Luo Xiaocai did not expect that Yang Shixiang's inspection of Huayuan Company was carried out for three days, and he had seen all the factories of the military products division and most of the factories of the civilian division, especially the cigarette factory and the textile factory for the longest time, and each factory stayed for half a day and visited every workshop.

For the sake of convenience, Yang Shixiang did not return to the governor's yamen, and stayed at night in the hotel that Huayuan Company had just built, a three-story gray building, with an inconspicuous appearance, but extremely luxurious internal facilities. At least in Luo Xiaocai's eyes, there are lights, telephones (only Yang Shixiang's living room is installed), running water, a full set of European-style furniture, and even an indoor toilet. It was unbelievable to build the toilet indoors, but soon Luo Xiaocai fell in love with this kind of foreign thing. Now he was sure that Long Qian had returned from the United States, otherwise these facilities that had not been seen in Beijing would not have appeared in Jinan.

For safety, the entire third floor of the hotel was taken over by the governor's yamen. Several Jiangsu merchants who had come to Jinan to contact cotton cloth were politely moved to other places by the host. The guests on the two floors below were warned not to go up to the third floor, not even the stairs.

The hotel was originally built for the convenience of contacting business merchants, because of the luxury and novelty of the facilities, the cost is also quite expensive, a single room with a bathroom costs a piece of silver every day and night. Like the suite occupied by Yang Shixiang, the accommodation fee per day and night is as high as three silver oceans! Rao is like this, and those rich businessmen are still flocking to it. Because it is not easy to book the most luxurious room in this hotel, it is very face-saving to live in it.

Luo Xiaocai lives next door to Yang Shixiang, which is also a single room. However, there are no indoor toilets. Luo Xiaocai really wanted to talk to Lord Futai at night about his feelings about visiting during the day, but Yang Shixiang didn't summon him, and he couldn't bother Lord Futai. It wasn't until the night before the end of the visit that Yang Shixiang called Luo Xiao over.

"Zijun (Luo Xiaocai), what do you think after seeing Huayuan's factory?" Yang Shixiang sat behind the desk and asked slowly.

"I have a lot of feelings, but I don't know where to start...... this is the truth, Luo Xiaocai really couldn't find the point at once.

"Where does Zijun think Huayuan Company is the most powerful?"

"Its munitions manufacturing capacity is terrifying...... Luo Xiaocai remembered the gun factory and gun factory he saw on the first day......

Yang Shixiang shook his head.

"Dong Weng thinks it's their two so-called research institutes?" The institute is divided into military products and civilian supplies, and the piles of foreigners in it left a deep impression on Luo Xiaocai.

"The institute is truly extraordinary. But that's not ...... yet."

"Students are stupid. Please make it clear. ”

"I do. Huayuan's method of employing workers is very powerful. ”

"That's buying people's hearts! His heart is unfathomable. Luo Xiaocai said indignantly. Huayuan Company has even established an employee pension system, and has established a personal insurance for employees engaged in arms manufacturing!

Pension and life insurance are the first time Luo Xiaocai has heard of them, and it is easy to understand the meaning, and employees enjoy such treatment. The loyalty to Huayuan Industry can be known regardless of asking. Isn't this buying people's hearts?

"The Tessie Powers have already implemented it. It's not a novelty. But. Ben Fuzhen did not expect Huayuan Company to implement a second-class system. Yang Shixiang remembered Zhou Xuexi's introduction, the company took out 20% of the employee's salary and deposited it in Jinyuan Bank in the name of the employee month by month, and the employee could only withdraw it after the employee was 50 years old. There is a move. The worries of the employees disappeared suddenly, and it is no wonder that the employees I saw were motivated.

"It's just a trick to fool an ignorant fool." Luo Xiaocai was not convinced.

"It's not that simple. Imagine, if Huayuan and ZTE expand ten times, what will be the situation? Don't say it's Benfu, even if the prince personally patrols Shandong, you also need to look at his face, right? What Yang Shixiang didn't say was that the establishment of a pension and insurance system for employees was not the most ferocious, and what was even more terrifying was that a large number of Shandong officials had invested in Huayuan, no wonder Hu Xuezheng and Bai Bu were so partial to Long Qian! He used two companies to tie up the Shandong bureaucracy with him, and one lost and the other prospered! Whoever suppresses Huayuan is the enemy of the provincial officials!

