Yan Jiakang opened the box, took out a temporary rifle from it and said: "Brother Wang, this is the latest Mauser Type 98 rifle, which has been modified on the basis of Mauser Type 88. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The most obvious feature of the info is the fixed double-row magazine, the rotating rear pull bolt, and the Mauser Type 98 has now become the standard weapon of the German army. This rifle is by far the best in the world, and the price point can be reduced if purchased in large quantities. "Brother Ge, I didn't expect German rifles to be so cheap. I didn't dare to trade with foreigners before, but now it seems that there is nothing? ””

"The Germans had been competing with the British for the Qing arms market, and because the Qing court explicitly restricted the purchase of Western guns and ammunition, it was difficult for German-made rifles to find a market in the Qing market. German arms dealers want you to buy them, and if they buy 100 rifles, they will make a profit. However, you can't buy too much at the moment, so as not to attract the government's investigation. "Brother Ge, my Four Seas Dart Bureau is equipped with 30 rifles, like a tiger with wings, it's not that I blow it on the Shandong Peninsula No one dares to rob the dart!"

"Senior brother, don't be happy, have you chosen a good person?" "Senior brother, according to your requirements, 30 people were selected to go to the mine protection team for training. Brother Ge, I wonder how long it takes to learn how long it takes to use a foreign gun? "For about three months, I was basically able to practice firearms. In addition, these people must not only learn to use foreign guns, but also master basic military knowledge. The ancients said: Take precautions and be prepared for danger in times of peace, you must also participate in military training, and in the future, the Four Seas Dart Bureau will adopt militarized management. In the future, once a crisis arises, at least we must have the ability to protect ourselves. ”

"What Brother Ge said is, I listen to you." "In the next step, the mine protection team will implement new training methods, and the Four Seas Dart Bureau will also adopt this method. The use of military means of management is also aimed at increasing cohesion. As the old saying goes, it is better to rely on the sky and the earth than on yourself, and in the future, the Four Seas Dart Bureau will become the safest, most reliable and most convincing dart game for cargo owners. "There are some things that Ieyasu can't say too explicitly, otherwise it will have the opposite effect. Step by step, boiling frogs in warm water, let the Four Seas Dart Bureau gradually become a secret armed force, and now the time is ripe.

As the saying goes: money is not everything, but no money is everything. Nowadays, slogan-style preaching with them about the country, nation, future, and so on has no effect, and they are concerned about their immediate interests, or they fantasize about long-term interests. What Yan Jiayasu has to do is to form an interest group so that they are convinced and motivated. Getting a lot of money by accident is a matter of urgency and not letting it sleep so much that it can be put to good use.

In the afternoon of the same day, Yan Jiakang and Shan Feng returned to Lizhuang, and He Zhihe was called. "Lord Ge, my subordinates have come to report, please give me advice?" The two of them saluted. Yan Jiakang said bluntly: "The two of you are already my people, and I will set a rule in the future to call each other brothers in private!" The two of them were a little overwhelmed when they heard this. You two don't understand, Brother Ge will treat you as a robe in the future! "Brother Ge is above, He Zhi swears to the ancestors and ancestors that he will follow the work of dogs and horses, and there will be no two hearts!" "Brother Ge is on top, and he will swear allegiance to death as a guarantee for his life!" The two clasped their fists. "The two brothers don't have to be restrained, come here, serve the food and drink!" The two soldiers took the food and drinks and retreated, and Yan Jiakang beckoned to take a seat.

After a few glasses of wine, Ieyasu said: "Since my brothers choose to follow me, I will not let my brothers live a hard life." Are you from Long Island? "Brother Ge, you are from Long Island, what do you command?" "This official has joined the Li family and has a status and identity, but I can't suffer the brothers, I want to let the brothers who follow me live a good life. Making money later is a top priority. Brother Nian, I heard that you used to be in business. "Yes, my ancestors used to be in the tea trafficking business, and I am ashamed that my generation went bankrupt."

"Brother Nian, it's not your fault, a small business can't withstand the wind and waves. At a time when shipping is in the ascendant, especially in coastal towns, the future is very bright. You go back to Changdao to recruit people, build a cargo station in Penglai, and build an inn in Yantai, and I will pay for the money. Yan Jiakang glanced at Shan Feng, and Shan Feng opened a package, revealing silver shining silver. Brother Nian, this is 2,000 taels of silver (a total of 20 gold bars, at that time one tael of gold was equal to 10 taels of silver) for you to use! "Brother Ge is generous, please rest assured, go all out in your decision!" "Brother Nian, trading naturally needs to make a profit, but I have a long-term plan. I don't need you to make money in 2 years, you can save your capital, but I need you to get out of the way. In the future, your business should aim at the Liaodong Peninsula and even the Northeast! ”

"Brother Ge, I'm worried about living up to your high expectations!" "Brother Nian, I believe in you boldly, I don't interfere in how you do business, it's completely up to you. If you specialize in technology, you must learn to use people, and you must not use people who are suspicious and do not doubt people. Northeast China is rich in products and has considerable prospects. In the future, you will not only have to make your business bigger, but also have your own transport fleet. The ancients: A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, my purpose is to build a huge business group in the future and become the commercial overlord of Shandong! ”

"Nian is fortunate to follow Brother Ge, this is the third life is lucky, and the ancestral tomb is smoking. Brother Ge, all the words are in this bowl of wine. "Nian cut into a sip and drank the wine in the dry bowl to show his ambition." Ho Zhi! "Listening to orders!" "In the future, I will often go out with the Single Brotherhood, and I will not be in the mine protection team, and you will need to take care of all the affairs of the mine protection team in the future. Maybe one day Brother Shan and I will leave the Mine Protection Team, you have to be mentally prepared! "Please rest assured, Brother Ge, I will never live up to your trust!"

