When people's hearts and national politics are moved, if they are not coerced underwater by power, they are like boiling soup pots, each blister is wrapped in countless details, countless details that make the imperial society and the rulers of the Confucian era tremble.

In front of the mansion of Han Yujie, the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, countless carriages and horses gathered, and the people who were either happy or indignant flowed endlessly.

Two swarthy carriages were parked near the mansion, with white labels painted on the carriages, and a striking word "police" was circled in the middle, and the outer circle was "Ying Tianfu Patrol" four small characters.

It is very clear who the dozen or so soap-clothed people standing outside the carriage are, Ying Tianfu's **. These ** should have been sent by Chen Ju, the magistrate of Tianfu, to take care of the Han house, and Han Yujie was on the head of the wind and waves, as evidenced by the flow of people.

"Tsk, after all, it's Ying Tianfu, ** can use this kind of carriage......"

"That's ...... Shen Fuyang! Didn't you fall out with Han Yujie before? Ah, his son Shen Shisheng is also here? ”

"Don't be busy, that is, to respond to it, in the future, our Praetorian Guard Department will not do this kind of thing of staring people outside."

"Really? So how else can our Praetorian Guard find out the news? ”

"Message? Isn't that clear? ”

In a carriage, two agents of the Praetorian Guard dressed as ** were chatting, and a middle-aged man held up a newspaper and shook it under the nose of the young man who was anxiously recording something.

The young man obviously has some insight: "Newspapers are just things to stir up public opinion, used to build momentum, how can you rely on this thing to find out the inside story?" ”

The middle-aged man sneered: "Let's watch the door here, we can get a glimpse of the inside story?" It's not that you can know everything from the newspapers alone, but at least you can know what the big picture is going to be. Boss Yu has recently been organizing a public opinion department, which is to find someone to analyze the newspaper. ”

He educated young people: "You just said that newspapers stir up public opinion, isn't that what they are advocating? Tentative style, clamoring for momentum, what can be placed in the light, this is clear, just see if you can read it finely, and you can read it in place. And looking at this obvious thing, can we have a newspaper to read clearly? A few quick pens over there, but they're blatantly doing our business. ”

The young man realized, and the pencil in his hand stopped: "Yes, the news we can find out now is not as fast and ......detailed as those newspapers."

The middle-aged man nodded, looking like a teachable child: "So, this kind of thing to see the surface, we should do less in the future, just like we threw the black clothes to the **." ”

The young man was a little frustrated: "What else can we do after that?" ”

The middle-aged man sneered, and his eyes also flashed with essence: "In this world now, the bright ones are brighter, and the dark ones are darker!" The bright ones have their own public opinion, and the dark ones are hidden deeper, relying on the previous kind of exploration method of stealing chickens and touching dogs, it can't be done, so ......"

The young man thought of something, and took a breath: "Boss Yu found a group of people from General Luo's Military Intelligence Department before, could it be ......?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Now this person's heart can put everything on the table." I really don't want to put it on the table, that is a big crime that is enough to rob the family and cut off the head! Our Praetorian Guard has to treat ourselves as if we are in enemy territory, inside! Spy! How to do it, how to come! ”

It seemed that he had seen a lofty cause, the young man clenched his fists, and his eyes also shone brightly: "Lay out a net, don't run into a big case, get enough evidence, and never move easily!" ”

The middle-aged man said forcefully: "The so-called governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, our Janissary Guard, in the future, we will also visit the big traitor like cooking a small fresh, if the heat is not ready, we will never start the pot!" ”

The young man's face fell: "I am the apprentice, and the eldest brother is also the outside visit, what big case can we put on?" ”

The middle-aged man froze, then slapped the young man's head angrily, and continued to flip through the newspaper in frustration.

In the side hall of the Han Mansion, Han Yujie and the Shen family's father and son were facing each other, and the atmosphere seemed very dull.

