Before the peace conference, the Chinese delegation came to Paris with confidence, hoping to change the fate of the country through this peace conference, and they carefully prepared seven conditions, abolishing the Shili scope, taking back the leases and concessions, abolishing extraterritoriality, and tariff autonomy, all of which are things that China must do if it wants to be independent.

Whether it is Lu Zhengxiang or Gu Weijun, they are all wise, even if these conditions cannot be met, but as a dignified victorious country, one or two must be satisfied, even if only one is obtained, it is a huge progress, and it can give an account to the country.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and after the Chinese delegation arrived in Paris, it was characterized as a belligerent with individual interests, and could only send two plenipotentiaries to the council, which was not even comparable to the three of Belgium, Brazil, and Serbia, and was only on the same level as Poland, which had been divided up for many years and had just been restored.

This arrangement was already shameless to the extreme, and Gu Weijun and others felt a strong gap and a premonition that something was not good, but it turned out that this was indeed the case, none of the seven conditions put forward by the Chinese side were approved, and what was even more excessive was that the great powers also transferred Germany's power in Shandong to Japan, which simply despised China to the extreme.

"Mr. Xia, we came to Paris with confidence, hoping to recover the sovereignty of the country, but we not only could not recover anything, but also lost Shandong. You are not wrong at all in what you said on the steamer, people are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, there is no justice in this world! ”

When Gu Weijun said this, his anger had already hit the top of his head, and his teeth were rattling!

As a Chinese, Xia Han was also full of anger, slammed the table, and said, "Mr. Gu." In the final analysis, it is a sentence, a weak country has no diplomacy! The country cannot stand up, it will always be looked down upon by others, and you don't have to blame yourself too much, you can only keep this account on it, and we will develop industry well and reorganize the army and the military. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, I don't believe that the Chinese can't turn over! ”

"Mr. Xia, from your Fengtian delegation, I see something very valuable. You are confident and motivated in this country, not at all like anyone else. There are many people in China who are confused, and there are many people who talk empty words, but they are truly confident. There are too few willing to do things. ”

"Mr. Gu, I was born as a soldier. Lost an arm in the army. Now that I have set up a factory again, I may not see the problem from a different angle than you. If you can build more and more advanced weapons, you can win the war and win the other side. Can other countries bully? ”

Gu Weijun listened to Xia Han's words, and also bowed slightly, this is the current situation, and he has no ability to win against others on the battlefield. When it comes to the negotiating table, you will be bullied as well.

"Mr. Xia, I have long heard Fengtian advocate industry, thinking that the gap between us and the great powers is the gap between industrialization, and everything else is an accessory. Now it seems that it is a hit on the head, and if I return to China, I will also want to take a look at the three eastern provinces to find a real way out for China. ”

"If Mr. Gu can go to Fengtian, I will definitely be a good host!"

When Gu Weijun and Xia Han were chatting, suddenly there was some commotion in the crowd on the street, and then Xia Han and Gu Weijun heard bursts of shouts outside.

"Swear to the death, return me Qingdao!"

"It's better to be broken than to be complete!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Xia Han and Gu Weijun hurried to the outside of the street, only to see a dense crowd of people in the distance on the street, waving all kinds of banners in their hands, shouting slogans loudly, and striding over from far and near.

"Mr. Gu, how can there be so many Chinese in Paris?" Xia Han asked puzzled.

"The Chinese government once sent 100,000 laborers to France to help them fight, and it was these laborers who won us the status of a victorious country. The hearts of the Chinese people are still there, and the blood still exists! I will now send a report to the government that I must not sign the peace treaty with Germany. ”

Gu Weijun was completely moved by these laborers, he turned around and left, ready to report to the Beiyang government. And these ragged laborers continued to take majestic strides, passing by in front of him, Xia Han saw all this in his eyes, he suddenly rolled his eyes, and thought of an idea.

Without hesitation, he joined the ranks of the workers, shouting slogans with them, and marched in the direction of Versailles, where the heads of state gathered. Along the way, more and more laborers joined the team, and only then could these Chinese laborers in a foreign land know most clearly what the motherland is and what dignity is.

One day is Chinese, a lifetime is Chinese! Every yellow-skinned and black-eyed person makes them extraordinarily cordial, and every time they add someone, their liliang is stronger, and the slogan is even louder. The French were also extremely surprised that the Chinese laborers, who were usually extremely docile, could suddenly be so angry, and they were all terrified.

Thousands of Chinese laborers marched and alarmed the French government, as the old empire, the biggest victor who had just defeated Germany, the French had swelled to the extreme, where were they willing to let the Chinese slap them in the face.

Therefore, the French government immediately mobilized a large number of military and police, blocked all the roads leading to Versailles, and dozens of black machine guns were aimed at all the Chinese laborers, and if they dared to take a step forward, the French would shoot.

The arrogance and unreasonableness of the French government aroused the wrath of the Chinese laborers, and a young worker, who went to the front, tore his clothes violently, revealing a huge scar on his chest, from his right chest to the ribs, more than half a foot long, hideous and terrifying.

