Li Hongzhang got off the sedan chair and smiled slightly: "Although it is early summer, the weather is still cold, Yuemeng, you are not afraid of the cold if you don't sleep" Xuan Yuemeng smiled: "I can accompany Lord Li Zhongtang, what is this I know that Lord Li Zhongtang works hard for government affairs all day long, and specially asked Lord Zhongtang to relieve his boredom, and let Mr.
Timothy Li accompany Lord Zhongtang to drink." ”Li Hongzhang smiled and said: "In the middle of the night, you should be here is the Qinhuai River" Young Master Meng smiled: "Although this is not the Qinhuai River, however, the security along the river along the coast of Tianjin is still good, only the sea near the northeast There are a small number of pirates, although we are just a small boat, we can also enjoy ourselves." ”Li Hongzhang looked at Yuemeng's cruise ship, and couldn't stop admiring, although it is not as big as a regular freighter, but it is also an all-iron armored structure, and the workmanship is exquisite, and the decoration is gorgeous Li Hongzhang smiled: "How much displacement and how much silver is spent, this is what you bought" Young Master Meng smiled: "The displacement is 800, and it cost 200,000 taels to be foreign, where can I buy it" Li Hongzhang smiled, knowing that if he asked Xuan Yuemeng, Xuan Yuemeng would not tell the truth, Li Hongzhang had become more and more suspicious of how much money Xuan Yuemeng had, because in his eyes, It has always been able to see that in the interaction between Xuan Yuemeng and Timothy Li, Xuan Yuemeng is in a leading position and can't see it, is he still Li Hongzhang, but Li Hongzhang can't be sure, Xuan Yuemeng's wealth proportion is greater than Timothy Li, he thinks that the two of them should be five or five, which is the most reasonable explanation, and Timothy Li succumbed to the subordinate position, it should be because of Xuan Yuemeng's intelligence Li Hongzhang took Xuan Yuemeng's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, get on the boat, the headquarters hasn't been on a boat for a long time."
Yanagihara Maemitsu and the Japanese mission have left, and Motobu Hall now has a big concern. ”Young Master Meng smiled: "Don't be happy too early, I remember that I repeatedly hinted to Lord Zhongtang during the negotiation, I don't think the Japanese will just give up like this, look at the history of the Japanese to know that they have no personality and no credit, their contract is not as good as the straw paper that wipes the buttocks" Li Hongzhang looked at Xuan Yuemeng with a smile, "Yuemeng, you seem to be particularly disgusted with the Japanese, this is why I think the Japanese still want to make friends with our Qing Dynasty, they are a small country after all, Is there any ability that is not good for my Great Qing Kingdom" Xuan Yuemeng knew that the explanation was also in vain, and he couldn't say that he was crossing the crowd, and he would tell Li Hongzhang about the decades of tragic war with the Japanese in the future" Lord Zhongtang will be vigilant, compared to the Western countries, this small country in the eyes of adults is the most dangerous" Li Hongzhang nodded, and did not speak for the Japanese again, although he still didn't care in his heart, but Xuan Yuemeng's intellectual performance during this time was too explosive, Li Hongzhang will not completely ignore Xuan Yuemeng's words.There was an awkward quarrel between Young Master Meng and Zhao Qingluo, and Zhao Qingluo didn't hold hands with Young Master Meng.Young Master Meng took Zhao Qingluo's hand in the past, and said softly: "Are you still angry" Zhao Qingluo snorted softly, "I am a slave girl, what qualifications do I have to be angry with the eldest young master" Young Master Meng smiled lightly: "Don't recruit me, I heard the words slave girl, and I was angry." ”Zhao Qingluo's pink face turned red, she didn't look at Xuan Yuemeng, she looked at the black sea, the sea breeze blew, blowing away the hair in front of Zhao Qingluo's forehead, Zhao Qingluo brushed her hair, this action simply stunned Young Master Meng.Young Master Meng: "I don't know if you will wait for me, but I want to marry you" Zhao Qingluo's body trembled slightly.This is the first time that Young Master Meng has accurately said that he wants to marry Zhao Qingluo, and he has never said such a thing to a woman It should have been a sweet moment, but Zhao Qingluo's eyes turned red.Young Master Meng knows that because of the disparity in age between the two people, he doesn't believe it, he is a mature soul, why can't he be with Zhao Qingluo In fact, he is much older than Zhao Qingluo Young Master Meng is to use his feelings to defeat appearance, he doesn't believe it, people live to be wealthy and good-looking, he knows, no matter how much money he makes, Zhao Qingluo will not value it.got on the cruise ship, Li Hongzhang knew why such a cruise ship cost 200,000 taels, you know, an ocean-going freighter twice as large as this kind of cruise ship can be bought for only 1230,000 taels of silver Ah It turned out that this cruise ship of Young Master Meng was bought by him Timothy Li from a British nobleman, and it was the most advanced equipment in this era The configuration of civilian ships has reached its peak Li Hongzhang touched the various decorations inlaid on the hull, "Yue Meng, you are really willing to spend money, spend 200,000 taels to buy a ship of this kind, Are you going to get over the addiction of being a rich man" Young Master Meng smiled: "Lord Zhongtang, say it again, this is the property of Klinsmann Foreign Company, not my drop, it is more