Zhao Liewen wanted to find an excuse to leave. Seeing Yan Shikuan's attitude, he knew that there must be something to say. He immediately stood up and didn't want to leave. Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said, "If Huifu had a way to save money and worry, he would not be able to go out of the way."

Is this a relief? Zhao Liewen was delighted and hurriedly said, "If students think carefully, they will definitely have the best of both worlds."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Go and do it first." Zhao Liewen, who was waiting for him, bowed and said, before he looked at Yan Shikuan, "Xiao Kai graduated last year, not saying that he wanted to travel to European countries, wait for De Zai and Xingzai to graduate, and then return to China together."

"I don't know what's going on, so I suddenly returned to China without saying a word, and I didn't tell him." Yan Shikuan glanced at him and said, "I guess it should be related to the two princes."

Yi Zhizu has three sons, the eldest son Yi Zhengde, and his mother is Bai Zhi. He was born in the 27th year of Daoguang and is already twenty-one this year. The second son Yi Zhengxing is the legitimate son, and his mother is Zaitong, and he is twenty years old this year. The third son Yi Zhengchu, and his mother is Lin Xuan, and he is sixteen this year. The three sons are all studying in England.

Yan Shikuan knew it was very important to the right people, so he sent Yan Wenkai to English to accompany him to study at a young age. Because of the relationship between the two families, Yan Wenkai and Zhengde and Zhengxing have a very good relationship. This time he suddenly returned to China, it must be related to the two princes, especially the second son Zhengxing.

Yi Zhizu naturally knew about his son's situation. However, he vaguely guessed that Yan Wenkai returned to China early, which might be the preparation for the second child. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Wait until later to find out."

Yan Shikuan said tentatively: "The two princes will return to China next year. What are the plans to make arrangements?"

"Think so long?" Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Children have their own interests and hobbies, and their own life goals, such as politics, business, academic research, art... No matter what choice they make, I will respect them."

So open-minded? Yan Shikuan said in surprise: "Someone can inherit this foundation?"

"The forced melon is not sweet." Yi Zhizu said unconsciously: "I don't want to overtake the office and plan their lives in advance. Besides, even if they are interested, they still have this ability. Yuan Qi is not something that everyone can control."

After hearing this, Yan Shikuan couldn't help but be stunned, and then smiled and said, "The tiger father has no dog son. How can the princes have been studying in the West since they were young? How can they not be able to do so?" As he said, he changed his mind and said with complaints: "I haven't been by my side for so many years, this kid is a little distant. I didn't know what my third brother thought at the beginning, so he insisted on sending all the children to the West..."

"Didn't you tell you very clearly?" Yi Zhizu was speechless. The reason why he sent all his children to the West was not only for safety reasons and education. With his status, children would most likely become playboys when they stayed by their side. A few of the princes and princes in the capital were not playboys, and not many of the merchants in Guangzhou had a promising prospect.

After a pause, he comforted: "The child is not around for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will be a little bit of apart. It will be fine if he lives a few days."

Yan Wenkai's arrival made Yan Kexin happy and kept asking questions. Zaitong and several other concubines rushed over after hearing the news and chatted with him about the situation of his children abroad. Yi Qunru's three sons and three daughters, but only one young daughter stayed by her side. The others were all abroad. After finally coming to understand the situation, how could they let it go?

Even though he had a good eloquence, Yan Wenkai was dizzy when asked by several women. He finally got out until the dinner started. After the banquet, Yi Zhizu did not go to the study, but asked Yan Shikuan and his son to accompany him to Heyuan for a walk.

After walking a while, Yi Zhizu asked kindly: "What are your plans to return to China? What career do you want to pursue?"

"If you study well, you will be an official; if you are an official, you will be an official." Yan Wenkai said without hesitation: "My nephew wants to enter politics and become an official."

This answer was expected by Yishisu, but after hearing this, he still felt a little moved. For thousands of years, the idea of ​​studying and becoming an official has been deeply rooted in the bones. Not to mention the country, many returning students also have a special liking for entering the officialdom. This is something he does not want to see. He does not want all talents to become officials, which will cause huge waste of talents, especially at this stage, which is unacceptable to this waste.

After retracting his thoughts, he said: "Do you know the situation in China? The political environments in China and abroad are very different."

"Uncle--." Yan Wen smiled and said, "Although the boys are abroad, they are always paying attention to the situation in the country. Our Chinese scholars also have a good understanding of the officialdom...

"Since I was young, it is rare that you still have a innocent heart and a strong sense of scholarship." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Since you want to enter the officialdom, do you have specific ideas?"

Yan Wenkai thoughtfully said: "My nephew plans to conduct investigations and research first, and have a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the situation of all classes in China. If you want to be a political official, you must understand the current situation and development of all classes in China as much as possible..."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu couldn't help but look at him with admiration and said with a smile: "I'm commendable, okay, my uncle supports you, let it go, you can come to me if you want people, money and information."

"Thank you uncle." Yan Wenkai said happily: "With my uncle's strong support, we will have a backbone..."

Yan Shikuan hoped that Yan Wenkai could stay with Yi Shizui's side, and immediately said, "How old are they? Third brother, don't spoil them..."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "When we were at their age, we had already founded Yuanqi and monopolized the money industry in Guangdong Province."

"How can they compare to you?"

"I haven't heard that the younger generation is terrifying?" Yi Zhizu waved his hand with a smile, "The world always belongs to young people. They must be given the opportunity to temper themselves, otherwise how can they grow up?"

"It's still my uncle's wise!" Yan Wenkai quickly flattered him.

"The word "Shengming" cannot be used randomly. This is a word for praise for the emperor and the queen." Yi Zhizu smiled and said: "Although freedom of speech has been advocated in China for many years, it is still an imperial autocratic society after all, and there are still some aspects of attention."

Yan Wenkai said obediently: "I am remembering my uncle's teachings."

Sichuan Road, Jie'an, study room.

Zhao Liewen picked up the teacup and blew it slowly, took a few sips, and praised it with a gentle voice: "Good tea."

"Pu'er, which has been in five years of development, is not a good tea." Jie Xiuyuan said humbly, and then said: "Brother Huifu will not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. If you have anything, you will never refuse anything you can."

"It's nothing." Zhao Liewen put down his teacup and asked, "Is the Japanese trade profitable?"

"Brother Huifu is not asking clearly that Yuanqi monopolizes trade with Japan, how can he not make money?" Jie Xiuyuan smiled and said, "For Yuanqi, Japan is both a source of raw materials and a market for industrial products dumping. Although Japan is small, it has a population of 30 million. It is a large market. Britain, France, the United States, Russia and other countries have been jealous for a long time..." Speaking of this, he reacted and said vigilantly: "Brother Huifu wants to persuade the shopkeeper?"

Zhao Liewen said in a deep voice: "There is no need to cover the fire. If this matter is spread, what kind of reputation will the shopkeeper have? That is a population of 30 million!"

"Brother Huifu doesn't know the character of the boss." Jie Xiuyuan sighed lightly, "The boss's mind is clear about the situation of the Japanese trade. I believe that the boss's decision must have been repeated after repeated weighing. In terms of long-term vision, no one in the world can match the boss's boss..."

After a pause, he continued: "Brother Huifu should be aware that European grain harvests have been bad for years, grain prices have been rising steadily, American grain has been resold Europe, and Southeast Asia has also dropped significantly in recent years due to wars. Moreover, Yuan Qi is launching a large-scale attack on Japanese and severing the absolute Japanese grain trade. It is reasonable and it is understandable and will not damage the reputation of the shopkeeper."

"The world only looks at the result, who asks the reason?" Zhao Liewen said: "There are frequent riots in Japan due to food shortages. Once a full-scale war breaks out and the food trade is cut off, a rare famine will inevitably break out. It is estimated that tens of millions of people will die of famine, which will definitely shock the world. This matter cannot be hidden... By then, both at home and abroad, the shopkeeper will inevitably become the target of public criticism."

Xie Xiuyuan hesitated and said: "Water is isolated overseas and has been locked up in the country for a long time, and the naval blockade is tight. It should not leak news?"

Zhao Liewen said coldly: "How can we not leak the news? Even if all the Yuanqi officers and soldiers who participated in the war were tight-lipped, don't forget that the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Navy also participated in the attack on the Japanese."

