The content of Xiao Zhenlei's speech on the U.S. Capitol Hill was reported by the major media and newspapers in the United States in the afternoon of the same day, and it caused a huge sensation for a while, if the United States and China cooperate, there will be tens of billions of dollars in commercial trade quota every year, this number is unimaginable in this era, such a number of trade quotas, capitalists need to open a lot of factories, recruit a lot of workers, and work day and night to meet demand, as long as China and the United States sign a treaty, Then the golden age of overseas trade belonging to the United States is coming.

Some people suspect that the Chinese authorities do not have so much money, Xiao Zhenlei said that the figure of tens of billions of dollars is just an empty word, but this suspicion was quickly drowned, some statistical experts will refute this suspicion to the fullest, now the cars produced in China are selling all over the world, filter cigarettes are sweeping the world, high-quality and inexpensive men's and women's clothing are sold to Africa and South America, toothpaste and toothbrushes, soap, laundry detergent are daily necessities that everyone needs every day, Huaguo's supermarkets quickly took root in major cities around the world, and the profits brought by these industries each year are almost beyond the scope of comprehension.

Just when the content of Xiao Zhenlei's speech shook the whole world, the US Congress convened that afternoon, and the House of Representatives and the Senate met at the same time, in order to make a final conclusion on Xiao Zhenlei's speech in the morning, because Xiao Zhenlei, as a president of a country, could not stay in Washington and stay in the United States all the time. Should the Chinese Exclusion Act be repealed? If it is abolished,+ the United States will enter into an alliance with China, and a series of commercial and trade contracts will soon be signed, if not abolished. In view of public opinion, Xiao Zhenlei will not sign. Tens of billions of dollars a year in trade are denied to the United States, and China is likely to choose one of those camps to protect itself. The United States will be completely isolated.

The members of the U.S. Senate are all people with relatively high status in society, as the saying goes, representatives of aristocratic and wealthy families, these people are more cautious when discussing bills in the Senate, while the members of the House of Representatives are representatives of the civilian class.

The Senate's motion is whether to authorize the president to sign a treaty with China, and the Senate has actually reached an internal consensus on this point, and this meeting is just a formality, after all, this is the power of the Senate, and the U.S. Constitution stipulates that treaties concluded by the president with foreign countries and officials appointed by the president must go through the Senate.

The House of Representatives is urgently considering a bill to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act. However, in the House of Representatives, there are still members of the House of Representatives who have discrimination and views against overseas Chinese, who have many vices and prejudices, and it is impossible for them to Americanize their lives, let alone accept the ethical and moral standards of the United States based on Christianity. Moreover, the influx of Chinese workers has created a tense situation of fighting for jobs with American workers, although Xiao Zhenlei said that the alliance between the two countries will bring tens of billions of dollars in trade to the United States every year, but how long can this time be maintained? The argument of the anti-Chinese opponents is that the exclusion of Chinese violates the founding principles of the American Republic of China of "freedom and equality." Members of the House of Representatives generally consider issues in their own interests, from the perspective of a civilian. Some people think that Chinese workers have robbed the white workers of their jobs, and they think so, and this situation cannot be improved because Xiao Zhenlei said that the annual trade volume of tens of billions of dollars will be improved, and only through the law can the interests of the white theme nation be safeguarded.

House Speaker Beecham is a man who is more inclined to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act. In his opinion, if he gets support from outside the United States, he will have a much better chance of running for president next time. For example, cooperation with China brings a lot of benefits to the United States. This is undoubtedly an excellent achievement. He was very active in the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, even though Xiao Zhenlei had left Washington for New York with his entourage because of time constraints. He still hasn't given up.

On 7 May, Xiao Zhenlei, who had not received a reply from the US Congress for two days, led a delegation to New York. New York is now the largest city in the United States, the largest industrial city and port city.

The car is driving on the streets of Manhattan, the speed is very slow, not that I don't want to drive faster, but I can't get up, the streets are full of people, the ten-meter-wide street seems very crowded, the streets on both sides of the street are full of stalls with agricultural products, fruits and other goods, and in the middle of the street, one after another horse-drawn carriages pass by, bustling and lively. It's lively, but the sanitation and traffic order are not much better than those on the beach.

Xiao Zhenlei looked at the situation on the street, the buildings on both sides of the street are quite high, and buildings with more than eight floors can be seen everywhere, and the tallest buildings in China are still the six-storey Licha Hotel and Huizhong Hotel in Shanghai.

