Little Rockefeller got out of the Kirin brand sedan, looked back at the car carefully, and had to admit that the appearance of the car was very beautiful, no, it was the most beautiful car he had ever seen, both in shape and size surpassed all cars in the United States, this is by no means the work of Ford, the Chinese can design such a beautiful car? "Fortunately", in addition to the appearance, the performance is very average, noisy, and the suspension is not good.

"I have to admit that they are very capable of learning." Little Rockefeller thought, "That China with its feet bound and a ridiculous pigtail behind its head is gone......," he recalled, recalling the ordinary citizens he had seen since he got off the train at the front door, and although they still looked poor, many of them had confident smiles on their faces, not surprised or frightened by the sight of a white man with a high nose and deep eyes. Moreover, the Beijing he saw had become modern, with wide, asphalt streets, beautiful streetlights on both sides of the streets, garbage bins painted in yellow and black, and even buses......

"Mr. Chairman, please go this way." Gu Weijun's standard American English interrupted Rockefeller's thoughts.

He entered the famous Imperial Palace for the first time, which is now the political center of New China. Aking up from his contemplation, little Rockefeller felt a refreshing coolness that was different from the outside.

"Thank you. Is this the official residence of the honorable Mr. President? ”

"It can only be said to be temporary." Gu Weijun smiled, "We have learned many systems in your country, including the official residence system. The new presidential palace is already being built, if it is by the way. Now next year, the president will be able to work at his new residence. ”

Gu Weijun took two steps back and gave up his seats to Song Jiaoren and Wang Shizhen. Shao Chongying, the secretary of the president, came out, "Everyone, please come in, the meeting of the Qinzheng Palace has not yet ended, please wait for a while." ”

"Can you take a walk around the neighborhood?" The scenery is so beautiful, very beautiful. Little Rockefeller listened to Gu Weijun translate Secretary Shao's words, but he didn't want to go into Haiyan Hall to wait.

"Absolutely." Song Jiaoren said, "Shaochuan, you can walk around with him." I didn't, it was too hot. Gotta go in and cool off. Secretary Shao. Take out the president's best tea for me, and don't hide it for personal gain. ”

"Done. Two leaders, please come in. Shao Chong replied with a smile. He has been in Haiyan Hall for nearly nine months, and he is familiar with the etiquette and jokes of the central bigwigs, and knows how to address different people.

Shao Chong was a graduate of Peiyang University Hall (now renamed Tianjin University). After graduation, he joined the General Office of the Ministry of Industry. Recommended by Minister Zhou Xuexi. Last year, he succeeded Wang Zhao, who was sent to Shanghai to work, as Long Qian's life secretary.

"Secretary Shao," Song Jiaoren watched Rockefeller Jr. and Gu Weijun go north, "You have been to the United States with the president." I heard that the presidential palace of the other country is much more luxurious than ours, really? ”

"The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States, not only where the president's family lives, but also where the president'......s working team is also in it.

"It would be good if the presidential palace was built. Haiyan Hall is indeed a little smaller, and even Director Ouyang is crowded in the room. Wang Shizhen looked at the small courtyard, the second floor of the Western-style main building lived Long Qian's family, the first floor is the living room (and dining room), the mixed area of the office, and his personal guards and life secretaries, other staff, guards, cooks, secretaries, including Ouyang Zhong, the chief of staff of the president, had to occupy a row of bungalows on the south side of the courtyard, which was small and damp, and the lighting was not good. The office had an application for repair and expansion, but Long Qian refused to allow it, saying that it was to protect cultural relics.

"That's what I admire most about the president." Song Jiaoren nodded to Chen Shu, who walked out after hearing the news, "The president has always been simple and frugal, and he doesn't dare to come nonsense, Duan Fang has praised me more than once for the simple style of the government, in fact, the credit should be attributed to the president." Forget it, let's wait in the courtyard. What do you say he will talk about when he meets with the president? He said to Wang Shizhen.

