Carefully prepared dishes, fine and gorgeous dishes, inlaid with gold-edged ivory chopsticks, carved into dragon and phoenix pattern dishes and edges, and used to decorate dishes and flowers, many of the plates are served in silverware, as if they are a work of art, people can't help but sigh Chen Xiangfang's exquisite cooking skills, "Bao Zhi Fang" is becoming more and more popular.

"Treading the snow to find the plum", "Yangguan three stacks", "fortune fairy catching", "snowflake chicken blanching", "ants on the tree", "pile of gold and jade", "a product of heavenly fragrance", "two degrees of plum blossom", "dragon and phoenix fight", "one palm of the river and mountain", each dish contains the broad Chinese culture.

Eating delicious food and tasting fine wine, Li Guolou felt comfortable, and in the midst of the staggering, it was like a world away, the people outside the city were suffering, and the wine and food here were abundant, in stark contrast, as if the thank-you reception was too extravagant, and it would be criticized by some bigwigs who were accustomed to cutting down on clothes and food.

Li Guolou said: "Xiaofang, the banquet is too extravagant, the guests will say that we will eat the silver!" ”

How could Chen Xiangfang admit to being extravagant, and refuted: "Xiaolou, you don't understand, I'm doing this business, just to make it a little troublesome to move things in the store, the dishes are all ordinary ingredients, and to make the characteristics of Baozhifang, in order to show that we attach importance to this appreciation dinner!" ”

"Oh, that's right." Li Guolou did not expose Chen Xiangfang's mouth full of lies, and eating it in his mouth is worthy of the name.

Everyone is drunk and dreaming together, Jing onion mixed with garlic and dipped in sweet sauce, a layer of pancake on the outside, crispy duck skin on the inside, not to mention how cool it is, the roast duck in Baozhifang has gone to a higher level, and even Qiao Zhiyong, who is usually diligent and thrifty, also shouted that it was delicious.

Eating well and drinking well, a banquet for entertaining distinguished guests ended successfully, Qiao Zhiyong donated two hundred taels of silver before leaving, and kept his usual business habits steadily, and some people also left their names on the donation book.

Li Guolou stretched his neck and looked at the bookkeeper Fang Datong registered the account book, his face was very good, and his income exceeded 10,000 taels of silver, so he held two charity conferences, and there was a balance, three charity conferences, the income was quite large, and the Mike support group was full of energy.

Waiting for the guests to send them away, Li Guolou looked at the women in the flower hall and said: "I, Li Guolou, thank you for your selfless help, but the right Qiao Dongjia is right, the name of the 'Mike Support Group' is too eye-catching, it is better to disband!" ”

"Bang." A sound came, and the sound of dishes breaking came out, and Chen Xiangfang hurriedly said: "Xiaolou means to change a name and get a women's club, so that we can do things together in the name of righteousness!" ”

"Oooooooooo More than 30 die-hard members of Mike's support group breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't want to stay at home and do nothing, and they would get together to do what they could, so that they would feel that their lives were meaningful.

Li Guolou looked worried, touched his nose, turned around and left, he couldn't be alone with these "Mike support group people", someone had already regarded him as a dream lover and did something out of the ordinary, wouldn't it be a shame.

"You're busy, I still have something to do, I'll go back first." Li Guolou pulled his legs and slipped away, took his daughter Li Lingling's hand, and took two pregnant women to take the first step, he didn't want to listen to the sound of the plan, no matter how much silver he earned, these women would also spend it.

Before leaving, Yelia shouted: "You go back, rest early, tomorrow we will have a meeting at the Charity Hall at nine o'clock in the morning, Mike supports the group, and where to specialize in the next, we must come up with ideas, set goals, and the daily work arrangements of the Charity Hall, all of which must be implemented, Anita, you have a heavy task, the work regulations of Yelia Charity Hall must be written out tonight, and you will have to work overtime at night!" ”

Zhen Yuhuan smiled and said, "Don't use your brains, I have brought the charters of several other charity halls, pick them and let the second grandmother write them!" ”

Xie Xiuzhu complained: "Why is it me again." "Who told you to write beautifully?" Yingying and Yanyan praised together, encouraging each other to work together.

The good obedience made Xie Xiuzhu suddenly motivated, and promised to rush the manuscript overnight, and glanced at Li Guolou, Li Guolou was cheap tonight, and she had no time to play.