Luo Xiaocai was overjoyed in his heart, he knew what Yang Shixiang was worried about, "Students have a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"Say it."

"If you don't transfer Long Qian out of Shandong, there is no solution."

Yang Shixiang's gaze suddenly sharpened, staring at Luo Xiaocai. After a long time, he turned his gaze to a cursive work of "The Legend of the Drunken Man's Pavilion" on the wall opposite the desk, as if he was seriously appreciating.

From the first day of a visit to the military division, the idea sparked me. Seeing Long Qian's familiarity with the munitions factory, Yang Shixiang knew that the real controller of Huayuan was not Zhou Xuexi, let alone Xu Jianyin, but the young commander and commander of the new army. There was great fear in my heart. He has strong troops in his hands and has his own arms, in case of misdeeds, acquaintances can be controlled?

"Do you think the imperial court will transfer him out of Shandong?"

"If you want to be promoted to an official position, it will not be difficult."

The Admiral has been transferred from the first rank, what position should be given to the center? Squire? Chancery? The status of the Beijing official is higher than that of the locality, and if he is given the position of a squire, it is not a denigration. But will a squire under the age of thirty be appointed? To which ministry to serve as a squire? What's more, how do you write an excerpt yourself? Direct referral? The governor of a place wants to interfere in the personnel of the center, what does the Queen Mother think? Will Yuan Weiting facilitate this?

"I'm afraid it won't be possible just to transfer Long Qian away. It is better to change the defense of the fifth town, such as changing the defense with the new army of Zhili, such as transferring the fifth town to Kanto, and let Long Qian concurrently serve as the general of Fengtian or Jilin, he is not easy to say. ”

It's certainly good to transfer to Fifth Town. Having this force, which is no less than Yuan Weiting's Beiyang New Army, staying in Shandong, is a threat to everyone. But now there is a war going on in the Kanto region, and it is said that the Japanese army has reached the Yalu River. In this case, the transfer of the fifth town to Kanto is obviously to kill people with a knife, and Luo Xiaocai's mind is also vicious enough. Yang Shixiang's gaze turned from the banner back to his staff, "Zijun, it's a big matter, don't tell anyone, understand?" Including the Zhili aspect. He knew that Luo Xiaocai was in close contact with his younger brother. So it was immediately pointed out.

"Yes, the student obeys." Luo Xiao saw that Lord Futai had the intention of evicting customers, so he said goodbye with interest.

Yang Shixiang finally realized the seriousness of the problem. also understood why Bai Ruiting and other officials would protect Long Qian. It's just a Huayuan, and it condenses the interests of Shandong's senior officials together. No need to ask, Wu Yong and Zhang Lianfen of Lunan are also die-hard supporters of Long Qian. If I change myself, I'm afraid I will make the same choice as them.

The establishment of industry was advocated by the imperial court, and there was no violation of the system. The merger of Huayuan and Shandong Machinery Bureau can not find any fault, the accounts of the two sides before the merger are clear, and the shares are reasonable. It is natural to pay dividends according to shares, not to mention that Xu Jianyin and Zhou Xuexi both have official status. No one can say that Huayuan fell into private hands. As for cooperation with the Germans in arms. Yang Shixiang was skeptical. But what is certain is that Huayuan Industry did not suffer in cooperation with the Germans, so many machine tools are placed there, not only to produce shells and bullets. Even rifles and cannons can be produced. Isn't that a great thing? Since Zeng Wenzhenggong. Isn't what countless people with lofty ideals have tirelessly pursued is to strengthen the ship and artillery, enrich the country and strengthen the army? It is no wonder that the old man Xu Jianyin talked about the military products research institute with such passion, and he still shouted for the establishment of a shipbuilding industry in Shandong. He fully understands Xu Jianyin's mood. Didn't he always hope that the Qing Dynasty would reorganize its armaments and defend against foreign aggression?

