The sun never sets

In order to implement the Labor Law, Lin Yongchang dealt with many legal professionals and will deal with more in the future. We will talk about the future later. What we need to do now is to let the girls dance the "Send to the Moon" dance well. Only when it reaches a very good level, will we use two cameras to record it. Film is very expensive these days.

The government was the first in the world to invent radio, and the first to combine sound and image, inventing "sound images". It took a lot of time to develop these technologies, but the expenses were worth it. Film is called the seventh art, which not only has a very powerful role in propaganda, but can also be used to make money.

The flagship products exported by China now all have very high technological content (relative to this era). People nowadays do not attach much importance to intellectual property rights. The United States and Germany are all engaged in plagiarism and counterfeiting, as is Japan, and the United Kingdom and other powers are no exception. Patent protection is only effective in the country itself, and other countries can only decide whether they can crack it or not, not whether they want to crack it or not.

In order to raise more funds for domestic construction, the Chinese government even sold part of its electroslag remelting technology to the Germans, and of course also sold photography and film-related technologies, but other countries did not seem to be very interested. The British government wanted it, but kept the price very low. Lin Yongchang had to personally shoot a few music videos and then a movie to show the powers how profitable the film industry was, and then sell the machines to them.

When other countries get used to it, learn it, and can manufacture it themselves, they will introduce a new generation of standards, replace the old products with new ones, and then sell new machines to other countries. This cycle repeats... Well, this is also learned from the great powers.

The girls rehearsed for more than an hour and took a break. The weather in June was already a bit hot. The girls jumped and danced for an hour, their bodies were covered with sweat, and they went to the bathroom chattering. Lin Yongchang also went to the men's locker room, ready to wash up and return to the Presidential Palace.

He took off his clothes, turned on the faucet, picked up the soap and rubbed it on his hands. When he was about to put soap on his body, he heard the sound of small footsteps. Huh? Lin Yongchang stopped what he was doing and turned his head to look. There were comrades from the Political Commissar and Security Bureau outside the bathroom, and no one else should come in at this time. So, what he saw was a girl with a beautiful smile. The collective bathroom is heated by a boiler. Now that the weather is warmer, there is no need to supply hot water, but the residual heat from cooking is also wasted. So the bathroom is full of mist. But even the mist can't cover up her exquisite figure.

"This is the men's bathroom, the women's bathroom is over there!"

"I knew!"

"Knowing that you still came?"

With a sly smile on her face, she snatched the soap from Lin Yongchang's hand and began to apply it. Her cold little hands moved over her body, "Let me help you wash!"

You have to take a bath, but before you take a bath, you can also do something

Something else. The water sprayed out from the faucet and fell on the body full of youthful vitality. It slid down along the collarbone and the peak. She was still pretending to apply soap, but Lin Yongchang caught her at the point in an instant. The girl couldn't help but exclaimed, "Ah, what are you doing?"

"Humph, goblin, show your true form now!"

The girl's body was full and firm. When the peak passed through her palm, she could clearly feel the body in front of her throbbing. The girls' conversations and the sound of running water came from the next door. There was only a brick wall between the boys' and girls' bathrooms, so if they spoke louder, they could be heard by the next door. When she thought of so many people next door, she felt very nervous and excited.

Her naked body was turned around, and her right arm was grabbed by a strong hand. She could only use one hand to support her body on the wall. When her body was penetrated, an electric current-like feeling spread throughout her body, several times stronger than usual. The warm water fell on her smooth back, and her body was constantly hit, causing her peak to sway.

"Chairman Lin is so handsome!"

There were voices from the next room, "It's better than in the newspaper!"

"if.......

"Hehe, are you......"

"Hey, don't grab here!"

"You... When did you become so big?"

Across the wall, the girls were talking happily. On this side of the wall, she was trying hard to hold back the numbness spreading through her body, trying hard not to make any sound. But the more she tried to hold back, the harder it was. After her body was picked up and her back was against the wall, she could no longer hold back and stuffed the towel into her mouth, thus avoiding being noticed by the people next door. Although she came here on her own initiative and liked this tense and exciting atmosphere, she couldn't really be discovered by her classmates!

After a long time, her body suddenly twitched, and her arms scratched and clawed at her strong muscles. It took a while for her to calm down.

Chapter 486 Drinks

"Dear Prime Minister, I have two good news to report to you. The first good news is that China has agreed to participate in the Olympics next year and they will send a large team to London. The second good news is that the Empire's trade volume in China is constantly increasing. The Americans abandoned the Chinese Exclusion Act because of their defeat in the war, but the lost market is not so easy to reoccupy, which gives the Empire an opportunity to expand trade with China."

Jordan put down his pen, picked up his coffee and walked to the window, looking at the busy scene on the street in the distance. The coffee beans were produced in Yunnan. In terms of taste, they were no different from Ethiopian coffee beans. Anyway, Jordan couldn't tell the difference. Something seemed to have happened at the three-way intersection opposite the British Embassy. A policeman rushed over with a whistle. The sharp and piercing whistle sounded far away. Jordan frowned and closed the window, then returned to the table to continue writing a letter.

Writing a letter was just a formality, not really mailing it back to London. When he finished writing, he would ask the staff at the embassy to send it out via radio. China was developing very fast, but there was no way to make a direct phone call to the UK, otherwise it would be much more convenient.

Julian put down his coffee and continued writing his letter.

"........But not all the news is good. The Empire's market share in China has increased a lot, but Germany has increased even more. In addition to machinery and equipment, China needs almost nothing. They have coal and iron ore, as well as wood and everything else. Our cloth has been blocked by Songjiang cloth and Cangzhou cloth. The cloth produced by the Chinese is not as exquisite as Indian cloth, but the price is cheaper........."

".......In addition, China gained half of Indochina and the Philippines and no longer needed to import food from the Empire............"

The Chinese government claims that it does not seek hegemony and does not develop a large navy, but even if China really does not seek hegemony, the improvement of its industrial strength will itself have an impact on British interests.

".......It is true that Germany is the biggest threat to the Empire at present, but the threat from the Chinese cannot be ignored." Jordan paused for a while and reorganized his words, "...A powerful China will inevitably project power outward. This is an unquestionable thing. The Empire needs to curb China's development, and the key lies in Japan..."

Lin Yongchang has publicly declared more than once that the People's Army is a defensive force, but Zhu Erdian never believed those lies. A standing army of 1.5 million is used for defense? Who are they trying to defend against?

Perhaps because he saw China's rapid development in recent years, or because he suffered a lot in China, or because of the instinct of the feudal-capitalist ruling class, Jordan hated Lin Yongchang and the People's Party. He believed that some of the People's Party's policies were simply evil, and there was no distinction between superiors and subordinates. How could the country be stable? He proposed to Downing Street more than once to send hundreds of thousands of troops to the Far East to crush the evil People's Party. Later, he wanted to establish a siege network in the Japanese archipelago, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia to surround China.

His proposal was too fantastic and was rejected by the cabinet again and again. Later, the Prime Minister became annoyed and had to tactfully state that the work scope of the British ambassador to China was in China, not instructing the cabinet on how to work.

Jordan was very hurt. He was obviously right. China would overthrow the hegemony of the empire sooner or later. However, those people in Downing Street turned a blind eye to what was happening in the Far East for various reasons. The Germans just wanted more colonies, while the Chinese wanted to overthrow the entire colonial system!

The combat effectiveness of the People's Army made Zhu Erdian very wary, and the speed of China's development made Zhu Erdian feel terrified. He felt that China today was like Germany 20 years ago, and rapid industrialization brought about a rapid increase in strength. When China's strength reaches a certain level, it will inevitably pursue maritime hegemony like Germany.

