Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1162 Shocking America
It was the first time for Pu De to come to Washington, and naturally it was the first time he entered the portal of the Capitol.When he followed Nixon and his party into the main entrance of the Capitol, what he saw was a splendid palace.

Perhaps for Americans, the Capitol is not only an administrative building where the legislature is located, but also an artistic building that records the entire history of the United States.The walls and ceilings of the corridors and halls in the building are engraved with countless murals and figure carvings.As far as Pu De has seen and understood, there are many such as the Battle of Saratoga Valley, the Lexington Uprising, the Civil War, etc. As for the sculptures of figures, there are famous American presidents Washington, Jefferson, etc. , Lincoln and so on.

President Nixon is obviously very qualified to work as a tour guide. As he walked forward, he did not forget to introduce the contents of the murals to the two distinguished Chinese guests frequently.There was a sense of national pride in his tone.Of course Pu De could understand Nixon's mood. If it were him, he would be more proud than the president in front of him when introducing China's long history.

This kind of ornamental march lasted for nearly 10 minutes, and finally everyone stopped in front of a spacious clean white double gate.Through this tightly closed door, noisy discussions came from inside.Two attendants quickly stepped forward and pushed open the two doors, and then a venue several times larger than the Qianqing Palace appeared in front of Pu De, which was the main venue of the US Congress.

Nixon did not back down at this time, and walked in the door first. Pu De was the fifth to enter the venue after Marshall.

As soon as he entered the venue, Pu De felt a great pressure.

I saw that the layout of this meeting place is completely different from the palace-style meeting place in China. When a meeting is held in China, there are always a fixed dozen or so people who are eligible to attend. An oval conference table is enough. Here the situation is quite different.

This venue is very spacious, and its layout can be divided into three steps of different scales: on the first step are four rows of seats similar to platforms, which are located in the middle of the north wall of the venue; It was a bit empty, with only a small table built. On the table was a lecture table nearly one meter high and less than thirty centimeters wide. Obviously, it was specially designed for those who would give speeches in Congress or accept questions. It was prepared, so its position is quite conspicuous, and it can be said to be the focus of the entire venue; the third ladder is the lowest ladder, and thousands of tables and chairs are arranged in a fan shape. The seats arranged by them, it can be said that every law, regulation, and benchmark of foreign policy in the history of the United States is voted by the people in these seats.

At the same time, in order to ensure the openness of congressional decision-making, a lot of special seats for journalists are arranged around the entire venue. reporter.It is precisely because of this that, except for those decisions that require absolute secrecy, most of the meetings of the U.S. Congress can be quickly learned by the public.

At this moment, the entire meeting place was full of seats. The moment the door opened, thousands of pairs of eyes were cast towards the door, and most of them were focused on Wu Tingfang and Pu De.Under such circumstances, Pu De would naturally feel an invisible pressure.

"Your Highness, please." Just as Pu De was looking at the entire venue, Marshall, who was walking in front of him, suddenly turned around, gestured to him, and said, "Where is your seat, because you will be there later." Please forgive me for the speech, so in the seat arrangement, you have to be slightly outside. However, the seats here are not prioritized, and everyone is equal."

"Thank you." Pu De glanced at his seat, then smiled.

Pu De's seat was arranged on the first step of the stairs, and it was the outermost row of the first row, next to him was Marshall who was in charge of receiving him.As for Wu Tingfang's seat, it was in the center of the first row, next to Nixon.

"Gentlemen." At this moment, the voice of Nixon's speech suddenly sounded in the venue of Nuoda, and Pu De knew that this meant that today's congressional meeting had begun.

Following Marshall, Pu De quickly walked to his seat and sat down, then looked towards the lecture seats in front of him.At this time, Nixon was standing in front of the stage, saying something into the microphone.Through the interpreter's dictation, Pu De realized that this was Nixon's opening speech for the meeting as president.

Since it was the opening speech of the meeting, there was obviously nothing to be concerned about.The issues that can be included are nothing more than the issues to be discussed at this congressional meeting, as well as Nixon's own views on these issues, and so on.Under normal circumstances, if the issue is not really related to the direct interests of the states, members of Congress will somewhat give the president some face. They can hear the president's position from this opening speech, and at the same time use it as a reference to vote for themselves.

