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Chapter 525 Negotiations (3)

Although Anyidi can accommodate thousands of people, the guests invited on the first day were less than 300 guests, so they were naturally the top figures in Shanghai, including Qing officials in Shanghai, as well as a large number of local gentry, celebrities, business tycoons, etc. It can be said that any person is either a wealthy person or a famous person, or a local official. On the one hand, they are invited to attend, because the time traveler's own power is becoming increasingly powerful; on the other hand, they are also faced by Li Hongzhang.

Since Shanghai was the earliest port in China and the exhibition of the Westernization Movement for 30 years, a group of industrial and commercial classes formed by comprador capitalists and industrial capitalists had formed in Shanghai. On the one hand, they had strong financial resources and were closely related to the official government. Among them, there were many people who held official positions, so they all had huge influence, which to a certain extent could influence the political situation of the court. On the surface, Southeast Mutual Protection was a group formed by the governors and governors from the southeast, but behind these governors and governors, they were all promoted by these industrial and commercial giants.

On the other hand, if time travelers want to develop industry and economy in the future, they will definitely be inseparable from Shanghai. Therefore, they are also taking this opportunity to establish good relations with Southeast industrial and commercial giants represented by Shanghai.

The time travelers of this exhibition made a total of 32 exhibition boards, mainly pictures, supplemented by a small amount of text description. Among the pictures, photos account for more than 80%, and half of them were the scenes of wars on the battlefield. There were also the appearance of the People's Army, captured Eight-Nation Alliance officers, close-ups of warships, a large number of surrendered coalition soldiers, etc., which detailed the wars that the time travelers have since boarded the 6th. The physical objects displayed on the second floor are rich in variety, including rifles, pistols, military uniforms, command knives, military flags, etc. of various countries.

However, whether it is the exhibition version or the physical objects, the key exhibitions are in the battle against Russia in Shanhaiguan. The exhibition boards occupy 15, and the physical objects account for more than half. Not only are there a large number of battlefield photos, but there are also photos of middle and senior Russian generals captured by the People's Army, including 3 major generals, 2 brigade generals, 6 colonels, 9 lieutenant colonels, and 14 majors. They are all accompanied by text to indicate their names, military ranks, years, etc. In the physical exhibition area on the second floor, there are also some items for each of them, such as guns, swords, medals, pocket watches, crosses, pens, etc. In addition, in the physical exhibition area, there are 10 Russian military flags, namely 1 division flag, 4 regiment flags, and 11 battalion flags. In addition, there are a large number of captured Russian rifles, machine guns, helmets, military uniforms, documents, and two small mountain cannons.

In European and American countries, the symbolic significance of the military flag is very great. If the military flag is captured by the enemy, it will be a great shame. The number of this army will usually be cancelled. Of course, the Russian army that went south this time is not a formal military organization, so what was captured by the People's Army is not a real military flag. However, the division flag, regiment flag, and camp flag are also the flags of the army after all, and their symbolic significance is the same as that of the military flag. Therefore, displaying these captured flags can naturally fully demonstrate the Huihuang's military achievements of the People's Army

Since the time travelers have basically reached a peace agreement with the other seven countries in the Eight-Nation Alliance, but the compensation for the prisoners has not been negotiated yet, it is not easy to host the war exhibition in this case. We must always give these countries some face and not to reveal all the shameful things. Only Russia did not participate in this negotiation, and Russia has no power in Shanghai, and only one consulate, so it is of course most appropriate to take action against Russia.

In addition, after the Time Traveler ascended the 6th, although he had made great achievements and achieved the results of Emperor Hui, it was largely because the Eight-Nation Alliance was too weak. In the previous battles, there were only two wars with high value. One was the Bohai Sea Battle, defeating the German Far East Fleet; the other was the Battle of Shanhaiguan, defeating the Russian army southward; and now the Time Traveler has established a good relationship with Germany, and the Chinese in this era had no intuitive understanding of naval warfare, and the results of naval warfare were not easy to show; and the Battle of Shanhaiguan was closest to now, and the defeat of the enemy troops was also the most. At this time, the country with the least favorable impression of China was Russia, so if you don’t take this opportunity to humiliate Russia, what are you waiting for?

The exhibition boards are all printed in color, with bright colors, and the pictures are very clear, and the physical objects on display are of great value, so they are powerful persuasive. They can fully demonstrate the achievements of the Huihuang since the Time Traveler entered the 6th, which also amazed those present. Just talking about the photos of overseas Chinese beauty, they are much more clever than foreigners.

