Tianjin, Zhao Weizhong's Mansion.

Zhao Weizhong was sitting in his study reading the newspaper, when he saw Zhao Ping come in in a military uniform and said, "Uncle, I will go back to the army tomorrow, and the office has already sent me the ferry ticket." ”

Zhao Weizhong put down the newspaper and said, "Are you leaving? The last time you left, it was just after the Chinese New Year, and you have been gone for more than half a year, so you have only been back for a few days? Although your vacation is only 6 days, can't you apply for a postponement of a few days? After you and Qiu Jing got married, you will get together less and leave more, and it is rare to go home once, and you will not stay for a few days before leaving. ”

Zhao Ping shook his head and said: "That's not good, the army gives you a few days of vacation, that's a reason, and only those who have been married like us can come back to visit relatives on leave, and those who are not married are still in Shanghai! ”

Zhao Ping is also one of the first people to join the People's Army Navy, plus he is Zhao Weizhong's nephew, he is very reliable politically, he is young, literate and literate, and he is also highly valued by the Navy. Of course, Zhao Ping himself also worked very hard, initially participating in the initial trip to Germany to receive the Qingzhou and Yizhou, serving on the Qingzhou for 10 months, and participating in the battle of protecting overseas Chinese in Java at that time; later he was transferred to the armored cruiser Chitu to serve for six months and participated in the battle of the Yellow Sea to intercept the Russian fleet; during his tenure on these two warships, Zhao Ping's assessment results were excellent, so he was sent by the navy to the military academy for six months to study, and was listed as one of the key personnel trained by the navy.

After returning from his studies, Zhao Ping was assigned to the battleship Weiyang as the chief gunner, participated in the Battle of Tsushima, and was later promoted to the combat staff officer of the battleship detachment, while after the breakdown of the Portsmouth negotiations, he was transferred to the captain of the destroyer Wenden.

Although he is only the captain of a destroyer, the meaning is completely different from the position served on the previous warship, because no matter how small the warship is, it is also complete, so the experience of serving as a captain is far from being comparable to the position on other ships, and the captain of a destroyer is usually for the training of other warship captains, as long as there are no major accidents, they have unlimited futures. Sure enough, only 4 months later, Zhao Ping was transferred to the cruiser Hejian as the deputy captain, which was actually to prepare for taking over the Hejian.

The Hejian is the fifth Dongchang-class protective cruiser, a type of warship that is used as a high-level match with the Qingzhou-class cruiser, and is currently the flagship of the 6th cruiser fleet. Although this is a low-profile version of the warship, it is a type of warship designed and built by the East China government itself, so its significance is different from that of those large destroyers that were captured. Zhao Ping participated in the Battle of the Taiwan Strait with the Hejian, and upon his return, he was promoted to the rank of major and was officially appointed captain of the Hejian.

During Zhao Ping's study at the military academy, Zhao Weizhong officiated and married Zhao Shuilan's maid Qiuqing, but because Zhao Ping spent most of his time in the army, there was not much time for them to reunite as husband and wife, and Zhao Weizhong also tried his best to keep it, so after the two got married, they still lived in Zhao Weizhong's house and did not have an independent door.

Since Zhao Ping was married, he also had to take a six-day vacation during the recuperation period in the navy, so he returned to Zhao Weizhong's house and reunited with his wife, but now it was time to return.

Zhao Weizhong nodded and said, "That's what I said, even if that's the case, I won't keep you." You can go back to the army with peace of mind, Qiuqing, you can rest assured, with me and Shui Lan here, you won't compromise her. After a pause, Zhao Weizhong said: " Speaking of which, I still want to discuss with you about Qiuqing, my business is getting bigger and bigger, and I need more and more people, but there are not many people I can trust, Shuilan is now working in the government again, it's not good to ask her to come back to help me, until Qiuqing grew up in my family, and now she has become a relative to you, they are all a family, of course they are reliable, and she also knows a few words, so I plan to let Qiuqing go to a shop to manage the accounts first, and slowly learn to do business, and she can also help me manage some things in the future, and let her have some things to do, so as not to be bored at home and get sick。 ”

Zhao Ping was stunned, he didn't expect Zhao Weizhong to let Qiu Qingxue do business, but he served in the navy for nearly 4 years, and his horizons have broadened a lot, knowing that the East China government advocates equality between men and women, and encourages women to participate in social work. It is not impossible to let his wife help Zhao Weizhong do business, not only to give her something to do, but also to repay Zhao Weizhong's kindness to him, but I am afraid that my wife will not be sensible and ruin things.

Zhao Weizhong saw that Zhao Ping didn't speak for a long time, and thought that Zhao Ping didn't want his wife to show up. In fact, Zhao Weizhong has already saved this thought, one is the person he really needs to believe in now, and the other is to hold Zhao Ping. At the beginning, Zhao Weizhong sent Zhao Ping to join the army, and recognized Zhao Ping as a nephew, most of it was to elevate his status in the East China government, and Zhao Ping worked very hard in the navy, and his military position was growing, Zhao Weizhong was comforted, but also a little worried, although Zhao Ping was an orphan, but if he really got ahead in the army, it was difficult to guarantee that he would not stand on his own, after all, he and Zhao Ping were just relatives of the five clans, so although his thoughts could not be said to be in vain, the effect was also greatly reduced.

