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    Chapter 152 America¡¯s Power to Bring the Court to Justice

    In the British Embassy in Hankou, the Indian waiter spread out the hand-embroidered lace tablecloth, arranged the exquisite porcelain teapot, the filter spoon and the small plate with the screening program. He also took out the sugar bowl, milk cup and bottle, and arranged the three-layer dessert plate.  Place in the middle.  Perhaps it was a very rigorous process for him, but in Traun's eyes, this tediousness was just a way for the British to show off their wealthy life in the Victorian era.

    No one can deny that the Victorian era was the most prosperous period of the British Empire, but if they cling to the past and do not face reality, then what awaits them may be abandonment.

    After the waiter finished his work, Graham immediately invited Traun to take a seat.  The purpose of his invitation today is to find out what Germany is going to do!  He had had enough during this period. Every day, German ships sailed from Shanghai to transport batches of machinery and equipment to Hanyang. The value was enough to house several large factories, as well as a huge amount of scrap steel, and recently  Someone discovered that Germans were present at the construction site of the Han-Chuan Railway, which made him worried that he would lose control of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

    This is wrong. The Yangtze River belongs to Britain and this momentum must be curbed.

    "Your Excellency Traun, congratulations to your Commercial Counselor. He seems to have made a big deal." Graham asked tentatively. He didn't want to break up with Traun yet. In fact, Britain didn't want Germany to be  Completely push down the opposite side of yourself.

    The aroma of Ceylon Highland black tea reverberated in the room. Traun didn't like the showoff of the British, but he couldn't deny that they enjoyed it. He took a sip from the tea cup and said with a smile: "Yes, I am proud of his excellence."  We are proud of our work ability. The scale of the three Hanyang factories, more than a thousand sets of machine tools and equipment, as well as hydropower plants, steel, machine tools and chemical equipment are worth millions of pounds. Dear Minister, you know  ? I was so happy when I got the news that I almost went into shock."

    As Traun spoke, he quietly looked at Graham. Seeing his face getting darker and darker, he felt a sense of pleasure in his heart.  Being able to poach such a big business on the Yangtze River might make His Majesty's cousin lose his appetite for afternoon tea these days, but he didn't want to offend him too much. He changed his tone and sighed: "It's a pity, with your Majesty  Compared to your country, this is just a small profit. Compared to your country¡¯s annual profits of hundreds of millions of pounds, I think we still need to work hard.¡±

    Graham took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked calmly: "Your Excellency Traun, this country has undergone some changes, and its future is becoming unpredictable. Don't you think we should continue to share common principles now? Your Excellency Yuan Shikai already said this yesterday  He has shown great kindness by returning Wu Shengguan to Yang Qiu. Will your country's doing so cause misunderstanding?"

    "Misunderstanding? No" Traun shrugged his shoulders, made an action that Americans love to do, and said with a smile: "I think we have not violated the principle of unanimity, because the principle of unanimity among all countries is only in diplomacy.  Regarding military supplies and military supplies, normal commercial trade is not restricted by this clause, are you right? Your Excellency.¡±

    "But what about the railway? Our businessmen saw your staff on the Han-Sichuan Railway."

    Faced with Graham's constantly raising eyebrows, Traun was confident. Because the operating rights agreement was a secret agreement and would not be announced until half of the railway was built two years later, he was not afraid of what the British would find out: "I know this."  Well, those are just Chinese engineers employed by the West China Railway Company. Is there any problem with that? By the way I heard that Mr. Zhan Tianyou is a member of your country's Engineering Association. Could it be that Ge  Mr. Fu, I think it is necessary for me to remind you that Hanchuan Railway must abide by the principle of unity. If your country wants to acquire it, please tell me in advance."

    Ge Fu, who was bitten back, was very angry and asked aggressively: "What about the loan? As far as I know, your country seems to have reached a huge loan with Yang Qiu."

    "Yes, but it is also business, and we have completed the transaction. And" At this time, Traun no longer had to hide the loan, and said: "I have always believed that the banking syndicate has seriously caused  Have you not noticed the normal commercial exchanges between countries? Due to the restrictions of the banking syndicate, our four countries have received nothing during this period. However, Japan has used its close neighbor relationship to issue tens of millions of loans to various forces in this country.  , so I have suggested to the country a more flexible way to operate the banking syndicate."

