Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 288 Xu Shichang's Legacy
Fengtian, Governor's Mansion

Xu Shichang in a silk mandarin jacket is sitting leisurely behind his desk. Since November 11th, he has started to see the officials who have been promoted in the Kanto region in the past two years. On the one hand, it is also preparing for his departure.

Yes, Xu Shichang is leaving. Compared to the four or five years of other officials in the borderlands, his two-year tenure is a bit short, but he has to go. The crystal fox has a delicate mind and obviously has a premonition of danger. .The reason why he is so sure is that he has done a big thing recently, which can be regarded as supporting Yuan Shikai, and repaying favor is also self-protection.Repaying kindness is because Yuan Shikai recommended him back then, and self-protection is purely Yu Guo's friendship.

Guangxu and Cixi died, and the newly appointed regent Zaifeng had Guangxu's edict in his hand. He pushed to kill Yuan Shikai, but Xu Shichang, who was far away in Kanto, was taken aback. Not to mention the death of the rabbit and the fox's sorrow, but to say that this truth is written in history books. clear and direct.

Letters and telegrams were sent from Fengtian, some to the military aircraft, and some to the many wing commanders of the Beiyang Army. The wing commander is now the head of a town in the Beiyang Army.Even Zhang Zhidong was invited out of the mountain by Xu Shichang. Anyway, after Yuan Shikai died, Zhili and the three provinces of Kanto will definitely be in chaos.

"Wei Ting, this can be regarded as doing my best for my brother." Xu Shichang looked towards the capital and murmured in a low voice.

"My lord!" The servant knocked on Xu Shichang's study.

"what happened?"

"The Zhu family's father and son have arrived at the Governor's Mansion."

"Understood, bring it to the main hall." Xu Shichang's face was slightly happy. If he wanted to know people and make good use of them, he claimed that he did a good job. At least this time he came to Kanto, he found three talents, and he left by himself. The inspection period was about to expire, and it was time for these people to taste some sweetness, but I didn't expect that the first two to arrive would be the Zhu family father and son.

Let’s talk about the talent discovered in Fengtian first. This person is Zhang Zuolin who is currently stationed in Zhengjiatun on the west side of Fengtian. In Xu Shichang’s view, this person has excellent leadership skills and is a rare handsome talent.

The second is the Zhu family's father and son. Father, Zhu Kaishan is very capable of commanding troops. In just two years, he has a town under his command, but in the final analysis, it is his private armed forces. The Qing court did not spend a penny. Xu Shichang did not give any help except for the wasteland of the bannermen stationed in Binjiang Prefecture, but under such conditions, Zhu Kaishan raised his own insurance team for nothing, and it is said that he even sent troops into Kyrgyzstan Province. The extermination intercepted the beard of the Zhu family's grain team. This matter is not harmful. Regarding this matter, Cao Kun also wrote a letter, saying that the Zhu family's cavalry is brave and good at fighting, and the Zhu family's artillery is not inferior to Beiyang. From this, it can be seen that it is also a rare handsome talent .

Besides, although Zhu Chuanwen is an official under the rule of the Russians, Xu Shichang, the vice president of the public council, has also heard of it, but he is committed to improving the wage level of the people of Bingcheng, promoting education, emphasizing merchants, and governing the country. Cheng Zhineng, such a talent, Xu Shichang thinks is even rarer than a handsome talent.It can be said that the Zhu family’s father and son are getting more and more wings, and they are keeping a low profile. If Cixi was still there, Xu Shichang couldn’t help recommending it, but now, thinking about it, it’s better to be in Kanto. This is the power of his own support. Let him develop the northernmost part of the Qing territory for the time being, but the future situation is a bit confusing and he can't see it clearly.

Originally, the two secret letters were sent to Zhang Zuolin and Zhu Kaishan, but now it seems that Zhu Kaishan is more worthy of his reuse. He should have rushed over immediately after receiving the secret letter, and Zhang Zuolin is obviously close... ...

Thinking about this, Xu Shichang snorted coldly, raised his legs and walked towards the main hall.

"Master Xu!" The Zhu family's father and son saw Xu Shichang coming in ordinary clothes, and immediately stood up and clasped their fists.

"Sit down, it's been a hard journey." Xu Shichang sat upright, seeing Zhu's father and son dressed in the usual clothes of the Qing Dynasty, he was overjoyed, and the two did not forget their roots. "Kaishan, why didn't you wear that insurance team uniform, that suit is very energetic."

"My lord, the insurance team is a farmer during the farming season, and only a soldier during the war. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are ordinary civilians. Naturally, they are dressed as ordinary people when they come to see your lord."