"It is estimated that there are official letters or oral messages from the United States. The influence of these consortia on the political situation should not be underestimated. Wang Shizhen hid in the shade of the south room, avoiding the scorching sun.

"Consortium? I think Huayuan and ZTE also have a consortium atmosphere...... Secretary Shao, go and ask, is it still early for the meeting of the Qinzheng Palace? Wang Shizhen's words touched Song Jiaoren, and he heard several whispers about Huayuan and ZTE, the two major industrial groups. Although its military part has been spun off, it has still developed rapidly in recent years, with subsidiaries (branches) all over the country, forming de facto monopolies in some industries, such as Huayuan's tobacco and bicycles, and ZTE's rubber and machinery manufacturing. It is said that the profits of Huayuan Industrial exceeded the total financial resources of Gansu Province.

"Okay." Shao Chong agreed and went out.

"It's going to cost the president again." Song Jiaoren smiled at Chen Shu, who brought the sour plum soup, "It seems that Mr. Rockefeller is going to have lunch here." What are you going to invite the God of Wealth to eat at noon? ”

"I always thought that his salary was high, and that couldn't stand the big expenses. I don't think I know how to take care of the house, but fortunately, I listened to Lan Qing (Lu Bicheng)'s construction and accounting, so he didn't have anything to say. If it weren't for ZTE's recent dividends, I would have to borrow money to live! Who believes it? What to eat, you ask? Originally, he was going to order Western food, and he said that Western food is not rare, it is better to eat some authentic Chinese food, Master Li is in charge, and I don't know what to do. Chen Shu put the tray on the coffee table, "The two of you please take care of yourself, the weather is hot, drink some sour plum soup to relieve the heat." Over there, Lu Bicheng had already dragged out two chairs and a small coffee table for the two high-ranking officials to use temporarily.

"Since Madame went, the Women's Union has become more powerful. The draft law on the protection of the rights and interests of women and children gave Hong Nanshao a headache. Song Jiaoren was a frequent visitor to Haiyan Hall, so he unceremoniously filled himself with a spoon and drank it with a bang, feeling comfortable and the heat suddenly disappeared.

"The hardest part is the Family Planning Law. The House of Representatives has rejected it twice, and it is difficult to submit it again. Wang Shizhen also scooped a bowl of sour plum soup, but it was not like Song Jiaoren, but took a small sip elegantly.

"They're all short-sighted." Chen Shu finally "came out" after her second son Xinghua went to school, and went to the All-China Women's Federation where Qiu Jin was the chairman to find an errand, "The account is very clear." If you don't control the increase in the population. In another 10 years, the country's population will exceed 650 million! It is certain that the increase in food will not keep up with the increase in population. ”

"This is a big change in customs, and we need to continue to do meticulous and hard work. Your recent serialization in the Women's Liberation newspaper was so good that even my wife was so impressed that she became a die-hard supporter of family planning. ”

The Family Planning Law, which was jointly drafted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Health, and the Women's Federation at the beginning of the year, stipulates that each couple is allowed to have no more than three children, that those who have fewer children are to be rewarded, those who have more than one child are given financial penalties, and that social maintenance fees are to be collected according to the progressive calculation method. But it was boycotted by Congress.

Of course, the introduction of the Family Planning Law was based on the universalization of contraception. While vigorously promoting the construction of medical facilities, New China is also vigorously promoted. Publicity on family planning has been strengthened, and contraceptives and paraphernalia have been distributed free of charge to citizens.

However, as soon as the draft law was announced, it immediately caused an uproar. Since Pangu opened the world, there has never been a government that has managed women to have children. Except for a very small number of those who agreed. There was almost a chorus of opposition. The Ministry of Health has explained twice in the House of Representatives. Although the number jù is detailed. But it still failed to convince the parliamentarians.

"The meeting of the Qinzheng Hall has dispersed, Mr. Gu, they have intercepted the president outside, and they are chatting by the lake......" Shao Chong's report interrupted their conversation. Song Jiaoren knew that today's meeting was aimed at that inexplicable assassination in Europe. For Song Jiaoren. The assassinations in Europe are too far away from China to see their direct relationship with China. He paid more attention to the complicated government affairs at present, and saw that the once dilapidated country was becoming more and more prosperous, and Song Jiaoren, who was in charge of agriculture, civil affairs, health and other affairs, was extremely energetic, and believed that another prosperous era had really come.

The proudest thing is agriculture. After more than four years of hard work, the total area of cultivated land in the country exceeded 923 million mu in 1913, with an annual output of about 415 billion catties of grain. The average yield per mu exceeded 450 catties, which basically solved the grain problem and made the country have grain stocks for the first time. In Tongzhou alone, the large granary built the year before last that could store 15,000 tons of grain was full.

We have finally found a way to increase grain production, and we will no longer rely on the reclamation of wasteland to increase the yield per mu. There are two methods, one is the construction of water conservancy, and the other is the renewal of fertilizer. And the role of the latter is even more obvious. Due to the rise of the chemical industry, chemical fertilizers appeared for the first time. In the areas where chemical fertilizers have been tested, the yield per mu has even exceeded 800 catties, which has opened up a bright prospect for completely solving the grain problem. However, the grain production of chemical fertilizers is strictly insufficient, and the president is very suspicious of the side effects of chemical fertilizers, so he has strictly restricted the pilot areas, allowing only four state-owned farms in Heilongjiang and Jilin to try them, and has not yet been rolled out nationwide.

For this reason, the reclamation of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and the Hetao region was basically stopped and replaced by animal husbandry. Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi Province, who was very enthusiastic about land reclamation, was called to Beijing to receive a reprimand from the president in person. That time, Song Jiaoren attended, and the president asked a question for Governor Yan to answer after consulting the information. The president said that he had recently read historical books and found a problem that puzzled him: the flooding of the Yellow River. I thought that there were many floods in troubled times, and the situation of governing the world should be better, but it turned out to be different. You can check it out, or you can consult an expert.

This question is of great interest. Song Jiaoren really went to Peking University to find experts, and a few days later he came to a conclusion, which was exactly as the president said. But what is the secret behind this uncommon sense? Experts are also puzzled. Song Jiaoren and Yan Xishan came back again to consult Long Qian, and Long Qian said that his feeling was that in troubled times, there were many wars, the population was decreasing, and the land in the upper reaches of the Yellow River was mostly deserted, and the sediment entering the river channel was reduced, and there were fewer floods. On the contrary, population expansion forced food from the wasteland, soil erosion intensified, and the flooding of the Yellow River became inevitable.

Song Jiaoren fed back the president's judgment to Peking University, which aroused great interest in the history department of Peking University, and it is said that they set up a research group to study whether the president's conclusions were in accordance with the law.

Long Qian said to Yan Xishan that there are many ways to increase grain production, and simply increasing the planting area is a stupid way, and the places in the northwest of Shanxi Province that are suitable for grazing may wish to study grazing, which can not only protect the environment, but also improve the dietary structure.

Fortunately, a way to increase yield per acre has been found. Reclamation in the northwest has basically stopped.

With the increase in aggregates, the variety of grains has improved, with the share of fine grains (rice and wheat) exceeding 40 percent. Soybeans from Northeast China have become extremely sought-after goods in the world, and oil and textiles constitute the three major export commodities. It greatly eases the financial pressure. Moreover, the rise of the livestock industry has improved the dietary structure of citizens, reduced the demand for food, and the common people have become a reality. Eating meat used to be a luxury for ordinary residents, but a series of policies implemented by the state in Xinjiang, Inner and Outer Mongolia and Northeast China, such as changing free-range breeding to captivity, on the one hand protected the pastures, on the other hand, increased the production of cattle and sheep, and provided a large number of meat products for the city, and the low price made it possible for urban residents to eat meat. According to the survey of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Social Statistics. In 1913, the per capita meat consumption of the city's residents was 48.5 catties. It's close to one or two pieces of meat a day.

