The above-mentioned eighteen departments are the overall structure of the current national government.

As for the Special Affairs Bureau, it is under the direct jurisdiction of Yan Shao, so it is not included.

Although there are already 18 departments, this does not mean that the future national government will be limited to these 18 departments. If necessary, new departments will still emerge.

For example, Yan Shao is now planning whether to get a Ministry of Energy.

It's just that in a short period of time, China may still have to be an oil-poor country, even if it really gets a Ministry of Energy, the only thing that can be managed in a short period of time is coal resources, so Yan Shao can only put this matter aside for the time being.

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The presidential palace is mainly divided into two areas, Yan Shao just had a meeting with Li Liang and Zhang Jian is the work area, after finishing work, Yan Shao bypassed the work area and returned to his own living area, that is, where he and his family live together.

"What, it's over?"

Seeing Yan Shao coming back, Katarina, who was still lying on the sofa, put the Chinese newspaper in her hand next to her and asked a little lazily.

At this time, the maids who were busy in the hall saw Yan Shao coming back, and they hurriedly bowed down to greet him.

"Well, it's over..."

patted Caterina's upturned buttocks, as if she gave herself some place, Yan Shao also sat on the sofa, and a pair of hands stroked her slender legs as before. The mutton fat white jade-like complexion makes people feel dizzy, and the delicate skin makes Yan Shao love it.

The old husband and wife have been for so many years. Caterina was also used to Yan Shao's actions, so she didn't say anything, just looked up at Yan Shao.

"Have you figured out a way to deal with it?"

As the director of the Special Affairs Bureau. Of course, Caterina knew what Yan Shao's predicament was at the moment, so she asked like this.

"I'm afraid it's a little difficult..."

Yan Shao smiled bitterly.

"This time, because of the incident in Shandong, the Americans seem to have become more wary of us, so they are in such a hurry to pass such a ban, if it is a conventional method, I am afraid it is unlikely..."

"That's it..."Hearing Yan Shao say this, Caterina frowned slightly.

She is also well aware of the current situation, in the event of a war in the Old Continent. It is the most suitable opportunity for China's industrial development, and if it can take such a ride, China's strength will definitely increase exponentially. By the end of the war in the Old World, even if those belligerents did not fight to defeat each other, I am afraid that they would no longer be able to help China at that time.

But now...

The measure of a country's strength in this day and age is steel, if the country produces enough steel. Then the strength of this country must also be very good. This shows the importance of steel. If China can take advantage of this opportunity to increase steel production, its strength will definitely be greatly improved, but now the United States has issued such a ban...

Unlike Elaine, France is the main belligerent country in Europe, and his father is also a lieutenant general in the French army. So despite being busy with the group's business, Elanor is still very concerned about the situation in Europe.

But Caterina is different, not to mention whether she has relatives in Spain for the time being, you must know that Spain is neutral in this war. The war in Europe had nothing to do with Spain, so Caterina was naturally able to devote all her energy to Yan Shao's career. After all, now Yan Shao is her husband...

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Yan Shao's hands became more and more presumptuous, which made Caterina's originally fair face couldn't help but have a layer of red glow, but after all, this matter was very important, so Caterina still calmed down and thought of a solution.

"I have an idea..."After a moment of silence, Caterina suddenly looked up and said, her red cherry lips aimed at Yan Shao, making Yan Shao feel the urge to kiss her.

But after all, it was important to get down to business, so Yan Shao still resisted this impulse.

"What's the solution..."

While saying this, Yan Shao also had a hunch in his heart, that is, I am afraid that Katerina's thoughts will be the same as his own.

"It's very simple..."I didn't know what Yan Shao was thinking, and after grabbing Yan Shao's hand that kept stroking deep in her thigh, making her a little still, Caterina groaned for a moment and spoke. At the moment, just a few members of Congress in the United States have raised the idea that the sale of smelting equipment should be banned..."

"That's right." Yan Shao nodded, and at the same time withdrew his hand from Katarina's hand.

Without such a troublesome hand, although the blush on her face did not retreat, Katerina's heart finally stabilized completely.

In fact, the matter on the American side is very clear, that is, several American congressmen who have already looked down on the Chinese have put forward a bill in Congress, which is very simple, that is, in order to avoid cultivating competitors, the export of smelting equipment should be banned during the war.

However, there are a lot of remarks against China in the bill, so this bill will be considered to be aimed at China.

Although the relationship between China and the United States has always been very good in the past, this friendship is actually caused by the unanimity between China and the United States on the issue of Japan, and of course, there is also a little personal friendship cultivated by Yan Shao in the past.

But now the situation is obvious, in a short period of time, Japan can no longer pose a threat to Japan, but China is more threatening, so this restrictive bill is very marketable in the Congress, and even very likely to pass guò, and as long as it passes...

