China and the United States began intensive diplomatic negotiations on the blockade of the Chinese fleet at Guantanamo by the US fleet. The negotiations are not only taking place in China, but also in Washington, D.C.

Ouyang Geng carefully arranged the crown and belt of his robe, and then motioned to the guards on the side to push open the doors of the White House and the Office of the President of the United States. During his visit to Mexico, which is China's envoy to the Americas, there was a confrontation between the Chinese and American navies. As soon as he heard the news, he immediately set off for Washington. However, even if he hurried and hurried, he still failed to catch up, and the American fleet still blocked the Chinese visiting fleet at Guantanamo. So, when he entered Washington on the front foot, he received a notice from US President Taft to summon him. So he simply didn't do the trimming and drove straight to the White House.

The dust was not washed all the way, Ouyang Geng just washed his face with clean water in the White House, and hurried to the president's office, and when he walked to the door, he remembered to tidy up his clothes, so he stopped until he tidied up his clothes and crowns, and then signaled that he could start the meeting.

The guard pushed open the door, and Ouyang Geng walked in quickly. Facing Taft, who had just stood up, he folded his palms with both hands, bowed down to Yingying, and said: "Ouyang Geng, the Chinese minister to the Americas, meets with His Excellency the President. ”

"Ah, Your Excellency, please excuse me. You may be seated. Taft folded his palms in the same way and bowed.

After the meeting, Ouyang Geng straightened his waist and laughed heartily: "Hahahaha-I haven't seen you for a while, Your Excellency the President is even more red-faced, and its brilliance is even more pity-hahahaha-"

"Hahahaha--Your Excellency the Minister has traveled thousands of miles, and his style is still the same, which makes people envious. Tea, tea. Hahahaha-" Different from Ouyang Geng's hearty laughter, Taft's smile was very stiff. Although he doesn't understand Chinese etiquette, this does not prevent him from knowing some basic common sense of Chinese etiquette, such as smiling and welcoming people, such as smiling before speaking.

If Ouyang Geng knew that the idiom he told Taft ******** would be understood as Chinese etiquette, he would have to vomit blood in anger. Although China took the opportunity of the great victory to show Chinese etiquette to the world and then export Chinese culture, it could not have imagined that the first step would be to export etiquette and culture. So Ouyang Geng still smiled with a red face: "Haha-where the responsibility is, don't feel slack-haha-"

After Taft's dry laughter in response, Ouyang Geng talked about Sino-US friendship, focusing on the fact that the United States borrowed money from China to buy the fleet in Hawaii, and finally won the Sino-Japanese War with this newly formed Pacific Fleet, and won the space for development......

"Hahahaha--supporting China's development is also the will of the United States all along--hahahaha-" Taaffe was tired of the lengthy Chinese etiquette, and he had to laugh a few times before he spoke, tired or not! In particular, there is an urgent need to exchange views on the Guantanamo incident, but Ouyang Geng is not in a hurry to talk about Sino-US friendship. Taft was so anxious that he wanted to buckle the ashtray on Ouyang Geng's head, but he still held back his anger and laughed with Ouyang Geng. Because he also knows that in Chinese etiquette, the two need to greet each other before meeting and talking.

It makes sense that Ouyang Geng is not in a hurry or slow, because it is the United States that is in a hurry, and the longer he drags on, the more unstable the Americans will become, which is beneficial to the subsequent negotiations and can be regarded as a negotiation strategy. Finally, Taft couldn't help it, although he didn't know how long Chinese usually had to greet each other, but anyone who was in a hurry to talk about things still needed to greet for half an hour before, and no one could stand it. So Taft interrupted Ouyang Geng, who was talking about Sino-US friendship, and said in a deep voice: "I know that there is an old Chinese saying, which says that when you open the door, you will see the mountain. So I opened the door and saw what you said, what did Your Excellency the Minister think of the incident at Guantanamo with respect to the incident between your and my fleets. ”

Ouyang Geng said with a smile: "Haha--Is Your Excellency the President mistaken, it is our fleet that is blocked now, so I should be asking Your Excellency the President's opinion on this matter, right?" ”

"Haha-" After laughing stiffly, Taft immediately pulled down his face: "That's your country's provocation first." ”

