All the girls were stunned by Yi Zhi's words, and looked at him in a daze, and they really couldn't sketch what the life he depicted was like in their little heads? However, they had heard about the situation of the silk reeling women, and they had not talked about it much, and some people immediately timidly asked: "Is it like the silk reeling women?" ”

"Nope. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Yi Zhizhi smiled contentmently: "Better than silk reeling women, because you are a new woman with knowledge and culture, and you will lead the new trend of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Xiaolian said: "But ......., how can we survive when we are helpless and lonely?" ”

"Who said you were helpless and alone?" Yi Zhizhi said: "Yuanqi is your reliance, Yuanqi is your mother's family, and Benjue is your biggest backer!" Whoever dares to bully you, this lord will administer justice to you. ”

Hearing this, all the little girls' eyes lit up, their faces were excited, and they all squatted down and said, "Slaves and maids are waiting for Lord Xie!" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled and said, "Okay, let's all go out and tell your good sisters the good news." ”

"Sir." Xiaolian squatted down and said, "Can the slave stay by the lord's side and wait for the lord?" ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at her with some surprise and said, "You don't want to live that independent and free life?" ”

"The slave wants to stay with the lord and support the sisters in the future." Xiaolian bit her lip and said: "Lord has a lot of things, there are hundreds of sisters, and there will definitely be a lot of things in the future, and they need someone to take care of ......." ”

Yi Zhishu looked at her seriously, the little girl looked pure, she was a beautiful embryo, but her body had not yet grown, she had a lot of eyes, and she was also good at seizing opportunities, she was a good seedling, and she groaned slightly, before he smiled: "There are no useless people around Benjue, there is a shortage of translators around Benjue, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, etc. are needed, those who are good at two Chinese languages and three Chinese languages are more welcome, study hard, and only have the opportunity to stay by Benjue's side in the future." ”

As he spoke, he smiled and waved his hand, "Let's all disperse." ”

The little maids who were waiting stepped back, and stood next to Bai Xue, who was smiling and watching the excitement, before she slowly came over and smiled: "The lord bought these girls to run a girls' school?" ”

Yi Zhi's original plan was to raise a group of girls, and in the future, he would marry Yuan Qi to practice those boys, but he didn't expect to say a word, but so many girls came, so he moved the idea of running a girls' school to cultivate these girls, these girls grew up, and with his support, they would inevitably become a beautiful scenery in Guangzhou and Shanghai, and Yuanqi didn't care about the silver of running a girls' school.

After pacing a few steps, he said: "Building a girls' school doesn't mean that it will be built, so many girls stay in Leiyuan, and they need to be managed by people who have a trust, you and Chunmei stay, and by the way, you are responsible for preparing for the girls' school." ”

The smile on Bai Xue's face froze on her face, she didn't expect it to be such a result, this is really a lively and I can see that the disaster is coming, and it is obviously not okay not to agree, Yi Zhi's tone is not to discuss with her at all, so she has to squat down and say: "The concubine obeys." ”

Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to help her up, and said with a smile: "Benjue will run at both ends of Guangzhou and Shanghai in the future, and Shanghai will also build a girls' school in the future, so accumulate more experience." ”

This is to cultivate their ability to do things, so it is a good thing, Bai Xue was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "The concubine understands." ”

"I'm hungry, I stir-fry a few dishes in the back kitchen, and I have something to do after eating." Yi Zhizu casually ordered, at the end of the day, I drank a lot of tea, and I was indeed a little hungry.

Thirteen lines of wharf, a strange-looking, on the side of the two sides of the ship each installed a huge paddle steamer quietly moored on the wharf, the people of Xiguan called this steam paddle steamer that will smoke without sails "steamer", the speed of this ship is much faster than the ordinary sailboat.

Qian Yedu, the manager of Changxing Shipyard, who was in his early forties, sat in the cabin and smoked a cigarette and waited silently, coming out of Lei Yuan and seeing the steamer on the dock, he knew that the opportunity had come, he knew that Yi Zhicontent had a lot of things, and there was almost no chance to talk to him alone in the past two days.

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Qian Yedu couldn't sit still, and just as he was about to go out to have a look, a crew member went to the door to report: "Manager Qian, the big shopkeeper is here." ”

Qian Yedu was overjoyed, and hurriedly threw away the leaf cigarette in his hand and hurried out, Yi Zhi, who arrived at the dock, saw Qian Yedu catching up, a little surprised, nodded with a smile, and quickly got on the boat, and after ordering to go to the Wu family garden, he entered the cabin, and the choking smell of smoke made him frown.

