[6o] famous

Li Jingfang said: "My brother said that this person is called Yao Fan, his family has been out of the sea to make a living as early as the Shunzhi period, business all over the Taixi countries, is the family of the maritime merchants, his family is now specialized in trading between the Taixi countries, and now seeing the Qing Dynasty gradually enlightened Zhongxing, he sent him back to China to do some trade, in order to develop."

Our brother traveled with him all the way, and we learned a lot from talking every day. Yao Fan has a deep study of the politics, economy, military, culture, and history of the Taixi countries, and he has studied business and study in the Taixi countries, and he is fluent in English and German, which shows that he is used to dealing with foreigners and has a deep understanding of the affairs of foreigners. ”

If these words were said by others, Ding Baozhen would be suspicious at most, and if Yao Fan himself said them, Ding Baozhen could basically conclude that this person was a liar. But you must know that in the world, every time the same words are spoken by different people, the effect is different. The identity and status of the Li family is enough to make Ding Baozhen believe six or seven points.

Sure enough, Ding Baozhen's eyes lit up: "Oh! Is there such a person? I am a talented person. Now I am preparing to set up Shandong Machinery Bureau, and I am short of talents who are proficient in foreign affairs! I invited Xu Jianyin, whose father, Xu Shouding, was famous, who built the first steamship of the Qing Dynasty at the Anqing Ordnance Institute, and translated many books that were urgently needed for foreign affairs. ”

Li Jingshu said triumphantly: "Brother Yao Fan is well-informed, and he will not lose to Xu Jianyin." As for the translation of books, his Yao family himself compiled the history books of the Taixi countries overseas, and the books are all exquisite, but it is a pity that his family is used to being a businessman, and the compilation of these books is his own pastime, and he has lived overseas for a long time, and does not communicate with the country, so that the collection of books never flows out. ”

Ding Baozhen was also happy when he heard Li Jingshu say this, and said: "This is very good, I also have Shangzhi Academy here that has been running for six years, in addition to compiling a subset of annotated classics, I also translate Western astronomy, geography, and arithmetic. ”

Li Jingfang said with a smile: "Uncle Ding, you underestimate this Yao Fan, his family is huge, his assets are abundant, how can he be seen as a master, honestly sit and translate books, I think it is to give him a general office, and I don't want to touch him." ”

Li Jingxuan, who had been silent before, dressed as a teenager, suddenly spoke: "I remember that Brother Yao said that he is the eldest son of the grandson, and he wants to inherit the family's huge business, and he is not interested in any career prospects. ”

Ding Baozhen said disappointedly: "It turns out that Yao Fan is a complete businessman, and at the time of the country's employment, he is complacent with small profits, and such a person is not seen." ”

Li Jingshu hurriedly said: "Uncle Ding, it's not like this, I talked to Brother Yao, and I felt that he had great ambitions, but he was just unwilling to be a small official." ”

After that, Li Jingshu ignored etiquette, slipped down from the mahogany chair, ran into the back hall, and said as he ran: "Uncle Ding, wait a minute, I'll show you his Yao family's translation." ”

Li Jingfang said embarrassedly: "My second brother recently talked to that Yao Fan very much, Uncle Ding is not strange. ”

Ding Baozhen said with a smile: "I was about to see what kind of Western history books his Yao family could compile, how could he blame the scriptures." ”

When Li Jingshu asked his family to pick up the book sent by Yao Fan, Ding Baozhen was taken aback.

In this year, readers have a kind of inner obsession and primitive worship of books, most of them have a habit of collecting books, especially like different editions and beautifully bound books, and the wealthy face good books, even if they already have them at home, they have to receive another edition, often just because they are beautifully printed or love the font of the edition.

Ding Baozhen is a scholar, and he is also an orthodox civil official from the imperial examination, so he is completely unavoidable. When he first saw the shiny and luxurious coated paper, the bright color illustrations, and the rigorous workmanship and trimming, he had already subconsciously had the idea of receiving the book.

In front of the three members of the Li family, he didn't have time to read it carefully, so he looked at the spine of the book, picked out a book of "History of the British Empire", opened it directly from the middle and flipped through it, and was attracted after only one page, turned three or five pages, and the more he turned it, the more he liked it, so he said: "Where is this Yao Fan at the moment?" I want to see him. ”

Li Jingshu said proudly: "What does Uncle Ding think of this book." ”

Li Jingfang saw that Li Jingshu was a little forgetful, and hurriedly interjected: "Uncle Ding, even if Yao Fan is not an official, with his overseas connections, there is a lot to be done here. ”

Ding Baozhen suddenly flashed a memory fragment in his mind, and he forcibly pulled his attention out of the colorful pages in the book, thinking in his heart: "Yao Fan...... Yao Fan...... It's like I've heard of this name somewhere......"

Ding Baozhen thought hard, and remembered one thing in less than a moment!

The day before yesterday, Hu Zhen, the envoy of Shandong Province and the political envoy of Bubu, came to see him, saying that he had received a letter from Guo Weizhong, the governor of Jiangxi, saying that Wei Guofu, the garrison of Qingdao in Jiaozhou, Sun Maowen, the state judge, and Liu Ziming, the customs inspector, colluded with He Wannian, the owner of a local pawnshop called Wannian, to smuggle with Yao Fan, an overseas businessman!

