"Dear Helena, I'm sorry it took me so long to write to you.
As you know, in April this year, the United States of America promulgated a discriminatory bill against the Chinese. All Chinese students overseas, including students in Germany, have suffered varying degrees of discriminatory treatment.
The German Empire is a respectable country. I personally have no hatred towards it, but you have also encountered that many white Germans still have a deep-rooted discrimination against Chinese students. When I walked with you at the University of Berlin
When I was on campus, I always encountered unkind hostility from many white male classmates!
You are a quiet, beautiful and good girl. I am lucky to be with you. Do you still remember the promise I made to you last year? After graduation, I hope to invite you to my homeland, Hanoi, located in the southern part of South America.
In China, go to the La Plata Prairie, ride a tall and strong Pampas horse, and experience the grassland scenery under the sunset along the Paraná River.
My home is on the edge of the Pampas, in a small village near the Paraná River. My father is a retired veteran, and my mother is an amiable mother. When I was young,
I would often take my younger brothers and sisters to drive the family's cattle and sheep to the woods by the river to drink water.
The river near the small village is crystal clear and has not experienced industrial pollution. Sometimes my brothers and sisters and I would bend down by the water and take a few sips of water when we were thirsty outside the village.
The small village is quiet and beautiful. The Chinese people there are hard-working and kind. If you want to visit South America, they will definitely welcome you. After all, you are a lovely and beautiful girl...
Four days ago, my classmates and I read a piece of news in the newspaper. The Chinese mainland had made breakthrough achievements in the fields of hydropower and electric lighting. The lies slandered by the Americans were not convincing at all in the face of the local scientific and technological achievements.
Persuasiveness that convinces people.
Although the Americans stubbornly implement the policy of discriminating and expelling the Chinese, there is an old saying in our country that those who respect themselves must be respected by others, and men should strengthen themselves. Only when the nation continues to strive for self-improvement and strives to learn scientific and technological knowledge can we win the independence of the country and the nation, and win the West.
The country’s respect for the motherland.
Dear Helena, in my motherland, there are many children of the same age as your brothers and sisters. They are in the grade of education. However, due to the huge workload of importing and translating Western science textbooks, many children who like to read
He is not able to absorb many types of scientific knowledge at his best age like his peers in Germany.
Helena, I heard from you last year that your father is an enlightened and knowledgeable university professor. Therefore, I would like to get your help and arrange a meeting between me and your father. Then, I will use the most sincere words.
Attitude, ask your father to recommend some teaching materials suitable for students at different stages of learning. Of course, in addition, I will also use the honor of a Han man to guarantee that I will definitely express my feelings to your father and convince him
It makes two young people who like each other happy."
Putting the written letter carefully into the envelope, Pan Mingzhong walked out to deliver the letter amidst the jealous eyes of several roommates in the dormitory. When he mailed the letter and returned to the dormitory again, he saw that there were more people in the dormitory.
Two people.
"Yaoxun, how's Jifu doing?"
"The students' patriotic enthusiasm is very high. Jifu and I contacted 12 schools in Germany that accept Chinese students. More than 800 students were willing to adopt our suggestions. Another 1,700 students did not agree to follow us.
We act together, but they are also divided into seven or eight teams, and according to different plans, they plan to use their free time to strengthen the learning of scientific and technological knowledge."
"Being able to contact more than 800 people is pretty good."
Pan Mingzhong nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Shi Jinyong and asked
"Brother Jinyong, how are things going in the factory? How many companies are now willing to accept Chinese students to intern in factories?"
"The situation is very bad. Factories and companies willing to accept Chinese students are mainly companies in emerging electrical, chemical and other fields such as Siemens, Deutsche Electric, and Bayer.
In heavy industrial fields such as steel, metal smelting, and machinery, there are only seven companies willing to accept internships from Chinese international students."
"Krupp, the Ruhr Coal and Iron Group, and the Vulcan Shipyard rejected our internship application?"
"Yes, the middle-level employees of the three companies we contacted all said that the number of employees in their companies is enough and they do not need extra interns."
"Is it possible that these German ministers are biased against us because of our Chinese identity?"
"There are definitely biases, but after asking more than a dozen German company employees, I found that the situation in most companies is indeed similar to what those middle-level company employees said. Many companies have overcapacity and can't find buyers for the products they produce.
Some companies have laid off one-twentieth of their employees because of loss of profits."
Shi Jinyong explained.
"Then what should we do? There are less than 200 people who can go to Germany as ministerial interns. Are the remaining 500-odd students left alone?"
"Germany's economy seems to be in a slump this year. It is difficult for us international students to find suitable internship opportunities for all our students just by relying on our own strength. Why don't we ask the embassy in Germany for help and ask Minister Hu to help us contact companies that are willing to accept interns?
.”
Tan Yaoxun suggested.
"The purpose of interning in the factory is to better serve the country. Mr. Hu should be able to find a way for us."
Shi Jinyong, Cao Jifu and others nodded, thinking that Tan Yaoxun's suggestion was feasible.
"Okay, everyone has no objections. Then Brother Mingzhong and I will go to visit Minister Hu first. After the matter is settled, we will discuss the follow-up internship arrangements with the students."
"We have no objection, Brother Tan, Brother Pan, go and come back quickly."......
At the Han Chinese Embassy in Germany, Hu Jingde, who had been officially promoted as Minister to Germany less than a year ago, sat at his desk and raised his head from time to time to look at the clock on the wall.
Hu Yade was the third son of Hu Yaji, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Han Dynasty. He was born in 1848 and was 35 years old.
The descendant of a meritorious family in the Han Dynasty, Hu Yade was in the prime period of an official's prime. Since he rushed to Germany in 1880 to take up the post of deputy envoy to Germany, Hu Yade has been working conscientiously, fearing that something would go wrong during his tenure and delay the overall development of the country's diplomacy. At the same time,
Ruined his career career.
"Have you received the telegram from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederick?"
Hu Jingde couldn't control his anxiety and asked the assistant beside him.
"I haven't received it yet. If the telegram from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is received, the telegraph room will transfer it to the office as soon as possible according to the instructions given by the minister."
"Go and urge it again and let the telegraph office verify it carefully, so as not to waste time."
"Yes, Your Excellency, Minister."
The assistant sensed Hu Jingde's anxious mood and did not utter a word of complaint. He faithfully carried out the instructions given by the other party.
The waiting time was boring and long. An hour later, the telegraph room finally received a telegram from the German Royal Palace.
"Your Excellency, Crown Prince Frederick called back. After the intervention and persuasion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, Vulcan Shipyard relented and agreed to send ship experts and technicians to assist our technicians in building two ships at the local Xinjing Shipyard.
A 3,500-ton armored cruiser!"
With Hu Jingde's permission, the assistant couldn't wait to tell the contents of the telegram.
"What else? Are the Germans willing to open up to us and license related technologies for armored cruisers?"
"In addition to the horizontal three-cylinder reciprocating steam engine as a power unit, which needs to be exchanged for the three-stage expansion steam engine technology mastered by the locals, Volcan Shipyard is willing to transfer to the locals a circular coal-fired boiler with an illumination of 8,000 candles and
20,000 candlepower searchlights, 70-kilowatt naval generators, 150 mm caliber naval guns and other core technologies for armored warships.”
"The Germans still haven't relented on the issue of technical authorization for the 305 mm naval gun?"
"His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederick explained euphemistically that the 305mm main gun is Germany's core technology and will not be spread to the outside world."
"The larger the caliber of the artillery, the greater the pressure on the rifling, and the shorter the life of the artillery. The 305mm artillery is almost the largest caliber naval gun at present. If you want the Germans to license the technology to the locals, more efforts and preparations are indeed needed."
The purpose of the Han government was to persuade Germany to agree to build two armored cruisers locally. Hu Jingde used the relationship between Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria to get the Volcan shipyard to make concessions, agree to open up, and authorize the construction of warships and supporting cores.
In terms of technology, the target has been exceeded. As for the 305mm main gun, although it has not been completed, it is not a regret.
After Hu Jingde considered it, a smile of satisfaction appeared on his face, and he ordered: "Ask the telegraph operator to send a reply and say that the Han Dynasty is very grateful to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria for their help. Next Sunday, I will
I will go to the palace with Dr. He Lianchen and He to visit the crown prince, crown princess, and other princes..."
"Yes, Your Excellency, Minister"...
The Han Dynasty was able to establish a relatively high personal relationship with Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria thanks to an accidental incident. In 1879, Prince Waldemar, the most beloved son of Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria, contracted diphtheria.
The disease, and the European medical community at that time was not very clear about the pathogenesis and treatment methods of diphtheria, so in the end, the disease that was very likely to be cured took the prince's life.
What is slightly different from history is that when officials stationed abroad reported major events in Germany back to their homeland as usual, Li Mingyuan used later generations' partial understanding of diphtheria and cooperated with the research of famous Chinese medicine doctors such as He Lianchen and Cai Xiaoxiang.
, the traditional Chinese medicinal materials such as Beanroot, honeysuckle, Forsythia suspensa, Pleurotus striata, Arctium lappa, Ophiopogon japonicus, Phyllostachys sibiricum leaves, loquat leaves and other traditional Chinese medicines with certain antibacterial properties are mixed together in a certain proportion to replace some of the functions of penicillin.
At the same time, for diphtheria, you should avoid eating spicy and irritating foods. You should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. You should avoid eating fish, shrimps, crabs and other seafood products. You should not overwork yourself or stay up late. You should rest on time and strengthen exercise to strengthen your body and improve your immunity.
The contraindications and suggestions for the diseases that matched the prescriptions were passed to Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria through direct telegram exchanges between Li Mingyuan and the German royal family. Faced with the dilemma of the famous Western medicine doctors in various European countries being helpless and Prince Valmad's condition not improving,
The German Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who were eager to love their son, accepted Li Mingyuan's suggestions with the mentality of not giving up any treatment method. They followed the Chinese medicine treatment plan given by the Chinese side, took Chinese medicine medicines on time, paid attention to rest, and paid attention to diet.
Taboo, after two months of slow treatment, the results finally appeared that surprised the European medical community. Prince Valmad recovered after taking traditional Chinese medicine and He Lianchen's careful care.
After their beloved son was saved, Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria were very grateful to Li Mingyuan and He Lianchen. They were influenced by their personal senses and the objective needs of the two countries at the national level, students studying in Germany and the technical exchanges and economic exchanges between the two countries.
Only through cooperation can we present a state of continuous enhancement.
He successfully treated Prince Valmad's diphtheria and published the pathogenesis and treatment methods of diphtheria. Not only did he win the gratitude of Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Victoria, but he also rectified the name of the Han medical community.
Since 1879, the impression of the Chinese medical community in Western countries has gradually improved, and the number of doctors traveling between South America, Han and European countries every year for medical exchanges has gradually increased.