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"When you first see it, you will be fascinated by its beauty!"

The New York Times

If there were any words popular in China and even in the upper class in the world in 1915, it might be "770". These three numbers may be just numbers, but for the high-ranking officials and nobles all over the world, especially the rich people who like to compete, "770" is aware of an era.

A brand new era, but this era is brought by the "Changan 770" high-end luxury cars. Unlike the luxury cars that countries are used to in this era, the "Changan 770" is more spacious, more powerful, and more luxurious interior. Of course, this is not the most important thing, the most important point is that not everyone can buy it.

Because the automobile manufacturing company is still under construction, the "Chang'an 770" high-end luxury car, which contains as many as 138 latest patents, was made by Lianyun Locomotive Manufacturing Company. The limited production has made only a very small number of people get this luxury car that appeared for the first time at the Prime Minister's inauguration ceremony and attracted countless people.

The perfect, classic model has attracted everyone. Although only a few people can buy it, it may be because it is not purchased by everyone, and the buyer needs to be excluded for several months. Not only that, under the special "hunger marketing", "770" is not sold to the public, so it naturally becomes a symbol of identity and even status. Money does not necessarily mean that 770 can be bought. It is precisely because of this that "Changan" Automobile has become a "famous luxury brand" because of "770".

The beautiful body of a black "770" luxury sedan reflects sunlight. At this time, the luxury sedan even has a slight smell of leather. Sitting in the spacious "770" sedan, Rui Enshi still cannot recover from the joy of getting the "Chang'an 770" sedan, such as the "Chang'an 770" sedan. Although in China, the service for car refueling is still very imperfect, the gas station is not complete, and the road conditions are harsh, this beautiful Chang'an car is still fascinating.

"The whole of America is obsessed with the 770!"

Thinking of his friend's words in the letter, he had already hoped that he could "use the influence of the ambassador to China" to help him buy a "Chang'an 770" sedan, Rui Enshi's expression suddenly became a little helpless. The ambassadors to China from all countries have too many friends, and not every friend's wishes can be met. It is OK to ask for it once, but too many requests are not inconsistent with the identity of the ambassador.

Therefore, in Rui Enshi's heart, he naturally filtered the old friend's request directly. Deep down, he did not hope that because of the car, Li Zicheng thought he had something to ask for him.

At this time, the car was heading towards the Prime Minister's Residence. The small official residence, to a certain extent, may be the center of China's internal affairs. When the car arrived at the official residence, Rui Enshi, who was in the car, saw that Li Zicheng was already waiting outside the door. Even among Westerners, Li Zicheng looked very tall. At this time, he was wearing a black and white suit, with a very kind smile, but his eyes were very sharp.

After a simple polite approach, after the two of them entered the house and sat down, Li Zicheng smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, I am very grateful to the United States for its support on some issues over the past years. As we all know, China is a weak country, so we hope that the international family will uphold justice."

When Li Zicheng spoke, he looked like he was meaningless. Indeed, this is also a fact. Whether it was the "Xin Chou Treaty" or the return of the Boxer Constitution, or the "Jiaoao Incident", and the subsequent peace talks and rebellion, the United States stood on China's standpoint and gave China as much support as possible.

"His Excellency the Prime Minister, the justice side will never lack partners. Since the founding of the United States, the United States has always been on the justice side. There is no doubt about this..."

While Rui Enshi was talking, Li Zicheng had a smile on his lips, but his heart was full of mockery. Minister Rui Enshi obviously didn't know what he was going to say next. Now, he was just giving him a trap. Even if he was so advanced, if he didn't take the opportunity to start, he would be really sorry to the Chinese. Of course, he wouldn't say these words. Instead, after Rui Sishi confessed his "justice" love, he said earnestly:

"China, although it is a Far Eastern country, trusts your country's friendship very much. This is not just the friendship brought by your country's actions to uphold justice, but more because of the values ​​of our two countries."

Just like some people in later-century documentaries, Li Zicheng slightly increased his tone, and even his expression became a little excited, and the excitement was even more admirable.

"Four years ago, after the revolutionaries successfully destroyed the old order and the old privileged group through violent means in 1911, they failed to successfully establish a new order according to their constitutional ideals. The provincial power vacancy left by the collapse of the Qing government was immediately taken over by new army officers, members of the Tongmeng, leaders of the Advisory Council and former Qing officials. The provinces organized their own troops and elected their own officials. How can this broken society rebuild order?"

With a retort, Li Zicheng looked at Rui Enshi seriously.

