Although Yang Rui's words are very cool, but the proposal of 'racial equality', in addition to the Japanese jubilation and positive echo of it, other countries, even the United Kingdom, are also actively opposed, especially Australian Prime Minister Hughes, with the Japanese occupation of German New Guinea, the Japanese navy, Japanese immigrants have become the most taboo things in the hearts of white people. If Wilson's League of Nations had made racial equality the basic clause of the League, not only the United States, but also the British Commonwealth would have strongly protested against it.

"The Netherlands is just a puppet of the British, instigating the natives to kill the overseas Chinese, in the final analysis, it is a despicable trick by the colonial governor to find a substitute for the dead to alleviate the colonial contradictions." The foreign ministry made a mistake in its diplomatic strategy, and Xie had no choice but to keep silent, and now the problem is mainly with Japan, because they have a strong navy and not China.

"Then what do you say?" Yang Rui glanced at Xie Jintai, "I heard that as soon as racial equality is mentioned on our side, there will continue to be a wave of anti-Japanese and anti-Chinese voices in California?" The California Legislature is said to be on the verge of enacting tougher anti-Asian immigration policies......"

"Yes," a fine sweat broke out on Xie Jietai's forehead, "Before the Great War in Europe, the California government was extremely repulsive to Japanese expatriates, and the economic boom during the Great War made this problem cover-up, but now that the World War is over, the American economy is about to fall into a trough, I think there will be a peak of xenophobia soon, and the anti-Asian activities in California and even the entire United States will be very violent......"

"What should I do?" Yang Rui turned to look at him, his eyes were like substance.

"I don't know!" Xie Zhangtai shook his head, "I can't think of any way, maybe raising the import tariff on US goods is one of the solutions, but the industrial products of the companies under the Ministry of Industry are obviously aiming the market at the United States, that is to say, if we raise the tariff, then the United States will also retaliate by raising the tariff, which is extremely unfavorable to China's industrial development -- if you really want to think about the analysis of the Ministry of Commerce." The United States will be the world's largest market for industrial goods. ”

"How big is our trade with the U.S. right now? And what percentage of U.S. exports do this make? Yang Rui asked.

"U.S. imports of goods are about 300 million Chinese dollars, which is more than 100 million dollars when converted into dollars. As for the ...... of U.S. foreign merchandise exports," Xie Jintai was not too clear about these figures, and only estimated: "The U.S. exports during the war were more than $3 billion, and the pre-war exports seemed to be $1.8 billion." After the war, we will definitely expand the import of materials......"

Xie Zhangtai hadn't finished speaking, but when he heard a 'snap', the teacup in Yang Rui's hand was pinched and exploded by him. Although he is not a true overseas Chinese. But he is still familiar with the information that American detectives have investigated, and he knows exactly what the United States is like to be Chinese exclusion. Thinking that on the one hand, he could not fall out with the United States, and on the other hand, he could not solve the matter of anti-Chinese affairs, and this hard cup was broken......

"Ah, I'll call a doctor......" Xie Jintai couldn't help but panic when he saw that Yang Rui's hand was bleeding. Although there was no Spanish flu in the autumn, it would be miserable if there were any other plagues in France.

"I'm fine!" Yang Rui didn't care about the injuries on his hands. I didn't even have the heart to stop the bleeding. "Go on."

"I don't know what to say!" Xie Zhangtai said: "Because I can't live in China, I would rather become a pig and be trafficked to all over the world as slave labor. If it's true that I'm mentioning racial equality makes their situation more difficult, and they don't have the opportunity to work as slaves, we might as well do nothing......"

Xie Jintai has been abroad for many years and has seen more things than Yang Rui. The overseas Chinese problem is simply a festering, unhealing wound, and you really have to move it. It will only bleed, when there is no ability to stop the bleeding. It's better not to move.

"Then what are we here for?" Yang Rui asked rhetorically. The violent reaction of Britain and the United States was unexpected by China and Japan.

"We ......" Xie Jietai was speechless, China is different from Japan, and the benefits that can be obtained are basically in hand, and the negotiations with the United States on the revision of the treaty may not necessarily be discussed in Paris. I am responsible for the failure of the strategy developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

"Everyone has a responsibility." Yang Rui said, "Since that's the case." Let's tear this wound a little bigger and involve Japan as well. In this way, everyone is a victim and helps to share the same hatred. ”

As soon as Yang Rui finished speaking, the medical staff with the regiment came over and looked at the blood dripping on the ground. No one dared to speak. And although Xie Jintai was surprised by Yang Rui's 'common hatred', it was difficult for outsiders to speak, and he only said after the people left: "Do you really want to do this?" ”

"Of course. You say, do we discriminate against yellow people in our country? Yang Rui asked.

"Nope." Thinking of the Kazakhs, Xie Jintai added: "Basically. ”

"If we want to gain broad support in Asia, we must help all Asians speak up and help them get ahead, and this is the voice that everyone needs to hear most in Asia, as a European and American colony, and this is the best way for us to win justice......," Yang Rui said, but he was interrupted by Xie Jintai before he could finish speaking.

"Yes, you won't ...... You're not going to really go to war with Europe and the United States, are you? He asked hurriedly.

"In due course, this may be possible." Yang Rui said. "To be more sure, if Europe and the United States do not abandon their colonial policies, then whether it is economically or emotionally, the Chinese people do not want to see our former vassal countries being oppressed and abused by Europeans and Americans, because they have had such an experience."

"There's no way we're going to win." Xie Jintai was very stunned, and then thought of the nearly two million US troops in Europe.

"As long as Japan is on our side, we will never lose." Yang Rui said. "And she is in the east, which is equivalent to a shield, and the Americans must first spend effort to destroy her before they can seize Taiwan and attack the mainland. Even so, it is impossible for them to go ashore and occupy the whole of China, our territory is too large for the Americans to afford to occupy it, and the only possibility is a long blockade, or to occupy the rich coastal areas and establish the Republic of Guangdong and the Republic of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As for the current situation, my opinion is that we should continue to pull the Japanese together to promote racial equality, even if we achieve nothing at the Paris Peace Conference. ”

Yang Rui's stubbornness Xie Jintai had already been taught, but he was also so stubborn at the Paris Peace Conference, which made him puzzled. "Actually, have you thought about it, if we don't make a compromise, the bill will definitely be opposed by Britain and the United States. When the time comes, we will not get anything, and all the military money spent and the lives of the dead will be wasted......"

"Not in vain. The purpose of entering the war was to cancel the unequal treaties and make windfall profits from wartime shipping, and we reached both of these points, except that the Americans have been arguing and refusing to recognize the new treaty, so we can say that we will not compromise. It doesn't matter at all. Now we need German industrial technology, the American industrial market, and the industrial raw materials of the British colonies, and the most difficult thing to deal with here is the American industrial market, but in terms of reciprocal trade between imports and exports, once the United States closes its market to us, we will close the market to them, so everyone will live in harmony in a short time.

We are not Japan, and we do not need to ask other countries to recognize our occupation of the German colonies. In that case, why not go back with a bottle of righteous soy sauce. With such a great righteousness in hand, wouldn't it be more convenient to handle the affairs of Asian countries? Yang Rui smiled, "No matter what, from now on, you are the spokesperson of Asia, as long as it involves the interests of Asian countries, you have to fight with each other." ”

"Ottoman Turkey is also among them?" Thinking of the Asia-Europe Railway that Yang Rui just mentioned, Xie Zhangtai had some understanding.

"Of course." Yang Rui nodded. "Also, if convenient. I would like to visit Turkey and Persia when I return home, and then return home from Central Asia via the Western Regions Railway. ”

The peace conference was bound to last for several months, and although the return trip had not been arranged, the prime minister's passage through the South Seas was planned, and now he suddenly had to return home by land from ......the Persian Gulf. "Okay, I'll try to arrange it." Xie Jintai nodded.

