第四百二十四章 李难先
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只是汉王的口气有些大,要价也颇狠,让李难先很是出了不少血。他现在真是银根紧张的时候,大发永航运字号、焙茶厂、砖茶厂以及新近与人合开的制砖厂都在扩大生产规模,样样都要花钱,而且要花不少钱,这一下子就出去了三万两银子,而且还得送股份,确实让他够头疼的。
不过,这些钱却也都是省不掉的。江西的茶业就不说了,没汉王的支持,怎么和那些地头蛇斗?要知道,自己东岸买办的身份,在大顺国内可是有不少人念叨着呢。虽然上层都明白自己的立场,但架不住众口铄金啊,一旦哪天朝廷看自己不顺眼了,保不齐就是一个抄家灭族的下场。
什么时候,这大顺的天下能由我们说了算呢?李难先暗暗叹了口气。他曾经读过东岸人的书,也在宁波和外洋商人聊过,知道在欧陆的联合省,实行的是七省共和、联省自治的局面,各省平日里自己管自己,只有涉及国防等大事的时候,才由各省一切协力。而且每个省的每座城市都是由乡绅、耆老、勋贵和商人共同管理,商人因为有钱,话语权还更高一些。毋庸置疑,这样的“新世界”对李难先这类买办大商人来说吸引力是极高的,是极为向往的,只可惜大顺看起来没这个条件,无法让他们建立这个新世界了。
李难先也不是没考虑过让东岸人来统治中国会怎样,只是他朴素的民族情感不允许他这么做。东岸人虽然自称炎黄子孙、前宋苗裔,但李难先是不怎么信的,他总觉得他们的来历很可疑,说的话不可全信。而且,就算同时炎黄子孙又能说明什么的?都不是一个国家了!亲兄弟为了钱财还能反目成仇,父子为了官位还能互相争斗呢,大家分踞两大陆,即便大海再广阔,怕也是容不下两个大国吧?
李难先总觉得,与中国同文同种的东岸在新大陆崛起绝对不是一件好事!他们在文化上与中国类似,思维模式类似,处事方式类似,那么一旦实力远超大陆,会对中国大陆的精英人才构成致命的吸引力。真到了那时候,不论大陆这边谁做主,那一群群才智杰出之士怕是都会往那边跑,这对中国绝对是釜底抽薪的大坏事!
不过呢,凡事总有利有弊。有东岸这个大国虎视于侧,中国的朝廷行事大概也要有所顾忌吧?若是过苛的话,当真怕人没有腿不会跑么?欧陆国家可能生活不惯,日朝过于落后,但东岸经济发达、生活舒适,文化也大同小异,一般人跑过去适应起来不会太费力,因此跑起来顾忌就很小。就像他李难先,几十万的家产,若是能随时跑路,相信朝廷也不会太过分吧?他去那边重起炉灶的话,应该也不会太困难。
这样看来的话,有东岸在旁边“督促”着,朝廷大概率会开明一些,这也许对他们这类商人是一件好事呢。想到这里,李难先就有些纠结了,一面是爱国情怀,一面是现实的利益,他夹在这中间,当真是好不为难。有些时候,他都很羡慕岳阳府那位同为买办的“贤弟”张绍宗了,此君一边在大顺经营纺织品生意,一边在宁波那边买地置业,银行里估计还存了不少钱,一旦有事随时可以跑路。哪像他李难先,几乎将所有家产都投入到分散在湖北、湖南、江西诸省十余府县的生意上了呢?比起这位张贤弟,自己到底是愚蠢呢,还是精明呢?
“唉,不去想这么烦心事了,还是考虑考虑怎么去川中开办茶厂的事情吧。”李难先将头靠在马车厢壁上,开始闭目思索。
去四川开办茶厂是他的既定计划,甚至还要早于去江西的谋划。这次他和张绍宗说好了,两人一起动身前往成都,面见节帅刘忠贵。刘大帅素来对东岸人很是友善,他们身上这层东国买办的皮应该能帮忙加分不少吧。川中茶叶产量很大,纺织品自古以来也非常有名,若是不好好开拓一下,确实可惜了。
只是,这个时候去川中,怕是也要被刘节帅的幕府宰一刀吧?前些年清理土司,这两年又征讨云南,北边还在和清军对峙,相比四川幕府现在一定很缺钱,他们上赶着送上门去,怕是不吐出个几万两银子过不了关。
当然也有下面人向李难先劝谏,说如今四川局势复杂,鞑清数万精锐屯驻于川北和汉中,随时可能南下。未来一旦铁骑南下的话,形势难料,投资很可能打了水漂。退一万步讲,即便四川幕府顶住了鞑子的猛攻,使战火仅局限于川北少数区域,他们在军费捉襟见肘的情况下也很可能乱伸手、乱摊派,要求李难先“报效军需”。
李难先仔细思考了一下,认为有些道理。但他还是打算相信《号角报》上的评论文章,认为清军自顾不暇,短期内根本不可能南下,因此可以放心前往川中投资。他认为,与其担心清军令他的投资失败,不如仔细想想四川幕府会怎么炮制他们更靠谱。
“唉,处处伸手要钱,这帮武夫,真真是跋扈至此!”李难先现在也明白去四川不出钱是不可能的了,但终究是心里不爽,想要将其发泄出来。还好二十年经商生涯给他锻炼出了喜怒不形于色的本事,不然怕是要当场骂人了。
一前一后两辆马车很快行到了码头边。李难先将在这里弃车登船,前往武昌,与张绍宗汇合。接下来,他们将跟随一支往川中运送枪炮的车队前去成都。带队的将官与李难先有些交情,再加上又使了些钱,一路上应该会很轻松。
等到了成都,一切再见机行事吧!
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