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When dealing with those students, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong with Li Mu and Rong Zengxiang. The positions are different and the conclusions are also different. Li Mu believes that they should be allowed to complete their studies so that even if they return to the Qing Dynasty, they can play a greater role. However, in Rong Zengxiang's view, since there is a problem with the training of students, they should correct the mistakes. Withdrawing students now will delay their future, but at least they will not cause more serious consequences. This is a blessing in disgrace.
In fact, even if Li Mu forced himself to stay, it might not be a good thing for those students. After the Qing Dynasty withdrew the students back to the country, he sent the first batch of 21 students to the Telecommunications Bureau to send telegrams. Among the second and third batches, 23 were retained by the Shipbuilding Bureau and the Shanghai Machinery Bureau, and the remaining 50 were placed in the navy's machine torpedo, mines, and telegrams.
On the surface, the Qing government's arrangements for these students did not play their due role at all, allowing Harvard University students to learn to send telegrams, even the United States did not have such luxury.
Fortunately, those students were not defeated by the cruelty of reality. Among them were the chief railway engineer, the president of the Republic of China, the president of the university, and the marshal. Even in the two naval battles between China and Japan, and China and France, seven international students who served the army showed their heroic performance and sacrificed their lives for the country.
Relatively speaking, Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun, who have been studying in the United States, are all the people. They have failed to leave their names in history. The rise and fall of the land in the Far East has no relationship with them anymore. This is the price of pursuing realizing their own value. When they value immediate interests, they also lose the possibility of greater achievements.
Of course, this may not be the case in this time and space. With the support of Li Mu, if Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun want to return to the Qing Dynasty after they are finished, Li Mu will certainly support it. Money and beauty can also be described as career and love. Although they are essentially the same, the latter is obviously much nobler than the former. Not only Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun, those Chinese who graduated from Springfield Institute of Technology. If anyone is willing to return to the Qing Dynasty, Li Mu will also support it, and even Yan Shun will return to the Qing Dynasty. In fact, Li Mu also supports it. After all, compared with the local governors of the Qing Empire, Li Mu believes more that these young people who have received new education have more infinite possibilities. After they graduate from school and work for a few years, they will accumulate some social experience, and the future of Chinese people should be in their hands.
It sounds unreliable to hand over the future of Chinese people to a group of banana people who are educated in the United States, but in the 19th century, when "returnees" turned into "turtles", the international students these days are still very reliable. No matter how bad the situation is, it will not be worse than in another time and space. Li Mu was mentally prepared.
Of course, there is no need to say these words to Rong Zengxiang. In Rong Zengxiang's view, Li Mu's idea must be a rebellious person, and even if he listens to it, it is a sin.
"Mr. Reim, if you don't hand over those two Qing citizens to us, then we will sue Washington and ask the justice of Washington to uphold justice for us. Everyone will not look good at the time." Rong Zengxiang is still a bit angry. If the normal way is not enough, then he might as well break up and make things worse. With Li Mu's power in the United States, although it is estimated that young children will inevitably be in a state of dirt when they go abroad to study, Li Mu's face will not look good at that time.
In order to increase the deterrence of the words, Rong Zengxiang also spoke carefully. The students became citizens of the Qing Dynasty, which at least occupied a certain degree of legality. No matter how you look at it, Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun left was an internal affairs of the Young Children's Studying Bureau, and Li Mu had no right to interfere.
"If you want to, you can try it. Maybe the Supreme Court will really preside over justice for you." Li Mu didn't want to talk nonsense to Rong Zengxiang, so he looked up at Mason. Mason immediately asked Rong Zengxiang to leave Li Mu's office.
Li Mu never is polite to those who threaten himself. People who go abroad to study abroad are probably used to being alone in their own land and do not understand the laws of the capitalist world. If the overseas school bureau really sues Li Mu and Junma Group, Li Mu will no longer estimate the incense. Maybe even if the overseas school bureau, no one can leave.
