Beiyang reactionaries

"Consul He, you need to know that you are the Chinese Consul General in Vienna, and you represent the Republic of China, not yourself."

Wei Chen's group continued to criticize: "Do you know how much trouble your unauthorized decision has brought to the country and how much passiveness it has brought to the country. Have you ever thought that because of your reasons, it may cause the country to A major loss may also cause difficulties for our country's diplomacy."

"Ambassador Wei, I only know that human life is the most important thing."

He Fengshan shook his head.

Because He Fengshan has not been in the diplomatic service for a long time, he still has a strong academic spirit.Facing Wei Chen’s group, he said: “Ambassador Wei, my family was very poor when I was a child, and there were frequent wars at that time. If it wasn’t for the help of people around me, let alone studying, I might have starved to death. The situation of the Jews now is worse than mine. Dangerous, more dangerous. I have a way to keep them alive, if I don't help them, then I have a bad conscience."

He Fengshan's words made Wei Chen's group frown.

He Fengshan couldn't listen to it at all.But it's not without some admiration, after all, this time He Fengshan can be said to have poked a hornet's nest and took a big risk.Regardless of his original intentions, the consequences were severe.

The German government sent a letter of protest directly to the domestic foreign ministry.

For such self-assertion, the punishment from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will inevitably be heavy.Because this kind of unorganized and undisciplined situation is absolutely not allowed in China, it should be said that any normal organization is not allowed.He Fengshan is only 37 years old this year and has been the Consul General of Vienna for more than a year.With this qualification, as long as it takes a few more years, he can be sent to a certain country as an ambassador or minister.As long as he has such qualifications, then He Fengshan's future in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be said to be very bright.At present, He Fengshan is definitely a leader among the younger generation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

But this time, He Fengshan's actions involved his official career.

"Jiujing (He Fengshan), you, you."

The 53-year-old Wei Chen group looked at the young He Fengshan and sighed.Then he said earnestly: "As the consul general of our country in Vienna, don't you know the relationship between our country and Germany? The two sides have a lot of cooperation in politics, economy and military. Germany is our largest trading partner. The annual import and export volume of the two countries is around 50 billion marks (about 20 billion U.S. dollars). This year, because of more cooperation between the two sides, the import and export volume of the two countries may exceed 60 billion marks (about 24 billion U.S. dollars). You know this Does it mean something?"

"Under this kind of cooperation, how many domestic industries can be supported. It is also because of the support of Germany that China's industry can obtain enough technology and enough machinery and equipment. Moreover, the scale of China's loans from Germany in recent years has also been very large. If there is no With the cooperation with Germany, it is impossible for China's industry to develop so fast. Similarly, if there is no import from Germany, many domestic industries will be affected, and how many factories will go bankrupt and how many people will lose their jobs. Have you ever thought about this? Because you His reckless behavior is likely to cause a fallout between China and Germany and affect these cooperations. In order to save those tens of thousands of Jewish refugees, it is very likely that you will cause millions or even tens of millions of unemployed people in the country. In addition to their Family members, it will affect the livelihood of tens of millions of people in the country and interrupt the industry that is developing in our country. Can you afford such a responsibility?"

As they spoke, Wei Chen's group's tone became more and more solemn.

What are the duties of a diplomat?

It is to do everything possible to help the country make a better diplomatic situation.However, He Fengshan undermined the diplomatic strategy of the entire country, causing problems in the government's diplomacy.

Of course, some things in it are exaggerated, but it is indeed what makes Wei Chen's group most angry.The Nazi persecution of the Jews was not a day or two. The Wei Chen group has been in Germany for many years and is well aware of these situations.What he has experienced is far more than what He Fengshan has seen.After all, He Fengshan has always been in Austria, and it was only after Germany annexed Austria that he began to reject Jews.

But Germany started a large-scale anti-Semitic movement as early as Hitler just took office.The Wei Chen group also sympathized with those Jews, but only sympathy.Wei Chen's team didn't dare to act rashly.

Even if those Jewish scholars were brought in, Wei Chen's group would not make a big fuss.They all met these Jewish scholars quietly.And it is not in the name of the government, but to send invitation letters to them instead of domestic universities, research institutes, and factories.

why?

Either it is to maintain the relationship between China and Germany, or it is not to offend Hitler.Because there are too many interests between China and Germany, neither country can afford a complete break at the moment.

"Ambassador Wei, the German Nazis are a deranged and anti-human organization. They have committed so many crimes that they are simply the public enemy of mankind. Why should our country cooperate with such a country? I don't think our country should cooperate with a country like the Nazis .”

"Consul He, is this what you should say? Is this what you should be thinking about? Nonsense."

The Wei Chen team spoke to He Fengshan alone because they cherished talents.After all, He Fengshan is only 37 years old, even if he stumbled because of this incident.But as long as he thinks about it carefully, with his knowledge and ability, he will definitely be able to make his mark again in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future.

But saying such words made Wei Chen's team furious.

Pointing to He Fengshan, he said: "The Nazis are anti-human, so tell me who is righteous in the world now? Do you want to talk about countries like Britain, France, and the United States? They are just a group of hypocritical countries. The current situation of the Jews is like this. It's critical, why didn't I see them help the Jews? One by one said nice words, but who is really upholding justice. The two bandit countries, Britain and France, wantonly bought and sold Czechoslovakia's land with Hitler. Is such a country in your mind? A just country? The humiliation that our country has suffered since the Opium War was not brought to us by these just countries?"