After a long time, Shen Shisheng sighed and said: "What happened earlier, it was Shen Mou's or not, the first to weigh all parties, and the pressure behind it, Shen Mou really didn't expect it." ”

Han Yujie shook his head and said: "Fan Sihai's transfer to the military court trial is the arbitrary decision of His Majesty's Sacred Heart, and Han Mou did not mediate it. Han's thinking has not changed! In this country, our Guangdong and Hunan industry and commerce dare not say that they are alone to help His Majesty Dingding, but how can they also make five or six points of effort, although your Shen family is later, but also contributed a lot, we can treat each other as a family. ”

But Fan Sihai, together with the Fujian and Zhejiang people behind him, not only did not contribute to this country, but has been helping Shi Shibi to resist the heavenly soldiers. Even my Yinghua industry and commerce in Fujian and Zhejiang to do business have been exploited! "Now that my Anglo-Chinese country is at its peak, the north and the south are strong and weak, and it is clear at a glance, and the people of Fujian and Zhejiang are about to vote over." According to the rules, as long as you register and set up a company in the territory, you can join the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and share the right to speak for us old people. Old Shen, put aside your relationship with the Fujian salt merchants, ask yourself, are you really happy? ”

"The dog was promoted to general, and he also talked about some things in the army, and he said that at this time, all the generals in the army were afraid of the Manchu generals to surrender. Even He Mengfeng, Xie Dingbei, Zhan Wenda, and the generals are all in this mind, isn't the reason very simple? If Shi Shibiao suddenly surrenders, His Majesty will not count his old accounts, but he will reuse his strength, and the army will be at ease? ”

Shen Shisheng nodded non-relentingly, he was also very entangled, as Han Yujie said, he didn't want Fujian businessmen to come over. Their position in this country is becoming more and more solid, relying on the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, they can communicate with the imperial court, and the tax determination and business expansion are very smooth. But Fujian businessmen are coming over, and the imperial court naturally has to consider the interests of those people, how is this not beautiful? The Chamber of Commerce and Industry can not secretly kill Fan Sihai, but only instigate the master to go through the official process, which is already very restrained.

But Shen Shisheng has his own difficulties, he is a Chaoshan faction, and the flow of money depends on Fujian merchants. Earlier, Jiaozhi expanded his business, and he got turnover from Fujian businessmen, so he took a foot in Jiaozhi, so he naturally had to help Fujian businessmen speak.

Because of this, he and Han Yujie had a very unpleasant quarrel over Fan Sihai's case, and now Fan Sihai was transferred by the emperor to the Military Justice Department, and everyone has their own interpretations of this matter, so he came to Han Yujie for ventilation.

In Shen Shisheng's view, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry was too strong and too grouped in the Fan Sihai case. Figures such as the emperor would never allow the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to control the country's affairs. It seems that the emperor has always stood with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attacking Jiaozhi and slowing down the Northern Expedition, and even the north insulted the emperor as the dog of the merchants, and he was not angry, that was because the emperor's plan was consistent with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry at this stage.

But this does not mean that the future will be the same, just talk about the Northern Expedition, will the emperor always be content to live in Lingnan instead of recovering China? Can the Chamber of Commerce and Industry be able to stop it for a while, and can it be stopped for a lifetime?

This time the emperor resolutely intervened, Shen Shisheng thought that this was already a warning to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, maybe there would be any actions against the Chamber of Commerce and Industry next, he was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and he came here to discuss with Han Yujie to see how to persuade other dignitaries of the Federation to take a turn in front of the emperor.

Listening to Shen Shisheng's words, Han Yujie smiled: "Old Shen, seeing that your son Xiao Shen has a determined face, you might as well be calm." In the beginning, in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, there were people who had other thoughts, and I persuaded them to follow the rules. ”

"What is the most important thing about this world and this country that Your Majesty has led? Propriety! If you want to fight, you will follow the rules, even if you lose, you will not lose the fundamentals, and everyone can still be harmonious and continue to do business. If you break the rules, you will not only be against Your Majesty, but also against everyone. ”

"So I'm not afraid of Han Yujie, we are here according to the rules, and according to the rules, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry will twist into a rope. Give Your Majesty a headache, that's what Your Majesty deserves! This knot will have to be solved by His Majesty himself, and we will all wait for His Majesty to make a move. ”

Han Yujie said angrily: "And Your Majesty's move is still in accordance with the rules, so ...... Han was very relieved. ”

Shen Fuyang finally spoke, and he arched his hand and said: "What the head of the meeting said is the right way in the world, and I also believe that Your Majesty will untie this knot......

