The fact that the venue for the peace talks was chosen in Beijing is undoubtedly an oath to China's status as a victorious power, and the entire land of China, both the government and the people, are immersed in joy, and there has not been such a thing for many years, especially this time the Chinese press has repeatedly published various articles explaining that this time the Chinese Government will take back the islands of Taiwan and Sakhalin.

Slightly older people still remember the First Sino-Japanese War, the Beiyang Naval Division was annihilated, China was defeated, the compensation was 230 million taels, and the island of Taiwan was ceded, and since then this pearl in the East China Sea has been lost from the hands of China, although the people are not necessarily very clear about the value of this island, but the lost territory has been recaptured, which is undoubtedly a great achievement.

And the Chinese have a special feeling for the land since ancient times, thousands of years of agricultural history make the Chinese extremely attached to the land, as long as there is land can sow seeds, there will be harvest, throughout the world, I am afraid there is no nation better than the Chinese who are better at using the land.

Since the news of the peace talks spread, Beijing's taverns and tea shops have been boiling, and there are smiling people everywhere, Xiangtai Teahouse is full of friends all day long, and Yu Lifa, the shopkeeper, has been in a more and more happy mood in recent years, since Qiao Yu became prime minister, he has vigorously rectified the order of the market, and the original ruffians and hooligans have all been cleaned up, and the public security situation has greatly improved.

In fact, it is not easy to open a storefront, the most troublesome thing is to deal with all kinds of miscellaneous characters, there are all kinds of bad officials on the official face, tax collectors, as well as ruffians and hooligans, all kinds of gangs, as long as one aspect can not be taken care of, don't want to maintain.

Xiangtai Teahouse is a time-honored brand that has been in the Qing Dynasty before, and it has been passed to Yu Lifa for the third generation, and it is only at this time that Beijing City has begun to have obvious changes, and the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been cleaned up, and all the taxes that used to be as many as cattle hair have disappeared, and only business tax needs to be paid immediately. Most of the ruffians on the ground have also been eradicated. Some of the remaining people did not dare to come out to make trouble, and the burden on their shoulders was suddenly lightened by more than half.

And after Qiao Yu became the president, he began to vigorously purge the rule of officials, and most of the old officials left behind in the former Qing Dynasty were ousted from power, and they were replaced by a group of public servants who had undergone strict training and assessment, including the patrol police team, which also underwent a major change, and these new officials became more and more kind to the people. It is no longer unattainable to find an official to do things, it has become very easy.

A few years is like a dream, as if the whole world has changed, even if there are some unsatisfactory places, but Yu Lifa is also very satisfied, these days just China won the battle against Japan. When the good news came, the teahouse was suddenly more lively than before, and the people who came were laughing and laughing, discussing how the government would deal with the little devils.

Yu Lifa walked to the middle of the lobby, and before he could speak, he arched his hand at the many tea customers, and then said with a smile: "New and old customers, the tea in the shop is free for three days." Enjoy as much as you like! ”

"The old shopkeeper. Which one are you singing, you've always been careful with your calculations for so many years. Whoever is short of tea money can't do it, why is it free today! It was Li Qi who spoke, an old patron of the teahouse, who was usually bold, and there was no taboo in speaking.

Someone on the side said with a smile: "Seventh Master, don't you understand, this old shopkeeper is going to celebrate with the whole world, the president has won the battle and raised the prestige of the country, and the old shopkeeper also wants to express it, so that we big guys are happy, isn't it!" ”

Many tea customers also coaxed together, and Yu Lifa's old face was also slightly red, and said: "If you want to talk about it, there is also this meaning in it, the country is good, and this family can be good!" But there is another meaning, in a few days this teahouse will be temporarily closed, so many years all rely on the promotion of the people, so that the shop is so prosperous, I also want to thank everyone! ”

Li Qiyi heard Yu Lifa say that the teahouse was going to close, and immediately raised his eyebrows, "Old shopkeeper, you are such a prosperous business, how can you be willing to close the door, where will we drink tea in the future?" ”

"Seventh master, don't get me wrong, the brand of Xiangtai Teahouse must not be picked, you also know that this house is a hundred years old, although it can still be used, but there is no new good, I think about changing it to a big change, build a little more luxurious, decorate a little brighter, and everyone will come to drink tea in the future!"

As soon as I heard Yu Lifa's explanation, all the tea guests present showed a feeling of sudden realization, daring to love the old shopkeeper This is making a lot of money, and I want to be relieved, which is a great thing!

"Let's congratulate the old shopkeeper first, your business will be better in the future!"

"It's not good, aren't they all held by the big guys, it will be closed in three days, but the branch of Xiangtai outside the front door will be opened, you can also go to see, the tea will be halved during the opening, and gifts will be given!"

Li Qi also stared at the boss at this time, pointed at Yu Lifa with his finger and said with a smile: "How can you even get the semicolon in this silent old shopkeeper, I remember that you talked about this matter in Qianqing, so many years have passed, I thought you had forgotten it, but I didn't expect it to be done, you are this!" Li Qi stretched out a thumbs up as he spoke.

