Nanjing, the capital of China, is now in the hottest season of the year. Chang Ruiqing, on the other hand, was still wearing a military uniform, sitting quietly in the office of the Military Commission. Although the current Nationalist Government's finances are relatively loose, it does not go to Lushan every summer to escape the heat, as it has done in the past -- although the leaders of the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang are very afraid of the heat, no one is willing to propose such a waste of public funds, lest they become a lever for political opponents and public opinion to attack. And Chang Ruiqing, who is really in power, is now also packaged and promoted by the Iron and Blood Comrades Association and the Zuomin Youth League as a great leader, although his private life can only be described as corrupt, but he still has to maintain a clean and honest appearance on his face! So I could only suffer from the scorching heat in Nanjing. In addition, during this period, the Nationalist Government made extremely rapid progress in all aspects of its work, both internally and externally. Chang Ruiqing and most of the high-ranking officials of the Nationalist Government were busy dealing with all kinds of domestic and foreign affairs, and they really didn't care about the summer vacation.

At present, the work of the National Government is centered around the first five-year plan, which is about to begin. After more than a month of revision, the current First Five-Year Plan is no longer a simple heavy industry construction plan, but a hodgepodge plan covering five aspects: heavy industry, transportation, education, military, and immigration to Xinjiang.

There is no doubt that the top priority of this plan falls on education! At the same time, education is the most important task for the entire national government, but it is also the work that has not progressed smoothly. What plagues education is the lack of enough teachers. Unlike the information received by the Americans, the Chinese government did not reach an agreement with the Japanese government on the issue of hiring Japanese teachers -- negotiations between the two countries were stalled in the "China-Japan-Britain Trilateral Security Treaty." The GCDs in the Nationalist Government and the pro-American faction in the Kuomintang were mostly opposed to such an allied treaty with Britain and Japan. I thought that would tie China to the chariots of Britain and Japan. There could be a war with the United States and the USSR in the end!

And the newly founded Soviet Union, also through Guògc International Chief Representative in China Natalie. Leshinskaya expressed her firm opposition to the CG. As for the United States, it is even more common for the pro-American faction in the Nationalist Government and the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy. He also pulled Germany, which had just been rescued by the United States, and together proposed a "Sino-US and German Education Cooperation Plan" to the Nationalist Government. China is going to provide China with an education loan of up to $300 million to hire American and German teachers to teach in China, and to introduce a number of American and German universities to open branch campuses in China...... This plan is almost to let the Chinese borrow money from the United States to cultivate pro-American factions, right? The Standing Committee Chairman, who had been educated by our Party for many years in his previous life and had maintained a strong vigilance against US imperialism, naturally refused to nod his head lightly.

Outside the door, there was a sudden sound of discussion, and it sounded like the voices of Mao ZD and Jiang Jishi. Chang Ruiqing's chamberlain director Zeng Qi's voice also sounded: "Runshuai, Jieshuai!" I'll go first and see what the chairman is up to, and then pass it on, okay? Then I heard Mao Zd's Hunan accent shouting: "You go to sue Chang Ruiqing, I am here today to question him on behalf of the Legislative Yuan (the chairman is a legislator)!" He had to see. Not seeing is not democratic! Then came Jiang Jshi's Fenghua official words: "Mu Han, hurry up and report it, don't let ** wait too long." ”

Hearing these two historical **oss singing and harmonizing outside, Chang Ruiqing naturally knew in his heart that they were here to say good things for US imperialism. He stood up and walked to the door of the office, opened the door, and said with a smile: "Chairman, Brother J Shi, rare guest, rare guest!" Please come in. ”

Mao ZD and Jiang Jshi walked into Chang Ruiqing's office and sat down on a chair. Mao ZD spoke first: "Comrade Bench." What the hell are you thinking about right now? Is it pro-American, or pro-British and pro-Japanese? There should always be an accurate word, right? Now it's all over the place. Say that China is ready to form an alliance with Britain and Japan against the United States and the Soviet Union! Is there such a thing? ”

