Emperor Tongzhi told his teacher Weng Shuping that under the facilitation of Lin Yizhe, overseas Yin merchants successively repaid a total of 5 million taels of silver. Due to the use of Western machinery, the speed of the project was accelerated, and a lot of costs were saved, and by the end of the garden work, a total of 1.2 million taels were saved. Because it was the silver of the overseas merchants, the money saved naturally became the private money of the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, and it was deposited in a foreign bank in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to earn interest.

The queen mother of the two palaces has been working hard for so long, and it is easy to have some private money, but the Qingliu people want to question the cost of this, and even ask for the service money to be paid to the household, isn't this looking for death?

From that time, Weng Shuping knew why the "garden worker" became the "reverse scale" of the queen mother of the two palaces, and whoever touched it was unlucky.

And this time, the Empress Dowager Renxi brought up the old matter again in front of herself, obviously beating herself, the leader of the clear stream!

"The ministers and the head of the household department can't share the worries of the queen mother, it's really a crime that deserves death!" Weng Shuping knew that at such a time, "attitude" was the most important, so he immediately knelt on the ground and looked distressed. And the idea of taking the opportunity to fill the big hole dug by Lin Yizhe just now was thrown out of the clouds.

"Okay, Master Weng doesn't have to blame himself, this matter doesn't fall on you alone," Empress Dowager Renxi said lightly, "You know the suffering of our sisters, that's it." ”

Weng Shuping hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, and then the Empress Dowager Renxi turned her head to Li Lianying and said, "Li Lianying, take that pictorial to Master Weng and take a look." ”

As soon as Weng Shuping heard the word "pictorial", his heart chuckled again.

Li Lianying stepped forward and handed a copy of today's "Dianshizhai Pictorial" to Weng Shuping, Weng Shuping took it and took a look, and it was impressively painted that Gao Hongchao was being pursued by a group of women to ask for debts, and he was in a cold sweat.

"The imperial court has repeatedly ordered and reaffirmed, and officials are not allowed to play tricks, but this Gao Hongchao, as the imperial history, dares to know the law and break the law, and what is even more hateful is that he still doesn't give Sister Yao money! What is this! Empress Dowager Renxi said angrily, "Their group of people usually eats the money given by the imperial court, but they don't talk about people and don't do things!" He spends his days thinking about taking money out of our sisters' hands, and he also looks at our sisters' expenses, saying that they want to spend the money in useful places. But what do they spend their money on? It is really a shame for the court that my big cadre has such an official! Shame on all officials! ”

"The Queen Mother is angry!" Weng Shuping's whole body trembled at this time, and he could only say this sentence.

"Master Weng doesn't need to be afraid, our sisters have always known your character. Our officials are not all like this Gao Hongchao. Seeing that Weng Shuping was frightened, the Empress Dowager Ren'an said, "But this Gao Hongchao's matter needs to be strictly investigated, and this kind of atmosphere must not be long!" ”

"What my sister said, just do what my sister says." Empress Dowager Renxi glanced at Weng Shuping again, and said to Empress Dowager Ren'an, "This "Dianshizhai Pictorial" dares to expose the bottom of this kind of character, and the heart of loyalty is overflowing on the paper, and it seems that it has not been rewarded by the imperial court in vain." ”

Weng Shuping hated "Dianshizhai Pictorial" at this time, and just wanted to say that ""Dianshizhai Pictorial" depicts the imperial court officials like this, regardless of the face of the court, and should be punished", he swallowed it back into his stomach.

"Gao Hongchao these people, harshly criticizing others, lenient with themselves, really hateful! Didn't they go up to the house to check the expenses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on garden workers? This time, I will check the expenses of each of them, and see if they have spent all the money given by the imperial court on Sister Yao'er! Empress Dowager Renxi said again.

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Renxi was actually preparing to find out the personal expenses of the rumor-gossiping officials, she was so frightened that she couldn't even say the words "the Empress Dowager is angry".

"Master Weng, just kneel down." Empress Dowager Renxi glanced at Weng Shuping again and said lightly.

Weng Shuping thanked him, and under the guidance of the little eunuch, he went out of "Yongqing Changchun" and got on the small train, maybe the small train was going too fast, and the eunuch on the car forgot to close the window again, and suffered from some wind and cold, and as soon as he got home, Weng Shuping fell ill.

Although he fell ill in bed, Weng Shuping hurriedly sent someone to call some of his most proud disciples, revealed the content of today's call to them, and suggested that those officials who had asked the empress dowager to pay the garden work to the household department should hurry up and "impeach themselves", so as not to make the mistake of Gao Hongchao. As for Gao Hongchao, Weng Shuping knew that he couldn't help him anymore.

That night, Weng Shuping wrote down the words "the call is not commensurate, the liver is angry, and the night is sleepless".

And in the days when the Qingliu people were in a mess because of a series of troubles caused by Huang Shulan and Gao Hongchao, Lin Yiqing easily took Chiho Kirino and Yusaku Uehara to his hometown of Fuzhou in this era.

But after arriving in Fuzhou, Lin Yiqing did not go to Lin Yizhe's house to visit, but went directly to the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau first.

Lin Yiqing and his entourage came to the Harbour Master's Office. Seeing two stone lions standing in front of the head gate, Lin Yiqing couldn't help but feel a little dazed for a while.

Because of this pair of stone lions, he had seen before.

It was also a trip with friends who love history, visiting the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Cultural Scenic Spot, and seeing the pair of stone lions in front of the shipyard engine workshop.

According to the tour guide, the pair of stone lions in front of the head gate of the Harbour Administration Office were ordered in front of the head gate of the Harbour Administration Office in the early days of the construction of the Harbour Administration Factory, and Zhou Kaixi, who was in charge of the overall situation, was ordered in front of the famous Hui'an stonemason family "Jiang Yuancheng" in Nanhou Street, Fuzhou. In the so-called "special historical period", Shishi was regarded as the "fourth uncle", who was knocked and knocked over, and his whereabouts have not been known since. In May 1986, cultural relics workers excavated and found it from under the railway embankment, and after restoration, it was displayed in front of the shipyard engine workshop.

And this pair of stone lions, who have witnessed the rise and fall of the shipyard, are still watching themselves as in the past.

Thinking of the bleak ending of the shipyard that cost countless people's efforts in history, Lin Yiqing's heart couldn't help but ache faintly.

In that absurd era in later generations, what did the people who fell into a state of madness do?

Lin Yiqing saw a couplet inscribed on both sides of the head door of the government office, and couldn't help but chant softly.

"And Mandao has never seen it, unheard of it, this is the right moment, and it is a serious place to start; How can we keep improving, and seek secrets, we must leak from the house of ghosts and gods, and carefully ask our hearts. ”

Lin Yiqing knew that this was the couplet inscribed by Shen Youdan, the first Minister of Shipping of Qianguo, for the Ship Administration. It was through this couplet that Shen Youdan expressed his determination to build a shipyard and overcome all difficulties.

Inside the head gate, the couplets on both sides of the instrument door of the Harbour Administration made him even more agitated.

"With a basket as the foundation, there is nothing difficult in the world from ancient times; To the new law of the nine translations, there are saints in today's Middle Earth. ”

At this moment, Lin Yiqing once again felt that he was really in history.

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