It was almost the New Year sealing season, so Li Guolou separated from Li Hongzhang and headed for Tianjin Wei with a convoy of more than 100 kosh. Now Li Guolou's life is valuable, and those who have fought in the war have enemies all over the world and are afraid Someone was assassinating him, so we did not dare to slack off in our security work. The ferocious Goshiha rode a tall horse, held a whip, a flat vine knife on his back, and a revolver hanging from his waist, swaggering in front of more than a dozen carriages. It was common. No one was allowed to come near him, and even if he rewarded the beggar, he would not show his face.
In order to dispel Emperor Tongzhi's doubts, Li Hongzhang used old servants brought from his hometown and hired bodyguards to look after his home and courtyard.
Nowadays, Li Guolou has no scruples and uses sergeants to clear the way when he goes out. The more than 200 gesheha raised in his house are considered as part of the army and they eat royal food. Li Guolou no longer has the consciousness to be a low-key official and has a role model. ’ was a representative of the Westernization movement who would cause a sensation wherever he went. He was already used to big scenes where people were cheering from front to back and swarmed from behind.
Li Guolou does not have the consciousness to redress the grievances of the people. He does not want to accept the prosecution. If he is involved in official affairs, he will be watched from beginning to end. What is he doing now that has nothing to do with people's livelihood? He is too busy to handle it, so from now on Since leaving the capital, the banner of the Right Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has never been displayed. Instead, the banners of "General Soldier Li" and "New Military Army" have been hung.
Li Hongzhang has agreed to transfer Liu Mingchuan away from the New Armed Forces and hand over the New Armed Forces to Li Guolou. Li Hongzhang considered building Taiwan and Penghu into a province and making it the fourteenth administrative province of the Qing Dynasty, with Liu Mingchuan as the governor of Taiwan Province. The first governor. Behind the scenes was the power-money transaction between Li Hongzhang and Li Guolou. The success of the Invitation Bank brought the Qing economy to a new level, allowing the Qing government to have enough money to carry out industrial infrastructure construction. , let the Manchu nobles understand that industrialized society is changing with each passing day, and restructuring can bring huge wealth to the country.[
The cold wind was biting, and there were few pedestrians on the official road. The banners of "General Soldier Li" and "New Military Army" were placed on more than a dozen carriages, and the grinning horse teams were advancing against the northwest wind.
Li Guolou, Yelia, and Xie Xiuzhu rode in a carriage together. The two ladies of Haoming were dressed in fur clothes and leaned lazily on the bearskin mattress. The little maid Qiuye fiddled with the charcoal stove to keep the carriage warm. Warm temperatures.
The little maid Qiuye was bought by Yelia in Baoding Prefecture. Whenever he saw orphans selling their bodies for sex along the way, Yelia bought them all and took in more than 400 orphans. It was impossible for Li Guolou to let beggars in the town Disappearing, I can only do my little bit to bear the lives of these more than 400 orphans, so that these orphans will not freeze to death in the barren mountains and mountains.
As for the refugees who brought their families with them, the Qing Dynasty opened two openings at this time, one was the "West Exit" and the other was the newly opened portal "Chuang Guandong". The opening of these two openings drove the movement of hundreds of thousands of people. Although The government provides some help to the refugees, and will provide some food, farm tools, and simple shelters in any farming area they reach. However, there are many difficulties along the way, and many people freeze to death and starve to death. "Going to the west exit" and "traveling to the east of Guandong" are refreshing. Hope, farmers without fields will march towards the unknown world. After the Qing Dynasty bombing, they can only develop the barbaric northwest and three eastern provinces. Another immigration area, Taiwan Island, is still on paper.
Li Guolou made a crisp sound in his hand, which was the newly minted silver dollar from Baotong Money Bureau. The two silver coins made a crisp "ding-ding" sound during the collision.
The little maid Qiuye took out a silver dollar from her pocket and looked at the white, round thing in her hand. This was a silver dollar. She had become a rich person. She was laughing with a sweet voice. The master was a kind man. , making her feel like a dream.
This is the first batch of silver coins made in the Qing Dynasty, using Prussian smelting technology. On the whole, the silver coins are very beautifully made, with natural and clear patterns, delicate and rich colors, and "Made by Baotong Qian Bureau" on them. There are "one liang of folded silver" at the bottom, and the words "Tongzhi Tongbao" in the middle. The money is elegant and elegant, and the strokes are dignified. It is Li Hongzao's handwriting.
On the back of the silver dollar, there are two big characters written "One Yuan", followed by a coiled dragon pattern, and the small characters "Contains 50% Silver" on the side.
Jelia gently touched a silver dollar with his fingertips, feeling the pattern on it and the tooth pattern on the edge. He grabbed a handful of silver coins from the silver box next to him and let them fall, making a pleasant sound. The shiny white flowers in the silver box dazzled the eyes. She no longer paid attention to money, she just wanted to keep it fresh.
