Secondly, Empress Dowager Cixi planned to issue an order to grant Longhao the title of prince, and to be the kind of iron-hat king who is standing side by side.

This hereditary king's title is of particular importance. One is to not enfeoff people who are not a banner, and the other is that once they are enfeoffed, the recipient must go to the tomb of the former emperor to worship.

Long Hao was unconscious, but if he wanted to be the king of iron hats, he would have to return to Beijing, return to the Forbidden City, and place it in front of the emperor's tomb!

Cixi was not afraid that Long Hao's subordinates would not submit, because along with this decree of kingship, there were a total of twenty official titles of various sizes, and they were prepared to be given as sweet bait to Long Bo and others.

Cixi believes that if you are a Chinese, there is nothing you don’t want to be a proud family. Hey, no matter how glorious you are overseas, no matter how rich you have soldiers and money, how can you go back to your hometown? Show off your official position in front of your relatives, friends, and brothers of the Zong family.

Is it tempting?

What's more, Cixi has prepared the ultimate killer weapon. Didn't Long Bo want the imperial doctor in the palace to treat Long Hao's brain?

That happens, as long as you carry Long Hao over, all the imperial doctors in the Qing Dynasty palace will serve you for free, take your pulse and treat you, and provide you with the right amount.

Because, if only the imperial physicians were sent to the United States, the number of imperial physicians would definitely not be large, and the coverage and cure rate would be greatly reduced.

Moreover, there must be no imperial doctor in the huge imperial city, otherwise the empress dowager and the empress and concubines will have headaches, fever, stomachache, anal itch, and no one will care about it...

There was another move in the end. Empress Dowager Cixi secretly ordered Li Hongzhang to order his Beiyang Navy to draw out some warships, go south to the East China Sea, and ambush them with the Nanyang Navy, waiting for Long Hao's ship to come to transport the refugees, and surrounded them.

Cixi still believed in the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Navy and privately believed that if the people under Long Hao were disobedient, she would kill several of his ships, not only to kill their aura, but also to take the opportunity to find out their foundation.

Let’s figure out why the powerful foreign warships are always unwilling to be favored by Long Hao…

I have to say that the old lady Cixi was still very smart when she was playing with harming people. This three-pronged approach would be taken. If the people under Long Hao were not a solid piece of the same body, she would be sowed by her and give her a grudge.

You can take advantage of the opportunity to differentiate and swallow.

However, the old women of Cixi were taking action, and the little Emperor Guangxu and the old fried dough sticks of Li Hongzhang were also conspiring to plan.

You should know that the information of Sun Jianer is not the only one of Scorpion cakes. Not only did he sell the information one by one, but he also made the move to sell it to multiple stores. In addition, the few eunuchs who followed him were also bribed by Guangxu and Li Hongzhang's people.

Let’s talk about our Li Zhongtang first.

His impression of Long Hao was mixed. When Long Hao's men pried away a Hanyang iron factory. Although Zhang Zhidong was so angry that he almost returned to the west, the subsequent lawsuit made Li Zhongtang get caught in the forehead.

Zhang Xiangshuai was harassed and even her braids on the back of her head turned gray.

However, later, the ships coming from Long Hao became much more ruling, with great respect and care.

By the way, how could Li Hongzhang not know about their abducting people abroad and trans-oceanism?

But looking at the golden tickets and the huge amount of European-style weapons in his hand, the Lord Zhongtang turned a blind eye.

Anyway, our vast Qing Dynasty has a large population. Instead of keeping these mud legs to cause trouble in the country, it is better to go to the United States to mine for Long Hao, which is also worth it.

There are so many digging there, and the benefits in my hands are also rising. The expenses in Beiyang have been stuck by the old guy Weng Tonghe recently.

Fortunately, there was no war around, peace was made in the world, and the great powers had Britain as a barrier. The barbarians such as Japan and North Korea were also shocked by our navy and dared not move.

At this moment, as long as Long Hao doesn’t cause trouble, the best way to get along with me is to be at peace with him!

It was precisely with this idea that Li Hongzhang ignored Ouyang Geng's repeated suggestions: Zhaoting was young after all, and he didn't know that the matter in the court was to make choices and exchanges, paying attention to the distant relationship and attacking near and near, first solving immediate worries, and then dealing with distant troubles.

I have exchanges with Long Hao, and each one gets what he needs. Besides, I am separated from him by a lot of oceans. If I have nothing to do, why should I do him?

As for the overseas Americans, even if they can fight and be used by the emperor, they will come to the Yellow Sea without a ship?

Even if you take a step back, if you come to the Yellow Sea, can you beat my Beiyang?

Hey, Dongfang Sihai, besides the British boats, who will I, Li, be afraid of?

After learning about the information about Sun Jianer, Li Hongzhang planned to keep his troops in motion, pretend to be stupid in the officialdom and carry forward the tricks of reaping profits.

So, when he received the order from the Empress Dowager to secretly dispatch troops to Huanghai, he thought for a moment and smiled: Do you want me to ambush Long Hao's fleet? You really look down on me, Mr. Li... Now Long Hao is What is his identity? He is the lord of a country supported by the Queen of Britain. If there is a firefight, it may cause a national war. At that time, isn’t the scapegoat Li?

Queen Mother, your information is too backward. Do you think Long Hao is a little person who can pinch whatever you want?

Look at Citigroup. The president has been removed from power, and the important officials of the navy have also rebelled. They are suspected of separating the West Coast of the United States. Humph, the presidents of other countries may be the tomorrow of me, Mr. Li!

I won't go to this evil trick!

However, after recruiting staff to discuss, Li Hongzhang changed his mind.

The reason is roughly this.

The Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy have always been inconsistent. Although the Nanyang Navy is raised by the stepmother and its equipment is no different from that of the fishermen, taking advantage of this opportunity, the Beiyang Navy has the will of the Empress Dowager to cross the boundary legitimately. Flew across the boundaries.

If such opportunities are not taken advantage of and the influence of Beiyang's power is expanded, Li Zhongtang and his think tank will have nothing to do, and it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes directly.

After talking about Li Zhongtang, let’s talk about the little Emperor Guangxu.

When Guangxu learned that Sun Jianer had returned, he learned about the general content of his conversation with Cixi through the inside line the next day.

He was originally dissatisfied with Cixi's helpless rewards for Long Hao, and was so angry that he was very angry. Looking back now, the idle energy accumulated a month ago surged up, forming thick phlegm, and he was even more unhappy!

So Emperor Guangxu called Weng Tonghe and others to discuss, first, to speculate on the next action of the old lady Cixi, and second, to plan her own response.

Weng Tonghe teaches well, but he really has no talent in intelligence. He pushed him back and thinks. After a few perfunctory words from the little emperor, he said goodbye to himself.

At this time, there was a Juren who was waiting to be tested in Weng Tonghe's mansion. Although this person was waiting to be tested, he had already become famous and was the target of the Qingliu people in the court.

His surname was Zhang and his name was Jian. He was from Jiangsu. He was once a member of the Southern Yuan Dynasty, but failed the four conference tests. This time, he was forced by his father to come to Beijing early to prepare for the fifth conference test.

Zhang Jian was highly appreciated by Weng Tonghe. In history, in the additional examination in the 1895th year of the year, Weng Tonghe changed his eleventh place to ten. Finally, after the palace examination, he strongly advised the ministers to select Zhang Jian. It is the first name.

Of course, at this moment, Zhang Jian was just a scholar without any official position. He lived in Weng Tonghe's mansion and reviewed it every day, so he could have a good relationship with Weng's clan and established good relations.

Today, Zhang Jian saw that Weng Tonghe was not feeling the taste, and he felt confused. He asked curiously.

Weng Tonghe hesitated for a moment, closed the door, and told him about summoning Emperor Guangxu to him. Finally, he said clearly that he was worried about the emperor's idea of ​​a complete solution.

After hearing this, Zhang Jian laughed and said, "Why bother the imperial teacher? Jian has a plan that can make the Empress Dowager's plan fail!"

Weng Tonghe was overjoyed when he heard this: "Ji Zhi, teach me quickly!"

Zhang Jian smiled faintly, his face was proud, and he came to his ears...

This strategy is clear and clear.

Zhang Jian suggested that Weng Tonghe write to Emperor Guangxu. He said that the Westernization Movement has been in charge for more than 20 years, but the national treasury is still empty and the military is not strong. If you see the great powers, you will see that even if this method is not a bad law, it will definitely not be a rich country and a strong people. The good prescription is, on the contrary, the southern foreign tours are everywhere, with thirteen tragedies in front and huge maritime traders behind, all of whom have made countless silver.

