Years of the Republic of China 1913

It's the end of the year, and the second year of the Republic of China will pass in a few days, and the year will soon usher in the third year of the Republic of China, which is the arrival of 1914 AD.The end of the year is approaching, and the next will be the most important festival for Chinese people—the Spring Festival. Now that the Republic of China has unified the north and the south, and the rebellion of the Revolutionary Party has subsided, although Bai Lang is still tossing around in the northwest, he is still far away after all. The city of Beijing is more lively than usual. Every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and they are happily preparing for the New Year. All government departments are also full of joy before the festival.

However, unlike other departments, the atmosphere at the Bank of Communications is extremely dignified. Some grassroots clerks don't even dare to breathe when they come in and out. You must know that since yesterday, Liang Shiyi, the general manager, has changed his previous amiable and stable image. His face was so gloomy that he was about to wring out the water, and he was still furious over a trivial matter in the office, scolding several co-organizers up and down.

"do you know?"

"I know! Of course I know!"

"How do you say it will be fixed?"

"How do I know this? It depends on how the higher-ups do it."

"By the way, are you going to stay or go over there?"

"After working here for so many years, I got used to it, of course I stayed here, how about you?"

"The background there is not small! With the backing of the big president, Mr. Liang can't do anything about him. I'm no more important than you, brother. Maybe it's better to go there..."

Such private conversations are not uncommon within the Bank of Communications. Although they have not been officially announced, the world has never been short of well-informed people.The news of splitting up the Bank of Communications and building a new central bank was spread more than half a month ago, but no one has confirmed it, but it is completely different now. It is said that the president has approved the central bank. Premier Song’s government wrote yesterday Otherwise, Liang Shiyi, the general manager who always pays attention to appearance, would not have behaved so rudely.

Fang Zida acted very quickly. On December 12, the day after Song Jiaoren's government order was officially issued, he took people to the Bank of Communications to start preparations for the establishment of the Central Bank.

Although Liang Shiyi hated Fang Zida so much, after all, this matter was decided by Yuan Shikai, and the government also officially approved it.Before that, Yuan Shikai had deliberately asked Liang Shiyi to have a talk. On the one hand, he wanted to appease this confidant, and on the other hand, he wanted to beat him, so as not to cause Fang Zida any trouble.For this reason, no matter how dissatisfied Liang Shiyi was in his heart, he could only hold his nose and admit it. After a hasty meeting with Fang Zida in the general office, he got up and left as he had official duties, and left the rest of the matter to the people below to handle. .

"Yifu doesn't seem to be in a very good mood today." The one who came with Fang Zida was none other than Yang Du.Watching his old opponent suffocate with his own eyes, Yang Du's mood is not to mention how comfortable it is. Seeing Liang Shiyi leaving with a straight face, Yang Du sat on the sofa shaking his folding fan and said something with a smile.

"Hehe, it's getting late, we should do the handover first." Fang Zida smiled noncommittally, and then nodded to the few left behind. A thick stack of ledgers and various documents.

Picking it up and flipping through it a few times, Fang Zida threw the things into the box, smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "I don't want to read this thing. Although the Bank of Communications is split, it can still be an independent bank after the business. As it is, this is still the job of Mr. Liang. However, the money for the big loan must be handed over to the central bank, including the bank notes issued by the Bank of Communications, etc. "

Several people wiped their sweat and nodded again and again, and after a while Fang Zida sent the required materials one by one.After reading it carefully, Fang Zida nodded. Although the relationship between him and Liang Shiyi was not very good, judging from these things, Liang Shiyi was still doing his duty as the head of the Bank of Communications.

Since there were generally no problems with the accounts, Fang Zida put them aside.Fang Zida didn't pay too much attention to auditing and the like, and it was fine to pass some things vaguely. There was no need to offend Liang Shiyi too much. After all, he was also Lao Yuan's man, right?No matter how you say it, President Yuan still has to sell his face.

"Is there a roster of bank employees?"

"Yes! President Fang, do you need it?" A co-organizer in his forties who accompanied the handover asked hastily.

Nodding, Fang Zida said, "The central bank is just being established, and I need a group of people. Please bring me the roster. By the way, is there any resume introduction in the roster?"

"Of course, there are records in the archives office."

He nodded to signal him to pick it up, and soon several rosters were delivered. Fang Zida signaled them to go down first, and carefully looked through the pages.

The roster of the Bank of Communications was indeed done very carefully as the co-organizer said.Fang Zida was very satisfied with this. It not only included the staff's age, place of origin, and education, but also indicated their specialties and comments from their superiors. With these, Fang Zida would be much more relaxed.

