Wu Jie listened to Huang Shiyao's words, just smiled and didn't say anything more.

In his opinion, Yang Shuoming is still quite rational in terms of feelings, and he is by no means a womanizer. Like this marriage, the marriage with the "Kazakh princess" is more for the purpose of developing the feelings of the local people in Central Asia.

Regarding the large number of things Yang Shuoming has done in these years, Wu Jie is actually more clear than Huang Shiyao.

In fact, Wu Jie also understands that what Huang Shiyao said just now may mean more by pretending to be a gesture to hide people's ears.

He knows his former owner more deeply than Yang Shuoming.

"Is there any news from the Ministry of Intelligence?" Huang Shuyao asked, "After so long in the election of the president, there should be a result, right?" ”

The "Intelligence Department" mentioned by Huang Shuyao is not an intelligence department subordinate to Yanjing Zhengaxe, but a specialized agency that "Renhe Company" has had since its establishment.

Although this agency is a folk surname, because it is Yang Shuoming's "creativity", the affairs it is responsible for are not limited to intelligence gathering and processing.

"This election follows the example of the United States, and the competition is unprecedentedly fierce, and it is difficult to achieve results for a while." Wu Jie remembered the heated discussions about the first presidential election in the recent past, "However, no matter who comes to power, the situation of armed political struggle is over." ”

"I'm afraid it's hard to say, the key depends on whether the head can be opened well this time." Huang Shuyao looked at a newspaper and said. The front page of the newspaper was a report on China's presidential election, with two large photos of Xu Shichang, the current premier of the presidency, and Cao Kun, who had resigned as the ambassador of Zhilu and Yu to run as a civilian.

In addition to Xu Shichang and Cao Kun, there are also Cen Chunxuan, Wu Peifu, Feng Jishan, Wang Jiaxiang, Tan Yankai, Chen Jiongming, Gu Pinzhen, Wu Jinglian, Chen Sanli, Zhang Shaozeng, Zhang Zuolin, Chen Yaoling, Tang Shaoyi, Gu Zhongxiu, Tan Yanhong, Lu Yongxiang, Li Liejun and other celebrities and real power figures from all walks of life, but the most vocal is undoubtedly Cao Kun, who has become the leader of the direct warlords.

"What do you think of this election?" Wu Jie asked.

"The situation of the political struggle by force is over, but the situation of the political struggle for money is about to begin." Huang Shiyao smiled and said, "Cao Kun once said back then that whoever is famous and rich can be president. ”

"If he still thinks like this in his mind, even if he really becomes president, it may not be a blessing for me." Wu Jie listened to Huang Shiyao's words and shook his head, "I think he won't be able to bargain for this election." ”

"That's not necessarily, money can make ghosts grind, what he Cao Kun has in his hand is money, don't use it this time, when will you use it?" Huang Shiyao glanced at Wu Jie and said disapprerovingly, "Don't look at the time when the Congress is no longer in charge of the Anfu Department, but some things can still be opened with money." ”

Cao Kun was born as a small businessman, and after his fortune, he was extremely wealthy, and his total family property was worth about 50 million silver dollars, ranking first among the military and political personnel in Beiyang (although Yang Shuoming's wealth was far above Cao Kun, but his own private wealth was not very much), the reason why Huang Shiyao said this is because he deeply knows that the power of money in many aspects is much greater than guns.

Regarding the information about Cao Kun's family property, not only Yang Shuoming, but even Huang Shiyao and Wu Jie know it very clearly. And this information comes from the intelligence network of "people and companies".

"No wonder Yang Hanzhi ran so far this time, he wanted to stay away from this dispute." Wu Jie understood what Huang Shiyao meant, smiled and nodded, "But I remember, he hopes that Xu Donghai will be elected." If he is not here, won't Xu Donghai lose? ”

"Not necessarily." Huang Shiyao said, "Although it is far away, it does not mean that he, a 'high-tech warlord', cannot do anything." ”

"If that's the case, he's afraid he's going to have to stay outside for a while." Wu Jie nodded and said.

"I'm worried about the Americans right now." Huang Shiyao said, "As the saying goes, 'It's easier to please God, but it's hard to send God.'" What's more, there have always been anti-Chinese voices in the United States, and if something happens in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to end. ”

"There should not be many anti-Chinese [***] voices in the United States now." Wu Jie said with a smile.

Convention Center, International Science and Technology Exposition, New York, USA.

At this time, in a large hall, on the podium, an American scholar was giving a speech on "China's prosperity is good for the West."

