The train is moving, making rhythmic sounds, and the box is full of Ieyasu and Single-peak to relieve the loneliness of the journey. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Brother Ge, I want to know, you have repeatedly emphasized that the opportunity to leave Zhaoyuan has come, what kind of opportunity is it?" "Alright! Now it is necessary to let you know about my plans. When he first joined the Li family, he judged the situation and drew up a plan, and an important part of this plan was to gain Li Jiakai's trust, and the only way to gain Li Jiakai's trust was to solve his problem and increase the gold production of gold mines. ”

"Brother Ge, you did this step!" This is also a coincidence, when the imperial court launched the Westernization movement, Li Daizong was full of ambition to buy a large number of foreign machines, but did not take into account that the foreign machinery needed a large amount of coal as a guarantee, because the cost of buying coal was too high to cause a deficit, was seized by the governor of Shandong at that time in the name of iron is empty and money. Today's human labor force is incomparable to that of machines. I see the bottleneck to increase gold production, as long as there is a cheap source of coal, and the whole market can be lived. ”

"So you thought of using the Germans!" In fact, there is another reason for the restriction of gold production in gold mines, and that is to reform the traditional way of working. But the premise must take advantage of the steam engine, and the second step of change can be a matter of course. "You have done the second step, but I want to know how to leave Zhaoyuan in a dignified manner, and what will you do in the future, is it to go into business?" What kind of big group? "I'm making a splash in Zhaoyuan, Li Jiakai is happy on the surface, but in fact, he is even more uneasy in his heart!" "Why is that?"

"After all, I am a foreigner, no matter how great my credit is, he will not give me real power. When Mo Xin's brother came back during the Chinese New Year, he bluntly questioned me about plotting the Li family's property, and I believe that their father and son must have conspired. "That's why you're leaving Zhaoyuan!" "It's not for this reason, my purpose is to use Li Jiakai to get on a bigger stage - Jinshi!" "You want to be an official? The officialdom is dark, and you are deceitful, do you want to work for the court? ”

"Brother Ge, if you want to soar, you must gain more power, and you must have all your strength to achieve your goals. To put it bluntly, the stage of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine is too small. At present, the Manchu court is dying, and a drastic social change is coming. At present, the imperial court is divided into two major factions, namely the Westernists and the conservatives, and the representatives of the Westernists are Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong. Although Li Hongzhang has become ancient, the Beiyang forces led by Yuan Shikai are expanding day by day with the backing of the Great Fresh Army, and Yang Shixiang, the governor of Shandong, is also a member of the Beiyang system. "Do you want to take refuge in Yang Shixiang?"

"To be precise, I want to take refuge in the Beiyang Department and Yuan Shikai, Li Jiakai and Yang Shixiang are just a transition. A few days ago, I proposed to Li Jiakai to join the Shi, and it was in Li Jiakai's arms. Brothers have no fame, so they can only donate money to officials. I took the initiative to propose that the scholar leave Zhaoyuan, Li Jiakai was virtual on the surface, but I expected that he would spare no effort to recommend me in front of Yang Shixiang, and at that time, Yang Shixiang would also sell favors and give Li Jiakai face, so I served as the county commander, and this is the opportunity to leave Zhaoyuan in a dignified manner! ”

"Brother Ge, could it be that you have long seen that the Qing Dynasty is unstable? Could it be that he trained the mine protection team, and not long ago, he asked He Zhi to expand the mine protection team, and let Wang Kun secretly carry out military training, just for the sake of future changes? "Exactly. Not only that, but with power in the future, you must have your own strength. Even if we integrate into the Beiyang system, we must have a private army in our hands, and we can protect ourselves in the event of chaos. I said that in the future I would form a large business group, and a private army would defend our business interests at the same time. "Brother Ge, I understand."

"In today's conversation between you and me, not a word is allowed to be revealed to outsiders, do you know that I know, God knows and understands?" "Brother Ge, you and I are brothers in life and death, don't you trust me?" "I'm just a reminder that my words won't be lost!" The two sides fell into silence and thought about their own things, Yan Jiakang knew in his heart that Yang Shixiang would replace Yuan Shikai as the governor of Zhili in the next year, and Yuan Shikai took over as the minister of Beiyang. Time is running out, and Yan Jiakang has a sense of urgency.

When the train arrived in Jinan, it was nearly dusk. Li Jiakai took them to the official inn to stay, and after dinner, Li Jiakai rested early after the fatigue of the journey. Yan Jiayasu and Shan Feng went to the street to play. Under the light of thousands of lights, the antique street scene is dizzying, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Shan Feng has been entangled, and he has no heart to go shopping, but Yan Jiakang is full of interest and seems to be very happy. After a night of silence, Yan Jiakang accompanied his father-in-law to the governor's yamen and met with the governor Yang Shixiang.

