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The chiming clock ticked in the corner, and the last night of 1919 passed slowly with the beating of the hour hand.

Shanghai Nanyang University is a well-known institution of higher learning in China, after the launch of Sino-US educational cooperation in 1914, the school not only joined hands with Harvard University in the United States, Yang Qiu also personally intervened and donated 100,000 yuan to expand the new school building and school district, and he himself became the first director of the school after the Republic of China. In the wee hours of the morning, the dormitory area was boiling early, the students sped up to freshen up, and then spread out banners and write big letters, everyone couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, even the students who didn't live in the school arrived, and the girls all changed into their most beautiful cheongsams despite the cold, waiting for the big moment.

The first day of 1920 was an important moment that could not be replicated for the whole of China, experiencing the Manchu era of foolish people, watching them cede and sell pieces of land, and the sons and daughters of China, who had gradually become numb, were awakened by a thunderclap! The gunfire of 1911 announced the end of mediocrity and incompetence, and a young man lifted the curtain of the times and stood in front of everyone.

The Wehrmacht was built in Hankou at the beginning, the return of the horse gun at Wusheng Pass, and the rise of Okura Mountain! The pride of sweeping the southwest, the joy of the Central Plains of the Prancing Horse! Bloody battle in Qingdao, fierce battle in Mukden, the first time to recover the lost land, signed the first foreign victory treaty! Sort out the legacy of foreign affairs, implement free education, build schools, build factories, and revitalize national defense. In 1916, he visited Europe for the first time, and the plan to send troops to change construction kicked off. The training of the 100-day soldiers, the shock of the Rainey Vale dragon roar shocked the world! The tragedy of the Western Front, the planning of the Eastern Front. When the Paris Peace Conference ends, China is no longer the same China! No one thinks that this is a perfect China, and no one is arrogant that China has squeezed into the world power, but after the young people who have gone to the future have exchanged their lives and blood for the country's development opportunities, no one can deny that this is a beautiful China!

For 9 years, Yang Qiu led the youth of the National Socialist Party. Leading the strong army he personally built, let the world re-understand the power of the ancient East! The most important thing he has brought to the country in the past nine years is not wealth, not money, nor the booming industry and nation-building. It's self-confidence! Confidence from the bones! The victory in Qingdao and the victory in Raineyvale were two earth-shattering battles, one east and one west, which made the foreign adults unnaturally lower their voices when they spoke. Let the people gradually straighten their waists, and the "Yongzhen Mountains and Rivers" monument on the top of Lushun Mountain is a witness to the awakening of the nation!

In 1920, when the golden decade after the European War began, China, which had stood in the East for thousands of years, ushered in the most exciting moment after hundreds of years of sinking.

Before six o'clock the city began to be noisy, and students, members of the National Society, workers on leave, citizens and businessmen walked towards the newly built square of the four streets. This is a European-style Shanghai Far East Plaza that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. It is located next to the public concession that is about to be reclaimed, and a circle of new high-rise buildings spreads around it. To the east of the plaza is the Far Eastern Hotel, a seven-story cement wide-body structure. The investor of the hotel is Mr. Chen Xiru, a Chinese in the United States, and his name may not be well-known. But his father Chen Fang was a well-known Chinese businessman in the late Qing Dynasty, especially when he married a princess of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

In the guest room on the fifth floor of the hotel, Lu Bicheng helped Yang Qiu choose a black suit, and the silver national society badge and the YMCA badge were pinned side by side on his chest, and he carefully looked at it several times to make sure that there was no problem before hooking his neck. Stand on tiptoe and kiss gently. Her tenderness was particularly warm at this moment, which made Yang Qiu couldn't help but smile, patted her cheek affectionately and walked out.

Opened the door, Kuang Xukun, who was holding the agreement document of the "Shanghai Communiqué", was already waiting at the door, Yang Du, Cai Yi, Tang Shaoyi, Hu Weide, Xu Xiujun, Cai Gongshi, Song Ziqing and others were waiting outside. Each of them was smiling and dressed up as if they were going to a feast.

"Yang. Congratulations. Old friend Han Ge walked over from the side, glanced at the beautiful Lu Bicheng like a flower behind Yang Qiu, and stretched out his hand with a smile: "Today is your lucky day, it is my honor to congratulate you here in advance." ”

"Thank you, but I think it might be better to use the Chinese Lucky Day."

Hangel smiled slightly, it was a very pleasant thing to talk to Yang Qiu, he did not have the stereotypes of traditional Chinese, no tiring red tape, fluent language and Western way of thinking, so that the Western world in contact with him can clearly understand his thoughts, preferences and speeches, perhaps this is why the American political community loves him more. Hanger walked downstairs side by side with him and whispered, "You have chosen a good time, the Nagato-class battleship is still in the dockyard, and the voice of Tokyo, which lacks the decisive power, is ready to end the war. ”

"That's great." Yang Qiu was not too excited, in fact, he had long known that the Japanese politicians in the Taisho era were not so extreme. At the moment when the Nagato-class battleships, which were hailed as the treasure of the town and the decisive power in the Pacific, were not built, the Japanese Navy realized that even if the Chinese Navy was defeated, it would not be possible to avoid the fact that China and the United States would go too far. The weak Chinese Navy is not an opponent, but the United States, which promised to lease 2 battleships and began negotiations to build 4 new battleships, is a huge threat, maybe the Americans will not intervene in the Sino-Japanese dispute, but the powerful American manufacturing industry will continue to provide Yang Qiu with warships! In addition, the navy does not believe in the army, so if the war continues, a lot of resources will be consumed, and the navy will inevitably not be able to complete the feat of the 88th fleet, so it must be patient and endure until Nagato serves, and only then will Japan have the dominance of the northeast and southwest Pacific!

Therefore, Hangel said that Yang Qiu chose a good opportunity, if a conflict broke out after waiting for the Nagato-class to serve two years later, then the Japanese Navy could ignore the threat of the United States and use the advantage of the Nagato-class to forcibly strike at the coast of the Republic of China, and the United States would not want to get too deep because of the fear of the existence of the Nagato-class. So it's a good thing that Japan is considering the end, and Hanger shrugged his shoulders with envy: "It's a pity that our country will lose a big order." ”

Although the news of Japan's desire for peace talks will not lead to the cancellation of the order for two Lend-Lease battleships, the order for four new battleships will certainly not continue. France's 4 ships will also not be completed, because with China's current national strength, it is impossible to maintain such a large fleet of 16 capital ships for a long time, and the pressure on the northwest is always too great, and the Continental Army is a line that must be adhered to, so the United States will have limited support for China against Japan. Yang Qiu smiled: "Battleships are not the most urgent thing in our country, but I think the trade between China and the United States should continue to be strengthened." The Government has listed 7 new hydropower plants, 15 thermal power plants and 3 automobile plants. Wouldn't you like to have a drink of the 144 investment and procurement projects, including the turbo plant and so on? ”

"No, it's three!"

"Haha."

When the two of them chatted and laughed and walked downstairs, a long gray-brown table had been set up outside the gate facing the square. French Ambassador Kant and British Ambassador Bernard both looked at Hangel beside Yang Qiu with some envy. From the second half of 1919 to the present day, the United States is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of the Far East. dealt a blow to the Anglo-Japanese alliance and deepened his personal relationship with Yang Qiu. It can be imagined that after the final truce between China and Japan, there will be billions or even billions of dollars worth of orders and cooperation projects.

China and the United States, two countries that do not have much conflict of interest for the time being, are destined to usher in a long honeymoon period.

The signing ceremony was not complicated, everything was negotiated long ago. However, when the delegates of various countries and Yang Qiu sat down, and when Kuang Xukun placed the thick document of the "Shanghai Communiqué" agreement in front of the delegates of various countries, the square that had been noisy just now suddenly fell silent.

The students stopped waving flags and slogans, and the citizens waited with bated breath as everyone secretly shouted: "Put your pen down, put pen down quickly, sign it quickly!" ”

Reporter for Time Magazine. Mr. Tiger Carris, a well-known freelance writer for the Far East, was at the front, and every time another delegate signed the agreement, he would press the shutter to record the moment, and when the Shanghai Communiqué document was finally placed in front of Yang Qiu, the Chinese vice president. The plenipotentiary took a deep breath, smiled and picked up the brush and wrote his name slowly but earnestly—

January 1, 1920, Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China, Yang Qiu.

The shutter clicked endlessly, the flash brighter than the stars, and foreign journalists scrambled to record the historic moment. Their Chinese counterparts were already in tears. People still didn't cheer, because Yang Qiu had closed the "Shanghai Communiqué" agreement and invited the appearance of various countries to come to the rostrum that had been set up long ago.

On the rostrum, Yang Qiu warmly shook hands and hugged each delegate, and then walked to the megaphone under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes. With arms outstretched, a deep voice swept around every corner.

"Dear compatriots, brothers, sisters. Dear Sir, Ladies. Today is an important moment, for today we have waited 232 years! In that year, Emperor Kangxi signed the "Treaty of Nebuchu", ceding Nebuchu and Lake Belga, which belonged to our Chinese nation, to Russia! The beautiful Beihai (Lake Belga was called the Beihai in ancient times) has since disappeared from the map, and Su Wu's sheep herding has become a legend. Since then, many generations of Chinese sons and daughters have looked north to the territory and dreamed of recovering their homeland, but the Manchu government only regarded the country as their personal property and gave it to them on credit!