In fact, it is very simple to deal with the young children going abroad. Li Mu called Springfield and could not let the young children going abroad. Then he could take all the students away if he found any reason. As for the officials from the young children going abroad, those who should be deported and those who should be deported and those who should be legally responsible, the US government will not offend trust bosses like Li Mu for a group of foreigners. As for the justices who were highly anticipated by Rong Zengxiang, don’t be funny. There were officials in the Qing Dynasty to protect each other, and the United States also protected each other. Otherwise, no one would beat them. The law was formulated by the ruling class to manage the people, and not by the ruling class to restrain themselves. Can the prince really commit crimes with the people if he violated the law? Only the "people" are willing to believe this statement.
In fact, "willing to believe" is not "believe". Being willing to believe is just a wishful conjecture, and even they themselves know that it is not true.
"Do you want me to kill them? I don't mean to anyone. The braid on the back of his head really makes me disgusted. He is obviously a man, why should he dress up as a woman to disgust himself?" Mason felt very uncomfortable with Rong Zengxiang's words just now. Most people say such words in front of Li Mu will definitely not survive for three chapters. Because Rong Zengxiang is a Chinese, Mason asked Li Mu's consent, otherwise Mason would have done it just now.
"No, he dressed up like that, not his own will. You also know that the Chinese are now ruled by alien races. This is a means by the rulers to castrate the Chinese blood, whip the men, leave yin and yang heads, make men look like women, and then bind women's feet so that they can't even walk. It's just a means, just like we buy Indian skulls." Although Li Mu had cut off his braids, he still felt uncomfortable. The Qing rulers committed too much blood debt to the Han people, and they could fill Wenjin Pavilion by printing them into books.
In fact, to be honest, Li Mu has become increasingly weaker now. The Qing rulers have indeed made mistakes, so they paid the price later, and they paid the price in the way of the whole nation. The more cruel they were to the Han people when they entered the pass, the more cruel the Han people were to them after they took power. Before the Revolution of 1911, there were more than 1.03 million bannermen in Beiping, and only 2,000 people were left after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and only 6,000 people were left in the country. Some of them were indeed incognito and had no difference from the Han people in terms of customs, language, and culture. Even the surnames were changed to Han people's surnames, but a large number of people disappeared silently. The disappearance process of these people must be extremely cruel.
Li Mu doesn't want to evaluate the right or wrong of history. Li Mu is not qualified to evaluate it as an American. When Li Mu took the college entrance examination in the 20th century, some people took the initiative to change the nation into ethnic minorities in order to seek extra points. The Chinese Americans who donated money and materials during the War of Resistance Against Japan did not forget that they were Chinese. In the late Qing Dynasty, many Eight Banners children also lived at the bottom of society because of their family decline. They did not enjoy the blessing of being rulers, but they also paid the price for the mistakes made by their ancestors. They were all historical choices.
"Then they are so hateful. I began to understand why Leo wanted to return to Qing Dynasty." Mason and Yan Shun had a good relationship, and knew that Yan Shun was going to return to China.
"There is a question. If I want to use the resources of Junma Group to help Leo, what would you think as an American?" Li Mu suddenly wanted to ask Mason this question. Mason's answer may not be what Li Mu wanted, but Mason would definitely not betray Li Mu, so there is no need for Mason to lie to Li Mu.
"What do you think? The money of Junma Group is yours. You can use it as you want. Moreover, if you give Leo the money, isn't it an investment in Leo?" Mason was surprised. Li Mu's question seemed a bit stupid to Mason. Mason spent his own money. If anyone talked about it on this issue, Mason would punch each other.
That's right. Mason is indeed not very smart, but not smart people often solve problems in the simplest way.
Li Mu has considered too much. If Yan Shun is replaced by Lin Xianghai and Qing Dynasty is replaced by Luzon, then no matter what Li Mu does, it will make sense. Investment is to cast nets everywhere to focus on fishing. No matter how much Li Mu supports Yan Shun, as long as Li Mu can get enough returns in the future. Even Washington cannot interfere. In the 20th century, the US government has not made things difficult for those large enterprises that invest in the Republic. When needed, the US government will still help.
