The Kaiping Mining Bureau, established in 1878, was not all smooth sailing before the British took over.
To be precise, only the years in the 1980s were the most successful years.
Just like many early-stage companies, when they first started to struggle, everyone focused on various problems.
Because new coal mines use machine mining. Whenever machines are involved, there are endless coordination problems in use, maintenance and later repairs.
With the deepening of mining, problems such as drainage and ventilation have become more stringent, and everyone is even more exhausted to deal with them.
At that time, the workers employed by the Mining Bureau were mainly Cantonese.
As for the management, the senior management are foreigners, and the middle and lower levels are also Cantonese.
Because people at that time generally felt that Guangdong people were efficient in work and management that were not found in other places.
In 1894, a mining accident occurred in Kaiping Coal Mine, and more than 30 absentees were buried alive.
Because newspapers and communications were not yet developed at that time, the matter was suppressed.
But five years later, a serious water flooding accident aroused concern and concern from all walks of life across the country.
Because conflicts in the management emerged at this time.
Foreign senior managers do not understand Chinese at all.
Cantonese people like to stick together and work together from the management to the workers. Whenever foreign senior managers give orders, they disobey them.
You say your thing and I will do mine.
This makes it difficult to solve various problems that arise in the later mines.
Coupled with the corruption of the management, it can be said that the Kaiping Mining Bureau at that time was in a money-losing business.
The chief engineer of the Bureau of Mines was changed from Jin Da to Andrew Burt, then to Hu Hua, and later to Wilson.
After the coal mine was deceived by Hu Hua in the later period, a large number of Guangdong workers and management were laid off.
Nowadays, Lin Guijun is one of the few remaining Guangdong managers.
The official office, general ledger room, labor examination, purchasing, machinery, coal mining, supervisory, miscellaneous and coal sales offices all gathered together and whispered at this time.
Lin Guijun complained to a foreman and a coal engineer, "These foreign devils, come one by one, you finish singing and I will appear on stage. Our workers' jobs are in jeopardy. Now, another Zhao Chuanxin has come to disrupt the situation. I heard , Zhao Chuanxin wants to stop the coal mine, is this nonsense, is he trying to save us, or does it make us different from the foreign devils?"
He raised his index finger and said, "Shush, that Zhao Chuanxin is not "It's easy to get along."
"Why don't you say anything?" Lin Guijun suddenly burst out, "It's okay if the foreigners bully him. If Zhao Chuanxin is the god of war, isn't this bullying an honest person?"
He waved his fists and cursed loudly.
The coal engineer next to him suddenly interjected, "General Manager Lin, this statement is extremely inappropriate. When the imperial court ran the mine, it warned the Tang Dynasty that the General Office should also exercise its own authority., don't let other people influence you. Li Zhongtang also said that the coal produced by this bureau was used to supply Beiyang's manufacturing bureaus and warships. If it was handed over to outsiders, there would be many constraints.
It was not until the coal mines were completely controlled by British businessmen that many workers were laid off. As for the culprit, it lies with the British businessmen, not Mr. Zhao.
If Mr. Zhao regains the mining rights, he will have to resume mining operations sooner or later. If he is too hasty, the British will take advantage of the loopholes.
Lin Guijun was already a little bit superior. Hearing this, he said to his boss, "Look, look, he is acting like a good old man. After all, he is still a local." "
When the coal engineer heard this, his eyes widened, "General Manager Lin, in Luanzhou, there are several people who are locals, aren't they all migrant households?"
Everyone is from other places. The workers gradually gathered together.
There were not many real locals.
He felt aggrieved and was just talking about the matter. He didn’t know where things were going to go, so Lin Guijun asked. He jumped to conclusions, but the coal master always respected Zhao Chuanxin, so he said something for him. Unexpectedly, he got into trouble.
Tou Tou was always on good terms with the coal master because he always got along.
But he and Lin Guijun are both from Guangdong, and their factions have always been known for their unity here, but they have restrained themselves after the British businessmen took complete control of the mining industry.
< p>Besides, he is about to get married soon, so he can't let things go wrong.So at critical moments, he will still stand in the same camp as Lin Guijun, pretending to be indignant, "Yes, what Mr. Lin said is true." , as long as Zhao Chuanxin makes us lose our jobs, he is a villain, no different from foreigners. "
The coal engineer opened his mouth, but said nothing else.