expensive, however, there is a profit that people can earn, the actual cost of this ship, that is, about 100,000 taels, if we have our own shipbuilding industry in the Qing Dynasty, this extra 100,000 taels can be completely saved" Li Hongzhang nodded, "Yes, the headquarters has also thought about this problem a long time ago, you invited the headquarters to your cruise ship today, It's just to talk about the matter of opening a shipyard" Xuan Yuemeng said with a smile: "I can't hide anything, my lord, our Klinsmann Foreign Company wants to continue to cooperate with the Beiyang Yamen in the way of official supervision and foreign office, and open a steamship China Merchants Bureau to grasp the freight of the entire Qing Dynasty, so that we can completely break the monopoly of foreign freight and foreign freight, just like an iron lock, completely locking the shoulder blades of national industrial development" Li Hongzhang nodded and sighed, He has completely regarded Yue Meng as an adult, but he didn't expect Yue Meng to see the problem so thoroughly, Yue Meng's words are indeed to the core of the problem Li Hongzhang: "This matter is not small, it involves a wide range, buying a ship must be bought from foreigners, but foreigners know that you want to grab business with them, even if you buy this boat, it will inevitably touch the interests of foreigners, when the time comes, I am afraid that it is not the court that can do the master, this matter, you have to think about it, there is no way at all." ”Xuan Yuemeng actually expected Li Hongzhang from the beginning to have this attitude, if he could not touch his interests and share the benefits, Li Hongzhang might make a move, but he would definitely not do anything that took a risk.Xuan Yuemeng was not reconciled, "Lord Zhongtang, then the imperial court also has a lot of materials to be transported from north to south, don't you plan to build a shipyard, and the current Cao Yun can still meet the needs of the Qing Dynasty to transport materials" Li Hongzhang smiled: "The imperial court can get a few boats by itself, but it will never cooperate with your Klinsmann foreign company, this matter, in the end, can be done, and it can only be done by the method of official supervision and business, and it is impossible to supervise foreign affairs, do you understand" Xuan Yuemeng sighed slightly, he understood, But if he is asked to cooperate with Li Hongzhang in the name of Chinese businessmen, he will not dare, special damn, one day your policy will be changed casually, and Lao Tzu's property will be confiscated, isn't this the meat sent to the cutting board Xuan Yuemeng: "I heard that recently you proposed to send a group of students to study in the United States" Li Hongzhang nodded with a smile, "Your news is well-informed, a little person, but he has become half of the imperial court officials, and it is estimated that your father does not know these things." ”Young Master Meng smiled: "I heard, didn't we Klinsmann run a newspaper, a bunch of reporters were raised there, and the news was naturally better-informed." ”Li Hongzhang: "Why do you want to send your people to foreign countries to stay abroad" Young Master Meng nodded happily, "Lord Zhongtang is really sharp-eyed, he can't hide anything from Lord Zhongtang, how about this thing is easy to do" Li Hongzhang smiled: "This thing is indeed not difficult, if you want to stay abroad, you must go to a university, enter a big factory, learn some real skills, and have a head, this is something that can only be done by diplomacy between countries, and if you send it out privately, it will never be possible." ”Xuan Yuemeng didn't expect Li Hongzhang to think so thoroughly in his heart, and even looked up to Li Hongzhang, originally, he always felt that Li Hongzhang was not much smarter than himself, look at people's eyes, if it wasn't for a long time of contact, Xuan Yuemeng really suspected that Li Hongzhang was also crossing the crowd Xuan Yuemeng: "Yes, I just thought that only Lord Zhongtang can help with this, the American Concession wants to open a university that can allow people from the Qing Dynasty to go to school, isn't this a good thing for the country" Li Hongzhang sighed, "This matter, now there is no glimpse of the eight characters, The key depends on the meaning of the imperial court, and the index of staying abroad, according to the head office, in the end, there are at most thirty or forty people, what the court does, it likes to come to a compromise, and when there are many people who oppose it, the court will make so many dozens of people go out to meaning, this is all the old way, but if there are too few people, it is really useless. ”Young Master Meng was shocked in his heart, "Thirty or forty people Lord Zhongtang can't state their interests to the imperial court, ask for more people to go out, Lord Zhongtang rest assured, I will send a thousand eight hundred people, and I will pay this fee, and it will not cost the court a penny." ”Li Hongzhang smiled, "Thousands of eight hundred people, you kid, you really dare to think, do you see the benefits of foreign technicians, it is impossible to have your own set of teams, don't believe it, you can watch it then."
This matter, the headquarters can promise you now, but, as long as the court can agree, the headquarters will let you send someone and carry it for you, how about it" Young Master Meng was puzzled: "Then, do you mean it, you will send thirty people, and give me the extra share" Li Hongzhang nodded with a smile, "Yes" Young Master Meng also nodded, frowning slightly, "Okay, then let's make a decision" t1706231537: