Chapter 553: Accepting Negotiations (5)
Subsequently, everyone raised some other questions about the terms of the two negotiations, and Qin Zheng and Li Sanjie also explained and explained them one by one, but on the whole, there were basically no major changes to these two terms, but some minor places were amended. As a matter of fact, the terms of these two negotiations were formulated by Qin Zheng and the staff of the Foreign Affairs Committee after careful consideration, and after full consideration of various factors such as the comparison of strengths, advantages and disadvantages, subjective and objective conditions of the three parties, and three internal revisions were made. The main purpose of this meeting is to let the other members of the Executive Yuan understand and explain to them, so that everyone can unify their thinking and finally make a decision.
The delegation to the United States for negotiations was also formally established at the meeting, and Li Sanjie, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, personally led the team and served as the head of the delegation, with full responsibility for the negotiation work, and was accompanied by a total of 23 people, including 13 travelers and 10 locals; in addition, there was also an economic and trade delegation to the United States this time, which was organized by the Commercial Committee, with Vice Member He Handong as the head of the delegation, and the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Commercial Committee each sent a vice minister, Tan Qizong, Li Zhisong served as the deputy head of the regiment, a total of 16 people, and there were 10 traversers, a total of 39 people, 23 traversers, 16 locals, and the locals are all young people, are hope that the school cultivated students, after several years of training, now there are a group of students have embarked on the post, because this is the first batch of personnel taught by the traversers themselves in this era, so they are also the object of key training, this time together with the United States 16 people, is the more outstanding group of these people, it is to take them out to open their eyes, experience and experienceγ
The person in charge of the economic and trade mission is all deputies, mainly because the economic and trade activities to the United States are mainly publicity, and it is good to be able to reach an agreement of intent, after all, the investment in China will not be a small amount, even if there are people who are interested in investment, they will also conduct multi-party examination, evaluation, and negotiation of the investment project, and it is impossible to decide without a few back and forth, and it is naturally impossible to sign a contract on the spot, so there is no need to let the top leader of the commercial committee come forward, after all, there are also many things in China.
Three days later, the East China government's negotiating delegation sailed from Qingdao to the United States. The East China government also specially allocated a 5,000-ton passenger ship to send the delegation to the United States, after all, this time it will sail at sea for about 20 days, hoping that the members of the delegation can rest well, and also arranged a 3,000-ton cruiser to escort it. And during the negotiations with the United States, the two ships were also waiting in the United States.
After the delegation left, Qin Zheng met with Kim Chang-so, who had been waiting in Qingdao for six days.
Of course, during these six days, Kim Chang-so did not waste anything, not only visited the barracks and training, but also visited the streets, shops, squares, scenic spots and other places in Qingdao, and also had a relatively intuitive understanding of the East China government.
Due to the war, the economy of the East China government was greatly affected, and it was obviously much more depressed than before the war, but Qingdao is the capital of the East China government after all, and the impact is smaller than that of other regions, and the market still looks very prosperous and lively.
After all, Pyongyang is one of the largest cities in South Korea, but the most profound impression to Kim Chang-so is Qingdao's modern civilization, the road is wide, pedestrians and vehicles come and go in an orderly manner, the streets are clean and tidy, the high-rise buildings on both sides are lined up, the lines are simple and bright, in addition to the horse-drawn carriages, you can also see a lot of cars driving back and forth, street lights are installed on both sides of the road, electric lights are also installed in the shops, and the lights are also bright at night.
Qingdao was originally a new city, and with the foundation of German colonization for nearly three years, coupled with the five years of operation by the East China government, the current Qingdao is indeed different from the traditional Chinese city, and is closer to the modern urban style. Moreover, the spiritual outlook of the people was not possessed by the Qing court, and it was full of vigorous and vigorous spirit. In this era, Korea was still a feudal dynasty in nature, and the social environment was no different from that of the Qing court, not only the architectural style was simple and traditional, but also the entire social atmosphere was lifeless, so all this made Kim Chang-so and others feel as fresh as the rednecks entering the city.
Kim Chang-so has read some books that introduce the new era, so he has a deeper sense that this is what a modern country and a modern city look like.
Aside from sightseeing, Kim Chang-so spends the rest of his time reading. Qingdao has opened several large libraries with a wide range of books, including a large number of books written by Chinese and foreign scholars on modern philosophy, politics, economics, literature, and art. Of course, there are also books that introduce the history and ideology of the time-travelers.
