After leaving Li Yin, Yan Shao called Yan Yongnian over.

"Let the people below put up a notice saying that we are going to recruit 2,000 workers this time..."

"2,000 people..."Yan Yongnian was taken aback when he heard this number. So many people? ”

"That's right." Yan Shao nodded lightly. "That's all there is to it..."

"Okay, I'll do it..."Although I don't understand why I want to recruit so many people at one time, Yan Yongnian still chose to obey, and soon Yushi Group posted notices in Wuhu and Anqing and other places.

'Recruit 2,000 male workers, over 18 years old, conditions, good health, honesty and reliability, hard-working...' and so on and so forth, anyway, just a bunch of things like that...

At this time, the average wage level in China was about 1 jiao to 1.5 jiao per day, while the salary of Yushi Group started at 2 jiao per day, and some of the highest machinists even reached 1 yuan per day.

In addition, at that time, the group itself promoted an 8-hour work system, and there were many safeguards in itself, so the group's recruitment notices were still very attractive to ordinary people.

"All in line, don't crowd..."

Just next to the pier, a young man held something rolled into a cylinder of cardboard shell and shouted loudly to the people who were already lining up outside the pier.

There were at least four or five hundred people in the long line in front of him, and no less than dozens of security guards were on either side of the long line to maintain order.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, a security guard complained. "Whew, I'm really tired, alas, over there, line up. Don't go out of the queue! After saying that, he walked to the long line and re-sent a teenager who didn't know how to get out of the queue.

In addition to him, there are also quite a few security guards who are also repeating this action.

The boarding area of a river ship next to the pier. A few security guards stood there, checking the bills in the hands of the workers who were about to board the ship.

The group has been established for so many years, and most of the local people in Wuhu who can work have joined, and those who have not joined either have their own businesses or have special circumstances. As a result, most of the applicants were adult males from Dangtu, Anqing and some rural areas.

The people who are piling up on the docks right now are all conscripted workers. After signing an agreement with the group's recruiters at the Dangtu office, they were sent to the wharf. These people all have a ticket in their hands to prove their identity, as long as they hold this ticket, they can board the river boat, and then transfer to Wuhu...

Now the group has recruited more than 1,000 workers. Among them, Wuhu contributed only more than 100 people, while Dangtu and Anqing contributed at least 700 people.

By mid-March, these workers will be the first auto workers in China to take up their posts...

Of course, they still need to go through a short training before that. To this end, the Institute even sent two fellows to participate in the training themselves.

Equally. How to transport so many people to Wuhu is also a troublesome matter, and the easiest way is naturally water transportation. The problem is that the group's own ships are used to transport raw materials and goods, and the remaining ships simply cannot transport so many people, so there is a serious congestion phenomenon in the docks of various cities...

"If you want to send these people to Wuhu, I'm afraid you have to wait a little longer..."

Looking at the long queue in front of him, after looking at the small river wheel behind him that could only fit 200 people after being seriously overloaded, he put down the paper tube in his hand. The young man let out a long sigh.

And at this time, the conscripts were still walking towards the ship under the command of others, until even the deck was full of people. The ship slowly sailed away from the harbor.

Looking at the boat that was already over the waterline, the young man could only pray that no accidents would happen to the boat before it arrived in Wuhu.

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At a wharf in Wuhu that belongs to the Yushi Group, workers are putting two cars on a passenger ferry.

Not far from the passenger ship, 50 soldiers selected from the patrol and guard were lined up in a neat line, quietly waiting for the time to board.

"After the people arrive this time, Xiuming and them should also come back, right?"

After glancing at the soldiers with satisfaction, Yan Shao turned his head to Qin Zhen on the side and said.

The soldiers waiting to board the ship in front of them were already the fourth group to be sent to France.

On the French side, Fu Xiuming and the others have already learned about the same, to the point where they can come back. Therefore, after the fourth group of people arrived in France this time, Fu Xiuming and them would return to China and participate in the training of the troops.

"Yes..."

Hearing Yan Shao ask this, Qin Zhen said softly on the side, but there was a little complicated emotion on his face.

After a considerable period of training, the patrol and guard units are on the right track, and their combat effectiveness may be a little worse than that of the new army, but they are more than a step higher than that of the patrol battalion.

However, what plagues Qin Zhen now is the same as in the past, and it is still a serious shortage of officers. Therefore, if the second batch of 30 people can come back, it will definitely be beneficial to the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the patrol team.

The problem is that Fu Xiuming is the commander of the troops, and he is only an agent.

Earlier, Fu Xiuming went to France for training, so he could be responsible for the training of the troops. Now that Fu Xiuming is back, I'm afraid that he, the commander, will come to an end, which is somewhat difficult for Qin Zhen, who has already tasted the taste of power, and even the return of them with dealing with Xiuming has become much more complicated.

Something was somewhat noticed, but Yan Shao didn't say anything.

In fact, from a certain point of view, it is also good for him to check and balance the people under his hands, and if the people under his hands can really be united, then he may be worried about himself.

