After a long transfer and trek, Huang Ke's special plane to visit Meituan finally landed at Washington Airport at 12 o'clock local time.

Washington also held a welcoming ceremony at the airport, but it was not very loud, and only Secretary of State Cordell Hull and a number of government officials welcomed him at the airport.

Hu Shih, the ambassador to the United States who came to greet him, explained to Huang Ke that because the United States had just come out of the Great Depression and the mood in the United States was very resistant to the war, they had little interest in the war in the Eastern countries, and the government's low-key handling of the situation was also to avoid stimulating public sentiment.

Huang Ke nodded after hearing this and did not speak, and all kinds of miscellaneous smells welled up in his heart.

After a brief meeting with the secretary of state, Huang Ke and others traveled to the White House in a motorcade. The convoy was magnificent, consisting of a luxurious number of bulletproof Cadillacs, with the flags of China and the United States hanging on the front of the car, and the vehicles were surrounded by more than a dozen tall soldiers in US Army uniforms riding motorcycles to escort them.

Huang Ke shared a car with Cordell Hull, Hu Shih, and others, and according to the arrangement, he would meet with President Roosevelt and attend a dinner hosted by President Roosevelt. Of course, the dinner was held in the evening, and Huang Ke would bring his son Huang Zhengzhong and daughter Huang Ying at that time, after all, this was a family gathering.

"During this visit to the United States, Mr. Chairman, President Roosevelt welcomed you to the White House and prepared a room for this purpose, which he said would also facilitate communication and understanding between the two sides." Secretary of State Cordell Hull briefed Huang Ke on the arrangements made during this time, and Huang Ke nodded slightly.

The convoy left the airport and headed for Washington, D.C. The United States has just come out of the Great Depression, and the country is still in a period of economic recovery, and you can see construction projects everywhere on the streets, and there are many cars in the opposite lane, gathering into a long line; On the streets, people are also in a hurry, tinkling trams are constantly coming, and people with newspapers and top hats are lining up, and it is obvious that everyone is busy.

Huang Ke lifted the curtain a little and looked at this rich country carefully, he thought that Nanjing is indeed a big gap compared to here, Nanjing City as a whole is still a lot behind, the streets are full of low houses and messy streets, when it rains, it will be dirty, but he believes that as long as the Chinese are given time and opportunities, they will definitely be able to build a city like Washington.

The convoy drove forward, and after about ten minutes, the convoy crossed several avenues and crossed New Hampshire Boulevard, and just as it was about to turn into Washington, D.C., there were loud voices on both sides of the road, and Huang Ke and the others looked out, and there were many people waving Chinese flags on both sides of the road.

"Look, those people!" Fourteen Tsai showed Huang Ke the unexpected situation, but in fact, Huang Ke had already seen it. That's right, it is the Chinese, the overseas Chinese living on the other side of the ocean, who are waving the national flag in their hands and shouting inconsistent slogans to welcome the head of state from the motherland.

Cordell Hull was also a little surprised when he looked outside, it was obvious that these were not arranged by the US government, because the people present had never heard of such a thing, which could be seen from their surprised expressions.

Huang Ke was sure that it was spontaneously organized, he opened the curtains, rolled down the window, poked his head outside, and waved to everyone from time to time. In the crowd, he saw the voices of Huang Ying and Huang Zhengzhong, two children standing with a group of young Chinese, needless to say that they must have been students who had come to study abroad.

When they saw that the convoy was coming, the teams of these international students held up the banners that had already been prepared, and the red banners in between read: "Long live China!" China will win! ”

"Long live China! China will win! In the crowd, a young man in a suit shouted loudly, followed by tens of thousands of other people.

Wave after wave, no one organized, no one coordinated, all spontaneously shouted loudly, and a wave of voices echoed in Washington.

"Long live China!" Huang Ke leaned out and shouted at everyone, those people with yellow skin and black eyes were shouting loudly, his eyes were a little moist when he saw this scene, and at this time he seemed to have merged with those tens of thousands of Chinese.

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When entering the White House, Huang Ke finally met President Roosevelt.

A man in a black gown sat in a wheelchair and walked slowly towards him under the push of a black servant. That's right, he is the current president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

When he was negotiating with the United States a few years ago to introduce industrial equipment, he had a one-sided relationship with Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the two had a very pleasant conversation at that time, and later signed many import contracts, which completed the transformation of China's heavy industry, especially the military industry, from scratch, and also laid the foundation for the later war against Japan. Similarly, China's huge market has also helped the United States to overcome the confusion caused by the Great Depression to a certain extent.

