The city gate of Mingyang Gate at the east gate opened, and more than 50 tiger-backed bear-waist military academies stepped on the war horses and went out of the city majestically, and the chief Lan Ling, who guarded the gate, took all the guards of the city, marched and saluted, knelt on one leg, and sent Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, to leave, and shouted together: "Respectfully invite Li Zhongtang to go out of the city!" ”

On the carriage, Li Guolou looked at this scene and was silent, the high-ranking and powerful man went out in style, extraordinary, in the past, the nostrils were facing the sky, and the officials of the city gate knelt on the ground, looking at this scene, Li Guolou was envious, or it wouldn't be long before he would travel like this.

Li Hongzhang squinted his slender eyes slightly and looked at the silent Li Guolou, following his example, pretending to be a little fox, more presentable than his son Li Jingyi, from beginning to end he didn't ask him why, only obeying orders, there are successors of the Li family, and he can also cooperate with others in the court, which can be of great use.

"Guolou, do you know why I asked you to go to Tianjin?" Li Hongzhang had already sobered up, and he walked for more than an hour before he spoke.

Li Guolou smiled and said, "Lord Zhongtang, you won't ask me to be popular with foreigners!" ”

The carriage was moving forward rapidly, the carriage was bumpy, Li Hongzhang pulled the handrail on the carriage with his left hand, kept a quiet mood, and sighed: "Don't be a master for hardship, you haven't suffered since you were a child, I just want to temper your mind and let you taste how superior people bully us Qing people!" ”

Li Guolou raised his eyebrows, raised his head to look at Li Hongzhang, and said with a slight smile: "Lord Zhongtang, I take Gou Jian as an example and tell me to taste the feces of the enemy, and I won't blink my eyebrows!" ”

Li Hongzhang's depression was swept away, and he could also have fun in the suffering, turning today's hatred into a hundredfold repayment, and praised: "Okay, Guolou, I remember this sentence, let's taste poop together from tomorrow!" ”

Li Guolou pondered for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "Lord Zhongtang, there is a sentence that my subordinates don't spit out, I hope Lord Zhongtang won't be angry!" ”

"Hmmm······" Li Hongzhang did not say anything, and waited for the following.

Li Guolou gritted his teeth and said: "Lord Zhongtang, my subordinates think that Shen Baojing is the general office of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, which is a failure, I think that although Shen Baojing has progressive ideas, belongs to the enlightened Western-style faction, and has talents, but he is reluctant to take office, and he has grievances in his heart, how can he do a bad job, in recent years, Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau is like a pool of stagnant water, it is because Shen Baojing has no pioneering spirit, wastes time, wastes silver, and only thinks about promotion and fortune in his mind!" ”

Shen Baojing, the word Zhongwei, a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu, Xianfeng raised people in eight years, Li Hongzhang supervised Shanghai, recruited staff members, accumulated merit to the Taoist, Li Guolou was a third-grade master, and was Li Hongzhang's confidant.

Why did Li Guolou say Shen Baojing, because Shen Baojing followed Li Hongzhang to engage in the Westernization Movement in Shanghai, which made a lot of trouble, and also made small achievements, and even won Li Hongzhang's favor, but Shen Baojing once went back to his hometown to save his relatives, and was scolded by the clansmen for being a fake foreign devil, and even the clan ancestral hall did not let him go in to worship his ancestors, and was scolded by his mother, which made him very faceless.

Li Hongzhang cherished Shen Baojing's talent, first transferred him to the Zhili battalion, let Shen Baojing go out of the mountain to run errands first, and then entrusted him with the important post of "General Office of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau".

Li Hongzhang sighed: "Guolou, I only have these few capable people under me, don't you need Shen Baojing, do you use those stubborn conservatives!" ”

Li Guolou broke the jar and broke it, and no one else did it anyway, so he said bluntly: "Lord Zhongtang, as long as you don't look at people by the door, you have talents, it depends on how broad-minded you are!" ”

People are slowly evolving step by step, and progressive ideas are only recognized through absorption, and Li Hongzhang is also like this, his mentor Zeng Guofan, who has never dealt with businessmen in his life, and uses people who are talented literati, and looks down on only money and no talented lovers.