"You are right, Mason, it's because I'm too complicated to think about it." Li Mu finally found the direction, it's just an ordinary investment. If Li Mu is worried that Washington is worried, he can still pull Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan and others together. Washington may be worried about Li Mu, but he will definitely not worry about Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan. They have nothing to do with Chinese people.
Later, Li Mu asked Rockefeller to have dinner together and gave Rockefeller a shot first.
"Investing in the Qing Dynasty? It's very difficult. The Qing Dynasty is a self-sufficient social system. They basically have no demand for modern industrial products. In recent years, Standard Oil also wanted to open the Qing Dynasty market, but the effect was not very good. Compared with the total population of the Qing Dynasty, Standard Oil's annual sales are miserable. Every time I see their financial statements, I want to kill all the Standard Oil Far East Branch from top to bottom. Standard Oil's money earned in the Qing Dynasty has not made much money in France. How many people are there in the Qing Dynasty? How many people are there in France?" Rockefeller also talked about the Qing Dynasty. The purchasing power shown by the Qing Dynasty is not consistent with the total population. Of course, this may also be that Standard Oil's salesmen have not found the right way to open the Qing Dynasty market.
"The market is not calculated based on population. The largest sales of Standard Oil in the Qing Dynasty should be lamp oil. There is basically no market for this thing in the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty people are used to working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Rich and noble families prefer to use candles at night, while the poor people do not have the habit of lighting lamps. If Standard Oil wants to open the Qing Dynasty market, it must first cultivate the habit of using oil lamps in the Qing Dynasty. This is not an easy task." Li Mu is not optimistic about Standard Oil, but Junma Group should have good prospects in the Qing Dynasty, such as the luxury goods of Junma clothing.
Yes, if you want to make money, you still have to find a way to make money from the rich. The poor have no money at all, so naturally they have no ability to consume. Li Mu can be sure that the Qing people are rich and very rich, but it is not easy to make money from the Chinese people. The British found that they could not make money from the Qing countries, so they began to traffic opium into the Qing countries.
Li Mu's method was much more civilized than the British pirate group. The rich people in the Qing Dynasty may not need standard oil lamp oil, but they absolutely needed cars produced by Junma Automobile Factory and luxury goods produced by Junma Weapons. In a few years, they would even need the python pistols of Junma Weapons Company. Therefore, Junma Group's products have a very market prospect in the Qing Dynasty. If it weren't for Li Mu's blacklist of the Qing Empire, Li Mu would have opened the Junma Group branch all over the Qing Dynasty, making money would have been too simple.
"I don't know Chinese, and I don't want to understand. It's enough for you to understand. Aren't you developing the Qing market? I'll share the pressure from Washington." Rockefeller knew what Li Mu was worried about. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Mu rarely dealt with the Qing ambassador to the United States. This actually doesn't seem necessary for Rockefeller, but Rockefeller also doesn't need to remind Li Mu.
"You don't need to help me share the pressure on Washington. Do you think Arthur will set up obstacles for me? Definitely not. Arthur will also help me develop the Qing market, so if you want to join, then you will be responsible for the funds for developing the Qing market, otherwise you will do yours and I will do mine." Li Mu would not be fooled. Everyone would like to enjoy the success of his life. Li Mu would have given Rockefeller a great face.
"What a stingy!" Rockefeller looked up at Li Mu in surprise, and then vented his resentment on the steak on the plate in front of him. In fact, there was not much resentment. Rockefeller had no hope for taking Li Mu's advantage, so of course he couldn't say much disappointment.
"You are not too generous to go anywhere. I asked if we were wrong? At this time, shouldn't we be united in the public and find ways to make money from others?" Li Mu suddenly thought of a way to make money. If everything goes well, it would be no problem to make money from developing the Qing market. This method is even more money than to develop the Qing market.
Chapter completed!