Chita, Trans-Khinganling, Sakhalin Island, Balkhash Lake, Green Ridge, Broken Leaves, and Jaisangbo Our land was ruthlessly betrayed, and even the poet immortal Li Bai became a foreigner! This is the shame of the nation, the civilization, pride and dignity inherited by the sons and daughters of China for thousands of years have been trampled naked by the Manchu Dynasty! It was not until 8 years ago that generations of heroes finally pried the foundation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty with blood and sacrifice, and swept the ugly dynasty into history

We are a lucky generation, because our success is built on the bones of millions of heroes!

In the eight years since the founding of the Republic of China, soldiers have fought for national dignity and freedom with their lives! 40,000,000 compatriots have used hard work and sweat to reconnect the national fortunes that have been interrupted for more than 200 years! Today, our efforts have finally paid off, and we have been recognized by the family of nations and by our allies.

Here I want to thank our allies, thank those overseas who have supported my country, and thank the governments that have reached out to help. Although there is still war, although there is still famine, there is still part of the land that is still being recovered by various means! But today, let's forget about these unpleasantness, let's cheer to our heart's content! To use our hands, sweat, and wisdom to open up a magnificent era of construction!

The times require us to work exponentially, especially young people! Your dreams, creativity, and talents can be unleashed in this country, and no matter what your ideas are, this land can be accommodated! Because from today, our land area is no longer 11.41 million square kilometers, but 14.53 million square kilometers!

We've regained our homeland!

We will return to our homeland with our heads held high! ”

In the passionate words, tears flowed. Countless young people waved the national flag and ripped off their collars to vent their excitement and pride! The girls jumped and cried in a huddle, the workers clenched their fists, and even the children screamed and ran with joy.

On January 1, 1920, the "Shanghai Communiqué" officially came into effect amid passionate speeches and military music. The plenipotentiaries of Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain signed the communiqué, acknowledging the cancellation of all unequal treaties with China during the Manchu Qing era, announcing that they would no longer recognize the unequal treaties with China signed by the non-signatory countries and the Qing government, that all indemnities such as the Xinchou Treaty would be stopped, that China would have sovereignty over the land and islands in the northwest, northeast, Tibet, and Taiwan, and that it would begin to gradually abolish the concessions and garrisons in China.

On 2 January, at a press conference in Nanjing, Li Yuanhong unilaterally canceled all treaties signed with Japan and Russia during the Manchu era, and demanded that the army liberate and recover Taiwan and Sakhalin Island as soon as possible.

On January 3, the National Assembly of the Republic of China officially announced the passage of the bill to expand the province. In the northwest, there are temporarily five centrally administered territories of Zaisangpo (East Kazakhstan), Balkhash (Almaty), Shaye (Kyrgyzstan), Andijan, and Tajikistan, and in the northeast, Ulianghai (east of the Yenisei River, Krasnoyarsk including the East and West Sayan Mountains, now Tuva, Khakassia, and Gorno-Altaysk), Beihai (Irkutsk, Lake Belga), Chita, Hailanpao, Miaojie (including Sakhalin Island), and six provinces of Vladivostok. At the same time, in order to simplify administrative management, Xinjiang was divided into Xinjiang (Junggar Basin), Kashgar in the west and Kuqa in the south, Mongolia was divided into Ulaanbaatar, Altai and Usu Yalitai provinces, and Taiwan and Hainan provinces were established at the same time.

So far, there are a total of 49 provinces and territories in the country.

The whole of China was immersed in the noisy and celebratory atmosphere of the reconquest of the homeland, and even overseas Chinese published the contents of the communiqué and celebratory statements in the newspapers. Yang Qiu's speech once again inspired tens of millions of young people across the country, and there was even a scene of college students taking advantage of the holidays to spontaneously travel to their homeland in the northwest.

The Shanghai Gazette is shocking! The promulgation of this communiqué was not accidental, and Yang Qiu had already put forward the idea at the Paris Peace Conference. The pressure from the northwest, the need for containment, and the weakness of the old world represented by Britain and France after the European war forced the world to face up to the new world forces represented by China and the United States. This communiqué is not only a manifestation of the game between Europe and the United States, but also the need for normalization of China, which will become a force to be reckoned with when the population of 40,000 people gradually becomes rich and powerful. Because no politician wants to confront a large country with a population of 40,000, America's disappointment with the old world has accelerated its desire to win over China and gradually develop into the Pacific.

More importantly, this communiqué announced the breaking of the old state pattern in the Far East!

"The status of China and Japan has been significantly tilted, and it is a microcosm of the breaking of the old world system, and the new Asian order is gradually coming into the orbit of a young man." - Time Magazine, freelance writer Tiger Caris became the weekly man of the year for the third time, citing a photo of Yang Qiu guiding the way with a finger in front of tens of thousands of people in the Far East Plaza...... (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )