In another carriage, the manager from Zhengjin Bank, after making a routine inquiry to Banxi, the two left the room after a while, and each lit a cigarette in the aisle of the train.

"Banxi-kun, where's the thing?"

"In my hat, the information on this drawing is not detailed, because we can get too little information."

"That's right, the current Shandong is the world of the Prussians and the Albians, and the empire is working here, which is very restricted, and Banxi Jun has worked hard."

"It shouldn't be too long, and these arrogant Tessians won't understand how hard we're trying to catch up with them. When we catch up, it's guaranteed to surprise them. I think that in the near future, the whole of Shandong, the power of the empire will dominate everything. ”

"Don't be too optimistic, now Shandong has changed governors, and the new governor has brought his troops. It's completely different from the current troops in Shandong, you should really take a look at them, some of them already have some army appearances. The future empire must pay attention to the work of Yuan Weiting. ”

Banxi's expression was as usual, "At this point, we need to start with the people around us and find an entry point to master their army." Now that the advisers to this army are all Prussians, we must find an opportunity to join the advisory group and gradually purge the Prussian forces and turn this army into our puppets. ”

"No, Your Excellency the Consul means that you continue to do your job. Now the enemy of the empire is still Tiele, not Jinguo. Moreover, the biggest problem in Shandong now is not the new governor, but those boxers. There are more and more of them, and the trouble is getting bigger and bigger, like the plague, everywhere. They don't discriminate any country, as long as they are foreigners, they will attack, even foreigners. This is an opportunity, if these boxers continue to make trouble, countries will definitely send troops to intervene, and at that time, it will be our time. ”

The two Fuso men, dressed as merchants, smiled at each other, then threw the cigarette out of the window, consciously staggered for a few minutes, and returned to the carriage.

As soon as the car arrived at Zaozhuang, Bassens and Marquis Liman both came to the station, and their expressions were very relieved to see that their relatives were safe. In the evening of the same day, a small reception was held at Li Man's mansion, to which the consul of Albion in Shandong, Luo Weili, Mrs. Jensen, Yuan Weiting, and Zhao Guanhou were all invited.

The banquet was the same as the one in Jinmen, it was not extravagant, and the dishes were not surprising, Hannah changed into a white dress, sat on the side, and wanted to talk to Zhao Guanhou, but when she saw him, she blushed, and then bowed her head and said nothing. Thinking about it, she was still worried about the cave, and she didn't dare to come for fear of repeating the mistakes of the past.

Bassens raised his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I want to announce one thing, that my daughter Hannah is engaged to Richard, the son of the Marquis of Leman. They had been classmates at the Imperial University, and this time, they had had another unforgettable adventure together, and the Marquis and I thought they were the most suitable candidates......"

Before she could finish speaking, Hannah suddenly got up from her seat and interrupted her father's speech, "I'm sorry Dad, I think you got something wrong, I never thought of marrying Richard." He's my friend, a good friend, but he's just a friend, we're not going to get married, we're not going to go into church, I'm not going to say I'm going to do it. I regret that I can't accept your arrangement! After saying that, he actually lifted his skirt and escaped from the room.

Bassen's face stiffened, he didn't expect his daughter to publicly refuse, and left the table, and Xiao Liman also stood up at this time and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Baron, I think you have misunderstood." I love Hannah very much, but she didn't accept me, I don't want to, she accepted the engagement reluctantly. That's a blasphemy against a sacred marriage, and I can't accept it either. ”

The drinking party broke up unhappily, whether it was Li Man or Basens, they didn't expect the two young people to make such a fuss. Zhao Guanhou had the intention to chase him out, but was stopped by Yuan Weiting. When he returned to the yamen, Zhao Guanhou was a little embarrassed, "Brother-in-law, this matter ......"

