"The big ones in this Europa country are no more than the land of my Qing Dynasty, and the small ones are not as good as my direct subordinates. But the sheer sheer sheer talent is breathtaking. Only one ironclad ship is equivalent to one year's expenses of our Second Beiyang Marine Division. The consumption of its land division is even greater. Xu Jie has some things that he can't say clearly, he can only guide.

"Are you saying that my Beiyang should learn from the policies of the countries of Europa and develop industry and commerce?" Li Hongzhang asked. It's not that the old man didn't think about it, when the old man set up foreign affairs, he proposed to "seek wealth". However, after so many years, I Beiyang will still worry about hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. ”

"Forgive the younger generation for talking too much, this official supervision and business office is inefficient, the officials are corrupt, the people in charge do not understand business and trade, and there are layers of exploitation by yamen at all levels. Where does the word "seeking wealth" begin? Xu Jie said. The strength of a country is not only dependent on the government to build a few factories, but also to promote private investment in industry. The most important thing to promote private investment is that the government can provide a guarantee. ”

"What guarantees?" Li Hongzhang asked.

"A guarantee against the encroachment of their property and profits." Xu Jie said. Speaking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help but think of the earliest national capitalists back then, running a factory not only had to face the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the Qing government, but also the impact of various folk conservative forces.

"I'm afraid that the imperial court has a lot of opinions on private investment in building factories." Li Hongzhang didn't dare to make a decision at this time.

"This court can't give Beiyang more money anymore." Xu Jie said gloomily.

"Bold!" When Li Hongzhang heard this, his face suddenly turned blue with anger. Xu Jie's subtext He already understood very well, since the imperial court was no longer reliable, Beiyang could only do it himself, so that Beiyang would no longer be a feudal town.

"There is no other way. The gamble between Beiyang and Japan has already begun, and it will only end if one side can't support it, and I hope that Beiyang will not fall first. Xu Jie said unusually calmly. Supposedly, I don't need to do anything more as an outsider, but I don't want to see my homeland sink like this. ”

"Lord Zhongtang, I Beiyang is the enemy of the country, if I can hold me in the war with the Japanese people, I can be regarded as worthy of the imperial court. Mr. Xu's method is just a little extreme, but he thinks of his ...... for the country and the people. Hope that Lord Zhongtang will think twice. Zhang Peilun, who was on the side, said. If you want to say that among Li Hongzhang's subordinates and staff, he can really worry about the world, and that is his son-in-law, right? (Of course, there is a heart but not enough strength)

"Zhang Youqiao, this kind of thing coming out of your mouth really shocked the old man." Li Hongzhang was quite shocked, he really couldn't imagine that Zhang Youqiao, who had received an orthodox education in China since ancient times, would actually support Xu Jie's Jianyi! You must know that Xu Jie's construction is directly to challenge the center with the Beiyang authorities to contact the people.

"Even if it is the people under the rule of Beiyang, whether it is a rich people or an enemy. Nakado-sama should also give it a try. Zhang Peilun continued without explaining, in fact, what he originally planned to say in his heart was: "This Qing Dynasty not only has only one center, but also all the people!" ”

"Ugh." Today's shock to Li Hongzhang is too great, first I met a rather scoundrel Xu Jie, and then his son-in-law actually spoke for outsiders!! It's unbelievable.

"Then what are you going to do under the old man? Zhili, how do you like to operate in Liaodong? Li Hongzhang sighed and said.

"Zhili alone is far from enough, Guangzhou, Sichuan, Shanghai, and Taiwan all have to work together." Xu Jie gritted his teeth and said, if you talk about how to do it in Zhili, Lao Li still does it alone, and if you connect the world's governors to work together, the problem is not just as simple as a challenge center.

"Come on, drag this megalomaniac out." Li Hongzhang roared after hearing this. And a few guards who didn't know where they were hiding rushed in from outside the door, and they wanted to arrest Xu Jie.

"I'll go by myself, I don't need to catch it." Xu Jie was also shocked by Li Hongzhang's overreaction, and when he saw the Huai soldiers who rushed in with plum blossom pistols, Xu Jie knew that he was playing too big this time. "Admit defeat and admit defeat." Xu Jie's heart sank suddenly, and then he was relieved, since he was betting that Lao Li would cheer up before the crisis, once he lost, there would be nothing to regret. Leave it to fate. Thinking of this, Xu Jie, whose face was originally a little scared, immediately became calm. "What will the future generations say about me as a person?" The moment he walked out of the door, Xu Jie thought to himself. …,

"Lord Zhongtang is angry." Seeing Xu Jie being taken out, Zhang Peilun immediately knelt down and pleaded.

"This son harbors evil intentions." Li Hongzhang sneered. Then he turned his head to Zhang Peilun and said, "Do you think this person is just that simple?" This son is too scheming. ”

"Lord Nakado......." Zhang Peilun was a little confused.

"From the beginning of buying a ship, the future of my Beiyang has been decided, the Beiyang Navy has added to buy warships, the Japanese have also purchased warships, and the purchase of warships requires money, and the court may not give money, I Beiyang can only think of my own ideas, and my own ideas, this and the center can not go around. Frontal conflict is inevitable. Lao Li is not stupid at all, he wants to save the world that he has worked hard for more than 30 years, but he doesn't want to directly confront the center. He just wanted to bet that the center would give in. But the result made him very disappointed, and then hesitated, because Li Hongzhang, who had received feudal education since childhood, could not make up his mind to break up!!

"I can't get through military affairs, I hope Lord Zhongtang will guide you one or two." Zhang Peilun hesitated and asked.

"Say." Li Hongzhang rarely has a good temper with his eldest son-in-law.

"If the Qing Dynasty starts a war, will my Beiyang Second Marine and Land Division really be as vulnerable as Xu Jie said?" Zhang Peilun asked.

"This? As expected. Judging from his knowledge and knowledge alone, Li Hongzhang still appreciates Xu Jie very much.

"In other words, if this continues, my Beiyang will be the difference between early death and late death." Zhang Peilun said calmly.

"This~~." Lao Li immediately understood what he meant as a precious son-in-law. Before the current problem of life and death has been resolved, it is really not a wise choice to consider that one's own people have different intentions. And Lao Li is not completely sure that Xu Jie has any evil intentions. It is normal for overseas Chinese to have no good impression of the Qing government. Even if there is a problem, we have to wait until this hurdle is over.

"And this Xu Jie is also a famous designer in Italy, even if I don't use Beiyang, just send it out of the country, I'm afraid that this rash disposal will cause inconvenience, right? Moreover, Xu Jie really made a lot of efforts for the purchase of my new Beiyang ship, and also donated all his savings. Let's not talk about the disposal, even if I neglect it, will the people in the world come back to my Beiyang to serve my life? As soon as he saw that there was a door, Zhang Peilun continued.

"What do you mean to do according to the will of this offspring? So how do you ensure that he is dedicated to my Beiyang? Lao Li sighed in his heart, Xue Fucheng, as his chief staff, and Zhang Peilun, his closest staff, both thought about outsiders, and it seemed that he could only use this person.

"You Qiao can't guarantee otherwise, Mr. Xu has no doubt about his dedication to the country, otherwise he will not give up his position in Italy and donate all his savings for my Beiyang, as for why he chose Beiyang, I'm afraid that in his eyes, I Beiyang can fight with the Japanese people, right?" Zhang Peilun said in a low voice.

"It's up to you, come on, bring that madman back." Lao Li sighed and said.

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