Subtitle of this chapter: Eight lieutenants in the West, all of them are useful for getting eggs. (Author’s note: There were eight lieutenants in the West Garden at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty)

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"Neo, what you said is so good!"

Mr. David Griffith also stood up, and as a film worker, he applauded vigorously with excitement when he heard such heartwarming words.

"Smack it..."

Regardless of whether they agreed with Yuan Yanshu's statement or not, the other people in the conference room stood up and applauded with great face. Our Master Yuan bowed gracefully and returned the gift.

In fact, Yuan Yanshu's main purpose of this meeting was to seek the support of Mr. Hearst Pulitzer. His words were quite effective. The editor-in-chief of Le Monde not only agreed to cooperate with the publicity work of "The Orphan of Famine", but also enthusiastically invested 1,000 US dollars.

"Neo, I heard you are going to Washington too?"

"Yes, Mr. Pulitzer." Master Yuan is still not very famous now. He is still very polite in his speech when facing the editor-in-chief of one of the four major newspapers in New York.

Mr. Pulitzer also admired the Chinese, so he invited him: "That's right. Emma and I are going to Washington to attend Mr. Harding's inauguration. Why don't we go together?"

"Mr. Pulitzer, thank you for your invitation, but..." Yuan Yan suddenly smiled apologetically, "I should set out with our new minister..."

As soon as he said this, he thought of something and immediately raised his hand to look at the Howren's watch given to him by Mr. Baker... It's almost twelve o'clock now.

The butterfly effect of the time traveler really existed. Shi Zhaoji originally arrived in Washington in mid-February. However, due to some disturbances caused by the time traveler, the new minister to the United States did not set foot on the land of the United States on March 1.

In fact, it was the poor Tang Baokun who learned that his sweetheart was engaged and immediately became a monk and became a foreign lady. Minister Shi's wife, Ms. Tang's cousin, had to stay by her side, which delayed more than ten days.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Pulitzer. I'm going to pick up the boat, I'll leave today. We'll talk about the detailed publicity plan later."

As he said that, he greeted the others in the conference room, then picked up his coat and hat and left in a hurry.

"Old Yuan, you are here just in time. Minister Shi just entered the customs and is about to come out."

Luo Puxiang dressed very formally today and looked much more vigorous, unlike his usual appearance with two big eyes bags and looking awkward.

So Yuan Yan asked in confusion: "Xiangzi, look at you like this. Didn't you play mahjong and drink flower wine last night?"

"Haha..." Luo Tuo Xiangzi scratched his head and lowered his voice embarrassedly, "To be honest, my uncle wants me to leave a good impression on Minister Shi, so he can find an errand in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future."

Master Yuan thought about it and it would be nice if this guy had a diplomat, and some things might be more convenient. Moreover, the surname of Luo really came out with an ambassador in the future. Of course, he was from Guangdong and his ancestors were also servants, so he should have nothing to do with your wealthy families in Tianjin.

"Well, this is a way. I'm optimistic about you, Minister Luo." Yuan Yan suddenly made a joke casually.

Luo Puxiang was also quite humorous. He immediately replied with a smile: "Hahaha, if I want to be an ambassador, then Old Yuan, you can at least be the Minister of Finance. Maybe you can sit in the position of the Prime Minister."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely let you be the Minister of Foreign Affairs when I become the Prime Minister..."

When the two bad friends were "declaring officials to make wishes" with each other, a young officer came over.

The major, who seemed to be similar to them last year, called in a very familiar accent of Yuan Yanshu: "Brother Zhenren, it's always good not to see each other for a long time."

"Ah, I'm telling who it is, Brother Qingzhi." Luo Tuo Xiangzi stepped forward and shook hands with him, and then said to President Yuan, "Let me introduce this. This is Major Cao Linsheng, a third-class military officer in the Embassy in the United States."

"And this is my good friend Mr. Yuan Yanshu."

Major Cao gave a military salute with a "snap" and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Yuan must be the neo-yuan, who has become famous in the American literary world recently. I have also read your "Song of Ice and Fire" below. Imagining the majestic and steep brushwork, combining history and fantasy with a furnace, is really fascinating. No wonder the Westerners call it "Today's Homer Epic."

Yuan Yanshu's "Song of Ice and Fire" is indeed a little ahead of him. No Western writer had written a long fantasy novel before, so he replaced "The Lord of the Rings" and became the originator of fantasy. Because there were no modern references, Western critics had to search in the ancient times, so they were given the title of "Today's Homer Epic".

He is so polite, Master Yuan did not neglect, so he...

"Master Ball, search!"

Yuan Yanshu is not an expert who specializes in the history of the Republic of China. Such "nameless people" must rely on Baidu.

Well, it seems that they are not completely unknown, at least they have shown a small face in history.

This lord is one of the eight Chinese graduates of West Point Military Academy in the history of the Republic of China. However, Wen Yingxing, who is invincible with the English secretary and friend of Patton, is famous, and is far inferior to Lu Xiaoman's first husband.

In fact, the military achievements of the "Eight Horses of the West Points" are just like that, and they are not as good as Sun Liren from Virginia Academy when tied up.

Major Cao was born in 1895 and was also from the Great Demon City. His father was a young child sent to study abroad in the late Qing Dynasty. Cao went to the United States to study in elementary and middle schools at the age of 13. After his studies ended, he returned to China in 1913. In 1914, Cao Linsheng returned to the United States again and entered western dosage on September 13, 1916. Because it was World War I, the students of this class took all the courses in just over two years and graduated early on November 1, 1918.

After graduation, he served as military officer of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, and in 1919 he served as secretary of Wang Zhengting, the Chinese representative of the Paris Peace Conference. After the Peace Conference, he returned to Washington.

What I heard about is that after returning to China in 1922, he became the head of the Department of Sports of Tsinghua University. In 1926, he left Tsinghua University to become Zhang Zuolin's senior accountant, and the next year he was promoted to major general... I have to say that the 32-year-old major general can be called MG's rampant, and Beiyang has come to an end.

On the original timeline, after the Southern Army's Northern Expedition, he abandoned his official position and went to business in 1928. In 1949, his family went to Hong Kong in a row and then moved to Macau.

Of course, it's a bit hard to say on this timeline. (Note 1)

Well, it is most suitable for him to run a low-level military officer like him to be a minister's escort. It is natural to appear in New York to welcome Shi Zhaoji.

"Major Cao has been awarded too much. "Song of Ice and Fire" is just my game for brothers." If the Chinese meet Chinese people, they must be polite.

"Brother, I really admire Major Cao's name for a long time. Some people in the Chinese community in the United States say that there was Chen Qingzhi in ancient times, and Cao Qingzhi now. It turns out that it is better to meet someone than to be famous."

However, this guy can be aide to Marshal Zhang, at least in his opinion, far worse than Chen Qingzhi.

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Note 1: No matter whether it can be written or how far it is in the Republic of China, Murong still needs to be buried according to the outline. I believe that patients should be able to understand.

To be honest, it is not easy to find such supporting roles that fit the background of the times from every corner of history.
Chapter completed!