Xu Qing had a ridiculous night with Eugenie, and Eugenie finally fell asleep contentedly. As for Xu Qing www.biquge.info who is still thinking about the future road, the night has passed. Xu Qing got up in the morning, and according to the rules, he should go to visit his boss, that is, Baochang, the secretary of the Qing Dynasty Rite Department.

In the Qing Dynasty, the system of six ministries was somewhat peculiar, it was two Manchu and two Han, that is to say, each ministry had four Shangshu. However, in fact, although there are four Shangshu, the person in charge will not be chaotic. Because the two Manshangshu of the Ministry of Rites are in charge, one of them is in charge of the Music Department, that is, in charge of the affairs of the Rites and Music. Another Manshangshu was in charge of Honglu Temple, that is, in charge of foreign affairs.

The same is true for other departments, all of which are in charge of each of the four Shangshu, but they are also in order. Of course, this may also be the practice of the Qing Dynasty emperor to divide power, to avoid one family dominance.

"Xiaguan has seen Lord Baochang!" Xu Qing immediately hurriedly saluted and said.

Bao Chang looked at Xu Qing, who was only twenty-eight years old, nodded immediately, and took the initiative to say: "Sure enough, it is a young talent, although this is the first time I have seen you Xu Qing, but your reputation has already been heard of by me." You recovered Hong Kong without a single soldier and demanded reparations, which has not happened for thousands of years. But if this legend is realized in your hands, then I will also have a bright face! ”

Xu Qing hurriedly touted and said: "Thanks to the support of Lord Shangshu, where can my credit be regarded as a credit!" This is all supported by the emperor, the court, and Lord Shangshu! I'm just running errands! ”

Bao Chang nodded, this Xu Qing is really good at coming to things, and he is not greedy for credit. If it were an ordinary person, with such a contribution, I am afraid that the tail would have risen to the sky a long time ago, and I am afraid that I would have been proud of the credit a long time ago. However, Xu Qing still gave the credit to the emperor, the imperial court, and Shangshu, so he was actually very sensible.

In fact, it is of little significance for leaders to grab credit, and at the level of Shangshu, there is no need to grab credit. Xu Qing said this, in fact, it also showed that he was not proud of his achievements, which made Baochang's impression much better.

"This time, you have made a great contribution to the Qing Dynasty for me. In three years, from a candidate to a seventh-grade to a fourth-grade Qing, this speed is almost unprecedented. Bao Chang said.

Xu Qing immediately hurriedly replied; "Thank you, sir! All of this is the cultivation of Lord Qiying, as well as Lord Baochang, and I am grateful. This time the European barbarians sent me some gifts, which are still quite valuable. Here, I would like to dedicate it to adults! ”

Xu Qing immediately took out a pocket watch from his pocket, which shone with golden light, and Xu Qing immediately handed it to Baochang.

"Bao Chang Shangshu, this is Europa's pocket watch, which is used for timekeeping. The timing is better than our sundial in the Qing Dynasty, you see......"

Bao Chang immediately looked displeased and said, "What do you mean by this, send me a clock?" Is this going to send me to the end? ”

Xu Qing immediately knelt down, and hurriedly pleaded guilty and said, "Baochang Shangshu, please forgive the sin, please forgive the sin." After going abroad for a few years, some forgot, forgot! “

Bao Chang's face changed at this time, he went abroad for a few years, and he just returned to China and couldn't turn his thinking, which is normal. After Xu Qing gave this explanation, it was not good to be too harsh.

"Well, that's interesting, isn't it?" Bao Chang said.

Bao Chang saw this pocket watch that could accurately time, and he was also a little curious, and the accuracy of the timekeeping was much better than that sundial. Any politician will know the meaning of this, so of course Baochang also has some meaning.

Bao Chang didn't have any taboos, and directly put this gold-plated pocket watch into his sleeve, indicating that he had accepted it.

Xu Qing then hurriedly said: "Lord Baochang, I frightened you just now, and I have prepared some things here to suppress your shock." ”

Xu Qing took out a green piece of paper again, then wrote a few numbers, and then handed it to Baochang.

"Lord Baochang, this is a Western silver ticket, called a check. You can send a crony to the branch of the Anglo-Chinese Bank in Guangzhou and exchange it for £10,000. And 10,000 pounds sterling is English money, and one pound is equivalent to more than one penny of gold, which can then be exchanged for silver, which is about 70,000 taels of silver. ”

Bao Chang's eyes immediately widened, Xu Qing actually took out 70,000 taels of silver directly, this is really generous! This 70,000 taels of silver is not a small number for Baochang, a member of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Qing actually took it out directly, which is too generous.

"My lord, all this money is honored by Western barbarians. They all admired my Celestial Empire, so they gave me a lot of gifts. Of course, I, Xu Qing, am very self-aware, and I know that Westerners admire our Heavenly Empire, not me! I also used the tiger skin of our Qing Dynasty, our emperor, and our court to fake the tiger's might, so I didn't dare to swallow it privately. So I still have to send it to all of you, after all, without your strong backing, I wouldn't be able to do this kind of Euloga achievement. Therefore, these things should be given to adults, and they are given to adults by Westerners, so please accept them! Xu Qing said.

Bao Chang looked at this green "Western silver ticket", and then asked cautiously again: "Then I accepted it?" ”

"Please take it!" Xu Qing still said.

Bao Chang snatched it directly, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" I am just loyal to the emperor and contribute to the court, how dare I be? This is also the Western barbarian who admires our Heavenly Empire, if I don't accept it, won't it make the hard work of the people in vain? ”

Bao Chang accepted it with peace of mind, but then Xu Qing said: "My lord, Westerners still sent me a lot of good things, I don't dare to swallow it alone, I still want to give gifts to all adults, you see......"

Bao Chang smiled and said, "Go ahead!" ”

Since you want to give a gift, you naturally have to be evenly covered with rain and dew, and you can't just give it to Baochang, which is too ignorant. Of course, Baochang also knew that he couldn't eat alone, so he had to ask Xu Qing to give gifts to everyone.

Xu Qing left the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites and hurried to Qiying's mansion. This Qiying was also the governor of Liangguang at that time, and it was Qiying who sent Xu Qing out at that time. However, Qiying also made a mistake and sent Xu Qing out, which gave Xu Qing a future. Of course, although Qiying is unintentional, Xu Qing can't be regarded as unintentional. Of course, Xu Qing wants to take advantage of this time to tie up with Qiying, and take this opportunity to have a good relationship with Qiying.

This Qiying is not the governor of Liangguang at present, but he is going to stay in the capital to serve, and he is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, who is responsible for managing the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and he is a real real power. If you don't take the opportunity to pull the relationship at this time, then Xu Qing has really been a diplomat for more than ten years.

"The students have met the elderly!" Xu Qing hurriedly knelt down and said.

Xu Qing has no perverted "self-esteem", since he has traveled to the Qing Dynasty, he has taken the initiative to adapt to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, he is not like many novel protagonists who "pretend to be forced", and would rather die than kneel. Back then, in order to destroy Wu, Gou Jian did not hesitate to suffer humiliation. And since Xu Qing wants to destroy the Qing, what is the humiliation for a short time? Anyway, the winner is the one who has the last laugh, and if you refuse to adapt to the rules for the sake of some so-called vanity, then you will be slaughtered first.

Xu Qingcai is not stupid, so he will not refuse to kneel for the sake of the so-called "face", anyway, today's kneeling is to let them kneel for themselves tomorrow, and the winner will be the one who laughs in the end.

"Xu Qing? That's amazing, and I still have to thank you. I really didn't expect that you brought me a dazzling eye, and even entered the capital ahead of schedule. It seems that I was not mistaken at the time. Jain said.

Of course, Qiying is not easy to say at that time, but he chose a random person, when he heard that he was going to go abroad to serve, people who were born on the right path of the imperial examination were unwilling to go, and those who donated classes also spent money to beg not to go, and finally it was Xu Qing's turn to be an unlucky ghost. But there is a mistake, Xu Qing really has a lot of credit, so that Qiying inexplicably has a "wisdom to know people", and Qiying is also stained.

However, since Xu Qing has such a contribution, Qiying doesn't mind taking Xu Qing as his disciple. You must know that before Xu Qing went abroad, he was a seventh-rank candidate, and he did not even have any conflict of interest with the imperial court, so although Xu Qing was nominally a fourth-rank secretary, he was still a person without a faction in the Manchu officialdom.

