Chapter 540: The Jews Take Refuge
Qiao Yu and Roosevelt's conversation was very smooth, especially Qiao Yu adopted a supportive attitude towards the United States on the issue of military expansion, which made Roosevelt very happy, the war is getting closer and closer, and the United States must be ready for war, as a politician Roosevelt knows this very well, but the prevalence of isolationism in the United States, coupled with the superiority of the two oceanic countries, makes the Americans very disgusted with the expansion of the army, at this time Roosevelt even envied Qiao Yu, who can be arbitrary and arbitrary, without any constraints.
"Mr. Roosevelt, there should be a limit to Japan's expansion in the South Seas, and I think the scope should be limited to the Dutch East Indies, and if it goes beyond that, China and the United States should take decisive measures to eradicate this scourge!"
Qiao Yu put forward this condition, there is no doubt that he is drawing a red line for Japan, Roosevelt thought for a while, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the British Empire will not agree!" ”
"The British Empire is gone, isn't it the Commonwealth now?"
Britain passed the Westminster Act a few years ago, officially changing the British Empire to a loose Commonwealth, it can be said that the former empire on which the sun never sets has gone into decline, and only a little sunset remains, and there is still a little respect for the British Roosevelt, after all, it is still the hegemon of the world now, but Qiao Yu does not have any guards.
"Britain controlled a large number of markets through colonialism, and used the pound sterling as an international settlement currency, which is not a good thing for China and the United States, and now the British have become the masters of the world through the League of Nations, but this master is completely powerless, Italy invaded Abyssinia, Britain did nothing, the Spanish Civil War, they are still like this, as for Japan's expansion actions, it is still like this, the world must be commanded by a stronger political force!"
Britain has been too weak in recent years, and it has indeed lost respectable capital, while at the same time occupying an astonishing wealth and sphere of influence. This is something that any country should be blushing at. Don't look at the United States in both world wars on the side of Britain, but the United States has long been salivating.
"Mr. President, I agree with you that an aggressive country like Germany and Japan must be restricted, otherwise it will be out of control and there will be trouble!"
Roosevelt also mentioned Germany, just to remind Qiao Yu. In order to limit the expansion of Germany's power, Qiao Yu also had this intention, so he agreed, and the conversation reached this point, which was tantamount to reaching a unified opinion between China and the United States on the international situation.
In this way, it also laid the foundation for future cooperation between China and the United States, one of the world's most powerful industrial nations. The decision of a great power with the richest human resources to join forces is unparalleled, and it can be said that from now on, the final fate of Germany and Japan, and even the fate of Great Britain, has been determined.
The newly rising countries are coveting the world's hegemony, and the next thing Roosevelt and Qiao Yu are talking about is more about economic exchanges, promoting trade cooperation between the two countries, and cutting tariffs. Promote bilateral trade.
The secret talk was scheduled to last only an hour. However, the two of them talked for more than three hours, and the second half of the conversation was mainly about economic feelings.
"Mr. President. The five-year plan you invented, using the power of the government to guide economic construction, has provided a very powerful reference for my new policy, economic development is blind, and it is not advisable to count on the self-regulation of the market, and the government must participate in it! ”
"Thanks to the president's appreciation, the five-year plan is just an expedient measure that has to be implemented on the basis of China's serious industrial backwardness, and as a rising country, China must concentrate all its efforts and quickly industrialize!"
"In this regard, the Soviet Union did the same, but it is not easy to use the power of the government to control everything, right?"
"That's right, that's why I've implemented a one-party system in China, bringing together all the best people from all walks of life to build the country together!"
"Mr. President, China, Germany, and the Soviet Union all have a one-party system, and they are all strongman politics, do you think there is any difference between this?"
"It is a trend in the development of countries that a multi-party system can achieve mutual supervision, reduce corruption, and avoid national turmoil caused by personal problems; However, at present, China is still in the stage of catching up, it must concentrate its efforts to find the road of world industrialization, and move forward rapidly, as for a certain extent, China may carry out reforms, of course, I think that there is only the most suitable system for itself in the world, and there is no best system, and the only basis for judging the quality of the system is the country's development status and the satisfaction of ordinary people.
If there is any difference between China and Germany and the Soviet Union, it may be that I am more sober, China is a pluralistic society, we have adopted a tolerant attitude since ancient times, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism three religions in one constitute the ideological foundation of the Chinese, for thousands of years China did not have any state religion, we allow different voices, now we are taking the road is only a special period in the long history, if the future changes, naturally China will change! ”
Chinese society is constantly developing and changing, all kinds of problems emerge one after another, of course, in the stage of entrepreneurship, Qiao Yu does not want to change too much, if China really recovers the world's first power, external pressure is also lifted, the party is split, into a two-party system, it is completely possible.
