Two large 'rice boats' hanging the flag of the Guangdong Navy Division slowly docked at the thirteen lines of the wharf, and the accompanying guards called a small sedan chair to come over on the wharf, wearing a robe and horse coat, wearing a melon skin hat, and a gentleman's dress of Yi Zhizhi slowly disembarked, as soon as he stepped on the wharf, a sense of intimacy came to his face, leaving Xiguan for a whole year, there seems to be no change here, everything is still extremely familiar. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yan Shikuan followed up and said in a low voice: "The big shopkeeper is now a first-class viscount, a Nanyang admiral, a real first-class master, just returning home quietly?" Isn't this a brocade night walk? ”

"What's the matter, why do you want to come to a scene of returning to his hometown in brocade?" Yi Zhizhi glanced at him, skillfully opened the folding fan in his hand, turned around and glanced at Yan Xiaomei, who was dressed as a woman, and Bai Xue and Lin Xuan, who were all about flowers, and said, "Don't leave it at that." As he spoke, he went straight to a small green cloth sedan chair.

The group of soldiers left separately in three ways, Yi Zhizhi naturally returned to Yi Mansion, Yan Shikuan and Yan Xiaomei returned to Yan Mansion, and Bai Xue and Lin Xuan returned to Eighteen Fu Lei Garden.

After the New Year, the atmosphere of the New Year's Festival is becoming more and more intense, the wharf and the street are lively, inside and outside are the people who purchase New Year's goods, every household is busy with the stove, cleaning, pasting window flowers, doing New Year's food, a jubilant scene, the war cloud hanging over everyone's head has finally been dispelled, and it is natural to have a lively New Year.

The small sedan chair got off the sedan chair in front of the gate of the Yi Mansion in Cong Guifang, Yi Zhizhi got off the sedan chair with a waist, rewarded the sedan chair man with a silver dollar, raised his eyes and saw an official sedan chair parked next to him, he couldn't help but wonder secretly, but he didn't think much about it, he mentioned the robe and went up the steps, and when he saw him coming, the two people froze for a while, and they didn't react for a while.

When Yi Zhizhi came to the front, the two came back to their senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "The little one has seen the third master." ”

Yi Zhishu asked as he walked, "Which adult is visiting?" ”

"Back to the third master, it was Lord Yu of the prefect who came to visit the old lady."

Yu Chunbao? Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, this Lord Yu has a heart, he also knew that he came to visit the mansion a year ago, needless to say, he must have come to inquire about his news, and now the defense of the treaty ports of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces are under the jurisdiction of him, the Nanyang Admiral, and Guangzhou is the base camp of Yuanqi's group training, Yu Chunbao has a very good relationship with him, so he will naturally try his best to maintain this relationship.

The third master has returned home! The news immediately spread throughout the Yan Mansion, Yi Zhishu rushed to the main courtyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he met Yu Chunbao and the eldest brother Yi Zhishu who sent him out, Yu Chunbao obviously didn't expect that his luck would be so good, and he would just be able to meet Yi Zhishu and return home, and he bowed down with excitement and said, "The lower official has seen the lord." ”

"Lord Yu doesn't have to be polite." Yi Zhishu smiled and returned the salute, and then bowed his hand to Yi Zhishu: "I've seen my brother." At a glance, he saw the old man Yi Yunchang standing on the steps outside the door, and said, "I just went back to the house today, and I will talk to Lord Yu Leiyuan another day." ”

Yu Chunbao was naturally interested, and hurriedly said: "Xia Guan will visit Lei Yuan another day." As he spoke, he bowed and said, "The lower official retires." ”

Yi Zhishu said happily: "The third brother is back, my parents have been talking about you every day for the past few days, so go and ask for peace first." ”

Outside the gate, Yi Yunchang ordered repeatedly: "Go and tell Madame that the third child is back." ”

Yi Zhishu has been ostensibly doing Taoism in Shanghai this year, but in fact he is leading the Yuanqi group to practice fighting with Yingyi in Jiangsu, which has been hidden from the two old mouths, but after the news of Yi Zhi's contentment and the addition of officials to the knighthood spread, there were really a lot of people who came to congratulate them, and the matter was hidden.

I haven't seen each other for a year, and the two elders seem to have endless questions, and it is rare for Yi Zhizhi to accompany the two elders to idle and chat, and they have dinner in the house and rest for one night. Early the next morning, after greeting the two elders, he left the house and went to Guangzhou City to visit Qi Shan, the governor of Guangzhou, and Yiliang, the governor of Guangdong.

