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Huang Tifang asked this extremely difficult question, which was obviously beyond the expectations of the few present. Wu Daqiu's face was also a little red. Although he had always known that Huang Shulan was arrogant, he did not expect that this question would be asked. Wu Shengxi was holding his head at the moment, looking thoughtful, and obviously thinking about this question. However, the little girl on Huang Tifang's side had a smile on her face, and seemed to be very happy to glance at Lu Hong with a look of her face.

This little old man with a horoscope on his eyebrows... Lu Hong secretly raised his middle finger ten thousand times in his belly. Is there a question like this? In theory, we are the first to see you, Qingliu, a general. However... he thought about the situation when he came in to meet him, and suddenly a few keywords made him feel... "Qingliu Four Advices", "Western Affairs"...

Thinking of this, he stood up and bowed and said, "Donald Huang, it has been thirty years since the Qing Dynasty started the Westernization Movement. I am afraid that the Chinese people have thought about it. With your experience, I dare to infer it. I am afraid that Lord Zhang Zhidong and Lord Zhang Peilun's path to prosperity may be the question you want to ask the most, right?"

He responded to Huang Tifang's question so quickly, but it was beyond the expectations of the other three people present. Wu Daqiu and Wu Shengxi's eyes flashed, obviously still thinking, and the little girl had already turned her head and looked at the old man with a squinted eyebrows. She didn't know where to go for the happiness on her face, and seemed to want to know whether Lu Hong's answer was right or wrong.

Huang Tifang's inverted eyebrows shook, her expression became solemn, and she gently picked up her beard. She didn't know what she was thinking. After Lu Hong finished speaking, she was naturally observing her expressions, but she couldn't see the old man's thoughts. However, when he glanced at the little girl in a burgundy coat next to her, he saw a look of surprise on her fair melon-shaped face... It seemed that he was right!

The old man looked up and down again. The young man was tall and full of sharpness in his national character. He looked a little literary in his clothes. This temperament was actually a bit contradictory. It was exactly the same as when Wu Daqiu introduced this young man... A warrior who could capture thieves and a talent who could enrich the country...

He was a Jinshi in the second year of Tongzhi (1863). He had been a thirty-year-old Qingliu career. He had been waving his pen. There were many people who had seen it from the court. However, the young man in front of him gave him this strange feeling, which made him suddenly laugh. The smile of the old man made the nervous atmosphere that had just felt relaxed...

He stroked his goatee again, and then smiled and said, "Young man is not bad, but he is a bit wise... Now there are many discussions in the court about the opening of the Westernization Affairs and the opening of the New Deal. Zhang Xiaoda presented a military service and asked about the difference between the Westernization Affairs and the New Deal. What do you think?"

This problem immediately made Lu Hong a little embarrassed. The Reform of 1898 was obviously not something that could be created in one day. The so-called Westernization Movement did do many major things in the past thirty years, opening factories, running military academies, etc. were all pioneers. However, the Westernization Movement under the Qing Dynasty was born a lame business. The only ones who launched the Westernization Movement were Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong. However, the scholars who had criticized current affairs in the Qingliu position saw more of the corruption of bureaucrats and the unreasonable governance, but they could not fundamentally explore the reasons for the decline of this country.

Even the new policy advocated by Kang Liang a few years later was just a thing of mirror and water. It would not work in this era. I hope that a court with rotten roots will be reborn in new buds. Without the spirit of fire, it is impossible... However, these words are naturally not allowed to be told to this old man with an overturned eyebrow...

He bowed and said loudly: "Donald Huang, this so-called policymaker should be issued upward and issued government orders, and the new policies imposed are the top priority. China and the various countries in Taixi are different in their own systems and history. If they are copied and copied, it may be the result of imitating them. On the other hand, the domestic Westernization Affairs Office has been working hard for 60 years and has been engaged in trade in all countries. Although what they do now has the saying of Western learning and using them in China, it is actually a suspicion of forgetting their roots after chasing the end!"

"Spend the foundation and chase the final..." Huang Tifang smashed the mouth, "Lu Hong, let's talk about this story in detail!"

