Although the kidnapping of his trip to Shunde was not made public, the thirteen merchants and the children all knew about it, and Yi Yunchang's condition improved, and a group of merchants and children came to visit one after another, Kong Jian'an and Liang Jiemin of Yuanqi Bank, Jiang Shentong, Tang Shigui, Wang Changsheng and others of Tianbao Watch Bank also took the opportunity to report the situation.

Although he didn't go out, Yi Zhizhi was also a guest all day long, busy seeing people and talking about things, staying at home for six days, until Yi Yunchang's condition was completely stabilized, he began to go out, at this time, Shunde raw silk has reached the peak of the market, the situation is good, the price of raw silk has risen slightly, the range is very small, there is no sign of the sharp rise and fall that he is most worried about, it is obvious that a group of silk merchants did not form a group.

The first thing to do when you go out is to go to the Governor's Mansion to receive the imperial court reward - the four products are worn and the official documents are used, and Yi Zhizhi is not in a hurry to get the official addiction, but to show his attitude - the importance of the imperial court's reward, now his wings are still tender, Yuanqi wants to expand rapidly, even if he does not need the court's strong support, at least he needs to get the acquiescence of the imperial court, the court's reward for him, the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, is the acquiescence of Yuanqi, how dare he not pay attention to it?

Deng Tingzhen, the governor of Liangguang, personally received him in the signing room, and explained to him in detail the imperial court's controversy over the Yuanqi Bank, the construction of railways, and the issuance of treasury bonds, and then mentioned that the thirteen lines would be introduced into the railway for the imperial court to investigate in detail.

The construction of the railway, Yi Zhicontent is the initiator, and now the imperial court is interested in this, to investigate in detail, how dare he shirk, naturally he is full of promises, and a big package.

Coming out of the Governor's Palace, Yi Zhizhi then rushed to Henan Island to meet Wu Bingjian in Wujia Garden, and it was nearly dusk before he returned to Xiguan, but he did not rush back to his home, but went to the ophthalmology clinic on Xindoulan Street - the Western medicine specialty opened by the American Protestant missionary Bo Jia, which should be the first Western medicine hospital in China.

It is not the first time that Yi Zhizhi of the Ophthalmology Medical Bureau has come here, and he has also known and dealt with Uncle Jia, who graduated from Yale University and obtained a Doctor of Medicine and Theology, but because the business of the Ophthalmology Medical Bureau is very good, there are many patients, and Bo Jia is busy every day, and there are few opportunities for the two to talk.

The ophthalmology medical bureau is in Fengtai Xing No. 7, said to be the medical bureau, in fact, it is very simple, there are only two door rooms, the back is a courtyard, a few rooms have been changed into wards, the door to enter, see that there are no waiting patients inside, easy to be content with a happy heart, familiar with the way into the courtyard.

Listening to the footsteps, a man in his early thirties with a high nose and blue eyes, and short blond hair leaned out of the ward, and when he saw that he was content, he greeted in stammering Chinese: "Yi shopkeeper waits, I'm soon." ”

Yi Zhizu said with a smile in proficient English: "I don't feel comfortable listening to your Chinese, or you still speak English, you are busy first, you don't need to greet me." With that, he went straight into the living room of the inner hall, and after pouring himself a cup of cold white and drinking, he instructed the servant: "First go to Wanghailou to order a good table of noodles, and then go to the American Merchant House, and say that I have a treat, and invite the owners of Qichang Xing, Olifin, and Weitmore Xing to the banquet." ”

Li Wang had a lot of dealings with Westerners during this period of time behind Yi Zhicontent, and he was very familiar with the owners of several commercial houses in the United States, so he immediately responded and left quickly.

Uncle drove in in a hurry, and saw that Yi Zhizhi was drinking boiled water, and hurriedly smiled: "Neglect Mr. Yi, I have tea, wait for me to boil water." ”

"You're welcome." Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's rare that you are free today, and I will treat you in the evening." As he spoke, he said straight to the point: "Pete, can you tell me why you came to Guangzhou to open an ophthalmology medical bureau?" Spreading medicine or preaching? ”

Uncle Jia, who was washing his hands, raised his head and looked at him in some surprise, lowered his head and continued to wash his hands, and after drying his hands and sitting down on the opposite side, he said with a serious expression: "There are both, if you want to compare, the mission comes first." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled and said, "But I prefer you to spread medicine." ”

"Spreading medicine helps proselytize, and I like it too." Uncle Jia hesitated a little before he said, "I heard that Mr. Yi is preparing to build a very large school, do you want to open a medical department in the school?" ”

Yi Zhishu really wants to open a medical department in Xinyixue, in the next few decades, the world will be in chaos, and a large number of Western medical talents will be needed, and furthermore, he wants to build a private army, which requires a large number of military doctors, and his fleet also needs Western medicine with the ship. ”

"Western medicine is much better than traditional Chinese medicine in physiology, pathology, diagnostics, clinical medicine, and public health. ”

"I admit it." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "That's why I want to open a medical department in Xinyi and develop Western medicine, but I lack enough Western medicine teachers. ”

Bo Jia is also a member of the puzzle society, and Wei Sanwei has dealings, Yi Zhixin is ready to build a new school, to hire Western teachers, he learned from Wei Sanwei's mouth, missionaries into the new school as teachers, this is greatly conducive to the missionary cause, he naturally will not shirk, even said: "I know a lot of medical teachers in the United States, if Mr. Yi is willing to hire a high salary, I think, there will be many people willing to come to Guangzhou." ”

"I'm the biggest banker in Guangzhou, and money is not an issue." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile, and as he spoke, he stretched out three fingers and said: "The old rules, triple the salary, in addition, your ophthalmology medical bureau is too limited, I am willing to invest free of charge to fund you to open a comprehensive western medicine hospital." ”

"Oh, that's great!" Bo Jia said happily: "This is the best news I have heard since I came to Guangzhou. ”

"What's the good news? Peter. As he spoke, a young foreigner of about twenty walked in quickly, and when he saw Yi Zhicontent, he paused slightly, arched his hand, and said in fluent Chinese: "Hello, I am Ma Ruhan, English name is John.Robert.Morrison." ”

"Hello." Yi Zhishu got up, stretched out his hand, and said, "Yi Zhicontent." ”

"Yuan Qi, Yida shopkeeper?" Ma Ruhan shook his hand with a happy face and said, "I have heard the name of Yida shopkeeper for a long time, and I have never had the opportunity to see him, so I am fortunate to meet him." ”

Marudhan? Yi Zhixiang was a little confused for a while, the other party had blonde hair and blue eyes and hooked nose, not only took a typical Chinese name, but also the expression and tone of the greeting, and the action of bowing his hand, were all skillful and natural, where did this come out of a Chinese expert?

You must know that at this time in the Qing Dynasty, it was strictly forbidden for Chinese people to teach Chinese to foreigners, and although there were many foreigners in Guangzhou and Macao at this time, most of them could only stammer a few simple everyday words, and foreigners who could speak fluent Chinese were rare.

Seeing that Yi Zhishu didn't seem to know each other, Bo Jia hurriedly introduced: "John is Morrison's eldest son, and he is currently the Chinese secretary and translator of the English Commercial Supervision Office in China. ”