Chapter 22 Tang Mansion Night Talk

After a few days in Qingdao, they took a train to Jinan and then transferred to Tianjin. Wang Maoru visited former Premier Tang Shaoyi for the first time, which also gave Tang Baoqi a big surprise. Tang Shaoyi smiled and asked him how his year in the United States was, Wang Maoru said: "The little nephew (self-styled) is doing business in the United States and has made a small profit, and he doesn't know what to do when he returns to China, and he still hopes for the prime minister's guidance." ”

"Wouldn't it be better to continue to do learning, not to skip words. Tang Shaoyi said, he is a high-ranking official in Beiyang who has gone through ups and downs, and he naturally sees it thoroughly, this world is really full of ups and downs, and the more people who can toss, the faster they will die. "Making money, etc., is something outside the body. But when it comes to the United States, I have many classmates and friends in the United States who can take care of you. What business does Xiusheng do in the United States? ”

"I opened shops, hotels, transportation, mechanical design companies in the United States, and I opened an arsenal to produce civilian hunting rifles." Wang Maoru replied honestly.

"Ahem, cough, cough ......" Tang Shaoyi, who was drinking tea steadily, was choked on the tea, was taken aback, and said, "Arms? ”

"Yes, it is famous, it produces civilian rifles, and there are only a few hundred people in the factory." Wang Maoru said, "But I always feel that even if I am as good as I am abroad, I still can't leave my homeland, so I return to China for development, intending to make more contributions to the country." ”

Tang Shaoyi stood up, walked back and forth, didn't know what to think in his heart, and said after a while: "Who else knows about your opening of an arsenal in the United States?" ”

"There is no one, only my assistants."

"Don't let anyone know." Tang Shaoyi said, "Otherwise, there will be a disaster of death." ”

"Little nephew understands." Wang Maoru said.

Tang Shaoyi saw that he was now more calm and experienced than last year, and nodded secretly, he had already known about the affairs of his little daughter Tang Baoqi and Wang Maoru, and he did not interfere with them, and he also had some thoughts in his heart. It's just that I thought that Wang Maoru was just a scholar and literati, and I was afraid that my daughter would have a hard future, but later I learned that he was appreciated by the Japanese cultural circles, and my impression of him changed a lot. Now I know that this person has started a business and started various enterprises in the United States, and the industry is getting bigger and bigger, and I appreciate it even more. Then he asked: "Xiusheng wants to return to China to start an industry to save the country?" ”

Wang Maoru said: "Don't hide it from the prime minister, the little nephew returned to China this time because he wanted to spread the word about a career and the world, but not just to save the country through industry, I want to work in the government." ”

Tang Shaoyi shook his head and said, "In the government, it is really not a good place for various parties to attack. He said, "Well, you might as well go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bao Qi's brother-in-law Gu Shaochuan is now in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he has just finished talking about the Tibet issue with the British." I have heard that he is about to be given a heavy assignment, and I will write a letter to you to find him. ”

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your love." Wang Maoru said.

While Tang Baoqi probed his brain, Tang Shaoyi saw it and said funny: "Come on, let's do it secretly." ”

"Father." Tang Baoqi walked out in a proper manner, looking like a lady of everyone.

"I'm a little tired, you can talk to Xiusheng, Xiusheng, forgive me, people are old, but they don't have enough energy." Tang Shaoyi is very interesting, and a daughter has just gotten married this year, and she also wants to match him and her youngest daughter.

After Tang Shaoyi left, the two didn't know what to say, as soon as Tang Baoqi spoke, Wang Maoru also said: "You ......"

"You ......"

The two said the same thing at the same time, they were stunned for a moment, and they laughed when they met, or the man was bolder, Wang Maoru said: "How are you doing?" I haven't heard from you for half a month. ”

"As soon as I was old, I was so stuffy that I was going to die, and since I dropped out of school, I wasn't even allowed to go out of the gate." Tang Baoqi was aggrieved for a while and said coquettishly.

"Baoqi, you are so clever and eccentric, can the house trap you? You won't learn from Sun Monkey, seventy-two road changes to escape? Wang Maoru joked.

"Giggle......" Tang Baoqi smiled and bent over, "You're the monkey." ”

The next day, Wang Maoru came to the Tang Mansion from the hotel, Tang Shaoyi was chatting with the business people in Tianjin, and when he saw him coming, he introduced him to these people, many of whom were members of the Kuomintang, but the Kuomintang was not the Kuomintang, but the general name of all the parties that opposed the Qing Dynasty at the beginning, and these people were the Kuomintang people who did not hesitate to be reorganized by Sun Yat-sen, and the Beiyang government did not have any difficulties for them. When talking about this person being Mr. Xiusheng who wrote "The Rise of a Great Power", everyone expressed surprise and respect, it turned out that the famous Mr. Xiusheng was so young, he was really a young man. People who have a mind to understand have long thought of the purpose of Wang Maoru's coming to the Tang family, it is not that the daughters of the Tang family are too attractive, there was Gu Weijun before, and it must be Wang Maoru in the future, and some people congratulated Tang Shaoyi on getting a good son-in-law in the future. Tang Shaoyi was also very satisfied, and even said where and where, the children's affairs should be decided by the children. Later, when they learned that Wang Maoru actually had a business in the United States, everyone hurriedly handed over their business cards, hoping to have business dealings with him. Wang Maoru said that I don't care about business, I don't know how to do business, I can't do business, I will hand it over to specialized people to manage, but I can build a bridge for you, and everyone is busy saying that Mr. Xiusheng's words are enough.

That night, the ladies of the Tang family all went down, and Wang Maoru accompanied Tang Shaoyi to dinner, Tang Shaoyi studied in the United States, naturally had a Western-style style, the food was also Western-style, and the wine he drank was also red wine. After eating, Tang Shaoyi said to let Wang Maoru come to the study, Tang Baoqi winked at him on the side, Wang Maoru pretended not to see, and Tang Baoqi was so angry that he stomped his feet.

When he came to the study, Tang Shaoyi pulled out a map, which was a map of the Republic of China, and said, "Can Xiusheng know?" ”

"The map of the Republic of China, natural understanding."

Tang Shaoyi sighed, took out a pencil, drew a line on the map, separated the north and south, and spent a lot of lines in the corners, and said, "Do you know what it means not to skip words."

Wang Maoru was in a heavy mood, nodded, and Tang Shaoyi said: "The former Qing Dynasty was still a complete country, but what about now? Entered the Republic of China, the country did not become a country, alas, I helped Lao Yuan try to establish a republic, just like the United States, but unfortunately did not fulfill people's wishes, Lao Yuan finally couldn't let go of force. ”

"Does the prime minister think that the president is all to blame?" Wang Maoru asked.

Tang Shaoyi said: "No, national politics, no matter who is right and who is wrong, my ideal is nothing more than hoping that the country can become a democratic country for which the president is responsible, just like the West." It's a pity that neither the South nor the North have this idea, and only now do I realize that I have achieved nothing. ”

Wang Maoru said with a straight face: "The prime minister must not be arrogant, your contribution will be commented on by future generations, and your efforts for the reunification of the country will be evaluated by future generations." I believe that on the monument of history, there will be your glorious achievements. ”

Tang Shaoyi was moved by him, laughed, and said: "I know Xiusheng, you have a lot of thoughts in your heart, and I can't see where you will end up, have you seen the line on the map?" ”

"The little nephew saw it."

"I hope you can one day help the country and remove these threads."

Wang Maoru immediately straightened his eyes, staring at these lines, the dividing line between the north and the south, the line of territory seized by the great powers, the line of cession, and the line after line, like a scar, dividing the entire Chinese territory into pieces, making people look like a knife in their hearts, as if these lines were not cut on the map, but cut in the hearts of the Chinese.

"Prime Minister, I promise you that in my lifetime, I will try to make these lines disappear." Wang Maoru said loudly, his eyes were full of fortitude and unyielding, and Tang Shaoyi nodded with satisfaction.

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