Li Hongzhang got out of the sedan chair and smiled slightly: "Although it is going to be early summer, it is still cold. Yuemeng, don't you sleep? Are you not afraid of the cold?"

Xuan Yuemeng smiled and said, "What's this to be with Lord Li Zhongtang? I know Lord Li Zhongtang is working hard all day long for government affairs, so I specially asked Lord Zhongtang to relieve my boredom and asked Mr. Timothy to accompany Lord Zhongtang to drink. Please read the book W ｗ Ω Ｗ Ω ．∮ＱingＫanＳhu．cＣ"

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "Did you think this is the Qinhuai River in the middle of the night?"

Young Master Meng smiled and said, "Although this is not the Qinhuai River, the security along the coast of Tianjin is still good. Only the waters near the northeast are there a small number of pirates. Although we are just a small boat, we can enjoy ourselves."

Li Hongzhang looked at Yuemeng's cruise ship and kept admiring. Although it was not as big as a regular cargo ship, it was also fully armored, and it was exquisitely crafted and decorated!

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "How much displacement? How much money did you spend? Is this what you bought?"

Young Master Meng smiled and said, "The displacement is 8oo, and it costs 200,000 taels! It's from a foreign company, where can I afford it?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and knew that Xuan Yuemeng would not tell the truth. Li Hongzhang was increasingly suspicious of how much money Xuan Yuemeng had, because with his eyes, he could always see that Xuan Yuemeng occupied a leading position in the interaction between Xuan Yuemeng and Timothy Li! If he couldn't tell this, would he still be Li Hongzhang?

But Li Hongzhang was not sure how much wealth Xuan Yuemeng's proportion was greater than that of Timothy Li. He thought that the two should be 50% open, which is the most reasonable explanation. Li Timothy succumbed to subordinate status, probably because of Xuan Yuemeng's talent!

Li Hongzhang took Xuan Yuemeng's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, get on the boat. Honbudou hasn't been on the boat for a long time. Yanagawa Maehiro and the Japanese delegation have left, and Honbudou has now had a big worry."

Young Master Meng smiled and said, "Don't be too happy too early. Remember that I repeatedly hinted to Master Zhongtang during the negotiations. I think the Japanese would never give up so much. Looking at the history of the Japanese, you will know that their nations without personality and without credit, their contracts are not as good as those of rubbish-butt-tight straw paper!"

Li Hongzhang looked at Xuan Yuemeng with a smile, "Yuemeng, you seem to be particularly disgusted with the Japanese. Why is this? I think the Japanese still want to make good friends with our Qing Dynasty. After all, they are a small country. Is there any ability to be unfavorable to our Qing Dynasty?"

Xuan Yuemeng knew that the explanation was useless. She couldn't say that she was a time traveler and told Li Hongzhang about the decades of fierce wars she had with the Japanese in the future? "Master Zhongtang is just alert. Compared with Western countries, this small country in the eyes of this adult is the most dangerous!"

Li Hongzhang nodded and did not speak for the Japanese anymore. Although he still didn't care, Xuan Yuemeng's intellectual performance during this period was too explosive. Li Hongzhang would not completely ignore Xuan Yuemeng's words. Please read the book W ｗ ∫ � ∮.

∮ＱingＫanＳhu．

cC

There was a quarrel between Meng Young Master and Zhao Qingluo, and Zhao Qingluo did not hold hands with Meng Young Master.

Young Master Meng went over and took Zhao Qingluo's hand and whispered: "Are you still angry?"

Zhao Qingluo snorted softly, "I am a female slave, what qualifications do I have to be angry? The eldest young master!"

The cute young master smiled softly: "Don't call me, I heard the word "female slave" and my body was full of fire."

Zhao Qingluo's pink face turned red. She didn't look at Xuan Yuemeng. Looking at the black sea, the sea breeze blew away the show on Zhao Qingluo's forehead. Zhao Qingluo stroked her head. This action made the cute young master stunned.

Young Master Meng: "I don't know if you will wait for me, but I want to marry you!"

Zhao Qingluo's body trembled slightly.

This is the first time that Young Master Meng said accurately what he wanted to marry Zhao Qingluo. He has never said such words to a woman!

It should have been a sweet moment, but Zhao Qingluo's eyes turned red. Please read the book Wｗ∫ＷＷ∮.

ＱingＫanＳhu．

cC

Young Master Meng knew that because of the disparity in age between the two, he didn't believe that his mature soul could not be with Zhao Qingluo? In fact, he is much older than Zhao Qingluo!

The cute young master just wants to defeat his appearance with emotion!

He doesn't believe that when people live, they need wealth and appearance to be the leader!

He knew that no matter how much money he made, Zhao Qingluo would not take it seriously.

After getting on the cruise ship, Li Hongzhang realized why such a cruise ship costs 200,000 taels. You must know that an ocean freighter that is twice as big as this cruise ship can only be bought for 120,000 taels of silver!

It turned out that Mr. Meng was bought by Timothy Li from a British nobleman, and it was the most advanced equipment of this era!

The configuration among civilian ships has reached its peak!