The Chinese do not change their original intentions. And the Japanese, who have stronger self-esteem, are even more tenacious in their ass, which makes the peace even more chaotic because Italy does not have access to the Adriatic port of Fum. More than a month later, the peace conference changed the original 12-member meeting of Britain, France, the United States, Italy, China, and Japan into a five-member meeting of the heads of state of Britain, France, the United States, Italy, and China, and a six-member meeting of the foreign ministers of the five countries and representatives of Japan. Originally, Japan also had a seat at the five-nation summit, but the head of the delegation, Kinobo Saionji, was not Japan's prime minister. So Japan was left out.

After staying in Paris for more than two months, he finally had to attend the meeting, and Yang Rui, who was playing soy sauce, was a little unwell, but except for Italian Prime Minister Orlando, the other three Yang Rui had already met. After Yang Rui entered the venue, it was obvious that Tiger Prime Minister Clemenceau snorted lightly, and Yang Rui, who heard him humming, turned his head to look at him and smiled, and he unconsciously muttered: "Damn, the weather is too cold." ”

The peace conference, which began at the end of August, has been delayed until November, so naturally autumn turns into winter. Previously, the Chinese delegates tried to speak for Germany as much as possible in line with the British position, which made the French very unhappy; At the same time, France had huge investments in Russia, and the Bolsheviks did not recognize all foreign debts and confiscated all property, but China signed a contract with them, which made France even more unhappy.

"When you're older, just get used to it!" Yang Rui said unintentionally, but he used German.

"...... you" Clemenceau glared at him suddenly, he hated the Germans the most, although Yang Rui's accompanying translator had translated German into French, he was still extremely angry. In his view, China is a pro-German country, and Yang Ruihe is clearly a dictator compared to Sun Wen, who he has spoken to many times. "I don't want to hear damn German here!" He said angrily.

"But I don't know French. Well, I'll still speak Chinese. Yang Rui smiled, and then he sat down in his place.

The Chinese were at odds with France as soon as they met, and British Prime Minister Lloyd, who had long had enough of the French. George and Wilson laughed. Especially the little ones Lloyd. George, when arguing that day, Clemenceau actually asked for a duel with him, which blinded the English gentleman, and now the Chinese have teased Clemenceau, and he is very happy.

It's good that the British don't laugh, but this laugh Clemenceau's old face can't hold it anymore, he turned around and clenched his fists at Yang Rui and said, "In the name of God, I must duel with you!" ”

"It's not a good idea, because the French are going to lose their prime minister." Yang Rui didn't expect that the French tiger would fight him to the death as soon as they met. But facing an old man in his seventies is more of a murder than a duel.

The French and the Chinese suddenly clashed, Lloyd. George, Wilson and Orlando were surprised, but not surprised, and they wanted to see where things would eventually go.

"No, I insist!" Clemenceau was in a state of euphoria, his beard fluttering with his coarse breathing.

"Do you want to use a sword?" Yang Rui still laughed, according to the rules of the West. At this time, it was a coward to show weakness, so he deliberately asked if he was using a sword while wearing nylon body armor.

"No, with a gun!" Clemenceau said that there was no entanglement between China and France, but his irascible nature made him insist on carrying out the duel to the end.

"No, gentlemen. If you do have a duel, then the meeting will be delayed for at least a few months! The British were the first to speak out, he felt that the two military-born prime ministers were fierce fighters, and from the perspective of age, no matter how far the two sides fired, it should be the French who died, and he needed the French and the Chinese to fight the Americans together.

"I think so too." Italian Prime Minister Orlando and Wilson said one after the other. What a dishonorable thing to have a duel at a meeting that decides the fate of the whole world.

