Theodore Roosevelt was a very successful president in American history. After all, he was able to reach the Presidential Hill, alongside Washington and Lincoln.
He has also always pursued the "Monroe Doctrine", the so-called isolation policy: do not interfere with the affairs of European powers, and Europe cannot interfere with American affairs.
To put it bluntly, the United States pursued the Monroe Doctrine because it wanted to treat the entire America as its own backyard. It can be said to be the earliest form of hegemonism.
However, the United States talks about isolationism and has begun to engage in "open door" in recent years, which is typically an expansionary policy.
Old double standard.
Theodore Roosevelt's distant nephew, Franklin Roosevelt, later became president. This four-term president during World War II was even more famous and was generally called Roosevelt Jr.
The president at this time was Theodore Roosevelt.
Not long after waiting, Roosevelt met with several people.
The name "White House" was also given by Roosevelt, and he also completely renovated the White House, but at this time there was no famous Oval Presidential Office.
"Hello, Mr. President."
Although today's international situation is not as complicated as before World War I and World War II, it is definitely much more troublesome than the era Li Yu lived in more than 100 years later.
"Subsidy?" Roosevelt didn't expect that Liang Cheng would suddenly be involved in money.
Of course Liang Cheng knows the system of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and House of Representatives, but if the President and Secretary of State agree, the progress will be much smoother.
For this matter, Li Hongzhang went to court many times, but it still did not help.
In the famous Crimean War more than fifty years ago, Britain and several countries successfully blocked Tsarist Russia's westward advance.
Hay said: "It is naturally in the interests of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise the Qing ambassador would not mention this matter. But in fact, in addition to long-term interests, the Qing Dynasty is already our largest buyer of cotton. I have received petitions from businessmen in the south more than once.
They said, 'You can see right away how important business with China is, it means everything to us.' So you see, President, having good relations with the Qing is also what we need right now."
Vladivostok inevitably has a freezing period of hundreds of days every year, and there are also heavy fogs in summer and autumn, which often prevent ships from docking.
As soon as Li Yu read the letter, a beautiful figure appeared outside the door.
These words were very sharp. Roosevelt looked at Secretary of State Hay next to him, thought for a moment and said to Liang Cheng: "This is not a trivial matter. I need to discuss it with Mr. Hay. Mr. Ambassador, please go to the lounge next door and wait for a while."
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The elder Roosevelt said: "So it seems that it is still necessary to continue to fund education in your country."
Li Yu thought that Liang Cheng did have some diplomatic skills: the Qing Dynasty had no strength, so it tactfully used Japan to talk things over, which was also a method that a weak country had to adopt in diplomacy.
But Sierra's information is indeed a bit too well-informed. Now Carnegie has retreated behind the scenes and does not pay too much attention to current world affairs.
The doorbell rang, Li Yu opened the door and said in surprise: "It's you!"
If it was the time when Li Yu was living, China's secondary education was leading the world, this sentence would be a redundant question, but now it is really...
This kind of specific operation can only be done by Liang Cheng. Li Yu just knew the result, so he said: "The ambassador only needs to push it on time, and it will be done."
Roosevelt knew that Liang Cheng was trying to set the stage, but as the president of the United States, he would definitely not follow Liang Cheng's words step by step, so he turned to say: "Ambassador should remember that it was not we who drove away the international students back then. In fact, we did.
Your country will recall the students."
Sierra said: "What, is it weird?"
Li Yu said: "Why are you here again? Didn't you already go back to Harvard University?"
Liang Cheng did not expect that today would go so smoothly and he was in a very good mood: "Your analysis is so right. The President of the United States actually accepted the return of the Boxer Indemnity for education. This is equivalent to accomplishing two major things."
Roosevelt said: "Sir, you are so frank. Don't worry, this is a normal cultural exchange matter. In view of the attitude of your country and the Ambassador, I will definitely push it forward as soon as possible."
Hay said: "We have indeed received a huge amount, and the subsequent part can be exempted and used for education. Ambassador Liang Cheng is indeed right. Most of the Qing students studying abroad are now going to Japan. In the future, this group of people is very likely to become Qing students.
