?Now the Empress Dowager Ci'an in the East Palace lives in Qichun Garden, and the Empress Dowager Cixi in the West Palace lives in Wanchun Garden. They enjoy the coolness of summer. In autumn, they go to Rehe to hunt and establish good relations with various ethnic minority nobles and religious leaders in the Qing Dynasty's borders. After lunch, it was time for the two of them to get together.
The large and small rivers connect the large Fuhai and the smaller Houhu, as well as many small areas, into a complete river and lake system. They are lined with hills made of accumulated soil, island embankments and wild rocks. They are unique and beautiful, and are still Cixi. Empress Dowager An, the favorite garden of Empress Dowager Cixi, watched the water and flowers, appreciated the endless heritage of the garden, looked at the sparkling lake in front of her, the two empresses could not help but let out a slight sigh together.
Only when you lose it do you know how to cherish it. After the curtain-curtained administration was cancelled, people became leisurely and had nothing to do all day long. In the days without authority, they wasted their time. Sitting in the pavilion, Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed: "Sister, I wonder if you have a meal or a meal. The way he looks thoughtful, he must be thinking about your fold!"
Empress Dowager Cixi waved her hand, and the four maids who were waiting beside her stepped away knowingly, nodded slightly and said: "Well, sister, although I can still see the folds, I can't pick up the pen. I pick it up and put it down, and put it down and pick it up again." Get up, I feel so empty. In order to avoid suspicion, Prince Gong is afraid that Chun'er will kill his whole family, so he doesn't even dare to come here, hey..."
Empress Dowager Ci'an smiled sweetly and said: "Sister, when fate comes, don't force it. You have not lived in vain for more than ten years. You are still the mother of the country!"
The Empress Dowager Cixi shamelessly replied: "Sister, you are so heartless. If I hadn't been willing to do Xi Tzu, you would still be locked up in the deep palace of Rehe by the Eight Kings. How could you enjoy such glory and wealth!"
The two colluded together for imperial power and status, and had already forged a close friendship. The relationship between the alliance was one of mutual prosperity and mutual loss.
Empress Dowager Ci'an sighed: "Although I like peace and quiet, it is too boring to have nothing to do all day long. I hope that, as Li Guolou said, the small train can allow us to have a lot of fun and enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the window while eating. , I’m just thinking about what the foreigners’ little trains look like, oh, sister, how about two steam ironclad ships placed in this Fuhai?”
There was something in the words of the Empress Dowager Cixi: "Sister, you have so many tricks, you want to bankrupt Tanhua Lang!"
Empress Dowager Ci'an glanced at her wonderful eyes and retorted: "How could it be possible? Sister, I have a lot of money. I will advance it first and let Li Guolou buy two luxury yachts. We will take the luxury yacht first next year and the year after that. Ride the steam train, cluck cluck!”
"That's great." Empress Dowager Cixi's face showed a look of longing. Now that her son has taken charge, she can only spend her energy on enjoying the mountains and rivers. The endless blue lake color makes people addicted and addicted. Endless loss.
In the afternoon, Li Guolou was summoned by the eunuch to Fuhai to visit the Empress Dowager of the Second Palace again. He felt like a little drum was beating in his heart. He felt that something bad was going to happen and that he was about to be pulled out of his skin again. Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Cixi asked him to buy it. Two steam-armored ships, with an unquestionable tone, made it difficult for him to say anything.
Li Guolou mustered up his courage and murmured: "To the Queen Mother, the funds have been handed over to the servants, and they have been queued up until the beginning of next year. Foreigners are not easy to fool, they have to see the deposit, this steam armored ship To serve well, we need to build wharfs, warehouses, and new greenhouses for maintenance. One year is too tight. I dare to say, do you want to place a deposit next year? The year after that will be included with the steam train." After speaking, Li Guolou lifted up the ship. In front of the two Queen Mothers, they are always ready to kneel down and say soft words.
"Humph, you are so bold Li Guolou, and you dare to use strong words to reason, aren't you afraid that I will punish you?" Empress Dowager Cixi looked unkind and was ready to order Li Guolou to be punished at any time.
Li Guolou smiled honestly and said: "Both empress dowagers of the two palaces are compassionate people, how can they care about the slaves? Only slaves here dare to say a few witty words. The empress dowagers of the two palaces laughed it off after hearing it. No, I will tell you a story about Wu Song fighting a tiger, hehehehe!"
