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Li Guolou remained silent, and when Li Hongzhang accepted his military power, he was filled with righteous indignation and revealed the shady scenes of the Huai army. Seeing Li Hongzhang was angry, he said in a guilty and timid voice, "Resign, subordinate!"

Li Hongzhang kept silent, sitting behind the court, looking at the official seals on the official case, power brings glory to people, and wealth also follows. How many people can stick to their beliefs when they were officials.The Huai Army Supervising Battalion that the Prussian Mission visited was his model battalion, which made great military exploits, but Li Guolou said it so badly, what should we do next?Is it really necessary to watch Li Guolou intervene in military affairs and just sit back and watch?Although Li Guolou regarded himself as a Westernization faction in his words and deeds, how could he hide his sinister intentions from his eyes and ears.Xinwutang restructured the military discipline, so that the "supervisor" has the power to appoint and dismiss personnel, and his heart can be punished.Li Guolou will never be a fuel-efficient lamp. Power needs to be checked and balanced. Li Guolou, who is only a fourth-rank official, has too many resources in his hands. country building.

Li Hongzhang smiled slightly, and didn't take Li Guolou's words to heart. The soldiers in the supervising battalion were divided into three, six, and nine ranks. Different soldiers did different things. The battalion officers only needed to do their daily drills well, earn money and smuggle to support their families. Someone has to do it.Li Hongzhang wrote a letter to Liu Mingchuan, asking Liu Mingchuan to go out to work first, and then talk about the official title after he has achieved results.

When Li Hongzhang became an official, he suddenly had money in his pocket, and he immediately trembled.He saw that Li Guolou was busy at the Xinwutang every day and every day, and secretly learned from Li Guolou's Xinwutang, and started to establish the Army Primary School in Zhili Province. The source of students in the village is mainly selected from the children of the bannermen stationed in various places.After graduating from Army Elementary School, the outstanding ones will be promoted to Army Middle School.There were two army middle schools established throughout the Qing Dynasty. The first army middle school was in Qinghe Town, the capital, and the second army middle school was in Nanjing. After half a year of military life, after rigorous training and assessment, those who pass can be promoted to Weihaiwei Royal Military Academy.

After studying Li Guolou's plan for the new Wutang, Li Hongzhang used tricks to turn the Xinwutang into an intermediate stage of military rank upgrade. A series of combined punches curbed Li Guolou's plot to control the army. , couldn't help but looked up to the sky and laughed, and even said yes.

The teacher next to him, Xu Qian, shook his head and said: "Lord Zhongtang, the first step and the second step are okay, but the third step is to build a Weihaiwei Royal Military Academy, which is too bad, so many eyes in the hall are staring at you! As long as Lord Zhongtang, if you submit this paper, even Prince Gong will suspect you, this is not right."

"Hey!" Li Hongzhang walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, stared at the memorial on the court, thought for a while, and sighed: "Graduate in the Xinwu Hall, it's too cumbersome to be beautiful. A little Li Guolou can't control Xinwutang, Liu Mingchuan is not a vegetarian."

Master Xu Qian caressed his beard and said: "Lord Zhongtang, Li Guolou is a ruthless character who has practiced boxing. I have heard about the people in the Jingshi militia, and many of them have fought against him in the martial arts gym, and they did not lose to anyone. Old people don't rely on their muscles and bones, if Liu Mingchuan commits a crime in the Xinwutang, Li Guolou will definitely step on Liu Mingchuan's shoulders and take the position, and there will be no harm but no benefit."

"Hmm... That makes sense! Brats will follow the wind, and I will tell Liu Ming about it. Just take advantage of the mouth. Let the young people try wrestling." Although Li Hongzhang admired Li Guo However, for the sake of his own power, he still wanted to suppress Li Guolou's upward momentum.Nip all unstable factors in the bud.

Xinwutang was tampered with by Li Hongzhang into a military officer's school, and the military forces were dispersed to ensure peace in all directions.After all, Li Hongzhang was still an old-fashioned westernization school. Although he also wanted to change, he would never make a big move to make Qing Dynasty suffer the pain of giving birth to a newborn like a pregnant woman.The reform is mainly based on security. Li Hongzhang seems to have seen him grabbing Li Guolou's pigtails. Sun Wukong can't escape the Buddha's Wuzhi Mountain.

Li Guolou took his master Fan Dahui away from the Governor's Yamen, which was originally the Yamen of the three Ministers of Commerce, with the sea in front, dozens of iron-clad ships cruising in the harbor, and the exporting merchant ships with white sails, loading and unloading goods, naked The foot porter shouted the boatman's chant.

"On a high mountain, there is a tung tree. The ax goes down and stops in two halves. One half goes to Nanjing, and the other half goes to Beijing city. The cannons are made in Beijing city, and the bells are made in Nanjing city. The cannons and bells are ready. .”

On the pier, Li Guolou and Fan Dahui not only smiled, but the boatmen sang patriotic songs, and the soldiers on guard turned a deaf ear.This is the reality of the Qing Empire. The people were full of hatred for foreigners, and the resentment accumulated in their hearts sang from their mouths, widely sung patriotic songs, which made the laborers full of energy.

"Hey! Master Li, those poor guys will really use a tung tree to make cannons one day. I heard that Shandong is not peaceful." The warships of the foreign devils fired.

