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Li Hongzhang pondered for a moment, and said: "Xiaolou, the idea is innovative. If I didn't lose the battle, I would cede the land and sell the country's sovereignty. I would be scolded to death by those Qing schools in the court, and even the scholars in the Gongyuan would hold up slogans. Come to the Prime Minister's Office to petition, and the [-]th generation ancestors of the Li family will not be spared. This is your wishful thinking, and no one will support your idea."

Li Guolou approached him with a hippie smile, and said, "Uncle, who are you, you are afraid of being scolded by others. We can change the rhetoric and call it a win-win situation! Now that Prussian Bismarck is in power, he is known as the iron-blooded prime minister, and you are also called the East and the West. Optimus Prime. You negotiated with Bismarck. I believe that what is the lease of some land? A military port was handed over to the Prussians, and the British protested! We have the support of the Prussian Empire, advanced cannons, long guns, and equipment. Annan occupied by the French, we will be able to fight back in a short time. Once we enter and exit, we will make a profit without losing money. We can also destroy the arrogance of the little Japan in the east, so that the little Japan dare not Changes in Taiwan and North Korea. As for the UK’s protest, it has to come up with a reason. We are cooperating with the Prussian Empire. We negotiate on the principle of equality and mutual benefit. Come with sincerity, but will they have it? Negotiating with the British, they suffered a loss, and asked to revise the treaty. But the Prussians are straightforward, and they will not tamper with it if they sign a treaty with them. Our industrial foundation allows the Prussians to lay the groundwork. In the shortest time, In exchange for the richest fruit. Only the Prussians can be friends, and the other empires are white-eyed wolves who will devour us in one bite."

Li Hongzhang shook his head and said, "You are extremely reactionary, thanks to you for coming up with this method. But I can talk to Prince Gong first, Xiaolou, do you want to write an old statement?"

Li Guolou's face turned pale. This was written on a piece of paper and submitted to the Yamen Committee of the Prime Minister's Office for archives. It will be included in the national archives. It is a witness of history. If he betrays the country's sovereignty, interests, and land, his name as a traitor will be sealed forever. down.How do future generations know that their generation is struggling to survive in the cracks?He will always be reviled by future generations, and he is a traitor, no one will speak well of him, and even his grave will be dug up after he dies.Prince Gong Yixin signed the traitorous "Beijing Treaty" at the time of the Qing Empire's war-torn crisis, in exchange for the withdrawal of the Eight-Power Allied Forces from the capital, and turned to support the Qing Empire in destroying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. When the country tends to be peaceful, what kind of people will be scolded for betraying national interests?

"Uncle, I won't write it! You'll be scolded to death. I'm just giving you an idea. I don't want to listen to you people who make national policies." Li Guolou blurted out, losing his temper, and flung his suit sleeves, a sip of tea.Talking dryly, in exchange for a cliché, to tarnish his own image.

Regardless of whether the court will pass or not?He will be remembered by the officials in the court, "Li Guolou" is a traitor, the behavior of a villain, not a talent for governing the country.A gentleman governing the country should be open-minded, open-minded, and govern the country with the right way, so that the country can prosper, the hearts of the people can be united, and a united country can have hope.

Li Hongzhang could tell at a glance that his "grandson" was too smart, and his ideas were different from ordinary people. The ideas on the road were in place, and he could write them out and present them to Prince Gong for discussion.The ideas on the trail can also be used, but I also know that there will be troubles, so I refuse to write it on paper.There are ups and downs in the strategy, as for which one to use?It depends on the policy makers of the country.

How can Li Hongzhang take advantage of Li Guolou? With the evidence of the crime in hand, Li Guolou will be used by him for the rest of his life.This is also the way of being an official. It is better to use a person with taint than a person with a clean demeanor.And the tainted subordinates can do practical things, because only this kind of people can ignore whether your policies are right or wrong?Focusing on running errands for you will get twice the result with half the effort.This has been the case from ancient times to the present, and the emperor used people to select scholars in this way.

Li Hongzhang coaxed Li Guolou and said: "Don't be afraid, Xiaolou. Write down what you said today. I just talked about your remarks with Prince Gong. It will be very helpful for you to enter the court. Don't worry, this report There will be no transcripts."