The governor yamen was majestic and solemn, showing the inviolability of Ling Ran. The governor who appeared in front of Yan Jiayasu was obese and almost one size larger than his father-in-law. Yang Shixiang's appearance was not flattering, a pair of goldfish-like eyes bulged and collapsed, and his round face seemed to be angular, only the mustache on his lips revealed majesty. Yan Jiakang feels that Yang Shixiang is not like 45 years old, and his haggard face is like 60 years old. Looking at the words, he concluded that Yang Shixiang was in poor health, and it was not surprising that he only had a 4-year lifespan.

Li Jiakai introduced after seeing the ceremony, "Junior Ge Yunfei, meet the governor!" "Haha, Mr. Li's Chenglong fast son-in-law is really extraordinary, Yushu is handsome and chic." "I heard that Ling Xu understands Western language and is proficient in Western firearms. The doubling of gold production has contributed to Xu's efforts. The use of Germans to skillfully solve the bottleneck of coal and innovate the way of working makes Xu talented. "The governor has an excessive reputation, and the actions of the subordinate officials are all due to the support of the father-in-law, and the governor is far-sighted and well-led."

"General Manager Li, Ling Xu is very good at talking, since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, I have hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the land of China, and there are many talents, so Ling Xu has a bright future!" "Lord Governor Xie raises love, and the lower officials don't dare to slack off!" Li Jiakai was very proud. "General Manager Li, the output of the gold mine has doubled, the government and the opposition are shaken, I have already played the imperial court, and you have been promoted to Laizhou Daotai and concurrently serve as the general office of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine!" With the help of Lord Xie, the lower officials will do their best and do their best! Li Jiakai knelt down to thank him.

Yang Shixiang was very happy and set up a banquet to entertain Weng and his son-in-law. During the banquet, Li Jiakai whispered to Yang Shixiang, and Yang Shixiang nodded his eyes and peeked at Yan Jiakang from time to time, with a smile on his face. Soon, Li Jiakai stuffed a silver ticket to Yang Shixiang, and Yan Jiakang realized that it was done, and couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart. "Ge Yunfei, you are a foreign faction, and now the imperial court has innovated and eliminated malpractices, and Shandong has opened a port. This is the time when my generation has great ambitions, but the deep and new difficulties are blended, and the old man has seen extraordinary, can you learn it? Yan Jiakang glanced at Li Jiakai and got tacit approval.

"Lord Yang, the younger generation has the courage to sacrifice ugliness. Now the imperial court is innovating to eliminate disadvantages and revitalize the national system, which is a shocking move. Nowadays, the West is powerful, and it has repeatedly offended China. Time is not waiting, opening the door of the country, absorbing external weapons is a move for China, accelerating change, and making up for the loss of sheep is a good policy. "The next life can be said to be extraordinary! But in the middle of China, thousands of holes, my generation can only do their best, it can be said that there is more than enough heart and insufficient strength, not to seek merit, but to seek no fault. ”

"Lord Governor, the younger generation knows the difficulties of adults. As the saying goes, a penny is hard to beat a hero, money is not everything, but no money is everything. "Now that the treasury is empty, do you have a high opinion when you get to the point?" Yang Shixiang unconsciously entered the play, but Li Jiakai suddenly became nervous and worried about his uncle's frizziness. "Lord Yang, the younger generation is not ashamed to speak out and has the courage to speak out. The ancients said: No business, no wealth, no agriculture, no stability. However, Shandong has a large population and poor land, and the younger generation thinks that open source is the best policy, and the only way to accumulate money is to make a fuss about business words! ”

"How can you see the ground?" "Lord Yang, Zibo Zhou Village is now known as Shandong Dry Wharf. Since last year, the imperial court allowed Zhoucun to open up a commercial port, and Zhoucun's commerce and trade have become more prosperous in the past year. If the government provides a good scope for doing business and radiates from Zhoucun as the leader, I dare to guarantee that in a few years, the governor's commercial tax revenue will exceed the agricultural tax by more than ten times or more. Adults have money in their hands, and they will be more comfortable with their ambitions! ”

"Mr. Li, your suggestion is good, Ling Xu is a rare talent. To tell the truth, the biggest advantage of opening a port on the Shandong Peninsula is the coast, but the coast is controlled by foreigners, especially the Germans who occupy Qingdao, which is my biggest heartache. "Lord Yang, foreigners occupy the coast, and it is not something that adults can control. How to crack the foreigners, the only way is to Taoguang is obscure and strong national body. As long as we are strong, we will drive away foreigners in the future! ”

"That's a good point, but how to deal with foreigners at the moment, I'm walking on thin ice." "My lord, win-win cooperation is the best policy!" "I am a dignified feudal official who steals from foreigners, don't say that the court can't tolerate me, and the people of Li will also attack it en masse!" "My lord, I will not accept the order of the foreign king. Adults don't have to come out, just acquiesce, don't make public statements, don't have public contact with foreigners, what a crime! As for how to deal with foreigners, you can use commercial behavior to secretly cross Chen Cang. ”

"That's right, it's very useful!" Yang Shixiang glanced at Li Jiakai, and a smile bloomed on his face and continued: "You are willing to be a leader!" "Thank you for your love, may the adults be fulfilled, and the younger generations will be filial piety!" Yan Jiayasu took the opportunity to kneel on the ground.