Li Guolou stood at the door, just teasing his daughter to play, becoming a housewife and man, every difficulty and obstacle in the establishment of the charity hall, the women in the flower hall can solve it by themselves, in the midst of the chatter, there are always people who jump out and say that this problem is not a problem, which won bursts of laughter, Li Guolou wants to leave but can't get out, the women inside don't stop, and they haven't recovered from the excitement of the drinking party, Yelia doesn't feel tired at all, and is still talking about Beijing films.

Li Guolou urged several times, got a reply, always waited a little longer, it was all right away, and then waited until all the trivial things were done, and when the lights went out in the flower hall, the family went home together.

On the carriage, Li Guolou hugged Yelia and comforted: "Yelia, be relaxed, don't get tired and lie down!" ”

Yelia made a hoarse voice in her throat: "Oh, I know my body, I was overjoyed today, and I won't be in the future." With that, Elijah closed her eyes and dozed off, and after a while she made a slight snoring sound.

Li Guolou looked at Yelia, he felt a sense of guilt in his heart, he was good at demagogic words, let these women work hard and complain to start a career, will the future be as perfect as he described, even he himself did not believe in the ideal society he said.

Even if it can be realized, the road is bumpy and rugged, how many people will stumble him, how many people want to watch him fall and fight, and how many people will kill him, just like the "second brother" Wu Defu sat on the throne, and his butt was not hot, so he died unjustly in prison, and he didn't know if he was abandoned by the brothers around him when he died.

Are women more reliable than men, Li Guolou didn't have an answer, he didn't know if these women would betray him, but today let him see what a group of united women did, and it turned out that men were also teased by women.

A group of people returned to the back house, finished freshening up, and shouted that they were tired, but none of them went back to the room to rest, still smiling and circulating the account books, with a sense of pride and satisfaction on their red faces.

So many things are involved together, I can't finish talking for a while, you sing and I will appear, Yingying Yanyan laughs constantly.

As soon as the words came to an end, Zhen Yuhuan said solemnly: "Stop, don't talk about it, if you keep talking like this, you won't be able to finish it tomorrow morning, I have something to do with Mike, Mike, I asked you to prepare the Chen Note and write it!" ”

It is Li Guolou who explained his statecraft to Prince Gong Yixun, a bit like Xiucai was born in a "student" and "Xianggong" to write a national defense during the scientific examination, of course, the defense needs to be written in the form of eight strands of text during the scientific examination, there are strict word limits, and there are format requirements, the topic, the topic, the theme, and the summary, Zhen Yuhuan asked Li Guolou to write the statecraft without this constraint, and to respond to the current actual situation of the country and write his own proposal.

In ancient times, some people who were worried about the country and the people, in addition to the single-plank bridge of scientific research, also wrote to the authorities, expounded their ideas of governing the country, to achieve the goal of soaring, of course, this is a shortcut, but also a difficult way to walk, relying on an article into the court There are only a handful of people, especially since the Sui and Tang Dynasties had scientific examinations, even if they go through the people, they have not done much, and high-ranking officials abound, but the famous celebrities through the ages, only Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty.

Since Li Guolou wants to ascend, he doesn't go to read Bagu Wen and buy a place for Enke Jinshi, he must always have an idea to explain to Prince Gong, and when Prince Gong meets him, he can also have a purpose, so that Prime Minister Prince Gong knows that he is the hope of the Qing Dynasty, as long as he is given a cloud, he can draw a dazzling rainbow.

Li Guolou replied: "Well, I've written it, when will I show it to you!" ”

Zhen Yuhuan looked at Li Guolou lazily, holding a teacup, and crossing Erlang's legs, he couldn't help but be furious, and vented his grievances about begging his grandfather to sue *** these days, and said angrily: "Li Guolou sat down for me, what are we so tired for, or is it not to lay a good foundation for you, so that the court has been a local official for decades to praise you, and you have boasted of your civil affairs qualifications, don't you say that you have no political achievements, and it is also a void to sit on the seven-grade official, we are so busy not for you!" ”

"Oh, I'll go get it now." Li Guolou didn't dare to call the maid Bailian, so he stood up and jumped out of the living room.

Zhen Yuhuan placed the file on the table of the Eight Immortals, unfolded it to watch, and several other literate and hyphenated grandmothers also stepped forward to watch it together.

