Next year's visit has already been confirmed, and although Britain and France have also sent invitations, the focus is still on the United States and Germany. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Whether INFO can get more support is very important for China.

The pattern of military confrontation between the United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean has basically taken shape, and the "Orange Plan" formulated by the United States in 1907 is an aspect that can be exploited.

According to a scenario put forward by the US Naval Military Academy, one or more countries will stop Japan in a war on the East Asian continent in order to prevent Japan's policy of dominating Asia. However, the Japan-Britain alliance and the Russo-Japanese agreement made it impossible for the United States to find such a country on the continent before.

Now, whether China can convince the United States that it can do this, and thus receive the greatest diplomatic, economic, and technical support from the United States, is a matter of great importance to China's development.

And not long ago, something happened in the United States that made Chen Wenqiang feel excited.

The grass, the houses, the people, at a height of seven hundred feet, all became small; The blue sky, the white clouds, seem to float overhead; It was a successful flight, and Feng Ru's plane flew 1,600 meters around the square, then flew to San Francisco Bay and made a turn, and then slowly landed on the square.

The plane slowly landed on the lawn, and a few friends in the distance ran over frantically, cheering, "It's done!" We did it! They swarmed the plane, lifted Feng Ru high, and threw it into the air.

Feng Ru was also very excited, behind the glory, the hard work for this aircraft, most people don't know, or don't want to know.

From a factory called "Guangdong Manufacturing Machinery Factory" located at 359 East 9th Street in Oakland, San Francisco, USA, including the factory director Feng Ru, there are only three shareholders, and the total capital, including tools and materials, is only more than 1,000 US dollars. In an area of only eight square meters. In the cramped and cramped workshop, they worked all night, and it took them three years to actually build an airplane.

In the manufacturing process, due to lack of funds, it is not possible to purchase enough production tools. The large and small parts of the aircraft can only be completed with simple tools and manual operations, and even a screw on the landing gear has to be tested for a long time.

During this period, there was also a catastrophe, a fire turned the factory to ashes, and the drawings and materials that had been painstakingly drawn for months were burned clean by the fire......

"What about Mr. Zhou, didn't he come?" Feng Ru landed on his feet and eagerly looked around, generously contributing to this person at that time. He is so grateful to the benefactor who made the aircraft manufacturing possible to continue and allowed him to realize his dream of the sky.

A young man ran over and said to everyone with a smile: "At six o'clock tonight at the Huafei Hotel in Chinatown, Mr. Zhou will hold a celebration banquet for everyone, I hope everyone will attend on time, and when the time comes, Mr. Zhou has something important to tell you." ”

Rumble. The mood of a group of young people was even higher, and only Feng Ru was a little regretful. How he wished to express his heartfelt gratitude to the benefactors who helped him in this time of success. However, Mr. Zhou must have seen his successful performance and must be happy for him.

At the international air competition held in San Francisco, Feng Ru flew his newly designed airplane to compete at an altitude of more than 700 feet and a speed of 105 miles per hour. The 35-kilometre flight broke the world record in the first international air competition held in France a year ago and won the Grand Prize.

Chinese and Western newspapers rushed to report that this event was at the forefront of the world at that time, and it was enough to go down in the annals of world aviation history. The San Francisco Sunday Cry even published a full-page headline titled "He Gave Wings to the Chinese Dragon," and used the giant dragon, Feng Ru's plane, and Feng Ru's portrait as a set of photos to give a detailed account of Feng Ru's person and affairs.

San Francisco's Chinatown is when the lights come on. The atmosphere in one of the halls of the Huafei Hotel was even more lively.

As soon as the competition was completed, they soon received a congratulatory message from the other side of the ocean, which surprised everyone, and what was even more surprising was that the congratulatory message was sent by Song Jiaoren, President of the Republic of China.

"President Song sent a congratulatory message: China has great talents, rejuvenation is just around the corner, the Chinese are proud of it, and China is proud of it." After Zhou Yihuai read it out loud, the hall fell silent for a moment, and suddenly burst into warm applause and cheers.

Feng Ru looked at Zhou Yihuai in surprise, he actually invited the consul of the Republic in San Francisco to come and congratulate him, which shows that his ability may not be a businessman as he said.

