Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

President Yuan rejected Hong Shuzu's suggestion at the time, but now that Song Jiaoren has been killed, it must be because Hong Shuzu did it deliberately to curry favor with President Yuan.

These words were truly earth-shattering.

Furthermore, Cao Yuanzheng repeatedly insisted that Zhao Bingjun and Song Jiaoren were colleagues and had always had a close relationship, so there was absolutely no reason for Zhao Bingjun to kill Song Jiaoren.

Although it was an attempt to exonerate Yuan Shikai, the attempt actually only made things worse, and it ended up offending Yuan Shikai.

His remarks made headlines in major newspapers the following day.

Yuan Shikai was furious after seeing it.

He angrily said: "Cao Yuanzheng is a despicable person who talks nonsense."

It is truly despicable that Cho Byung-kyun, as the Minister of State, allowed the newspapers to publish the article without issuing a statement.

This is precisely why Zhao Bingjun stepped down and Cao Yuanzheng lost Yuan Shikai's trust, leading to the current precarious situation.

Although Cao Yuanzheng has not been removed from his position as the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture (mayor), his daily life has been placed under surveillance.

Left with no other option, I could only try to build a relationship with Shen Hao.

Now, Cao Yuanzheng's only hope is Shen Hao.

Shen Hao was just about to send a telegram back to Cao Yuanzheng.

Hu Xueli walked in and handed Shen Hao a document.

"Sir, the English have lowered the price of soap to eight copper coins."

Shen Hao was taken aback: "Is this foreigner planning a price war?"

Soap was a luxury item in those days, only those working in the city, similar to modern white-collar workers, could afford it. Giving a woman a bar of soap could make her happy for days.

One silver dollar was equal to 140 copper coins, so you could say that soap was quite expensive.

Nowadays, the soap market in China is dominated by British, German, and French manufacturers.

Shen Hao's soap broke the foreigners' monopoly.

In particular, Lever Brothers, a British company, is one of the world's leading industrial giants, and is a leader in the soap industry.

“Then let’s have a price war. They’ll offer eight copper coins, and we’ll offer eight copper coins too,” Shen Hao said.

"But the profit margin is too low."

Moreover, we're at a disadvantage when it comes to price.

Their products are not as good as ours; the fragrance and color are not as good. It's only right that we sell them at a higher price.

In terms of raw materials, Lever Brothers' plantations all over the world can provide them with high-quality and inexpensive raw materials.

Lever Brothers also received preferential pricing from British companies for caustic soda, a key ingredient in soap making.

Furthermore, Lever Brothers has the financial resources to wage a price war, which would put us at a disadvantage.

Shen Hao immediately laughed and said, "You've done quite a bit of research. Don't worry, we can't let those foreigners make money even if we don't make any. I'll take care of the publicity."

"We can use the profits from the toilet paper factory to subsidize the soap factory. I want to see who can outlast us."

"Alright then," Hu Xueli said.

Shen Hao's soap factory and paper mill were both managed by Hu Xueli, and their names were derived from Hu Xueli's name.

Sherry soap and Sherry toilet paper.

To be honest, judging from the current situation, Hu Xueli is managing things quite well.

When it comes to marketing, Shen Hao is the master.

Soon, major newspapers reported on the price war between Shirley Soap and Levi Brothers' Xiangmao Soap.

'Sherry soap broke the foreign monopoly, allowing ordinary people like us to use domestically made soap.'

Support domestic products and boycott foreign products.

'The British brand Xiangmao soap runs out quickly and isn't very fragrant, while Shirley soap not only lasts a long time but also has a very long-lasting fragrance.'

Support domestic products and let our domestic products stand up!

It could also be said that, under the guise of patriotism, many people have begun to boycott the British Lever Brothers' Xiangmao soap.

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Not only that, to Shen Hao's surprise, several major domestic commercial banks actually stood up to support Shen Hao's Shirley Soap.

Shanghai tycoon Huang Chujiu, Commercial Press general manager Xia Ruifang, as well as Shanxi merchants and Southeast Asian trading companies all offered their help, even purchasing books at the original price to support Shen Hao.

They provided Shen Hao with a lot of help in terms of raw materials and prices.

Sherry soap and Sherry toilet paper became famous overnight.

With the support of Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia, it is also selling like hotcakes in Southeast Asia.

Unexpectedly, Shirley Soap engaged in a price war with British Lever Brothers' Xiangmao Soap, resulting in the bankruptcy of soap manufacturers in Germany and France.

However, judging from the current situation, Shirley soap has already occupied most of the market.

Shen Hao made a lasting impression on the businessmen who supported Shirley Soap.

These are all passionate businessmen; we can't let them lose heart.

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Simply put, the quality is excellent, it's a domestic product, and the price is reasonable.

It can be said that Shirley's soap has gained a firm foothold.

Another point is that Shirley Soap has shares in Yuan Shikai, so all civil servants are prohibited from using Shirley Soap from British Lever Brothers, and any case discovered will be dealt with.

With the support of the largest organization, one is naturally invincible.

After a month-long price war, Shirley Soap completely monopolized the national market.

Moreover, Sherry toilet paper has become incredibly popular and is unique in the world.

Overseas orders are pouring in.

Many foreigners who want to learn the skills have been rejected.

Outside the soap factory and paper mill, Shen Hao stationed a brigade of troops, ready to deal with anyone who came near.

The soap factory and paper mill are now on the right track, and are currently Shen Hao's two most profitable factories.

As before, Shen Hao handed over the management to Hu Xueli.

Shen Hao didn't care about making money; he focused more on the army and fulfilling the governor's mission, starting with building military academies and universities, which required a lot of money.

First, regarding military academies, Shen Hao directly invested one million US dollars to establish the Southern Military Academy.

Military academies not only train generals, but also cultivate technical personnel for military factories.

When Zhang Zuolin heard about the military academy built by Shen Hao, he immediately sent Zhang Xiaoliu over to attend the academy with Shen Hao.

Shen Hao initially disagreed, but he couldn't resist Zhang Shoufang's persistent pleading.

It was agreed.

After all, Zhang Xiaoliu was her own younger brother, and Zhang Shoufang still wanted to see her brother succeed.

While Shen Hao was extremely busy, Uncle Nine's disciples Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai ran over for help.

They say there's a church there where a foreign zombie was found.

221. Drag him out and execute him.

Foreign zombies?

Shen Hao was somewhat surprised. Foreign zombies? They must be vampires.

This piqued Shen Hao's curiosity.

Previously, Shen Hao had heard a legend that wealthy people achieve the effect of delaying aging by undergoing blood transfusions.

It is said that young people have a mysterious factor in their blood or body, as well as adrenaline.

European vampires, according to legend, were nobles from ancient castles who had long known the secrets of blood and believed that frequent blood transfusions could keep them young.

Legend has it that it fears sunlight because this secret will die if exposed to light.

Of course, this is just a legend. Shen Hao still has to kill the vampire; the foreign devils' things cannot pollute Chinese soil.

Immediately, someone brought in Uncle Nine's two disciples.

As soon as Wencai and Qiusheng entered, they immediately knelt down in front of Shen Hao.

"General, please save my master!"

Shen Hao asked, "Oh, what happened to Uncle Jiu?"

"It was 'Three Four Seven' who was captured by that bastard Awei."

Shen Hao was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Are you talking about Awei from Renjia Town? What power does he have?"

"Your Excellency is unaware of this, but that bastard Awei, through some connections, managed to become a police captain in the neighboring Yangcheng County, and even arrested my master."

"Oh really? Then what about the foreign zombies?"