With the support of Shulman, the U.S. Minister to China, and the U.S. government behind him, after driving away Li Yuanhong, the Zhili warlord Cao Kun was successfully "elected" by buying votes at the price of five taels of gold for each voting member. The third official president of the Republic of China.
Only now, the leadership position within the Zhili Clan has changed from the Baoying Faction headed by Cao Kun to the newly emerged Luoyang Faction.
Wu Peifu, the leader of the Luoyang faction, is now the biggest talker in the Zhili clan.
Cao Kun, who ascended to the position of president, also lost power and became a puppet mascot of the direct line.
So he had enough time to do some other things, such as discussing with his staff what level of medal to award to Chen Muwu, a young student who discovered the ninth planet in the solar system far away in the UK and "browed our country's prestige". most suitable.
Discussions went on and on for several months. It was not until Zhu Zhaoxin's telegram expressing his merits was sent to the Presidential Palace that Cao Kun and the others remembered that there was such a thing.
Now that Chen Muwu has been named and praised by the British Prime Minister, as his motherland, the Republic of China must not sit idly by and ignore the meritorious people.
After several more days of discussion, President Cao Kun finally made the decision to award Chen Muwu with the third-class Baoguang Jiahe Medal and the Third-Class Medal of Honor.
These two medals are not considered high-end and classy to senior officials of the Beiyang government.
On top of the third-class Ribbon Baoguang Jiahe Medal, there are three levels: second-class no ribbon, second-class big ribbon and first-class big ribbon.
On the three-level medal, there are also three types of medals: two-level medal, one-level medal, and a grand medal.
However, Cao Kun and his staff felt that these two medals should be a glorious enough thing for Chen Muwu, a commoner.
According to the corresponding rules and regulations, the third-class medal of Baoguang Jiahe and the third-class medal of honor, as a relatively low-level type of high-level medals in the Republic of China, should be awarded by the president himself.
But because Chen Muwu was abroad, they wrote the news of the award in a telegram and sent it to the Republic of China Embassy in Britain again.
The inquiry was made after Chen Muwu returned to China and the president would personally issue it to him.
It is better to mail the medal to the UK and ask the charge d'affaires Zhu Zhaoxin to award it to Chen Muwu on his behalf.
That's why Zhu Zhaoxin asked Chen Muwu whether he would return to China after graduation. If he didn't, he would ask the country to send him all the medals and medals.
Chen Muwu felt a little funny when he heard that he had received such a big reward for discovering the Yellow Emperor Star.
Is this the good news Zhu Zhaoxin said?
He thought that his surname was not Bo, and he had no hobby of collecting medals.
What's the use of getting so many medals? Is it possible that it can still be bulletproof?
It would be more practical to give money like Trinity College and the Royal Astronomical Society.
In fact, according to the regulations of the medal, after Chen Muwu received the medal, he could theoretically receive an annuity provided by the Beiyang government every year.
But this only exists in theory. The military expenditures of the Zhili warlords are not enough, and the teachers at Beida University cannot be paid. How can there be money to provide annuities to the nobles who are not short of money?
But the Beiyang Government will not exist for a few more years. Once the Second Northern Expedition is successful, the new people who come to power will not recognize the medals awarded by the Beiyang Government.
But if you send these medals home, it should make the old lady and eldest brother happy.
Chen Muwu told Zhu Zhaoxin that there was no need to waste national wealth and send the medal all the way to Britain, and just send it to his family in Jihai.
Chen Muwu took the opportunity to ask Zhu Zhaoxin about another matter.
"Ding Gong, I still have something to ask for. I wonder if there is a direct communication channel between the Chinese Embassy in Britain and the nearby Chinese Embassy in France? I took pictures of the Chinese Embassy in France a few days ago. A telegram was sent, but until now it has remained unanswered, with no reply at all.”
It turned out that when Best said that Chen Muwu's performance was enough to participate in the Olympics and that he had a great chance of winning the gold medal, Chen Muwu was immediately moved.
The day after the graduation party, he ran to the telegraph office in Cambridgeshire and took telegrams to four people or institutions.
At first he thought of writing a letter, but then he realized that it would take three to five days to reach France.
And taking a telegram to be sent to Paris was not as expensive as traveling from Sihai to England, so I chose this more convenient method.
Three of these four telegrams were sent across the sea to France via submarine cables, and were handed over to Zhang Xiuyou, the special correspondent of Tianyi's "Yi Shi Bao" in France, Chen Muwu's friend de Broglie, and the Embassy of the Republic of China in France. personnel in hand.
The remaining letter was sent to the French Embassy in London.
The content of the telegrams, without exception, was to ask the other party how to sign up for this Olympics.
As a result, after the four telegrams were sent out, only Zhang Xiuyou, the reporter stationed in France, wrote a reply to Chen Muwu.
Zhang Xiuyou said in the letter that he was going to find out where the organizing committee of this World Games is, and then go to the organizing committee to find out what the requirements are for registration.
But at the same time, he also urged a manuscript in the letter. After all, the manuscript of "The Condor" had been sent by Chen Muwu as early as the end of last year. Although it has not been serialized yet, "Yi Shi Bao" still has plans to continue cooperation. mean.
De Broglie didn't reply to him. Chen Muwu thought that since the two separated at the Solvay Conference, the playboy hadn't written him a letter. He didn't know if it was because he didn't go home after leaving Berlin. Instead, he went somewhere else to continue being cool.