Qian Yedu was unaware, and as soon as he sat down contentedly, he said: "The big shopkeeper, there are many people in the shipyard, and there are already one hundred and sixty-three foreign technicians in Citigroup, all of whom are three times the salary, and there are also many apprentices,.......。 ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhixiang knew that it was because he suppressed the shipyard's shipbuilding plan, took out two cigars, handed one to the other party, he sniffed the cigar, and said: "Manager Qian, the sailboat is already on the verge of elimination, and the shipyard cannot devote its main energy to the sailboat, which is the main reason why I cut the plan to build a sailboat."

The main essence of the shipyard should be used for the development and improvement of steam ships and propellers, which is the general trend of future development, and the other is the ironclad ship, you can try to build a small iron ship to practice and accumulate experience. ”

Qian Yedu mainly wanted to solve the problem of loss of the shipyard, such a large shipyard, craftsmen and apprentices plus a piece of seven or eight hundred people, just the dock there are seven or eight, it is finally completed and can be started, but only two sailboats are built, and the loser is not such a defeat.

After a slight groan, he said: "The development and improvement of steamships, ironclad ships, and propellers is not an overnight thing, and the orders of the big treasurer, subordinates naturally dare not slack off, but the development and improvement is not something that ordinary craftsmen and apprentices can participate in, and now there is a large demand for sail merchant ships and cargo ships, and it can be said that the supply exceeds the demand ....... ”

Yi Zhifen is worried that the shipyard will use its main energy on the sailboat, the demand for the sailboat is not small, but the average shipyard can make it, and after a little groaning, he said: "Start building a clipper ship, big or small." But you should remember that the development and improvement of steamships and propellers is the main task of Changxing Shipyard. ”

"Subordinates understand, subordinates understand." Qian Yedu nodded again and again with a smile on his face, building the clipper boat, and the Citi mechanics finally had something to do now.

Slowly lit the cigar, Yi Zhizhi said, "How is the apprenticeship training being recruited?" ”

"The big shopkeeper can rest assured." "The main task of the apprentices is to learn, and they all invite experienced craftsmen and Citi mechanics to teach them. ”

"Let's connect theory with practice and cultivate their hands-on ability." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Besides, if you find good seedlings, you might as well let them participate in the development and improvement of steamships and propellers, young people dare to think, maybe there will be some unexpected proposals." ”

Qian Yedu said respectfully: "My subordinates understand. ”

Yi Zhifen's arrival shocked the entire Wu family garden, after all, Yi Zhicontent's identity is no longer comparable to the past, a first-class viscount, a Nanyang admiral, a first-class member with real power, even if the Wu family is rich and strong, he does not dare to neglect it in the slightest, not to mention that now that the thirteen lines are disbanded, the scenery of the Wu family is not there, and he will rely on Yuan Qi in the future, how dare he slacken?

On the dock, Wu Shaorong looked at the steamer slowly approaching, and his heart was mixed, in the seventeenth year of Daoguang, Yi Zhishu came to the door for the first time to ask the old man Wu Bingjian, and borrowed from the Wu family in order to solve the debt crisis of Futai Bank, it was only a few years, but in just six years, this kid was already a first-class viscount, a Nanyang admiral, a first-class officer, and the Yuanqi Bank he founded was even more snowballing, growing rapidly and becoming a huge business group that could influence the imperial court.

The old man is indeed discerning, but the Wu family benefits the most from Wu Changqing, who taught the four Taoists at a young age, not an ordinary Taoist, but the highly valued Shanghai Dao, thinking of this, he felt a little sour in his heart, if he had the vision of the old man, and tried his best to make a deal and be content, this Shanghai Dao is now his.

Yi Zhifu stepped on the dock, and Wu Shaorong came up with a group of people, and he didn't feel a little headache, he didn't like this kind of occasion very much, it was a pure waste of time, but he didn't like it in his heart, and he wouldn't give Wu Shaorong a look, and immediately smiled and said: "How dare Brother Lao Yuanyuan welcome him from afar." ”

"When a contented brother comes to the door, there is no reason to welcome him from afar." Wu Shaorong bowed his hand with a cordial face, and then said: "I heard that Brother Contentment is back in Guangzhou, and my father asked me to wait for me at any time, saying that Brother Contentment will come today." ”

"Ling's Honorable Body Can Kangtai?"

"Contented brother has a heart, and my father is well."

After a little greeting, Wu Shaorong introduced his uncles, brothers, sons and nephews one by one, Yi Zhizhi didn't know much about the Wu family, and he didn't take it seriously, so he respectfully greeted them one by one, and inevitably greeted him again, so he went to Yanhui Building accompanied by everyone.

