As soon as Zhao Guanhou got up the next day, The Times was already on the desk. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info uses a full page to introduce last night's ball, as well as the praise and praise of Zhao Guanhou by ministers of several countries. Yuqing stretched out her arm, took the newspaper and looked at it, and said with a smug smile:

"Sure enough, it's my forehead, there aren't many times when so many foreigners can praise a person, and the last time I got such high praise, it was Zhang Juexiang. With this newspaper, I'll take a look, at the gate of the big and small yamen in the capital, who dares to touch you! ”

"Without this newspaper, they wouldn't dare touch me." Zhao Guanhou snorted, "I didn't come alone, I brought the guard battalion, it angered me, and it was not a problem to turn the capital upside down." Besides, my fifth town is not a vegetarian, and if he dares to touch me, he will seek his own death. Get dressed, I'll take you out for a walk, buy some clothes and jewelry, and have fun. Anyway, when I came to the capital, I didn't have any clear business to do, so I just had to relax. ”

In the Military Advisory Mansion, Cheng Tao also had this newspaper in front of him. Although Zhao Guanhou entered Beijing, he still did not come to the Military Advisory Office to vote for official affairs, and it seemed that he was not ready to explain the official affairs of the Fifth Town and the Second Association to him, who was nominally able to manage the army and navy of the whole country.

Theoretically, the six towns in Beiyang are all under the management of the Military Advisory Office, and the funds and arms are also allocated by the Military Advisory Office. However, the Fifth Town did its own thing, and although the funds were not negotiated, the arms were also purchased by themselves. Relying on his relations with the Prussians, he refused to buy the account of the military adviser at all.

Shandong has a sea port, and the imperial court's warships can neither invade the concession nor dare to block foreign ships, and the blockade cannot be locked. Relying on this excuse to support their own soldiers, Shandong refused to raise taxes and fees. Since Cixi's death, Shandong has reported that there is no money in Beijing, and now he has never been assassinated in Beijing, so his anger has burned to his brain.

Opposite him, sat the Praetorian Guard Training Minister Ryosuke, who leaned on his arm, Cheng Tao's military attainments were mediocre, and everything relied on Ryosuke's praise and painting, and he obeyed his words. Ryosuke was born in a clan and studied in Fuso, so he was quite graceful in his bearing, and he smiled and explained

"Seventh Master, don't worry. This is also to be expected. He dared to enter Beijing, firstly, because of the face of Naqinxuan and others, and secondly, because he relied on the support of foreigners. If we take him, the foreigners will intervene, and as soon as the Shandong incident comes out, as soon as he is taken, the Fifth Town and the Second Association will immediately mutiny. Now we have no military funds in hand, and if we want to solve Shandong by force, I am afraid that we will not be able to do it. ”

Cheng Tao originally raised a sum of money and planned to use it for the attack on Shandong, but because of the turmoil of Daosheng's collapse, he lost all his money. Not only that, but the property in his own name also suffered heavy losses in the collapse of Daosheng Bank, and naturally hated Zhao Guanhou even more.

"Since ancient times, it has been easy to catch tigers, if you don't do it this time, you won't be able to say who it is in Shandong in the future. The soldiers everywhere listened to him, refused to give the court money, and did not obey the dispatch of the court, didn't this become a feudal town? ”

Ryosuke said: "What's more serious than this is that if the other provinces follow the same example, then the world will no longer be owned by our Wanyan family." I know that your family and King Xiao Gong have an opinion, but this is a family affair, not a big deal. If this huge family business falls into the hands of outsiders, it really matters. ”

Cheng Tao couldn't help nodding, "Ben Chen, what you said is very right, this is a real heartfelt word." I also know that this kind of self-respecting atmosphere of supervising and coercing soldiers can never be increased, and his abhorrence is no less than that of the previous one. But the problem is that it is difficult for him to increase his strength, as you said, we don't have the strength in our hands, so we don't dare to touch him at all. I heard that he took ten grids to buy in Beijing today, swaggering through the market, and there was no intention of repenting behind closed doors, it can be seen that he didn't think that he had done anything wrong at all, and he didn't care about the prestige of the imperial court in his bones, and such a person was the bane. If you want to move him, but it's difficult, or else...... How many good gunners are we looking for? ”

"Seventh Master, this matter must not be done." Ryosuke hurriedly stopped, "The fifth master was stabbed, and it has already caused a stir in the capital, and people are uneasy, if there is another governor and minister who is shot black, our capital will not have the appearance of a good place." Don't forget, when there was a fight a few years ago, it was also because of the chaos in Beijing, and then there was such a big disaster. Moreover, since he is friendly with foreigners, if he is really shot, the foreigners will not give up. ”

"Then let him go like that?"

