After sending the telegram to Liu Yimin, Ni Hua seemed to feel comforted, and even his appetite improved a little. After a few more days of fundraising in New York, he began to visit various factories in New York, focusing on Bell Labs.
The reason why Ni Hua wanted to visit Bell Labs was because last year Bell Labs successfully developed the world's first mobile phone for the United States. With this thing, the troops' communication will be more convenient and faster. According to Liu Yimin before departure
The explanation is that Ni Hua needs to negotiate with Bell Labs, and it is best to order a batch of base station equipment and mobile phones from them. Considering that this product is not yet equipped with the US military, the US military has limited understanding of it, although it is strictly
Products that are confidential and strictly prohibited for export, but there will definitely be opportunities. After all, the United States is a market economy, and orders are the basis for corporate survival. Bell Labs may accept orders from the Eighth Route Army. If that doesn't work, try to invite Bell Labs to China.
Open a branch.
Bell Laboratories was founded in 1925. Its full name is "Bell Telephone Laboratories Company". American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Western Electronics each own 50% of the shares. By this time, Bell Telephone Laboratory Company had changed its name to Bell Laboratories, and its headquarters
Located in New York.
Ni Hua's time was limited, and she had to go to Washington to wait for an interview with President Roosevelt. Therefore, Ni Hua took Chen Jie to visit Bell Labs and met with Mr. Walter Gifford, the president of AT&T. This Bell Experiment
The laboratory was established by his acquisition of the research department of Western Electronics Corporation, and he was the actual head of Bell Labs.
Bell Labs had become famous at this time, mainly because Bell Labs scientist Karl Jansky discovered in 1933 that the center of the Milky Way was continuously emitting radio waves by studying the static noise in long-distance communications. This radio wave was called 3k
Background radiation, thus establishing radio astronomy. In addition to this major achievement, Bell Labs has produced a series of patented achievements. It can be said that it is full of talents and has achieved remarkable results.
Mr. Walter Gifford did not show much interest in Ni Hua and his party. He told Ni Hua bluntly that China was in a war period and was not suitable for research or production. Bell Labs had no intention of doing so.
If a branch is opened in China, it cannot sell any equipment or products to China, because the decision-making power for all these lies with Washington.
Ni Hua did not expect that Mr. Walter Gifford would refuse so resolutely, leaving no room for anything, and wanted to fight for it again, so he began to tell the cruelty of the Japanese and the huge sacrifices made by the Chinese people in the anti-Japanese war. He said it emotionally.
I couldn't help but burst into tears.
As the president of AT&T, Mr. Walter Gifford is very sensitive to the trends of the news media. He is aware of the two press conferences held by Ni Hua in New York, and he also takes the newspaper reports seriously.
He had seen it, otherwise he wouldn't have met Ni Hua. It's just that what Ni Hua wanted was a secret from the United States, and Mr. Walter Gifford was powerless to do anything about it.
Mr. Walter Gifford wanted to ask Ni Hua to leave several times, but he never opened his mouth. This is not his style. Under normal circumstances, he would have ended the meeting long ago. Mainly because China's Anti-Japanese War was indeed cruel.
The atrocities committed by the Japanese have made all people with a sense of justice deeply sympathize with the Chinese people.
Seeing Ni Hua talking and crying, Mr. Walter Gifford had no choice but to tell Ni Hua that his American Telegraph and Telephone Company could donate money. As for the equipment and products he wanted, they must be authorized by Washington, otherwise he could only say sorry.
Already.
Having said that, Ni Hua knew that wasting time here would have no effect, so he had no choice but to express his gratitude to Mr. Walter Gifford and stood up to leave.
With this lesson learned, Ni Hua knew that he could not rely solely on media propaganda. He had to rely on two channels to truly solve the problem. One was to see when the U.S. government would really change its stance, and the other was to let Minhua Company quietly purchase through commercial channels.
President Roosevelt had not yet arranged an interview, so Ni Hua took the opportunity to go to New Jersey. Liu Yimin told her to go there.
After arriving in New Jersey, Han Qing saw that he could often see signs of military restricted areas, so he couldn't help but feel itchy. With his own skills, he quietly sneaked to the port of New Jersey to observe, and came back to tell Ni Hua that this New Jersey
The state is actually a major arms production center in the United States. There are many shipyards in the ports of New Jersey, and they all seem to be in production. It seems that the ships they are building are all warships, because they are guarded by the navy.