"You bastards, open your eyes and see, we workers are here to work, but you treat us as cannon fodder, let us go to the front to dig trenches, transport ammunition, this wound is what the German artillery left for me! The Chinese workers have sweated and shed blood for your victory, and in exchange for you treating us like this? Can you do it? ”

The worker's question was quickly translated, and the French military and police present also understood, and some of them also felt a little ashamed, these workers did not tell a word of lie, the French government just used them as cheap cannon fodder, and thousands of Chinese laborers died in France. Wounded in France.

As a result, when it came to Zuihou, they not only did not recognize China's status as a victorious country, but also infringed on China's interests. The reporters who heard the news also filmed this scene and recorded it one after another.

"China can't be humiliated, return me to Qingdao!"

"Give me back Qingdao!"

"Give me back Qingdao!" ……

The earth-shattering shouts sounded again, and every Chinese laborer was full of grievances and resentment, and at this time they all burst out, and the surrounding French people were a little moved.

At this time, a French officer suddenly ran to the scene of the confrontation, his face full of anger. Immediately rushed to the front of the military police, and said loudly: "You all listen to me, you must not let this dirty Chinese pig insult the glory of France, I order you to prepare for battle, if within three minutes." If these Chinese pigs don't leave, you guys will shoot right away. Shoot them all! ”

After this murderous order was delivered. Soon the laborers were conveyed to the labourers and the brutal order was to retreat. These laborers immediately drove the French government mad at the unreasonable attitude, and the young laborer at the head simply sat on the ground.

"The French devils have the ability to beat us all to death, and use our blood to pierce their hypocritical masks!"

The confrontation on the scene is getting more and more serious, and the atmosphere is about to freeze. Xia Han hurriedly walked out of the ranks of these workers and came to all the laborers, who also noticed him for the first time.

"Compatriots, listen to me. Through this incident, everyone must have seen the faces of the great powers, who claim to be civilized, but in fact they are a group of barbaric beasts. This shijie has no reason, only strength, instead of shouting slogans here, it is better to return to China to build the country and develop our country, and one day these powers will also demand it on our heads. ”

Xia Han's words quieted the laborers a lot, and the young laborer also got up from the ground, came to Xia Han, and asked, "Where is Mr. from, and what is your opinion?" ”

"I am the manager of the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant in Fengtian, and I understand everyone's patriotic enthusiasm very well, but enthusiasm alone is not enough, we can't fight with fists and machine guns. Now a large number of factories have been established in the three eastern provinces, and all kinds of workers are urgently needed, if you are interested, I will help you arrange for you to work in the three eastern provinces. ”

"Sir, do we have steel mills like the great powers in China?"

"Of course, the Fengtian government is going all out to carry out construction, with an annual investment of tens of millions, hundreds of millions of yuan, we have been working hard for 20 years, and we will definitely be able to no longer be bullied by the foreign powers, are you interested in going to the three eastern provinces?"

After thinking about it, the laborers agreed. Xia Han was also very happy in his heart, these laborers who had crossed the ocean and experienced the Great War had seen a lot of the world, had good organization and discipline, were hard-working, and could directly enter the factory without too much training.

What's more, these workers have personally felt the shame of the country being trampled on, as the so-called shame and courage, with this experience, they will work harder, and understand the meaning of the country better.

Xia Han succeeded in convincing the laborers to bring them back to China. At this time, the country also got the news of the failure of the Paris Peace Conference diplomacy, the whole country was boiling in an instant, students once again became the vanguard, Beijing's major universities launched demonstrations, followed by all walks of life to join in, the momentum became more and more huge, and even spread to the whole country.

And this parade is not just a patriotic action from all walks of life, in fact, there is also the struggle of various factions in Beiyang behind it, and other local princes also participated in it, the most active is the three eastern provinces to patrol Zhang Zuolin, Lao Zhang and the main generals of the Feng army, issued a telegram, resolutely opposed the signing of the peace treaty with Germany, and also asked Premier Duan Qirui to take responsibility for the failure of diplomacy.

Lao Zhang's electrification undoubtedly set off a wave of discussion, but in the list of electrification, there was no Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhang Tinglan father and son, which made the outside world full of doubts, as a powerful faction in the Feng army other than Lao Zhang, what are Zhang Zuoxiang and Zhang Tinglan fighting!

In fact, just before, Fengjun's high-level held a secret meeting, and the core of the discussion was this issue, and at the meeting, Zhang Tinglan had a conflict with Lao Zhang for the first time.

"The marshal, I think that there are three major problems in the Fengjun at present, the internal affairs are unstable, the military industry is hastily created, and the northern Xinjiang is restless. There are wolf dogs outside, there are hidden dangers inside, even if we overthrow the Beiyang government, we are unable to digest the whole country, and we will face pressure from all sides, the vitality that has just recovered in the three eastern provinces will be exhausted. ”

"Tianyu doesn't take it, but suffers the blame! As you said, there is a problem with the Feng army, but the problem of the Beiyang government is even greater, there are more troubles, and a God-given opportunity is in front of us, we can't let it go, even if we can't unify the whole country, take the whole north! Wu Junsheng was still the first to refute Zhang Tinglan's claim.

Zhang Zuolin on the side frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. (To be continued......)