late Qing Dynasty arrest

Xu Qian figured out what was wrong, took a step forward, gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Master Fu, the foreigners must be behind the scenes, and the Prussians are hiding behind. Li Guolou must have obtained the Prussian infantry drill manual. He The old spirit is weird, so I will modify it immediately and become his. This kid can use his brain. Those two people from the Qing School happen to be his mentors. Two Confucian scholars, Weng Tonghe has returned, Xinwutang is under the control of the Qing school again, Master Fu Xiang, cooperation can grow stronger, Weng Tonghe is not easy to mess with!"

"Well...Master Xu still sees it clearly. Don't fall out with Li Guolou, Liu Liumazi. When the new martial arts hall officially starts, the instructors are all from our Huai army. Those under Li Guolou who don't Those servants who have fought in the war, who will obey them, don’t worry, when Li Guolou comes, I will show my cards to him directly, and let you take charge of the daily training of the Xinwu Hall.” Li Hongzhang narrowed his slender eyes slightly, Li Guolou was too ambitious, it was time to restrain Li Guolou.

Liu Mingchuan raised his sleeves and yelled: "Master Fu Xiang, you grandson is so wicked that you want to torment me to death by putting Xinwu Hall in Xiaozhan Town, but I am a martial arts practitioner, so what's the point of being exhausted today? I will stay with you tonight, and I will go back early tomorrow morning and let Liu Jie eat flies!"

"Liu Liumazi, don't go back in a hurry. Li Guolou will come tomorrow. You can meet him and take over the errand, so that the seventh-rank sesame official won't make things difficult for you." Li Hongzhang was a little helpless. Li Guolou must strictly guard against death, governors and high-ranking officials like to use people from their own lineage, but Li Guolou's teacher has many schools, and he can't control him for a while. No one except Li Guolou has any knowledge about many matters of the Westernization School. To do it with ability, but to use Li Guolou's talent to prevent him from harboring evil intentions.

Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan chatted about Xinwutang's idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, the textbooks they compiled, and the songs to persuade soldiers. Why did Guolou change like this, and what are the benefits? I can't spare Li Guolou, let him explain honestly.

At this time, Li Guolou, the living room of the Li Mansion, is hosting a banquet for the British Minister Wade and his party. He has no choice. Unlike the Qing people, the British handed out a greeting card to ask if you are free to entertain guests. They come to the door directly. Here, this gives him no reason to refuse the distinguished British guests. Ever since Li Guolou agreed to the French Minister Luo Shuya's investment in the development of the French Concession, the British have sniffed out their noses and immediately came to him to cooperate. Everyone is old acquaintances. The Qing-British friendship lasted forever, and Li Guolou could only agree to increase investment in the British Concession in Tianjin. At the long English-style dining table, the two sides ate and chatted in harmony. fine traditions.

Li Guolou was a little worried. His every move in the British Concession was followed by someone. He was so close to the Western powers and treated guests to dinner every day. The imperial court would think what he did in the British Concession. He wanted to be a Patriots, but the reality is that only by cooperating with Western countries in the industrial society can they have a chance to make a lot of money. Li Guolou, who claims to be a master of foreign affairs, has become a sweet pastry in the eyes of foreigners. The main purpose of foreigners coming to Qing Dynasty is to seek money. , the two sides hit it off and planned to jointly establish a rubber factory in Tianjin.

Li Guolou's initial peace talks went smoothly, but he felt a lot of bitterness in his heart. He established a joint-stock company with foreigners, and the Emperor Tongzhi's 30% share was indispensable. He only took a small share in the last industrial enterprise with a promising future. He just realized that being a national entrepreneur is very good, and he can gain a foothold in the Qing Dynasty by paying taxes, but he has to bear the responsibility of making money for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Ten sets of the latest styles of western clothes.

Seeing a group of British people with expectant expressions, Li Guolou touched his cheek and nodded to Zhen Yuhuan. Greedy British people like antiques from the Qing Dynasty, and he was doomed when it came to gift giving.

Seeing off British Minister Wade and his party, Li Guolou lamented: "Grandma Seven, do you think the Americans will come tomorrow!"

"You don't need to guess, Xiaolou. There will be a group of foreigners coming to visit you at night. The foreigners are united in the Qing Dynasty. Do you understand the rules? Since you have made the rules, the foreigners will not take advantage of you. You have to learn from Li Hongzhang in this regard. , you are still young." Zhen Yuhuan shook her head and sighed, such good antiques and fakes were mixed in, making it hard to tell the real from the fake.

Li Guolou nodded, approved of Zhen Yuhuan's rhetoric, and yelled: "Grandma Seven, you can be a female celebrity for me. This is related to the future of our family. Don't embarrass me. I will train in the afternoon, let foreigners come, anyway We're all friends!"

"Hi." Zhen Yuhuan knew that her task was arduous. Now their family belongs to a Manchu aristocratic family. Every year, they have to go to the palace to spend the New Year with the queen mothers of the two palaces. If they want to stand out among so many noble women, they do not rely on sending expensive gifts. , but rely on female celebrities and eloquence. During the Chinese New Year, the empress dowagers of the two palaces reward the juniors with golden melon seeds. Li Guolou asked her that the female celebrities can live well. The palace is the greatest recognition for her. Zhen Yuhuan is quite serious about this task, and happily ran into the bedroom to become a female celebrity.

In the afternoon, Li Guolou was sweating profusely while practicing boxing. Fan Dahui rushed over anxiously and said, "Master Li, Liu Liumazi went to Xiaozhan Town yesterday. No one entertained him. Liu Liumazi walked away full of anger. I'm afraid it will be bad for you, so I came back here to tell you!"

"Wang Bazi, why are you going to Xiaozhan Town, looking for a fight, the whole glass ball is rolling." Li Guolou attacked the big sandbag left and right, as if the sandbag in front of him was "Liu Mazi".

Fan Dahui persuaded: "Master Li, those children will also be assigned to the army in the future. If you and Mr. Fu Xiang are in a stalemate, he will make tricks. Take a step back, Mr. Li, and don't be as knowledgeable as Liu Liumazi. You'd better give in first!"

"Hey." Hearing the word "soft", Li Guolou lost his energy. He untied the gauze on his hand and said with a wry smile: "Master Fan, you are right. How can you not accept softness under the eaves of the people? Tomorrow morning Come with me to the governor's office, to pay homage to Liu Liumazi, the great god that everyone admires, and bow your head and admit defeat. You go to the Italian embassy now and tell them that I will not be at home tomorrow, so as to save the envoy from visiting for nothing, go and come back quickly, and have grilled steak in the evening , stewed mushroom soup!"

Fan Dahui heard that Li Guolou was not acting on his own will, so he took the order and left happily. To be a qualified master, he must first analyze the pros and cons of the matter to the lord. Will look down on him, don't take him seriously.

After taking a bath in the well water, Li Guolou thought about how to deal with Li Hongzhang. The only way to deal with Li Hongzhang was to bribe him, and he could only rely on presenting rare antiques. The "Lanting Preface" written by Wang Xizhi has long been extinct in the world. Feng Deyi, the prime minister of Tang Taizong, imitated the scroll of "Lanting Preface" written by Wang Xizhi. It must be precious, how can Li Guolou not know the value of it when dealing with antiques all day long.

Li Guolou took out the volume of "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion" from under the bed in the bedroom and unfolded it to read. He sighed, and any grandma would know that Li Guolou was about to bleed heavily again.

Wu Peipei sighed: "Xiaolou is reluctant to part with it, so let's change it to the same one. Get a Tang Sancai, Mr. Fu Xiang will like it too!"

Li Guolou's face seemed to be crying, and he lamented: "Hey...you don't understand. Scholars like to read characters the most. Mr. Fu Xiang will only look at a tri-colored Tang tricolor. He is happy for a while, and then throws it in the corner. I went in, a piece of Feng Deyi copybook, Mr. Fu Xiang will take it out to read every day, I am such a prodigal son, good things go in with the left hand, and come out with the right hand.

Zhen Yuhuan sighed: "Hey, don't think too much about the small building, just let Yan Zizhang dig a few more holes. Anyway, the Ministry of Punishment is run by your family!"

Li Guolou was stunned, Zhen Yuhuan knew about it, and the affairs of the mansion could not be concealed. It was too difficult to keep the family members secret from each other, so he hurriedly said: "Grandma Seven, keep it secret. If outsiders know about it, I will be miserable." !"

Zhen Yuhuan glanced at him and said, "Xiaolou, it's not your family who are in the antique business. All the antiques in the world come from this way. You think they are fools. Whoever has power will do this. This kind of reasoning still needs me." teach you!"

"Well, it makes sense. Grandma Seven sees it through. I made up a lie and she didn't wear it. When I return to Beijing, I will send some antiques to Mr. Bao so that he can take care of them in the future." The things outside the body should not be brought with you when you are born, and you should not take them with you when you die. Feng Deyi's "Lanting Preface" was given to Li Hongzhang to express his heart, and the good days can last longer.

Yelia asked, "Xiaolou, how much is this scroll worth?"

Li Guolou said: "At least tens of thousands of taels, but this kind of calligraphy and painting are unseen treasures in the antique market, and the price is not comparable!"

"Oh, Li Hongzhang must know about you buying a gold watch. If you don't give him one, he will hate you." Yelia knew that the Qing people liked Western knacks very well, and immediately reminded Li Guo building.

"Hey...my chiefs are all corrupt officials, don't be greedy like them, I can't afford it." Li Guolou looked at the wives, his family members were not settled yet.

"Hey..." Several wives also sighed. Following Li Guolou seemed to have a lot of scenery. In fact, everyone didn't accumulate much property. After admiring rare antiques for a while, they would be given away. The greed of princes and nobles is insatiable. , so that Li Guolou was exhausted, just as soon as this was settled, there would be another situation.

"Xiaolou, I look at the numbers on the account books all day long, and the household department is not as busy as us. Your place is the yamen. In the future, you will set up a department to do business with foreigners." Zhen Yuhuan complained to Li Guo As soon as Lou came to the British Concession, his family never had a peaceful life, and he received foreign friends every day.

"Well." Li Guolou didn't say much. The combination of power and money is invincible. Now even foreigners are approaching the door. Knowing that he is the most powerful official in the Qing Dynasty, first establish a good relationship with him. Here he is There is already the atmosphere of the Yamen. In the future, part of the power of the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Mansion will be divided by him. This is also the intention of Emperor Tongzhi, and his power will be even greater.

There is no need for Li Guolou to guess. In the evening, American Minister Williams brought ten people including the counselor to visit his home. Li Guolou and his American friends warmly embraced. The Tianjin teaching case made them forge a deep friendship. It is rare that foreigners did not ask for several concessions to be counted as state compensation, thanks to the mercy of foreigners in the Tianjin teaching case.

In fact, Li Guolou knew very well in his heart that the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty could face death directly after fighting the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Army, and they were not afraid of foreign guns and cannons. share