"I Daqing" has a glorious tradition of donating officials, and other regimes also buy officials, but they are all temporary, while "I Daqing" is implemented from its establishment to its demise, and it is clear and real, and Tong Su is not bullied. From this point of view, the commercial spirit of "I Daqing" is unmatched by any political regime. Therefore, it is too normal to buy an official in the "I Daqing".

In addition, the price of "I Daqing" is very conscientious, since the Yongzheng period, this price has hardly moved, compared to the housing prices that have rolled over every year in later generations, it is really a conscience. However, the value of this silver is depreciating, and this has caused more and more people to be able to afford officials. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, even the most expensive alternate platforms were numerous.

Once, as soon as the governor of Liangjiang Liu Kui held a meeting, there were so many alternate roads that he couldn't even stand in the compound of the governor's yamen, and there were a lot of people standing on the street outside the yamen, which was really more than a dog. There are not as many rich people in Sichuan as Liangjiang, and the number of alternate roads is not so exaggerated, but it is still possible to find three or five hundred live alternate roads at any time.

This kind of bought alternate officer is not unusual, but it is scarce. However, His Royal Highness Prince Kyung established the "Kina Company" to provide services for customers from all walks of life who are actually short of official positions. "Qingna Company" has good service and excellent reputation, and if you buy in groups, you can also discount and free shipping. Of course, this price is not the price of the alternate.

Wen Deji also has an indifferent attitude towards the title of this alternate Taoist, but the other two titles that Mr. Xiliang stuffed are completely different.

The general office of the regimental training and the prime minister of the recruitment bureau are not formal official positions, and they seem to be nothing, but they have a lot of hidden power.

The General Office of Regiment Training is responsible for the recruitment and training of militias in the province, and most of them are held by large household gentry. The power of this title can be big or small, and Niu Cha's people such as Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang started by relying on group training. If you don't mix well, you can show off in one county, but in any case, after you have the title, you can recruit and train in a bright way.

The prime minister of the Prospectus Bureau is even more incredible, it can be said that it is the second tax bureau in Sichuan, and he has a lot of financial power. The source of funds of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company is mainly composed of four parts: first, official shares, that is, shares held by local governments; second, commercial shares, which are shares subscribed by wealthy local businessmen or recruited in Shanghai and other places; third, private shares, mainly leased shares, which are derived from the land rent of peasants; and fourth, profit shares, which are the first three types of shares as working capital, engaged in other kinds of commercial investment, and received profits as secondary shares.

The last three of them are managed by the Prospectus Bureau, which is a financial power of tens of millions of taels of silver.

So Wen Deji was also stunned by the pie that fell from the sky, and he never dreamed that Mr. Xiliang would be so generous and smash such two pies at once.

"Master Zhang, what does His Excellency the Governor think, why did you let me hold these two positions......" Wen Desi was a little dizzy and couldn't help but ask.

Master Zhang seemed to be very satisfied with Wen Desi's shock, so he explained with a smile: "Hehe, that's the ......"

It turned out that Xiliang couldn't help it. Wen Desi wants to build roads and factories in Sichuan, which will involve many state capitals and counties, such as the planned Weiyuan Iron and Steel Plant, which is located in Weiyuan County, and Weiyuan County belongs to Jiading Prefecture, and the road and railway to Neijiang will pass through Xuzhou Prefecture. Not to mention the planned Chengdu-Chongqing Highway within Yi and Longlu kilometers, which will pass through several prefectures and counties.

If the chief person in charge of the project does not have a title worthy of the stage, how can he coordinate these local relations? It is impossible to hand over everything to the governor? These are all political projects that Xiliang is concerned about, and there must be no mistakes, so it is necessary to give the chief person in charge a reasonable title. But Wen Desi is an "American", and it doesn't matter much to be an alternate Taoist, but it is more troublesome to grant a real vacancy. Therefore, Xiliang had an idea and gave him the semi-official title of "Sichuan Youth League Training General Office", which is not official and non-civilian, and is also on the stage.

There are also several other considerations. One is that it is necessary to recruit a large number of people to build factories and roads, and it is much more convenient to have this title, and you can directly go to various places to recruit, so as not to prevaricate and delay the major affairs of His Excellency the Governor. Second, there is the problem of public security, China at the end of the Qing Dynasty was not a good place, there were many bandits and thieves everywhere, and the government could not do anything. The same is true in Sichuan, when building factories and building roads, it is inevitable to encounter harassment by bandits, but Xiliang can't spare officers and soldiers to escort them, so he let Wen Desi form a regiment to train against bandits.

This regimental training is a good understanding of the title of the general office. And the position of prime minister of the Prospectus Bureau was a complete accident.

After Xiliang accepted Wen Desi's construction and decided to change the route of the Sichuan-Han Railway, he asked people to calculate the cost, and by the way, he called a few henchmen to check the accounts of the Prospectus Bureau to see how much money there was. I didn't expect this check, and the problem was found.

The Sichuan-Han Railway Prospectus Bureau was established last year, with Qiao Shufang as the prime minister (the general manager at that time was called the premier), but this Qiao general manager has been in Beijing for a long time and rarely manages affairs in Sichuan. Therefore, a shareholders' meeting has never been convened, and no one has ever been sent to check the accounts, and the company is extremely chaotic. Originally, Xiliang didn't understand the Tao inside, and he didn't care much about it, but later he was fooled by Wen Dehei, and he began to pay attention.

As a result, more than 700,000 taels of silver have disappeared from this check! There is no silver to be found in the accounts at all! Of course, the silver will not run away on its own, and this is obviously drifted away by the heads and brains of the stock bureau.

Xiliang was angry, this silver was raised by Lao Tzu with great difficulty, but you dare to swallow it privately!

The enraged Governor immediately ordered a strict investigation, because this investigation was very sudden, and the moths of the Recruitment Bureau did not react at all, and they were immediately investigated. Soon caught the large and small moths of the total income and expenditure (financial director) Shi Dianzhang. Although the moths were caught, the silver was only recovered more than 300,000 taels, less than half.

But these executives of the prospectus bureau all have backgrounds, for example, the biggest moth in it, Shi Dianzhang, is a retired official who previously served as the governor of Guangzhou. And this was the atmosphere of the Qing court at that time. Although Xiliang was so angry, he could only lift it high and put it down gently, and just chase the silver back, but he didn't dare to ask for this group of executives before.

This Nima has only been less than a year, and it has lost more than 700,000 yuan, and it will be available in the future? The top level of the Prospectus Bureau must all change blood, or it will not be enough to fill it with a lot of silver. He couldn't be clearer about the urine nature of those officials.

But if you want to change schools, you must have a suitable substitute, and China at that time was not like the later generations when executives were full of streets, and they could throw a brick at any time and smash a general manager or president. Especially if there are those who understand foreign affairs, there are even fewer of them, and there is no one in Mr. Xiliang's entrainment.

So, Xiliang thought of Wen Dehei. Wen Desi is an overseas Chinese in the United States, and he has set up such a large foreign bank, so there must be nothing to say about foreign affairs. The industrial zone in Neijiang has only been in place for half a year, and it is already like it, and I heard that the products have been produced, which shows that its business ability is also quite good. And it's rich in itself, and the hands won't be so black.

What's more, judging from Wen Desi's mentions, he himself is also quite knowledgeable about railways, and he has a large number of experts under him, which is even more rare.

It was based on these considerations that Xiliang gave the position of prime minister of the Sichuan-Han Railway Prospectus to Wen Desi.

"Oh, so that'......" Wen Deji muttered for a long time before he said, "So, does Your Excellency the Governor have any other orders?"

"Oh, the Governor wants you to go to Chengdu to handle ......the handover," Master Zhang said.

"Okay, I'll go to Chengdu tomorrow......"

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July 15, 19o6, Chep Industrial Zone

Wen Desi handled the relevant handover in Chengdu, and had a few days of entertainment with the officials, and after spending more than 20,000 oceans, he returned to Neijiang with a full harvest.

"It's a mess of this stock market...... "Although he got the power of the railway, Wen Desi is also painful and happy now.

In Mr. Wen's view, this prospectus is simply miserable, there is not even a minimum of rules and regulations, and even the position setting is messy, the authority is not clear, the responsibility is unclear, and all kinds of strange things emerge in an endless stream, only you can't think of it. If it is placed in the future generations, it will be better than it if it is pulled out by a township enterprise. It's no wonder that after tossing and turning in the original time and space for several years, the railway has not been built for several miles, but has become a place for moths to catch a lot.

Moreover, there is a deficit of 3o tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is equivalent to nearly 5o silver dollars. What's more, Comrade Xiliang also did a stupid thing last year, he took 15o taels from the road money to invest in Chongqing Tongyuan Bureau. Of course, he originally wanted to make money from this and supplement it to the railway. However, Wen Desi learned from the information of later generations that although this copper yuan bureau was built, because it was not authorized by the Qing court, it was not until 1912 that the Qing court officially began to produce copper coins. In the end, the investment reached more than 2.12 million taels, which is equivalent to occupying funds in vain.

After seeing Xiliang's plan, Mr. Wen really couldn't cry or laugh: "Xiliang, this guy doesn't understand the economy at all, and he makes a gross investment, no wonder he loses his pants." You just need to be your governor, what are you doing in the industry, it's really more and more helpful......"

Where do you need so much money to build a copper yuan bureau? Xiliang, this little white, has been cheated again. Not only is the equipment planned already an outdated product, but he also ordered a set from Britain and Germany, and the price is several times higher than the market price!

However, the Tongyuan Bureau was decided by Xiliang himself, and Wen Desi was not easy to cancel, so he could only make up for it as much as possible. Fortunately, the factory is still under construction, and the equipment has not been paid for. So Wen Desi immediately canceled the original plan and re-selected the order. On the other hand, he ordered the Beijing office to negotiate with the Military Aircraft Department to obtain authorization to manufacture copper dollars.

After handling the affairs of the Tongyuan Bureau, he said to Gu Xiaolu: "Xiaolu, try our best to determine the personnel of the Railway Prospectus Bureau, and use our own people, I don't plan to ask for any of the people in the Qing Court, those guys are completely unsuccessful and more than ruined!"

Gu Xiaolu said with a smile: "Mr. Wen, after you replied to the message in Chengdu, I was already preparing for it, and now it's almost there!"

"Oh, that's good, is there anything else?"

"Banazar has information that, according to your plan, he has registered several different companies in the United States, one is a company that mainly acts as an agent for the import and export sales of domestic products, one is an electrical company, and one is a tobacco company. ”

Gu Xiaolu continued: "Also, there is a student named Yu Peilun who wants to meet you......

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