The bright sunshine shines on the deck of the ship, and the sea breeze blows by, bringing the unique smell of the sea. Seagulls in the sky swept across the sea, then spread their wings and flew high, making waves of gull sounds.

Zhan Tianyou stood by the side of the boat, looking into the coast from afar, dazed but seemed a little dazed, even Yang Yuxin did not notice that he came to him.

Yang Yuxin smiled and said, "Mr. Zhan, what's on the shore? You see so stunningly."

Zhan Tianyou then came to his senses and said, "Mr. Yang, where are I looking at the chimney on the shore?"

Only then did Yang Yuxin notice that from a distance on the shore, there were indeed more than a dozen chimneys of varying heights, and they were spewing smoke from different thicknesses, diluting half of the blue sky into a dark color. Under the chimney, some houses could be vaguely seen, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange, saying, "Mr. Zhan, I wonder what's good about this chimney?"

Zhan Tianyou also smiled and said, "When I was studying in the United States, I could see chimneys everywhere, black smoke, and having chimneys means factories and machines. The United States and Europe are so prosperous. But since I returned from studying in the United States, I have not seen such a scene in more than ten years. I can only see one or two chimneys occasionally, but I never expected that I could see them again in Qingdao."

In the eyes of modern people, chimneys and black smoke represent backwardness and pollution, but in this era, there is no concept of environmental protection and carbon emissions, because in this era, steam engines are the main driving force, and energy is coal carbon, and there must be smoke when burning coal. Therefore, the number of chimneys represents the industrialization level of a country and a region. Zhan Tianyou studied in the United States for more than 10 years and has been used to the modern industrial society model of a modern American city with chimneys, smoke and factories one after another.

In the past 20 years since Zhan Tianyou returned to China, although the Qing court experienced the development of the Westernization Movement, even in the most prosperous place of the Westernization Movement, the social structure did not change much. The place closest to modern society in China is the Concession, but there are no factories in the Concession. Until today, when you see Qingdao on the ship, you can see more than a dozen chimneys, which are vaguely American-style industrial society model, so Zhan Tianyou has an infinite feeling.

Although Yang Yuxin could not understand Zhan Tianyou's mood, he still pointed to the coastline and introduced to Zhan Tianyou one by one, what was there, what was built when he left Qingdao, etc. As he spoke, he talked about the development plan of the East China government. Although Zhan Tianyou heard Liu Lantao talk about these things in Shanghai, he now saw them with his own eyes. Although he was only seen from a distance on a ship, he could also see the industrial scale and development prospects of overseas Chinese. When Yang Yuxin talked about the development plan of the East China government, he naturally felt something else.

Moreover, the two were talking on the side of the boat, and unknowingly, more than 20 students gathered around them and listened. Someone even asked questions. Yang Yuxin didn't care. He patiently explained the development plan of the East China government to the students. At the same time, he also described the students a bright future, which made the students extremely excited.

Although these students have never been to the United States and Europe, they have studied in new-style schools and have heard of them at symposiums for overseas Chinese, and have also seen some photos and images. Time travelers have also told these students about the concepts of industrial revolution, mechanization, and socialization of large-scale production. Therefore, they also know that factories and machines represent modern, civilized, developed, and strong. The future of the East China government that Yang Yuxin told them is such a bright scene. Young people are full of passion and passion. How could they not be extremely excited at this time?

As everyone was talking, the ship had already entered Qingdao Bay, parked beside the pier, and boarded the gangway. While Yang Yuxin accompanied Zhan Tianyou, he organized the students to get off the boat and come to the pier.

At this time, there were staff from the East China government waiting here, and prepared vehicles to welcome them, and of course they also prepared residences for them, which was the newly built Hope School in Qingdao. Yang Yuxin and Zhan Tianyou lived in the guesthouse of the East China government. Because Yang Yuxin had always worked in Tianjin and later went to Shanghai, he did not arrange a fixed residence for him in Qingdao. Moreover, this time Yang Yuxin returned to Qingdao alone, and Jiang Yi and the sisters were both staying in Shanghai, so they lived in the guesthouse.

The students were all carriages, and eight people took one carriage and left the dock one by one. The one who picked up Zhan Tianyou was an electric car. Yang Yuxin accompanied Zhan Tianyou to the car and went to the guesthouse together. On the way, what Zhan Tianyou saw was a wide and flat road, with people and vehicles diversion, each walking on his own, orderly, and the roadside was surrounded by multi-story houses with simple lines and neat windows, or were under construction, and towering telephone poles and lights were lined. And Yang Yuxin He also introduced the main street scenes to Zhan Tianyou one by one, those left behind during the German rule, those were built by time travelers after they controlled Qingdao, and of course the latter were mostly the latter. He also introduced the development of electrical appliances in Qingdao. Yang Yuxin told Zhan Tianyou that there is a large power plant in Qingdao now under construction, and once it is built, it can supply the current power supply in the entire Qingdao city. However, Yang Yuxin didn't know what the power plant has been built now.