After a while of silence, Jie Xiuyuan said, "The shopkeeper is determined, what can we do?"

"It's shaken." Zhao Liewen said slowly: "The shopkeeper said that there is a way to save money and worry, and you can open the door."

"Save money and worry?" Jie Xiuyuan stumbled for a while before saying, "This is not an ordinary difficulty..."

Zhao Liewen said slowly: "The boss's mind is not only to permanently incorporate Japan into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but also to weaken Japan to the greatest extent, in order to prevent Japan from becoming independent in the future and pose a huge threat to our country. The so-called saving money means not wanting to invest huge amounts of money in Japan, that is, not wanting to immigrate on a large scale. The so-called worry-free means not leaving any future troubles once and for all."

After pondering for a moment, Jie Xiuyuan said in a muffled voice: "The big shopkeeper's idea is right. The big famine is the most cost-effective and worry-free way. I thought about it. The big shopkeeper was not shaken, but wanted Brother Huifu to retreat and understand his painstaking efforts."

Zhao Liewen was stunned when he heard this. He thought it was possible. However, he was still a little unwilling to accept it and said, "I immigrated to Siberia or Alaska, or like African black slaves... In addition, I heard that there is oil in Sakhalin Island..."

"Alaska and Siberia are too far away, and large-scale immigration is expensive." Jie Xiuyuan said without hesitation: "If you sell it as a slave, the shopkeeper will probably not agree. Both the United States and Russia are abolishing slaves. How can we advocate it with great fanfare? If this is the case, it will inevitably be criticized by Western countries.

If there is oil on Sakhalin Island, it can be immigrated and exploited. Yuanqi is planning to vigorously develop the oil industry, but it will not require many people... It only takes tens of thousands of people to break the sky."

At 8 o'clock the next morning, Yi Zhizu walked into Changle Bookstore on time as usual. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Zhao Liewen and Jie Xiuyuan and the others waiting in the yard. The two of them came forward to greet him. He joked: "Is this a reinforcement coming?"

Jie Xiuyuan hurriedly said, "I can't be considered a rescuer..."

"It seems that he is unwilling to give up." Yi Zhizu said: "Go in and say it." The three of them went into the house and sat down. Jie Xiuyuan said straight: "The big shopkeeper, whether it is a raw material market or a commodity dumping market, Japan cannot give up easily. Once Japan is destroyed, Yuanqi's direct economic losses in one year will be as high as six or seven million taels of silver."

Yi Zhizuo said with a smile: "For the sake of millions of profits per year, we have to wait and see that Japan is gradually becoming a big trend?"

"I don't mean this." Jie Xiuyuan didn't dare to look at him, and lowered his head and said, "I just felt that it was not worth the money. Tens of thousands of people directly and indirectly participated in the trade with Japan..."

"It seems that you don't understand the situation in Japan." Yi Zhizu said: "Now, Japan is not satisfied with the status quo. It wants to subvert the shogunate rule, learn from the West, implement a constitutional monarchy, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and completely get rid of Yuanqi's control. If we let it go, Yuanqi's trade with Japan will undergo great changes in a few years."

"Big shopkeeper." Zhao Liewen said: "Why can't we follow Southeast Asian countries and only eliminate the nobles and gentry classes of Japan? In this way, we can preserve the Japanese market to the greatest extent."

"Good question." Yi Zhizuji said first: "Why should we treat Japan differently? The reason is very simple, because Japan has a complete education system, which is even better than our country. The Terakoya education in Japan is very popular, that is, primary education, so that more than half of the men and 20% of the women in Japan have received primary education.

The most important place of Edo, regardless of gender, has been educated as high as 90%. Can such a country be equal to Southeast Asian countries?”

Zhao Liewen and Jie Xiuyuan couldn't help but look at each other. The two finally understood why Yi Zhizu attached so much importance to Japan and why they treated Japan differently. Faced with a country with such a high education rate, it is basically impossible to assimilate and integrate!

"The proportion of education in Japan is so high that it can be said to be the best in the world. This is why I attach so much importance to Japan. Once Japan follows the West, implements a constitutional monarchy, and vigorously develops industry, it will inevitably rise rapidly and become one of the world's powerful countries, posing a great threat to our country!"
Chapter completed!