"I can't." Ryosuke smiled and said: "Sheng Bulou's method is not bad, let him go to Sichuan to be the railway supervisor, which is equivalent to withdrawing water and taking fish." However, according to my opinion, most of this method will not succeed, and the foreigner will write in the newspaper that he wants to cooperate in the development of Shandong, and if you let him go to Sichuan, the foreigner will inevitably ask, do you have the intention to sabotage diplomatic relations? No one can afford to wear such a big hat. Xia Guan thought of a way. Do you still remember what Grandmaster Shi did when he took Nian Qianyao? ”

"You mean? Rising and falling? ”

"Exactly, I think it's our last deal, to ensure that he is the assistant minister of the War Department, and to give him some more rewards, so as to stabilize him in the capital first. Shi Gege is a native of Beijing, and his family is also in Beijing, compared to it, he is naturally willing to be in the capital and not in Shandong. She must have been in favor of it. What's more, taking the governor as the ministry is tantamount to being promoted, and he may enter the cabinet next, which is not improper. As long as he stays in Kyori, for two or three years, he can cut off his communication with the troops. When the time comes, it will not be difficult to concoct him. ”

Cheng Tao nodded frequently when he listened, "Good way, that's such an idea, I'll write an excerpt." ”

King Qing was very old, and although he served as the general office in the cabinet, he could not sit on duty for a long time, and he returned to his house at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing her daughter and son-in-law, she naturally had to ask, and Yuqing also brought Xiaoci this time. Although Xiaoci was the first time he saw King Qing, he was not afraid of life, so he called his grandfather obediently, and then sat on King Qing's lap. Looking at his beautiful and lovely granddaughter, King Qing's eyes were a little blurred, and he whispered, "Like ...... It's really like the old ten, it's just a mold cut out. ”

Stretched out his hand, took off the glass tire jade wrench he was wearing, and handed it to Xiaoci.

"What a rare little girl, come, grandpa will reward you for this."

Yuqing knew that it was King Qing's beloved thing, and even he didn't dare to ask for it. And in the capital, seeing this wrench is almost equivalent to seeing King Qing, which is a status symbol. Hurriedly said: "No, Amma, we can't ask for this." ”

"Shut up, I'm for my granddaughter, what's wrong with you, don't get involved. The elders give, you can't resign, take it well, and when Xiaoci comes out of the cabinet in the future, this is a dowry. ”

He looked at Yuqing again, "You, give me a few more grandchildren, and there are good things to reward them." Guanhou, you come with me, I have something to tell you. ”

Weng and his son-in-law transferred to the study, and King Qing took out Cheng Tao's recital from his sleeve, "Lao Qi fights with me, he is still tender, when he Ama was alive, it was almost the same." This fold wants to hide my eyes from entering the palace, daydreaming! Take a look. ”

Zhao Guanhou looked at it twice and sneered: "The Seventh Master is good to me, at my age, I will be the assistant of the army, supervise the training of the national army, and when I reach the age of fifty, will I have to be the regent and supervise the country?" ”

"These bastards are really not worry-free, and they finally managed to maintain the situation, and as soon as they come, they will do bad things. Forget it, I also see it, I'm this age, how many days can I live? Maybe one day, I'll go to serve Lafayette. No matter how they toss, I don't care. Guanhou, you can do whatever you want, don't think about me, I won't care about these anymore, when the time comes, I will go to Jiaozhou to retire, and the sky will fall and I have nothing to do. I told Cheng Zhen that you are going to set up a clan fund? ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded, fund dividends, and even personal financial management, etc., are still a new thing in Dajin at the moment, and not many people know about it. He has a good mouth, and the dead man who can speak turns over, convincing King Qing not to be embarrassed. After he described the future prospects of the fund, King Qing said:

"It's good, but it's a little too good, why? If you work hard for them, they have to divide the fertilizer on the ground, which is too easy. In this way, the fund explained to them that there are losses and gains, and they will calculate and go by themselves. The interest is six percent, seven percent, and the other one is the benefit of Chengzhen to match them. When you pay 6 cents, you deduct a share of the water money yourself, and you can't be busy in vain. ”

"Thank you father-in-law for your love, but this matter may not be successful, let's talk about water money first, I can't help but think too far."

King Qing smiled and said: "People don't walk without heads, birds don't fly without heads, I took the lead in handing over the money to you this fund, how could they not believe me?" No matter how much you cheat people, you won't cheat your father-in-law, with me taking the lead, naturally some people will follow. ”

"But Brother Zhen told me about ......"

