Chapter 265 Set sail again
In the dazzling white of the magnesium lamp, Rou Keyi, the plenipotentiary of the United States, the plenipotentiary of the United States, and Guan Mingtang, the Minister of Finance, the plenipotentiary of China's Political Axe, were in front of the case and signed the New Tariff Treaty between China and the United States.
When the two signed, the representatives of the Chinese side in the room stared at them with breath, and they were even afraid that their breathing would destroy the sacredness of this moment!
Perhaps only this word can describe the Sino-US New Tariff Treaty, which is the first equal treaty signed by China and the great powers since the Sino-British Jiangning Treaty. In this treaty, the United States recognizes the abolition of unequal agreement tariffs, and China's political axe has the right to be completely autonomous. Although out of caution, it is written in the treaty at the request of the United States that "the treatment enjoyed in the other territory should be no different from the treatment of other countries." For China, this is the first relatively equal treaty signed by China in decades, and it is also the beginning of the revision of the new treaty.
Until the exchange of treaties and printing, when the two hands shook hands, the palms sounded like thunder. After ten days of negotiations, China got the tariff autonomy it needed, although this was only a country.
"... The Chinese people are happy to see the fact that the United States is the first country to respond in good faith to the revision policy of the ruling axe treaty. This frank cooperation between the American political axe and the people and the Chinese political axe and people will not only build the traditional friendship between the two countries on a more consolidated and noble basis, but also be conducive to world peace..."
At the celebration party, Guan Mingtang, as the host, gave an enthusiastic speech in fluent American English.
"...May the friendship between China and the United States last forever! May China and the United States work together to create a new era in the Pacific Ocean!"
At this time, he held the champagne glass in his right hand and raised it high.
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
"Ding!"
In the crisp sound of the glass bottle, applause sounded in the conference room of Beiping Hotel. The celebration party was attended by not only members of the delegations of China and the United States, but also well-known businessmen of the two countries in Pingjin, as well as the envoys, counselors and their husbands from the embassies of Dongjiaomin Lane.
And in this applause, several people's faces were extremely ugly. Several Asians' faces and Yasuya Uchida's face would not have any smiles, and even the professional and false smiles of diplomats disappeared. This was especially true when he saw the smiling conversation between the Minister of Management and the British Minister Sacky.
When he saw those Chinese people with happy faces, he could imagine their pride.
"Your Excellency, look, that Chinese is very proud now!"
"They won't be proud for long. As long as a country persists, it is impossible for them to restore tariff autonomy!"
Uchida Yasuya replied coldly. When he saw the German minister Mu Ran, he quickly squeezed out a professional smile and walked towards him.
"It's too early to be happy!"
Shake the telegram from Peiping in his hand, and Chen Moran shook his head.
"This is just the beginning. There are 15 countries that have signed tariff agreements with us. Now it is just the consent of the United States. Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal In Spain, only a few of these 14 countries have expressed and are willing to negotiate with us on the new covenant! This is just the beginning!"
"In power, the United States took the lead in recognizing China's tariff autonomy in order to strive for diplomatic advantages over China. Other strong forces will not be willing to come to the United States. Britain has expressed its willingness to negotiate with us. Among these 13 countries, Japan is the most stubborn, but I believe that in the end, Japan has to follow the crowd. "."
Looking at the rule, Liang Dunyan has a lot more confidence than in the past. The success of the revision of the contract brought by the struggle has inspired his confidence in revising the new covenant.
"So in the next three years, that is, only the additional tax will be implemented without tax increase, we will definitely be able to reach an agreement with the other 13 countries. At this time, we have become isolated on the issue of tariffs and lack support. All we need is to borrow the unity of each country to force Japan to make concessions, and then say The Treaty of Commerce and Trade expires next year. According to Article 25 of the Treaty, if a country wants to repair it again, it shall be subject to ten years from the date of the exchange of the contract. After the expiration of the term, it must be changed within 6 months and change it as appropriate. If neither of the two countries has declared a change, the terms and taxes will still be handled as before. After ten years, they will be changed again, and they will be handled in this way in the future. Next year, I must change the contract whether I want it or not!"
Chen Moran, who smoked cigars, nodded. It is a policy to increase taxes in addition to no additional taxes within three years, which is also written into the new contract signed with the United States. As long as the tariff autonomy is regained, it is not your business to add it in the future.
"The British have loosened up. Let's talk to them. The reciprocity agreement cannot exceed three years. After three years, we will have to raise taxes!"
After spitting out a cigarette, Chen Moran was finally relieved. After all, the tariff issue has made a good start. As for the Japanese version, he has never considered the Japanese version from beginning to end. Even in his heart, he hopes that the Japanese version will be tough. The economic benefits obtained by the Japanese version through the rejection and delay of China's tariff autonomy are only short-lived. For the time being, but what will be left for a long time in the future is the hostility and distrust in the memory of the Chinese people, which is what they need. It is the real enemy of China. Unfortunately, they have not formed such a consensus from the ruling axe to the people. They are even obsessed with the so-called fantasy of "joining hand and prospering together".
