From an economic point of view, there are still huge economic and trade exchanges between China and the United States, and the economies of the two sides are very complementary; China needs the United States' steel, petroleum, cotton, chemical fertilizers, and some industrial manufactured products, and the United States needs China's unique minerals and synthetic rubber, and the United States has a huge trade surplus in China.

It's just that economic interests can't change the confrontation between the two sides at the strategic level, and only one of the two neighboring countries can be strong and the other is strong, which is an invisible threat to themselves. After the signing of the Japan-US treaty, there was a peculiar political freeze and economic prosperity between China and the United States.

In Europe, the center of the world, two major military blocs were fully formed in January 1907. Needless to say, Germany and France, the two old enemies, have now completely entered a state of combat readiness and are actively expanding their armaments. For many years, Russia has expanded into the areas inhabited by the Slavs in the Balkans under the banner of Great Slavism, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a monarchy in Central Europe, is also expanding to the northwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula, and is afraid that the southern Slavs under its rule will become independent from the rule of Austria-Hungary. With the defeat of the Russian Empire in the Far East, Nicholas II focused his efforts on the Balkans, causing the situation to deteriorate rapidly.

The contradictions in the Balkans also involved another empire, the semi-colonial and semi-feudal Ottoman Empire, which was still at a low point in history after the revival of China in the East, and only a small area around Istanbul (as Europeans were accustomed to calling it) remained in Europe. The defeat of the Russian Empire in the Balkans led to the independence of Greece, Romania, Serbia and other countries, and in addition to the actual occupation of Egypt and Cyprus by the British, the Ottoman Empire showed signs of moving closer to the Central Powers.

The above is all information that the Investigation Bureau sorted out and handed over to Lu Liang for reference, and the situation in Europe is related to the future of China, and a fierce enemy has been formed on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Lu Liang will never underestimate the strength of the United States, once this country exerts its strength. It's definitely the rhythm of the whole world. There was also an unfriendly Russian Empire in the north, and the British and French powers were also hostile to China, and Lu Liang did not want to start a full-scale war with these countries until the industrialization of the north was completed.

When the two major military groups were formed, Lu Liang almost jumped up with joy, this is a good opportunity given by God to Huaguo, what is more exciting than watching dog eat dog? What's more exciting than taking the opportunity to insert when you're losing both?

Iron also needs to be hard. After the reunification of the whole country, the more arduous task is placed in front of Lu Liang, and the complexity of the domestic construction task is not much lower than that of a world war.

After arriving in Manila, it took Nan Wenbo two days to recover, and after a bumpy journey from Shanghai, he was extremely unaccustomed to life at sea, and found the tropical climate even more unbearable for him.

The fan overhead spun rapidly, and he still didn't feel a little cool, but despite this, Nan Wenbo, who was still very weak, threw himself into work. The secretary arranged a whole bunch of itineraries. On the table were still papers from Xiaoshangao, who had not been released from military control until January 1907 after taking over the Philippines from the Americans, and the extensive management style of the military had led to a large number of troubles waiting to be solved by him.

"Xiao Song, let the team prepare the car, let's go meet those local tyrants in half an hour!" Nan Wenbo said to his secretary Song Chen. Song Chen was the secretary selected by Nan Wenbo when he was the mayor of Suzhou, a small, short-haired girl, and her petite body contained huge energy. After entering Guangdong Women's College under the pressure of public opinion. Song Chen vowed to do a great job as a woman. In fact, she also has the ability and courage to do great things, and at the same time, she does not lack the support of her superiors - Nan Wenbo is very satisfied with her. Keep it with you all the time.

"Governor Nan, do you want to let the convoy follow? After the end of the military administration, there are signs of deterioration in the local public order, and the police department is also being prepared. "Song Chen's suggestion is not unreasonable, and the locals have always been malicious towards the Chinese. During the reign of the Spaniards and the Americans, they maintained order by provoking contradictions between the locals and the Chinese, and during the military administration, the Chinese garrison shot and killed more than 300 local thugs, but now the local resistance is showing signs of rising.

"It reminds me of the scene when the First Northern Expedition had just ended, okay, let the convoy send ten people to follow." Nan Wenbo is very life-sparing. From a landowner in Jiangxi to the position of governor of an overseas province, this is something he never dreamed of. When he was serving as the vice governor of Guangxi Province, he received a notice from the organization, and Nan Wenbo still didn't believe it, and verified the authenticity of this information to his superiors many times, the governor of the Philippine Province, which is equivalent to the governor of overseas, shouldn't this position be held by those bigwigs?

