Chapter Ninety-Five: Night Talk
There was a moment of silence in the study.
After a long time, Zeng Guofan opened his iconic triangular eyes, but his gaze was no longer as sharp as usual, and he seemed to use enough strength before he spoke: "I think I have done one thing in my life, exterminated the Longhair Rebellion, and it can be regarded as supporting the court; But this country is still full of difficulties, and there is almost no way out. Maybe your approach can help the country get out of the predicament, Zhenxi, I hope you can do it well and live up to the original intention; There is only one request for a teacher, and I hope you can agree", after speaking, Zeng Guofan looked at the student.
"Please also ask the teacher to command."
"I just hope that while I'm still alive, you don't get into trouble."
"This", Young Master Liang groaned for a while.
"Haha", Zeng Guofan smiled bitterly twice, "You kid, you know the body of the teacher, I'm afraid you won't live for a few years, besides, you are fledgling now, don't you even understand the truth of accumulating grain and becoming king?" You give me a thorough explanation, how much strength do you have now? ”
Young Master Liang explained with an embarrassed face: "Sihan doesn't dare, the students naturally hope that the teacher can live a long life, the teacher is dedicated to the country, the sky can be learned, and the natural blessings are profound; It's just that the imperial court probably won't think so, as far as I know, the imperial court will have a series of means to deal with you next."
Zeng Guofan looked puzzled: "Oh, what else do you know this?" ”
Young Master Liang began to blow up unashamedly: "Students have their own sources of information; The teacher must also be able to understand that in today's situation, I am afraid that only when your old man really returns to heaven, the one in the palace will really rest assured, you are an old minister of the Three Dynasties, but fundamentally speaking, you can be regarded as a Sushun family, not to mention a Han person, although most of the Hunan army has been abolished, but the Hunan army is already deeply rooted in the Qing Dynasty, and you, the leader of the Hunan army, will never be able to feel at ease."
"Click", I don't know what fell to the ground, Zeng Guofan's face changed, he naturally understood the truth of the old plan, and secretly guarded against the means of the imperial court, but today the youngest student said that the most hidden layer in the center brought him a multi-faceted shock.
The study suddenly fell silent again.
Young Master Liang couldn't stand this uncomfortable quietness, so he simply continued to add fuel and vinegar: "The country can't treat meritorious people well, but it is bent on eliminating the country's dry city, such a ruler is not only shameless, but also a rat's eye!" ”
"Ahem" Zeng Guofan finally coughed uncontrollably, coughed for a long time, coughed out a mouthful of thick phlegm, Young Master Liang, a student, hurriedly ran over, helped the teacher pat his back and stroked his chest, and finally helped Zeng Guofan to calm down, but at this time, Zeng Guofan's face was pale, his eyes were almost lifeless, and he sighed with a wry smile: "I don't know if I am a teacher, since I am looking forward to my death, I will die."
"Teacher, why are you here? As the student said, since this body has promised the country, why bother to say such heroic shortness of breath! Think how many of the important ministers of the Qing Dynasty are really for the country and the people? How many of them can see the situation in the world clearly? The people in the palace are so patterned, and the court is naturally full of flies and dogs. Such signs indicate that this court has reached the end of the road, and it is time to change the dynasty! ”
Young Master Liang's words were indeed magnificent, which made Zeng Guofan marvel again that this young student had such a deep mind, this son is definitely not an ordinary person, is it really a man from heaven?
Zeng Guofan had recovered at this time, so he brought up the topic just now: "Zhenxi, tell me how much strength you have now", is it a donkey or a horse to come out and slip away, Zeng Guofan, who single-handedly founded the Hunan Army, understands that this world will eventually speak with strength.
Today, I have said this, and Young Master Liang doesn't have to hide it anymore: "Students are not talented, now there are 60,000 elite soldiers, a steel mill and a military factory, the output is estimated to be more than ten times that of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and I just bought a fleet from the British, ready to start preparing for the construction of the navy; Also, last year I led my troops to fight Vietnam, and I reaped a lot of benefits, and I also earned five or six million taels of silver, otherwise I would not have had the money to buy this fleet."
Young Master Liang was showing off his strength here, but Zeng Guofan was more and more shocked when he heard it, and his eyes were getting brighter and brighter. I think he has seen the world even if he was a national domain, and he single-handedly created the Hunan army, and the army he commanded at the peak was hundreds of thousands; Although I don't know how effective this student's 60,000 elite soldiers are, he must have some strength to defeat a country in Vietnam; The point is that he also has steel mills and military factories, and the output is still so huge; There is money and arms, and the most important thing in the Qing Dynasty is people, who can form a large number of troops, not to mention that he also bought a fleet to form a navy.
Rao is Zeng Guofan's vision is very high, or he is shocked by the student's background! Alas, having money is easy to do, Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh at the hardships when he founded the Hunan Army, the imperial court did not have any financial support, the silver was all raised by itself, and it was inevitable that the days would be overstretched.
"So, the Liang family fully supports you?"
Young Master Liang waved his hand and said: "The ancestor and father of the family don't know anything about this, and I haven't revealed it to outsiders yet.
"Then where did you get the money to start such a foundation?" Zeng Guofan couldn't help but be curious.
Young Master Liang replied with a smile: "I was born in the Liang family, and I am the eldest grandson of the Liang family, so I can naturally use some money, but most of it is earned by myself; The teacher may not know that I founded the telegraph company that now connects all over the world. ”
"What!" Zeng Guofan was taken aback again: "Isn't that done by foreigners?" ”
"The foreigners of the telegraph company accounted for forty percent of the shares, and Tianbao Xing accounted for sixty percent of the shares; As for using the name of a foreigner, it was also out of helplessness, and in this situation, if the name of a foreigner was not used, how could the telegraph company be successful? ”
Zeng Guofan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Alas, most of the people in the DPRK and China are pedantic, and they are obviously for the benefit of the country and the people, but they always obstruct it repeatedly; It's not easy to do something in the Qing Dynasty. After that, he stared at Young Master Liang again and continued: "As a teacher, I never thought that you would have created such a foundation at a young age, but I am curious, where do you do such a big foundation?" ”
No, Young Master Liang smiled mischievously at him: "Teacher, guess? ”
Just this sentence still has the appearance of a young man, which makes Zeng Guofan on the opposite side almost laugh.
"Well······", Zeng Guofan really guessed, and the fingers of his right hand were still bounced on the table; I saw that he stopped without playing a few times, and his eyes lit up: "Hmm, I think, such a big foundation, I'm afraid only one place is possible, Qiongzhou, you must have built the base in Qiongzhou, right?" ”
Zeng Guofan said, there was still a slight smile on his face, and at this time, he was very different from his usual unsmiling appearance.
Young Master Liang couldn't help but give him a thumbs up: "The teacher is really extraordinary, you guessed it right at once."
"Hahahaha", Zeng Guofan suddenly burst out laughing, and his heart was much more comfortable, and unconsciously there was a heroic sympathy between teachers and students.