After visiting the picture board and the spoils, the next concert was the next one. Although the concert achieved great success in the audition in Tianjin, the first official performance in Shanghai was better. On the one hand, there were not many local people who actually watched it, less than 100 people. This time after 30 people, there were more audiences, so it was easier to resonate. On the other hand, Tianjin had already traveled through the territory of the group. Although it was not long, the residents of Tianjin basically witnessed every battle won by the People's Army. In addition, there were a large number of Tianjin soldiers in the People's Army, so many Tianjin residents were even regarded as their victory. Although this could not completely eliminate the weak mentality of Tianjin residents, they also had some confidence, so the effect of the concert was also dismantled.

Shanghai was the first to open up, and it was also the place where foreign power and foreigners had the largest number of foreigners. Many foreigners were domineering in China and bullying the Chinese legends were circulated from Shanghai. The most famous one was "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter". The film and television dramas that reflected this era in the old time and space, such as the Huo Yuanjia series and the Ma Yongzhen series, the stage background of the story was basically in Shanghai.

Although everyone present is a celebrity in Shanghai, even if he is a guest at a foreigner's family, he is a weak country and has no diplomacy. Therefore, when dealing with foreigners, he instinctively must be afraid in his heart. With this mentality, he naturally has a deeper feeling about the theme of the concert. Among them, Gu Hongming praised all the songs in this concert.

It turned out that Gu Hongming was ordered by Zhang Zhidong to go to Tianjin to inspect the appearance of overseas Chinese. However, there were too many things to travel through the group during this period and he had no time to receive this master. Qin Zheng knew that Gu Hongming's personality was strange and was afraid that he would talk nonsense after he arrived in Tianjin, so he left Gu Hongming in Shanghai. In fact, Gu Hongming's strange and strange things were mainly born in the Republic of China. At this time, although he was a little arrogant, it was generally normal. After listening to Qin Zheng's several historical lectures, he admired Qin Zheng's historical view, the Interpretation of Chinese Society, and his understanding of the world. He could also understand the difficulties of overseas Chinese now. There was nothing wrong with Zhang Zhidong, so Gu Hongming stayed in Shanghai.

At this time, Gu Hongming was a well-known scholar, so he naturally received him in Shanghai. He either drank tea, chatted with friends, socialized, taught lectures in various schools every day, and revised and organized his manuscripts. It turned out that during the Gengzi Kingdom, Gu Hongming's series of papers written in English were basically Cixi, fiercely defending the Qing court, Chinese culture, and Eastern civilization. At the same time, he strongly criticized the Western powers' policies in China and the Eight-Nation Alliance robbers' trampling on China. He was planning to publish, and even the name had been thought out, which was called [Zun Wang Chapter]. Now he was idle and could finish this matter, so Gu Hongming lived a free and easy life. This time traveler held an exhibition and concert in Shanghai, and also listed Gu Hongming as the first batch of invited guests.

Gu Hongming was not interested in war, but it was always a good thing that China could win. Overseas Chinese can basically represent the Chinese, but they were full of curiosity about concerts, because Gu Hongming lived abroad for many years, especially studying in Paris, France for several years. Paris was originally a European fashion and art center. Gu Hongming watched many opera concerts in Paris, participated in church mass, and listened to singing class performances. He did not expect that overseas Chinese would also hold concerts. Therefore, when Gu Hongming visited the exhibition, he took a quick look and then found a seat in the middle of the front row early to sit down. Others also knew that he had a weird temper and did not plan with him.

Gu Hongming watched the entire concert very seriously and was also quite shocked. Although Gu Hongming had no musical skills, he was well-versed in the music, and had many knowledge and appreciation skills. Although from the perspective of the performer's level, he was far from what he watched in Europe, and he could be said to be an amateur level, the melody of the songs he sang, whether it was the musical melody or the musical musical music, and the meaning of the lyrics and meanings were almost all excellent works.

Moreover, from the literary form, the lyrics of the songs sung in the concert can basically be regarded as imitating Western poetry. Gu Hongming is the best at and also likes this form of poetry the most. In the [Sacrifice of the King], there are some English poetry that imitates the Saspeare style. Therefore, it can resonate with Gu Hongming, because he admires the [Song of the Seven Sons] the most, and can be called a masterpiece, and the others are also considered to be a masterpiece. I didn’t expect that there are such talents among overseas Chinese.
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