Tang Shouqian was taken aback: "Could it be that Baixi, you plan to patrol around, or even visit abroad?" Now that the military is not resting, the people's livelihood is hard, the four seas are turbulent, and all directions are in an emergency, we should have calmed down, ruled by inaction, and rested with the people. Update the fastest 78xs// What's more, now the remnants of the Kuomintang are rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, and the remnants of the Beiyang are densely spread in North China, if there are unscrupulous people, follow the spine of Bolang (Zhang Liang ordered people to stab Qin Shihuang with a big iron spine in Bolangsha), and do Yu Rang's move (Yu let ambush Zhao Xiangzi under the bridge), then how can it be good? It is said that 'the son of a daughter can't sit down', Baixi, you are not only related to the success or failure of the New China Party, but also related to the country's luck, how can you easily risk yourself? ”

It is no wonder that Tang Shouqian was surprised, among the hundreds of emperors in China throughout the ages, there are only a few emperors who go out to hunt and seal Zen or go out to Beijing in the name of observing the people's feelings, but no one has ever done anything about visiting abroad. According to historical records, the first time a Chinese ruler visited a foreign country as a "head of state" was Chang Kaishen, who paid a state visit to India from February 4 to 21, 1942, before attending the Cairo Conference, and met with Gandhi, Nehru and others.

- Although before this, Sun Yat-sen, who was the provisional president of the Republic of China, wandered overseas several times to discuss with the Japanese prime minister and others the plan of "China and Japan to help save the Republic of China"; Chang Kaishen was also appointed by Sun Yat-sen to visit the Soviet Union in 1923 as the head of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's delegation. Perhaps it can also be traced back to the early years of Zhou Chengxiang, Zhu Taiwei, Deng Taizong and others who traveled around Asia and Europe. But none of these people were heads of state when they went abroad!

Yang Du also said: "Now that the president is weak and the parliament exists in name only, Baixi, although you are called the prime minister." In fact, it is the supreme head of state. Once you go out, the place is disturbed by the heavy guards. The cost is enormous; The light car is easy to be ridden by the young people, and it is not a small disaster, and the three shots in the northeast on the day are a lesson from the previous car. So Baixi, you'd better go out cautiously! ”

Hearing Yang Du mention the incident in the Northeast three or four years ago, Sun Yuanqi seemed to feel that the wound was still aching, but he still shook his head and said: "The assassination in the Northeast was purely accidental, how can we give up eating because of choking?" Moreover, it is now a democratic republic, and the prime minister is a passerby. Why sit in the nine-fold palace and pretend to be profound and mysterious? ”

Tang Shouqian persuaded again: "But now that the world has been decided, government affairs are complicated, and everything needs you to make a decision, how can you just leave?" Moreover, it is only more than two years since the abdication of the Qing Emperor, and the domestic view of the monarch still adheres to the norms of the imperial era, and feels that the monarch should be diligent and thrifty, benevolent and love the people, get rid of selfish desires, and abstain from traveling. If Baixi often goes out to Beijing to inspect, I am afraid that there will be negative words in public opinion! ”

Sun Yuanqi knows that changing this stereotype will not happen overnight. At the moment, I had to back down slightly: "Of course, Sun Mou will carefully weigh the relationship between government affairs and inspection before leaving Beijing, and he will not be like a yellow crane and never return, let alone be as happy as Liu Chan. After a pause, he said: "The so-called 'please come in' includes inviting people from all provinces to the capital. It also includes inviting foreigners into China. In the past few decades, the country has been poor and weak, and in order to prevent the countries of the East and the West from snooping, foreigners are strictly forbidden to do business and study in Chinese mainland, open mines and build factories, lest they will snatch good things when they see them.

"What are the good things in China now, I'm afraid that foreigners know better than ourselves. There's nothing to watch out for anymore. And soon a big war will break out in Europe, and the troops of each country will remain at home. Foreigners who have lost their strong ships and cannons as a basis are like having their backbones broken, and they can't get up, so we can finally stand up straight and deal with foreigners. Objectively speaking, foreigners still have a lot to learn from us in the fields of industry and agriculture, and if we invite them in and calmly ask them for advice and study, we can avoid a lot of detours! ”

Tang Shouqian said: "Baixi invited foreigners in, just to learn from Yi's long skills to control Yi, this truth is easy to understand." But why did you invite people from all provinces to the capital? ”

Sun Yuanqi replied: "Didn't we mention just now that China's technology is backward, people's livelihood is difficult, people's wisdom is not developed, and people's morale is sluggish? So I can't help but think of the first Nanyang Industry Fair held in Nanjing in April and May of the second year of Xuantong (1910), which attracted nearly 300,000 spectators and a total turnover of tens of millions of silver dollars, which was highly affirmed and highly appreciated by the delegation from the United States, Japan and other countries from afar, which not only opened the eyes of the Chinese people, but also played a huge role in promoting the development of modern industry in China.

