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Huang Tifang asked this extremely difficult question, obviously beyond the expectations of several people present, Wu Da Yuma's face was also a little red, although he always knew that this Huang Shulan was arrogant, but he didn't expect to ask this question, and Wu Shengxi lowered his head at the moment, looking contemplative, obviously thinking about this question, but the little girl on Huang Tifang's side was smiling, and seemed to be very happy to glance at Lu Hong sideways.

This little old man with inverted eyebrows...... Lu Hong secretly raised his middle finger 10,000 times in his abdomen, do you have such a question, logically speaking, we are the first to see you, a god horse and a clear stream cadre, but...... He thought carefully about the situation when he came in to meet, and suddenly a few key words made him feel something...... "four admonitions of clear streams" and "foreign affairs......

Thinking of this, he got up and arched his hand and said: "Huang Gong, the Qing Dynasty has been open to foreign affairs for 30 years, this foreign is used in China, I am afraid that the people of the country have thought about it, with your experience, in the courage to infer it, I am afraid that the road of rejuvenation taken by Lord Zhang Zhidong and Lord Zhang Peilun may be the question you want to ask the most, right?" ”

He responded to Huang Tifang's question so quickly, but it was greatly beyond the expectations of the other three people present, Wu Daxuan and Wu Shengxi's eyes flashed, obviously still pondering, and the little girl had already looked sideways at the little old man with inverted eyebrows, and the happiness on her face didn't know where to go, and she seemed to want to know whether Lu Hong's answer was right or wrong.

Huang Tifang's inverted eight-figure eyebrows twitched, his expression was solemn, he gently stroked his beard, and he didn't know what he was thinking, after Lu Hong finished speaking, he was naturally observing his words, but he really couldn't see the little old man's thoughts, but when he glanced at Xiao Nizi wearing a burgundy jacket on the side, he saw a touch of surprise on her fair-skinned melon seed face...... It seems that I should be right!

The little old man looked Lu Hong up and down again, this young man is tall, his face is full of sharpness, and he looks a little literate when he wears a gown, this temperament is actually a bit contradictory, which is exactly the same as when Wu Daxuan introduced this young man...... A warrior who can capture thieves and a capable man who can enrich a country......

He is a Jinshi in the second year of Tongzhi (1863), more than 30 years of Qingliu career, that is all waving a pen and stick, up and down the court, there are really a lot of knowledgeable people, but the young man in front of him gave this peculiar feeling, so that he suddenly smiled, the little old man's smile, let the little tension just now be relaxed......

He stroked his goatee again, and then smiled: "The young man is good, but he is a little quick...... Now that there is a lot of discussion in the court about opening foreign affairs and opening a new policy, Zhang Xiaoda submitted a letter to the military plane, asking about the difference between this foreign affairs and the new policy, what do you understand? ”

This question immediately made Lu Hong a little embarrassed, the Wuxu reform law is obviously not a one-time atmosphere can be born, this so-called Westernization, in the past 30 years, it has indeed done a lot of big things, opening factories, running military schools, etc. are all innovations, but the Westernization movement under the Manchu regime is inherently a lame business, and it is only Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong who initiated the Westernization movement, these sober-minded feudal officials, but such as Zhang Peilun, Bao Ting, Huang Tifang, these scholars who have been in the position of Qingliu and are more bureaucratic [***] and gratuitous governance, but there is no way to dig into the root cause of the country's sinking.

Even the new policy advocated by Kang Liang a few years later is just a thing that will not work in this era, hoping that a court whose roots have rotted will be reborn without the spirit of fire, it is impossible...... However, these words naturally cannot be said to this little old man with inverted eyebrows......