"Well, I heard that this time Binjiang Mansion and Yilan Mansion Farming Reclamation, your soldiers are all good at crops, have you not lost your harvest this year?"

"Yes, my lord, the new year has improved, but it has made us mud-legged people stutter."

"You are the only one with mud legs, which has raised the level of mud legs a lot." Xu Shichang laughed when he heard Zhu Kaishan's words, thinking that with the wealth of the Zhu family, it is not an exaggeration to have golden legs.

"Chuanwen, you, Hanyao, have done a good job. I heard that you plan to open a business in Guanli?"

"Yes, my lord. The purchasing power of Bingcheng and even the entire three provinces is still limited. The grain harvest in Kanto this year is bumper. I plan to reduce the price of this flour by another [-]% to force foreigners to lower the price with us." Zhu Chuanwen cupped his hands and said.

"Okay, that's how it should be. What kind of foreign noodles, earthen noodles, and good wheat can double the price of foreign machines. How can ordinary people afford it? In two years, you Hanyao brought the price of this flour to double. Dropping again and again, but it made me look good, and I will write to Sheng Xuanhuai personally, and the Hanyao head office in Shanghai will let him take care of it.” Xu Shichang immediately took care of everything, and the price reduction of Yangmian actually started at the beginning. He didn't hold out hope. It is the nature of a businessman to seek profit, and at that time it was only a young man who was arrogant and arrogant, and he let go of the rhetoric when he took office. However, in the past two years, Han Yao's actions have made him see clearly. The strength of this firm really carries out its idea of ​​fighting foreigners and benefiting the people of the Qing Dynasty, and it is really a good firm for the country and the people.

"It's a great honor for Han Yao to be helped by adults." Zhu Chuanwen quickly thanked him, Xu Shichang is really on the right track.

"Okay, the two of you are called here this time to discuss something. I, the governor of the three provinces in the Kanto region, are now going to be the end." Xu Shichang sighed slightly, this time Yuan Shikai was saved, but himself, the Qing court But don't worry, just think about it, a feudal official who is in contact with the governors of various provinces, is this trying to reproduce the "mutual protection between the north and the south"?A few years after the mutual protection between the north and the south, both Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong entered the capital, and it is not an exaggeration to go up and down secretly.

But Xu Shichang was still young at this age, but once the memorial for resignation was submitted, it would definitely be approved, so he could only return to the capital for the time being, and then seek other actions.

"My lord, Kanto has been full of vitality since you implemented the New Policy. With my lord in Kanto, sooner or later it will become a prosperous place in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huguang." The Zhu family and his son pretended to be puzzled, and Zhu Kaishan took the lead in clasping his fists.

"Yes, my lord, the Kanto where you are and the Kanto where you are not are two places." Zhu Chuanwen also spoke earnestly, but he expressed Xu Shichang's heart.

"Hey, kaishan, spread the text, the situation is like this, the situation is like this." Although Xu Shichang was worried on the face, he was happy in his heart. He knew his achievements, but he had to be praised by others to satisfy his inner sense of accomplishment.And he doesn't know that as long as he stays for a few more years and makes a move in Hei Province, a place that he hasn't had time to make major changes, it will gradually become stronger like Fengtian and Jisheng, but the sky is not what people want , I can be regarded as a big hole card for my old partner.

The Zhu family's father and son sighed for a while, "Kaishan, in the future, the land reclamation of the entire Black Province will be handed over to you. I have seen the development direction of Zhu's grain shop, and it is indeed a very efficient way." , I’m leaving, and the granary of this black province will be handed over to your Zhu family’s grain shop to continue to develop. You will be given three years and three years of tax exemption. After that, I will collect taxes.” After all, Xu Shichang was still worried about black The development of the province, the land reclamation is directly handed over to the Zhujia Liangpu, there is no way, the bureaucratic system in Fengtian and Kyrgyz provinces has been reformed, but the black province has been delayed due to the talent, and now I don’t know who will succeed Anyone can only entrust Zhu Kaishan.

Xu Shichang knew the word raising tigers as a problem. Originally, this matter had to be considered again and again. He was calculating the time in his heart. If the Zhu family and his son hesitated to come to Fengtian, or do some manpower deployment, then it would be a good thing. Of course they don't have a share.But the informant is quiet, and the Zhu family father and son are frank, so why worry about it?

"My lord, how can the Zhu family's grain shop afford the farmland in the entire Black Province?" Zhu Kaishan looked distressed.

