"The Rise of Great Powers" American Chapter: I am a hooligan, who am I afraid of? In the early spring of 1842, Dickens visited the United States, nominally to give lectures, but in fact to ask American publishers for royalties. At that time, Dickens had published best-selling novels including "The Pickwick Papers" and "The Old Antique Shop", which were very popular in the United States, and readers rushed to read his new works, and Americans reprinted his novels in large quantities without giving a penny, which made Dickens very annoyed and helpless, because the United States had not yet enacted copyright laws. This time he came to the United States, but he did not get any money in the end, so he had a very bad impression of the United States, and wrote the book "American Notes" after he returned.

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Yan Zhuzhu is a technology maniac, and she is now doing research with Tesla in the next room, which is very mysterious.

"That lady met at the reception, and he's been here twice."

Hu Xiaoyan suddenly realized. I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. If you can't make a move, you can do it again? The Japanese are really willing to pay for it. Looking at the woman's sitting posture and voice, you can see that this woman has an unusual background, at least she is also a little princess of a Jinshi family. To be able to talk to Angel, she must at least be proficient in English and British culture. Angel's Chinese can only be said and she doesn't understand Chinese culture at all. There are not many courtesans like this even in Japan.

Hu Xiaoyan closed the window of the study, took a new copy of "The Legend of the Spring and Autumn Ram" and returned to the office. Yan Fu talked about the Spring and Autumn Period during this period of time, and he would also take out the ram biography to compare and explain. After two months of explanations, the Spring and Autumn Festival is almost over.

Yan Fu's remarks on that day were also published in Times China newspapers, and at the same time, they also included the refutation of Liang Qichao and others. Such an ancient literature movement officially began. Nowadays, there are all kinds of private banquets in Shanghai, and everyone starts to spray each other when they meet. In short, there is a miasma.

It's a pity that none of these people understand this truth: no matter how the uneducated people debate, it is actually useless, and it is never the so-called literary leaders who can decide whether to accept the ancient literary movement, but the government!

The Qing court had essentially decided to start a new imperial examination model. Since Emperor Xuanwu Zaifeng is known as Xuanwu, how can he accept those rotten Confucians? It's just that Cixi in this time and space has died, so there is no heavyweight task to support it, and although Zaifeng is extremely willing, he can't say it.

And Li Hongzhang was seriously ill, so he didn't notice Zaifeng's mind at all. Yixuan and others noticed it, but they were unwilling to change.

Yan Fu walked into the study with a booklet in his hand.

"Sir, are you done with the book?"

Yan Fu nodded. Hand over the book in your hand. The book is written with a fountain pen and is titled "New Spring and Autumn".

Hu Xiaoyan looked at the book cover and was a little moved. When Liang Qichao and other literati were still writing with a brush, Yan Fu had already accepted the trend of Western philosophy and learned to write with a fountain pen. When the literary giants were still boasting at various cocktail parties, Yan Fu had already completed his "New Spring and Autumn". The book was written for almost a year. Since he went to meet Hu Xiaoyan, he has been writing until today.

"Qin Yun! Go and ask Wu Yi to come here. Hu Xiaoyan patted the little girl next to him who was reading a book.

"Oh." She looked up blankly.

"Ah, Mr. Yan."

"Go and call Wu Yi to come here." Hu Xiaoyan said again.

Nowadays, telephones are installed in villas, newspaper offices, and colleges. You don't need to make a trip yourself. The landline was purchased and shipped from the United States by Hans. This expense is not worth mentioning for Hu Xiaoyan, who has 60 million taels of silver and antiques worth more than hundreds of millions.

Wu Yi came quickly, and he was no longer the bookkeeper who only knew a few words. He was still dressed like a standard businessman, but no one could look down on him anymore. With his back to the Times China Newspaper and a large printing house in his hands, he stomped his heels in the cultural circles, which would also cause an earthquake.

But he was still very respectful, and he could never forget who brought everything about him.

"You were personally responsible for the publication of the book, the first issue of a thousand copies. The original version is only this one, so you must look at it and can't lose it. Hu Xiaoyan handed the book to Wu Yi.

Wu Yi respectfully took it with both hands: "Understood." I won't let this book out of sight. ”

Wu Yi left after speaking.

The corners of Yan Fu's eyes were a little moist.

Hu Xiaoyan saw it in his eyes and sighed in his heart. China lacks talents like Yan Fu who are willing to open their eyes to the world and are willing to change themselves to adapt to social changes. Needless to say, the achievements of Liang Qichao, Kang Youwei and others in the literary world are much inferior to Yan Fu in terms of ideological realm. Even Lu Xun, Zhu Ziqing and others in later generations can never be compared.

After following Yan Fu to learn the last chapter, the whole Spring and Autumn was finished.

"Sir, would you like to come with me to Beijing?"

"Beijing?"

