As the founder of the Jiangnan Sinology Museum, Hu Chuyuan actually has a very special recruiting strength, which is crooked, and even he didn't expect it in advance.

After Yan Shizhang went to Shanghai, Miao Quansun, Niu Yugeng, and Gu Jiaxiang heard that Hu Chuyuan wanted to recruit them as staff, and they were very anxious, without saying a word, and they didn't even ask about their salaries, so they rented a ship with Yan Shizhang to come to Hangzhou that night.

The three of them were all born in relatively wealthy families of landlords and gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they looked at money relatively lightly, and paid more attention to the special opportunities that Hu Chuyuan would bring to them.

People, living in this world, still want to do something.

Of course, they also know it in their hearts...... The salary package is certainly not bad, at least not lower than their income in the Jiangnan Sinology Museum.

Without waiting for two or three days, Yan Shizhang took the three of them to the Hu family's compound, and Hu Chuyuan also gave them a very grand hospitality.

After the banquet was over, Hu Chuyuan led them around the west garden of the Hu family's compound, toured the mountains and rivers, and sat down in the lakeside pavilion after a walk, drank tea and talked about their hearts.

After just a few small talks, Miao Quansun couldn't wait to test Hu Chuyuan: "The cavalry captain is in such a hurry to recruit us this time, I don't know if there is something urgent?" ”

"...... this?" Hu Chuyuan was unprepared, mainly because he didn't expect them to rush over overnight, and even his family members were left in Shanghai.

After a little thought, he laughed aloud and said, "I invited the three gentlemen to come, and it is indeed for a very long-term ......!" ”

Without waiting for Hu Chuyuan to finish speaking, Gu Jiaxiang smiled and said: "As long as we can be used, it doesn't hurt for the cavalry lieutenant to say anything, we will definitely do everything we have learned in our lives to assist the cavalry lieutenant to achieve great things." ”

Among the three, Niu Yugeng is the oldest, only forty-two years old, and he has been a jinshi for four years. Miao Quansun is thirty-five years old, and Gu Jiaxiang is twenty-six years old, both of whom are Jinshi in the second year of Guangxu, and their qualifications are still shallow.

Hu Chuyuan signaled to Gu Jiaxiang not to worry, and said: "If nothing happens, I may go to Fuzhou to serve as the Fuzhou Ship Master." I don't hide it, and you may all know that if I take up this position, I will preside over the affairs of the Harbour Master's Yamen, and the matter will be very big, so I would like to ask the three of you to assist me with Mr. Yan. ”

Niu Yugeng frowned slightly, and said, "I'm glad that the cavalry lieutenant can invite me, but I'm not good at ship administration." ”

Yan Shizhang said with a smile: "Runsheng, even if we don't know about the ship's affairs, we can live in the curtain, strategize and make suggestions." Besides, I'm not afraid of being nearly sixty years old, what are you afraid of, you can learn slowly if you don't understand. Ship administration is a major national event, deeply respected by the imperial court, since you want to serve the country, then why not learn more about this aspect? ”

Niu Yugeng arched his hand and Yan Shizhang and said, "Mr. is teaching a lesson." ”

Yan Shizhang was a jinshi in the Xianfeng period, and once served as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, his qualifications are very old, if he was not implicated in the "Assassination Horse Case", with his talent, he would have been a governor and governor level of the feudal officials.

It is normal for Niu Yugeng and others to call him "sir".

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said: "Ship administration is a great cause of the whole country, and we are afraid that we will have to plan and operate for ten years for this, so it is a long-term matter." There are two other things that have a further impact and have to be done now, so they are urgent! ”

"Oh?" Niu Yugeng couldn't help but be a little curious, and said, "Please also say it to the captain!" ”

Hu Chuyuan said with a smile: "I want to open a "Reference for Political Affairs", which will be printed every half a month, and will be specially provided to officials of all sizes in the imperial court, publishing events in various provinces in China, as well as the situation in Western countries, current political news and history, and making detailed reports on the political, economic and military strength of each country. This journal does not comment on current affairs, regardless of the outline of the dynasty, and constantly violates right and wrong, and all information is truth-seeking and truth-seeking, and is only used as information for the reference of officials of various ministries. ”

"Oh?" Niu Yugeng was even more surprised, Miao Quansun and Gu Jiaxiang were also very interested.

