The journey starts from the Titanic

Since knowing the identity of Alan Dulles, Situ Nan deliberately went to befriend each other.His enthusiasm seemed to Alan Dulles to be unassuming and worthy of being intersected.

Don’t look at this Alan Dulles who looks slippery and a bit bad, but he will become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the future, become the largest spy leader in the United States, and fight the Soviet KGB hard to separate. Naturally, people cannot be underestimated.In the "history" that Situ Nan was familiar with, when Alan Dulles passed away, someone said half-jokingly and half-seriously that if the angels let Alan Dulles get into heaven, he would definitely kill him. A group of angels even murdered several great gods and his brother John Dulles. It is not to be underestimated. Later, he became Eisenhower's secretary of state, a representative figure in the American diplomatic circle after World War II, and has long dominated American foreign policy.The eldest brother advocates the "cold war", the younger brother is keen on secret warfare; the elder brother likes to show off his strength and use bombs to overwhelm people, and the younger brother pays attention to intelligence, trying to give people a blow.The Dulles brothers are completely different in the world, but they have reached the pinnacle of their careers. Therefore, in the history familiar to Situ Nan, the Dulles brothers are known to everyone.

This is something.But now the fledgling Dulles brothers do not have much reputation, and they need their uncle Lansing to be behind them.Networking needs to be managed, and fate is more important than personal care. Of course, Situ Nan will not miss investing in the Dulles Brothers.Therefore, when we first met, we were deeply impressed with each other.

After Lansing took Alan Dulles away, Situ Nan couldn't help asking Gu Weijun: "How is it?"

"It's still hard to say. Lansing is an old fox, but like you said. He can't stand up and support us. Now the major decision-making power in the United States is in the hands of Wilson and his assistant Edward? Mandel? House, Lansing has been emptied. Originally, Britain and France opposed us, and now that Wilson also wants to make concessions to Japan, this time...

Hey, taking advantage of reason is really fucking awkward!"Gu Weijun said angrily. He obviously tried his best, but the result was disappointing.

"Yes! There is no free lunch in the world. If you don't have the strength, no matter how much you pay, you won't get enough returns."

Situ Nan couldn't help sighing, he immediately felt that he was too pessimistic, and then comforted Gu Weijun: "The setback is only temporary. The defeat of the Paris Peace Conference this time may also be a good thing. Maybe it will make more people wake up. Shaochuan, even if things happen unexpectedly, you must stick to it, and you must not do silly things. The big deal is not to sign, otherwise you are even more ashamed than Li Hongzhang!"

Situ Nan looked at Gu Weijun sternly.Although he can trust the other person's character, he is afraid that he can't stand the pressure from above and do things that he cannot regret.

Gu Weijun nodded solemnly.

Since Situ Nan was not far from Gu Weijun's residence, Situ Nan personally drove Gu Weijun back.At Gu's residence, Situ Nan met another young official named Wang Geng.

"This is Colonel Wang Geng, the military attache of our embassy. He is also a student in the United States. He graduated from Tsinghua University and studied at the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and Princeton University. After graduating from the West Point Military Academy, he returned to China and joined the Department of the Army."

Gu Weijun pointed to a very heroic military officer and introduced, "This is Mr. Situ Nan, a wealthy overseas Chinese businessman in the United States. Mr. Situ is my friend and just helped me a lot."

Tsinghua University, Michigan, Columbia, Princeton, West Point?What a Wang Geng!It's really "red and special"!

Situ Nan couldn't help but value Wang Geng a little bit, thinking that this guy's resume is so dazzling, no wonder how young he can be a colonel.

However, thinking that the non-commissioned officers studying in the United States were not easy to mix with in the Beiyang government, and only Huang Luzhe was popular in the later National Government. It is estimated that Wang Geng's potential will not be too great, which is a pity.It would be great if we could join Nanyang's plan, but this is not realistic.

"Hello! Mr. Situ!" Wang Geng's handshake was strong.

While Situ Nan felt unreasonably worried about the other side, it was a pity that he also admired Wang Geng's temperament.The bravery of the soldiers and the elegance of the intellectuals are concentrated on the proud man in front of him, which is really rare.

"Mr. Wang is really extraordinary!" Situ Nan praised, and couldn't help but gossiping: "Mr. Wang should be a lot of girls fascinated by men?"

