Rather with Japan than with Russia?

What kind of bastard talk this is! Do you want to mention that Tsarist Russia belongs to "non-our race, and its heart will be different" and that Japan is "the same culture, the same species, and the same kind of development"? If it wasn't the boss he respected who said this, Sun Yuanqi would definitely step forward and smack him with a sesame flower. Since it was the boss who spoke, he had no choice but to ask in an urn voice, "Why?" ”

The old man explained, "Why? First of all, Tsarist Russia is a vast territory and ambitious big country, since Kangxi, it has coveted our land, and later saw that our country is weakening, and it is invading day by day, so the territory is larger and the people are more. Secondly, Tsarist Russia shares a long border with our country, and the boundaries of its borders are often unclear.

"The territory occupied by Tsarist Russia will be gained by inches, and it will be difficult to recover it in the future. Even if our country is strong in the future and claims back its territory from him, there will be disputes and even swords and soldiers because the territory has always been unclear. China and Russia are both big countries, and the war is unpredictable. Consuming the strength of the whole country, fighting for the lost land, the whole country has hesitated first, and the outcome is unpredictable, I am afraid that in the end I can only acquiesce to the facts and maintain the status quo.

"In contrast, Japan has a small territory, with only a few islands in the sea, isolated from the sea and the sky, and has a clear territory, and there is no border with China. The territory occupied by our Qing Dynasty is all enclaves, which are difficult to defend. What he occupies today, he will eventually belong to my China. In the future, we will fight with all our country, and we are sure that we will win the war. Therefore I said, 'It is better to be with Japan than with Russia.' ’

"Now that the Northeast has been occupied by Tsarist Russia, if our country claims to be side by side with Japan, then Tsarist Russia has an excuse to start a war with us, and then occupy Xinjiang in the northwest and Mongolia in the north; In case he wins against Japan again, it will be difficult for Tohoku to open his mouth to ask for it in the future. Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia, and Northeast China are all owned by it, and if the troops peep south, the country is in danger, and there will be no peace in the Central Plains! If Japan wins, then they will take advantage of the elite troops of Tsarist Russia and demand territory and military expenses from me in the name of helping us recover Northeast China. So, we can only remain neutral on the surface!

"However, in terms of the actual situation, it is more beneficial for us for Japan to defeat Tsarist Russia and expel it from Northeast China. Therefore, we still have to secretly adopt the strategy of 'uniting with Japan to resist Russia'. ”

After listening to the boss's analysis, Sun Yuanqi was like "clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky", and suddenly his mouth suddenly opened, and he also understood why domestic public opinion was like this. It seems that there has never been a shortage of wise people at the top of China. But I am really a little worried about the sky.

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi understood, the old man was also a little relieved: "It's good to understand." To make a decision, you must take into account both the present and the future. You just said that Japan has the intention of annexing China, and this is not bad. However, after this fierce war, Japan will inevitably suffer a great loss of vitality, and it will take time to digest the fruits of victory, so it will inevitably remain quiet in the next 10 to 20 years. If during this period of time, China can rise vigorously, then the country will be worry-free, and the Northeast is also expected to recover; If it still doesn't improve, then it's unknowable!

"Alas! The old man's time is short, and he can't see what will happen in the future! The key to the country's situation depends on your generation. If there is really a day when the country prospers and the lost land is recovered, Baixi should not forget to tell the old man when he sacrifices! The old man can also smile at Jiuquan. ”

Coming out of the old man's mansion, Sun Yuanqi had mixed feelings in his heart: funny about his naivety and shallowness, helplessness about the country's alliance with Japan to resist Russia, sadness about the old man's lack of years, and powerlessness about the future suffering process...... The rush to my heart is more unbearable than the boredom when I enter the city. I didn't even notice the bumps on the road.

When he entered the school and saw the campus full of youthful students, Sun Yuanqi was slightly relieved: the country's major policies should be considered by those who are smart and talented. As a mediocre person, let's do what I can!

For a period of time after that, Sun Yuanqi no longer cared about the Russo-Japanese War, concentrated on classifying and summarizing various materials sent from overseas, and began to learn the knowledge of mechanics in order to write a book on fluid mechanics in the future, which could be used as a teaching material for aircraft laboratories. In March, the third issue of the Science Bulletin will be edited, and the work will be even more hectic. In the midst of complicated affairs, it seems that many emotions can really be forgotten.

At the end of April, he was going to the United States again, as planned. Because Japan and Russia not only fought with their armies on the land of northeastern China, but also engaged in fierce confrontations between their navies in the waters of the Yellow Sea. In order to avoid accidents, this trip will need to be taken overland from Shanghai and then taken by ship abroad.

Vera hadn't been home for three years and wanted to go back and see it too. Xiao Nianzu is now one and a half years old, and in addition to being able to babble, he can already move around without worrying too much. It's just that this has been going for half a year, and she is afraid that the test field that has just been leveled will be abandoned, so she is quite hesitant. Seeing this situation, Lao Zhao and his wife volunteered: If we want to talk about dance and ink, we can't help much; As for farming, we have been tending to crops since we were children, and we are experts!

Vera thought about it and thought it was the same, so she told Jinghui and Jingfan about some precautions for using chemical fertilizers and the data that needed to be recorded, so that they could remember to remind their parents. Before the trip, I was instructed again and again.

On this trip to the south, Sun Yuanqi still has one more thing on his mind, that is, to go to his hometown to see. The last time I met Zhang Yihui, I heard the local accent, and I felt that I should take some time to go back and have a look. It's all wrong, but it's a thought!