Kim Chang-so had read some similar books when he was in Korea, but Korea was still very closed and backward in this era, compared to China, there was a lack of civilized cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, so the number of books for progress was limited, and due to the lack of translation, the content was also uneven, while the East China government's collection of books was not only complete, but also the translations were clear, simple and easy to understand, with explanations and explanations. Kim Chang-so couldn't put it down, and every day when he came back from a visit, he soaked in the library and forgot to eat. This short six-day experience has opened Kim Chang-so's eyes and made him feel that the trip was worthwhile. At the same time, I am also looking forward to meeting with officials of the East China government.
First, he now knows that Qin Zheng is the second-in-command of the East China Government and Luo Yue's father-in-law, and he is just an ordinary person in South Korea, and he is quite flattered to be received by such a big person; second, in the past few days, he has also read two books of Qin Zheng, and has a deeper understanding of the general trend of the world and the industrial revolution, and many of them can resonate with Kim Changsu, so he also admires Qin Zheng's knowledge very much, and at that time he thought that if he could meet Qin Zheng, he could ask him many questions in person, but he didn't expect to really be able to see Qin Zheng.
However, when he actually met Qin Zheng, Kim Chang-so was quite nervous and at a loss. Although Kim Chang-so has experienced a big battle, he is still a 30-year-old young man after all, and his social experience and experience are still relatively limited, and after learning about the background of the East China government, he will inevitably be a little nervous.
Coming to this era, it has entered its 6th year, Qin Zheng has also seen a lot of famous people in the old time and space, but there are not many celebrities in the young era, so Kim Changsu is a little embarrassed, which also makes Qin Zheng a little funny, and he is a little vanity in his heart, Bi Jing This is also the father of South Korea in the old time and space, and he is indeed at a loss like a student in front of him, which is not bad.
Qin Zheng first invited Kim Chang-so to sit down and said, "We are busy negotiating with Russia and Japan these days, so I'm really sorry to have Mr. Kim wait for a few days." β
Kim Chang-so hurriedly said: "There, there, Speaker Qin has every opportunity, it is really my honor to take time out of my busy schedule to meet me, it should be that I disturbed Speaker Qin's work." β
Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Jin is polite, I don't know what Mr. Jin drinks, tea or coffee?"
Kim Chang-so said, "Let's just drink tea." β
Qin Zheng nodded, asked the secretary to pour tea, handed Jin Changzhu a cigarette, and said with a smile: "Does Mr. Jin smoke?"
Kim Chang-so had smoked this kind of cigarette, so he took the cigarette from Qin Zheng, and Qin Zheng took out a match and lit it for him, and then the secretary also served tea, and Qin Zheng's approachable behavior also made Kim Chang-so relax a lot.
Qin Zheng took a puff of cigarette and said: "Mr. Jin's deeds, Major General Luo has told me, I can't imagine that Mr. Jin is young and has such a bloody feat, my country's famous scholar Liang Qichao wrote an article, called [Juvenile China Says], which contains a few sentences 'The country is strong when the youth is strong, the country is independent when the youth is independent, the country is free when the youth is free, and the country is progressive when the youth progresses' If the teenagers in South Korea have the courage of Mr. Jin, independence and restoration are of course just around the corner. β
After all, Kim Changsu was a teenager, so Qin Zheng praised him with the words in [Young China Said], and he was also quite excited, saying: "Speaker Qin is too awarded, and it has always been my wish to let South Korea become independent and restore the country, but our strength is too weak, and our achievements have been limited in recent years, and I hope the East China government can help us." β
Qin Zheng nodded and said: "Of course, China and South Korea have been friendly neighbors and fraternal countries since ancient times, in history, China has helped North Korea resist foreign enemies in the Tang and Ming dynasties, and the enemies of these two invasions of Korea happen to be Japan, and in modern times, China and South Korea have been humiliated and colonized by foreign countries, so they should be more hated and help each other. Russia, having recovered the three northeastern provinces of our country and Vladivostok, is gradually moving towards independence and rejuvenation, and we will do our best to help South Korea get rid of Japanese control and move towards independence and restoration. β
Kim Chang-so immediately stood up, bowed to Qin Zheng, and said, "Thank you to the East China government for its support to South Korea. β
Qin Zheng said: "But our situation, Mr. Jin should also be clear, to be honest, to win this war, we have exhausted all our strength, and now we have no ability to attack the Korean Peninsula, in addition, we have to overthrow the rule of the Qing court and re-establish a new country, so for a period of time, we really do not have the ability to directly help South Korea to recover independently, I hope Mr. Jin can understand." β
This point Luo Yue also said to Kim Chang-so, so Kim Chang-so also had ideological preparations, and Qin Zheng said more profoundly, the East China government is not only this battle, but also its own task of building the country, of course, Kim Chang-su has nothing to say, and he did not expect the East China government to send troops to the Korean Peninsula to drive away Japan, so he said: "We can understand this." β