"It's a blessing. Yang Xiaoshan was a little weak-hearted.

"This Kung Pao Chicken in your house is really delicious, I tasted a plate just now, and I still feel unsatisfied." Ding Baozhen invited Yang Xiaoshan to sit down.

"It's good that Lord Ding likes it, but a family banquet is not enough to worry about, not enough to worry about." Yang Xiaoshan said modestly.

"Coincidentally, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Our Lao Ding's family also has this dish, which I have slightly improved, and it is very similar to your dish, but the taste is slightly lighter. Ding Baozhen never expected that Yang Xiaoshan had copied his own dishes, and thought that he had collided with Changfu's dishes.

Yang Xiaoshan is not surprised, in his previous life, people's tastes were heavy, that is, heavy oil, heavy salt, heavy spicy, he said cheekily: "Oh, yes? Maybe our Lao Chang family and your Lao Ding family have some origins. ”

The two laughed, both finding each other quite funny.

"It's true. Ding had long wanted to come to visit Yang Duwei. Wei Heng and I are good friends, and I haven't been listening to him mention your name Yang Duwei these days. As a friend of his for many years, it is rare to hear him praise others so much. Ding also wanted to come to ask for advice, and asked Brother Chang to appreciate his face. Ding Baozhen arched his hand and personally made a cup of tea for Yang Xiaoshan.

Yang Xiaoshan was happy in his heart, it seems that this Ding Baozhen is also a "reformer" of this era, and he also has the idea of saving the country and the people in his heart, which can be discussed with him. So he hurriedly said: "Brother Ding is polite, let's communicate and communicate, we can't talk about asking for advice, you can say something." ”

"It's not a secret, Ding Xianfeng was admitted to the Jinshi for three years, and he was edited by Shu Jishi in the Hanlin Academy. Later, my mother died, and I went home to worry about Ding for three years, and now that the period of Ding worry has expired, the court let me walk in the household department. The household department is a Beijing official and a fat shortage, but I don't ask for money as an official, but I want to do something practical for the country, and I want to be sent to serve in the local area, do you think my idea is right? As soon as Ding Baozhen opened his mouth, he threw out a big personal question.

Yang Xiaoshan understood as soon as he heard it, this is actually a question of ideal and reality. It's like whether you worked under the state-owned enterprise system or went out to start a business in your previous life.

"Since Brother Ding asked me, the younger brother will tell the truth. In the household department, it is just a mix of qualifications, and if you want to make a career, I am afraid that it will take a long time, with the background of Brother Ding's Hanlin Academy, it must be the object of key training of the imperial court, and it is at least a position of Zhizhou in the place. If you want to make a career, of course, it is good to be an official. Yang Xiaoshan suggested.

"Brother Chang thinks the same as me, and I myself mean the same, but my father thinks that it is more appropriate to be an official in Beijing, and there is no risk." Ding Baozhen nodded, agreeing with Yang Xiaoshan's statement.

"The younger brother does not agree with Lingtang's proper statement, if it is a peaceful era, the Beijing officials are indeed proper, and the household department is fat. But now you have also seen that the banknotes issued by this household department are not even wanted by the people, and the depreciation is serious, I am afraid that there will be a problem, I think it is better for Brother Ding to leave the household department early, otherwise I am afraid that it will be bad if there is a problem. Yang Xiaoshan reminded Ding Baozhen.

Brother Chang reminded the dreamer that in recent years, in order to encircle and suppress the bandits, the household department has issued paper money one after another, but they operate in the dark, and the paper money issued far exceeds the standard of the imperial court, which makes inflation and prices soar now. Now no one wants to use paper money, they send paper money to the army as military salary, and there have been several mutinies. Brother Chang reminded me that I can't do anything as a low-level petty official, but I'm afraid that I will get into trouble after causing trouble. Ding Baozhen nodded, and made up his mind to put it out.

"There are many vacancies in this year, and there should be more vacancies, does Brother Ding have a favorite position?" Yang Xiaoshan took a sip of tea, he estimated that Ding Baozhen should have a vacancy to fill, otherwise he would not ask himself this question.

"To be honest, there are indeed two vacancies, both of which are prefects, one in Sichuan and the other in Hunan." Ding Baozhen smiled. The Taiping army killed all the way from Guangxi to Nanjing, and a large number of court officials were lost, he himself was born as a jinshi, and he had work experience in the Hanlin Academy, and he had long been an alternate official valued by the ministry, and he was directly the local leader when he was transferred to the locality, which is equivalent to the current secretary of the municipal party committee.

"Which one does Brother Ding prefer?" Yang Xiaoshan said tentatively.

"Of course it's Hunan, bandits are very rampant in Hunan, if I can make military achievements, the road to promotion will definitely be faster than usual." Ding Baozhen said without hesitation, in the troubled times, military merit is of course the fastest shortcut to promotion.

Yang Xiaoshan was startled when he heard this, this Ding Baozhen was a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and he didn't cause great trouble to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom when he went to Hunan, so he had to be fooled away quickly. "The younger brother doesn't see it that way, although military merit is a shortcut to promotion, but it often carries greater risks. Military achievements come and go quickly, and no matter how many victories are fought, as long as you lose once, all the credit won in front will be lost. Brother Ding, do you think I'm right? ”

"Your words do make a lot of sense, but 。。。。。。" Ding Baozhen knew that Yang Xiaoshan was right, not to mention anything else, so many Qincha who were pinned on by the emperor had high hopes, those who lost their heads lost their heads, and those who were dismissed from their posts did not end well. But he very much wants to be motivated, and everyone who is an official in the DPRK and China wants to be promoted as soon as possible.

"With Brother Ding's talent, why should he go to the war-torn land to take risks, Hunan has long been controlled by the Hunan army of Zeng Guofan, I am afraid that Brother Ding will not only not make meritorious contributions, but will be excluded, how to talk about meritorious achievements? Sichuan is a country of abundance, rich in resources, and has not suffered from major wars, as long as Brother Ding works hard, this steady credit is enough for Brother Ding to go to the next level. Yang Xiaoshan persuaded Ding Baozhen bitterly in order not to go to Hunan.

"Thank you Brother Chang for your teaching, Ding has been taught. Foreigners are strong and sharp, and there is no one in China to deceive us, and Ding also wants to develop our own industry locally, so that foreigners will not underestimate my China. But Ding didn't know how to start, how to develop an advanced industrial system like the West? Ding Baozhen said that he had dreamed for many years, but he didn't know how to do it.

Yang Xiaoshan looked at Ding Baozhen, he, like Wei Heng, was a person who understood the gap between China and the West, and they both wanted to be angry and strong, but they didn't know how to do it. Wei Heng focuses on culture and education, while Ding Baozhen, as an official with real power in the system, cares more about how to develop the industrial base and make some political achievements.

"Brother Ding can start with the mining industry, iron ore, coal mine, sulfur ore are the foundation of industrial development. There is absolutely no shortage of sales for these ores, they cannot be used in China, and foreigners also collect them, rashly developing other industries, for fear that there is no market for the products, and the people in our country are too poor, only seeking to have a full stomach, and the demand for other consumer goods is too low. The most important thing is that the mining industry can hoard funds in the shortest possible time and prepare funds for the development of other industries in the future. Yang Xiaoshan thought about it for a while, and felt that it was most suitable for the current China to develop the mining industry first.