Li Hongzhang is open-minded, understands the importance of businessmen, and can handle a good relationship with businessmen in personal relations, rich businessmen rely on Li Hongzhang to get rich, but he still has limitations, that is, he only uses two lists of Jinshi and people, if he is not a person, he will not take care of people no matter how good he writes, and he will not take care of people, and use these "fake foreign devils" who do not have the title of showman, lifter, and jinshi as senior technicians, and those who engage in Westernization sports will not get their due status, so that "fake foreign devils" have no right to speak. He is so fond of Li Guolou now, it is because Li Guolou is a two-list jinshi "Tanhualang", so he will promote Li Guolou exceptionally, take Li Guolou with him, and let Li Guolou learn how to deal with foreigners.

Although Li Hongzhang was very dissatisfied in his heart, he still asked: "Guolou, then in your mind, who is suitable for the general office of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau!" ”

Li Guolou said solemnly: "There is no second person in the world, Xu Shou, Xu Jianyin father and son, should be the hero of the first generation, let Xu Shou founded the "Shanghai Gezhi Academy" for a long time, as long as you have the courage to promote Xu Shou to the position of the general office of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, it is like a thousand gold to buy bones, Yanzhao Wang Weiye is just around the corner, the hearts of the people in the world are attached, and the great cause can be achieved! ”

Li Hongzhang is a very conceited person, talented and affectionate, knows the situation in the world well, thinks he is the Optimus Prime Stone of the Qing Dynasty, if others talk to him like this, he will laugh at it more, how can he rest assured, but today he met Li Guolou, there is a big mouth that can speak well, and the allusion of "a thousand gold to buy bones" has wrapped Li Hongzhang in, and he can't help but think of Xu Shou and Xu Jianyin's father and son deeds.

Xu Shou, Xu Jianyin father and son is the founder of the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty, was promoted by Zeng Guofan into the historical stage, Zeng Guofan and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the course of the war, saw that the swords, guns and halberds are far inferior to foreign guns and foreign cannons, and was deeply impressed by the majesty of the Western ironclad ships, in 1861 Zeng Guofan stationed in Anqing, set up an ordnance office, recruited people who made weapons, and planned to manufacture guns and ships, in 1862 Wuxi Xu Shou, Xu Jianyin and his son were selected, Xu Shou took the 17-year-old Xu Jianyin on the historical stage under the background of this era, and went to Anqing Ordnance Institute, Began the pursuit of the ocean dream.

In March of the same year, Xu Shou accepted the trial construction of steam engine steamer, the steam engine part was completed by Hua Yufang, the ship drawing and construction by Xu Shou was responsible, and his son Xu Jianyin was "repeatedly out of whimsical ideas and support", day after day in the development process, in 1865, the Qing Dynasty successfully developed the "first steam engine steamer", Zeng Guofan personally named it "Huanghu", the successful development of Huanghu caused a sensation throughout the country, the Tongzhi Emperor gave the "world's first craftsman" plaque, after which Xu Shou, Xu Jianyin and his son were reused by the imperial court, in 1866 Xu Shou, Xu Jianyin was transferred to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau to participate in the establishment of the matter, Xu Shou served as the first Xiangban, the prime minister's bureau, the two lived up to expectations to build the first batch of warships and ships in the Qing Dynasty, and built a warship better than the other, and later they made ironclad ships such as the ironclad ship "Jinou".

At this time, Xu Shou Shanghai participated in the establishment of Shanghai Gezhi Academy, China's first teaching science and technology school, and devoted all his efforts to translating books, science education, and popularizing science and technology.

"Hmm······ Guolou, you speak, I will think about it. Li Hongzhang couldn't help but be moved by Li Guolou's words, Shen Baojing thought that he was old, he had his own set, and it was an indisputable fact that he could not move his command, and it was okay for the general office of Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau to move, and he invited Xu Shou to come, just like "a thousand gold buys bones", Li Guolou's words deeply moved Li Hongzhang.