In Song Jiaoren's view, this is the greatest benevolent government! Those who are hostile and doubt the new government's ability to govern the country can shut up! At the end of last year, he went to Jiangnan to inspect agriculture and met Huang Keqiang, who was getting seriously ill in Shanghai, and Huang Xing said with emotion. They stood still. No one can replace them.

Yes. Not to mention the achievements of New China in the fields of culture and education, industry and transportation, and military affairs. Just solving the problem of eating for the common people made the opposition of Yiqiē shut his mouth.

Little Rockefeller watched the large group of officers wearing generals come out of the Qinzheng Palace, and understood that the meeting just now was to study military issues. He is a businessman. But he has a strong interest in politics. When business is done to a certain extent, you can't be allowed to stay out of politics. The Antitrust Act dismembered Standard Oil, but Rockefeller Jr. was still the top capitalist in the United States and around the world, and he was worried about the sudden changes in Europe, and he understood better than most Chinese officials what Ferdinand's assassination meant.

"President, this is Mr. Rockefeller......" Gu Weijun stepped forward and introduced the guests to Long Qian.

"Welcome, Mr. Rockefeller." Long Qian greeted in English and stretched out his big hand to Rockefeller, "Thank you for your generous donation." Originally, I was going to attend the inauguration, and as you can see, there was an important meeting...... I have prepared a light meal, authentic Chinese food, please taste the taste of Chinese food. ”

"It's an honor." Rockefeller Jr. glanced at the generals who walked past him, most of them were young, and their well-fitting uniforms looked very powerful, "Does Mr. President think that the situation in Europe will spread to Asia?" ”

"It's hard to say. A butterfly in the Americas flapping its wings may be able to whip up a hurricane in the western Pacific. ”

"Haha, you're so funny."

Rockefeller had no ability to predict the future. The main purpose of his visit to China was to expand cooperation with China in the field of oil. After Jiyang, Shandong, the Petroleum Exploration Corporation of China's Ministry of Mines discovered a new oil field in the south of Zhili, and if the Jiyang oil field relied on the technical exploration confirmation of the Rockefeller Company, the exploration of the Zhili oil field was completely completed by the Chinese, although the equipment and technology came entirely from the United States. According to the information obtained, the daily crude oil production of the first well in the oilfield has exceeded 1,000 tons, and the prospects are extremely broad. Compared with Jiyang, the transportation and other supporting facilities are very good, and the investment effect ratio is very good. The Chinese's existing exploration and smelting capacity is still very weak, which gives Mobil the opportunity to make a fortune. Rockefeller Jr. came to Beijing under the pretext of attending the inauguration ceremony of Peking Union Medical College, and the main purpose was to hold in-depth discussions with the Chinese side on the expansion and development of the Zhili oilfield. Petrochemical industry is a new field for China, has a very broad prospect, if Mobil does well, it can monopolize China's oil deep processing industry, and then expand to other Asian countries.

Before leaving, Rockefeller met with President Wilson. President Wilson asked him to forward a handwritten letter to China's top leader. President Wilson greeted the Chinese "dictator" and hoped that the two countries would carry out more in-depth exchanges and cooperation in the political, economic, and military fields.

After the establishment of the new Chinese government, it was strictly dependent on the United States economically, and it was several huge loans from the United States that stabilized China's economy, helped them straighten out their finances, and survived the most difficult period. But in return, the Chinese market has been fully opened to the United States, and most of those loans have been turned into orders for the United States, injecting vitality into the American economy, which is suffering from overcapacity. Not only did the Rockefeller consortium have a strong interest in the Chinese market, but the DuPont consortium also joined in, and they have carried out close cooperation with China in the chemical industry, especially in the explosives industry.

