"Are you still thinking about talking to President Joe?" Wang Yunning leaned on Wu Chenxuan's shoulder and seemed to be asleep, but the slight shaking of the car still made her ask in a half-asleep dream.

"Yes, although we can be regarded as rivals in life and death, and Jofu also has a lot of criticism, but this person has a tough heart, an open-minded personality, and a gentleman's style, which can be regarded as a masterpiece of a generation." Wu Chenxuan didn't open his eyes either, his mind recalled the conversation with him on the afternoon of Jove's death.

After being surprised, Qiao Fu was finally relieved of Wu Chenxuan's miraculous rise. "So our country can benefit from this world war?"

"Yes, because the conflict between the two sides in terms of interests is now endless." Wu Chenxuan said: "You have lived in England and France for a period of time, and you should be able to feel that although the West is developing rapidly, it is uneven. The most prominent is the Anglo-German contradiction. Since the reunification of Germany, the economy and society have developed rapidly. In the process of industrialization, Germany began to lead Britain, and its national strength increased greatly, forming a fierce competition with Britain. In overseas colonization, Germany, as a latecomer, also competed fiercely with Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, in the process of the Great Powers' partition of Africa, Germany's plan to cut off Africa directly collided with Britain's "Second C Plan" that ran through Africa from Cairo to Cape Town. The Anglo-German contradiction is also manifested in the struggle for maritime supremacy. Britain was the hegemon of the seas, and a strong navy was the guarantee of its establishment and maintenance of a vast colonial empire. If Germany wanted to expand its colonial sphere of influence, it had to compete for supremacy at sea. ”

"Well, that's true." Joff thought about it, the Western powers could still be consistent in their colonies before, such as the Gengzi National Change, and the eleven countries of Europe and the United States could take joint action, which shows that Britain was still the head of the great powers at that time, and still had the strength to call on the heroes, and the colonization process was still ongoing, and everyone did not have to stare at each other's cake and use their brains. "However, if the two sides can resolve the issue at the negotiating table, perhaps they will not choose to go to extremes. After all, if the great powers lose the war, they will destroy the country and destroy the species, and I don't think the heads of these countries will be so unwise. ”

"Mr. Qiao, you are wrong." Wu Chenxuan said: "This war is not transferred by the will of a certain person, he is determined by the core demands of interest groups." Germany's rising stars want barrier-free markets and cheap raw material production areas, while Britain and France and other old powers have already mastered the vast majority of their colonies, and these markets and raw material production areas are prepared for their own big capitalists and big conglomerates. Therefore, there is no incompatibility between these two forces, and there will be a war."

"What about the United States?" "The colonies of the United States are very small," he asked, "but the value of his industrial output is no less than that of Britain and Germany. And Russia, which is not small, but there are not many colonies."

"These two countries are different. The United States is a country of immigrants, since the westward movement of the last century, the territory of the United States has expanded more than four times, these territories are their markets and raw material production areas, their industry to meet domestic demand, the urgency of export demand is not great, of course, the consortium wants to have a broad market, so they put forward the open door and Monroe policy, on the one hand, to share the interests of other powers, on the other hand, to say that the Americas are the Americas of the Americans. This shameless attitude shows that the United States has no intention or need to compete with Britain and France on the colonial issue in the near future. The United States is worthy of being the illegitimate child of God, and his geographical location determines that he hardly has to maintain a strong national defense force, but can avoid getting involved in the disputes of old Europe through distance. ”

"That's really what you said, I grew up in the United States, and Americans are true of this, for them, interests are the best weather vane, even if there is a president who plans to mix in Europe, I believe that the consortium will not let him mess around." Joff said with a smile that his American identity has been lifted, but his experience of living in the United States for many years can not be erased, with his understanding of Americans, these Yankees are pure and true, and there is no lower limit if they have interests, and their sense of justice and morality are used as rags. "What about Russia?"

"It's hard to say that the Russians are not as industrial as Austria-Hungary, but their population base and vast territory are definitely a graveyard of hostile countries." Wu Chenxuan analyzed: "Europeans say that Nikolai is a neat roller in Europe, but this tsar only cares about driving and repairing, and if this roller falls apart, it will play a big hair." ”

"You're not optimistic about Russia? Well, that's right, you've defeated Lao Maozi on the battlefield. Joffe said thoughtfully.

"Not only because of our desire to go to war, but also because the social system in Russia is so bad. You say that they are an authoritarian country, so it is better for you to engage in book burning and Confucianism to suppress your thinking and prevent trouble before it happens. However, Tsarist Russia oppressed the workers and peasants at the grassroots level so fiercely, and the nobles and intellectuals who openly wanted to overthrow the tsarist system were merciful and exiled at best. It would be strange if such a regime, which is frantically looting the people's fat and ointment, and is slow to respond to the rebel forces within it, would not be able to destroy the country. Now that Russia has a deterrent effect externally and a certain ability to suppress it internally, there will be no major problems. Once Russia is involved in a world war, will this kind of army that relies on forced capture to defeat the elite German army? Once the front line is lost, and the rear needs to supply the war by further squeezing the people, then the social contradictions in Russia will inevitably intensify, and this seemingly colossal empire will fall apart in an instant like a pile of sand. Wu Chenxuan said in his heart, this old Maozi seems to be very addicted to doing this set of things that "its rise is also sudden, and its death is also vigorous", such a large family business in Tsarist Russia was sold by the later Workers' and Peasants' Party, and it was lucky to pick up most of the land by relying on the defeat of the opponent, less than 80 years, or on this land, the Red Empire, which is almost already the second pole of the world, has also become a plate of scattered sand overnight, this kind of rapid decline is a bit like a spoof, but the old Maozi himself is tired of it.

