The sun rises in the east, the sun shines on the road, and the train arrives at the west station of Zhengyangmen in the capital. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The three of them got out of the car and walked out of the door of the waiting room, and the Yan family couldn't help but turn around and watch, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart. The waiting room in front of me is small and pitiful, a typical Chinese classical building, and the gate is in the form of an arch. On the Yingmen archway, the six bold characters of "Jinghan Railway Station" are arranged in an oval shape, and the font is a Western wall clock, which is convenient for passengers to grasp the time. On the left side of the ticket hall is the second-floor flow building, which has an awkward shape and is not large in scale.

The station door is crowded, and there is no hustle and bustle. Obviously, in this era, people rarely go far away, and traveling by train is even rarer. "My lord, what do you see? The rickshaw has been called! Hu Boyong found that Yan Jiakang was obsessed and couldn't help urging. Yan Jiakang's heart is ruined, and Hu Boyong knows it.

Mateus was particularly excited and interested in the small and exquisite Chinese station. It seems that national things are always charming. Yan Jiakang glanced at the rickshaw drivers who called, and through their expectant eyes, he could see that business was light. "Mr. Hu, let's go in, you give the car money to the driver."

There was no need to make a car to pay back the money, and the three rickshaw drivers were happy and expressed their gratitude. "My lord, you haven't been to the capital?" Hu Boyong was surprised. "I'm honest, I haven't been here, so I want to have a good look."

Zhengyangmen is very bold and new, the front of the arrow tower is very lively, there are a lot of small traders, and the owner of the food stall shouts hard. "Let's fill our stomachs before we go in." Mateus, apparently hungry, was the first to run to a food stall. Soon the three of them had eaten and drunk enough, got up and marched into the arrow tower. "Wow! The capital of the Great Qing Kingdom is really magnificent. Mateus danced with his hands and expressed his heartfelt admiration.

Yan Jiakang knew in his heart that the Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower was burned down in 1900 when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded Beijing, and was rebuilt the following year and completed in 1906. "Mr. Mateus, China's Imperial City is the largest and most splendid building in the world. This castle tower was built 450 years ago, and is composed of an arrow tower, a city wall, an urn city, and a Zhengyang gate, and its design is very unique. Yan Jiakang didn't want to mention that the arrow tower had been burned down, and this humiliation could not let him know, and then he had a sense of superiority.

The group passed through the arrow tower and entered the urn city, Yan Jiakang became a tour guide, such as a few treasures chatting eloquently, Mateus listened attentively, and his face showed an expression of envy. The two talked to each other, but Hu Boyong couldn't understand a word.

But Hu Boyong could sense that Yan Jiakang's tone was sonorous and powerful, and he seemed to be familiar with the road, and he couldn't help but be funny. But how did Hu Boyong know that for the historical changes in the capital, Yan Jiakang is a master-level figure.

Walking south along the central axis, you can see the Daqing Gate in the distance. "Mr. Mateus, the front is the Great Qing Gate, and the imperial city behind is where the Emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom lives!" "Mr. Ge, you are an official of the imperial court, can you go in and worship?" Mateus teased. "No, you need to hand over the permission to meet the emperor."

"Mr. Ge, the boxy square of the Daqing Gate is very interesting, and your ancient Chinese architecture is majestic and unique." "The Chinese pay attention to the round sky, you see that the top of the door hole is round, all the buildings are sitting north and facing south with sharp corners, if you look down from the air, all the streets are horizontal and vertical like a chessboard, and the streets here are called chessboard streets." "Mr. Ge, the imperial city of the Great Qing Kingdom is too beautiful and spectacular. In the future, I will definitely fly an airplane and take pictures of the Imperial City in the air. "Mr. Mateus, I think you'll be able to make your wish come true."

The city gate of the Qing Dynasty is not allowed to approach, and there is a fence blocking the place where it is a stone's throw, but the security inside is very lax, many hawkers and rickshaw drivers are touting business nearby, and there are also many tourists looking at the imperial city. The Jinghan Railway was opened to traffic, and it was convenient for rich people to come to the capital, and the vast majority of the crowd outside the Daqing Gate were tourists. After lingering in front of the Great Qing Gate for a while, the three of them headed east. For a long time, the inner city was clearly divided, bounded by Bauhinia City, the eastern part was the residential area of dignitaries, and the western part was naturally a "poor" area. 、

Yan Jiakang took Mateus to drive the "11" road, and seemed to be tireless in touring, which made Hu Boyong miserable. Until dusk, the three of them came to a secluded alley, and Hu Boyong was weak to introduce: "My lord, the No. 46 courtyard in front is our foothold. This is Li Lianying's outer house, his main house was sold, and this outer house was kept according to your orders for our people to settle down in the capital. After Hu Boyong finished speaking, he sat on the stone steps and gasped.

Yan Jiakang shook his head with a smile and stepped forward to knock on the door. Soon the door opened, and a man in his 40s showed his head. "It's Lord Ge!" The man who opened the door hurriedly saluted. This person is the former official of the Zhoucun County Government, and because he is too old to work in the county government detective team, he was sent to the capital by Shan Feng to take care of this private house. "Lao Liu, I'm a micro-service travel, don't reveal my identity!" "My subordinates understand." The group entered the courtyard, and the courtyard was not large and had three rooms, the main room and the left and right wings.

