Years of the Republic of China 1913

It can be said that Richard has gained a lot from the first meeting, which made Richard, who was complacent when he came here, very depressed.As a representative of the consortium and the government and a third-rate politician, Richard did not think there would be any difficulties in this trip to China when he set off from the United States. It is still not a powerful country in the world, at best it is at the same level as a second-rate country like Japan.

After such a war, according to some people in the United States, the Chinese economy may have reached the brink of collapse. The Chinese government will never reject the "friendly help" from the United States, not to mention that it is not just the American consortium behind it With the military and the secret support of the entire Western world, it is a breeze to complete this task under such circumstances.

Who would have thought that the first confrontation would be a mess, and the progress was not as smooth as he had imagined. It could even be said that China's reaction disappointed him to the extreme.After the meeting and returning to the temporarily collapsed Six Nations Hotel, Richard couldn't help but yell and curse, and even planned to send a telegram to the country, asking the United States to exert economic and diplomatic pressure on the Chinese government to force China to make concessions.

"It's not appropriate!" Unexpectedly, it was Eisenhower who raised objections on the spot. He clearly expressed his disapproval of Richard's actions, not to mention whether the country would agree to Richard's request. So what if he exerted pressure to force Fang Zida to make concessions?Judging from today's meeting, Eisenhower felt that Fang Zida was a very difficult person to deal with. Richard's approach is most likely to be counterproductive. It will only anger the Chinese, and it may make this matter worse. bad.

Eisenhower represented the military. Due to the outstanding performance of the Chinese National Defense Force in the Sino-Soviet War, the top US military officials were very interested in China.Now.Due to policy reasons, the status of the U.S. military within the U.S. government is declining day by day. The large-scale reduction of the military and the reduction of the number of officers have seriously affected the overall strength of the United States.As a representative of the military, Eisenhower was responsible for the important task of cooperating with the Chinese National Defense Forces in various aspects, especially the various new weapons of the Chinese.Such as: rocket launchers, napalm, aircraft, new tanks, etc... The U.S. military needs comprehensive cooperation in this area to gain some bargaining chips to negotiate with domestic politicians, thereby stabilizing the military's position.

From this point of view, Eisenhower's starting point and purpose are very different from Richard's. He doesn't care much about economic and political issues, but focuses on his own tasks.Once the Chinese Premier is angered, self-defeating and everything is over.

"This yellow-skinned monkey. Who does he think he is? The king of the world?" An angry Richard waved his hands, his face flushed: "He must be taught a lesson! Let him wake up and the world is what we white people say Forget it! Sanctions! Blockade! I don't believe this bastard won't back down!"

"Sir, please pay attention to your remarks! If you want to start a war, I have no objection, but please pay attention! The military will never support your behavior." Looking at jumping up and down like a clown Richard, Eisenhower poured cold water coldly, and at the same time cast his gaze on Marcos who had not spoken.

Marcos added appropriately: "Mr. Richard, please don't forget the purpose of our coming here. If you do this, you will not only benefit us. You will even lose the friendship with China." [

"You..." Richard didn't expect that his companions would veto his decision without their support.My own proposal will definitely not get domestic approval.The hands waving in the air could not help but stagnate, panting heavily, Richard stared at Marcos and the others, and finally let out his breath like a defeated rooster.

"Then what do you think we should do? This damned bastard! Are we really going to leave China empty-handed, and go to the snowy Russia to negotiate with the so-called empress?"

"Of course it's impossible. Even if we go, the Chinese must be dealt with first." Eisenhower shook his head and said, "The whole world is aware of the current situation in China and Russia. The only person who can make a decision is today when we meet this person. Only he nods in agreement, There is no doubt that the empress of Russia will cooperate." After a pause, Eisenhower turned his gaze to Marcos again, and asked after thinking for a while: "Mr. Marcos, as an old friend of the Prime Minister, can you pass How about a personal relationship? After all, the success of the negotiation is of great benefit to the United States, the consortium, and even your family and yourself."

Marcos thought for a while, and replied happily: "Of course there is no problem with private consultations. The Chinese are a nation that always pays attention to the friendship of friends, and the Chinese are also a nation with a good face. This point has been discussed with the Prime Minister for many years. However, gentlemen, I must first remind you that from my personal point of view, it may be impossible for the Prime Minister to fully accept our request. I think you also know that the proposed The requirements are too broad, and some aspects have seriously touched the interests of China. Although Mr. Fang is the prime minister of China, as he said, he is not the dictatorial Stalin, and some things cannot be completely decided."

Eisenhower nodded silently. In fact, he also understood that Marcos was right. This time the domestic asking price was too high.If these requirements and conditions are placed on the US government, no politician will agree, and they may even be angry about it.In fact, for Eisenhower, his main concern is only the military aspect, as long as the bottom line of the military is reached, he doesn’t care about the demands of financial groups and some politicians, let alone the British and French using the United States to provide China with Other exorbitant demands made by others will be ignored.

Marcos continued: "So I suggest that before private contact, we should adjust the current requirements, modify the conditions, and try to reach a limit acceptable to both parties, so that there is a possibility of success. Otherwise, for this matter I can do it too.”

Marcos shrugged and spread his hands.As soon as the words fell, Richard retorted angrily: "No! None of these conditions can be modified! We must not give in. It is impossible to make concessions to the Chinese! They must accept them all!"

Marcos stood up immediately and showed a helpless expression to Eisenhower: "Ike, since this is the case, I think I can go back to my room to pack my luggage. I don't think it will be useful to stay in China..."

"Please wait!" Eisenhower quickly got up to stop him, turned to Richard and said, "Sir, you can't represent the opinions of me and Mr. Marcos, let alone the opinions of the United States! As one of the three members, I suggest Report this matter and our suggestion to the country at the same time, let the country make a decision."

Richard opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. Next, Eisenhower personally drafted a telegram in the name of a military representative, and then invited Marcos to sign it. After reading it, Marcos took out a pen and signed it. He wrote, and then handed it to Richard.Richard glanced at it and was very dissatisfied with the above content, but since Eisenhower and Marcos had already made a decision, it would be useless for him to object, and finally Naidi also signed.

The transoceanic telegram was sent out quickly, and the reply from the United States was delivered to the three of them two days later.In view of the attitude of the Chinese government, after negotiations between the US government, the military and the consortium, they finally agreed to relax the requirements and re-negotiate with the Chinese.

After obtaining the domestic authorization, Eisenhower began to negotiate with Marcos and Richard to modify the content of the terms. Due to the different representatives and positions of the three, the memory of these amendments was not smooth. An unsatisfactory result.After the results came out, Marcos once again asked to meet Fang Zida in a private capacity.

This time the meeting was not at the State Council, but at Fang Zida's official residence. Fang Zida specially hosted a family banquet for his former partner alone. (to be continued...)