Li Hongzhang touched the various decorations inlaid on the hull, "Yuemeng, you are really willing to spend money. If you spend 200,000 taels to buy a ship like this, do you want to live the addiction to being a rich man?"

Young Master Meng smiled and said, "Master Zhongtang, say it again, this is the property of Klinsmann Foreign Company, not me, it is more expensive, but there is a profit that makes people earn. The actual cost of this ship is about 100,000 taels! If our Qing Dynasty had its own shipbuilding industry, the extra 100,000 taels would be saved!"

Li Hongzhang nodded, "Yes, Honbudo has thought about this issue for a long time! You invited your cruise ship to Honbudo today to talk about opening a shipyard, right?"

Xuan Yuemeng smiled and said, "Nothing can be hidden from you! Our Klinsmann Foreign Company wants to continue to cooperate with the Beiyang Yamen in the form of official supervision and foreign affairs to start a steamship investment company! Holding the freight of the entire Qing Dynasty in our hands, we can completely break the monopoly of foreign freight! The freight of foreigners is like an iron lock, completely locking the shoulder blades of the national industrial exhibition!"

Li Hongzhang nodded and sighed. He had completely treated Yuemeng as an adult! But he didn't expect that Yuemeng could look at the problem so thoroughly. Yuemeng's words did talk about the core of the problem!

Li Hongzhang: "This matter is not small, and it involves a wide range of things. You must buy a ship from foreigners. But foreigners know that you want to compete with them for business. Even if your ship is bought back, it will inevitably touch the interests of foreigners. At that time, I am afraid that it is not what the court can do. If you think about this, the Ministry will have no way to do it."

Xuan Yuemeng actually expected Li Hongzhang to have this attitude from the beginning. Only when Li Hongzhang could do it without touching his interests and sharing the interests, Li Hongzhang would be able to take action. He would definitely not do anything that took risks.

Xuan Yuemeng was not willing to accept it, "Mr. Zhongtang, then the imperial court also has a lot of supplies to be transported from north to south. Don't you plan to build a shipyard? Can the current canal transportation still meet the needs of the Qing Dynasty for transporting supplies?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "The court can build a few ships by itself, but it will never cooperate with your Klinsmann Foreign Company. If this matter can be accomplished in the end, it can only be done by the government's supervision of business operations. It is impossible for the government to supervise foreign operations. Do you understand?"

Xuan Yuemeng sighed slightly. He understood, but if he was asked to invest in the name of Chinese merchants to cooperate with Li Hongzhang, he would not dare. Damn it, one day your policy will change casually and confiscate my property. Isn’t this the meat sent to the chopping board?

Xuan Yuemeng: "I heard that recently you proposed to send a group of students to study in the United States?"

Li Hongzhang nodded with a smile, "Your information is very informative. A little man has become half a court official. I guess your father doesn't know these things."

Young Master Meng smiled and said, "I heard that we, Klinsmann Foreign Company, run newspapers? A bunch of reporters are there, so the news is naturally better."

Li Hongzhang: "What? Do you want to send your people abroad to travel abroad?"

The cute young master nodded happily, "Master Zhongtang is really keen and golden. He can't hide anything from Master Zhongtang. How about it? Is this easy to deal with?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and said, "This is indeed not difficult. If you want to study abroad, you must go to a university, a large factory, and learn some real skills to have a chance. This is something that can only be done by diplomacy between countries. If you send it privately, it will never be possible."

Xuan Yuemeng didn't expect that Li Hongzhang was so thorough and looked at Li Hongzhang more highly. Originally, he always felt that Li Hongzhang was not much smarter than him. Looking at his vision, if he had not been in contact for a long time, Xuan Yuemeng really suspected that Li Hongzhang had also traveled through time!

Xuan Yuemeng: "Yes, I just thought that only the Zhongtang Master can help this. The US Concession wants to open a university that can allow people from the Qing Dynasty to go to. Isn't this a good thing for the country?"

Li Hongzhang sighed, "This matter is not a glimpse of the eight characters yet. The key is to look at the meaning of the court. Moreover, the indicator of studying abroad, according to the Ministry of Education, at most thirty or forty people in the end, and the court likes to make a compromise on what the court does. When there are more people who oppose it, the court will make dozens of people go out to make a meaning. This is all old method, but if there are too few people, it is really useless."

Young Master Meng was shocked, "Thirty or forty people? Can't the Lord Zhongtang tell the interests of the court and ask for more people to go out? Don't worry, I will send a thousand or eight hundred people, and I will pay the fee without spending the court a penny."

Li Hongzhang smiled, "Thousands and eight hundred people? You kid really dare to think about it. Have you seen the benefits of foreign technicians and want to have your own team? It's impossible, don't believe it, you can watch it then. The Ministry Hall can promise you this matter now, but as long as the court can agree, the Ministry Hall will ask you to send someone and take care of you. How about it?"

Young Master Meng asked in confusion: "Then, do you mean, you will send thirty people to give me the additional share?"

Li Hongzhang smiled and nodded, "Yes!"
Chapter completed!