Young Master Meng smiled and said: "You Japanese all learn a little, see how graceful we should be" Ying Baoshi smiled embarrassedly.Li Hongzhang is still confused, and he doesn't know what Yue Meng has done, it seems that he hasn't done anything, so he let the Japanese bow his head Anyway, Li Hongzhang can't figure it out, after the Japanese left, he actually transferred the minutes of the meeting, and seriously figured out every word Yue Meng had just said.If Young Master Meng knew his nonsense, he would be taken by Master Li Zhongtang word by word, and he would probably die of laughter.The meeting lasted more than 20 days, and the two sides finally reached an agreement on the treaty to be concluded almost to the extent of going to the point of going word for word.The first formal treaty of commerce between China and the first place can also be regarded as a document for the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides, and Li Hongzhang was overjoyed to have written it on the basis of the interests of the favored countries.On behalf of the Qing Dynasty, Master Meng reached a 31-point treaty with Japan, mainly including the following articles: "1.
Japanese goods are not allowed to be sold at designated ports in the mainland, and one of the open ports of the Great Qing Dynasty and eight of them are open to Japan; 2.
Japan does not allow the mainland to buy local goods; 3.
The territories of the two countries shall not be invaded in the slightest; (5) Where the people of the two countries commit crimes or major cases in the other country, or gather a crowd of more than 10 people, the magistrates shall separately handle the cases, or they shall be dealt with strictly; 6.
Knives and weapons shall not be carried in exchanges with each other, and the commercial goods of the two countries shall be paid according to the customs tariffs of the two sides when they enter each other's ports; The two countries may set up consuls at each other's designated ports to bind their own businessmen and citizens, and civil cases will be tried by the consular officers, while criminal cases will be heard jointly by the consuls and magistrates. ”Li Hongzhang let out a long breath and said to Xuan Yuemeng with a smile: "It's finally out." ”Young Master Meng is sweating profusely, you are making it the same as if you just finished that thing" Lord Zhongtang, congratulations. ”Li Hongzhang held Yue Meng's little chubby paws, "Yue Meng, you have contributed to the Qing Dynasty this time, and the headquarters will truthfully report your affairs to the imperial court, good boy." ”Xuan Yuemeng nodded happily, "Thank you, Lord Zhongtang, in fact, I'm not for any benefits, I just hope my father can be more comfortable." ”Li Hongzhang laughed: "Yes, with a son like you, he will be comfortable." ”Although Xuan Yuemeng's relationship with Xuan Hongtao has always been bad, but in this life, after all, there is a blood relationship, in his heart, he still faintly hopes that the whole family can live smoothly As for Xuan Yuelei, he also hopes that Xuan Yuelei can also live well.Yanagihara Maemitsu and Ito Hirobumi, of course, were not satisfied with this relatively equal treaty of commerce, and they agreed to sign it against their will, but in fact it was only a stopgap measure, and they were hatching a larger conspiracy.The methods of the Japanese, Master Meng has only seen it on TV, and when it comes to actual contact, he still looks immature, Master Meng is very satisfied with this treaty, I didn't expect that a person who is only one year old can make a contract with a foreign country on behalf of the Qing Dynasty Wei Xiaobao can contract with a literate person, how can my brother also be the founder of modern industry, why can't Li Hongzhang play a role in the process of signing a contract with the Japanese this time on Young Master Meng in the compromise, Li Hongzhang still has reservations before the praise, That's because Yue Meng is only a one-year-old person, and he writes too much, I'm afraid that he will make the courtiers laugh, but now the situation is different, although Young Master Meng is still one year old, but after a large report in the newspaper, and the fact that Young Master Meng was fighting foreigners was widely spread among the people, Young Master Meng has become famous.Moreover, Li Hongzhang felt that selling a good one to Yue Meng did not cost him money, and at the same time, this was to announce to the entire court that Yue Meng was his