Obviously, once it is successfully launched, the role and significance of this "Consultative Reference" will be very huge, and the impact on the entire court will be far-reaching.

Miao Quansun couldn't help but ask, "When is the cavalry captain going to be opened?" ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "It's not too late, it's not too late, we are secretly preparing, and when the information we have in reserve is enough to be published for one year, it can be officially published." ”

Miao Quansun said: "The cavalry lieutenant might as well leave this matter to us." ”

Hu Chuyuan smiled: "That's what I meant." In addition, there is a third matter, in addition to the "Consultative Reference", I would also like to ask someone to compile a set of "New Editions of Information Administration", covering science, economics, agriculture, industry and mining, commerce and trade, water conservancy, management, and other aspects. If the "General Guide to Senior Administration" is for the emperor to see, then this set of "New Editions of Senior Administration" is for all officials. Of course, this set of books is not officially published, and those who want it will take a set from the Jiangnan West School, and those who don't want it will not be out of sight and upset. ”

After listening to Hu Chuyuan, Miao Quansun and the three of them found that things were not urgent, but they were all very important, and one was more important than the other, and the impact was more far-reaching than the other.

Niu Yugeng couldn't help but sigh: "Although the cavalry captain is young, he has real energy, and his thinking is far-reaching, which is really not comparable to ordinary people." Niu is not talented, and is willing to stay by the side of the cavalry captain to give advice and do these things. ”

Miao Quansun and Gu Jiaxiang also said: "I hope that the cavalry captain will give us such an opportunity, and also allow us to make suggestions for the society, and make a modest contribution to the cavalry." ”

Hu Chuyuan was full of joy, no matter what, it was a good thing to be able to recruit suitable and available people.

He didn't know the actual abilities of these people, but with Yan Shizhang's eyesight, they were definitely not ordinary people.

A few people sat in the pavilion and continued to talk and discuss, the three things that Hu Chuyuan asked them to do, each of them was not a very simple thing, it was not enough to rely on the three of them alone, they had to rely more on the strength of the entire Jiangnan Sinology Museum and the Western School Museum, and even the Engineering Museum, the Agricultural Museum and the Business Museum had to contribute.

Miao Quansun is known for his erudition, reading all the classics of history, the hundred schools of thought, and the geography of Fang Zhi, and his attainments in bibliography and gold and stone science are not simple, and he is responsible for leading the "New Edition of Senior Administration".

Niu Yugeng won with his writings, and had the most abundant official experience, and he served as the envoy of Shandong Xuezheng and Shanxi according to the procurator, and he led the editor-in-chief of the "Consultative Reference", which can fully grasp the principle of "not commenting on current affairs, regardless of the outline of the dynasty, and constantly right and wrong".

Gu Jiaxiang's literary calligraphy is all scholar-level attainments, compared to Miao Quansun and Niu Yugeng, it is nothing, the only advantage is that he has a strong interest in Western studies, and he is young, so he is temporarily responsible for giving the two of them a hand.

There are suddenly a few more really talented people around him, although they can't be of great use, they can also relieve Hu Chuyuan's temporary urgency, and no matter what happens in the future, there will be a few more people to discuss.

However, there are also bad things...... The enthusiasm of these three people was too high, and they soon couldn't wait to receive funds with Hu Chuyuan and devote themselves to the things they were responsible for.

In the first few days, they all returned to Shanghai and their hometowns, invited classmates and friends from the same year to contribute, and returned to Hangzhou in a few days.

Dry!

Hu Chuyuan found that he often did some evil things, and he couldn't even accept it, he was going back to Hangzhou for a vacation, and then went to Fuzhou for half a month.

It's a good thing that his most laid-back vacation of the year was so easily ruined.

In other words, after all, they are from Jinshi, and it is true that they are talented and knowledgeable, but after all, their ideas are much more conservative, and many of their ideas about the "New Edition of Senior Administration" and "Consultative Reference" are completely inconsistent with what Hu Chuyuan expected.

Hu Chuyuan had no choice but to give up his vacation, hammer the details with them one by one, and find someone to help them sort out Western materials and various Western school translations.