"Of course what you said is possible, but the committee has the ability to control the overall situation and will not let these come true." Deng Wenyi said with a smile.
Just as he was talking, an attendant came over and said to Deng Wenyi: "The commissioner is awake and needs to see Director Lu immediately."
"Well, let's go up." Deng Wenyi said.
The two of them followed the attendant back to the top floor. The entire Chinachem Hotel was now heavily guarded, and the top floor was even full of guards and attendants.
Fortunately, under the leadership of Deng Wenyi, Lu Ming was not questioned and checked, and went directly to the presidential suite.
Deng Wenyi went in first, and after a while he came out and said with a smile: "Commissioner and Madam, please come in."
Lu Ming stepped in and saw Mr. Jiang sitting on the sofa drinking water. Next to him sat a beautiful woman wearing a purple cheongsam.
"Reporting to the committee, Lu Ming came to report." Lu Ming stood at attention and saluted.
"You are Xiaolu, right? This is the first time we have met, but I have known you for a long time."
Before Mr. Jiang could speak, the woman next to him stood up and smiled.
"I've met Madam." Lu Ming bowed and saluted.
"You're welcome, come and sit here." Mrs. Jiang pointed to the single sofa on the side and said.
"Thank you, madam, I can just stand." Lu Ming straightened his back and said.
"I'll let you sit down. This is not an office. Just treat it as home." Mr. Jiang, who was always strict, said kindly at this time.
Lu Ming had no choice but to sit on the sofa next to Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, then opened the leather bag in his hand and took out Mr. Frank's telegram.
"Commissioner, this is the original telegram sent by Mr. Frank."
Mr. Jiang took it, looked at it carefully twice, and then handed it to Mrs. Jiang.
The original text of Mr. Frank's telegram was in English, but Lu Ming personally translated it into Chinese below.
After Mrs. Jiang read it once, she smiled and said: "Da Ling, this is timely. It is a pity that this telegram cannot be published in the newspaper."
Mr. Jiang also had a smile on his face: "Madam is right, I said Xiaolu is our lucky star. It seems that he may really knock on the door to the White House for us."
Lu Ming didn't dare to say anything. He couldn't say anything, so he just waited for Mr. Jiang to ask questions.
"Xiaolu, tell me what you think. Do you think the U.S. government will sincerely assist us?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"I think Mr. Roosevelt really wants to support China and help China become stronger again," Lu Ming said.
"Then why are they still selling oil, steel, rubber, rice and other strategic materials to Japan? If they didn't sell these strategic materials to Japan, the Japanese would not dare to treat us like this." Mr. Jiang said dissatisfied.
"Commissioner, the United States and our country have different types of political systems. They are commercial countries, and interests come first. We are a political country, and we must pay attention to politics in everything." Lu Ming explained.
"Don't the Americans know Japan's ambitions? Providing them with strategic materials is condoning their expansion." Mr. Jiang was very concerned about this, and his tone became harsh again.
"The sale of these strategic materials by the United States to Japan is also a commercial act. Unless the U.S. government really wants to sanction Japan, the U.S. government will not force those capitalists not to sell these materials for profit." Lu Ming continued to explain.
"Da Ling, didn't I explain it to you? The American system is different from ours, but you just can't understand it. Now that Xiaolu says this, you should understand it, right?" Mrs. Jiang said with a smile.
"I still can't understand. As president, Roosevelt couldn't control those capitalists. Is this still a country?" said Mr. Jiang.
"Commissioner, the United States is different from our country and Japan. In the United States, the president's power is subject to many restrictions. Of course, despite this, he is still the most powerful head of state in the world." Lu Ming couldn't help laughing.
.
Because the whole world thinks so, the President of the United States is the most powerful person on the planet.
"Da Ling, you are still the head of state of the Republic of China government. How many things in China can you have the final say on?" Mrs. Chiang said sarcastically.
Mr. Jiang did not answer and looked a little ugly.