He still has to rely on this job to support his family.
At this moment, Wilson came to the office and said in some Chinese, "Managers are here to represent the office. "
Everyone hurriedly stood up and followed.
In order to ease the atmosphere, the coal engineer whispered, "General Manager Lin, seeing the darkness in Wilson's hall, I'm afraid something is going to happen." "
Lin Guijun frowned, "I'm afraid it's not Zhao Chuanxin that disaster star is coming."
When they arrived at the representative's office, everyone saw Weiying's face gray and sitting at his desk dejectedly. After.
So many people came, and he didn’t even raise his head.
When everyone was here, Wilson coughed to remind "Sir"
Wei Ying sighed. In one breath, “It’s a disaster. "
Everyone felt nervous.
Sure enough, Weiying said bitterly, "Zhao Chuanxin wants to seize the Kaiping Coal Mine and close it permanently. ”
What Zhao Chuanxin said at the time was to hold off with the British until they gave up.
Later, because of the bosses of various industries in Yushengxuan, he temporarily changed his mind and prepared to continue mining. , and the British fought hard to the end.
But Weiying was unable to resist Zhao Chuanxin's iron fist, but was unwilling to let Zhao Chuanxin take over smoothly, so he had to make a damaging move before leaving. < /p>
"Mr. Weiying, this, this, this ten thousandIt's absolutely impossible." Lin Guijun was immediately anxious.
If the coal mine is permanently closed, his power will not be guaranteed, and the management's high salary will also be lost.
Weiying Forty-Five Degrees Jiao looked at the ceiling, "Everyone knows that Zhao Chuanxin is specifically against us foreigners, harming us, and plundering our property. When the trouble comes, what can I do?"
Lin Guijun hurriedly asked, "Mr. Weiying, What did the London headquarters say?"
Wei Ying shook his head, "I just sent a telegram to inform the headquarters that even if the headquarters exerts its force, it is beyond our reach. Only our British army can check and balance Zhao Chuanxin, but the troops stationed along the railway have just Defeated by Zhao Chuanxin. He has a time limit of tomorrow to hand over all documents, files and finances. The troops stationed beside the capital and Tianjin Guards will not be able to arrive at that time. Each of your rooms should start preparing. Zhao Chuanxin has a bad temper. With the documents and files ready, I packed up and waited to leave. ”
A group of people hung their heads in frustration.
But they heard Lin Guijun yell, “I don’t agree.”
Wei Ying was shocked by his reaction.
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It's okay to sow discord in advance, but it can't affect the handover, otherwise the butcher will really kill him.
His face darkened, "Anyone who disagrees can just go and don't get paid." . "
Lin Guijun"
After hearing this, everyone could only leave silently.
But after leaving the office, everyone yelled at Zhao Chuanxin.
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“The bastard Zhao Chuanxin will die a good death”
“Trying to take away my job is life-and-death”
“Humph, things are not that simple, he Zhao The salary pass is great, but he doesn’t know how to mine after all, so he asked me to wait even if he couldn’t.”
Wilson listened attentively and sneered, “You left some Cantonese people behind, but I didn’t expect that it would be miraculous now. This left Zhao Chuanxin in a state of despair. "
Wei Ying gloated, "With my suppression, Lin Guijun may not dare to make mistakes." But if Zhao Chuanxin comes, all kinds of grievances will inevitably break out. Since he wants to continue mining, if our British army cannot take back the coal mines, we will wait until Zhao Chuanxin goes bankrupt and sells off the coal mines to retake them. Don't forget, if he wants to open a mine, he also has the Luanzhou Mining Bureau as his opponent. ”
If the Kaiping and Luanzhou coal mines compete at lower prices, both sides will suffer losses.
Coupled with the fact that people like Lin Guijun are disrupting the situation, Li Hongzhang even had the idea of selling at a low price. If not Worried about being accused of being a traitor, he might have changed hands long ago.
In the end, he committed suicide and fell into the hands of the British.
The two smiled at each other and began to organize their desks. p>The next day.
Li Guangzong, who was in Hong Kong, suddenly received a call from outside the customs.
The caller was Xu Shichang. Xingdao, I heard that there are bandits roaming the grasslands outside the Great Wall, killing foreigners without restraint, which can be related to Zhao Tangong."