Ouyang Gengleng was stunned, and said with a puzzled face: "Haha--my country's fleet is sailing normally on the sea, and it was your country's fleet that first intercepted our fleet, and then blocked our country's fleet at Guantanamo. You...... You even say that it is our country that provokes first? ”

Taaffe opened his mouth and didn't speak, what he had to admit was that what Ouyang Geng said was the truth. The reason why such a thing happened is not that the Chinese fleet went to Cuba to affect the interests of the United States in Cuba, although everyone knows this kind of thing clearly, but it cannot be said explicitly. Taft took a turn of his mind: "Haha-I said, can we stop laughing before we talk." I know that there is an old Chinese saying that the Ming people don't say dark words, so I'll just say it. Your country claims to treat all countries investing in China equally, but why do you erect artificial barriers for Americans alone? ”

It's finally here! The purpose of today's talks, Taft finally couldn't help but say it first. In fact, Ouyang Geng also didn't understand why the imperial court had to conflict with the United States at this time. At present, if China wants to develop, it needs a huge amount of money, and at this time, the United States, which has excess capital and excess production capacity, is the best talent. The telegrams of the defense were handed over again and again, but all of them were left unsent, and if the court had to implement such a strategy, he could only obey as a courtier.

Ouyang Geng slowly stood up: "Your Excellency, while your country's fleet is blockading our country's fleet, you proposed that your country treat your country equally, don't you think this is a joke for you?" Your Excellency President, do you think that today's China is still the Qing Dynasty that you bullied 20 years ago? Are you threatening our country with naval artillery and forcing us to open our markets to the United States? I can tell you here unambiguously that even if my patrol fleet is completely destroyed, we will not compromise. China's policy of treating all countries investing in China equally has never changed, and will not change in the future. China also hopes that your country's businessmen will come to China to invest and help China change its poor and backward appearance, but if your country uses this method to achieve its goals, then you will be doomed to disappointment. If businessmen from your country still want to invest in China, there is no problem, and China's policy of high investment in China will not set up obstacles to American businessmen because of this matter. However, your country's behavior has seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people, so if your merchants want to invest in China, they must first lift the blockade and allow our fleet to sail freely outside non-US territorial waters. Because, the empire needs face-"

Taft didn't expect that after Ouyang Geng finished speaking, he arched his hand and turned around and left, not giving him a chance to explain. Soon, Taft also received news from China, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry also made it clear that the US Minister to China, Rou Keyi, wanted to talk about investment and first lift the blockade.

Taft was now in a very awkward position, and in order to protect American interests in Cuba, he persuaded the capitalists to suspend investment in China and ordered the fleet to intercept it. At that time, he also thought that China needed a lot of money for such a huge development plan, and that the United States was the country that could provide the most money and technology, and that China must not ignore the existence of the United States. So Taft thought very well, on the one hand, he sent a fleet to intercept the Chinese fleet, and on the other hand, he waited for China to come to negotiate, and at that time, in order to obtain funds from the United States, the intercepted Chinese fleet would inevitably compromise and not enter Cuba, and the United States could also take this opportunity to obtain more benefits in negotiating with China. But the facts told Taft that he was wrong. Instead of taking the initiative to negotiate, China has stepped up its efforts to open up its markets, Taft has underestimated the aspirations of European capital, and the frenzied influx of European money has made the United States seem less important. Although he temporarily relieved the pressure on the domestic capitalists through the confrontation of warships, what he did not expect was that the Chinese fleet took the opportunity of the collision to get rid of the interception and smoothly enter Guantanamo, so that Taft's plan was completely defeated. So in order to save the situation, Taft desperately ordered the fleet to blockade Guantanamo and put on a posture of war, hoping to force China to make concessions. However, he did not know that China was not Europe, and that China could give up one or even more fleets for the sake of victory, as long as it was victorious. So, when Ouyang Geng told him categorically that lifting the blockade was the premise of all negotiations, Taft knew that he had completely lost. But the United States is also a big country, and like China, it needs face.

