"Oh, it's unfortunate, my father is not in the yamen!"

It was Yuan Keding who received Yang Chao, and when Yang Chao said that he wanted to meet Yuan Shikai, Yuan Keding lamented. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yuan Shikai is not there?

Yang Chao couldn't help but feel weird, obviously confirmed, knowing that Yuan Shikai was in Tianjin, Yang Chao only came to Tianjin in person this time, otherwise he would not be able to let one of the factories procure and deliver the goods.

I couldn't figure out what Yuan Datou was playing with him, Yang Chao sighed regretfully: "That's a pity." This time I sent a foreign gun, but unfortunately Lord Yuan was not there. The matter of 10,000 foreign guns, presumably Yuan Gongzi can't be the master. ”

"You brought the gun? 10,000 of them! ”

Yuan Keding was shocked and suspicious.

He really didn't know about it, because Yuan Shikai didn't know about it, because Yang Chao wanted to surprise Yuan Shikai.

The reason why I want to surprise him is because Yang Chao is asking for him, and it is easy for a person to agree to help others in the mood of surprise.

"That's right, 10,000 new Mauser, 1 million rounds of ammunition!"

Yang Chao said with a smile, it was all produced by Qingdao Arsenal, and it was Yuan Shikai who dragged him last time.

Yuan Keding suddenly hesitated, his eyes skimming the screen next to him.

When the old god Yang Chao is here, he knows that he is tired.

Sure enough, not long after, there was a coughing sound behind the screen, and after a while, Yuan Shikaidun's figure appeared.

"Oh, when I heard that Brother Yang had come to the Mansion, the old man hurried and finally came back."

Yuan Shikai pretended to have just come back, his face did not change and his heart did not beat.

Yang Chao smiled: "Yuan Zhongtang is very loving. ”

Can you not be kind, 10,000 rifles can make Yang Chao grow up a generation and become Yuan Shikai's younger brother in an instant.

Yuan Shikai touched his stomach and sat straight in the position that Yuan Keding had given up.

"Brother Yang, what do you mean by this?"

As soon as I sat down, I asked directly, obviously I couldn't wait for those guns.

Although Yuan Shikai is in a high position, he is not rich, of course, the finance and taxation of a province directly under the government are still very considerable, but Yuan Shikai raised the new army of the six towns, which is far from enough, otherwise he would not be able to ask Yang Chao to help him borrow foreign money to purchase arms.

"What Yuan Zhongtang ordered, the lower officials have already done it, and 10,000 rifles are at the dock, but the cannons have not yet arrived."

"Really?"

Yuan Shikai asked.

"Seriously!"

Yang Chao said with a smile, feeling that something was wrong with Yuan Shikai.

"I don't know which country's foreign money I borrowed?"

Yuan Shikai asked, he took it for granted that the arms that Yang Chao helped him procure must have been borrowed from Germany.

Yang Chao smiled: "Why borrow." The right of the current official to honor the Lord of the Middle Hall. ”

Yuan Shikai couldn't help but be moved, he really didn't expect: "This, how is it good?" Let the brother break the bank. ”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Yuan Zhongtang's matter is the matter of the lower officials. ”

Knowing that Yuan Shikai will stand at the top step by step, there is absolutely no harm in investing in Yuan Shikai in advance.

Yuan Shikai smiled and said: "Since this is the case, then Brother Yang's matter is also Yuan's matter." ”

Everyone knows that cooperation with mutual use value will be pleasant.

Yang Chao was also very happy, and said directly: "Xiaguan wants to send some students to study abroad, and please be accommodating in Zhongtang." ”

Among the Western powers, Britain, France, Germany, and the United States have all converted the Gengzi indemnity into a study abroad fund, which is enough to send out 3,000 students every year, but the selection of international students, in the eyes of the imperial court, is a foreign affair, so it has always been Yuan Shikai's work.

And Yang Chao's purpose is to send a group of backbones of the Qiangguo Fumin Society to the West for further study.

Yuan Shikai smiled and said: "It's a trivial matter, I don't know how many people Brother Yang wants to send out?" ”

For Yuan Shikai, it is really a trivial matter, because the imperial court doesn't care about the selection and sending of sample personnel at all, otherwise he would not be allowed to do this, and even Yuan Shikai himself does not attach much importance to it, and the work of the selection and delivery personnel has seriously lagged behind in the past two years, because it is difficult to find suitable candidates, and it has been two years before less than 2,000 people have been sent.

