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Text Chapter 192 The Chinese President Visits the United States

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    Ruth's article on the topic of Made in China published in the Wall Street Journal aroused the attention of many Americans, but this attention seems to be guided by an invisible force. In front of many Chinese supermarkets  They all put up a billboard. Your life will be better if you have products made in China.  Many newspapers are also touting products made in China. Many Americans have also talked about Made in China. What products in your home are made in China?  Everyone has comparisons in their hearts. As a result, Ruth¡¯s report on ¡°Made in China¡± not only failed to arouse the vigilance of Americans, but actually made ¡°Made in China¡± a fashionable term in the United States.  Of course, all this is inseparable from the commercial public relations of the China Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the United States.  Hundreds of thousands of Americans were waiting at the dock to welcome Li Changgeng's visit. This was also due to the clever hype of the public relations department of the China Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the United States. Starting with the fleet that Li Changgeng visited, this fleet was personally commanded by Chinese Navy Commander Shen Honglie.  , the fleet consists of three Emperor-class battleships with a displacement of 27,000 tons, namely the Shihuang Emperor, Taizong Emperor and Hanwu Emperor, and six 16,000-ton Yuanzi-class battlecruisers, namely Jingyuan, Laiyuan,  Jingyuan, Weiyuan, Zhiyuan, Fuyuan, and twelve city-class 7,000-ton large-scale destroyer frigates, namely Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Harbin, Tianjin, Wuhan, Shenyang,  Guangzhou number, Chongqing number, Tingzhou number, Changchun number, Baoding number.  Two 20,000-ton provincial capital-class aircraft carriers are Heilongjiang and Liaoning.  Two 200-million-ton medical supply ships, Taihu and Dongtinghu.  Two 11,000-ton river-class dock landing ships.  Yangtze River Cruiser and Yellow River Cruiser.  Such a large fleet is called the Great White Fleet by the world and the Pacific Fleet by the Chinese.  The battleship Shi Huangdi is the flagship of this fleet.  The fleet has entered New York Harbor.  Li Changgeng stood on the bridge and looked toward the port dock in the distance, mentally planning his meeting with Hoover.  If American history does not change, he will become a new president of the United States tomorrow.  Li Changgeng has spent a lot of money on this president.  It has been six years since the two met in China in 1922. During these six years, Hoover received a large amount of money from Li Changgeng every year. Of course, the money was given very cleverly.  For example, Li Changgeng established a leather bag company, which included Hoover's shares.  In this way, Hoover could receive a share dividend from this company every year.  The Coolidge boom in the United States is about to reach its peak. Li Changgeng will use the opportunity to celebrate the election of the new U.S. president to withdraw a certain amount of the funds that China has invested in the U.S. market over the years, but this requires Hoover's energy to complete.  The 1929 economic crisis caused by stock market speculation on Wall Street in the United States.  It is very likely that it will be triggered in advance with China's withdrawal.  Of course, the Chinese cannot take the blame, so who should take the blame?  Several capable countries in the world will definitely not be fooled by this, and neither will a few capable super families. These people are old foxes who will not fall into such a trap. Even if they take the blame for China this time, I am afraid they will in the future.  A lot of hatred has been made, and some gains are outweighed by losses.  Who is suitable? Li Changgeng has no intention of admiring the scenery of New York Harbor.  Shen Honglie, who was standing next to Li Changgeng, saw that he was thoughtful and said, "President, do you need to prepare? We will be docking soon." "There is nothing to prepare. This is not the first country we visit.  "Yes. I still miss the enthusiasm of the Germans." "Haha, there is no eternal friendship or hatred between countries. There are only eternal interests in a politician's heart.  Don¡¯t have such illusions.¡± ¡°Yes Lie understands!¡± Li Changgeng suddenly had an idea. Politicians would not have such illusions.  But the people will!  There is someone to take the blame, and that is the American people.  It seems that I don't mind adding fuel to the fire to the US stock market.  It is difficult for Shen Honglie to understand Li Changgeng¡¯s intentions, but this will undoubtedly remind him of the unpredictable nature of God¡¯s power.  