Nowadays, Li Hongzhang is very popular and has great power. How many people in the family are carrying his banner to do business? Several brothers have become big businessmen. Looking at the "grandson" of the two younger generations in front of him, he is actually a younger generation.
He is unique among them. He wants to recruit disciples at such a young age and has the ambition to form his own sect.
"Well, then take the exam well and try to make the emperor have a good impression of you, get a good rank in the exam, and let the Zong family ancestral hall in your hometown hang a plaque with "Jinshi and the title" on it. Your brother will get married in May. I
Be a witness. You should learn from your brother and be a conscientious national capitalist. This romantic figure is not for you to smear." Li Hongzhang spoke for more than three hours, still full of energy and in a happy mood.
Li Guolou had a smile on his face, but was filled with jealousy in his heart. He returned to his hometown with the title of Jinshi, and he could not buy a wedding banquet, so he could only marry a few concubines to celebrate the occasion! He is a lot worse than his elder brother Li Guoyun as a person, who can blame him?
?Like Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang did not take concubines and became famous ministers
His personal integrity is very good, and he is admired by the world. But he wants to climb up to a high position, but his lack of character makes him unable to avoid criticism from his political opponents. If he wants to make a difference in the court, he is afraid that he will not succeed, and there are still many obstacles on the way to promotion.
Obstacles, there is little hope of entering the military aircraft office in the future.
The Military Department of the Qing Empire was like the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. It was the core organization of the political, military and economic affairs of the court, and the center of power of the country. As for the morning court on the fifth day, it was just a form of court. The ministers went to the Yangxin Hall to report to Tongzhi.
The emperor reported on his work. Officials really
The main offices are in the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Office and the Six Ministries. When you step into the court hall, you want to enter the Military Aircraft Department. Several senior officials in the decision-making level are on duty at the Military Aircraft Department every day. Even Prince Gong Yixin and the Governor-General of Zhili Li Hongzhang are on duty at the Military Aircraft Department.
Sit in the Military Aircraft Department and handle official business.
Li Guolou felt sorry for himself and sat in the carriage with a sigh. His ambitions were growing step by step. When he thought that he would have the honor of being a "Jinshi" and the seat on the court train was within reach, he was waiting for him.
I regret what I did. I shouldn’t have given the place of my third wife to three “rotten peach blossoms” and made the house look like the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.
The Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the personal conduct of officials. Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang both rose through the ranks and entered official careers because of their outstanding personal conduct and talents. Only by running a family can the world be leveled. Although he had two "Guizi Liu" and "Uncle"
He had a backer, but the great opportunity for in-law alliance was gone, and the Manchu nobles could not rely on him.
After a long late-night conversation with his uncle Li Hongzhang, Li Guolou became more ambitious. He wanted to integrate the banks and bank accounts of the Qing Empire and join the ranks of the super rich. He also wanted to recruit disciples among all the forces.
If he has his own hilltop, he will wait until the world is full of peaches and plums, and let the people of the world praise his ideas.
The road to reform for the Westernizationists was full of hardships, and every proposition would be criticized. Li Guolou was thinking, would he be denounced for betraying national interests? Thinking of the students in Gongyuan and those who
Scholars from the Hanlin Academy went to the prime minister's office to sit down and demonstrate. Their young and distorted faces were spitting, and they cursed, "Down with Li Guolou!" "Li Guolou is a polite scum!" "Fire Li Guolou!"
Lou’s fame!”
A statement will offend students all over the world and make him a traitor seeking glory. Li Guolou is full of fear. If a good gentleman does not act, why would he write such a reactionary statement? The prosperity of the country depends on itself.
With hard-working hands, teachers have taught students this way since childhood. He is also a person who has read the books of sages well. How could his thoughts become reactionary? What will "Guiziliu" and "uncle" think of him? Will they think he is a foreign spy?
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If the country implements the policies he wrote, but the overall situation in the future does not develop in the direction he stated and deviates from the goals planned by the country, wouldn't he become a sinner through the ages, leading the wolf into the house in exchange for the demise of the Qing Empire? Li Guolou couldn't help but shudder.
, the night wind was biting, and during the long night, it seemed as if countless ghosts were mocking his naivety.
"Uncle is an old fox." Li Guolou finally figured it out as he walked on the corridor at home. His idea actually coincided with that of Li Hongzhang, the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Beiyang.
Now it is up to him to hand over the statement. The so-called ignorant people are fearless. It will be discussed in the Prime Minister's Office. Xiao He will succeed and Xiao He will lose. The criticism will be borne by him, a person who has traveled abroad. If he has any clues, he may very well ask for it.
Following Li Hongzhang on his mission to Prussia, he met the "Iron-Blooded Prime Minister" Bismarck, and he was a talent that could be put to great use. If he died in vain, he would have no place in the court and would be the first to be pushed out by Li Hongzhang as a scapegoat.
Li Guolou was still unwilling to give up. He was alone in the courtyard of the inner house, howling: "Oh my God! I am not a bad person! I will come back if I go astray. Please forgive me."
In the bedroom upstairs, Chen Xiangfang was woken up by Li Guolou. She took out the pocket watch from under her pillow, checked the time, and said sleepily: "Xiaolou, what are you calling in the yard this late at night? You're drunk and crazy."
Li Guolou beat the Eight Immortals table in annoyance and sighed: "Xiaofang, I didn't drink. When I was at my uncle's place tonight, I talked too much and said reactionary words. In the future, I will become a traitor even worse than Jaap Six, a traitor hated by the world."
, forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history.”
"Oh;;;;;;" Chen Xiangfang said nonchalantly: "Xiaolou, I think you are thinking too much. God knows what you know and what Li Hongzhang knows, so what are you afraid of? It's okay. Hurry up.
Go to bed, tomorrow, Sunday, we are going to church for worship."
Li Guolou sighed and said: "Xiaofang, you didn't know that my uncle asked me to write it out all night and wouldn't let me go home. I was so sloppy that I told him to go home and prepare information and write down the causes and consequences perfectly, but he still had to write another one.
An analysis report on neighboring countries. My uncle asked me to hand it over to him before the results were published, and I didn’t even have time to rest."
The scientific examination lasts for three days, and then the results will be released three days later, and the list of nationally admitted Jinshi will be announced. Then they will go to the palace to meet the emperor, and write an article written by the emperor in the Qianqing Palace. Finally, the top three will be determined based on comprehensive factors.
Ranking. It takes roughly ten days to determine a person's fate, and the stipulated time for Li Hongzhang to ask Li Guolou to write a statement was six days. He wanted Li Guolou to hand in the statement before the scientific examination results were released. If he did not give it to Li
An opportunity for Guolou to change course.
"Oh, Xiaolou, just write. Anyway, you don't have to worry about the Gongyuan scientific examination. The answers will automatically come to your desk. This is also a lesson for you. Who made you so reactionary?" Chen Xiangfang typed.
She breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep. She didn't worry about Li Guolou being a traitor, she just wrote an article, what's the big deal.
"Hey!" Li Guolou was tangled in his heart. He blew out the oil lamp and got into bed. There were two pretty ladies beside him, but he couldn't fall asleep.
"Biluochun has great stamina." Li Guolou knew in his heart that good tea has a strong refreshing effect. He reluctantly got up again, lit the oil lamp, sat in front of the Eight Immortals table, and wrote all night long. But when he thought of Sheng Huaixuan also wringing his hands in the study
After exhausting his brains to write down the statement about the "Post and Telecommunications Bureau", Li Guolou couldn't help but smile with relief.
This meeting with Li Hongzhang brought both gains and losses. The booming trend of the banking industry has already come into view. As soon as Li Guolou thought of this, he began to write letters to Yelia and his elder brother Li Guoyun. The scale of development of "Come In to the Bank" is unprecedented. It’s not just the six families. When the Qing Empire was founded, there was a land enclosure movement, and when he established his commercial kingdom, there was a money enclosure movement. His "Invite the Bank" will catch up with all the officials in Liangjiang and Zhili areas, including tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace. , palace maid.
Li Lianying and Xiao Dezhang should be used as chess pieces. When sitting in the Qianqing Palace to write articles, one must choose a good seat. Otherwise, how could Emperor Tongzhi see his honor among the two to three hundred Jinshi? What's more, it is very possible. What are the two empress dowagers sitting behind the bamboo curtain to watch? If the two queen mothers appreciate him, there will be hope for the sixth-grade official. Calculating the way to go next, Li Guolou stretched out happily and pushed away The windows welcome the first light of dawn.
The rooster crows at dawn, and the new day will be more exciting. Li Guolou smiles at the colorful clouds. Only those who dare to take responsibility will take this path. Foreigners are not scary. If he wants to defeat those greedy foreigners, he must first let go. They rebelled in the nest and became scattered sand, and they were defeated one by one. Just like the Japanese women around him, women who follow him wholeheartedly and are willing to sacrifice for him are worthy of his love. Li Guolou is not afraid of dealing with vicious foreigners, because he More ruthless than anyone else.
"Mayuko, I woke you up last night. It's okay. If you feel sleepy, don't go to church." Li Guolou was very caring, supported Mayuko's body, and walked down the stairs together.
Mayuko's willow-leaf eyebrows trembled slightly, and she said softly: "It doesn't matter, I also want to confess to the priest. For the sake of our two children, I try to be a good person."
Li Guolou was a little worried and asked, "Mayuko, what do you confess to the priest?"
"Mike, this is between me and God, I can't tell you." Mayuko walked down the stairs step by step, as steady as a rock, leaving Li Guolou behind.
"Oh!" Li Guolou looked at Mayuko's back, feeling suspicious in his heart. What would this little Japanese woman confide to the priest?
"Are you ready, two aunts?" Li Guolou looked at his pocket watch and stood at the door of the living room, urging Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko who were lingering. It had been almost half an hour and they still hadn't finished dressing up.
Chen Xiangfang was extremely dissatisfied and said: "Humph! Xiaolou, you have become bad now. You never urged me in the past."