Xingdao is Li Guangzong's name.
Last time, Xu Shi Chang contacted Li Guangzong. He was relying on his elders and selling his elders. Hearing that Li Guangzong had no words, he gave one.
Guangzong, taken from Guangzong Yaozu, first came from Qujiangchi in Yuanqu.
This word in the name is too ostentatious and a bit showy.
So when choosing a word, you need to suppress the edge, but it must also be decent and fit the name.
Li Guangzong is a calm and capable man with a shrewd mind. He has made great achievements in working for Zhao Chuanxin over the years. Those who know the inside story know that he is Zhao Chuanxin's number one steward and money bag.
So he already has a place to settle down.
Thus, Xu Shichang intercepted the moral principles of filial piety and became famous in later generations to show his parents, which is the end of filial piety.
Now that you have established yourself, it’s time to walk the path.
Practice the way and have lofty goals, which sounds much better than Guangzong. This is the true Guangzong Yaozu.
In fact, Xu Shichang also wanted to hold Li Guangzong up high at that time.
Tell him secretly that you are a man of integrity and you cannot just patronize your family to make money. You must consider the overall situation and help me get rid of the Japanese spies.
Beyond the Great Wall, the Qing army searched for the murderers to no avail, and made a lot of noise. This style was very Zhao Chuanxin.
In addition, Xu Shichang asked Zhao Chuanxin to do something, and he immediately thought of him.
Li Guangzong actually did not receive the news from Zhao Chuanxin, but he read the newspaper, hesitated and said, "Governor Xu, did you know that there was a trumpet temple at that time, and an old monk named Xuan died? Our Lugang town is very sensitive to Japanese spies. I personally think that Xuan Chun is a Japanese spy. In addition, there is a rumor outside the Great Wall that the person who killed the foreigners was a Japanese. Although this plan is full of loopholes, the people are still worried. I'm glad to hear it."
Xu Shichang's call was not about this matter at all.
But he is tactful, and he is criticized by the world for this. Now he has committed an old habit, and he must go around in circles to praise others first.
He laughed and said, "Zhao Tangong is acting strangely. He wants to blame the Japanese, but he is just trying to lure the snake out of the hole. He kills one person in ten steps and leaves no trace in a thousand miles. He, Zhao Tangong, is the only one in the world who can do this."
Li Guangzong also happily muttered a few sentences.
It takes ten steps to kill one person, but if the gentleman does not kill ten people in ten steps, it is considered that he is soft-hearted.
At this time, Xu Shichang's tone suddenly became solemn, "Xingdao, there is something I need you to calm down."
How smart Li Guangzong was, he immediately guessed that this was Lao Deng the true purpose.
He didn’t want to hear it, so he immediately said, “I speak softly, no one will listen to me.”
“Don’t belittle yourself”
“Those who are virtuous can show their talent. I don’t have much talent and knowledge, so I really don’t dare to take it. If nothing happens, I’ll hang up Governor Xu.”
“Wait a minute, Xingdao, I’ve always known you to be a warm-hearted and helpful person, so I owe you a favor this time. ”
Li Guangzong covered the phone and said, “Governor Xu, it’s easy not to repay favors if you owe them too much.”
Don’t worry if you owe too much. If there are too many lice, don’t bite.
Xu Shichang paused for a moment, "I act in an eclectic way, and outsiders slander me as a crystal fox. You can ask around, I will repay my kindness."
"Really?" Li Guangzong's eyes flashed. Repost "Governor Xu, please tell me."
"Ahem, Xingdao may not have received the news yet, but Zhao Tangong has already arrived in Luanzhou and is violently seizing the Kaiping coal mine owned by British merchants. Kaiping The coal mine was Yuan Xiangcheng's money bag. It was sold by that idiot Zhang Yanmou. Yuan Xiangcheng had no choice but to keep plotting secretly. If Zhao Tan Gong disrupted the situation, it would ruin Yuan Xiangcheng's major affairs. It would be better to persuade Zhao Tan Gong to stop."
Yuan Datou wanted to solve the problem straightforwardly, but Xu Shichang always liked to outwit him, so he didn't tell the truth at all.