In order to keep Zhao Ping, Zhao Weizhong married Qiu Qing to him as his wife, and single-handedly arranged a marriage for the two, but Zhao Weizhong also knew that this might not be able to keep Zhao Ping for a long time, and this time when he came back, Zhao Ping was promoted to a major, and he was already qualified to bring his family to accompany the army, and Qiu Qing was naturally willing to settle down in the army with Zhao Ping, so Zhao Weizhong decided to let Qiu Qing learn to do business, so as to keep Zhao Ping.

So Zhao Weizhong said: "What, don't you want Qiuqing to come out to do things? Women should stay at home? You are also a person in the army, why are you still guarding this old yellow ......calendar?"

Zhao Ping hurriedly said: "Uncle, I didn't mean that, I was afraid that Qiu Yan was young and ignorant and would ruin your business." ”

Zhao Weizhong said with a smile: "I was worried about this, no one is born to do business, so she can't learn slowly! ”

Seeing Zhao Weizhong say this, of course Zhao Ping did not refuse, and said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with Qiu Qing later." ”

Zhao Weizhong said: "Okay, I'll book a private room in Lishunde tonight, order a few tables of wine, and invite some relatives and friends to get together, which can be regarded as practicing for you." Speaking of which, you have been promoted to major and captain, and I haven't given you Qingmao yet, so I'll make up for it all this time. ”

Zhao Ping said: "That's not necessary, uncle, just have a light meal at home, why bother to spend it." ”

Zhao Weizhong said with a smile: "Then how can it be done, although you are not a return to your hometown this time, but it is also a return with honor, how should you also show off, I originally wanted to invite relatives and friends to be lively, but I was too busy some time ago to delay your affairs, you are going to leave again, then you can no longer take advantage of this time to be lively, I am in charge of this matter, you don't have to worry about it, wait for me to set off with me at night, bring Qiuqing with you, and let her recognize people, I called Shui Lan to come back at night, and everyone got together." ”

Zhao Weizhong said it to this point, and Zhao Ping had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll go back and talk to Qiuqing." ”

Zhao Weizhong nodded and said with a smile: "It's still early, if you have time, take Qiuqing out to buy a few new clothes, preferably those that are often worn by female leaders, and when you go out at night, you will also have a face." ”

Zhao Ping agreed, and then left Zhao Weizhong's study. After Zhao Ping left, Zhao Weizhong immediately pulled the bell and called the steward Zhao Quan, asking him to go to the Li Shunde Hotel to book a table and arrange for someone to treat him.

Although the East China government has begun to control social materials, and most of the catering and entertainment industries have closed down due to lack of food sources, the Li Shunde Hotel is controlled by the government, and the supply of materials can still be guaranteed, so it can continue to operate, but only internally. And Zhao Weizhong is the first local to follow the traverser, and he can be regarded as an insider of the East China government, and the highest level is of course qualified to order a meal at the Li Shunde Hotel.

Now Zhao Weizhong's business is getting bigger and bigger, there are nearly 20 industries under his name, only his own sole proprietorship has 5 factories, 3 shops, the business has spread all over Shandong, Shanghai and other regions, his personal total assets have exceeded 3 million silver dollars, and the daily turnover is about 500,000, at the same time, Zhao Weizhong also serves as the president of the Tianjin Industry and Commerce Association, his daughter works in Tianjin government agencies, and his nephew serves in the army. It can be said that he is now the number one businessman and gentry in Tianjin.

And in life, Zhao Weizhong is also proud, his Yuan died early, leaving only a daughter, but Zhao Weizhong's age is not too old, he was less than 40 years old when he took refuge in the traverser, and after the establishment of the East China government, Zhao Weizhong's status also rose, so there are many people who continue to say that the matchmaker continues, Zhao Weizhong naturally wants to leave a man and a half woman, and pass on the ancestry, not to mention that his daughter is also older, and she is in the government, and she is not afraid of being bullied by her stepmother, so Zhao Weizhong not only renewed a wife's room, but also accepted two concubines, and gave birth to a boy and a girl, and the new concubine just accepted this year is also pregnant。

It can be said that Zhao Weizhong has no regrets for life, but there is still a heart disease, that is, his daughter Zhao Shuilan is 22 years old this year, but she has not yet been married. If it was during the reign of the Qing court, a 22-year-old woman could already be regarded as an older leftover woman, and it was almost impossible to have a normal marriage match, and it would be very good to be able to continue the strings for others, and Zhao Weizhong was only 22 years old when he married the house-filling Han, of course, it was more than 4 years ago.

In fact, there are more people who say kiss to Zhao Shuilan than Zhao Weizhong, but Zhao Weizhong wants Zhao Shuilan to find an overseas Chinese, and others don't consider it, but with more and more contacts with overseas Chinese, Zhao Weizhong knows more about them, and knows that overseas Chinese are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, generally speaking, administrative officials and soldiers have the highest status, followed by the person in charge of the government-run factory, and then the person who starts his own business, and there is a group of people who eat and drink and don't do things, and overseas Chinese call them "soy sauce people" or "soy sauce people". Although Zhao Weizhong doesn't know how this kind of person and soy sauce are involved, he also knows that this group of people is the most unproductive.

And Zhao Weizhong naturally hoped that his daughter could marry a good overseas Chinese, but the choice has been delayed until now. Therefore, Zhao Weizhong can only sigh that life is perfect.