"My aunt, if we don't hurry up, we won't be able to eat the bread provided by the church." Li Guolou hadn't eaten breakfast yet and was thinking about the free breakfast at the church.
"Mike, I'm fine." Mayuko dressed appropriately, stepped out of the threshold, and casually held Li Guolou's arm.
"It's coming, it's coming!" Chen Xiangfang grabbed the hat on the hanger and jumped out of the threshold. A family of three walked out of the inner house. Several old ladies behind them covered their mouths and did not dare to laugh.
When Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko went out to the house, they were all dressed up carefully. They wore long corseted skirts like those of Western women, and wide-brimmed flower hats. They held their chests out and their bellies, holding the hem of the skirts with both hands. Who were they with in Li Guolou? Behind him, he walked out of the house. The neighbors in Dengcao Hutong saw Li Guolou going out and came up to say hello affectionately.
"Grandma, go to church!" "Mayuko, your belly is so big, and you still wear foreign clothes. It's not good." "Grandma, my son wants to study, see if you can help." "Xiaofang, you Do you still know me? I am the barber from Dung Beetle Alley, known as Yi Jianxiang. Do you remember? My son wants to find a job."
In addition to the neighbors next door, guests have come out of the door room to find Chen Xiangfang to solve the family's practical difficulties.
Chen Xiangfang, in her usual style, lowered her hands slightly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, we'll talk about it when I get back from church."
In a few words, Chen Xiangfang dismissed the three guests who had come to harass her early in the morning. They were all old neighbors with familiar faces and no friendship. She was the last one to get on the carriage.
The carriage rolled and drove towards Xuanwu Gate. Li Guolou glanced at him with great dissatisfaction and said: "Xiaofang, I asked you to collect the protection fee. It doesn't count if you leave the accounting room at the door of your house. How can you start introducing people to work?"
Is this finished?"
Chen Xiangfang smiled sheepishly and said: "Xiaolou, you don't know that people can't help themselves in the world, and they have a good reputation. Anyway, we are about to move, so just keep your eyes peeled and don't care about the affairs of the world."
Li Guolou warned: "Xiaofang, I will be a Jinshi soon, and my status will be valuable. You must not cause trouble for me in the future, don't fight and kill, shut your mouth, and let my younger brother do what you have to do."
"Hey! This is too embarrassing. I just like to dominate the world. Whoever shows up his domineering power will compete with me!"
Chen Xiangfang likes to meddle in other people's business, and only by having her on her body can she highlight her status in the capital.
"Hey, Xiaofang, I regret it so much. I shouldn't have let you show up in the public eye. Your ambition is getting bigger and bigger." Li Guolou regretted that for the sake of career, a woman would actually use his wealth to gain fame and reputation.
"Don't worry about Xiaolou, you will make sure profits without losing money. It's Zhen Youzi!" Chen Xiangfang won over Zhen Youzi, and the "Tianzihao" business had a partner, which completely silenced Li Guolou.
"Hi! I listen to grandma." Mayuko bowed slightly and thanked Chen Xiangfang for giving her a chance to join "Tianzihao".
"Oh! Cake buyer!" Li Guolou held his head with both hands. He never expected that the pregnant Mayuko would join "Tian Zi Hao". This is a poisonous spider. What will become of "Tian Zi Hao" in the future? Li Guo Lou didn't
Dare to think further.
The most famous Catholic church in the capital is the South Hall. Most people call it the Xuanwumen Hall. At first, the Italian Matteo Ricci built a small church here. In 1650, Tang Ruowang expanded it into the largest cathedral in Beijing. Emperor Shunzhi once said on the 24th
Came here for the first time
Had a heart-to-heart talk with Tang Ruowang. In 1775, the South Church was destroyed by fire. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty gave him ten thousand taels of silver to rebuild it. This is a Catholic church built by the royal family and is not open to the public. Only those with status and status in the capital are eligible to go.
Worship.
Li Guolou now brings two of his family members to Xuanwumen Hall to listen to the foreign bishop's sermons. He likes to listen to the bishop's sermons and secretly learns the bishop's manner in speaking. Li Guolou never enters the confession room. But the bishop
They already knew his every move, because some of the "harem" in his family were real Catholics and had already betrayed him in the confessional.
The foreign bishop’s voice was sweet: “The God who created the universe and everything in it, since He is the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples built with human hands. For in Him we live, move, and have our being, as some of your poets say
, it turns out that we are also his descendants. Since we are the descendants of God, we should not think that God is like the art of man.
and things made of gold, silver, and stone, which are made of thought. God did not look deeply into the days of ignorance. But now He is preaching to all men everywhere to repent, for He has set a time for those whom He has appointed.
, who judges the world with righteousness, and to give everyone a credible evidence, he raised this man from the dead;;;;;;"
"God bless, Amen!" The believers sitting on the bench made the sign of the cross together to complete the Sunday service.
Seeing the bishop coming towards him after finishing his sermon, Li Guolou bowed and saluted, secretly exclaiming that he was unlucky and would be reprimanded by the bishop again this time.