It has been more than a year since Li Changgeng became the President of the Republic of China. During this period, many officials from the frontier side tried to persuade him to move forward.  But they were all rejected by Li Changgeng without hesitation, which disappointed and delighted many people. However, the ministers around Li Changgeng did not relax at all, and it became increasingly difficult for them to understand Li Changgeng's intentions.  This feeling of unfathomable power makes people feel chills on their backs just thinking about it.  This man, who has taken control of the country at the age of thirty, has no difference in power from the emperor. The only difference is that the president is not hereditary.  But it doesn't seem difficult for him to do this, and Li Changgeng doesn't need to do this at his current age.  However, the group of people headed by Yang Du had other ideas. If they could not persuade him to join, they would become teachers. Li Changgeng's two sons, Li Wuji, Li Wuji had already worshiped Yang Du and Liang Rengong as their teachers, so these two  A person's prestige rises like flying on an airplane.??, a very large political circle has been formed.  Li Changgeng did not express any opinions on these two political circles, and even made this global visit in order to avoid this matter.  This made all officials in the country have various thoughts. Of course, Li Changgeng's two sons are also very smart.  This is one of the reasons why Yang Du and Liang Qichao are so popular.  Li Changgeng¡¯s opposition to the crown prince is not serious. First, he is still young, second, he must control the direction of the country in the next fifty years, and third, he does not think it is a good thing for his children to become presidents or emperors.  The future is an era when the economy is king. He has already built an economic empire, enough to give future generations a great say in this country.  But the most stable way for Li Changgeng's current power to stabilize is to let his officials form a balance among political forces. Then the most effective political balance is to establish the core of interest groups. At present, the thinking of Chinese officials has not changed from the influence of the feudal dynasty.  Coming out of it, they stubbornly believed that only by supporting a prince could their interests be best protected, and this protection had a very long shelf life.  The shelf life of a democratically elected president is only ten years at most.  This time is too short.  This is not in line with the interests of officials under the official-centered mentality!  Therefore, the two political forces of Yang Du and Liang Qichao grew very quickly.  Many officials now refer to Li Wuji as the eldest prince and Li Wuji as the little prince in private exchanges.  But this kind of voice is strictly suppressed in the army, and the army can only be loyal to one person.  That is Li Changgeng. Anyone who dares to have such thoughts will be immediately eliminated from the military system by Li Changgeng.  Yang Du and Liang Qichao also knew the bottom line Li Changgeng had drawn for them, and they never dared to reach out to the army.  But they soon discovered that another force was the domestic giant businessmen. This force was too great, and their interests were extremely consistent with those of the officials.  Yang Du has the foundation to govern the Northeast, and the tycoons in the Northeast are naturally on his side.  Liang Qichao's prestige in the south is also very high, and giant businessmen with Guangdong and Guangxi as the core are also betting on his side.  The wealthy families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the central part of the country are waiting to make their bets.  However, some people here can't stand the pressure from the North and the South.  There were some signs of weakness, but Li Changgeng kept these powerful people as his trump cards and bets.  It was the rise and balance of the three political forces in domestic politics that allowed Li Changgeng to make up his mind to conduct this global visit.  One is to declare the country's prestige, and the other is to give the three domestic forces time to settle and stabilize.  This is great. If the three forces want to take the lead, they must show political achievements to suppress each other. This is of positive significance for China as a whole.  Although the army was blocked by the firewall set up by Li Changgeng, as a senior general like Shen Honglie, he also had the intention to move closer to these three political forces. The benefits were too great.  He has a strong desire, but he doesn't dare to go beyond the limits.  This caused him to become more and more afraid of Li Changgeng.  Not only was he afraid, but Shen Honglie also felt indescribable gratitude to Li Changgeng, as a relic of the former Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet.  Without Li Changgeng's appearance, he would have been able to command a 7,000-ton destroyer and frigate in his lifetime.  But now he can command an ultra-luxury fleet composed of 27 large and small ships. Navigating around the world is undoubtedly the pinnacle of his military career and has been written into the history of the world's navy.  In six years, the Chinese navy has grown from small to large, and the whole country has been used to build the navy. This is the happiest moment for Chinese naval officers.  People all over the country stare at the newspapers every day, hoping that the warship will be launched again.  The Japanese navy visits China every year.  Their faces darken every time, but the eyes of the Chinese navy officers and soldiers looking at the Japanese navy get brighter and brighter each time.  Japan is restricted by the Washington Treaty and cannot expand its fleet. In addition, Japan's overseas trade is being strongly suppressed by China, causing Japan's economy to become increasingly sluggish.  The establishment of the Pacific Global Fleet has made the Japanese Navy even more frightened.  There are already voices in Japan clamoring that it is threatened by the Chinese navy and does not need to fulfill the Washington Naval Treaty. It will go all out to build ships and fight the Chinese navy for the fate of the country.  Shen Honglie sneered at the clamor of the Japanese. The Republic of China today is not the Qing Dynasty back then.  The strength of the Beiyang Fleet was bought with money from the great powers, while every warship in China's Pacific Fleet was produced on the Chinese slipway. The Naval Staff made a secret analysis, and during the war  , China¡¯s shipbuilding capacity will be twice what it is now.  Because China has a large number of civilian shipyards that can meet the standards for producing warships.  If the Chinese Navy completes modular production, China's shipbuilding speed will double on this basis.  Now the Sino-German Naval Cooperation Design Institute is designing a super-dreadnought-class battleship with a displacement of 40,000 tons and a main gun caliber of 380 mm and 55 times the barrel.  By 1930 the keel could be laid.  The design of the 40,000-ton aircraft carrier is already being completed and the keel will be laid next year.  Such overwhelming shipbuilding capabilities, gave Shen Honglie enough confidence to despise the Japanese Navy.  With the Shihuang Emperor swaying slightly, the battleship had docked at the berth of the pier.  The welcoming crowd at the pier looked at these huge fleets and felt a sense of respect in their hearts. The Chinese warships were not only huge in size, but also beautiful in style. Although the Shi Huangdi was designed and produced according to the German Kaiser-class battleships, it was  The design changes made to the bow and island, the slender bow and the central island look very harmonious.  Paired with pure white paint, it looks particularly energetic.  There are also Chinese naval officers and soldiers standing straight on the warship, wearing pure white military uniforms, attracting the attention of the American people.  When Li Changgeng and his entourage walked down the gangway.  Cheers from the docks for the entry*.  Coolidge and his entourage stepped forward to shake hands and hug Li Changgeng.  They had exchanged letters and telegrams frequently over the years and had a very good personal relationship.  Li Changgeng felt Coolidge's physical weakness and said in a slightly sad tone: "Little John, you are getting old. When I came, I was still thinking, you have led the United States to be stronger than ever before, why don't you persevere. It seems that you have led the United States to be stronger than ever."  Your health is a little bad!¡± Coolidge shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not just my health. The main reason is that the president of the United States can only be re-elected for two terms. I don¡¯t want to break this rule, even though I have only been president for one and a half terms!¡±  I understand what you mean, you are great, and the American people will remember you forever!¡± ¡°Thank you!¡± The two had a very brief and cordial conversation.  Many Americans saw this, and they immediately felt more favorable towards Li Changgeng.  Then Li Changgeng¡¯s visiting staff shook hands with the American welcoming officials to get to know each other.  Then the national anthems of China and the United States were played, the guard of honor was reviewed, and a twenty-one-gun salute was fired.  This etiquette has been recognized and imitated all over the world!  At this time, from the supply ship Taihu.  Three Li Changgeng's cars, presidential-level Hongqi sedans, were unloaded.  This kind of car is very well-known around the world, because it is only used as a car for the top people in China and never sold out.  Another function is that it is regarded as China's national gift and presented to royal families and heads of state of various countries.  