Chapter 18: The Night Feast

"Ten thousand lights blow the flute road, and the stars gamble on the wine day for five nights."

Located outside the Dongzhi Gate, the three-story Wuwei Hall is said to have a chef here, but it is a royal chef who came out of the palace. The five flavors are sour, sweet, bitter, pungent and salty, which can be described as having their own characteristics. This Wuweitang is famous in the capital, whether it is an official or a nobleman, they all like to come here to have a taste.

The sun had not yet set, and the Wuwei Hall was already overcrowded. As always, the crowd is full of voices, and it is very lively. The upstairs and downstairs of the hall were tired and sweaty, and even the shopkeeper personally greeted the familiar guests.

"Shopkeeper, give me a private room on the third floor." The guest said.

"I'm sorry for you, the third floor of the shop is covered tonight. There is also a private seat on the second floor, please? The shopkeeper laughed.

Compared with the bustle of the first floor, the third floor is quiet. Ouyang Zhenhua and the other four were already waiting here. No one knows what it means for the emperor to invite four people to dinner. I can only rush here early and wait for the emperor to come. But they didn't know that Guangxu was strolling on the street at this time.

Shopping, it seems to be a girl's surname. Liu Mei led all the way, Guangxu followed, and Kou Liancai followed behind and was ready to pay at any time. Qi Yide walked at the end with a pitiful expression on his face, on his hands, on his back, and on his shoulders, carrying and boasting all kinds of large and small packages. It wasn't until the sun was about to set that Kou Liancai reminded Guangxu that it was time to go to Wuweitang, and the group of four turned around. At this time, Liu Mei put away the playfulness of shopping, and Anfen returned to the appearance of a maid, but there was still some hesitation on her face. It seems that the three of them have forgotten that there is such a person as Qi Yide, making passers-by look more like a moving "package mountain".

"Four masters, please inside." The shopkeeper greeted loudly.

Kou Liancai stepped forward: "We have set a location on the third floor, let's lead the way in front." ”

Guangxu only went up to the third floor, and no one sat on the third floor. But when he saw it, he knew that none of these people were here to eat, and his eyes were looking around. What are you guarding against. There is even one who is the guard of the imperial study who told the Empress Dowager Guangxu that she came yesterday.

He asked in a low voice, "I said, you can't have the entire third floor, right?" When he got an affirmative answer, Guangxu scolded: "That guy's idea, don't you feel heartache if you don't spend your money." Loser, young master, I don't have any money. ”

After this scolding, the three of them did not dare to reply. The four people in the room hurriedly came out after hearing it, and hurriedly invited Guangxu to the inner room after seeing the ceremony. After asking, Cen Chunxuan replied: "Young master, this is the idea of the minion, you have to blame Gonggong Kou." ”

"Cloud Steps, Cloud Steps, let the young master tell me what is good for you. You are in charge of all the funds of the two schools, and you still don't understand how much money is there. Save if you can. For Cen Chunxuan, who was nicknamed "Guan Tu" by later generations, Guangxu really couldn't say anything serious.

Unexpectedly, this sentence made Cen Chunxuan say a lot of the hope that the emperor is the country's prosperity, how can the emperor's safety be measured by the amount of money, and so on.

Cen Chunxuan's surname is strong, jealous and hateful, and he is not afraid of the powerful and impeached a large number of corrupt and mediocre officials during his tenure. When acting as governor of Sichuan, he was preparing to impeach more than 300 local officials at once. If you think about it, hundreds of officials in Sichuan will be dismissed, what is this concept? It is estimated that many small people such as town mayors and township mayors are also on the list! The governor of Guangdong was even more unlucky - when Cen Chunxuan became the governor of Guangdong, 1,400 officials followed his path and obediently went home to farm. In this way, officials of all sizes talked about the color change of "Cen". "Guowen Beicheng" said: "Chunxuan every main province, will be wanton to rectify the bomb, the top and bottom are all discolored, those who are discolored, such as corrupt officials, Cen Chunxuan slaughtered such as filthy officials, is the virtue of the people, but also the virtue of those who slaughter officials." As for education, Cen Chunxuan's view is also more direct: "Educators are the first priority of politics." Looking at what is related to it, it is especially important to revitalize. The knowledge of the people is the basis of the rise and succession of the country. If we want to build an indestructible foundation for the country, we must have considerable knowledge from the people. Educators, so enlighten the people with knowledge also. Such a view is not outdated today.

Of course, this is all the evaluation of him by later generations. What else can Guangxu say to such a person who is dedicated to the country and the people. Guangxu, who listened to it, couldn't stop nodding.

"Okay, okay, I can still think so much about this young master, but it's not the young master."

"Who is this?" Zhou Qin pointed to the package mountain that followed behind and said. At this time, Guangxu noticed that when Zhou Qin said this, he was the only one who walked to the position in front of Guangxu's side.