Of course, there must be a premise for this, that is, China has truly eliminated external threats and can focus on its own development and construction, otherwise blind splitting will only cause chaos in the country and give foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of.
This is the case even in the current era, such as in Turkey after the First World War, when Kemal led Turkey through radical reform and was revered as the father of the nation.
Of course, Turkey is only a small country compared to China, the degree of complexity is far less than China, and the difficulty of splitting is much smaller, but Qiao Yu is also very confident, with more than a hundred years of knowledge, Qiao Yu is fully confident that he will carry out a benign split when needed to ensure China's stable development.
Roosevelt listened to Qiao Yu's words quietly, and he had to admit that Qiao Yu did see many things very thoroughly, China was lucky to have such a powerful figure, and the United States was able to join forces with such a person at present. It's also a great thing. It's just that in the future, China's behemoth will definitely grow into a giant, and what should the United States do with it then?
It is true that there is still a gap of more than 30 years between China and the United States, and American cars have already entered thousands of households, while China's automobile industry has just begun to develop, but China's future potential is absolutely incomparable, but Roosevelt thought about it as if he was no longer the president at that time, and some decisions should be left to future generations. The most important thing now is to hold China as a quasi-ally and ensure victory in the future of the brutal competition.
The long conversation between the two presidents made all the reporters smell a hint of unusualness, and the relationship between China and the United States was only afraid that it was about to enter a new era, and when Qiao Yu and Roosevelt appeared in front of all the reporters again, everyone found the joy of the two.
Roosevelt smiled and told reporters: "President Qiao Yu and I had fruitful talks, and the two countries reached an important consensus on peace in the Pacific region. China and the United States are both big countries and have a strong desire for world peace, which is the basis for cooperation between the two countries! ”
"President Roosevelt's speech is apt, I have come to the United States this time in the hope of promoting cooperation between China and the United States and jointly building an Asia-Pacific peace mechanism, which is very crucial for both China and the United States, and is also what all peace-loving people want to see!"
Qiao Yu also made a brief speech. The reporter began to ask questions. One of the reporters asked, "President Joe, I noticed that both you and President Roosevelt spoke about peace. Does it mean that there is no peace in the Pacific and that there is a danger of war between the two countries? ”
This reporter's question is very tricky, but it is very difficult to answer, whether it is admitted or opposed, there will be trouble, and everyone is paying attention to how Qiao Yu will answer.
The smile on Qiao Yu's face did not weaken at all, and he still said in a very magnetic voice: "Ms. reporter, if I wish you good health, can it mean that you are not healthy?" ”
Qiao Yu shook a shot, and the problem was easily resolved at once, and immediately the reporters present couldn't help but applaud, the image of people is often created between this thought, and all the media reporters present gave Qiao Yu a very high evaluation, this is a witty and agile leader.
After the meeting with Roosevelt, Qiao Yu temporarily rested in the hotel where he stayed, of course, he would not really rest, and he also had to meet some important figures, such as the representatives of the Jewish consortium, and there were countless grievances and grievances between China and the Jewish consortium, and there were conflicts and cooperation between them.
This time, after Hitler came to power, he raised the banner of anti-Semitism, and the recent situation of the Jews became worse and worse, of course, it did not have much impact on the Jewish consortium at the top, they were still able to call for wind and rain, but the Great Depression also made the reputation of the Jews completely stink, and the anti-Semitic sentiment among the general population became more and more serious.
Later generations repeatedly talked about Germany's anti-Semitism, but in fact, at this time, the whole world was dissatisfied with the Jews, Hitler just did what Western politicians wanted to do but was not able to do, at this time Britain, France and other countries were secretly applauding Hitler, they had long given up their universal feelings, did not accept the Jews' request for refuge at all, and finally tens of thousands of Jews ran to the East to hide.
Now Hitler has not taken more drastic measures, but the sensitive Jewish upper echelons have sensed the risk, so this time Rockefeller Jr. and Ben-Gurion personally came to visit Joyu.
"Your Excellency, as the tide of anti-Semitism in German society is intensifying and the situation of the Jews is getting worse and worse, I hope you will provide us with a refuge!"
"And then let you continue to disrupt China's economic order?" Qiao Yu immediately pushed back Ben Gurion's words with a word, making him very embarrassed, and he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. President, I have heard that there is a saying in China that it is said that carrying forward the past and forging ahead into the future, focusing on the future, the Jews are very willing to cooperate with a country like China with great influence, and please rest assured, Mr. President, that the Jewish side will definitely show enough sincerity!" (To be continued.) )