Beiyang reactionaries

"Yes. The impact of this matter is too bad, and it is not good to stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As long as this matter is handled in a low-key manner, and He Fengshan himself is not in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then there will be no big disturbances. And He Fengshan is young after all, He is a knowledgeable and cultured person. What he lacks is practical work ability. Lowering his administrative level and letting him deal with some specific issues will also benefit his future development."

"Where do you think is better?"

"Let him deal with the ethnic issues on the border. Let him see the complexity of these issues for himself. If you deal with them more, you may become more mature."

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded without objecting.

It is inevitable for young cadres to make mistakes, and they may even make serious mistakes, such as this time, which almost affected China's diplomacy.However, the penalty should be punished when it should be punished, and it cannot be given lightly for other reasons.But after the same punishment, don't beat him to death with a stick.After all, it is not so easy to train a young and promising cadre.

"Let him go to the Northern Bureau to see how the soldiers in the frontier live and see how complicated the local ethnic issues are. Send a telegram to Yan Shichao, saying that He Fengshan is not enjoying going there. Assign He Fengshan specific tasks that need to be dealt with. We, the scholar, should learn how to deal with specific matters.”

"Yes."

"Talk to him in person. If he is willing to go to the frontier, then letting him go to the frontier can be regarded as giving him a chance. If he is obsessed with obsession, or if he doesn't want to go to the frontier, then this person is just a scholar, not worth it. He wasted too much emotion. If it really doesn’t work, let him teach in a university.”

"I see."

"Also, how are you preparing for the resettlement of Jewish refugees?"

"Prime Minister, this is exactly what I want to report to you. I have discussed with Jewish businessmen in our country, as well as Jewish scholars, to see how to accommodate these incoming Jewish refugees. Finally, we came up with a plan , preparing to set up three Jewish resettlement groups. Government departments and domestic Jewish organizations will form resettlement groups, one in Harbin, one in Shanghai, and one in Guangzhou. Jews who enter the Northeast from the Soviet Union by train will be registered in Harbin. Including Their occupations, their education levels, their simple assets, etc., do not need to be registered in the resettlement team. There are mainly two ports for coming to China by boat. The visas issued by He Fengshan, one landed from Shanghai, and the other It landed from Hong Kong."

Both Wang Yongjiang and Liang Huankui are old.

Wang Yongjiang is 67 years old this year, and Wang Yongjiang's health is very bad.Liang Huankui is 70 years old. Because he has been in charge of China's industry for many years, his health is not very good after running up and down.Dai Kan is currently in charge of the overall work of the cabinet, so a lot of work in the cabinet will fall into the hands of Yan Huiqing.

Yan Huiqing is responsible for more and more specific things.

Starting two months later, a large number of Jewish refugees will come to China.These Jewish refugees, China can never really treat them as refugees, and then deal with them casually.Moreover, the influx of so many foreigners at one time is rare in China.

So this job was handed over to Yan Huiqing.

Yan Huiqing discussed solutions with domestic Jewish businessmen and scholars.

"Are those Jewish businessmen okay? Are they cooperating with our work?"

"Prime Minister, Jewish businessmen are very smart, even too smart. Over the years of our country's economic development, those rich Jewish people have made a lot of money. These people are very powerful. Now the government has come forward to set up a resettlement team, and they are more willing than anyone else. After all Being able to make friends with a large number of Jews and establish a good relationship with the government will only benefit their future business. The Jewish representative of the Northeast resettlement team is Ben Bara who came to the Northeast of China during the anti-Semitic movement in Russia. He will Bring some Jews to help us. The resettlement team in Shanghai is looking for Victor Sassoon of the Sassoon family, and the Guangzhou side is looking for Lawrence Kadoorie. We hope that these Jewish representatives will help us appease the coming Jews. Refugees. I also hope that they will come forward and count the identities of those Jewish refugees with us.”

"Victor Sassoon? Is it the Sassoon family who once claimed to be the richest man in Shanghai?"

"Yes."

Yan Huiqing nodded.

It's a little funny, Duan Xun has heard this kind of gossip before.So Yan Huiqing explained: "The Sassoon family was the first Jewish businessman who came to my country to do business. They were originally a relatively wealthy family. In recent years, Shanghai has developed rapidly, and they have closely followed this general situation, and their assets have doubled several times. They are also currently The most influential Jewish family in Shanghai, Judaism is also one of the largest companies in Shanghai. Since you have obtained these benefits, you should contribute to such things.”

"Okay, you can arrange these."

Duan Xun was just a little curious at first, so he said something extra.

Now that Yan Huiqing has arrangements, Duan Xun will not continue to ask him.He said directly: "This matter must be arranged properly. I have heard that the most Jewish people are doctors and lawyers. If it is a doctor, then it would be great. What our country lacks now is doctors. If it is a lawyer, because we and The laws in Europe are different, so they cannot be lawyers in China. But now we have more and more connections with the world, and we need more people who understand European and American laws. There are outstanding talents among these people. You ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Or some companies can absorb them. Similarly, some of our Thammasat universities offer European and American law courses, and it is a good way to let these lawyers be teachers. Therefore, these people are useful people, and the arrangement is very important.”

"Yes."

"Boom boom boom——"

Duan Xun and Yan Huiqing were discussing the resettlement of Jewish refugees. Someone knocked on the door of Duan Xun's office, and then opened the door directly to enter.Came in front of Duan Xun, said: "Prime Minister, the news just came from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

It was the cabinet secretary Liang Hongzhi who came in.

"whats the matter?"

"Just now, the tripartite talks between the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Republic of Indonesia officially broke down in Singapore. The three parties did not reach any agreement, and the United Kingdom firmly rejected the request of the Republic of Indonesia."

"Should be."

Duan Xun just smiled when he heard the news.

The appeasement policy of Britain and France looks so ridiculous to many people in later generations.But after careful analysis, the appeasement policy of Britain and France sacrificed all the interests of others. When did they give up their own interests.

Before Japan expelled the Netherlands to occupy Sulawesi Island, and later asked Australia to leave Irian Island, Britain all backed down.Because those are not matters directly related to British interests.In Europe, no matter whether Germany annexed Austria, Czechoslovakia, or Italy took Ethiopia, they did not directly claim the territories of Britain and France.But now that Japan wants to swallow Kalimantan, how can Britain agree.

That was a British colony.

How could Britain agree to let Britain spit out a colony like Kalimantan.No matter how much Britain backs down, it is still the current world hegemony.How can Japan be allowed to provoke at will.

Denial is certain.

"The United Kingdom has issued a new statement, hoping to conduct six-party talks. my country, France, and the United States are invited to join the negotiations and work together to solve the current problems."

Britain is making a last-ditch effort.

Since Germany swallowed Czechoslovakia, even Chamberlain, the leader of the appeasement policy, began to prepare for war.It can be seen how far the current situation in Europe has come.At this time, the United Kingdom certainly does not want to be attacked by the enemy.

Just as Germany does not want to go to war on two fronts, Britain does not want to go to war on two fronts.And if you want to deal with Germany, these overseas colonies of Britain are very important.At this time, Britain is of course unwilling to go to war with Japan.

"What about Japan?"

"Japan has not made a statement yet. However, after the diplomats of the Republic of Indonesia walked out of the venue, they immediately issued a statement. I hope that on the third anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, the matter of Kalimantan Island can be resolved, and Kalimantan Island can return. into the arms of the Republic of Indonesia."

"Third Anniversary?"

Duan Xun really doesn't know when the third anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia is.Seeing Duan Xun's doubts, Yan Huiqing who was next to him immediately told Duan Xun, saying: "It is August 8 this year. After the establishment of the Indonesian Republic, the time when the Provisional Government of the Indonesian Republic was established was set as the independent time, which happened to be August 22, 1935. Day. It was the provisional preparatory government of the Republic of Indonesia that was established.”

"August 8, which means there is still one month left."

"Correct."

"One month, one month. Japan is giving Britain an ultimatum. If Britain agrees before then, Nanyang will be stable for a while. If Britain does not agree, Nanyang will really fight."

World War II is coming.

As long as Japan declares war with Britain, Britain and France, as current allies, will inevitably be involved.And Japan signed the "Triple Alliance Agreement" with Germany and Italy, which will inevitably bring Germany and Italy closer to the war.This is the prelude to the world war.

"Prime Minister, if Japan and Germany also pull us into the war, how should we respond?"

"We have not signed an 'alliance agreement' with them, and we will not participate in their wars. But we can tell Germany, Japan, and Italy that we will still abide by the contracts we signed before. We will still supply the raw materials they need, and will not Something happened because of the war."

"Yes."

"Brother Xinye, it's been a long time since I sat down alone to drink tea like this."

As Japan issued an ultimatum, the situation in Nanyang suddenly became tense.In a last-ditch effort, Britain called for six-nation talks in Singapore to resolve the ongoing dispute.But Japan can't wait any longer, and doesn't want to mess with Britain at all.

The Republic of Indonesia directly stated that it wants to return Kalimantan Island when the Independence Day is commemorated.

Germany and Japan are now making moves. Before that, they were actively fighting for China.Hope China can support their actions.It's not that we can't do without China, but China is really important.Especially since China is their largest supplier of raw materials.In this regard, the dependence of the two countries on China is still very strong.