Li Yu doesn't know how to be a corporal of etiquette, but he still understands etiquette, and when he returns to China, he will go to the post house to meet Wu Zhu - the old man, the scholar he saw by the Yellow River more than ten years ago has grown his sideburns, and he has lost a lot of bookish air, but he is even more wise, and his thin and tall body is like a jade tree in the wind, Li Yu's heart is hot, and he walked over to salute respectfully.

"Hermes-Epitek has a knighthood, so you don't have to salute, I haven't seen you for many years, and the old man wants to talk to you." Wu Yu pulled up Li Yu, beckoned Yun Rong into the main hall together, sat down and said with a smile, "There are two things in Shanxi that I can't think of, the first Datong official is good, and the top and bottom tell the truth, I have the most headache when I am in the cabinet I can't figure out which sentence in the official document is the truth, which one is a lie, and I am often at a loss, the second pigtailed Manchu people actually dare to run around the street, and the businessmen are also generous to do their business, if in Beijing, the people will definitely go crazy and beat the Manchu people to death on the street, and even the shops that do Manchu business have to be smashed." The Han people have a good way of governance, the official style is upright, the people are upright, and they all have the arrogance of not being afraid of evil, no wonder Datong has today's achievements. ”

"My lord has won the award, do you remember when you taught me to grow cotton? The cotton was planted to death, and more than 200 taels of silver were spent in vain, and this money should be paid by adults. Li Yu joked with a smile.

"Don't pay compensation, in the end, it will be planted, and you should give me dividends," Wu Yu also smiled, took a sip of tea and said lightly, "Hermes-Epitek, you taught the people of the border to grow grain, cotton, smelt iron, and even make gunpowder and guns, have you thought about the consequences?" He knows all my strengths, and what I can't do with them, how will I control them in the future? ”

Li Yuleng paused, shook his head and replied: "The last general has also read some books over the years, thinking that the national strength of Zhuxia is more than 100 times better than that of Siyi, and if there is no self-chaos, there is no need to worry about foreign affairs. ”

Yun Rong added: "The border is bitterly cold, the population is very small, survival is the most important, the border people have food, cotton and iron tools can improve their lives, gradually move towards civilization, and the war will be reduced, which is a good thing!" ”

Wu Xian was speechless, and after a while, he asked: "Three hundred years in a cycle, the Ming Dynasty seems to have run out of qi, can the Han people be interested in entering the Central Plains?" ”

"I'm not interested, I won't leave naturalization, and I don't want it from the Central Plains." Li Yu replied without hesitation, this is the truth, without the grassland and hunting grounds, it is simply his life.

"I'm afraid I can't help you," Wu Shan shook his head, stared at Li Yu with a sneer and said, "You govern Fengzhou with checks and balances, thinking that at least three feet can be stabilized, and Fengzhou is too weak to protect itself, so you introduced the Liaodong Manchus and the Guannai refugees, but the large influx of the homeless people frightened you, and you ran to Mobei and the Western Regions to pull people." The more you are afraid of internal turmoil, the more you have to pull people, like a snowball, Fengzhou is getting bigger and bigger, and the bigger it is, the easier it is to get out of control, so you have to continue to pull people, such as the Qing people, you must be fighting their ideas, I'm not wrong, right? But you are very powerful, and you can solve people's livelihood with every step, so you have not fallen into the quagmire and can't climb out. ”

Li Yu was said to be the key point, his face turned white all of a sudden, it was all because he was not educated and uneducated, and his brain couldn't get rid of the set of Wula Mountain, Uncle Kulu said, if you can't get the idea, let everyone sit together and talk, as long as there is no dominance, no matter whether it is right or wrong, it will be done according to the result of the quarrel. He also painted the cat and the tiger, put the problems on the table, which side is too powerful, find out the other force to check and balance, and then let everyone quarrel, he is not a saint, just do it according to the result of the compromise of all parties, Fengzhou's government affairs have always been so absurd, but on the contrary, they are desperate and stronger, Li Yu is also very proud of this, but today let Wu Xian expose it.

