With the efforts of the workers, the 'Dangxiang Highway' from Dangtu to Xiangshan is being built little by little. Since the total length of the entire highway is only more than ten kilometers, and the terrain outside the county is not as rugged as that of Sichuan and Guizhou, the progress is quite rapid.

"Judging from the news from Dangtu, the construction of the highway is quite smooth, and I believe that it will not take long to repair it..." At the meeting, Li Liang reported to Yan Shao on the construction of the highway.

In fact, not only the people outside, but even the people inside the company are full of curiosity about this first highway in the world, especially Li Liang and others who personally ran to Dangtu when they had time.

Although Yan Shao had already told them about the highway plan, Li Liang and the others were still excited when they looked at the highway that had already taken shape.

"It's good if it goes well..."Hearing Li Liang say this, Yan Shao also nodded. Once those responsible for the construction have gained experience, we can move on to the next step. ”

"What's next..."

As Yan Shao's cronies, Li Liang certainly knew very well what Yan Shao's next plan was. It is to build roads extending in all directions between these counties and towns between Wuhu and Dangtu, especially those iron mines, to strengthen the connection between these places.

In fact, at the beginning, some people also proposed to build a railway between Dangtu and Wuhu directly, after all, the railway has a much larger carrying capacity than the road, especially when it is still transporting things like iron ore or steel.

In fact, after learning of this proposal, Yan Shao was also slightly moved.

Because that's exactly what happened. And the cost of railways is not much different from that of roads.

But if you want to do this, there is one question that cannot be avoided, that is, will the government allow it? Or rather, the Qing court...

Pave bridges and build roads. This is what the local gentry in ancient China often did, and it is also a kind of good governance, so if Yan Shao pays for the construction of a road by himself, then there will be no problem with the railway, at most, this road is more advanced, and it will cost more money...

But if it's a railway, it's a road. But after all, it's different from ordinary roads.

In today's China, except for foreigners, there is no example of private railway construction. And to build a railway, even if it is only more than ten kilometers. Nor is it something that a governor of Anhui can decide privately.

In other words, the matter will eventually have to be informed to the Qing court, and the Qing court will make a conclusion, and at that time the matter will be much more complicated by this. It's even likely to get a lot of trouble. So after thinking about it for a while. Yan Shao later vetoed the proposal.

In the meeting, Yan Shao made a decision, that is, after the end of the 'Dangxiang Highway', roads will also be built between several iron mines such as Xiangshan and Gushan, and of course, the road between Dangtu and Wuhu is also indispensable. But these words should at least be said when the road is over.

As for the railway...

Let's wait until the fall of the Qing court, although Yan Shao is not lacking in vision now, if possible, he still hopes to reduce some of his presence in the eyes of others.

Meanwhile. After more than a month of waiting, the Germans had already transported the smelting equipment worth 5 million yuan that Yan Shao needed. There were also a team of more than 20 experts, who were to solve all problems during the construction of the iron works.

They naturally have nothing to dislike about this Yan Shao, after all, neither Yan Shao nor anyone else has any experience in running an iron factory, and they don't know how to build an iron factory at all. If there was no one to guide them, they really didn't know how to build this iron factory...

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In Wuhu in October, the weather is undoubtedly very hot.

However, not long ago, it had just fallen in a light rain, so the temperature suddenly became much more refreshing. Among the two big trees near the manor, Yan Shaozheng was lying in a hammock with his head in his hands.

Textile mills, on the right track, ash mills, on the right track, garment factories, on the right track, flour mills, on the right track, iron mills? On the right track, on the road? It's on the right track, and even the new razor factory is on the right track.

At this time, Yan Shao's subordinates were no longer as scarce as they were at the beginning, and now there are many people under Yan Shao's subordinates, and there is no need to do everything as they did at the beginning, so after handing over a lot of work to his subordinates, Yan Shao has a lot of free time to rest.

Yan Shao in the hammock was simply enviable, and some maids and servants who passed by nearby also lowered their voices as much as possible to avoid disturbing Yan Shao's rest.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, feeling the refreshing breath, and Yan Shao's face couldn't help but show a smile.

"What do you think? Laughing so happily..."Walking to Yan Shao's side, Caterina said a little strangely, still holding an apple in her hand, and a few steps behind her, Elaline also walked over with two apples.

Seeing that it was them, Yan Shao smiled and didn't answer, but just stretched out his hand towards Elaino. "Give me a..."

With a flick of her head, Ileno tossed the apple in her hand.

Catching the apple thrown over, Yan Shao took a bite gently.

"It's pretty crisp," he said, looking at the two of them. Why did you guys get here? ”

Some time ago, the garment factory was on the right track, and the clothes designed by the two of them could naturally be officially sold. It's just that what people didn't expect was that the clothes designed by the two of them were actually popular.

In order to sell clothes, the two once opened a clothing store in Wuhu, but the clothes in it were sold out in just a few days.

This situation greatly encouraged the two, and even their motivation increased a lot.

It's just that Wuhu has only a population of more than 100,000 after all, and the only consumer groups who can accept the clothes designed by the two are those young female students, as well as Miss Yang and Mrs. Yang in the concession.

So after a period of hot sales, the business of clothing stores has become flat. But the two didn't give up. Instead, he opened a branch in another place where there are more consumer groups, and this place is Shanghai...

There are many more consumer groups in Shanghai than in Wuhu, so the business of the branch opened by the two in Shanghai is also very hot. It didn't take long for the first batch of garments to be shipped to Shanghai to sell out, but fortunately, the production capacity of the garment factory had reached its peak by this time, so there was no need to worry about running out of stock.

