I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Of course, no one knows about the second matter except for a few elders in the clan's mansion, and it is impossible for Yi Rujin to share the details with a foreign minister like Zeng Guofan, but it is Li Hongzhang...

Yi Jinjin is only 30 years old now, and he still has a lot of time.

While in court, he has already felt the pressure from Cixi.

Cixi, a woman's desire for power far exceeds Yi Rujin's expectations, and Ci'an has been gradually excluded.

As Tongzhi's biological mother, Cixi is also gradually reducing the power of the king of politics, Yi Jujin. Although the political struggle between the two sides cannot be said to be as intense as when Jiashen Yishu was, it is already undercurrent.

Therefore, Li Hongzhang, who is also in the prime of life, is the political ally that Yi Rujin hopes to make.

If he can get the support of the local armed forces of the Han nationality, Yi Jinjin's pressure in the political struggle with Cixi will definitely be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is not impossible to consider revealing some of Aixinjueluo's family ugliness.

Before, Yi Jinjin thought that he had signed the armistice agreement with the two crows, and had friendship with the British. Who knew that those British barbarians would eat meat with their chopsticks and put down their chopsticks to scold their mothers. They didn't give him any face at all. with him.

So this time with the matter of contacting Citigroup, Yi Jinjin didn't dare to do it by himself, and still felt that the Tongyang University in Li Hongzhang's hands was reliable.

Chapter 205

While sipping tea, the three of them seemed to be chatting, reminiscing about the past, but while chatting and reminiscing about the past, the three of them settled the ins and outs of the matter.

The three parties take what they need.

Ever since the Xinyou coup, Gu Ming's Minister Sushun was executed at Caishikou, Zeng Guofan was actually very panicked.

He once said tragically: "(Zhu Sushun) This unjust prison is also the destruction of the Great Wall."

He also believed: "Except for Sushun, there are few people who know the general situation in the capital. I am afraid that the policy of using Han people by the imperial court will suffer further twists and turns. This will not only make it difficult to put down the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising, but also risk being framed by others."

But this time, in exchange, the Hunan Army's family obtained the promise of Prince Gong's family, which made half of Zeng Guofan's heart fall to the ground.

"Thanks to Shaoquan's discerning eyes, I have found a talent for the imperial court!" Zeng Guofan clasped his hands.

"Last year, Zeng Shuai recommended Mr. Li as the Minister of Commerce of the Five Ports. There were many voices of opposition in the court, but this king has long known that Mr. Li is not an ordinary person, so he tried his best to make this happen. Now this king is asking Mr. Li again. You, from this point of view, it really depends on your fate!" Yi Jinjin also laughed.

Hearing the flattery of Zeng Guofan and Yi Jujin, Li Hongzhang inevitably felt a little complacent, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, please wait a moment, my lords, and I will order someone to call that genius!"

……

Not long after, Xing Jiuliu, who was wearing a long silk gown, walked over tremblingly with trembling legs.

Don't blame him, this is a Manchu prince who is serious, he is a street gangster, can he not shake his legs?

If he hadn't smoked two or two cigarettes before going on stage, he would probably be so nervous that he would pee by now!

But... how do I feel... I seem to have smoked too much...

A burst of irresistible drowsiness struck, Xing Jiurou yawned and clapped his hands several times, only then remembered that he was talking to the prince, and hurriedly stood up straight and retracted his hands.

Just like that, Xing Jiurou and Yi Jujin glared at Mung Dou and stared at each other for half a minute.

In the end, Yi Jinjin laughed and clapped his hands and said, "As expected of a great talent, he has a Wei-Jin demeanor!"

Li Hongzhang also quickly explained: "My lord, you don't know something. Two days ago, the important minister of Citigroup Donald wrote a letter to Xing Zhizhou. Xing Zhizhou was thinking about his words these two days, and he replied politely! I'm afraid it took him all night, so Mentally weak..."

"Oh?"

Yi Rujin was surprised when he heard that this genius was able to communicate with the important foreign minister, and he was also polite, so he quickly asked, "I don't know what the foreign important minister's letter is about?"

"what?"

Xing Jiurou was a little confused.

The letter that was sent earlier was written by Zhu Fugui himself, and it was written in English. It probably means that Citigroup is at war recently, and it is not suitable for you to come to study abroad. As for buying guns, you have to pay more.

Zhu Fugui thought that the majestic governor of Jiangsu would definitely find a reliable interpreter. He never thought that although Li Hongzhang had hired a special interpreter, he never thought of letting the interpreter get involved in this matter.

Mr. Xing is a master of foreign affairs, what kind of interpreter do you want?Isn't this life insurance for the birthday man, is it superfluous?

Encouraged by Li Hongzhang's smile, and under the curious gazes of Yi Jujin and Zeng Guofan, Xing Jiurou took out Zhu Fugui's letter from his bosom bravely.

As soon as it was unfolded, it was indeed a beautiful flowery foreign language, which made Yi Jinjin nod repeatedly.