At this time, the two cars on the side of the ship had already been sent to the passenger ship, and the 50 soldiers standing in a neat line were also waiting for Yan Shao's lecture. Seeing this scene, Yan Shao put aside the people around him and walked in front of the 50 people.

"Why did you go to France, I believe you already know the way. The purpose of letting you go to France is to let you learn the advanced military techniques of France. At this time, although France was no longer the strongest army country in Europe, it was still many times stronger than China in terms of military technology. You will be trained there and you will return to your country after learning this experience, and you will arm our ranks with them...". Yan Shao paused slightly. "Now that the situation has gradually brightened, I can tell you clearly that the time is not far from our uprising, and how much our army can play by that time depends on your efforts, understand?"

"Understood!" These 50 soldiers are the backbone of the development of the Innovation Society's patrol team. They all understood what their purpose was for going to France, so they immediately replied loudly after hearing Yan Shao's words.

"Very good...", nodding with satisfaction, Yan Shao didn't intend to tell them that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't catch up with the incident.

Because in this year. The Qing court would announce the establishment of the imperial cabinet and the state-owned railways, and so on.

Of course, history has changed a lot at this time, in other words, the imperial cabinet, the state-owned railway, the Baolu Movement and the Wuchang Uprising may not appear, but even so, Yan Shao still intends to launch an uprising this year.

Because he didn't know if the First World War would still happen as scheduled. If it will. Then Yan Shao must start the incident as soon as possible. Only by catching up with the First World War can Yan Shao reap enough benefits from it, and thus catch up with the upcoming 'new era'.

I didn't know what Yan Shao was thinking, and after finishing the lecture, the soldiers boarded the passenger ship in turn. At this time, Yan Shao whispered to the officer who led the team. "Remember, one for Bertrand and the other for Tharris, don't be mistaken..."

"Don't worry. Boss..."

The relationship between Yan Shao and those two people was known to many people within the company, so the officer just laughed softly.

"Good. Let's go, be careful, it's not a playground, sometimes you have to risk your life..."

Yan Shao was not joking, after all, they joined the Foreign Legion, which is also the most elite and dangerous unit in France. Walking in the flames of war all year round is the guarantee of their combat effectiveness, and serving in such a unit, even with Bertrand's care, it will be very dangerous, which can be seen from the scars on Qin Zhen's body.

In fact, Qin Zhen's group of people had the best luck, and when Fu Xiuming's group and the third group also arrived in Algiers, they just caught up with an uprising in Algeria, and as a result, 5 of the 60 people in the second and third groups died in the war, and 13 were injured and 7 were seriously injured, fortunately there was no disability.

Because of this war, Fu Xiuming and the others also gained a lot of practical experience, but the dead people could not be replaced.

"Hmm..."

The officer who led the team was also very aware of this matter, in fact, before they set off, Yan Shao had already explained the danger of this time. So after hearing Yan Shao's words, the officer nodded cautiously.

After all 50 people boarded the passenger ship, a whistle sounded and the passenger ship slowly left the dock.

Their next destination is the far-flung French city of Marseille and Algiers, the heart of France in North Africa.

Watching the departure of the passenger ship, until the passenger ship disappeared without a trace, Yan Shao faced Qin Zhen and several others. "Alright, let's go, there's still a lot to do."

"Good..."

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After returning to the group building, Yan Shao did not immediately deal with official business, but secretly met a few people on the top floor, including Xiao Yongyan, who was sent to the Martial Arts Academy.

On the top floor of the building, Xiao Yongyan and others were standing by the railing on the roof of the building, looking down at the ground.

Standing beside Xiao Yongyan, a young man said with some excitement. "It's the first time I've stood on such a high place..."

Hearing him say this, another young man on the side also chimed in. "yes, I don't know what the road is for, standing here I always have a feeling of wanting to jump..."

"Hey, I said, don't you think about it..."Hearing his companion say this, the young man who was the first to see the opening was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab him, but the young man who was dragged said helplessly. Please, I'm just kidding...", the young man took two steps back, just...

"Standing on the edge, I really feel like I want to jump..."

Seeing the appearance of these people beside him, Xiao Yongyan smiled lightly and didn't say anything.

Because he remembers the first time he came here for a meeting, he was actually no different from them. And now...

"It seems to be old..."Thinking so, Xiao Yongyan smiled bitterly in his heart. I'm only two years older than them..."

Just when Xiao Yongyan was complaining about himself in his heart, in the 2-story building not far away, Yan Shao had just come out of the elevator. Through the window. You can see Xiao Yongyan standing by the railing.

"I've kept you waiting..."Pushing open the wooden door, Yan Shao smiled at Xiao Yongyan and the others.

"No, we've just arrived..."

"Sit down..."Seeing that the few people brought by Xiao Yongyan seemed to be very restrained, Yan Shao smiled and greeted them.

Seeing that Yan Shao and Xiao Yongyan had already taken their seats, those few people also sat down hesitantly.