As soon as he said this, a servant rushed over, holding a thick stack of documents in his hand: "Master! Ji Si and the Ministry of Commerce of Zhongshu Province sent these things together, saying...... said that he wanted the lord to convene the important members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and convey the ...... as soon as possible."

Here it comes!

The three of them Huo Ran got up, and the emperor of the capital moved so fast! Looking at this thick stack, it must have been planned for a long time, and Fan Sihai's case just created a suitable time.

Although he said that he believed in the emperor, he was panicked in his heart, after all, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry was blatantly opposed to the state government in the case of Fan Sihai, and he didn't know how the emperor was going to deal with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Taking over the stack of papers, Han Yujie was rough, and his brows furrowed: "Treasury bonds, stocks? ”

Shen Fuyang clapped his hands: "Treasury bonds and stocks!" That's right! I have heard some rumors from the Anglo-Chinese Bank before, they are calculating the length and interest of the bonds, and they also said that they will use stocks to take over. ”

Then Han Yujie lost his voice and said: "Ten million taels!" ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and their hearts suddenly brightened, the emperor ...... It turned out that this was the way to deal with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and even to deal with the Fujian people who wanted to invest in Yinghua.

The original plate has a fixed pattern, and the newcomer wants to join, what should I do? Let's open another plate. And this new market is too big, and the people who hold the old market want to take advantage of the new market, so they have to give up the old market. Of course, there are also people who are reluctant to take risks with new properties, but the old ones have moved, and the pattern has changed. , Shen Shisheng frowned and said: "Your Majesty's hand, there must be a family to support." Banks, colonies, and ordnance are not only difficult to tolerate 10 million taels, but even more difficult to earn interest......"

Everyone understands this, the emperor issued a debt of 10 million, then there must be a place where the interest can be recovered, the bank is in his own territory, and it is difficult to see the benefits of colonization for a while, and the ordnance ...... Now there is no big fight.

Shen Fuyang smiled: "If you don't have a family, just go find a family, there are many wrongs, there was Jiaozhi before, and now there can't be Guangnan, Siam, or even Spaniards?" ”

Han Yujie and Shen Zaisheng were stunned at the same time, their thinking was a little stiff after all, and it was difficult to accept it for a while, treating the national war as a tray to go home.

After thinking about it carefully, the three of them have more understanding, after all, it is impossible for businessmen to be in charge of the country alone, and only the country can have the ability to manipulate such a pattern.

Han Yujie said with emotion: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, Your Majesty has good intentions." ”

Shen Fu shrugged his shoulders: "I think the matter of governing the country, the more important thing is the pot, the bigger the pot, the more calm it can be to cook Xiaoxian." ”

In the back garden of Whampoa Boundless Palace, there is a strange shelf in the meadow. In the sound of sizzling, Li Shi turned over the small fish, and the golden side of the roast was revealed, and he brushed the sesame oil seasoning with a brush. Wrapped in a strong fragrance, not only was he swallowing saliva, but everyone next to him was treating each other.

Yan Sanniang held the three-month-old eldest son Hutou, pulled the two-year-old eldest daughter Xixi, An Jiuxiu held the one-year-old second daughter Liuli, Xiao Fumei and Zhu Yuyou held the big belly, although these people were tempted by this fragrance, they were more surprised that Li Xi actually did it himself.

Although Guan Xuan has been in his teens for ten years, he still licks his lips coquettishly, as if he cares about whether the delicacy in Li Xi's hands is enough. Next to her, Bao Yin, who had changed into a Han costume, kept rubbing her hands. I want to try the cumin I am familiar with, and the new food mixed with charcoal grilled and olive oil that Li Shi said is delicious.

Turning over a row of small fish again, Li Xian said leisurely: "Governing a big country is like grilling small fish, you have to keep tossing and turning gently......"