Super Continental Powerful Country 736_Super Continental Powerful Country full text free to read_Chapter 736: I will take the blame
At six o¡¯clock in the morning at the end of April, there were gradually more people and cars on the streets. There were shouts and shouts everywhere as people came and went, including many cars that were still considered a rarity in the Republic of China. Even in a place like Xi'an, where rich people gather, there are only a few people who can afford cars when they come and go. Except for a small number of wealthy people, more cars are affiliated with consulates or central institutions of the Republic of China.
During peacetime, the general office hours of the central department start at seven o'clock, but since the war broke out, the central department has become busy. Generally, you can see government vehicles coming and going at five or six o'clock.
Due to the government¡¯s support for the domestic automobile industry, horse-drawn carriages are now very rare among government official vehicles, and most of them are sedans. Most of the cars running on this people's road are domestically produced cars. Occasionally, one or two fashionable bicycles can be seen in the early morning, and they are basically domestically produced.
In the First Five-Year Plan, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, and Nanjing each obtained quotas and established a large state-owned bicycle manufacturer. In the name of producing bicycles, they are actually constantly researching overseas motorcycle technology. They have already produced a number of motorcycles, but they are not yet available on the market. Most of them have been taken away by the army.
Among today¡¯s young people, owning a domestically produced bicycle is also a very popular thing. Many government employees save money in order to buy a bicycle of their own.
Just as these cars and bicycles were rushing to the government office area like a crowd, an inconspicuous domestic Republic brand car drove out slowly from the central office area of ????the new city. It had the license plate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Sitting in the car was none other than the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lu Zhengxiang. In the car, he kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and rushed to the presidential palace to see the president.
It is now during the war, and there are more and more military police patrolling the streets. The atmosphere is a bit solemn, and ordinary Xiaoxiao does not dare to cause trouble. For this reason, Lu Zhengxiang did not bring guards with him when he traveled, but the driver and the secretary sitting in the passenger seat both carried pistols, which was a small measure of protection.
Although the presidential palace and the central office area are both located in the new city, there is still some distance between them. But it wasn't too far away. After ten minutes, they arrived at the heavily guarded presidential palace. After passing the review of the surrounding soldiers, the vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs drove directly into the presidential palace. The hospital just stopped.
Lu Zhengxiang got out of the car and suddenly saw several cars parked not far away, each bearing the license plates of the Ministry of Finance, the State Council, the Construction Bank and the Reserve Bank. After his eyes bulged, he felt relieved. It seems that the president who knows everything is 80% prepared, but also He has a mind-numbing intelligence organization at his disposal, so there is no reason for him to be unclear about the current situation.
"Director Lu, you are here!"
After the Secretariat learned of his arrival, a young attendant named Du rushed over immediately and guided him to the inner palace residence.
"I saw Mr. Zhou and others coming here too. How long have they been here?"
Lu Zhengxiang still remembered the car he saw just now, and asked about it as he walked.
¡°It hasn¡¯t been long since you¡¯ve been here, especially Mr. Zhou, who only arrived a few minutes earlier than you!¡±
The young attendant replied to him and led him to the reception room to wait. There, Minister of Finance Zhou Xuexi, President of China Construction Bank Hu Ruilin, and President of the Central Reserve Bank Chen Guangfu had been waiting there for a while.
"It turns out to be Mr. Lu"
"Mr. Zhou"
Lu Zhengxiang clasped his fists and bowed to Zhou Xuexi, an old senior, and then greeted Hu Ruilin and Chen Guangfu, two giants in the finance of the Republic of China.
¡°These two gentlemen are quite rare¡¡±
He said politely, ¡°The last time we met was at the first quarter cabinet overview meeting of the State Council!¡±
Hu Ruilin and Chen Guangfu, who have followed Li Han for many years in the past two years, once greeted him. Chen Guangfu pushed up his glasses and said, "General Manager Lu came in such a hurry, but we know why the president summoned us today?"
Zhou Xuexi also pricked up his ears. As the Minister of Finance, he seemed to have a lot of power. In fact, everyone knew that the President did not fully trust him, which resulted in him being far less informed than others.
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Lu Zhengxiang hesitated slightly and pondered for a moment before saying: "Since these gentlemen were also recruited by the president, it seems that we are also here for one thing. Do you still remember that the president ordered the seizure of all Japanese assets in my country two days ago in retaliation for Japan? A resolution to attack our merchant ships offshore? That¡¯s why I¡¯m here today¡¡±
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone¡¯s faces showed different expressions. Overall, there are some who are excited and some who are worried.
It¡¯s just that everyone still remembered his kindness and nodded to express their gratitude to him. Finally, they knew why the president called them here today.
Since the Republic of China took the initiative to declare war on Japan and kicked off the all-out war between China and Japan, China and Japan have moved towards a state of all-out war. Since it was a full-scale war, it was naturally different. Japan began a comprehensive sweep of Chinese settlements overseas, especially in the East Indies in Southeast Asia, arresting and plundering Chinese assets.
For those old diehards who have been warned by the central government several months in advance but are still unwilling to evacuate. Li Han and the central government could only give up on them, but as Nanyang was the largest legal source of foreign exchange donations in the Republic of China, it was impossible for the Republic of China to have no response, otherwise it would have chilled the hearts of overseas Chinese in Nanyang.
For this reason, the Central Committee announced that after the war, it would provide subsidies to overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia whose property was damaged due to the Sino-Japanese War, and at the same time, it condemned and warned the Japanese government. After the Japanese government arrogantly refused to respond and at the same time began to send naval ships to sink many overseas merchant ships of the Republic of China, the central government began to announce retaliation against Japan.
The presidential decree signed by Li Han personally followed the example of the Sino-Russian War, announcing the complete abolition of all unequal treaties with Japan, refusing to recognize Japan's war on the Liaodong Peninsula, North Korea, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands, and refusing to recognize all Japan's privileges in Northeast China. At the same time, he also extended the punishment regulations to all Japanese assets in China. He violently announced the confiscation of all Japanese companies, banks, mines and even the assets of expatriates in China, which was extremely crazy and domineering.
As soon as the president's decision came out, not only did Japan strongly protest and condemn it, but even the European and American powers, which had originally had an ambiguous attitude and tried to stand aside and laugh at the war between the two yellow countries in East Asia who had reaped the full war dividends from the European War, were also shocked. shocked.
Britain, the United States and France were the first to make a statement, and their ambassadors to China immediately requested to meet with the President of the Republic of China to persuade him to abandon this overbearing decision that clearly violated international regulations.
"However, Li Han has refused to meet the ministers of the Three Kingdoms three times.
Not long ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a written warning from the British government. Many Japanese banks and foreign companies are backed by American capital and heroic backgrounds. In addition, out of consideration for their own interests, the British are also worried that if one day they turn against the Republic of China government, they will receive the same treatment. Therefore, they acted particularly tough this time, demanding that the Republic of China immediately give up its occupation of Japan's "legitimate assets" in China!
Lu Zhengxiang came here precisely because of this incident. He, who was always calm, just hurriedly hung up the phone to the Presidential Palace and hurried over, which showed that he was nervous.
This is understandable, as he has always been the executor of foreign policy personally designated by Li Han. As an executor, he is the one who has the deepest understanding of Li Han's diplomatic strategy. He also understands that the current diplomatic strategy of the Republic of China is to downplay the characteristics of Germany and Austria and other allies, move closer to the United States as much as possible, and actively show favor to Britain, France and other countries. , try your best to diplomatically strive for a "neutral attitude" from the European and American powers towards the Sino-Japanese war.
Under such circumstances, it was really inappropriate for the Republic of China to offend the British, and even the United States now had some distrust in the Republic of China. They were worried that the Republic of China would become the second Soviet Russia.
The president is still dealing with official business. After the war, he may be the busiest person in the country. There are a lot of military affairs from the front lines to be handled every day, and they have to be distracted by supervising the deployment of military supplies and commanding a huge central organization to manage the country. He had so many things to deal with that even after the few people he invited arrived at the presidential palace today, they had to wait for more than half an hour before he finished handling the official business at hand.
"General Manager Lu, General Zhou, President Hu, and President Chen, the president is waiting for you four in the office. Come with me."
Soon after, a personal valet of the president came to summon them. Lu Zhengxiang picked up his briefcase and followed him. The other three looked at each other and followed suit.
Entering the President¡¯s Office, after the ceremony. Several people sat down on the chairs brought by the attendants next to them.
Li Han stretched out, picked up several battle reports from the desk, and handed them to several people.
"Everyone, the all-out war between our Republic of China and Japan has been going on for four full days. Due to various reasons, you have not seen a comprehensive battle report so far. This is a joint effort between the General Staff and the Army. I am preparing to send the battle reports and detailed records summarized back from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Navy and the front line to the Cabinet and the State Council for review tomorrow. As for Congress, a copy will be sent to Congress later. Take a look at it first, this European The war is coming to an end, but all the countries are exhausted from the fight, and there is still the Soviet Union as a troublemaker. I know that some people below are not confident. But you senior leaders must be firm.confidence. We have already confirmed victory in the first round of this battle with Japan, and our chances of winning in the second round are also very high. As for the third and fourth rounds, firstly, it depends on the efforts of the soldiers, and secondly, whether the foreigners will You're going too far! "
Hearing this, Lu Zhengxiang and others hurriedly took out several documents from the document bag and read them carefully.
This is a very detailed battle report, covering the detailed results of all frontal and side confrontations between the Republic of China and Japan from Siberia to the Liaodong Peninsula to the Korean Peninsula and even to Taiwan, the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea.
After several people saw it, even Zhou Xuexi¡¯s face, which was originally filled with worries, turned flushed with excitement.
"God bless my China, God bless my China!"
The old gentleman whispered excitedly, as did several others. Everyone was extremely excited
It¡¯s no wonder for them. Although he was very exhausted, Li Han still looked at them with a smile and waited silently for them to finish.
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