Despite Ni Hua's eloquent and touching speech at the press conference, in fact she doesn't know much about military and industrial manufacturing, and she doesn't have Liu Yimin's analytical and judgment ability. However, in war years, people are more sensitive. Ni
Ni Hua is Liu Yimin's wife. She usually listens to Liu Yimin a lot during conversations, and some things can still affect her nerves. As soon as Han Qing said it, Ni Hua immediately thought of Liu Yimin's persuasion to Shen Honglie to set up a naval school in Shandong.
, I thought that Liu Yimin would be happy if he could recruit a group of naval instructors and shipbuilding talents from here, and he might even try to seize the Japanese warships to build a navy!
Although Ni Hua did not understand military affairs, she had experience in recruiting talents. Which of the talents in the Eighth Route Army who aided China was not recruited by her? Now that she had this idea, Ni Hua immediately started to put it into action and established a new organization in New Jersey.
The Recruitment Office of Volunteers to Aid China in the Anti-Japanese War called Chen Jie, the head of Minhua Company, to come to New Jersey to organize an office and do their best to handle the matter.
As soon as we had some idea here, Hu Shi called to inform us that President Roosevelt had decided to meet with Ni Hua and asked her to rush to Washington immediately and wait for the interview.
Speaking of which, President Roosevelt and Ni Hua were alumni of Columbia University.
Last time, Mr. Doug, Mr. Ni Hua's tutor, visited President Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was very happy to meet again after farewell. He also needed to know the true situation of China's war of resistance from Ni Hua.
The reception started with breakfast.
Attending the presidential breakfast meeting were Secretary of State Hull and Deputy Secretary of the Army Brigadier General Marshall.
The president's wife Eleanor did not meet Ni Hua last time. This time she saw Ni Hua's photo in the newspaper and admired it so much that she personally organized the breakfast meeting.
Needless to say, Hull is the Secretary of State who is mainly responsible for U.S. foreign affairs. The reason why Marshall was invited to the breakfast meeting was mainly because he served as the deputy commander of the 15th Infantry Regiment of the United States in Tianjin in 1924, and is currently the international
The situation was changing, and President Roosevelt would soon give Marshall a more important task, so he specially asked him to attend the breakfast meeting.
Milk, bread, caviar, white tablecloth, napkin.
Ni Hua made full preparations for this visit to President Roosevelt. Not only did he discuss it carefully with Liu Yimin before leaving Shuanggou, but when he arrived in Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek and Vice Chairman Zhou gave detailed instructions. Before the interview, Hu Shi also discussed with Ni Hua
China and China studied in detail, what to say and what not to say. To be honest, on the issue of Ni Hua's visit to the United States, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were highly consistent and had only one goal, which was to find ways to get the Americans to interrupt their trade relations with Japan and switch to
And support China's war of resistance.
President Roosevelt was 57 years old and was in his second term as president.
President Roosevelt was kind, but his wife, Eleanor, had a loud voice.
As soon as she saw Ni Hua, Eleanor said, "Welcome, little girl from China." Her attitude was very intimate.
Eleanor was born in New York to one of the top families in the United States, but she had no happiness since she was a child because of her mediocre appearance. After marrying Franklin Roosevelt, she gave birth to six children. Now, Eleanor's main energy is spent in the newspaper industry.
He devoted a lot of effort to the column "My Day" and the defense of the Communist Party, especially the fate of the Jews who were persecuted by the Nazis.
Some political opponents attacked Eleanor for her plain appearance and rough voice, which tarnished the image of the United States; others said that Eleanor was gay and was a close friend of Associated Press star female reporter Lorena Hickok, and the two had a skin relationship.
relative.
Ni Hua has been studying in the United States for a long time, and she has seen these things more or less in some newspapers. Before leaving, Ni Hua once told Liu Yimin that she had a headache meeting the president's wife. Liu Yimin told her not to listen to those rumors, and the president
It doesn't matter whether the wife is gay or not. What matters is that she helped President Roosevelt establish a heart-warming image in the minds of American voters. This is just as unimportant as whether President Roosevelt had a lover. What matters is that Roosevelt's New Deal helped the United States quickly get out of the economic crisis.
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Ni Hua expressed his gratitude to Mrs. Eleanor for her warm hospitality with the unique etiquette of oriental women, and said that seeing the President's wife reminded her of her second cousin, Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Song Qingling, and her third cousin, Mrs. Chiang, Mrs. Song Meiling, who all loved and cared for her.
, protect her, care about her.
With a standard New York accent like an oriole, a gentle and pleasant image, and elegant Eastern etiquette, Mrs. Eleanor immediately had a good impression of Ni Hua. She not only offered her seat diligently, but also helped Ni Hua set the tableware.
