Chapter 214: Rich and Capricious
Muyang tidied up his clothes and walked to the podium.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am not speaking here today as a scholar, but on behalf of a soldier who fought against the Germans on the battlefield, to those who worked hard for the war, to those who died in a foreign land, and to those who took up guns to fight the Germans."
"As a former officer, I have first-hand experience of the experience of Chinese laborers on the battlefield, they are the poorest fed and clothed, but they are burdened with heavy manual labor, under the fire of guns, ammunition and artillery, transporting ammunition and materials to build trenches, and ensure that our battle can continue, isn't it a merit?"
"Just now the Japanese representative said that the Chinese have not fired a single shot, but I want to tell you that you are wrong, in the later stage of the war, those Chinese workers were asked to pick up guns and defend their positions with us, and there were not many enemies they killed, and they should also receive medals."
The ten-member meeting ended, but a few days later, Gu Weijun told Muyang that the presidium of the Paris Peace Conference had told them that sovereignty over Shandong had been transferred to Japan.
When Gu Weijun said this, his head was lowered, and Mu Yang could feel that there were tears in his eyes.
At this time, Muyang deeply understood the true meaning of the phrase 'weak countries have no diplomacy'.
How much sadness and tears are contained in this.
"What are you going to do?" Muyang asked.
"The peace meeting continues, we will fight for it, and I will never give up until the last minute." Gu Weijun raised his head and said with red eyes.
Gu Weijun left, but Mu Yang felt that there was a depression in his chest, could it still be like this. History is still moving forward in the same footsteps, and China really can't take back the Jiaodong Peninsula.
Damn it. What does Lao Tzu do, is Lao Tzu a good crossing? If you continue to be so aggrieved, you will still be a fart, you can just watch the news broadcast every day.
Mu Yang's eyes narrowed, and his heart was ruthless.
"Claire, send a telegram to Carter telling him to reduce the supply of cold medicine to the British pharmaceutical factory, and if the British government asks, tell them that I don't have much medicine in my hands now. Let them control the sales, they can't sell blindly, and there will be no medicinal use in their own country at that time, so don't blame me. ”
"Also, prepare your luggage, let's go to Japan." Muyang said loudly.
Without delay, and without saying goodbye to anyone, Muyang took Claire and the guards and boarded the ship directly to Japan.
First stop. Tokyo.
At this time, Tokyo was not as prosperous as it was, but as the capital, it was still the most prosperous and populous city in Japan.
It's already early March. The weather in Japan has warmed up, the sun is warm, and people are putting on kimonos and going out of their homes. It's the annual spring festival again.
Muyang walked alone on the street, looking at the crowd of people rubbing shoulders on the street. A sneer curled up at the corners of his mouth.
His right hand flipped up, and a metal test tube suddenly appeared in his hand.
Slowly unscrew the lid. Spray all the way, flowers, trees, water sources, rivers, and even pedestrians.
If Muyang's behavior is discovered, he will definitely be charged with a crime against humanity in the future, but now, does Muyang care, does he need to care.
Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...... Muyang worked tirelessly, and his footsteps were all over many big cities in Japan, and after doing all this, Muyang stepped on a cruise ship and returned to France.
On March 13, 1919, the influenza epidemic came from many places in Japan, and the Japanese government attached great importance to it, because the flu was raging all over the world, bringing immeasurable losses to many countries.
On March 17, Japan announced that the Spanish flu had broken out again, and Japan became the first country to be infected this year.
In response, various countries have decided to suspend transportation and trade with Japan, all Japanese are not allowed to land, goods are not allowed to enter the port, Japan has suffered heavy losses, many contracts cannot be completed, and more importantly, Japan has been isolated.
On March 21, Japan began to have a large number of deaths, and the epidemic in Japan entered an outbreak period, after later statistics, the number of infected people in Japan has reached more than 300,000 in just half a month, and 2,000 to 3,000 deaths per day.
Japan's emergency telegram sent Yasuya Uchida, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Count Nobuaki Makino, the plenipotentiary ambassador, who were still in Paris, asking them to contact Britain as soon as possible to buy a large number of medicines.
But because Muyang has warned the British government that there is a shortage of medicines, the British government will naturally not sell its own reserves of drugs to Japan, if for a little money, when there is an epidemic in the UK, the government can not come up with medicines, then the entire British society will not let go of this cabinet, the British government categorically rejected Japan's request.
The Japanese government had no choice but to order Japanese Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida and Ambassador Plenipotentiary Nobuaki Makino to find Muyang, hoping to get medicine through Muyang.
As for Muyang, this guy went to a winery in Bordeaux, France, to buy red wine.
A long time ago, Muyang had a plan to purchase and store red wine, but he was not in a hurry, he took collecting red wine as a leisure hobby, and did not mean it too deliberately, now that he has time, and he is in France, he naturally wants to go to Bordeaux to go around, 1918 is a good year, how to buy a batch of good wine back.
The five traditional Châteaux of Bordeaux, Château Lysalus, Château Lafite, Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château de la Rouge.
Muyang is now in Château Lusalus, which is rated as one of the top five Châteaux in Bordeaux, and the other four are first-class châteaux.
The person who received Muyang was the current head of the family, Bertrand. Marquis of Lysalus, if it weren't for Muyang's current identity, how could he have such courtesy.
"It has the best climate in the whole of Sauternes, with the river Shilom flowing next to it, and during the autumn harvest season, the area is often filled with thick morning mist, and that's the biggest reason why the wines here taste so good, there's no substitute for it." The Marquis of Lysalus said proudly.
The Marquis de Lysalus is indeed proud, the history of the Château de Lysalus dates back to the 12th century, after hundreds of years of history, the Château de Lysalus is still irreplaceable in the Bordeaux region, producing wines, definitely the best wine in the whole of Bordeaux, the whole of France.
"It's a gift from nature." Muyang said.
"Yes, thanks to nature, such a magical place has been bred that allows us to grow high-quality grapes and make the best noble rot." Said the Marquis of Lysalus.
"I want to buy a batch of wine, this year is a good vintage, I want to buy more, of course, your cellar before, if you can, bring me more." Muyang said.
"No problem, we've got enough for you to drink." The Marquis of Lysalus smiled, thinking that Muyang was just trying to fill his cellar.
Take Muyang to the cellar and look at the rows of oak barrels, as far as the eye can see, this is the production of Château Lysalus in 1918, which is still in the cellar and has not been bottled.
"Bring me 10,000 bottles first." Muyang said a figure that surprised even the Marquis of Lysalus, and the annual production of wine from Château Lysalus was only about 30,000 bottles.
Of course, Muyang's 10,000 bottles are not a kind of wine, they are divided into many years, and Muyang also found a box of 12 bottles of 1784 vintage noble rot wine from the Marquis of Lysalus, which is definitely an antique-level honor in later generations.
Since he came to Bordeaux, Muyang will not let go of all the good wines, isn't the money just for spending, and it is useless to keep them, it is better to turn them into things he likes.
Next, Muyang swept the remaining four first-class wineries, Château Lafite, Château Latour, Château Margaux and Château Hongyanrong, all of which were not let go, rich and capricious, we just spent it, each of them was also a volume of 10,000 bottles, and really made a big deal, except for those wine wholesalers, Muyang is used for private collections, and it is really rare to make such a large batch at one time.
Just as Muyang was enjoying his wine tour, the Japanese came to him very annoyingly, and I really admired their sense of smell, and they were able to smell all the way from Paris to Bordeaux. (To be continued......)