person, and Yue Meng's meritorious service was naturally led by his insight into people.In a win-win situation, under the instigation of a political master like Li Zhongtang, the Sino-Japanese contract was hyped vigorously, and it was passed down as a good story by the Qing Dynasty, which in turn stimulated the sales of Huacui Evening News, and the spread of the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the story of the Legend of the Condor Heroes was originally more scripted, plus Xuan Yuewen's writing, it must be much stronger than Lao Jin, the quasi-Xiucai of this era, has read more than ten years of books, and has read a lot of novels, plus the modern cool plots added by Young Master Meng.The Legend of the Condor Heroes In this era, the absolute swept literate people, who have not seen the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the nobles of the clan, and the pawns of the peddlers, the most talked about is, it must be the Legend of the Condor Heroes, the tea shop made up a small paragraph one by one, and the original traditional book reviews, such as the Tang Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, the Water Margin, these classics, have been blown away and even compiled into the most popular Peking Opera nowadays, Master Meng did not expect that later generations can put the novel on the film and television, and now of course, the novel can also be moved into the drama stage, However, if it is as rebellious as the Legend of the Condor Heroes, people will take the lead.Xuan Hongtao hurriedly took back the manuscript of the recital sent by Li Hongzhang to the imperial court, and showed it to Yue Meng, which was deliberately transcribed by Li Hongzhang to Xuan Hongtao.Young Master Meng saw the manuscript, but he was not as happy as Xuan Hongtao imagined.Xuan Hongtao said strangely: "Yue Meng, what's wrong with getting such a big praise from Lord Li Zhongtang, you don't seem to be too happy" Yue Meng dangled her legs, "What is there to be happy about, I was originally here to help you, I didn't think about relying on this to be famous, to be famous in the Qing Dynasty, it can be worth a few dollars" Xuan Zonglu smiled and said: "Yue Meng, you think it's not worth it, but do you know, this is an opportunity that many officials dream of, many people can't get such an opportunity in their lifetime, if your grandfather could negotiate with foreigners back then, and made a treaty, your grandfather is not what he was at the beginning. ”Young Master Meng sweated, knowing that the old man was going to start thinking about the old man again, yawned, and planned to go back to the house to sleep for a while, and then go to the industrial area to continue his hard life.As Young Master Meng expected, the holy decree was issued quickly, and the imperial court approved the terms of the contract one by one.For the rest, there is no such thing as Young Master Meng, and it is not his turn to draw.Even Xuan Hongtao couldn't take his turn.Lord Li Hongzhang and Yanagihara Maemitsu sat together to draw the seal, and then held a drinking party to invite the consuls of various countries in Tianjin one by one to report the news.The reception will be held at the Klinsmann Hotel in the American Concession.Meng Yuan is about to be completed, Klinsmann was put into use a month ago, if it weren't for the fact that Young Master Meng wanted to build the Klinsmann Hotel first, Meng Yuan would have been completed long ago.The sound of crackling firecrackers.Several firecrackers with 3,000 rings were hung at the same time, and this was all vigorously arranged.Young Master Meng sat in the carriage, glanced at Zhao Qingluo beside him, and said with a slight smile: "This is the first time that the Klinsmann Hotel has held such a grand reception, and your credit for this is not small." ”Zhao Qingluo glanced at Xuan Yuemeng, and sighed faintly, "What's the matter with me" Young Master Meng smiled: "If you don't manage the development zone so well, how can you build the Klinsmann Hotel so quickly, isn't this your credit" Zhao Qingluo looked at the people coming and going outside the window, feeling a little lonely and didn't want to speak.Young Master Meng didn't know how to make Zhao Qingluo happy.Dali and Dazhi and others were busy greeting guests at the door of the Klinsmann Hotel.Dali saw that Young Master Meng's carriage had arrived, and hurriedly came over, "Young Master, do you want to go in" Young Master Meng smiled: "Have the guests arrived?"