"At that time, people all turned their attention to the United States on the other side of the ocean. We took the American republic constitutional system as a model. We wanted to create our new government based on the American government!"

Compared to Li Zicheng's excitement, Rui Enshi only smiled with a smile. The American people were very excited about China after the Wuchang Uprising because they saw the victory of "American values", but for the US government, what they saw was chaos. Compared with revolution, the United States prefers reform. Of course, this is for the commercial interests of the United States in China, but now all this is over. For the United States, the most important thing is still commercial interests.

"It is undeniable that until now, our imitation has failed. At the beginning of the revolution, some people focused on the constitutional system that the United States had already operated, and what about the other people? They paid more attention to the congress system during the American War. They all ignored the most critical link of the American Revolution, that is, the link in which the American constitution was established: in 1787, the federal constitution was successfully formulated. It was this constitution that united the 13 states of the United States into one country, laying the permanent constitutional foundation for the United States, and the American Revolution ended successfully."

At this time, Li Zicheng's words contain some sincerity, rather than blindly "diplomatic words".

"It must be recognized that the formulation of a good constitution requires a specific moment, at which the great national affairs were presided over by a group of excellent patriots, who held the same democratic and republic political philosophy and gained the trust of the people of the whole country. This moment is rare for a country. It is precisely because of the unstable nature of the constitutional attempt that Madison, the "father of the Constitution", opposed the proposition of the frequent formulation of a new constitution. This lucky moment occurred when the United States constitution was formulated. In 1787, the year 1787

The founding fathers of the United States are still alive, their reputation is as high as the peak, they are all patriotic leaders, and they have not been divided by the party and have shown high consistency in constitutional principles. Therefore, for the United States, this is a time for God to be particularly loved. This constitution was approved by 11 states in September 1788, and according to the regulations, the constitution has come into effect after the approval of nine states."

When Li Zicheng mentioned this early American founding envoy, Rui Enshi looked slightly surprised. Not to mention the Chinese in front of him, even the American man might not know much about it. However, Li Zicheng in front of him was calculating the success of the United States like a historian. This made him feel surprised. At the same time, he also developed a sense of consciousness - Li Zicheng in front of him is different from many Chinese people who are learning from the United States on the surface. Those people don’t know what the success of the United States is, but the person in front of him...

"Based on the fundamental recognition of the country, the United States had a national government. At that time, it seemed that it was impossible to combine 13 small republics that had never had a unified history and had serious conflicts of interest into one country. This moment also appeared in China when the Nanjing Provisional Government was established, although it was not as coincidental as the United States. Constitutionalist thought has gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people since Kang and Liang Weixin reforms. By this time, both the revolutionaries and the former constitutional monarchs had firm belief in constitutionalism. Although the revolutionary patriots did not have an undisputed leadership status in the country, they initiated the Constitutional Conference.

Since following public opinion is completely possible. At this time, the power struggle has not yet begun, and the constitution is formulated according to universal principles, which is also at that time. It can be foreseen that the time for the battle for supreme power is not only delayed by the constitutional formulation and subsequent initiation of the constitutional approval process, but also popularized constitutional ideas across the country, which is conducive to strengthening the authority of the constitution. For some people, challenging the constitution that is approved by the people of the whole country takes much greater risks and encounters much greater resistance than challenging the provisional constitution formulated by the Nanjing Provisional Senate, which is insufficiently authoritative. More importantly, formulating the constitution will guide people to recognize the authority of the constitution rather than Yuan Shikai's authority.

However, the revolutionaries led by Sun Yat-sen did not think that they would use the Constitution to solve the problem of unification. The thought that occupied the minds of revolutionaries was to use strong unification. This is a tragedy of China!”

At this point, Li Zicheng's expression always had a little helplessness, and Rui Enshi, who heard that his words meant something, said nothing, but after Li Zicheng was silent, he said in agreement.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, for this reason, in the United States, many people who are looking forward to China's prosperity and strength hope that China can formulate a real constitution, a constitution recognized by the whole country, and use it as the beginning of government affairs!"

Rui Enshi made his suggestion in a timely manner. For the United States, he was not sure whether China could truly play a role in formulating a constitution, but he knew clearly that for the US government, it was something the United States likes to influence this country by formulating a constitution.

Hearing his suggestion, Li Zicheng smiled and said:

"Thank you for your advice, Your Excellency Minister, I can tell you one thing for sure. I will spare no effort to help China establish a true constitution in the next year, and..."

Take out a report from the desktop. Although the conversation with Rui Enshi was in English, Li Zicheng knew that the person in front of him was a "sinologist" and that he could even speak fluent Beijing movies, so he could naturally understand Chinese.