Chinese are not in a hurry, and foreigners are not in a hurry, that is, the Americans themselves took action, respectively set up a Yenching University in Beijing, a Shanghai-American University in Shanghai, and a Guangmei University in Guangzhou, independently recruiting students, and at the same time selecting outstanding students from universities to study in the United States.

Other countries, Britain, France and Germany are in normal contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese can send as much as they want, as long as they do not exceed the standard, they will accept, the educational resources of these countries are not random, that is also to spend money, there is no reason to be keen on cultivating talents for the Chinese.

On the contrary, the Japanese were quite active, opening schools specifically for Chinese in their country, hoping to attract a group of students to study in Japan through diplomatic efforts, but the Chinese needed to pay for their own tuition, so except for attracting some students in the south, the northern court was not active at all.

"Choosing materials for the country, of course, the more the merrier!"

Yang Chao said with a smile.

"The more the merrier!"

Yuan Shikai couldn't help but pay attention to it, he felt that Yang Chao wanted to snatch the power in his hands and take the power to choose and send Liuyang.

Is this really that valuable?

"Hehe, okay, since Brother Yang is so keen on selecting materials for the country, then the old man will allow you to send a quota of 1,000 people every year."

Yang Chao is happy, 1,000 people a year, I feel that 10,000 rifles are worth it.

Bow your hand and thank you: "Xiaguan thanked Yuan Zhongtang for the 30 million people of Qilu." ”

The population of Shandong reached more than 30 million at the end of the Qing Dynasty, second only to the population of Sichuan, but Shandong is not a large grain-producing province, so there is a large surplus of labor, which is why the Boxers first made trouble from Shandong, and the Boxers of Shandong gathered in Beijing at that time exceeded 200,000 people.

"The old man has supervised Shandong for many years, and it is also the old man's wish to be able to do things for the elders in Shandong."

Yuan Shikai said with a smile, and did not forget to remind himself that he Yuan Shikai is still influential in Shandong, and Yang Chao wants to be a good official in Shandong, so it is best to get acquainted.

Yang Chao said: "Lord Zhongtang does not forget Shandong, it is really a blessing for the people of Shandong." ”

Yang Chao complimented.

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "I heard that my brother rescued countless people in the previous disaster, and you can rest assured that there is your old man in Shandong." ”

Yang Chao said: "Lord Yuan has been raised." ”

Yuan Shikai suddenly sighed, and continued: "The old man has recently had a foot disease, and it is inconvenient to accompany the guests. Brother Yang will stay for a meal and let Keding accompany you. ”

Yang Chao immediately cared: "Lord Zhongtang has to take care of his body, but he has seen a doctor, is it Chinese medicine or Western medicine?" ”

Yuan Shikai does have a foot disease, he fell while riding a horse, and he likes to ride horses. Coincidentally, his son Yuan Keding later broke a foot while riding a horse, but Yuan Keding was nicknamed Yuan Cripple, but no one dared to call Yuan Shikai that.

Yuan Shikai waved his hand: "It's not in the way, it's old, it's okay after a while." ”

After saying that, he stood up, arched his hand, and then went out with his hands behind his back.

Leaving Yuan Keding and Yang Chao behind.

As soon as Yuan Shikai left, Yuan Keding asked Yang Chao to sit down.

Yang Chao's first sentence made Yuan Keding sigh.

Yang Chao asked, "What's wrong with Yuan Zhongtang?" ”

Yuan Keding sighed: "The court is going to be unfavorable to my father." ”

"Ahh

Yang Chao couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect Zaifeng to be about to do it so soon.

In the history of the late Qing Dynasty, Yang Chao did not pay much attention to people, such as Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and the like, but Yuan Shikai was an unavoidable figure, so Yang Chao was also very concerned, so he knew more things.

He knew that Zaifeng really wanted to harm Yuan Shikai, the reason was very simple, Zaifeng was Guangxu's younger brother, and Yuan Shikai had betrayed Guangxu.

When Cixi was there, no one could move Yuan Shikai, but Cixi was, who would have thought that Guangxu's younger brother would become the emperor.

The so-called betrayal can indeed get benefits, but betrayal will also make you a sworn enemy of the betrayed force.

So there is more than one person who wants Yuan Shikai to die, and a large number of Eight Banner nobles can't wait for him to die.

This is the price of betrayal!

Yang Chao sighed.

But he asked, "Why?" ”

He really cares about Yuan Shikai very much, and I don't know if Yuan Shikai can survive the tide after history is changed by him.