Although Zhan Tianyou is not an electrical engineer, he also knows the popularization and development of electrical appliances. Even in the United States and Europe, it is also high-tech. In this era, China only has a few buildings in the concession equipped with small generators or small-scale power plants, which can only supply a few buildings. This is the first power plant that has achieved urban-level power supply capacity. Although Qingdao's urban scale is not large now, there are dozens of houses and even street lights. This is by no means a power plant of average scale that can be supplied.

Not long after, the electric car arrived at the guesthouse. It was actually a dormitory building, which was temporarily put on standby. After getting off the bus, Yang Yuxin directed the staff of the guesthouse to arrange the room for Zhan Tianyou, and his room was arranged next to Zhan Tianyou. After Zhan Tianyou was placed, Yang Yuxin rushed to the administrative building and reported to the Executive Yuan.

After lunch, Qin Zheng represented the East China government and met Zhan Tianyou in a living room in the administrative building. Because Qin Zheng was also the governor of Shandong of the Qing court in famous discussions, Zhan Tianyou was still quite flattered. Although Zhan Tianyou built several railways in China and was recognized as the best railway engineer in the Qing court, he had no status in the Qing court. The reason was that he was not from the imperial examination and had no official rank, but only received some attention in the Westernization faction. In 1898, because Zhan Tianyou was to serve as the General Railway Administration of Officials in the State Administration of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, this was the official position of the Qing court, so Zhan Tianyou could only follow the Qing government's donation method and pay money to apply for the sixth-rank official position of the state Tongzhi. However, officials like the governor were still arrogant in front of Zhan Tianyou, and Zhan Tianyou must also take a respectful attitude.

But Qin Zheng is also a governor, but he does not speak the official style at all, nor is he arrogant, but he is equal to Zhan Tianyou, which also touched Zhan Tianyou. The demeanor of overseas Chinese is indeed different.

Qin Zheng first praised Zhan Tianyou for his achievements in building the railway, pointed out the huge role of the railway in modern industrial society, and briefly introduced the railway planning of the East China government and the current construction of the Jiaoji Railway to Zhan Tianyou. Zhan Tianyou also talked about the scenes he saw along the way and expressed his admiration for the East China government. Qin Zheng then proposed that he hoped that Zhan Tianyou could stay in Qingdao and help the East China government complete the planned railway construction. Considering that Zhan Tianyou also has the official position of Qingting, and currently the construction task of the Pingli Railway, Qin Zheng proposed another plan. Zhan Tianyou could not stay in Shandong, but only provide necessary help, such as helping the East China government formulate railway construction plans, plans, routes, technology and other decisions. If there are key and difficult construction sites, he would come to the resident to solve the problem on site for several months. Zhan Tianyou could also come to Shandong to check the construction of the railway when he had time.

Of course, Qin Zheng also expressed his grandly in the end that Zhan Tianyou did not need to reply immediately. He could take a look in Qingdao first, and invited Zhan Tianyou to attend the celebration ceremony of the first furnace of iron and steel plant tomorrow morning.

Zhan Tianyou also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, Zhan Tianyou was difficult to answer Qin Zheng's invitation. From Zhan Tianyou's feelings, he really wanted to stay in Qingdao to work because not only can long-distance railways be built, but he can even participate in the planning of railway construction. Although Shandong Province is not large, it is a medium-sized country in Europe. Therefore, when planning railway construction, it is necessary to build railways to a higher level. As a railway engineer, this is of course very attractive. Moreover, through the contacts over the past few days, Zhan Tianyou also clearly felt that overseas Chinese are indeed very different from the Qing court. Their concepts of modern countries and industrialization are far beyond the Qing court, and of course they also have a more appetite for Zhan Tianyou. This is the working environment they most hope for.

If Zhan Tianyou was still a young man who had just returned to China, he might have no hesitation. Qin Zheng worked in Qingdao. However, after all, Zhan Tianyou had returned to China for 20 years. Although he did not care about politics, he also knew some things. Because before leaving Shanghai, Sheng Xuanhuai had a long talk with Zhan Tianyou, explaining the complex relationship between the time traveler and the Qing court in detail to Zhan Tianyou. Of course, Sheng Xuanhuai's purpose was to prevent Zhan Tianyou from going to the overseas Chinese.

However, this conversation did achieve Sheng Xuanhuai's goal. Although Zhan Tianyou still decided to visit Qingdao, he felt a little alert. After all, Zhan Tianyou had no intention of being a politician. He did not want to participate in the political struggle between the Qing court and overseas Chinese, but just wanted to build the railway peacefully. Therefore, at this time, Zhan Tianyou could not agree to Qin Zheng's invitation, but it was difficult to refuse. First, it was too rude to do so, and secondly, it was a bit unwilling to accept it. Instead, it was Qin Zheng's generous performance, which resolved Zhan Tianyou's embarrassment.
Chapter completed!