"Hey, you, you, you have learned to play tricks with me!" Xu Shichang nodded Zhu Kaishan a few times, and shouted to the outside: "Let Zhu Kaishan train in the Black Province, and the 13 prefectures and departments of the Black Province have set up insurance teams. Farmers in time of war, soldiers in wartime."

This is considered to be Xu Shichang's official governor's order, which was drafted by his own staff. From then on, Zhu Kaishan officially stamped the brand of Xu Shichang's family. It can be said that the two-year inspection period won the heart of Governor Xu. .

"Thank you, Governor, for your kindness." Zhu Kaishan gave a military salute to Xu Shichang. As before, Xu Shichang still didn't say who he was. There may be two reasons. One is that Zhu Kaishan's identity is too sensitive, and now he is threatening After the first wave of the Qing court, even as the governor-general, he had to restrain himself a little; the second is that Xu Shichang is also learning from thieves now. This kind of no rank and no rank has great benefits. The insurance team opened the way, and many things became easier to operate. Isn't that how Beiyang started?With the escort of the insurance team, there will be no unscrupulous banner people to go up and brush the tiger's beard of the farmland. It is much more convenient than reforming the bureaucracy, but the conditions are very harsh, and the two years of decentralization in the Kanto region are only Zhu Kaishan's ears. .

"Okay, this is what you deserve. Like your father and son, you have never said a single false word in front of me." Xu Shichang waved his hand and asked Zhu Kaishan to sit down. Originally, Zhu Kaishan's talk about farmers and soldiers I thought it was running the train with my mouth full, but according to Xu Shichang's informant, this is indeed the case. Therefore, Xu Shichang called Zhu Kaishan "My Deng Ai" in the secret letter.

Hearing this, Zhu Chuanwen beamed with joy. Today's Black Province is really big. It borders Russia in the north and covers a lot of Mongolian regions in the west. These places are good places for the development of Xiaoqingshan Ranch and the establishment of stud farms. The plains around the city are even better black land, and there is an area rich in iron ore like Yashan in the east, which provides a good support for the expansion of Hanyao and even the insurance team.

I really didn't expect to have such a surprise when I came to Fengtian this time, but the surprise was far less than this one.

"And you, Chuanwen, although I am leaving this time, the new army in the three provinces still has to be established. Is the equipment of Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau interested in taking over?" Xu Shichang looked at Zhu Chuanwen like a fox. This is Zhu Chuanwen rewarded.

Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau is one of the 19 provincial-level manufacturing bureaus established in the late Qing Dynasty after Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, and Tianjin Machinery Bureau. Originally, this thing was reserved for the new governor, but now I heard that Hanyao's new steel-making production line is fully in place, so it would be best if this thing is handed over to Hanyao.

"Well, my lord, do you mean that I will move the equipment of Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau to Bingcheng?" Zhu Chuanwen is a bit aggressive. The things are good, but if they can't be moved back to Bingcheng, these are nothing but fantasy.Although it is more than 20 years ago, it is much better to take it back to Bingcheng and modify it than to make it from scratch.

"Well, I looked at the manufacturing bureau. Even today's first-year-style rifles can't be produced, so the ammunition production line can still be used. I have to keep this part. It can be divided into two. The original gun manufacturing equipment I can give it to you for 10 silver dollars." Xu Shichang said.

"10 silver dollars?"

"Well, I know the price is a bit high." Xu Shichang's rare old face blushed. If it was 20 years ago, the Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau was purchased by General Shengjing with 40 taels of silver. It is also an important port for the Beiyang Navy. Fengtian is not far from Dalian. The equipment in this manufacturing bureau can repair everything. It mainly tends to manufacture and repair naval guns. Of course, there are some firearms production lines, but they are outdated. However, the bureau has become a hole in Fengtian City to maintain its operation, and it needs funding from Fengtian Finance every year to survive.But the machine has been maintained all the time. This is the focus of Xu Shichang's next step to upgrade, but looking at it now, it is a good idea to hand it over to Hanyao, "I don't want your cash, let's use farm tools. You are supporting the Kanto Land Reclamation.”

Now that we have talked about this, Zhu Chuanwen will seem very unflattering if he disagrees, "My lord, I am willing to exchange 10 silver dollars for agricultural tools for all the equipment of Fengtian Manufacturing Bureau except the bullet production line."

"Well, that's good. I will order my staff to hand over to you, and I will also explain your achievements to the new governor. Han Yao and Zhu's insurance team continue to develop. You are the last line of defense against the Russians in the north." Before Xu Shichang left, he was still worried about the Russians in the north and the Japanese in the east.

After talking about these things, Xu Shichang let the two of them leave after they had a meal of delicacies.

(End of this chapter)