Invite a group of officers who came to Shanghai to open their eyes to eat Western food, although Yi Zhixiang said on a whim, but he also had his own considerations, Lin Meilian came in to clean up, he casually ordered: "In the evening, please invite a group of naval officers from Dinghai to eat Western food, you have someone to inform the shopkeeper Yan, and he will arrange it in advance, and say that I will charter Charlie's Western restaurant tonight." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Charlie's Western Restaurant is ostensibly an American Henry. Charlier opened it, but in fact, it was Yi Zhizhi who proposed that Yuan Qi open this Western restaurant, not to make money, but to facilitate the collection of intelligence, Lin Meilian did not know about it, but when she heard that she was eating Western food, she was full of joy, because Yi Zhixiang definitely wanted to take her with her.

"Let's change my dress." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "In addition, talk to Xu Yixuan, ask those female students who are about to graduate this year if they are willing to come, if there are many people, they will have a dance party by the way." ”

And the prom? Lin Meilian couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Master Hou has a treat, how can they not want to come?" After hesitating, she continued: "It's rare for the Hou Ye to have a treat, can our graduating girls also participate?" ”

"Absolutely." Yi Zhizu chuckled: "There are not too many female companions, the more the merrier, you should inform them separately, let them make rickshaws, and the round-trip fares will be reimbursed." ”

Hearing this, Lin Meilian said tentatively: "Does Master Hou want to take this opportunity to ......?" ”

"Blind date!" Yi Zhizhi said: "There is nothing bad to say, men should get married, women should get married, and the freedom of marriage can't just stay in words, we have to provide them with opportunities." ”

"Hou Ye Bodhisattva's heart." Lin Meilian pursed her lips and smiled: "When we were able to enter Lei Garden, it must have been the high incense that we had burned for several lifetimes in our previous life. ”

Yi Zhizhi listened to the secret smile, he didn't have a bodhisattva heart, the male university was married, those officers who were born in Yuan Qiyi are now in their twenties, and he should also think about marriage for them, most of the female students who came out of the girls' school were bought by Yuan Qi in the name of buying maids, and now they have reached the age of Huaichun one by one, he doesn't want to cheapen others in vain, this is called fat water does not flow into outsiders' fields, in recent years, he has successively completed several pairs, but after all, it is a minority, and he will create conditions for them when he has the opportunity now.

Closed at five o'clock, Lin Meilian knew that Yi Zhizu was not durable, so she neatly changed into a plain long dress, with a pair of long socks and calfskin shoes, these are all tailored for her by Yi Zhifen, saying that it is the need of work, but she knows in her heart that this is just a disguise, Yi Zhishu seems to like to dress her very much, and has customized a lot of Chinese and Western clothes of different styles for her, even more than several aunts and grandmothers in the Hou Mansion.

Yi Zhifen also changed into a suit, because of the pigtails on the back of his head, he developed the habit of wearing a top hat, packed up, and went out to see Lin Meilian in a long skirt walking briskly to meet him, he couldn't help but smile, this girl is not only beautiful as a flower, but also tall and even, born a clothes rack, cheongsam, long skirt, suit.... It looks good no matter how you dress it, and what is especially rare is that this girl is generous and obedient, and she is dressed up by him.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of staff officers, the two of them went out of the gate generously, and boarded an open-top four-wheeled carriage waiting outside the door, this four-wheeled carriage was ordered by Yi Zhizhi from France, and he bought more than this one, he bought twenty four-wheeled carriages in one go, and gave twelve as gifts, four of which were equipped with the yamen, and two of which he kept for himself - one open-top and one with a car, and two for the bicycle factory to be disassembled and studied so that they could be imitated.

Before the advent of the automobile, the four-wheeled carriage would undoubtedly be a big hit, of course, referring to the improved four-wheeled carriage, which he rode in, with roller bearings and rubber inflatable wheels, which were simple for Yi Zhi, and bicycle wheels, the kind with inner tubes and roller bearings, were commonplace for him.

Rubber vulcanization technology has come out a few years ago, vulcanization technology has solved the problem of raw rubber becoming sticky and brittle, so that rubber has high elasticity and toughness, and rubber has really entered the stage of industrial use, however, there are not many people who realize the huge role of rubber.

The foresight of Yi Zhicontent did not hesitate to buy the rubber vulcanization patent, built a rubber factory, although in recent years in the two Guangzhou opened up a lot of rubber plantations, but the planted rubber trees are not yet the age of rubber tapping, the current rubber factory used all from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, Peru and other countries.

The improvement and imitation of the four-wheeled carriage and the rickshaw can only be regarded as incidental, after all, it will not take many years for the carriage and rickshaw to be eliminated, which is easier to know than anyone that the main product of the Shanghai Bicycle Factory is still a bicycle.

After all, the carriage rickshaw will be eliminated soon, the requirements for the road surface are also high, but the bicycle can be prosperous, and the adaptability is strong, the requirements for the road surface are extremely low, the country dirt road can still be adapted, there is a very broad market, easy to know better than anyone how big the bicycle market is, the bicycle factory is naturally extraordinarily important, even to the point of not sparing blood.

Last summer, the first batch of bicycles produced by the bicycle factory was very popular as soon as it was put on the market, and the supply of permanent brand bicycles priced at 20 silver dollars was in short supply, and the price on the black market was still 30 yuan.

With good carriages and, rickshaws, bicycles, the road is naturally indispensable, the whole Shanghai New Town including Yanjiang Avenue and Xingzhong Road, including two vertical, four horizontal and six roads, all are asphalt roads, these asphalt roads, Yuanqi is also a blood capital, deliberately through the Persian Gulf trade, from the two river basins to buy a large amount of natural asphalt.

Shanghai's asphalt roads are not the first of their kind, Austria and France have been on the rise for a few years, but when it comes to the quality and mileage of asphalt roads, Shanghai's asphalt roads are definitely second to none, and no European city can compare with Shanghai's asphalt roads.

The carriage moves at an average speed on the wide and flat asphalt road, and it is easy to look at the situation on both sides with leisure, and the street in front of the Yamen has always been the most prosperous, and the Xingzhong Road in front of the Nanyang Prime Minister's National Affairs and Foreign Affairs Yamen is no exception, and now the Xingzhong Road can be said to be the most prosperous street in the entire Bund.

"Master Hou." Lin Meilian, who was sitting side by side, pointed to the wide road and said, "There is one thing I have never been able to figure out, why did the Hou Ye build this road so wide, it is said that the width of two four-wheeled carriages is enough....... And the sidewalk, what a waste of space, this lot is now every inch of land, what is the mystery of this? ”

The width of Xingzhong Road is four lanes, and the sidewalks on both sides are also two lanes wide, easy to know that such a plan is naturally to leave enough space for development in the future, however, he is not easy to explain this matter, and he groaned slightly, he said: "Now there are not many four-wheeled carriages in Shanghai, you will feel that it is a waste, next year, Yuanqi will continue to make four-wheeled carriages, ten years, twenty years later, there will be a lot of traffic on this road..... Far from it, two years ago, could you have imagined that there would be so many carriages, rickshaws, and bicycles in Shanghai? ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the green trees planted on the sidewalk, and said: "In the future, trees or flowers will be planted in the middle of the road, and the road will be divided into two, and the left and right will be isolated, which will occupy a lot of area. ”

After a pause, he tentatively asked, "Are you interested in urban planning?" If you are interested, I will find an opportunity to send you to Europe to see ....... ”

Going to Europe? Lin Meilian was stunned, she didn't know if Yi Zhishu said it casually, or if she did mean it, Europe is tens of thousands of miles away, if she really wants to go to Europe, she has to go for a few years, but she knows how many smart and beautiful classmates or junior sisters are keen on her position, and immediately hurriedly said: "I don't go to Europe, and I'm not interested in any urban planning, but I just listen to others talk about it, and I just ask more." ”

"Not going to Europe?" Yi Zhifen quipped: "If you have a chance, I plan to go around Europe, if you don't go ......." ”

Lin Meilian naturally understood that the other party was teasing her, and couldn't help but ask, "Master Hou really plans to go to Europe?" ”

Nodding slightly, Yi Zhizhi said: "If the situation allows, I naturally want to go out for a walk..... The world is so big, you don't want to see it? ”

Lin Meilian's face flushed, and she said softly: "If Master Hou goes, the slave family will naturally follow..... Before she finished speaking, she saw a fashionably dressed modern girl on an oncoming bicycle waving to them frequently, took a closer look, and recognized it as Xu Yixuan, she hurriedly reminded: "Master Hou, it's Miss Xu." ”