Zhou Yihuai walked back to his seat, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I have been appointed as the military attache of the Consulate General of the Republic of China in the United States, and of course, I am not a pure businessman. Here, I apologize for hiding from you. ”

"Then your generous funding, I'm afraid it's not as simple as a hobby of aviation, right?" Feng Ru asked suspiciously.

Zhou Yihuai nodded lightly and slowly explained: "It's a long story. In fact, at that time, I was already the director general of the American branch of the Revival Society. Chen Wenqiang, the current secretary of state of the Republic, was an executive member of the Renaissance Association at that time. When I was reporting to him, he suddenly asked about you, which confused me because I didn't know who you were at the time. ”

"Yes, I was lonely and nameless at the time, I don't know how Mr. Chen would mention me?" Feng Ru was even more puzzled.

"Be humble, you were a well-known mechanical expert in Auckland at the time, and you had built pumps, generators, radio transceivers and other mechanical equipment." Zhou Yihuai smiled: "However, it is true that as you said, I don't understand how he knows about you." At that time, he said to me, this Feng Ru is very talented, if possible, you should pay attention, and if he is in trouble, try to help him. When he had said that, he gave me a $1,000 money order and told me not to reveal my identity when I helped you, and not to take out all the money at once. ”

"Why is that?" Feng Ru asked with a smile.

"Hardship and desperation can sometimes bring out the best in people and create unimaginable miracles. That's what he said at the time. Zhou Yihuai said thoughtfully: "Things are really developing as he expected, and it is a miracle that you can succeed in aircraft manufacturing." ”

The situation is as Zhou Yihuai said, although before this, Feng Ru was already a well-known mechanical expert in Auckland, but after all, airplanes were a new thing that had just appeared in that era. As the Wright brothers in order to maintain a monopoly position. Blocked all information. Feng Ru could only use the opportunity to visit the air show to figure out the general structure of the aircraft. Then, using the principles of mathematics and physics, through continuous model aircraft tests, modify their own data.

He even bought many birds from vendors and observed their flights. Under such conditions. Feng Ru built an airplane in three years, which is "equivalent to a college student spending 100,000 yuan to build a spaceship in three years." ”

Feng Ru fell into deep thought, it turned out that there was such a tortuous story behind the funding.

"Mr. Chen also sent a telegram asking you to return to China to serve, and the government is making every effort to develop aircraft." Zhou Yihuai said earnestly: "The government will provide the best research environment, the best treatment, and the most substantial material support. ”

Feng Ru raised his head and smiled. Said: "I have always held the purpose of 'strengthening the country's body, saving the right to profit' to manufacture aircraft, what preferential treatment, living conditions, for me, is not important at all, to contribute my talents to the motherland, is my life's wish." ”

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It's gold. It always shines; If you are a talent, you can always stand out. It's just a matter of time.

While the Dutchman Anthony? Fokker agreed to help the Republic of China build airplanes. But out of instinctive distrust of foreigners, Chen Wenqiang still hopes that Feng Rulai will take on the important role.

It is not that Feng Ru can thank him for his help in his early years, but his reverence for this world-recognized aircraft designer, builder and aviator who loves his motherland, and he wants to do his best to let Feng Ru go further and fly higher.

When a story is just beginning. People may not be aware of its existence until they recall it afterwards, when everything is so thrilling. The dark tide lurking out of sight is building new ******** in the country. People think they're seeing just crawling vines, when in fact they may just be appendages of some kind of behemoth.

True. The progress of society and the rapid development of science and technology have led to many new and frightening problems, but as one person said, "Many things are more likely to go wrong in the age of the automobile than in the age of the trolley, but this fact does not mean that we have to go back to the era of the trolley." ”

Starting with Guangdong, after accumulating a certain amount of experience, the government-organized village-level elections have been held, and next year it will be extended to other provinces.

Maybe the election process is rudimentary, maybe the so-called campaign speeches feel ridiculous and naïve, maybe many people are not very comfortable with this method of selecting officials, but the new government is forcing them to accept new ideas, or to learn democracy.

The government does not tire of instilling in them the theory that the village council is elected by you, and its decision is in your hands. If you are not satisfied, you can also appeal to the department at the next higher level, as long as the number of people reaches two-thirds of the whole village, the village chief will not be able to do it.

In a closed voting room, whether the people draw circles or cross crosses, whether they vote red beans or mung beans, this represents their own power. The biggest difference that made them feel like they were in the past was that the candidates who might be going to become officials were invariably kind and flattering.

