make a sure promise. "As long as I don't obstruct you, I will not kill you, and I am even ready to spend money to buy it smoothly."

"That's good." Tan Yankai had never had much dealing with Chen Wenqiang before, and most of Chen Wenqiang's methods were not exposed. Therefore, after hearing this, he felt relieved.

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After seeing Tan Yankai off, Chen Wenqiang convened another meeting and discussed it carefully and meticulously with the confidants he brought.

The reason why commercial and office railway companies at that time were not good at doing well was that in addition to borers and not doing anything to build roads, there was another reason, that was the professional issues that Chen Wenqiang had always paid attention to and emphasized. The railway company composed of businessmen who operated traditional industries lacked the talents to manage large railway companies, and did not have the qualifications to build railways in complex geological environments.

How to hire qualified engineering and technical personnel, how to coordinate the relationship between management and shareholders, how to organize and manage construction, etc. are all problems that laymen cannot solve.

It was not because Chen Wenqiang dared to issue a military order to Zhang Zhidong, but because he was confident that he would find a group of experts to work. The engineering and technical personnel hired from Germany, plus the two major engineers, Kuang Sunmou (Railway Engineering Department in the United States and the children studying in the United States recommended by Zhan Tianyou, Yan Deqing (Shanghai-Nanjing Railway Engineering Department, students studying in the United States). As well as Chai Junchou, Yu Renfeng and others dispatched engineers and students from the Beiyang Wubei Academy Railway Engineering Class and Shanhaiguan Railway School, and then the management personnel transferred from Shanghai to Germany. The new railway company is unprecedentedly strong in management and technical strength.

As long as obstacles can be eliminated and the road construction project can be successfully taken over, the road construction project will be launched vigorously. Scientific organization and overall arrangement will be a strong guarantee to ensure progress and shorten the construction period. At that time, surveying, design and construction will be carried out simultaneously, and multiple sections and multiple engineering teams will build together. As long as funds keep up, there will be no shortage of technicians or construction personnel.

The technical meeting is naturally simple and clear. The construction starts with some of the road sections that have been surveyed and repaired, namely the Wuhan Changsha (Changsha) section and the Changzhu (Changsha Zhuzhou) section; at the same time, people are sent to survey and design other lines; when all the railway companies in the three provinces are taken over, a comprehensive coordination work will be started. By next year, at least four engineering teams will be required to carry out construction, and the railway patrol police will be expanded to 500 people per province.

"Funds are not your problem, and you don't need to worry about the obstacles to road construction. What you need to consider is how to build the railway quickly and well."

"Sweeping and recruiting workers and forming engineering teams, from training to proficiency, three or four months should be enough!"

"If the survey and design of the main line lag behind, then repair the branch line; if the survey and design of the branch line cannot keep up, then repair the line. In short, the construction work of the engineering team cannot be stopped."

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Ambitious and confident, Chen Wenqiang's attitude is crucial to the enthusiasm of his subordinates. The enthusiasm for a group's work often depends on the spiritual will of the leader. Everyone knows that Chen Wenqiang has taken all the difficulties on himself and has the confidence and ability to solve them. What they are given is technical problems within the professional scope.

After the meeting, Chen Wenqiang turned into the room behind, his face was already solemn and serious. He was full of confidence. It was for people to see. He knew that it was not that easy to take over.

In the room, two or three men dressed in civilians were drinking tea and chatting. When they saw Chen Wenqiang coming in, they all stood up and bowed.

"You guys don't have to be too polite." Chen Wenqiang waved his hand, sat down casually, paused for a moment, and then asked about the situation.

Qi Tianhui is just a small gang in Changsha, and he is not even named among the Qing gang in the Yangtze River Basin. Chen Wenqiang chose them, in addition to being familiar with the local area, and also felt that they were small and easy to control. In addition to the people sent from Xingyitang, Chen Wenqiang has already set up the Ermin Network in Changsha.

After listening to the report, Chen Wenqiang thought for a while and sneered: "It seems that the person named Wang is the mastermind. He is planning, while the person named Yu and Jin are responsible for running errands."

"The elder brother in the hall said very well." Yang Hongming bowed and said, "Although Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng are fierce and treacherous, they are only Wang Xianqian's leader. These three people have officials, and they use officials to overbear businessmen, conceal their officials, control the railway company, and betrayal, and have been criticized by shareholders for a long time."

Chen Wenqiang looked at Yang Hongming with interest. The elder brother of this small gang had actually read books and spoke in a bit literary way. If polished, he would be a capable helper.

"Although Wang Xianqian is the mastermind, he is already old. I guess he is very proud of his life, so he should be scared." Chen Wenqiang said with a thought: "I think about this old dog's life. However, Yu and Jin's two minions cannot be kept. Two heads should be enough to shock, right?"

"The elder brother in the hall is very good." Yang Hongming agreed and put forward his own suggestions. "Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng are always incompatible and have had many fights. If they are killed, the point of the spear will be too obvious. It is better..."

"It seems you've thought it through." Chen Wenqiang nodded in appreciation and said with a smile: "This matter is over. I will help Brother Yang get an official position, serve as the chief of the railway patrolman, and then go to Gaosheng."

"Thank you for your support from the elder brother in the hall." Yang Hongming was overjoyed and stood up and bowed deeply.

This guy has studied, but he has entered the world. He is quite resentful of not being able to appreciate talent. Giving him an official position is indeed the best way to fight for him.

Chen Wenqiang thought in his heart, but his expression was as usual on his face. He discussed the action with Yang Hongming, Chen Deping and Ke Youwei before getting up and leaving.

Yu Zhaokang and Jin Youcheng both wanted to kill, but one was an open kill and the other was missing. Coupled with far-fetched guesses, Chen Wenqiang felt that this would allow the borers led by Wang Xianqian to know what was going on and what he did, but they could not catch any handles or find any evidence.

As for the government's investigation of the case, Chen Wenqiang is not afraid. As long as his hands and feet are clean and arranged properly, he will give the government a clue to solve the case and give them a reason to close the case. Who would be so stupid that he would cause trouble and have to find out the truth?

As for doing this kind of thing, Chen Deping, Ke Youwei and others from Longxingtang have already experienced maturely and experienced in Shanghai. With the help of local snake Yang Hongming, Chen Wenqiang can act with confidence.
Chapter completed!