Chapter 323 New Year's Eve Dinner

"Reverse son, you..., this rebellious son!"

In the office of the governor of Hubei, Tan Jixun's lips turned white, pointed to the braids, and dressed in a dress. Tan Sitong, who was already the first justice of Xinhua, trembled all over!

A few months ago, when he, the governor of Hubei, said that he would be monitored and held hostage even when he went out, but after all, Tan Sitong was his son, so when he heard that he was arrested and sentenced to death, he seemed to be dozens of years old.

But who would have thought that the world would change overnight, and the Qing Dynasty did not even have a bubble, and the emperor and the empress dowager also committed suicide. When the news came, he was angry and happy. He was angry that those traitors and thieves usurped the country and seized power, and he was happy that his son finally did not die.

But the immediate news stunned him. His son unexpectedly appeared in the cabinet list announced by Xinhua Zheng Axe, became a reading judge, and took charge of the judicial power of a country.

And he is just a governor, and there is a governor on it. The southeast guarantees each other, which immediately made him, the governor who is in charge of the power of Hubei, a thorn in everyone's side. Now that his son has become the official of the other party, doesn't it mean that the father and son will be the enemies of life and death in the future, and they want to meet each other?

These days are like sitting on pins and needles, and he is uneasy at night. He is afraid that one day the army will suddenly come to the house, and his family will be destroyed, so he wrote to Zhang Zhidong that night and was ready to hang up, but he didn't get a reply yet. Tan Sitong actually came back with more than a hundred strangely dressed soldiers!

Tan Sitong's return immediately caused an uproar. Those who were intentional, unintentional, and insent inquired about the news tried to set up online to protect themselves, and squeezed the small governor's government. Seeing so many people, Tan Jixun couldn't hang on his face and worried about his son's safety, so he was so he was so angry that he wanted to drive him out of the house.

"The governor calms his anger."

"Yes, my lord, calm down. At this time of chaos in the world, since he has come back, it's not too late for him to leave after he finished speaking."

Seeing this, everyone in the living room quickly persuaded the staring father and son. Tan Sitong looked at his father and looked around. Suddenly, he felt that it was really right to be ordered to come back this time!

"Father, my lords, it has long been called Bo Xishan Mountain. They see foreigners in the way and exploit our Chinese ethnic groups, but they don't want to make progress, but they take pleasure in walking birds to repair the garden. Is such a person worthy of being the lord of the world?"

"Foreigners use opium to knock on the customs, based on foreign gun giant ships, constantly blackmailing our China, renting land to pay compensation, have you seen less these years?"

"Now the new emperor has one hand and one hand, and the defeat of the First and Chinese People's Day are forced to avoid the three houses, education, run factories, and build railways. In just a few years, it has made the wilderness in the eyes of you in the past flourish in the northeast!"

"He formed an navy, raised his power, and fought with Chen Chen, so that the Chinese in the Southern Ocean would no longer suffer from bullying, and let Ryukyu return to my Chinese arms. What is not a great achievement?"

"Your lords, you have been here for too long. Go out for a walk, Guanwai, Nanyang Luzon, or go to Zhili now. The world is different!"

"Nonsense, come on, get this evil son out!" Hearing that Tan Sitong kept encouraging everyone, Tan Jixun's face was even more ugly. He slapped the table and was about to order someone to do it.

"I tell you, don't spread your crooked lies here. I was an official of the Qing Dynasty, and my death was a ghost of the Qing Dynasty. Now I protect each other in the southeast. Lord Zhang has been mobilising the Xiang army to the north to the Qin King. Where do you come from and where to go back!" Tan Jixun scolded angrily.

"We come from China, and this is China! Where do your father and your lords want us to go?

Tan Sitong glanced over the audience and said coldly, "As for the army of King Qin! Well, you might as well tell you that Shanxi, Shandong and Henan have been controlled by Xinhua, and Anhui and Jiangsu are already difficult to protect themselves. It's only a matter of time before the army enters Hubei!"

"The emperor ordered me to come this time, not afraid of the bullshit southeast mutual protection, nor afraid of tens of thousands of Huai troops. Even with the support of foreigners, we are not afraid, but we don't want to suffer the livelihood of tens of millions of people in Hubei!"

"And, my lords, don't forget!"

"The Qing Dynasty is gone!"

Tan Sitong's last words hit everyone's hearts like a morning drum. At this time, they suddenly found an important problem, whether it was the southeast mutual protection, the protection of the king of Qin, or the vowing to resist the rebel Xinhua, they could not avoid a reality!

That is, the Qing Dynasty is gone. What's the use of these?!

On February 3, 1899, three days before the Lunar New Year, after the two provinces of neighboring Shanxi and Henan were controlled one after another, Tan Jixun, the governor of Hubei, announced that he would accept the leadership of Xinhua Political Axe under the persuasion of everyone.

A day later, Anhui also announced its acceptance of the Xinhua political axe. So far, only Jiangsu and remote Shaanxi Gansu south of the Yangtze River are still struggling to support.

In the new garden, the lanterns are colorful and the lanterns are hanging high.

