The second light shines through the curtains, projected on the oak desk, which is spread out and collected. A pen with a closed lid lay on the letterhead, and a black briefcase rested next to it, the bag was stuffed to the brim, and the copper pieces on the leather bag were shining golden in the sun, and the brass alarm clock next to it was shining.

It's eight o'clock in the morning, as usual. After finishing breakfast in the restaurant. Morrison hurried back to the room where he was staying, and picked up the pages of the letter from his desk. Then he read carefully for a moment, then looked at the alarm clock on the table and hesitated. In the end, it was decided to sit at the table and finish the unfinished press release.

Morrison returned to Beijing the day before yesterday, and now lives at the Six Nations Hotel, some time ago. Like many journalists, he traveled to Southeast Asia to cover the war in the South Seas, which worried Europeans and made Asians happy, and as an Australian, Morrison was deeply concerned about the war that was born next to Australia, and shared his compatriots' unease about the rapid rise of China and Japan, especially Japan, which was expanding strongly. Most Australians agree that there is a need to pay more attention to the situation in the South Seas, and that Australia must face the challenges from East Asia rather than relying solely on British deterrence.

Due to some connections in China's political and military circles, Morrison's trip to the South Seas was very smooth. And it's very rewarding. In Sumatra and Java, he not only interviewed local vigilante figures. And also interviewed the famous Chinese Navy star Commander Lu Ping. The appearance of these highly watched news figures in Morrison's The Times' Far East News has indeed doubled Morrison's worth now. He has been invited by a number of internationally renowned news agencies, but so far. Morrison had no plans to change his court, because the British ambassador to China had already recommended Morrison to the British Foreign Secretary. If all goes well, it may not be long before Morrison Jr. is likely to pursue his career in politics.

Today. The British ambassador to China, Mr. Jurtian, invited Morrison to attend an important trade fair. However, the trade fair starts at nine o'clock, and it is still some time before the show starts. Morrison intended to use this time to complete the press release.

You must think. After the end of the South Seas War. China will be like Japan. It seems to me that this unprincipled inference does not stand up to any scrutiny, for I have received more reliable information from the relevant sources that the Chinese President does not seem to intend to annex any of the territories of the South Seas, but that his aim seems to be to make Sumatra and Java independent from Dutch rule.

When it comes to the history of Chinese development in Southeast Asia, it may be traced back at least a few hundred years, when there was a country formed by Chinese immigrants who were not very influential in Southeast Asia. The Chinese in Southeast Asia is known as the "Republic of Lanfang", of course. From today's point of view, it is called the "Lanfang East India Company." It seems more appropriate. According to the information in my possession, the so-called "Republic of Lanfang" was exterminated by the Dutch colonists, and after that, there was no political entity established by the Chinese in Southeast Asia.

Right now. Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies has largely come to an end. Although in Borneo and other areas, the Dutch colonial authorities maintained the situation. But a basic fact is. Considering that it was the Chinese side that first provoked this war, and the position of the central government of China after the end of the war, we cannot help but wonder whether the Chinese intended to restore the former "Republic of Lanfang." This?

It must be admitted that in Southeast Asia, the Chinese are everywhere, and they are the strongest competitors of the European colonizers in this region, and this is not only because of the diligence of the Chinese. Thanks to this, China's increasingly powerful central government, since the outbreak of the war in Europe, China is showing more and more self-confidence, perhaps in the eyes of the Chinese, Europe's stupidity is the whole way. The world is in chaos. Only China is one of the few places in this chaotic world, and there is not only a vast market here. It also has an abundant and cheap labor force, which is enough to support a vibrant emerging power. More importantly, under the arbitrary rule of a military and political strongman, this frightened the country not only far behind Britain in terms of administrative efficiency, but also more efficient than Japan's.

This is how this military and political strongman is evaluated. Not because I agree with his "presidential proposals, but merely because I want to show you readers the main reason why this country has been able to show such astonishing self-confidence in such a short period of time, and it seems to me that perhaps there is enough genius in this world to change things, the times, now." There is such a genius in the political arena of this great eastern country, and as long as he does not make mistakes, I have no doubt that he can lead this country to the road of becoming a strong country.

Of course, "Far Eastern madman." Is it true that you can't make mistakes? To that, I can't answer. I can only tell you that, in my opinion, if not, the Far Eastern madman. The country may not be so soon to show the momentum to become a great power in the Far East, and no one in the world can always be right. The same is true of leaders, the more authoritarian regimes they are, the more policy continuity is ensured, but the problem is that as soon as the powerful lose power, then the fragility of the policy is immediately exposed. The government under his leadership still holds absolute power, no one can challenge the small, and with the victory of the Nanyang War, the power in the hands of this military and political strongman will become more and more secure. prestige will also be more "little little small,

Morrison finally finished the manuscript and looked at the alarm clock. It was already half past eight o'clock, so I hurriedly put the manuscript into my briefcase, then tidied up my coat, put it on, left the room, locked the door, and hurried to the British Embassy in China.

