Of course, Tao Chengzhang didn't have so much trouble living alone, he used some coal to burn a small stove, stewed some green vegetables, tofu and radishes, etc., plus two pieces of salted dried fish and a pot of wine, and entertained Hu Xiaoyan like this.

Hu Xiaoyan first talked about Enming's attitude, and Tao Chengzhang briefly explained Enming's opinion, after all, he is a local person, and he knows a lot about the ghosts and ghosts in officialdom.

After hearing this, Hu Xiaoyan had a general understanding of Enming's situation. Speaking of Enming, he was arranged to be the governor of Anhui, among which Li Hongzhang and the Manchu remnants made a contribution. Who in the world now doesn't know that the Qing Dynasty is about to end? The only difference is that Cixi can hold out for a few more years! With Cixi here, whether it is Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi or Yuan Shikai and others, of course, they are my loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty. But once Cixi fell, the devil knew what these people would do.

For example, Aixin Jueluo Yixuan, the heaviest prince of the Manchu Dynasty, received money and received hand cramps. The reason why Yuan Shikai can't fall every time he encounters a crisis is because Yuan sent gold to Yixuan, and this gentleman's family wealth can be regarded as the first among the Manchu widows. He has always clearly marked the price for people's errands, no matter who it is, as long as you give money, even if you are his enemy. He also took the money.

Even his son couldn't look at him and ran to question him. He replied eloquently: The Great Qing Kingdom doesn't know when it will be over. I won't charge a little more money, and I'll wait until the Qing Dynasty is gone. Is our whole family going to drink the wind?

This is the prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty! And Prince Zaifeng also understood this truth, and he also received money, but almost all of his money was later spent on the Qing Dynasty. In the end, only a few properties remained.

Enming achieved this position, in fact, because the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were preparing a way back for themselves, and they thought very clearly. In this world, if there is still a person who looks at the flag man without prejudice, then this person must be Li Hongzhang. It's definitely not Zhang Zhidong, Yuan Shikai and the like.

And Anhui is Li Hongzhang's base camp. It's safest to come and make your home here.

But Enming is a banner man with ideals and ambitions. What he wanted was not to come here to make money for the Manchu nobles, but to renew his life for the Qing Dynasty. It's just that he found the wrong partner, or he had to choose Hu Xiaoyan!

After Hu Xiaoyan figured out the truth, his heart was much more relaxed. As long as Enming does not move him for the time being, when the Eight-Nation Alliance invades China, he will no longer be afraid of Enming. When the time comes, he will be justified in recruiting and sending troops, and if Enming dares to play tricks, he can turn around and destroy this guy.

Both of them were young people, and they had a great conversation.

Hu Xiaoyan couldn't help but ask: "Brother Tao, why do you all seem to be a little dissatisfied with Angel?" ”

Tao Chengzhang's chopsticks holding tofu stopped suddenly, and he put down the chopsticks with a wry smile.

"Actually, it's not dissatisfied, I personally don't have much opinion, now is a great change in China that has not been seen in 3,000 years. It's just that tradition is tradition after all! My lord! You are now in a position to do so, whether it's an industrial base, a popular base, or an army. All of them are beyond the adults of the day. ”

Tao Chengzhang pointed to the pot on the stove: "It's like this pot of food, everyone is grabbing food inside, but you are already ready to serve the pot." Everyone can see it clearly. If you want to save China, you have to be a king! And the future lady of the monarch, how can she give it to a foreign woman? ”

Hu Xiaoyan was dumbfounded. What is this? I don't even have absolute confidence myself.

"You're exaggerating." Hu Xiaoyan blushed and waved his hand, "What I did was not even as good as Li Zhongtang and Zhang Zhongtang." ”

"No!" Tao Chengzhang picked up the chopsticks, "In the Qing Dynasty, whoever has the power of the army will be in charge." Lord Zeng of the year, Li Zhongtang, Zuo Zhongtang. It's a role model! And with military power, it is only for a while, such as Lord Zeng and Li Zhongtang. If you want the country to be strong, you also have to do foreign affairs, such as Lord Zhang. In addition, money is also needed, such as Sheng Xuanhuai for Li Zhongtang and Master Zhang. Only when these are gathered can they affect national affairs. But have you found out? You've got it all. ”

"Speaking of soldiers, you have 10,000 people, my lord. Now there are foreign guns and foreign instructors training. Speaking of foreign affairs, you are running a coal mine and an iron ore factory in heavy industry, and I have heard that there is also a thermal power plant. When it comes to education, the largest university in China has been built at the expense of adults, and there are as many as 1,000 students in Guangyang. Speaking of money, it seems that my subordinates have not been worried about money. ”

"My lord, with so many advantages, who is the king in the world?"

