The First Warlord of the Republic of China

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spn Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, inside the US Embassy in China, the US Ambassador to China Rui Enshi looked at the protest document submitted by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs very puzzled.

"Your Excellency, China's request is already too much." Rui En said in a low voice to Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. In this protest, China not only asked the United States to abolish the

Robert Lansing shrugged and said: "If it were us in the United States, maybe we would do the same. But in contrast, if you can keep the Philippines by agreeing to the Chinese request, it is not impossible."

"But the American people will not agree." Wilson said full of doubts.

"We can but on partial request."

"Will this prevent China from launching an attack on the Philippines?" Wilson asked Robert Lansing, looking sideways.

"Uh... this, maybe not."

"Okay then! Let's do our best diplomatically!" Wilson said naively.

China's behavior is no longer a conspiracy, but an overt conspiracy.A conspiracy that puts the United States in a dilemma.

Rui Enshi soon received instructions from the US "government". Rui Enshi was a little puzzled by the instructions of the US "government". The US Secretary of State instructed him to agree to some of the demands, but the US could not make compensation to China.

So not long after Rui Enshi and Rui Enshi visited Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, but just after meeting, Lu Zhengxiang handed Rui Enshi a document.

"What is this?" Rui Enshi asked in confusion.

"This is from the [-]th century to the beginning of the [-]th century. The United States illegally detained Chinese citizens from China and brought them to the United States as piglets. The United States needs to compensate the Republic of China with a total of [-] million U.S. dollars." Lu Zhengxiang said seriously to Rui Enshi said.

"[-] million dollars! Are you Chinese crazy? What kind of piggy can be worth [-] million dollars?" Rui Enshi immediately jumped up from the ground.

"One of the piggies caught by you is the son of the governor. This piggy is very valuable first. In addition, after our citizens were captured by you and brought to the United States, you were forced to repair the railway. Under every railroad track, there is me The value of the labor of Chinese citizens, including interest, has far exceeded [-] million U.S. dollars." Lu Zhengxiang replied.

Before and after the Opium War, because colonialists such as Britain and Spain needed a large number of cheap labor to develop Nanyang (Southeast Asia), the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries also needed cheap labor to mine and build railways.At that time, the Qing Dynasty did not practice politics, the country was weak and the people were poor, and the poor in the southeast coast had little food and clothing, and urgently needed to find a way out.Guangdong is close to the sea, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, and it is convenient to go abroad. The colonists set up many "recruitment halls" (piggy halls) in Hong Kong and Macao, saying that "Gold Mountains are full of gold" and "Go to Jinshan Mountains if you want to get rich" are very tempting. ’, so that those who can’t wait to make a living are deceived, or are forced to sign a contract and sell themselves abroad by the minions of the "piggy house".This is like selling piglets, they never come back, so they are called "Chinese piggies".

The content of the "pigboy contract" includes the location of the application, the nature of the job, the wages, the daily working hours, the length of the contract, the amount of the appointment salary, etc. The honest and simple-minded poor believe it and put their fingerprints on the contract .However, the piggies are not sure whether this is written in the contract, because the contract is written in English, which they do not understand.In fact, the employer never fulfills the contract, and the contract is equal to waste paper. "Piggy" lives in a foreign country, lives under the fence of others, and is tightly controlled, but there is nothing he can do.Therefore, once you become a "pigboy", you will enter the [-]th level of hell and experience all the sufferings in the world.Finally, when the contract expires, the employer "forgives", and when he is free, he is already old and disabled and can do nothing.

In the past, foreigners bought piglets mostly in collusion with the Hui Party. The "piglets" who were abducted and robbed were first sent to inland guesthouses colluding with overseas piggyhouses, where they were treated like slaves.Most of them were "locked in the same wooden fence as the slave camp, with 10 to 12 people in a room, the inside was extremely dirty, each room was 120 by 24 feet, there was only a place to lie down, the roof was extremely low, the floor was covered with bamboo, ... almost They are all naked,...there are posters in English saying 'no entry for idlers' outside the door".There are party members taking turns guarding the surrounding area.The piglets imprisoned in the guest house were stripped of their clothes, and their chests were stamped with ps and other marks (, representing going to Cuba; p, going to Peru; s, going to Chaveni).

Today, there are still many enslaved Chinese piglets around the world.

"The rising Republic of China will not tolerate any country enslaving our citizens. The United States must not only compensate us for the loss of the Republic of China, but also release those enslaved Chinese workers. If you are unwilling to wake up to your own mistakes, then our Republic of China The soldiers will make the United States sober up." Lu Zhengxiang's words were already full of gunpowder.

"Our United States is not afraid of any threats. If you want to go to war, then we, the United States, can only accompany you." Rui Enshi said angrily, but diplomacy is never won by whoever has the loudest voice, Lu Zhengxiang Just smiled and didn't say anything.

Rui Enshi returned to the embassy angrily, and immediately reported the reasonable request of the Chinese "government" to the mainland. [

Robert Lansing immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. The rise of China is obviously determined to take away the US colony of the Philippines.

"It is impossible for the United States to agree to China's harsh compensation terms, but please also pay attention to your diplomatic attitude." Robert Lansing replied a telegram to Rui Enshi, expressing his dissatisfaction with Rui Enshi's diplomacy. attitude will lead to worse results.

Rui Enshi was aggrieved. He felt that it was inevitable that China and the United States would go to war. Taking a weak attitude at this time would be of no use at all.

But obviously the US "government" does not want to have a war with China at this time.

President Wilson hopes to temporarily stabilize China. When Britain and France withdraw their hands from the European war, they will make a comeback at that time, and the United States will no longer be fighting alone.

A war with China at this time will first affect the direction of whether the United States will participate in the European war, and disrupt the plans of the United States.

At the same time, the United States has no chance of winning in the Philippine battlefield.

After being accused by the Secretary of State, Rui Enshi had to humbly send a negotiating request to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"For humanitarian considerations, the United States can abolish the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the United States, release the Chinese laborers who signed the contract, and give them some compensation. But these must be done in private, and the amount of compensation should not be that much " Rui Enshi bargained with Lu Zhengxiang at the negotiating table.

"The U.S. 'government' must apologize," Lu Zhengxiang said.

"No problem, the U.S. "government" can apologize." Rui Enshi agreed very readily. The U.S. "government" can apologize, and apologize deeply, so as to reflect the democratic and open-mindedness of the United States to the world, and publicize this move as the "American "government" A big 'progress' for the government.

Therefore, the issue of apologizing can be eliminated in another way to eliminate the adverse effects, and it can also let the United States put on a show, so it is not difficult at all.

After hearing this, Lu Zhengxiang was stunned. He didn't expect the Yankee to agree to the request so readily, but these are not the most important.

Most importantly, China needs a just cause for war.

Therefore, this is a negotiation that is destined to be negotiated by law. Lu Zhengxiang came back to his senses and said with a smile: "The issue of the amount of compensation is changed by the law. The compensation of 5000 million US dollars is far less than that of our overseas Chinese in the United States. The loss is even more incomparable to the interests exploited by you in the United States."

"I'm sorry, it's impossible for the United States to pay such a price, and the "government" of the United States doesn't have that much money." Rui Enshi replied coldly.

"It's a pity that you, the United States, only have three days. On behalf of the Republic of China, I formally issued an ultimatum to the "government" of the United States. If the United States makes a satisfactory answer to the Republic of China within three days, then the United States will bear all the consequences." Lu Zhengxiang said A three-day ultimatum was issued to Reinshi.

"Are you really going to launch a premeditated war against the United States?" Rui Enshi's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

"We want to seek fairness and justice for our compatriots. If the war really comes, then we will represent justice to eliminate all evil." Lu Zhengxiang said with infinite brilliance, Rui Enshi suddenly had a kind of desire The urge to slap this guy to death.

But Rui Enshi knew that a slap in the face would have serious consequences.

"You'll regret it."

Rui Enshi had no choice but to throw down a harsh word, and then left the venue angrily.

A war is inevitable.

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