To break this fantasy, I can only rely on myself to help! I hope the short-sighted little boy can stick to it. Thinking about it, Chen Moran looked at the time. It was already eleven o'clock in the evening. He stood up and stretched.
"Songsheng, thank you for your hard work these days. I'm going to Shanghai to pick up the ship! Give yourself a few days off!"
At this time, Chen Moran's face was full of smiles. They finally came back and returned to China without danger.
"Please convey your respect to your wife!"
After Liang Dunyan bowed, he just withdrew from the ruling study. At this time, Chen Moran's face had a silly smile on his face. Tomorrow! My wife and daughter will come back to me tomorrow!
The sea breeze blew in Wusongkou. Thirteen days ago, when the situation was suddenly tense, warships sailed into Wusongkou from the sea almost every day, but it was not Chinese warships that entered here, but from Qingdao, Weihaiwei, Hong Kong, Saigon, the Philippines and Singapore. The warships of Germany, Britain, France and the United States, ranging from thousands of tons of armored cruisers to as small as one or two thousand tons of cruisers, they came here to let the people in this land succumb to the pressure, but in the face of the threat of war, this land did not give in, but for the first time, achieving national unity.
"Only the whole country is in agreement, and we can go to the national disaster together, which is the only way to survive!"
In the face of deterrence, it will never compromise, but tit-for-for-tat mobilization of the army to prepare for the war. The people also paraded and donated to support the maintenance of the national rights of the political axe. In the end, the tense situation seemed to be imminent. With the withdrawal of the two meritarian ships from Shanghai one after another, the Shanghai Municipal Axe also proposed that the people hoped to participate. Watching the three [***] ships of Britain, France and Italy, and then Chinese naval officials went on the ship to visit, and the banquet between them made a seemingly imminent war disappear.
The Chinese took into account the face of Britain, France and other countries. After several dances, the great powers ended their visits. Those who should return to Hong Kong, Singapore returned to Hong Kong and Singapore, and those who should return to Saigon returned to Saigon. Everything was over.
It is not a victory. Although it is worth celebrating by the people, for the political axe, the night when the war was imminent in the past 13 days remained in everyone's hearts. Even the people who cheered for the "strong power of the country" felt ashamed of the "visit" of the [***] ship.
Today, the two sides of Wusongkou are crowded with people from Shanghai and even Jiangsu. Many of them came to the river with gongs and drums, and many of them climbed to the trees. They were waiting, and in the Wusong Fort, the naval artillery pulled the fire rope and waited for the last moment's order.
The reason why it is so lively here today is just because the two warships... go home! The two warships Zhenhai and Dinghai, which made the navy and the people want to see, went home.
The reason why the navy and the people look forward to it so much is that on the one hand, these two warships will be the starting point for China to re-enter the naval power and maintain the coastal defense. On the other hand, people use this way to express the ship. In the face of the threat of interception, they once vowed to coexist with the warship and never leave the ship's wife.
In the past 13 days, through newspapers and people's word of mouth, the Chinese have seen the courage and strength of this blonde "foreign woman".
"Never leave the ship and avoid outsiders. If you are intercepted, you will repay the country with death!"
Even the person who is most against her can't say anything now. At the same time, the newspaper found that the strength and affection in the words of the wife when she was opposed by outsiders when she was married to power made those who had been entangled with the wife's identity ashamed.
"Madam, the strange woman in the world! A model for all the people!"
Chinese people are always like this. When the reversal of public opinion changes, their views also change. They stand at the Wusong dock and look at the banners pulled by the people around them, such as "Welcome to your wife home". Chen Moran knew that Ji Li won the bet. When she bought the ship, what she won was only the acceptance of the people. And now she has won the recognition of the people with her life.
And do you have any other ideas about a woman who is willing to give everything for herself, or even her own life? Thinking of Liu Jingxuan outside Nanjing, Chen Moran felt guilty for the two people. He shook his head and sighed that people always had to make a choice.
Standing on the deck with her daughter in her arms, Ji Li's face was full of smiles. This smile was not only happiness, but also came from the relaxation in her heart.
"Qin'er, we're going home. Do you miss Dad?"
Looking at her daughter in her arms, Ji Li stroked her daughter's face from time to time. At this time, the whistle sounded. This was a merchant ship coming out of the mouth of the Yangtze River to pay tribute.
"Look... coming! Here we go!"
On the top of a big tree in Wu Qikou, a teenager pointed to the mouth of the Yangtze River and shouted loudly. The people below raised their toes one after another and looked at the mouth of the river with their hands on their eyes. They only saw a few faint strands of coal smoke. In this anxious waiting, finally, the figures of "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai" appeared in people's eyes. In the line.
The warship is getting closer and closer, and people can feel the size of the warship more and more.
"Is this Zhenhai?"
"It's much bigger than a foreigner's warship!"
"This is bought by my wife's soup!"
"The foreign devils don't dare to bully us anymore..."
Just as the welcoming people were there, sighing for the two ships of "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai", the gunfire suddenly sounded, and the Wusong Fort sounded a salute to welcome them home.
The fort was shrouded in gunpowder smoke, and the rumble of gunfire echoed in the air.
When the sound of the gun came, Ji Li saw her daughter holding her arms and opening her beautiful blue eyes inherited from her mother. She excitedly stretched out her hands in the direction of the fort. The sound of the gun did not scare her, but made her a little excited.
After the twenty-one salute of Wusong's fort was fired, Ji Li realized that the salute not only welcomed the two ships of "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai", but also welcomed herself.
When she was getting closer and closer to the dock and almost saw the figure standing in front of everyone, the jewel-like blue eyes flashed with tears of excitement, which blurred her eyes.
Chen Moran, standing on the dock, also came out to see Ji Li standing at the bow of the ship, and the daughter in Ji Li's arms. They are their own wives and daughters!
In the eyes of Ji Li of the navy "Zhenhai", there was only her husband, and Cheng Biguang and others were stunned by the grand welcome ceremony in front of them. They, including the crew members of the British and Germany, were stunned by the scene in front of them.
There are no less than 100,000 people on the Wusong wharf, all of whom are waving various banners. The deafening naval march echoed over the dock. Looking at the various slogans below, Cheng Biguang saw that half of them were slogans to welcome his wife, and the people's cheers were mostly to welcome his wife's return.
There is no doubt that at this moment, Cheng Biguang believes that his wife has paved the way for the position of queen with her strength and courage. In the cheers of all the people, Yang Du, who returned to China with the ship, put his shoulders on his shoulders. He clearly knew that his suggestion had become a joke. Originally, if he was in power, he would really marry two wives. Well, not only the lady appreciates herself, but also another queen in the future, but what about now?
Oh!
Yang Du couldn't help sighing at the grasp of fate. At this time, the warship had reached the port, and the gangway had been lowered. After the gangway was lowered, with the command of the honor guard, Ji Li, who was holding her daughter, slowly walked down the gangway.
Chen Moran, who quickly greeted his wife and daughter, looked at Ji Li when she was about to give her a hug, but she saw the daughter in her wife's arms and stretched out her hands.
"Dad...you have to..."
The voice of her daughter's unclear milk only made Chen Moran's eyes hot.
At this time, Ji Li had already jumped into his arms with her daughter in her arms, and tears flowed from Ji Li's eyes.
At this time, there were not many words, only a trace of guilt and the comfort of the safe return of the wife and daughter. When holding the wife and daughter, she gently patted her on the back and whispered in her ear.
"Okay, I'm going home... Let's go home!"
The people on the dock were stunned by this scene, which subverted their consciousness, while the reporters were around, photographing the family hugging on the dock with cameras. Gradually, these etiquette-abiding Chinese people seemed to understand the family.
Zhang Zhidong, who was standing next to him, coughed softly to remind the ruler and his wife. After all, their behavior was discordant. He didn't want to see his wife just won the hearts of the people and was criticized by the "excessive" behavior.
Listening to Zhang Zhidong's cough, Chen Moran let go of his wife and daughter, but stroked his daughter's face again. Cheng Biguang took a few steps forward and made a military salute.
"Zhenhai" and "Dinghai" ships return home safely, please be in charge!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
He just nodded. Chen Moran looked at the two warships. At this time, on the four gangway, sailors in British and German naval uniforms were disembark, and there were two square teams standing on the dock. These two thousand-person teams were carefully selected officers and soldiers by the navy, and Ye Zugui, the head of the navy, was the head of the team.
Looking at them, Chen Moran walked towards them.
When he came to power, Ye Zugui and Li Zheng's naval officers and soldiers made a military salute at the same time.
"All naval officers and soldiers, now the two ships of "Zhenhai" and "Dinghai" have returned to China safely. Go to live up to the name of the ship, control my coastal defense, and determine my sea border!"
"Please rest assured that we will live up to the expectations of the government and the people, and control our coastal defense and our sea borders!"
The majestic naval march sounded again. This naval march was copied by Chen Moran in the Soviet Union's "Guardian Naval March". In fact, in the past period of time, in the dead of night, Chen Moran always thought about the military music and emblem of the army, and even the name of the future army.
In the end, I took inspiration from the magazine and directly applied the "Glorious Guards", "Guards Cavalry March", "Guard Soldiers March" and "Guards Navy Marchs" in the computer. Even the military emblem quoted the Soviet Guards's military emblem. The difference is probably that the red flag turned into a tricolor flag. As for The red star has turned into a black Chinese-style vassal dragon, with the same "guard" written on the flag, and recently it is also considering awarding those troops the title of guard.
In the march, the navy officers and soldiers began to pick up the ship along the gangway. At this time, under the sun, the round copper core gold-wrapped angry dragon bow at the bow flashed with golden light in the sun. This is the bow coat of arms brought by Cheng Biguang and others from China. Although the angry dragon with teeth and claws is not big, it is reminding people that this dragon The fleet is about to set sail again.
(to be continued)