Yi Zhicontentment returned to Xiguan from the city, it was already afternoon, he did not return to Yifu, and went straight to the eighteen-shop Lei Garden, he knew very well that the news of his return to Xiguan had already spread, and he didn't know how many people were waiting to see him in Lei Yuan at this time.

"Welcome home." Yi Zhi's contentment into the gate turned around the wall and was startled by the battle in front of him, two columns of maids neatly lined up on both sides of the road squatting and saluting, at a glance, not to mention there were hundreds of maids, he didn't expect Lei Yuan to put up this battle to meet him.

Seeing that Yi Zhizu looked back with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, Manager Liu, who followed behind him, said with a wry smile: "These days have been on vacation, and these maids have heard that the lord has returned home, and they all strongly ask to come to greet the lord...... The main thing is to see the lord. ”

When Yi Zhixiang left Guangzhou, considering that Lei Yuan was basically vacant, he ordered to buy more girls to come in and cultivate in Lei Garden, but he didn't expect an order, Lei Yuan actually appeared so many girls in just one year, turned around and glanced at all the girls, and then asked: "How many girls are there in the garden?" ”

"Back to the sir." Manager Liu hurriedly said: "Four hundred and twenty-six, I bought some, but most of them were sent by Yixue." ”

"Yixue?" Yi Zhishu was a bit surprised.

Manager Liu said with a somewhat sneering expression: "I'm worried that buying maids in Guangzhou will give people an opportunity, so ..... So I said hello to Yixue, ...... I didn't want to send it in a steady stream..... These are all over the age of thirteen. ”

In other words, Yixue's side has been collecting people from all over the world in the past year, four hundred and twenty-six, and there is almost a battalion, Yi Zhizhi said loudly: "No courtesy, flat body." ”

Hearing this, all the maids were secretly relieved, and stood up together, but one by one they lowered their eyebrows and didn't dare to look at Yi Zhicontent, seeing this situation, Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Don't you want to see me?" How do you look at it all down? It's too uplifting. As he spoke, he casually asked, "What do they learn on weekdays?" ”

Manager Lin hurriedly said: "Reading and writing, female celebrities, cooking skills and the like." ”

These girls who were bought from all over the country are not much different in age, and their looks are all middle-to-upper, many of them are superior, at this time, a pair of dark eyes are curiously looking at this master who they have never met, but who talks the most in private, is really as young and handsome as the legend.

It was the first time that Yi Zhishu was stared at by so many women, but fortunately, he is now also a person who leads the troops, and he can talk calmly in the face of hundreds of team exercises, and naturally he will not be looked at by them for stage fright, and he showed a smile at the women, and then he said: "I will go to the backyard with everything I order." ”

Saying that, he walked all the way and randomly pointed out more than 20 girls, and those who were pointed out followed him with joy on their faces, and after ordering Li Wang to send the girls to the backyard, he waved his hand and said, "It's all gone, I want to live in Lei Yuan for a while, and allow you to take turns to wait in front of me." ”

Hearing this, all the girls squatted down and said, "Slaves and maids obey orders." ”

Yi Zhicontent ignored the congregation girls and asked as he walked, "Who are the guests in the garden?" ”

"The two adults of Yuanqi Tuanlian, the shopkeeper of Yuanqi head office and Guangzhou branch, the thirteen merchants and their children, the managers of various factories and so on."

Yi Zhicontent said without thinking: "Take me to meet a group of merchants first." ”

In the study room across the courtyard, Yan Yangtian and Feng Renxuan read a newspaper with relish, waited patiently, waited for half an hour, and read a newspaper over and over again, but there was still no movement, Feng Renxuan took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, and said: "Brother Yangtian, the big shopkeeper is in a hurry to summon us as soon as he returns to Guangzhou, shouldn't it be a big deal?" ”

Yan Yangtian said: "It should be a matter of garrisoning." ”

Yi Zhisufficide was given the Nanyang Admiral, and Feng Renxuan had already heard the news that Yuanqi Tuan was stationed in four treaty ports. Feng Renxuan didn't care too much about this, no matter which port he was stationed in, it was a good thing for him, this time he participated in the battle of Jiangning, although he did not get the opportunity to fight, but he also obtained the four-grade official body because of his merits, and was stationed at the port.

However, he estimated that the Huadi battalion was likely to be stationed in Xiamen and Ningbo, Xiao Mingliang's third regiment was already in Shanghai, and Guangzhou was also very likely to be left behind by Yan Yangtian, after all, Guangzhou was the foundation of Yuanqi, and the troops left by Yuanqi would not be less, and for Yuanqi's regimental training, Yi Zhishu was also more important to the Henan battalion from which he was born.