Once that happens, the Qing Dynasty will irrevocably move towards the pro-Japanese line."
"Since we are studying in the United States, we also hope to get funding from the United States for these schools." Liang Cheng felt that it was time to go one step further.
Liang Cheng said: "No, so we want to build some excellent primary and secondary schools like the United States. After such training, you can study in your country."
Nowadays, Japan and Russia are at war with each other in the Northeast, and anyone with a little discernment can see that a war between the two countries is imminent.
Roosevelt asked: "With such an academic level, it is difficult to imagine that you are a Qing native. Have you ever studied abroad in other countries?"
As a port on the inland sea, Dalian has much better conditions.
Roosevelt said: "Even if subsequent compensation is waived, you must let our ambassador to the Qing Dynasty properly supervise the direction of the funds, otherwise I don't think the Qing Dynasty can use it well."
Seeing that Li Yu didn't reply, Sierra asked again: "Mr. Li Yu?"
In the eyes of most European countries, including the emerging United States, Tsarist Russia is an upstart, a second-rate country, and will never allow it to grow.
The elder Roosevelt said: "Our educational resources are not unlimited, so if your students want to enter our country's famous schools, they should have the academic level required by the school."
Hay said: "Don't worry, President, we have already arranged the bank and there will be no problem with the funds."
Of course, Old Roosevelt understood what Liang Cheng meant, so he said: "The choice lies in your country and your students. But we hope that the Qing Dynasty will know that the United States is now a more enlightened and powerful country than Japan, and our university education level is absolutely outstanding."
It’s not comparable to Japan.”
Just when Roosevelt proposed this point, Liang Cheng also felt a little relieved.
Of course Hai Yi wants to show favor to a talent like Li Yu, and it is not difficult to do so.
Liang Cheng said: "The president's proposal is very realistic. I also feel that our students should be allowed to study in the United States after acquiring preliminary knowledge, otherwise it will take too long."
Liang Cheng said: "Mr. President can naturally make suggestions based on your interests. I don't have to hide it. Our biggest interest is to be able to send students to study in the United States."
The United States did not want to get involved in the Russo-Japanese War, but it felt that Japan had a slight chance of winning. Once Japan defeated the obviously powerful Tsarist Russia, its influence would definitely be much greater than defeating the backward Qing court.
Even Mark Twain persuaded then-U.S. President Grant to reverse the Qing decision through Li Hongzhang, the governor-general of Zhili, but it was too late.
The old Roosevelt was very impressed by Liang Cheng's attitude and replied: "That's true. But it is inevitable that past lessons will repeat themselves. We also need to inspect the international students from your country. We can no longer let your country drive you. You know, this is not civilized."
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The old Roosevelt said: "Hello, Mr. Ambassador from the East, I'm sorry to meet you now."
This was intolerable to the senior officials of the Qing court.
However, Britain did not want Tsarist Russia to get what it wanted.
The elder Roosevelt also felt that what Hay said was reasonable: "It is indeed in our long-term interests."
Japan is obviously much weaker in their view.
Could it be the news provided by a newspaper magnate like Pulitzer?
It didn't feel right, and Li Yu couldn't figure it out.
Liang Cheng said: "I hope so."
Becoming a member does provide many conveniences for using the observatory, and Li Yu did not need to refuse, so he said: "It is a great honor."
Vladivostok is a good port, but no matter how good it is, it cannot compare with ports like Dalian.
After that, the United States actually actively mediated the Russo-Japanese War, but by the end of the war, both Japan and Russia were exhausted and could no longer hold on.
Li Yu said: "It is a good thing that the money from the Gengzi compensation is used to develop education. It is a good thing to open up the channel to study in the United States now. It is even more urgent."
Hay said: "That's right. Although we can't see any benefits in the short term, in the long run, by funding education in the Qing Dynasty, we can cultivate a group of talents we need. Through education, we can influence the youth of the Qing Dynasty, and we can also gain knowledge and spirit from the Qing Dynasty."
It influenced the Qing Dynasty."
Liang Cheng said: "What the president said is absolutely true, but times have changed, and young children like me studying in the United States can already hold high positions. From this, you can see how much we respect your country's education."
