After receiving Kang Fan's telegram, more than a dozen intelligence officers arrived in the capital by train that night to meet up with Kang Fan.

Kang Fan had two plans for doing this: First, he was worried that Japanese spies were plotting against He Shuixiu, so he appointed intelligence personnel to secretly protect He Shuixiu; second, he took this opportunity to establish his own permanent intelligence agency in the capital to keep abreast of the court and the government.

Abnormal changes in embassies of various countries in Beijing.

The headquarters of the intelligence agency is located in the backyard of the largest store in the capital, which is very hidden. This store was founded by the previous generation of the He family in the capital. It has existed in the capital for many years and is widely known to the people of the capital.

There are also several smaller branches scattered throughout the capital, which are ideal ready-made places.

Kang Fan placed these intelligence personnel in various shops in the capital, each with different public identities. They participated in the daily business activities of the shops while collecting and spying on all aspects of intelligence. After arranging all this, Kang Fan entered the palace.

Meeting the Empress Dowager Cixi. The shooting of a Japanese spy in the street once again shocked the capital. The Empress Dowager Cixi sent several waves of people to notify Kang Fan to come to the palace to meet him, but Kang Fan was busy secretly arranging these intelligence personnel and kept delaying.

"You have made enemies with the Japanese pirates several times, killing their people and robbing their money. Everyone in our court knows about it. How can the Japanese pirates not know about it? The Japanese pirates have always been domineering. This time they underestimated the enemy and failed. In addition, after being humiliated by you, I expected that they would not give up.

"Although you were lucky enough to escape this time, you must not stay in Beijing for a long time. For safety reasons, please return to Jin as soon as possible." Cixi said.

Kang Fan bowed and thanked him: "I will leave for Jin immediately. Please don't worry, Queen Mother."

Cixi said solemnly: "When your Jin army is fully fledged in the future, the Japanese pirates will be wiped out. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth, so you should do your best to turn the tide for our Qing Dynasty. Don't slack off at all!"

After Kang Fan thanked him respectfully, he took Mei Xiang with him out of Cixi's palace. Mei Xiang checked Kang Fan carefully while walking. She was relieved when she saw that nothing was wrong, and punched Kang Fan right on the sore spot.

The pain made Kang Fan scream.

"Auntie, don't you think my injury is not serious enough?" Kang Fan shouted.

Mei Xiang pulled him back to her side again, "You know how to cause trouble! Can't you just calm down for a while? There are so many Japanese, can you kill them all by yourself?"

Kang Fan didn't dare to speak anymore and followed him honestly. He originally planned to say goodbye to He Shuixiu, but seeing Mei Xiang's anxious look, he gave up the idea. Furthermore, Kang Fan also understood that he could get away from the Japanese secret agents this time.

It was a fluke to escape from being shot at. During this period, the entire city was under martial law. The police station and the garrison in the capital were conducting strict checks on people entering and leaving the capital. As a result, these Japanese spies were unable to carry more powerful but oversized weapons.

When a rifle enters the capital, only a pistol can be used, and it needs to be dismantled into parts, carried separately and concealed, and then reassembled after entering the city. The pistol is not powerful enough and can only be used at close range, which makes it difficult for veterans like Kang Fan and others to play with guns.

In a duel between hand-to-hand combat masters, these Japanese spies have no advantage at all, and failure is doomed.

Under Mei Xiang's urging, Kang Fan and his entourage rushed all the way back to Ningwu. Kang Fan immediately took up the post of governor of Shanxi and took charge of the Shanxi governor's office to take charge of Shanxi's military and political affairs.

Shanxi Province is nearly 300 kilometers wide from east to west and nearly 600 kilometers long from north to south. It has various landform types such as mountains, hills, plateaus, basins, and terraces. It is a plateau area sandwiched between the canyon in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the Taihang Mountains.

It has a temperate continental monsoon climate. Important cities within the territory are located in various mountain basins. For example, the capital Taiyuan City is located in the Jinzhong Basin.

As the capital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City has been the largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of Shanxi since ancient times. It is famous for its long history, splendid culture, and rich resources. The jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture includes the Jinzhong Basin.

It covers a total of more than 10,000 square kilometers of land, covering the entire middle reaches of the Fen River. It has always been the most developed area for agriculture, industry, and commerce in Shanxi. The Jingtai and Jinxing railway lines intersect here, connecting several major basins in the province.

With the rise of the city, it has become the transportation and communication center of the province, and its status is even more important. Controlling the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture can control the entire Shanxi, and Kang Fan, who was promoted to the governor of Shanxi, knew this very well. Therefore, as soon as he took office, he

The planning and construction work for the area under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture began in full swing.

Ningwu Prefecture, as the place where Kang Fan and others emerged, has completed its historical mission, but it is still a hotbed for the development of Shanxi as a whole. The successful experience gained here will be used by Taiyuan Prefecture or promoted throughout the province.

