Chen Xiao didn't know what Yuan Shikai's intention was to let him visit Sun Yuanqi, but he didn't bother to think about it, because as long as he went to Sichuan to take up a post, he would inevitably be unable to avoid Sun Yuanqi, the great god. Even if Yuan Shikai didn't say this, he would go to see Sun Yuanqi in public and private. In that case, why bother thinking about it? Truly smart people never waste time on the details.

After Chen Xiao left the presidential palace, he ordered his subordinates to buy eight gifts and respectfully visit Sun Yuanqi's mansion.

Although Sun Yuanqi is the chief of education and the leader of the New China Party, and he treats people kindly, he is usually impatient to interact with people in the officialdom, and at most the directors of the provincial education departments come to the door to cry and cry for some funds, and few others come to visit the house, which is quite a bit of "snubbing in front of the door".

Hearing that Chen Xiao was visiting, Sun Yuanqi greeted him out of the door as usual: "Yo, which fragrant wind blew Director Chen here?" It really makes the humble house shine! Come in, come in. ”

Chen Xiao didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly took a few steps forward, and bowed in a proper manner: "Student Chen Xiao meets Mr." ”..

After he finished kowtowing, Sun Yuanqi stepped forward to help Chen Mi up: "Yang Cheng is really polite!" In fact, at the beginning of the Beijing Normal University Hall, you and I learned from each other, and we were not formal masters and apprentices. If you don't dislike it, you and I might as well be called brothers. How is it? ”

Chen Xiao was born in the ninth year of Tongzhi in the former Qing Dynasty (1870), five or six years older than Sun Yuanqi. But he experienced hardships and hardships in his youth, his face was dark, and he looked old, far from being comparable to the pampered Sun Yuanqi. In terms of appearance alone, even if Sun Yuanqi calls him "sir" in turn. I guess no one will doubt it. To be commensurate with brothers, it seems that Sun Yuanqi has taken a big advantage.

Chen Xiao bowed again and again: "Sir, don't torture the students!" The so-called 'one rì is a teacher, and a father for life'. What's more, Mr. has been educating students for more than a year? Throughout the ages, how can there be a reason to call your father a brother. If it is spread to the outside world, won't Chen Xiao become a famous sinner, and be ridiculed and scolded by scholars all over the world? This is absolutely unacceptable!

"And to tell the truth, the most impressive thing for students during their study at Beijing Normal University is you, sir! At that time, you had just returned from abroad, and you were in a good place. In his prime, he is knowledgeable and simple. In the first lesson, the students were so impressed that they threw themselves on the ground. I have been studying with Mr. for more than a year, and I have really benefited a lot! ”

Regarding Chen Mi's sloppy whiskers, Sun Yuanqi was very disapproving: If I am not the chief of education, I will have a great influence on Sichuan. Will you remember me as a teacher? If only I remembered. Why didn't you come to see you before? Now that he has just become the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sichuan, he has come to the door with a roar, a "gentleman" and a "student", and his intention is not obvious?

But then again, isn't that what happens in the world? If Taizu hadn't been on the throne, who would have remembered the temporary worker with a monthly salary of eight yuan in the payroll of Peking University? If the prime minister didn't rule the world, who would remember the singing Xiaodan who was expelled from Nankai School?

If you don't see through it, you are good friends. So Sun Yuanqi did not debunk it. Instead, he talked with Chen Xiao with a smile about the anecdotes of the Beijing Normal University Hall back then. After sitting down in the house, Sun Yuanqi said, "Yang Quan." You're here for Sichuan, right? ”

Chen Xiao hurriedly said: "The main thing is to meet Mr.!" ”

Sun Yuanqi did not hide it: "Actually, your appointment in Sichuan is a condition for the president to sign a loan for disarmament and aftermath. When the president first recommended to Sun, he hoped that you would be the governor of Sichuan, but I refused, because I knew the president's drunkard's intentions, and the position of governor was very important, so the condition I gave was for you to serve as the observer envoy of western Sichuan.

"In your early years, you studied in the Hubei Military Academy, and you led the army to defend against the enemy, and you also trained the new army, and served as an observer envoy, governor and other military positions to fully show your strengths. However, the president seems to prefer to involve you in government affairs, so we deliberated again and again before finally deciding on you to be the secretary of the interior. Among the twists and turns, I hope you can understand. ”

Chen Xiao didn't expect Sun Yuanqi to be so open and honest, and only after a while did he say: "The student naturally understands Mr.'s intentions. With the talent of Mr. Tianwei and the earth, before serving as the governor of Sichuan, he still had to experience in the Hanlin Academy, Hubei, the school, the cabinet and other places. Students are dull, so naturally they should sharpen more. What's more, students have never been in charge of a party before? Therefore, he wanted the students to go to western Sichuan to serve as an observer and practice their skills in handling government affairs. ”

"That's just one aspect!" Sun Yuanqi said, "You have been to Sichuan before, and you should also know that the Chengdu Plain is fertile and rich in products; It is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and occupies the best geographical position. Although it is not enough to become the foundation of hegemony, it can become a large base for the development of light and heavy industry in the country. Now that we are in the preliminary planning stage, and all the work is being rolled out one after another, it is necessary to ensure the smooth implementation of the government decree and not allow anyone to obstruct it and delay the progress of development. ”

Chen Xiao immediately said: "Sir, rest assured, after the students arrive in Sichuan, they will abide by the regulations, support the resolutions of the Governor's Office, ensure the smooth implementation of government decrees, and promote the orderly development of various tasks!" ”

Sun Yuan nodded: "The Department of Internal Affairs is the head of all departments, and the affairs are complicated, and you are new to this position, so you must be cautious and learn more questions, for example, the Territory Office under the Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for managing the boundary map and inspecting the land of the government and the people, which is worth studying carefully." Although after the fourth year of Yongzheng (1726), the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream was vigorously implemented, but the Song Domain, Yazhou and other places were still full of Tusi, and they often fought for land, and then appealed to the provincial government and even Zhongyāng. If you don't know the boundaries of the toasts, how do you deal with such disputes? The Department of Rites and Education, which is also under the Department of Internal Affairs, needs to be responsible for issues such as the inheritance of the Tusi, and it also requires you to know the genealogy of the Tusi families in various parts of the province well, so that you can clearly determine their family affairs.

