Chapter 68 Return

[68] Return

Yao Fan successfully fooled Xu Jianyin, the general office of Shandong Machinery Bureau, and even Xue Fuchen, who listened to him, was greatly impressed. The two felt that if according to Yao Fan's statement, the machine can be installed immediately after it is bought and can be put into production within three months, which is much faster than the one-year production required by Lord Ding. It can be done, and it is definitely a wonderful achievement.

So the two immediately began to write a note and applied for the approval of silver. Two days later, Yao Fan got the 50,000 taels of silver ticket given to him by Ding Baozhen himself.

On this day, in the Beichayuan Street, in the office of the Machinery Bureau, Yao Fan, Xu Jianyin and Xue Fuchen quietly waited for the arrival of Ding Baozhen.

When Ding Baozhen came in, he didn't say nonsense such as "Yao Fan, don't lie to me" or any sensational words such as "Every penny here is the cream of the people".

Just stuffed the silver ticket to Yao Fan in front of Xu Jianyin and Xu Fuchen and said, "You don't have to worry about anything else."

After saying that, Lao Ding turned around and was about to leave, as if he had come here only to send money.

Yao Fan stuffed the silver ticket into his pocket and was in a complicated mood. He knew that such an alien as Ding Baozhen was really rare. How many officials in the Qing Dynasty would use it to do foreign affairs if they could squeeze out the money?

Yao Fan didn't ask himself to think too much. He did not hesitate to take a step forward and bowed:

"There is one more thing I want to ask for your approval."

Ding Baozhen was also stunned.

"Yao Fan, what else do you have?"

"Your Excellency, on the way to Jinan this time, the caravan of the younger generation encountered horse bandits. Everyone was held around their necks by steel knives, and their lives were hanging up and down, and the younger generation was almost killed. Now that I think about it, I still have lingering palpitations. The younger generation asked me to donate a group to my family to practice official positions and hang it under the Green Camp to eat. In this way, I can also bring some people on the road to travel in the future.

Ding Baozhen frowned and said, "I know that there are 30 or 50 horse bandits, more and less. I have been suffering from business all year round. I have talked to Zhou Juerong several times, and he has always told the horse bandits to be erratic, live in a fixed place, and have never been clean!"

Speaking of this, Ding Baozhen was a little angry.

Yao Fan said this not to embarrass Zhou Juerong, the Shandong general officer of Jinan Prefecture. He quickly said, "Although Li Jingfang and others have not many servants, it's good that with a knife in his hand, he can easily repel the horse bandits. The younger generation thought, if I have dozens of servants with knives, wouldn't it be safe?"

Ding Baozhen hummed funnyly and said, "You are a hundred servants with knives. How can you compare with those warriors in his family?

Well, if I donate it with you, you don't need to send money to the dental bureau, the group training bureau, and the armor protection bureau. You just go to the support bureau of my Taiwan government office and hand in the relevant ultimatum and 1,000 taels of silver. I will tell them to do it for you, and hang it under the garrison camp of Wei Guofu in Qingdao, Jiaozhou, and give it to the general manager. Title, usually... Just send Sun Maowen to Jiaozhou to help Sun Maowen collect some donation orders.

When Yao Fan heard this, his affiliation and dispatch were not a family. This is just a three-indifferent! I was overjoyed and quickly thanked Ding Baozhen.

"It's just that there is no money. Don't think about this. Now the money of the Green Camp is only half paid. How can the money be paid to Xiang Yong? Take it yourself! This is to protect your own wealth. Do you still want to reach out to the court? Ding Baozhen also ignited here, so he turned around and left impatiently.

"Alas, if you can be 20 years younger, I will definitely pull you over." Yao Fan thought proudly.

As soon as Lao Ding left, Xue Fuchen smiled and said, "Brother Yao, since you have donated a group training system for your family, why don't you ask for fun to ask adults for pay? The lord asked you to help the state government collect donation and distribution bills. That thing is sent down like snowflakes every month. Since the lord has promised you this job, are you afraid that you can't get paid in the middle?

Yao Fanxin said that he just wanted Lao Ding to think that he was greedy for money, but he didn't expect that Lao Ding had arranged the way to dig silver, and he really took good care of himself.

Back in the store, Yao Fan helped He Shicheng write an ultimatum, and even sent Yinzi to the support bureau of the governor's government, and stuffed a hundred taels of red envelopes for the support bureau. With the red envelopes and Ding Baozhen's personal order, the support bureau was almost like flying. Two days later, he sent the documents to the relevant prefectures and counties below. The government at all levels reported and handed over the appointment letter to Yao Fan.

After He Shicheng went to Tai'an to send silver and returned from Tai'an with Luo Guanqun and Wang Chuan to help Yao Fan fall, he suddenly found that he was already a minor official.

"Shicheng, I will give the appointment letter to Wei Guofu when I go back to Qingdao, and you will be regarded as a general practitioner."

"The owner, how many officials are you always practicing?"

"Not in the stream."

"Mr. Bai under the garrison camp is also unentered. Which one is bigger?"

"I don't know. Maybe he is bigger than you. After all, he is a regular army."