He arched his hand and said loudly: "Huang Gong, the so-called ruler, when the upper line is issued, the decree is smooth, and the new policy is the most important, China and the Taixi countries have different national systems, different histories, if it is a rigid copy, I am afraid it is only the result of the East Shi imitation, on the other hand, the domestic foreign affairs, 60 years of learning, trade with all countries, now what is done, although there is a Western study in the use of the saying, in fact, it is the end of the suspicion of forgetting the original! ”

"Sheben chases the end...... Huang Tifang smashed it and smashed his mouth, "Lu Hong, this is the last thing, you can talk carefully!" ”

Lu Hong vaguely remembered that Qingliu and these cadres all supported the Restoration, but they always opposed the foreign affairs led by Li Hongzhang, and one of the important reasons for this was also because the forces of the Huai system were gradually becoming a climate in the interlocking growth of foreign affairs, coastal defense, and navy.

Therefore, he naturally chose the tone of the first discussion with Wu Daxuan, no matter when, this rich country and strong army are always the same Ming Zheng, talked a lot about the prevalent chaos after the Hongyang Rebellion and the impact on industry and commerce, and talked about the prospect that the industrial and commercial tax of Taixi has long replaced the agricultural tax.

At this time, the political theory was originally something that these Qingliu people were keen on, and Huang Tifang brought to Wu Shengxi this time in the "Prosperous Danger", there are also a lot of comments on the gains and losses of the Qing Dynasty axe national politics.

"The source of chaos and prosperity of the Western powers is not to strengthen the ship and the artillery, but to build schools, to expand the academy, to emphasize skills, not to take examinations, so that people can make the best use of their talents...... Lu Hong, I want to hear your opinion on Zheng Guanying's words? This little old man recited a paragraph of the assertion in "The Danger of the Prosperous Age", and obviously began to compare Lu Hong with Zheng Guanying, who is now very famous, after all, listening to Lu Hong's argument, it is quite different from the "Danger of the Prosperous Age" written by Zheng Guanying.

Huang Tifang said this Zheng Guanying's book, Lu Hong immediately found an opportunity to play on the topic, he had also read the "Prosperous Danger" written by this modern powerhouse who was known as having a bright boil and scientific prudence, but at that time he only heard that Mao Taizu had also read this book, so he went to see it, but after reading it, he was quite emotional about what was written in the book.

"Huang Gong, Zheng Guanying said, the development of schools, agriculture, and business, is really a move to benefit the country, but there is no law to implement, the world thinks that now the trade of all countries is a prosperous era, but look at the Celestial Empire and the book for more than 30 years, I prosper foreign affairs, and say this new policy, the difference is big, I am afraid that this prosperous world will not live up to its name......" Lu Hong thought of the catastrophe that would break out in a few months, and he now felt completely powerless, by the way, he said a few words through the talk at this private banquet.

"Lu Hong, now that I am safe in the four continents, last year Lord Xu and the Russians just reached an agreement on the Pamir land, Sichuan Counselor He Changrong, Taxation Department Hud and British representative Bauer reached the "Sino-British, Tibetan and Indian Terms", these powers are far more powerful than the Qing Dynasty, but it is just a treaty with our Qing Dynasty, why do you mention the book alone?" Huang Tifang immediately opened his mouth and asked rhetorically.

As soon as Lu Hong's words came out, Huang Tifang obviously remembered one thing: a year ago, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and minister of Beiyang, secretly played the Military Aircraft Department, saying that the military attache frequently went in and out of Korea and China, and should step up countermeasures to strengthen naval armaments...... However, this excerpt was criticized by the Qingliu boss and chief military aircraft minister, Lord Weng, as "spending the treasury and not tasting a victory", and it was not sent in the middle.

Lao Weng was determined that Li Hongzhang's asking for money and artillery was to build personal power, so he immediately stood on the moral high ground to block this kind of waste of state property, and now listening to Lu Hong's tone, he pointed out that the threat in the future will come from the book, if this situation is true, it obviously means that Mr. Weng's approach is very debatable!

And Lu Hong's mind has turned rapidly at the moment, should he reveal some of the history he knows well? Or how to get the support of this Qingliu cadre, now is obviously a good opportunity, this era is the era of 40,000,000 Chinese, it is obviously unwise and impossible to fight alone, and every force gathered may play an important role when necessary......

He sorted out his thoughts a little and said something that surprised everyone present.

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