Cixi's appreciation of the famous Peking Opera actors is true. Cixi didn't appreciate the Peking Opera celebrities for telling the truth, let alone appreciating the Peking Opera celebrities for singing, but it was too late. What she appreciates is that the family members of the Peking Opera celebrities know that no one is allowed to disturb the Peking Opera celebrities when they are sleeping, even if it is such a big event as singing for Cixi, the family does not dare to wake up the famous actors who are obviously going to be late.

Wang Youhong told Yu Chen this story to tell Yu Chen that the Empress Dowager, who was so high-ranking and respected, could tolerate things that she could tolerate if she did something wrong, and if she did not abide by the rules set by the superiors, Cixi would never be polite. Cixi is first and foremost the defender of the order of "difference between upper and lower", and Wang Youhong, who respects Cixi very much, is also the defender of this order.

Listening to Yu Chen's extremely unsubtle warning, He Sui was quite annoyed. In this era, the social status of the opera, even if it is a famous Peking Opera actor, is inferior. He Sui is a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Council, a graduate of the British Law School, and a well-known gentry in Wuxi. There are hundreds of acres of land in his family, and there are his factories and shops in Wuxi City and Nanjing City. It was actually compared to a play. This humiliation made He Sui's face turn red at first, and then a little purple.

But it didn't take long for He Sui to smile heartily at first, and his face quickly returned to normal, "Director Yu, this story sounds really interesting. ”

Yu Chen didn't expect that He Sui's cultivation had reached this point, and in the face of such unkind words, he could still recover his senses so quickly. He asked, "Councillor Ho, what do you find interesting?" ”

He Sui almost blurted out, such a rules-talking, such a noble Cixi, how could she die after reading a letter from Chen Ke. But He Sui finally held back. Wang Youhong is afraid of the People's Party, which is a well-known thing. Recently, the People's Party relied on just a letter to make Wang Youhong's plan to take a concubine go up in smoke. cleverly hinted at this topic, Yu Chen, who was Wang Youhong's lackey, would definitely not be happy. People say that it depends on the owner to beat the dog, and now that the owner is beaten, how can the dog feel that there is light on his face. But then they were ready to use the power of the People's Party to persecute Wang Youhong, and at this time, they were quick for a while, but they were likely to startle the snake.

So He Sui just smiled, "I just think it's funny, and I can't tell if it's interesting." ”

Yu Chen knew the meaning of He Sui's words, and he also smiled, "Councilor He, the Empress Dowager Cixi is such a rule-oriented person, and when she encounters a people's party that doesn't follow the rules, she still can't win." It's just a matter of remembering it and talking about it casually. I just heard what Lord Wang said. ”

Since Yu Chen was so smart, He Sui didn't want to say anything more. But he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Yu Chen's words were obviously wrong. The front is about rules, but the back is hinting that Wang Youhong actually has his own weaknesses. After carefully smacking the taste, the faint mockery in He Sui's expression had subsided cleanly. He said with a straight face: "Director Yu, since the Wang Du Governor is a person who talks about the rules, we want to talk about this tax matter through the rules set by the Wang Du Dudu. Director Yu, you are a close confidant of the royal governor, and you can give me some advice. ”

Hearing He Sui say this, although it is far from meeting the standard expected by Yu Chen, it can barely be regarded as qualified. Yu Chen's original intention was not to laugh at He Sui at all, it was meaningless to laugh at He Sui. But Yu Chen must say this, if He Sui is not smart enough, Yu Chen will definitely not dare to cooperate with He Sui in the slightest. Wang Youhong is not only a dictator to the Jiangsu Parliament, but also a dictator to Wang Youhong's subordinates. If He Sui was not smart enough, or simply had the idea of confrontation, Yu Chen would never dare to deal with him. What the Jiangsu Council is capable of will have to wait and see. But in order to maintain the power that he had so hard to get, Wang Youhong would not be polite to any "betrayal" by his subordinates. Yu Chen didn't have any need to sacrifice his own interests.

Even if He Sui already seemed to understand the taste, Yu Chen still didn't dare to take it lightly. He replied lightly: "Councillor Ho, the royal governor has said that the propertied should unite. Since we want to unite, we must cooperate sincerely. You say yes or no. ”

He Sui listened to these seemingly fluttering words, and already had some ideas, "Then Director Yu, if we show the sincerity that can make Wang Dudu believe, when Wang Dudu asks Director Yu for advice, we can still give Director Yu a few more kind words." ”

Yu Chen smiled slightly, "I was promoted by the Governor of the Wangdu, and in such matters, it is natural to take the Governor of the Wangdu as the leader." I firmly support what is good for the royal governor. ”

Having said this, He Sui already roughly understood Yu Chen's position and thoughts. It was useless to say more about this question, so he got up and took his leave. Yu Chen didn't send it either, the two said goodbye in the house, and He Sui walked out of the door of the police department by himself.