After waiting for a few more people to sit down, Yan Shao looked at those people intently. "I heard Yongyan say that you have something to tell me, I don't know what is the matter of Lu Dao?"

Recently. Yan Shao had just gotten news from Xiao Yongyan that several members of their development in the Martial Arts Academy seemed to have discovered something, so Yan Shao would deliberately meet them here.

"That's right—" was silent for a moment. One of the several brought by Xiao Yongyan spoke. "We've found out that someone is in contact with those who have joined the Alliance..."

"This..."Yan Shao frowned, not knowing what kind of news this was.

There are people from the Alliance in the Martial Arts Academy, and this Yan Shao has long known the Tao. What's more, in this era, how many people in a similar school do not have an alliance?

At the end of 1908. The Confederacy even staged an uprising in Anqing.

This uprising is the horse artillery battalion uprising that has left a mark in history. At that time, Xiong Chengji, Fan Chuanjia and others took advantage of the Qing court's autumn exercise of the new army in Taihu Lake and the empty Qing army in Anqing City, and launched the horse battalion (cavalry battalion) stationed in Wang Hongmen and the artillery battalion stationed outside the east gate. Seize the Linghuzui ammunition depot and besiege Anqing City with the infantry battalion of the Surveying and Mapping School outside the North Gate.

It was only because Xue Zhe, the infantry battalion officer stationed in the Baihua Pavilion at the foot of the northern city, hesitated and failed to open the city gate in time to respond, causing the governor Zhu Jiabao to strengthen the city defense. The rebels fought hard for a day and a night and then retreated. Xiong Chengji led his army to retreat to Hefei, and then fled to Japan alone. The remnants of the troops dispersed, and the uprising of the horse artillery battalion was declared a failure.

When the Horse Artillery Battalion Uprising was launched, there was a suggestion in the Reform Council whether to respond to it. It's just that Yan Shao vetoed it after thinking about it for a while, because at this time, the Qing court had not yet introduced two policies of the imperial cabinet and the railway state, which made it completely unpopular with the people.

The 'constitutionalists', the real powerful factions in those places, still had some confidence in the Qing court, and Yan Shao was not yet fledgling at that time, so if it was launched, it would naturally be best if other revolutionary parties responded, so that the Xinhai Revolution could be a few years earlier, but what if they didn't respond?

With Yan Shao's strength at that time, he could not resist the attack of the Anhui New Army at all.

His hard work in Anhui in the past few years will also come to naught...

Seeing that Yan Shao's expression became a little disapproving, Xiao Yongyan hurriedly spoke on the side.

"Boss, it's not unusual for there to be people from the Alliance in the Martial Arts Academy, what is really strange is that when those people talk to each other, they actually talk about Wuhu..."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Yan Shao also became serious.

"That's right, when these people were discussing things in the martial arts academy, they stumbled upon several people from the alliance in the academy talking about things with a stranger. Because of curiosity, these people didn't do anything to alarm those people, but eavesdropped on the side for a while, and learned from the mouths of those people that the Alliance seemed to be suspecting if something was wrong with the branch in Wuhu, so let the members of the Martial Arts Academy be careful..."

"Are you saying that they suspect that something is wrong with the branch of the Alliance in Wuhu..."Hearing Xiao Yongyan say this, Yan Shao's face became a little ugly.

"That's right." Xiao Yongyan nodded seriously.

Standing up from his seat, Yan Shao walked back and forth in place. "If that's the case, then it's going to be a bit of a problem..."

What he is most worried about now is not that the Alliance will find out that there is a problem with the branch in Wuhu, but that the Alliance will know the true face of the Innovation Society.

If that were the case, he didn't know what the League would do.

Is it pretending not to know the way? Offer a collaboration? Find a way to blackmail? Or simply tell the Qing court what they really are?

The last Yan Shao is not particularly worried, because with Yan Shao's current influence, it is impossible for the Qing court to act without evidence.

But...

"How the hell did the League know that something was wrong with the branch?"

"We don't know that very well." Receiving Xiao Yongyan's signal, one of the young men spoke. "We just heard them say that they suspected that something was wrong with the Wuhu branch, so we asked them to be careful and find a way to find out the situation, and nothing else was mentioned..."

"That's..."Yan Shao bowed slightly, showing a warm smile to the young people. Thanks to you, now go back to the academy first, pay more attention, and remember, don't let them find out who you are..."

"Yes," the young men hurriedly got up. Rest assured, sir, we will be careful..."

After Xiao Yongyan left with a few people, Yan Shao walked to the position where the few people were standing just now and looked down at Lu Xia.

"Actually, there is no accident, after all, this matter cannot be hidden for a lifetime, and it is actually an unexpected joy to be able to hide it for so many years. However, the affairs of the League must be resolved, and fortunately, it is not far from the Imperial Cabinet and the nationalization of the railways, as long as these two things are introduced, the League and the Qing court will turn their attention to other matters, and as long as the revolution is successful, it is useless for the League to have any opinions..."

Thinking like this, Yan Shao already made a decision in his heart. (To be continued......)