Yang Shixiang stroked his beard and said: "At present, there is a shortage of Zhangqiu and Hengtai county orders under the jurisdiction of the Zibo prefect, and the Zhoucun county order will be issued in a month, if you choose Hengtai and Zhangqiu, you can go to the post immediately." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info If I choose Zhoucun, must I meet my conditions? "My lord, I accept the challenge, what conditions?" "It's good to move forward despite the difficulties. At present, the opening of Zhoucun is becoming more and more prosperous, and I ask that Zhoucun's commercial tax revenue be doubled in a year, can you do it? ”

"My lord, the juniors have made a military order, if the commercial taxes of Zhoucun cannot be as the adults want, the juniors will not only pay their own money to make up for the vacancy but also get out immediately, I am willing to make a contract!" "Haha, that's what you want, take pen and ink!" The subordinate immediately brought pen and ink to serve, Yang Shixiang waved it, and Ge Yunfei signed and drew it. "Ge Yunfei, after all, you are too young, the old man has to make this decision!" "Lord Yang, the junior guarantees with the head on his neck that he will never live up to the high expectations of the adult!" Li Jiakai remained silent, presumably he had reached a tacit understanding.

"You don't have any fame, you can only donate a county order, and it takes time to get up and down, so you live in this mansion and wait for good news. You go back first and move to this house tomorrow! "Juniors obey orders!" Yan Jiakang retreated, obviously Yang Shixiang and his father-in-law had other things to discuss. There is no doubt that this matter has been settled, and as for the upper and lower dots, it is pure nonsense, nothing more than a pretext. Imagine that a feudal official recommends a small county order, and the court will not have objections. However, the appointment of a county order must be issued by the imperial court, and it takes time, which is the minimum procedure.

Yan Jiakang returned to the inn, "Brother Ge, how is it going?" As soon as they met, Shan Feng asked urgently. Yan Jia Kangxiang pretended to be decadent. "Could it be that Lord Yang doesn't give face? I guessed that this would not go well! "To tell you the truth, it's done, the Zhoucun County Order is in hand!" "But I don't see any joy!" "What's so happy about the small county order, my talent is more than outstanding as a prefect!" "Be content, your purpose has been achieved no matter what!" "It's to be expected, but it's also worth celebrating, let's have a drink!"

The next day, Li Jiakai went home. Yan Jiakang saw him off, and Li Jiakai said on the platform: "Yunfei, there is no problem with your ability to be a county magistrate, the only flaw is that you are young and lack of experience in officialdom." Lord Yang takes a fancy to your youth, not pedantic and daring to think and dare to do, but this is also your shortcoming. Even if you don't want to go to Zhou Village, Lord Yang will let you go. The opening of Zhoucun is actually a hot yam, and several candidates have refused to go to Zhoucun to take up their posts. The purpose of opening the port of Zhoucun is to increase commercial tax revenue, and you will know how deep the water is here. Sesame official is a character who is angry, especially Zhou Cun, a hot yam? ”

Li Jiakai continued: "Lord Yang is scheming, he is using the method of agitation, the purpose is to make you take the bait. You are like a trick in the Zhaoyuan gold mine, the gold output is dazzling and doubled, which is not something that ordinary people can do, Lord Yang recognizes your ability. Young people are arrogant, and Lord Yang is putting pressure on you, the purpose is to make you not get carried away and act in a low-key manner! "The father-in-law's teachings, the son-in-law remembered." "Don't worry about Mo Xin, go to work with peace of mind after the imperial court document comes down!" "Please rest assured, father-in-law, the son-in-law will never embarrass you!"

Looking at the train gradually moving away, Shan Feng said: "Brother Ge, your father-in-law is relieved this time, no one is plotting the Li family's property anymore!" "Brother Shan, as luck would have it, I can rest assured that I can boldly take Qiu Ying to Zhou Village and get rid of a piece of my heart disease." "What if Mo Xin knows about it in the future?" "What do you know, I'm an official of the imperial court, how about Li Jianai? It's a big deal, Moxin is just a factory! The two returned to the inn, took their luggage and went to the governor's yamen. The next day, he went to the church to visit the German pastor and did not return until the evening.

In the evening, Yang Shixiang invited Yan Jiakang to have a drink, and Yan Jiakang took the opportunity to explain his future ideas in Zhoucun, Yang Shixiang was very interested, and his development ideas were highly appreciated by him. Talking about the hearty place, Yan Jiakang took the opportunity to say: "Lord Yang, Xia Guan has a bold suggestion!" "What advice?" Yang Shixiang was radiant and very happy. "Lord Yang, at present, the wind of opening the port is surging, and the use of foreign machinery has become a prairie fire. But foreign machines need to use coal, which is the most important thing. Yang Shixiang nodded in acquiescence.

"My lord, although we bought coal through the Germans in Tohoku, it is not a long-term plan, and one day we will be subject to the constraints of the Orientals!" "Is there a way to deal with it?" "My lord, according to my subordinates, according to the exploration records of foreigners, the Zaozhuang Coal Mine, which was sealed by the imperial court, is extremely rich in coal reserves." "Do you mean to re-mine Zaozhuang coal?" My lord, it is urgent to revitalize the industry, and we must make long-term plans! As for the investment in coal mines, Xia Guan has a plan, I don't know if adults are interested! ”

"What do you say, the imperial court has long wanted to regain the Zaozhuang coal mine, but there is no silver, what good way do you have?" Yang Shixiang was shocked when he heard this. "My lord, I have written a detailed plan for you to look at, if your lord agrees. I will provide the silver taels for the resumption of mining in Zaozhuang Coal Mine, please give me half a year! Yan Jiakang knew that with the increasing amount of coal, the imperial court would officially resume mining Zaozhuang Coal Mine at the end of the year, and the silver would be provided by the imperial court.

