Yuan Keding's words surprised Yuan Shikai. Since the second half of the year, Lao Yuan's health has become worse, and his existing diabetes has become more serious. Except for necessary outings, he basically stays at the Presidential Palace to rest, so he is not interested in certain things from the outside world.

Don't really understand.

In fact, it is no secret that Yuan Keding and Fang Zida are close, especially Yang Du who knows the process of their acquaintance best, but for some special reasons, he deliberately did not mention it. Yuan Shikai couldn't bear it when he heard his son said that he knew Fang Zida and seemed to have a good friendship.

I asked a few questions while staying.

Of course, Yuan Keding was not a fool. How he met Fang Zida must not be told, otherwise Yuan Shikai would have to break his other leg. As soon as he rolled his eyes, Yuan Keding opened his mouth and fabricated a false story.

What Xing Huese said was almost true. As his son, he knew Yuan Shikai's temper very well. Lao Yuan always only focused on the overall situation and ignored the details, so he didn't pay much attention to his continuous lies.

As expected, before Yuan Ke could finish telling the "story" of how he met Fang Zida with excitement, Yuan Shikai waved his hands impatiently and said: "Okay, there's no need to talk about these messy things. Just tell me how you met Fang Zida."

Look at Fang Zhangming."

"Okay father..." Yuan Keding replied respectfully, but he was secretly happy. It seemed that he had passed this test again.

"This Fang Zhangming is a nice person, well-informed and loyal! He is very straightforward! And he is quite capable!" After meeting Fang Zida, Yuan Keding originally only dated Fang Zida a few times because of Yang Du, but after several contacts, Yuan Keding

I found that Fang Zida has a very good temper towards me. Not only can we talk well with each other, but he is also very smart and knows how to solve problems.

Something happened during this period that made Yuan Keding look at Fang Zida with admiration. This was before Fang Zida went to Nanjing. At that time, Yuan Keding wanted to buy a house, but he was a little nervous and couldn't get the money together. After Fang Zida learned about it, he gave it away without saying a word.

He gave him money and helped him come up with a business idea. Yuan Keding didn’t pay much attention to it at first. He just tried it out for fun and followed Fang Zida’s instructions. Unexpectedly, he actually made a lot of money.

This made Yuan Keding feel happy. To be honest, Mr. Yuan didn't care about the amount of money. What mattered was the pleasure of making money personally. As time went by, the relationship between him and Fang Zida became closer.

"So, do you think Fang Zhangming is a talent?" Yuan Shikai asked lightly.

"It's needless to say." Yuan Keding said with a smile: "Don't you think so, father?"

"Haha, this is what Song Dunchu sent. Look, Fang Zhangming has a big appetite!" For Yuan Keding, Yuan Shikai has always trained him as a successor. Since father and son were talking, Yuan Shikai simply gave him his share.

The report was thrown to Yuan Keding and asked him to take a good look at it. At the same time, he also wanted to use it to test his son.

After reading the report for a few seconds, Yuan Keding finally understood what was going on and couldn't help but laugh: "Father, Fang Zhangming's appetite is really big. He actually wants to swallow up the Bank of Communications, Hanyang Iron Works and

China Merchants Steamship Company? Haha, no wonder I saw Liang Yifu going out with a livid face earlier, it turned out to be for this matter!"

"Let's not talk about Yi Fu, but as far as this matter is concerned, what do you think?" Yuan Shikai asked.

"This..." Yuan Keding lowered his head and thought for a while, feeling a little bit in a dilemma. Liang Shiyi had a good relationship with him, and they had always cooperated happily. His concubine, Zhang Zhensui, was still a pimp whom Liang Shiyi helped pull. But

Fang Zida is on good terms with him, and from a friend's point of view, Yuan Keding and Fang Zida feel more free and comfortable together. Moreover, Fang Zida's ability is not comparable to Liang Shiyi's, just from the aspect that Fang Zida has become famous after going south.

From the looks of it, this person will definitely be a figure in the future.

Yuan Keding was not a brainless person. He hesitated and asked: "Father, who do you think is more suitable between Liang Yifu and Fang Zhangming?"

Yuan Shikai cursed in his heart, why did this brat ask him about himself when he asked him about it? Is his skin itchy? But before he could reprimand him, Yuan Keding quickly asked himself again and answered: "Compared with loyalty, Liang Yifu is more important to his father."

He has served for many years, and his dedication to war can be seen in his career. Compared with his ability, Fang Zhangming is talented, proficient in economics, and capable of literary and military affairs. It is said that he has recently written three major national policies, which is very insightful. It can be seen that Fang Zhangming is selected for his reliability.

Liang Yifu, I chose Fang Zhangming based on his talent."

"Well, you're right, he's made a lot of progress." Yuan Shikai stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction. This son seemed to have made much progress than before, otherwise he wouldn't have said this. In fact, Yuan Shikai thought the same in his heart.

In terms of doing things, Fang Zida was the first choice. What's more, the three strategies he proposed greatly tempted Yuan Shikai, and based on the analysis of Yang Du, Xia Shoutian and others, he had long wanted to win over Fang Zida. However, the establishment of a central bank

It was too big, and it was related to Liang Shiyi, so we had to be cautious. This was also Yuan Shikai's concern.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but sigh again. It would be great if Fang Zida wasn't from KMT, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

"It's hard to see people like this who are both talented and loyal nowadays..." Yuan Shikai sighed.

