On the way back to Beijing, although Yan Shao and Bertrand sat in a car at Elano's strong request, the two did not even say a word along the way.

For Bertrand, he really didn't want to say anything to the man who seduced his precious daughter, and Yan Shao didn't want to talk nonsense to the old stubborn in front of him, that's all.

Obviously, they are going to become a son-in-law in the future, but they don't even want to say a word to each other. This eerie atmosphere made even the driver sitting in the driver's seat feel a little chilled.

"It is said that the son-in-law and the father-in-law are enemies, but I have never heard of such a hatred..."

In the other car, Elaline also felt a lot of headaches for the current state of the two.

One is her father, the other is her fiancé, and it won't take long to become a husband, and there is a conflict between the two, and even she doesn't know what to do.

And sitting next to her, Katerina and Kaoru Otsuki didn't know what to think about, after all, such a thing was too rare.

In this way, both cars returned to Beijing with a headache, that is, the manor where they live now—————— although the presidential palace has been completed and some furniture has been moved in, Yan Shao and they still want to wait for the wedding to end before moving in, instead of rushing now...

Originally, Bertrand felt that he had nothing to say to Yan Shao, so he never talked to him. But wait until the car drives into the city, or even into the suburban road. He was taken aback like Zhu Erdian some time ago.

Flat roads, brand new streets, these were things he hadn't thought of before he came.

Especially the expressway between Tianjin and Beijing, such a spacious road. It's rare to see it even in Paris, where it's used as a highway between two cities...

Before coming to China, he had never imagined that he would see a road of this level.

As the commander of the Foreign Legion, Bertrand had never been to China all his life, so he only thought that China was a place similar to French Indochina, or at most more prosperous. Who would have thought that first Shanghai and then Tianjin, both places actually brought him a lot of surprises...

Inside the car, Bertrand turned his head sideways to look at Yan Shao. His mouth opened, as if he wanted to ask, but thinking of the relationship between the two, he still held his curiosity in his throat at the end. I thought I'd ask Eleno when I got to the place.

And after noticing Bertrand's expression and movements. Yan Shao's face also showed obvious smugness...

Ahem, it seems that this pair of sons-in-law are not saved...

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After all, it was his first time in China, and everything along the way made Bertrand curious, especially when he saw Yan Shao's residence.

Although Bertrand doesn't know how rich Yan Shao is, he still has a general idea. It's not that Elaline once told him what to write, in fact, Westerners are still relatively independent in this regard, so in terms of business, Elaline didn't say much about Bertrand. Usually, even if the two have some correspondence, they just tell each other about their recent situation.

But...

Even if Elano hadn't told him. He can roughly feel it, after all, more than half a year ago, Yushi Bank borrowed 100 million pounds from the national government, and then borrowed 30 million pounds from the private sector, but it once caused a sensation in the world...

More than 130 million pounds, counting other expenses, anyone can imagine how much Yan Shao's net worth is, so Bertrand never worried about Elanon's life before he came.

But when he saw Yan Shao's living place now, Bertrand realized how luxurious their life really was.

Although the manor where Yan Shao lives now is not like those manors in Europe, which has experienced the precipitation of history, in terms of investment, it is definitely ten or a hundred times more than those in Europe. And because it is newly built, it is much more comfortable than those 'antiques'.

"This is your room," Elaline led Bertrand to a guest room. If there's anything else you need, just say it to me or just tell someone..."

Walking into the room, Bertrand looked at the furnishings inside.

Since it was known that Bertrand would come, this room was prepared in advance, and the furnishings inside were also very in line with the French aesthetics, so Bertrand was very satisfied.

"There's nothing you need, that's enough," Bertrand smiled at his daughter, who was already taller than herself.

Bertrand's height is 178cm, which is already very tall in this era, and Elanor's height is also 178cm, the problem is that she is still wearing women's high heels on her feet, and as a result, Elano is suddenly taller.

In fact, if she hadn't taken care of Yan Shao's face and only wore ordinary shoes, I'm afraid she and Katerina would have been even taller than Yan Shao.

"In that case, you should take a good rest, after all, the journey is hard enough..."Elano smiled softly. When it's nightfall, someone will call you, and you won't miss dinner..."

"Hmm..."

Not wanting to get in the way of Bertrand's rest, Elano retreated from the room, closing the door by the way.

Bertrand walked to the position of the window, pushed the originally closed window open, and then took a hard breath of fresh air—————— the greenery here is still very good, so the air is very fresh.

