Strictly speaking, Situ Meitang was not the best choice, or even the most suitable choice, but his participation did properly solve all the problems that Qin Lang couldn't solve. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The time for info Yishui's second wedding was finally set, and then soon, the time was up.

The wedding was a great success—not counting the drastically curtailed procedures and the very small number of guests—the guests who attended the first wedding were not notified, and not only that, but both Qin Lang and O'Connor arrived in a hurry near the end of the ceremony. They had to stay at the Pentagon to handle official business in place of Rachel, and coincidentally, the War Department sent two senior military officers to San Diego to learn from Qin Lang about the extreme power that Umbrella could use.

The world had entered 1898, and the militants in the army and navy were about to get tired of it. In particular, the officers of the US Navy, which already had five first-class battleships and two armored cruisers, wanted to find a weak opponent to beat them up and add a little luster to their military careers.

Military men need war.

Qin Lang knew that the Spanish-American war was imminent - of course, a little impetus needed to be exerted to convince the anti-war elements in Congress, the still hesitant William. President McKinley, and the American people who probably don't even know where Spain is, and certainly haven't heard of the Philippines.

The battleship "Maine" of the second rank had to be exploded and sunk in Cuba.

Of course, this is an inevitable result. The flaws in the design, the coal and ammunition tanks that were close together, the poor ventilation conditions, and the high-quality anthracite that was prone to spontaneous combustion, the battleship was destined to explode, and the "Maine" was currently in Cuba to protect the American expatriates there......

To be precise, to protect American sugar cane plantations and sugar mills in Cuba. The Americans invested at least fifty million dollars in those vast plantations and factories, bringing in more than $100 million in trade each year, and apparently their profits were not negligible, enough for the US Navy to send a second-class battleship there.

And the situation in Cuba is extremely bad. The large-scale uprisings against Spanish colonial rule that broke out in 1895 have not been completely quelled. Although the Spanish government had already sent Army General Valeriano in 1896. Velaire traveled to Cuba to suppress the rebellion, and the admiral's draconian measures dealt a heavy blow to the insurgents, but his policies also resulted in the death of thousands of civilians – mostly women and children – in concentration camps.

Unfortunately, these tragedies were cleverly exploited by the rebels by carrying out widespread incitement in New York – using protection money paid by Americans who had invested in sugar cane plantations and sugar mills in Cuba – and interestingly, the American people were so moved by these incitements that countless people publicly denounced the inhumane policies of the "executioner Velaire" and radicals demanded recognition of the regime established by the rebels.

In this situation, the US Congress simply passed a resolution requiring the government to adopt the people's advice and recognize the legitimacy of the rebel regime.

However, the president of the United States at that time pursued an anti-imperialist policy in Cleveland. He declared that the resolution of Congress was an unwarranted interference with his executive power, which he would ignore and refuse to send troops to fight Spain. Then, in 1897, the Spanish government recalled General Velaire, relaxed its policy of deporting civilians to concentration camps, and allowed Cubans a degree of autonomy, and the American people lost interest in the Cuban question, and the situation there was still dire.

So the U.S. Navy still had to send a fatally flawed warship to Cuba to protect the interests of U.S. investors. And the violent explosion of this battleship would cut off the Spanish rule in Cuba......

What a ridiculous and ridiculous situation.

However, Qin Lang liked the situation, if the war broke out in 1896, he would lose a big business—not the business of the American government, but the business of the Emperor of Abyssinia. But the losses are not limited to this, but also to the Philippine treasury and the private treasury of Spanish immigrants.

That is undoubtedly very unfortunate......

"What are you laughing at, Qin?"

"Nothing." Qin Lang replied habitually, raising his glass to Duncan, "I just think that the wedding is very good." ”

"Nice? My God, you don't see anything at all! Duncan stared at him with an all-knowing eye, and smiled slyly, "And don't you think I don't know your habits?" Whenever you suddenly fall into deep thought, you must be making a new plan. ”

Qin Lang shrugged his shoulders, didn't explain, didn't answer, and didn't seem to care at all.

"Oh, Qin, don't do this." Duncan whispered, pleading, "Tell me what you just thought of." ”

"Now is not the time to talk about those issues, Duncan." Qin Lang turned his gaze to Yi Shui and Rachel not far away, just in time to see them kneeling, as if they were worshipping heaven and earth. The wedding ceremony was almost over, and the smile on Qin Lang's face became more obvious.

"Bet ten bucks, Rachel won't stay in the room honestly."

"I'm not going to bet with you." Duncan secretly complained about the strange rules of Chinese weddings, and resolutely rejected Qin Lang's proposal. They all knew Rachel's character, and if she would stay in her room by the rules — and wear that red hijab all the time — maybe only God could do that.

"You're so uninteresting, Duncan." Qin Lang patted Duncan lightly on the shoulder, turned around and walked away, and then quickly joined another group of guests.

These guests are in fact the same ones that Yi Shui brought back from China. Qin Lang already knew their identities, and the only thing he lacked now was a formal introduction. Originally, this was supposed to be done by Yi Shui, but now he is busy and has no time, so he can only take the initiative.