Xie Xiuzhu was even too lazy to touch it. The metal was greasy and the silver dollar was so dirty! Her hands were used to "touch" antiques, and only valuable treasures would make her eyes shine.
Li Guolou rolled a silver dollar between his fingers and said proudly: "This is my gift to the Qing Dynasty. It will completely change the situation of the outflow of silver in the Qing Dynasty. Next year, the common people will benefit, and the incense of Zilong Temple will be even greater." It’s booming.”
The little maid Qiuye rubbed her eyes and opened her mouth wide. She couldn't believe the scene in front of her. Could it be that her master was a god? A silver dollar actually had life jumping between her fingers.
Xie Xiuzhu lazily picked up Li Guolou and said with a sweet smile: "Stop playing with Xiaolou. You can only deceive children. It has nothing to do with us whether the Zilong Temple is prosperous or not? We don't go in to burn incense."
"Ding!" A silver dollar went up in the air, and Li Guolou said with a playful smile: "Second Grandma, you don't know, right? Zhen Yuhuan was caught by my hook, and Xi Shi will also betray me. The charm is limited."
"Chi chi chi chi!" Xie Xiuzhu and Yelia laughed sarcastically. They didn't admit that Zhen Yuhuan was Xi Shi. What should a family be prepared for? It's so nice to be an open and honest person.
"Second Madam, don't look down on this batch of silver coins. It won't be long before these things will become antiques. Tongzhi Tongbao can be doubled ten times." Yelia held a silver dollar in his hand and blew it in front of his mouth, "Ding... "..." A crisp voice echoed in Xie Xiuzhu's ears.
Xie Xiuzhu curled her lips and said: "Forget it, I don't care about money and personal belongings. I'll still collect your oil paintings. It won't be a problem to multiply them a hundred times in the future, but I will curse you to die early."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yelia stuffed a silver dollar into Xie Xiuzhu's neck, and the two started quarreling in the carriage.
Li Guolou said dissatisfied: "Don't even think about doubling your money. Only when silver coins are circulated can they show their value. Otherwise, I will be the criminal of the Qing Dynasty. When I arrive in Tianjin tomorrow, I will hold a press conference to promote the benefits of silver coins. The reporters who came asked them to If I subscribe to silver coins at a 10% discount, I will make a loss-making transaction."[
Yelia sat up from the blanket and said anxiously: "This is not good for a small building. It will cause big trouble. There must be a limit. Each person can subscribe for up to ten silver coins. You don't know how cunning reporters are. People can be deceived so much that they don’t even know what they are talking about.”
"Oh! This was a slip of the tongue. I know the ethics of reporters and will not give away silver dollars to reporters in vain." Li Guolou defended, he is not a fool. Reporters like to exploit loopholes most, and eggs with no seams, press conference Like a fly, it burrowed through a crack. How could a big hole be opened when the silver dollar was issued, allowing reporters to dig out the first pot of gold?
Xie Xiuzhu whispered: "Xiaolou, I heard that Sheng Huaixuan was going to issue dragon stamps. I didn't know the importance of publicity, so he regarded stamp issuance as a simple business. He has no strategic vision at all. I want to take action. Sweep all the 20,000 dragon tickets on the market. For a ten-coin dragon ticket, I want to get ten silver dollars. How much money do you think I will make?"
Li Guolou kissed Xie Xiuzhu fiercely and praised: "Smart! Sheng Huaixuan is not interesting enough. He drank water and forgot about the well digger. He just wanted to honor Mr. Fu Xiang. I have long wanted to take revenge on him. My second wife" "Miscellaneous, you have to be more ruthless in your attacks. Sheng Huaixuan will regret it for the rest of his life. In the future, when he sees me unable to lift my head, a lower-level person will always stand in the gutter, but he still wants to be on an equal footing with me, so he doesn't take a look at it."
Sheng Huaixuan was very conceited and never said that Li Guolou told him about the business of the Postal and Telecommunications Bureau. Instead, he regarded himself as the founder of the postal and telecommunications industry in the Qing Dynasty. Now the government and the public are promoting the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Ministry of Railways will become the two ministries founded by the Qing Dynasty. This is Obviously competing for interests with Li Guolou, Sheng Huaixuan is also a master of fund-raising. He has taken a fancy to the railway and wants to get involved and get a piece of the pie. There are also conflicts of interests between friends. In the face of interests, there is always Li Guolou regarded Sheng Huaixuan as a business competitor.
Li Guolou's business empire is a small one. He has never thought of finding an equal partner. Even his favorite woman, Yelia, is just a 10% wife, eldest brother, eldest sister. Only accounting for a small part of the business empire, Li Guolou considers his own interests the most. He has never thought about entrusting his wealth and life to others. Even if the woman is sleeping next to him, he uses checks and balances to minimize the risk. change.
The national hero Qi Jiguang became impoverished when he grew old because his wife took the family's belongings and returned to her parents' home. Taking history as a guide, Li Guolou was guarded by everyone, and his wives also knew Li Guolou's virtue and benefits. You must first hand over the bulk to Li Guolou, which has become Li Guolou's family rule, "Those who eat me must be eaten by me!" This is Li Guolou's mantra.
Jelia glanced at the shining silver box and sighed: "I thought that being a big banker, having a huge fortune, and living in a hotel were the greatest happiness in life. Now I realize that this is a responsibility. Thousands of children like Qiuye can live a good life, but the money is still not enough. The money to build the school building comes from nowhere, and I am so worried that a lot of my blond hair has turned gray."
Qiuye made a sign of the cross on his chest and said piously: "Mrs. Jelia, you are the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary. I pray for you every day before going to bed."
Qiuye is a smart and clever child, and he stood out from more than 400 orphans. One sentence made Yelia's heart happy, and he casually put a silver dollar into Qiuye's hand, and said reservedly: "Good boy, This is what I reward you for. Good things come in pairs. These two silver coins will bring you a lifetime of good luck."
Qiuye kowtows to express gratitude, holding two silver coins in her little hands. She is actually not an orphan. Her mother is still living in Baoding Mansion, washing clothes for wealthy families, and living a poor life. But her mother heard that the great philanthropist Yelia collected money along the way. After hearing the news about the orphans, and only accepting orphans who were prostitutes, he asked his daughter Qiuye to pretend to be an orphan and sell herself. With Qiuye's cleverness and well-behavedness, she managed to sneak into Yelia's side.
"A dragon ticket worth ten cents is worth ten silver dollars!" This message must be passed on to her mother Wang Zhang, Qiuye secretly swore. Lowly people even have names, Qiuye will change her mother Wang Zhang's life, ten
The dragon ticket of Wenqian will witness the washerwoman Zhang's road to wealth.
Li Guolou had no idea that the thin Qiuye was a spy, and even the detectives sometimes misjudged him. He simply didn't regard such children as intelligent people and was still immersed in the love between each other.
"Really? Let me take a look." Li Guolou was concerned about Yelia's physical condition and fiddled with Yelia's hair. Women want to be coaxed, and there is no need to take Yelia's words seriously.
"Yeah, it's okay! She's still a blonde beauty." Li Guolou reassured Yelia that it was normal for blonde hair to turn gray, and people would grow old.
Xie Xiuzhu curled her lips and said, "Have you exposed Jelia's lies? Where did the money go? It was not used to build a French manor. There are many hypocritical kindnesses in the Dashan Family. If it were not for the beauty of the little maid Qiu Ye,
There will be no threat, will Qiuye face Li Guolou?
Li Guolou comforted him: "Third Madam, don't worry, you will have it, everything will be there, but not this year. I still want to see you when you are sixty years old. You will be extremely beautiful even with gray hair."
With a cry, Yelia fell into Li Guolou's arms. She loved this man. She chose to live in a big family. The system of three wives and four concubines in the Qing Dynasty had its own advantages. Anyway,
If she doesn't know how to write any memoirs, she should let Eugene continue writing "The Legend of Jelia" and turn her life in the Qing Dynasty into a fairy tale.
The woman's heart ached. Xie Xiuzhu looked jealously at Li Guolou hugging Yelia. She had also made great contributions to this family, but she was not as good as Yelia, but she was not willing to admit defeat. Yelia had already grown gray hair.
, is about to become an old vegetable, but she is still young and beautiful, and she is also clinging to Li Guolou, enjoying the pleasure of the journey.
The lid of the box of silver coins was closed, and the brilliance of the silver was fleeting. For Li Guolou, wealth had lost its meaning, and the silver dollar empire had become his possession. There were already too many women in the family, and temptations
』It happens every day,
As long as he is willing to be a bitch, those officials will send their wives and concubines to his bed curtains. The underage chick once confessed his love to him, and even the imperial concubine would take the opportunity to "touch" him when she saw him. After getting addicted to it, he would be the Qing Dynasty.
A woman’s dream lover.
But Li Guolou suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart and showed himself as a gentleman. Li Guolou only pursued power. His dream was to be a national hero who served the country loyally. The flag of the New Armed Forces was flying in his dream, and the saber that moved forward was
Cutting off the enemy's head and killing the male is the world he pursues.
Li Guolou was sleeping in the bumpy carriage. When the convoy arrived at Shuangqiao Zhenguanyu, the local officials who greeted him respectfully held their notebooks in hand, waiting for Li Guolou's reception. Every official's face shone brightly to see Li Guolou.
Lou Weirong, Li Guolou, the leader of the Qing Dynasty, will lead them on the road to wealth. This is their honor, and today they can see Pengpi Shenghui.[
Li Guolou stepped out of the carriage and was greeted by a group of officials who bowed and saluted him. Those officials who used to be brothers with him have now become his subordinates. Things in the world are unpredictable and change constantly. Li Guolou returned the favor with the same courtesy.
After all, we are all old friends, so why should we be formal?