"Please the President to establish a Constitutional Development Committee!"

Although he just took a look, Rui Enshi's brow jumped slightly. This... this is perhaps the most valuable information he has learned recently, and it was provided by the other party.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, you mean, your country will establish a constitution? Is it by Congress?"

Rui Enshi's heart beat slightly, and he realized that this was an opportunity for him personally, an opportunity to closely connect him with this country. Just like the "Huaihei Control Project", I heard that the Chinese are also preparing to erect a statue of him at the outlet of the Huaihe River. What about this opportunity in front of him? But it is possible...

"Of course, the Constitution can only be reviewed and approved by the Congress and approved by various provinces across the country to become the fundamental********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

With Li Zicheng's words, although he kept calming himself down, Rui Enshi found that he could not refuse this "temptation" - the temptation to separate his own country!

"Please rest assured that we are willing to provide any legal assistance as long as your country needs it, and..."

The voice rose slightly, and Rui Enshi emphasized again.

"If possible, I am very willing to encourage our government to provide a loan to your country to promote China's constitutional matters and the construction of a modern legal system!"

Rui Enshi's answer made Li Zicheng sneer in his heart. Sure enough, for the United States, a country that has just grown from a "teenager" to a "youth" and is eager to show its influence on the world stage, they will not miss the opportunity to influence a country in depth.

"But, Lord Minister..."

Hesitating, Li Zicheng stared at Rui Enshi and spoke after pondering for a long time.

"Although I personally hope that China will establish a constitution as soon as possible and formulate a relatively complete and modern legal system, considering my personal influence and China's actual problems, I need broader support. Therefore, I hope that your country can support me on some issues to increase the influence of the State Council and thus achieve this wish smoothly!"

Fraud!

It was not until Rui Enshi left his office that a smile slowly appeared on Li Zicheng's face. The American diplomats of this era were different from the American diplomats of later generations. They did not have the "big power atmosphere" of American diplomats in later generations. In fact, Americans and even diplomats of this era can even be described as childish in the eyes of European powers. In the reflection of later generations, the American diplomats and the US government of this era seemed a bit "idealist". Although it was not entirely true, the American diplomats were indeed different from traditional powers such as Britain, France and Germany. They always had some idealism to a greater or lesser extent.

In this era of underdeveloped information, the US government obtained the political situation of China and its policy toward China as the basis for its policy toward China. The main information came from the reports of the staff of the embassy in China at that time. Therefore, the formulation of the US policy toward China can be said to be deeply influenced by the personal attitudes of the staff of the embassy in China. What I have to do now is to use Rui Enshi to influence the formulation of the US policy toward China.

This is the first step!

While silently muttering in his heart, Li Zicheng took out a document submitted by the Ministry of Finance from the file basket on his desk. The confidentiality level of the document is still the highest level - the sixth level confidential. In the confidentiality system of the State Council, this is the highest level of confidentiality. According to regulations, only the Premier and the chief director of relevant departments and the deputy director have the right to check it.

When Li Zicheng saw the document with a confidentiality of six, he was stunned at first. In the past two months, the Ministry of Finance has been upset about another issue. Now Chen Lansheng has handed over such a document, which must be his intention.

"It should be a lawsuit from the three companies!"

Thinking of it, Li Zicheng opened the confidential report, but just as he looked up, he was stunned.

"Request to immediately remove the post of General Taxation Department of Anglian Customs!"

Looking at the report, Li Zicheng's brows were beating from time to time. Although the new contract was reorganized, tariff autonomy, and the abolition of extraterritorial legal power were all things he was preparing to do, but the removal of the position of the General Taxation Department of Customs was the first time in China. To be precise, it was the first time that someone tried to challenge the authority of the General Taxation Department of Customs. Since the time of Hurd, this position seemed to be a forbidden area. Although this position was held by foreigners, the Chinese government also had the "power of appointment", but in fact, this position was "recommended" by the former head of the General Taxation Department.

Now that Chen Lansheng has just arrived at the Ministry of Finance, he has not solved the problem of the "three-in-one dispute", but he is thinking about engaging in the "hard bone" of the General Taxation Department of the Customs General. It is really a bit... Li Zicheng really doesn't know at this moment whether Chen Lansheng is bold or...

Finally, Li Zicheng did not continue to watch, but picked up the phone on the table.

"Check the Office of the Minister of Finance!"

Minutes later, Li Zicheng hung up the phone. It was difficult to explain the incident report clearly. Let Chen Lansheng explain it to himself!

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Chapter completed!