Chapter 308: It's hard to save yourself from saving others
"The Red Cross?" Don't look at Wang Yi studied medicine before he crossed, but he really didn't know much about the Red Cross, or rather, he had learned relevant knowledge when he was in school, but he had already returned it to the teacher. "Who's coming?"
"Gustave Moigniere." Han Xiujing said at this time that the girl was Wang Yi's personal secretary. "And ......"
Wang Yi waved his hand, wanting to hear the name and see if he could think of something, but when he heard the Gustav or something, he was not impressed at all. The people of the Red Cross can come, anyway, this charitable organization has nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty now. Although the Red Heart Club hosted by Yazhi is also a charitable organization, the focus of the two sides is actually different. The Red Cross is mainly responsible for the problem of wounded soldiers, while the Red Heart is more focused on more people's livelihood matters such as education and medical care.
Wait a minute...... If memory serves, the early Red Cross seems to have been called the International Committee for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers, and later renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross. This was the only impression in Wang Yi's mind.
"Could it be that the Red Cross is here for the Russian prisoners and wounded soldiers?" Just as they were thinking, the Afghan dogs barked when they saw Wang Yihou, obviously treating the owner of Ning Island as an outsider. Tong Qianjia and the girls laughed, and Wang Yiyi laughed at himself: "It's okay, I don't care about it." β
After dinner, Wang Yi accompanied Shen Yazhi for a walk in the garden, the two did not walk fast, Shen Yazhi held Wang Yi's arm, looking very relaxed. In the distance, through the woods, there was the laughter of a few girls playing tennis, Wang Yi and Shen Yazhi looked at each other and smiled, chatting while walking, and inadvertently talked about the meeting with the Red Cross during the day.
"I've only heard the name of the Red Cross, and the specific thing seems to be in charge of the treatment and rescue of wounded soldiers, and I don't know much about the rest. By the way, what does a guy named Gustav do today? β
"He's the head of the ICRC! Because the Red Heart Society is also a charitable organization, in order to learn from each other's strengths, I have also conducted relevant research on other similar organizations in the world. Shen Yazhi smiled a little slyly, and continued: "The person who proposed the concept of the Red Cross is actually a Swiss named Henry Dunant, who is a banker himself. In 1859, he went to Italy to meet with the French Emperor Napoleon III for business reasons, hoping to discuss the difficulties of trade in Algeria for war. However, there was a war between Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia, and in just one day, 40,000 casualties were suffered on both sides. More importantly, the upper echelons of both sides only care about their own interests and completely disregard those wounded soldiers. Henry, who was deeply influenced by his father, who was involved in the Relief Society, finally decided to help the wounded soldiers. On February 9, 1863, Henry Dunant, along with four leading figures from prominent Geneva families, created the Council of Five in Geneva as the Commission of Inquiry of the Geneva Public Welfare Association. Their purpose was to analyze the feasibility of Dunant's ideas, convene an international conference and discuss their implementation. The members of this committee, in addition to Dunant, are Gustave Mouugnier, lawyer and president of the Geneva Institute of Public Welfare; experienced field surgeon Louis Appia; Appiah's friend and colleague, ThΓ©odore Monoir from the Geneva Society of Health and Hygiene; There was also a well-known Swiss general Guillaume Henri Dufour. He was the commander-in-chief of the Swiss Army and, of course, the chairman of the newly established International Commission for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers, with Henry Dunant as secretary-general. β
Wang Yi reached out and took Shen Yazhi in his arms at this time, hung her little nose lightly with his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't believe that you could have known this before, and you know it in such detail." β
Shen Yazhi pursed her lips slightly, knowing that she couldn't deceive Wang Yi, so she smiled and said, "Before I saw Gustav, the information sent by the Intelligence Bureau." β
"I know that's the case, so let's move on."
"Isn't it okay to pretend to have been deceived once?" Shen Yazhi muttered a few words in a low voice, and then continued: "Because of Henri Duran's campaign, the international conference on the rescue of wounded soldiers was finally successfully held at the Athens Palace in Geneva, with the participation of sixteen European countries, and the so-called Geneva Convention was later reached. A few years later, Henry Dunant was too busy with the Wounded Soldiers Relief Committee to take care of his own business, and eventually his investment in Algeria failed and he was forced to declare bankruptcy. The controversy surrounding Dunant's business dealings and the resulting negative public opinion, coupled with ongoing conflicts with Gustav, led to the removal of Dunant from his position as committee member and secretary. Accused of fraud, bankrupt and wanted, he was forced to leave Geneva. In the years that followed, national associations were formed in almost all European countries. In 1876, the Commission was renamed the Committee of the Red Cross, and it is still used today. β
Shen Yazhi thought for a while and said, "By the way, the United States also announced the establishment of the American Red Cross a few years ago...... Xianggong, do you think we need to set up a Red Cross in Northeast China? β
When the Celestial Empire joined the Red Cross, Wang Yi didn't know very well, but after listening to his daughter-in-law's introduction, he also understood that the purpose of Gustav's trip was not simple. Even if he himself has the so-called humanitarian ideals, there are also unspeakable secrets behind it.
"Hearts aren't enough for you?" Wang Yi didn't have a good airway. However, seeing Shen Yazhi's eyes glaring at him, he smiled very heartlessly: "Isn't this distressing for my daughter-in-law?" Working hard every day, the master looks distressed. β
"Flim Flam." Shen Yazhi glanced at Wang Yiyi.
"Gustav is now a supporter of the Red Cross, so what is Henry Dunant doing now?"
"Probably the Europeans don't know where he is, but the intelligence bureau has gathered information about him. It is said that this person's situation is miserable enough, after the business went bankrupt, he was burdened, and basically lived the life of a homeless man, sleeping either in a street kiosk or in a park every day, poor and sick, and tortured. β
As soon as he heard this, even Wang Yi, a hard-hearted person, was embarrassed.
"Hey, a person who takes the creation of the Red Cross as his ideal, no matter whether he has really done anything wrong or not, but it is really touching to fall into this field."
"Does the husband think so too?" Shen Yazhi had a smile on her face, grabbed Wang Yi's arm with both hands, and her eyes flashed with surprise.
Wang Yi rubbed her hair, and said a little angrily: "Is your man the kind of cold-blooded person?" β
Shen Yazhi smiled and threw herself into Wang Yi's arms, with a lot of tenderness in her eyes.
"Now that we have news of Henry Dunant in the Intelligence Bureau, let's take him to the northeast...... As for the arrangement, don't talk about anything else, cure his illness first. β