"Qin Lang." He made a brief introduction of himself, followed by a polite remark. "I am very happy to be able to meet you here. On behalf of Yishui, I would like to extend my most sincere thanks to all of you. ”

Of course, he didn't say, "It's an honor to be here." Only a handful of the big guys were able to get him to say that, and a few of the guests clearly didn't belong to one of them, and they all knew it well. Qin Lang didn't want to see a few flattered faces—but in fact, even if he didn't say that, just his name had already flattered the guests.

Except for the one who seemed to be the oldest, he was still calm—both in expression and tone. "It is an honor for me to be able to attend Mr. Yi's wedding." He bowed slightly to Qin Lang, "In the next chapter Binglin [note]. Please also ask Mr. Qin for more advice. ”

"In the next Bi Yongnian [note 2]." Another guest, who was about the same age as Zhang Binglin, also followed his example and bowed.

Then came the other four.

"Chen Tianhua [Note 3]."

"Zhang Shaozeng [note 4]."

"Wu Luzhen [note 5]."

"Blue Sky Blue Sky [Note 6]."

They all chose to bow instead of clenching their fists or some other etiquette. Obviously, before arriving in San Diego, Yi Shui had already told them what kind of etiquette Qin Lang was more accustomed to. But in fact, Qin Lang didn't particularly care about etiquette, as long as no one knelt down to him, there was no problem with any etiquette.

Of course, it is obviously impossible for the six figures standing in front of him to have a certain reputation in modern Chinese history to kneel to him, especially Zhang Binglin and Bi Yongnian. Two people, one was already a nationalist and scholar who was already a little famous, and the other was an important member of the Restoration. Will they kneel? Joke.

Being able to see them bowing to him, Qin Lang felt that was enough.

"Gentlemen, I must apologize to you." "I was supposed to meet you when you arrived in San Diego, but unfortunately I've been so busy lately that I've asked you to stay at the hotel for a while," he said deliberately. I deeply regret this. ”

Once again, he succeeded in flattering the younger four of the six—Chen Tianhua, Lan Tianwei, Zhang Shaozeng, and Wu Luzhen, the eldest of whom was only twenty-three years old, and he didn't officially enter school until he was twenty years old—at Xianjiang Academy, an old-style school, so Chen Tianhua had not been exposed to much reform thought.

So in fact, he would accept Yi Shui's invitation and come to the United States, which is something that Qin Lang has not yet figured out, but this is not the only problem that puzzles him: no matter from which point of view, Zhang Binglin and Bi Yongnian are also the kind of people who cannot be invited to visit every country.

Only Lan Tianwei, Zhang Shaozeng and Wu Luzhen are easier to understand, they are all military students, and they will all go to the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School to study, as long as they are slightly tempted, it is not very difficult for them to choose to study in the United States again, although in the end the school they will attend will be the Zhanjiang branch of the Virginia Military Academy......

But no matter what, they all accepted Yi Shui's invitation.

"I should really ask Yi Shui how he did this." And how he met these people. Qin Lang thought to himself, and asked at the same time, "Yi Shui once told me that you have some things to ask me for, is that so?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Binglin replied.

Qin Lang nodded. "Tomorrow, I'll be waiting for you in my office."

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Note: Both the chapter is too yan. The name Binglin, the word Uncle Mei, the first name is Xuecheng. Later, it was renamed and the number was too yan. A native of Yuhang, Zhejiang, China, he was a thinker in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, a historian, a master of education, and a nationalist revolutionary.

Note 2: Bi Yongnian, (1869~1902), Yu Songfu, Songhu, pseudonym An Yong Matsuhiko, legal name Wuxuan, from Changsha, Hunan. He once participated in the reform of the law, and cut his braids after the coup, indicating his departure from the rule of the Qing Dynasty. He went to Japan, visited Sun Yat-sen, broke off relations with the royalists, and joined the Xingzhong Society. In 1899, he led the leaders of the Hunan and Hubei Hui to Hong Kong and established the Guanghan Society together with the Xingzhong Society and the Triad Society.

Note 3: Chen Tianhua, (1875~1905), formerly known as Xiansu, Han nationality. Revolutionary, outstanding propagandist of the bourgeois revolutionary faction in the late Qing Dynasty. The word Xingtai, also known as the court, alias Sihuang, is a native of Xinhua, Hunan. Author of "Alarm Bell" and "Fierce Turn".

Note 4: Zhang Shaozeng, (1879 ~ 1928), the word Jingyu, was a native of Zhang Sihe, Dacheng County. In 1895, he entered the Beiyang Military Academy, and after graduation, he was sent to study at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. He was the Prime Minister of the Republic of China.

Note 5: Wu Luzhen, (1880~1911), the name Suiqing, Hubei Yunmeng. Modern bourgeois revolutionary.

Note 6: Lan Tianwei, (1878~1921), the word Jihao. A native of Huangpi, Hubei. Democratic revolutionaries. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )