On January 27, the 11th year of the Republic of China, the Chinese New Year's Eve, Wang Maoru finished his official duties in the morning and announced that all of them would have a seven-day holiday, except for the Guards Regiment and the Secret Electricity Division, and that the Guards Regiment and the Secret Electricity Division would take turns after the New Year. Feng Yinbin's sister Feng Kaibin came to pick up her brother two days ago, and after coming to Beijing, she heard that the Bagua Building of the War Department was about to be built, so she asked her brother Feng Yinbin to spend time with her.

Feng Yinbin was busy at the end of the year, so he asked the secretary Chen Bui to accompany her for a walk, it didn't matter, the little girl seemed to have something in mind. Feng Yinbin is such a smart person, he immediately grounded his sister, did not allow her to go out again, and drove directly from Beijing to his hometown in Zhili Hejian as soon as he was on vacation.

During the Chinese New Year, every family gave up firecrackers, Wang Maoru is also a family reunion today, the stubborn Tang Baoqi also came to Beijing with his children, Tang Shaoyi went to the United States this year, otherwise she will definitely spend this year with her father, Wang Maoru begged in every possible way to come to the family reunion. And the Russian princess Tatyana next door also brought her son Zongbao (Andrei) here to accompany Wang Maoru for the New Year.

In fact, in the eyes of outsiders, Wang Maoru really enjoys the blessings of Qi people, seven wives plus a flower-like godsister Misaki, each of the eight women is like a flower-like jade, just in terms of appearance, maybe Tang Baoqi is not as good as others, but everyone knows that Wang Maoru actually cares about Tang Baoqi the most.

Tang Baoqi's temperament is special, only Ulan Tuya and Zhu Songyun can talk to her, Ulan Tuya has a lot of thoughts, as the eldest lady, she must be able to control everyone, the so-called grace and power are equally important. And Tang Baoqi and Zhu Songyun have known each other for a long time, and they were both celebrities in the capital at the beginning, but they didn't expect to marry Wang Maoru now. That Tang Baoqi and Yuzhuo couldn't see each other the most. Although there was no exchange of words, when their eyes met, it was like two martial arts masters clash with steel swords, which made Wang Maoru depressed. As for Tajiyana, it was not that no one chatted, she and Misaki chatted together, and the two seemed to be very happy with European court music, so they chatted about music in Chinese.

Now when everyone is happy, only the fourth lady Zhiya looks a little sad. Sitting in the corner and seemingly thinking about something, Wang Maoru sat next to her and asked, "Why don't you go and play cards?" Zhiya sighed, and Wang Maoru said: "I will visit after the year." You're going back to Japan, this is the first time you've been back in Japan in four years, and you're even more scared of home? ”

Zhiya suddenly said, "Xiusheng, can you not go to Japan?" ”

"What's wrong?" Wang Maoru said.

Zhiya said, "Originally, as your wife. I can't interfere with your work. But you must know that since I have been with you, I have personally experienced the many assassinations you have suffered, which more or less have the meaning of the Japanese military department. Don't tell me how I know, I'm a woman, but not a stupid woman. ”

Wang Maoru said: "You are indeed a smart woman, just for me and this family." A lot was sacrificed. ”

Zhiya said, "So, Xiusheng. I beg you, don't go to Japan, and I won't go back. If you are assassinated in Japan and something happens to you, I don't want to live anymore, Zongfu and I can't live without you. ”

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "Don't worry, I was invited by the Japanese imperial family and the cabinet to visit Japan on official business, and it will be fine." ”

Zhiya immediately said: "No, Xiusheng, you don't know Japan, in Japan, the military enjoys privileges, and sometimes the military can act directly around the government. ”

Wang Maoru was surprised: "How do you know?" ”

Zhiya smiled bitterly: "Xiusheng, you forgot, this is all described in your book "The Rise of Great Powers: Japan Chapter Meiji Restoration", and all Japanese people agree with your opinion. ”

Wang Maoru patted his head and smiled: "I forgot, hehe, if it wasn't for Zhiya you to remind me, I would have forgotten, alas, for so many years." ”

Zhiya pleaded: "So, Xiusheng, you find a reason, find a random reason, prevaricate, don't go to Japan." ”

Wang Maoru sighed, smiled bitterly, stroked Zhiya's hair and explained, "I'm not going to Japan? What does it mean for me not to go to Japan, you know, Zhiya? ”

Zhiya shook her head, and Wang Maoru continued: "As a representative of the Chinese people, I dare not visit Japan because I am afraid, and I dare not accept the invitation of the Japanese royal family to visit Japan, which is a resounding slap in the face to China." What foreigners think of me, how Chinese people think of me, how do they view the military? will be the courage of the army, everyone is not stupid, you think of a woman, how can others not think of it? Zhiya, I know your concerns, but I can't retreat, and once I retreat, it will be difficult for others to obey me. Prestige is such a thing, it's easy to break, it's too hard to establish, and it took me ten years to shape a kind of jīngshén, but it only takes a day to destroy it. ”

Zhiya thought for a while and understood a little, and sighed helplessly, power and politics can only be understood by people in the whirlpool.

Outside, firecrackers rang out, and someone shouted in the street: "New Year's Day!" Firecrackers! Several children immediately jumped up excitedly when they heard the business, Wang Maoru also stood up, looked at the time, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and immediately shouted: "Sons, go with your father to set off the cannons." ”

"Good! All right! Suddenly several children shouted, Zong Ding had already dressed, Zong Fu followed him like a fart, Cai Wei wanted to go to the gun, but was pressed by her mother Yuzhuo to her side, pouting and seemed to be angry, making the adults around laugh, the five-year-old Zong Ou was also dressed with all hands and feet, and the chubby Zong Ze obviously couldn't put on his own clothes, and he had to be helped by the maid to dress up, and Zong Bao (Andre) Although he was young, he was the most happy, shouting: "Wait for me, wait for me, Don't leave me alone, wait for me for a while. "This little guy is good, he has been in Beijing for half a year, and he has not only learned Chinese, but also learned Beijing swearing. Wang Maoru hurriedly dragged him over, and scolded him with a slashing head and face, so frightened that Zong Bao didn't dare to swear anymore, with tears in his eyes, Wang Maoru let him go when he saw that he was pitiful. Tajiyana looked at the father and son from a distance, and seemed very happy, Zongbao lacked father's love and even less father's teaching, she was really a little worried, and she was happy to see that their father and son could get along like this.

In the sound of firecrackers in table tennis, the year of Renxu has arrived, Wang Maoru put firecrackers, and his eyes flashed all kinds of the past year, this year is a crazy year. When Wang Maoru was not fully prepared, the country was completely unified, Sun Liwen became the president, etc., and a series of things happened that caught him off guard and trembled. People are pushed by pressure, and it is precisely because of the pressure of the Republic of China for ten years that he has achieved today's status.

A salute sounded, illuminating the entire sky, it turned out to be Zong Ding's order, only to see him with a few younger brothers laughing on the side, saying, "Tomorrow night, put a bigger one." ”

Wang Maoru looked at his children with a smile, and his heart couldn't help but feel relaxed, but he suddenly thought of Ulan Tuya's unborn child and Master Nalan's prophecy, which made him feel depressed all of a sudden, can't life really be perfect?

On the first day of work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Maoru got a piece of good news. The representatives of the Chinese workers in New York reached an agreement with the Czech Skoda Arsenal to entrust Skoda to be the European manufacturer of China's Type 20 light machine guns and sell them to Central and Eastern Europe and other countries. However, Skoda named its model the SK20 light machine gun, and at the same time the Czech Brno State Arsenal found that the ZB series light machine gun they developed had many similarities with the SK20 light machine gun, and the Chinese design was more mature. In order to avoid the suspicion of plagiarism, the Brno Arsenal had to send someone to find the first fire dealer to negotiate the purchase of patented technology. Naturally, the patented technology cannot be sold, but it can be allowed to cooperate in production, China produces technology, Brno produces, and 20% of the patent fee must be paid for each ZB series light machine gun sold. (Patent fees seem to be ridiculed in China, Europeans pay back patent fees, the brain is broken, but in Europe and the Beiyang Republic, the concept of patent fees is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.) Ten years of catastrophe, the destruction of the four old, the destruction of many good things and even the international norms. ）

Founded in 1885 as a workshop for the production of bicycles, the word Skoda means slave in Czech, commemorating the enslavement of the Czech kingdom by the Austro-Hungarian Empire for nearly 100 years. Later, when the Czech Republic was founded, Skoda expanded its production and subsequently produced motorcycles, which was also a bold attempt by Skoda to enter the military market.

When the SK20 was a success in Europe, Skoda successfully recommended the gun to the Czech Ministry of Defense, and even led to the fact that the ZB series machine gun in Brno was almost abandoned. However, in the end, the Czech Supreme Commander ordered the Czech army to adopt the ZB series of weapons from the Brno Arsenal, artificially sabotaging one of Skoda's most successful commercial counterattacks.

However, Skoda was not discouraged, and they began to sell the SK20 light machine gun to neighboring countries, and even won the favor of the Greek government, and eventually Greece, Poland and Romania adopted the SK20 light machine gun. Of course, the Chinese workers with patented technology naturally make a lot of money.

Wang Maoru was naturally overjoyed by the entry of Chinese-designed weapons into Europe, which also made a good start to his trip to Japan. After that, the members of Wang Maoru's visit to Japan also came back one by one, and everyone discussed how to travel after arriving in Japan, and at the same time prepared gifts for the Japanese emperor and regent Hirohito. Of course, the endless assassination riots in Japan have also deeply worried the Chinese government, especially the officers of the Wehrmacht. But for the sake of this grand celebration, the Japanese imperial family assured the Chinese government that there would be no accidents. This time, the Japanese imperial family invited representatives from more than 30 countries, and it was also to strive for Japan's international status because of its internal and external troubles.