Early the next morning, Qiao Zhiyong left the inn and headed towards the Presidential Palace. The soldiers guarding the door had already received Li Zhen's order. When they learned that the visitor was Qiao Zhiyong, they immediately reported it to Li Zhen. It didn't take long before Li Zhen came to the gate in person. Welcome and welcome Qiao Zhiyong into the hall.
The guests and hosts sat down, and Li Zhen asked with a smile: "Mr. Qiao, after thinking about it all night, have you made up your mind?"
Qiao Zhiyong replied: "I have thought carefully about it and am willing to serve as an official."
"good."
Li Zhen roared excitedly and laughed heartily.
He stood up in front of Qiao Zhiyong, stretched out his hand, shook hands with Qiao Zhiyong, and said happily: "Mr. Qiao, from now on, we are comrades-in-arms, brothers fighting in the trenches. From now on, we will work together to strive for the rise of China. "
“Strive for the rise of China.”
Qiao Zhiyong smiled and could feel the excitement in Li Zhen's heart.
Li Zhen returned to his seat and sat down, and said: "Mr. Qiao, I know that you must have a lot of things to arrange at home. After meeting all the businessmen on the 18th of the first lunar month, you can go back to your hometown first and sort out the things at home. After handling it, I will take office again, what do you think?"
"Thank you, President, for your understanding."
Qiao Zhiyong didn't expect Li Zhen to be so attentive and was extremely grateful.
When he came to Beijing this time, he temporarily arranged for someone to take care of the business. He could let go in the short term, but certainly not in the long term. If he enters politics, he must have the power to hand over, so he must go home and arrange the things that need to be done. Arrange it.
Li Zhen said: "Mr. Qiao, there is one more thing. The Ministry of Finance is established by you, so before that, you have to study more about the Ministry of Household Affairs of the past dynasties, and also study the financial structures of Britain, France, the United States and other countries. We A complete system is needed to ensure the operation of the country. You are familiar with business and finance, but you also need to learn these in advance, otherwise you will face great difficulties after taking office."
Qiao Zhiyong said: "Thank you very much, President. I will definitely do my homework well."
Li Zhen said with a smile: "I dug you out. If you do a good job, I also have face. Moreover, we are still comrades in the trenches. When we fish for food from the same pot, we will both prosper and suffer."
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "Although you took office later, I will introduce you to everyone in the system today. By the time you return to Beijing, I will probably have gone south to Vietnam. I will introduce it to you first. , let you know."
Without waiting for Qiao Zhiyong to answer, Li Zhen ordered: "Huang Hu."
"arrive."
Huang Hu strode in, raised his hand and saluted.
Li Zhen ordered: "Invite Zeng Guofan, Shi Dakai, Zhao Liewen, Zuo Zongtang, and Huang Shihai."
"yes."
Huang Hu agreed and then turned around to invite people.
Li Zhen was still extremely excited and said: "I have invited the most critical people. I will introduce them to you one by one later." Next, Li Zhen introduced the current power division method to Qiao Zhiyong, as well as An overall overview of China.
The two people asked and answered questions, and time passed quickly. Huang Shihai was the first to arrive at the Presidential Palace.
Qiao Zhiyong stood up proactively, and a smile appeared on Li Zhen's lips.
Li Zhen stood up and introduced: "Mr. Qiao, this is the commander of the First Army under my command. Currently, Huang Shihai leads the army to defend Beijing. He is the strongest force stationed in Beijing and is responsible for Beijing's security." After a pause, Li Zhen then said: "Shihai, this is the wise man I invited, the newly appointed Minister of Finance Qiao Zhiyong. From now on, Minister Qiao will be in charge of the country's finances. The salary of your soldiers, etc., will depend on this minister in front of you." ."
"Commander Huang."
Qiao Zhiyong took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Huang Shihai.
Huang Shihai shook hands with Qiao Zhiyong and said, "Minister Qiao, please take good care of me in the future."
Qiao Zhiyong repeatedly humbled himself and had a simple exchange with Huang Shihai.
Immediately afterwards, Zeng Guofan, Zhao Liewen, Zuo Zongtang and Shi Dakai came together.
The four people looked at Li Zhen first, and then all their eyes fell on Qiao Zhiyong. Li Zhen pointed at Qiao Zhiyong and said: "Guys, this is Qiao Zhiyong, the Minister of Finance I just invited. He is the head of the Qiao family in Shanxi. , now that I have poached him, he will be the person in charge of your monthly salary from now on. If you want to increase your salary, you have to build a good relationship, otherwise your salary will be reduced, so don’t blame me."
Li Zhen introduced Qiao Zhiyong to a few people, mostly jokingly.
Zeng Guofan said: "Minister Qiao, I am Zeng Guofan."
Immediately afterwards, Shi Dakai, Zhao Liewen and Zuo Zongtang shook hands with Qiao Zhiyong in turn.
Li Zhen introduced: "Minister Qiao, Zeng Guofan is the prime minister of the country, currently second only to me, the president. He is responsible for all matters of the country. Your Ministry of Finance is a department under Zeng Guofan and is directly responsible to Zeng Guofan."
"Prime Minister Zeng." Qiao Zhiyong nodded.
Li Zhen added: "Shi Dakai is the deputy prime minister of the country. He assists Zeng Guofan in his work. He is in the same system as you. The three of you are in the same system. I hope that the three of you will cooperate sincerely to build the country well."
The three of them nodded in agreement, all with determined expressions on their faces.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhen introduced Zuo Zongtang and Zhao Liewen in turn. Both of them are very important figures. Qiao Zhiyong must get to know them. After the introduction, everyone communicated together to enhance their familiarity. Qiao Zhiyong touched in the mall. After years of hard work, he is a well-rounded person and good at dancing. He quickly got along with the people present and integrated into this group.
When Li Zhen saw this situation, he had to praise Qiao Zhiyong's ability.
Of course, this is because Qiao Zhiyong has his own talents, otherwise he would definitely not be recognized by talented people like Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Zhao Liewen.
"Tap, step,."
A sound of footsteps came from outside the living room.
Wang Chi walked in from outside. He bowed to Li Zhen first and said, "Disciple has met the teacher."
Li Zhen waved his hands and said: "Sit."
After Wang Chi sat down, he looked at Qiao Zhiyong who was sitting there, blinked, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qiao, I didn't expect to see you here. It's such a fate." Before that, Wang Chi was active in the city. I went to visit Qiao Zhiyong, pushed out the matches and rickshaw, and had in-depth exchanges with Qiao Zhiyong, and reached a certain agreement.
Qiao Zhiyong was even more surprised when he saw Wang Chi and thought that Wang Chi called Li Zhen his teacher.
Qiao Zhiyong greeted Wang Chi, then looked at Li Zhen and said incredulously: "President, Mr. Wang calls you teacher. Did you teach him?"
Wang Chi said with a smile: "Of course, I was brought out by the teacher himself. The products I sell are all thought up by the teacher. I don't have the brains to come up with so many wonderful things."
Qiao Zhiyong said with emotion: "The president's wisdom is almost that of a demon. It's too difficult to come up with things like matches and rickshaws. It's hard to imagine how the president came up with it."
