Chapter 523: An Unprecedented Fish Fry
Chapter 523 An Unprecedented Fish Fry
"I've met the master."
Dongmei followed Ronghui timidly and knelt to greet Shao Quanzhong.
Shao Quanzhong was busy with state affairs. He was either in the study or running around outside all day. He had not paid much attention to Dongmei for a long time.
In a blink of an eye, she has been in the Shao Mansion for five years and is now 21 years old.
"Um-Did Dongmei go to college?"
Shao Quanzhong was just showing some concern, but Dongmei immediately panicked, "I am incompetent. I didn't take the college entrance examination after graduating from high school."
Rong Hui was unhappy, "Don't scare me, I also graduated from high school, what's wrong? Dongmei has competitions almost every month, it's amazing that she can finish high school."
"You may not know that Dongmei has won the Wimbledon, US Open and Chiang Mai women's singles Grand Slams for two years and is a world-renowned athlete."
"During this Wimbledon Championships, a female tennis genius named Charlotte Dodd emerged from Cheshire, England. Dongmei failed for the first time and almost didn't win three Grand Slams."
"Dodd is only 15 years old and has a bright future. At the same time, due to our strong promotion, more talented and scientifically trained players began to participate in the competition. Dongmei's first-start advantage is gone, so she retired in July."
Shao Quanzhong looked at Dongmei very kindly. Well, the little girl is now full of heroic spirit, with a straight back and a straight waist, and she is full of youthful vitality.
Although she is afraid of herself, her eyes are actually full of confidence. She is already a modern new woman - there are not many people who are not afraid of her.
"After retiring, I can continue to go to college and learn a skill..."
Rong Hui stretched out her hand and pinched the soft flesh on Shao Quanzhong's waist. "You are prejudiced against sports. Dongmei has won two Grand Slams in women's tennis. What other skills does she need to learn? People are lining up to hire her as a coach."
"I brought her to see you this time because she is working on a big event - she is trying to make the Olympics happen again."
“What are the Olympics?”
Shao Quanzhong was stunned. "Before" Daxia only started paying attention to the Olympics in 1932, and Shao Quanzhong didn't catch up...
Rong Hui was very disappointed. "You, you study war all day long, but you are really uneducated. In this world, civilizations are divided into the East and the West. The East is our Great Xia, and Europe and America recognize their common ancestors, ancient Greece and ancient Rome."
"The ancient Greek Olympic Games are a spiritual bond that connects European and American countries. If we can help the Olympic Games to be held again, those European and American countries will recognize that we have a common language with them."
"With a common language, it will be much easier for you to become the world hegemon and lead the heroes. Without cultural identity, it will not work if you only rely on force and money."
"If you conquer them by force, they will rebel whenever they get the chance. If you give them money, they will just treat you like a fool and won't listen to you even after taking the money. They will even laugh at your big head."
Shao Quanzhong understood this point very well. "Hui'er, you hit the nail on the head. Spain, France, and Ireland are all Fenian countries, but my brother-in-law Alfonso I still doesn't listen to us. Spain still relies on me to marry a princess to maintain contact. Zhang Siwen's wife didn't lead Ireland to join us."
"Russia has joined our economic integration, but she still has her own ideas. Neither my nephew Nicholas II nor my filial comrade Potowski completely listens to me. It's just what you said about cultural disagreement."
"As for Germany, it's even more of an example. No matter how much support I give him, Waldersee will never bow down to us. We can only use him, but we can't share the same pot. Can the Olympics you mentioned really do this and bring them over?"
"It's impossible in the short term, but if we play together for a long time, we will become friends, right? Brother Shao, your marriage with the royal families of European countries is just a step up, but the Olympics can make the common people identify more with Daxia."
Shao Quanzhong understood and nodded, "We can't rely entirely on this thing, the guns and money in our hands are more reliable. But this is a supplement, it should be able to have some effect, let's do it. Huier, you are really amazing, you can help me come up with such a good idea."
Rong Hui shook her head. "This was Dongmei's idea, not mine. Dongmei, tell Brother Shao about it."