"Xiaolu, the United States has always fully supported Japan in the past. Will Roosevelt really change his policy and support China?" Mr. Jiang asked.
"Commissioner, you don't have to doubt that this aspect has something to do with President Roosevelt personally. According to Mr. Frank, President Roosevelt hates the Japanese nation and prefers the Chinese. In current polls in the United States, most people
The American people also have a favorable impression of China and dislike Japan, which of course has something to do with news and propaganda," Lu Ming said.
"Roosevelt hates the Japanese nation? This is the first time I have heard of this view. Is this true?" Mr. Jiang did not believe it.
Mrs. Jiang also looked at Lu Ming with questioning eyes, wanting to hear his explanation.
"This problem is actually multi-faceted. On the one hand, Japan is becoming more and more like the United Kingdom. They also want to create the miracle of an empire on which the sun never sets in Asia, which is to take all of Asia into their pocket. Japan has made no secret of this concept.
It shows that their advocacy of the so-called royal paradise has explained everything." Lu Ming said.
"Japan does have great ambitions. They think they are the best nation in the world. They are stronger, but if they want to annex our country, they just have too much appetite..." Mr. Jiang snorted.
"They want to establish a large sphere of influence with Japan as the main body and other countries and nations as dependents, somewhat like our country during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which means that Japan is the main body and other countries are vassal states. The United States will never tolerate it.
Japan dominates Asia." Lu Ming explained following Mr. Jiang's words.
"Is the United States disgusted with Japan's power policy? I think they don't want to lose their interests in Asia."
Mr. Chiang also has his own views on the United States. It should be said that he has never been very satisfied with the United States' Asia policy, and even thinks that the United States is condoning Japan.
"This is just one aspect. On the other hand, President Roosevelt personally hates the constitutional monarchy. He likes the republican system, so he is not as good to Britain as he is to France. Japan is a constitutional monarchy. It is President Roosevelt who hates Japan.
A very important reason.”
Lu Ming further expressed his views, and Mrs. Jiang nodded repeatedly, indicating for him to continue.
"So I think that although the relationship between the country and the country is just a game of interests, the personal feelings and ideas of the head of state also account for a large proportion. President Roosevelt had a good impression of China in his early years. He often told Mr. Frank that China
He just missed the first industrial revolution, otherwise China would have become an industrial country before Japan and became the largest power in Asia. He believes that as long as China is given sufficient support, China can still overpower Japan."
After Lu Ming said this point of view, he smiled first, looked at Mr. Jiang, and waited for Mr. Jiang's correction.
Mr. Jiang took a sip of water and said with a full smile: "China is much more advanced than Japan in history. It has fallen behind in the past hundred years, but we will one day surpass them. We have our own strategy, and Japan
totally different."
"Commissioner, I have the same view as you. China is not as ambitious as Japan. We do not have that kind of fanatical foreign aggression. As early as the Ming Dynasty, we had the ability to occupy the entire Asia, but our ancestors did not do that.
Because China’s Confucian tradition makes every Chinese understand that being kind to others is the real strength and the true kingly way.”
Lu Ming became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. Mr. Jiang listened very carefully and looked at his wife from time to time. The expression on her face was also very happy.
"Xiaolu, if a war breaks out between China and Japan, which side do you think the United States will be on?" Mrs. Chiang suddenly asked.
"If a world war breaks out and the United States needs to choose allies between China and Japan, of course it will choose China instead of Japan. Because even if we become stronger, we will only further tap our domestic potential instead of taking the route of external expansion.
, which is more in line with the interests of the United States in Asia." Lu Ming explained.
"This point of view is very interesting. I want to pass on your point of view to all my American friends." Mrs. Chiang said happily.
"Very good, very good, Xiaolu, I think you should not worry about other things. From now on, devote all your energy to preparing for a visit to the United States. It is best to get the U.S. government to agree to mutual visits between the two heads of state." Mr. Jiang also agreed.