"I know that he wants to deposit money in Warby and ask for an eight-percent interest, which is that he can't do anything and will make it difficult for you. I know that is absolutely impossible, you are just sticking your own money out to fill this hole. It's good that you have filial piety, but I can't embarrass you, I can't take this money. Besides, once this deposit is made, who else will buy the fund? If you don't all want to save your money in the bank for high interest, how many can you subsidize? ”

When King Qing said this, he was a little melancholy, "I know that in Dajin's officialdom, everyone says that I am gluttonous and insatiable. Actually, they didn't understand my difficulties. What kind of person is Cheng Zhen, you also know very well, it was easy to do when I was alive, and I will not have it in the future, do you want him to count on you, your brother-in-law, to support him? What's the matter, I also have to leave him an endless belongings to eat, drink, and enjoy, and let him toss and support his old age. Besides, this country is like a broken house, if I don't take something, it will collapse. Rather than collapse and have nothing in the future, I might as well take something home first, it's better than cheaper outsiders. Lao Shi is also my blood and bones, although I gave 200,000 at the beginning, but I can't say that this is the first two paragraphs. When I am a hundred years old, I will have to have a share of her industry. Besides, there are three generations, such as filial piety, she will be out of the cabinet in the future, the dowry must not be shabby, and when you have a son, you will also have a very beautiful dowry when you marry a wife. What if I don't get a little more? My deposit is about two million pounds, not counting antique calligraphy and paintings, and in Zhili, I still have some fields, and I am going to sell them all, and I can probably sell them for a million dollars. ”

Zhao Guanhou won the victory, but it was only three million pounds, compared to his father-in-law, he was beyond his reach. I admired in my heart, my father-in-law was really a model of incorruptibility, and the military aircraft had not been in vain for a few years, but he still suggested: "This ...... It's not good to be in a hurry, so many fields, all sold? ”

"Naturally, they are all sold, and I don't know who is cheaper when I keep them. The money is in the bank, the house is in the concession, and no one can take it away. The land and crops are all in the Chinese realm, and in the future, the country will change hands, won't they all give it away? I might as well get rid of it as soon as possible and get some cash. ”

"The situation...... Maybe it's not so bad......"

"Today's Queen Mother, following the example of the old wisdom of the saint, also wants to hang the curtain, and wants the two palaces to govern together. One of her, one of Concubine Jin, the two of them made a curtain and learned Lafayette in the palace. It's a pity that the two are tied together, and their talents may not be comparable to that of Empress Shangxiao Zhenxian, let alone Lafayette. Outside, it is a cadre in Beifu who is in charge, and Emperor Sun's talent is not mentioned, and the pattern alone is not comparable to Hong Huoquan. How can you win when you compare the two? ”

"I also saw the assassin who assassinated the fifth child, and when he was interrogated, he was fearless and talked eloquently. Look at ourselves again, Wen Shengcai stabbed Fuqi, there is nothing strange in the first place. The hateful, the squad of the dignified Guangzhou general, encountered an assassin and fled in all directions. Wen Sheng went and returned, and gave Fu Qi a gun, but no one stopped him, and afterwards the captain of the guard was actually frightened and insane. Compared with each other, how can this country be maintained? In the future, I have to prepare for the dam first, so as not to be blinded when the time comes. I'm afraid now, it's too late. ”

Zhao Guanhou thought for a while, "If you talk about delaying time, there is no way." The son-in-law has an idea here, we might as well organize another exercise. Today, the activities of the Geming Party are rampant in the south, not in the north. In this exercise, we will take the six towns of Beiyang as the backbone, and then order the southeastern provinces to concentrate all the mini rifles, artillery, hand ammunition, and mines in the hands of the six towns. If he loses the weapon in his hand, even if it changes, his combat power will be reduced a little. Rest assured troops, they all have excellent ordnance in their hands, at least, they can save a little vitality and spend some more time. Moreover, if we show it with military threat, the Ge Ming Party is afraid, and it is very likely that they will stop and dare not make a rebellion. ”

King Qing couldn't help but nod his head when he listened, "Okay!" Carefully prepare and post this matter to me, and I will hand it to you in the palace. When you enter Beijing once, you can't come in vain, and you have to show your face no matter what. It also lets people know that my son-in-law is not a useless person, but it is all the bastards in the court that make it impossible for the virtuous to display his ambitions. When you finish showing your face, you will go back to Shandong, what army assistant, supervising the training of the new army of the whole country, all of them are false titles, and we can't look down on them. ”

Zhao Guanhou has also read a lot of books and received training with Ryan Stein in the past two years, and it is not difficult to formulate a drill plan. Waiting for the sticker to be handed over, within two days, King Qing suddenly returned home in advance and called Zhao Guanhou directly

"You prepare, let's enter the palace and meet the queen mother and concubine." (To be continued.) )