“…… At a recent tech conference, we heard a speaker in his opening remarks about the 'threat from Asia'. He talked about the large number of PhDs in chemistry and bacteriology that China is training and affirmed that the next stage will be for Chinese companies to try to occupy the field of new drug development. The spokesman hated this. ”

"But I want to say, please stop and think about it. Because right now, bright young Chinese students are studying hard in universities. In a few years, they will be fighting in a Chinese biotech company or research institute. They will spend another dozen years doing all kinds of research and clinical trials, all with the goal of inventing new drugs that could save millions of lives. Like penicillin and sulfonamides, should we be angry about it? ”

"We should cheer for China's innovative development and achievements in medicine and health, not complain. Because in the long run, the benefits to scientific progress, economic growth, and political stability are far more important than the short-term threats to the West's technological leadership. ”

"What is certain is that such a threat is real. From 1913 to 1920, the number of Ph.D. graduates in science and engineering in the United States grew at a rate of 17 percent per year, which is a considerable number. But this is up 19 percent over the same period, while China's growth is more than 30 percent. It is almost certain that China is now producing more and more highly educated scientists and engineers. ”

"Of course, the numbers don't tell the whole story. To create truly useful innovations, it is not enough to know a lot of knowledge: it is also necessary to be able to creatively apply the wisdom of the book to solve practical problems. Universities in the United States and Europe continue to be the best at turning bright students into prolific inventors. ”

"Take Dr. Wang Zhu, a young Chinese scientist who is in high demand, for example. He grew up in China, but chose to study at universities in the United Kingdom and the United States, and although he returned to China after graduation, he contributed to the development and exchange of aviation between China and the United States. ”

"The U.S. is the engine of the world's economic growth because it has a vital pool of smart tech talent and deep-pocketed investors, and crucially, a culture that encourages these people to take risks in pursuit of the next great idea. They can make big bets because they can rely on enforceable sound laws to protect truly innovative ideas. ”

"But these days, in Yanjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, there is no shortage of smart people or wealthy investors. In many parts of China, attitudes towards risk-taking and intellectual property are beginning to shift in favor of inventors. ”

"Of course, these areas still have a long way to go. Walking in Guangzhou's large industrial goods market, you will see the latest products, and the prices are surprisingly cheap. Cheap because they are all imitations made by imitating designs. ”

"As an economic strategy, plagiarism works when the main competitive advantage is cheap labor. But if you're smart, you can jump a few steps up the value creation ladder. Across China, political and business leaders are pondering similar shortcuts to creating a tech-enabled economy. There are two basic elements of a technology-based economy: first, a large number of well-educated and motivated inventors, and second, a patent system that guarantees a return on corporate investment. ”

"In China, these elements are taking shape. Dr. Xiang Fu Jing has become one of China's best inventors, just like China's Edison. In just one year, his 'people and companies' filed patents for about 700 new inventions. Dr. Fu Jing has initiated and won dozens of lawsuits to defend his patents and has become a Chinese folk hero. ”

"The Chinese political axe clearly wants to encourage more inventions of these systematic surnames. Last year it had released a 10-year national strategy with a goal of 200,000 patent applications a year by 1931. The number of patent applications filed in China in 1919 was about 75,000. China's patent sector will be larger, more efficient, and more enforceable. ”

"If all the forces come together, the flood of Chinese imitations of aircraft will gradually reduce to a trickle, because Chinese enterprises will begin to produce their own aircraft worthy of imitation. Some analysts in our country expect that the number of patent applications filed in China will exceed that of the Japanese patent this year. ”

"In addition to the economically developed coastal areas, you can also see the number of inventions growing at a similar rate in other parts of China. For the West, it makes no sense to lament this trend. We need to get used to it, and start adapting to it. ”

"The first step in adapting to it is to stop hindering the competitiveness of our own inventors. While China is strengthening its patent system, the U.S. Congress hesitated to reform the patent before finally voting on the legislation last month. These pieces of legislation, while not perfect, are a step in the right direction. Including our own company that invents new technologies and buys and sells high-tech patents, U.S. companies need an efficient and reliable patent office to thrive. ”

"We also need to remember that China, in terms of scientific and technological advancement, will be a first-class partner of the United States, which will benefit the West on many levels. This will strengthen China's domestic middle class, expand trade links, and pave the way for stronger economic growth around the world. It will also empower more countries to contribute to major new breakthroughs in other scientific and technological fields. ”

"So let's stop being short-sighted and afraid of being defeated by China, which has a strong ability to innovate. Yes, they are closing in on us. But even if the share of Western countries in global scientific and technological innovation becomes smaller in the coming decades, the whole cake of scientific and technological innovation in the world will be much larger than it is now......"

Rockefeller (referring to John Jr.?) Davidson? Rockefeller) listened to the speech, turned to his daughter Babs next to him and said with a smile: "It seems that our relationship with China has entered a new stage. ”

Through the content of his speech just now, Rockefeller was already able to feel the friendly atmosphere toward China that permeated the United States.

