"Hey Mr. Li, why don't you sit with me when you are here?" A gust of wind blew by, and the most sinister person in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Xiang Gangdie, arrived uninvited, but he saw that the fifty-year-old
The fat men on the left and right have round heads and green bean eyes. They look like innocent children. They are wearing first-class official uniforms, but they are just first-class official uniforms at the level of eunuchs.
Li Guolou turned over and bowed, and said loudly: "I am coming to you, sir. I am not far away to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me."
According to the Qing Dynasty's national system, Li Guolou was not supposed to kneel down to Gangdie for the eunuch, but Li Guolou still paid homage with great courtesy and paid homage respectfully. This person must not be offended. He would rather be a villain than a gentleman. This is
This is Li Guolou’s principle of promotion and wealth.
Xiang Gangdie's eyes narrowed into slits, a smile hung on his face, and he felt proud. As expected, as the palace eunuch Liu Deyin said, Li Guolou was a smart man who sincerely wanted to cooperate with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He stepped forward and helped Li Guolou up.
Guolou seemed unhappy and said angrily: "Master Li, aren't you going to kill me by doing this? Ouch!"
Li Guolou dusted off the sofa chair he was sitting on just now, and said very affectionately: "Master Xiang, please sit down! Originally, I have arranged my errands and will come to pay my respects to you."
"Well, Mr. Li is very busy! There are so many errands to do, it's so busy." Xiang Gangdie sat on the sofa chair as steady as a rock, his fat body seemed to crush the sofa chair.
"Your Majesty, I know that Mr. Xiang is from Baoding, so I specially bought a pair of Baoding iron balls. I hope you will accept it." Li Guolou naturally took the teapot from the smiling face of the eunuch next to him, and did what the two eunuchs had just done.
What he did was done with skillful movements and an unshakable expression. The man next to him also held up a brocade box with a smile. Instead of the iron ball inside, it was clearly a box of Dongzhu, shining with a dazzling white light.
"Oh haha! Mr. Li is so polite. Since you have come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I should be the host. Let's go, I'll treat you! I have a lot of business matters and I want to ask Mr. Li for advice." Xiang Gangdie grabbed Li Guolou and said,
As close as brothers, the group of people hugged each other and could no longer tell each other apart. They were all people without beards.
Although the eunuch is greedy, he is very disciplined. Everyone is in the same circle, abides by the principle of making money together, shares according to the proportion, and uses power to obtain benefits. This also depends on people. Sitting in this seat, Li Guolou must collude with the eunuch.
, make use of each other.
Xiang Gangdie's official position is like the commander of the Imperial Guards in the Ming Dynasty, who specializes in inquiring about information for the emperor. During the Yongzheng period, the sticky sticks were affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the blood drippings rumored among the people were done by this group of people. There was a group of them.
Jianghu master
, serving the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they are the emperor's personal eyes and ears. But at this time, the emperor has raised this group of people, and they will only do things that harm the public and enrich themselves. How can they do things that worry about the country and the people? An interest group will make a fortune together. Jiangsu and Zhejiang Three
Weaver
, Guangdong Customs, Chongwenmen Supervisor and other good positions are controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the final analysis, they are to make money for the emperor. All the expenses of the imperial palace are generated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has the ability to produce and sell itself. The Ministry of Internal Affairs opens stores all over the wealthy areas of Gyeonggi Province.
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A group of people who are in charge of the business of Huangzhuang and evade national taxes colluded with Li Guolou. From now on, the business under Li Guolou's name will not have to pay city gate tax. It is affiliated with the brand of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and in the name of royal procurement.
The nine gates of the capital can be entered and exited at will.
The banquet started, and all the prominent eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came. After some bargaining, Li Guolou opened a "Come in Bank" in Xishiku outside the palace, and also opened a "Come in Bank" in Haidian District, Yuanmingyuan outside the city.
Profit will be split in half, with a minimum guarantee of 100,000 taels of silver. We will look at the deposit figures when dividends are distributed next year and then set the target for the second year.
At this time in the Qing Dynasty, according to the regulations of all walks of life, dividends were mostly paid in June, not at the end of the year. Even the financial audits of government departments were like this. The eunuch said he believed in Li Guolou, but the eunuch was used to cheating his master, so what?
