Next, Nong Jinsun gave Li Hongzhang a general introduction to the situation in Japan that he knew, and Li Hongzhang listened and pondered, and when he encountered something that he didn't understand, or needed to focus on, he would stop asking questions.

Li Hongzhang listened and pondered, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, or needed to focus on, he would stop asking questions.

Xuan Yuemeng followed Li Hongzhang's train of thought, and also thought on the side, sincerely admired Li Hongzhang's reaction ability and wisdom, the more contact with Li Hongzhang, the more you will find that Li Hongzhang has many places beyond ordinary people, and he reacts quickly, which is the biggest advantage, and he dares to make a decision! Have the spirit of a prime minister! The most important thing is that Li Hongzhang's mind is very meticulous, in the process of Li Hongzhang's questioning, Xuan Yuemeng can really say that he has benefited a lot, because many aspects are entry points that Xuan Yuemeng never thought of, even if he is a traverser, he doesn't think that he is more far-sighted than Li Hongzhang.

With the increase of his understanding of Japan, Li Hongzhang's ideas gradually matured, and in front of Xuan Yuemeng and others, he wrote down on the spot the "Proposal for Tianjin Equipment Matters" to be handed to the imperial court, and attached the "Piece of Compliance with Japanese Trade Matters", advocating trade with Japan.

Li Hongzhang believes that Japan and China are separated by a strip of water, and mutual understanding is also a means of defense.

Now that China has contacts with various European countries, it is reasonable for Japan to ask for a treaty for trade, and it should not be turned away, because perhaps after the relations between the two countries are good, it will still be of use to our side.

Li Hongzhang's view that he wants to use Japan for me, Xuan Yuemeng definitely disagrees, but he knows such a big thing, three or two sentences must not be clear, the most difficult thing for people is that it is difficult to change other people's ideas, Xuan Yuemeng of course will not try to influence the thoughts of a person with an IQ like Li Hongzhang, that has also become his whim. However, Xuan Yuemeng saw from Li Hongzhang's recital that Li Hongzhang obviously had a good impression of Japan at this time and had unrealistic illusions.

Li Hongzhang even wanted to take advantage of Japan's trade to send envoys to foreign countries to spy on the actual situation of other countries and achieve the goal of eternal peace. He recognized the inconvenience of not having an envoy abroad. It is clearly stated that the envoys stationed abroad can not only "detect the movements of the other people and try to contact and contain them", but also "hope to eliminate future troubles and be at peace forever".

Xuan Yuemeng is in favor of sending foreign envoys abroad, this is a normal and feasible idea, diplomacy is the same as his business dispatch branch, otherwise. Xuan Yuemeng will not set up a semicolon of Klinsmann in all parts of the country, many places that are impossible to develop for a while.

On the point of sending foreign envoys abroad, Xuan Yuemeng feels that Li Hongzhang is very far-sighted! Xuan Yuemeng admired Li Hongzhang's strategic vision and diplomatic vision even more, Xuan Yuemeng knew that if Li Hongzhang was also a traverser, he couldn't even compare to Li Hongzhang's foot hair.

Don't say that Li Hongzhang is a traverser, just send Li Hongzhang a book of modern Chinese history. It is estimated that Li Hongzhang can casually burst out the in his stomach.

When Li Hongzhang proposed to trade with Japan and sent ministers abroad. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty of the Great Qing Dynasty, even including Prince Gong, were far from realizing this.

When the recital was handed into the palace, it was actually scolded by the princes and ministers.

A month later.

After repeated arguments with Prince Gong, the Empress Dowager Cixi finally agreed with Li Hongzhang's point of view, believing that the advantages of trading with Japan outweighed the disadvantages after all. Agreed to trade with Japan.

In accordance with the will of the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Military Aircraft Department issued a special decree to Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan, instructing them to start preparations for trade negotiations with Japan.

said that it was a holy decree to Li Hongzhang and Zeng Guofan, but in fact, it was just to respect Zeng Guofan, and now Zeng Guofan is seriously ill. In fact, all the matters related to trade negotiations with Japan fell on the head of the Beiyang Yamen, and after Zeng Guofan, the Nanyang Minister of Nanyang had no one who could match Li Hongzhang's qualifications, and this was also the reason why the local political situation of the Great Qing Kingdom was led by the Beiyang Yamen in the next few decades.

Xuan Yuemeng put 10,000 hearts on the big tree of Li Hongzhang for himself, although he didn't know the history, but he still knew the general direction, and when it came to the 1894 Sino-Japanese War, it was still Lord Li Zhongtang who had the final say, at least for more than 20 years from now to that time, ******** followed Li Hongzhang's ass, and it must have been a good thing.

Of course, Xuan Yuemeng will not close his eyes and follow Li Hongzhang to reap the benefits, on the one hand, he wants to show his ability, through Li Hongzhang's help to take the Xiucai test, Xuan Yuemeng knows that only the more you show your ability, the more people will look down on you, no one will want a dog that can just wag its tail, Sheng Xuanhuai and a large number of Li Hongzhang's henchmen, which one doesn't have great ability?

