Chapter 22 The Little Lotus Tips

Time flies, and it's December. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoA mine site in Dongling, Yan Jiakang was accompanied by a foreman to inspect it. When I walked to a warehouse, I saw a seal on the door of the warehouse. The handwriting on the seal was blurred, and Yan Jiakang asked in surprise: "What is in the warehouse, and why is the seal attached?" "Master Ge, you don't know anything. There was a foreign machine in it, which was later sealed by order of the imperial court! "I don't need to buy foreign machines, what's going on?" "Master Ge, this is a long story, Old Lady Li was ambitious at the beginning??????。"

Li Mansion, the family has dinner. Li Jiakai seemed to have no appetite and was preoccupied, and his face was full of gloom. "Master, I still want to open a little, the court is afraid that it is poor and crazy, why bother to be serious." "Women know something, don't talk nonsense." Yan Jiakang guessed that not long ago, Li Jiakai went to Jinan to meet the new governor Yang Shixiang, and he was irritable when he returned. The new official took office with three fires, presumably to demand an increase in gold production. At present, the imperial court is shy, and Yang Shixiang naturally wants to make a difference when he takes office, so it is normal to make demands on Li Jiakai.

The dinner was very depressing, and everyone was silent. Li Jiakai didn't eat much and left, and Yan Jiakang and Yu Moxin returned to the room. When he went to bed to rest, Yan Jiakang wanted to make love, but Mo Xin refused. "Yunfei, I'll tell you good news, I'm pregnant!" "Really, I'm going to be a father!" Mo Xin nodded a little shyly. "Do your parents know?" "I can't eat in the past few days, Xiaoyu accompanied me to the town to see Lang Zhong today, and Lang Zhong took the pulse and said that I was happy. I wanted to announce it for dinner, but my father was in a bad mood, so I didn't say it! "Lang Zhong said that we can't have the same room for the time being, you go to Xiaoyu's room!" She's waiting for you? ”

"Nonsense, what am I doing in Xiaoyu's room?" "Xiaoyu is my personal maid, and she is also a maid in the room, which is normal!" "Mo Xin, what kind of rules is this. Have you thought about it, although Xiaoyu is a maid, she also has dignity, even if Xiaoyu is willing, I don't want to. In the future, you let Xiaoyu marry someone. "It's easy to do, if you want to take a concubine in the future." Mo Xin didn't seem to think so. "Are you not jealous?" "Xiaoyu is my personal maid, why are you jealous! If you don't like her, forget it. Xiaoyu and I have already said, Bacheng is looking forward to where you are going" Yan Jiakang was speechless when he heard this. "Okay, don't be angry, didn't I think about you?" "Mo Xin, I can't do this kind of thing, remember that you are my only one." Mo Xin smiled and said, "Yunfei, I'm joking with you!" But it's true that I'm pregnant. ”

"You can't make this kind of joke, in case I can't hold it?" "If you really do that, I can also understand that Xiaoyu is my roommate." Yan Jiakang seems to have heard of roommates in film and television dramas, but he didn't understand what he meant, it turned out that roommates were like this. "Yunfei, I know you care about me, that's why I can see that you're different. In fact, the two maids next to my mother are the maids in the same room. Large families have this kind of rule, which is to prevent men from spending their hearts outside. "Mo Xin, I won't have an affair with a roommate, this is my bottom line." Mo Xin buried her head in his arms, a happy smile appeared on her face, and soon fell asleep sweetly.

Yan Jiakang was a little irritable, and gently pushed Mo Xin out of the house. Unknowingly, I entered the small garden and suddenly met my father-in-law. "Father-in-law, it's so late and you haven't rested." "I'm irritable and can't sleep!" My father-in-law has always had a grudge against himself, so why not take the opportunity to resolve it. "Father-in-law, seeing that you are sullen, my son-in-law doesn't know what to say. It is the duty of the son-in-law to solve your problems, and if I am not mistaken, it is the new governor who is putting pressure on you to increase your gold production? "It's not something you care about, do your job." "Father-in-law, the son-in-law is not talented, maybe he can solve the difficulties of the father-in-law."