Some people joke that if Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been riding in a Red Flag car, World War I might not have broken out!  Of course this is just a joke, the war would still have broken out even if Ferdinand had not been assassinated.  This kind of joke is just a free advertisement for Hongqi sedan.  Li Changgeng's Hongqi car is also known as Army No. 1.  The three cars are all called Army One, and Li Changgeng is in that car.  That car was the real Army One, and which car he took was decided on the spur of the moment.  Coolidge is about to step down as president, and he no longer calls for rules.  He and Li Changgeng got into a Hongqi car and talked.  Hongqi sedans are very well-known in the United States, but presidential-level Hongqi sedans are rarely seen.  Although one of Coolidge's cars is housed in a museum in Washington, D.C., many New Yorkers were seeing the legendary car for the first time.  The slender black body, the straight waterfall front grille with Chinese elements, the round headlights look like a pair of cute eyes, and the lampshades on the headlights look like long eyelashes.  Red flag sign on the front of the car.  It makes people feel the majesty and solemnity of this car.  The moment the Hongqi car drove out of the pier, it was captured by an American amateur photographer.  The front side of the Hongqi sedan is in the foreground, with the First Emperor and the cheering crowd in the background.  The Wall Street Journal bought the rights to use this photo for a whopping $2,000.  Coolidge said to Li Changgeng in the car: "The scenery in China has impressed me deeply to this day. Now I often look back at the photos taken during my visit to China." "Little John, if you like China, you can take your family to China after he leaves office.  Tourism, China has undergone great changes in recent years. As an old friend of the Chinese people, I sincerely invite you to go to China. " "Okay, if time permits, I will definitely go. By the way, there is one thing I need to tell you in advance.  Let me tell you about your other old friend Hoover. He is a popular candidate for president in this world. When I came here, he specially asked me to apologize to you. He is currently going all out for the election. " "I want us to meet.  By that time, he was already the president of the United States. It seemed that there was some destiny that the chances of becoming president after visiting China were greatly increased. After Marshal Hindenburg visited China, he has now become the president of Germany. After Lenin visited China,  Becoming the Chairman of Soviet Russia, Stalin succeeded Lenin after his visit to China, and you also became the President of the United States shortly after returning to China. If Mr. Clark becomes the President of the United States, I think visiting China will be the first thing that politicians from all over the world want to do.  Things.¡± After listening to Li Changgeng¡¯s words, Coolidge also felt very happy.  He smiled and said: "I'm not sure about other countries, but American dignitaries will definitely be keen to visit China. Because the relationship between China and the United States is now so close, the annual trade volume between our two countries exceeds 2 billion US dollars. This year  It¡¯s already hitting new highs!¡±"Yes, good trade depends on mutual trust between the top leaders of the two countries. This comes from the regular political exchanges between the two countries. This exchange allows us to clearly understand each other's needs. What I am here to bring to the Americans this time  After hearing what Li Changgeng said, Coolidge thought for a while and said, "Li, I am very worried about the current stock market in the United States! I know you are an expert in economics, and I really want to hear your thoughts.  "Little John, I'm glad you can ask me this question, because you treat me as a friend, not as the head of another country. I am also very concerned about the over-inflation of the U.S. stock market, which is what it is today.  , there are several major reasons. First, after the war, the United States received a large amount of funds, which became national dividends and flowed into the hands of the American people, which greatly stimulated the consumption of the American people*, and the massive consumption of the American people.  It also stimulated the rapid development of American industry and commerce. Second, Little John's economic policy of doing nothing has attracted a large amount of overseas capital. I call this capital international hot money, and this capital has strong speculation when it enters the United States.  The best environment for hot money is the stock market. Although the U.S. stock market is a bit over-inflated, I think there are three ways to deal with it." (To be continued)
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