Zhang Leyi and Wan Rong talked about comics enthusiastically, and Liao Yaquan played the role of a maid. She helped everyone brew coffee and made some homemade desserts, coming and going very diligently.
Zhou Hexuan continued to write "Guns, Bacteria and Steel". The original work was too wordy, and some of the content that was beyond the times needed to be deleted, so the nearly 380,000 words were compressed by Zhou Hexuan to 320,000 words.
"call!"
Zhou Hexuan breathed a long sigh of relief, put away his pen and stretched himself. This book had too many changes and was very energy-consuming to write. It took three months to finally finish it.
This time he did not choose to serialize it, because few people would read it, so it would be more realistic to publish it directly as a book.
Liao Yaquan came over and asked: "Sir, is this book finished?"
"Yes, it's finished." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
"Can I take a look?" Liao Yaquan asked.
Zhou Hexuan said deliberately: "Of course. The words I wrote are missing strokes and strokes. If you have enough time, you can help me copy it again."
"Really? That's great. I finally have something to do." Liao Yaquan said happily. She naturally hoped to find something valuable in Zhou Hexuan's manuscript.
"Take it. After copying everything, I will pay you your salary." Zhou Hexuan said in a joking tone.
Liao Yaquan took the manuscript and asked without leaving any trace: "Sir, will there really be an economic crisis in the United States next year?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "I'm not 100% sure, but it's still 90% certain."
Liao Yaquan asked: "Why are you so sure?"
"Data collection and analysis." Zhou Hexuan smiled mysteriously.
"How could you have access to and write down so much information?" Liao Yaquan said with admiration in his tone.
Zhou Hexuan said proudly: "Don't ask, I have my own source of information."
These words made Liao Yaquan's heart beat faster, but she stopped and did not ask any more questions, for fear that Zhou Hexuan would become suspicious.
At this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang outside.
Before Zhang Leyi stood up, Liao Yaquan had already rushed out and opened the door. After seeing the person, she asked in English in surprise: "Who are you looking for?"
There were three foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes standing outside the door, two men and one woman. The one standing at the back had a bulging waist and was probably armed.
The leading foreign man was tall and handsome, and he was a charming middle-aged handsome man. He smiled politely and said: "Beautiful lady, I am the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps brigade, Brigadier General Mesdeli Butler, on a special trip.
Come and visit Mr. Zhou Hexuan."
"Oh, please come in." Liao Yaquan was greatly surprised by the identity of the visitor and thought: Does Zhou Hexuan have some secret connection with the US military?
Brigadier General Butler walked into the room with his wife on his arm. The strong man behind him stayed close to him. He should be an adjutant or bodyguard.
When he saw Zhou Hexuan, Butler saluted in a gentlemanly manner: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, my name is Macedley Butler, from the U.S. Marine Corps Brigade, and this is my wife Anna."
"Please sit down, both of you," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, and then ordered Liao Yaquan, "Yaquan, make some coffee for the guests."
Liao Yaquan smiled and nodded and said, "Wait a moment, you three."
Zhou Hexuan sat across from the American and asked curiously: "I wonder what Mr. Butler wants to see me for?"
"Excuse me for interrupting you," Butler said without any pretense and with a very humble attitude, "I just came to Tianjin with my troops, and many Chinese people still misunderstood me. In fact, I have no ill intentions towards China, and I am very
I admire Chinese culture and especially admire the talented and thoughtful Chinese people.”
Zhou Hexuan said with a smile on his face, implying sarcasm: "Really? On behalf of the Chinese people, I welcome General Butler to lead the elite troops to station in Tianjin."
Butler led a truly elite force, with only 4,000 men, but equipped with warships, tanks, field artillery and aircraft. There were more than 20 aircraft alone, which was a complete air combat brigade.
Why did the US Marine Corps suddenly appear in Tianjin?
All were influenced by the Northern Expedition.
Although Principal Chang has not yet officially announced the Second Northern Expedition, the public opinion war between the North and the South has already begun.
The Kuomintang sent thousands of political workers, spies and propagandists to sneak into North China and publicize the misdeeds of the Beiyang warlords. The people of North China had long complained about the warlords, but now they were deliberately encouraged by propaganda, and the people's hearts immediately turned to the Northern Expeditionary Army.
There are even many organizations in the Red Spear Society who are willing to serve as internal responders and vanguards for the Northern Expeditionary Army, cooperating internally and externally to drive away the two bastards Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu.
Naturally, the Beiyang side had to launch a public counterattack. They spread rumors everywhere, saying that once the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Pingjin, they would kill all the foreigners in Peiping and Tianjin.
With the lessons learned from the "Nanjing Incident", although they knew it was the Beiyang warlords who were spreading rumors, the foreigners still did not dare not be on guard.
Nowadays, the foreign concessions in Beijing and Tianjin have all entered a state of martial law. No one is allowed to enter or leave with weapons, including Zhang Xueliang's bodyguards. All countries including Britain, the United States, France, Italy, and Japan have sent additional troops to Tianjin.
Foreigners must register at the consulate and evacuate immediately in the event of an emergency.
The United States is the most powerful. Not only has it sent an additional 4,000-person Marine Corps brigade, but also an infantry regiment stationed in Tianjin. There is also a 600-person Marine Corps task force in Peiping. Plus aircraft, artillery, and tanks
and warships and other advanced weapons, if they really wanted to participate in the battle, they would probably be able to defeat several full divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Force.
Such a large number of foreign troops made the Beiyang government, the instigator, feel like it was facing a formidable enemy. Because spies from the south spread the news, rumors spread among the people, saying that the "Eight-Nation Allied Forces" were going to invade China again.
The reinforcements sent by Japan were very powerful, and they would cause some scandals every now and then, which aroused the hatred of the people of Tianjin. The department stores that had just opened in the concession had a lot of deserted business in the past few days.
The U.S. military is just the opposite. Not only does it have strict discipline, but it also likes to have fun with the people.
All this stems from the commander-in-chief of the US military, Brigadier General Butler, who is a very wonderful character.
After Butler came to Tianjin, he did not stay in the consulate, military camp, or luxury hotel. Instead, he and his wife stayed in an ordinary hotel.
In order to eliminate the hatred and doubts of the Chinese, Butler took his wife to visit various places all day long. The targets he visited included politicians, businessmen, scholars and celebrities. He also ordered his soldiers to go out in small groups every day to play, shop and find various things.
Have fun and bring the U.S. military closer to the Chinese people.
The businessmen in Tianjin were very happy. Thousands of American soldiers shopped every day and paid in US dollars. This business was not very pleasant. Some people in the pimp business even sent telegrams to the Northeast overnight, asking their colleagues there to allocate 2,000
There are not enough prostitutes and dancers for Belarusian women to come to Tianjin!
"Well, this coffee tastes very pure," Butler gave a thumbs up and said to his wife, "Anna, you can talk to a few ladies. I want to have a few words with Mr. Zhou alone."
"Okay, you guys can talk slowly." Anna left with a smile and went out with Zhang Leyi, Wanrong and Liao Yaquan.
Liao Yaquan looked back. She really wanted to eavesdrop on the conversation between Zhou Hexuan and the American general, but she didn't dare to be too eager to reveal her fault.
Butler is obviously a U.S. Army brigadier general and should be arrogant, but when he meets the Chinese, he always flatters and flatters him. At this moment, he is giving Zhou Hexuan a high hat: "Mr. Zhou, your "The Rise of the Great Powers" is really a masterpiece.
.I was on a warship and it took me a week to finish it. It felt like I had been in college for several years."
"No, no, the general is too praised." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
"I personally strongly agree with the views you mentioned in "America". The United States seems to be prosperous and powerful, but in fact it hides many fatal problems. For example, the disability rate of workers is the highest in the world. Politicians are also vampires.
, Washington is filthier than the brothels in the slums, and the politics in Philadelphia are particularly corrupt. I once served as police chief in Philadelphia, and I also tried to eradicate corruption and black and white collusion in the municipal government, but it was to no avail. The place is already rotten.
As a police supervisor, I actually want to look at the mafia's face. If this continues, the United States will be finished sooner or later..." Butler talked about the scandals of his country without any scruples.
Zhou Hexuan was furious. Damn it, Butler was considered the supreme commander of the US military in China. He actually exposed his own country's shortcomings in front of the Chinese people without any restraint.
While chatting, Butler even revealed some White House scandals, calling President Coolidge a bastard and a unique vampire. He said angrily: "Coolidge, this idiot, is too petty. He values his own money more than the president."
National interests are more important. Did you know? On the first day Coolidge moved into the White House, he actually publicly accused the White House staff of stealing his boots. Oh my God, a pair of boots! Such a fussy person could actually become the president of the United States.
Voters are all retarded. Fortunately, this guy’s term is coming soon. I wish him the best of luck and get out of here soon. What a son of a bitch Coolidge!”
Zhou Hexuan said happily: "This is true all over the world. Politicians are the dirtiest professions."
"This sentence is so good. I completely agree." Butler began to praise China again. He said, "The one I admire most is Napoleon. He once said that China is a sleeping lion. I believe that this sleeping lion will always
One day it will wake up and China will surprise everyone."
"I believe it too." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
"China has more potential than Japan, and Japan is also a terrible country. I stayed in Japan for two months and I couldn't get enough. Those geishas make up like ghosts and can scare people into heart attacks when they see them at night. Japanese aristocrats
He actually praised her so much and gifted me a geisha like a show off. What a hell. The first thing I did when I brought that woman home was to ask her to clean her pitch-black teeth..." Butler continued to talk nonsense.
, he has led troops to many countries in the world. Regardless of whether Zhou Hexuan is interested, he talks about anecdotes about various countries, and even talks about the differences in brothels in various countries without any scruples.
After talking nonsense until the early hours of the morning, Butler said: "Mr. Zhou, it's really a pleasure to communicate with you. I will hold a dance on the weekend, and I hope you can bring your female companion to attend."
