The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

port of london.

An ocean liner docked slowly, and a few moments later, several Chinese people appeared on the pier.

Guo Taiqi, the newly appointed Chinese Minister to the UK, stretched out his hand to catch the drizzle from the sky, looked at the hazy city of London, and said with emotion: "London deserves to be the city of smog. I saw it today, and it deserves its reputation."

The staff member of the embassy who was in charge of picking up the ship stepped forward and said, "Is this Mr. Guo Taiqi?"

"I am Guo Taiqi." Guo Taiqi replied.

The staff member said: "Mr. Guo, my name is Chen Diansheng, and I am an officer of the secretariat of the Chinese embassy in the UK."

"I'm just here for the first time, so please ask Secretary Chen to lead the way." Guo Taiqi clasped his fists and said.

Why did Zhou Hexuan stay in London for two months without contacting the Chinese embassy in the UK? Quite simply, the post of Chinese Minister to the UK is vacant.

The last Chinese plenipotentiary representative to the League of Nations and Minister to the UK was Shi Zhaoji. After the September 18th Incident broke out, Shi Zhaoji actively appealed to the League of Nations. The resolution of the League of Nations is ridiculous. It does not distinguish between the aggressor and the invaded, and adopts the position of fighting 50 big boards each. At the same time, it warns the Chinese and Japanese governments and asks the two sides to avoid the expansion of the situation and find a way to withdraw their troops.

Shi Zhaoji could only continue to appeal, and the League of Nations once again made a resolution of "stop the conflict and withdraw troops from both sides", not only asking Japan to withdraw troops, but also asking China to stop attacking the Kwantung Army.

The attitude of the League of Nations made Shi Zhaoji a headache, and the behavior of the Nanjing government made Shi Zhaoji even more angry.

At the end of November, the Nanjing government ordered Shi Zhaoji to take action, asking the League of Nations to designate Jinzhou as a neutral zone. Immediately afterwards, in early December, the Nanjing government issued another instruction, stating that the "Jinzhou Neutral Zone" case was unacceptable, and that if the Japanese army continued to attack Jinzhou, our country would take self-defense measures.

In such a huge China, the land in Northeast China will be completely occupied by Japanese invaders, and the foreign policy of the Nanjing government is actually inconsistent. How do the diplomats in charge of this deal with it?

Shi Zhaoji was overwhelmed. While actively seeking international help, he also had to deal with protests from patriots. In the end, he waited for Chang Kaishen to announce his resignation, central officials were busy fighting for power, and Shi Zhaoji himself was beaten and injured by patriotic overseas students in Paris.

Frustrated, Shi Zhaoji chose to resign as the representative of the League of Nations (replaced by Yan Huiqing), and then resigned from the post of Chinese Minister to the UK (he was appointed as the Minister to the United States).

As a result, the post of Chinese Minister to the UK was vacant for several months. Guo Taiqi was appointed as the new Chinese Minister to the UK until China and Japan reached an armistice agreement on the Battle of Songhu.

The car sent by the embassy drove through the drizzle. Guo Taiqi, who was about to flex his muscles in Britain, couldn't wait to say: "Secretary Chen, tell me about the current situation in Britain."

Chen Diansheng said: "The political situation in the UK is very chaotic now. Since the Labor Party cabinet stepped down last year, the coalition cabinet has been in power. The coalition cabinet is a multi-party government. The factions are fighting for power and profit. It can be described as a group of dragons without a leader."

"No wonder Mr. Zhizhi (Shi Zhaoji) resigned voluntarily. Things are difficult!" Guo Taiqi smiled wryly.

Not to mention the inconsistencies in the foreign policy of the Chinese government, and the British government has a coalition cabinet that has many leaders. Diplomats are afraid of encountering such a situation. In such a situation, Guo Taiqi has no hope of gaining the support of the UK at all. He must establish a good relationship with all factions in the British cabinet in order to gradually open up the situation.

Chen Diansheng said suddenly: "Mr. Guo, I suggest you visit Mr. Zhou first after taking up your post."

"Which Mr. Zhou?" Guo Taiqi was stunned.

"Mr. Zhou Hexuan." Chen Diansheng explained.

"It's him." Guo Taiqi laughed.