In short, there is a lot of information hidden in this sentence. Diplomats all talk like this. It is the same even in the era 100 years later. Those who do not understand the international situation very well have no idea why diplomats say that.
After Liang Cheng left the office, Roosevelt asked Hay next to him: "What do you think of this matter?"
Liang Cheng and Li Yu first said hello to Roosevelt.
Liang Cheng followed up with a compliment: "It is because of the openness and strength of the United States, and I have studied in the United States for many years, that I hope to let our students from the Qing Dynasty go to the United States again."
Li Yu said: "Mr. Carnegie is in Chicago, right?"
After the two discussed it, they called Liang Cheng and Li Yu in.
The British policy is not to allow an overly powerful country to appear on the European continent, and if it does, it will unite other countries to deal with it. This was how France and Napoleon were suppressed in the early years.
However, more than 20 years have passed, especially after the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1898 and the Gengzi National Disaster. Basically, everyone except the Qing royal family knew that they must learn from others and that some things should be changed.
Now that the stone hanging in his heart had finally fallen to the ground, he relaxed and said to Roosevelt: "Mr. President, we in the Qing Dynasty also have outstanding talents, just like Li Yu in front of me. If we can open up education channels for studying in the United States, I will
I think more people like this will emerge."
Hay said: "Then I think we, the American Astronomical Society, can solemnly invite you to become a member."
"That's a good idea," said Roosevelt.
There were students who joined Christianity before, and they were more or less acceptable. Cutting pigtails really touched the ridiculous bottom line of the conservatives in the upper echelons of the Qing court, so they recalled all the young children, for fear that advanced Western ideas would become a "scourge".
After saying a few routine official words, Liang Cheng said: "Mr. President, my biggest task this time is to open up a channel for my Qing country to study in the United States. As you know, I am the fourth batch of young children studying in the United States. I know that you are precious.
The country’s education is excellent.”
Roosevelt had seen Li Yu's report in the newspaper: "I have heard about you for a long time, especially your recent pioneering work at the Harvard University Observatory, which is simply amazing. As a Harvard graduate many years ago, I
, I feel extremely honored.”
Old Roosevelt said: "You mean, if you let Qing students stay in the United States, they will have a good impression of us in the future?"
Of course Liang Cheng knew what the United States wanted, and they would definitely have to impose some conditions, but in order to allow students to study in the United States, Liang Cheng could accept any conditions as long as they were not too excessive.
Liang Cheng said: "We also hope that Mr. President will move forward as soon as possible, because more and more outstanding students from the Qing Dynasty are heading east to study in Japan, which is close and the tuition is low."
Li Yu said: "No, but my education model is indeed completed in an environment similar to Europe and the United States."
Tsarist Russia's biggest wish for hundreds of years is to have a good outlet to the sea. Obviously Vladivostok cannot satisfy them, so it covets the Northeast region so much.
He turned out to be a super hot potato.
Sierra said: "Can't we take the initiative to provide funding? Grandpa also hopes to set up an educational charity fund."
Roosevelt quickly pressed Japan and raised his own hand.
Soon the great power in the DPRK will fall into the hands of Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong. As for the apparently most powerful minister Yi Kuang, he is only interested in money. How can such a person with obvious handles defeat Yuan Shikai?
Moreover, they had just met with the President of the United States to discuss education funding, and Sierra came to them for both scientific research and education at the same time. It was really too fast.
Li Yu said: "No."
The elder Roosevelt said: "Does your country have this level of education?"
This was the motive behind Tsarist Russia's eastward expansion.
Secretary of State Hay said: "I heard that Mr. Sir has been awarded the Foreign Academician of the Royal Society. Considering your major discoveries in astronomy, does it mean that the Royal Astronomical Society has not granted you membership?"
Liang Cheng calmed down and said: "Actually, both Mr. President and Mr. Secretary of State understand that the United States is a big country, so why should it squeeze a poor country like ours? The Boxer Indemnity has far exceeded your country's actual losses. It is recommended that it be returned to the Qing Dynasty. The United States can
Keeping a good reputation in our Qing Dynasty will win the favor of our Qing officials and people towards the United States, which will also be conducive to the long-term development of the United States in our Qing Dynasty."