Li Guolou smiled freely, the old stubborn was moved by him, pulled the curtain of the car window and looked at the green earth, the wheat in the field has turned yellow, the ripe season is coming, the harvest will be in his pocket, people can't be too greedy, quick success and quick profit are counterproductive, the youthful face is full of tranquility, and the front is the land of zombies!! Tianjin, "I'm here in Tianjin." "The man who deals with the devil is coming.

"Report, Lord Zhongtang, there is a rumor in Tianjin." A post guard came from Tianjin, turned over and handed an urgent document to the chief of the guard.

Li Hongzhang took the emergency paperwork, hurriedly unfolded it, watched it, his eyebrows twisted together, turned into a zigzag, his face was full of sadness, his beard fluttered with anger, and he said angrily: "The sublime bastard is so good, what are you eating!" ”

Li Hongzhang scolded Chonghou because Chonghou had caused trouble for him, and the Tianjin Wanghailou Catholic Church had been burned down by the people of Tianjin.

Li Guolou couldn't say what he felt in his heart, it was bitter, it was sad, and it was mixed with a hint of happiness, the situation was developing in the direction he expected, for his career, the more chaotic Tianjin was, the better, and the Qing Empire would suffer humiliation again, and he would make a fortune, "Lord Zhongtang, what happened in Tianjin!" ”

"The common people rioted, three churches were burned down, the casualties are unknown, and our Qing Kingdom is about to suffer again." Li Hongzhang had an urgent document in his hand, and it had already fallen on the ground of the carriage.

Li Guolou hurriedly picked up the paperwork, quickly glanced at it, and reprimanded angrily: "Chonghou is a pig, this kind of waste, it is not too much to peel and cut it in half!" ”

Chonghou surname Wanyan, the word mountain, the number of Ziqian, Manchuria inlaid with yellow flags, the second son of the governor of the river Wan Yan Linqing, the brother of Wan Yan Chongshi, Daoguang Juren, elected Zhizhou, Xianfeng ten years of salt administration, fat shortage on the gold and silver, and spend silver dots, at the end of the year to grant the three ministers of trade and commerce to the governor of Zhili, soon because of too much, was impeached by the imperial history, dismissed from the governor of Zhili, went to Tianjin full-time three ministers of trade, now Chonghou also worships the general Fengtian, is the senior military governor of Tianjin.

Because the Tianjin Wanghailou Catholic Church was surrounded by tens of thousands of Tianjin people, the French consul in Tianjin, Feng Daye, heard the news and hurriedly took his secretary Simon to the Yamen, the minister of trade and commerce, and asked the Fengtian general Chonghou to send troops to suppress the crazy Tianjin people.

The French consul Feng Daye saw that Chonghou did not take him seriously, and couldn't help but be angry, and on the spot, the three ministers of trade and trade yamen spread wild, smashed the utensils of the government office, and drew a gun to intimidate Chonghou, so frightened that Chonghou hid in the inner room and never dared to show his face again, Feng Daye had nowhere to vent, so he could only leave the Yamen of the minister of trade and commerce first, and went straight to the Wanghailou Catholic Church, wanting to relieve the French Catholics.

Halfway through, the French consul Feng Daye met the "enemy", Liu Jie, the magistrate of Tianjin City, escorted the abduction and trafficking of infants and young children to the criminals, and the brave man who met on the narrow road made the first move, Feng Daye took the lead in pulling out a pistol and fired a shot, killing Liu Jie's entourage on the spot, and Simon, the secretary of Feng Daye, pulled out a gun at the same time to threaten the onlookers.

This stabbed the hornet's nest, the onlookers in Tianjin could no longer bear it, and swarmed up to beat Fengdaye and Simon, beating two French citizens to death, and then the whole city was dispatched, sounding gongs and gathering people, patriotic compatriots burned down the Wanghailou Catholic Church, the Nursery Church, the French Consular Office, and the British and American churches and many other offices, killing more than 20 missionaries and businessmen from Britain, the United States and France, this is the famous "Tianjin Teaching Case" in history.