Before leaving, he saw President Lu Liangda, and Nan Wenbo had a bottom in his heart. The rejuvenation of cadres has been a characteristic of the People's Republic of China since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and young people who are knowledgeable, ambitious, and capable will be effectively utilized, and they will not be afraid that you will make mistakes, or that you will not dare. The president's strong control over Chinese politics has allowed this principle of appointing cadres to be fully implemented. The president not only explained why he was appointed governor of the province of the Philippines, but also described in detail his mission to make the Philippines a land that diverts China's huge population, an agricultural base, a tropical crop base and a rubber base.

According to preliminary statistics after the reunification of the country, China's population has reached 420 million, and the contradiction between population and land is rising, coupled with the popularization of agricultural mechanization, even the rapid progress of industrialization and urbanization cannot carry that many people. In particular, in the north, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's plan, it will become the most mechanized area of agriculture in China, which means that a large number of workers will lose their jobs.

Therefore, the diversion of people to other regions is the best way to alleviate the pressure on employment. Outside of the Philippines, the Northeast is the largest destination for population flows, where a large number of people spontaneously move there with only a little government guidance. According to the plan, the Philippines will relocate 5 million people, 3 million in Xinjiang, and at least 20 million in the northeast. Once these areas are fully developed, they will become China's new industrial and agricultural bases, providing sufficient resources and impetus for China's industrialization.

There was another reason for the escort to follow, Nan Wenbo was thirty-six years old, and he had not married a wife since his wife died ten years ago, and he had no heirs. The family's incense needs to be continued, and their physical and psychological needs must be satisfied. Nan Wenbo's mind came alive after meeting Song Chen, this girl is smart, youthful, energetic, has a common language with herself, and more importantly, she doesn't seem to hate herself. Tempted once before, she is not averse to coming together with older men, isn't that the best hint? Therefore, Nan Wenbo has regarded Song Chen as his fiancée, and the safety of his fiancée is of course the most important.

At the entrance of the "Soris" hotel opened by the Americans in downtown Manila, the patriarchs of the five major Chinese families in the Philippines are waiting here under the scorching sun. A row of palm trees on either side of the door blocked the tropical sun, but no one walked into those shady places, because the upcoming guest was the leading boss of the Philippines in the future, and the necessary posture was still indispensable to make a living under his control, although he had lived overseas for many years, the officialdom culture of his hometown was still remembered clearly.

Fifteen minutes later, just as the clan elders were crumbling, the motorcade of the Chinese government office finally arrived at the door of the hotel. Nan Wenbo and Song Chen glanced at each other, a smile appeared on the corner of their mouths, and then opened the car door and walked towards the waiting crowd with a smile.

"Let the elders wait, Nan Wenbo is deeply uneasy."

Huang Shiquan, the patriarch of the Huang family, led everyone to greet him, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, Nanda came very punctually, we came early." Nanda, please, the grass people have booked a room in the hotel. After speaking, he bent down deeply and made way for Nan Wenbo.

Nan Wenbo shook his head helplessly, did not stop him, and Song Chen and the four personal guards behind him led the way to the door, and Huang Shiquan and others followed. Song Chen approached Nan Wenbo and whispered, "These patriarchs' bodies haven't straightened yet!" ”

Carefully seated according to the rules, Huang Shiquan introduced the patriarchs of the five major families to Nan Wenbo one by one. Liu Meihong, the patriarch of the Liu family, who is engaged in rubber plantations, Wang Degui, who is engaged in the maritime transportation industry, He Shun, who is engaged in rice plantations, and Ma Youtian, who is engaged in the sugar industry like the Huang family. After the introduction, everyone sat on the side and waited for Nan Wenbo to speak.

"All the patriarchs are elders, call me Nan Wenbo, Xiao Nan, or Nan Provincial Governor Yecheng, but don't call me Nan Daren, that's the name of the old society. Our president, Mr. Lu Liang, once said that the title of 'adult' means superiority, privilege and oppression, if you want to change this society, you must start by changing the title, what do you elders think? ”

Huang Shiquan and the others looked at each other, this adult's style is unheard of, how should I deal with it? For thousands of years, ordinary people and businessmen have looked up to high-ranking officials, calling themselves grass people, how dare they be on an equal footing with officials?

"Don't dare, don't dare, the adult can go to the appointment in person, and sit with me and other lowly businessmen, it is the blessing that I have been cultivating for several lifetimes, and I don't dare to call the adult by name." (To be continued.) )