Xing Jiurou said: "My lords, I... I am self-taught, I have never learned translation, sometimes I speak vulgarly, adults, don't blame me..."

Yi Jujin smiled and waved his hands and said, "Master Xing, please don't worry, I have seen a lot of beautiful articles, but I have never seen someone like you who is born with a strange bone and a master of foreign languages. You can just talk and translate everything into vernacular No problem!"

"Okay, the little one will start editing, ah no, start translating!"

Xing Jiurou wiped his sweat, and before the opium's momentum was over, he quickly crackled and crackled.

It roughly means that there was a down-and-out Citi country scholar named Donald, who fainted in Shanghai Bund due to hunger and cold.

As for myself, I am a kind-hearted person. Seeing that the foreign devil was pitiful, I rescued him back home and invited a good doctor to treat him.

This treatment lasted for three years.

During these three years, I learned foreign language from Donald, but more importantly, I also taught him the Four Books and Five Classics.

The Four Books and Five Classics are great!

The Four Books and Five Classics are awesome!

This Donald learned this, returned to Citigroup, and immediately won the top prize in high school!

The leader of Citigroup even recruited him to be his son-in-law!

However, this Donald is also a kind and righteous person, unwilling to be just an idle consort, he asked the commander-in-chief for a job in the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, there is a scene of recognition with benefactor.

……

All of the above were made up by Xing Jiurou, but Li Hongzhang was convinced of it, and nodded frequently to help him prove it.

There is no other reason, those people from Citigroup are really kind to this Zhizhou Xing!

That's not ordinary good, it's just as good to your own father!

When Li Hongzhang put Xing Jiurou into prison, Donald punched him personally.

Li Hongzhang knew very well that the foreigner's anger at that time was definitely not feigned, and his concern for Xing Jiurou was definitely from the bottom of his heart.

With Li Hongzhang's strong guarantee, Zeng Guofan and Yi Rujin naturally believed Donald's words very much.

Save the wit from poverty, and then the witty high school champion will make a fortune and repay his favor...

Except that Mrs. Xing's appearance is far from that of "Miss Beauty", this is a very reasonable story!

Besides, the two of them, especially Zeng Guofan, who tried to protect the famous teaching, were very happy to hear that foreigners had learned the Four Books and Five Classics and carried them forward abroad. They were very happy to believe that this was true.

After all, in this era, there are people who actually do and believe in sending four books and five classics to foreign envoys and letting them go to Europe to educate Westerners.

……

After finishing some reminiscences, Xing Jiurou translated again: "Last time, the Governor said that he wanted to send some people to Citigroup Wild Deer University to learn the knowledge of foreigners...

Teacher, to be honest, what is there to learn from the knowledge of foreigners?The Four Books and Five Classics are the knowledge of sages!But since the governor wants to learn, then I will naturally give you a face, my teacher. You can send people from Wild Deer University, Bear University, and Wild Wolf University.I know their husbands well enough to say hello..."

"Oh? Li Aiqing, you actually plan to send students to Citigroup?" Yi Jinjin suddenly became interested.

Li Hongzhang was taken aback, and thought that Xing Jiuliu had misunderstood me, why did he say everything outside, and quickly knelt down: "This action is to use foreigners to suppress bandits, not to collude with foreigners. I hope the king will learn from you!"

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Unexpectedly, Yi Rujin was not angry at all, not only was he not angry, but his eyes flickered and said, "I don't know Mr. Li, do you have the guts to go to Citi Country in person?"

There is still half a sentence that Yi Rujin didn't say, "As long as you, Mr. Li, go to Citigroup in person, then investigate Yehenala's affair with foreigners, and you will not be able to clean up by jumping into the Yellow River. At that time, you will have nothing but Is there a second way to seek refuge with this prince for self-protection?"

How did Li Hongzhang know about Yi Rujin's Xiao Jiujiu.

Even if Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen are reborn, it is impossible for him to think that Cixi and foreigners have become suspects of Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing in Yi Rujin's eyes.

Li Hongzhang was in old age and hoped to go to the West to take a look. Now he is young and vigorous, and has a stronger thirst for knowledge. He has long wanted to go to the lair of foreigners. Why can these foreigners build strong ships and cannons without reading the Four Books and Five Classics? , Why can the country be rich and the people strong without knowing the teachings of the saints.

"How dare you not follow my lord's wish?" Li Hongzhang said immediately with righteous dignity.

"Okay! Go deep into the tiger's lair and go to the barbarian land in person. Master Li, you are indeed my pure minister and good general of the Qing Dynasty!"

Yi Jujin clapped his hands, helped Li Hongzhang up himself, and then said seriously, "Also, Li Aiqing, if you can persuade Citigroup to mediate the Aspen and Li Taitai fleet, I will accept your great affection... the best We pay some money and let Citigroup take that fleet away, out of sight, out of mind!