A few days later, Yan Jiakang bid farewell to the new year, and at the same time announced to all the soldiers that He Zhi would serve as the deputy captain of the mine protection team, and the leaders of each squad would be appointed by He Zhi. In the blink of an eye, the New Year has arrived, and this is the first time that Yan Jiayasu has come to this era and enjoyed a New Year with a strong family atmosphere. A few years ago, Li Moxin's eldest brother Li Hanlin resigned from the capital and came back, because the second uncle of Moxin, who managed the ancestral industry in Guangdong, died suddenly, and because there were no male sons in the descendants of the second uncle, Li Hanlin had to resign and return to Guangdong to inherit the ancestral business in accordance with the ancestral teachings.

Li Hanlin did not serve as a big official in the Yamen of the prime minister in Beijing, and because of his mediocre ability, there was no hope of promotion, so he resigned and returned to Guangdong to inherit the ancestral business. This time, he returned to Zhaoyuan with his wife and children, and then went to Guangdong by sea after the New Year.

When Li Hanlin saw Yan Jiakang, his attitude was lukewarm, and he was polite out of courtesy. However, he was suspicious of his unknown origin and entered the Li family, believing that Yan Jiakang was suspected of plotting the Li family's property. In particular, when he heard the news that Yan Jiakang wanted to solve the problem of using coal for his father, he thought that he was young and crazy, and he was grandiose, and he was even more disdainful.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the family finished the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. After the dismissal, Li Hanlin invited Yan Jiakang to drink tea and chat. Li Hanlin is 28 years old, with a medium build, and a somewhat conceited face. "Brother-in-law, my brother thinks that it is not a wise move for my father to use foreign machines from scratch, and this is a risky move. Foreigners have always regarded the Qing Dynasty as fat, and the imperial court has been deceived repeatedly, and it has reached the point of talking about the tiger's color. Zhaoyuan gold mine is the lifeblood of the imperial court, and the imperial court can't solve the problem, Erjie grass people actually boasted that Haikou bought cheap coal from the Germans, because my brother didn't understand, why did my father believe you? ”

"Brother, you should know that the current court is shy in its pockets, and Gengzi's indemnity is like making matters worse. It can be said that money is needed in all aspects, and the imperial court was forced to open the ports of Jinan and Zhoucun, not only to put pressure on the German government, but to increase commercial taxes, which is an open source move. After the new governor Yang Shixiang took office, the imperial court could not come up with more silver taels to satisfy his ambitions, so it was expedient for Yang Shixiang to ask his father-in-law to increase gold production. Not long ago, the governor agreed to use foreign machines, but asked not to run short. ”

"Brother-in-law, my brother knows that coal is the bottleneck at the moment, as long as you buy cheap coal, you will be alive. Can you buy Japanese coal? This is a fantasy! "Brother, according to the information we have, the Japanese are working hard to run the Fushun coal mine, because the coal in Fushun is buried on the shallow and bare surface, can be mined in the open pit, and the coal produced is high-quality coal and low cost, so the Japanese are trying their best to export it, and I have already explained these situations to my father-in-law in detail." "Even if you are telling the truth, why would the Germans give you cheap coal, so hard that they won't increase the price?"

Yan Jiakang smiled and said: "From the perspective of the overall situation, the opportunity is rare now. The Germans made a large-scale investment in Qingdao after plotting against Qingdao, apparently with long-term plans. Since the Germans have to follow the rules if they want to gain a foothold, I mean the rules of business, otherwise the Germans would not waste a lot of money here. To put it mildly: German businessmen are no different from us, and it is the nature of businessmen to seek maximum profits. A shrewd businessman never makes a one-shot deal, but makes small profits but sells quickly. The Germans are precisely in the shrewd category, and the problem now is that no one dares to do business with foreigners, and all I have to do is to be the first to eat crabs. “

"You are very good at talking, and you are right, no wonder your father praises you. But I still can't believe you, I heard that you only came to the gold mine in June last year, and people's hearts are unpredictable, with all due respect, in the future, my brother-in-law will be either a great good or a great evil? "Brother! Lu Yao knows that Ma Ma has been popular for a long time, and my brother-in-law doesn't want to explain, as for how I am a person, time will tell. My brother has this idea, and I understand it's human nature. Yan Jiayasu looked calm and calm.

"You're terrible, you're so thoughtful that your age doesn't match. As a brother, he has been mixed in officialdom for a few years, and his ability is mediocre but he still has experience. I remember your words, and I hope my sister is not mistaken about you! Li Hanlin got up and left after beating the chicken intestines, Yan Jiakang sneered and secretly thought: Aren't you just worried that I am plotting the Li family's property, why bother going around such a big bay. The Li family's property? Pediatrics!

"Ieyasu, why don't you go out and have a look at the cannon outside?" Mo Xin and Xiao Yu walked in happily from outside and shouted loudly, and the firecrackers outside were deafening.

The clock struck midnight, and Yan Jiakang woke up the sleeping Mo Xin and Xiaoyu. They returned to the living room and were served steaming dumplings. Home is a haven from the wind, and this situation and this scene make Yan Jiakang think about it, recall the past, and have a faint sadness in his heart. "Son-in-law, why are you sullen?" Li Jiakai asked. Yan Jiakang woke up and covered up: "Father-in-law, I can't hide it, I haven't enjoyed the warmth of home for many years, and I don't feel comfortable for a while!" "Uncle eats dumplings, don't be cranky!" The mother-in-law put the dumplings into his bowl with love in her eyes.