"Of course. The lady in Beijing hasn't heard of Wang Geng's name in the past?" Gu Weijun laughed loudly, slightly removing the weight of his heart.

"Shaochuan, don't make fun of me. I'm just an errand runner, what name can I make?" Wang Geng smiled lightly.

Situ Nan was in good spirits, so he stayed with Gu Weijun and continued to do it for a while, and had a polite conversation with Wang Geng, and did not go back until nine o'clock in the evening.

"What's the origin of that Situ Nan? It seems quite stylish!" Wang Geng asked Gu Weijun as he watched the disappearing car.

"A wealthy American businessman is quite energetic, and he can hire Secretary of State Lansing. I don't know the details." Gu Weijun shook his head.

"How about this?" Wang Geng asked in surprise. He didn't expect that Situ Nan, who was talking and laughing with himself just now, would be so difficult.

"Did you pay attention to his entourage? They are also graduates of business from a prestigious American university. Even the entourage is extraordinary, you know the mystery of this person. I once asked Situ Nan what business he did, and you know how he answered ?"

"How do you say?" Wang Geng asked.

"He said that he did all kinds of business. He started to engage in oil speculation, and after he developed, now his business is getting bigger and bigger. As for how big it is, it may be really big! The American oil merchants you know are generally very rich." Gu Weijun analyzed and added, "In any case, this person has no malice and is worth paying."...

"Wang Geng? Wang Geng? A talented student in the United States, a diplomatic attache, is he the one who was later put on a green hat by a beauty of the Republic of China, and was wronged by someone in the war with the Japanese to fornicate Wang Geng? Yes, it must be him, It should be right! But can such a person use it for himself?" Situ Nan muttered to himself.

In just one day, I was able to meet so many celebrities. It seems that after the local position is raised to a certain level, the circle will be so big.Situ Nan thought to himself.

Chapter 18 Opposition in Europe

Although Situ Nan didn't want to, he had already begun to intervene in political events like the Paris Peace Conference.Situ Nan kept in touch with Alan Dulles and got to know another Dulles brother-John Dulles through Alan Dulles.

It is a pity that the Lansing Secretary of State and Wilson, who were friendly with Stuart, have been abandoned by Wilson after they had disagreements. They have nothing to say about major foreign affairs and can only be responsible for some trivial tasks.

In this way, Situ Nan disliked Wilson even more. Whether emotionally or in reality, Situ Nan's dislike for Wilson had accumulated to a certain extent.He decided to put some pressure on Wilson.

Not only Stuart, but the Republicans in the United States also hate Wilson more and more. This involves not only partisan disputes, but also economic interests.Although the war is over, the taxation policy in the United States has not yet returned to the policy level, which makes more and more big businessmen dissatisfied.But at this time Wilson, who was obsessed with the Paris Peace Conference, was bent on establishing the League of Nations, instead of caring much about domestic affairs.

There have been voices in the United States calling for the White House to focus its work on the domestic economy instead of continuing to struggle with Europeans.Well, the traditional isolationism in the United States is beginning to rise.When the smoke of war gradually dissipated, the Americans began to no longer pay attention to outside affairs, and just wanted to enjoy a good life in America.

Contrary to conservative isolationism, a large number of progressives in the United States believe that the United States should spread and maintain democracy and freedom throughout the world, maintain fairness and justice, and establish a new international order.

Progressive ideology was widely disseminated during the war. The US government was propagating to American people to defeat the brutal German Empire and safeguard democracy and freedom.Many American volunteers took the initiative to go to Europe to fight against these ideals.

Both isolationism and progressivism began to criticize Wilson.Like a bomb, on May 1st International Labor Day, several major American newspapers unanimously criticized Wilson, believing that the White House should not sacrifice China's interests to satisfy Japan's appetite, which is not good for the United States.

"The New York Times" commented: "... Obviously, Wilson can't distinguish the focus of work. The president's primary task at the Paris Peace Conference is to confirm the signing of the treaty with Germany and implement the results of our United States, but is busy building His ideal League of Nations...Personally, he is not optimistic about the president's actions, and Wilshin's idealism will be played with applause by scheming Europeans! Like...a clown!"