Immediately calling a cabinet meeting was Taft's decision. In order to keep the presidency, Taft and his cabinet spent the night discussing a policy of investment in China, on the premise of giving up some of his own interests, and offering China a very tempting condition, and the US government offered interest-free loans and other preferential policies than other countries, hoping to make China agree to invest in China first. In their view, there is no reason for China to refuse this temptation, and as long as China agrees to open its market to the United States and allow investment, the United States will immediately lift the blockade. In this way, the wishes of the domestic capitalists can be realized, and the face of the United States can be preserved.

However, the fact is as Ouyang Geng said, all negotiations between China and the United States must be based on the fact that the United States first lifted the blockade. Ouyang Geng, China's ambassador to the Americas, left Washington for Canada on the same day he walked out of the White House, and it is said that he confirmed with Canada the terms of reciprocity between China and Canada, and that China also has a lot of investment projects in western Canada. So Taft met with Shi Zhaoji, the Chinese intern minister to the United States, and the result was still the same, and the blockade had to be lifted before negotiations could take place. Soon after, Taft came back from China with even more surprising news that the Chinese government would rather give up the preferential terms of interest-free loans than let the United States lift the blockade first, and Taft was very passive.

The Guantanamo incident continues to be of great concern to countries around the world. The world's major newspapers have speculated on everything, but few people have really paid attention, including high-level people in governments. In their opinion, China has a lot of money to be made, and who cares whether you fight or not. Even if the United States could mobilize the power of the whole country to annihilate the Chinese visiting fleet, what would it do? The Russian Navy was completely wiped out in the South China Sea a year ago, so would the United States dare to organize a fleet expedition to China? Since there is no danger of war in their investment in China, and there is no United States as its strongest competitor, the most important thing is, of course, to win more orders as soon as possible. As for what happened at Guantanamo, it should be lively.

It took three days for the Chinese fleet to unload all the supplies it was carrying and load them with supplies, and in order to show that the United States still had no intention of waging war, the Chinese visiting fleet had all the officers and men on board the ship, except for the necessary personnel who stayed behind. Fleet Commander Li Liang even attended a banquet held by Chinese businessmen in Cuba and visited an agricultural machinery maintenance factory under construction by Chinese businessmen. But what no one knew was that it was in this agricultural machinery maintenance factory that Li Liang met with Gomez, the commander-in-chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Army. On the one hand, Li Liang highly praised the great exploits made by the Cuban Independence Army for Cuban independence, but on the other hand, he also pointed out that the biggest problem of the Cuban Independence Army at present -- the Cuban army is completely incapable of conducting high-intensity operations in terms of training and command, and is now only relying on the belief in independence to persist in it. At the same time, Chief of Staff Feng Qi also pointed out that without an effective administrative system, even if Cuba's independence was won through the war, it might be impossible to rule effectively and the new Cuba would not be able to end the chaos for a certain period of time, which would be detrimental to Cuba.

In response to the gentle reminders of the two Chinese generals, Gomez expressed his gratitude and asked China for guidance. Militarily, China can provide appropriate assistance, but Li Liang politely declined administrative requests, repeatedly stating that China would not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. But it also offered a suggestion: the Cuban Independence Army could send representatives to China and, if necessary, to communicate on some matters. In the past, they had to contact China to buy supplies, but now the Chinese general's statement directly shows China's willingness to regard the Cuban Independence Army as the representative of Cuba. Gómez repeatedly expressed his gratitude and said that the Cuban Independence Army would seriously consider the views of the Chinese generals, first carry out internal rectification and then consider launching a full-scale Cuban independence movement, and repeatedly stated that they would send plenipotentiaries to China as soon as possible. At this point, Li Liang and Feng Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they were most afraid that the Cuban Independent Army would start a war as soon as it got the arms, which would expose the fact that it was the Chinese who delivered arms to Cuba. Now that everything is settled, all they need to do is wait for the US to lift the blockade. To be honest, no one thinks that the United States will actually start a war, because it is not a good thing for anyone.

In Beijing, Rou Keyi's diplomatic efforts have yielded no results. The uncompromising willingness of the Chinese Foreign Ministry has left him with nowhere to open the gap, and the Chinese prime minister, Yan Fu, has been more resolute. As for the emperor, he couldn't even see him, because the emperor was reading and couldn't be disturbed.