These people who regard the reprimands and scolding of officials and masters as common things, and the common people who bend down and salute the rich or official lords are very touching. It may not be long before they truly realize the importance of the power in their hands and realize the true meaning of equality.

Is democracy something sophisticated and complex? Is it difficult to implement democracy? Obviously, the new government has done a good job of explaining this.

After a trip and investigation in the south, especially in Guangdong, an Australian Morrison expressed his feelings in the newspapers. Although there were criticisms and accusations, it was more of an appreciation for the new government. He believes that the new government has the courage to reform and dare to put it into practice. And more and more young intellectuals are becoming a boost for the government to promote reform.

Of course, some young officials have the problem of being extreme, impatient, and rude, but they do not hide it, their wishes are sincere, and they are full of enthusiasm for their work.

As Morrison said, democracy is actually a simple issue, and it has two dimensions, one is campaigning and the other is participation. Two dimensions can judge whether a region, a country, a political party, or a nation practices democracy. If democracy were a complex issue, there would be no first, second, or third waves of democracy, and there would be no wave of democratization.

Democracy is a vote, a vote, and then a head count. Democracy is a procedure and a rule, one person, one vote, one line, a secret ballot, the results of the election are made public, and the results can be learned as soon as they are learned.

In addition, sometimes a family cannot have the final say alone, and they have to ask each other for advice. You can participate in family affairs and political affairs, and participation does not necessarily have the final say, but you always have to express your own opinions and opinions on an issue that is related to your own vital interests, and this is fine.

Democracy is so simple, no matter the good guys, the bad guys, the great guys, the villains, the glamorous and the humble, everyone is equal on the ballot, they are all one vote, and there is no complicated or profound truth in it.

Not only is the content of democracy simple enough for everyone to grasp, but it is also the easiest thing to achieve. It is not so much wisdom as courage, and its simplest implementation is to produce knowledge with knowledge, financial resources from financial resources, words from words, and life from life, not afraid of honor and disgrace and safety.

If you fall, get up again, wipe away your blood and tears, and just go forward, ten years will not work, twenty years, one generation will not work for two generations, in short, you will not stop until you achieve your goal.

China is a large country, with a large population, low quality, complex ethnic groups, and poverty and backwardness...... China is not suitable for democracy, or for the time being. This is not a reason, just difficulties, compromise and concession only represent cowardice and hypocrisy, facing difficulties is the right way, let democracy start from village autonomy!

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New Year's Day heralds the beginning of a new year. In 1911, it came. The new government has given gifts to the people of Beijing.

Kunming Lake in Zhongnanhai and the Summer Palace was full of people, and the fish jumped over the waves, and a net of fat fish was pulled ashore. The emperor is gone, the court is down, and these fish that have been blessed by the royal family for many years and are not allowed to be caught are in great trouble. One for each family, it is a New Year's gift from the government. What I didn't say was Chen Wenqiang's idea again, which not only saved money but also made the people happy, and sold the rest, which was also a small income.

As a result, many restaurants in Beijing suddenly added a new dish of "presidential fish" to the menu, in order to match the traditional "Dongpo meat", I have to say, the businessman's mind is really flexible.

This kind of assumption based on year-end benefits is Chen Wenqiang's remaining memories at fault. However, the advantages of this are also obvious, and the common people feel that the current government is much stronger than that of the Manchu Dynasty.

Of course, the most rare thing is that the social order is stable, taxes are reduced, and the pressure of life is reduced. Although it is only a little bit of a feeling, the Chinese people have very low requirements, and a little improvement can make them feel satisfied.

At this time of the year, the cold was unbearable, and many corpses could be seen lying on the streets and alleys of Beijing, and soldiers and patrol officers threw the corpses into the cars that could not be cleaned up. There are no pedestrians on the streets, no birds in the sky. Occasionally, a scrawny wild dog swayed its body, sniffing here, sniffing there, or picking something in the thick snow.

Such a scene is basically invisible now, and the Salesian House at the foot of Xiangshan has been built and repaired, and there are already more than 3,000 rooms, and those who have fled the famine, begged for food, and wandered have all been resettled and awaited the government's distribution. With the support of Chen Wenqiang's money squeezed from the royal family, there is no problem in surviving this winter. (To be continued.) )