"Consul He, you are no longer a child, nor are you a nerd who only knows how to read books at school. You are a diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country. Remember one sentence, there is no justice or injustice in this world, and there is no justice or injustice between countries. There is no friendship, and there are only interests between countries. In the current world, the caliber of a cannon is truth, and the range of a cannon is justice. The phrase "truth is within the range of a cannon" said by German Prime Minister Bismarck is still applicable today I participated in the Paris Peace Conference. As a victorious country, do you know how it was humiliated by the British, American, French, and Japanese powers? At that time, the British, American, French, and Japanese countries never looked at the representatives of our country. Just like the 'Munich Agreement', it is completely their own decision regardless of the wishes of our country."

"Now Germany, Italy, and Spain all want to be allies of our country, and Britain and France are all trying to win over our country. Why do you think? It's not because of their kindness, let alone because they are so-called just countries. It's because of these more than ten During the past year, our country's economic strength and military strength have continued to rise, and our status in the world has risen, making them feel that our country is no longer a country that can be bullied at will."

"Strength, strength, this is the greatest justice. Did your political economy only learn the support from textbooks?"

Wei Chen's group completely hates iron but not steel.

pedantic.

He even said that China should not be in the same boat as the Nazis?If it is analyzed from the current world situation, it is believed that Germany's victory is unlikely.The Wei Chen group will be very happy to give a suggestion not to form an alliance with Germany for such reasons.But He Fengshan turned out to be because the Nazis were anti-human, and told China not to collude with the Nazis.

A scholar's opinion, an act of loyalty.

Wei Chen stood up and said, "Consul He, you are not a qualified diplomat. If you really want to help those Jews, you shouldn't be so fanatical. Although the current situation is a bit dangerous, it has not yet reached the end. Critical moment. But you have made the whole of Germany tense, and the relationship between Jews and the Nazi Party has become more sensitive. You could have discussed it with me. We don’t talk about it in Vienna. There is also a consulate in Prague and Munich. Consulates. If we think of a way together, each consulate can issue a certain amount of visas every day, and the visas will be issued in a steady flow for two or three months. I don’t know how many Jews will be sent out of Germany, and the German government will not even be alarmed. But you seem to Tens of thousands of visas were given at one time, but it directly angered the Nazi party. What are you going to do with the remaining Jews? There is no distinction in doing things, and there is no plan for doing things. Go back, and don’t complain when you are punished after returning home. , think about what you did wrong."

He Fengshan frowns tightly after being scolded head and face by Wei Chen's team.

Because he is also a little confused now.

Could it be that I did something wrong?If we discuss with Wei Chen's group and find a way together, we can send more Jews away and help more Jews.Thinking of this, He Fengshan felt a little confused.

"ambassador."

When He Fengshan couldn't figure it out, the staff of the embassy came in and said to Wei Chen: "Ambassador, there are two people outside and want to talk to the ambassador."

"Who?"

"Otto Levy and Leo Szilard."

"Otto Levy and Leo Szilard."

"Otto Levy? Otto Levy who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine the year before last (1936)?"

"Yes."

Wei Chen's team immediately stood up.

Because he already knew who it was.Otto Levy, this is a world-renowned pharmacologist.Born in Frankfurt, graduated from the University of Munich and the University of Strasbourg, and then went to the University of Graz in Austria to do research.He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1936 with British neuroscientist Henry Hallett Dale for their discovery of the chemical transmission of nerve impulses.

As for Leo Szilard, the Wei Chen group knew better.

Because the Wei Chen Group was asked to watch these nuclear physicists in China and count those nuclear physicists in Europe.Wei Chen's group doesn't know why the country attaches so much importance to these nuclear physicists, but it faithfully fulfills its accusations.This is the difference between Wei Chen Group and He Fengshan.The Wei Chen group also has its own ideas, but it will not put its own ideas above domestic orders.Although they didn't understand it very well, Wei Chen's group did a detailed investigation of the nuclear physicists in Europe.

So the Wei Chen team knew that Leo Szilard was a very well-known nuclear physicist in Europe, and he was a professor at the University of Berlin before.Leo Szilard went to London because after Hitler came to power, he began to restrict Jewish scholars from teaching in universities.

It's just that he didn't expect how he returned to Berlin again.

Germany is not a good place right now, especially for Jews.Although Hitler has not yet started to slaughter the Jews, he is already quite unfriendly to the Jews.

"Consul He, think about it yourself. As a senior, I will give you a last piece of advice. After you return to China, write out everything and hand it over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then accept the punishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs honestly and don't try to justify yourself. Because you have a big reason, it is not a reason in the face of the interests of the country and the nation. If what you do conflicts with the interests of the country or the nation, then it is your fault. This time the matter is so big that it has shocked Prime Minister Duan. What Premier Duan hates the most is people who only know how to explain after making mistakes. Of course, Premier Duan is also the person who cherishes talents the most, and will never beat anyone to death with a stick. But if you go back, you only know how to justify and don’t know how to reflect , then you can prepare to leave the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Wei Chen's group just cherishes He Fengshan's talent, so teach him some things.After all, He Fengshan is young, only 37 years old.As long as he can pass the test smoothly this time, there is still a chance to come back after a few years.So finally give him a piece of advice.

As for whether he listens or not, Wei Chen's team doesn't care.So after finishing speaking, he ignored He Fengshan and left directly.

"Ambassador Wei, thank you."

Although the Wei Chen group has been criticizing, He Fengshan still feels that the Wei Chen group cares about him.When Wei Chen's team heard He Fengshan's "thank you", they didn't stop, nor did they answer He Fengshan, but walked out directly.

Walking to the living room, Wei Chen's group saw two foreigners.

Wei Chen group had Leo Szilard's information in his hand, so he recognized one of them instantly.Leo Szilard is 40 years old this year, while Otto Levy next to him is 65 years old.

Wei Chen's team immediately walked forward with smiling faces, and said, "Professor Levy and Professor Szilard, it's really a splendid sight to be here. It's my luck to meet you. "

"Ambassador, you are welcome."