Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 707 Who is shrewd?

  In Qingdao

Zhao Qishan is the top nobleman from the baron. There are two military barons in Qingdao. They are far inferior to Sir Zhao in terms of social influence and financial power, but their title is hereditary, which is more than one head higher than the lifelong nobility. .

  From the heart

  Zhao Qishan certainly hopes that her baby girl, Zhao Ying'er, will marry the Lu family. You must know that Lu Qiang’s baronship is hereditary. This alone killed several reckless boys of Ma Weimin’s family, and left several streets without stopping.

  Ma Limin is just a high-ranking merchant, and he doesn't have any noble titles.

  Money is no longer attractive to Zhao Qishan. If you really want to talk about money, Ma Weimin is far from being compared with the Zhao family.

Not to mention the increasingly prosperous Qingdao Port, Zhao Qishan is one of the largest personal shareholders second only to Papa Mike (the controlling shareholder is Pacific Steamship Company). The family also has Dongfanghong Machinery Company, a powerful company that makes money every day. For him, it is just a number, and it doesn't make much sense.

  Moreover, Lu Qiang’s son, Lu Hanfeng, has just graduated from Oxford University in the United Kingdom and returned to China. He has passed the selection of royal trainee secretaries. In the future, he may become a trainee secretary of the Royal Secretariat. He has a great future.

  In comparison, Ma Weimin's eldest son is just a second lieutenant, and the second and younger sons are both students. The gap is too far.

  Zhao Qishan is just such a precious daughter, Zhao Yinger, whose family wealth and everything in the future will be inherited by her daughter. Of course, she must choose a good husband.

  As for the poor boy he said, just listen to it as a joke, but don’t take it seriously.

  When people reach middle age, a lot of interest factors are mixed in the relationship, and they become less pure than when they were young.

  The next day, in a luxurious manor on the outskirts of Qingdao

This is the luxurious manor of the Lu family. As a new domestic nobleman and a famous tobacco industry tycoon in West Xiangzhou, Sir Lu has a large number of industries in Lumen, and has family businesses in several important cities in Australia, or It's a shop, or a castle or a manor.

  At this moment, in the study, Lu and his son are having a private conversation.

"Hangfeng, when I have been in contact with Ying'er these few days, can I remember the romantic and warm things when I was young." Very aristocratic.

Lu Hanfeng sat on the chair properly and smiled bitterly after hearing the words; "Father, don't mention this. When we were together in the pastures, Yinger was just a little girl with a runny nose, and then she sneered again. After sucking it back, I finally forgot about it. You said that again."

   "Ha ha ha... the female big eighteen change, Ying Er is very beautiful, is it not to your liking?"

  "Father, sometimes it’s not about being beautiful or not. It’s a fate. I have seen many beautiful women when I was in school in the UK, but I still didn’t have that feeling of liking."

   "Nonsense, just marry home and cultivate slowly."

"Oh... daddy, what should I tell you?" Lu Hanfeng suddenly became anxious. He is an intellectual who has received higher education abroad and is inevitably influenced by the French neo-romantic trend. He pursues freedom, pursues love, and hopes to marry. A person you love.

  But in the face of an old man who doesn't read much, he feels powerful and has nowhere to do it.

"Don't talk about it. Dad and your Uncle Zhao have already settled this matter. Does Dad know that it's just those love affairs? There are still fewer acts in the drama? Don't think that a little foreign ink in your belly is better than you. Dad Qiang, Dad can tell you that this Zhao Ying'er must be married back to be the main room of the Ming media. Dad has already decided." Lu Qiang waved his hand a little impatiently. Only then can he see his determination to go to West Xiangzhou and start a business again. , The very courageous side.

  Lu Hanfeng was really unwilling, but he did not dare to disobey his father's will. He knew how difficult it was for his father to come to Australia for thousands of miles to find a way of life. After so many years of hard work and hard work to start a huge family business, it is not easy.

  Father is like a high monument, worthy of his lifetime look up.

Seeing Lu Hanfeng bowing his head silently, Lu Qiang's irritability slightly diminished. He took a heavy puff of cigar, and said solemnly; "Hanfeng, do you think that Dad is for the sake of the friendship between the two families? Did you want to marry this family because of the wealth of the Zhao family?"

   "Father, what else is this not?" Lu Hanfeng asked.

"Huh, then you look down on your father too much. According to my Lu family, he is also one of the best tobacco planters in Xixiangzhou. There are 6 tobacco factories under the family. During the Civil War, my Lu family breathed a sigh of relief. Donated 10,000 boxes of cigarettes, and this handwriting is unique in the entire overseas state. Zhao's property is a remarkable number in the eyes of others, and it is just average in my case. There are not many of them, not him. Quite a lot."

  "Then why do you make me have to marry Yinger?"

  Lu Qiang sighed for a long time, walked to the window and stared out, his figure looked a little bleak, and said in a light tone;

   "My child, your father has not had any abilities against the heavens until today, but he knows how to recognize people and the situation, so that he has today's brilliance.

  Think of me, Lu Qiang, a child from a poor family who came to Australia to pan for gold with the dream of getting rich. If he didn’t know Bao Tuan'er, he would have died under the gun of a white cowboy.

