An ocean liner docked slowly, and a moment later, several Chinese people appeared on the pier.
The newly appointed Chinese Minister to the UK, Guo Taiqi, stretched out his hand to catch the drizzle falling in the sky, looked at the hazy London city, and said with emotion: "London is indeed the city of fog. When I saw it today, it deserves its reputation."
The embassy staff responsible for picking up the ship came forward and said, "Is this Mr. Guo Taiqi Guo?"
"I am Guo Taiqi." Guo Taiqi replied.
The staff member said: "Mr. Guo, my name is Chen Diansheng, and I am the secretary of the Embassy in the UK."
"I'm here for the first time, so I asked Secretary Guo to lead the way." Guo Taiqi said with clasped fists.
Why did Zhou Hexuan stay in London for two months without contacting the Chinese Embassy in the UK? It's simple. The position of Chinese Minister in the UK is vacant.
The last Chinese Plenipotentiary to the League of Nations and Minister to the United Kingdom was Shi Zhaoji. After the September 18th Incident, Shi Zhaoji actively complained to the League of Nations. The League of Nations' resolution was ridiculous. It did not distinguish between the aggressor and the invaded.
position, and at the same time warned the Chinese and Japanese governments, requiring both sides to avoid escalating the situation and seek ways to withdraw their troops.
Shi Zhaoji could only continue to appeal, and the League of Nations once again made a resolution to "stop the conflict and withdraw troops from both sides." It not only asked Japan to withdraw its troops, but also asked China to stop attacking the Kwantung Army.
The attitude of the League of Nations gave Shi Zhaoji a headache, and the Nanjing government's actions made Shi Zhaoji even more angry.
At the end of November, the Nanjing government ordered Shi Zhaoji to take action and request the League of Nations and Jinzhou to be designated as a neutral zone. Then in early December, the Nanjing government sent another instruction saying that the "Jinzhou Neutral Zone" case was unacceptable. If the Japanese army continued to attack Jinzhou, our country would
Take self-defense measures.
In such a big China, the northeastern land is completely occupied by the Japanese invaders. The Nanjing government's foreign policy is actually inconsistent. How should the diplomats in charge of this matter deal with it?
Shi Zhaoji was overwhelmed. While actively seeking international help, he also had to deal with the protests of the patriots. As a result, what he waited for was Chang Kaishen's announcement to step down. Central officials were busy fighting for power, and Shi Zhaoji himself was still in Paris.
Injured by patriotic international students.
Frustrated, Shi Zhaoji chose to resign as a representative of the League of Nations (he was replaced by Yan Huiqing), and then resigned as China's minister to the United Kingdom (changed to the position of minister to the United States).
The post of China's Minister to the UK was vacant for several months. It was not until China and Japan reached an armistice agreement on the Battle of Songhu that Guo Taiqi was appointed as the new China's Minister to the UK.
The car sent by the embassy was driving through the drizzle. Guo Taiqi, who was preparing to show off his talents in the UK, couldn't wait to say: "Secretary Chen, what is the current situation in the UK? Please give me a general introduction."
Chen Diansheng said: "The political situation in the UK is very chaotic now. Since the Labor cabinet stepped down last year, the coalition cabinet has been in power. The coalition cabinet is a multi-party government, and various factions are competing for power and profit. It can be described as a leaderless group."
"No wonder Mr. Zhizhi (Shi Zhaoji) has to take the initiative to resign, things are so difficult!" Guo Taiqi sighed with a wry smile.
Not only is the Chinese government's foreign policy inconsistent, but the British government is also a coalition cabinet with many leaders. Diplomats are afraid of encountering this situation. In such a situation, Guo Taiqi has no chance of gaining support from the United Kingdom. He must cooperate with various factions in the British cabinet.
Only by building a good relationship can we slowly open up the situation bit by bit.
Chen Diansheng suddenly said: "Mr. Guo, I suggest that you visit Mr. Zhou first after taking office."
"Which Mr. Zhou?" Guo Taiqi said blankly.
"Mr. Zhou Hexuan." Chen Diansheng explained.
"It's him." Guo Taiqi laughed.
Guo Taiqi met Zhou Hexuan just a few months ago at the national crisis meeting. Not only did he participate in the national crisis meeting, he also served as the chief representative of the Nanjing government in the Sino-Japanese armistice negotiations as the deputy minister of foreign affairs of China.