He Shicheng went back to his room, but he was still happy and became an official. Although he was only an unincoming militia leader who was not even from Jiupin, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

The three members of the Li family played in Jinan for nine days, but on the tenth day, it was time for the three to leave.

Yao Fan has been making friends with each other these days, and his relationship with the three has taken another step closer. After sending the three people out of ten miles in one breath that day, he turned back. Before leaving, he still tore off the five boxes of Ferrero chocolates he ate, which were still tore off the Chinese stickers of imported goods and gave them to the three people. Three 28 agricultural bicycles and simple kits and manual pump were sent to three people.

These days, Yao Fan listened to Li Jingshu complain that because Yao Fan said that those chocolates could not withstand heat, the three of them ate diligently, while Li Jingxuan was the most greedy for sweet food, and she could eat half a box a day. Yao Fan is complaining about you? Or ask for bribes? So I had to keep my share as a snack and give it to the three people.

"Brother Jingfang, here are 30 pens and 30 bottles of ink. Your brother will use it when he goes to study, and it is also good for sending it to the classmates. In addition, there are ten new towels, all of which I brought back from the West, specially used to wash my face, which is more comfortable than wiping with a cloth. Yao Fan thoughtfully took a package out of his carriage and handed it to Li Jingfang.

"Brother Yao, you have really spent a lot of money these days." Li Jingfang said gratefully.

"But my brother also asked people to patronize Brother Yao's business. He bought 100 paradise umbrellas and 300 yuan of spring soap to help him make money." Li Jingshu immediately said jokingly.

Yao Fan was stunned as soon as he heard it.

"What? ......Hi! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Isn't it over to send you a few boxes? Why do you have to ask someone to buy it? Let people know that I'm lost face.

"Look at what Brother Yao said, why are you polite to us? My brother bought these and took them to Beijing and Tianjin to send their friends. If he still stretched out his hand to Brother Yao, it really doesn't make sense. What's more, Brother Yao sent us so many books and gifts before and after. This little money is not worth mentioning, but it's a pity that our brothers have to hurry and can't bring too much, otherwise we will definitely buy it twice. Li Jing said with a smile.

Yao Fan smiled gently.

"You study well in the capital and Tianjin. If I have the opportunity to pass by there in the future, I will definitely come to see you."

"If Brother Yao passes by, you must come!" Li Jingxuan suddenly said something.

Li Jingshu and Li Jingfang also strongly demanded that Yao Fan must take time to go to Tianjin in the future, so that they can have the opportunity to fulfill their friendship as landlords. Yao Fan knew that it was Li Hongzhang's base camp. Many Huai soldiers took their families to live there, and there were more people speaking Anhui dialect on the street than those with local accents.

After many visits and banquets these days, the relationship between the four has been quite close.

After the four people said goodbye, Yao Fan saw them leave.

On the way back to the city, Yao Fan decided to immediately embark on the journey back to Qingdao.

He originally went to Jinan to hug his thighs, but now his goal has been achieved. The thickest thigh is firmly held by him, and naturally he doesn't need to stay here for a long time.

Luo Guanqun and Wang Chuanian spent 3,000 taels of silver to help Yao Fan find a dilapidated landlord family surnamed Yao in Tai'an. After entering the genealogy, they also returned to Jinan. Yao Fan asked them to stay in Jinan to watch He Wanyu and beware of his embezzlement of the money of the business.

Yao Fan led the original team he brought from Qingdaokou to cheer up the bicycle with a small gas cylinder and set off again. A team of 28 bicycles and 30 people returned to Qingdao. This time, because there were no goods, it was easier to ride, and the two extra people were carried by the team in turn due to the delivery of three bicycles.

As for Zhou's fourth, he was ordered by Yao Fan to send the medicine back as soon as possible, so he hired a big car in Jinan and went all the way to Qingdao.

The driver received 20 taels of silver, and naturally went on the way at night. Because the empty car ran fast, it took only nine days to send the fourth week home.

Seeing the medicine and letters sent by Yao Fan, and listening to Zhou Si talking about his experience along the way, the third sister and Li Hainiu discussed.

"Third sister, make up your mind. You are next to the owner. I'll listen to you."

"Brother Li, this is also the first time I have encountered this, and I am very panicked. What do you think Brother Yao thinks? Why do you want to give Ma Bandit medicine? The third sister sat in Yao Fan's room, frowning doubtfully and meditating.

Li Hainiu figured out Yao Fan's thoughts and said without hurry, "It's probably that the owner saw those people pitiful. As the saying goes, saving people's lives is better than building a seven-level floating slaughter."

"Those horse bandits robbed the eldest brother's silver. If there is anything to save, it's better to teach him to die!" The third sister said angrily.

"There is a reason for the owner to do things. Let's still listen to the owner." Li Hainiu enlightened.

............

Lunashan Mountain, Stone Ditch.

In the stockade of the White Horse Club, in a low wooden house, a lamp is like beans.

In the dim light, Bai Xiaoqi, the head of the White Horse Club, knelt in front of a small wooden shrine and devoted herself to prayer.

Only listen to her devout words:

"Please bless my son...

Please God and Buddha bless my son...

Ask my ancestors to keep my son safe...

Please bless my son..."

There is only one wooden card in the middle of the shrine, which says the spiritual position of the first father Bai Jiude.