The sound of hurried footsteps approached from afar, and then there was a knock on the door. Zhu Erdian folded the letter and put it in the drawer, then said to the outside, "Come in."

The secretary came in nervously and brought bad news, "Mr. Ambassador, Mr. Morison has been arrested by the Chinese."

Morrison was born in Australia and is now a reporter for The Times. He usually writes about what happened in the Far East and is also a part-time adventurer and spy. He was captured by the Chinese? Was he discovered while conducting espionage activities?

Jordan had a headache. He thought of Akmal, an opium dealer. After being captured by the Chinese, it directly led to an artillery battle between the People's Army and the British fleet. Even though the British Royal Navy was the best in the world, it could not force the Chinese to make concessions on the issue of opium. Downing Street was not willing to fight with China for an opium dealer. Times had changed, and selling opium would not have a good reputation in Europe.

If the cabinet went to war for Akmal, it would inevitably lead to a drop in the party's support. The Labour Party gave up the "Charter Movement", but its influence is still great.

An idea popped up in Jordan's head. Could it be that Morison also sold opium? The Chinese government had zero tolerance for opium. No matter whether it was Chinese or foreign, if they exceeded a certain amount, they would be shot.

Fortunately, Morison was not that stupid. He was arrested not for selling opium, but for "smuggling cultural relics". Smuggling cultural relics... Jordan was not surprised by this. Europeans have a tradition of bringing cultural relics back from all over the world. The cultural relics in Egypt were almost dug up by the British and French. The terrible Europeans dragged the mummies out of the pyramids, ground them into powder, and then drank them as beverages.

This trend was popular throughout Europe. They ate all the mummies and later began to dig up corpses in European cemeteries. For a period of time, corpses often disappeared from cemeteries. In addition to being taken away by wild dogs, they became drinks for Europeans.

Hearing his secretary say that Morison was arrested for "smuggling cultural relics", Jordan breathed a sigh of relief, saying that "smuggling cultural relics" was not a crime punishable by death. But then, he was filled with anger and shame. Since when did the people of the British Empire have to be judged by barbaric laws?

Well, China is now a member of the great powers and can no longer be called a barbarian. Even if it is a barbarian, it is still a great power. Jordan could only suppress his anger and send people to negotiate with China. You can't let Morison go to Siberia to grow potatoes, right?

Smuggling cultural relics is not like selling opium, it is just doing some transactions in private. Let the Chinese government expel Morison from the country. A public trial will damage the prestige of the empire.

Chapter 487: The World is Shocked

"I didn't smuggle any artifacts!"

Morison sat on a chair and complained to the military attaché of the embassy sitting opposite him: "I was doing archaeology! Archaeology! Not smuggling cultural relics!"

He glanced at the police officer opposite him and emphasized again, "It's not smuggling cultural relics!"

The military attaché shook his head with a serious expression and said, "Whether or not it is smuggling cultural relics is not up to you to decide."

Morison said, "I need a lawyer!"

"You'll have a lawyer."

Hearing that there would be a lawyer to defend him, Morison's face looked better. He asked hopefully, "Can he be acquitted?"

"This... is probably difficult. Mr. Ambassador means that you plead guilty in court..."

"I'm not guilty!"

"Listen to me, Mr. Morrison, if you plead guilty in court, the Chinese government will sentence you to a few years in prison, but you will not actually go to prison. Instead, you will be deported. You will not be allowed to enter China or other Chinese territory in the future..."

The administrative police officer standing behind Morison reminded him, "Please note that there are only three minutes left for the meeting."

Morison said quickly: "Please send me a clean quilt...butter and beef...it would be better if you could send me a few more packs of cigarettes..."

The military attaché had a stern face the whole time, but he couldn't help himself and asked, "Did they abuse you?" If that was the case, it would be good news!

“Well, it can’t be called abuse,” Morison sighed, “but you know, this is not London, the living conditions are very poor, I’m not abused, I’m just not used to it.”

