Chapter 170 The Days of the Overthretion of the Empress

This time, what Hu Chuyuan wants to do is to kill the head.

If he wins, he will continue to control China's economy, and even control China's politics and military. If he loses, he may be able to escape back to the United States, but those industries in China will be in vain.

In the past six months, he has withdrawn all the funds, invested in the United States and Germany one after another, and bought a large amount of treasury bonds of the Ottoman Empire and Mexico. Of course, the return is also rich.

He has real money in his hand, which determines that he is one of the most popular people in the world.

Although he is nearly 30 years old, he is not as cute and handsome as he was when he was young, he is still a model of love.

He did not take his family back to China, but only took his younger brother Hu Pinyuan back to China... Cixi said that she asked his brother to participate in the examination. There was no suspense in the bag. In case, Li Hongzao was responsible for reviewing this year's paper.

I heard that Li Hongzao was the examiner. To be honest, Hu Chuyuan himself wanted to participate in the test and get a top one to play.

It's enough to buy three champions for the silver that Li Hongzao got from his hand.

On March 7, 1889, Hu Chuyuan returned to the Tianjin Concession.

With the increasing prosperity of the Tianjin concession, the land price of the concession has risen. Li Hongzhang's precious garden given to Hu Chuyuan at the beginning, but now the price has more than five times. There is no one million yuan, and you can't even buy the land.

It's not easy to see Li Hongzhang, and it's even more difficult for Li Hongzhang to talk about things in Zhenyuan by himself.

But who made him Hu Chuyuan?

Late the next night, Li Hongzhang quietly took an inconspicuous double sedan chair and secretly arrived at Zhenyuan.

At this time, Li Hongzhang is also a 65-year-old old man. The silkworm and eye bags are very deep, his beard is silvery, and there are also a few rusty yellow old spots on his face. He is a very tall person, nearly 1.8 meters tall.

However, the bigger he is, the more he looks like a dragon bell when he gets older, and his back is a little hunched.

With the help of Li Jingfang, Li Hongzhang quietly walked into the small round door on the west side of Zhenyuan.

Hu Chuyuan was also at the door accompanied by his entourage. Six or seven steps away from the round door, when he saw Li Hongzhang, he bent his body and arched his hand in silence, bowed his head, and said nothing.

Li Hongzhang looked at him and saw that he had black hair, young and strong, and not yet thirty years old.

At this moment, Li Hongzhang suddenly felt very bitter.

He thought that I fought with Zuo Zongtang all his life. Instead of defeating him, he dragged him to death.

Years, this is the biggest killer.

Li Hongzhang sighed silently, looked up at the sky, and sighed with Hu Chuyuan, "Chu Yuan, look at this bright moon, it is so round and bright, as if in heaven and earth, only it is immortal. We are just ants, and we are old in an instant!"

Hu Chuyuan looked up and then said, "What will be old. Even if it is this round of full moon, it is not the time of heaven and earth."

Li Hongzhang was silent for a moment and quietly thought about the meaning of Hu Chuyuan's words in his heart.

This sentence has a deep meaning.

He thought.

The two have been fighting for ten years. At first, where was Hu Chuyuan's opponent of Li Hongzhang? If it hadn't been for the care of Zuo Zongtang and He Jing, he would have died a thousand times, but now, the two of them are already equal.

If it hadn't been for Li Hongzhang's 100,000 Huai army in his hand, he would have been dragged down by Hu Chuyuan.

Nowadays, the two of them are fighting together from time to time. They have not stopped, but they have not broken their faces. It can be regarded as forgetful friendship!

Hu Chuyuan invited Li Hongzhang to enter the lobby to talk. The two sat down. Li Hongzhang first glanced at Niu Yugeng beside Hu Chuyuan and said, "Mr. Niu wrote the Theory of Practice. I read it and appreciated it. I hate that Mr. can't have been known to me earlier!"

Niu Yugeng arched her hand faintly and said, "Thank you very much for your appreciation."

In life, each has its own creation. Niu Yugeng has become a knowledgeable person on a crooked neck road. He wrote a book of Practical Theory, which is more than 30,000 words in short. The words are concise, and he is famous all over the world.

Compared with the teaching of the people mentioned by Hu Chuyuan, the "benevolent to the people" he changed is more accurate and easier to be accepted. He pays attention to the implementation of benevolent and moral governance, light taxes, and the construction of canals, which is convenient for the people and the people. If the people are rich, the country is rich, and if the country is rich, the army is strong.

He sorted out this set of practical theories into a benevolent government system, which played a key role in the promotion of practical theory. It became popular within the Qing government axe, and "benevolent government for the people and pragmatism" was also more easily accepted than the theory of the foreign affairs school, and quickly became a mainstream thought.