Compared with the sad provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhili, which was unified a few months ago, had already restored calm. Seeing the new policy axe, it did not disturb the people. Instead, it launched some new policies one after another, and the people's minds returned to the annual New Year.

In Yingtai, a group of new guests also arrived today, so Li Mo dressed up carefully in the mirror early in the morning.

The bright yellow dragon robe makes Master Li uncomfortable no matter how he looks at it. If he usually doesn't want to wear this, but today is the New Year's Eve, and he has to entertain guests, so he has to frown and wear the dragon robe.

"Puff." Xiaoxiao covered the corners of his mouth and looked at Li Mo, who was in a daze in the mirror. He smiled and said, "Brother Li, you have been shining for almost half an hour. Are there any flowers in the mirror?"

"Damn girl, dare to make fun of the young master!" Master Li looked at the luxurious and small, and his teeth were itchy. After having a child, the girl's body was completely open, and her swollen chest was about to crack. Her beautiful body was wrapped in this improved Hanfu palace lining, which was even more curved. Isn't it seductive?

"It's small, it's still early."

Master Li licked his face and quietly covered the highest place with one hand. He was so scared that he quickly wanted to dodge. He said angrily, "No, it took a lot of effort to put it on."

"Then just take the effort to put it on later." Master Li smiled and blocked the little girl who followed her to today. In the horrified cry, he crushed the plump body fiercely.

Hahahaha...

Half an hour later, Master Li got up in his charming and crispy flesh. After wearing it again, he walked out of the room contentedly.

In the luxurious hall, there are dozens of large round tables. Mr. Qiao, like everyone else, sits with his eyes and noses. Since the incident in Taiyuan, Shanxi Jin merchants have been grounded. Taiyuan and Pingyao is guarded at night. Everyone thought that a great disaster was about to come, but they didn't expect to receive it ten days ago. There was an invitation, which almost made his eyes fall out.

The invitation was actually written by Li Mo himself. It is a big deal to invite these Jin businessmen to go to Yanjing to have New Year's dinner together. From ancient times to now, I have never heard of the emperor inviting merchants to New Year's dinner. Everyone is suddenly happy and sad.

I'm so happy that I can see Tianyan. This is a major event for Guangzong to glorify my ancestors in any dynasty and every generation, and I'm worried that I don't know if this New Year's dinner will be a Hongmen banquet. When more than a hundred people arrived in Yanjing, I found that it was not only Jin merchants, Zhili, Shandong, Hubei, Anwei, Henan, but also a large number of people who were the first to support Xinhua. Almost all the businessmen's representatives came, and there were seven or eight hundred people gathered together.

These people dare not say that they are as rich as him, but at least they are the most prestigious rich gentry in the local area. They gather together and dare not say that they have turned upside down the world, at least it can make a province change!

Although everyone knew each other, no one dared to talk nonsense at this time. They just nodded and exchanged glances. Not long after everyone was invited to the table, they saw the new royal honor officer appear outside the door and sang, "The emperor is here."

Li Mo doesn't like to put on makeup, but some rules still have to be followed. Although the order of respect and inferiority is regarded as feudalism, it has indeed been circulated for thousands of years. In this era, it is still very popular, and the royal family also needs to have the majesty of the royal family, so he specially appointed several personnel specializing in royal affairs.

After seeing the emperor walk into the hall in a dragon robe, everyone who was invited to kowtow and kneel except for being surprised by Li Mo's youth. Li Mo quickly helped the nearest one and shouted, "Guys, it's Xinhua now, not the old Qing Dynasty. This rule of kneeling should be changed. If you don't think so. OK, or I'm sorry, you might as well wait until I go to your place next time and treat me to a meal.

"Hehe..." Since the emperor said so, who dared to kneel around and heard Li Mo's kind words? He immediately laughed a few times and couldn't help but be curious about the young emperor.

"My rule is that I don't want anything. My stomach is tight. Let everyone wait for a long time. Let's have dinner."

"What the emperor said is that food is the first priority for all people in the world, and eating is naturally the top priority." Li Enfu smiled and signaled that after the banquet, the atmosphere suddenly became a little lively. Although it was not rich, it was also a lot of rare and delicious dishes. However, even so, everyone still felt a little difficult to swallow, because the more Li Mo did not say the purpose of inviting them, the more uncomfortable everyone was.

Seeing that the atmosphere was still a little dull, Li Enfu bumped into Li Mo, who also noticed everyone's thoughts and smiled: "It seems that everyone still can't let go. That's all. Let's talk while eating."

"Okay..." Seeing that Li Mo put down his chopsticks, everyone quickly agreed and pricked up their ears.

"I invite you to come this time. There are two main things. First, this is the first year of the founding of the People's Republic of China. We have to let everyone know what I look like. Don't make mistakes in the future, so I invite you to have a meal and get to know each other by the way."

"Secondly." Li Mo glanced at Li Enfu and hooked the corners of his mouth: "In the beginning of Xinhua, the Qing Dynasty did not leave us any foundation. It is the time for all places to wait for the new, so I invited everyone here to find you..." After a short pause, he continued to repeat the last three words.