The heads of state of the three kingdoms are fighting, and the duel will definitely not be carried out. Yang Rui looked at the French and smiled. But Clemenceau, who had intimidated to no avail, was a little stupid. When Clemenceau again asked the meeting to agree to establish a republic independent of Germany in the Rhine region, Yang Rui said: "Although China is not concerned about the European issue, I have to remind your country that reconciliation is the only way for France and Germany to get along. The dismemberment of Germany will only make the Germans angry, and the hatred that accumulates to a certain extent is war, do the French want Paris to be occupied by Germany again? ”

"This is slander!" Clemenceau hated Germany the most. The Germans hated the occupation of Paris, a wound in the heart of the proud French. Untouchable. "I'm going to duel you, in the name of God!"

"Sword or gun?" Yang Rui asked rhetorically.

"With a gun!" Clemenceau said with a huff. He had already seen that the other three heads of state would not let the two duel.

"Let's get started!" Yang Rui smiled even brighter, this is almost making a movie, and it requires constant NG.

Sure enough, Lloyd's. George immediately said, "Gentlemen. We can't afford to behave uncivilly while in meetings. Then he said to the French: "I have to admit that Your Excellency the Chinese Premier has hit the nail on the head, and if France wants to be truly safe, it must reduce the punishment for Germany, otherwise the resentful Germans will provoke another war." Gentlemen. Europe can no longer afford to suffer such losses, countless children are dying, countless wealth is in ruins, and it is the war itself, not the Germans, that we should really condemn and hate......"

Lloyd's. George was a qualified bureaucrat and politician, but he did not have the courage to duel with the French, whether the duel would actually take place or not, and now that Yang Rui dared to confront the French head-on, he could use his eloquence to bring back his previous disadvantage - in the past, whenever he talked about reason, the French only needed the word 'duel' to make him dumbfounded and speechless. Praise God to have such an ally in the room to cooperate with him in the meeting today!

Lloyd's. George finally finished the tirade rarely, but unfortunately it had little effect, Clemenceau, who did not mention the duel, still clenched his fists and demanded the dismemberment of Germany, but Britain, the United States and China did not agree, and Italy remained silent about it because it did not border Germany, and the French's proposal for dismemberment at the meeting on this day was finally defeated.

"Your Excellency, can you tell me what exactly China needs?" After a few days of meetings, more and more with Yang Rui tacit understanding Lloyd. George visited Yang Rui during the recess, and he couldn't think of any point in the Chinese's constant insistence on racial equality.

"What is needed?" Looking at the Englishman Yang Rui feels funny, if Clemenceau is a tiger and Wilson is a donkey, then Lloyd's in front of him. George is a mouse with sparkling eyes and a cautious mind. "If the League of Nations is really established, China hopes that the basic consensus of the League will include the equality of races. Of course, this is not realistic, but it is the ardent expectation of more than 500 million people in China, Japan, and North Korea. ”

"That's all? This does not include immigration issues? "Lloyd's. George said, his eyes kept rolling, and he couldn't believe it.

"The matter of immigration is complicated, and we only hope that the existing diaspora will not be discriminated against by various countries, and there is no idea of increasing immigration to Commonwealth countries for the time being, so Australia does not have to feel threatened."

"No, they're just taboo about the Japanese." Lloyd's. George said, not knowing if he was telling the truth or a lie.

"Is that so?" Yang Rui responded vaguely, but his following words kept the British vigilant, "There is still hope for our country, that is, I hope and will try to preserve a decent place for the Ottoman Empire." ”

"What? Why? "Lloyd's. George was taken aback. China's sphere of influence is only in northern Persia, and it does not want to reach out to the Ottomans, who should not be reached. "Your Excellency, the Ottoman question is not within our previous consensus."

