A train travels from west to east and the train begins to slow down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In the info box, Yan Jiakang stood up and said to Shan Feng and Hu Boyong: "The train will add water at the station in front, it will take about half an hour, we will go down to the activity, and then talk in detail." ”

While speaking, the train stopped, and the three people got off the train and stepped onto the platform. August is the hottest month of the year, and the ground is like a steamer. There was a hawker's shout on the platform, "Xiantao, Xiantao!" Ripe peach, ripe peach! "Laiyang fragrant pear, come and taste it!" "Brother Shan, Mr. Hu, I heard that the peach fruit here is good, why don't I satisfy my hunger!" This season, Laiyang's pears are even more delicious! "Singlet Road. Yan Jiakang and Shan Feng chose to eat pears, and Hu Boyong chose to eat peaches.

Soon, the platform attendant waved the green flag, and a whistle was heard from the front of the train. "The train is leaving, passengers on the platform hurry up and get on the train!" A station attendant shouted at the top of his voice with a tin horn in his hand. The three of them got on the train and returned to the private room, and the train began to move slowly again.

"The speed of the car is only more than 30 pulses, it is like a snail crawling!" "Brother Ge, I feel like the train is quite fast. But what do you mean by this? "It's the meaning of how many miles you run per hour, this is a foreign word!" "Please, can you tell me that you understand it in the future. I know you're erudite, but I always keep me confused! Shan Feng complained.

Hu Boyong said with a smile: "The adult is maverick and says new words, the old man thinks it is very innovative, and there is no need for the old brother to be affectionate." "Single brother, Mr. Hu, as an old man, can accept new things, and you must also learn to adapt." "Brother Ge, those new terms in the intelligence system are enough for me to have a headache, but I have used all my strength. To get back to the point, Qingdao has confirmed that Lin Zuren not only opened a tobacco shop in Qingdao, but also opened a jewelry store and bought a western-style building in the German Quarter. ”

Hu Boyong said: "Could it be that his jewelry is shipped from the capital, I have heard that the eunuchs in the palace often steal jewelry from the inside, and there are special people outside the palace to buy it." "You're saying that all his jewels come out of the palace?" Singlet was taken aback. Yan Jiakang said: "Lin Zuren's ability to run a jewelry store in Qingdao shows that he has a rich supply of goods. This time, when you go to Qingdao, you must find out the real situation of his business in Qingdao. ”

Hu Boyong said: "Master Ge, the old man suggested that it should also be secretly investigated from the capital, especially what kind of people his silver team contacts in the capital, and they must be closely monitored. If his illegal deeds are confirmed, the adults can make a fortune of ill-gotten gains. "Mr. Hu is right, if Lin Zuren really cooperates with the outside to do illegal things, we can seize his wealth for our use without any scruples. Zhou Cun raised funds to run the power plant, and he bought one-fifth of the shares, and it was not obvious that the mountains were not leaking, and he was indeed rich in oil. The three conspired and formed a plan.

When the train arrived in Zibo, it was almost dusk, Yan Jiakang and Hu Boyong said goodbye to Shan Feng and got off the train, and Shan Feng went to Qingdao alone. The two stayed at the official inn. The next day, Yan Jiakang met Song Shiyuan alone. At present, the power plant and flour mill in Zibo have broken ground, and Yan Jiakang mediated with a German foreign firm to obtain a loan to buy equipment, and things are going well. This time, I don't know what Song Shiyuan asked him to do in Zibo, and I couldn't help muttering in my heart.

Unexpectedly, the prefect Song Shiyuan made an exception to greet him in person. "Xiaguan meets Lord Song!" Yan Jiakang greeted him. "Ge County Order doesn't have to be formal, please!" Song Shiyuan stepped forward and joined hands to be particularly affectionate. The guest and host entered the hall, and Song Shiyuan ordered to put on the wine and food to wash the dust for Yan Jiakang. When the wine and food were served, Song Shiyuan waved his hand to let everyone stand back, and Yan Jiakang was a little surprised. Song Shiyuan said: "Ge County Order, I want to congratulate you!" "Lord Song, the lower officials are confused, and I don't know what happy things are."

"Ge County Order, there is a letter here, you can read it first!" Yan Jiakang took the letter and opened it to read: Ge Yunfei is a Qing Dynasty talent, and there are successors in my generation, congratulations! Settle down to comfort the court. Yan Jiakang hurriedly stood up and said, "Lord Song, how can you be a subordinate official, let Lord Yuan appreciate it!" "Ge County Order, Lord Yuan has great appreciation for you. In particular, you helped the German foreign bank to speak highly of the installment loans for the Zibo power plant and the flour mill, as well as the purchase of machinery. Lord Yuan said, you have done what the imperial court can't do! ”

"Lord Song, please tell Lord Yuan that the next official will be loyal to the ground, and the bones will be broken!" "It's not right, it's okay to say this to me, but you must not say this to outsiders!" "The lower official is very remembered!" Yan Jiakang was overjoyed in his heart, there was no doubt that he had entered Yuan Shikai's sphere of influence. After a few glasses of wine, Song Shiyuan said: "Ge County Order, your insight is extraordinary, what is the most profitable business nowadays?" Please call a spade a spade! "Arms trading is the most profitable!" Song Shiyuan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "The old man also has this intention, how can he not show the mountain and pour out the arms?" ”

Yan Jiakang guessed that the butterfly wings he instigated had undergone chemical changes. If he hadn't appeared, Song Zhiyuan would not have been able to go to Zibo to take up his post, it seemed that Yuan Shikai was going to do an arms deal, and it was obvious that he wanted to use his relationship with the Germans to sell arms. I plan to build a gun, but I can't give it to Yuan Shikai, by the way, let Yuan Shikai make a cannon, and Yan Jiakang has a wit. "Ge County Order, is it embarrassing?" "Lord Song, reselling arms is not a long-term solution, if you want to do it, you have to produce your own weapons."