Finally, under the initiative of Ouyang Geng, who did not want to see so much of the United States' funds wasted, he took the initiative to mediate. The Chinese government quietly lifted restrictions on investment in the United States, and the United States quietly withdrew its fleet one night. At this point, the Guantanamo incident has subsided, and the world has once again entered a period of development climax, just because China's tens of millions of square kilometers of land are full of busy scenes.

It is true that the emperor is reading, not only the emperor is reading, but all the ministers are also reading, and they are not reading other books, they are all Chinese history books. There have been too many events in China with a history of 5,000 years, and the history of China over 5,000 years has left too many lessons for future generations, and these are rich materials for future generations. From this, there are too many events to refer to.

The country is vigorously developing its economy, and the military will naturally be subject to certain restrictions. How to feed the most soldiers with the least amount of money and food? The military system of the Tang Dynasty is a very good way. The military system of serving as a soldier in wartime and a peasant in leisure time was the best system of military resources at that time, and it still has its important significance in today's era. As a matter of fact, the modern reserve system has the same purpose as the government military system, which is to use leisure time to conduct military training for peasants, so as to achieve the goal of recruiting them to fight in wartime and having a law in war. Therefore, from the military department to the general staff headquarters, all senior generals and officials are studying the military system of the Tang Dynasty, combining it with the modern situation, and formulating a reserve system that suits the times. And there are already some ideas and measures that are being piloted.

In terms of the economic capacity of each dynasty, the two Song Dynasty should be pushed first. The Two Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, created an economic capacity equivalent to more than sixty percent of the world at that time with only half of the river, which is certainly worth studying in depth. The rapid development of industry in today's society will inevitably lead to a large concentration of population in cities, and the rapid increase of urban population will also lead to the acceleration of urbanization. So how to effectively guide the benign development of urbanization? Then turn to the history books, in China during the Southern Song Dynasty, the urbanized population has reached 30% of the national population, and this data is also an unimaginable data in today's China. A thousand years ago, Chinese cities already had welfare facilities such as pharmacy bureaus, Salesian bureaus, nursing homes, and leaky gardens, which are characteristic of urban high-level modernization. The wisdom of these ancestors can still allow the younger generations to enjoy the blessings. Officials at all levels, from the central to the local level, are studying the wisdom of their ancestors and integrating them with the present society to formulate and implement an administrative system that is in line with modern society.

In terms of education, the wisdom of the ancestors is still used. In addition to adding the teaching of mathematics, physics and chemistry in the modern West, he still follows the ancient tradition in literature, but disdains the rigid and rigid academic concept of Zhu Chengli, and introduces true Confucianism into education. At the same time, a sentence from a thousand years ago was added to the textbook, written in black and white: "The world is the world of the world, and it is not the private property of one person (emperor)." Just as the students said to the emperor back then: "The world of China, the world of the ancestors, the world of the elite, the common people, and the three armies, not the world of Your Majesty." Li Ming is going to do this, because in distant Europe, the Russian Red Party is on the rise, which makes Li Ming extremely worried. Because the Dadu Huliang Huadian of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate actually took the Red Party Declaration as a tribute to Beijing. Yuan Shoushan took over from Liang Huadian as the Grand Protector of the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate, but this had to make Li Ming vigilant. Li Ming was not worried about the throne, but about the fate of China. Li Ming wants to indoctrinate the people while he is still in power, although he doesn't know if he can succeed, but he also has to try his best. Therefore, Li Ming printed that sentence on the first page of all Chinese textbooks, but he printed two more words, so the last paragraph of the sentence became: "It is not the private property of one person and one party." ”

In terms of diplomacy, the Zongheng family in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period had already given an incisive answer. What the younger generations need to do is to give full play to the wisdom of their ancestors.

Politics, economy, military, people's livelihood, diplomacy, etc., there are too many things that can be learned from the history of 5,000 years, and this needs to be experienced with heart. Especially in the book "Analects", it is said that half of the Analects rule the world, so what about adding the other half?

Li Ming looked at the sunset in the west, walked on the recliner and picked up the Analects at hand, and began to read quietly.

"When you learn, you don't have to talk about it." (To be continued.) )