Li Hongzhang is very happy, the angry scolding on the road just now has been swept away, and now in his head, there is only one thing, that is, eat and drink well. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoToday, it's something to celebrate.

The imperial court, after such a long delay, finally agreed to a peaceful settlement of the southwest issue.

"You still don't drink it yet, let's discuss this matter later." Seeing that Li Hongzhang had already raised his wine glass, Liu Jun hurriedly stopped him and said.

Li Hongzhang was also overjoyed, so when he heard Liu Jun's reminder, he immediately smiled, put down the wine glass in his hand, looked at the telegram again, and said lightly: "I understand the imperial court, speaking of conscience, this time Cixi is not unreasonable, she wants eight million, it is reasonable." Li Hongzhang estimated that Liu Jun was going to ask about the sudden increase of four million in the imperial court, so without waiting for Liu Jun to ask, Li Hongzhang had already said it.

Liu Jun does mean this, eight million, a year is nothing for Liaodong, every year, just the profit distributed to Klinder is more than these eight million. However, Liu Jun didn't want to give the court extra money, he was worried that these people would not have to use the money in the regular way. But now listening to Li Hongzhang, this time, it's all about what he thinks too much.

"The old man meant to agree to give them eight million a year for five years, and then 500,000 a year." Liu Jun lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked.

Li Hongzhang nodded and said again, "Eight million, in exchange for peace in the southwest, as well as the layout of the southwest in the future, this aspect is cost-effective." “

Of course, it's cost-effective, and I know that myself. The terrain of the southwest region is complex, it is a rare military base, and the resources here are abundant, especially in terms of coal and steel, which can be ranked in the country, although this does not appear at present, but Liu Jun can know, especially in the southwest of Sichuan, where the iron ore is. It is even more abundant to the point of flowing oil.

"I don't disagree with this, what I'm thinking about is that after signing an agreement with the imperial court, a few corps will be sent over, and who in the southwest will be able to preside over government affairs."

Liu Jun thought a little further, the southwest is a transition from the imperial court to the most special place in Liaodong, he is a little similar to Heilongjiang back then, but it is different, Heilongjiang turned around and surrendered when he was under his own trap and Yi Ketanga did not understand the truth of the matter, but now the imperial court is not, nor is the southwest, the southwest is directly carried out after the imperial court issued the surrender, and the southwest region is complicated after all, whether it is humanistic or otherwise.

Over the years, because of the increase in taxes in the southwest region, many people in the village have gathered together and become bandits in the mountains.

That is to say, after taking over the imperial court, he has two tasks to do, the first is land reform, and the second is the stability of the southwest region.

In his own heart, the person who can currently enter the southwest to command the overall situation. There is only one person, and this person is Li Hongzhang, but in the face of Li Hongzhang's current body, Liu Jun couldn't bear it, and the old man went to Chengdu with a bump. When he arrives in Chengdu, it will inevitably meet with his former old leader Cixi, all of which makes Liu Jun a little unsure of how to talk to Li Hongzhang, today, Liu Jun asked Li Hongzhang to say the candidate, just to want Li Hongzhang to personally arrest this matter, with him in the southwest, then Ding Zhenfeng and others will not dare to mess around.

Of course, I can also go to Chengdu, but at the moment, I really can't go.

"It's still a choice, except for the old man in Chengdu, who can go over." Li Hongzhang obviously also knew the importance of the southwest, so without waiting for Liu Jun to finish speaking, he directly patted his chest and proposed to go by himself.

Waiting for this sentence, seeing that Li Hongzhang agreed, Liu Jun nodded immediately, and told Li Hongzhang that once the matter with the imperial court was signed, then Li Hongzhang would take an airship to Chengdu. First lived in the governor's palace and took charge of the southwest government affairs, of course, militarily, Wang Shizhen led four corps into Sichuan, and then divided the troops south to Guizhou. However, Duan Qirui's corps, along with Li Yuanhong's army, went from Hunan to receive the Wujiang and southern regions and all of Yunnan, and at that time, the entire southwest would be completely adjusted.

"I think this is in the agreement, we can also add an article, if the imperial court wants to go back to Beijing in the future to pay tribute to the emperor's spiritual throne, it is also possible, but the state will not pay, they will arrange it themselves, and Cixi can also be buried with Xianfeng." Zheng Yiqian on the side thought for a while and added again.

This is important, at least people think that this is Liaodong's magnanimity.

"Early tomorrow morning, send a telegram to Li Jingfang, tell them that we agree with their plan, and ask him to tell the imperial court, the palace minister of their imperial court, as long as it is someone who has the ability, Liaodong will definitely not be treated badly."

Okay, this is good, Li Hongzhang also wanted to talk about this matter, and now that he heard Liu Jun say, Li Hongzhang suddenly said: "Yes, there are talents in the imperial court, such as that Zaitao, who is a master negotiator, hand him over to me, I promise that he can torture people like an old man." ”

Li Hongzhang and Zaitao have negotiated together for so long, and he knows Zaitao's character too well, he has negotiated for so many years, and he has never seen that kind of situation, but in the face of Zaitao, he really has some feelings that he can't start.

"Okay, you can see this matter for yourself, Zhang Zhidong, your old man asked him what he meant, if he wants, he will come to Beijing to take up a post, if he doesn't want to, he will go to the southwest with you." Liu Jun nodded and said with a smile.

Baoji, early in the morning, there was a knock on the door in Wu Tingfang's room, and at this time, the only one who could knock on his door and not speak was Li Jingfang. Therefore, after hearing the knock on the door, Wu Tingfang got dressed and opened the room.

"Jingfang, it's so early, you got up before nine o'clock, it doesn't seem like the time to negotiate with the imperial court today." Looking up at the time hanging on the wall, Wu Tingfang said suspiciously.

Today is indeed not the time to negotiate with the imperial court, but now, the telegrams from Beijing have arrived, which makes Li Jingfang feel a little confused.

"Uncle, take a look, the marshal called and agreed to the proposal of the imperial court to raise the annual cost of living to eight million." After finishing speaking, Li Jingfang handed the telegram in his hand to Wu Tingfang.

What the? Hearing this, Wu Tingfang was petrified all of a sudden, and stood motionless.