    Graham did not expect Germany to be so deeply involved, and said: "Your Excellency Traun, as civilized people we should follow the principle of helping all suffering people. This loan from your country is very likely to be used in the military field, so I am very sorry.  Worry.¡±

    "You can rest assured that Yang Qiu has assured our government that this loan will not be used for military purposes. His purpose is to build more factories and help the construction of the three provinces. As far as I know, he has used the loan to purchase several worth of goods from the United States.  Millions of industrial equipment, including a complete steel plant, tractor-trailersMachinery factory and other equipment, you see he is only used for business.  "

    "The United States?" Traun's words made Graham frown deeper and deeper.  Before Germany could solve the problem, the United States intervened again. Does this mean that the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will be divided into three parts of the world in the future?  He is very aware of how rich this land is, and as Guizhou is about to fall into the hands of Yang Qiu, his power is becoming more and more powerful. Perhaps the entire Southwest China will soon fall into his hands. His Excellency Zhu Erdian fully supports  Was Yuan Shikai's behavior wrong?  Perhaps we should adjust our strategy and re-establish a good relationship with Yang Qiu?

    "Thank you for allowing me to spend a wonderful afternoon." Traun had finished speaking. He stood up and said a few polite words. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a cargo ship flying the American flag outside the window slowly heading toward the Yangtze River.  Hanyang drove off, and in order to cause a little trouble for Ge Fu, he pointed and said: "Look, what I said is right, the United States is coming."

    Following his finger, Graham saw the American ship approaching the berth, his eyebrows deepened, and he didn't even notice when Traun left.

    The ship slowly docked at the berth under the command of the dock workers. There were too many ships flying various flags during this period, so everyone did not pay much attention to this American freighter. It was not until the gangway was lowered that everyone took a look.  Bright.  I saw an extremely beautiful woman wearing a foreign coat walking down the gangway first. She was graceful and beautiful, and her black dress made her skin better than snow.

    Behind her were dozens of young people in their twenties, thirties, and fours. They were all dressed in suits, as if they were students who had just returned from studying in Europe and the United States, but many of them had been looking around and pointing. It seemed that several  It's like I haven't been back for a hundred years.

    "MiaoMs. Miao?!" Chang Si has been giving instructions at the two docks during this period. When he saw the woman, he didn't pay attention at first. He felt that she had an extraordinary temperament and was very beautiful. However, after taking a second look, he suddenly realized  The ground opened its mouth Who is this woman dressed in a fashionable style if not Miao Luo?

    "Fourth uncle."

    Hearing this title, Chang Si was even more convinced, because only Miao Luo called him that.  He quickly walked over and rubbed his eyes, looking as if he had seen a ghost: "Miss Miao, is it really you? Why are you dressed like this aren't you in Nanjing?" Miao Luo smiled slightly and asked her to see  She looked even more stunning and said, "Fourth Uncle, Grandpa promised me that I no longer have to protect Mr. Song, so I came here specifically to see Sister Rui this time."

    "You don't need to protect Mr. Song? But I heard it's quite chaotic over there in Nanjing?"

    "Grandpa said that after the Qing Dynasty abdicated, our mission to the public court in America has been completed, so from now on Mr. Song can be protected by my brother alone." Miao Luo seemed to have changed. He smiled brightly and his temper became much more lively.  .  Chang Si understood that in the past, when she was forced to travel around the world due to pressing matters, her temperament had been suppressed a lot, but now she has regained her temperament after taking off the burden on her shoulders.  To be honest, she can be regarded as a child of an aristocratic family, and she grew up in the United States. If Mr. Miao hadn't been dedicated to serving the country, how could he be willing to let her out.

    So Chang Si was also happy for her. He pointed at the ship and the men and asked, "Why did you come on an American ship? These things?"

    Miao Luo raised her neck like a proud little swan: "We hired this boat from the United States, and it is full of Yang" When she said this, she stopped for fear of being seen.  , quickly changed his words: "Commander Yang asked me to send a telegram to Grandpa to purchase medicines and urgently needed supplies. Oh, by the way, there are also five Curtiss aircraft and ten parts in it."

    "A plane? What is that?"

