However, Zeng Dong moved to work locally, so the Ministry of Agriculture would naturally appoint a new minister. Xia Bohai proposed that Gao Shi, the director of Wangjiazhai Village Farm, would be the new Minister of Agriculture.

Gao Shi comes from the largest family in the Time Travel Group. His family members have as many as 26 people and four generations live together, forming a huge family. The oldest time traveler and the youngest time traveler in the Time Travel Group come from this family. Moreover, in the old time and space, this family was a farmer and also operated a large farm.

Now the Shipping Group has two self-operated farms, one in Tianjin and the other in Wangjiazhai Village in Jiaozhou Bay. Moreover, these two farms are also run by the family. The two old men in Tianjin are responsible for the management. At the same time, many people in this family work in government agencies and other units. The highest position is that the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education serves as the principal of Hope School. Therefore, in the Shipping Group, some people privately control this family as the first family.

Gao Shize was not only a farmer, but also a professional, but also had experience in managing farms. At this time, Wangjiazhai Farm had been operating for about 10 months. Judging from the routine report, the farm's operating conditions were good. After so long, he should have a considerable understanding of the rural and agricultural situation of this era, so of course he was the most suitable candidate to serve as the Ministry of Agriculture.

In addition, as the first family of the Time Travel Group, it is impossible to have no place in the future government departments. It is obviously not enough to just have a deputy minister of the Ministry of Education. Although the Executive Committee has not won the pressure to win the ruling power, it is still necessary to unite the majority. Xia Bohai has now begun to plan for the leadership team of the new government. After nearly a year of running-in and testing, Xia Bohai believes that some of the personnel of some departments need to make some adjustments and has begun to look for new candidates.

Everyone had no objection to Xia Bohai's nomination. After all, there are not many agricultural professionals in the Time Travel Group. It is rare to have such a professional and management experience. It can be said that no one can compete with Gao Shize in the position of Minister of Agriculture. Of course, this is just Xia Bohai's nomination, and he has not consulted Gao Shize's opinions yet. Therefore, some people advocated recruiting Gao Shize to Qingdao and asked about his attitude in person.

However, Qin Zheng suggested that it would be best to go to Wangjiazhai Farm in person. This time, the Executive Committee came to Qingdao for inspection and should also go to the farm for inspection. On the other hand, it also showed the Executive Committee's approachable and friendly style. After considering it, Xia Bohai and Xiao Jianjun agreed with Qin Zheng's suggestion and decided to go to the farm for inspection tomorrow.

Now only the candidates for the Chief Executive of the Shanghai Special Economic Zone have not been determined, mainly because there are really no suitable candidates. After all, there is too short of local management talents in the current time travel group. Moreover, although the location of the Shanghai Special Economic Zone is not large, it is very important. It is not only an important source of information collection for the time travel group, but also an important area for the future economic development of the group. Therefore, this candidate is very important.

Wang Yunpeng said: "Will you temporarily ask Liu Lantao, the director of the Shanghai Office, to take on this position?"

Xia Bohai shook his head and said, "The main position of the Shanghai office is to collect intelligence, and the responsibility of the Shanghai Special Administrative Region is to develop the economy. The power and responsibilities of the two are different. It is best not to be the same person." After a pause, he said, "Of course, if there is really no suitable candidate, you can only let Liu Lantao serve as the part-time position first."

Qin Zheng said: "It's better to do this. First report Liu Lantao's name, deal with the Qing court first, and then we will slowly determine the official candidate."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "That's all. There are too few people among us who can stand alone. It seems that we still have to spend a lot of effort to train them in the future, so as not to find that there is not enough when we get to employ people."

Xiao Jianjun said: "I don't think so. In fact, there are still people who can stand alone. They are all working in the central government. Xiang Li Songchen and Wang Sheng are willing to work in the local area. In fact, there are many such people in the army. Unfortunately, everyone's current position is very important, and it is impossible to let them be retired and transferred to work in the local area."

Xia Bohai suddenly had an inspiration in his mind and said, "Why not do this? After we go back to Tianjin, we will conduct an open recruitment. Faced with all the time travelers recruiting the Chief Executive of the Shanghai Special Administrative Region, maybe there are still people in the administrative department who are willing to work in the place?"

Qin Zheng also nodded and said, "This idea is good. In the future, we should try our best to develop a public recruitment model. The employment system must be open and transparent and avoid administrative orders. This will also convince other time travelers. If you are jealous of other people's positions, then come to join the recruitment. If you can't choose, don't blame others."

Wang Yunpeng said: "But what if no one in the administrative department is willing to come out to respond, instead, there are time travelers who have no jobs or other irrelevant time travelers who come to respond?"