"Forget it, you don't have to say it, in short, you don't get too involved. In the past, we didn't have to buy Li Man's account, but in the future, we will have dinner in Shandong, and the relationship with the Prussian consul general should not be too stiff. Besides, if a foreigner doesn't become a concubine, you and her will have no results, unless you are willing to divorce your wife. In that case, I'll make your decision, and we'll marry Miss Hannah back!" ”

Seeing that Zhao Guanhou was silent, Yuan Weiting said: "That's it, you can't stop your wife and marry another, and this woman is destined to have flowers and no fruits, why waste time and make enemies." It's one thing for her to refuse to marry herself, you get involved, and Li Man won't have a good opinion of you, that's another thing. When we do things in Shandong, we inevitably have to deal with them, and if we are made difficult, it will be difficult to do. There is also the purchase and sale of military factories, which are also inseparable from Li Man, and they cannot lose big because of small things. ”

Yuan Weiting specially admonished, and comforted: "Big husband, it's not a problem to like women, but you also have to find a suitable start." There are too many foreign women, if you can't get it, don't get it. Besides, you have Mrs. Jenson, too, so why provoke her again? You have to let go when you have to let go, just for this matter, if Marquis Liman is to blame, I will do it for you. Tomorrow, bring your woman to the signing room and talk about her recruitment. ”

He threatened him with recruitment, and Zhao Guanhou couldn't really see Hannah, so he had to take this matter to heart. Early the next morning, I took Sun Meiyao to the county government signing room in Zaozhuang. Yuan Weiting's face was not good-looking, he looked at Zhao Guanhou and sighed

"Miss Hannah has returned home, and this morning's incident, it is said that she had a quarrel with her father, and went away. Basens, handed me his resignation, and pursued his daughter back to Prussia. This foreigner is also generally frizzy. ”

As the head of the foreign consultants, Bassen's resignation is not a trivial matter, and Zhao Guanhou was taken aback, "Dashuai, Your Excellency Bassens, why is this?" Does it have anything to do with lowly office? ”

"He didn't say it explicitly, but he must have been dissatisfied in his heart, thinking that I was shielding you and not being able to get you to leave his daughter. This Prussian, that's the kind of temper, in my opinion, it's good to be gone. Yuan Weiting snorted,

"He is a guest, he can't interfere with my employment, people respect me, I respect people, but if he wants to interfere in the selection of generals for our armed guards, even if he doesn't leave, I will drive people out."

These words were sonorous and powerful, and Zhao Guanhou looked extremely moved, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, being a loyal and obedient leader. But he knew in his heart that this was mostly a double reed sung by Bassens and Yuan Weiting, so as to force himself to leave Hannah and stop destroying her relationship with Little Liman. I don't know how much I have seen this method, how can I deceive myself?

After he got up, Yuan Weiting asked him to sit down again, "This time in Shandong, you have contributed a lot, and others have contributed a lot." Today, Yuan Mou is to come to reward meritorious, and all meritorious ministers will be rewarded. Miss Jiang, you have a lot of credit this time, what you want, just say. ”

The other person in the signing room was Jiang Fengzhi, she was able to appear here, which surprised Zhao Guanhou. Jiang Fengzhi was a little timid, lowered his head and said, "Lord Yuan, don't praise me like this, I can't stand it." What a merit, what a reward, you have given it to the senior brother of Guanhou. I am his senior sister, and rewarding him is the same as rewarding me. ”

Yuan Weiting said: "This time, you can break the boxers and capture Zhu Hongdeng alive, and Miss Jiang has made a great contribution." If it weren't for the ban from the imperial court, I would have asked for an official position for Miss Jiang. It was she who reported the news in time to prevent those boxers from really burning down the residence of Marquis Li Man, and finally being able to catch Zhu Hongdeng was also the way she showed the officials and soldiers. I have asked for a reward of 1,000 taels, but it is far from the merit. It seems that Miss Jiang and Guanhou, you have a good relationship, such a big credit, just let it go. I'll just say, this gun is the good of foreigners, women are the good of our Jin country, and a woman like Miss Jiang is the treasure that should be cherished. ”

After Sun Meiyao entered the city, she was afraid of revealing her true appearance, so she reapplied the powder, and she was still the same as when she first saw it, she looked pretty in the dark. Hearing Jiang Fengzhi's words, seeing her demeanor again, she coughed twice, and suddenly grabbed the words, "Yuan Futai, I have married Guanhou on the mountain, does your government recognize this marriage or not?" We hold these horses with calves, what are your arrangements? Please make it clear. ”