When talking about sports, Dongmei suddenly became confident and her chest stood up. "Master, I always think about how I can help you. When I was competing in Wimbledon this time, I met the French team and chatted with them."
"There is a rich second-generation aristocrat sponsor in their team named Coubertin. He mentioned what Sister Huier said, saying that the Olympics can become a spiritual bond between countries. He is trying to persuade countries to restore the Olympics, but unfortunately his influence is too weak and it is too early to succeed."
"I am very concerned about this. After all, with your influence, it will be much easier to accomplish this."
"On my way back home by ship, I stopped in Athens to see the remains of the ancient Olympic Games. They were excavated by German archaeologists over a six-year period from 1875 to 1881, and include the ancient track and field stadium and the Temple of Zeus."
Ahem, Shao Quanzhong deeply suspected that German archaeologists were digging up ancient sites everywhere in search of "Shangri-La", the entrance to the axis of the earth.
"When I was visiting ancient sites, I met the Greek prince Constantine and princess Alexandra. I interacted with them as the wife of Prince Rui. They heard about my plan to revive the Olympics and were quite interested."
"Their father, King George I, joined our economic integration, and the Greek economy has improved. Now they have taken on the shipbuilding part of our economic camp, and they are not far from paying off their debts and turning things around."
"They really hope that Greece can be revived through the Olympics and become famous all over the world, so the prince sent his sister Princess Alexandra to accompany me to lobby the royal families of various countries to promote the re-hosting of the Olympics."
"Their shipping magnate is also willing to provide funding, but he can't come up with much money right now. The wealthy businessman named George Averov can only come up with one million drachmas, which is less than 100,000 taels of silver."
Rong Hui continued, "Money is not a problem. My Daxia Power will sponsor it, and Sister Xiu'er has also agreed to sponsor it from the Wen Chamber of Commerce."
"Now, Dongmei needs an official identity in addition to her status as your wife. I have decided to resign from my position as a senior sports official and recommend Dongmei to Zhang Zhidong as his successor."
"After all, Dongmei is a professional in the sports industry and is more suitable for this position. Brother Tian Xing's Senate can also approve it. However, the position of a senior sports official is at the same level as the six ministers, so you, Brother Shao, need your consent..."
Shao Quanzhong laughed loudly, "So Hui'er, you came to me on behalf of Dongmei to ask for an official position through the back door, and I agreed. Hahaha, Li Hongzhang could never have imagined that I asked her to send my concubine to be a minister."
"Thank you for your favor, Master. I will go to various countries to lobby right away."
"By the way, the Greek princess is in the guest room. She is your fan. She said that you, like Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang, are truly great heroes who have risen from grassroots to world rulers. She admires you very much and hopes to meet you."
Shao Quanzhong touched his bald forehead and said, "I have no hair left. I am old. I can no longer be an idol for young girls. But I don't have the desire to meet any young girls—"
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud dull noise came from somewhere, and then the ground began to shake. Is this - an earthquake?
Whether it was an earthquake or an explosion in an arsenal somewhere, it was a big deal, and Shao Quanzhong immediately ordered Isabel to investigate.
Isabel made several phone calls and turned back with a look of confusion on her face. "The layman team reported that this earthquake was caused by Tesla again."
"We built six special thermal power stations for Tesla. He built a special conical coil and used this electricity to get a high voltage of 20 million volts."
"He tried to use this high voltage to drive the power of the earth's magnetic field through the 100-meter-high tower on the lotus pond of Gaoyou Lake to conduct a large-scale power transmission experiment. Then, a huge explosion was created on Gaoyou Lake, and the water column sprayed several kilometers high..."
Shit, two thousand to ten thousand volts, that sounds scary. Can Gaoyou Lake no longer accommodate a Tesla?
Shao Quanzhong had no time to meet the Greek princess, so he immediately took a boat to Gaoyou Lake for inspection.
Not far from Gaoyou Lake, Shao Quanzhong took a high-speed boat and saw the explosion site two hours later. Wow, the surface of Gaoyou Lake, which covers hundreds of square kilometers, was full of big fish, all of which were electrocuted to death...
(End of this chapter)