Xiao Zhenlei said to Zhang Jian, who was sitting next to him: "Mr. Ji Zhi, you see that the Americans' houses have been built so high, and the highest house in our country is only six floors, which is still built by foreigners, in the construction industry, my country should also learn more from others, although this kind of high-rise buildings are not suitable for towns and villages, but it is better to build this kind of high-rise buildings in cities where every inch of land is valuable, there are many people to live, the area is small, the higher the building, the larger the space, whether it is living or office is very good."

Zhang Jian nodded and said: "Yes, there are still talents in architecture in China, and in order to cultivate more talents in architecture, it is necessary to establish a special university!" ”

After a day of visiting, Xiao Zhenlei returned to the hotel, Xiao Zhenlei and a group of officials had a discussion, everyone expressed some views on the so-called during the time they came to the United States, and at the end of the meeting, Xiao Zhenlei asked the secretary Xiao Gao: "There is no news from the US Congress?" ”

Xiao Gao said: "President, I ran to ask just now, but not yet!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei took a few puffs of cigarette and looked at all the accompanying officials, thought for a moment and said: "We can't waste it, and we can't pin all our hopes on the kindness and generosity of the Americans, since the Americans are unwilling to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, they look down on us!" Everyone is not on the same equal footing, so what fair cooperation is there to talk about? We can't hang ourselves from this tree, we must prepare with both hands, if this road on the American side does not work, then we can only think of other ways, I expect that if European countries really fight this time, it will not be able to stop in a short time, at least three or four years, we still have time, and when the Allies and the Entente are exhausted, that is, when we abolish all the unequal treaties and recover all the lost land, during this time we can do business with both of them, Whatever they need, we will sell to them, as long as there is money to make, in addition, we can also do business in other countries, so many countries in the world, such a big market, we don't have to worry about our products not being able to sell. In order to ensure national security, the military must be strengthened, the army must continue to recruit troops, the conscription system will be a reserve system, the air force must continue to expand, the aircraft research institute must not slacken, it must research more powerful combat aircraft, and the navy must increase the number of ships. Xiao Gao, let everyone get ready, we will leave for Los Angeles tomorrow morning, General Sa, inform the Navy fleet to prepare for the return voyage! ”

"Yes!"

On May 12, Xiao Zhenlei and his entourage returned to Los Angeles, from where they would return home with the fleet. That night, Situ Meitang and other influential Chinese representatives once again hosted a banquet for Xiao Zhenlei and practiced for him and the accompanying officials.

The banquet was very lively, and many people understood that this might be the last time they saw Xiao Zhenlei so close in this life, so they were a little depressed, but they were all very positive, and many people wanted to ask Xiao Zhenlei to take a group photo, of course Xiao Zhenlei couldn't take a group photo with everyone, after he took a group photo with several major overseas Chinese representatives, everyone took a group photo again.

After the banquet was dispersed, Xiao Zhenlei had a conversation with the overseas Chinese representatives, in which he said: "I think you are all clear about the Chinese Exclusion Act, our new government has done its best, since the US authorities are not sincere, then China's cooperation with the United States will also be completely stopped, but you should not be discouraged, the new government will continue to work hard in this regard, until the US authorities repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act, I have also analyzed the attitude of some Americans on the Chinese Exclusion Act in the past few days, and have come to some conclusions. I'm here to share with you my thoughts: First, there is a general right among Americans Second, there are still some people in the United States who are prejudiced against the Chinese, that is, racial, which cannot be changed in a short period of time and is a long-term process; third, the Chinese generally lack the effort to fight for their own rights, and in this regard, you must make efforts to organize your compatriots to fight for their rights against the US authorities, and you cannot sit back and wait for the US authorities to give alms？ Can you just endure it silently? It is useless to endure, and do not expect charity from others! In the past, the Qing court didn't care about you, and it was understandable that you didn't support and chose to endure it, but now it's different, the new government is your strong backing, don't be afraid. In addition, the Chinese do have a lot of bad habits, I am not speaking for the Americans, such as internal friction, a plate of loose sand, neglect to fight, etc., now there are a lot of Chinese in the United States, if everyone can unite as one, no longer for the sake of petty profits and internal internal conflict, I believe that the Chinese will be able to fight for their own rights and interests, remember, unity, to unity! Only by uniting as one can the interests of the whole be preserved, and if the interests of the whole cannot be guaranteed, can the interests of the individual be guaranteed? (To be continued......) R1292