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President Roosevelt spoke: "Dr. Ni Hua, I heard that you brought me letters from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and *** leader of the Communist Party of China?"
Ni Hua originally planned to go to President Roosevelt's office to submit the letter after the breakfast meeting. When President Roosevelt asked, Ni Hua immediately understood that the opportunity was at this breakfast meeting. President Roosevelt did not have time to meet her in the office.
Ni Hua stood up quickly, took out the letter from Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong to Roosevelt from his bag, handed it to President Roosevelt respectfully, and said: "Mr. President, this is a personal letter to you from Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of our government.
I was ordered to hand-deliver it and ask Mr. President to open it and read it."
Roosevelt was in a good mood. After receiving the letter, he said: "Mr. Chiang Kai-shek sent such a beautiful messenger to deliver the letter. It shows that the Chinese leaders attach great importance to developing relations with the United States of America!"
The air was fresh this morning, and the president's words were full of joy. Hull and Marshall also had smiles on their faces after listening to them. Even the president's wife, who had a rigid expression, showed a long-lost smile on her face.
Chiang Kai-shek's letter is very long. The main content is to report the situation of the Sino-Japanese War and request the United States to support China's War of Resistance. In the letter, Chiang Kai-shek put forward two views. One is that if China fails in the War of Resistance, the entire East Asia will become the sphere of influence of Japan. The power is huge.
The rising Communist Party will inevitably further expand its aggression. The second point of view is that the Communist Party is constantly oppressing the United Kingdom and the United States, especially the United Kingdom, on the issue of the Chinese concession, and is very likely to compromise with the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek implored President Roosevelt to take measures to encourage
Britain stands firm and must not allow Britain to compromise with Japan.
After reading the letter, Roosevelt began to inquire in detail about the situation of China's Anti-Japanese War, such as how much troops the Japanese army invested, how many troops the Chinese Army still had, the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, whether the Eighth Route Army could persist in the war of resistance behind enemy lines, etc.
. He even asked about the grain output in North China, whether Chinese women still have their feet bound, how extensive the Soviet Union’s support to China was, how the Eighth Route Army thought of trying Hisao Tani for war crimes, and how the Eighth Route Army’s aviation brigade was bombed and sunk*
**'s Ryujo aircraft carrier formation, etc.
Roosevelt asked very carefully. Hull and Marshall did not move their knives and forks, but listened carefully.
Strictly speaking, these questions should not be asked to Ni Hua, but to Chiang Kai-shek or He Yingqin. How could Ni Hua, a woman, know so much? Eleanor was worried about Ni Hua.
What Eleanor didn't expect was that Ni Hua was really good. She basically answered everything the president asked fluently. Of course, some things are China's secrets and it is inconvenient to tell the Americans, such as how many troops China has.
, the extent of the Soviet aid to China, etc., Ni Hua’s answer was that if the President was interested in these questions, she would tell the Ambassador to the United States, who would ask for instructions from home, and try to satisfy the President.
After President Roosevelt finished asking, Secretary Hull asked a question, that is, whether the policy of killing the rich and relieving the poor by confiscating land from landlords and distributing it to the poor was still being implemented in the Communist base areas.
This question may seem simple, but it is actually very important. It involves the political direction of the Chinese Communist Party.
Ni Hua briefly talked about the peasant uprisings that have broken out in China since ancient times due to land issues, and then introduced the rent and interest reduction policy currently implemented by our party, and also implemented the three-level policy of county, district and village in Shaanxi base area and Shandong base area.
The situation of the democratic election of the provincial-level political power was introduced, and the Eighth Route Army base area's measures to protect industry and commerce and develop the economy through deposit and withdrawal were also introduced.
In order to illustrate the problem, Ni Hua focused on the example of the Eighth Route Army's implementation of reclamation and the promotion of two crops a year, and introduced to President Roosevelt, Secretary of State Hull, and General Marshall the situation of *** and the Eighth Route Army's development of the economy in the base areas behind enemy lines. In particular, he proposed
Liu Yimin spoke in Shaanxi about the policy of sincerely welcoming Chinese and foreign enterprises to set up businesses in the base area.
Ni Hua did not talk about these things at yesterday's press conference. She did not know these things when she first met President Roosevelt. It was Liu Yimin who specifically told her this time and asked her to introduce them to the Americans. Therefore, Roosevelt, E.
Lenore, Hull, and Marshall all listened with great interest.
After Ni Hua finished speaking, President Roosevelt thought deeply for a while and said: "It seems that Roosevelt's New Deal needs to add a little more content, which is to encourage foreigners to set up businesses in the United States and encourage foreign talents to develop in the United States."
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