De Nora looked at his uncle who was seriously injured. He knew very well that old Roosevelt couldn't stand the pain anymore. If he couldn't be healed in Hualan, he wouldn't even be able to return to the White Eagle Country.Gritting his teeth, De Nora said: "I am very, very sorry for my uncle's unwise actions during his presidency. I have always opposed my uncle's discrimination against Hualan people, and I hope that this bill can be abolished. I can Here I solemnly promise with my personality that I will take the abolition of the Chinese Exclusion Act as my duty in the future, and vow to abolish this law in my lifetime."

"If you make such a solemn promise and are willing to realize it in the future, I am personally willing to treat President Roosevelt." After thinking deeply, Zhao Shouhong unexpectedly agreed.Originally, they thought it would be very difficult to change Zhao Shouhong's mind.Unexpectedly, when De Nora said this, he actually agreed, which made De Nora feel very fond of him.

Zhao Shouhong’s actions actually have other meanings. His refutation of the old Roosevelt is to express his dissatisfaction with the Chinese Exclusion Act, and giving De Nora such a big face is his way of showing favor to him.According to the previous history, De Nora is destined to become the most shining star in the White Eagle Country, and also the most important leader in World War II. If you build a good relationship with him today, your future benefits will be multiplied.

What's more, Zhao Shouhong always believes that the dignity of a nation is not given by other countries, but won by oneself.As long as the motherland is built strong, who would dare to discriminate against you? Hualan of later generations has long given a clear answer to this point.

"I am deeply grateful for your tolerance and generosity, and I will try my best to do what I promised." De Nora was stunned for a long time before waking up, and he immediately expressed his gratitude.

Zhao Shouhong nodded: "I just opened a hospital in Pudong Industrial Zone, you can accompany your uncle there. I see that your uncle's condition needs to be hospitalized, so you can accompany him. The hospital has rooms specially prepared for family members. There is also a special canteen, I hope you don’t dislike it.”

"Of course not, I am very grateful for your help." De Nora bowed to Zhao Shouhong, and her wife and the same bowed. Only old Roosevelt still looked at Zhao Shouhong angrily.

Under the guidance of the guards, Roosevelt and his party were picked up.Watching the three go away, Elias said: "Captain Zhao's approach is very wise. Although Mr. Denora Roosevelt is young, he is already a senator from New York State. His future political future is limitless. I think It will be very beneficial for your future to have a good relationship with him now."

"I didn't treat old Roosevelt just to build a good relationship with him." Zhao Shouhong said: "The Hualan nation is a friendly and tolerant nation. We can help our enemies just for the sake of a doctor's parents. We You can disregard the previous suspicions against the enemy, just to report grievances with one sentence. Although the old Roosevelt canceled the time limit of the Chinese Exclusion Act, this was caused by the entire White Eagle society, and the crime cannot be placed on him alone."

Elias frowned: "So, once you join the Hualan nation, won't you be bullied all the time?"

Zhao Shouhong laughed loudly: "This is the difference between eastern and western cultures. People in the eastern mainland pay attention to humility and politeness, while people in the western mainland think it is cowardice. People in the eastern mainland pay attention to cooperation and win-win, but people in the western mainland only think about plundering and getting something for nothing. And be proud of it. But the Hualan nation will not be patient forever. I just want to send a word to those Western Continent powers. When friends come, we will entertain them with fine wine. When wolves come, we will let them go with the shotguns in our hands. Now that the Empress Dowager is dead, Hualan will become stronger and stronger after she gets rid of the shackles of the alien race. Mr. Elias will wait and see who will win."

Regarding Zhao Shouhong's sonorous and oath-like words, Ilias nodded firmly: "I will remember every word of Zhao Shouhong, and I will wait and see what the future holds. Here I would like to tell you in my personal capacity, my respect for the Judah nation. I have enough confidence to join Hualan." Ilias's words are not groundless, in fact, as early as Zhao Shouhong took control of Jiangnan Dockyard, Ilias began to pay attention to this young Hualan official.

The speed at which he amassed wealth is astonishing, and although his political skills are not mature, he can always make amends just right.What Ilyas appreciates even more is his pride in daring to send troops to the Huns in the face of pressure from the Raksha Kingdom.If he can persist consistently, Elias believes that it is only a matter of time before he controls the entire Hualan.

Zhao Shouhong bowed to Elias: "I have conveyed to you my concern and goodwill for the Judah nation, and I hope you can bring it to me. As for the cooperation with nylon high socks, you can discuss it with my deputy Qin Zhongyi. I won't say much. I still have some business to leave."

"Thank you very much for the attention of Governor Zhao. Please go slowly." Ilias was very respectful, and personally sent Zhao Shouhong to the door.

After walking out of Sassoon & Co., Zhao Shouhong heaved a sigh of relief.There are quite a few talents among the Judah nation, and he had planned to win them over.Today's Hualan lacks everything, such as industrial scale, technological level, infrastructure, and political system, but these are just appearances. What Hualan lacks most is talents.

