A table tennis Germany and a table tennis China have many commonalities in the world. If the two sides can sit down and negotiate seriously, they may be able to reach a win-win situation.

Sir Laurenson was a very German Junker aristocrat, having served as a captain in the European War, recovering from injuries in the second year of the European War, and then joining the German Army Staff Headquarters. After the defeat in Europe, Germany was allowed to have only 100,000 troops, and was not allowed to have heavy weapons, aircraft, tanks, naval cruisers, and battleships. Sir Laurentian retired from the army and returned to the countryside to become a minor nobleman. Then, out of the national interest of Germany, Laurentian took the initiative to apply for the Chinese consul and traveled thousands of miles to China to fight for the interests of Germany.

Laurentian is a military background, and his language is direct and sharp, so it is no wonder that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent him directly, when he speaks, he is simply ordering, not consulting with others, it can be said that this Laurentian is really not a qualified diplomat. When Laurentian met Wang Maoru, he wanted to show his proud side of the German, and also wanted to win over Wang Maoru, which made him almost split his personality.

Wang Maoru looked at his military rank and said, "I am the rank of general, and you are a major." ”

Lawrenson was stunned for a moment, saluted, and sat down after Wang Maoru returned the salute. After being defeated for the first round, Lawrenson said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency. ”

Wang Maoru said: "You are a soldier, I am also a soldier, let's be more direct, talk about your requirements, you are in contact with politicians, I am not." ”

"Your speech habits are as concise and direct as your speeches in Congress, and I think it has something to do with your upbringing in Europe," Laurenson said. I also like to be direct. Then I will briefly state China's request, that China hopes to restore diplomatic relations with China at the ambassadorial level, and hopes to restore China's rights in China before the European war. It is hoped that the Chinese government will return our property, real estate, and national consular jurisdiction. ”

Naturally, Laurenson's unreasonable demands did not receive a positive response from the Chinese government and Wang Maoru, and it was ridiculous that Germany after the war would attempt to restore the concession.

Wang Maoru flatly refused, he stood up and walked a few steps, and replied directly to Laurentian: "First. I am not the president, I can only assist you, but I have no right to decide on the administration of the country. We are not a military junta, do you admit that? Lawrenson nodded, and Wang Maoru said: "Second, your request is only reasonable for the first one. The rest is all unreasonable. The German Concession has been banned. The former German Concession has now become the French Concession, the British Concession and the Japanese Concession, and you should ask the French government, the British government and the Japanese government for it. In addition, during the European war, China did its best to protect the safety of the Germans, but the vast majority of Germany's interests in China were occupied by these three countries. As soon as Lawrentian was about to open his mouth, Wang Maoru continued: "I have a Jianyì, which is beneficial to both China and Germany. ”

Laurentian said, "You say." ”

Wang Maoru said: "Now there is an economic crisis in Germany. I've heard that an ounce of bread costs tens of millions of Deutsche marks, is there such a thing? ”

"Yes." Laurentian Road. "So you know."

Wang Maoru said: "I have a very complicated relationship with Germany, compared to the German military attache Babin Gayed, right? Former military attache of the German-occupied Qingdao Governor's Office and head of the Gongwei Regiment, he was ordered to stay in China, undermine Russian interests in China, and sow discord between China, Russia, and Japan. But then he stayed in China and became my staff assistant to help me recover the Eastern Railway. He was also the first director of education of my Yakeshi Military Academy, and he helped me establish the modern military academy system, which is a great credit. But he did the wrong thing, which was to assassinate me in front of the State Department when I was about to send troops to Europe, and his body was buried outside Beijing. Although he was assassinated by me, I did not resent him and built him a tomb with his epitaph: A pure German who served Germany all his life. ”

Laurentian said solemnly: "I did not know that there was such a man in the Far East who gave his life for Germany. ”

After the two remembered Babingayed for a while, Wang Maorujian said: "Because of the economic crisis in Germany, many professional soldiers and skilled workers, experts, scholars, and teachers are facing unemployment, Germany's factories are divided, Germany's mining industry is occupied, and millions of Germans are starving and cold. I want to finance Germany and I want it to become the most powerful country in Europe again. ”

Laurenson's eyes widened, has China grown to the point where it can fund other countries?