It is untenable to attack Long Qian for taking the opportunity to embezzle the assets of the imperial court, so what is the lack of government affairs in Shandong in recent years? Rectifying taxation and cutting bureaus is not a matter at all against the background of the increase in total fiscal revenue, and it will only be affirmed by the imperial court and will never be reprimanded. The imperial court had always encouraged the reduction of the burden on the peasants, but it was clear that it could not be done. The surge in commercial taxes in Shandong has met the conditions for reducing the bureau and reducing the field tax, which can only show that the former governor did a good job! How can it be a problem? This kind of thing, even the thorny Yushi won't take it seriously. Reducing the burden on the peasants is the greatest manifestation of benevolent government, and hasn't the imperial court always advocated benevolent government?

It is not a problem to set up education, strengthen the embankment of the Yellow River, and organize transportation on a large scale. Yang Shixiang was well aware that the cessation of funding for education and roads at the beginning of his tenure was temporary and would eventually have to be restored. Of course, the reason is valid, the fiscal deficit, how to make up for the deficit, he, the governor, must be cautious.

This led to the concept of "debt management". To be honest, in the past few days in Huayuan Industry, he has listened to many of Long Qian's opinions, which made him feel suddenly opened. Let's just say that this deficit problem has always been regarded as a great enemy by the government, who would have thought that it would have a positive significance? Revitalizing assets, "taking out" the money that is sleeping in the hands of the people, and speeding up infrastructure construction will bring more profits. Yang Shixiang admitted that Long Qian had a comprehensive consideration for the governance of Shandong, and led the two major industrial companies to bring about great changes in the province.

Isn't this kind of upheaval bad? Torture his own heart, Yang Shixiang can't deny it with his conscience. Only more than 10,000 employees of Huayuan Industry can solve the problem of food and clothing for 10,000 families. Isn't that a good thing? Isn't the more such industries there are, the richer and stronger the country becomes?

The only thing that is debatable is the patrol battalion. The fifth town is a force directly under the central government, and the establishment of funds is fixed, and he, the governor, has no right to dispose of his beak. However, the patrol battalion is a local unit, which eats the food of the province and does the affairs of the province. The reduction and rectification of the green battalions in various provinces has become a major issue of imminent importance, and Shandong Province has calmly reorganized all the original patrol battalions, eliminated a number of them, and turned them into police officers, and the rest have been put on new military uniforms, equipped with advanced weapons, and have undergone rigorous training, which has been praised by almost all officials. In particular, Ding Weiji, the prefect of Jinan, was full of praise for the patrol battalion troops who participated in the embankment. In all fairness, Shandong, or Long Qian, has made no fault for the rectification of the patrol battalion and should be commended. And their experience should be codified and disseminated. But Yang Shixiang smelled the conspiracy in it. That's right, rectifying the patrol battalion is within the governor's responsibility, but in this way, Long Qian has more than one fifth town in his hands. Didn't he say that day that he would train the patrol battalion as a reserve for the regular army?

It is certainly not possible to suspend the payment of military salaries to the patrol battalion now. Not to mention that Long Qian has a lot of chips in his hand, if he forces those Qiu Ba in the patrol camp, he, the governor, is destined to be reprimanded by the imperial court. The bastards in the court are always happy with their achievements, and they may not be rewarded for doing a good job, and they will definitely be unlucky if they do a bad job. always complains about the prevarication of officials, and those in charge of the court don't want to think about it, why is this situation in officialdom?

After turning around, Yang Shixiang felt that there were not many reasons for him to attack Long Qian to the imperial court now, and he was not too hard. He had to be patient and wait for the time. But Yuan Weiting must have an explanation, and when it comes to his position, everything is transparent. Everyone knows that Lu Dao is Yuan Weiting's person. The more this is the case, the more he can't abandon that big tree, otherwise, he will violate the rules of officialdom and will die a cruel death.

So, Yang Shixiang personally sharpened the ink and wrote a private letter to his younger brother Yang Shiqi. He knew that his younger brother would definitely transfer what he wanted to say to Yuan Weiting. (To be continued......)