"As for the Health Division under the Home Affairs Department, it is even more responsible. According to the preliminary investigation of the medical school of Jingshi University, in Sichuan, it was found that there were cholera, commonly known as 'poyaceous foot plague', typhoid fever, dysentery, measles, smallpox and other fierce infectious diseases. The plague in the three northeastern provinces the year before last is not far away! Therefore, it is necessary to quickly establish a relatively complete medical system to deal with the invasion of various diseases and benefit the people of Sichuan.

"There is also the Civil Engineering Department, which is also a vast world with great achievements. The Sichuan gentry originally planned to raise funds to build the Sichuan-Han Railway, but after last year's road protection campaign, coupled with the fact that the Metropolitan Government now strictly prohibits any organization or individual from forcibly apporting taxes to the people of the province, the Sichuan-Han Railway Company is already in danger. Once the Sichuan-Han Railway Company declared bankruptcy, the Governor's Office had to take over quickly to avoid social unrest. After you take office, you may wish to order the Civil Engineering Department to prepare for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway from Chengdu to Chengdu in advance. Of course, the roads between the prefectures and counties should also be slightly repaired to ensure the smooth flow of freight in the province. ”

Sun Yuanqi gave Chen Xiao a detailed introduction to the work tasks of the four departments of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Internal Affairs in the coming period, including etiquette, civil engineering, Xinjiang management, and health, but did not mention the two most important functional departments under the Department of Internal Affairs, the Civil Affairs Department and the Jǐng Affairs Department, the implication is: These two departments are not your turn to intervene for the time being!

Chen Xiao is a seven-trick exquisite heart, and naturally understands what Sun Yuanqi means: "Students must follow Mr.'s instructions, fulfill their duties, keep to themselves, do not seize power, do not offside, do their work conscientiously, and live up to Mr.'s cultivation!" ”

Sun Yuanqi continued: "Don't blame Sun for being suspicious, it is really a matter of great importance to Sichuan, and there is no room for the slightest loss, so I have to make this arrangement!" Sun also knew that Yang Cheng was capable and talented, and he was a rare military and political talent, and it was more than enough to serve as the governor. Being a small secretary of internal affairs is really overkill, and there are some grievances. But now that the situation is like this, there is nothing to be done.

"You also know that from the turn of autumn and winter last year to this year's chūn day, the whole country has been turned upside down, and the heavenly nobles of the past have become a broken household begging for food in the blink of an eye; However, the anti-thief and anti-party party in the past has been transformed into a minister who is favored by purple. The same is true for you and me. Sun is just a teaching gentleman, but he invited Tian Zhixing to become the head of the cabinet; And Yang Cheng is so talented, but he can only abandon martial arts and follow literature and sink into subordinates.

"Fortunately, if it is gold, there will always be a day when it will shine! Especially capable people like Yang Quan, sooner or later they will become the backbone of the country. I hope you can immerse yourself in self-improvement, and take the current Secretary for Internal Affairs as a kind of training. Even if the president doesn't promote you, Sun will entrust you with important tasks! Zhongyāng is about to update the military establishment, and Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, and other places will vacate many positions for co-unification and control. ”

Chen Xiao immediately knelt on the ground when he heard this: "Thank you, sir, for your kindness, the student dares not to die!" As he spoke, he took out a check for 200,000 yuan given to him by Zhao Bingjun from his arms, and handed it to Sun Yuanqi with both hands: "This is the bonus given to the student by Chief Zhao of the Ministry of Internal Affairs when he summoned him yesterday. As everyone knows, the student and the teacher are masters and apprentices, how dare they betray the teacher? Please sir! ”

This move caught Sun Yuanqi a little off guard, and hurriedly pushed the check back: "Sun doesn't lack anything, but he doesn't lack silver, you can take back this check!" This is not a lie. Now that Bloomage Bank has the right to issue currency, Sun Yuanqi is really not short of money in his hands.

Chen Xiao hurriedly pushed the check over: "This money is considered a bribe, please ask Mr. to help deal with it!" ”

After pushing several times, Sun Yuanqi said: "Otherwise, Sun will write you a check for 200,000 yuan, plus this donation from Zhao Zhi'an, as a special fund for you to take up your post as Minister of Internal Affairs in Sichuan." After taking office, it takes a lot of money to build roads and bridges, treat diseases and save people, but Sichuan has been exempted from taxes for a year and a half since this year. ”

After Chen Huan reluctantly accepted the two checks, he asked carelessly, "What about Chief Zhao?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "You and him are vain and wronged. I want to see if he's Zhao Zhi'an, who is so wise and almost demonic? "But I was secretly ruthless in my heart: Zhao Bingjun, if you don't know how to lift and provoke me, I will make you have hemorrhoids almost waist! (To be continued.) )

ps: Uncle He is going to hurry up with the code word!