"Brow some money!"

"Boom..." Suddenly, there was a whisper in the hall that was silent just now. Some people clenched their fists and scolded Li Mo for not being in a good mood. As for the businessmen who have been following Li Mo to today, they knew that he was not the kind of person who opened his mouth casually, nor the foolish king who squeezed the wealth of the people. They all waited quietly. .

Li Enfu's reaction to these was not surprising. He waved his hand and smiled and said, "Gentlemen, let's listen to the emperor finish talking first."

Li Mo stood up, waved his hands and asked the bodyguards to hang up a huge map in the middle of the hall. He walked to the map and suddenly looked serious: "As I said before, there are many things to do, among which the most important thing is to promote education and build roads."

"I have discussed with the Prime Minister about the matter of education, and I am going to implement the free education system in Northeast China. At the same time, the political axe will take out special funds to build a new university. We should make sure that everyone can read and be able to read."

Many people here have heard about free education in Northeast China. When they heard that Li Mo was going to be carried out to the whole north this time, they were also overjoyed. They were the first to see Western things, and their ideas were not so traditional. Naturally, they knew the important surnames of Xinxue.

But the education funds are all paid by the political axe. Why do you still borrow money?

In his thoughts, Li Mo's words came again: "The second big thing is the road. Most of you are businessmen. After a long time, the natural way is that the roads between the provinces are not smooth, the bandits are rampant, and the road is difficult. For example, it takes four or five days to ride a fast horse from Shanxi to Yanjing. If it is a big car. Team, it will take at least seven or eight days.

"If the road is not smooth, it will be difficult for the economy to develop. The freight at the seaside will not pass, the coal and iron in the mountains will not be transported out, and all provinces and regions can only die and not communicate with each other." Li Mo pointed to the map and said, "Nowadays, foreigners and other countries are building a lot of construction, so we can't fall behind."

"Your Majesty, building bridges and roads has been a great merit since ancient times. I am willing to pay this money, but..."

Li Mo smiled, interrupted the man's words, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not borrowing this money from you for nothing. I have discussed with the Prime Minister, and I'm going to invest in the proportion of the investment, and the political axe and you will jointly contribute to build it together."

Railway equity!

As soon as Li Mo finished his words, his eyes in the hall almost lit up, and even Mr. Qiao opened his eyes. Who doesn't know that the railway is a big deal these days! Although it costs a lot in the early stage, once it is repaired, it will be a profit of dozens or even hundreds of years. I dare not say that it is more than enough to keep you rich for three generations!

After Li Mo finished speaking, Li Enfu took advantage of the hot iron and threw out the big plan of the eight railways that had already been planned. Everyone was shocked by this huge plan.

The Chinese businessmen behind Li Mo were the most active. They immediately expressed their willingness to contribute to the construction of the customs from Fengtian to the Shanhaiguan, bypassed half of Zhili to Tianjin, and connected it to the perfect northern railway network. Li Enfu also immediately said that the political axe would also contribute one-third of the capital and would undertake the construction. Set up work.

With their guidance, the rest of the provinces, especially the rich Jin merchants, are even more moved. Shanxi has always been known as the surface mountains and rivers. Since ancient times, the land has been scarce and it is difficult to travel, so the Jin merchants know the important surname of the railway best, and they don't even care about politeness, so they whisper to each other one after another.

Seeing everyone's ears suddenly pricked up, Chen Ping, who had nothing to do with political affairs, smiled and quietly bumped on Liang Dunyan's shoulder: "Songsheng, now you can save a lot of money."

Liang Dunyan narrowed his eyes, picked up a deer man and put it in his mouth. He chewed, "The emperor's means are powerful. This move is to use the railway as bait to use all the idle funds of these guys, and..." At this point, he stared at Chen Ping and said with a smile, "They have so much money in their hands. Don't you feel at ease when you sleep at night?"

Tang Shaoyi next to

also nodded, and glanced at some people who were still calm in the corners of her eyes. She smiled and said, "Wen Shou, it seems that there are still people who are not satisfied. You, the chief of staff, haven't arrived home yet!"

"Humph!" Looking at the direction of Tang Shaoyi's eyes, Chen Ping's mouth was cold: "There are always some people who can't do it without knocking!"

On February 16, 1899, shortly after the New Year, the merchants finally agreed to the plan of railway stock exchange after discussion. Dozens of ticket numbers collectively funded the construction of two railways through Shanxi, the establishment of Shanxi Railway Company, and at the same time imitated the example of the Northeast Railway Company. The political axe contributed 30% and undertook the construction. Make work.

At the same time, the gentry of Henan and Shandong also responded positively, but both places were not as rich as Shanxi, and their funds were a little overstretched. At this time, Li Enfu immediately proposed a land exchange method according to Li Mo's instructions. The political axe bought the land in the landlord's hand according to the market price, and then they invested the money in the railway, or new Building factories, doing industry and other things, but this proposal has caused an uproar! ......

(to be continued)