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- The news that China had captured Hawaii on the Pacific Ocean quickly spread throughout the world, and European countries also learned about the news from the Far East.
At this time, the United States is imploring European countries to mediate between China and the United States, and hopes to peacefully return Hawaii through negotiations.
However, what surprised U.S. President Taft was that the European countries that had always liked to actively intervene in Far Eastern affairs at this time actually chose silence in a tacit agreement, and seemed to be a little indifferent to China's idea of ??active external expansion.
No, European and American countries don¡¯t care at all about China¡¯s expansion!
This is the conclusion Taft drew from the information returned by the U.S. ambassador who was ignored by various countries in lobbying. However, Taft, with mediocre qualifications, did not know the hidden meaning behind the appeasement policy adopted by European countries towards China at this time.
This is also the real reason why Roosevelt opposed returning to Hawaii through peace talks, but wanted to take back Hawaii by force, because Roosevelt understood that it was simply impossible to rely on European and American countries to mediate to return to Hawaii at this time.
At this time, the European continent was divided into two political and military alliances, the Entente and the Central Powers. Both alliances wanted to win China into their respective camps.
Because the strength displayed by China at this time really impressed all European countries, especially China's stunning performance in the war with Japan, which made European countries want to win over China.
Especially Germany, which was once very close to China, William II personally wrote a letter to invite China to join the Allied Powers, but Tang Jian politely refused. Not only that, Tang Jian also rejected the olive branch extended by Britain. .
In this way, China has maintained neutrality in the face of the two major political and military camps. Now it is ridiculous that Taft actually wants to ask European countries to mediate on the Hawaii incident?
Now the United States and China are two military forces that cannot be ignored, and neither side can be offended, because no matter which side is offended, if one side is angry, it is likely to join the other side's camp. This Neither the Entente nor the Central Powers wanted to see this.
Therefore, European countries have expressed their neutral position in the Hawaii incident. Anyway, it is China and the United States. Let the disputes between the two countries be resolved by yourselves. It is none of their business and neither party will be offended.
However, Taft believed that the sincerity shown by the United States was not enough, so he wanted to continue working on the mediation incident. At this time, Roosevelt was preparing to start over again, preparing to divide the Republicans and form his own campaign lineup to prepare for next year's presidential election.
¡°While the United States was quarreling over the Hawaii issue and domestic political undercurrents were surging, Tang Jian took Chen Chusheng on a merchant ship at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, planning to first divert to Guangzhou and then head to Luzon.
In this way, Ye Zugui watched with extreme helplessness as Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng boarded the Chen family's merchant fleet heading to Guangzhou, and prepared to travel to Luzon alone from Guangzhou disguised as ordinary business travelers.
When Tang Jian left Hawaii, he handed over the command of the Pacific Fleet to Ye Zugui. He also handed over the responsibility for Hawaii's triadic comprehensive defense system of land, sea and air to Ye Zugui, and told Ye Zugui to ignore any protests from the US government.
Once there are US troops lingering in Hawaii, immediately send a fleet to drive out these nasty fleas, but do not have any substantive conflict with the United States unless it is absolutely necessary to avoid prematurely irritating the United States.
After Tang Jian explained these things, he and Chen Chusheng infiltrated into the Chen family's fleet. Ye Zugui watched helplessly as the Chen family's merchant fleet set sail in the direction of Guangzhou, and then gradually disappeared into the intersection of the blue sky.
However, what Tang Jian didn¡¯t expect was that Ye Zugui did not completely obey all his orders this time, and after careful consideration, he told Yan Fu that Tang Jian was going to Luzon incognito.
Ye Zugui was too worried about Tang Jian's personal safety. Ye Zugui knew the importance of Tang Jian to China better than anyone else. Without Tang Jian, there would be no establishment of China, let alone the current rapid development of China. Moreover, China's future rise or dominance will be inseparable from Tang Jian.
Ye Zugui didn't want anything to happen to Tang Jian. The punishment he received was small, and Tang Jian's safety was the most important, so he had no choice but to disobey orders. A few days later, Ye Zugui secretly informed Yan Fu of the news. However, What Ye Zugui claimed to the outside world was that Tang Jian was still vacationing in Hawaii.
What Ye Zugui didn't expect was that his only disobedience would actually help Tang Jian a big favor.
There are a total of five Chen family merchant ships going to Guangzhou for trade this time. Tang Jian has already greeted Chen Dong, so the captain and sailors on the ship areBecause Tang Jian was just an ordinary merchant, I didn't pay much attention to him except that he respected him and responded to his requests.
At this time, Tang Jian was sitting on the front deck of the merchant ship named "Cheung Chau". The sea water under his feet separated on both sides and receded rapidly, and snow-white langoustines jumped in the air.
Tang Jian hasn¡¯t had such a pleasant trip alone for a long time. He was enjoying the sea breeze while smoking a cigarette leisurely and looking at the blue sea in the distance.
At this time, the Chen family¡¯s merchant fleet had passed through the Bashi Strait and was about to arrive in Guangzhou. At this time, the news about Ye Zugui had reached the ears of Yan Fu in Wuhan.
After Yan Fu heard the news, he almost fainted. This was a big deal. The dignified President of China went alone to Luzon, which was hostile to China?
President, what kind of trouble are you trying to make? Yan Fu ignored the solemn protest of the U.S. Ambassador to China about the Hawaii incident and came to the General Staff in person. While complaining that Ye Zugui should not let Tang Jian go to Luzon alone, Yan Fu immediately ordered the General Staff to order Sun Chuanfang, the commander of the Hunan Standing Army at this time, to use the best possible methods. He rushed to Guangzhou as quickly as possible and intercepted Tang Jian back.
President, why do you always like to do dangerous things? Yan Fu knew the importance of Luzon to the South China Sea region of China, but there was no need to go to investigate the situation personally, he could just send someone there!
Yan Fu did not dare to disclose that Tang Jian wanted to go to Luzon. If the U.S. intelligence network found out that Tang Jian went to Luzon, it would be really dangerous, so Yan Fu only announced it within the government. In this situation, the General Staff just ordered Sun Chuanfang to lead only one battalion to rush to Guangzhou without even notifying local officials in Guangzhou.
Just when Yan Fu was extremely anxious, Tang Jian was on the deck looking at the getting closer and closer coastline. Chen Chusheng also came to the deck in casual clothes, walked up to Tang Jian and asked: "President, are we going to directly Do you want to go back to your country?"
"No, it's to Luzon!" Tang Jian said with a smile. Before setting off from Hawaii, Tang Jian's destination was not even told to Chen Chusheng.
Chen Chusheng was just stunned for a moment and didn't ask any more questions. In his heart, no matter what decision Tang Jian made, it was the right one.
Soon, the Chen family¡¯s merchant fleet entered the Pearl River, and soon anchored at the port and began unloading. Tang Jianze and Chen Chusheng got off the ship, preparing to board the South China Sea merchant fleet heading to Luzon for overseas trade.
Today's Guangzhou is the largest port city in southern China. Before the Opium War, Guangzhou was the only overseas trading port of the former Qing Dynasty. Now after more than half a century of development, coupled with Tang Jian's strong support for Guangzhou after the founding of the People's Republic of China, South China Sea merchants The fleet's headquarters was also located in Guangzhou, so Guangzhou's economic prosperity soon surpassed Shanghai's and became the largest trading city in southern China.
On the streets of Guangzhou, you can see all kinds of people everywhere, not only white people who come to trade with China, Indian Asan, Malay people, and even Russians, which shows the development and prosperity of Guangzhou It can be said that thousands of businessmen gather here.
When Tang Jian and Chen Chusheng were strolling through the bustling streets of Guangzhou, a man with his head lowered and meditating in a hurry suddenly bumped into Tang Jian's arms. Tang Jian was hit hard by the tall foreigner and immediately backed away. Two steps.
When Chen Chusheng saw the president being hit, he immediately scolded: "Why don't you walk without eyes?"
The foreigner quickly apologized and said sorry in English. Only then did Tang Jian see the blond foreigner clearly. Hearing the hint of Russian accent in his polite apology, Tang Jian knew that he was a Russian.
Since he was sincerely apologizing, Tang Jian did not get angry. Instead, he stopped Chen Chusheng from scolding him and said in proficient Russian: "It doesn't matter!"
The man glanced at Tang Jian in surprise. Not many Chinese people can speak Russian today. Looking at Tang Jian's dress, the Russians thought that Tang Jian was a businessman traveling between Europe and the Far East, so they didn't care. After apologizing, he left in a hurry.
Tang Jian looked at the Russian¡¯s leaving figure and said with some confusion: ¡°Why does this man look so familiar?¡±
At this time, Tang Jian did not know that the Russian who had just accidentally bumped into him was called Lenin. After his exile in Siberia ended in 1900, Lenin returned to Petersburg and led the Russian bourgeois revolutionary revolution in November 1905. , that is, in that year, Tang Jian seized the opportunity of the outbreak of the bourgeois revolution in Russia, launched an offensive against the Russian forces in the Northeast, and expelled all the Russian troops in the three northeastern provinces in one fell swoop, and also annihilated the Russian Pacific Fleet. , captured Vladivostok.
It can be said that there is an inextricable connection between the two people, and coincidentally, they met by chance in Guangzhou. When they met again in the future, they were very surprised by that chance encounter.
??In Guangzhou, Tang Jian was preparing to go to Luzon to personally investigate the situation in Luzon, and the purpose of Lenin's visit to China this time was precisely to ask for a meeting with Tang Jian.
Lenin went into exile after the failure of the Moscow armed uprising. He spent several years in exile in Europe and sought help everywhere. However, at this time, all European countries were busy with the confrontation between the two political and military alliances and had no time to pay attention to Lenin. .
Lenin, who was running into obstacles everywhere, thought of China. He wanted to see Tang Jian and seek Tang Jian's help, hoping that Tang Jian would help him carry out the bourgeois revolution in Russia.
However, things took a turn for the worse, and the two of them just passed each other, and it was not long before they met again.
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