After hearing Wang Maoru's praise, the second child was complacent, and said with a smile: "Where are we geniuses, it's just that we have been running in the store since we were twelve years old, and we have seen and heard a lot in the past fifteen years, so we think a lot." We Chinese, if we want not to be bullied, we have to rely on our fists and solidarity. However, if the acorn is picked first, we Chinese will lack a leader, isn't it, if there is a generalissimo of Shangwu to take the lead, everyone will dare to do it. ”

Wang Maoru smiled: "Interesting, Zang Hao, reward." ”

Zang Hao took out a piece of silver dollar and gave it to Xiao Er, who said happily: "Thank you, thank you, uncle, I'll go." ”

When a few people were eating and drinking, there was a noise downstairs, Zang Hao walked over and came back after a while and said angrily: "The little devil is making trouble, Xiushuai, I'll go over and clean up." ”

"What's going on?"

"The shopkeeper didn't wait to see the little devils, and he didn't entertain them, so he the little devils, and now he is arguing downstairs." Zang Hao rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll beat them up." ”

Wang Maoru frowned and said: "Nonsense, this time it's the store that's wrong, how can there be a reason to drive away customers when you open the door to do business, don't mess around." By the way, what about your Japanese daughter-in-law? Do you want to go home and beat her up? ”

Zang Hao immediately wilted and said: "My daughter-in-law is Chinese when she marries me, Xiu Shuai, you can't talk about it together." ”

Jiang Fangzhen smiled: "Do you still have a Japanese daughter-in-law?" ”

Zang Hao lowered his head and said, "This matter is complicated. ”

Wang Maoru said: "Okay, if you are idle today, you will be idle." You tell the big guy a story. ”

Zang Hao said: "This matter is not a glorious thing, so I won't talk about it." Haha, I'll take a look at the excitement in the afternoon, see the excitement. "After that, the boy ran faster than a rabbit.

After Yan Fu saw Zang Hao slip away, Yan said to Wang Maoru: "Xiusheng, have you noticed it, if you don't control this popular activity you set off, it may repeat the Boxer Catastrophe." The people's hearts have not yet been opened. then complacency precedes it, and some people regard ignorance as pride, and they cannot but guard against it. ”

Wang Maoru nodded and said, "Master taught me a lesson, Xiusheng knows, and I ask you to remind me in the future that Xiusheng is not an eight-legged octopus who can really do everything." Truly. If there is no one to guide correctly at this time, it will be no different from another Boxer Rebellion. "Everyone thinks that the wisdom of the people of the country has not been opened, and if it is not controlled. It may lead to a riot in which the whole people are Boxers. Now that Wang Maoru knows, everyone also believes that Wang Maoru will not sit idly by, let alone control by force, his control desire is so strong, everyone has long felt the same way. He won't let anything go beyond his control.

In the evening, the U.S. consuls in Changchun, the Japanese consuls in Changchun, and Shenyang also came. Even the Kwantung Army Hayashi Quansuke personally led the Kwantung Army Staff Office to arrive together. In the evening, in order to welcome these distinguished guests, Wang Maoru held a welcome banquet at the West Fort, although the shape was simpler, but everyone had their own thoughts and did not pay attention to the environment and treatment.

Liao Zhipeng, the representative of President Xu Shichang, also brought the blessings of the President and hoped that Wang Maoru would make more efforts for the Navy of the Republic of China. Wang Maoru is not a bodhisattva, not for the navy of the Republic of China, but for himself, but the navy is a gold-swallowing beast, and the government can't afford to raise it, so it can only be supported by warlords. Wang Maoru proposed to Liao Zhipeng that the Republic of China Navy and the National Defense Force should be integrated into the three armed forces of the National Defense Force, that is, the army, navy and air force.

Liao Zhipeng sighed that this will definitely arouse the disgust and resistance of the navy's yamen, and please withdraw this request. Wang Maoru said with a smile that this is just a building, and now the total tonnage of the Republic of China Navy is 70,000 tons, and the North Sea Fleet under the Northeast Navy has 53,000 tons. Does the Navy still have military spending? Liao Zhipeng sighed and said that he was only the president's messenger, and he had no right to decide, just as a friendly reminder from a friend. Nowadays, the Navy and the Wehrmacht are close because the Wehrmacht can support the construction of the Navy, but once the Wehrmacht wants to annex the Navy, I am afraid that things will not be seen that way. As soon as the conversation changed, Liao Zhipeng smiled and said, "By the way, Xiusheng, I'm going to get married next month." ”

Wang Maoru was pleasantly surprised: "You're getting married?" Feihong, congratulations, whose daughter is so blessed? Marry you, a Beiyang talent. ”

"Look at what you say." Liao Zhipeng said with a smile, "It's a female student, just graduated, arranged by the family, I have met a few times and feel good, my father is a flour merchant, and in his early years, he was also a scholar who participated in the Wuxu Reform, and the Wuxu Reform failed and fled to Japan to hide for a few years, and then the Empress Dowager Cixi died before he returned to start an industry." Speaking of which, it's still your own family, surnamed Wang. ”

Wang Maoru said with a smile: "That's good, it's just that I don't have time to participate, but I will give you a big gift." ”

Liao Zhipeng said: "That dare is good, the gift is not important to me."

