Chapter 186 Cixi ordered dismissal, and Li Qiwei prepared to take revenge
After Huangpu University of Technology got on the right track, Li Qiwei could finally take a break from his busy schedule.
However, he got into new trouble.
The speech on September 1 spread throughout the country at an extremely fast speed and was talked about by countless people.
Originally this was a good thing, proving that folk education in the Qing Dynasty also achieved great success and was in line with international standards.
Because Li Qiwei sent a message to Thomson, Planck and others in Europe, telling them that he had founded a private university.
You know, he didn't even tell the other party about such a big event as getting married.
Planck and Thomson were very happy after receiving the news.
At Li Qiwei's request, the two of them immediately expressed their congratulations on the establishment of Whampoa University of Technology in the name of the University of Cambridge and the University of Berlin.
And it was sent directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty in the form of a telegram, which instantly caused a huge sensation.
"Oh my god, universities in the UK and Germany actually congratulated me on being admitted to a university in Qing Dynasty."
"They also said that they hope to send overseas students to each other in the future to exchange academic ideas."
"In the field of science in the future world , there must be a place for China.”
The officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suddenly felt proud and proud, when had our Qing Dynasty been so valued in the past few decades.
Not to mention the sacrosanct field of university, college students are the former literary stars.
Top universities in the West took the initiative to congratulate the establishment of Huangpu University of Technology.
Isn’t this the heavenly kingdom with congratulations from all directions?
Prosperous times, prosperous times!
The Prime Minister’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Qing Yikuang, excitedly congratulated the Emperor and the Queen Mother.
Emperor Guangxu personally issued an order to commend Li Qiwei: "Qingzhen is my humerus, the pillar of the country, and the minister of the country."
Such a high evaluation makes countless officials extremely envious.
However, at Cixi's place, Yikuang flattered Cixi by mistake and flattered Cixi on the horse's hoof.
Because Cixi was not happy with Li Qiwei.
As for the reason, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could only secretly laugh after learning about it.
It turned out that on September 1st, Li Qiwei actually went there in a car, and his driver was Song Daquan.
In July, the car Li Qiwei ordered from Mercedes-Benz was finally shipped to China.
Then it was placed by Li Qiwei in Shenxing Taibao Transportation Company in the name of fixed assets as a symbol of the company's strength.
The name Shenxing Taibao was given by Li Qiwei personally for the transportation company, fully considering the background of the times.
Song Daquan, as the general manager of Shenxing Taibao Company, was of course the first to learn to drive a car.
In just two months, he was driving in a decent manner. Anyway, there were no traffic lights or cameras at this time, so he could drive casually.
When he drove Li Qiwei to Whampoa Polytechnic, he immediately shocked countless people.
Li Qiwei who got off the car was no different from the bosses of later generations, which made the students who had just entered school open their mouths on the spot.
“My dear, our principal is so awesome.”
“This is probably the second car in the country.”
Li Qiwei knows the Qing Dynasty’s second car A car was a gift from Yuan Shikai to Cixi on her 66th birthday in 1901.
But he really didn't know who the second one belonged to.
However, at this time, there must be foreigners taking cars in Shanghai.
Li Qiwei may be only the second Chinese to own a car.
This is what made Cixi very unhappy.
In her eyes, she should be the only one in the whole Qing Dynasty who deserves to ride in a car.
How can you, a little deputy minister of management and education, and a fifth-grade Zhima official, be worthy of riding in a car like the Ai family?
As for the identity of the emperor's master, Cixi ignored it. She knew very well what was going on.
The reason why the civil and military ministers found it funny was that there was indeed no law in the Qing Dynasty that stipulated that ordinary people could not ride in cars.
This stuff is an ordinary consumer product in Western countries. As long as you can afford it, anyone can buy it.
So Li Qiwei really has no problem buying a car.
But in this era, those in China who can afford a car are either rich or expensive.
The car Yuan Shikai gave as a gift cost a total of more than 10,000 taels of silver.