Yan Shao can only figure out his own way...

"At present, although we can get some smelting equipment in China, in fact, they are just imitations of those smelting equipment imported from abroad..."Yan Shao said helplessly. There is no way, the country's industrial base is still too weak after all, and it is too difficult to get a set of smelting equipment by yourself alone, so you can only do this. But even if it is an imitation, with domestic industrial capacity, the production capacity is pitiful. It simply can't meet the domestic demand..."

Glancing at Yan Shao, Yan Shao interrupted him a little angrily, and Caterina continued.

"So, it's very simple, since it's just some members of Congress who are messing around there, we just need to make it stink......... In this way, even if it does not solve the problem completely. At the very least, it can be delayed for a longer period of time, and it would be better if it could be delayed until the end of the war..."

By the time she said this, a smile of excitement had already formed on the corner of Katerina's mouth.

At first, she didn't really like the work of the Secret Service Bureau. On the contrary, she preferred to lead troops to fight, but it was only because there was no suitable candidate under Yan Shao at that time, coupled with the importance of intelligence work, that she reluctantly stood up.

But after a long time. She also gradually liked the feeling. This kind of thing, which only requires a few simple actions to determine a country's policy and even the fate of a country...

It is important to note that Caterina is a Spaniard, and it is an indisputable fact that she is a Spaniard, regardless of what she left Spain for.

In the Spanish-American War, it was precisely because of the relationship with the Americans that Spain lost colonies such as the Philippines and Cuba. Eventually, it sank completely. In the past, Yan Shao's relationship with the United States was quite good, and there were many places that needed to rely on the United States. So it's hard for Caterina to say anything, but now that the relationship between the two countries has become delicate, Caterina intends to make a good fuss about it, whether it's for public or private reasons.

"Are you going to have the same idea as me..."Hearing Katarina's words, Yan Shao couldn't help but twist her nose and said. He'll run back, hoping that Caterina will do something about it.

It won't take too long, as long as it can be delayed until the Americans deliver the goods, or they have the capacity to mass-produce smelting equipment...

"I have a thought with you..."Hearing Yan Shao say this, Caterina's face showed a smile that seemed to be not a smile. If you really have the same idea as me, how could you run to Kaoru while we are no longer there, and even let a child see your Living Spring Palace?! ”

Hearing this, Yan Shao's expression suddenly became embarrassed, and at the same time, perhaps because of the jealousy in her heart, Katerina couldn't help but reach out and grab Yan Shao's 'vital point'...

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Maybe it was because of the excitement that Yan Shao didn't even lock the door at that time, so he rolled the sheets on the bed with Otsuki Kaoru, who was originally wearing a kimono, was quickly stripped into an aries by Yan Shao.

After some lingering, the two of them soon surged like a tide, and the wooden bed, which had never experienced such a battle again, made a 'creaking' sound as if protesting.

Yan Shao's body is already very strong, and he has not stopped exercising over the years, even if it is a pair of three, he can have some spare strength, not to mention that this time he is wholeheartedly dealing with a person. As for Kaoru Otsuki, she hadn't experienced this kind of thing for nine years, so after a period of time, Kaoru Otsuki was completely paralyzed, and she was already petite in bed, and she was even more at the mercy of Yan Shao in bed.

However, Otsuki Kaoru may not be able to stand it, but Yan Shao, who finally got what he wanted, still has a lot of strength to use. Even though Kaoru Otsuki couldn't stand it anymore, Yan Shao still didn't stop his waist.

It was at this time that Fumiko finally got tired of playing in the playground.

Playground, in fact, the playground in the presidential palace was specially built for Fumiko, after all, Yan Shao and Elano are already adults. If it's the kind of playground in later generations, a playground with a pirate ship or something else, it's nothing, but this kind of playground in the presidential palace...

It's really just for kids...

At first, it may not have been much, but after a few months, Fumiko was not much interested.

So after getting rid of the maid, Fumiko planned to go back to the room and find Yan Shao and Kaoru Otsuki.

The maid who was supposed to accompany Fumiko didn't know that not long after they left, Yan Shao and Kaoru Otsuki 'played' in the room, so they didn't stop it, let alone follow behind, but stayed in the entertainment room to clean up the toys that Fumiko had played.

On the other hand, the maids who were supposed to be waiting outside the room. They all heard voices coming from the room. Yan Shao and Elaline have not experienced this kind of thing in the past, so they naturally know what to do at this time, soon. The maids who were supposed to be waiting outside withdrew, and their withdrawal just cleared the way for Fumiko.