Guo Taiqi had met Zhou Hexuan at the national disaster meeting a few months ago. He not only participated in the National Crisis Conference, but also served as the chief representative of the Nanjing government in the Sino-Japanese Armistice Negotiations as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.

Guo Taiqi asked: "Is Mr. Zhou very influential in the UK?"

Chen Diansheng said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is famous all over the UK. Everyone in London knows him well. I heard that he is also a close friend with Prince Albert of England, and he has become a bosom friend with Master Bernard Shaw. If Mr. Guo wants to To quickly open up the situation in the UK, it is better to ask Mr. Zhou to introduce him and get to know some British celebrities and politicians."

"Famous in Britain?" Guo Taiqi sighed, "Mr. Zhou is indeed an international celebrity. With his help, my trip should be much easier."

Guo Taiqi belongs to Wang Zhaoming's family and participated in the anti-Chiang government in Guangzhou last year. Although he is also a compromise diplomat, he still has a basic bottom line. Before the September 18th Incident, he did not collude with the Japanese secretly. This time he is the Minister to the UK and really wants to do things.

After arriving at the embassy in the UK, Guo Taiqi quickly went to work and got to know the basic situation of the embassy before he had time to rest. It turned out that what he took over was a mess. The former minister had greatly offended the British Conservative Party due to issues such as the withdrawal of consular jurisdiction, and the Labor Party he had made friends with was torn apart and in opposition.

In the whole of the UK, no one takes the Chinese embassy seriously. Guo Taiqi, the diplomatic envoy, wanted to meet with the British Foreign Secretary, but the other party kept procrastinating and always said that he was not available.

Two days later, Guo Taiqi put aside all kinds of trivial affairs and went to the hotel to visit Zhou Hexuan.

"Sorry, Mr. Zhou is out." The hotel waiter said.

Guo Taiqi was not discouraged, and asked, "Can I wait for him here?"

The waiter said with a philistine smile: "Of course, but you need to spend money to open a room."

"Okay," Guo Taiqi didn't care about the rent, and even gave the waiter some tips. He ordered, "I'll stay in the guest room. As soon as Mr. Zhou comes back, please let me know as soon as possible."

What is Zhou Hexuan doing?

He's in his lab at University College London.

Zhou Hexuan found a biochemist named Deren Aldrich, and sponsored the other's laboratory with money, and Aldrich led his students to conduct research on "Hundred Waves and More Breathing".

"Burdose" was synthesized by a German chemist half a year ago and published a paper in an academic journal. The synthesis of this substance is not complicated.

Zhou Hexuan directly told Deren Aldrich that Prontosil can kill streptococci, and hoped that it could be used to develop new drugs. Aldrich was dubious about this, but for the sake of money, he led the students to carry out the experiment.

Aldrich first did several test tube experiments, but found nothing.

Zhou Hexuan was a little confused by the experimental results. He really had no knowledge of medicine, and it was his limit to remember that sulfonamide could kill streptococcus.

Just when Aldridge was about to give up, Zhou Hexuan suggested to infect the mice with streptococcus, and to directly administer medicine to the mice to see if the live animal experiment had any effect.

Aldrich was very angry, thinking that Zhou Hexuan was directing blindly, so he simply quit.

Zhou Hexuan had to take out 500 pounds again, requesting that a live animal experiment must be done. For the sake of Pound, Professor Aldrich compromised and let Zhou Hexuan, an amateur, guide the experts.

You can see the results of the experiment today.

Aldrich sat in front of the microscope and rubbed his eyes vigorously. He thought he was dazzled, so he looked down again. After a long time, Aldrich looked up at Zhou Hexuan, surprised and puzzled, and said, "How could this be, how could this be? It was obviously ineffective in the test tube experiment, why would the hemolytic streptococcus in the blood of the mice be killed again?" die?"

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but rolled his eyes, thinking: If the test tube experiment is effective, sulfa drugs were developed more than 20 years ago.

This is a regrettable and beautiful mistake, because Prontosil does not work in the test tube, it must be effective inside the living organism, so it has been ignored by scientists.

Aldrich checked several other mice and finally confirmed the experimental results. He excitedly shook Zhou Hexuan's hand and said, "Zhou, this is a great discovery, and this is medical progress for all mankind! Perhaps, we You can win the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this discovery!"