Nixon's opening speech was very long. In addition to explaining the main topics of the meeting, he also expressed his position to everyone present, and at the same time gave a detailed introduction to Wu Tingfang and Pu De.

From Nixon's opening speech, Pu De understands that the topic of this meeting is very simple, and there is only one content, that is, the United States will increase its aid to the Balkans, and its aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina is the largest one.Pu De is very clear that the United States is doing this to ensure that it is consistent with China in terms of political stance.A total of 80 billion U.S. dollars in aid projects will be urgently allocated to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Congress passes it. In exchange for this, Bosnia and Herzegovina promises to realize a unilateral ceasefire against Croatia at the beginning of next year.

When it came to the Balkans, Nixon declared to all the congressmen that in the current international environment, the most critical issue is to work with China to achieve permanent peace in the Balkans, while other issues such as race, ideas, and social systems All differences and contradictions must be downplayed.Nixon clearly told everyone that when voting, they should abandon their past hostility to China, abandon the differences of interests among states and districts, and consider this issue from an overall and long-term perspective.

Pu De sat in his seat and listened to Nixon's speech quietly, seeing his extraordinary demeanor of swaying freely, calmly and eloquently when facing thousands of eyes, he felt admiration in his heart.It seems that the empire chose Nixon as the spokesperson for its interests in the United States with deep consideration.

"Your Highness, it's time for you." Just as Pu De was thinking about his own thoughts, Marshall, who was sitting next to him, stretched out his hand and patted his leg, and whispered at the same time: "You should make some preparations. "

Pu De was stunned, and only heard Nixon say: "As for the current situation facing the Balkans and the problems facing the United States after the war, I think our two guests today are the most qualified to explain. Next, I will invite the Chinese Empire His Royal Highness Prince Pude, I will give you a wonderful explanation on this matter."

"Your Highness, it's your turn." Marshall whispered without losing the opportunity.

Pu De nodded, stood up from his seat with a solemn expression, first adjusted his clothes, and then took a big step, and walked quickly towards the podium where Nixon was standing under the eyes of thousands of people in the entire venue .

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On the podium, Pu De first tried the microphone in front of him, then looked around the entire venue, and then said: "Members of the United States of America, I am very happy to be able to stand here today and give a speech. an honor."

The frequent flashes of "swipe" focused on Pu De's body, and the reporters around the seats in the venue were frequently taking pictures.

"I am also immensely proud that I represent people all over the world who are unbending from violence, unafraid of sacrifice, and fighting for freedom and peace. It is an absolute honor to be a part of them And proud." Pu De continued calmly: "First of all, I would like to thank General Marshall for his invitation, which gave me the opportunity to come to the world-famous Capitol Hill to give a speech. Ladies and gentlemen, friends! For a long time, China and the United States The people of the two countries have always held strong interests and friendly feelings towards each other. The Chinese people appreciate the pioneering spirit of the American people and admire the remarkable achievements made by the American people in building the country. With the rapid development of China and the continuous cooperation between China and the United States Expanding, more and more Americans are also turning their attention to China and paying more attention to China's development and progress. Understanding is the basis of trust. Today, I would like to talk about the development of contemporary China from the perspective of the historical changes and realistic development of Chinese civilization The strategy and the way forward hope to help the American people understand China more comprehensively and deeply.”

"In the long history of more than 5000 years, the Chinese nation has made great contributions to the progress of human civilization, and at the same time it has gone through a tortuous and arduous road. Especially in the more than 1840 years since the Opium War in 100, the Chinese people have struggled to get rid of poverty and accumulation. The fate of the Chinese nation has undergone profound changes. Twenty-nine years ago, the Chinese Empire was proclaimed. Since then, a constitutional monarchy has been established, which broke the decadent system of the former Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop and contributed to the development of the empire. Progress has opened the floodgates, and great achievements have been made through hard work. From the beginning of this century to the present, China's GDP has increased from US$29 billion to US$725 billion, and its total import and export volume has increased from US$4912 billion to US$35 billion. Looking back on the vicissitudes of life that have taken place in China over the past few years, it can be said that the Chinese people have not only changed their own destiny through arduous exploration and tenacious struggle, but also promoted the cause of human progress.”

(End of this chapter)