For the fat old man Huang Zuluo of Shanghai Daotai, Lu Hong has always deliberately kept his distance, because this old man is too sleek and sophisticated, even Qin Tianmin, who is often sent to contact, is also quite jealous of this guy when he discusses it in private...... However, now there is no serious conflict between the two sides, and there is even a huge prospect of cooperation in industrial interests, so the relationship on the face is also very familiar, and when asked who the distinguished guest is today, the staff who came can't even say that he is ugly.

However, since Huang Zuluo sent someone to invite him so solemnly, Lu Hong naturally would not miss the opportunity to contact people, he immediately took Qin Tianmin and arrived at the residence of Huangdaotai, the pomp and circumstance here still surprised him, there were all kinds of official sedan chairs parked at the door, and even saw a carriage with the special decoration of a foreign consulate!

Lu Hong was secretly surprised in his heart, thinking that the person Huang Zuluo entertained today did seem to be quite a small one, but he definitely couldn't find any clues, anyway, after going in, he naturally knew, and he didn't think about it anymore...... But as soon as he entered the door, he met several officials from Songjiang Mansion, and naturally recognized the big red man in front of the Qincha, and they came up one after another.

After Lu Hong said a few polite words, he also asked casually, "How many people, is the lord entertained by the zodiac today?" ”

"Lord Lu, it turns out that you don't know it......" A small official next to him hurriedly came up and patted his ass, "A few days ago, Lord Xue, the minister of the four countries in Britain, France, Italy, and Belgium, has just returned to China, because Huang Daotai has an old relationship with Lord Xue, so this big man can be invited!" ”

Minister of Shikoku...... A name immediately flashed in Lu Hong's mind, which suddenly made his heart move, and suddenly remembered something, Lu Hong frowned, and hurriedly walked towards several officials over the mansion!

Qin Tianmin next to him had already leaned over with a surprised expression and asked, "Brother Lu, Lord Xue Fucheng, that is the big celebrity in front of Li Zhongtang's case, and when he returns to China this time, he is very likely to supervise the big man on the side...... Did you know this Lord Xue earlier? ”

Lu Hong looked at this strange expression, and shook his head affirmatively, he came out of the bare mountain, how could he know this Xue Fucheng before, although he was like a thunderbolt to this pioneer who saw the world with his eyes open and was also respected by later generations as the enlightener of Chinese capitalism, but ...... There is certainly nothing to cross paths between the two.

"Brother Qin, how could I know Lord Xue...... I'm also wondering, why did Lord Xue want to see me? Lu Hong definitely dispelled Qin Tianmin's idea of preparing to take a new path, but what he was more anxious about now was another matter!

Turning the two arches, there were already maids coming out to greet them, this Huang Zuluo's mansion is really not small, and it took a while to reach a spacious attic in the backyard, but I saw that there were already a large number of officials from Songjiang Mansion and Shanghai County, and Huang Zuluo's confidant Master Li saw Lu Hong, but greeted him with a smile.

"Lord Lu, you can come, several adults are talking in the house, hurry up and please come inside!" Master Li politely led the way beside him, but unceremoniously stopped between Lu Hong and Qin Tianmin, which naturally understood the meaning.

Lu Hong nodded towards Qin Tianmin, raised his legs and walked into the attic, in the attic surrounded by water on three sides, the few people sitting there were not wearing official robes, and Huang Zuluo, a fat old man who had always paid great attention to his figure, was chatting with a man in his fifties with slightly gray hair sitting opposite him very politely at this moment, and the first few officials looked even more obedient and listened, and did not dare to interject at all.

Seeing Lu Hong come in, Huang Zuluo laughed, stood up and walked over, and pulled Lu Hong to the slightly chubby old man with a very familiar look, "Lu Dushi, come and see Lord Xue Fucheng, the minister of the four countries of my dynasty!" ”

Lu Hong raised his eyes and looked at Xue Fucheng, just in time to meet the other party's sharp gaze, he smiled slightly, and bowed his hand and said: "Your Excellency Lu Hong visited Lord Xue, and I heard that my lord mediated Taixi with Britain and other powers for the benefit of the people, and the establishment of our consulate in the British territory has benefited a large number of overseas Chinese people!" ”

Huang Zuluo next to him obviously didn't expect Lu Hong to be able to shoot such a high-profile sycophant as soon as he met, and couldn't help but glance at him meaningfully, his expression was quite funny, and Xue Fucheng was obviously a very deep person in the city, the reason why he wanted to meet Lu Hong was actually to talk to Huang Zuluo about the silk reeling factory before.