Li Jiakai was speechless, "I know that my father-in-law doesn't trust me, after all, my son-in-law is young." But being young doesn't mean you don't have strategy. The son-in-law is already a member of this family, and the honor and disgrace of the Li family is also the honor and disgrace of the son-in-law. "Speaking of a high-sounding voice, I want to hear your high opinions, go to my study." In the study, the maid painted the tea and withdrew. "Say it! What do you think! ”

Li Jiakai is purely relieving his mood, and he is a little unimpressed! "Father-in-law, according to the information grasped by the son-in-law, the new governor Yang Shixiang is a Guangxu Jinshi, a former official residence in the Hanlin Academy to edit the Zhili Tongyong monk, Zhili according to the inspection envoy, Jiangxi political envoy, Zhili political envoy, is a Beiyang series of reformist figures. Yang Shixiang's reputation as an official is still good, this time he is the governor of Shandong, he wants to control the floods of the Yellow River and do a good thing for the people. At present, the court is shy, and Lord Yang may be unable to continue, and it is also helpless to make this decision! ”

Li Jiakai was slightly surprised when he heard this: "I didn't expect you to be so familiar with Lord Yang, which was beyond my expectations. Yes, Lord Yang's move is for the benefit of the people, and I raise my hands in favor, but the output of gold mines has reached the limit, and if you want to increase production, you can only use foreign machines. The previous governor confiscated iron tools on the grounds that they were useless and wasted money. At present, only by using foreign machines can we greatly increase production, which is the crux of my distress, what can you do? ”

"Father-in-law, in today's ever-changing world, the imperial court's move to open the port is a wise policy. I think that the Qing Dynasty has come to this point, and even the Oriental people ride on our necks to make a fortune. The splendid land of China is full of desolation, and the little son-in-law is a grass people who feel humiliated. If we want to change this situation, we can only turn things around by embracing all rivers and rivers, learning from foreigners, and strengthening our country's body. "It's unbelievable that my son-in-law is so young and has such insight, go on." "My father-in-law knows that the use of foreign machines to increase production is a move for foreign use, since the steam engine is easy to use, why not use it?"

Li Jiakai couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "Do you know the steam engine? "Father-in-law, son-in-law doesn't just know how to dance with guns and sticks? For the steam engine has a little research,? "You know foreign languages?" "Father-in-law, my son-in-law grew up in the church, and I learned foreign languages in my spare time." "The old man really didn't see it, the future life is terrifying and gratifying." Li Jiakai's expression was refreshed, and his depressed demeanor swept away: "Virtuous and talented, there are very few people who understand foreign languages in my Qing Dynasty, and I almost ruined a talent." "The father-in-law is serious, and the son-in-law just wants to share the worries of the father-in-law."

Li Jiakai said with a dark face: "Xianxu, do you know that the coal in our Shandong territory is controlled by the Germans, and since the Zaozhuang Coal Mine was suspended, the coal for steam engines must be transported from the Kailuan Coal Mine by sea. If the cost of transporting coal from Kailuan is too high, it is not cost-effective at all, which is the reason why the former governor seized the steam engine. I don't know that the steam engine is efficient, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the use of a steam engine must solve the problem of coal, and the price of coal must be cost-effective, otherwise everything will be a floating cloud. "Father-in-law, do you have any dealings with the Germans?"

"At the beginning, my father bought the steam engine from Germany, and my father was infamous for it, and I had the courage to meet with foreigners." "Father-in-law, nowadays the imperial court implements the policy of opening the port, and how to open the port without foreigners!" "That being said, but the Germans forcibly occupied Qingdao and plotted against Shandong, and I did things for the imperial court, how could I dare to meet foreigners, this is absolutely unacceptable." "Father-in-law, as far as I know, the coal used by the German factory in Qingdao is basically purchased from the Fushun coal mine in the northeast. After the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 04, Japan, as the victor, stole the interests of the Russians in Liaodong and began to mine coal in Fushun using the Zhongchang Railway. The coal from Fushun was transported by rail to Dalian and then by sea to Qingdao. ”

"You mean to use the German freighters and transport coal to us? I can't do it, it's a bad idea. I heard that the Germans in Fangzi Mine drilled the mine and produced coal, but the price of coal was about the same as that of the coal transported from Kailuan, and the quality of the coal was even worse. The foreigners are eager to make profits, and letting the Germans help is undoubtedly seeking the skin of the tiger, and I can't get into danger. ”

"Father-in-law, the matter is man-made, if a businessman intersects with the Germans, and the father-in-law has nothing to do with him, the problem will be solved!" "Businessmen are profit-seeking, and even if they can solve the coal problem, the price of coal is very expensive." "Father-in-law, what if I'm a businessman?" "Even if you are a businessman, the Germans will not sell you cheap coal, this is just wishful thinking."

