"It is precisely because of this that it should be more convenient to buy the official position of Kaichi County, right?"

Bai Siyuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Zhao Dagui's words, what he said made sense, he didn't know how to refute it.

Then, Bai Siyuan thought about it carefully again, and felt that what he said was really reasonable.

"If you want to say that, that's true. Bai Siyuan thought about it carefully, and this matter was quite reliable: "There are also a lot of things to pay attention to in buying and selling officials, not only to deal with the chief official, but also to deal with many obstacles below."

However, now that Dinghai is in the hands of the British, it is estimated that if you send two or three thousand yuan to the master of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, you will be able to get the seat of Dinghai Zhixian County.

It's just that even if this son gets it, he can't take office, so it's useless, right?"

"That's what you have to think. Zhao Dagui couldn't help but shake his head, "Wasn't there a rumor some time ago that Wu Jianzhang bought Tongzhi's official position?"

Since someone can spend a lot of money to buy a fictitious Tongzhi, then we can also buy a seat in Dinghai Zhixian County, at least this is a real shortage, isn't it?"

"Well, that makes sense. Bai Siyuan nodded, and suddenly felt that he understood what Zhao Dagui meant.

It turned out that Wu Jianzhang liked official names very much, although he was just a big boss, he donated a lot of official positions before and after, and some time ago he also got an official position with the same knowledge.

Of course, although this Tongzhi is an official position of the sixth grade, it is only a fictitious position, so it is more face-saving to go out, and it has no practical effect, and it is more convenient to deal with officials at most.

If you want to say this, it is understandable that Zhao Dagui wants to get the official position of Haizhi County, and with such an official position, he will have face if he speaks out in the future.

Although the prefect is much lower than the prefect, it is a real shortage after all, and it actually has more face than Wu Jianzhang's fellow intellectuals.

As for whether he can actually go to the post or something, it doesn't really matter, with Zhao Dagui's temper, I'm afraid he won't think about being a magistrate.

Bai Siyuan consciously grasped Zhao Dagui's train of thought, that is, to support a façade with a real shortage of official positions, so it is quite appropriate to buy a position in Dinghaizhi County, not only is it a real shortage, but it also does not cost much, which is in line with Zhao Dagui's policy of spending less and doing more.

"If you really want to do that, it's easy to do.

You have a very good relationship with Qiying, the governor of Liangguang, and you can talk to Yiliang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, through the relationship between the governors of Liangguang, and you can take down the seat of Dinghai Zhixian for two or three thousand yuan. Bai Siyuan nodded, and introduced a set of procedures for buying and seeking official positions to Zhao Dagui.

Buying an official position is actually a delicate job, Bai Siyuan also served two governors of the county before he understood the doorway here, if it was someone else, I am afraid that he would not know where to burn incense with the money, and the result would be half the effort.

"If you can do that, that's the best. The PR department hasn't had much to do lately, so let's focus on this matter.

By the way, how about Yazhou on Hainan Island?" Zhao Dagui approved Bai Siyuan's plan to buy officials, and then asked.

"Yazhou is very remote and a miasma place, are you also interested in Yazhou?" Bai Siyuan asked strangely, feeling that Zhao Dagui's vision was really strange.

"Well, since this Yazhou is remote, it shouldn't be difficult to buy the official position of the governor or county governor of Yazhou, right, and it won't be too expensive?"

"Theoretically, it will indeed be very cheap, and Hainan is under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liangguang, so it will be easier to entrust people to do things.

However, the son of Zhizhou is still too high, I'm afraid it is a little difficult, if it is a Zhixian, there should be no problem at all. ”

"Then you can also operate by the way. This Yazhou is very critical and rich in resources, so we will find a way to take the official position of the magistrate of Yazhou, and then find someone who has no foundation and can be obedient. ”

Zhao Dagui discussed with Bai Siyuan, and inquired about where the official positions could be bought, and after discussing everything clearly, he let Bai Siyuan go back.

Bai Siyuan went back with a lot of tasks to buy officials, and he was surprised for a while, this big owner is rich now, and it is understandable that he wants to buy some official positions, but why are all the places he chooses so strange.

However, Bai Siyuan has been a master for many years, and he knows that what he has to do is just to do things according to the will of the above, not to oppose or interfere with the decision-making of the owner, so he just shook his head and decided that no matter what Zhao Dagui thought in his heart, as long as he completed the task assigned by the other party.

On the other hand, Zhao Dagui saw Bai Siyuan go out, and he shook his head in his heart.

"This Bai Siyuan, it's okay for him to do things according to orders, but he has no opinions, and his vision and knowledge are very lacking, which is far worse than Xu Wenqiang.

In this era, there are still fewer people with the ability to think independently. ”

In fact, the hint given by Zhao Dagui before was already obvious, but Bai Siyuan couldn't understand it at all, and just attributed Zhao Dagui's behavior of buying officials to the practice of wanting to go out and save face after making a fortune.

Bai Siyuan himself is very shrewd and can deal with those people in the officialdom with ease, but what Zhao Dagui hopes to get is a subordinate who can understand the Western-style industrial society and understand his intentions, in this sense, Bai Siyuan has a lot of problems.

Comparing Bai Siyuan and Xu Wenqiang together, Bai Siyuan is much higher than Xu Wenqiang in terms of dealing with people and long-sleeved dancing, after all, he is a figure who has been rolling in Vanity Fair for many years;

However, Xu Wenqiang reads more books and understands Western technology better, so he can look at things from a higher level, and even guess some of Zhao Dagui's seemingly chaotic layouts.

In this sense, Xu Wenqiang is more suitable for being in charge of the overall situation, while Bai Siyuan is more suitable for being an auxiliary figure.

Bai Siyuan has many shortcomings, but fortunately, he still knows how to actively complete the tasks that have been assigned, and after receiving Zhao Dagui's instructions, he immediately began to prepare, visited some important officials, staff and key figures, and actively explored the possibility of obtaining the official position of Dinghai Zhixian.

However, it will take at least three or four months to complete this matter, and Zhao Dagui has no intention of waiting in Shanghai, so he decided to take a group of people to Dinghai and lay a good foundation first.

According to Zhao Dagui's plan, Shanghai is the base camp, and no matter what problems there are, it can't be lost, but if you keep holding on to the defects in Shanghai, it will only affect the speed of development, and when Stark and others recover, they will be cleaned up.

Therefore, what Zhao Dagui has to do now is to continue to expand outward, occupy more plates, and the faster and more, the better.

In January, Zhao Dagui assigned a task to the employees of Dagui Commercial Bank and the shipyard, that is, to recruit five or six hundred new employees in the local area, ranging from shopkeepers, men, workers to security guards, and he himself led three or four hundred workers to Dinghai by boat.

Dinghai is not far from Shanghai, even if it takes only one day to take a sailboat, it is even faster to take a steamboat.