Xue Fucheng frowned, and suddenly coughed softly, and a maid immediately brought hot tea next to him, he cleared his throat again, and then stopped coughing, but his face was flushed with an abnormal red, and he paused before beckoning, "Lu Dushi, I heard that you have studied in Taixi for many years, and it seems that you have learned well, and the silk reeling machine made by your machine factory, I don't know if it can be as efficient as the machine provided by foreign merchants?" ”

Huang Zuluo invested in a silk reeling factory, naturally regarded as his own enthusiasm for foreign affairs, and took it out with Xue Fucheng as a talking point, however, Huang Fatzi was asked the key question by Xue Fucheng in three sentences or two sentences, although now the Western silk reeling machine has long been available, that is, across the sea, in fact, a large number of British single-strand and multi-strand silk reeling machines have already been introduced, however, China has been very strong because of the traditional silk industry, and the focus of the government-run industry is mostly on cotton yarn and textile, so there is no large-scale silk reeling factory industry, under careful questioning, Unexpectedly, he learned that this silk reeling machine was made by this Lu Dushi's machine factory, which surprised Xue Fucheng, who was also enthusiastic about foreign affairs.

And Lu Hong's earlier thorough investigation of the corruption of the two senior officers of the Nanyang Navy Division also made him quite interested in this popular man in front of Wang Renkan, and Huang Zuluo, in view of the close relationship between his industry and Lu Hong, may not be able to use Lu Hong's place in the future, so he also pushed the boat down the river and introduced him...... It's just that Lu Hong's performance still greatly surprised him.

Lu Hong raised his eyes and looked at Xue Fucheng, pondered for a while, and then replied: "Lord Xue, what you are talking about should be the British and American single-strand and multi-strand silk reeling machines, I have studied it when I was in Taixi, and that thing can only be described in three words - stupid, big, coarse, this time for the silk reeling factory production machine, delicate and easy to repair, cheap and conducive to production, if it can integrate the domestic raw silk industry, but it is a promising thing!" ”

Hearing Lu Hong's evaluation of the Western silk reeling machine, Xue Fucheng looked quite strange, during his tenure as minister of the four countries, he had visited the machine silk reeling in France and Italy...... In fact, this is largely due to the shrinkage of the local silk reeling industry, so it is unable to update more advanced silk reeling machines, since 1985, the industry of France, a major European silk producer, has shrunk sharply, and the industry has rapidly shifted to the United States.

Of course, Lu Hong had never seen the British's silk reeling machine in this era, but the super industrial system was a drawing that incorporated the experience of later generations, and he was full of praise for the exquisite design of some of the components after seeing it, coupled with the high efficiency reflected in the trial operation, he was really full of confidence when he said this.

Xue Fucheng was a little surprised, and naturally had the idea of going to the silk reeling factory to have a look, but when he returned to China this time, he had already drafted 21 new laws during the trip, such as "seeking new laws to get rich and strong, selecting talents to do things, and building machines for manufacturing", and prepared to make suggestions to the imperial court immediately after returning to China.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to China, he saw that Shanghai Tang already had a factory that could make advanced machines, and he was also very interested at the moment, beckoning Lu Hong to sit down, and then chatting while eating, constantly asking Lu Hong various topics he saw when he was in Europe......

Completely to Xue Fucheng's surprise, this young Qincha staff member actually showed a knowledge that surprised him, an ambassador who can almost be called a European expert in this era, from the monarchies of Europe, to the diplomatic disputes between Germany, France, Britain and Germany, and even European education, law, and even London's prosperous finance, as long as Xue Fucheng talked about it, Lu Hong would definitely be able to cite a few good conclusions, and unconsciously, Huang Zuluo and a few people actually became listeners for an hour.

While Lu Hong was talking, his expression showed a hint of anxiety more and more.

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