Li Yu thought for a moment, got up and saluted Wu Yu: "Student Wufu is also dull and ignorant, please give me advice!" ”

"You did a good job, you learned to learn to learn from others with the art of checks and balances at a young age, but unfortunately many people are self-righteous," Wu Xian has great ambitions and wants to do great things, and the people of the People First Party are just stepping stones for him to squeeze into the Fengzhou circle, Yun Rong even threw his eyes and took advantage of the situation to drill into the top of the Liberal Party, but the most important thing is to gain the favor of this president, he clapped his hands and stood up and talked eloquently, "Today, the Ming Dynasty is the strongest, but the world is not in harmony, the monarch and the minister are not in harmony, the government and the people are not in harmony, and the internal and external discord is not in harmony. Dongyu, Liukou three strong, Dongyu outside the strong and weak, to the small clan near the big country to seek self-protection, into the customs to fight for hegemony can only wait for the fortune of the day, the rogue chaos in the world and powerless, although it is rampant for a while, it is difficult to escape the destruction, Datong New Deal to the people are rich and the country is rich, to the people are strong and the country is strong, the potential is endless, given time, the one who dominates the world is not Datong, the Han people, the world has been chaotic for a long time, and the people are waiting for the great governance, you don't take the world, do you let the East and the thieves? ”

The scholars in the Guannai often say that they will rule the world, but I only like manors, grasslands and hunting grounds, and I have no interest in the world-Li Yu thought in his heart, but he was embarrassed to say it, and hesitated for a while before replying: "My lord, the Datong Federation is too poor, and it will take time to solve the problem of food and clothing. ”

Li Yu simply told the content of the secret conversation with the Qing State and the thieves truthfully, and looked at Wu Zhu's reaction with both eyes, Wu Yu was overjoyed: "Li Hanmin, the sky is also talented, the Qing people don't know how to govern the country, and the gap with Datong will only get bigger and bigger, only to enter the customs in order to strengthen their strength, but if they enter the customs, they will also enter your pocket, they can't go back, and they will also send Liaodong to you, and use the broken Beizhili as bait to solve the troubles in Liaodong in one fell swoop, it's too worthwhile!" The thieves can tear up the peace talks, and the Dongyu will definitely do the same, and it will be difficult for you not to beat them. Hermes-Epitek, one of the smartest things about you is that you are friends and foes with each other, and you are both friends and rivals with either side, playing with all sides of the power to take advantage of the world. Don't worry too much about money and food, I have pondered the silver banknote, which is the sharp weapon of Datong, I bet that the silver money is absolutely invincible, and the world is all over the world to obtain property. ”

Wu Xian talked about money on the excitement, such as today's chaos, all industries are depressed, only Datong is as stable as a rock, industry and commerce are thriving, attracting a large amount of silver influx, there is silver can print money, there is money on the market to naturally promote the development of industry and commerce, the national strength will also be enhanced, and the stronger the national strength, the more land and population will be attached, which in turn increases the demand for silver money, so the most profitable business in Datong is to export silver money, not horses, pig iron.

"Daming everywhere money shortage, silver banknotes are the most creditable, just can fill the money shortage, the silver banknotes bureau not only to issue their own silver banknotes, as long as the credit is good, willing to take out silver as a guarantee, but also allow them to issue silver money, bold, Datong development momentum is strong, one or two silver to send five taels of silver banknotes do not have to be afraid, it will still be accepted by the market, with silver money to collect the world's wealth, all the problems of food and clothing, military spending have been solved." Wu Xian finally said.

Li Yu was dumbfounded, is this guy still a scholar, how can he make more money than a profiteer? Yun Rong was settling accounts in his heart, the silver deposit of the silver banknote bureau was only 8 million taels, and he had the courage to issue 30 million taels of silver bills, while the silver banknotes were holding more than 30 million taels of silver in their hands, this part of the silver was not used at all, if 200 million silver bills could be issued according to what Wu Xian said, then it would be a big fortune.

This person has a high official position, a good reputation, does not read dead books, and can do practical work with his brain, and reusing this person can hold a large number of gentry in the Guannei - Li Yu agreed to Wu Yu in his heart, and the three of them kept talking about the dusk palm lamp, Li Yu simply ate a few bites of food, asked Yun Rong to accompany Wu Yu to take a look in Fengzhou, and then said goodbye and went home-The naturalized Li Mansion still relied on four guys from the Qing Kingdom.

According to them, the Qing Dynasty was also carrying out reforms, and the emperor rectified the flag affairs, and ordered each flag to elect representatives of the people's will to form the Manchurian Public Assembly to elect patriarchs and discuss state affairs, in order to represent the interests of the masses of the Eight Banners as widely as possible, from the officials to the people, from the master to the Aha, as well as the Manchu, Han, Mongolian, and Korean ethnic groups must have public opinion representatives, and the number cannot be small, there must be more than 1,000 representatives, and the representatives must meet the leadership of the people who love the Qing Dynasty and support the Aixin Jueluo family. Abide by the laws of the Qing Dynasty, never cause chaos to the government and other conditions, the time is tight, the task is heavy, the public assembly was only held in late June, and the delegates unanimously passed the resolution of the Qing Emperor Wan Shi and the first line of the Manchurian patriarch at the same time, so they are late on the road - the governor of the Department of Foreign Affairs Chang Shu was very angry about this, and pointed out to the Qing envoy that you are clearly borrowing the tradition of the old Zhushen Gong to discuss and decide things, and vainly want to occupy the position of the Manchurian patriarch for the generations of the Aixin Jueluo family, and the Datong Manchus will never agree, and they will also hold a public assembly to publicly elect our president as the patriarch of Manchuria. Ortai dissuaded Chang Shu, and said in front of the Qing envoy that the Datong Federation implements the same race and different customs, and does not engage in small circles, and the Qing Emperor is full of food, so he will find a lot of sycophants to cover the radish seal, so let him go.