"In addition to Lao Liu, there is also a young subordinate in this private house, who is from the capital. After dinner, Mateus drank half a glass of liquor, probably because it was difficult to adapt to the intensity of the liquor, coupled with fatigue, so he went to bed early. Yan Jiakang and Hu Boyong were not sleepy, and the two chatted over tea. "My lord, the old man doesn't understand, why is this foreigner following us, and what is the use of him to you?" "Mr. Hu, we can meet Mr. Mateus, it can be said that it is good luck and providence."

"What do you mean by that?" Hu Boyong was a little confused by the second monk. "Mr. Hu, I'm afraid you don't know that five years ago, the Wright brothers in Ohio, USA, piloted a plane they built themselves and completed the feat of human flight." "My lord, what do you mean by his brother, who flies in the sky like a bird and goes wherever he wants?" "Yes, the Wright brothers created the dream of human flight, they flew a powered plane, that is, they put the machine on the plane, and they could fly around in the sky with flexibility and freedom."

"The Wright brothers are truly amazing, but I wonder how long they stay in heaven?" "As far as I know, their plane has been in the air for half an hour, which is a remarkable achievement. For a long time, I have always dreamed of flying, and if the Wright brothers can fly into the sky, why can't I fly into the sky? "My lord, you must not take risks, in case there are three longs and two shorts, won't the great cause be ruined?" "Mr. Hu is too worried, I won't be in danger."

"Could it be that you want to use Mr. Mateus to realize your dream of flying?" "Exactly, Mr. Mateus, who used to be a technician for the Wright brothers, has great ambitions and wants to have his own flying club, so I will do what I like and cooperate with each other to form a flying club." Taking the lead in the world aviation field is also part of Gan Ka Hong's grand plan. After all, Yan Jiakang was born in the Airborne Forces, although he is not an aviation expert or designer, but he is familiar with and exposed to aviation knowledge, which is better than that of the current "aviation expert".

If you can build your own "air team" before World War I, you will have a killer weapon in your hands, and you will be more comfortable against the Japanese. Just imagine, if there was an air force, the powerful naval warships of the Japanese army would face an air threat and would be contained. On the contrary, the Japanese army's strong maritime power was limited, and its land operations would be restricted. Yan Jiakang knew in his heart that the aviation team he had built, even if it could clumsily use people to drop bombs in the air in the early days, was enough to gain a combat advantage.

Also, once they have air combat power, will the enemy's warships still dare to be unscrupulous and show off their might in the coastal waters? It is foreseeable that in the future, even if there is no strong fleet to defend the sea frontier, the air force will be able to ensure the security of the coastal seas. Originally, this secret plan was planned to be implemented in the future, but fate dictated that the opportunity came, and Yan Jiakang would not let the opportunity slip away. "My lord, your purpose is to deal with the Japanese, what is the use of a flying club?" Hu Boyong questioned.

"Mr. Hu, to tell you the truth, the purpose of my flight is to use it in the military. First, when the enemy and us are in battle, they can use airplanes to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, accurately grasp the battlefield situation, and know oneself and the enemy. Second, it uses fighter planes to bomb enemy troops, disrupt the enemy's deployment, kill and injure the enemy's vital forces, and limit the enemy's artillery. Third, it can strike at enemy warships and transport ships from the air, so that they cannot calmly approach the coast and ports, and its role is huge. ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, if that kind of scene can really occur, the adult will be invincible in the world!" Hu Boyong clapped his hands. "Mr. Hu, my ideas can't be easily revealed, the purpose is to surprise and attack them." "My lord's whimsy, how can I leak it, rest assured that I will keep my mouth shut."

On the second day, Yan Jiakang decided to get straight to the point and officially have a showdown with Mateus. "Mr. Mateus, I can't hide it, if you openly fly in the Qing Dynasty, the government will not agree."

Mateus was a little deflated when he heard this: "Mr. Fei doesn't want to realize his dream of flying? "That's not true, the official can form a flying club in the jurisdiction, but it can only be done in secret. How about I want to hire Mr. as the head instructor of the flying club for the time being? Mateus was visibly disappointed when he heard this. Don't be discouraged, you see if this is good, I will hire you for three years, and after three years, I will do my best to help you form your own personal flying club, and we can sign a contract! ”

Yan Jiakang secretly arranged, as long as you get on my chariot, I can't help you. When the time comes, I will drive you away, and I am afraid that I will not leave. "Mr. Ge, I want to know how much you pay every month?" "From now on your salary is $100 a month, and when the flying club is completed, your salary rises to $200." "OK! Mateus was overjoyed and came up to Yan Jiakang to hug. Nowadays, the salary of American workers is 0,22 cents per hour, and the income is between 200-400 dollars a year.

Not to mention that a month's salary is equivalent to more than ten times a year's salary, and there are follow-up terms, in addition, there is no risk to enjoy such a high salary, why not. "Mr. Ge, I need a piece of land for flying to make an assembly shop. In addition, I need to build the machines and raw materials for the aircraft, recruit technicians and personally select the pilots. "There is no problem, as for the funds, you don't have to worry, the official has abundant funds, and the poor are left with money." "In that case, I don't have a problem!" "Alright, let's sign the contract!"

Mateus wrote two contracts in German, and Yan Jiakang dictated that Hu Boyong wrote two contracts in Chinese, and both parties signed and kept one for each. In order to show his sincerity, Yan Jiakang instructed Hu Boyong to exchange 100 US dollars at the foreign bank as Mateus's first month's salary to show his credibility.

A few days later, Yan Jiakang and his entourage boarded a canal passenger boat in the capital and went straight to Jinan. At present, the Tianjin-Pudong Railway is being laid at a rapid pace, and it is planned to be opened to traffic in 1912. In another three years, Jinan will be able to take a train to and from the capital.