As a staunch ally of the United States in World War I, the Chinese team and the United States team worked side by side to make great contributions to the maintenance of world peace, and because of China's accession, the United States suffered only a small number of casualties in World War I. At the Paris Peace Conference, China gave full support to US President Wilson's "14-Point Proposal," making it an important cornerstone of the "League of Nations" that was established subsequently. After the war, China's previous unequal treaties with Western countries were abolished, and the "open door" principle of the United States was further embodied, so that even the most staunchly conservative isolationists in the United States now regard China as America's closest partner in Asia.

"Now China has become an open and free country, Dad." Babs blinked her big beautiful eyes, looked at her father and said, "I really want to go and see China." ”

"We'll have a chance soon." Rockefeller nodded, "Because we're going to open our oil company in China." ”

"What do you say? Father? Babs looked at her father with some surprise, "Didn't you say before that there is very little oil in China?" But now you're telling me that you're planning to invest in China? ”

"That's right." Rockefeller handed a newspaper to his daughter, and Babs took it and looked at it, and in a very inconspicuous place at the bottom left foot of the newspaper, there was news of the discovery of an oil field in Central Siberia.

"Isn't that place in Russia?" Babs asked, returning the newspaper to her father.

"It's Chinese land now." Rockefeller put the newspaper away without changing his face and said, "We need to act quickly while not many people in the world know the news." ”

"Are you sure it's not a fake piece of news?" Babs asked, a little uneasy.

"It's not fake, I sent someone to investigate." Rockefeller's face flushed with excitement, "It's a land floating on oil. ”

"What are you going to do?" Babs asked again.

"Don't you want to go to China? My dear daughter. Rockefeller smiled and patted his daughter's hand, "This time, I need your help." ”

Babs heard her father's words, and her eyes flashed with excitement.

"As far as I know, the Chinese general who has the right to develop this land is not in Yanjing now, so I don't need to come forward yet." Rockefeller said, "I need you to go to Yanjing, my dear, to get in touch with his wife first." ”

"Are you talking about General Yang Shuoming, the hero who resisted the invasion of Yuben?" Babs asked.

"Yes." Rockefeller nodded, "If we want to invest in China, this person's support is indispensable." ”

"Don't worry, my dear, I have already investigated, the general's wife is a gentle and beautiful woman, she is also very talented, she controls the largest pharmaceutical and chemical production enterprise in China. Her surname is very easy-going, and you will be happy to come into contact with her. Seeing his daughter's somewhat worried look, Rockefeller said with a smile.

"Okay, Dad." Babs said solemnly and firmly.

Rockefeller nodded in satisfaction, and his eyes returned to the speaker on the podium, but by this time his thoughts had flown to the far east.

Russia, Moscow, Bolshaya Rubyanka Street.

Zhang Yating, who was wearing a "Cheka" black uniform, walked carefully on the street, and she looked at the lifeless street from time to time, as if she was afraid that someone would suddenly rush out and arrest her.

Although she had been here before, when she returned to her hometown at this time, she felt that the atmosphere here was even more depressing and dignified than before.

"What are you thinking? Angela? Comrade Christina? A "Cheka" gay man who showed her the way asked with a smile.

"Nothing."

Although the male surnamed "anti-rebel worker" just asked casually and did not have any malicious intent, Zhang Yating was keenly aware of the danger of this way of talking, and immediately replied.

She knew that even the senior members of the "anti-rebellion committee" were wary of each other.

The All-Russian Special Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (i.e., the "Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries" and the "Cheka") was established on December 20, 1917. The establishment of the "Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Terrorism" was a necessary temporary measure for the Soviet revolutionary regime, and Lenin, the great revolutionary leader who established it, could not have imagined that the "Cheka" would soon become the largest political police department in the world and the most powerful foreign intelligence service.

Before the Bolshevik Revolution on October 25, 1917 (November 7 in the new calendar), Lenin did not even envisage when it would be necessary to establish a political police or a foreign intelligence service. Two months after the February Revolution that overthrew the Tsar, Lenin returned to Petrograd and began to look forward to the world revolution. The Bolsheviks faithfully believed that their revolution would usher in a new era of the world revolutionary movement that would finally triumph over capitalism in the world. They believe that there is no place for diplomats, let alone spies, in the new international order. After the October Revolution, Lev? When Trotsky accepted the post of People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, he declared: "I will issue a few notices to the peoples of the world, and then I will close this shop." He ordered the publication of the secret treaties signed between the Tsarist and his allies, declaring that "the renunciation of secret diplomacy is the main condition for the conduct of an upright, people's, and genuinely open foreign policy." ”

(To be continued)