"Yes! Nakado can rest assured, I will do my best. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" John Guo said: "After I leave China, everything during the journey will be reported to the court by secret telegram at any time. ”

Thanks to the great help of John Guo and De Xuanlin, things went quite smoothly. On April 26, Prince Yixun signed five contracts for the relocation of the North Hall in the Tianjin Governor's Palace, with De Xuanlin and Fan Guoliang, the French Bishop in Beijing:

1. From the first day of the first month of the current year, within two years, all the foundation houses and trees of the North Church and the Holy Church of Mercy shall be delivered within the limit;

2. On the first day of November of this year, two-thirds of the south of Xishiku shall be handed over to the Bishop of the North Church;

3. The new church hall, from the ground to the beam, is limited to five zhang high, and the bell tower shall not be higher than the roof ridge;

4. The new church was to be drawn and built by the priests and others at a cost of 350,000 taels of silver, and was delivered in three installments over eighteen months.

5. All the birds and antiques in the Hundred Bird Hall, the organ and trumpet in the bell tower in the north hall were sent to China after Fan Guoliang asked the Pope.

The chief manager did what the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered a little brows, and Li Hongzhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But at the same time, I was quite puzzled, because the fifth clause in the contract was really puzzling.

How could this Frenchman be so generous and send all the specimens, antiques, organs and other items in the hall to China? How did he know that when he was nervously negotiating with foreigners and maneuvering about the relocation of the church, the Empress Dowager Cixi and the French bishop in Beijing, Fan Guoliang, were making a secret deal......

"Master, do you know that there is a Hundred Bird Hall in the North Hall?" Li Lianying said mysteriously.

"Why, foreigners also like to play with birds!" Empress Dowager Cixi asked curiously.

Li Lianying said excitedly: "Master, foreigners can play better than us, it's just amazing, what flowers, birds, insects, fish, birds, animals, all kinds of things have specimens there." If you can check it out, you will definitely forget it. ”

It turned out that among the French missionaries to China, there was a biologist named Damid, who traveled all over Europe, America and Chinese mainland, collected many birds and animals, flowers, birds, insects and fish as specimens, and built an animal and plant museum in the north hall, named Hundred Bird Hall.

There are more than 800 kinds of rare bird specimens, more than 3,000 kinds of insects, and many bones and specimens of animals.

The dignitaries, princes and ministers have seen such things, and after the opening of the Hundred Bird Hall, they have come to visit, and they are all amazed. The Empress Dowager Cixi was also moved when she heard the news, but as the Empress Dowager of the Great Qing Dynasty, she couldn't go there anyway.

Hearing Li Lianying mention this again, the Empress Dowager Cixi felt itchy in her heart: "Have you also gone to see it, tell me what the situation is inside?" ”

"The minion went to see it yesterday." After Li Lianying looked at the Empress Dowager Cixi, she saw that there was no reproach, so she continued, "There are really a lot of things in it, which is simply dazzling and dizzying." The slave counted carefully, and there were more than 1,000 kinds of butterfly specimens alone. ”

"That's a lot!" Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Li Lianying casually said that it was so interesting, if she could really see it with her own eyes, it would be so interesting!

I only heard the Empress Dowager Cixi sigh and said: "Alas, people who don't know say that the mourning family is alive and well, don't you know that the mourning family is not as good as you, a minion!" Let's take this as an example, I can't go and see it. ”

"This ......", Li Lianying pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Master, according to the minion, this matter is not difficult!" Isn't it time for them to relocate, why don't we talk to them, let them keep these things, and give them some money. When the time comes, master, you can see it when you want to! ”

That's a good idea! The Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't help but nod when she heard this, and said:

"Alright, let's do it! You immediately instruct Li Hongzhang and let him negotiate. ”

"Lafayette, that's not right. According to the minion's idea, don't tell Li Zhongtang about this, lest he cry to you again. It's better for the master to go out in person, and then count this money in the cost of moving the North Hall, wouldn't it be better if he didn't know it? ”

"Well, that makes sense! Do you think this matter should be negotiated accurately? ”

"Now the bishop of France in Beijing is called Fan Guoliang, just come to him if you want to."

When Fan Guoliang heard this, he thought that it was not bad, and he could ask for more silver by borrowing these things, so he immediately telegraphed to the Pope of Rome, saying that the Empress of China had a request to rebuild the North Hall, and could the animal and plant specimens of the Hundred Bird Hall be left?

I wanted to go there for some twists and turns, but who knew that I soon received a callback: these animal and plant specimens are from all over the world, and in order to let the Chinese understand the natural world, they are willing to transfer these specimens to the Qing Kingdom.

As the saying goes, there is no impermeable wall, although the Empress Dowager Cixi accepted Li Lianying's suggestion and secretly instructed Fan Guoliang to handle the matter, Li Hongzhang still knew about it. Pulling someone's leg!

This is simply a fool of me Li Hongzhang!

The contract was signed, the relocation address was also available, and the rest was naturally the whereabouts of the silver. Without money, how could the French be willing to relocate?

For this matter, Li Hongzhang had to go to the capital again. This time, he was looking for Qing Wangye Yixuan. Prince Zigong Yi?? After being deposed, the Empress Dowager Cixi let Yixuan preside over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Yamen.

Naturally, Li Hongzhang will be looking for him.

Qing Wangye's Mansion is located on Dingfu Street, which was originally the residence of the university Shi Qishan. During the First Opium War, Qi Shan did not declare the consent of the imperial court, negotiated peace with the British envoy without authorization, ceded Hong Kong, was arrested and investigated, and had no family property.

Like other royal mansions, the residence of the king of Qing occupies a spacious area, the building is magnificent, the central part is the palace, the west is the living place, there are three groups of courtyards side by side, the houses are scattered, the corridors are tortuous, all gorgeous and exquisite.

The backyard is a two-storey building, commonly known as a dressing floor or embroidery building, with a novel shape and unique style.

"Shaoquan, you look very good! The spirit seems to be more vigorous than last year. Looking at Li Hongzhang's clear figure, ruddy complexion and white and black eyebrows, Yixuan said with a smile.

"Thanks to the king! The prince is also much plumper than last year. ”

"Where, where, old! Shaoquan, what's the matter with entering Beijing this time? ”

Li Hongzhang coughed twice and said, "Lord Wang, the relocation of the North Hall has been basically completed, but the money has not yet been settled. The Queen Mother instructed me to discuss with the prince, so I came to ask the prince to think of a way. ”

"Shaoquan, you handled the relocation of the North Hall single-handedly, and it took a lot of effort. It is said that this money should come from the Prime Minister's Yamen, but now I am also stretched! Can I get some mats from you first? ”

You're stretched thin, will my life be any better? The Queen Mother uses it, you want to use it too, whether this navy can do it or not!

Li Hongzhang couldn't control his emotions and said angrily:

"Lord Qing, is this center presided over by the Prime Minister's Yamen or is my Beiyang Naval Division in charge? The water division is not well-funded, you can't always think that this is a piece of fat! It was me who dealt with foreigners several times, and when I paid for it, I looked for a water master, and the prince did not personally control the water master, do you know how much food and salary you need every day? (To be continued.) )