Under such circumstances, it is only natural for China's top leader to visit the United States. In Rockefeller Jr.'s view, China's supreme leader's trip to the United States was a success, and what they gained may have exceeded expectations: the United States reduced a quarter of China's war reparations, and this part of the funds will be used to develop cultural and educational undertakings, of course, under American supervision. The repayment time of the balance was doubled, which in some way alleviated the fiscal crisis of the new Chinese government. The United States has pledged to give China more loans to develop its very backward industries, develop more mines, build more railroads, and, of course, buy the equipment and technology from the United States.

Rockefeller Jr. had extensive political connections, and he knew that in addition to the announced cooperation, the United States and China had signed a series of secret agreements, mainly focused on navy and aviation. The Chinese, who seem to be more keen on aviation, nevertheless promised to buy four cruisers and twelve destroyers from the United States to expand their fleet, which had been destroyed by the Japanese. What puzzled Rockefeller Jr. was that the Chinese rejected the US request to build capital warships for China, and when the global navy entered the era of super-dreadnoughts, what was the role of a dozen cruisers and destroyers with only speed advantages? What threat could it pose to the Japanese? However, the Pacific Voyage Company, which was jointly established by China and the United States, was a bit interesting, and if there was a war between China and Japan, which was entirely possible in Rockefeller Jr.'s view, the ocean-going shipping company flying the American flag could avoid the Japanese naval blockade of China. As for sending more naval cadets to study at the U.S. Naval Academy, it is even less worth mentioning. There is an old saying in the Chinese: Far water does not quench the thirst of the near. Cultivating an ocean-going navy requires deep national strength and, more importantly, time. At least 20 years, the Japanese navy will completely overwhelm China, so the US government and military have no concerns about supporting the Chinese navy.

Rockefeller Jr. also discovered that the Chinese had laid out early in the United States after working closely with China's Shandong Petroleum, and now the Huamei Machinery Group Company, which is already a behemoth, actually has shares in China. Having lived in China for many years and having a very deep personal relationship with the new Chinese president, Huamei Machinery has provided China with a large amount of equipment and technology in the field of machinery, and owns a lot of shares in Ford Motor. This explains the rise of China's automotive industry. Thanks to the help of Huamei Machinery, China surpassed Japan in the fields of steel and automobile manufacturing.

Wilson, a Democrat, defeated Taaffe in 1913 and entered the White House. In Rockefeller Jr.'s view, Wilson was more capable of leadership and more ambitious in global affairs than Taft. Wilson wanted the United States to influence and dominate Asia, even though Asia was still far behind Europe. A pro-American Chinese government was warmly welcomed by Wilson, especially since the Japanese Navy saw the United States as an imaginary enemy, and its support for China was recognized by Capitol Hill. In President Wilson's words, it is entirely in the interest of the United States for a civilized, progressive China to emerge in East Asia.

Rockefeller Jr.'s luncheon at Haiyan Hall was held in a cheerful atmosphere, and the dishes were not many, but they were exquisite, which made Rockefeller Jr. very satisfied. President Long Qian asked for full approval of Rockefeller Jr.'s cooperation in petrochemicals, "There is no problem. You can join the development of the Zhili oilfield, and I don't have any restrictions here...... Please tell President Wilson that I hope he will visit China at a convenient time. Although the Pacific Ocean is vast, it cannot stop the strong friendship between the Chinese and American peoples. ”

Rockefeller Jr. was eager to talk to Mr. President about his experience living in the United States, but the president was careful to avoid the topic. Mr. President's English is fluent, but his accent is problematic, and according to Mr. David, Mr. President has lived in California for a long time, but the president's accent is clearly wrong. Long Qian enthusiastically introduced China, especially China's countless places of interest, and hoped that Rockefeller Jr. would take a look. But Rockefeller Jr. cared more about his business, and after his visit to Beijing, he would travel by train to Shandong to inspect the already sizable oil fields in Shandong. Then he will go to Naoli, and it is said that the two places are not far apart. If the Zhili oilfield is promising, he must consider Mobil's layout in China. (To be continued......)