The meeting between the two sides was unpleasant, and the ensuing negotiations were a mess, and the Qing envoy put forward four demands: first, Datong instructed the Chahars to enter Liaodong and kill 30,000 Qing people, and they must bow their heads and admit their mistakes, and at the same time compensate for the losses, in addition, the money and livestock entrusted by Abatabel must also be returned; Second, the Qing agreed to send troops to occupy Beizhili, but Datong also had to send troops to assist and bear all military expenses; Third, the Qing State agreed to lease the two islands of Lushun overseas to Datong, and the rent was not collected, and the two countries were counted as a partnership to do maritime trade, and the Qing State accounted for half of the shares; Fourth, Li Yu must approve the resolution of the Manchurian General Assembly and accept the title of Prince of Jin canonized by the Qing Dynasty, otherwise Li Yu and the Datong Manchus will be expelled from the clan.

Datong negotiators Chen Qiyu, Chang Shu, Bu Yantu, and Erle made a-for-tat response: first of all, the behavior of the Chahar people is self-assertive, and has nothing to do with Datong, and their entry into Liaodong is to rescue the oppressed same people, which has irreproachable justice, on the contrary, the Qing State wantonly slaughtered the Chahar people, so that their tribes were forced to disband, and they should bow their heads and admit their mistakes, compensate for losses, and before the responsibilities are clear, the property and livestock stored by the Qing State will not be returned for the time being; Secondly, whether to send troops to Beizhili is the Qing State's own business, Datong can only remain neutral, and the money can be lent to you, but it must be repaid with oak, and this oak loan can only be used to improve people's livelihood; Again, Shuangdao is the place where Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, and the Qing State is cursing our president, we will never accept it, the leased land can only be all of Lushun, as for how the two sides will partner separately; In the end, the Manchurian Assembly was invalid because there was no participation of the Manchus from Datong, and if the Qing Emperor wanted to canonize the President of China as the Prince of Jin, he would also have to accept the award of the Humba Tulu Shixun by the House of Parliament.

The two sides quarreled for seven or eight days, and they really couldn't talk about it, so they had to announce the adjournment of the meeting, and Datong was patient - although the Qing Emperor announced the suspension of trade between the two sides, Datong's smuggling network in the Qing State had been formed, and the emerging sea smuggling was more rampant, and Datong's smuggling ships could be seen everywhere along the coast of Liaodong, and there were people on the shore to respond, and the business was worse than the land route, and the merchants were not willing to deal with the Qing officials and merchants.

The envoy of the Qing State couldn't wait, so he simply lived in the naturalized Li Mansion to play tricks, and Li Yu couldn't do anything about them - Bo Luo is the younger brother of Erniu, that is the brother-in-law, Ying Erdai is Erniu's half-brother-in-law, that is the brother-in-law, Ashdarhan is more spirited, Su Tai is his niece, Li Yu also has to call grandpa, Ma Guozhu is not related to the family, but the Ma family is a big clan in Liaodong, and once paid money to resist the Jin soldiers, and then the Ming army really couldn't support the wall before taking refuge in the Jin country, this kind of person has a huge influence among the Han people in Liaodong, and everyone has to respect three points.

When Li Yu arrived home, Ao Bai immediately ran with Wutai and Guitu to find Kubilong, this guy has recently become the director of the glass factory, and he is very busy every day, but there is joy in suffering, and he can often show off some strange things, which can attract everyone's curiosity. There were bursts of laughter in the room, Li Yu didn't have to guess to know that he was playing sparrow cards, pushed open the door and went in to see, Wulan, Wu Langha, Erniu, Sutai a table, brother-in-law Bolo, second brother-in-law Ying Erdai, Datong in the Qing trade ambassador Wang Ershun, Qing trade ambassador to Datong Busai a table, Ma Guangyuan's wife Ma sister-in-law, Mao Yuanyi's concubine Yang Wan, Zhou Yuji's wife Liu Naren, Wang Pu's concubine Wang Xiaoliu a table, three tables of people are having fun, and several people are not qualified to be on the card, watching the excitement on the side.

Wang Ershun is a member of the Li family, went to the Qing State as a trade ambassador for a few years, the two countries suspended trade, was driven back, Busai was also expelled from Datong, but the Chamber of Commerce urgently needed to understand Manchu copywriting, and found an excuse to leave him behind. Busai probably wanted to hook up with Wang Xiaoliu, where did Wang Xiaoliu go, where did he go, that woman was a fine person, after Wang Pu's death, the Wang family planned to sell her, she heard the news and ran to naturalization to fight a lawsuit - Fengzhou has more men and fewer women, in order to put a brake on the unhealthy trend of marrying concubines, the law department stipulates that women have the right to inherit the family property regardless of their wives and concubines, and their sons and daughters, Wang Pu's property is mostly in Fengzhou, Wang Xiaoliu's lawsuit will be won as soon as he fights, and now he is also a little rich woman, and he will drill into the Li family if he has a vacancy.

Li Yu said hello to the people in the wing, bowed his head and entered the backyard where the children lived - the eldest Li Meng went to the junior post of the Wuxuan Academy, the second Li Jin was unattended, and he was busy with his strange skills all day long, and the businessmen of Datong wished that the future president was the same kind and helped out, Li Jin set up the glass factory and the hot air balloon factory without any effort, and Ji Bilong became his right-hand man, and the two were teaching in the hall, and Aobai, Wutai, Guitu and a group of young people huddled together and listened with relish. Or the third Li Qin, the fourth Li Liao obediently, honestly stay in his room to read, a melodious sound of the piano came, Li Yu knew that this was the baby daughter Skylark practicing the piano, this organ was still sent by Long Huamin - the bishop was frightened by the plague in Beijing, threw Tang Ruowang in Beijing, ran to Datong himself, claiming that the Datong diocese was too important, he decided to take charge personally, of course Father Deng Ruoshui did not do it, and resolutely refused to hand over power, it is said that the two also complained to the Holy See to fight a lawsuit.

Family affairs and state affairs are messy, it seems that he is really not the material to do big things, out of sight is clean - Li Yu stood in the courtyard and listened to the sound of the piano for a while, and then walked to the other courtyard, the lights in the guest room were on, and Ashdarhan and Ma Guozhu were chatting.

"Erlu, you came just in time, we are talking about you," Ashdarhan saw Li Yu come in, smiled and beckoned him to sit down, and then leaned on the old man and said, "We are relatives, listen to grandpa's words, let the emperor take a step, and let us go back to the business." ”

"Datong's strength is getting stronger and stronger, we all see it in our eyes, and the emperor also has to think about the long-term of the Qing Dynasty, to make it clear, the public assembly confirms that the position of the patriarch only belongs to the Qing Emperor, this is also to prevent you, who knows what will happen in the future? You are the emperor's righteous son, just bow your head this time, and you won't suffer anyway. Ma Guozhu, the director of the Qing Metropolitan Procuratorate, also persuaded.

"Old Ma, we don't know each other, but I know that you are a person who does practical things, unlike Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan, who are full of people who want to do big things and be big officials, you should persuade the emperor, if you want to seize power, you have to release power first, don't play false, find a thousand sycophants to coax, and the Qing Emperor can really be a family for all generations? Can the Manchu really recognize his descendants as patriarchs? Anyway, I don't believe it, it's useless to talk to me about the negotiation, the agreement between the two countries must be approved by the Senate, and you'd better go to Datong to lobby the Senate. Li Yu replied with a wave of his hand.

Ashdarhan thought for a while and shook his head and said: "Erlu, what you said is not right, the Qing Dynasty must have permanent imperial power, and the power cannot be released, and once it is released, it will be chaotic, such as this rectification of flag affairs, the emperor ordered Prince Rui and Prince Yu to exchange the position of the flag owner, guess what, Prince Rui became the owner of the white flag, and Prince Yu became the owner of the white flag, but the people and troops of the two flags remained unchanged, so they changed the flag, and the emperor did not move people, do you still dare to delegate power?" ”

"That's because the emperor calculates people's families, delegating power is sharing power, in my opinion, if the emperor wants to break up the two brothers, it is better to take out some benefits, Dorgon and Duoduo will definitely pounce, and they will not give in to each other."

"That's not going to work, they don't lack anything unless they give them the throne." Ashdarhan shook his head with Ma Guozhu.

"It's okay to give the throne, this brother is getting more and more powerful, if you don't give it to them, you will rob it, wait and see, after a hundred years of the emperor, there will be a bloody disaster in the Qing Dynasty."

Li Yu said lightly, Ashdarhan and Ma Guozhu trembled when they heard it, lowered their heads and stopped talking. At this time, Mo Rige came in and whispered a few words, Li Yu nodded, and said goodbye to the two guests.