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Text Chapter 445: Bringing humiliation to oneself

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    "If the officials and merchants in Haikou build ships, they should slightly imitate the legacy system of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and set up a shipping department to lead them." Guo Songtao continued to talk as eloquently as before, without any interference from Liu Xihong. "The shipping department will be publicly elected by the merchants, and the governor will  After examining his reputation and talents, he will be appointed to the Prime Minister's Office for National Affairs. He will be appointed an official every three years. ""What Mr. Guo said is very true." Chen Tingxuan was very happy to hear what Guo Songtao said.  As a leader of British Chinese businessmen, he has always hoped that the motherland can protect the interests of overseas Chinese. Now Guo Songtao not only thought about it with him, but also proposed specific measures. He was extremely happy for a while.  "For example, when overseas Chinese have disputes with foreign businessmen, they often have no way to appeal. It would be a good thing if each Haikou could set up officials to protect the interests of overseas Chinese." At this time, although Guo and Chen were talking about speculation, Liu Xihong did not  Without saying a word, his eyes were always looking back and forth on Chen Tingxuan.  "Mr. Chen went to the country to make a living, has it been some time now?" Liu Xihong suddenly asked while Guo Songtao was drinking tea.  Chen Tingxuan was surprised when Liu Xihong asked such a question. He was slightly startled. He thought for a moment and said with emotion: "It has been almost forty years since I went to sea with my late father." "In this way, it happened during the reign of Daoguang.  "Liu Xihong said "Oh" and asked again, "But why?" "Just because the "Nanjing Treaty" opened five ports, foreign goods poured in in large quantities and were dumped at low prices. Chen's original small-scale workshop could not be sustained.  With no way to make a living, my late father had no choice but to sell his family property at a low price and go abroad to make a living." Chen Tingxuan couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the past.  "Liu must not agree with Mr. Chen's words." Liu Xihong snorted and said, "It's difficult to make a living. It's hard to go to other provinces. In the world, it's all the king's land, and the soldiers who lead the land are the king's ministers. The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty  Is there no place to settle down? Do you have to go abroad? Seeing that Mr. Chen has been abroad for a long time, he has even forgotten the ancestral attire. Mr. Chen still remembers this old saying.  Right?" After hearing Liu Xihong's words, Chen Tingxuan was angry. He looked at Liu Xihong, but there was no expression on his face.  At this time, Liu Xihong didn't notice Guo Songtao's surprised and annoyed gaze, and he picked up the teacup and took a sip as if nothing had happened.  "Mr. Chen left his country and left his hometown. It is extremely difficult for him to achieve anything in this barbarian land. Now he has been granted the title of viscount by the barbarian lord, which is hereditary. As the old saying goes: good birds choose trees to roost in, and wise ministers  It's up to you to choose the master. It's really gratifying for Mr. Chen to receive this award." Hearing Liu Xihong's words of "barbarian" and "barbarian", Guo Songtao was very angry and coughed heavily.  Liu Xihong was interrupted.  "However, Mr. Chen has been operating overseas for many years and it is rare that he has not forgotten his homeland." Liu Xihong looked up at Chen Tingxuan and let out another cold snort from his nose.  "It's just that as far as the Yingyi are concerned, it seems that they are in Cao's camp and their hearts are in Han's. However, the great righteousness lies in these trivial matters. They can't care about it." Chen Tingxuan frowned slightly, looked at Liu Xihong, and wanted to do something.  It was clear what his intention was when he said this.  He noticed that Guo Songtao kept winking at Liu Xihong, so he restrained himself from having an attack.  "My ancestors are far away in their homeland, and I miss them every day." Chen Tingxuan said calmly, "It's just that I can't go back to pay homage all the time, but my relatives and friends in China are still there, taking care of them all the time, and there are letters exchanged. In addition, the telegraph is now very fast, so it's okay.  Let¡¯s talk about the feelings of comfort.¡± ¡°Guo had a good relationship with Kunyu in the capital. When he came to England, he stayed at Kunyu¡¯s home in Fuzhou. Kunyu and his wife Chen came to see Guo off. Kunyu often talked about it.  As for Mr. Chen, Mrs. Lin is the daughter of Mr. Chen Shi, the new governor of Taiwan. When she mentioned Mr. Chen, she missed him very much, so as soon as Guo's official business was over, she came to visit her at home, haha. "Guo Songtao took the opportunity to change.  They chatted about family matters with Chen Tingxuan, "By the way, this is the photo that Kunyu asked me to send to Mr. Chen." Guo Songtao said, took out an envelope and handed it to Chen Tingxuan.  Chen Tingxuan took the envelope with both hands and opened it. Inside was a black and white photo. The photo was a "family portrait". In the middle of the photo, Shen Baozhen, who was sitting upright and now in an old state, was holding a handsome boy in his arms (  Lin Guanchen), Lin Yizhe stood beside Shen Baozhen. Next to Lin Yizhe and Shen Baozhen, there were Chen Wan holding a female doll (Lin Yuting) and a younger and beautiful woman (Li Sizhu). In front of her,  It's a beautiful girl (Lin Yuxi).  Chen Tingxuan recognized Chen Wan at a glance, who had stayed at home for several years, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but feel moist.  "According to seniority, Wan'er should be my grandniece and my grandson's cousin. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and Wan'er is already married to her husband and raising children." Chen Tingxuan's voice was choked, and he restrained himself and smiled.  He said, "Come here, let Hong'er bring his wife and children to see the couple."?Lord Angel.  " The old housekeeper left in response. After a while, Chen Hong came to the living room with Sara and his son Chen Wei. Chen Hong and his wife came forward to meet Guo Songtao. Guo Songtao stood up with a smile to greet them, and Liu Xihong saw Chen Hong and his wife in Western clothes.  At this time, Chen Hong was wearing a black suit, a bow tie, and British-style short hair, looking handsome and elegant; while Sarah was wearing a tight corseted dress typical of British aristocratic women.  , with her slender neck and forearms naked, red hair in high buns, snow-skinned face, and elegant manners, she looks like a fairy in a fairy tale; the little Chen Wei she is holding is wearing a black suit and a white shirt just like her father.  , wearing a bow tie, looked extremely emotional. He held his mother's hand and jumped beside her, staring at the visitors with his big dark blue eyes. As long as a normal person sees this.  The happy family of three would unconsciously feel envious. Liu Xihong stared at Sara closely for a long time. Faced with her amazing beauty, Chen Hong, his wife and children, could not ignore her.  Liu Xihong saw the courtesy. Guo Songtao stood up and stepped forward to greet him. Liu Xihong hesitated for a moment, then stood up and stepped forward to greet him.  "Guo Songtao helped Chen Hong and his wife up, smiled and stroked Chen Wei's head with his hand. Chen Wei looked at the kind-faced old man, and a cute smile bloomed on his face. Chen Hong and his wife met Liu Xihong again, as if they had just met.  Liu Xihong still had the same proud look as when he arrived at Chen Tingxuan. He just raised his hand slightly in return and then turned back to his seat. "Mr. Chen has such a beautiful son and a beautiful wife, and his beloved grandchildren are really enviable.  "Guo Songtao looked at Chen Hong, his wife and little Chen Wei, his eyes full of affection. "The dog is useless and has no fame. This year, I will be knighted by the King of England. I am very frightened.  I am getting old, and now my daughter-in-law Sarah takes care of all the internal and external affairs of the family. My thoughts are only on him!  "Chen Tingxuan looked at Chen Wei with a smile. When Chen Wei saw his grandfather, he immediately opened his arms happily and ran over. Chen Tingxuan leaned down and held his grandson affectionately in his arms. Chen Wei put his arms around his grandfather's neck and looked around.  Looking around, he unconsciously caught Guo Songtao's eyes. He seemed to have a natural affinity with Guo Songtao, and he actually smiled and opened his little hand to Guo Songtao. Guo Songtao obviously liked this child very much. He came to Chen Tingxuan and smiled.  Then he put his finger in Xiao Chen Wei's hand. Xiao Chen Wei instinctively tightened it and played a game of "tug of war" with Guo Song Tao. Seeing Guo Song Tao being so affectionate with this foreign woman's child, Liu Xihong's face became even brighter.  It¡¯s so hard to look at. ¡°The true Western Daji!  "Liu Xihong muttered something in the dialect of Xinhui, Guangdong, his hometown. Guo Songtao couldn't help but change his face when he heard this. Sarah looked at Liu Xihong nonchalantly, smiled slightly, and said in pure Beijing Mandarin: "The ancestral home of Mr. Liu.  But Guangdong Xinhui?  " Liu Xihong couldn't help but trembled after hearing her question, and his face was full of shock and embarrassment. He thought that no one in the manor could understand what he just said, but he never expected that he  The "Western Daji" he spoke of turned out to be a genius who was proficient in many languages! Not only did he understand the Cantonese dialect he just spoke, but he also figured out where his hometown was! "Master Liu is worthy of being a learned scholar.  The women of the country admire him for being able to form a chapter just by exporting it.  "Sarah looked at Liu Xihong, her blue eyes as deep as a deep pool, "When a civilian woman entered the Chen Mansion, she also learned Chinese poetry and prose from her parents-in-law and husband, and learned a little about historical anecdotes so that she could recite them as children.  " Sara said, turning back to little Chen Wei in her father-in-law's arms and said: "Weier, recite the song "Zhang Lihua" by Cangshan layman for Mr. Liu.  "Little Chen Wei blinked his eyes, opened his mouth and recited: "The flowers beside the Jieqi Tower complain about the spring, and the moon on the Qingxi Gate is sad.  Poor Bao Da, whenever she meets a gentleman, they are all from the dream of "Zhou Nan".  " Even though Liu Xihong had read poetry, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked when he heard that Sarah asked Chen Wei to recite this poem written by Yuan Mei, one of the "Three Masters of Qianlong". " Hearing Chen Wei recite this poem  In the last two sentences of the poem, Guo Songtao knew that Liu Xihong had humiliated himself this time. ¡°As the poem says, if Bao Si and Da Ji met a wise king, they would also be able to leave their names in history.  The so-called foxy and charming people are just some excuses that later generations of literati found for the defeat of the tyrannical and unjust king.  If the king is wise, how can the world be in chaos?  While those scholars blamed the previous dynasty's ignorant rulers for being the root of the country's destruction, they also blamed a few weak women for the reason for their ignorance. What if such a huge country was really destroyed by a few women who had no power to restrain a chicken?  Hands, what's the matter with that dignified Chinese man?How about facing yourself?  " Sara looked at Liu Xihong, with a hint of contempt in her eyes, but her tone of voice was still as gentle and sweet as usual. 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