You will believe that Li Guolou is an honest gentleman. Xiang Gangdie sent people to the two banks on the territory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to supervise the bank's accounts. Both Li Guolou and Xiang Gangdie were satisfied with the initial intention of cooperation, and everyone said goodbye tacitly.
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"Nabazi, when decorating your house when you get married, don't use those craftsmen from the Old Summer Palace. Those people will use dirty tricks to bury some magical objects under your house. They will bite you in the future and you will be finished for the rest of your life." Li Guolou said to Nabazi.
After giving an explanation, prepare to leave the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Ah! Is there such a thing?" said the drunk and well-fed man, curling up his big tongue.
"You think you're smarter than me! I'm not allowed to say what I said to you! This is called keeping a guard up, so that you can always prevent you from teasing them. Don't forget your last name? Keep your head down and practice your calligraphy for me every day. Practice well.
I'm really in need of an official title. Can't train well? I'll step down in three years." Li Guolou pointed at that guy's nose and threatened.
"Zha! When I get home, I will hire a private school teacher to teach me how to practice calligraphy." Na Bazi no longer dared to call himself brother-in-law with Li Guolou. The status of the two is too far apart. People need to be self-aware. Different stages require different roles.
Role.
Li Guolou took a carriage to see his girlfriend Du Yingying. He changed into a suit on the carriage and wanted to treat the Du family to a dinner. After getting promoted and getting rich, he should not forget his "father-in-law". Tomorrow
I have to leave the capital to visit those fake foreign devils and see what the "traitors" are up to.
Arriving at Pace Restaurant at four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Guolou, along with Battelle and four guards, were stopped by two Indian assans at the door.
An Indian with a beard said: "Mr. Mike, you can go in, they can only go to the lounge. Only civilized people are welcome to enter here."
Li Guolou was extremely dissatisfied and shouted: "Cheng Kun, you go to the suit store next door, buy a suit, put on a tie for me, and I'll treat you to Western food tonight."
"Tie!" the five guards said in unison. The guards knew that Li Guolou did not allow them to quarrel with the Indian Asan, and the foreigners' territory had to follow the foreigners' rules, so they went to buy suits as ordered.
The venue of Pace Western Restaurant has been booked by Li Guolou, and the hostess is Du Yingying.
Du Xianyu, Tang Jiaye, and Luo Lin's whole family came to the party with more than 20 people, old and young, some of them young and old. The fake foreign devils came with about 30 people, most of whom were partners of the Chaoyang Development Project, and many of them came specifically from
There were about forty people who came from Tianjin and Li Guolou didn't know them. Anyway, there were only about a hundred people, so Li Guolou asked his boss Du to invite him to celebrate together.
"Brother Xiaolou!" Du Yingying extended her hand affectionately and asked Li Guolou to kiss her with Western etiquette, which immediately earned a burst of boos.
Li Guolou was immersed in the love between you and Du Yingying, and wanted to chat for a while longer and express his feelings to each other. Du Xianyu grabbed Li Guolou's arm and yelled: "Mike, something serious has happened, let's go.
, let me tell you."
Li Guolou also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the restaurant and asked, "Boss Du, is there anyone killed in your place?"
Du Xianyu did not let go of Li Guolou's arm and said anxiously: "No! Something big has happened in Tianjin!"
Yu Hanbing walked out of the crowd and said, "Mr. Li, you don't know something. Tianjin Wanghailou Church is surrounded by ordinary people."
"Ah!" Li Guolou already knew why Li Hongzhang wanted to go to Tianjin with him. It turned out that something big happened in Tianjin.
When they came to a private room, Du Xianyu, Yu Hanbing Huangguang, Chen Bulei and others looked solemnly and talked about the ins and outs of the "Tianjin Wanghailou Church Case".
After the "Beijing Treaty", French Catholic missionaries set up a Catholic church in Wanghailou, Tianjin. There was a nursery in the church. Some time ago, a strange disease suddenly broke out in the nursery. Thirty or forty infants and young children fell ill and died. I don't know what the French missionaries thought.
Yes, I came up with a bad idea and spent money to buy a group of babies and young children to show off. Since it was a valuable thing, the Chinese under my command
The large-scale abduction of infants and young children in Tianjin caused panic. The local people suspected that it was the people from Wanghailou Church who did it. This kind of causal relationship can be understood by a smart person. There are folk legends about the preaching in the church.
Scholars took out the hearts and lungs of abducted infants and used them as medicine introduction. The people passed it on to each other, making people believe that it was true.
A few days ago, people caught an infant abductor and took him to the Tianjin County Yamen. After interrogation by Liu Jie, the magistrate of Tianjin County, the infant abductor confessed to the crime and returned the confession.
Instigated by a cook in the church. When the news spread, people were excited and started shouting.
Sorry for the behavior of Wanghailou Catholic Church. Liu Jie, the magistrate of Tianjin County, personally escorted the person who abducted infants and young children to the church to testify. Nearly 10,000 people gathered in front of the church and demanded that the real culprit be handed over. However, the door of the church was closed and they ignored him.
.The situation has reached a point where it is about to break out, making people tremble with fear.
Li Guolou's face turned pale after hearing this, and he sat dejectedly on the couch and said, "It's over. I don't know what will happen in one night. Tianjin will be turned upside down."
With all the senses in his heart, he felt that the opportunity was rare, that his chance to make money had come, and that he was going to make a fortune for the country. He was as shameless and despicable as the fake foreign devils around him who betrayed the motherland.
The only way Li Guolou could make a fortune was by speculating on land. He wanted to raise the price of land in the Tianjin Concession, but of course he had to make the land value fall into a deep valley first. The original trick was to have Fan Dahui submit a petition as a judge.
With tens of thousands of words written, I took advantage of the great opportunity to destroy Dongnian and pursued the victory.
He hoped that Li Hongzhang would lead the Huai army to take back the Tianjin Concession and defeat the "Eight-Nation Allied Forces". He also encouraged the students in the Gongyuan Academy and those from the Hanlin Academy to go to the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Office to petition. This made the people in the Tianjin Concession panic.
, people are panicking and selling their real estate.
Unexpectedly, before he took action, a riot had already occurred in Tianjin. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Winter in the Tianjin Concession had come, and his spring had come early. Li Guolou's face was alternately blue and white, and he was a man like this.
, is he a national hero or a traitor?
Li Guolou hoped that the chaos would be as great as possible, and that he would be like the fake foreign devils around him, making it difficult for the country to make money. His face had turned ugly, and he said with great sadness: "Liu Jie is really a fool, and he deserves to be cut to pieces!"
"Yes! Liu Jie should be brought to justice by the imperial court." Several fake foreign devils thought they had met a close friend and regarded Li Guolou as the same person.
Li Guolou said calmly and forcefully: "Tomorrow I will go to Tianjin with Li Zhongtang early in the morning. I hope it's not too late to clean up this mess." He looked up at the people in the room and said with a smile: "You guys
Don't be so sad. Tianjin is a mess, but the capital is a mess.
It's spring like flowers, our business is like the rising sun, the Eight-Power Allied Forces will not attack the capital, at most they can scare Emperor Tongzhi, think about it! Li Zhongtang's 100,000 troops have just been deployed in the Zhili area, the foreigners
When the time comes, how can you do something like a piece of cake?"
The traitor Chen Bulei hurriedly asked: "Mike, are there really 100,000 troops?"
Li Guolou Zheng'er Bajing said: "Why did I lie to you? I now have many official positions, a third-class bodyguard, the post of minister in the study room, and the chief academic administrator of the new martial arts hall. The chief academic administrator of the new martial arts hall is
Reorganize all the troops in the Gyeonggi region. There are now 8,000 Baoding Army, 9,000 Xuanhua Army, 9,000 Gubeikou Army, and 9,000 Daming Army.
There are 6,000 people from the Zhengding Army and 6,000 people from the Tongyong Army, a total of about 50,000 people. More than half of these soldiers and horses are the Huai Army that was disrupted and reorganized by Master Zhongtang. In addition to the soldiers and horses guarding the nine admirals, then
It is a different organization, I have no way of knowing, but it should be no less than 50,000 people, and those are the real elite soldiers of the Eight Banners."
Li Guolou was counting on his fingers to deceive the fake foreign devils present. Many of them were people who betrayed state secrets. It didn't need to wait until morning. The French Minister Luo Shuya would learn the latest news tonight. Who would regard these fake foreign devils as confidants?
That was really blind. Li Guolou had a clear conscience even though he had deceived them into ruining their lives. Tonight was just a small test of his skill, and he would let them all stumble in the Chaoyang Project in the future.