Chapter 152 The Energy of the Americas Zhigong Hall

In the British Embassy in Hankou, Indian waiters spread out hand-embroidered lace table towels, arranged exquisite porcelain teapots, filter spoons and small plates for screening procedures, took out sugar jars and milk cups, and placed three-layer snack trays in the middle. Perhaps this was a very rigorous process for him, but in Traun's eyes, this cumbersomeness was just used by the British to show off their Victorian life.

No one can deny that the Victorian era was the most prosperous period of the British Empire, but if you hold on to the past and don’t face reality, then what awaits them may be abandoned.

After the waiter was finished, Gerber immediately invited Traun to take his seat. The purpose of his invitation today was to figure out what Germany was going to do! He had had enough of this period. German ships coming from Shanghai every day transported batches of machinery and equipment to Hanyang. The value was enough for several large factories and a huge amount of scrap steel. Recently, some people discovered that Germans appeared at the construction site of the Hanchuan Railway, which made him worry that he would lose control of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

This is wrong. The Yangtze River belongs to the United Kingdom and this momentum must be curbed.

"His Excellency Traun, congratulations to your business counselor, he seems to have done a big business." Governor asked tentatively. He did not want to break up with Traun. In fact, Britain did not want to completely push Germany to its opposite.

The tea fragrance of Ceylon Heights black tea echoed in the room. Traun didn't like the show off of the British, but he couldn't deny that they were very good at enjoying it. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and smiled and said, "Yes, I am proud of his outstanding 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... worth millions of pounds. Your honor, dear minister, do you know? I almost shocked when I received this news."

Traun said while looking at Ge Fu quietly. Seeing his face getting darker, a hint of pleasure rose in his heart. Being able to poach such a big business on the Yangtze River might make His Majesty's cousin have no appetite for afternoon tea these days, but he couldn't offend him too much. He sighed again: "It's a pity that compared to your country, this is just a small profit. Compared with your country's annual profit of hundreds of millions of pounds, I think we still need to work hard."

Ge Fu took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked lightly: "His Excellency Traun, this country has changed a little, and its future is becoming unpredictable. Don't you think we should continue to share the principles now? Your Excellency Yuan Shikai had handed over Wu Shengguan to Yang Qiu yesterday. He has shown great goodness. Will your country's actions cause misunderstandings?"

"Misunderstanding? No..." Traun shrugged and made an action that Americans like to do, and said with a smile: "I don't think we have violated the principle of consistency, because the principle of consistency between countries is only about diplomacy and military supplies, and normal commercial trade is not restricted by this clause. Are you right? Your Excellency."

"But what about the railway? Chinese merchants saw your country's staff on the Hanchuan Railway."

Faced with Ge Fu's constant raising eyebrows, Traun was confident because the operating rights agreement was a secret agreement and it would not be announced two years later when the railway was built halfway, so he was not afraid of anything from the UK: "I know this, those are just Chinese engineers hired by West China Railway Company. Is there anything wrong with this? By the way... I heard that Mr. Zhan Tianyou is a member of your engineering association. Is it necessary to remind you that Hanchuan Railway must abide by the principle of consistency. 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 that's the same business, we have completed the transaction. And..." At this time, Traun didn't have to hide the loan matter and said: "I have always believed that the bank group has seriously caused normal business exchanges among countries. Have you not noticed it? Because of the restrictions of the bank group, our four countries have lost all their money during this period, but Japan has used its close neighbor relationship to issue tens of millions of loans to all forces in this country, so I have suggested to the country to adopt a more flexible way to operate the bank group."

Graham did not expect Germany to have intervened so deeply and said, "His Excellency Traun, as civilized people, we should follow the principle of helping all suffering people. This loan of your country is very likely to be used in the military field, so I am very worried."

"Your Excellency, you can rest assured that Yang Qiu has assured our country that the 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 tens of millions of industrial equipment from the United States, including a complete steel plant, tractor plant and some other equipment. You see... he is only used for business."

"America?" Traun's words made Ge Fu frown deeper and deeper. Before Germany could resolve it, the United States intervened again. Does this mean that the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will divide the world in the future? He knew very well how rich this land was, and as Guizhou was about to fall into Yang Qiu's hands, his power was getting bigger and bigger. Perhaps the entire Southwest China would fall into his hands soon. Is the behavior of Your Excellency Zhuerdian to fully support Yuan Shikai? Perhaps he should adjust his strategy and re-establish a good relationship with Yang Qiu?

"Thank you for letting me spend a wonderful afternoon." Traun had finished speaking, and stood up and said politely. Just as he was about to walk away, he suddenly saw a cargo ship with an American flag flying outside the window slowly sailing towards Hanyang along the Yangtze River. In order to cause some minor trouble for Ge Fu, he pointed and said, "Look, I'm right, the United States is here."

Following his fingers, Graham saw the American ship that was beginning to approach the berth, and his eyebrows became deeper, and he didn't even notice when Traun left.

Under the command of the dock workers, the ship slowly approached the berth. There were too many ships hanging various flags during this period, so everyone didn't care much about this American cargo ship until they put down the gangway. Everyone's eyes lit up. I saw a woman wearing a foreign coat and extremely beautiful woman walking down the gangway first. She was graceful and beautiful, and her black long dress made her skin look better than snow.

Behind her are dozens of young people of twenty-three or four years old, all of whom are dressed in costumes, as if they are students who have just returned from studying in Europe and the United States. But many of them have been looking around and pointing their fingers, as if they haven't been back for hundreds of years.

"Miao...Miao Girl?!" Chang Si has been directing the docks in both places for a while. When he saw the woman, he felt that she was extraordinary and very beautiful before he could pay attention. But after taking a few more glances, he suddenly opened his mouth wide... Who is this fashionable woman, who is not Miao Luo?