As long as you can return half of the silver taels, you are a great achievement. This king will definitely not forget Master Li's kindness today!Come back, let's discuss this matter carefully! "

Chapter 206 Fork This Madman For Me

Not long after the secret talks in the Xing Mansion, the news that the Hunan and Huaihe armies had selected witty and intelligent people to study abroad spread like wildfire.

It's not that Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan didn't want to keep it a secret, but that they couldn't keep it a secret. It's so difficult to find suitable overseas students these days.

There are very few young people who have read the books of Confucius and Mencius, are not illiterate, and are willing to cross the sea to learn foreign skills.

Therefore, if you don't select them in advance, and do ideological work for some good seedlings in advance, you may have to wait until you go to sea and force them to be tied to the ship.

The news that spread like wildfire has attracted a person who really understands the situation in Citigroup.

These days are not like later generations. Although the bureaucrats of the Qing Dynasty also regard foreigners as their ancestors, such things as studying abroad are still regarded as scourges.

As for running to Citigroup and making the next generation a glorious American, this will be the trend in decades.

At least in the 1860s, there were very few people who had this kind of thinking, and most Chinese people could not survive before going to sea to make a living.

But it is not without exception.

Yung Wing is a special case.

He is likely to be the earliest Chinese student studying in the United States, and also the first Chinese to obtain American citizenship. Of course, although he is an American citizen, Yung Wing, like Sun, is an American citizen who cares about revolution and has made many contributions in modern history.

As early as 1847, Yung Wing, Huang Kuan and Huang Sheng returned to the United States with Pastor Brown.

After arriving in New York, he studied at the Monson Preparatory School in Massachusetts, and later was admitted to Yale College. He was the first Chinese to study at Yale College.

In the second year of Xianfeng (1852), Rong Wing was naturalized in the United States. In the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), Rong Wing graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then returned to China to work as a comprador.

When such a person appeared in the governor's office in Jiangsu, Xing Jiuliu found that he had encountered the greatest crisis in his life.

"Lord Li, please forgive the grassroots. What Xing Zhizhou said may be untrue. Then Yale University has never said that there is no Imperial College, let alone the position of Jijiu. He said that he and Citigroup Guozijian Jijiu are old acquaintances. Isn't it nonsense?"

"Where did the dog come from!"

Hearing that this glossy young man dared to slander him in the lobby, Xing Jiurou immediately jumped out, "You said I was talking nonsense, have you ever been to Citigroup or Wild Deer?"

"My servant is a graduate of Yale University!"

As he spoke, Rong Wing took out a certificate from his pocket and handed it in front of Li Hongzhang.

"This……"

Li Hongzhang was also confused, and Rong Wing's words were not based on evidence.

Before Li Hongzhang wanted to build the Jiangnan Machinery Bureau, he wanted to buy the machine factory of American merchants. Yung Wing was the comprador of this machinery factory, and he knew the foreign merchants in a serious way.

That is to say, one is a friend of a foreign businessman, and the other is a friend of a foreign official. No matter how you look at these two people, they are very reliable, but they attack each other.

Rong Hong has already inquired about Xing Jiuliu's deeds, and he has long been identified as a liar, and now he is even more unreasonable, saying: "Master Xing, let me ask you, do you know who the current President of Citigroup is? What party does he belong to? What is the political platform? What does Citigroup mean by the so-called republican system?"

Xing Jiuliu was forced to retreat step by step, unable to utter a word, listening to the unheard of terms.

Big drops of sweat slipped from the corner of his forehead, and he swallowed, Xing Jiurou suddenly thought of the purpose of coming here today, and immediately froze.

"Okay you bastard!"

Xing Jiurou pushed Rong Hong away, and said, "Don't think that you know Citigroup better than me because you cut your braids. Let me tell you, no one knows America better than me. You see, this is amazing!"

As he said that, Xing Jiurou took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and threw Yung Wing's Yale diploma on the ground with disdain, "Please look, Governor, this is the list of goods sent to Xiao by Citigroup Cuckold King Joseph! It's no different than that The boy's college degree is harder?"

Joseph is the old Joe who loves to doze off. He was a good helper recruited by Donald back then. Now he is also working in Daming Honglu Temple and has obtained a green card for permanent residence in Daming.

When Donald was not in the Far East, Sleepy Joe was often used to fool these Manchu officials.

“连珠快枪1500支，子弹10万枚……花旗参5万斤……洋表200块……香烟2000条……米面无数，皆由淮军代为……销售！！！”

Looking at the contents on the list, Li Hongzhang's heart tightened!

Be good, not to mention those foreign guns, but American ginseng, cigarettes, etc., they are all rare and affordable things!

Rice noodles are an indispensable hard currency in troubled times...

Selling it on behalf of others, the oil and water in it...

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, then Citigroup is fighting a civil war, how can there be any surplus supplies to sell to China?"

Rong Hong turned pale with shock, "Master Li, this is a nonsense fabrication, these are all nonsense fabrications!"

"Come on, get this lunatic out for me!"