At the door, Wu Shaorong also realized that he invited Yi Zhixin to enter, but he stopped everyone, and even he didn't follow up, he knew the relationship between the old man and Yi Zhicontent, and also knew that the two had something to talk to privately, if there was really something, the old man would call him in.

The sky is already dark, the lights in Yanhui Building are like day, seventy-three-year-old Wu Bingjian stood on the steps in front of the gate, looking at Yi Zhizhi who came quickly with a gratifying face, this kid is the same every year, the most proud investment in his life should be to support this kid, the Wu family has his care, he can also rest assured.

"The younger generation has seen Pinghu Gong." Yi Zhishu stepped forward quickly and bowed.

"No need to be polite." Wu Bingjian said: "The old man knows that you are coming tonight." ”

The two of them entered the house and sat down, and the next person served tea, Wu Bingjian stretched out his hand to ask for tea, and said, "The old man's treasured red robe, you haven't drunk it for a year." ”

Yi Zhizu picked up the teacup and sniffed it gently, only then did he take a few sips, Wu Bingjian asked seemingly casually: "I heard that the railway fundraising is going very well?" ”

Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "The fundraising is not going well, and there is no silver to repay Pinghu Gong's loan." "In the first war in Jiangnan, Henan disaster relief, Yuan Qi couldn't draw much silver at all, Yi Zhizhi borrowed four million from Wu Bingjian, and the railway raised funds before repaying it.

"I heard that Yuan Qi borrowed another 20 million from the imperial court?"

Yi Zhishu smiled bitterly and said, "That's also a helpless thing." ”

"Will it affect the construction of the railway?"

"Pinghu Gong can rest assured, he can hold on."

Wu Bingjian shook his head slightly, and said, "Yuanqi's second account period is coming, what are you going to do?" Still dragging it back? ”

Yuanqi has an account period of three years, and there is no dividend in the first account period, at that time, it was a war with England, no dividends, and a group of shareholders had no opinions, but now that the war has ended, Yuanqi has also expanded to Jiangnan, and then no dividends, I am afraid it is unreasonable, however, Wu Bingjian asked, but it made Yi Zhishan a little vigilant, and he groaned slightly, and he asked: "But what is the rumor?" ”

"You are now a first-class viscount, a governor of Nanyang, what can you do?" Wu Bingjian glanced at him and said, "However, Yuanqi is developing rapidly, and it is unreasonable to say that it does not pay dividends for two consecutive account periods." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "The juniors understand that they will not disappoint the shareholders of Yuanqi. ”

Wu Bingjian bowed slightly, picked up the tea cup, sipped tea silently, he believed that the ability to be content with Yi Zhi was completely able to resolve the internal crisis of Yuanqi, although he was curious, how the other party could give a group of shareholders satisfactory dividends in the case of such a large deficit, but it was not good to ask.

After being silent for a long time, he slowly spoke: "The imperial court seems to be intending to incorporate Yuanqi Tuanlian into the division of the imperial court's economic system, what are the plans of contentment?" ”

"The reform of the military system will touch the root of the Eight Banners, and there is no small resistance." Yi Zhisuff said without thinking: "The imperial court is now empty of the treasury, and it will not rashly touch the military system, so it will be actually awarded to the governor of Nanyang, but it will not directly incorporate the Yuanqi regimental training into the imperial court economic system, which not only disperses the troops of the Yuanqi regimental training, puts the Yuanqi regimental training under strict surveillance, but also restricts the expansion of the strength of the Yuanqi regimental training, and makes the Yuanqi regimental training used by the imperial court."

The preparation for the construction of the navy is not only to annex these warships in Yuan Qi's hands, but also to let Yuan Qi make a wedding dress for the imperial court. The imperial court's calculations are not inadequate. ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "At the beginning of the year, Yuanqi will send troops to Annan to forcibly occupy the Hongji Coal Mine. ”

Wu Bingjian frowned, and then picked up the teacup and drank tea, Yuan Qi sent troops to forcibly occupy Hongji Coal Mine? This guy is too bold, but even if the court knows, he won't interfere, after all, he still owes Yuan Qi a loan of 30 million, and besides, the court is afraid that Yuan Qi will make a mess in Annan and lose both.

Furthermore, the forcible occupation of the Hongji Coal Mine is also a great thing for Yuanqi, but this guy will not make a big move for a coal mine, this guy wants to expand the strength of Yuanqi's group training in Annan?

After a long pause, he asked, "What about the navy?" ”

"It's time to make a wedding dress, and it's still going to be done." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile: "Of course, this wedding dress is not only Yuan Qi out of silver, the court also has silver, and in the end this wedding dress is ready, who wears it, it depends on who has the ability." (To be continued.) )