Huang Ke also stepped forward to shake his hand, his hand was not big but very strong.

"Hello, Mr. Chairman, we meet again, and welcome to the United States again." Roosevelt smiled, as if he were greeting an old friend.

"Hello, Mr. President, it is also my pleasure!" Huang Ke smiled and shook Roosevelt's hand and replied politely.

As the two shook hands, the reporters around them began to turn on their cameras, and the cameras of the magnesium lights kept banging, recording this historic moment under traditional film.

After a brief greeting, the welcome ceremony officially began. The president held a small welcome party in front of the lawn of the White House, and the officers and men of the honor guard with ceremonial guns performed a display of spears.

Immediately afterwards, the military band played the national anthems of China and the United States in turn. After the welcoming ceremony, Huang Ke and Roosevelt held a brief press conference in front of the White House, during which the two made some general remarks about the current Sino-US relations and cooperation.

However, when the press conference was about to end, when Huang Ke and Roosevelt were about to leave, a white female reporter suddenly stood up and shouted: "Mr. Chairman, please wait a minute!" ”

Huang Ke heard the female reporter's shout, he stopped and asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The female reporter saw that Huang Ke had stopped, so she stood up and asked directly: "I'm sorry, because there is no question session, so ...... I beg your pardon for the fact that this visit to the United States has anything to do with the war between your country and Japan? Or are you coming to the United States looking for allies? ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was much quieter. Huang Ke knew that if he could not cope with this hurdle well, or if he was not satisfied with the answer, he would not be able to get US assistance at all. You must know that Americans at this time are just in the recovery period after the Great Depression, and they don't want the United States to be involved in the war from ordinary people to members of Congress.

In any case, Huang Ke must answer satisfactorily.

Huang Ke thought about it and smiled: "Of course! My visit to the United States is indeed related to the war between China and Japan. As we all know, since the Japanese invasion of northeast China in 1931, we have been fighting a war with Japan for more than seven years, and in this war against Japan, we Chinese from students to the elderly, from ordinary farmers to commercial chaebols, they have all made their due contributions, which is why the Japanese have not destroyed us from beginning to end, but your country is constantly exporting oil, steel and other military supplies to Japan, which is condoning aggression. ”

Everyone didn't expect Huang Ke to say this, and the audience was in an uproar.

Huang Ke pressed it with his hand and then said, "There is no doubt that trade is free!" But I would like to tell you that Japan is building an unprecedentedly powerful naval fleet with dozens of aircraft carriers and several thousand naval aircraft alone, using your country's steel and oil imports. And on the battlefield in China, our coastline has been completely controlled by them, which means that they have spared no effort to build a navy in order to dominate the entire Pacific Ocean! ”

Everyone was shocked by Huang Ke's words, and there was a whispered discussion below.

"Mr. Chairman, is there any basis for your statement?"

Huang Ke said solemnly: "I have just said that if Japan only wants to unilaterally invade China, there is no need to build a strong navy, with all due respect, they need to increase their investment in the army, because on the battlefield, our army boys make the Japanese not very comfortable." But they are still increasing their investment in the navy, and there is an old Chinese saying that 'Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone'. ”

"Also, ladies and gentlemen, according to our military intelligence, just this morning, the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet set off from Taiwan and sailed southwest, and their targets were Manila in the Philippines, Hanoi in Vietnam, Luzon Island, and so on; The Japanese Navy in Tokyo has also begun to conduct drills in the central part of the Pacific Ocean, and if you are not convinced, you can ask your country's military intelligence for verification. Isn't that telling? ”

There was no problem for a while, Huang Ke straightened his tie and added: "Ladies and gentlemen, not only in Asia and the Pacific, but also in Europe, the German Army has returned to its pre-World War I size, and just a few days ago they marched into Czechoslovakia, and the French think that they can sit back and relax by hiding behind the Maginot Line, and I would like to advise Britain and France and other countries here, they will pay a heavy price for their stupidity!" ”

After Huang Ke finished speaking, he ignored everyone's questions and walked into the White House under the escort of the guards. On the way, President Roosevelt said teasingly: "Sir, you have thrown down a big *, which seems to frighten them!" ”

Huang Ke said with a serious expression: "No, this is not intimidation!" ”