The wrapped mountain moved here, revealing Qi Yide's wry face: "It's small." At this time, everyone stepped forward with laughter and helped take down the package on Qi Yide's body.

"Come, come, sit down and talk. Young master, I walked around the street today and bought some gadgets, and everyone has a copy. Guangxu commanded Kou Liancai to distribute packages to everyone: "These are all gadgets I saw on the street, and they are not valuable objects." Table table meaning. ”

What does the gadget emperor mean? Even if you are given a dog's tail grass, it is called a reward, and it has to be offered. Everyone took the package and thanked them one after another. Because they were outside, they did not kneel.

Wait for the crowd to sit down, and let the shopkeeper start serving. The dishes are better, and they are all the signature dishes of this restaurant. Guangxu picked up the chopsticks and pointed to the table full of dishes: "No formality, the young master will set a rule first, and he is innocent here." Let's get started. Roast duck, good stuff. Guangxu picked up a piece of roast duck, which meant that he could start eating.

While eating, Guangxu asked Tang Shaoyi's family background and the situation in North Korea, and also learned about the relevant matters of the two schools, facilities, enrollment regulations, management regulations, and so on. When asked about the instructors, Guangxu sighed and said, "You guys will draw up a roster as soon as possible after you go back, and see what instructors you need." Those who should invite foreign teachers should be invited, and don't be afraid to spend money on this. You can't ask for help, young master, I will come forward to ask the ministers of various countries to help. All in all, Young Master Ben wants these two schools to become the highest schools in China in the future. Let the students of the world be proud to be able to enter these two schools. ”

"Of course, these are just two schools. It's the starting point of everything. In the future, schools will be established throughout the Qing Dynasty, from primary school to middle school to university. I hope that you will explore how to proceed in the future in your future work. The ancients went: Those who do not seek a lifetime are not enough to seek a moment. Maybe we'll have to do it in the next 10 years. Be prepared for all possible in advance, and don't fight uncertain battles. ”

"The young master really wants to run a school in the world?" Cen Chunxuan seemed a little excited.

"Of course, the current situation. If we want to do a good job in revitalizing the country, we must first start the wisdom of the people. The time of wisdom and foolishness has passed. Therefore, in the future, a special course for training teachers will be added to this new school. Guangxu said this, and his words changed: "Okay, don't talk about these." Actually, what I want most is to make money, young master. You can't do anything without money. Tell me what you can do. ”

Zhou Qin was the first to speak: "To run a bank, collect the wealth of the people in the world for my use." This method is the fastest, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to pass in the DPRK. ”

"This method is feasible, and I have asked Li Hongzhang to handle it. It's just that it's been a month, and I haven't seen its twists and turns. As Fang Liang said, the Queen Mother is a hurdle. Is there anything else that works? Regarding Li Hongzhang's failure to hand over the bank's folds for a month, Guangxu also specially asked people to ask.

"The business is stable, if it is a young master, you will personally invest in it. There is no such thing as making money, but the early investment in the industry is large, and the visible income is too slow. Tang Shaoyi shook his head.

"Industry naturally has to be done, after all, we can't just look at the present, what can we do? How? Who's going to do it? It's all a problem. "Guangxu has no clue about these things. Guangxu has a lot of things in his mind that can make money. For example, to build tanks, you can not only use them yourself, but also use them to export them to make money. But now China has no manufacturing capacity. I really don't know how others crossed over. It's so easy to pull the army, run an industry, and do anything. To yourself......

"The little one has a friend in North Korea, named Zhang Jian, whose name is Jizhi. Jiangsu Chang acquaintance. Originally served as a clerk in Wu Changqing's "Qingzi Battalion" military curtain, after Wu Changqing died of illness, Zhang Jian left Qingjun and returned to his hometown, and was studying to prepare for the exam. In the "Qingzi Battalion", this person participated in the Qingjun secrets, important decision-making, and military operations. To be a practical person. I often say that now I am in the Qing Dynasty to prosper foreign affairs and run industries, in order to improve myself. Tang Shaoyi said this and stopped.

Guangxu could see that Tang Shaoyi had something to say but did not finish. Guangxu thought to himself, what you want to say is that there are all kinds of dissatisfaction with the foreign affairs done by the current senior officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee. Don't talk about it. However, Guangxu regretted not being able to think of Zhang Jian.

Guangxu Yixi: "Tell him not to take any imperial examinations." Let him set up a garment factory for Young Master Ben. It's done, young master, I promise him a champion. ”

Guangxu was excited, everyone didn't understand, and they didn't even hear of Zhang Jian except Tang Shaoyi. But Guangxu understands that Zhang Jian is the champion two years later, the founder of Dasheng Yarn Factory, he founded a large number of enterprises and many schools in his life, and made valuable contributions to the rise of China's modern national industry and the development of education, and is known as "champion industrialist". Fudan University's predecessor, Fudan Public School, was founded by him. However, now Zhang Jian is still running on the road to the imperial examination. It's another primordial stock.

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