Among today's big countries, looking at many great powers, all of them implement compulsory education first, and put education first.Prussia unified the Teutonic state, first implemented compulsory education in primary schools, and then established a large number of technical schools, so that the country has sufficient talent reserves.Only then can it manufacture the world's most sophisticated machinery, and in just a few decades, it has become one of the great powers, becoming the second largest industrial country after the White Eagle Country.

Taking a closer look at the Wa country, since the Meiji Restoration, the country has vigorously supported education, not only popularizing Western-style education throughout the country, but also sending a large number of outstanding talents to study in the Western Continent to enhance the country's overall scientific and technological strength.With a sufficient reserve of talents, the industrial construction of the Wa country will be a matter of course, and it will become the only powerful country in the Eastern Continent.

Many people were analyzing the objective reasons for the defeat of Hualan in the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-]. Some insulted Li Hongzhang for passively avoiding the war, while others believed that the Empress Dowager was traitorous and seeking glory.But these are just appearances. The real reason is the deep-seated gap between the two countries.Even if the Sino-Japanese War reversed, Hualan would not be able to take advantage of it.

Just ask a country with sufficient reserves of talents and vigorous industrial construction, even if it is defeated in the first battle, how long will it take to repeat the old view.How long can a country like Hualan, where the government is corrupt, where more than [-]% of the country is illiterate, and factories are just a tool for officials to make money, maintain its victory?

Chapter 473 Parade

The Japanese navy is gone, warships can be built by themselves, and there is a steady stream of talents, so what if it fails for a while.However, it is very difficult for the Hualan warship to maintain itself. The navy only has those talents who have studied in Saar country, and there is no reserve force at all.Once lost, it is difficult to recover, and its strength has been revealed long before the war.

As a latecomer, Zhao Shouhong can jump out of the limitations of this era and clearly grasp the pulse of the world.He is like an outsider who is clear to the bystanders. He can use brand-new thinking to solve the affairs of this era. This is his advantage.

Now Zhao Shouhong is not short of money, as long as he thinks, Zhongchuan's industrial scale can be doubled within a year.But even if the factory is built, so what, without a sufficient number of skilled workers, the factory will still not be able to operate.It can be said that it is only the number of talents that restricts the construction speed of various regions under his banner.

Walking on the street, Zhao Shouhong was thinking about how to speed up Hualan's talent pool and achieve his ultimate goal.At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud slogan coming from far and near, as if coming from another street.Turning the corner, Zhao Shouhong quickly saw a huge parade.These people lined up neatly, holding slogans in their hands, shouting slogans under the leadership of a middle-aged man, and walked forward along the street.

Seeing so many people parading, the accompanying guards immediately became nervous. They surrounded Zhao Shouhong and carefully observed the movement around them.Zhao Shouhong looked at the parade, and then at the patrolling policemen who were facing enemies around the team, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Send someone over there to ask those patrolmen why these people are marching. Remember to tell the patrolmen not to act rashly and not to hurt these people without my order." Zhao Shouhong ordered the guard to say, seeing the parade, he just said hello The mood is gone.He has always believed that such demonstrations should be caused by the corrupt government that oppresses the people.Unexpectedly, not long after he took control of Guanghai City, such a situation appeared in his control area.

After the guards went to inquire, a patrolman quickly ran over, saw Zhao Shouhong the patrolman stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the governor, Zhang Guodong, the patrol chief of Guanghai City, is reporting to you."

"Hmm." Zhao Shouhong nodded, pointed at the parade and said, "What's going on? Why are there people parading?"

Zhang Guodong looked at the parade team and said, "These people are workers from several factories. Because the supervisors of those factories deliberately stopped working and did not pay the workers wages, these people will only march if they can't survive."

"What kind of factory? It's right to dare us to do this. It's not good for them, isn't it that they won't lose money if they stop working?" Zhao Shouhong said coldly.

Zhang Guodong said: "They are workers from China Merchants Pudong Machinery Factory and Zhang Huabang Repair Factory. These factories are all government-run enterprises of Houjin, and no one is managing them now."

"What is Xie Mingjue doing? Why don't the enterprises run by the later gold officials come here? They just play the piano randomly." Zhao Shouhong pointed to the parade and said, "Send someone over and say that I, Zhao Shouhong, are here. If they have any grievances, they can come here. Complaint, I will resolve it as soon as possible.”

"Yes, Commander." Zhang Guodong hurriedly ran to the parade crowd.

Zhang Guodong walked to the front of the parade, waved to everyone and shouted: "Please be quiet, everyone. I am Zhang Guodong, the chief of the Guanghai City Patrol Bureau. I have something to say, and please listen to it."

The middle-aged man who led everyone to shout slogans waved to the back and said: "Everyone stop first, let's listen to what people from the government have to say." After many people in the crowd passed on the message, the parade actually stopped Coming down, it was clear that this middle-aged man was the leader of the parade.

Zhang Guodong bowed his hands to the middle-aged man, and said very politely: "Sir, I know that everyone has unavoidable difficulties, so they will carry out such radical actions. But such a parade cannot really solve the problem. You do it like this." It’s nothing more than wanting to attract the attention of the government and solve your problems.”

