The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Night, study.

Zhang Leyi and Wanrong talked about comics with great interest, and Liao Yaquan cameo played the role of a maid. She made coffee for everyone, made some homemade desserts, and came and went very diligently.

Zhou Hexuan continued to write "Guns, Bacteria, and Steel". The original work was too long-winded, and some outdated content needed to be deleted, so Zhou Hexuan compressed the nearly 380,000 words to 320,000 words.

"call!"

Zhou Hexuan let out a long sigh of relief, closed his pen and stretched. Due to too many changes, writing this book was extremely energy-intensive, and it took three months to finally finish it.

This time he did not choose to serialize, because few people will read the serialization, and it is more realistic to publish the book directly.

Liao Yaquan came over and asked, "Sir, is this book finished?"

"Yes, it's finished." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"Can I have a look?" Liao Yaquan asked.

Zhou Hexuan deliberately said: "Of course. My handwriting is short of strokes. If you have enough time, you can help me re-copy it."

"Really? That's great, I finally have something to do." Liao Yaquan said happily, she naturally hoped to find something valuable from Zhou Hexuan's manuscript.

"Take it, I will give you your salary after copying everything." Zhou Hexuan said in a joking tone.

Liao Yaquan took the manuscript and inquired without any trace: "Sir, will the economic crisis really break out in the United States next year?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "I'm not 100% sure, but I still have 90%."

Liao Yaquan asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"Data collection and analysis." Zhou Hexuan smiled mysteriously.

"How did you get in touch with it 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 sources."

These words made Liao Yaquan's heart beat faster, but she didn't continue to ask, for fear that Zhou Hexuan would become suspicious.

At this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang outside.

Before Zhang Leyi stood up, Liao Yaquan rushed out to open the door. After seeing the visitor, she asked in English in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"

There were three blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners standing outside the door, two men and one woman, and the one at the back with a bulging waist was probably carrying a weapon.

The foreign man headed by him was tall and handsome, and he was a charming middle-aged handsome guy. He smiled politely: "Beautiful lady, I am the commander of the U.S. Marine Brigade, Brigadier General Mesdley Butler, and I am here to visit Mr. Zhou Hexuan."

"Oh, please come in." Liao Yaquan was greatly surprised by the identity of the visitor, thinking: Does Zhou Hexuan have any secret contact with the US military?

Brigadier General Butler walked into the room with his wife on his arm, and the strong man behind him stayed close at every step. He should be an adjutant or a bodyguard.

When he saw Zhou Hexuan, Butler saluted quite gentlemanly: "Mr. Zhou, hello, my name is Mesdeley Butler, from the US Marine Brigade, and this is my wife Anna."

"Please sit down, both of you," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, and then told Liao Yaquan, "Yaquan, make some coffee for the guests."

Liao Yaquan nodded with a smile and said, "Wait a moment, you three."

Zhou Hexuan sat opposite the Yankee, and asked curiously, "I wonder what Mr. Butler wants from me?"

"Excuse me," Butler said without airs and with a very humble attitude, "I have just brought troops to Tianjin, and many Chinese still misunderstand me. In fact, I have no ill will towards China, and I am very I admire Chinese culture, especially the talented and thoughtful Chinese people.”

With a smile on his face, Zhou Hexuan said mockingly: "Really? On behalf of the Chinese people, I welcome General Butler to lead the elite troops to station in Tianjin."

What Butler led was really an elite force, with only 4,000 people, but it was equipped with warships, tanks, field guns and aircraft. There were more than 20 aircraft alone, which was a complete air combat brigade.

Why did the U.S. Marine Corps suddenly appear in Tianjin?

It was all the impact of the Northern Expedition.

Although Principal Chang has not yet officially announced the Second Northern Expedition, the war of public opinion between the North and the South has already begun.

The Kuomintang sent thousands of political workers, spies, and propagandists to sneak into North China to publicize the bad deeds of the Beiyang warlords. The people of North China have long complained about the warlords, but now they are deliberately incited by propaganda, and the people's hearts immediately turn to the Northern Expedition.

There were even many Red Spear Clubs who were willing to serve as internal support and vanguards for the Northern Expeditionary Army, cooperating internally and externally to drive away the two bastards Zhang Zongchang and Chu Yupu.

The Beiyang side naturally had to launch a public opinion counterattack. They spread rumors everywhere, saying that once the Northern Expedition broke through Pingjin, they would kill all the foreigners in Peiping and Tianjin.

There are lessons learned from the "Nanjing Incident". Although they knew that the Beiyang warlords were spreading the rumors, foreigners still dared not take precautions.

Now the foreign concessions in Pingjin and Tianjin have all entered a state of martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave with weapons, including Zhang Xueliang's bodyguards, who will be searched. Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Japan and other countries have sent more troops to Tianjin. All foreigners must register at the consulate and evacuate immediately in case of emergency.

The United States is the most powerful, not only sending an additional 4,000-member marine brigade, but also an infantry regiment stationed in Tianjin, and there is also a 600-member marine contingent in Beiping. Coupled with advanced weapons such as aircraft, artillery, tanks, and warships, if they really want to participate in combat, it is estimated that several full-scale divisions of the Northern Expedition can be destroyed.

With so many foreign troops, the Beiyang government, the instigator, felt like an enemy. Because spies from the south spread the news, rumors spread among the people, saying that the "Eight-Power Allied Forces" were about to invade China again.

The reinforcements sent by Japan were extremely aggressive, and there were scandals every now and then, which aroused the common hatred of the people of Tianjin, and the business of the newly opened department stores in the concession was much deserted.

The U.S. military is just the opposite. Not only is it strictly disciplined, but it also likes to have fun with the people.

All of this stems from Brigadier General Butler, the commander of the US military. He is a very wonderful figure.

After Butler came to Tianjin, he did not live in a consulate, a barracks, or a luxury hotel, but lived in an ordinary hotel with his wife.

In order to dispel the hatred and misgivings of the Chinese, Butler took his wife to visit everywhere all day long. The targets of the visits included politicians, businessmen, scholars and celebrities. He also ordered his soldiers to go out to play, shop and have fun every day, so as to narrow the distance between the US military and the Chinese people.

The businessmen in Tianjin were very happy. Thousands of American soldiers shopped and spent every day, and the payment was still in US dollars. This business should not be too happy. There were even pimp businessmen who sent a telegram overnight to the Northeast, asking their counterparts there to dispatch 2,000 Belarusian women quickly—there are not enough prostitutes and dancers in Tianjin!

"Well, this coffee tastes very pure." Butler gave a thumbs up and said to his wife, "Anna, you can talk to some ladies. I want to have a few words with Mr. Zhou alone."

"Okay, let's 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 show her feet too eagerly.

Butler is obviously a brigadier general of the US military, so he should be arrogant, but when he sees Chinese people, he always flatters and compliments them. At this moment, he is putting a high hat on Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, your "Rise of Great Powers" is really a masterpiece. I was on a warship, and it took me a week to finish it. It feels like I have been in college for several years."

"Where is it, the general is overrated." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"I personally agree with the views you said in "The United States". The United States seems to be very prosperous and powerful, but in fact there are many fatal problems hidden, such as the disability rate of workers is the highest in the world. Politicians are also vampires , Washington is dirtier than a ghetto brothel, and Philly's politics are especially corrupt. I used to be the police chief in Philadelphia, and I tried to root out the corruption and collusion in the municipality, but it didn't work. It's rotten there. As a police supervisor, I actually want to see the face of the Mafia. If this continues, the United States will be finished sooner or later..." Butler spoke about the scandals of his country without any scruples.

Zhou Hexuan was sweating madly, Nima, Butler, who is considered the supreme commander of the US military in China, actually exposed the shortcomings of his country in front of the Chinese people without any hindrance.

Chatting and chatting, Butler even broke the news about some scandals in the White House, calling President Coolidge a bastard and a unique vampire. He said angrily: "Coolidge is an idiot, he is too petty, he puts his own money more than the national interest. Do you know? On the first day Coolidge entered the White House, he publicly accused the White House staff of stealing his boots." .My God, a pair of boots! Such a preoccupied person can become the President of the United States, and the voters in the United States are all mentally retarded. Fortunately, this guy's term is coming up, and I wish him a speedy death, what a son of a bitch Coolidge!"

Zhou Hexuan said happily: "It's like this all over the world. Politicians belong to the dirtiest profession."

"This sentence is very good, and I completely agree with it," Butler began to praise China again. He said, "I admire Napoleon the most. He once said that China is a sleeping lion. I believe that there will always be a sleeping lion." 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 was fed up with it. Those geisha makeup are like ghosts. When they see them at night, they will have a heart attack. Japanese nobles He actually praised her so much and gave me a geisha as a show off. The first thing I did when I brought that woman home was to let her clean her pitch-black teeth..." Butler continued to boast , He has led troops to many countries in the world. Regardless of whether Zhou Hexuan was interested or not, anyway, he talked about anecdotes from various countries, and even talked about the differences between brothels in various countries without any scruples.

After talking nonsense until early in the morning, Butler said: "Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure communicating with you. I will hold a dance party on the weekend, and I hope you can bring your female companion to attend."

"It's an honor." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.