Yuan Weiting was not angry at her unreasonable interruption, but smiled and said, "Oh? Is that really the case? This is really a good thing, the calf hugging incident can be successfully resolved, and the crown marquis should be the first to take the lead. What he said, I definitely admit that I have already considered your recruitment problem, and I can make up a label for you. Women can't be officials, but fortunately, you have your brother's name, and you can make a fuss here. On the surface, the standard is Ling Shu Guiliang, the deputy of the director of Sun Zhai, who is actually the master and who is the deputy, your uncle and nephew adjust their own adjustments, I don't know if the owner of the village is satisfied? ”

Since the Wuwei Right Army broke the word boxing in Zaozhuang, Yuan Weiting has revised the book and went to Beijing, and implores Shandong to organize and train the vanguard of the Wuwei Right Army, whose role is to suppress bandits, to protect the road, and to protect the religion. These three things are all required by foreigners, and even Jin Guo does not do it, but he does it himself, and there are actual actions, which are to report to the imperial court, and there is no reason.

Moreover, the financial endowment of Shandong Province is far thicker than that of Jinmen, and the food and salary are available, and it is not difficult to raise soldiers. According to Yuan Weiting's plan, the forward team of the Wuwei Right Army, the source of soldiers comes from the Dongzi battalion established by Yuxian before, as well as the horse battalion artillery battalion, with a total of 10,000 people, after the elimination of the elimination, it can be retained, there can also be about 5,000 people, and then recruit 5,000 people, and the total number of the forward team is about 10,000 people.

It is composed of two wings, the left wing is Xia Shaoxiang, and the right wing is the small station when the training is first started, and Feng Yuzhang who follows Yuan Weiting. The two wings each have jurisdiction over two standards, each standard has jurisdiction over four battalions, each battalion has jurisdiction over four posts, and each post has jurisdiction over nine sheds. One standard can be in charge of more than 2,000 people, even if it is a general in the camp, he may not be able to do it. Moreover, the personnel rights and manager rights of the first target are very oily, and the remuneration for this important position is considered to be a special support for Sun Meiyao.

Sun Meiyao is not a person who does not know what to do, her face was happy at first, but then she smiled again: "My lord, your method is really good, but let me ask more, what about my man?" What kind of officer is he? ”

Yuan Weiting smiled, "The crown marquis is still young and lacks qualifications, but after all, he has made great contributions, and he must be reused." He was originally in charge of the first artillery battalion, and now his artillery battalion has been expanded into an artillery standard, and he is the standard of the artillery standard, which is actually equal to you. ”

Sun Meiyao shook her head, "If you say so, this standard is not appropriate for me." He's my man, if he's not as good as me, won't it mess up the rules? Besides, he and I are two people, how can there be a reason that the two are not in the same place, I have to work under him, eat in the same camp, and take care of each other. ”

"But this one standard, you can't have two standards, if you want to do things under Guanhou, then this standard can't be done."

Sun Meiyao shook her head absently, "That's nothing." If you can't do it, you can't do it, anyway, it's your man's subordinates, can he still give me a loss? Give me any official, I will be an official. ”

Yuan Weiting nodded, "Since this is the case, then you have to be aggrieved and aggrieved, and serve as the artillery standard cavalry battalion pipe belt, this pipe belt, one standard system, is a lot worse, is Sun Zhai Lord willing?" ”

"I didn't say it, as long as I'm with a man, it doesn't matter what kind of official I am." Sun Meiyao's all-encompassing appearance seems to lack scheming, and in Yuan Weiting's opinion, these people are very easy to catch. And the bandits in Shandong are divided into two parts, one is the boxer bandits, and the other is the ringing horse. Regardless of the boxers and bandits, Sun Meiyao is familiar with the part of the horse, well-informed, and familiar with their tactics and tactics, and can just use the green forest to deal with the green forest, so he deliberately enveloped it, and did not pursue all kinds of misdemeanors.

When Sun Meiyao happily retired and went to settle his subordinates, Yuan Weiting motioned for Zhao Guanhou to stand up and sit aside, with a bit of reproach in his tone.

"Guanhou, originally I promised Miss Fengzhi, and when the calf is over, I will fulfill a marriage between you and Miss Fengzhi, and this official will preside over the marriage for you. However, why did there be a complication again, and Sun Meiyao's incident happened, how should I say this? (To be continued.) )