    "Giggle" Seeing that even a veteran like Chang Si didn't know about airplanes, Miao Luoxiao bent down and quickly asked everyone to unload the cargo.  Within a moment, a Curtiss biplane wrapped in tarpaulin was hoisted out of the cabin. After the accompanying young people untied the tarpaulin, there was a burst of surprise on the dock. A wooden  The biplane appeared completely in front of everyone.

    Chang Si looked left and right in surprise. When his hand touched the propeller on the nose of the plane, he found that it was moving. He thought he had broken it and quickly retracted it and said nervously: "Miss Miao, can this thing really fly in the sky?"  Pointing at the young people: "Can they all fly into the sky?"

    "Of course they can fly, but they are not all pilots. Most of them come back to build airplanes." Miao Luo introduced to Chang Si: "This Mr. Feng Ru, he is very famous in the United States. Four years ago he wanted to  To build an airplane, our Mr. Tan Yaoneng from Zhi Gong Tang funded him. It took him a few months to build our own Chinese airplane in the United States. He returned to Guangzhou from the United States last year. Not long ago, my grandfather heard that Commander Yang was going to build an aviation fleet.  I sent a telegram to invite him, and when it reached Xian and Guangzhou, he came along the way. Zhu Zhuquan, Zhu Zhaohuai and Situ Biru were all his assistants, and these are all students sponsored by our Zhi Gongtang, all of them are here  The United States studies mechanical design, but there are only two people who can fly.¡±

      If Yang Qiu were present, these words would definitely surprise the American Zhi Gong Tang's energy, which even a person like Feng Ru could control.  But Chang Si didn¡¯t know anything about airplanes. He only heard that they were all majoring in mechanics, so he cheered: ¡°Okay, it¡¯s good to study mechanics. This time our Commander Yang has bought some machines from Hanyang Factory, and we really need you to return to China.¡±

    After introducing everyone, Miao Luo saw that he had never mentioned Ruiyao and asked: "By the way, where is Sister Rui? Is she okay?" Speaking of Ruiyao, Chang Si sighed: "Hey, Gang Leader Rui is in the hospital.  ¡±

    "Hospitalized?" Miao Luo was so frightened that she quickly grabbed her hand and asked, "What's wrong with senior sister? What disease do you have? There are a lot of Western medicines on the ship."

    "It's not a disease, it's just that I was shot. Fortunately, my muscles and bones were not injured. The doctor said that I need to rest for a few months to recover." Chang Si quickly told what happened that day. After hearing this, Miao Luo's face changed instantly.  When Yang Qiu was assassinated, she happened to go south to Guangzhou to ask for Feng Ru. When she found out, she was scared to death. Unexpectedly, her senior sister was involved. She didn't bother to settle Feng Ru and others, so she immediately dragged Chang Si to the hospital.  .

    Chang Si had no choice but to send someone to find Zhang Wenjing to settle Feng Ru and others, and then he took Miao Luo to the hospital to visit Rui Yao.

    The scene after arriving at the hospital made her eyes suddenly turn red. She saw Ruiyao half lying on the bed, her waist tightly wrapped, and she had obviously lost weight. Her long hair was disheveled and she looked haggard. She was not the same as before.  With the posture of the leader of the gang, he quickly asked: "Sister, Luo Er is late, are you feeling better?" After being shot in the waist that day, Ruiyao was immediately sent to the hospital. Fortunately, the part was not fatal and she had a long-term  She was in good health after practicing martial arts and finally got over it. She was very happy to see Miao Luo and quickly said that she was fine.

    The two women sat in the ward and muttered. Chang Si was worried that the plane he bought all the way from the United States would be damaged during unloading, so he rushed back to supervise it personally.  Miao Luo finally felt relieved after seeing that Ruiyao was fine, and asked: "Senior sister, what's going on? Has he visited you?"

    Speaking of Yang Qiu, Ruiyao's face turned red for some reason: "It's all that Jin's fault! That day I saw him sneaking around to kill Yang Qiu, so I stepped in to stop him and was shot. Yang Qiu came to see him a few times, and I thought  I told him about you, sister, but he left without saying a few words, which made me so angry."

    Miao Luo felt grateful in her heart. She didn¡¯t expect that Ruiyao was still thinking about him even though she was injured. He could see that her face was red when she spoke, but he always felt that something was wrong, and asked: "Senior sister, where is he now?"

    "It seems that I went to Sichuan and won't be back until the end of the month." The two of them touched their eyes and suddenly turned away from each other

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