  There are two nobles in my life. One is Daddy Mike. He encouraged us to buy a ranch and start a new life, laying the foundation for success.

  One is Li Sixian, the mayor of Qingdao Town. When he was the director of Koi Mining, I followed him to Xixiangzhou for development, and only then had today's big scene.

  Now we can talk about it in Lumen City, West Xiangzhou. To put it bluntly, every city in the Jinshui River Basin must give a little bit of face.

  However, the development in Xixiangzhou has already touched the ceiling, and it will only be a waste of time to continue, and it is difficult to have further development.

  Daddy is old, so he can only help you guard this foundation in Lumen City.

  No matter how good the development in overseas states is, it is also a hillbilly. If you really want to flex its muscles, you still have to be in Australia. This requires a foundation. Zhao's industry is rooted in the machinery industry, which is what we urgently need.

  So the third noble person in my life, do you know who it is? "

  Lu Hanfeng replied hesitantly; “It’s not my Uncle Zhao, right?”

"Fart, he is such a noble person, according to your majesty; at best, he is a pig standing in the wind." Lu Qiang looked contemptuous and said; "It's Yinger, she is the third nobleman in our Lu family. ."

   "Father, why?"

  Lu Hanfeng was so surprised that he couldn't help but blurt out.

  Lu Qiang, who was standing at the window, turned around at this time, his eyes contained the cunning of the Chinese peasants, and there was no hint of aristocratic elegance.

  He sneered and said;

   "The old saying is good, people have no long-term worries, but they must have near worries.

  Being a person and doing things can’t focus on the benefits within reach. Just like your uncle Ma Weimin, he was a rich man at the beginning, and his short-sightedness is just a small rich businessman today. It’s nothing in Qingdao anymore.

  Ying'er, as the sole heir of Zhao's Mansion, is the key to your acquisition of the controlling rights of Dongfanghong Machinery Company.

Zhao Qishan doesn’t understand anything in the company, so he hired professionals to take care of it. If you marry Yinger, you will be half of Zhao’s mansion. Plus, you’re an elite returning from overseas and join Dongfanghong Machinery Company. It's a matter of course.

  I don’t let my family take care of my own business. How can there be such a reason in the world?

   And Ying Er is also the heir of Daddy Mike. As one of the biggest landlords in Qingdao, Mike Ranch is one of the biggest landlords in Qingdao. The benefits contained in it are beyond your imagination. Even if it is my heart, I will be moved by it.

  The most important thing is Dongfanghong Machinery Company. Father is one of the minority shareholders. He was able to participate in the board of directors and learned a lot of information. It really opened his eyes and strengthened the confidence of the two marriages.

  First of all, the products produced by this company have a strong military nature. Some European countries have purchased crawler tractors for towing artillery, and some countries have built armored vehicles on this basis, which have considerable political influence.

  This is a machinery company that the military of the Kingdom pays close attention to. It has had good cooperation experience before. Even if there are many machinery companies, if there is war again, who would you choose to cooperate with? "

   "Uh... Dongfanghong Machinery Company?" Lu Hanshan's tone was a little uncertain.

  Lu Qiang glared at him and said solemnly; “Of course only Dongfanghong Machinery Company, one of the important shareholders of this company, is the designer of the tank, Professor He Zuguang, who is now leading the scientific research team to develop more advanced medium-sized tanks.

  From equipment to factory personnel, Dongfanghong Machinery Company is undoubtedly the best candidate for the production of crawler tanks.

  The machinery industry does not produce cigarettes. You can produce cigarettes after you buy some equipment. There are many twists and turns, and the technical threshold is very high. Not any company can get started.

  If the Ministry of War is preparing to mass-produce medium-sized tanks, Dongfanghong Machinery Company is sure to be selected. If you seize this opportunity, you will be able to win good contacts in the Ministry of War.

  According to the old saying, this is a royal merchant!

  If your Majesty launches a large-scale war again, Dongfanghong Machinery Company’s opportunity will come. At that time, let alone a baron, it is possible to win a viscount.

  What's the use of earning more money?

  Knighthood is the root of the family heirlooms from generation to generation. As long as there is a little chance to climb up, the Lu family will never give up. "

   "Father, what you said is too mysterious, when will there be a war!"

"Smelly boy, learn a little bit, and be more tender than you with Dad!" Lu Qiang walked a few steps back and forth in the study, holding his fists in the sky with both hands, and then said proudly; "Your Majesty in the Red Fort can say It’s the reincarnation of Martial Saint, and the Heavenly Killing Star descends to the world. It’s hard to come up with a powerful hero in 500 years. Are you afraid that there will be no battles? Now? The pastoral battle in the Ryukyu Islands is over, and the borders of Africa are fighting again. Do you dare to say that there will be no wars in the future?"

  In front of the facts

  Lu Hanshan was really convinced, stood up and fell to the ground with his respectful hands, saying, "Father, it's all up to your old man to make the decision. Every child has no respect."

   "Goodness, great goodness, hahahaha..." At this time, Lu Qiang no longer played the comical role of gagging in front of the brothers, and between his eyes opened and closed, he showed an unusually shrewd look.

  (End of this chapter)