Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Before He Yuzhu could wait for Lin Qi to arrive, he received a call from a staff member of the State Council. The caller said to him on the phone: "Hello, is this Comrade He Yuzhu?"

"I'm He Yuzhu, who are you?"

"I am the Prime Minister's secretary. The Prime Minister would like to invite you to come to the State Council this afternoon. The Prime Minister has something he wants to consult with you about."

"Okay, I will be there on time this afternoon." He Yuzhu said hurriedly. After hanging up the phone, He Yuzhu began to guess why the Prime Minister called him, but he couldn't guess the answer no matter how hard he tried. He could only give up helplessly. It seemed that he would only know when he met the Prime Minister in the afternoon.

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In the afternoon, He Yuzhu arrived at the gate of the Government Affairs Council early. After explaining his purpose to the guards standing guard at the gate, a young man in a white short-sleeved shirt came to the gate and said to He Yuzhu kindly, "You are Comrade He Yuzhu, right?"

"My name is He Yuzhu. What's your name?" He Yuzhu said sincerely.

"My name is Sun Shougang, you can call me Secretary Sun. Come on, I'll take you to see the Prime Minister."

When He Yuzhu followed Sun Shougang to the reception area outside the Prime Minister's office, Sun Shougang said to He Yuzhu, "Deputy Director He, please wait here for a moment. I will report to the Prime Minister." After that, Sun Shougang walked into the Prime Minister's office.

Sun Shougang said softly to the Prime Minister: "Prime Minister, He Yuzhu is here!"

The Prime Minister was sitting at his desk processing documents. Without even looking up, he replied, "Please ask Comrade He Yuzhu to sit down and wait for a while. I will talk to him after I finish processing the document in my hand."

About 5 minutes later, Sun Shougang walked up to He Yuzhu and said, "Deputy Director He, the Prime Minister can meet with you now. Please follow me."

After He Yuzhu walked into the Prime Minister's office, the Prime Minister said cordially: "Comrade Xiao He, hello, we meet again." After He Yuzhu sat on the sofa as instructed by the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister continued: "Comrade Xiao He, the suggestion you made last time was of great help to the Dongjiang to Pengcheng Water Supply Project in Lingnan Province. On behalf of the comrades in Lingnan Province, I would like to thank you, especially your suggestion to seek loan support from banks in Hong Kong, so that the Dongjiang to Pengcheng Water Supply Project can have sufficient funds to start construction, which has solved a major problem for the central government's finances."

"Prime Minister, this is what I should do." He Yuzhu quickly stood up and said modestly.

The Prime Minister waved his hand gently and motioned He Yuzhu to sit down with a smile. He Yuzhu felt the Prime Minister's kindness and easy-going attitude, and his nervousness gradually eased. He slowly sat back on the soft sofa.

"Xiao He, don't stand up so often in the future. This habit is not good. Besides, you are so tall, and I see that your neck must be strained when you stand up suddenly." The Prime Minister said to He Yuzhu with a gentle smile.

After hearing this, He Yuzhu touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly and grinned, "Okay, Prime Minister."

The Prime Minister looked at He Yuzhu, a smile flashed in his eyes, and continued: "Xiao He, I invited you here today. On the one hand, I want to thank you for your valuable suggestions last time, and on the other hand, I want to hear your opinion on something."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately sat up straight, with a focused and serious expression, and replied solemnly: "Please tell me, Prime Minister, as long as I know, I will tell you without reservation."

The Prime Minister gestured to Sun Shougang, who quickly picked up a document and put it in the Prime Minister's hand. The Prime Minister handed the document to He Yuzhu, "Xiao He, read this document first and tell me what you think after reading it."

He Yuzhu took the document and opened it. He was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at the Prime Minister and asked uncertainly: "Prime Minister, such an important document, I don't think it's appropriate, right?"

"It's okay. This is not an important secret. It will be released to the public soon."

After listening to the Prime Minister's words, He Yuzhu began to read it boldly. After reading it, He Yuzhu handed the document back to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister took the document and handed it to Sun Shougang beside him, saying gently: "Xiao He, now that you have finished reading it, then boldly tell us what you think!"

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment, looked up at the Prime Minister and said, "Prime Minister, I feel that it is inappropriate to sign a border agreement with Konbaung."

"Oh, then tell me what you feel is wrong?" The Prime Minister asked with great interest.

"Although the border between our country and Konbaung was not very clear in history, we were the suzerain at that time and Konbaung was a foreign country, so the border issue was not important at that time. Since we want to clarify the border division with Konbaung, we must follow historical records and cannot judge based on the current situation, especially since Konbaung was colonized by John Bull for a long time in modern times. John Bull relied on its strong national strength to force the Qing Dynasty and the Nationalist Government to sign many unequal treaties, and then encroached on a lot of our country's southwestern territory. In other words, many of the areas now controlled by Konbaung were illegally occupied by John Bull. So from this point of view, we cannot use the actual controlled areas as the basis for the demarcation of the national border. This is the first point that I feel is inappropriate."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he saw that the Prime Minister was looking at him calmly and had no intention of interrupting him, so he continued, "Secondly, our neighbor to the southwest is not only Konbaung, which was colonized by John Bull, but also White Elephant, which is next to Konbaung. If we conduct border negotiations with Konbaung based on the actual controlled areas, then when we negotiate border issues with White Elephant, White Elephant will definitely ask to refer to the controlled areas left by John Bull for negotiation, which will put us in a passive position."

"In addition to these two reasons, another important point is that Konbaung has been far away from the rule of the Central Plains dynasty since ancient times. The local people lack education, which makes the entire nation fear power but not virtue. Therefore, I feel that in the border negotiations with Konbaung, we should show our dominance as a great country and use the records in ancient documents as the basis for demarcating the national border."

After listening to He Yuzhu's somewhat passionate speech, the Prime Minister did not express his attitude, but still asked with a smile: "What if the other party disagrees? Use armed war to force Konbaung to agree to our demands?"

"How can we possibly use force to resolve the issue? Although our country's military can easily defeat the Konbaung Kingdom with its combat effectiveness, we cannot easily go to war with our neighboring country unless it is absolutely necessary. Our country is now subject to various sanctions from Western countries led by America. If we go to war with the Konbaung Kingdom again, America will only use this as an excuse to impose more severe sanctions on us, which will make our country more isolated and helpless internationally." After listening to the Prime Minister's words, He Yuzhu said without hesitation.

"What do you mean, Xiao He?"

"Put aside disputes and jointly develop." He Yuzhu decisively said a famous sentence in later generations.

After the Prime Minister repeated He Yuzhu's words about shelving disputes and jointly developing, his eyes lit up and he asked with great interest: "Xiao He, can you tell me in detail how to shelve disputes and jointly develop?"

"Prime Minister, if what I say is wrong or offends you, please forgive me!"

"Just speak boldly and confidently!"