"It's not a joke to produce your own weapons. The Qing Hanyang Weapons Factory is the strength of the whole country is difficult, and it is not impossible for us to produce weapons. "Lord Song, the lower officials are by no means untrustworthy, and they are willing to vouch for the head of the item!" "What kind of weapon do you want to make?" "Nowadays, there is a shortage of artillery, so we will build artillery." "Can you make cannons?" Song Shiyuan straightened up. "My lord, you have to buy German equipment to make artillery, but when the Germans sell arms, they won't sell us equipment to make artillery."

"In that case, how do you make a cannon?" "Taking a roundabout tactic, there are a lot of German-made artillery in the Qing Dynasty nowadays, and we can purchase some equipment in the name of repair, and try not to arouse the alarm of the Germans. This will take at least two years, and the equipment for building the cannon will be purchased piecemeal and slowly. During this period, we can buy some artillery, and when we have the ability to make cannons, we can buy artillery steel from the Americans. "Why buy cannon steel from the Americans?"

"Cannon steel is a special steel, and the Germans will not buy or sell it to us in order to prevent us from making cannons. The Americans had a little worse quality artillery steel, but there were no problems with reinforcement. Nowadays, the economy of the United States is developing rapidly, and the US government cannot restrain businessmen. In the future, when the Zibo Power Plant is completed, after the conditions are met, we can build a 76mm mountain gun. My lord, the lower official promised to build a cannon within two years. "Okay, I'll give you two years. Don't worry about the silver, I'll prepare it for you. “

The next day, Yan Jiakang accompanied Song Shiyuan to choose the site of the plant, which was not far from the power plant. Yan Jiakang told Song Shiyuan to build the wall and build the house first. Song Shiyuan is almost an idiot for this knowledge, and naturally obeys his words. Yan Jiakang returned to Zhou Village, and how to operate the secret preparation for the construction of the artillery factory is not listed.

In early winter, Yang Ruiqing's textile factory is about to open. The news of the recruitment of female workers in the textile factory shocked Zhou Village and even the surrounding villages and towns.

People are amazed, and they can't resist an irresistible temptation. Recruitment notices were posted all over the streets and alleys of Zhoucun, and the Zhoucun Daily newspaper also continuously published advertisements, and in the face of high salaries and textile factories providing women's apartments to live in for free, women in the countryside took the lead in signing up, and then formed a chain reaction. Soon the number of female workers was filled. Most of the female workers underwent two months of training before the opening of the business, and their wages were paid during the training period.

On November 15th, on the southwest side of Zhoucun, there was a sea of people on the bank of the Jihe River, and Yan Jiakang and his wife Wenqing attended the opening ceremony as "special guests". In fact, the preparations for the opening ceremony of the textile factory have already met the conditions for ribbon-cutting at the end of October, but Yan Jiakang asked Yang Ruiqing to open on November 15. Yang Ruiqing was a little confused and asked why Yan Jiakang chose to open on November 15. Yan Jiakang said that he had a dream that November 15 was a good day and an auspicious day for the zodiac, so Yang Ruiqing had no choice but to choose November 15 as the opening day.

At the lively opening ceremony, Yan Jiakang seemed to be absent-minded, and his mind had already flown to the capital hundreds of kilometers away.

The wheel of history still runs according to the usual trajectory, and just 22 hours after the death of Emperor Guangxu, the 74-year-old Empress Dowager Cixi died. Within 22 hours, she completed the transfer of supreme power very calmly, demonstrating her unique ability. Since Emperor Daxing had no heirs, Cixi appointed Prince Zaifeng as regent, and his son Puyi was the emperor, and the year name was changed to Xuantong, and 1909 was the first year of Xuantong.

Cixi's last words said: From now on, women should not predict state affairs, which is contrary to the family law of this dynasty and must be strictly restricted. In particular, it is strictly guarded against the eunuchs, and the matter of the end of the Ming Dynasty can be used as a reference. People are about to die, their words are good, birds are about to die, and their songs are also mourning, perhaps the Empress Dowager Cixi woke up when she was dying and realized the harm of her unauthorized power to the Qing Dynasty. Cixi's coffin is scheduled to be buried in October next year.

The next day, Yan Jiakang received a report from the prefect Song Shiyuan, and naturally "everyone was happy", but he had to pretend to be sad on the surface.

Soon into the new year, this evening, Yan Jiakang, Shan Feng, and Hu Boyong discussed. "The great eunuch Li Lianying has already left the palace, if nothing else, he will appear in Zhoucun and then go to Qingdao!" Single-peak road. "Closely monitor Lin Zuren, from now on, the Lin family is only allowed to enter but not leave." Yan Jiayasu ordered. "My lord, Wishing you prosperity!" Hu Boyong made an antics, causing the three of them to burst into laughter.