At present, among Beijing officials and local officials, there are a large number of practical officials. Among the senior officials above the third grade, up to half of them claim to be practical.

Since then, Li Hongzhang has been quite appreciative of Niu Yugeng and tried to recruit for his own use.

Seeing that Niu Yugeng's reaction to him was very indifferent, Li Hongzhang just sighed in his heart.

After sighing, he suddenly said to Li Jingfang, "Don't you want to ask Mr. New for practical knowledge? Take this opportunity to ask!"

Li Jingfang got up and invited Niu Yugeng to leave and go to Niu Yugeng's room to talk about practice, leaving only Hu Chuyuan and Li Hongzhang in the lobby.

When these two people also left, Li Hongzhang coughed cautiously and said, "Lord Hu, the emperor is finally in power. You suddenly returned to China at this juncture... You should have something to do, right?"

Hu Chuyuan thought for a while and asked Li Hongzhang, "In the final analysis, it's up to you!"

Li Hongzhang smiled hummingly, but sighed again and said, "Chu Yuan, let's not be so tired. At this time, Prince Gong has also told me what he should say. With the practical faction, I have been quite embarrassed for several years. What do you think?

The foreword of his words is not the last word, but there is also a calculation. At this gument, he has to continue to beat Hu Chuyuan.

Hu Chuyuan is not what he used to be. He just smiled and said, "Awkward or not, it only depends on what you think. I think your political achievements have been quite good over the years. The construction of Hebei General Canal and Fuyang Reservoir is a great blessing for the people of Zhili. The Jinjin Railway from Shanxi to Tianjin will be almost completed by the end of this year, which is even better. In the past few years in Tianjin, the Haihe River has been dredged, the ports have been dredged, and the economy has been much more prosperous than in previous years. Zhongtang, you can't ask for more. Life has been perfect since ancient times. How can it be perfect?

What Hu Chuyuan said is not in tune.

In fact, what the two of them said was another thing. Li Hongzhang wanted to be the first person in the practical faction, so he wanted to transfer Niu Yugeng to him as a staff member.

If Li Hongzhang wants to do this, Hu Chuyuan not only has to make money, but also has to pay a large amount of money, and he has to work hard for Li Hongzhang.

Bullshit.

Hu Chuyuan is not stupid.

Seeing that he disagreed, Li Hongzhang was silent and was not in a hurry to take a stand.

Hu Chuyuan doesn't care. He continued to drink tea and was more patient with Li Hongzhang.

The two of them were silent for more than a quarter of an hour. Li Hongzhang quietly raised his eyebrows and said, "Actually... it's not necessarily difficult, is it?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "You have to rely on your own efforts. I don't object. I'm happy to see it. If you want to count on me to do it for you, I'm sorry. It's not that I don't want to do it, and it's not that I don't have the ability. I really can't do it. Zhongtang, let's be honest. I basically don't want to do domestic business. Over the years, I have transferred funds to go abroad. Otherwise, why did I sell the sale of Zhili Beiyang to Qiao Zhiyong?

"Oh?"

Li Hongzhang was slightly shocked and asked, "Are you really leaving?"

Hu Chuyuan nodded and said, "I have been wandering around Europe and the United States for half a year. At present, I have basically decided. In the future, I will focus on doing business in the United States and Germany. It seems that the rate of return is not high, but the victory is stable. After 17 or 18 years, I have made more money than in China. The profit is stable and passed on to my children and grandchildren, and generations will not change. Spectrum, you don't have to be afraid in China!"

"This...?"

Li Hongzhang became more and more puzzled and asked, "It's true that we are all the people of the Qing Dynasty, and you are deeply valued by the imperial court. You are going to abandon the country just for these small profits. Isn't it an unfaithful and unrighteous?"

Hu Chuyuanha smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "This is not a small profit. Zhongtang, let's make a bet. I'm going back to the United States to concentrate on running my family business. In three years, my annual income will exceed the income of the imperial court.

Kn's.

Li Hongzhang's hands trembled, and the tea cup in his hand almost fell.

Of course, he didn't know that Hu Chuyuan's current annual income was several times more than that of the Qing Empire... Of course, the Qing Empire could receive real gold and silver, and what he received was printed by himself.

Li Hongzhang was shocked and couldn't help asking, "Is this serious?"

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly and said, "I have done everything in the past six months. Among other things, the market value of United Steel Corporation alone is 200 million US dollars. I have another steel company in the United States. Because I can't concentrate on operating in the United States for a long time, I only hold a part of the shares. If I operate in the United States for a long time, I can fully control it within three years and earn tens of millions of taels of silver.

