The days that followed were very leisurely. Long Qian, who lives in Xianliang Temple, has a main job of writing a letter to Li Hongzhang, and Long Qian now finds that he has no clue about negotiating with foreigners, and his tough attitude is easy to put off, but there is no use for being tough without strength. Therefore, it is not easy to pay tribute to Li Hongzhang, a figure who runs diplomacy on behalf of Li Hongzhang, like Wu Yong's father-in-law, Zeng Jize, to get back to Ili from the Russians.

With this thought saved, the article in his hand was extremely difficult to write. In terms of understanding of various countries, Long Qian believes that Li Hongzhang's cognitive level is by no means below his own. So, he wrote one draft, destroyed it, wrote another draft, was not satisfied, and burned it himself. Wu Yong, who lived in Xianliang Temple, was very puzzled, and reported to Li Hongzhang, but Li Hongzhang felt that Long Qian was attentive.

Long Qian has always kept in touch with Ning Shijun and others, and it is safest to have David, an American, as a herald. For this reason, Long Qian came up with an idea that before David left Beijing and returned to China, he would live in the courtyard rented by Jiang Yun, which would be safer than sending dozens of soldiers.

Knowing that Wang Mingyuan took the Sixth Company to leave the city safely in four days, Ning Shijun was also ready to take the guard company away. Long Qian went over again, and discussed with Ning Shijun and Jiang Yun about the matter after the withdrawal, Jiang Yun had already selected six clever soldiers from the guard company and joined his intelligence department, plus the original men, Beijing's strength was not weak. Now there are two key issues, one is Long Qian's official arrangement, and the other is the disposal of the large amount of gold and silver buried in the ground. These two points, Ning Shijun and Jiang Yun are at a loss.

The day after Long Qian handed over the manuscript of Sanyi, Jia Jiying came to Beijing from Taiyuan. According to the address given by Ning Shijun, he found a small courtyard in Zongbu Hutong in the north of Xicheng, which was a stronghold of the Intelligence Department, and Zhang Xiaoding, who stayed here, received him and immediately reported the news of Jia Jiying's arrival to Long Qian, who lived in Xianliang Temple. Early the next morning, Long Qian and David rushed to Beizongbu Hutong.

"It's been a hard journey." Long Qian greeted Jia Jiying warmly.

"The grass people are going to congratulate the adults, I heard that the adults are about to be released." Jia Jiying clenched his fists and arched his hands.

"Oh, Mr. Jia is so well-informed. I don't know where the imperial court wants to put Long? "Long Qian was most worried about this matter during this time.

Long Qian is not an official in the court, in fact, it can't be called an outlet. Jia Jiying said this, and Long Qian also followed suit.

"I don't know. I listened to Mr. Li. There is one named Yi County. Recently, the bandits over there have been making a fuss, saying that the county seat has been defeated, Manager Li said, Lafayette said. General Long fought a great war. Just let him go and kill that gang of strongmen. ”

"Yi County? Yi? Or Yixian? Long Qian's mind was spinning rapidly. Yi County is on the edge of Beijing, I didn't listen to any movement, and Yi County is in Anhui. It seems to be not far from the Yellow Mountain. The last one is the Yi County in Lunan. Which one exactly? Long Qian rolled his eyes and pondered, eighty percent is Yi County, Shandong! There is a strong force next to it, and it is possible that the county seat will be attacked. That means that he was still arranged to go back to Shandong. But is it just a prefectural order? That's a fucking loss. How big is a county? How many soldiers can you raise?

"Then I have to congratulate Mr. Jia, it is easy to get rich by taking the line of Mr. Li. I see that your Yin Tang is ruddy, presumably my brother has been quite moist during this time, right? Long Qian didn't ask about his position again, and joked to Jia Jiying.

"Thank you, General Long, for your kind words. Supporting the imperial court, it's not easy to do. Jia Jiying shook his head, "But Manager Li has mentioned you many times, I heard that your military salary is borrowed from the contemptible, Manager Li is very emotional, saying that General Long is really a kind person, the emperor is not hungry soldiers, even if the court is dusty, he did not let the generals borrow silver from the ticket number to pay their salaries." It is rare that General Long did not say a word in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and the Queen Mother was very emotional. I don't think the general needs to return that money. ”

"That's a good thing. No, I'm thinking about how to pay off your debts. Ha Lu Ha. Therefore, I wrote to Mr. Jia to come and wanted to do a business with Mr. Jia. I didn't expect Mr. Jia to have a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, but his brother was abrupt, didn't you miss your imperial mission? ”

In fact, at that time, Long Qian would rather leave Taiyuan as soon as possible by making an IOU, but the root cause was because of the two major cases in Beijing, and he had a ghost in his heart, and he felt that he had a large amount of silver in his hand, and he didn't care about the 100,000 taels at all. The key is to bring the troops out of the eyes of the imperial court as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Jia Jiying actually caught up with Li Lianying's line, it is estimated that during this period of time, he became the inner court procurement, and it is estimated that he will not be able to run the two advances, but the opportunity is rare. Looking at Jia Jiying's expression, he was full of joy, it is estimated that this period of time has gone smoothly, he has earned a lot of money, and he has connections.

"No, no, no. Jia was only temporarily substituted for a while, and the owner ordered Jia to come to Beijing to explore the way, and was about to leave, when General Long's letter arrived. Jia told the owner that the owner ordered Jia to leave immediately, and General Long's soldiers defeated the foreigners at Niangzi Pass, and the people of Shanxi were grateful. Being able to serve General Long is not only an honor for the name, but also a wish for Jia. General Long has any orders, as long as Jia can do it, he will obey it. "Jia Jiying is very eloquent. There is no one who can't say what they do, and they can't do it if they can't say it.