The middle-aged man nodded: "That's right. These workers have lost their living security and their families have no food and clothing. They have reason to fight."

"I support the rights you want to fight for, but now it is the Republic of China, and everything can be reported to the government, and there is no need for demonstrations." Zhang Guodong persuaded.

The middle-aged man waved his hand: "But we don't have a channel to report to the government. We can only rely on this kind of behavior, hoping to attract the attention of the government. This is the only thing we ordinary people can do, and I hope Director Zhang will not stop it."

"I didn't stop you, but Governor Zhao happened to pass by and saw your parade. Now the governor intends to ask you to understand the situation and help everyone solve the problem." Zhang Guodong finally expressed his intention.

"Captain Zhao? Which Commander Zhao?" Everyone whispered to each other and asked each other.

Zhang Guodong smiled and said: "Of course it is Zhao Shouhong, the governor of the Dashu Military Government. He has always loved the people as himself. As long as you report the situation to him, he will definitely help you."

"Brother Chen, don't go there. The officials don't have any good things. If you go, you will definitely be killed." The woman beside the middle-aged man said in a low voice.

"That's right, I can't go." The people around also responded one after another.After hearing everyone's words, the middle-aged man obviously hesitated.What would happen if Zhao Shouhong couldn't finish the task assigned by Zhao Shouhong? Zhang Guodong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.Gritting his teeth, Zhang Guodong said: "If you don't send a representative, how will you let the governor know your demands? Otherwise, I will send someone to send this gentleman to the governor of Zhao, and I will stay here as a hostage for you." How about I leave when this gentleman comes back?"

"You don't need to be a hostage, I'll go with you." The middle-aged man's tone became firmer, and he raised his head and said, "We launched the parade just to make the government pay attention to us? Now there are such big figures who are willing to pay attention to us, don't we? Are you still afraid?" Despite everyone's persuasive dissuasion, the middle-aged man strode towards Zhao Shouhong without hesitation.

"My servant, Chen Qingtong, pays my respects to the governor." The middle-aged man bowed to Zhao Shouhong and said.

"Chen Qingtong? From Huaining, Jiangnan Province?" Zhao Shouhong asked again, and after receiving an affirmative answer, his expression was obviously stunned.Chen Qingtong was still unknown in this era, but after the failure of the anti-Yuan movement in 1914, he went to Japan again to assist Zhang Shizhao in running the "Jiayin" magazine.Later, when the Hualan Commune Party was founded, he was also elected as the general secretary of the Southern Bureau and became one of the founders of the ruling party of the later Hualan Republic.

Chapter 474 Xie Mingjue's Means

Looking at this later celebrity, one of the founders of the party that led Hualan to rejuvenation, Zhao Shouhong couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.This magical party, which has not yet been established, has created an economic miracle that no other country can match in future generations.And from this, he thought that he should pay attention to the whereabouts of the first chairman and prime minister of the republic.

If he could find the chairman's naturally wise strategist, as well as his beloved Premier Zhou, he believed that the rise of the Hualan nation would be accelerated a lot.Zhao Shouhong secretly planned when to send someone to investigate the situation in Shaoshan, his expression was naturally a little stiff.

Seeing Dudu Zhao's expression changing when he heard his name, Chen Qingtong also raised his heart.He didn't know if this well-known governor knew him, why he could call out his ancestral home as soon as they met, but he had no impression of Zhao Shouhong.He didn't know if he had offended this big man, and if he was thinking about something in his mind, whether it would be detrimental to him.

Seeing that Zhao Shouhong remained silent for a long time, Zhang Guodong said in a low voice: "Captain, what should we do with this person?" He thought that Zhao Shouhong remembered some hatred for this person, and whether he should do anything to him.

"Disposition?" Zhao Shouhong was startled, and then he saw the faces of the people around him, and he immediately felt a little amused.Waving his hands and waving away the guards who surrounded him, Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I was a little distracted just now. You said you were Mr. Chen Qingtong, and I know you a little bit. But as far as I know, you should be a teacher , shouldn’t you enter the factory to work?”

"I'm not a worker, but that doesn't prevent me from fighting injustice for the workers." Chen Qingtong straightened his chest, showing a righteous look on his face.However, from Zhao Shouhong's slightly trembling hands, it can be known that the heart of this late Jin Dynasty scholar is not as calm as it seems on the surface.

"Director Zhang told me about your problem just now, and I want to hear your detailed introduction. If it is really because of the government's fault, I will deal with it seriously and compensate the workers accordingly." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.

"Really?" Chen Qingtong couldn't believe his ears.An official is so generous, which is completely different from his understanding of officialdom.

"Now it is the Republic of China, and the people have reasonable and legal rights, why should I stop it?" Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "Now you can tell me."

"Of course, the fact is that these workers are..." Chen Qingtong detailed the wages owed by the factory to the workers, and his official principal fled after the recovery of Guanghai City.Now that the factory is closed, the workers can't get back their wages and have no source of income. Zhao Shouhong nodded again and again.

"Since I know about this matter, I will definitely deal with it as soon as possible." Zhao Shouhong said, "How many workers are there in these factories?"

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