At that time, Ding Baozhen's reply to Hu Zhen was basically cautious, to the effect that: "As a platform and a feudal platform, it is your duty to assess the governance of officials, but if you don't do a strict investigation just because you listen to Guo Weizhong's words, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate." Besides, even if it is verified, there are three officials in that case, once it is pulled out, it may be a string, and if it becomes a nest case, after it is passed out, you and I in charge of Shandong officialdom will not look good. You can't knock over a boatload of people with a single rod, you should be careful to pick one out and just knock it out.

Besides, there is a garrison Wei Guofu involved, that is the military attache under the Yamen of Denglai Dao Counselor, Denglai Dao Counselor Zhou Jueen, the younger brother of Shandong General Zhou Juerong, even if you beat him, you should not be involved, otherwise if you pull the Zhou family brothers in, it is equivalent to slapping Li Hongzhang's face, do you have a grudge against Li Hongzhang?

Speaking of which, you can weigh it yourself, in short, I, Ding Baozhen, don't participate. ”

Hu Zhen was born as a Jinshi, and he also started from a county order in Shandong, and he has served as the governor of the grain road in Shandong for many years, of course he understands this truth, he just wants to see Ding Baozhen's attitude, to see if Ding Baozhen deliberately protects these officials.

Besides, Li Hongzhang is the governor of Zhili and the minister of trade in Beiyang, and his minions are all over the officialdom of Zhili Shandong, which can be described as powerful. Hu Zhen's brain is not broken, but he is not willing to wade into this troubled water.

That Guo Weizhong is a supervising imperial history, or he is especially far away in Jiangxi, how can he support the movement? As the saying goes, giving you a favor is selling face, if you don't sell your face, you have no way to do it.

Hu Zhen's only unhappiness in this matter is that he didn't get a penny before and after! After coming out of Ding Baozhen, he pondered: "Petty officials are greedy for ink, and officials and businessmen collude, which is human nature, if you are not greedy, you will still be a fart official?" Therefore, this case naturally can't be folded like Guo Weizhong's stupidity.

Besides, those people dare to smuggle under the nose of Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang who is in charge of the trade of five people, you say that there is no Li family's back# Jing, it is absolutely impossible, in case Li Hongzhang is involved...... Over the years, Yushi Wu Xun, Yan Jingming, and Liang Dingfen have gone forward one after another, biting it like a moth to a fire, has Li Hongzhang lost a single hair? On the contrary, these impeached imperial histories were all dismissed by Lafayette and sent home.

In these years, as long as Li Hongzhang is involved, Lafayette must turn a blind eye, and maybe he will have to issue an order to apply for punishment and scold himself. It's just that it is still necessary to beat these petty officials moderately, and let these petty officials know a thing or two, what are the rules of filial piety to officials. As for Guo Weizhong, who is far away in Jiangxi, is it okay for me to shake the bird? ”

Having said that, Ding Baozhen thought of this and immediately asked, "This Yao Fan is doing business in Qingdaokou?" ”

Li Jingfang said: "How did Uncle Ding know that he was operating in Qingdao? ”

Ding Baozhen smiled on his face, and said in his heart: "It turns out that Bi Yao Fan is this Yao Fan." This grandson's pigtail is now in my hand, and if I don't slip it in my hand, I'm afraid he won't understand it. ”

As he was talking, Fu Bo came in, he greeted Ding Baozhen, and reported to Li Jingfangdao: "Yao Dongjia sent someone to inform him of his whereabouts, which is on the east side of the Niangniang Temple in the west of the city, and the Zaofan business name is. ”

Ding Baozhen frowned when he heard this: "Zaofan Firm? ”

Li Jingshu was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh, Brother Yao's word morning sail is taken from Sanskrit, which means to be quiet in the early morning and sail out to sea early." ”

Ding Baozhen shook his head, no longer spoke, but his heart was very dissatisfied, and he said that this guy's words must have been obtained in the West, and he didn't know any taboos.

But when he thought that Yao Fan was proficient in foreign affairs, Ding Baozhen was relieved. He knows how difficult it is to find someone who is proficient in foreign affairs these days, and he also knows that a stupid name cannot hide a person's talent.

I think that Ding Baozhen was not long in the Jinshi, because his mother died of illness and returned to his hometown of Pingyuan, Guizhou, Ding Wei, soon encountered the Taiping Army, to attack the city, as a landlord born Ding Baozhen hated the Taiping Army's policy of leveling the land, and took out his family savings to recruit 8oo people, and since then embarked on the road of Yiwen and Wu, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, this is a broad road.

In the world for more than 50 years, Ding Baozhen has seen countless people and countless things, he has gained countless lessons and experiences from the experience of crawling and rolling, one thing he knows very well is that no matter what his surname is, what he looks like, the most important thing is to have real talent and learning. As for the man's political tendencies, you can know just by looking at his family background, the merchant's son wants money, the gentry's son wants land, and they all rely on officials to ask for money and land, so they don't want to be officials, all they care about is the size of their official position. As for the poor devil with mud legs...... All of them are unreliable! Ding Baozhen thought.

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