Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 22 Cao Qingzhi
Subtitle of this chapter: Eight West Point lieutenants are all useless.
"Nio, what you said is so good!"
Mr. David Griffith also stood up. As a film worker, he was so excited to hear such heartwarming words that he applauded vigorously.
“Pah pah pah…”
Regardless of whether they agreed with Yuan Yanshu's statement or not, the other people in the conference room stood up and applauded. And our Master Yuan bowed gracefully in return.
In fact, Yuan Yanshu's main purpose in this meeting was to seek the support of Mr. Hearst Pulitzer. His words had a good effect. The editor-in-chief of Le Monde not only agreed to cooperate with the publicity work of "Famine Orphans", but also enthusiastically invested one thousand US dollars.
"Neo, I heard you're going to Washington too?"
"Yes, Mr. Pulitzer." Master Yuan's current status is still not high enough, and facing the editor-in-chief of one of the four major newspapers in New York, he was still very polite.
Mr. Pulitzer also admired this Chinese man, so he invited him: "That's perfect. Emma and I are also going to Washington to attend Mr. Harding's inauguration ceremony. Why don't we go together?"
"Mr. Pulitzer, thank you for your invitation, but..." Yuan Yan smiled apologetically and said, "I should leave with our country's new minister..."
As soon as he said this, he thought of something and immediately looked at the Haute Horlogerie watch that Mr. Baker had given him... It was almost twelve o'clock.
The butterfly effect of time travelers really exists. Shi Zhaoji originally arrived in Washington in mid-February. However, due to some disturbances caused by this time traveler, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States did not set foot on American soil until March 1st.
In fact, poor Tang Baokun knew that his sweetheart was engaged, so he immediately wanted to become a nun. The wife of Shi Gongshi, who was also Ms. Tang's cousin, had to stay with her, which delayed her for more than ten days.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Pulitzer. I have to go meet the ship, so I'll leave today. We can discuss the detailed publicity plan another day."
As he said this, he said hello to the other people in the conference room, picked up his coat and hat, and left in a hurry.
"Old Yuan, you've come just in time. Envoy Shi has just entered the customs and will be coming out soon."
Luo Puxiang was dressed very formally today and looked much more energetic, unlike his usual self with big bags under his eyes and the look of being sleep deprived.
So Yuan Yan suddenly asked in confusion: "Xiangzi, you look like this, didn't you go out to play mahjong and drink wine last night?"
“Haha…” Camel Xiangzi scratched his head and said in a low voice, “To be honest, my uncle asked me to make a good impression on Minister Shi so that I can find a job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future.”
Master Yuan thought about it and thought that it would be good if this guy had the identity of a diplomat. Some things might be more convenient. And Luo really has an ambassador in the future. Of course, he is from Guangdong and his ancestors were servants. He should have nothing to do with your Tianjin rich family.
"Well, that's one way. I'm optimistic about you, Minister Luo." Yuan Yan made a joke in a casual and familiar manner.
Luo Puxiang was also quite humorous. He immediately replied with a smile: "Hahaha, if I can become an ambassador, then you, Old Yuan, can at least become the Minister of Finance. Maybe you can even sit in the position of Prime Minister."
"Okay, okay, when I become Prime Minister, I will definitely make you the Minister of Foreign Affairs..."
When the two friends were making wishes to each other for official positions, a young military officer came over.
The major, who looked about the same age as them, greeted Yuan Yanshu in an accent that was very familiar to him: "Brother Zhenren, it's been a while since we last met. How have you been?"
"Ah, I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be Brother Qingzhi." Camel Xiangzi stepped forward and shook hands with him. Then he said to President Yuan, "Let me introduce you. This is Major Cao Linsheng, the third-class military attaché of the Chinese Embassy in the United States."
"And this is my good friend Mr. Yuan Yanshu."
Major Cao saluted and said enthusiastically, "This Mr. Yuan must be Neo Yuan, who has recently become famous in the American literary world. I have also read your A Song of Ice and Fire. The magnificent imagination and clear writing style, which blends history and fantasy, are really fascinating. No wonder Westerners call it the 'Modern Homer's Epic'."
Yuan Yanshu's A Song of Ice and Fire was indeed a little ahead of its time. No Western writer had written a long fantasy novel before him, so it replaced The Lord of the Rings and became the originator of fantasy. Because there was no modern reference, Western critics had to look for it in ancient times, so it was called "the modern Homer epic".
Master Yuan did not neglect the other party's politeness, so he...
"Master Ball, search!"
Yuan Yanshu is not an expert in the history of the Republic of China. This "unknown person" must rely on Baidu.
Well, it seems that he is not a completely unknown person. At least he has appeared in history.
This man was one of the eight Chinese graduates of West Point Military Academy in the history of the Republic of China. However, he was not as famous as Wen Yingxing, the invincible English secretary and good friend of Patton, and he was far inferior to Lu Xiaoman's first husband.
In fact, the military achievements of these "Eight Horses of West Point" were just so-so. Even if they were tied together, they could not compare to Sun Liren of Virginia College.
Major Cao was born in 1895, also in Shanghai. His father was a young boy sent abroad by the government in the late Qing Dynasty. When Cao was 13 years old, he went to the United States to study in elementary and middle schools. After completing his studies, he returned to China in 1913. In 1914, Cao Linsheng returned to the United States again and entered West Point on September 13, 1916. Due to the First World War, the students of this class completed all courses in just over two years and graduated early on November 1, 1918.
After graduation, he served as the military attaché of the Chinese Embassy in the United States and as secretary to Wang Zhengting, the Chinese representative at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. After the conference, he returned to Washington.
What is more interesting is that after he returned to China in 1922, he became the head of the Department of Physical Education at Tsinghua University. In 1926, he left Tsinghua University and became Zhang Zuolin's senior advisor. The following year, he was promoted to major general... It has to be said that the rank of major general at the age of 32 was quite a high status, and the Beiyang government had also come to an end.
In the original timeline, he quit his official position and went into business in 1928 after the Southern Army's Northern Expedition. In 1949, his family went to Hong Kong and later moved to Macau.
Of course, it’s a bit hard to say on this timeline..
Well, a low-ranking military officer like him was most suitable to run errands and serve as an escort for the ambassador, and it was only natural for him to appear in New York to welcome Shi Zhaoji at this time.
"Major Cao, you are too kind. A Song of Ice and Fire is just a game of mine." When Chinese people meet each other, they always have to be polite.
"Brother, I have long heard of Major Cao's name. Some people in the Chinese community in the United States say that there was Chen Qingzhi in ancient times, and there is Cao Qingzhi today. It is true that hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person."
However, the fact that this guy was able to serve as Marshal Zhang's aide shows that, at least in terms of vision, he is far inferior to Chen Qianzhi.