As an important industrial base in Shanxi Province, Ningwu Prefecture will continue to play an important role. The factory here will produce new and most advanced equipment for the proposed Taiyuan industrial and agricultural system. Relying on the superior geographical advantages, the new

The area under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture will be a modern political, economic, and cultural center with a larger scale, a more complete light and heavy industrial system, and stronger strength, forming a strong relationship with Ningwu Prefecture.

While vigorously building and improving basic industries, manufacturing is still the focus of industrial construction in Taiyuan Prefecture: a new Taiyuan internal combustion engine manufacturing enterprise will be established to develop and produce various types of gasoline and diesel engines.

Taiyuan Automobile Manufacturing Enterprise, which mainly produces automobiles, tractors, and construction machinery, and Taiyuan Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, which specializes in the development and production of aircraft. These factories are in the internal combustion engine, power machinery, aircraft manufacturing and other departments separated from the Ningwu Fu Machinery United Enterprise.

The Ningwu Prefecture Machinery Joint Enterprise will mainly turn to the development and production of steam locomotives and railway equipment as well as various types of machine tools, each with its own focus. In addition, it is necessary to focus on building a company in the Taiyuan Prefecture area to specialize in the development and production of various types of machine tools.

Large enterprises focusing on precision equipment such as electronics, electrical and optics.

After Ningwu University and Ningwu Vocational and Technical School moved to Taiyuan City, they were renamed Taiyuan University and Taiyuan Vocational and Technical College. They are larger in scale, have more complete systems and facilities, and have stronger teaching staff. They were built on the basis of Ningwu Hospital.

The Taiyuan Hospital has become the largest government-run hospital with the best medical conditions in the province and even the country. Other important institutions such as aviation bases must also be located in Taiyuan Prefecture and expand their scale accordingly, and improve their systems and facilities. Only Chiang Saen Ying

It is not included in the relocation plan. Kang Fan has an sx2300 for transportation. It is convenient to travel between Taiyuan Governor's Yamen and Ningwu Qingshengying. After the official road running through the north and south of the province is transformed into a cement highway, driving will be more comfortable.

Located in Taiyuan City, the Shanxi Governor's Yamen Mansion covers an area of ​​nearly 50 acres. It is large in scale and majestic. In front of the Yamen there is a screen wall, a pair of stone lions, a gate, and archways arranged from east to west, with three archways in the east, west, and middle.

They are respectively "Fusui Quanjin", "Admiral Three Passes" and "Civil and Military as Constitution". There are countless houses and courtyards in the mansion, with halls, pavilions, waterside pavilions, pavilions, corridors, rockery gardens and so on.

Towering ancient trees, blooming flowers, gurgling water, and the chirping of birds and warblers make it just like a fairyland. The rockery to the north of the mansion is high, nearly 30 meters wide, and nearly 100 meters long from north to south. It was filled in by Zhang Zhidong, the former governor of Shanxi, when he was in office.

Built of earth and stone, it has caves, pavilions, flowers, grass, trees, etc. in the mountains, each with its own characteristics. It is the highest point in the mansion, and you can have a panoramic view of the whole mansion.

After modernization, the front yard of the governor's Yamen mansion is full of various administrative offices of the government. The back yard is where Kang Fan, Mei Xiang, Zhong Hanqiang and Mei Xiang's classmates live. The governor's Yamen is larger than the Ningwu County Yamen.

I don’t know how many times, everyone has been assigned an independent residence of their own, and the daily chores are taken care of by the government staff. They don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and they can see each other every day. It’s very comfortable. As for security, all the security camps have

The officers and soldiers have collectively stationed themselves in the military camp in the governor's Yamen, and together with the internal security personnel from other departments in the Yamen, there is no need to worry.

After this, Kang Fan truly felt relieved.

Autumn dusk is the most nostalgic, and at this time, everyone has returned from work. It is during the leisure time, and the two gardens on the east and west of the mansion have become places for everyone to gather. The students are in twos and threes.

Some are playing together, some are playing fish by the pond, some are admiring flowers, some are studying academic issues under the shade of trees, some are gazing at the rockery, and there are a few couples leaning on the beautifully carved verandah.

, or nestled on the green grass, or hiding in the pavilion painted with dragons and phoenixes, making love to each other. Adolf wandered around in an incomprehensible manner, harassing everyone he saw, even hiding all kinds of

The birds were also driven out by it, chirping and telling their dissatisfaction in the sky... When Mei Xiang was excited, she asked Kang Fan to carry her on his back and wander around the garden.

After a while, Zhong Hanqiang came towards him. Mei Xiang knew that he had something serious to do, so she jumped off Kang Fan. The three of them sat in wooden chairs beside the gravel path.

Zhong Hanqiang said: "At present, the gentry, officials and businessmen from all over Shanxi have responded to Mr. Hu's initiative and have sent me the huge sums of money raised. In addition, they have expressed their full support for the development of the new government headed by you.

Plan and do your best to help. The situation is very good.”

Kang Fan was overjoyed: It seemed that Hu Pinzhi had laid a good foundation for himself before abdicating, so he could easily get through this unstable period of power transfer. It can be said that he had taken great pains.

"During his tenure in Shanxi, Mr. Hu made great contributions in establishing Shanxi's new education, developing local industry and commerce, and improving people's livelihood. It is really regrettable that he was dismissed because of his admiration for the reform movement," said Kang Fan.