Clothing is a very profitable industry, especially high-end clothing, so in just two or three months, the two have earned back half of the garment factory's money. At this time, businessmen from several countries such as the United States, France, and the United Kingdom approached the two, which naturally made the two have the idea of chasing after the victory.

In recent times, except for necessary work, the two of them have almost nested in the studio in the house. It was only at night that Yan Shao had the opportunity to see the two of them, so at this time, seeing the two of them running to see him, Yan Shao would inevitably feel a little strange.

"Of course there is something serious..."Seeing Yan Shao's strange look. Caterina pursed her lips as she threw a document into Yan Shao's arms, and then walked to Yan Shao's hammock with Elanon.

Picking up the information from his arms, Yan Shao looked at it carefully.

Since the Qing court announced its intention to establish a constitution. The reaction from all walks of life has been very strong.

After the time entered the end of 1906. A very special organization was founded in Shanghai.

Preparing for the Constituent Council...

Listening to the name, you can basically know what this guild is for, the president of this organization is Zheng Xiaoxu, and the vice presidents Zhang Jian and Tang Shouqian. The members are mainly the gentry and upper-class bourgeois elements in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian, with more than 270 members, and the main figures are Zhu Fuxu, Meng Zhaochang, Zhao Fengchang, Wen Zongyao, Zhang Yuanji, Liu Housheng, etc. With the aim of "enacting the constitution in accordance with the edict of the Emperor and developing the political knowledge of the local gentry", reformist political activities were carried out. Regular meetings are held once a year.

In fact, there were many such organizations after the Qing court announced its intention to establish a constitution, such as the 'Imperial Constitutional Advancement Association' and the 'Imperial Unification Party'. Basically, the name should be as trendy as it is trendy.

However, in history, the Preparatory Constituent Assembly was actually established in December 1906, and it was only October at this time, which means that history has actually changed because of the arrival of Yan Shao.

Of course, Yan Shao didn't know about this matter, after all, this kind of thing was somewhat out of the way in Yan Shao's era, and it was natural to not know the way. However, after reading this information, Yan Shao's eyes lit up.

"This can be used now...", Yan Shao closed his eyes and thought about it carefully.

After hearing Yan Shao's words, Elaline and Caterina who were standing on the side also nodded to each other, and they put down the matter of the studio and ran over, precisely because of the importance of this matter.

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After lying in the hammock for about 5 or 6 minutes, Yan Shao, who was almost pondering, rolled out of the hammock.

"I have decided to set up a constitutional organization as well...", standing up straight, Yan Shao said with a little excitement.

The two of them had a premonition about this, so they were not surprised, but Elaline asked softly on the side. "So, what's the name?"

For this, Yan Shao replied without even thinking about it. "It's called the Innovation Society..."

As he spoke, he walked between the two and after holding their arms, Yan Shao continued. "Although the Reform Society has been established a long time ago, after all, it is a secret organization, and it must not be discovered by the Qing court, so it is inevitable that there will be some trouble when acting, but if we take the opportunity of the constitution to 'again' establish a Reform Society, then most people's eyes will be focused on this Reform Society, even if someone is aware of the existence of the 'Innovation Society', they will not understand the mystery, which is equivalent to adding an extra layer of insurance to us."

"In addition, now the Preparatory Constitutional Association in Shanghai is the first such organization in the country, so the Reform Association I established will become the first constitutional organization in Anhui, and as long as I can invite more officials and celebrities in Anhui, then my influence can also be extended to the whole of Anhui through the help of these people, and when the time is ripe, these people can help me control the entire Anhui..."

If you just manage Wuhu itself, it will be fine, but if you want to completely control the whole of Anhui, Yan Shao must get the cooperation of these people, after all, these people are the real local power, even the government needs the cooperation of these people to manage the place well. Of course, Yan Shao can also use iron-blooded means to eradicate these people from the place and make the place completely clean.

But the problem is that at the moment, the scale of Yan Shao's innovation meeting is still very small, the overall number of people is not more than 100, and because of the secret operation, even in a few years, there will not be too many people.

If you want to manage Anhui, which has more than 30 million people, it is almost impossible to manage such a small number of people, and even if it is forcibly managed, it will only bring chaos. Therefore, Yan Shao needs to take the opportunity of founding a constitutional organization to win over these local celebrities, and even some people in the government...

And with this cover, Yan Shao's innovation will be able to act blatantly in the future.

"Now that you've figured it out, let's do it..."Leanor leaned his head on Yan Shao's shoulder, and Elano said gently.

Seeing her like this, Caterina seemed to want to do the same, but after leaning for a while, she always felt a little awkward, and seeing her like this, Yan Shao and Elano snickered at the same time.

The snickering of the two made Carter a little annoyed, and after glaring at Yan Shao fiercely, she pulled Elano and walked briskly in the direction of the house.

Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Yan Shao shrugged his shoulders. "Forget it, it seems that I'm alone again tonight...", but Yan Shaozhi was not depressed at all.

There's no way, after all, he's also a mortal fetus, two at a time, and occasionally for two or three days, even if he can stand it every day, his kidneys can't stand it. So now that the two of them have left, Yan Shao has a sense of relief.

"Okay, let's go get down to business..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao touched his chin. The Constituent Guild, there will be a lot of people invited this time, and in addition, Jiang Qian and the others who I saw in Anqing last time seem to be able to take this opportunity to invite..."Thinking of this, Yan Shao also walked in the direction of the house.

Now that he's decided, he's going to be busy...

As a large province with a population of more than 30 million, Anhui has no more celebrities than other provinces. And what Yan Shao needs is the highest-status part of these celebrities...

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