Unfortunately, although the business is huge, the tax rights are not in the hands of the court, so I can only watch the silver slip away.

I heard that the Earl of Beihai was a native of the Qing Dynasty and was named the Earl of England by the Queen of England. He was extremely high and was out of reach. Only he could be on par with those foreigners and not be bullied.

There are rumors now that the Earl of Beihai was treated unfairly in the United States and was in a geospatial situation. The emperor can say that he was a man of his country. He gave him a trade license and granted him some discounts, so that he would sell all kinds of unsold goods in the United States. Sold to China.

And this tax and silver will be exempted directly!

In this way, Long Hao will be grateful, and when they come to the south to dump goods, they will inevitably have conflicts with the great powers. For example, Lord Hurd, who has harmed the interests of Britain, doesn't care about Long Hao. A title will inevitably rebound greatly.

In this way, a trading license can cause them to bark and bite each other, and we can get along with each other and the fisherman will benefit.

Zhang Jian's strategy was carefully made based on the great righteousness of Emperor Guangxu in the three-party game, but he possessed a reputation.

Weng Tonghe thought about it carefully and found that it was very feasible to be satisfied. It took three days to polish and modify it before he went to discuss it with the little emperor.

At this time, Emperor Guangxu was obedient to Emperor Weng and had a strong dependence. In addition, Weng Tonghe's reply was indeed excellent, which made Guangxu feel happy and overjoyed. He immediately issued a secret decree to give Long The identity of special imperial merchants in the thirteen southern provinces, including Haoguanghu, Fujian and Jiangxi!

In this capacity, no tax is required to purchase and import goods. Only when the turnover exceeds 30 million taels of that year requires a symbolic payment of one percent of the "happy money" to the emperor.

The meaning of happy money is naturally used to express the great grace of the emperor and the joy is unbearable...

This is simply tax exemption, because one percent of the tax is nothing! And it is also clear that there is no need to pay the turnover of 30 million taels of silver. It has to be said that Emperor Guangxu put in a harsh effort to win over Long Hao.

Moreover, there is another thing that is very unique in this order. Even if Long Hao doesn’t come back, any overseas business that has his name can enjoy this tax-free treatment.

It is easy to imagine that if this secret decree is leaked, many businessmen who are competing for power will surrender to Long Hao with salivating faces.

Just like those little landlords who had no need to pay rent in the late Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Guangxu and Weng Tonghe didn’t know how big a “flood and beast” this secret order would release. This was simply giving away half of the Qing Empire’s commercial throne to Long Hao.

But no matter how clear it is, Guangxu felt it was worth it.

Now he is like a child living in a mansion, he is imprisoned in a small hut. He is obviously the owner of the mansion, but he cannot control the swimming pool, home theater, and four-door refrigerator in the kitchen.

Lonely and hungry.

Because the entire mansion was occupied by his stepmother and her beloved, he naturally would not mind throwing the keys of the mansion down from the window. Even though he knew that there were a group of gangsters holding AKs and ulterior motives. .

Anyway, the situation is already broken and cannot be broken anymore. It would be better to let the evil daughter be together with the gun-carrying bandit. Even if the final result is the collapse of the mansion, at least he has a real estate certificate and can spend money to hire someone in the ruins. Rebuild another warm nest that truly belongs to you.

To put it bluntly, this is also because Long Hao has the strength. He demonstrated his strong strength to fight against foreigners head-on but not fall!

Otherwise, Emperor Guangxu's "key" would not be thrown out easily.

Otherwise, if you were discovered by the evil girl and the mistress, you would have to beat me up...

At this point, the three parties' thoughts were introduced. They all felt that they were taking a very good and wonderful step, but their movements were still half a beat slower and could not handle emergencies!

In November, a cargo ship under the flag of the North Island Kingdom entered the Yellow Sea in a swagger, and then drove into the Bohai Sea under the leadership of the Beiyang Navy, and finally landed in Tianjin.

Why was it led by the Beiyang Navy? Because this is a tribute cargo ship.

And it is a tribute specially for the construction of the garden by Lafayette.

Cixi will celebrate her 60th birthday the next year. She will hold a grand birthday banquet, and everyone in the court knows it.

Among them, rebuilding the garden is the top priority!

However, the Qing court was short of money, so the tribute ship sent by Long Hao solved the urgent problem?
To be continued...