Chapter 101 "Big God of Wealth"

Yuan Shikai probably didn't know what his future opponent, Sun Yat-sen, was up to, and maybe he wouldn't care if he knew, because the talents he won over were not inferior. The closer to the center of power, the fewer friends and more enemies.Therefore, Yuan Shikai had to strengthen himself in order to guarantee his power and status, and only with power and status could he do what he wanted to do. Obviously, one person's strength is definitely not enough, so some help is needed.The higher the status, the bigger the career, and the more helpers you need. Fortunately, there is an obvious rule in the officialdom that allows you to hire a professional to help you.This kind of talent is good at coming up with ideas, as long as he likes you, or you can afford the money, or you have the ability to dig into the wall, then you can have this kind of talent without restriction. We generally call this kind of talent a staff , that is, staff.

Yuan Shikai's staff team is very strong, but among them, Liang Shiyi and Yang Shiqi have contributed the most and are the most loyal. Liang Shiyi, Cantonese, Jinshi. This person is also very special. He is not a purebred staff member. Maybe it was popular in that era to cultivate himself in an all-round way.He is proficient in Western economics, can speak fluent English, and especially likes socializing.In the talent market, he is a star who can skillfully use modern western economic knowledge. But this brother is out of luck. In 1903, Liang Shiyi participated in the Jinshi Examination of the "Special Economics" newly opened by the imperial court and won the number one scholar.It's a pity that Cixi didn't like Liang Shiyi very much. Strictly speaking, there was something wrong with his name-"Liang Tou Kangwei", Liang Qichao's Liang, Kang Youwei was also known as Zu Yi.Cixi hated Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei very much, so he dropped his fame all at once.Even Yang Du, the second place in the list, was implicated and lost his fame together, just because the second place in the list had listened to Liang Qichao's lectures.

Others did not dare to use Liang Shiyi, for fear of offending Lafayette, but after Yuan Shikai heard about Liang Shiyi's economic ability, he quickly invited him with generous gifts and entrusted him with important tasks. Yuan Shikai initially asked him to supervise the railway (the director of the Railway Bureau), and Liang Shiyi used his expertise to make use of it. Later, he set up the Bank of Communications (the predecessor of the Bank of Communications of China).At that time, consortiums of Western powers and private capital were only willing to cooperate with Liang Shiyi's Bank of Communications, which shows his financial talent and success in life.

Liang Shiyi also basically became Yuan Shikai's housekeeper and money bag, and was nicknamed "Liang Dashen of Wealth".All in all, as long as there is money, Yuan Shikai will find Liang Shiyi. Later, Yuan Shikai put Liang Shiyi, a comprehensive talent, in a position that was more suitable for him——secretary secretary, administration and finance. Although Liang Shiyi is so powerful, the person I really want to recommend here is Yang Shiqi. He is resourceful and unfathomable, and he is the purest staff member in Yuan Shikai's staff team.