Although this amount is large, it is nothing to those truly wealthy families.
However, rich people will not be so ostentatious, and noble people are well versed in politics and will not violate Cixi's taboos. I am afraid that only Li Qiwei, a great master of Western learning, would have no scruples and do whatever he wants.
It feels great, but if I offend Lafayette, I'm afraid it will be useless no matter how good the university is.
It is said that you should not guess a woman's thoughts, so even the gods cannot guess the thoughts of the old woman Cixi.
She actually issued an edict to temporarily remove Li Qiwei from the position of Vice Minister of Management, and only retained the position of President of Guangdong University.
The euphemistic name allows Li Qiwei to temporarily concentrate on making Guangdong University as good as Whampoa Institute of Technology and attracting the attention of universities in Western countries.
As for other domestic universities, there are other candidates for management.
Li Qiwei was stunned when he heard the news.
I took a bus once, and this old witch fired me from my job.
Although he didn't care at all what official title the Manchu gave him, his career needed this skin to cover it.
Now that the university reform has been initially completed, Li Qiwei's next plan is to implement six years of compulsory education.
This requires him to have a very high status, at least to be the Minister of Academic Affairs to promote it.
And he has already thought of a way to force Manqing to pay.
Instead of using this money to help others, or being used by the old witch to repair the yard, it is better to turn it into nourishment for Chinese education.
But he was actually fired, which was a bit troublesome.
If Cixi is offended, Li Qiwei's reform plan will be in danger.
However, after he calmed down and thought for a moment, he figured out the underlying reason.
It is estimated that the phrase "the spirit of independence and the thought of freedom" stimulated the nerves of the Manchu rulers headed by Cixi.
Although Li Qiwei tried his best to conceal it, it was unlikely to confuse Cixi and others.
So, the so-called car may be just an excuse.
The real reason was that Cixi wanted to give Li Qiwei a beating and tell him that as long as he was still in the land of the Qing Dynasty, Li Qiwei would not be able to make any waves.
This speech is just a small punishment. If there are more excessive remarks or deeds, I am afraid that Li Qiwei will have to bear serious consequences.
Sure enough, people like Cixi cannot be regarded as fools.
When it comes to scientific knowledge, they are rubbish; but when it comes to political balance, they are absolute masters.
Don't say Li Qiwei is a doctor, even if he comes as an academician, he can't play with Cixi's vicious thoughts.
Fortunately, what Li Qiwei pursues is not conspiracy, but using force to break the law.
However, Li Qiwei is not someone who takes things easy. He insists on avenging revenge, let alone Cixi's revenge.
That must be retaliated harshly.
Li Qiwei now wants to directly give Cixi a few hard fights, but it is probably impossible.
By the time he developed to that level of strength, Cixi would have already hiccupped.
However, since the other party does not understand scientific knowledge, there is an excellent means of revenge.
The opportunity is Cixi’s 70th birthday on November 16 this year.
At that time, all civil and military officials across the country will try their best to find special gifts for Cixi.
When the Queen Mother and Lafayette are happy, it is more important than your ten years of hard work. Getting promoted is just a matter of her words.
This is the source of gifts from officials.
Of course Li Qiwei will also give gifts, and he will also give a "mysterious gift" to ensure that Cixi will like it.
For this reason, he specially found Hu Xizhong, who needed to hand over this gift to prepare.
Today, Hu Xizhong is a powerful figure in the domestic business community.
The general manager of Tangtang Shanhe Industrial Group owns more than a dozen companies with nearly 800 employees.
It is definitely the leading domestic private enterprise at present, and it is registered with the Ministry of Commerce.
And the wide scope of business involved and the high level of technology are astonishing to peers.
You are not starting a company, you are clearly engaged in industrialization.
It is said that the real boss has such a deep background that even the government does not dare to come openly to ask for money.
Now, Hu Xizhong is standing respectfully in front of Li Qiwei to report on his work.
As the chairman of the group, Li Qiwei always pays attention to the development of the company.
Can you guess what to give?
(End of this chapter)