”Young Master Meng nodded, "What about Zhilin and them" and said with a strong smile: "I haven't arrived yet, I guess I won't come, let's not send him an invitation, besides, this is a reception for the Beiyang Yamen to celebrate the signing of a trade treaty with Japan, what does it have to do with Zhilin" Young Master Meng: "It's a dog, it always smells the aroma of rice, you don't invite him, but there is no time to miss him." ”The two of them were talking, and Zhilin came.There were also Shou Chuan, Jing Duo and Xuan Hongbo and others.He snorted vigorously, "It's really a dog, it's actually here by itself, this kind of person is also annoying, young master, by the way, the people from the Canal Gang are also here." ”Young Master Meng nodded and said: "If you come, you are all guests, let's go in, Lord Li Zhongtang likes to appear at the last moment, big shots, just like this." ”Vigorously smiled and nodded yes, "Okay, young master." ”With Young Master Meng, I have seen a wide range of things, and now everyone will not feel as far away as in the past when they mention Master Li Zhongtang.Zhao Qingluo looked at Xuan Yuemeng, and suddenly smiled slightly.Young Master Meng sweated, and said strangely: "Just now, was there anything funny about what I said" Zhao Qingluo shook her head, "No." ”Young Master Meng was surprised, Zhao Qingluo's laughter is really strange, many things, she thinks it's funny, but she doesn't laugh, sometimes, she can't laugh inexplicably, I don't understand.Young Master Meng entered the Klinsmann Hotel, he was very low-key, but he couldn't afford to be low-key if he wanted to, when he saw Young Master Meng come in, two rows of maids and waiters with a total of more than 100 people bowed together, "Young Master Meng is good" This is also Young Master Meng has such a pomp, he didn't arrange it, it was this group of people to flatter.However, although Dali did not arrange it directly, he said hello to the people below, and no one would be fatal if he neglected him, and if he neglected Young Master Meng, it would definitely be fatal Zhao Qingluo let go of Yue Meng's hand.Yuemeng was very unhappy and didn't leave, Zhao Qingluo glanced at Xuan Yuemeng, there was no way, she had to hold his hand, and said softly: "You are such a big character, you still want others to hold hands" Young Master Meng smiled: "No matter how big the character is, he is only one year old, you are not afraid of me wrestling" Zhao Qingluo responded softly, "Don't be afraid." ”The reception was very lively, the atmosphere was still very good, and the Japanese suffered a loss in the negotiation of a treaty of commerce with the Great Qing Dynasty, but this had nothing to do with other countries.Many of the consuls who came were accompanied by female companions, cocktail parties, balls, music, champagne, very luxurious.When Chen Qin and Ying Bao, who presided over the reception, there were also people from Klinsmann's foreign company, and on the side of Klinsmann's foreign company, Timothy Lee and his wife Catherine came forward to make a move.Catherine loved this scene so much, like a large-flowered butterfly, constantly shuttling through the crowd, constantly greeting guests.Young Master Meng took Zhao Qingluo to his specific seat, which is a remote corner, with two sets of sofas, you can see the whole scene, and behind him is the wall, which is to prevent someone from hacking him.Although Young Master Meng's security level is already equivalent to that of high-ranking officials in other countries at this time, and even more than Li Hongzhang's security level, but after he was kidnapped himself, and after Zhao Qingluo was kidnapped, Young Master Meng's strings have been very tight.Fortunately, he has money, and the bodyguards also belong to the escort sequence, and belong to the sequence of the Flying Tigers patrolling the US Concession, and the trusted brothers of the Huacui Society take turns to protect the safety of Young Master Meng and the people close to him, and it is not troublesome.Young Master Meng looked at Zhao Qingluo who was sitting on another sofa, and said with a smile: "Sit here, don't you like to sit with me" Zhao Qingluo stiffened her face and shook her head, "No one is coming over, just the two of us, why do you want to sit together" t1706231537: