Just a few days after New Year's Day in 1910, another Sichuan-Hankou Railway stock subscription boom initiated by Sichuan Railway Company has arrived again. As the foundation-building projects of multiple sections of railways between Chengdu and Chongqing have started one after another, people from all walks of life in Sichuan seem to have seen the rumbling trains heading towards them, as if they heard the sound of the whistle that pierced the sky.

The "Chuan-Han Railway Company" without a single inch of railway tracks and a group of hidden vested interests have fueled the fire behind it. Stock subscription has become the biggest thing in the lives of Sichuan people, entrusting the dream of countless people to get rich, making the entire streets and fields of Sichuan alleys and fields talking about railway stocks.

Since the establishment of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company, Xiao Yiming has been silent and staying out of the matter. The "Chuan-Han Railway Company" created by a group of businessmen, down-and-out literati and a group of local bureaucrats is indeed a huge trend. Not only did it invite railway engineers from Britain and the United States to survey and design, but it also invited Zhan Tianyou, who is famous all over the country and is regarded as the "father of China's railways", to design.

All this made Xiao Yiming feel familiar. In a trance, he thought of the "purse company" and "financing company" that made money by nothing. He felt that the operating methods were surprisingly similar. Moreover, Xiao Yiming always couldn't remember that there was a Sichuan-Han Railway in Sichuan. Therefore, the brothers around him and Sister Yi at home were very excited. When he wanted to take out all his savings to buy railway stocks that were rising rapidly, Xiao Yiming stopped it with a rare stern attitude. The sentence "it was at your own risk" shattered the dream of making money for all relatives and friends. He couldn't tell the reason, but his intuition told him that he would never do it.

The development of the matter was indeed not as expected by Xiao Yiming. In the past two years, the Sichuan-Han Railway Company, established by a group of rabble, has found him many times to lobby, enthusiastically invited him to serve as a shareholder of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company without having to buy a penny of stocks. The reputation is getting better and more popular, Xiao Yiming, naturally would not agree. Every time he politely refused on the grounds that "as a military and political official, he cannot affect the purity of a private company."

However, it is no problem whether he or not Xiao Yiming is available. Everyone will rotate as usual. The Sichuan-Han Railway Company, which has received strong support from the court and social groups in various provinces, has easily raised more than 8 million yuan through stock issuance, and subsequent fundraising is still growing.

Faced with such a gratifying scene, the elites of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company unanimously decided to use the "reasonable idle time for funds" between preparation and construction to make the time difference!

As a result, one after another, one after another, the "railroad university" and "surveying and mapping schools" were established one after another, and a large number of land in the city were purchased to establish real estate companies. They hurriedly purchased machinery and equipment from various countries in Europe and the United States to establish foundries, accessories factories and other entities. They arranged relatives and friends to serve as important positions in various entities in a noble place, enjoying the high salaries that countless people dream of, and winning the envy and admiration of the people wherever they go.

During this period, the Sichuan-Han Railway Company organized a batch of "inspection groups" to Japan and Europe to "inspection railways". Therefore, many people's children quietly realized their dream of studying in Japan and Europe and the United States. The Pinghan Railway, which is very successful and extremely profitable, cannot catch the eye of these elites.

Xiao Yiming, who was watching coldly, sighed. He understood the unlimited hope of the people of Sichuan for railways to change their poverty life. He also knew that many knowledgeable people in the railway company were working hard for the first railway in Sichuan history. However, no matter how beautiful the wish is, it is still a wish, and the lack of an effective supervision mechanism, the gradually deteriorating Sichuan-Han Railway Company is raising crises.

Forced by the complex reality, Xiao Yiming chose to remain silent and wait and see, and went to the Governor's office every day, and then quietly worked for his business.

When they have time, Xiao Yiming will visit the elders, business partners, and friends in the consulates of Britain, the United States, Virtue and France. Everyone drinks tea and chats together, and their lives are comfortable, not ostentatious or cause trouble, and enjoys a simple and peaceful life.

Xiao Yiming did this, but instead made everyone in the officialdom and his colleagues in the army praise: Look, our Brother Xiao is just steady and realistic, and he is not arrogant in his contributions, and is rich but not arrogant. He has already deeply integrated the doctrine of the mean!

Only Zhao Erxun understood Xiao Yiming's mood. Almost every week, Xiao Yiming would come to the backyard to pay his respects to him. Everything Zhao Erxun asked about, whether it involved current affairs or the development of Sichuan's industries, Xiao Yiming had everything he knew and said nothing, without any ambiguity, and seemed to be no different from before.

But Zhao Erxun could still see the sorrow and loneliness between Xiao Yiming's eyebrows. So, just after the Spring Festival, Xiao Yiming immediately left the Qingshui Yamen Supervision and Training Office and took office as the Military Preparation Office, which had the power to approve the conscription quota and weapons and equipment. Wu Zhongyong, the General Office of the Military Preparation Office, had been transferred to the General Office of the Sichuan Army Military Lecture Hall, and had a target guard force.

The new General Office of the Military Preparation Department has not been appointed for a long time, and all the work naturally fell on Xiao Yiming.

No matter how confused Xiao Yiming is, he has to be busy. The heavy business and huge responsibilities of the Military Preparation Department are not comparable to those of the Supervision and Training Department.

The Sichuan Army Martial Arts Hall was established on the basis of the Army Quick Training Academy and was completely a product of the internal power struggle of the army. The Sichuan Army Quick Training Academy, which was only held for three phases, disappeared with the establishment of the Martial Arts Hall. This demise led to the temporary reconciliation of various factions in the army. After completing the power distribution, the Sichuan Army Martial Arts Hall expanded exponentially, both teachers and students, and since then it has become the highest military education institution in Sichuan and the only higher military institution in Sichuan.

Xiao Yiming has been in office for less than a week and has just become familiar with the new working environment and has found some tricks of military preparation. A big trouble that an ex has worked hard to solve for a long time has come.

Early in the morning, Zhu Qinglan, the commander of the 17th Town of the New Army, Cheng Qian, the chief of staff, Zhou Daogang, the acting commander of the 33rd Association, and Chen Delin, the commander of the 34th Association, came to visit in a blazing manner. As soon as the four famous new army generals entered the door, they bowed and congratulated each other. Xiao Yiming quickly asked everyone to sit down, and the clever personal guard Xiaofei immediately delivered the best fragrant tea.

Zhu Qinglan smiled at Xiao Yiming, who had been low-key for half a year and had been polite to him, and after saying a few unnutritious and polite words, he picked up the tea cup and tasted the tea.

Zhou Daogang, who was very passionate, praised Xiao Yiming for his good tea. Only Cheng Qian politely thanked Xiao Yiming for his kind hospitality, which made Xiao Yiming feel embarrassed for a moment.

After drinking half a cup of tea, Zhu Qinglan talked to Cheng Qian. Cheng Qian immediately stood up, took out a document from his military pocket, and handed it to him with both hands:

"Mr. Xiao, this is an application report jointly made by all departments of our new army. Please check it out."

"Chief of Staff Cheng, please sit down!"

Xiao Yiming politely asked Cheng Qian to sit down, return to his seat, read the report carefully, and finally stopped on the application date, raised his head and showed a sincere smile:

"General Zhu, colleagues, this report is very important. I personally support it, but I just can't figure it out. Why did the report I had already prepared half a year ago only sent to the military preparation office today?"

Everyone did not expect that Xiao Yiming, who was young, was so experienced, and he pointed directly at the core of the problem and couldn't help but look at each other.
Chapter completed!