By the time Morrison arrived at the British Embassy, the British ambassador to China, Zhu Erdian, had already instructed his staff to prepare cars and was waiting for Morrison.

Compared with some days ago, Zhu Erdian's mood in the past few days is more relaxed, and he sees Mo Lixun. I was very happy to be polite with the Australian for a moment, and then invited him to get into the car and rush to the imitation weaving building not far from Dongjiaomin Lane. Today's fair was held there, and although it was nominally only a textile fair, it was also an important diplomatic event because of the presence of foreign envoys.

When the car arrived at the imitation weaving building, Morrison and Zhu Erdian were surprised. Outside the venue, there were three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the security was heavy, and from this scene, the only explanation was that the "mad president" had arrived.

The invitation letter of the imitation weaving association did not indicate that the president would personally arrive at the venue, and Zhu Erdian was somewhat caught off guard. But in the end, it is a seasoned diplomat. Soon stabilized his mood, he got out of the car with Morri, walked up the steps of the imitation weaving building, and saw the president walking out of the building. Lao Yuan stretched out his hands and made a gesture of hugging the British ambassador.

When he got closer, Mr. Zong Di very politely shook Zhu Erdian's hand and greeted him warmly.

"Mr. Ambassador, I am very pleased that you are here for today's textile fair. I have always believed that on trade issues, China and the UK have a relationship of both prosperity and loss, and trade is smooth. Both sides benefited, and trade was hampered. Both sides will lose their interests, so trade sanctions are not advisable. Only common prosperity is the foundation of China-UK cooperation and the future of trade between the two countries. Now the South Seas War is over. Trade between the two countries could well return to pre-war levels, and a trade war would only perpetuate the shortage of industrial goods in Britain. This is clearly detrimental to the health of the British people

Holding Zhu Erdian's hand, Zhao Bei went straight to the point, and said the reason why he welcomed the British ambassador to visit the exhibition, since the beginning of the Nanyang War, this is the first time that British diplomats have openly attended the exhibition of Chinese industrial products, which obviously proves the analysis of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the current Britain is simply inseparable from the industrial products and industrial raw materials provided by China.

Zhu Erdian smiled wryly. He, of course, understands the reason for the impunity of this "mad president". The war in Europe brought business opportunities not only to the United States, but also to China, and because of the distance from the war in Europe, Chinese factories were even more focused on the manufacture of civilian industrial goods than American factories. And now. In the face of the industrial system in which the United States was gradually shifting to the wartime track, the Entente could not do without the industrial products produced in China. Even the labor force needs to rely on China to help solve this problem. France was far more enthusiastic than Britain, as can be seen from the expression on the face of the French ambassador who stood behind the President, and it is understandable why the French government has been vehemently opposed to the British government's trade sanctions proposals throughout the South Seas War.

No way, the Chinese Ming's "three-dimensional war" technique has caused different degrees of "industrial panic" among the belligerents in Europe Whether Britain or Germany, they are not ready to deal with this three-dimensional war, and now all countries are desperately changing civilian factories into military factories in order to create more aircraft, tanks, poison gas bombs, and aviation torpedoes. In this situation, the shortage of national goods in Europe is even more acute. France and Britain have successively implemented the rationing system for certain light industrial products. As for the shortfall, we can only count on imports from South American countries, but light industrial products cannot be supplemented by South American countries, so we can only turn our attention to Asia, no matter what the "white-skinned pig" thinks of the "yellow-skinned monkey". Europe is now inseparable from Asia, especially after the South Seas War dramatically changed the supply of rubber and tin ore.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhu Erdian participated in this imitation fabric exhibition today, one of the purposes is to purchase more military blankets and military coats for the British ** team, as well as high-quality cotton used to make smokeless gunpowder and Chinese silk indispensable for making parachutes. In addition to this, Britain needed more ships and more cars, and the purchase of these supplies had to be greater than the degree that German submarines could send them to the bottom of the sea.

Before the smoke of gunfire in the South Seas had dissipated, trade quickly resumed.

"Forgive me, Mr. President, for being blunt, your style of doing things is too elusive. If I knew you were coming to this fair, I would have dressed more formally. ”

Zhu Erdian pointed to the casually worn leather shoes on his feet, and made a helpless expression.

"As for leather shoes, Mr. Ambassador doesn't mind at all, if you need a new pair of leather shoes. There are enough leather shoes for you to choose from at the trade fair of the imitation weaving building, you know. Although today's trade fair is held under the auspices of the imitation weaving association, it is not only a textile fair. All the light industrial goods that Britain needs can be found here. ”

Zhao Bei smiled, and was about to invite Zhu Erdian into the venue, but he heard the sound of a car horn, turned his head and looked, and several cars rushed to the imitation weaving building. The car carried the American Stars and Stripes. At a glance, I knew that it was the US ambassador to China who had come.

For the shrewd Americans, Zhao Bei never dared to underestimate them, in the South Seas War that just ended, the US government almost did not spend a single soldier to obtain considerable benefits, that's all. It is enough to impress politicians of various countries.