Chang Ruiqing personally poured tea for the two of them, then sat down and said with a smile: "Chairman, the United States, Japan, and Britain are all the same imperialists, and we in China are socialist countries, so how can we be close to imperialism?" This sentence reminded Mao Zd, and his feelings calmed down a little, and he said lightly: "The Soviet Union is a socialist country, does the chairman want to develop friendly relations with the Soviet Union?" ”

Chang Ruiqing listened to this question with a little mockery. just smiled bitterly: "Imperialism is not like we are willing to get along with us with a hot face and a cold ass." He glanced at Jiang Jishi. Brother J Shi, the Kuomintang must have a lot of feelings in this regard, right? ”

Jiang Jshi was stunned when he heard this, thought about it carefully, and felt that this was the case. The Kuomintang and its previous allies were not spared the eyes of imperialism when they were making revolutions! At that time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Beiyang were even more kneeling in front of imperialism, and the result was not that they were supported by others, and finally abandoned mercilessly! On the contrary, Chang Ruiqing, a terrorist, rarely gave imperialism a good face, and as a result, he became a sweetheart. Britain, the United States, Japan, and Russia all wanted to win him over...... I really don't know what these imperialists think?

Seeing that Jiang Jishi did not speak, Chang Ruiqing continued: "Actually, the current situation is also very much beyond my expectations, the Americans only heard about the rumor of a three-country alliance, and they spent $300 million, and they also want to help us set up a university to train talents, although most of the people trained are pro-American. But these talents are still very beneficial to the improvement of our national strength. ”

Jiang Jishi was finally a little confused: "In that case, why is the commission unwilling to agree to the conditions of the United States?" "The U.S. condition is that China withdraw from the trilateral alliance talks, and at the same time hand over the order for the construction of 150,000 tons of capital ships to U.S. shipyards or Chinese branches of U.S. shipyards.

Jiang J Shi's questioning was exchanged for Chang Ruiqing's sneer: "Brother J Shi, what shape is it now?" Japan wants to pull us south, Britain wants to pull us against the United States, and the United States wants to win us over to break the isolation situation, and the Soviet Union wants us to help maintain peace in the rear...... Such a good situation is worth a mere $300 million in loans? It's not $3 billion again! ”

"3 billion?" Jiang Jshi and Mao ZD exclaimed at the same time. Lao Jiang sneered: "Bench, you really dare to think about it!" ”

"Not that I dare to think about it. But sooner or later the Americans will give! Chang Ruiqing sneered: "You can't sell it for a good price if you take refuge in the United States...... Our American friends have always been very stingy with lackeys! So we're not going to be American dogs! ”

"You don't want that $300 million?" Mao ZD looked like he was in pain.

"Of course! But I will not give the 150,000-ton ship construction contract to the United States! These shipbuilding contracts had to be given to Japan in exchange for the Japanese government helping us to hire 10,000 Japanese teachers. ”

"Can the Japanese and Americans say yes?" Jiang J Shi asked.

"Yes." Chang Ruiqing stood up and paced a few steps inside the room. Suddenly, he said to Jiang J Shi with a solemn face: "Brother J Shi, I know that you have a good relationship with the US ambassador, and this time you came back from Shanghai (poor Vice Chairman Jiang stayed in Shanghai most of the time) and was also entrusted by the Americans, right?" ”

Lao Jiang's face changed slightly. This matter can be big or small, and a hat that is connected to a foreign country can also be buckled, so you can't admit it if you kill it!

Seeing that Lao Jiang didn't speak, Chang Ruiqing smiled and said: "Brother J Shi doesn't have to be like this, we in China also need to have a red face and a white face when we are abroad...... If the Americans want to conclude a Sino-American Alliance Treaty, I can agree. I am very willing to unite with my friends on the other side of the ocean. But if this alliance cannot be done now, then I can only maintain harmonious relations between China and Japan, China and Britain, China and the Soviet Union, and China and the United States at the same time. And China can also promise that it will not join any treaties or alliances against the United States – and that is what I have paid for the $300 million loan and the U.S.-Germany Educational Cooperation Program. ”

Jiang Jishi got a clear answer, and he also knew that Chang Ruiqing and Mao ZD, the two leaders of the G Party, must have something to discuss -- he met Mao ZD by chance in the Military Commission building, not the two brothers who came together. So Lao Jiang exchanged a few words with Chang Rui Qingmao, and then got up to say goodbye. Chang Ruiqing looked at Jiang Jishi's back and said with a smile: "When will they, the Kuomintang, really regard China as a strong country?" The Americans lent Germany $4 billion, and the Germans had no intention of turning the other cheek with Britain and France...... Why should we offend Britain and Japan to death for a $300 million loan? ”

Mao Zd looked at Chang Ruiqing, listening to his words, and didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. In the end, he asked: "Chairman of the committee, you have released rumors of an alliance with the British and Japanese plans." How much money are you going to get from the United States? Also, if we take the money from the Americans, can we continue to maintain this quasi-alliance relationship with Japan? The Japanese aren't that confused, are they? ”

The smile on Chang Ruiqing's face froze, and his little actions really didn't hide from Mao Zd. He snorted. "The Americans' money is not taken for nothing, and besides, the 300 million dollars are just loans, which have to be repaid. It's easy to explain there in Japan...... The Americans are willing to borrow $300 million, how can we not want it? Isn't that a fool? As for the current quasi-alliance relationship, they can maintain it if they want to, and they don't want to maintain it! But I think they're trying to stay going. This is determined by our strength and the current international form! ”

Mao Zd carefully calculated, in fact, he has been thinking about the international cooperation during this time. He asked, "Will Britain and Japan join forces against us?" For example, blockade of our foreign trade? Chang Ruiqing waved his hand: "That's an act of war!" The British will not do this, and our army is not a dry meal, and can fight the British in Burma...... If the British lose badly, the Soviet Union will certainly take the opportunity to attack Western Europe, the Japanese will also go south, and the Americans will even challenge British hegemony. As for Japan, there is no need to worry. Unless they can truly reconcile with the Soviet Union, they will not be able to do anything on the mainland. ”

Mao Zd listened to Chang Ruiqing's analysis, and had no choice but to say anything more. He stood up and smiled, "Chairman." I don't know anything about diplomacy, you are an expert, so it's up to you to arrange it. In a few days, I want to go out for a walk and go to Xinjiang to see ...... I don't know how socialism is going there. I really want to go there often, but it's a long way away, and it's too inconvenient. ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and nodded, "If the chairman wants to go to Xinjiang, go often." The good news for Chairman Sù is that the First Central Aircraft Factory has built an airship that is 120 meters long and has a maximum speed of more than 130 kilometers per hour...... The Air Force General Administration is preparing to set up an airship airship airline to run routes from Xinjiang to the hinterland. ”

Mao Zd clapped his hands. Laughing: "That's great!" Our country is too big, and the railway traffic is inconvenient, so it is convenient to go anywhere to have this thing flying in the sky! ”

Chang Ruiqing also smiled, and Mao ZD nodded to him and said goodbye, preparing to go to Xinjiang to investigate. Chang Ruiqing stood in front of his desk, looking at the location of Germany on a world map on the wall, and pondered. It seems that this country is about to rise ahead of schedule, and the educational cooperation plan proposed by the United States has inadvertently brought Sino-German relations closer to each other, and I don't know what the future World War II will look like......

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"Mr. Secretary. Mr. Jiang J-shi and Ms. Soong Mei-ling are now waiting for you in the living room. U.S. Secretary of State Hughes raised his head from the pile of briefs and exhaled softly, as if he had been looking forward to Jiang Jishi's arrival for a long time. He nodded and said to Ambassador Shulman, "I'll be there right away...... Call Mr. Dawes again and ask him to come back as soon as he finishes his talks with the Germans. He stood up, straightened his suit, and strode out.

Jiang J Shi was sitting in the living room waiting for him, and Lao Jiang was dressed very interestingly, neither a straight military uniform nor a conservative long shirt and horse coat. Instead, he wore a thin, well-cut suit and a briefcase. It seems to be the most beautiful bourgeoisie on the beach right now. However, Lao Jiang does not have many assets now. He simply positioned himself as a bourgeois democrat. After the Four Kingdoms War, his military power has been almost deprived to Chang Ruiqing. The non-commissioned officer generals who were originally loyal to him either switched to Chang Ruiqing or were sitting on the cold bench. As the vice chairman of the Military Commission, it is rare for him to return to Nanjing to work, but he stays in Shanghai all day to lead his China Association for the Promotion of Democracy, and there is also Soong Meiling. He was usually dealt with by capitalists and intellectuals, who did not like a warlord in a straight uniform who looked murderous - it was easy to think of the de facto dictator Chang Ruiqing. Therefore, Jiang Jshi worked hard to change his image to cater to the tastes of the bourgeoisie, and he had the consciousness of being the spokesman of the bourgeoisie.

His efforts to build bridges between China and the United States this time are probably also adhering to the will of China's big bourgeois clique, right? Although the current Nationalist Government has relatively harmonious relations with Japan, it is the Chinese capitalists. In particular, most of the capitalists who have invested in the light industry sector have some anti-Japanese plots. Because cheap and high-quality Japanese products are their worst enemy! There are not only imported products produced in Japan, but also products of factories directly opened by Japanese capital in Shanghai, all of which have a certain impact on China's weak national capital! Therefore, the capitalists on the beach naturally hope that China and Japan will turn against each other! As for the United States, they have some favorites, not only because of the long distance between China and the United States, but also because of the high transportation cost of American goods, so the competitiveness in the Chinese market is not strong. It is also because many of the capitalists in Shanghai have the experience of studying in the United States. There are many more who have graduated from schools run by Americans and are certainly emotionally pro-American. The "Sino-U.S.-German Educational Cooperation Plan" proposed by the Americans this time was unanimously supported by most of the capitalists and intellectuals in Shanghai! Therefore, their agent Jiang J Shi also forgot about his own experience in Japan, and regarded himself as a British and American school everywhere, and it is said that he is still trying to learn English.

Footsteps rang out at the door. Then I saw the US Secretary of State walking in alone with a smile on his face - because it was Song Meiling who accompanied Jiang Jshi, he could even save the translator. Probably the two sides were already familiar with each other, so Hughes went straight to the point without greetings: "My old friend! You've just come back from Nanjing, right? Is there any good news for me? ”

Jiang Jishi listened to Song Meiling's translation and showed an embarrassed smile: "Mr. Secretary of State, the situation is worse than imagined, and our Standing Chairman seems unwilling to abandon his Japanese friends, unless the United States can conclude an alliance with China. However, he still promised China to withdraw from the alliance negotiations with Japan and Britain, and China would continue to maintain a neutral position...... As for the contract for building the 150,000-ton capital ship, if China and the United States cannot form an alliance, it can only be handed over to Japan in order to maintain friendly relations between China and Japan. ”

"An alliance between China and the United States? You know it's impossible, the United States is now pursuing an isolationist policy. The smile on Hughes's face remained. Chang Ruiqing's request for an alliance is itself an attitude, which shows that China is very willing to side with the United States at the right time, but not now. Hughes fully understands this, the British Empire is still in the aftermath, and even the United States has to hold high the brand of isolationism to keep its glory and obscurity, not to mention China, a paper tiger? If there is no Sino-US alliance as a guarantee, it would be irrational to rush into the arms of the United States! However, Chang Ruiqing's conditions were still a bit poor, Hughes thought for a while and said, "Mr. Jiang, Miss Song, I hope to go to Nanjing before the signing of the naval arms treaty...... Together with Mr. Dawes, as well as with Mr. Tranau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, I interviewed the Standing Chairmen of your country. ”