In the evening, the Jiangsu Civic Party held a meeting, and the information collected was actually quite optimistic. All the high-ranking officials who were visited, whether explicitly or implicitly, supported the establishment of the Silk Company. Some of the city governments are shallow, so they simply asked directly what the silk company planned for the tax arrangement.

He Sui also talked about today's conversation with Yu Chen, and listened to the "nondescript" metaphor. Xie Siji sneered, "Yu Chen really can speak. ”

"How?" Li Yaoguang asked curiously.

Xie Siji sneered: "Yu Chen didn't compare us to a drama at all, but used Cixi to compare Wang Youhong. This also uses him to pretend to be a good person, of course we know very well what virtue Wang Youhong has. ”

Li Yaoguang thought about it for a while before suddenly nodding yes. He Sui had already roughly figured out this joint during the day, and when he heard Xie Siji say this, a strong feeling of jealousy arose in his heart. Xie Siji is indeed smart, he can understand the key just by listening to it, and he does not have such astuteness.

"But Yu Chen, this guy is still cunning enough, he said this as if he didn't say it. If we can say that Wang Youhong can move, he will dare to make a stumbling block. Play, Yu Chen is the play in front of Wang Youhong. Speaking of this, Xie Siji couldn't help laughing, "Yu Chen's analogy is really good, it's really vivid." ”

He Sui tasted Xie Siji's words, and the final doubts were suddenly cleared. Originally, He Sui thought that Yu Chen was comparing the drama to the Civic Party, but he didn't expect Yu Chen to compare Yu Chen with the drama. Thinking about this, the original resentment against Yu Chen's idea disappeared in an instant. He couldn't help but wipe it on his face with his hand, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Xie, you still see it thoroughly." It seems that I still offended Yu Chen today. ”

"Eh, Brother He, Yu Chen is very cunning, you can't offend him. He was born as a military judge, and he was originally an errand that offended people, and he was never seen bending the law for personal gain on weekdays. There are as many people who want his life, but Yu Chen is not only fine, but he is on the rise. Do you think it's pure luck? If Yu Chen didn't understand Wang Youhong's mind and didn't understand the interests of all parties, he was only afraid that the grass on the grave would grow tall. Such people don't care what others say. ”

"So what's next?" Li Yaoguang interjected.

"Since we haven't visited Sun Renli, who is in charge of the tax police, for now, we might as well visit. What to say, see what Sun Renli thinks. Xie Siji said.

The next day, when He Sui visited Sun Renli, according to Xie Siji's explanation, he mentioned the matter of taxation directly. Sun Renli really didn't look unhappy, he smiled heartily: "Brother He, I've been waiting for you to tell me about this." ”

Sun Renli is only thirty-one years old this year, but he is three or four years older than He Sui and the others, so he speaks in the tone of a brother, and He Sui doesn't feel anything wrong. For Sun Renli, He Sui didn't dare to underestimate him. When Wang Youhong was an official in the Manchu Dynasty, he hated the revolutionary party. In Wang Youhong's view, He Sui and other international students are revolutionary parties, and they can basically cut off their heads and hang them on the city gate of Nanjing. But this Sun Renli is a graduate of the Japanese Army School with genuine value. But Wang Youhong trusts him a lot. It can be said that Sun Renli is definitely Wang Youhong's confidant.

Sun Renli said it so directly, He Sui was very surprised. "Inspector Sun, you must know that we really want to reduce this tax."

"Haha," Sun Renli couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing He Sui's words, "Brother He, if you support the tax increase, I will find it strange." You want to cut taxes, and that's how they should be. ”

"Brother Sun, as the supervisor of the tax police, if you say that you want to collect less taxes, I don't believe it." He replied.

"A tax cut doesn't mean a tax cut." Sun Renli suppressed his smile, "Then it depends on who receives this tax." If you don't get it from me, then I don't think it's of any use to pay more taxes. ”

This is extremely interesting, He Sui didn't want to understand the mistake like talking to Yu Chen, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Supervisor Sun, does Wang Dudu want to rectify the tax collectors in the tax?" ”

"Brother He is really smart." Sun Renli nodded with satisfaction.

He Sui didn't dare to answer, he was not an official person. The main cadres of the Civic Party were able to unite not only because their families had invested a lot in the silk industry, but also because these young people were international students. As the saying goes, if you don't have a hair, you can't do things firmly, and a group of young people under the age of thirty can come out, and there must be the support of the family behind them. One of the major families of the Civic Party is that although they have not allowed their family members to join the Revolutionary Party, they have all contributed money to support the League or the Liberation Society. If it weren't for this background, how could the patriarchs of the family let their own children come out and work with the children of other families.