"Yes, there should have been Enko this year, but there has been no news from the imperial court until now. That's telling. His Majesty wanted to reform the imperial examination system, but none of the heavyweights took the initiative. Your Majesty will not be able to make a decision. Therefore, I hope that my husband can go to Beijing to meet this Emperor Xuanwu. Hu Xiaoyan explained.

"The current imperial examination system of the Qing State has lagged behind the world for too long. If you want to change this situation, you want to change the thinking of the scholars. You can only start with the imperial examination. We do not lack talented people who are familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics, but what we lack is the study of firearms and airships, which are important weapons of the country. Only by reforming the imperial examination system can those enthusiastic scholars be sober. ”

Yan Fu nodded thoughtfully: "My lord is right, reform from top to bottom can change the thinking of the people the fastest." Good. I'll go. What time does it depart? ”

"The day after tomorrow. When you go back, you should think about who you want to bring to see the market. Hu Xiaoyan smiled.

Yan Fu left with a smile. Hu Xiaoyan put down the "Legend of the Spring and Autumn Ram" in his hand, and helplessly found that Qin Yun was still sitting next to him reading quietly. He looked at it, but it turned out to be the Encyclopedia Britannica.

No wonder "Zhuangzi Wandering" said: "The mountain of contempt and shooting, there are gods and men living in it, and the skin is like ice and snow, and it is like a virgin." ”

The gentleness of a beautiful little girl who reads quietly is very pleasing to the eye.

Hu Xiaoyan couldn't help but feel relaxed, he opened the window, and happened to see the beauty by the lake looking up. The two looked at each other, and Hu Xiaoyan smiled and nodded. The beauty covered her mouth lightly and smiled.

The next day, Hu Xiaoyan met a team of about 100 people at the university. These people were divided into two groups.

The first batch of students to study in Japan was selected and arranged by Tao Chengzhang and Zheng Jun. Hu Xiaoyan has an agreement with Komura Shoutaro that Japan will accept no more than 100 international students every year. These people will go to various universities in Japan to learn the latest scientific and cultural knowledge, and their second mission is to investigate Japan's scientific and technological progress, and transmit this information back to China in real time to give Hu Xiaoyan consideration when making decisions.

Hu Xiaoyan simply encouraged them and sent them out.

The second group is a non-commissioned officer school of the army and navy that went to Japan specifically to learn the operational concepts of the advanced army and navy. Their second mission was to learn the advanced strategies of the Japanese army and navy and the weapons and equipment of various army and navy. This information will also provide the necessary information for future wars between the two countries.

However, in the first two years, these people's main job was still studying. It is only in the last months of their studies that they begin to pass on information. Hu Xiaoyan attaches great importance to intelligence, but he is not eager enough to use these students.

The students were sent away. Hu Xiaoyan also began to prepare for work in Beijing.

At present, only Tesla, Qin Yun and Yan Fu have arranged for people to go to Beijing. There is Sun Lutang at the University Martial Arts Academy, and Master Sun will also set off with the team. Among them, Tesla will go to Shenyang halfway. Hu Xiaoyan arranged for Wang Tingjiao to build an underground base for Tesla in Shenyang. The facilities inside are absolutely the most advanced in the world. Moreover, Hans also purchased and recruited a large number of American researchers for Tesla in the United States. In the United States there is money to buy everything. As long as you can make money, even if you let him go to hell, I believe that the Americans are willing to do it.

Because of the assassination of President McKinley, many people at the time believed that the yellow race had succeeded him, so the anti-Chinese movement in the United States began even more quickly than in history. The damage caused is also more severe. Many yellow people have been forced to quit their jobs, and even the court in the United States has been affected. You must know that the Zhigong Court has gangster characteristics. Even the gangster base camp has been attacked, and you can imagine the tragic fate of the Chinese in the United States.

Hu Xiaoyan immediately sent $3 million after receiving the information, asking his father-in-law, Mr. Hans, to provide temporary shelter for these Chinese, and at the same time he reached an agreement with the Rockefeller Oil Company, Hu Xiaoyan provided a justification for the sale of Rockefeller oil in China (several of the Rockefeller Oil Company's sales points in China were cancelled and cleared by the Qing court), and the Rockefeller Oil Company sent a passenger ship to help Hu Xiaoyan transport the Chinese who could not be mixed with the United States back to the Qing Dynasty. These Chinese would eventually go ashore in Shandong and continue by train from Dalian to Shenyang.

On the other hand, Hu Xiaoyan's move helped the new US President Roosevelt stabilize the situation in the United States. American workers opposed the Chinese because they accepted low wages and took jobs from Americans. And the departure of Chinese Americans from the United States naturally relieves Americans' bad feelings towards the Chinese.

However, what President Roosevelt could not tolerate was that after this group of Chinese Americans left the United States, not only did the American economy not make good profits, but the sales of American goods in China directly became zero. U.S. goods have become street rats in China!