"Of course I understand that. I am not making this argument for Baghdad, I am simply out of solidarity among the yellow race. China, Persia, and the Ottomans were all ancient empires, but they have fallen in decline in modern times. It is also a monarchy, and considering that Russia has been effectively ruled by the Bolsheviks. Turkey's position is also extremely important, and I think it would be beneficial for everyone to leave a decent place for the Ottoman Empire. Yang Rui said.

"Russia was ruled by the Bolsheviks, and China had a great deal of responsibility." Lloyd's. George said. Although Dunkini won victories on the Black Sea coast and in the North Caucasus, Kolchak in Siberia was in danger of annihilation, all because of the border peace treaty between China and the Bolsheviks, the sale of weapons and the support of food.

"The Bolsheviks did not originate in China, nor did China finance them to return to Russia to make trouble and gain power. If it weren't for the fact that the Entente had hoped that the Russian generals would overthrow the Tsar, the situation in Russia would not have been much worse than it is now. Yang Rui said. Later intelligence revealed that the reason why the Tsar was abandoned by the generals was entirely the work of the Entente.

"But at that time the tsar was negotiating peace with the Germans and preparing for an armistice!" The British said resentfully. "He betrayed the previous covenant, and we can only do that."

"It's the same with China, since it borders Russia, it must sign a new border treaty with Russia." Yang Rui said.

"But why not with the Provisional Government?" Lloyd's. George asked.

"Because the army of the Provisional Government is incapable of fighting, they are bound to fail." Yang Rui began to quibble, "Who would have thought that the Germans would surrender like this, China at that time simply did not have the funds to engage in a large-scale war with the Bolsheviks." Chose to negotiate peace with the Bolsheviks, and then buy the occupied land with grain. That's no way. ”

"But now that the war in Europe is over, China can join us in supporting the provisional government. I believe that the final return will be greater than what we have now, and it is very likely that all of Siberia will belong to China. "Lloyd's. George seduced.

"Siberia is too cold, the Chinese will be very unaccustomed to it." Yang Rui smiled.

"Britain supports China's acquisition of the North Caucasus, where not only the land is fertile, but also the Baku oil fields." Lloyd's. George didn't give up, "As long as you own the oil fields there." China will no longer be able to import oil in the future. ”

"The problem is that there are so many people there that Chinese farmers simply can't find a field to cultivate. As for the oil ......, Your Excellency, why hasn't the Myanmar oil fields been licensed? Yang Rui led the conversation to Myanmar.

"Local ...... Ahem...... The local situation is complicated...... "Lloyd's. George coughed, then took another sip of his coffee. Praise: "I can't believe that the coffee here is actually good!" ”

The British talked about him left and right, but Yang Rui could only be silent, he believed that the British would still stir up the topic. Sure enough, Lloyd's who put down the cup. George said: "Your Excellency, Britain is not a dictatorship like Germany, we respect the interests and positions of the aborigines, whether they are white, yellow or black, all we really need is a business partner who is willing to trade and abides by the rules of trade, but this is not the case in Germany, nor is it the case with the French. Because of this, we can't be rude to the Burmese natives to accept the fact that the land under their feet is going to be sold to foreigners, so ......"

The British shirked it very simply, and he quickly turned back to the original topic: "What conditions do China need for China to be willing to send troops to help the Kolchak government?" According to the news, they will soon be finished. ”

"It was very difficult, first of all, the Inspectorate had agreed to a peace treaty with the Bolsheviks and insisted on non-interference in the Russian Revolution. You should not ask me what conditions I want, but help me think about how I can get the representatives of the Inspectorate to agree to send troops to help the Kolchak government. Yang Rui replied, and then he also changed the subject back, "Our country is not out of interest, but out of sympathy, and I hope that your country can retain a decent place for the Ottoman Empire, otherwise they will fall to the Bolsheviks." ”

"Are you sure?" Lloyd's. George originally disagreed with Yang Rui's sympathy, but he was a little worried when he made it clear that Turkey would fall to the Bolsheviks. Judging from the MI6 report, the Chinese have always had accurate intelligence. (To be continued......)