On the other hand, that is Xuan Yuemeng's patriotic heart, as a red youth who grew up under the influence of glorious education, Xuan Yuemeng must have the motherland in his heart, he doesn't want the Qing Dynasty to be bullied by the great powers again, he is willing to make some efforts, it would be best to change the direction of history, it really can't be changed, he hopes to redeem some.

Anyway, Xuan Yuemeng couldn't accept that her motherland was pressed to the ground and slapped all day long.

There is another point, Xuan Yuemeng has also been on guard, officialdom turned his face like a book, he is not Li Hongzhang's own son, he doesn't think that Li Hongzhang will always maintain a good cooperative relationship with him, there are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests, Xuan Yuemeng knows that when his interests touch Lord Li Zhongtang, that is, when they are going to break up, as a diehard loyalist of the Qing court, Li Zhongtang will not let him develop to the point of threatening the safety of the Qing court.

Therefore, Xuan Yuemeng has always been cautious about his relationship with Li Zhongtang, walking on thin ice, and he will not tell Li Hongzhang about his thoughts.

Master Meng's power plant is finally moving, and the German manufacturer has paid for three sets of brand-new equipment and sent a group of experienced technicians over.

Ready-made equipment to generate electricity, it is not difficult, last time because the German technician who was cut off by Xuan Yuemeng replaced the old equipment, this time everything went smoothly, within a few days, the power plant ran freely, the entire American concession, including Xuan Yuemeng's industrial area, agricultural area, fishing grounds, docks, the entire Klinsmann Development Zone were successfully electrified, Xuan Yuemeng had already been ready to be electrified, and specially made a electrification ceremony for this!

This is the first large-scale electrified area in the history of the Qing Dynasty, and even the Bund in Shanghai did not have such a regular medium-sized power plant at this time! If Xuan Yuemeng is not rich in funds, he can't wait to start the waterworks, with hydropower, the prototype of a modern town will quickly become clear and clear!

Knock knock, knock knock!

Dragon and lion dances.

There are also plays, cabaret shows.

The gongs and drums were noisy, the American Concession was very lively, and Master Meng put the electrification ceremony on the small square, which was in the very center of the American Concession, next to the dock construction site.

Young Master Meng had a faint smile on his face, and was surrounded by Timothy Li, Dazhi, Da Da, Loew, Da Niu, Wang Zhankui, and a group of compradors from Klinsmann & Co.

The place where they sit is a three-story landscape building, the whole building looks similar to the Qing Dynasty building at this time from the outside, but its internal core is cement concrete and steel bars, but the outside is decorated with wood, extremely luxurious, extremely beautiful, so that the small square of the American Concession adds a lot of color, and when the wharf is completed, it is already conceivable that it will become an artificial beauty!

Young Master Meng sat in the middle, leaning on the back of the sofa chair and watching the performance, there were several lanterns above his head, which were electric lights, and the tassels under the lanterns swayed gently with the wind, and the warm breeze in spring and summer was so pleasant.

Although Li Hongzhang was busy with things and did not congratulate him in person, Zeng Jize came, and the people around Tianjin came, and Li Zhongtang also asked people to send congratulatory gifts, which was already a very luxurious pomp.

Xuan Yuewen and Xuan Yuewu, as well as the five or three people of the big sword king, also sat on the side, Xuan Yuewen and Xuan Yuewu still made up their minds to enter the foreign bank, Xuan Yuemeng obeyed their intentions, and let them arrange things for them to do, let them start from the bottom, Xuan Yuemeng wanted the two sour literati to adapt first.

As for the big knife Wang Wu, the big knife Wang Wu has found a small courtyard in Beijing, and has also hung up the sign of the dart game, he wants Wu Laosan and Wang Zhankui to go to Beijing to work with him, but no one wants to go, especially, Wang Wu wants Wang Zhankui to follow him, after all, he is a son, who knows that Wang Zhankui is more resolute than Wu Laosan, and now Wang Zhankui is already a detective in the US patrol arresting room, followed by more than 20 brothers in the buttocks, is pulling the wind tightly, how can he be willing to follow his father to drink the northwest wind, Wang Zhankui also wanted to persuade his father Wang Wu to follow Young Master Meng, but as a result, of course, neither of the two could convince the other.

Timothy Lee: "Mr. Yuemeng, is our power plant a little too big?" No matter how large the amount of power generated is, it is a bit wasted just to supply our development zone. If it is only such a small amount of electricity, but it needs to use the manpower and material resources of a mine, plus the workers of the power plant, the cost will definitely be greater than the return, and the power plant will continue to lose money, and the loss of equipment and materials is also large. ”

Xuan Yuemeng nodded, he understands this truth, the current power generation is less than one-tenth of the full load of the power plant, when he set it up, the power plant can supply power to a large area around Tianjin, at least let the British and French concessions and Tianjin City all electrified, and then electrify a few surrounding larger towns, as for the countryside, you can come step by step. (To be continued.) )