Lu Hong vaguely remembered that Qingliu and other generals supported the reform without exception, but always opposed the Westernization Movement led by Li Hongzhang. One of the important reasons is that the forces of the Huai Group are gradually becoming increasingly popular in the interlocking growth of Westernization Movement, coastal defense, navy, etc. Of course, Zhang Zhidong may be an exception, but in the matter of opening the Westernization Movement, he is also in a competitive position with Li Hongzhang, rather than collaborating.

Therefore, he naturally chose the argument he had when he first talked with Wu Daqiu. No matter when, this Ming Dynasty, which was always the only one who enriched the country and strengthened the army, talked about the Lijin chaos that prevailed after the Hongyang Rebellion and its impact on industry and commerce, and also talked about the prospect that the Thai-Western Industrial and Commercial Tax had long replaced the agricultural tax.

The current politics was originally something that these Qingliu were passionate about. In the "Strange Words of the Prosperity" brought to Wu Shengxi this time, there were also a large number of comments on the gains and losses of the Qing government's national politics. When Lu Hong talked about it, Huang Tifang naturally remembered the writing in "Strange Words of the Prosperity".

"The source of chaos in Western powers and prosperity is not all about the strength of ships and cannons, but about developing schools and broadening academies, emphasizing skills, not taking exams, and allowing people to make full use of their talents... Lu Hong, I want to hear your opinion on Zheng Guanying's words?" The old man recited a passage from "The Dangerous Words of the Prosperity" and obviously began to compare Lu Hong with Zheng Guanying, who is now famous. After all, listening to Lu Hong's arguments, he has a different taste of the same destination as Zheng Guanying's book.

Huang Tifang said about Zheng Guanying's book, and Lu Hong immediately found an opportunity to take advantage of the topic. He had read the "Dangerous Words of the Prosperous Age" written by the modern mighty man who was hailed as democratic and scientific and cautious in his previous life. However, at that time he only heard that Mao Taizu had read this book, so he went to read it. However, after reading it, he was quite moved by what was written in the book.

"Mr. Huang, Zheng Guanying said, "Promoting schools, promoting agricultural studies, and protecting business is a benefit to the country, but there is no way to implement it. People in the world believe that the trade between all countries is a prosperous era. However, after more than 30 years of the Celestial Empire and Japan, I have promoted the Westernization Affairs Bureau and Japan imposed the new policies, the difference is huge. I am afraid that this prosperous era will not be named..." Lu Hong thought of the catastrophe that would break out in a few months, and he felt very powerless now, and then he continued the conversation at the private banquet.

"Lu Hong, now our dynasty is safe. Last year, Lord Xu just reached an agreement with the Russians on the Pamir land. Sichuan general He Changrong, Taxation Secretary He and British representative Baldur reached the "Sino-British Tibetan-Secretary Terms". The combat powers of these great powers are far better than those of Japan, but they are just signing a treaty with our Qing Dynasty. Why do you mention Japan alone?" Huang Tifang immediately asked.

As soon as Lu Hong said this, Huang Tifang obviously remembered something. A year ago, the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang, Li Hongzhang, secretly reported to the Military Affairs Office. Japanese military officers frequently went to and from North Korea. China should step up their response measures and strengthen naval military equipment... However, this comment was criticized by Qingliu boss and Chief Military Affairs Minister Weng as "the national treasury is in vain and has never won a single victory" and will not be released.

The old man was determined to believe that Li Hongzhang wanted money and artillery to build personal power, so he immediately stood on the commanding heights of morality to block such acts of wasting national property. Now, Lu Hong's tone pointed out that the future threat will come from Japan. If this situation is true, it obviously means that Mr. Weng's approach is worth discussing!

Lu Hong's mind has quickly turned around at this moment. Should he reveal some of the history he knows well? Or how should he obtain the support of this Qingliu general? Now is obviously a good opportunity. This era is an era of 40 million Chinese people. His struggle alone is obviously unwise and impossible. Every force he gathers may play an important role when necessary...
Chapter completed!