Along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal all the way to the south, it goes without saying that the carriage and horses are tired. The towns on both sides of the canal flourished for a while with the passage of water. 55) The diversion of the Yellow River made the canal shallow and silted, making it difficult for ships to travel, and the transportation of grain became increasingly dependent on the seaway; Moreover, with the development of the commodity economy, water transportation is no longer necessary. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), the Qing government ordered the cessation of Cao Yun. Now that the traffic has completely stopped, the number of passengers has plummeted, and naturally those towns are declining. What Sun Yuanqi saw all the way was this scene of the withering people, thinking about the past and nostalgic for the present, and he felt a lot of emotion.

If those towns can still be described as "decay", then Huai'an, which is known as the "four major cities" on the canal line with Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, is enough to be compared with the word "dying".

Before thinking about Jiadao, Huai'an City is an important pass to control the choke transport, salt transport, river work, Rongguan, and post post, Kangxi and Qianlong two emperors have to stop here every time they tour the south, and the hustle and bustle is prosperous, and it is the crown for a while. Not to mention the gate and deep courtyard of the government office, the pavilions and pavilions of salt merchants, and the Qinglou dance hall in the market, there are tens of thousands of literati and writers and redundant officials who linger here!

First of all, the salt administration was reformed during the Daoguang period, which made the rich salt merchants decline, and Huai'an began to fall from the clouds to the mortal world. Now the Cao Yun has stopped again, and the river workers have also died in name only with the lack of money in the imperial court, and Huai'an has fallen from the mortal world into the Nine Abysses.

When I entered the city, I saw that the road was bumpy, and the houses on both sides had not been repaired for a long time, and the tiles of the houses were overgrown with weeds, and they looked dilapidated. Only half of the shops are open, and the bosses are listless. There are many poor people begging for food on the streets. Sun Yuanqi stepped forward to ask for directions, but it was still a pure native accent, but there were a lot more long and short sighs in his words, and almost every three sentences had to bring out a "think of the beginning".

A hundred years later, the urban pattern was completely different, and Sun Yuanqi could only find the approximate location of his original home. "Sun" is a big surname in Jianghuai, and there are many people, and there are dozens of families in that area. At this time, not to mention the grandfather, even the great-grandfather is probably just a minor. Moreover, Sun Yuanqi didn't know the names of his great-grandfather and great-grandfather, so he naturally couldn't find his ancestral home.

In desperation, Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to buy incense candles and light them on the side of the road to bow down and express his heart. Vera also followed the Chinese understanding and bowed four times. After worshipping, he pressed Nianzu to the ground and kowtowed a few times.

As the saying goes, paper burns people's hearts. After the worship, Sun Yuan set off to continue his journey south, but when he set off, he looked back at his hometown and did not feel tears flowing from his eyes.

Because of the war, the steamers from Shanghai did not dock in Japan and headed east. After listening to Sun Jianai's borrowing of "United Japan to Resist Russia", Sun Yuanqi felt that it was very rude to say goodbye without saying goodbye last time, and he was very sorry for Ma Junwu. Originally, I wanted to take advantage of this stop in Yokohama to go up and apologize to Ma Junwu, but now it seems that I can't make the trip.

A day later, Sun Yuanqi arrived in San Francisco. The bumps of the steamer were better than the carriages and horses, and there were women and children like Vera and Xiao Nianzu, so they got off the ship and decided to rest here for a few more days before hurrying. Sun Yuanqi also wanted to take the opportunity to visit Professor Martin and visit Zhou Zongwu, who was studying here.

One day later, Sun Yuanqi came back from Berkeley, and as soon as he entered the door, Vera took out an invitation and handed it over, saying that it was sent by two Chinese.

Sun Yuanqi thought that it was Liang Qichao who invited him to eat and chat, so he opened it casually, and sure enough, he invited himself to a banquet in Chinatown, but the signature was not Liang Qichao, but "Zhigongtang Situ Meitang".

Sun Yuanqi is no stranger to "Zhi Gong Tang", isn't he the predecessor of the China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight major democratic parties? It's mentioned in political textbooks. The last time I met Liang Qichao, he also mentioned that the Hongmen group of overseas Chinese in the United States is called "Zhi Gong Tang", and ten overseas Chinese in the United States have participated in this Zhi Gong Tang.

Situ Meitang, who seems to be a very famous person, Liang Qichao said that he is the "big man" of Zhigongtang, that is, the leading brother. Such a character, what is he looking for me? Is it because I have overseas connections that they want to invite me to join this democratic party?

Since people invited each other with good intentions, there was naturally no reason to refuse, so Sun Yuanqi went to the banquet on time according to the time and place on the invitation. As soon as he got off the rickshaw, someone stepped forward and hugged his fist: "Is it Mr. Sun?" ”

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly returned the salute: "It's contemptible!" ”

The man smiled well: "In Xia Situ Meitang, I have been waiting here for a long time." Come, house please! ”

Sun Yuanqi gave in to him while looking at this Hongmen brother: he is in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, thick bones all over his body, clean and neat movements, and it is estimated that he can do some punches and kicks.

When they arrived at the main hall, the table of the Eight Immortals was already full of cold dishes, but there were three sets of dishes. It seems that there should be one more guest.

Sure enough, Situ Meitang said: "Mr. Sun is a famous scholar, and he is also famous in the United States. I'm a rough person, uneducated, it's a great honor to be able to invite you today! I'm just afraid that the hospitality will not be good, so I invited a literate escort, please don't be surprised! ”

As he spoke, he saw a man come out of the back hall. Sun Yuan saw the man, and said unconsciously:

"Mr. Nakayama?"