How did Li Guolou think that such a big official would lie to him, let alone his elders, so he hurriedly said: "Zha! Grandson write down today's proposition and count it as a reference. Uncle, should I do an analysis of neighboring countries and A report on the mentality of the Western powers? Attach it to the old statement, so that I have a basis for saying this.”

Li Hongzhang was stunned, blinked his eyes, and asked, "Xiaolou, you still do analysis reports, where did you get the information from?"

Li Guolou said: "I read both the English and French newspapers in the concession. The foreigner's articles contain the secrets of our country. I also read the transcripts of the mansion newspaper. A comprehensive analysis will give you a big picture. This claim that seems to betray national sovereignty is based on facts, but it is actually a bitter medicine. With my strategy, the Russians will be defeated by us within ten years. The French covet Annan's northern region and want to drive Liu The Yongfu Black Banner Army will fight the French in the morning and evening. As for the areas controlled by the French in the south, I believe they will be able to recover within 15 years. Next, the Ryukyu vassal state will also return to our dynasty. As for those domestic concessions, they can become a window for opening up to the outside world, and everyone will live in peace and achieve a real win-win situation. When we are strong enough to participate in the development of colonies, we will also establish concessions with foreigners, and become the overlord of the East and West together with Prussia. "

Li Hongzhang joked: "Then let me ask you, where are we going to take the concession?"

Li Guolou said solemnly: "Once the whole territory of Annan is obtained, Singapore will be next. As long as Singapore is captured, Hong Kong will not be occupied by the British, nor will Burma be secured. So the real bitter battle is the battle with the French in the south of Annan." At that time, the British and Americans will also help the French, and we will have a decisive battle with the Westerners in Annam."

Li Hongzhang became excited, put on his shoes, and said anxiously: "Xiaolou, wait a minute, I'll get the map, it's okay, let's talk about it on paper."

Li Guolou saw that Li Hongzhang didn't even put on the heels of his shoes, so he went out to get the map, knowing that Li Hongzhang's words had moved him.How does the world understand how difficult the road to national rejuvenation is?Destroying and smashing the old dynasty are all means, so it is okay to use the introduction mechanism.The Prussians made enemies on all sides. Although they won a Franco-Prussian war, the hidden hostile countries would strangle the Prussians' victory. Bismarck also needed to alleviate the crisis facing their country.An alliance with the Qing Empire is also beneficial to the Prussian Empire.

Although the Qing Empire would sell a lot of interests and sovereignty for this alliance, how can it be gained if it is not lost?The industrial revolution of the Qing Empire can be an introduction model. It sounds shameful to rely on foreigners for the road to national rejuvenation, but it can be said that this is a joint-stock company with options, shareholders, and a new system of win-win nature.The lesser of two evils, as a politician is to play this kind of political means, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, the Qing Dynasty is surrounded by enemies who are staring at each other, divide and disintegrate the enemies, and defeat them one by one, so as to remove the biggest threat to the Qing Empire.

Li Hongzhang spread out the map and asked Li Guolou to watch it together. The map drawing of Annan is very detailed. Each province has a small map, which shows that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to Annan in the past and thoroughly understood the geographical environment of this vassal state. .The map of the Xinjiang region is a big map, and the mountains, rivers and rivers can be seen clearly. In other respects, it is too different from Annan's map.

Li Guolou sighed: "Uncle, I now know why you refuse to use troops against Xinjiang. How can you march and fight with such a map? Doesn't the Qing Dynasty have more advanced maps?"

Li Hongzhang said: "Of course the Ministry of War has a more detailed map, but it is not much better. Xinjiang is too big, and no one is doing surveying and mapping. I am now against the use of troops in Xinjiang, and I still stick to it. It is based on reality. , The treasury is out of money, so I can’t afford to toss about it. Others think I have a problem with Zuo Zongtang, and deliberately contradict him, but how do others know how much money it will cost Xinjiang’s commander-in-chief Jing Lian to maintain the status quo in Xinjiang? Jing Lian can persist until now. It’s not easy. It can be said that he is a loyal and brave man, a hero who serves the country with loyalty. Zuo Zongtang only knows how to impeach Jing Lian, but a clever woman can’t cook without rice. How much Jing Lian has in Hami, Xinjiang, how can he recover Xinjiang. You don’t feel like your back hurts when you talk, cover my ass, and then talk about regaining Xinjiang.”

Li Guolou looked at Li Hongzhang and said nothing. Everyone has selfishness. Li Hongzhang cut troops and cut pay in Liangjiang, but increased the cost of regiment training to train the Huai army into a new generation of troops.Now that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, I only think of the Beiyang Navy in my mind.In the dispute between coastal defense and fortified defense in the court, it was advocated that the coastal defense should be given priority, and the northwest frontier defense should be indifferent.Zuo Zongtang, on the other hand, advocated that in addition to paying equal attention to coastal defense and fortified defense, he also emphasized sending troops to Xinjiang first.

Li Guolou also mentioned the Xinjiang issue in his book, and it was put in the last one. This is because the Xinjiang campaign can only be won, not lost.If it loses, the "Jedesar Country" is very likely to become independent, and the Western powers will recognize the legitimacy of the "Jedesar Country".The country needs its full support in order to launch the campaign to recover Xinjiang. Now we can only recharge our batteries, raise military salaries, train troops, and transport food.

Fighting at this time is very different from ancient times. The variation of climatic conditions has made Xinjiang no longer a land of lush vegetation. Many places are deserted and barren, lacking water and grass.Especially in the eastern and northern Xinjiang areas where the soldiers first arrived, the Gobi was crisscrossed and the grain production was very little.As the saying goes, before soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first, and troops cannot go straight in. This is the biggest difficulty for the Qing Dynasty to recover Xinjiang, and the battle to recover Xinjiang is far away.

Zuo Zongtang also encountered unprecedented difficulties. The Muslim uprising in the northwest combined with the West Nian rebellion, and the momentum was huge. The imperial court dispatched the Huai Army and the Henan Army to cooperate with the Chu army to suppress the rebellion in the vast Shaanxi and Gansu. The remnants of bandits.

At this time, it was too early to talk about entering Xinjiang. Li Guolou could only listen to Li Hongzhang's foresight, and praised Jing Lian, a Manchu man, as a loyal and loyal man who served the country, but he did not speak out his own views eloquently.As for the talent of Xinjiang Commander-in-Chief Jing Lian, Li Guolou divided it into two. The early stage was nothing more than waste, which caused the passive situation in Xinjiang’s war situation. In several isolated cities such as , Taerbahatai, etc., the rebellious Yagubo could not move.The court commendation orders were promulgated one after another, which was the highest reward for Jing Lian.

"Hey, even the Russians have been dispatched in the chaos in Xinjiang now. The Yili City was occupied by the Russians. The British told me, but the Chinese don't know yet." Li Hongzhang accidentally revealed military secrets, and Emperor Tiangao Far away, the Qing Empire implemented a policy of obscuring the people to govern the country. This kind of loss of land has been concealed until now.

Li Guolou smiled wryly and said, "Uncle, I'm right. With the Post Office, will such a thing happen? The British need to notify our country, what a shame. The British are not good people, they are afraid of Russian invasion India, touching their privileges and interests in India, so this time be a good guy."

Li Hongzhang glanced at him and said, "Okay, don't show your achievements. You are my grandson, and you are still young. I can only suppress you for this achievement. Where do you want to be an official?"

Li Guolou lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, the day after tomorrow, I will go to take the Jinshi examination. As for being an official, I don't want to be a local official. Making money is the first priority. Brother Xingsun's post office development, I also want to Do your best. However;;;;;; you run business schools and military schools, let me be an instructor, give me a bigger official hat, put my name on it, and give me the opportunity to have a large number of students , I will be able to take over your old class in the future."

Li Hongzhang couldn't help grinning, and said with a smile: "Xiaolou, with your level of stereotyped essays, you still want to be admitted to Jinshi, you are very ambitious, and you still want my position, isn't it whimsical?"

Li Guolou didn't dare to laugh out loud, but kept a serious expression, and said, "Uncle, I was recommended by Prince Gong to enter the examination room, and I directly worshiped Li Hongzao under the name of Li Hongzao, and Li Hongzao also accepted the invitation."

"Oh;;;;;;" Li Hongzhang suddenly realized that his "grandson" was a cheater just like those noble children of the Manchus.