Therefore, Qiying also hoped to take the opportunity to pull Xu Qing into his door, and as for the previous erroneous assignment, it became the best way for them to get closer.

Of course, Xu Qing actually has an idea, if he can let Qiying be the umbrella of the first step of his career, this is also a good choice. Because although Xu Qing is nominally a fourth-grade official, in fact, he is still a person without any relationship network in the Manchu officialdom. If it is another four-rank official, I am afraid that there are a lot of various relationship networks in the Manchu officialdom. However, Xu Qing's identity and situation are special, nominally a fourth-grade person, but it has nothing to do with it in officialdom.

If a person mixes in the Manchu officialdom, it will definitely not work, and he must find an initial protective umbrella. This Qiying is also an important candidate, Qiying not only ordered Xu Qing to go abroad at that time, so he can be regarded as having a period of incense. Although Qiying didn't pay attention to it at the time, it has now become an excuse to get closer.

Xu Qing even brazenly called himself a "student", calling himself a "student" in this officialdom, which is almost equivalent to selling himself to take refuge.

"Well, since that's the case, you will also work hard in the capital, as long as you can be loyal to the emperor and do your best for the court, I will definitely keep you safe." Qi Ying said.

Qiying also attaches great importance to Xu Qing, and Xu Qing has an "innocent background". Xu Qing had a low grade before he went abroad, so Xu Qing had nothing to do with the court bosses after returning to China. In fact, this is not necessarily a good thing, please, if an official who slowly climbs up from the bottom, the background of various relationships is too "innocent", so it is not easy for the elderly to pull people.

Xu Qing's "innocent background" may not be a good thing, especially Xu Qing's ability is very strong, coupled with his innocent background, and he has the qualifications of the "four products", which is enough to make many factions in the Manchu Qing Dynasty keen to win over. Such a high-grade, capable, and innocent person is definitely a person that all factions are keen to woo.

"Lord Qiying, this 100,000 pounds was given to me by a Westerner. 100,000 pounds, because the Westerners use the gold standard, so after being converted into gold, it is about equivalent to 700,000 taels of silver. Although these were given to me by Westerners, I knew that I was nothing more than a fox and a fake tiger, so I not only swallowed them privately, but also asked my lords to help me distribute them to the court officials, on behalf of my gratitude to them. Xu Qing said.

Qiying also gasped, 700,000 taels of silver, and he actually took it out like this. This is really a big tyrant.

"Westerners are so rich?" Qi Ying also asked with two eyes.

Xu Qing said cautiously: "This is all made by Westerners who admire me in the Qing Dynasty, so I tightened my belt." ”

Qiying immediately took the check and said, "Since it is the heart of the people who want me, how can I not accept it?" Very good, very good, you did a good job on this errand. ”

Xu Qing scolded in his heart: "Can it be bad? 700,000 taels of silver were given to you corrupt officials and corrupt officials, can it be bad? “

Xu Qing knew very well that he had come to the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was unfamiliar with the place, so how to close the relationship as soon as possible. There is no other way than to give money, gifts, and so on. However, giving money and gifts is also the best way, the most direct way, and the most effective way.

Anyway, Xu Qing directly shirked the responsibility on the heads of Westerners, so he naturally didn't have to worry about anything. Those court bigwigs received a peace of mind, and Xu Qing sent the money directly.

And in the next few days, the entire capital was stunned by Xu Qing's "silver bullet tactics", Xu Qing visited those high-ranking officials every day, and gave gifts when they met. According to their respective official grades and status influences, they have given gifts, and everyone has a share. Those as few as a few tens of taels to hundreds of taels of silver, and the top military ministers with great real power even as many as ten or two hundred thousand taels, so that the entire capital was stunned by Xu Qing's silver bullet tactics.

Xu Qing had nothing to do with the bigwigs before, so he naturally had no scruples about receiving gifts. Xu Qing's silver bullet tactic, there is no one in the entire capital who does not say good things about Xu Qing, after all, Xu Qing has no grudges with them before, and this time he eats people with short mouths, of course it is difficult to say anything.

One by one, the ministers were saying good things for Xu Qing, and Xu Qing wanted to operate a real shortage. However, under Xu Qing's silver bullet tactics, discussions on how to determine Xu Qing's actual official position also came out.