The three of them were silent for a while, and then Zhong Hanqiang said: "I exchanged all the money I raised for them into government bonds newly issued by our Ministry of Finance on a one-to-one basis. After maturity, the principal and interest will be returned to them.

"

Kang Fan smiled and said: "Old Zhong, you are a businessman, and you are much more professional than me in doing this. You can figure it out yourself. What I want to remind you is: the scale of the Jin army is expanding day by day, and the construction of military infrastructure in various places is

It has also been fully rolled out, and the military expenditures required will be more and more. When I ask you for money, if you can't come up with it, see how I deal with you!"

Zhong Hanqiang smiled and said: "Judging from the current situation, I guess you have no chance to deal with me."

Mei Xiang was unhappy, "It's the army again!"

Zhong Hanqiang stood up and took Kang Fan with one hand and Mei Xiang with the other, "Let's go to my house. I won't go to the cafeteria today. I will cook a good meal for you two."

Mei Xiang cheered.

After dinner, it was already dark when they came out of Zhong Hanqiang's house. Kang Fan and Mei Xiang walked leisurely side by side to their residence. The newly installed street lights in the mansion were all lit up, and the lights of each house also competed through the windows.

Glass is sprinkled all over the courtyard, and the evening breeze blows, and the shadows of the variegated plants on the ground sway. The sound of cicadas, frogs croaking everywhere, and the fragrance of flowers, plants and trees hit your face. Looking up, you can see several watchtowers on the distant courtyard wall.

, the figures of the officers and soldiers on the night shift in the guard camp flashed from time to time in the light, and the bayonets on their rifles flickered on and off.

The residence belonging to the two of them is an independent small courtyard on a slightly higher ground to the north of the mansion, between the east and west gardens, and is close to everyone's residence. The main house has one living room and four rooms, which is very spacious and exquisitely furnished.

There are two side houses on both sides, and their respective houses were specially rebuilt for Adolf and Chitu. The ground in the courtyard is paved with long strips of bluestone, and there is a stone lotus pond in the center. The bright moonlight shines with the ripples of the pond water.

, several pink lotus flowers are blooming brightly, and a group of swimming fish are swimming among them. There are several weeping willow trees scattered around the pond. The trunks are thick and the branches are lush. You can tell at a glance that the trees are quite old.

At this moment, Adolf and Chitu were still walking in the courtyard. When they saw the two coming back, Adolf and Chitu both walked over and rubbed against Kang Fan. Kang Fan stroked them one by one, with infinite tenderness in his eyes.

"Why do I feel that you are closer to them than to me!" Mei Xiang said.

Kang Fan deliberately annoyed her and said with a smile: "They have four legs and you only have two."

Mei Xiang's eyes widened and she waved her hand to hit her. Kang Fan ran around the lotus pond, sometimes fast and sometimes slowly, teasing Mei Xiang. After chasing after for a while, Mei Xiang panted, stamped her feet bitterly, and sat down in the lotus pond.

Take a rest.

"I can't catch up with Kang Fan anymore, so just let me hit you a few times. If I can't hit you, I won't be able to sleep tonight. Think about it, how can you live well if I can't sleep?" Mei Xiang started to cheat.

Already.

Since everyone moved here together, Kang Fan is the only one who often travels between Taiyuan and Ningwu. Since Kang Fan is reorganizing the armed forces of Shanxi Province, his home in Qingshengying is still where Kang Fan always lives.

Mei Xiang spent most of her spare time in the governor's mansion with Adolf and Red Rabbit. She often rode Red Rabbit around in the company of Adolf. Although Zhong Hanqiang and his classmates would also spend time after work.

From time to time, Mei Xiang would come to visit, but without Kang Fan by her side, Mei Xiang always felt aggrieved. Although Kang Fan felt guilty, he had to do this because of military affairs.

"Then come here and fight." After Kang Fan said this, he stopped moving, smiling, as if he was at the mercy of others.

After a few strokes from Mei Xiang, it turned into a loving caress.

There was a bright moon in the sky tonight, and the bright moonlight shone down, and the pair of white jade mandarin ducks placed on the flower wall in the house shone brightly. The two of them had just taken a shower in the bathroom, and now they were both lying quietly on the bed thinking about their respective jobs.

The moonlight that penetrated into the house through the window screens and glass together with the cool night breeze enveloped the two of them as softly as a gauze.

Mei Xiang suddenly pointed at the pair of white jade mandarin ducks and said, "The Empress Dowager Cixi told me that the one that flutters its wings and sings loudly, with plump wings, is you, while the one with its head hidden, its neck lowered, its eyebrows lowered, is me."

Kang Fan smiled and said: "Cixi just made a mistake. In front of you, I can only lower my eyebrows and obey your wishes."

Mei Xiang smiled with satisfaction, rested her head in Kang Fan's arms, and closed her eyes. Kang Fan fiddled with her long hair with his hands, while looking at her beautiful sleeping posture and smelling her warm body fragrance.
Chapter completed!