The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

"Mr. Zhou, my lord Guo Taiqi," Guo Taiqi clasped his fists and said, "We met at the National Crisis Meeting. I wonder if Mr. Zhou still remembers?"

"How can you not remember? Brother Guo, well!" Zhou Hexuan laughed.

Guo Taiqi has two impressive features, one is his waxed back hair style, which is so shiny that flies would slip when standing on it; the other is the gentlemanly civilized stick in his hand, no matter where he goes , No matter what occasion he attends, he even uses a stick to go to the toilet.

Well, this is a very flamboyant diplomat.

It's a pity that no matter how much he pays attention to his appearance, Guo Taiqi is not as elegant as Gu Weijun. Because this gentleman is born with a short figure and a round baby face, his affinity is more than enough, but his majesty is really insufficient.

Zhou Hexuan invited Guo Taiqi into the room, asked Sun Yongzhen to go downstairs and brought up two cups of coffee, and said with a smile, "When Brother Guo returns to China after fulfilling his duties, he should be promoted to Minister of Foreign Affairs, right?"

Guo Taiqi was previously the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, but was suddenly transferred to the UK as the ambassador to the UK. As long as he made some achievements, he would definitely be promoted to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs when he returned home. Guo Taiqi smiled wryly and said: "A weak country has no diplomacy, and the ambassador to the UK is the most difficult thing to do. I just hope to open up the situation a little bit."

"From the current point of view, it is indeed difficult." Zhou Hexuan said.

Guo Taiqi clasped his fists and said, "Brother Zhou is familiar with international affairs and enjoys a high reputation in Europe. Please enlighten me."

Zhou Hexuan said: "I don't dare to give advice, just discuss it together."

Guo Taiqi said enthusiastically, "Brother Zhou, please tell me."

Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Brother Guo also said just now that a weak country has no diplomacy. China is a weak country, so when it comes to diplomacy, national strength cannot help at all, and it can only rely on the situation of other countries to follow the trend. Think To open up the diplomatic situation in the UK, we must first understand three points. First, the international situation; second, the British political situation; third, the British social situation.”

"Brother Zhou's words are from a strategic point of view." Guo Taiqi said.

Zhou Hexuan continued: "The international situation is not difficult to guess. Since the European War (World War I), the powers of various countries have realized the horror of war, so they don't want to fight again, and the outbreak of the world economic crisis has made the financial power of all countries even more difficult, and appeasement has become popular. From this point of view, it is absolutely impossible to sanction Japan with the help of the League of Nations or the British government. Even if Japan really occupies Shanghai and seriously violates the interests of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom can only condemn it at most."

"That's right," Guo Taiqi nodded, "but even if it's just a moral condemnation, we must fight for it. At least we have a sense of reason in diplomacy."

Zhou Hexuan added: "Let's look at the political situation in the UK again. Affected by the world economic crisis, the UK's trade volume has fallen sharply, and free trade has gradually been suppressed by protectionism. The UK took the lead in abandoning the gold standard last year, which led to a crazy drop in the exchange rate of the pound this year. Coupled with the UK's unemployment rate Great increase, frequent strikes, and the proliferation of various extreme left and extreme right ideological trends, the current British king and the British cabinet are all tending to conservative policies. They only want to stabilize the overall situation and focus on restoring economic and social stability. Will try any risky behavior."

Guo Taiqi had a headache and said, "This is even more difficult."

"So, Brother Guo, you can only start with the people." Zhou Hexuan said.

"How to start from the people?" Guo Taiqi asked quickly.

Zhou Hexuan explained: "Don't rush for success, use all means to promote yourself, promote China, and gain the sympathy and support of the British people. Then wait for the opportunity and wait for the opportunity."

Guo Taiqi remained silent, and said after a long time: "It seems that this is the only way to go."

It took Guo Taiqi in history several years to understand this truth. At the beginning, he took the upper-level diplomatic route and actively made friends with British nobles and officials, but later found that it was useless at all.

In desperation, Guo Taiqi could only change his mind. He never let go of any chance, whether it was a diplomatic banquet or an ordinary occasion, as long as he was present, he would try his best to give a passionate speech, so that the British people gradually understood China, sympathized with China, and supported China.

So during the War of Resistance Against Japan, Guo Taiqi became famous and was regarded by the British people as a representative of China's tenacious resistance, and was praised by the British media as an "excellent speaker". Oxford University even offered him an honorary doctorate in law.

The tragic facts of the Nanjing Massacre were spread rapidly in the UK under the plan of Guo Taiqi. Under the pressure of Japan, the United Kingdom once closed the Burma Road, and it was also through the efforts of Guo Taiqi that it finally agreed to reopen the Burma Road.

When Guo Taiqi was transferred back to China as foreign minister, The Times commented: "Mr. Guo represented the country firmly and peacefully during his tenure as the ambassador to the UK...Ambassador Guo performed arduous tasks during his tenure and was respected by all parties. "

It's a pity that Guo Taiqi is not from Lao Jiang, and belonged to Wang Zhaoming's family in his early years. He was reassigned and returned to China as the foreign minister for only half a year, but he was dismissed due to embezzlement of public funds and indiscretion in his private life, and was not reactivated until after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

In Zhou Hexuan's view, Guo Taiqi's misappropriation of public funds and indiscretion in private life must be true. After all, Guo Taiqi is a flamboyant person, he loves face and likes to enjoy himself, but it would be ridiculous to be dismissed from his post-with the corruption atmosphere of the National Party at that time, officials who were not corrupt or enjoying themselves would be suspected of being Communists. And was dismissed.

So, it doesn't matter whether you do practical things or not, the key is to stand in the right team.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Brother Guo, you should first make friends with the British Labor Party."

"I also hope to visit Mr. McDonald, but he doesn't see me at all." Guo Taiqi said frustratedly.

Zhou Hexuan said: "It's not MacDonald's National Labor Party, but the Independent Labor Party!"

Guo Taiqi wondered: "The Independent Labor Party is now an opposition party, and it is jointly suppressed by the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and the National Labor Party. I heard that the British King is very dissatisfied with the Independent Labor Party. Why do you make them?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "There are two reasons. First, many people at the bottom of the UK stand on the side of the Independent Labor Party. With the support of the Independent Labor Party, it is easy to win the support of the British public; second, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and the National Labor Party are now Formed a coalition cabinet, they each have their own interests, and they are too busy restoring the economy and stabilizing the society, and have no time to join in the fun with you. In summary, you have only one choice now, and I happen to have friendship with the leader of the Independent Labor Party , I can introduce you to each other."

"Thank you so much!" Guo Taiqi said.

Zhou Hexuan added: "British political parties are changing, but the royal family is firmly seated on the Diaoyutai. While making friends with the Labor Party, you should also try to build a good relationship with the nobles. I can introduce you to Prince Albert."

Guo Taiqi said happily: "That would be better."

Zhou Hexuan added: "Finally, I strongly recommend that you make friends with an Englishman."

"Who?" Guo Taiqi asked.

"Winston Churchill." Zhou Hexuan said.

Guo Taiqi wondered: "I seem to have heard of this person, but why should I make friends with him?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "In today's Britain, whether it is the Labor Party, the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party, they all advocate disarmament and oppose war. Only a few people resist disarmament and call for war preparations. Churchill is the most famous one among them. The current situation in Europe is very delicate. There will inevitably be a major war within 10 years, when Churchill is likely to hold an important position, and it is even possible to become prime minister."

"He has that potential?" Guo Taiqi was very interested. Being able to make friends with a future British prime minister was too tempting for him.

"I'm just saying it's possible," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, without saying a word, "and Churchill is now in the most desperate time, the British people are against the war, he calls for war alone, no one will listen to him. You just need to speak Keep your mouth shut and be wary of the German Nazis. Churchill will definitely regard you as a fellow, and you can easily gain his friendship. Not only Churchill, but you can make friends with anyone in the British political circle who advocates preparing for war. Their future development prospects are very good. "

Guo Taiqi is also a veteran of the world, he laughed by analogy: "I understand, talk about socialism with the Labor Party, talk about international friendship with the aristocracy, talk about military expansion and preparations for war with Churchill, and talk about world peace with ordinary people."

"That's it!" Zhou Hexuan gave a thumbs up.

Guo Taiqi said with emotion: "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books. Brother Zhou's suggestion made me suddenly enlightened, and my diplomatic thinking was opened at once."