"I remember that the newspapers at that time commented that the Quanye Association was 'the country's great clock, a great industrial school for merchants, a large advertising ground for products, and a steamship and railroad for transporting domestic goods to foreign countries'. Since the Dragon Boat Festival Bridge (Duanfang) and Zhang Qianli (Zhang Renjun) can both think of opening a business persuasion meeting to encourage the establishment of industrial and commercial industries, can't we follow the example of the east and hold a national industry exposition in the capital? ”

Tang Shouqian is a well-known industrialist in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he is naturally deeply impressed by the Nanyang Industry Persuasion Association four years ago: "The old man remembers that the Industry Persuasion Association was held for nearly half a year, and the whole Jiangnan was a sensation. If Baixi can now come forward to organize this nationwide industry persuasion meeting, and then invite American and even European enterprises to participate in the exhibition, it will definitely play a strong role in stimulating the development of China's industry and commerce! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "It is expected that Europe will be in chaos in the second half of this year, and it is estimated that Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other powers will not be able to take the time to participate in the exhibition, but now that American industry and commerce have caught up, it is completely enough for them to participate!" Moreover, the great turmoil in Europe is also a good thing for our industry and commerce, because the countries are busy with war, and the dumping of foreign goods, which had previously put serious pressure on our domestic industry, will certainly be eased; In addition, during the war, the warring countries vigorously expanded their armaments and wars, and the civilian industry was reduced accordingly, which would cause a shortage of daily necessities, and then urgently needed to import a large number of textiles, flour, tung oil, pig bristles, matches and other goods from China, which also provided favorable conditions for the development of China's local industry.

"In order to support the rapid development of national industry, the cabinet will also give strong support to enterprises that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood and have strong needs during the war, including the introduction of tax exemptions, low-interest loans, government participation, incentives and other policies. Bloomage Bank will integrate some small enterprises with difficult operations, make full use of the opportunity of the European war to seize the domestic and foreign markets, and fundamentally solve the problems of the domestic gentry's excessive dependence on land and the difficulty of resettlement of surplus labor in rural areas. ”

Tang Shouqian stroked his palm and said, "So it's the best!" If Bloomage Bank has any moves, Baixi might as well tell the old man that the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have the money to contribute and make a strong contribution to ensure full support! ”

After thanking Tang Shouqian, Sun Yuanqi continued: "We not only have to hold a business persuasion meeting, but also an academic exchange meeting, a border customs and folklore exhibition, a national sports meeting, etc. In particular, the Games can not only enhance the physique of the Chinese people and get rid of the ridicule of the 'sick man of East Asia', but also unite the people's hearts and promote their aspirations, which is the most worthy of being vigorously held. I remember that in the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), the Frenchman Coubertin and 79 representatives from 12 countries decided to establish the International Olympic Committee, create the Olympic Movement, and hold the first Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. At that time, the International Olympic Committee sent a sincere invitation to the Qing government, hoping that China would send a delegation to participate in this grand event.

"It's a pity that the adults and gentlemen at that time didn't know what the Olympic Movement was, and they completely ignored the existence of invitations based on the principle of 'more things are better than less'. So China passed by the first modern Olympic Games. After that, the International Olympic Games were held every four years, but China almost every time it encountered major natural disasters**, such as the second session in 1900, which coincided with the Gengzi National Rebellion, the Boxer Rebellion, the Eight-Nation Coalition Army entering Beijing, and the emperor and queen hunting in the west, so naturally there was no time to pay attention; In the third session of 1904, Japan and Russia fought in the northeast, and the British army invaded Lhasa; In 1908, the fourth year, the Guangxu Emperor and the Empress Dowager of the West died successively; In 1912, when the Fifth Party was in the period of great change at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, people were panicked, and no one cared about this issue.

"On the occasion of the convening of the Fourth Olympic Games in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), there was a magazine in Tianjin called "Tianjin Youth", which raised three deafening questions: When will China send an athlete to participate in the Olympic Games? When will China be able to send a team to the Olympics? When will China be able to host an Olympics on its own? Participating in and holding the Games is not only a matter of contributing money and efforts, but also a matter of national spirit and national dignity. Maybe we won't be able to hold an Olympics yet, and the sixth Olympic Games that are expected to be held in the year after next are likely to be stopped because of the European competition, so can we start training athletes now so that they can participate in the seventh Olympic Games in six years' time? ”

Tang Shouqian said: "The old man remembers that when Nanjing held the Nanyang Industry Conference, there was a national sports meeting, why don't we follow this example and hold another national sports meeting?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "That's what Sun meant!" Of course, although the name of the previous sports meeting held in Nanjing was 'National', in fact, there were only 140 participants, and most of them were primary and secondary school students, so there was more entertainment than competition. The National Games we will hold in Beijing this time will be sponsored by Beiping Iron Works, Hanyang Iron Works, Zhiyong Medicine and other enterprises, with generous bonuses and no public funds, but must have a wider range, greater momentum and more projects, in order to achieve the purpose of enhancing the national physique and uniting the hearts of the whole country! ”