As a result, along the crack in the door that was not tightly closed, Fumiko happened to see Yan Shao, who had taken off his essence, lying on Kaoru Otsuki, who was also naked, moving differently. And Otsuki Kaoru, who was already flushed all over her body and had her eyes closed, was lying under Yan Shao's body and screaming softly.

Not to mention how much impact this scene brought to Fumiko, Yan Shao moved for a long time. only to find Fumiko who was watching the Living Spring Palace from the side, and even after discovering Fumiko, Yan Shao moved for a while before reacting.

As a result, Yan Shao was naturally stunned. And Kaoru Otsuki, who was already completely tired, opened her eyes a little strangely after finding that Yan Shao suddenly didn't move, and then followed Yan Shao's gaze to look out the door...

The rest doesn't need to be said...

After discovering that Fumiko was watching from the side, the two of them were like headless flies. Kaoru Otsuki hurriedly pulled the sheet to cover her body.

Afterwards. This matter was known to Elainor, and Yan Shao and Otsuki Kaoru were embarrassed for a long time because of this incident, and Otsuki Kaoru did not dare to appear in front of everyone for a long time.

The only thing that made Yan Shao happy was that Fumiko was still young, and it was not clear what Yan Shao and Kaoru Otsuki were doing at that time. Otherwise...

I'm afraid that even if Yan Shao's face is thick, he will be red...

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Although there was a layer of vinegar in his heart, after teaching Yan Shao a lesson. Caterina forgave him. No way, who told them that this was something they had already acquiesced to. And to be honest, although Yan Shao is very attentive, in fact, Caterina and the others are really satisfied with Yan Shao.

The reason is also very simple, because Yan Shao has always expressed his affection and righteousness.

That's right, after counting Kaoru Otsuki, Yan Shao does already have 4 women, and in the eyes of others, he can be regarded as a womanizer. But in reality? Except for these four women, Yan Shao has never touched any woman again, even when he went to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion in the past, he was only drinking and eating food on the side, and he had no interest in the girls who accompanied the wine.

That alone was enough to satisfy Elanon.

Although France and Spain are both monogamous countries, this does not mean that there is no word 'lover' in these two countries. In fact, it is clear to everyone that France and Spain are among the most romantic countries in the world.

What's more, no matter what country it is, a powerful person may not have three wives and four concubines, but there will be countless women. In other words, they may have only one wife, but few of the women they have touched are limited to one...

It's like Elaino's father, Bertrand, after the death of his wife, although he did not remarry, but when he was in Algeria, he never looked for another woman?

Of course, I have looked for it, and there is definitely more than one, after all, Bertrand is like a soil emperor in North Africa.

Therefore, Yan Shao's attitude of only taking action against the women he identifies is precisely one of the reasons why Elaline will forgive Yan Shao, and it has been 11 years since 1903. A powerful man has only touched 4 women in 11 years, not to mention in this era, even in the future generations, it is difficult for people to say anything.

What's more, even if there are opinions, only Eleno and Caterina will have opinions, Lu Ying is a standard Chinese woman, and she is also a woman who has received 'feudal education' since the pre-Qing Dynasty, for her, she has more male wives, which is not a strange thing.

Naturally, she definitely won't feel good in her heart, but that's it...

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Now that you've got a plan, it's time to execute it.

Soon, the North American branch of the Secret Service that had been ordered began to act, in fact, their method was very simple, just like Caterina said, just make this thing stink.

So they soon produced some fake materials to major newspapers, such as the Washington Times, and some of those materials said that the congressmen who proposed the bill were bribed by domestic steel companies in the United States, so they proposed such a ban, so as to avoid cultivating some foreign competitors to compete with them at this most suitable time for making a fortune.

Some say that these parliamentarians have accepted bribes from the Japanese government to introduce such a bill. As for why? Of course, it was because the Japanese government was afraid that China would take advantage of this opportunity to develop after the defeat in Shandong, so it put forward this bill.

Although Japan will be blockaded along with this, don't forget that Japan's industry is much more comprehensive than China's, even if its steel production is not as good as China's, but with the current steel production, it is still no problem to produce some smelting equipment on its own...

In addition to these two, there are a whole bunch of other materials.

Most of these materials are fake, but the people in the Secret Service Bureau make them look like the real thing. Therefore, there were a large number of people who believed that it was true, and those newspapers went so fast that all the contents of these materials were released, and all of a sudden, the whole United States was stirred up by the contents of these newspapers, and the bill, which was originally supported by many people, was completely stinky.

After all, the former is for the benefit of the capitalists, while the latter is for Japan.

Japan, although many Americans now regard China as a threat, but because of some contradictions in the past, there are still many Americans who do not like Japan, and now there are actually members of parliament who have been bribed by the Japanese government. (To be continued......)