Guo Taiqi asked: "Is Mr. Zhou very influential in the UK?"
Chen Diansheng said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou has become famous all over the UK, and everyone in London knows about it. I heard that he is also a close friend of Prince Albert of England, and has become a close friend with Master Bernard Shaw. If Mr. Guo wants to
To quickly open up business in the UK, it is better to ask Mr. Zhou to introduce me and get to know more British celebrities and dignitaries."
"Famous in the UK?" Guo Taiqi sighed, "Mr. Zhou is indeed an international celebrity. If I had his help, my trip should be much easier."
Guo Taiqi belongs to Wang Zhaoming's group, and he also participated in the anti-Chiang government in Guangzhou last year. Although he is also a compromise diplomat, he still has a basic bottom line. He did not secretly collude with the Japanese before the September 18th Incident. This time he served as minister to the UK.
Really want to do something.
After arriving at the Embassy in the UK, Guo Taiqi didn't even have time to rest, so he quickly got to work and got to know the basic situation of the embassy. It turned out that what he inherited was a mess. The previous minister had already been greatly reduced due to issues such as the withdrawal of consular jurisdiction.
The British Conservative Party was offended, and the Labor Party, which was a good friend, was torn apart and found itself in opposition.
In the entire UK, no one takes the Chinese Embassy seriously. Minister Guo Taiqi wants to meet with the British Foreign Secretary, but the other party keeps dragging his feet and always says he is unavailable.
Two days later, Guo Taiqi put aside all kinds of trivial matters and ran to the hotel to visit Zhou Hexuan.
"Sorry, Mr. Zhou is out." The hotel waiter said.
Guo Taiqi was not discouraged and asked: "Can I wait for my mother here?"
The waiter smiled philistinely and said: "Of course you can, but you need to spend money to get a room."
"Okay," Guo Taiqi didn't care about the room fee, and even gave the waiter some tips. He ordered, "I will stay in the guest room. As long as Mr. Zhou comes back, please be sure to inform him as soon as possible."
What is Zhou Hexuan doing?
He's in his lab at University College London.
Zhou Hexuan found a biochemist named Delon Aldrich and paid for his laboratory. Aldrich led his students to conduct research on "Bai Lang Duo Xi".
"Bai Lang Duo Xi" was synthesized by a German chemist half a year ago and published a paper in an academic journal. The synthesis of this substance is not complicated.
Zhou Hexuan directly told Delen Aldrich that Bailang Duoxi could kill streptococci, hoping that it could be used to develop new drugs. Aldridge was dubious about this, but for the sake of money, he led his students to
experimented.
Aldrich first conducted several test tube experiments, but found nothing.
Zhou Hexuan felt a little confused about the experimental results. He really knew nothing about medicine. He could only remember that sulfonamide could kill streptococci.
Just when Aldrich was about to give up, Zhou Hexuan suggested infecting mice with streptococci and administering the drug directly to the mice to see if there was any effect in in vivo animal experiments.
Aldrich was particularly angry and thought Zhou Hexuan was giving random orders, so he simply gave up his job.
Zhou Hexuan had to spend another 500 pounds and requested that a live animal experiment be conducted. For the sake of the pound, Professor Aldrich compromised and allowed Zhou Hexuan, a layman, to guide the expert.
You can see the results of the experiment today.
Aldrich sat in front of the microscope and rubbed his eyes vigorously. He was already dazzled. He lowered his head to take a closer look. After a long time, Aldrich looked up at Zhou Hexuan and said with surprise and confusion: "How could this happen? How could this happen? Obviously,
It had no effect in the test tube test, so why were the hemolytic streptococci in the blood of the mice killed?"
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but roll his eyes and thought: If test tube experiments were effective, sulfa drugs would have been developed more than 20 years ago.
This is a regrettable and beautiful mistake. Because sulfa does not work in test tubes and must be inside living organisms to sterilize, it has been ignored by scientists for many years.
Aldrich checked several other mice and finally confirmed the experimental results. He excitedly held Zhou Hexuan's hand and said: "Zhou, this is a great discovery. This is a medical progress for all mankind! Perhaps, we
We can win the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this discovery!”