These gentry families also have a very deep understanding of Jiangsu officialdom, at least before Wang Youhong mastered the power of Jiangsu, they once had a very deep understanding. Commonly known as officials, officials naturally refer to officials, and officials are a large number of forces that are entrenched in the local area, including tax collectors. Compared with this local force, the officials sent by the imperial court were outsiders. A few years ago, due to the deep penetration of the revolutionary party into the new army, Duanfang, who was then the governor of Liangjiang, could only rely on a group of green battalions under Wang Youhong's control. Since the government had no money, Wang Youhong's subordinates could not eat the wind and foam, so this army took over the tax revenue of Nanjing. It has changed from a simple green camp to a "tax police". This also caused a considerable conflict between Wang Youhong and the traditional tax collectors.

If He Sui did not misunderstand, Sun Renli's words hinted at one thing, Wang Youhong, at least Sun Renli had the intention of thoroughly mastering the Jiangsu tax system and purging the old tax officials.

Looking at Sun Renli with a smile on his face, He Sui wanted to laugh, but he couldn't laugh. Jiangsu is wealthy, with a high proportion of yeoman farmers, and large families control the local area through clans, and have great influence at the grassroots level, including tax collectors. Sun Renli said very well, it is necessary to unify taxation, and the result of this unified taxation is that Wang Youhong's ability to control the local government has been greatly improved.

Not to mention how far things will go in the future, it is the Civic Party that is now clamoring for a change in taxes. It was also the Civic Party that demanded the establishment of a silk company. He Sui was very smart, and he suddenly discovered that Wang Youhong seemed to be stubborn, but in fact it may not be so. It's hard to know that Wang Youhong has planned like this a long time ago, his purpose is to rectify the internal affairs of the government, but he has no excuse, and the Civic Party has just given Wang Youhong the best excuse for such a toss. Moreover, the old government system in Jiangsu will certainly resent Wang Youhong, but they will definitely also resent He Sui, a member of the Civic Party.

Sun Renli didn't give He Sui time to think deeply, he smiled and said: "Brother He, the people below just love to hold chicken feathers as arrows. Add a penny of tax to the top, and you will receive ten pennies at the bottom. I have always felt that these brothers of your Civic Party have the responsibility and the sharpness. Since you came to my door today, I might as well tell you the truth. You can set up this silk company with confidence, and put forward a resolution in the council. Jiangsu's tax revenue should also be changed. ”

He Sui's heart was in turmoil at this time, can Sun Renli's attitude represent Wang Youhong's meaning? If it can be represented, it means that the Civic Party's judgment of the situation is fundamentally wrong. This is a big strategic mistake. No matter how subtle the tactics of the Civic Party are, or if they make a mistake in strategy, they will become like clowns.

Reluctantly calming his mind, He Sui said: "Brother Sun, the royal governor is in the council watching us toss like this? If he had explained this to us earlier, wouldn't he have saved us too much trouble? ”

"If the governor had said it earlier, I am afraid that you would have thought about it again. Moreover, the establishment of the silk company can only be organized by yourself, and the government can organize it, can you trust the government? Sun Renli couldn't help but smile after finishing speaking.

He Sui felt that this laughter was particularly harsh, and he clearly was being tricked. He chuckled dryly, but didn't know what to answer.

Sun Renli didn't care about this, he continued to smile and replied: "Brother He, now that you know about this, I think you are afraid or don't believe that Wang Dudu really wants to support your silk company." You might as well come up with the charter. If you have any ideas about tax collection, you might as well make a charter. When the time comes, everyone will be able to talk. ”

He Sui didn't know how he left Sun Renli. His mind was in turmoil, and the situation had changed so much that it was almost unacceptable. Until the meeting of the Civic Party cadres, He Sui did not completely sort out the matter.

Not only He Sui, but also the main cadres of the Civic Party were surprised when they heard what happened after He Sui finished speaking. It feels too bad to be calculated, not to mention that everyone has done so much useless work for this matter, and even wants to use the power of the People's Party. It's a shame to look at it now.

Xie Siji was silent for a while and finally spoke, and he asked Li Yaoguang, "What did the People's Party say about their bank in the end?" ”

Li Yaoguang didn't expect Xie Siji to talk about this, but he didn't understand it for a while, and after recalling it for a while, he replied: "The People's Party has talked about the benefits of the bank, and hopes that our book transactions will be completed through their bank." For example, if we spend money to buy the People's Party's goods, and directly give the money to the People's Party's bank in Nanjing, we can use any cheque to settle the People's Party's territory. They don't have to pay for our stuff with real money, but they run it through a bank account or something. In short, I didn't understand much about the clouds and mountains and fog covers. ”

Hearing this, Xie Siji's brows were already tightly furrowed unconsciously. "Brother He, did Sun Renli mention the bank?" Xie Siji asked.

After all, He Sui graduated from a British law school, and after listening to Xie Siji's words, he remembered that Sun Renli had indeed mentioned a few words. Sun Renli did say a few words.

Xie Siji couldn't help but sigh when he heard this clear answer, "Although I don't know what kind of charter Wang Youhong and the People's Party's bank has, but we are one step slower." Both of them must be doing something in the bank. ”

"Huh?" Li Yaoguang was confused by these headless words.