The military attaché was disappointed. He nodded and said, "I'll have someone send it over tomorrow."

Because of the private agreement, the case of Morrison smuggling cultural relics was quickly brought to court. The facts were clear, and the man was caught red-handed. There was nothing to distinguish. In view of Mr. Morrison's good attitude of admitting guilt, the court sentenced him to three years in prison, commonly known as "jail". At the same time, it was announced that the Australian and Times reporter——

Morrison – deportation and three years’ imprisonment to be served in Australia.

"I was so stupid," Morison said with some regret after coming out of the court. "I only knew that the Chinese were arresting spies, but I didn't expect that they were arresting archaeologists as well. If I had known this, I shouldn't have gone to Dunhuang... I went there to do archaeology, not to smuggle cultural relics. Why didn't they understand?"

"Okay, okay, please stop talking."

Zhu Erdian took a puff of his cigar and asked impatiently: "Are you going back to London or to Central Asia?"

"To Central Asia? Did anything important happen there?"

"The Chinese and the Russians are fighting again." Jordan took another puff of smoke, exhaled white smoke, and said gloatingly: "Central Asia is not the Northeast. The polar bear will definitely teach the Chinese an unforgettable lesson. The empire needs to have more accurate information. Mr. Morison, are you willing to go to Central Asia?"

"Can I say no? I still want to stay in China... OK, then when should I leave? Oh, I've already booked the boat ticket... Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, or I'll be put in jail."

Jordan stuffed Morison into a ship bound for India, and then took a train to Wuhan. The first Yangtze River Bridge built by the Chinese was completed, and the opening ceremony was about to be held. Many senior Chinese leaders would go to the site, and ambassadors from various countries also received invitations. The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge took two and a half years to build, not counting the preliminary exploration and surveying of the site. The huge cost and large amount of engineering work would be worth writing about even in Europe, not to mention in the Far East.

Those people in Downing Street should come and see for themselves that the Chinese can already build a huge project like the Yangtze River Bridge! Britain led the Industrial Revolution, but fell behind in the Second Industrial Revolution. First, it was overtaken by the United States, and then even Germany's industrial strength surpassed Britain. If this continues, even China will not be able to catch up!

The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a great achievement in the history of architecture, proving China's strength. However, there is still something that makes Jordan feel at ease. The ambassador thinks that the bridge is too big, and the Chinese are just too ambitious! But he immediately thought of the cost of the Yangtze River Bridge. If a British company were to build such a bridge, the price would at least triple... no, at least five times!

Thinking of this, he felt a little discouraged again.

The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is about to open to traffic. The person who is most happy is not Lin Yongchang, who pushed for this project, nor Zhan Tianyou, who usually lives on the construction site, but Sun Yat-sen, the Minister of Railways. Sun once boasted that he would build 200,000 miles of railway in China, and later said that if China can build 3.5 million miles of railway, it can become the world's number one power!

Tsk, 3.5 million miles of railways, he really has a way of talking, no wonder he is called "Sun the Cannon", his cannon is really big.

But regardless of whether Sun Yat-sen liked to make big noises or not, he was now China's Minister of Railways and would not miss such an important event as the bridge opening ceremony. Not only would he not miss it, he would also give a speech at the ceremony.

In fact, as the Minister of Railways, he had no real power. Sometimes Sun Yat-sen would miss the days when he was the president in Guangzhou. Although he was sidelined by the warlords at that time, at least he still had some real power and a guard of hundreds or thousands of people, right? Now that he is the Minister of Railways, even his guards are sent by the Political Security Bureau. If it is said to be protection, doesn't it mean surveillance?

Some of his old subordinates were very dissatisfied with their current treatment and wanted to go back to the days when they could do whatever they wanted. Wu Zhihui, Cai Yuanpei and Zhang Jingjiang also expressed the same idea in their words and deeds. Sun Yat-sen did not dare to say that he had not been tempted. The tyranny of the People's Party made him resentful, but the achievements made by the People's Government were real, and Chairman Lin had done better than he had imagined.

If that's the case, then why bother? Sun Yat-sen would not admit that he was afraid, and insisted that his current choice was to make China better. People like Wu Zhihui just couldn't think straight. And Miss Song San, can't she just live a peaceful life? Why bother?

Sun Yat-sen stood in the middle of the bridge, holding a speech in his hand, and said to the densely packed crowd, "......The Yangtze River is a golden waterway connecting the east and west of my country, but it is also a natural barrier that separates the north and south. All materials going north and south must be transported by ship, and Wuhan, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces, has also had its railway connections interrupted......"

"Because it's very difficult to travel back and forth between the three towns of Wuhan by boat, we must build a bridge and make it a dual-use road and rail bridge!"

"Comrades and friends, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is officially open to traffic today! This is another glorious victory of our people in achieving the four modernizations under the leadership of the Party!"

After Sun Yat-sen finished his passionate speech, there was warm applause from the audience. Then the applause became even louder because Chairman Lin stood up and wrote a poem "Water Melody" on the spot.

"I just drank the water of Changsha and ate the fish of Wuchang. I crossed the Yangtze River and looked out over the vast Chu sky. No matter how strong the wind and waves are, it is better than strolling in the garden. Today I have some time to spare. The Master said on the river bank: Time flies!

The wind-blown masts move, the tortoises and snakes are still, and a grand plan is set in motion. A bridge spans the north and south, and the natural chasm becomes a thoroughfare. The stone wall of the West River is erected, blocking the clouds and rain of Wushan, and a flat lake emerges from the high gorge. The goddess should be fine, and the world should be astonished. "

The people at the scene, and all the people listening to the radio,

Everyone heard the song "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" for the first time, and the applause turned into cheers.

“Long live the People’s Party!”

"Long live Chairman Lin!"

The cheers were resounding, and the emotions of the crowd were so passionate that they seemed to ignite the air.

Chapter 488 Ludendorff

Berlin, Sans Solemnity Palace.

The attendant brought a telegram, "Your Majesty, this is a reply from the Chinese President."

William II took it and looked at it. There were words of thanks on it. Many German engineers participated in the construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. In addition, William II had previously sent a telegram of congratulations, so Lin Yongchang called back. What the German emperor wanted was not thanks, but a military alliance. The reason why Britain is so powerful is mainly because it has nearly 35 million square kilometers of land and 400 million people, so Britain can implement the "two-power principle". The reason why China can be invincible on land is that it has a vast territory and a population of 450 million. It is simply an enhanced version of Russia, another "steamroller".

Three or four years ago, European and American powers regarded China as a weakened version of Russia, but the facts have proved that China is not a weakened version of Russia, but a strengthened version of the "steamroller". China is not only stronger than Russia in military strength, but also better in politics and diplomacy than the Russian Empire. The polar bear's means of expansion are very rough, and eating too much often leads to indigestion. The People's Party is much more skillful, maneuvering internationally, fighting with the powers without breaking, fighting and competing, but not doing things to the extreme, and there is still room for cooperation with the major powers.

The Tsarist Russia was not like that. They loved to go to extremes. They either stubbornly opposed Britain or France, or turned around and clung to the French. They either shouted that they wanted to liberate the world, or were fooled and disintegrated. In another time and space, Russia surrendered completely and wanted to join the Western world. It was rejected again and again by NATO, but it still did not change its mind. Until NATO expanded eastwards again and again, even to Ukraine, the so-called emperor still could not let go.