Prime Minister Prince Gong Qi:

Minister Li Guolou wept blood and wrote, corresponding to the eleven articles of the national policy:

Article 1: The principle that the Great Qing State concluded treaties with foreign countries should be carried out by the Great Qing State.

Article 2: To conclude a treaty with a foreign country, it is necessary to use more words and less language, the text of the article should be simple and concise, and other countries should be consulted before signing, and each country will be suspicious of each other for the sake of their own interests of the Qing Dynasty, and will definitely point out that it involves major provisions, but this article should be used in the case of discord among countries, and it cannot be used if an alliance is formed.

Article 3: As long as the capital of the Qing Dynasty has a Beijing division, do not start a war with people, the capital is too close to the sea, there is no danger to follow, this article is not thought of, even so, Lushun, Weihai has proved that it is not defensible, so the minister insists on this proposition.

Article 4: If there is no strong army force, the navy will have no room to retreat, and it should train the army first, and then train the navy when the army is well trained.

Article 5: The Beiyang Naval Division buys a lot of ship guns, this is a very wrong thing, if these huge sums of money go to buy guns first, it is a great benefit, and when the army is strong, then build a navy, buy guns with the money to buy ship guns, and wait for the army to train into a strong force, and then buy ship guns, now the cart is turned upside down, the consequences are very dangerous, if the navy can not hold on, the army is weak and difficult to return, the land will be divided.

Article 6: For those ministers of war in the court, who want to restore the glory of their ancestors, but will not go to the front line, all of them will be expelled, and the soldiers are in danger, and they must not start a war lightly.

Article 7: The government should encourage its own businessmen to go abroad and order directly from foreign manufacturers, so that it can be in line with the world.

Article 8: The General Administration of Customs should be set up in Shanghai, and its authority must be limited to import and export taxation, and Hurd, an Englishman of the General Department of Taxation, should not be allowed to meddle in other local affairs.

Article 9: The Government shall instruct the Minister in charge of the procurement of national defense and munitions, and if there is a problem in the negotiations with the ministers of various countries, the Minister shall be ordered to send the Minister and the foreign business shall do so.

Article 10: The top priority at the moment is to vigorously open tax schools, so that a large number of students can learn the knowledge of tariffs and be prepared to replace foreigners, and salaries should be paid in accordance with the standards of foreigners, and the customs duties should be related to the state's revenue.

Article 11: Xinjiang war defeat, to investigate the commander Jing Lian responsibility, now the east twist has been flat, after the west twist purge, should pour the strength of the whole country, recover the lost territory of Xinjiang, Xinjiang is not a barbaric land, but related to the survival of the country, the loss of Xinjiang will lose Mongolia, the Qing Kingdom will have no barrier to rely on, and the next governors will become a small kingdom with the support of foreigners.

Minister, although Li Guolou is only a nine-grade petty official in the Criminal Department, his patriotism can be seen every day, the slave is young and vibrant, and in the era of change, when there are means of change, Wan Wang sees Prince Gong face to face to deal with it, and bows to the head.

The next year, month and day.

Xie Xiuzhu read softly, everyone's expressions were weird, and they never thought that Li Guolou wrote to Prince Gong to govern the country, listing all kinds of countries, none of them were praisers, and his uncle Li Hongzhang was also offended, and he actually said that the Qing Empire's construction of the Beiyang Navy was a waste of people's fat and people's ointment, and the cart was turned upside down.

Zhen Yuhuan glared at Li Guolou and asked, "Li Guolou, what do you think!" ”

Li Guolou lifted Erlang's legs again, picked up the teacup, and said slowly: "That's what I think, Prince Gong either uses me to advocate, or I'm just like this, I can make money better than anyone else, and it won't take three years to stay in the Punishment Department, and Master Bao will also promote me, I'm not in a hurry!" ”

Zhen Yuhuan rushed into Li Guolou's arms, and said coquettishly: "Mike, you're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry, I'll help you hand it over when you catch up, you're too bold, I'll bite you to death." After saying that, Zhen Yuhuan performed her biting stunt in public, and she didn't care about the other grandmothers next to her looking at them.

Li Guolou took a breath and asked, "How many people!" ”

Yelia snorted, "Mike, hey, all night." After speaking, Yelia held a bottle of red wine in her hand, and walked upstairs, and the other grandmothers behind her also held red wine and wine glasses in their hands, and went upstairs together with Li Guolou.