The "Eastern Hope" cruise ship left Tokyo Bay and entered the Tsushima Strait through the Bungo Channel. The storm in the Pacific stopped. At this time, the cruise ship had been sailing for a long time. After sailing for twenty days, the cruise ship was about to leave Japan.

Territorial waters, the Yellow Sea entering China.

At this time, the wind and waves are calm, and the boundless ocean surface is like a mirror. Because the weather is fine, the field of vision can reach the limit. Looking around, I can only see the vast water and sky all around. It is April, and the Yellow Sea at this time does not have the chill of early spring in the past.

The sun shines lazily on people, making it warm and comfortable.

On this luxury cruise ship of the American Pacific Cruise Lines, the differences between Asia and the West are fully reflected. The Japanese, who are arrogant in front of the Chinese, turn around and become submissive to the Westerners, and treat the Westerners

, the Japanese are also submissive Chinese.

Although Japan defeated Russia and won the status of a powerful country, they were still submissive in front of Westerners. As for the Chinese on the ship... For decades, the failures of foreign wars have made people feel uncomfortable when facing foreigners.

, the waist softened almost instinctively.

Just after lunch time, the third-class deck was indeed full of people. Europeans, Japanese, and Chinese took advantage of the rare good weather in early spring to escape from the cold and damp cabin. Although Pacific Cruise Lines

This cruise ship is claimed to be the most luxurious and comfortable in the entire Pacific, but the third-class cabin, which has always been only chosen by the Chinese, poor Europeans, and Japanese, is no different from the third-class cabins in other countries in the world.

When the cruise ship departed from San Francisco, most of the remaining passengers in the third class cabin were Westerners. However, the day before, after the ship docked in Yokohama, the third class cabin was crowded with Chinese and Japanese. Naturally

, Japan, which became a powerful country after defeating Russia, also made all Chinese people feel that small Japan could defeat Lao Maozi and inadvertently pointed out a new path to the Chinese people. For this reason, almost all Chinese

People are envious of the development model of Japanese society; this sentiment is widespread. In the eyes of the Chinese, the fact that the Japanese can become a modern country and a world power in an instant is really worthy of admiration and worth learning.

, tens of thousands of international students went to Japan to study, making the vast majority of Chinese on this ship now Chinese students returning home.

Although April is not the day when Japanese universities graduate, two months ago, the Republican Revolution was successful. International students who went to Japan to study for a while returned to their country one after another. Maybe some people wanted to take advantage of the beginning of the Republic to return to build the motherland. Maybe some

People only attended preparatory school and went to Japan to be gilded, and then chose to return to China at this perfect time. After all, now that the Republic is in its infancy, maybe they can return to China to find an official position. For these people, there are too many possibilities.

Already.

Among these students, there was a young man leaning on the side of the ship chatting with everyone, but he stood out, not just because of his height, but also because of the expression he occasionally showed. Guan Zhenming standing on the side of the ship was.

One of the hundreds of international students crowded into the third-class cabin, but his reason for returning to China was quite different. He was originally a talented student in the Department of Economics at Tokyo Imperial University. After graduation, he found a place in a large Japanese company, and even repeatedly

get promoted.

And now the reason why he returns to China is because he hopes to return to China to build China during the early days of the Republic. With Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang generals sending telegrams to support the Republic half a month ago, and forcing the Qing emperor to abdicate a month ago, he will soon be inaugurated as the President.

The Republic of China has become inevitable, and the time is ripe to return to China and join industry.

"The peace talks between the North and the South have been completed, Lord Yuan has been inaugurated as the President, and the country is a republic. It is just the right time for us to make great use of it!"

"No, those people suppressed us in the past, but now that the Republic has been established, and the country is waiting for great prosperity, it must be the time for us to show what we have learned..."

Listening to everyone talking about the "time of great use", Guan Zhenming couldn't help but sneer in his heart, thinking that all they were thinking about was just staying in Japan to gilt their country so that they could return to the country to seek promotion and fortune. Guan Zhenming couldn't help but sneer in his heart. These people are really real

Too naive, there are always few official positions. The southern provinces want to use official positions to reward the revolutionary parties, and the president wants to use official positions to reward his followers, and what they will get in their mouths will only be scraps.

"You talk to me first and let me take a breath!"

Guan Zhenming, who was sneering at these classmates in his heart, but did not want to point this out, and felt frustrated by their conversation, apologized to the classmates around him and left the side of the boat.

"Why is he here?"

Suddenly a person appeared in Guan Zhenming's sight. The person was in the stairwell between the upper-class deck and the third-class deck, discussing something with a foreign seaman.

Yang Du! That’s right! It’s Yang Du, Mr. Yang! Guan Zhenming had met Yang Du at his third uncle’s house in the past, but why was Yang Du on the ship? He shouldn’t...

Taking out a 50-dollar bill, Yang Du noticed the greed in the sailor's eyes. He sneered in his heart. These foreigners were all greedy and lustful people.

"Sir, this troubles me!"

The sailor said this, but his eyes were fixed on the banknotes in Yang Du's hand. At this moment, there was another 50-dollar banknote.

One hundred dollars! The sailor glanced around, then said as he unzipped the chain.

"Okay! Sir, I think you are also a superior person, so naturally you are not suitable to stay with those people!"

When the seaman warned him, Yang Du had already gone up the stairs. When he walked on the first-class deck, the corners of Yang Du's lips were slightly raised.

Li Zicheng is not on board? He disembarked from Hawaii?

This news could deceive the Japanese, but it could not deceive him. Yang Du could almost imagine why Li Zicheng spread this news in Hawaii. I am afraid it was because he saw the newspaper reports about him there.

Because of Tang Seng’s meat, he naturally has Tang Seng’s consciousness. That’s why he spread this false news.

Why did he disembark from Hawaii?

Before boarding the ship in Yokohama, Yang Du had already asked the crew about the recent weather. Before and after entering the Yokohama port, it had been cloudy for three days. With such good weather today, everyone would walk out of the cabin.

, and Li Zicheng is no exception as long as he is on the boat.

More than ten days ago, when the president personally invited him to board a ship in Japan to persuade Li Zicheng to go to the capital, Yang Du knew that this might be his most important opportunity. At first, he thought that once Yuan Shikai became president, he would become a member of the communist government.

But in the end, Tang Shaoyi and the southern delegation came to Nanjing. After being confirmed by the Senate, the new cabinet of the North-South coalition was officially announced to the people.

Yang Du was greatly disappointed when he saw the cabinet list. Although Yuan Shikai explained to him and paid him 400,000 yuan, he was still a little unhappy. He originally bought a luxurious foreign-made villa in Qingdao with 200,000 yuan, and then

I took my family to that villa for vacation.

But then, Li Zicheng came out of nowhere. He was young and promising, and he was as rich as anyone in the country. The last one alone gave Yang Du a taste. In the early days of the Republic, what did the government lack most? Money, what kind of mouth?

, any knife handle is supported by money. Without money, the Nanjing Provisional Government will give up the position of president to Yuan Shikai. If Yuan Shikai has no money, maybe...

As expected, within a few days, Yuan Shikai sent his eldest son Yuan Keding to visit him in Qingdao, for no other reason than to invite him to go to Japan secretly and persuade Li Zicheng to go directly to the capital.

This is an opportunity! Yang Du understood that if he could be "tied" to Li Zicheng, a young man who was extremely wealthy, all problems would be solved. Moreover, Yuan Keding also promised that after the Tang cabinet fell, he would

Will arrange for himself an important position in the government.

Minister of Finance!

Thinking that this might be the most popular thing for the Republican government, Yang Du understood that if he could be tied to Li Zicheng, this hot yam could immediately turn into a hot job. Out of fear of being discovered by others, he

He even bought a ticket to Japan under a pseudonym, and when he boarded the cruise ship, he specially booked a third-class cabin instead of a first-class cabin. All this was just to deceive others so as not to give others the advantage.

"Li Zhiyuan! Li Zhiyuan!"

Thinking in his heart, people have already stepped onto the first-class deck. Standing on the deck, Yang Du looked towards the deck full of passengers from all over the world.

While Yang Du was looking for someone on the first-class deck, Guan Zhenming looked at the American sailor in front of him with a smile, but his smile was full of irony by the escalator leading from the third-class deck to the first-class deck.

"You...what do you want to do?"

The sailor, who had no confidence in his heart, looked at this man and felt his heart beating. There was no Japanese submissiveness in this man's eyes.

"One hundred dollars! That's a lot!"

Guan Zhenming smiled coldly, with contempt in his eyes. He was afraid of foreigners, but he was never afraid of foreigners who were greedy for money.

"What? What did you say! This is not a place for people like you!"

"Yeah! I don't have a hundred dollars!"

"What did you say?"

"What did I say? I think Mr. Captain is very interested in this matter, what do you think?"

Guan Zhenming raised his eyebrows coldly, and his words were full of threats. From the fact that Yang Du actually lived in the third class cabin, and even spent a hundred dollars to go to the first class deck, he could smell a hint of conspiracy.

Why does he do these things? He must have a plan, but what is his plan?

"Wow!"

When the iron chain hanging in front of the escalator was removed, Guan Zhenming took out a 1-yen note from his pocket, and then forced it to the sailor with a look of contempt on his face. None of these foreign devils were not greedy for money.
Chapter completed!