After listening to Li Guolou's words, the Empress Dowager Cixi softened her expression and said slowly: "Li Guolou, don't interrupt. I need two armored steamships now, and I want them to be able to travel next year. I support you as the supervisor of Longevity Mountain. I just need to get the job done, otherwise why would I be promoting you!"
Li Guolou saw that the empress dowagers of the two palaces were in a good mood, so he said with a cheeky smile: "Zha, I will definitely do a good job and build the two armored ships to be both stable and luxurious. However, I have a request, please. The Queen Mother of the two palaces makes it possible!"
"Well, what's the matter?" Empress Dowager Ci'an couldn't help but smile when she heard Li Guolou promised to take care of it.
"Minion, please ask the Empress Dowager of the Second Palace to bring your money to the bank so that I can have capital turnover and make money... Hehe, Empress Dowager of the Second Palace, 10% per year is good!"
"It's only 10%." Empress Dowager Ci'an was already tempted after hearing this, but she didn't let go. She put a thick stack of banknotes in the dowry box, not even bothering to count them.
"Li Guolou, this is too low. The loan sharking rate outside is 30% per month." The Empress Dowager Cixi knew about the loan sharking situation. In the past, when her father died when she was a child, she had borrowed several loan sharking loans, which she still remembers today. new.
After hearing this, Li Guolou couldn't refute the fallacy of Empress Dowager Cixi. The interest rate for bank deposits was very low, otherwise it would be a loss-making business. He could only take a step back and said: "What the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces taught me is that slaves should If you have a new consciousness, then 20% is fine, but it can only be the personal money of the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, and the personal money of other empresses, and the servant cannot afford such a high interest!"
"Well... Li Guolou, please step aside and let me think about it." Empress Dowager Cixi was happy, but she couldn't let Li Guolou see that she was satisfied with the money.
"Tie." Li Guolou walked backwards, feeling secretly happy in his heart, as if he was issuing national bonds and would use them first. As for disrupting the financial market and causing inflation in the future, who cares.
"Sister, how many banknotes do you have in your hand?" asked the Empress Dowager Cixi.
"Oh... let me think about it, save one million taels first, sister, see if it works." Empress Dowager Ci'an liked to listen to Empress Dowager Cixi in everything.
"It seems too little. Li Guolou will only ask for 20% once, and the interest I deposited in Citibank abroad is only 1.5%. Hey, Li Guolou was ripped off by me." Empress Dowager Cixi takes money very seriously. Yes, she still knows things about the national economy clearly.
"Oh, really, then, sister, I will listen to my sister and save more money. I always have 2 million silver notes on hand. I can wait for the change... Zhang is satisfied and takes my dowry box. Come." Empress Dowager Ci'an is usually too lazy to move, but today she is happy and ready to go to war.
The Empress Dowager Cixi ordered Li Lianying to get her own money, and then called Li Guolou. Just now he said that he knew how to use Wu Song to defeat the tiger, so he asked Li Guolou to say once: "Three bowls are not enough, but Wu Song defeats the tiger in Jingyanggang." !”
Li Guolou was not humble and asked for a pot of tea, placed it in front of his desk, and then began to say: "It is said that Wu Song traveled on the road for several days and came to the ground of Yanggu County. He was still far away from that county. At noon that day At that hour, he was hungry and thirsty when he walked, and saw a hotel in front of him. He was holding a flag in front of the door, with five words written on it: "Three bowls are not enough." Wu Song went inside and sat down, holding the stick. He leaned back and shouted loudly: "Master, hurry up and bring us the wine."
The owner of the shop placed three bowls, a pair of chopsticks, and a plate of hot dishes in front of Wu Song, then sifted a full bowl of wine. Wu Song picked up the bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and shouted, "This wine is so powerful!" Master, if you are full, buy some wine.'
The restaurant owner tilted his head slightly and said, "Only cooked beef."
Wu Song slapped the table and said loudly: "Cut it into two or three kilograms and eat it."
The hotel owner went inside and cut out two kilograms of cooked beef. He made a large plate and placed it in front of Wu Song. Then he sifted another bowl of wine. Wu Song ate it and said, "Good wine." He sifted another bowl and finished three bowls. Wine will never be sifted again.
Wu Song knocked on the table and shouted: "Master, why don't you come and sift the wine?"
The restaurant owner said casually: "If your guest wants meat, I'll bring it over."
Wu Song shouted: "I also want wine and some meat."
The restaurant owner smiled and said: "The meat will be cut and added to the guests to eat, but the wine will not be added."