However, will de Broglie, who has been studying for a PhD for five years, not graduate this summer and be about to enter the sixth year of his PhD?
The French Embassy in the UK also did not reply to Chen Muwu, which was what he expected.
After all, they are just a national organization serving French expatriates staying in the UK. How can they have time to deal with a foreigner whose surname looks very East Asian?
This is also Chen Muwu's fault. Firstly, in order to save money, and secondly, in order not to reveal his identity, he did not write his full name on the signature of the telegram, but only wrote Chen.
If the full name is Chen Mu Wu, and he is famous for discovering the Yellow Emperor Star, I don’t know if the French will take it more seriously.
However, Chen Muwu didn't understand that the French Embassy in Britain just ignored him. Why didn't even the Republic of China's Embassy in France reply to himself, a fellow Republic of China citizen?
That's why he took the opportunity to go through graduation procedures today to raise this question to Zhu Zhaoxin in the office.
Zhu Zhaoxin was really anxious and angry when he saw that his colleague in the embassy in Paris treated this stepping stone to his official career so lightly.
However, after hearing Chen Muwu asking him about the news about the French embassy, Zhu Zhaoxin thought of another possible situation.
He suddenly raised his voice and asked: "Hanchen, what do you have to do with the Embassy in France? Can our Embassy in Britain handle it for you? Or are you planning to leave the UK and go to France to continue your studies like Gong Chao?"
Seeing the expression on Zhu Zhaoxin's face and hearing his words, Chen Muwu already figured out why the charge d'affaires was so anxious.
So he told Zhu Zhaoxin that he could rest assured that he had obtained a teaching position at Cambridge University and had no plans to leave the UK for development in other countries for the time being.
He sent a telegram to the embassy in France, just asking them to inquire on his behalf how to register for the upcoming Universal Games.
Chen Muwu's words were a reassurance for Zhu Zhaoxin.
Zhu Zhaoxin doesn't care what the Laoshizi Games Chen Muwu wants to participate in, as long as he can stay in the UK and continue to engage in his science, then Zhu Zhaoxin will be able to continuously obtain the capital to get promoted and make a fortune.
"This is easy. Just write down all the things you want to ask about on paper. I'll have someone contact Paris through a dedicated line. I'll forward the results to you as soon as I have them.
"However, Hanchen, not only can you study in the most advanced universities in the world, but you can also obtain a doctorate in just one year, and you can also stay as a professor at Cambridge University. This is really a role model for our students. . Don’t worry, I will write another telegram to spread the news back to China, and it will inevitably be another award!"
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Before leaving the embassy, Chen Muwu asked Zhu Zhaoxin for help and got him a "new passport" named Chen Hanchen.
After all, this Olympics is Coubertin's last before resigning as president of the International Olympic Committee.
In addition, France also wants to use this Olympics to highlight its national image.
Therefore, if he used his real name to register for the competition, Chen Muwu was afraid that the French media would take the opportunity to hype it up, so he took the opportunity to publicize the matter in the newspapers before he arrived in Paris.
Winning the championship is fine. If you can't win the championship, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
Now he finally realizes the advantage of Chinese people having both names and characters, which makes it easier for him to wear a vest.
Zhu Zhaoxin did not ask for the reason at all and did not refuse Chen Muwu's request.
Anyway, reissuing passports is within the scope of his temporary responsibilities. It is convenient for others and for his own convenience. There is no reason for him to make things difficult for Chen Muwu.
Chen Muwu took Ye Gongchao to Chinatown not far from the legation and pulled several feet of fine silk.
Now that I have decided to participate in the Olympics, in order to further improve my performance, I must not let go of any details.
At the United Games, he wore a one-piece swimsuit made of wool. The resistance in the water was too great, so Chen Muwu planned to "develop" boxer swim trunks first.
Nowadays, there are no synthetic composite materials. After thinking about it, only smooth silk is the most suitable.
Ye Gongchao took Chen Muwu to find the most skilled tailor in Chinatown. After measuring the size, he tried to make two pairs, and then put on strong elastic cowhide bands in the holes reserved around the waist. A simple version of modern swimming trunks would be enough. The production is complete.
When the old tailor was making this swimming trunks, he still had an impatient look on his face.
In his opinion, it is immoral to ask people to measure themselves in public to make a pair of trousers.
And using fine silk to make this kind of thing is really a waste of natural resources.
They have different paths and do not want to conspire with each other, but Chen Muwu doesn't care what the old tailor is thinking.
He thought of returning to Cambridge to try it first. If the effect was good, he would send a message to the old tailor and ask him to make a few more strips according to the original size as a backup.
He disliked it, but he was a bastard who didn't make money if he had money. As long as he gave him enough money, wouldn't the old tailor obediently measure him?
After returning to Cambridge, Chen Muwu received the second message from Zhang Xiuyou in Paris.
He did not write another letter this time, but chose to send a telegram directly.
The telegram said that he had already inquired about the registration process for this Olympics and asked Chen Muwu to notify him of the name of the applicant and the participating events as soon as possible, and Zhang Xiuyou could register on his behalf.
Chen Muwu did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly wrote his name and the projects he signed up for in a telegram and sent it to Zhang Xiuyou.
This reporter from "Yi Shi Bao" really helped me a lot. When I get to France, if I can meet him, I must thank him.
There is no wife coming to my door from China! No!
(End of chapter)