"That girl is already prettier than her mother—" Beltrand looked out the window, although he had a more general understanding of the manor before he came in, but only now did he understand how luxurious this manor was, but this also ended one of his thoughts. Anyway. At least I don't need to worry about her life..."

Thinking so, he stretched, and Bertrand walked to the bedside. He collapsed on the bed without even taking off his clothes.

First from Marseille, then across two oceans, and then to Tianjin, it will take a long time to take a car...

After such a long journey, although Bertrand's body was still quite strong, he was already exhausted, so it didn't take long for Bertrand to fall asleep.

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Just when Bertrand was deep into the dream. In Yan Shao's bedroom, Elainor, who had just returned to the bedroom, also gave Yan Shao a fierce look. After all, on the port just now, Yan Shao didn't show any respect for Bertrand.

But she also knows that this kind of thing can't be slapped in the face. Without Bertrand's cooperation, things might not have turned out like this, so she didn't blame Yan Shao.

Although he received a roll of the eyes, he saw that Elinor did not blame himself. Yan Shao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Kaoru Otsuki on the side. "This room is very big, you can just move things in and live in, and..." Yan Shao pointed to the three dressers in the corner of the room. You can put the dresser or something there, just put it together..."

Otsuki Kaoru actually came up in a daze, and she was originally shy in her heart, but she was immediately embarrassed when she heard Yan Shao's 'nonsense'.

Not only her, but even Caterina and the others looked a little annoyed, after all, there wasn't much at the moment. Yan Shao has already begun to arrange places for other women. Although this woman was accepted by them on their own initiative, but...

This is too bad for them, right?

Thankfully, there are more important things than lessons to be learned. So Caterina didn't waste time when they arrived, but looked directly at Yan Shaodao.

"Since my uncle has already come, then the guests from other places should also come..."

"I've already asked about this..."Yan Shao nodded, for him, this matter is also one of the most important things at the moment. Now in addition to the representatives of Xinjiang, the representatives of all places have already arrived, and the representatives of Xinjiang have also arrived in Shijiazhuang, and it is estimated that it will not take long to arrive in Beijing—————— I heard that the unlucky guy suffered a cold on the way and had to stay there for a few more days, so it is so late..."

"In addition to the representatives of the provinces, guests from all walks of life, such as the cultural and women's circles, have also arrived in Beijing, and in addition to that, there are also the people from the Congress, but you also know that those guys still hold a grudge against me for turning them into vases, so there are a few shirks that can't come..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao sneered. But we're not uncommon to them..."

Yan Shao wants to get married, so naturally he wants to send out a big invitation, basically the provincial officials, even if they can't come in person, they will send representatives to bring gifts to express their hearts. Along with it, there are also representatives from all walks of life, such as Zhang Jian and some other well-known figures in the business community, who are representatives of the business community...

By the way, Zhang Jian's development today is obviously better than in history, because he himself has also benefited from the 300 million loan a few days ago.

As a well-known industrialist in China, Zhang Jian has run many businesses. Of course, in addition to the yarn factory, how many other industries have made money, we will not mention this for the time being, but at least among the industrialists at this time, Zhang Jian is indeed quite good.

This time, Zhang Jian borrowed one million yuan from Yushi Bank to build two large cotton textile factories. For now, if the two large cotton mills can be completed, the number of spindles under the company will reach 200,000.

Although this number can't be compared with Yan Shao's Yushi Group, it is quite remarkable. In fact, thanks to the increased tariffs (protection), a large number of levies and miscellaneous taxes, and new bank loans, China's industry has made great progress after more than half a year of development. So overall, the business community is extremely supportive of Yan Shao and the national government...

But if there are supporters, there will inevitably be opponents, such as the guys in the National Assembly and the local councils...

The local council is okay, but some of those people in the congress are dissatisfied with Yan Shao's making the congress an empty shelf and vase, and some think that Yan Shao is a dictator and acts too dictatory.

After receiving the invitation, although these people did not explicitly refuse, they found various reasons. For example, I am busy, I have no time, and I have a lot of work...

That's all. Some even come up with excuses that the ghosts won't believe...

For Yan Shao, this kind of person doesn't love to come, and Yan Shao, who retaliates or something, is not so idle, but...

If he catches these people with any tricks, he will definitely not be merciful...

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Hearing Yan Shao's words, Elaline and Lu Ying looked around slightly, feeling a little unhappy. After all, it was his own wedding, but he didn't say anything. However, Katarina's eyes flashed with coldness, and she didn't know what she was thinking...

Although the cold glint in Katerina's eyes was only a flash. But Yan Shao still noticed.