Hu Xiaoyan smiled bitterly. Money, you don't worry about money, but my old man is for money and foreign teaching. Even two traitorous agreements have been signed. But when he heard Tao Chengzhang say this, he realized that in the past two years, his stall had unknowingly spread so big.

Cotton production base, yarn mill, garment mill, skein mill, paper mill, foreign fire factory, ash factory, flour mill, oil mill near Anqing light industry base......

Hu Xiaoyan counted carefully, and there are more than ten factories in the light industry base here in Anqing alone. Originally, because of the problem of raw materials and land routes, Hu Xiaoyan smashed a total of one million taels of silver, and now the road is not all cement roads, but it is also paved with stones and square stones. There was nothing wrong with the carriage walking on it. The problem of raw materials is even simpler, Hu Xiaoyan can buy a large amount of money for these factories. Not only is the price cheap, but it also saves money for the factory. These factories are currently government-run. But from the factory director above to the janitor below, everyone knows that these industries are actually all owned by Mr. Hu. Their wages, machine materials, etc., were all given by Master Hu.

Needless to say, there are factories for steel plants, factories for coal mines, and factories for thermal power. There is also laboratory equipment required by heavy industry, and Anhui University in Ma'anshan is under construction.

Light industry can produce benefits this year, but heavy industry is not enough, at least until the year after next to produce a role. It's not a question of how fast or slow the construction is, it's that there are too few skilled workers. The construction of the steel plant was very fast. Soon, of course. The funds of the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant were not in place in one step, and at the same time, they had to be added to the bullstaking of all parties in the imperial court, so it was built for several years.

Master Hu was different, he directly asked the foreigner to offer the price, and then without saying a word, the money was in place on the spot. With money and the support of the workers in Lieshan Town, the construction of the Huaibei Iron Ore Plant is changing day by day, not to mention that Hu Xiaoyan arranged for Li Jingmai to do the foundation and factory building before leaving? All were designed to double the size of the Hanyang Iron Works. According to the plan, it is almost almost finished now. The commissioning will be almost complete in March after the year. That's the benefit of building a private factory.

The iron ore mine in Ma'anshan may be a little slower. Because the work in that place had not been built before, Hu Xiaoyan himself was not present, although he had Enming's face. But the local residents don't seem to be very cooperative. According to the plan, the steel plant there will not be installed until the beginning of next year.

Some people may say that it is too wasteful to build two steel plants in one province. But that's talking about modern steel mills. The steel mill in 1900 was at most the size of a modern township steel mill, and the equipment was not comparable to that of the modern one. Although Hu Xiaoyan bought the latest converter at the beginning, instead of the open-hearth furnace of the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant, it was later transformed into an converter. But there is no comparison between technology that is a hundred years advanced and what is a hundred years old.

Hu Xiaoyan counted his fingers, and suddenly felt that what Tao Chengzhang said was quite reasonable. He can do so much as the premier of the Yamen of the Anhui Mining Department, and he has an army of his own. It seems that there is no one more capable in China now.

Thinking about it, he was quite happy. After all, he was only 21 years old after the New Year. has always been suppressed by the memory of that sudden awakening, he thinks that he has not even eaten a good bite since he "crossed over", and he has never slept peacefully. Now it's finally the climate!

"So, my lord. Traditionally, a traditional Chinese wife can better make people follow you. ”

Tao Chengzhang, who was not interested, suddenly woke Hu Xiaoyan from happiness with a sentence.

"I said Lao Tao. Can you not be so outward? Hu Xiaoyan threw the chopsticks dissatisfied, and he squinted his eyes to look at Tao Chengzhang.

"And you can't seem to think of these words, do you?"

It is true that Hu Xiaoyan does not understand the rules of Chinese officialdom and human feelings, but there are some things that Tao Chengzhang, who has never been an official, can understand. What are the thoughts of the people under him, how can Tao Chengzhang know these things when he is busy and flustered?

"It's Liang Qichao, Master Liang wrote to tell me." Tao Chengzhang was stunned before answering embarrassedly.

Liang Qichao? Hu Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, too, except for this gentleman who changed the law, there are really few under Hu Xiaoyan's command who are more familiar with officialdom. And although Tang Shaoyi joined the funny League of Legends from the beginning, in fact, this person has his own set of politics and agrees with Hu Xiaoyan, but he has not yet reached the point of "willing to serve the work of dogs and horses".

Hu Xiaoyan is not worried about Tang Shaoyi at all, once he Hu someone comes out of the mountain, the sky will inevitably fall apart, and Tang Shaoyi can't help but make the right choice, just like Liang Qichao and Tao Chengzhang think. Heroes of the world, who else is me?