The journey starts from the Titanic

"Master, they are here!" Lin Yimin smiled and picked up the basketball and threw it over.

"Well, let's sit for a while. There is still one short of it, and I will kill them!" After finishing speaking, Situ Nan dribbled the ball to the basket, and in a hurry, he was rewarded by Han Gang, who had been ambushing for a long time on the blue bottom. Hot Pot.

Situ Nan was also familiar with these bodyguards, so Han Gang and the others dared to let Situ Nan suffer.

After Situ Nan tried several misses, he lost interest.He saw the relish Dai Chuanxin next to him, and smiled: "You come for me!"

"Me?" Just when Dai Chuanxin was startled, Lin Yimin pushed him into the field.

"Go! Fight hard! You will get a prize if you perform well!" Lin Yimin encouraged.

When Mumudi Dai Chuanxin picked up the basketball nervously, he didn't know that his fate would be changed because of a basketball at this moment.

Chapter 12 Approaching Paris

"Mr. Zhang, I heard that you gave up the opportunity to study in the United States and came to the United States instead?"

Situ Nan sat down, wiped his sweat, and looked at Zhang Bangxian.A medium-sized man, a little thin, with a pair of gold-wire glasses, with clear eyes, combed with a split head, dressed as a typical Republican intellectual.

"I didn't think too much at the beginning. I thought it was a good income from doing translation. By the way, I also went to France to see it. I don't know how big the world is outside if I don't come out!" Zhang Bang first said with a little emotion.

His experience in France broadened his horizons. He visited major industrial areas in France and saw the power of the country's large industrial production after the mobilization of the entire nation.France alone is so good, let alone countries such as Britain, Germany and the United States, which are more powerful than France.Let these are incomparable domestically.

"It's okay to come out and take a look and recognize the gaps clearly so that you can work hard. Work hard! You can come to me if you have difficulties." Situ Nan encouraged.

With his outstanding performance in assisting the French side to manage the Chinese industrial camp, Zhang Bang first got the opportunity to attend university in France.This is what many people dream of, and it is also a reward for Zhang Bangxian's hard work.

Next, Situ Nan asked about the Huagong Camp, Zhang Bang first answered one by one. He now knows that Situ Nan is the sponsor behind the Huagong Camp when they sailed through Los Angeles, so he was very respectful to Situ Nan.

"I heard that Chinese workers are good at gambling in France, and gatherings for fights often happen?" Situ Nan asked suddenly.

"Yes. The workers are unfamiliar with the place in France, and they don’t speak the language. They will also participate in gambling if they gather together and have nothing to do. Mr. Situ Nan, you know, they are not well educated. As for prostitution, this is normal. There are many women living in France, they can only find foreigners, not only Chinese, but also Americans, British and Indians and blacks in their colonies. The workers are generous, so those French women are also flocking to them."

Having said this, Zhang Bang couldn't help but smile, thinking of a good memory.

"Workers are in a foreign country, they are speechless, they don’t know how to communicate, and sometimes it’s inevitable to be bullied. These workers are young and energetic young people with relatively high anger, and most of them come out of Shandong, where the people’s customs are strong, so they talk to black people. , Indian fights also happen from time to time." Zhang Bang first sighed.

The problem of Huagongying is more complicated, and it has its own reasons as well as external reasons.There are many problems that I don’t understand. The lack of communication leads to misunderstandings and disputes.

"What measures are you taking?" Situ Nan asked.

"The main thing is education. We have received many people's help. International students in Europe and the United States have joined. Li Jun from the French consulate, Shi Yixuan, Yan Yangchu, Lin Yutang, Jiang Tingfu, etc. also joined in later. Chinese workers' education is coming.

We have built a writing room, grocery store, speech hall, entertainment hall and other facilities in the Chinese Workers Service Center to enrich the spare-time life of the workers, to popularize the local French customs and knowledge of various ethnic groups, and to enhance the workers’ knowledge. Now, I have a fulfilling spare time, and naturally there are fewer fights.

Of course, the most important thing in the education of Chinese workers is patriotic education. We take classes with workers, spread the world trend, the future of the motherland, and unlock its wisdom... In short, there are a lot of troubles, but I think it is very meaningful, and all the hard work is worth it. ."

Zhang Bangxian smiled with satisfaction, looked at Lin Yimin next to him, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "A lot of our work is carried out smoothly with the help of the Chinese volunteer group. The Chinese volunteer group has contributed money and efforts, and sincerely serves the workers. We serve, and the workers are full of praise when they mention the volunteer group."

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang, you have done so many things. It's so wonderful!" Situ Nan nodded, looked at Zhang Bangxian with satisfaction, and asked: "By the way, what do you think of the prospects of China's peace meeting in Paris? "

Zhang Bang thought for a while, frowned and said: "Not very optimistic. Now Shandong is in the hands of the Japanese, and the Japanese are not good at talking. And our government is more easily controlled by others. Even if Anglo-American law does not want to see Japan become bigger, it may not be. We are willing to help us, so the situation is worrying! I heard that the Chinese diplomatic corps is now under double pressure at home and abroad. Hey, it's really an eventful time."

Zhang Bang first sighed.

"So Shandong gave the Japanese?" Situ Nan stared at Zhang Bangxian with a wink.

"Don't think about it! Shandong is ours, and the Japanese don't want to succeed!" Zhang Bangxian glared at Situ Nan with an angry expression. How could he cede his hometown to the Japanese?Wouldn't the hundreds of thousands of workers shed blood and sacrifice in vain?

He said firmly: "We will not succumb! Never! Even if the Japanese succeed for a while, we will stand up eventually."

"Very good! It is best to have such confidence and determination." Situ Nan clapped his hands and nodded secretly as he looked at the scholar who seemed to have tremendous ability in front of him.

It was the anger of these intellectuals that ignited the anger of the May Fourth Movement and gradually awakened a sleeping nation.

Sometimes things are not what you want, but never lose your confidence and don't give up your efforts to become stronger, then there will always be a day of success.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan flew to Paris, where a nation was torn open with bloody wounds. It was the pain in the heart that made people awaken!…

Zhang Bangxian's mood now calmed down.The domestic situation disappointed him, so when Nanyang Foundation invited him, he agreed without hesitation.Although the Nanyang Foundation did not quite meet his wishes, Zhang Bangxian decided to take a circuitous path and use another method to do something for this nation.

At the very least, let his poor villagers in Weihaiwei, Shandong create a way of life.In addition to breaking through Guandong, we can also go to Nanyang.

Well, the Yellow River has been diverted several times, and Shandong has suffered the most, and the disasters have continued, so the people who have no way to survive can only fight through the Guandong.In addition to going to the Guandong, some people went to work in the British colony of South Africa, so the people in the coastal areas of Shandong were not less determined to go abroad than Fujian and Guangdong.

Seeing Zhang Bangxian stunned, Situ Nan couldn't help asking, "Bangxian, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, nothing." Zhang Bang first came to his senses, and then said: "Mr. Situ has a lot of things today, otherwise Ah Xin can only go home crying." Zhang Bang first glanced at Dai Chuanxin on the basketball court.

"It's just a small effort." Situ Nan smiled, thinking that Dai Chuanxin actually thought of hiding the French girl in the quilt and bringing it back. It was really funny, a slick boy, although he looked tall and honest.

"Are there many things?" Situ Nan said again.

Zhang Bang thought for a while and replied: "It should be a lot. Now that the ratio of men to women in France is imbalanced, many workers are getting better with French women, but they either broke up or settled in France. Because the French government does not allow large-scale immigration of French women. Foreign. This is the first time I have seen someone like Ah Sing. Ha ha!"

"Then what about you?" Situ Nan suddenly said, Zhang Bangxian's face quickly turned red, and he did not utter a word for a long time.

"Haha!" Situ Nan couldn't help but feel very happy, thinking this exotic love is quite interesting.After a while, he asked again: "How is that young man?"

"When I was in the Chinese industrial camp, I dared to stand up for the workers. He was affectionate and righteous. He was very popular. He was flexible and learned things quickly. He is a filial son. I heard that there is an old mother in the family..."

Zhang Bang first told what he knew about Dai Chuanxin. He could see that Situ Nan had a good impression of Dai Chuanxin.

"Yeah. Not bad." Situ Nan said, thinking: People who love and filial piety are generally not bad people.

Situ Nan decided to take in Dai Chuanxin and Yilian temporarily.

After resting for half a day in Le Havre, in the afternoon, facing the bright spring, Situ Nan and the others changed the ferry and continued to Paris along the beautiful Seine River.

"Wow! Stoney, I saw the Eiffel Tower!" Laura said excitedly, pointing to the spire in the distance.

"Finally back to Paris, the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Versailles, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe...I have to go and see all of these. Are you okay, Stoney?" Laura took Situ Nan's hand , Began to imagine the two people walking on Xiangsheli Avenue.

"Of course! We will have a lot of time this time." Situ Nan replied with a smile.

There are too many places to go in Paris.No place in the world has as many monuments, art galleries, theaters, gardens, and cafes as Paris. It is full of artistic atmosphere and it is unparalleled.

Perhaps it is the softness of the Seine that has cultivated the romantic passion of the French?Situ Nan suddenly thought of this sentence.

Just like the dreamy Paris, no matter how the current situation changes, the French always play a unique role on the stage of a great power.

Now the heads of major powers have gathered in Paris, and France is playing the role of European hegemon.For the first time, there was also a large diplomatic mission gathered in Paris.

In the Chinese Consulate, a fierce debate is being staged.The meeting was attended by Beijing Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang, Minister Shi Zhaoji in the UK, Minister Gu Weijun in the United States, Minister Wei Chen in Belgium and Wang Zhengting in Guangzhou. These five people are the representatives of this diplomatic mission.

The Chinese diplomatic corps came to Paris happily, but from the very beginning, it was coldly treated by Britain, France and other countries and put forward eight hope conditions to the Paris Peace Conference:

Abolish the sphere of influence.