"Father, I see you clearly!" Yuan Keding patted the kid on the side, shook his head and chanted: "Fish is what I want, bear's paw is what I want..."

"Giving up the fish for the bear's paw?" Yuan Shikai thought about it, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

At this time, Yuan Keding suddenly said something from the side: "Father, these sisters are not young anymore. It should be time for them to leave the government, right?"

Yuan Shikai was stunned. He, Yuan, had one wife and nine concubines, and gave birth to many children. There were more than a dozen daughters alone. The eldest had already left the court, and the younger was still in infancy. As the eldest son, Yuan Keding suddenly mentioned

Is this coming?

"Father, Fang Zhangming never got married!" Yuan Keding said with a smile as he approached Yuan Shikai.

Suddenly realizing it, Yuan Shikai burst out laughing, and he felt more and more satisfied when he looked at his eldest son Yuan Shikai. He never expected that this brat was usually confused, but today he woke up the dreamer with just a few words! It gave him such a headache.

The whole matter was solved by his crooked idea.

That’s right! It’s well known that Fang Zida has never gotten married. When he first came to Beijing, I heard that some members of Congress wanted to win over Song Jiaoren’s celebrity, but many people came to propose marriage, but Fang Zida said politely.

He declined. Then, Fang Zida went to the south for business and has been busy until now. Although he is back now, the whole world is in an uproar because of Chen Qimei's incident. At this time, the original Xiang Erluo was kept at a distance and has been delayed until

Now.

Yuan Shikai had seen Fang Zida before. Although he was not a romantic figure like Pan An, he was also handsome. Moreover, he had outstanding talents and abilities, which made him worthy of Yuan Shikai's daughter. If he could really become his son-in-law, Yuan Shikai would not only have

Having one more general can build a bridge with KMT, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

After mentally calculating his daughters, Yuan Shikai suddenly had an idea after comparing them with each other. He waved to Yuan Keding with a smile and said a few words.

"No problem, my son will do it now!" After hearing this, Yuan Keding nodded repeatedly and limped away happily.

In order to write those things these days, Fang Zida was very tired. He finally handed in his "homework". Fang Zida, who was temporarily unemployed and light-hearted, had no time to relax and went to the teahouse.

"Master Fang, how do you like this tea?"

"It's not bad. By the way, I brought some Yuqian Longjing when I came back this time. Let San'er give you some tomorrow." Fang Zida put down the tea cup and said with a smile. Jin Jiu, who was sitting beside him, was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth and hurriedly

thank.

"Seeing Master Jiu's glowing face, it seems that he has been living a good life recently." Fang Zida said with a smile when he saw Jin Jiu for the first time after returning to Beijing.

"Hey, it's not because of your elders." Jin Jiu smiled and cupped his hands, looking extremely respectful.

I met Jin Jiu by chance in a teahouse today. Fang Zida has not forgotten the friendship at that time, and specially asked him to come and sit with him. Speaking of Jin Jiu, in just a few months, he spent all the money that Fang Zida paid for his house.

Er Jing, if I hadn't already told Zhou Er to help me, I'm afraid this man would have to become a seller again.

Fang Zida had nothing to say about the Manchu leftover style. Although Jin Jiu was not the target of Zhou'er's development, people like him were still of some use. He could help, firstly, by showing his kindness, and secondly,

It's also for the sake of Yang Du and Xia Shoutian. As for the third one, they can be used for some purposes, such as asking for some information, so they can be regarded as peripheral personnel.

Listening to the opera, drinking tea, cracking melon seeds... Fang Zida chatted with Jin Jiu all the time, but Jin Jiu had long since lost the arrogance he had when he first met Fang Zida, and was smiling beside him.

Respectfully, although he is a prodigal, he is not stupid. He has long understood that only by hugging Master Fang's thigh can he, Jin Jiu, live comfortably.

"Master Fang, I heard that you are going to be used in a big way recently?"

"Haha, where did you hear the news?" Fang Zida asked noncommittally.

Jin Jiu smiled and said: "There are no secrets in Beijing. You, Mr. Fang, are now famous. Although you lost your job when you returned to Beijing this time, with your ability and Premier Song's respect, you can only recover in the past few days.

Do you think what I said is correct?"

Fang Zida admired the look in Jin Jiu's eyes. Although he, a descendant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, could not carry his hands or shoulders, he had a way of eating, drinking, having fun, and thinking about people. This boy was not good at anything else, but he could see this more clearly than most people.

Some eyesight.

"Maybe..." Hahahaha, Fang Zida didn't say much. Jin Jiu also laughed knowingly, and didn't ask much. He just tactfully offered to give Fang Zida a hand if he got better. He didn't ask for much.

, as long as there is an errand, it will be done.

"Sure! I'll keep this in mind." After a moment of consideration, Fang Zida nodded, and Jin Jiule raised his eyebrows with joy as he kept thanking him.

"Zhang Ming, I haven't seen you after searching for a long time, so you are here!" Hearing the voice, he turned around and saw that Yang Du and Yuan Keding had also come here at some time. The two were travel-traveled and seemed to have traveled a lot.

With unconcealable joy.
Chapter completed!