"Fourth Uncle."

Hearing this title, Chang Si made a more assertion, because only Miao Luo called him that. He hurriedly walked over and rubbed his eyes, looking like he saw a ghost: "Miss Miao, is it really you? Why are you dressed up in this outfit...Aren't you in Nanjing?" Miao Luo smiled slightly, making her look even more beautiful and indifferent, and said: "Uncle Fourth, Grandpa promised me not to protect Mr. Song anymore, so this time I came to see Sister Rui specifically."

"No need to protect Mr. Song? But I heard that it's quite messy in Nanjing?"

"Grandpa said that after the Qing Dynasty abdication, the task of our American Zhigong Hall was completed, so Mr. Song would be protected by my brother alone in the future." Miao Luo seemed to have become a different person, smiled sweetly, and his temperament became much more active. Chang Si understood that in the past, she had been forced to travel around the world for imperatives, and now she has taken off the burden on her shoulders and has recovered her temperament. To be honest, she can be regarded as a child of an aristocratic family and grew up in the United States since childhood. If Mr. Miao had not been devoted to the country, how could she have been willing to let her come out?

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

Miao Luo'an raised his neck like a proud little swan: "This ship was hired by us from the United States, and it was full of Yang..." As soon as she said this, she stopped and was afraid that someone would see her thoughts, so she quickly changed her words: "It was Commander Yang who asked me to send a telegram to my grandfather to buy medicines and urgently needed items. Oh, by the way, there are five Curtis aircraft and ten loose pieces inside."

"Airplane? What's that?"

"Gee..." Seeing that even Chang Si didn't know the plane, Miao Luo laughed and asked everyone to unload the goods. In less than a moment, a Curtis biplane wrapped in a tarpaulin was lifted out of the cabin. After the young people who were accompanying him unbuttoned the tarpaulin, a surprise sound suddenly arose on the dock, and a wooden biplane appeared in front of everyone intact.

Chang Si looked left and then in surprise. When his hand touched the propeller on the nose, he found that it had moved. He thought he had broken it and quickly retracted and said nervously: "Miss Miao, can this thing really fly in the sky?" After saying that, he pointed to the young man: "Can they all fly in the sky?"

"Of course they can fly, but they are not all pilots, most of them come back to build planes." Miao Luo introduced to Chang Si: "This Mr. Feng Ru is very famous in the United States. Four years ago, he wanted to build planes, so Mr. Tan Yaoneng from our Zhigongtang sponsored him. It took a few months to build our Chinese planes in the United States and returned to Guangzhou from the United States last year. Not long ago, my grandfather heard that Commander Yang was going to build an aviation team and sent him a telegram. When he arrived in Xian Guangzhou, he came along. Zhu Zhuquan, Zhu Zhaohuai and Situ Biru were his assistants, and these... they are all students funded by our Zhigongtang. They all studied mechanical design in the United States, but there were only two people who could fly."

If Yang Qiu was present, these words would definitely be surprised by the energy of the American Zhigong Hall, even someone like Feng Ru could drive it. But Chang Si didn't know how to use the plane. He only heard that they all learned machinery and shouted: "Okay, it's good to learn machinery. This time, our Commander Yang bought a few machines from the Hanyang factory, and we really need you to return to China."

After introducing everyone, Miao Luo saw that he had not mentioned Rui Yao and asked, "By the way, where is Sister Rui? Is she okay?" When he said Rui Yao, Chang Si sighed: "Hey, Gang Rui is hospitalized."

"Are you hospitalized?" Miao Luo was so scared that he grabbed his hand and asked, "What's wrong with Senior Sister? What disease do you get? There are a lot of Western medicine on the ship."

"It's not that I was sick, I was shot. Fortunately, I didn't hurt my muscles and bones. The doctor said I would take a few months to get better." Chang Si quickly told me about what happened that day. Miao Luo's face changed suddenly after hearing it. When Yang Qiu was assassinated, she happened to go south to Guangzhou to invite Feng Ru. When she learned about it, she was so scared that she was still involved in it. She didn't bother to settle Feng Ru and others and immediately pulled Chang Si to the hospital.

Chang Si had to send someone to find Zhang Wenjing to settle Feng Ru and others first, 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 Rui Yao half lying on the bed, her waist was wrapped tightly, and she was obviously thinner. Her long hair was disheveled and her expression was haggard. She was not as good as the leader of the previous gang. She asked quickly: "Senior sister, Luo Er is late, are you getting better?" After being shot on the waist that day, Rui Yao was immediately sent to the hospital. Fortunately, her part was not fatal and she was in good health for a long time. She finally survived. She was also very happy to see Miao Luo, and quickly said that she was fine.

Two women were sitting in the ward and muttering. Chang Si was worried that when he was unloading the goods, he broke the plane he bought from the United States and rushed back to supervise it himself. After seeing Rui Yao as he was not seriously injured, Miao Luo finally felt relieved and asked, "Senior sister, what's going on? Has he... seen you?"

Speaking of Yang Qiu, Rui Yao's face turned red for some reason: "It's all that Jinlai! I saw him sneaking and trying to kill Yang Qiu that day, so I came forward to stop him from being shot. Yang Qiu had come to see him a few times. I wanted to tell him about your sister, but I left without saying a few words, which made me so angry."

Miao Luo felt grateful in his heart. Unexpectedly, Rui Yao was still thinking about herself when she was injured. But when she saw her blushing when she spoke, she always felt something was wrong and asked, "Senior Sister, where is he now?"

"...It seems like I've been to Sichuan and I won't be back at the end of the month." The two of them touched their eyes and suddenly they twisted open again.

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