In the next few days, Fang Zida and Yang Du stayed at the Bank of Communications, but Liang Shiyi was nowhere to be seen since the first day he showed up, and he didn't know where he went.It took Fang Zida two days to read through the roster of employees. Generally speaking, the quality of the employees of the Bank of Communications is still very high. More than half of the thousands of employees have overseas experience, and many of them have studied finance. It can be said to be full of talents.Among them, Fang Zida carefully selected hundreds of people, and then repeatedly deleted and selected some in the following days of interviews, leaving 39 people in the end.

After closing the finalized roster, Fang Zida heaved a sigh of relief. The 39 people in the roster are his direct subordinates, and they will also be the backbone of the central bank in the future.

"Shang Ming, are there fewer people here? Why did you choose so many people?" Yang Du was sent by Yuan Shikai to assist Fang Zida. Seeing that he had been busy for a few days before finally selecting so many people, Yang Du couldn't help asking.

"That's enough." Fang Zida laughed and said, "People are more valuable than elites. Being a bank is actually like leading soldiers to fight a war. I only need people who can be used. The central bank will not support idlers."

"Anyway, you are in charge, so I'll just ask, haha!"

"Okay, let's go back. The headquarters of the central bank is probably almost ready. After the Spring Festival, let these people go to report. Then everyone have a good rest and have a good year."

"Let's go! I've been dazzled by these things for the past few days, brother and I, go have a drink?" Yang Du clapped his hands and smiled, getting up and preparing to go to have a good time with Fang Zida. Can't help but ask a word.

"Mr. Fang, don't you need administrative assistance?"

Fang Zida froze for a moment, then turned to look at him. This co-organizer was called Zhou Chen, and there was information about him on the roster, and Fang Zida had also read it carefully.

Zhou Chen, courtesy name Yicheng, in 1875, Zhou Chen, who was only eight years old, completed middle school courses in the United States as a child studying in the United States. Unfortunately, he was recalled by the Qing government in advance when he was about to enter Yale University in 1881. After being displaced several times, he finally joined the Bank of Communications.

Speaking of Zhou Chen, he can be regarded as an old man of the Bank of Communications. This person started as an ordinary employee step by step, and worked hard for more than ten years to reach the position of co-organizer. After contacting him in the past few days, Fang Zida also recognized Zhou Chen's ability to work very much.

But he never expected that Zhou Chen, the co-organizer of the Bank of Communications, would ask himself to change his family under such circumstances. There were only three, and the higher-ups didn't think about it at all. This was not only because Fang Zida didn't want to go too far, so as not to cause Liang Shiyi's strong backlash, but also because he wanted to build a new central bank according to his ideas and completely change the superfluous people of the old banks. Inefficient style.

"Zhou Xieban means...?" Fang Zida asked with a smile.

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Chen seemed to have made up his mind, and said: "After a few days of contact, Zhou feels that Mr. Fang is a person who does practical things. Zhou has been mediocre for many years, and it has passed in a blink of an eye. Looking back, I am full of emotion! If Fang With permission from the general office, Mr. Zhou wants to work in your bank, is it possible?"

Looking at Zhou Chen's eager and anxious eyes, Fang Zida thought for a while, and finally nodded and said: "I understand what Zhou Xieban means. Of course you are welcome to Zida, the Central Bank, but the ugly words come first. The Central Bank is no better than transportation." Bank, whether you can retain the position of co-organizer after you come, Zida can't guarantee it for the time being."

Fang Zida's answer did not disappoint Zhou Chen, but said happily, "There is no problem with this, thank you, Mr. General Manager."

"Shang Ming, although this person is talented, does he recommend himself...?" Leaving the Bank of Communications, Yang Du reminded him kindly, Fang Zida smiled and dismissed it: "It doesn't matter, as long as Zhou Chen is talented, my Central Bank is no better than the Bank of Communications." So what if Liang Shiyi is behind him? I only use his talent."

At this moment, in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Song Jiaoren was entertaining several guests, they were Yang Sen, Zhang Ji, Wang Zhengting and Wu Jinglian.

"Everyone, why are you free to come to my place today? Come, how about a taste of this tea." Song Jiaoren warmly greeted everyone to take their seats.

The tea is good tea, but everyone's thoughts are not on this tea, they put down the tea after taking a sip, all of them frowning.

Seeing this, Song Jiaoren was surprised, thinking that something serious had happened, and after quick questioning, he found out that they came here on purpose to find Qing Jing.It turns out that since the legislative resolution was passed, the two houses of Congress have been arguing every day for the formulation of laws such as the Constitution, Criminal Law, and Commercial Law. The entire Congress has been as noisy as a market, and even just for a few words From scolding to fighting, Wang Zhengting, who presided over the meeting, was also punched hard when trying to persuade the fight, and his face is still bruised.