Yi Zhifen also recognized Xu Yixuan a long time ago, and hurriedly ordered to stop, as soon as the car stopped steadily, Xu Yixuan pedaled and chased after her, she was wearing a peaked cap, a casual suit on her upper body, a pair of blue straight-leg trousers on her lower body, and a pair of high-waisted leather boots on her feet, dressed very Western, glanced at the well-dressed two, she said: "The big shopkeeper is so leisurely, and he is in the mood to bring a beautiful banquet ......." ”

This sounds a little sour, Yi Zhizhi is content but has no heart to tease her, worried about overturning the vinegar jar, the relationship between the two has been a little unclear in recent years, obviously both of them are interesting, but there is no substantive progress, he said casually: "Stormy, there is an emergency?" ”

Xu Yixuan glanced at him, set up the carriage and boarded the carriage, and sat down next to him unceremoniously, and then said softly: "I just received the news that Cao Gang is preparing to burn down the ...... of the English Consulate at night." ”

Burn the consulate? Did the Cao Gang eat the leopard's gall? Yi Zhifen's face sank and said, "How did you know this news?" ”

"Believe it or not." Xu Yixuan said angrily.

This is not a trivial matter, Yi Zhishu naturally would rather believe it than dare not believe it, so he immediately got up and got out of the carriage, and several plainclothes guards who were following behind on bicycles hurriedly rushed up when they saw this, whispered a few words, and asked Xu Yixuan's bicycle to be sent to Charlie's Western Restaurant, and then he returned to the carriage and ordered to drive.

The Cao Gang wanted to burn the British Consulate, naturally because of the Qingpu Teaching Case, the British fleet came to Shanghai to blockade Wusongkou, and it was naturally their Cao Gang that was aimed at them, and it was obvious that the British wanted to use the Cao Gang to establish their authority, so the Cao Gang wanted to burn the consulate at night, make the matter bigger, and force the Nanyang General Yamen to come forward.

It is not difficult to guess this thought of the Cao Gang, Xu Yixuan has already experienced it over the years, and she was content to see it, she said tentatively: "Is the news of the British fleet going north true?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said in a sullen voice: "Elcock is preaching everywhere, how can it be fake? ”

Hearing this, Xu Yixuan said worriedly: "The big shopkeeper shouldn't push the Cao Gang out, right?" ”

Yi Zhizhi glared at her, "Part of the Cao Gang has now become the engineering team of the railway company, and it is no different from the factory workers under Yuan Qi's name, how can it be possible to push the Cao Gang out?" Does Yuanqi's reputation still exist? ”

"What .....?" Xu Yixuan hesitated and said, "Then why is the Prime Minister's Yamen..... Why? ”

"It's not as simple as you think." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "The transformation of the Cao Gang, it is difficult for the railway company to digest it all, and their internal contradictions are not small....... He didn't want to talk about this topic more, so he changed his head and instructed Lin Meilian: "When we go to the Western restaurant, Xiaolian will help greet them first, they are all eating Western food for the first time, and we have to arrange someone to teach them some basic common sense." ”

As soon as the carriage stopped outside the gate of Charlie's Western Restaurant, Henry Brown, who had been waiting for a long time. Charlier, Yan Shikuan, Chen Hongming, Sun Youyu and others greeted him, and after greeting everyone for a few words, Yi Zhizu gave Yan Shikuan a look, and went straight to the second floor into Chariel's office. ”

Hearing this, Yan Shikuan hurriedly smiled and said, "The big shopkeeper also heard about it?" It's a trivial matter, and the ...... of those leaders has been controlled. ”

Yi Zhizu rolled his eyes and said, "This is not a trivial matter. ”

Yan Shikuan estimated that the other party blamed him for concealing it, and hurriedly said: "I originally planned to go to the mansion at night to report the matter..... ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand to interrupt him, and said: "The situation of the Cao Gang, you know a little bit, this is someone who wants to take this opportunity to make trouble, fortunately it was issued in time, otherwise, we may be led away, this matter cannot be tolerated, several leaders of the leader, as well as the principal of the Cao Gang in Shanghai, are all detained."

In addition, quickly inform Cao to help Wu Chaoyang about this matter, and let him arrange competent people to come to Shanghai immediately, if anything goes wrong, don't blame me for being unkind! ”

Hearing this, Yan Shikuan knew that he had thought about things simply, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll arrange it." ”

"And." Yi Zhizu advised: "Send people to closely monitor the movements of the Cao gang up and down the river, find any abnormalities, and report them at any time." ”