The public case in Kaiping Coal Mine has never been concluded. It involves a lot of right and wrong. Even if the parties involved are confused, let alone outsiders
If Xu Shichang lied like this, Li Guangzong must also I can't figure out the truth, let alone contact Yuan Datou to find out the truth.
Li Guangzong was really like this. He hesitated and said, "I can only tell you what you said intact, and I will wait for your reply or see the outcome."
Because he knew , Mr. sometimes does things casually, regardless of the consequences, and occasionally he really makes trouble.
Xu Shichang was overjoyed, "Xingdao is really a great man in the world, and he is worthy of a big responsibility at a young age."
Zhou Xuexi came to Kaiping Mine.
When he arrived at the Mining Bureau, he found that there was no one in the corridor.
It turned out that Weiying and Wilson were worried that something would be revealed, so they rushed the management to the ninth room and refused to let them out.
When Zhou Xuexi knocked on the office door, with a slightly trembling "Please come in" from inside, he pushed the door open and entered.
In the office, Wei Ying and Wilson, who stood up to greet them with nervous and somewhat respectful expressions, were confused, "Why is it you?"
They thought it was Zhao Chuanxin who was here.
Zhou Xuexi also wondered, "Why is there no one around? Why is the huge mining bureau so empty? Could it be that all the managers of the nine rooms have been dismissed?"
Wei Ying was displeased and asked, "Zhou General Office, why are you here?"
As a matter of course, Zhou Xuexi "come to hand over the coal mine for Uncle Zhao."
"What Uncle Zhao?" Wilson asked confusedly.
"Oh" Zhou Xuexi remembered that he heard Zhao Chuanxin's ferocious deeds last night on the road, straightened his back, and said lightly with his nostrils pointing to the sky, "Zhao Chuanxin is a close friend of my father, so I should respectfully call him uncle"
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I was reluctant to shout at first, but now it seems that I have to go out and shout for my uncle Zhao to pass on his salary.
Who dares to offend him, Zhou Xuexi?
Zhou Xuexi understands how a fox pretends to be a tiger.
Weiying and Wilson were stunned and said, "This"
They said to themselves that you are so damn shameless, it's a good thing you can scream out.
Zhou Xuexi saw that the two of them were trembling like mice scared by a cat, and immediately became even more proud. He waved his hand, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm here to hand over the formalities today. AndTake it out and take a look. ”
Shuang
Wei Ying is his old enemy.
Since the opening of Luanzhou Coal Mine, the two have been fighting each other, you come and I go, The fight was endless.
In the price war, Zhou Xuexi had the upper hand at first, but later he discovered that these foreign devils dared to sell coal at a loss and had sufficient funds, which could keep the newly opened Luanzhou Coal Mine alive.
Zhou Xuexi broke his teeth and swallowed blood
Now he finally exhaled and raised his eyebrows.
The expressions of Wei Ying and Wilson changed. Because they thought of one thing.
They thought that if Zhao Chuanxin continued to produce coal in Kaiping, he would have a fight with Luanzhou Coal Mine. The general manager Zhou Xuexi is here, is it possible that the two of them want to join forces?
Thinking of this possibility, the two of them broke into a cold sweat.
Half the plan was broken before it even started.
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Looking at each other, the two of them were a little confused.
“You foreign devils are always thinking bad things, and you still hesitate to get it quickly. "
Weiying was afraid of Zhao Chuanxin, so he had to hand all the information to Zhou Xuexi.
Zhou Xuexi was not polite, pulled a chair, crossed his legs and started reading, and said something Humming a little tune.
He dipped his fingers into his tongue and turned the pages of the file with the saliva to increase the friction.
After reading for a while, he suddenly heard something. Lang's voice was heard reciting in the corridor, "Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, when you are able, you can show that you are unable, when you are using it, you are showing that you are not using it, when you are close, you are showing how far you are, and when you are far, you are showing how close you are."
Zhou Xuexi couldn't help but raise his head.
Wei Ying and Wilson looked ugly.< /p>
Squeak
The door opened.
Zhao Chuanxin held a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War in his right hand and put his left hand behind his back, and Shi Shiran walked in. < /p>
He put down the book and said happily, "Read Sun Tzu's Art of War and enjoy life. Having a son should be like Zhao Chuanxin, a virtuous nephew who can produce one hundred thousand kilograms of coal every month. My uncle will give you this wonderful book. You must study it carefully in the future. It will be good for you."
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