The purpose of Yan Jiakang is to provide a development plan, so that Yang Shixiang has a mental preparation in advance, and then according to the way of the plan, he can take a lot of detours, in order to achieve the best economic benefits, to put it bluntly, if the goal is achieved, not only can he enjoy the dividends of Zaozhuang Coal Mine in the future, but also increase his weight in Yang Shixiang's mind. "You say there's a plan?" Yang Shixiang understated.

Soon, Yan Jiakang brought a plan for the resumption of Zaozhuang Coal Mine from his bedroom. Yang Shixiang looked through the plan and was a little unimpressed at first, but after reading the plan, he was surprised. "Ge Yunfei, although the plan is in the vernacular, the writing is brilliant, especially the content is impeccable. Can you invest 50,000 taels of silver to produce coal, and the cost will be recovered that year? It's a fantasy! Yan Jiakang said confidently: "My lord, this is not a fantasy. Zaozhuang Coal Mine was explored by the Germans in the early days, and I had a general understanding of the situation in Qingdao. ”

Yan Jiakang took out a sketch from his arms and said: "My lord, you see, these are the 12 coal shafts dug by the Zhongxing Mining Bureau in Zaozhuang back then. According to the results of German exploration, the Zaozhuang coal mine contains 18 layers of coal. Among them, the 3rd, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th layers are mineable coal seams, with a thickness of 7 meters to 8 meters, and the others are thin coal seams. As long as the abandoned mine continues to dig downward, the black gold will be revealed. Zaozhuang's coal is fertile coal, which can be used as high-quality coal for ironmaking. ”

"Are you telling the truth?" "My lord, I vouch for my life, it's absolutely true!" "So the coal will soon be produced from remining?" "Coal can be produced if the abandoned mine continues to be dug deeper!" "You mentioned in your plan that you would build a power plant while mining!" "Yes, my lord, with electricity, large-scale mining can be carried out, and I guarantee that within three years, Zaozhuang Coal Mine will become a cash cow in your hands." "Okay, I'll find someone to study it, and if it's feasible, go to the court immediately!"

For several days in a row, Yang Shixiang and Yan Jiakang discussed, and the topics discussed became more and more extensive. Yan Jiakang's "erudition" repeatedly shocked Yang Shixiang, and the two talked about the past and the present, which was very speculative. As a scholar, the tradition of swearing to die for a confidant is deep-rooted. After a few days, Yang Shixiang, who was old and calculated, had the selfishness to cultivate party henchmen, and for Yan Jiakang's talent, he thought that being a county commander might be condescending, and in this hierarchical society, it was better to let him go to the sky in one step than to experience it first.

If this kid has made great achievements in the appointment of Zhoucun County Commander, Yang Shixiang can transfer him to his side and use him for his own use. A few days later, a few guests came to the governor's yamen, and Yan Jiakang was summoned to the living room by Yang Shixiang. Suddenly, a familiar face appeared in front of him, "Mr. Xu, why are you?" Yan Jiakang was surprised. President Ge, I didn't expect you and I to meet at the Governor's Yamen, it was really a coincidence, could it be that you wrote the plan for the recollection? "Mr. Xu, you are not talented in your late life, so you can see and laugh!" "You know each other?" Yang Shixiang was confused. "Your Excellency, we met on the train two months ago, and we were ??????。 at the time."

Yang Shixiang said with a smile after listening to Xu Shixuan's narration: "Ge Yunfei, there is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, and there is no chance to meet on the other side, they are all destined people." Let me introduce you??????。 It turned out that in addition to Xu Shixuan, the superintendent of Shandong University Hall, there was also an official who had worked in the Zaozhuang Mining Bureau, and they thought that Yan Jiakang's plan was feasible. Yang Shixiang decided on the spot to immediately go to the imperial court and resume mining Zaozhuang Coal Mine. Everyone raised their glasses and unanimously praised Yan Jiayasu's talent. During the banquet, Yan Jiakang had a very happy conversation with Xu Shixuan, and took the opportunity to suggest that Xu Shixuan open a subject of Gewu in Shandong University Hall, and vowed to predict the importance of engineering talents in the future, and Xu Shixuan agreed very much.

At the time of separation, Yan Jiakang happily promised to invest in Shandong University in the future to help Xu Shixuan cultivate talents as soon as possible. Yan Jiakang knew that Shandong University was run by Yuan Shikai himself, and Xu Shixuan must have something to do with Yuan Shikai. Due to Yan Jiakang's encouragement, a few years later, the conditions were created for Shandong University to quickly enter a modern university. Shandong University has also become the first cradle of training engineers in China.

The next morning, Yang Shixiang said with great enthusiasm: "Ge Yunfei, when you enter the officialdom in the future, you must be familiar with the rules of officialdom, so as not to cause jokes!" Today, you accompany me to the Salt Administration Department for a walk! "The subordinate obeys the order!"

The governor suddenly came to inspect, and the officials of the salt administration department were frightened and lined up to greet him. Yan Jiakang was accompanied by a cloth coat, which immediately attracted the attention of officials. Yang Shixiang did not introduce who Yan Jiakang was, but talked cordially with Yan Jiakang from time to time, with a smile on his face. A young man accompanied the governor and was so respected that the officials were shocked.

Yan Jiakang accidentally found that an official's mouth was wide open, his eyes were obviously stupid, and he was sweating profusely, and his body was shaking uncontrollably. Yan Jiakang scolded in his heart: Damn, Manchu officials have all kinds of straw bales, and such characters can also be officials. In fact, he was wrong, this stupid official was his second brother-in-law, Han Deben. It's like a daydream, Han Deben can't believe it, the young man who accompanies the governor next to him, looks like his brother-in-law.