"Well, speaking of which, Russia is indeed big but not strong, and its control is weak." Jofu suddenly remembered something, and grinned, "Speaking of which, this Great Qing Kingdom is similar." Although we spared no effort to strangle the revolution, the control was too poor, and there were no soldiers to send to the Wuchang Uprising. It's a pity that those revolutionary martyrs shed their blood, and I, the big leader of the revolutionary party, am really a little incompetent. ”

"At least you can step up and lead everyone, which is a big step up from going it alone." After all, Qiao Fu's life is less than half an hour, and there is no need for Wu Chenxuan to criticize him. "Those martyrs sacrificed their lives for the country, no matter how the future path is chosen, these people who dare to sacrifice their lives for the country and the nation will always deserve our respect. Originally, I was going to propose to set up a Heroic Shrine on the square of the headquarters of the National Defense Forces in Jinan, but I think that it is now four years since the republic, and it is necessary for us to erect a monument in this Nanjing city for these people who have fought and sacrificed their lives for the rebirth of the nation. ”

"Well, I agree, Yinshuang, you have to tell them in the exhibition hall that this proposal will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration as a joint proposal between me and Chenxuan, just in Yuhuatai, a new life monument should be built, and I hope that Haodong and them can get a new life. By the way, there are also Xiangwu, Dunchu, and Zou Rong, don't forget them."

"Oh, forget that Zou Rong" Wu Chenxuan said, Qiao Fu was obviously a little puzzled, and looked at Wu Chenxuan suspiciously, could it be that when did Zou Rong offend this careful-eyed chief? Even Sister Song was a little puzzled, only her wife Wang Zijin knew the situation, and she laughed there without saying a word.

"That, that, in fact, Zou Rong didn't die of illness in prison." Wu Chenxuan said embarrassedly, "He was rescued by me, but he lied that he died." Now he is the chief of the Propaganda Institute in Shandong, and his pen name is Tie Liu. ”

"Ah, hehe, it turns out that the famous Tieliu is Zou Rong?" Qiao Fu shook his head and smiled bitterly and said, "I can be scolded by him for being a bloody dog, saying that I am a cub and selling my grandfather's heart." It's as if I, Jove, were born a traitor. He waved his hand to show that he didn't mind. Chenxuan, I'm here to ask you a word. I hope you can answer me truthfully for the sake of me as a dying person, and don't be perfunctory. ”

"You're asking me what to do with the central government? How will you treat the comrades of the revolutionary party? Of course, Wu Chenxuan knew that Qiao Fu had already faintly felt the decline of the medicine, and he knew that he didn't have much time before he almost asked him pleadingly.

"Mr. Qiao, please believe me." Wu Chenxuan also solemnly faced Qiao Fu and said: "I always believe that this country and this nation are not owned by a certain person, nor by a certain organization or party, and only those who can consider the majority of the people and guide the right path for the re-emergence of the country and the nation can be qualified to serve as leaders." So who can qualify? We should respect the will of the people, and at this stage, all the people of the country look forward to peace and stability, and peace and stability is the overriding will of the people. Not only the revolutionaries must comply, but also we, the rotten warlords, who are doomed to fail if we go against the tide of history. ”

"So you support Zhan Tang him..."Qiao Fu's eyes almost flashed, and Wu Chenxuan knew that this was the last fire of life for this great man. Wu Chenxuan nodded: "At this stage, I think we should all comply with the needs of the people and the requirements of the Constitution. I will support the vice president's succession, but if the revolutionary party does not pick up during the general election, it may become an opposition party. Mr. Qiao, although I am a little vicious to the enemy's methods, I very much appreciate the practices of the old people in Beiyang in the political struggle, and I will never use violence to deal with the political struggle. ”

"I trust you." Joff understood that although he was a little young, he was not frivolous, and the price of credit at their level was high, and it was not the best choice for them to lose their trust. I don't know why Qiao Fu felt that Wu Chenxuan's promise could already make him leave with peace of mind, but Qiao Fu still had some children's affection at the last moment of his life, he didn't speak, but looked at Song Meizi with some worry in his eyes.

"Mrs. Qiao, I want her to join the Tzu Chi Association to preside over the work, and if she is safe or something in the future, just hand it over to my special forces unit," Wu Chenxuan said categorically, "As for the son..."

"Don't worry, I will explain Xingbang to study abroad, and I will never set foot on the land of China again for the rest of my life."

"Sir, it is a pleasure to speak with you. I took my leave. Wu Chenxuan knew that Qiao Fu's time was urgent, and he felt that the last time should be left to Song Meizi and Qiao Xingbang.

Qiao Fu looked at Wu Chenxuan and his wife who turned around and left together, and he suddenly wanted to say a word, "It's good to be young." ”