"Who is your host?"

"Qiao's family in Qi County."

"Oh, it's Qiao Caidong of Qi County. I've heard of it. It seems that this matter is difficult," Long Qian tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "Since Qiao Caidong has placed Mr. Jia in Taiyuan, he undoubtedly attaches great importance to it. But Long and Mr. Jia hit it off at first sight and had an idea. If Mr. Jia leaves Dadeheng, will Qiao Caidong release him? ”

"I don't know what General Long wants Jia to do?"

"Of course you're doing it. I'll pay the money, but I'm not suitable to come forward, so if you can, your money will be fully responsible for our bank. You're the owner. Long Qian looked at Jia Jiying with a smile.

Jia Jiying's heart couldn't help beating violently, but on the surface, he was very calm. did not show an expression of disappointment to Long Qian. He is a very ambitious and skillful young man, although he has done a good job in Dadeheng, it can't be said that Qiao Caidong doesn't reuse him, but he wants to be the owner himself! Now Long Qian is ready to hide behind the scenes and take care of it by himself, which is even better. In recent years, the biggest wish of the cadre ticket number is to take the line of the military, and it is better to treat the people than the officials, and the officials are not as good as the soldiers. I want to be at the beginning. Didn't Hu Xueyan of Fukang Qianzhuang just catch up with Wang Youling and Zuo Zongtang, and the business rolled up like a snowball?

"General Long, thank you for watching the grass people, the grass people originally meant to drive for General Long. However, this matter must be reported to the province, and if the province agrees, the business in Taiyuan must be handed over properly, so that General Long can report here. ”

"That's how it should be. In fact, the money is not mine, it belongs to this Mr. Divin. Long Qian pointed to David, "You can call him David." He's an American, but he's my soldier. David had a piece of idle silver in his hand, and he didn't need it urgently, and asked me what I was doing. I found that the biggest loss in this disaster in Beijing was the ticket number of the bank. Economic development to the present, finance is the core, where is the ticket number without money? No, Long came to Beijing to assist Li Zhongtang in handling negotiations with foreigners on the orders of the Empress Dowager. Although things are difficult, the peace talks will definitely bring out a result. Foreigners must also withdraw from Beijing. This leaves a huge vacuum in the ticket number industry. I believe that with Mr. Jia's vision and skill, our money bank will definitely be prosperous! By the way, Mr. Jia, do you think how much silver is needed to support the façade? ”

"If you have a tight hand, 200,000 is enough." Jia Jiying has always wondered, why did Long Qian bring a foreigner? And this foreign uncle wore a Chinese-style cotton robe, which was even more nondescript. Now that the foreigner is the master of Beijing, and he has to be inspected by the foreign soldiers when he enters the city gate, what is the relationship between this foreigner and Long Qian? Listening to Long Qian's explanation, this foreign uncle turned out to be Long Qian's soldier! It's a strange thing that happens every year, especially now.

"Haluha, David has at least 300,000 taels of silver in his hand. Right? David? ”

Long Qian didn't say anything about running a money bank beforehand, but David and Long Qian had been with him for a long time, and his reaction was fast, "Yes, there are 300,000 taels." ”

David's opening surprised Jia Jiying even more, because this foreign uncle spoke Shandong accent.

"Okay, then we'll settle it. I will pay you a hundred taels of silver for the carriage and horses this time. Good friends settle accounts. Mr. Jia, you just rest here, this Zhang Xiaoding is my person, you can find him if you have anything. As for you, Xiao Ding will accompany you for a walk in Beijing to see if there is a suitable place. Recently, the streets have been basically peaceful, and if there are foreign soldiers interrogating, everything will be handled by Xiao Ding. After the matter is done here, you will go back to Shanxi. Strive to get things done there before the Chinese New Year. If I'm not there, someone in this yard will pick you up. When it comes to the ticket number, you should call the shots. The silver taels must be prepared before the opening, you can rest assured. ”

"Is General Long going to take office now?"

"After talking for a long time, not only did I not know my official position, but I also didn't know which province it was. I'll have to inquire first. ”

"Are there several places in Yi County? The grass people have been in Shanxi for a long time, and they are really lonely and unheard. It must be Shandong, right? General Long's subordinates are all sons of Shandong, and the imperial court must be sympathetic to the soldiers......"

"Thank you very much. Long's subordinates are indeed homesick. Long Qian thought to himself, how could the imperial court ever be sympathetic to the soldiers? All they wanted was to balance the power and ensure that the imperial power was stable, "Then, let's go out for a meal." It's like I'm giving Mr. Jia the wind. Xiaoding, where do you think you are going? It is not only close to convenience, but also safe. ”

"Then, then let me arrange, let's not go out, let the restaurant bring the wine and food."

"It's fine." Long Qian felt that in the past six months, Zhang Xiaoding had changed greatly, became calm, and considered the problem more thoroughly. It seems that no matter when, the environment can change people the most.

Skip Long Qian and Jia Jiying to talk about the prospect of the ticket number. When Long Qian returned to Xianliang Temple early the next morning, Wu Yong split his head and said, "Zhongtang has received an order, and the imperial court has appointed you as the commander of the right wing of the Weisheng Army and the guard of Yanzhou and Yizhou, and lead the troops to return to Lu to exterminate the thieves who hold the calf!" ”

"The right flank of the Wasion Army? What's that? Joy rose from the bottom of his heart, although he didn't understand what the right wing of the Weisheng Army was, but the Yanzhou and Yizhou town guards made him clear, this is the commander of the Lunan Army Division.

Finally got my wish! (To be continued......)