"Seventh master, if you go to the front door to see the old shopkeeper's semicolon, you have to pick two thumbs, the decoration is called beautiful, the small building is not high, only three floors, but the large glass windows from top to bottom, not to mention how bright and comfortable, just like the Forbidden City, I always pass by there when I pull the car these days, I heard that a new teahouse is going to be opened there, I don't know who is so big, I didn't expect it to be the old shopkeeper, it's really impressive!"

Xiao Cui, who pulled the foreign car, danced to everyone about the magnificence of the Xiangtai Teahouse branch, and the old shopkeeper Yu Lifa also flashed a smug smile on his face from time to time, how many years ago he dreamed of being able to open a semicolon, so that the ancestral family business was broadened, and it was worthy of the ancestors, but in the past, various forces exploited, and there was no money left in his hand all year round, how could he open a semicolon.

In the past few years, I finally saved a little money in my hand, and some time ago I went to the bank to borrow a sum of money at the instigation of my son, and finally realized my long-cherished wish for many years.

At this time, a long sigh suddenly came from a corner of the teahouse, and a middle-aged man in a gray robe stood up, shook his head, and sighed again, "It's all a bunch of uninformed people." Since ancient times, warlike people have died. If you are lucky to win one time today, you may not be able to win the second time, sooner or later the Republic of China will rush to the end of the Qin Dynasty, and by then you will all be slaves of the country, what else is there to be happy about! ”

"Mr. Xue, if you don't know how to speak and shut your stinky mouth, why do you still curse our country for not being able to defeat the war. Let me tell you that there is nothing else, our Li Qi still has a lot of blood, if foreigners dare to beat us, I will fight with him, and there are not many bad breeds in what I am doing, and there is President Qiao Da above. What about Premier Wang, our country is fine! ”

"Li Qi, you insult Sven! I am a scholar, I understand the reason, I am different from you foolish slaves who have been brainwashed by dictatorship, and you will be able to see the small profits in front of you, and you can compare with the scholars who have really seen democracy and freedom! ”

"It's true that you were proficient in three or four foreign languages. I can be a Japanese translator. He can also be used as a translator for the Americans, with a lot of silver dollars in his pocket. Now these foreign masters of yours have been driven away, and you are old and down, and you are mixed up with us poor devils! Big guy, let's talk about it, can this Mr. Xue not hate! After Xiao Cui said a few words, everyone present burst into laughter, looking at this Mr. Xue, like a clown.

"Mr. Xue, I heard that you gave your wife to foreigners back then, and now you know what it means to lose your wife and break your soldiers!"

Many tea customers began to expose their shortcomings, without any respect for this former elite, this Mr. Xue simply felt that the sky had fallen half, in the past, he only needed to take a few words such as democracy and freedom that others did not understand, and he could get a piece of applause, but now it has no effect at all, he was at a loss, stumbled out of the teahouse, and caused the crowd to laugh.

"Seventh master, these people who used to live by eating foreign food are now completely hopeless, complaining everywhere all day long, my Xiao Cui looks down on these people the most, if they have the ability, they can use a pair of hands to earn food and eat, why should they be slaves to foreigners! To tell the truth, I also saved a little money, and after a while I won't pull a foreign car, let's get a truck to drive, and deliver goods back and forth to several factories in Tianjin, and work hard for a few years, we can also save some wives! ”

The victory on the battlefield has greatly reversed the morale of all Chinese, and the common people have become more and more confident, they have no worship for those Western teachings in the past, and they no longer blindly trust, and the position of public opinion is quietly undergoing fundamental changes, and they have calmly returned to the Chinese.

In order to cope with the Beijing peace talks, Japan sent a strong lineup, Prime Minister Wakatsuki Reijiro personally led the team, the patriarch Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was also invited out, the old guy has seen Qiao Yu, and he is more familiar with the situation in China, and his status is high enough, Hirohito has worked hard to make this old man come forward to negotiate, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is not a fool, no matter who this kind of humiliating negotiation is, as long as he participates, it is easy to be ruined, the old thing does not want to be disappointed, but he can't bear Hirohito's several persuasions, so he had to go out in person, Another important member is Yasuya Uchida, who once served as foreign minister under Hara Kei, and also dealt with Gu Weijun, who is also a China expert, and was also sent to Beijing to negotiate with China.

When the Japanese arrived in Beijing, US Secretary of State Kellogg, as President Coolidge's representative, also rushed to Beijing from the United States, and he was not and was a little caught off guard by the change in the situation in the Far East, especially for the huge China that both felt threatened and coveted China's huge market, and now the US economy continues to develop rapidly, and the desire for expansion is very strong.

Originally, the United States hoped to be able to mediate the Russo-Japanese War in Portsmouth just like President Theodore and Roosevelt did, but obviously China was unwilling to do so, this time China's advantage was obviously greater than that of Japan, so Kellogg had to come all the way to China!

Just when all parties were almost gathered, the Chinese army suddenly landed on the Penghu Islands, opening the prelude to the recovery of Taiwan! (To be continued.) )