In Li Guolou's mind, he thought of Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong who was an upright official for the country and the people. Shandong was wiped out by officers and soldiers because of the rebellion of the Nian Army. "When it is in full swing, the refugees occupy a piece of unowned land and become their own.The government condoned and acquiesced to this small-scale reclamation.Just because Ding Baozhen was an upright official who made decisions for the people, tens of thousands of refugees settled down in Shandong. Of course, the refugees were grateful to Ding Baozhen, which also made Ding Baozhen's prestige famous all over the world.But the hidden dangers hidden in Shandong are also the fault of Ding Baozhen. How many of the so-called unemployed refugees are peaceful

people?The brave and ruthless refugees competed with each other for land, formed cliques, and joined associations.This is just the beginning, there is a god-like figure "Ding Baozhen" sitting in the city, there will be no chaos in Shandong, but what will happen in the future?

Whoever succeeds Ding Baozhen as governor of Shandong Province will be in bad luck. Sometimes the things that upright officials do are the source of chaos.If poor people are allowed to form gangs and preach, disasters will break out again.

Li Guolou looked at a group of shirtless porters, and said, "Master Fan, an official should not be partial, and must enforce the law impartially, but he must not overdo it. What's the point of singing this kind of song, it will lead people astray, wood It's a good thing they figured it out." After speaking, Li Guolou flicked his official sleeves angrily, turned around and left, not looking at what was being loaded on the big ship.Originally, he was also interested in import and export business, and wanted to board a big ship to visit, but now he is only interested in making big money and the Prussian mission.

Fan Dahui quickly followed Li Guolou on tiptoe, seeing that Li Guolou was in a bad mood, and asked, "Master Li, shall we go back to Tianjin, or to the small station?"

Li Guolou thought for a while and said, "It's better to go back to Tianjin if you don't see it."

"Hey!" Fan Dahui smiled wickedly, his round and oily face was full of flattery, what good would come of forced demolition?In order to make achievements and repay Li Guolou's kindness, Liu Jie, the former magistrate of Tianjin County, forcibly removed half of the population of Xiaozhan Township from their original places within three months.

On the way back to Tianjin, Li Guolou and Fan Dahui were discussing about the Xieliya Real Estate Company. He found another lucrative job, and now he was working hand in hand with the Minister of Internal Affairs Rong Lu and mastered several of the best real estate construction teams in the Qing Dynasty. The craftsman can also deploy manpower.He made great contributions to the Tianjin missionary case. The imperial court allocated a total of 30 taels of silver for the repair of the Tianjin church and other facilities, which fell into his Xielia real estate company. Under his control, the projects including the Prussian legation were carried out in an orderly manner. .The normal profit of real estate construction is 30%, which is pure profit, and he earns 10 taels of silver for one engineering project.This made him full of confidence, and he wanted to make the real estate business in the Tianjin Concession flourish again.Grab a few outsourcing projects from foreigners, and first raise the real estate construction team in hand.

After talking about the real estate company, Li Guolou said: "Master Fan, I will give you an order from Xinwutang to bring twelve guards to Hefei to recruit a group of Han students with excellent physique and academic performance. Between fourteen and five years old, they all enjoy public benefits, and the people from their hometown are the most reliable in defending their home and country. If there are full applicants, as long as they are qualified, they will be accepted according to the order, so as not to cause trouble."

Fan Dahui happily said: "Master Li, how many students will be recruited in the first batch?"

Li Guolou said: "Five hundred students would be the best, but Ning Que is indiscriminate, and two hundred students will start classes after the Spring Festival next year."

Fan Dahui said: "Master Li, we are opening classes in the Zhili area, what if the local officials in Anhui make trouble for us?"

Li Guolou sneered and said, "You carry out the signboards of Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan. With these two great gods escorting you, no official in Anhui would dare to make irresponsible remarks."

"Ah! Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan have meddled in the affairs of the Xinwu Hall, so Principal Weng don't make a fuss." Now that Fan Dahui has become Li Guolou's first master, he already knows the layout of the court.

"Hey! Principal Weng and the emperor had a disagreement. Last time, he was scolded by the emperor because of the imperial edict to renovate the Old Summer Palace. Xu Tong, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, has been rewarded by the emperor to return home. After Principal Weng was scolded by the emperor , I am still thinking about my mistakes behind closed doors at home. I lost my backing and was calculated by Li Zhongtang. No, Liu Mingchuan intervened in the government affairs of Xinwutang, and I really became the second in command. Follow the old path of 'Mingjun'. Those Qiu Ba believe in the Great God, so I want you to recruit [-] immature schoolchildren from the same country and start brainwashing them first. Understand?"

"Your subordinate understands!" Fan Dahui stroked his chin treacherously, his movements resembled Li Guolou's, and a pair of smart eyes glanced at Li Guolou. He had already comprehended the spirit of the officer to the bone marrow and integrated into his blood.

Li Guolou glanced and said: "Master Fan, go back to his hometown, don't disturb the people, that Liu Mingchuan is a ruthless character. If you want to marry only one wife, please be careful. I don't care if I let you become a local official in the future, just bear with it for a few years." ,It's good for you."

Fan Dahui rolled his eyes at Li Guolou, and said vaguely, "Yes!"

Li Guolou turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the car window. He had already stopped worrying. The news came from the capital that the grandma Chen Xiangfang was overworked and fainted. She got up from the bed three days ago and has not recovered yet.What is the disease?Let a female hero who has practiced martial arts pass out at such a young age?Chen Xiangfang should have a secret illness.Li Guolou was no longer in the mood to stay in Tianjin, and the changes in the capital made him restless.That's why he said something disrespectful in front of Li Hongzhang.The lingering worries suddenly made Li Guolou feel that life is short for the first time, he has become old, and the road ahead is not as brilliant as he imagined.