Wu Song said, "But you are causing trouble again," and asked his master, "Why don't you sell wine to me?"
The restaurant owner pointed at the signboard and said: 'Sir, you must see the flag in front of my door clearly saying: Three bowls are not enough.'
Wu Song asked: "Why can't I make three bowls of rice?"
The restaurant said: "Although my wine is village wine, it tastes better than old wine. Whenever a guest comes to my shop and eats three bowls, he will be drunk and cannot pass the hill in front, so he can't call it three bowls." "Gang, if a past guest comes here and only eats three bowls, let alone ask,"
Wu Song said with a smile: "I was so tired, but I ate three bowls, how can I not get drunk?"
The restaurant warned: "My wine is called 'Tou Ping Xiang', also known as 'Outdoor Pour'. When you first drink it, it is mellow and delicious, and it will be poured after a while!"
How could Wu Song believe it? He shook his head and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I won't pay you back if I don't have the land. Sift out three more bowls for me to eat."
When the restaurant saw that Wu Song was completely motionless, he sifted three more bowls. Wu Song ate it and said: "This is a good wine. Master, I will eat one bowl and give you the money for the other bowl. I just sift it."
The bartender said: "Guest, please just drink. This wine will make you drunk, and there is no medicine for it."
Wu Song still didn't believe it: "Don't expect Hu Niao to say, even if you put the sweat medicine in it, I still have a nose."
The shop owner was overwhelmed by his words and sifted out three more bowls. Wu Song said, "I'll eat another two kilograms of meat."
The restaurant cut another two kilograms of cooked beef and sifted three bowls of wine. Wu Song's mouth was slipping after eating, so he just wanted to eat. He went to take out some broken silver and shouted: "Master, come and see my silver, and I will return your wine and meat." What's the money hook?'
The restaurant owner looked at it and said, "I have more than enough, and I still have some money to give you."
Wu Song said: "I don't want you to give money, just sift the wine."
The restaurant owner said: "Sir, when you want to have a drink, there are still five or six bowls of wine left. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat any more."
Wu Song shouted: "There are only five or six bowls, you can sift them all,"
The restaurant owner smiled bitterly and said, "How can I hold you up if you, a tall man like you, fall drunk?"
Wu Song replied: "Anyone who asks you to help him is not a good man."
The restaurant was willing to sift the wine. Wu Song said anxiously, "I won't eat your food for free. I don't want to arouse my father's temper. Tongjiao will smash your house and turn your little shop upside down."
The restaurant owner said, "This guy is drunk, don't mess with him." He sifted six more bowls of wine and ate them with Wu Song.
Wu Song ate a total of fifteen bowls before and after, picked up the stick, stood up and said, "I'm not drunk." He walked out of the door and said with a smile, "but he didn't say that three bowls were not enough," and left with the stick in his hand. ·······”
Li Guolou's storyteller is straightforward, clean and tidy, not nagging, and the shouts are buzzing in the ears. He also talks about the key points, but he also depicts the characters in detail, focusing on the details of the plot that ordinary people are unaware of. , the sound may be fast or slow, urgent or slow, interrupted or continuous, high or low, and it is so emotional and reasonable that it penetrates into the bones and makes the ears of the empress dowagers of the two palaces stand up in shock, and they clap their hands in amazement.
This joke is an old joke in teahouses. Most storytellers will say it, and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces has naturally heard it. The old joke has the advantages of the old joke. Once you hear it, you can tell that Li Guolou’s words are not bad, and he is not confused, so he enjoys it with gusto. Listen.
Li Guolou talked for an hour before he finished. The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Cixi also asked Li Guolou to sing a military song before letting Li Guolou pass.
Li Guolou left the Yuanmingyuan with more than 4 million taels of banknotes and bankbooks. He was happy and worried at the same time. He had all five tastes in his heart, and complicated emotions were mixed in his thoughts. Of course, he was happy when the money was in his hands. Used in the national economy, the Industrial Revolution of the Qing Dynasty has a financial foundation. What worries me is that it is a bit embarrassing and difficult to talk about. It is the fear of being used as a "face" by the empress dowagers of the two palaces and cuckolding the emperor. Then there are Is there any way to survive? Even the nine grandmothers in the family were chopped into "human pigs" by the eunuchs. Now even Prince Gong dare not step into the palace of the Empress Dowager Cixi. This kind of thing must not be done. You must be stable and do a good job. A gentleman who is as upright and upright as teacher Li Hongzao, go and share