Qin Zheng said: "Since it is a public recruitment, of course, recruitment conditions must be set, and there is an assessment system. Only those who meet the conditions and pass the assessment can be selected. If there is no such thing as a lack of money, then the administration will directly appoint it. As long as we announce the assessment, defense and scores of each person when it is recruited, we believe that the doubts of other wearers can be calmed."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Okay, that's the decision. After returning to Tianjin, let the Ministry of Affairs organize this recruitment matter immediately. The Qing court will report Liu Lantao to the Qing court."

The next day, Qin Zheng submitted a list of official positions and personnel to Li Hongzhang that the time travel group needs to take office. Li Hongzhang did not dare to neglect it and immediately generated the list to Xi'an. At the same time, he also recommended Yuan Shikai to take great advantage in the telegram, because Yuan Shikai is now the governor of Shandong, once the Qing court appointed Qin Zheng as the governor of Shandong, Yuan Shikai would definitely leave. Li Hongzhang did regard Yuan Shikai as the important official of the Qing court, so he took this opportunity to recommend Yuan Shikai to the Qing court so that Yuan Shikai could have a place to use his skills.

In addition, Li Hongzhang also made plans for himself, because after the Qing court returned to Beijing, Li Hongzhang would definitely enter the military aircraft. With Li Hongzhang's personality, of course he would not be a mediocre and submissive military aircraft minister. However, if he wanted to play a role in the Military Service Office, he certainly needed someone to help him. However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, most of Li Hongzhang's old subordinates were also scattered, and there were not many people holding important positions now. Therefore, Li Hongzhang also wanted to support Yuan Shikai as a great help after entering the Military Service Office. It can be said that Li Hongzhang has now begun to prepare for his resurgence.

Three days later, the Qing court sent a call back and forth, fully accepting the official positions and personnel required by the Time Travel Group, and in the telegram, he made an appointment for the ban. Of course, the formal ban still needs to be officially confirmed by the Qing court. However, the imperial edict will take time to start from Xi'an and send it to Tianjin.

In addition, the Qing court was issuing an order to commend Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai and others, and formally appointed Li Hongzhang as the Minister of the Military Affairs Office of Li Hongzhang, and ordered Li Hongzhang to go to Beijing immediately to meet with Prince Qing, negotiate the handover with the travelers, and prepare to welcome the Qing court to return to Beijing. At the same time, Yuan Shikai was appointed as the acting governor of Zhili, and the Military Affairs Office studied and walked, and ordered Yuan Shikai to immediately hand over Shandong with overseas Chinese, lead the army into Beijing, and assist Li Hongzhang in the handover with overseas Chinese. He also appointed Li Jingfang as the third-rank Jingtang alternate, and the Military Affairs Office registered; Zhang Peilun was appointed as the fourth-rank Jingtang alternate.

Now all of Li Hongzhang's original positions have been restored, and this time the Qing court's conferred title also means that Li Hongzhang officially entered the Military Affairs Office and became the veritable Li Zhongtang.

It turned out that the position of governor of Zhili was also from Li Hongzhang, but when Yuan Shikai was given, he was asked by Li Hongzhang. However, the word "Agent" means that it is only temporary or agent. Of course, this does not mean that it is really just an agent official, but some officials hold more important positions. However, when there is insufficient qualifications or great controversy, the word "Agent" is usually added. When you work for one or two years, as long as there is no major mistake, you can officially become a regular official.

Yuan Shikai became the governor of Shandong in 1899. He was acting governor of Shandong at that time. He was able to become a regular before the Gengzi Reform in 1900. The Military Affairs Office learned to walk, which was similar. This not only showed the Qing court's recognition of Yuan Shikai's ability, but also expressed kindness to Li Hongzhang, because it was Yuan Shikai recommended by Li Hongzhang to the Qing court, and the title of Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun were all empty positions, which only showed the Qing court's kindness to Li Hongzhang.

Although both of Yuan Shikai's official positions mean temporary agency, it is undoubtedly another leap in his official career for Yuan Shikai. Therefore, both of these official positions represent the peak position of the Qing court's officialdom, and it is not easy to be just an agent. Look at Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and others are all in their seventies and eighties, and it can be seen that before they enter the military plane. Therefore, Yuan Shikai was also ecstatic and was very grateful to Li Hongzhang.

After receiving the telegram from the Qing court, Li Hongzhang immediately negotiated with the time travelers. According to convention, all the governors who were granted must come to Beijing to meet the king and obtain the official appointment of the court before they can take office. Moreover, the time travelers are foreigners. After accepting the Qing court's pacification, they should also come to Beijing to meet the king. Although the Qing court has run away to Xi'an, the rules of ancestors are unchanged, which is related to the face of the Qing court. Therefore, Li Hongzhang hopes that Qin Zheng can go to Xi'an to meet the empress dowager and the emperor as soon as possible; in addition, they must negotiate on the handover between the two sides of Shandong and Beijing.
Chapter completed!