Li Hongzhang was even more shocked and asked, "Is the United States so rich?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "The strong body is like this, so it is not easy to do domestic business."

Li Hongzhang asked again, "Then you are not afraid that the President of the United States will investigate you. Why do you have no excuses?"

Hu Chuyuan said, "He doesn't have such power. In the United States, everyone can hold a gun. If the president dares to do this, everyone will rebel. In the United States and Europe, there are more people who are richer than me, and they don't care, as long as I pay taxes according to the law.

Li Hongzhang was silent for a moment and thought about it in his heart for a long time. It was estimated that Hu Chuyuan was really leaving, but it was just a matter of time.

Therefore, they can't calculate with him, let alone work for him.

However, this is good news for Li Hongzhang.

Thinking of this, he and Hu Chuyuan asked, "When will you go east?"

Hu Chuyuan looked cold and said, "If you are lucky enough to clean up Russia and confiscate Britain's privileges in our Qing Dynasty, I can leave. Russia said that both countries should plan for the northeast. Sooner or later, there will be a war. I will pay for guns, and the middle court will work hard. Let's do things beautifully and be famous for thousands of years.

Li Hongzhang didn't care whether Russia really wanted to call or not, and immediately said, "Okay, I'll handle it with you."

Hu Chuyuan then asked, "So... what's the matter in front of you?"

Li Hongzhang sneered and said, "The things in front of us are basically fixed. I can't turn them over. What we are looking at now is the future... We don't have to care about other positions. We have to take a good look at the position of the Ministry of Household. Besides, Weng Tonghe and my husband are also feuds. I'm afraid this Liang Zi is going to make a big deal!"

Hu Chuyuan said, "I've already thought about this matter. If it weren't for Lord Sun, it wouldn't be Lord Weng Tong. What do you think?"

Li Hongzhang was also very cheerful. He said "Okay" and then said, "Then let's talk about it in advance. As soon as it's done, you are the first meritorious official. Several princes have to look at your face. If Weng Tongqi and I can't get along with each other, you have to help me talk. Don't bias him just because he is from Zhejiang.

Hu Chuyuan smiled and said, "Does he have a Huai army? Does he have a Beiyang sailor? Can he help me clean up Russia?"

As soon as he heard this, Li Hongzhang couldn't help laughing, which was quite happy and proud.

He knew in his heart that like a mirror, he knew that once he and Hu Chuyuan cooperated together, it would be much better than Zuo Hu's cooperation before.

When they join hands, they have the final say on the three major sailors of Beiyang, Nanyang and East China Sea. They also have the final say in the Huai Army, Hunan Army and Jiangxi Army. The affairs of the world and the power of the world are all in their hands!

What can a man do to them?

Good.

Hu Chuyuan also shouted happily in his heart. Once Li Hongzhang also agreed, it was basically unlikely that this matter would change.

There will always be a time for this kind of thing.

After Hu Chuyuan sent Li Hongzhang away, he continued to let Chen Shanyuan secretly prepare to escape from Tianjin at any time and go into exile.

As for him, he just sat in the treasure garden and controlled the news.

Prince Su Longqin has received the news that he received six million yuan from Prince Chun, so he agreed to this matter. Prince Li Shiduo did not know that he was picked up by Cixi. Naturally, there would be no change.

It doesn't matter. Jiumen Admiral Xichun has been dragged into the water. The military ministers Baoyun, Pan Zuyin, He Jing, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhiwan and Yan Jingming have all agreed.

On the third day of Hu Chuyuan's arrival in Tianjin, the cabinet bachelor Lianyuan and the imperial historian Yuan Chang each made a fold. The military foreman minister Li Prince Shiduo embezzled and had an affair with foreign enemies. The evidence was conclusive.

When the folded son came to Yan Jingming's hand, he suddenly reported it to Emperor Guangxu at the court meeting, asking for the investigation of Shi Duo.

Shiduo was shocked, and the two sides argued endlessly. Almost all the military aircraft were against Shiduo.

On the afternoon of March 10, 1889, Cixi quickly got the news. After many years of fighting in politics, she immediately realized that something was wrong. She was very clear that Shiduo was corrupt, but it was not so serious, much less than Prince Su.

What's more, Shiduo is her person, a civil and military official of the Manchu Dynasty, which one is not clear?

On March 11, Erle Hebu, the military aircraft minister who was originally promoted by Cixi, suddenly asked Emperor Guangxu to ask Bao Yu, the old military aircraft minister who has gone through four dynasties, to be the head minister of the military aircraft, to investigate and deal with Prince Shi Duo.

Baoyu is nearly 80 years old. What's the point of his comeback now... But after all, he is with Yi