Well, in fact, Hai Yi and Liang Cheng are both playing chess and gambling, but it is hard to say what the next step of the chess game will be. At least now both sides can see the benefits.
In later generations, the volume of trade between China and the United States has become huge, and several trade wars have been fought and even spread to many surrounding countries. However, it is hard to imagine that some industries such as cotton in the United States were already relying on the Chinese market a hundred years ago.
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"Indeed," Liang Cheng said, "wouldn't it be best if we had elementary schools and middle schools like those in your country?"
Now that Tsarist Russia is desperately expanding, it has long become a thorn in Britain's side, so Britain's goal is to prevent Tsarist Russia from becoming too powerful.
Li Yu vaguely felt that Sierra was so anxious to find him after learning about Siemens in Germany.
For Liang Cheng, it was a diplomatic victory.
It can be regarded as a failure, after all, the Manchu royal family and the Eight Banners can no longer produce a decent talent.
The last batch of young children studying in the United States were probably recalled by the Qing court in 1881. The reason is quite ridiculous, because these students were only teenagers when they went to the United States. Growing up in the United States, they inevitably understood some ideas. In order to become more like modern people, many
The man conveniently cut off his big braid.
Roosevelt had already roughly understood Liang Cheng's intentions from Secretary of State Hay, so he said: "This matter can indeed be put on our agenda, but the specific terms still need to be drawn up."
It is indeed too long. After such a long time, according to common sense, international students will have a greater sense of belonging to the United States after studying and growing up in the United States, so the approach must be changed.
But they never imagined what Japan would look like in the future.
Liang Cheng understood, so he said: "Resign first."
This sentence is a bit hidden.
The United States intervened and brought the two countries to an armistice. Theodore Roosevelt even won the Nobel Peace Prize for this.
But as a time traveler, Li Yu certainly knew that this move by the United States basically cost him nothing and left him with a good reputation.
But regardless of whether it was a big move or not, if it was Carnegie who really offered help, Li Yu had no reason to refuse now. Anyway, he didn't believe that as a time traveler a hundred years later, he could be fooled by "people from the past".
The British did not expect what Japan could do, but at least they were able to defeat the Qing court on the battlefield, so the British felt that Japan was still stronger.
At first, Britain wanted to support the Manchu Qing Dynasty to resist the eastward expansion of Tsarist Russia, but they did not expect that the Manchu Qing Dynasty mud could not support the wall. Tsarist Russia's Siberian Railway's Manchuria branch line has now been built in Dalian, which is also jaw-dropping.
Li Yu said with a smile: "Mr. President, you are over-praising me. These achievements of mine are all inseparable from the excellent data from the Harvard University Observatory. They have at least half of the credit."
Tsarist Russia also quickly understood that it was not a match for these established powers and that it was impossible to go west, so it turned its attention to the east.
Britain had no choice but to turn its attention to Japan.
After returning to his residence, Li Yu received another letter from Siemens in Germany:
"Mr. Li Yu, we are amazed by your excellent academic achievements and profound academic quality. In view of this, we can provide you with all research funding in the field of physics."
Sierra said: "This time I am here on behalf of grandpa, and he has agreed to provide you with scientific research funding."
Young children like Liang Cheng studying in the United States have to study in the United States for about 13 years, and then add two years of travel, for a total of 15 years.
Liang Cheng said: "This is a big matter, and it will definitely take some time to get it passed by both houses of Congress. We still need to pay close attention to the development of the situation."
After meeting the president, the two left the White House.
Roosevelt said: "I accept your proposal, but the Boxer Indemnity is a major matter. I still need to discuss the details with the Ministry of Finance and submit it to Congress."
"Ah?" Li Yu was even more surprised, "Mr. Carnegie? I don't seem to have mentioned it to him."
In addition, these international students are indeed of high standard, so the Qing government now has no choice but to accept them.
Sierra said: "Yes, you..."
Li Yu smiled and said: "I just think this good thing comes too suddenly. When should we leave?"
"The sooner the better," Sierra said.
Well, it seems that I really want to travel throughout the Northeastern United States.