Wang Maoru said: "There is a saying in China that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, which means that it is better to teach others the skills of fishing. So I'm not trying to give Germany a lot of flour or a lot of money, because for Germans these problems can only solve problems for a few weeks or months. My way of helping is to hire people from all walks of life in Germany to work in China, and I can provide 100,000 jobs in Germany, and these 100,000 jobs can benefit 100,000 families in Germany, what do you think of this gift? ”

Laurentian stood up in surprise, and even his hands trembled a little, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and only said in a half-loud voice, "Thank you." ”

Wang Maoru said: "In addition to the 100,000 job opportunities, I also hope that German officials and military experts can go to China to continue to engage in military research. ”

"Scientific research?" Laurentian became alert, and at this moment, his cousin was like a hound, staring at Wang Maoru with blazing eyes.

Wang Maoru knew that this German was not easy to fool, so he simply did not deceive him, and said anything good to him, directly belittling Germany, and letting this person know that only China could help them. He immediately said: "Now your Germany is limited to only 100,000 troops, and even deprived the arsenal of the right to produce munitions. I don't want to say how insulting this is for a sovereign state, but now that the facts have been achieved, we can continue the German military industry in another way. The machines of your arsenal can be taken away, but your skilled workers are still there, your beliefs are still there, and the enemy can take away your qiē, but they can't take away the knowledge in your minds. Do you say yes, Sir Laurenson? ”

"You're right, but what do they get if they come to China? I think that their efforts should be proportional to their returns, and that Germany is a world leader in technology, so their remuneration must not be cheap. Laurenson cautiously replied that although Germany was a defeated country, they would not become an exporter of cheap labor for other countries.

Wang Maoru said: "Yes, I admit this, but first of all, I should point out that my country is still a backward country, and the problem that my country has to solve now is the problem of food, first of all, no one will starve to death." I am confident that under the leadership of the new president, the country's economy will be able to take off rapidly, and the country will solve the problem of food within four years. It is precisely because there are such and such problems in our country, therefore, when providing jobs to your country, perhaps the salary of experts in your country belongs to the high-paid class in China, but it cannot be compared with the United States, Britain, France and other countries. ”

"Yes, I admit the gap." Laurentian Road.

Wang Maoru laughed, walked over and held Lawrenson's hand, and said: "In this case, we have reached a consensus, look, the Chinese can also negotiate directly, but you have to find the right person." Haha, I am going to call this plan to save German industry and people's livelihood the 'Laurentian Plan', which will be completed by the representatives of our military department and Sir Laurenson, I don't know what Sir Laurenson wants? ”

"It's a great honor." The German also does not know what modesty and modesty are, especially to solve the problems of the lives of 100,000 German families, and he very much wants to be able to do something for his compatriots.

The day after talking with Wang Maoru and reaching an agreement, Mi Shaobai, director of logistics of the Ministry of National Defense, and Xu Youqian, military vice minister of the Ministry of National Defense, came to the Liuguo Hotel and had detailed discussions with Lawrenson. At the same time, Wang Maoru also found Acting Premier Tang Shaoyi and persuaded him to establish an ambassadorial relationship with Germany.

On August 23, the 10th year of the Republic of China, the government of the Republic of China issued a telegram to re-establish ambassadorial relations with Germany after the end of the European war, and re-established the German embassy in Dongjiamin Lane, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to send Wei Chengu, former secretary general of Tang Shaoyi's cabinet (the first cabinet) and a member of the Kuomintang, to represent China as the new Chinese ambassador to Germany. In order to increase his qualifications, Vice Foreign Minister Gu Weijun was willing to serve as the Chinese head of the Laurentian Plan, and after Wang Maoru considered it, he decided to support it, and Gu Weijun served as the post, and went to Germany by boat with Wei Chen's group to publicize the Laurentian Plan to the German government. Gu Weijun believes that with his influence in Europe, the Laurentian plan will be executed perfectly.

When the family of German Ambassador to China Laurensen arrived at the German Embassy, many Germans in China immediately went to the embassy to inquire about the safety of their relatives and friends in Germany. When they learned of the defeat of Germany and the signing of an unequal agreement, they expressed their indignation, saying that they would one day take revenge on the damned French and British. When they learned of the Laurentian plan, they expressed their support for the plan and made their own modest contribution to the difficult situation of Germany.

Under Laurenson's plan, a large number of Germans took their entire families on cruise ships hired by the Chinese government from Hamburg, Germany's largest port, to Far East China almost once a week. Laurenson's work plan was also supported by the Weimar Republic, who thanked the Chinese government for its generosity, and the Weimar Republic also stated that it would return all the cultural relics that Germany had retained from the Old Summer Palace in China during the Gengzi War, and completely renounce the Gengzi indemnity and consular jurisdiction in China. (To be continued.) )