After the authoritative Eastern newspaper "The New York Times" published a criticism of Wilson's foreign policy, the "Los Angeles Times" in the west was unwilling to do so, and unabashedly satirized Wilson as a hypocrite—"As we all know, the Paris Peace Conference will determine the future. In the international situation for decades, in this spoils-sharing conference, all countries have done their best for their own interests and deliberated, and there are private exchange agreements in various aspects. In this dirty spoils-sharing conference, there is a gentleman's words, It is our President Wilson.

As we all know, since the fourteen-point principle was put forward, Wilson has always wanted to establish a League of Nations to maintain world order.But unfortunately, when the Japanese threatened Wilson with the launch of the League of Nations, our president cowardly compromised and tried to satisfy Japan’s ambitions by using China’s Shandong...Here, I want to ask Wilson, when the sacrifice is weak When the interests of the country (even if it is a victorious country) are used to satisfy the interests of other countries, doesn't this violate the fourteen-point principle you have pursued with all your heart?Once this example is opened, what impartial authority is there for the League of Nations that violates even the most basic principles?"

These two important newspapers represent the mainstream media in the United States, with a combined circulation of more than one million. Now they all criticize Wilson’s foreign policy. Like a blockbuster, they have attracted the attention of countless people and aroused in the United States. A strong concern.Republican lawmakers have also appeared on the stage, and many forces suppressed in the war have also shown their existence.

"Wilson's connivance is not to maintain peace, but to create war..." a peaceful person said.

"We can't abandon China. This will hurt our trade. If the United States cannot show its presence in China, the Chinese market will be gradually occupied by the Japanese..." an economist said.

"Wilson? He is just staying, being played around by the British and French. He lacks diplomatic experience. In fact, he should choose a more experienced person to be the president. Citizens, please vote for me!" Ambitious local councillors did not forget to remind everyone of his existence....

Suddenly a lot of criticism came from the United States. This made Woodrow in Paris?Wilson was depressed for a while, and it would undoubtedly be broken that the mood that had just been stretched out.

He just had a close talk with the Japanese delegation, but he did not expect to receive a guarantee from the Japanese to join the League of Nations and soon received widespread domestic doubts.

"What's going on? The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Republicans all jumped out? This must be a conspiracy!" Wilson growled.

Standing in front of him is his current diplomatic assistant House. After Lansing was abandoned, the major policies of the US delegation came from Wilson himself and his assistant House.

"I don't know much about this. But now this matter is making a lot of noise. There are large-scale oppositions in China. I think this is not just a certain congressman, but also the consortium behind it. Don't they always want to change the tax policy? Maybe it's because they are putting pressure on us." House said with a frown.

"Yeah. It's very possible. Those greedy guys. It's not enough to make war money, and they want to continue exploiting Americans." Wilson nodded, and then ordered: "You can look up about the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Situation, see who is behind them?"

Wilson was a little surprised. Why did the two newspapers that had never dealt with it so much aimed at him at the same time?

He picked up the "Los Angeles Times" and read: "Isn't this a violation of the 14-point principle to sacrifice weak countries to satisfy the interests of other countries?"

When Wilson hit by this sentence, he murmured: Am I really doing something wrong?Now that Peking has accepted the Japanese terms, and Britain and France are also on the side of Japan, why should I go to help them?

Do not!The most important thing now is to establish the League of Nations and establish an organization that can maintain world order so that it will not cause another world war!Correct!I should stick to it!

Thinking of this, Wilson's eyes became firm again.

The sudden large-scale criticism from the United States not only reached Wilson's ears for the first time, but also attracted Gu Weijun's attention.He said excitedly in the Chinese consulate: "Everyone, there is good news from the United States. The United States criticizes Wilson's foreign policy. Although it is not completely biased against us, this is a good signal. I think Wilson is now facing tremendous pressure. We have continued to seek help from the United States."

"I don't think Wilson will change so easily. Even if Wilson is willing, it is impossible for us to stand up for us under the union of Britain, France and Japan." Southern Representative Wang Zhengting analyzed.

"In short, there is a glimmer of hope that we can't give up. Shaochuan, you will continue to contact the Americans after the meeting!" Lu Zhengxiang, who was sitting in the center, swept the remaining four people seriously, and said gravely: "I just talked to the State Council. On the call, the above instructions are to sign an agreement to return to China as soon as possible. What do you think?"