The mentor may be more skillful than the chairman. The chairman could tolerate the misbehavior of the trio, but the mentor brazenly declared that the parliament was useless and that the peasants could not represent the interests of Russia. Then he led the minority Bolsheviks to overturn other parties and drive away the coalition forces of the great powers. He was really powerful. Look at the mentor's comrades-in-arms, Zinoviev, Bukharin, Trotsky, etc. They all had their own problems and sometimes behaved like pig teammates. The mentor defeated imperialism with such a group of people, and he did not behave like a Russian at all. Oh, the mentor was not Russian to begin with.

Comrade Steel's methods are far inferior to those of the mentor. He is simple and crude, and this is the true "Czar", "dictator", and "little daddy of all Russians". The emperors of later generations are far inferior to Comrade Steel, not to mention the mentor and the chairman.

As for Nicholas II, he was too weak and not at all like a "Tsar".

William II's opinion of Nicholas's cousin was getting lower and lower, and the Junker officers' corps had similar opinions. After the great defeat in the Far East, the international reputation of the Tsarist Russia declined a lot, and the reputation of "steamroller" could no longer scare people. Many generals of the Junker officers' corps believed that the conditions for implementing the "Schlieffen Plan" were ripe. Since Russia was so lame, they should first concentrate their forces to defeat France, and then turn around to deal with the Tsarist Russia, a giant with feet of clay.

But Ludendorff did not think that the Russians were weak in combat effectiveness. It was not that the Russians had become weaker, the "steamroller" was still the "steamroller", but because they were fighting the People's Army in the Northeast, they performed so badly. According to Ludendorff and his colleagues in China, the combat effectiveness between the Russian and German armies was about 1:2. If there was a good general, such as Archduke Nicholas, the Russian army could burst out with strong combat effectiveness. Although it might not be able to defeat the same number of German troops head-on, it would have no problem dealing with the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In addition, Russia has a much larger population than Germany, and can mobilize 1.5 times as many troops as Germany. As long as there are enough weapons and equipment, the Russian Army is still a formidable force.

Ludendorff and the officers who had worked in China highly praised the combat effectiveness of the People's Army, which caused dissatisfaction among the General Staff and generals. Moltke the Younger believed that Ludendorff was exaggerating and had acquired a lot of bad habits in China. He was no longer a qualified staff officer, let alone a qualified general.

Because of his lower-middle class background, Ludendorff suffered a lot of discrimination in the German army, but he just accepted it. From Prussia to Germany, it was always like this, the upper class was the upper class, the lower class was the lower class, and it was the same in the army as in society.

"I didn't realize life was so dark until I saw the real light."

After spending a few years in China, Ludendorff and his colleagues saw another military system: "The capable are promoted, the incapable are demoted." The People's Party and the People's Army have always adhered to this concept. In China, a person's position is determined not by his or her family background, but by his or her ability. After seeing the People's Army's military management philosophy and methods, Ludendorff could no longer tolerate the old customs and habits of the German officer corps.

After returning to Berlin, he no longer swallowed his anger and accepted everything as he had done before, but instead went against the General Staff several times.

Ludendorff was a tough guy who believed that his military ability was no less than anyone else's. Why should he endure unfair treatment?

Max Hoffmann and other officers who had been to China all stood on Ludendorff's side. Those who were sent to China were all people of some status, but not too high, so they naturally stood on the same front with Ludendorff. In addition to these people, there were many middle and lower-level officers who openly or secretly supported Ludendorff and Max and others.

Two thousand years ago, the Chinese people shouted, "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races?" But in Europe and America, except for very few exceptions, kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races are of different races. Britain could give pirates titles during the Age of Exploration, so Britain exploded with great power during that period. When Britain turned conservative again and began to rank people by seniority and family background, the entire empire seemed to be in decline. Germany's situation is better than Britain's, with more innovation and vitality than Britain, but compared with the Prussian era, it is still a long way behind.

The conflict between Ludendorff and his colleagues and the generals headed by the General Staff became increasingly serious, so Kaiser Wilhelm II gave Ludendorff a division and asked it to train for three months before conducting offensive and defensive exercises with another German Army division.