“……… After all, I'm getting married, so it's better to have less blood before getting married..."Walking to the table and pouring himself a glass of water, Yan Shao looked at Katarina. "But wait until after the wedding. As long as there is tangible evidence..."

"Don't worry," a very bewitching smile appeared on Katarina's face. Make sure that all of them are genuine..."

"Then it's no problem..."Yan Shao said with a smile.

Although there is some suspicion of retaliation in doing so. But as long as there is solid evidence, there is no problem. As for framing, Caterina doesn't feel the need to do it. And she didn't believe that those people were really like saints, and they hadn't made any mistakes...

There will always be mistakes, especially in this day and age.

In fact, in this era, there are very few people who can sit in high positions with clean butts, and even if they don't have any big problems themselves, it's hard to say that their family members and nephews are also fine.

Of course. That's not to say that everyone is like that, but if there are people like that. Then it's better not to move...

However, he has always been too tolerant of those parliamentarians, and it has also had a certain impact on Yan Shao's prestige, so when the evidence is conclusive, he doesn't mind picking out some to set an example...

has always been tolerant of those guys, to be honest, in fact, Yan Shao also felt a little tired.

At the same time, the members of Congress who turned down the invitation are not clear at this time what awaits them next. At this time, these guys are still proud of their actions, and some of them even boast to others that Yan Shao invited them to the wedding, but they categorically refused...

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By the time everything was almost ready, the time had already entered June.

Elainor and the others don't care about the auspicious day of the zodiac at all, although Lu Ying cares, but she hopes to have a wedding with Yan Shao as soon as possible, after all, she is now twenty-one, in China in this era, it is very rare for a woman of such an age not to marry out, she really can't wait.

As for Yan Shao, if the wedding is postponed until after July, in case a war really breaks out, then Yan Shao will have to consider the problem of Qingdao. Although the Japanese may not invade Qingdao as they did in history, Yan Shao must be fully prepared, and if the war really breaks out in Qingdao, then I am afraid that Yan Shao will not be able to hold a wedding for a long time.

So Yan Shao set the time for the wedding in June, to be exact, June 28th...

In addition to the problem of the wedding, Yan Shao also began to make other preparations...

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In June, Anhui...

"Alright, hurry up, hurry up..."

"Be orderly, don't mess around..."

At the railway station in Anqing, a large number of army soldiers were lining up in a relatively neat queue to board the train next to the platform in turn. In addition to this platform, there are also a large number of soldiers on other platforms, and there are probably as many as five or six thousand people in total...

"Lao Li..."In a certain train, an officer was busy assigning seats to his subordinates, when an officer suddenly walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Lao Zhang?" The officer, surnamed Li, looked back and saw that it was an acquaintance, and asked a little strangely as he continued to assign places to his subordinates. "Why are you here?"

"It's nothing, I'm just done there..."After speaking, the officer surnamed Zhang looked at the officer surnamed Li again. Let's be honest, do you have any news? ”

"What's the news??"

"Of course, it's the news of our operation..."Speaking of this, Lao Zhang's face became a little solemn. I have already inquired, this time in addition to our division, there are several other divisions are going north, I'm afraid something big is going to happen, you used to be the division commander's adjutant, is there no news at all? ”

"Please..."The officer surnamed Li was a little helpless. You also said that it was, and now I am no longer the adjutant of the division commander, how can I know such a thing..."

Hearing him say this, the officer surnamed Zhang sighed. "I have a hunch that something big is going to happen..."

"How?"

"What else can I say." The officer surnamed Zhang smiled bitterly. "The above said that we should go to Shandong for training, but if we train, do we need to bring so much ammunition and such a big thing?!"

After speaking, the officer glanced in the direction of the right, although because of the many things, the officer surnamed Li didn't see anything, but he knew what the officer surnamed Zhang was referring to.

German-made heavy howitzer of 240mm caliber ...

Although it is not clear whether World War I will break out and whether the Japanese will invade Qingdao, no matter what, Yan Shao must always be prepared. So when he was preparing for the wedding, he was also preparing the layout of Shandong.

In the Beijing-Tianjin region, Anhui and several other provinces, almost one infantry division has been transferred to Shandong, and the total strength of the National Defense Force has reached five divisions, including the troops originally stationed in Shandong...

In addition, the troops in Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces that have completed their reorganization have also divided the strength of at least one brigade...

Although the above explanation is to do military exercises, so many troops have all come to Shandong, and the ammunition and so on of each unit are also full, plus the heavy howitzers that originally looked like baby bumps...

Quite a few officers have already privately speculated ... (To be continued......)