"Father-in-law, I believe that there is nothing in the world that cannot be done. As long as the coal problem is solved, the father-in-law's dilemma will be solved. Truth be told, I used to be the tutor of Mr. Seifu's daughter at the Qingdao Germanic Brewery in Germany, and I wanted to give it a try! Yan Jiakang concluded that Saifu concealed the killing of the Japanese ronin, otherwise the government would definitely investigate it with great fanfare. So far, there is no news that is enough to prove this. "How sure are you!" "Seventy percent sure, but a new identity is needed!" Li Jiakai hesitated for a moment and said: "If a dead horse is a live horse doctor, it doesn't matter if it can't be done." I give you the title of the president of the Penglai Chamber of Commerce, and I have full authority to negotiate with the Germans. “

Yan Jiakang said: "Father-in-law, don't hesitate, I will leave for Qingdao after the New Year." Xiao Xu suggested that the steam engine and other equipment should be opened as soon as possible and prepared. After the deal was negotiated, I negotiated the hiring of a foreign technician. Everything is ready, as soon as the coal is bought, it will start immediately. "Well, I'll give orders tomorrow. Since you're familiar with steam engines, I'd like to hear about it? Yan Jiakang knew that his father-in-law was testing him, so he started from the birth of the steam engine, and even the structure, scope of use, and future development trend, and made a detailed statement. The more they talked, the more speculative they became, and they forgot the time.

The next morning, Mrs. Li and Mo Xin broke into the study in a panic and found the two of them sleeping soundly on the table. Hearing the movement, the two woke up. "Which play did you two play, could it be that you stayed in the study for a night." Mrs. Li was surprised. "Yunfei, when I woke up in the morning and found that you were not there, I thought you were in the small jade room. But I was frightened by the absence of you in Xiaoyu's room, and I didn't think you were in my father's study when I searched all over the house, and I didn't expect you to be in my father's study. Mo Xin let out a sigh of relief. Wait, just now you said that your uncle should be in the little jade room, maybe you are pregnant! Mrs. Li was surprised.

"Dad, mother, I wanted to say it at dinner yesterday, but I didn't say it when I saw that my father was in a bad mood?" "Really?" "Yesterday afternoon, I went to town to be Lang Zhong's pulse." "Haha, it's a double blessing. You don't know, last night we talked with the two of us, and we knew how good the son-in-law is, and the old man is really blind. Now that my daughter is happy, it is a sign of joy and preference, and I will start eating as soon as I am hungry. During the banquet, Mo Xin teased: "Dad, look at your red face, is it your daughter's unique vision?" "It's because my father has no eyes and doesn't see Yunfei's talent, I'm afraid you don't know that he understands foreign languages?"

"Do you know how to write in a foreign language? Hide deep enough, let me hear a few words? Yan Jiakang muttered a few words. What does that mean? "This is German, which means that these foods are given to us by God, and we should cherish them!" "You're a fake foreign devil during the day!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. This breakfast was a joyful meal, and there has been no such atmosphere for a long time. In the following days, Yan Jiakang often flaunted his "erudition", which made Li Jiakai constantly surprised and more convinced of Yan Jiakang's ability.

Not to mention how Li Jiakai prepared, Yan Jiakang and Shan Feng rushed to the Four Seas Dart Bureau on this day. Entering a hidden courtyard, Wang Kun mysteriously led the two into the room. There were three long boxes on the floor of the room, "Senior brother, the guns and ammunition have been bought." "Singlet surprise." Bought back, 30 rifles, 3,000 rounds of ammunition! Each rifle totaled 30 taels of silver and carried 100 bullets. ”