It took more than an hour for Yi Zhizhi to send the group away, and then he slowly walked into the study, and when he came in, Yan Yangtian and Feng Renxuan hurriedly got up and saluted.

Yi Zhizu waved his hand, and after taking his seat, he commanded directly: "Inform the fleet and fleet to assemble in Macao before the eighth day of the first lunar month." ”

This is the rhythm of the war! Yan Yangtian was excited, and hurriedly saluted: "The student obeys!" ”

Feng Renxuan's eyes also lit up, and he said unyieldingly: "Big shopkeeper, the Huadi Battalion has not fought a single actual combat ..... so far. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "This time, let the Huadi battalion be the main attacker." ”

"Thank you, shopkeeper!" Feng Renxuan hurriedly stood up and saluted, but he didn't ask a word, he knew very well that he shouldn't ask what he shouldn't ask.

Yi Zhisuff didn't mean to hide it, "In the past few days, I have summoned officers above the battalion level to draw up a plan to attack the Annan Hongji Coal Mine. ”

Hit Annan? Robbing the Hongji Coal Mine? Yan Yangtian said excitedly: "The student obeys!" Feng Renxuan hesitated and said, "This is what the imperial court means?" ”

"I mean." Yi Zhishu didn't even look at him, took out a cigar and put it on the tip of his nose, sniffed it, and slowly struck a match and lit it.

"The big shopkeeper." Feng Renxuan said with a solemn expression: "Forgive my subordinates for talking too much, Annan is a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and the division is unknown, I am afraid that the imperial court will condemn ........" ”

Yi Zhizu slowly puffed out a cloud of smoke, glanced at Feng Renxuan, and then looked at Yan Yangtian, but he didn't say a word.

Yan Yangtian hurriedly saluted and said, "Headmaster, the students implore a regiment to take on the task of attacking Hongji. ”

Hearing this, cold sweat poured out behind Feng Renxuan's back, he knew very well that this was an opportunity and a test! This is an opportunity for the officer from the Huadi battalion to completely integrate into Yuanqi, and it is also a test! If they retreat, he and the group of scholars in the Huadi camp may be ruthlessly driven out of Yuanqi's group training!

In an instant, he made a decision and saluted: "The big treasurer, the task of attacking Annan Hongji is to spend the land camp, after all, Annan is a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and it will damage the reputation of Yuanqi without sin, and his subordinates earnestly pray that the big treasurer will give Annan An a crime." ”

"Ann the crime, you think about it, I just need the result." Yi Zhizhi looked at him and said: "In addition, don't force people to make it difficult, if you don't want to go to Annan, you don't have to force it, you will be expelled from Yuanqi Group Training after house arrest until the eighth day of the first month, I believe you can handle this matter properly." ”

"The chief treasurer can rest assured that his subordinates will handle this matter properly." Feng Renxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and let him deal with this matter alone, which showed that Yi Zhishu still trusted him very much.

"Go ahead." Yi Zhizhi said: "The relevant situation of Hongji will be sent to you later." ”

When the two left, Yi Zhishu left the study and walked slowly to the backyard, as soon as he entered the yard, he saw a group of maids who had just come to the yard and were busy looking for trouble, and immediately called all the maids over, and said softly: "Do you know why more than 20 of you came to the backyard?" ”

All the maids looked at him with ignorance, and said cleverly: "Slaves and maids are stupid, and please ask the lord to make it clear." ”

"There are no outsiders here, everyone can speak freely, but you have to tell the truth." Yi Zhizhi smiled and said, "How are you doing here?" Has anyone bullied you? I'm talking about all the girls in Lei Garden. ”

"The slave's name is Lian'er." Xiaolian blinked a pair of big watery eyes and said: "Back to the lord, Lei Yuan is much better than we imagined, this is like a daughter country, men are not allowed to come in on weekdays, the food here is good, there is less work, there are many partners, and they can study, the slave is just worried, how long can we stay here?" ”

Yi Zhicontent smiled: "Why is he worried? ”

Xiaolian looked at him with a pair of big eyes and said, "The lord doesn't need so many maids." ”

"I took you to Lei Garden, but I didn't do it as a maid." Yi Zhifen said with a smile: "I want to establish a girls' school, please ask Mr. to teach you Western knowledge, so that when you grow up, you can have a skill, be able to support yourself, let you go to Yuanqi's banks, factories, schools, companies, and hospitals to work as clerks, so that you can live freely, love freely, and enjoy a dignified life, are you willing?" (To be continued.) )