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Volume IV: Prosperity 61 Ethos (1)

The sky in Shanghai is still so morbidly enchanting, and the sky in China is still gray, which makes people depressed.

The night was deep, people were lonely, the lights in the editor-in-chief office of the Shanghai Times were still on, and Chen Youren, a man dressed in Western style, was writing at his desk, the tip of his pen rustling, leaving a line of beautiful English characters on the paper.

Born and raised overseas, well-educated, and better English than Chinese, a young lawyer, a wealthy man, and a newspaperman, wrote in English, often criticized the Beijing government with spicy writing, and the newspaper he started was closed down and exiled to Shanghai, where he once represented the southern government at the Paris Peace Conference??????

Sharp words and courageous people, this is Chen Youren, a 44-year-old person who worries about the country and the people. At this moment, all the horses are together, he can't find a way out, and his ambition is difficult to reward.

"The resumption of Shandong by the hands of the great powers has lost the market in the south, and Shanghai's industrial and commercial self-confidence has fallen into a difficult situation.

Wu Zhang in the north competed for power and profit, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were Chen in Shanhaiguan, and the smoke of gunpowder was rekindled, and the war broke out again.

A warlord went there, and it was still a warlord who came, the city changed the king's flag, and the people were still injured. ”

Maybe he felt that the writing was not good, Chen Youren put down his pen. Some angrily crumpled up the manuscript paper and threw it in the trash.

"The article couldn't be better written. The scholar only grabbed the pen and shouted to cut his throat, but no one listened. He sighed deeply.

In the past ten years, there have been too many bitter feelings. When he was in London, after hearing about the Xinhai Revolution, he, Wu Liande, and Tao Feili, three outstanding talents with Chinese hearts, rushed back to China in high spirits, ready to contribute to the construction of the new country.

Now, after ten years, in addition to a belief in my heart, the enthusiasm of the past has gradually been consumed by the cruel reality.

Chen Youren opened the pocket watch and slowly closed it again. He's waiting for someone, waiting for an old friend he hasn't seen in a long time. Until then, he still has time to lament the situation.

Sun Wen has no power and no power, it is difficult to achieve the climate, the warlords in the north are reckless in their military force, which is not beneficial to the country, and the two Guangzhous in the south have done some good things, but the autonomy of the provinces is too small, and although other measures are progressive, they have no great ambitions after all.

"Alas, the country is like Shanghai, where hooligans are in charge??????"

"When" -

The office clock rang continuously, and the crisp sound of metal knocking brought Chen Youren back to his senses.

After a while, a man in a suit walked in, and he took off his hat, revealing a dusty and kind face.

"Don't come unharmed, right? Old folk! Chen Youren stepped forward to shake Wu Liande's hand, looking excited. He deliberately stayed in the office after work tonight, and finally waited for his old friend.

"It's good, it's just a little busy, and I haven't been back to Shanghai for some days." Wu Liande smiled and looked at Chen Youren with a sad face in front of him.

"It's so busy, it's not like I'm doing nothing but writing articles now, and I'm bored." Chen Youren said with emotion.

"I heard that you run a school in Nanyang? How's it going? I haven't been to Nanyang in years. Chen Youren said with concern.

"We have set up many schools, including Guangzhou, Shanghai, Singapore, Medan and Ben Thanh, and have also cultivated many medical talents. Hehe! Wu Liande smiled a little smugly.

He also established a quarantine system in China, allowing the Chinese government to take back quarantine rights from foreigners. Especially in the Northeast plague in 1905 and the influenza in 1919, Wu Liande was a living person and was called a living Bodhisattva.

A medical staff can achieve such results, and he deserves to be "unparalleled in the country".

Hearing that Wu Liande had run so many schools, Chen Youren was pleased with his old friend's achievements, and at the same time secretly surprised that medical school could cost a lot of money, and he was a little curious about how Wu Liande did it.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just a rich philanthropist, and we've built a number of hospitals and clinics. If you have the chance, I'll take you on a tour of our hospital and surprise you. Wu Liande said with a smile.

Chen Youren quieted down, looked at Wu Liande, he hadn't seen him for a few years, and felt that this old friend had changed a lot, as if he was more confident, and there was a faint sense of accomplishment.

And this time, Wu Liande came more abruptly, almost in a hurry.

Seeing Chen Youren's somewhat suspicious eyes, Wu Liande said in his heart: He is not a politician after all, and no change can escape Chen Youren's eyes.

"I'm here as a lobbyist, someone entrusted me and wanted to meet you, and they wanted to use you." Wu Liande said directly.

"Who? Guangzhou government? Chen Youren asked.

"Almost!" Wu Liande Road.

"What do you mean almost?" Chen Youren glanced at Wu Liande, a little displeased that the other party was playing mysterious.

"Anyway, it's clear when we meet. Tomorrow, time is tight. Wu Liande smiled.

Xin said: "After introducing them to each other tomorrow, I can avoid it." This time in Shanghai, he was ready to take a group of young people back to Nanyang to study medicine from the welfare organization founded by the William Foundation. ”

The next day, when Chen Youren saw Situ Meiden with a majestic face, he was a little surprised. Although after meeting with Wu Liande last night, I thought about people from Guangdong, but I didn't expect that the person who came turned out to be Situ Meideng, a big man, one of the three giants of the Guangzhou regime.

"Mr. Chen is a little surprised?" Situ Meiden laughed.

"Indeed." Chen Youren nodded, "I'm more curious about what you are looking for me?" ”

"Good thing!" Situ Meiden smiled faintly, "I want to ask you to help with foreign affairs." ”

"This?" Chen Youren hesitated for a moment, "Guangzhou is now ceding one side of the land, but it has neither the Northern Expedition nor the resistance to the foreign powers, so there should be no foreign affairs, right?" ”

He didn't like the Guangzhou regime very much, because of his relationship with Sun Wen, if he went to Guangzhou to take up his post, he would be suspected of betrayal.

"Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow to become king. I think you Mr. Chen should understand this truth, if you don't sweep the province, how can you calm the world?

If you have the opportunity to visit Guangzhou, you will know that we are not the selfish warlords you think. Sometimes, actions are more important than slogans! ”

Stuart retorted.

Like those who were influenced by Sun Wen's party, Chen Youren did not have a good impression of the Guangzhou regime, and in fact most of them did not go to see what Guangdong was like now.

In terms of propaganda, the Guangzhou regime has always kept a low profile, barely shouted any loud revolutionary slogans, and it is normal for people to be misunderstood silently enclosed in their own territory.

Seeing Situ Meideng's strict attitude, Chen Youren thought to himself, he really hadn't been to Guangdong to see it, although Chen Jiongming and other Zhi Gong Dang people didn't have much exciting news to govern Guangdong, they didn't seem to have a bad impression, and they didn't seem to be like those warlords in the north, and various atrocities were reported from time to time.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Chen's ancestral home is also Guangdong, and I am the same countryman, I climbed on the US ** ship when I was very young and went to the Americas, and you grew up abroad, speaking of which we should be the same kind of people."

When Situ Meiden said this, his eyes collided with Chen Youren in the air, feeling a little kind.

Chen Youren looked at Situ Meiden and did not speak.

He knew some of Situ Meiden's situation, and indeed like Situ Meiden said, they all had difficult experiences abroad, but some of the American gang leaders suddenly appeared in the Guangzhou regime two years ago, and became one of the most influential three of them, and the twists and turns made Chen Youren a little curious.

"Mr. Situ, I'm curious how you suddenly appeared in Guangzhou? And you and Chen Jiongming's actions in the first two years completely disrupted Mr. Sun's plan and made him lose his revolutionary base, I don't know how you did it? ”

Chen Youren asked. If he wants to go to Guangzhou, he has to figure out these problems.

"Huh! Someone brought in a thief and made a mess of the house, and after we cleaned the house, we will naturally take good care of the house. As for why I'm there, that's just a plan. Situ Meiden said with some sarcasm.

The Zhi Gong Party liberated Liangguang from the hands of the Southwest Gui Department and cleaned up the mess, if anyone accuses this, it really makes no sense.

However, he is still willing to have an in-depth and frank exchange with Chen Youren.

"Oh!" Chen Youren responded, ignoring Situ Meideng's somewhat aggressive tone, but he was surprised by the sentence "just a set plan".

For a while, neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

After a while, he felt that the topic was a little divergent, and Situ Meiden said directly: "Mr. Chen, Guangzhou will not be discussed in advance, and everything about yesterday and today will be known in the future." I am here this time on behalf of the Chinese in Nanyang, and on behalf of the overseas Chinese in the world, I invite you to hold a big event together! ”

"Overseas Chinese? Doing big things together? ”

Chen Youren reacted immediately, frowned, and looked at Situ Meiden with some consternation.

He remembered that Situ Meiden and the Guangzhou regime had always maintained close ties with overseas Chinese, like his old friends Wu Liande and Tao Feili had returned to Nanyang in the past two years, so they should have been entangled with those people, right?

was reminded by Situ Meiden that many questions that had not been figured out in the past had hidden clues, and Chen Youren somewhat understood why the situation between Guangxi and Guangxi in the past two years had developed into the current situation.

Why are they so low-key? It turns out that the capital and technical personnel are all sent back from abroad.

Listening to this Situ Meideng's tone, it seems that they have planned a shocking event in Nanyang.

In an instant, too many questions flashed through Chen Youren's mind, and expressions of confusion, consternation, curiosity, expectation, and excitement kept flashing on his face.

He didn't speak, and looked at Situ Meiden solemnly, waiting for the uninvited guest's explanation.

"We planned this about 10 years ago. The funds come from the United States, and most of the personnel are also overseas Chinese or Chinese workers who are forced to go abroad, for various reasons, we decided to set up our own country in Nanyang, to fight for the dignity of tens of millions of Chinese living around the world. ”

Speaking of this, Situ Meiden paused slightly, recalling the preparations for coming over this way, and there were too many emotions in his heart. Seeing that Chen Youren was thinking silently, he continued: "We have been preparing, and in the past few years, most of the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang have come together with us.

We have set up a large number of enterprises in Nanyang, cultivated millions of hectares of farms, armed immigrants in the millions, occupied a large amount of overseas trade in Nanyang, built a set of preliminary industries, and our army and military industry, which have formed a huge force.

Now that the time is ripe, we must fight for national dignity and living space with our fists and blood. ”

Situ Meiden said with a firm face, nothing could shake his determination at this moment, and he was willing to immediately rush to the battlefield that was about to fill with gunsmoke.

"A huge industry, and its own armed forces?"

Chen Youren set off a huge wave in his heart, he couldn't be calm, looking at Situ Meideng's stern face, he didn't doubt the other party's words, but he had some doubts.

"You're going to war with the British, the Americans, the Dutch?" Chen Youren asked.

"Nope! Just the Dutch! Of course, if the British want to stop it, we are ready for war with the British! Situ Meiden said with an iron face.

"Fighting the Dutch and defending against the British, most of the Americans will not interfere, but will be happy to see it." Chen Youren muttered to himself.

With his wit, he immediately figured out the filth of the global competition between the United States and Britain.

"After all, foreigners are foreigners, and this is not an easy task." Chen Youren looked at Situ Meiden with some excitement, admiration, and suspicion.

"It's nature. But you have to remember, where did the foreigners come from? They are just outsiders, so how can they have so many resources? They can tear the ground into the territory, why can't we?

The decayed Dutch now have little strength, and if it weren't for the mutual jealousy of Britain and the United States, the Dutch would still be able to occupy a large area of land freely? ”

Situ Meiden said disdainfully.

Thinking of realizing the Han nation's first foreign land for the first time in thousands of years, his old face couldn't help but turn red.

There may be only one nation, but there are many. The British, the Americans explain this very well. Disputes between countries did not prevent the British from freely running to the New World to develop, and the people of the New World were free to return to Britain or move freely within the Commonwealth.

Chen Youren nodded, feeling that Situ Meiden's judgment on the international situation was reasonable, just like Britain and France were jealous of each other to allow the small Siamese state between British Burma and French Annam to maintain its independence and become one of the three independent countries in Asia.

"Mr. Chen, join us! What can you do in Shanghai now? Whether there is a difference in domestic political opinions, I think you should play a part in the Nanyang issue. Situ Meiden looked at Chen Youren sincerely.

"I'll think about it." Chen Youren did not reply immediately, although he somewhat believed what Situ Meiden said, but he still thought in his heart that in order to fundamentally solve this problem, he had to start from China.

Chen Youren didn't know that the idea was good, but history went to the other side entirely. But fortunately, he left in time before he saw the tragedy that followed.

Seeing Chen Youren's hesitant appearance, Situ Meiden was a little angry in his heart, this Chen Youren didn't know what to do, and said in his heart: Could it be that Chen Youren can't do without you?

"Alright! I respect your ideas. I'll be in Shanghai for about three days, and I hope to hear back from you. Situ Meiden nodded, stood up, and prepared to leave.

He also had to run for the deployment of resources from China to Nanyang, and he had too many affairs to deal with, and he didn't have much time to spend on Chen Youren.

Walking to the door, Situ Meiden turned around and said another word. "There aren't many people who have a kind now! There are very few people who go to foreign countries! Think about the experiences of your ancestors! Not everyone is as lucky as you are to become a lawyer. ”

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