Not acceptable. ”

"Hahaha, you money addict." Wang Maoru said.

Liao Zhipeng shook his head and said: "I can't rob you of a woman, if I don't slaughter you fiercely, I'm really uncomfortable." Wang Maoru laughed and gave him a punch, and Liao Zhipeng said again: "Xiusheng, this time I am here not only on behalf of the president, but also on behalf of myself." ”

Wang Maoru asked, "How do you say that?" ”

Liao Zhipeng said: "The gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, it is good to enjoy the shade under the natural tree, I came to you early, it is considered to leave a way out for myself, and I hope that Xiusheng will enjoy the face of his old friend in the future." ”

Wang Mao said curiously: "Feihong, I don't understand what you say, how can you, as the secretary general of the president, say this." ”

Liao Zhipeng smiled bitterly: "The president of the Republic of China, to put it bluntly, is just a bull's-eye. ”

Wang Maoru also sighed and said, "Don't worry, Feihong, if the central government can't tolerate you, even if you come to me, I need a governor." Liao Zhipeng heard this, and his heart was excited, the governor of a province, compared to the presidential secretary general who was holding his breath and was angry, the governor of the province undoubtedly had a lot of power.

Seeing a group of people walking in from a distance, He Rufei shouted in a loud voice: "Everyone, the chief of the navy, Sa Zhenbing, has arrived." ”

Wang Maoru said to Liao Zhipeng: "Feihong, you can introduce me, Sa Zhenbing, I have heard of the famous name for a long time and have never had the opportunity to see it." ”

"Okay." Liao Zhipeng, as the secretary general of the president, naturally knew all the high-ranking officials, so he gave Wang Maoru guidance, although Sa Zhenbing is a Semu person, but from the Yuan Dynasty to the present, the bloodline of the Semu people on his body has already faded a lot, but his skin is slightly fairer, and the rest of the people are no different from the Central Plains. Sa Zhenbing was thin and small, half a head shorter than Wang Maoru, and his face was strict. But when he saw Wang Maoru, Sa Zhenbing laughed and said: "General Shangwu, I have admired the name for a long time, and I have to see it today, if it is really famous, it is better to meet." General Shangwu swept through Russia, annihilated more than 100,000 Russian troops, and created a model for Chinese soldiers in foreign wars. ”

Wang Maoru hurriedly said: "Chief Sa is polite, polite, I have long admired the name of Chief Sa for a long time, Chief Sa stuck to Liugong Island, standing under eighteen Japanese warships, which can be called the biggest highlight in the First Sino-Japanese War." ”

Liu Guanxiong, the former chief of the navy and now the president of the Northeast Naval Academy, who walked on the side, smiled and said: "You two don't praise each other. ”

The atmosphere of the Republic of China gradually opened up, and many banquets were also modeled after foreign salon balls, and the banquets held here also imitated foreign buffets. Most of you here have a background of studying abroad, and they are no strangers to this model, everyone sits down with each other and talks to each other, and the core of the natural discussion is the North Sea Fleet that will arrive at the periphery of Yingkou tomorrow.

The composition of the North Sea Fleet this time is 26 ships, of which the main flagship is the battleship Asterisk Old Man, and the battleship Revenge, in addition to the Kalie River and the Hunter, the Banshee, the Kangaroo destroyer, two torpedo ships Swordfish and Silverfish, two supply ships, six transport ships purchased from Italy, the cruiser Linghaiqi, the cruiser Zhaohe, the cruiser Haichen, the cruiser Yongfeng, the destroyer Flying Eagle, the gunboat Chuyu, the gunboat Tong'an, the gunboat Fengwu, the gunboat Fu'an, the gunboat Yongxiang, Twenty-six ships in total.

It can be said that four-fifths of the navy of the Republic of China was bagged by Wang Maoru.

At the welcome banquet in the evening, Ren Guodong, commander of the Coast Guard of the National Defense Force, delivered a speech on behalf of the Northeast Navy, and then Liu Guanxiong, president of the Northeast Naval Academy, also delivered an enthusiastic outlook speech. Originally, Japan and Britain privately discussed to remove the eight 350-mm giant guns on the battleship Asterisk Old Man and the battleship Revenge, but because of the Australian conflict, the British not only did not dismantle the giant guns, but also gave the Chinese two torpedo ships in vain, clearly hoping that the Chinese would cause chaos to the Japanese Empire. And what made them even more troublesome was that the ally Britain began to impose various economic sanctions on Japan, and the Hara Kei cabinet could not bear the pressure and had to compromise with the United Kingdom. Compromise was met with more demanding demands, and the Japanese military's dissatisfaction with the British grew.

US Consul Shulman spoke on behalf of consular officials of various countries, expressing his hope that Asia will become more stable and that there will be a vibrant Chinese market, and that China will get rid of the warlord war at an early date and let the people recuperate. Wang Maoru frequently greeted each other with many consuls and talked about something in a low voice, which was a little playful in the hearts of the Japanese from afar. Wang Maoru glanced at the Japanese minister, and saw that his face was pale, and he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the strength of the Chinese navy again. His heart is happy, and he can make the Japanese unhappy, which is the happiest thing for every Chinese.