Subtitle of this chapter: The big characters take the stage, and the "small" characters sing. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

OHIO is derived from the Iroquois language, which means great river. Named after the largest tributary of the Mississippi River, Ohio is located in the east-central United States, part of the Great Lakes region, and the starting point and initial result of the westward expansion of the United States.

Ohio, even in the United States, the chosen nation, is a land of fertility that is second to none. In the 19th century, the state was perennially the largest producer of agricultural products. In the twentieth century, it was not bad, with the production of corn, oats and hay among the best. It also supplies large quantities of fruit, feed, vegetables, livestock and poultry to markets in the northeastern United States.

This area is very rich in underground minerals, and water resources are unique, so it is also a major manufacturing state in the United States, and the output of almost all industrial products is among the top in the country.

Naturally, such an important region has often produced important figures, and there have been seven American commanders in history. The president of the United States in 1921 was also an Ohio, and this time he was going to bring his "Ohio Gang" to the White House.

On the evening of November 2, Mr. Warren Harding, the twenty-ninth president in the history of the United States, was still in his hometown, Marion, a small town in central Ohio.

It's a really small town, about 10,000 or 20,000 people. During this time, however, it became home to the Republican campaign headquarters. Well, Mr. Harding hardly left his native country during the campaign.

Listen to the sentiment of his fellow senator Boyce Penrose: "Don't let Warren leave his hometown, if he goes to campaign, there will be people asking him questions, and Warren is exactly the one who will be exposed as soon as he opens his mouth." ”

So he and his running mates won the presidential election by relying on the "porch election", and also gave us Master Yuan a chance to make big news.

"Good evening, Mr. Coolidge."

"Congratulations, Mr. Vice President!"

A middle-aged gentleman with a high forehead, deep eye sockets, a large nose, thin lips, and a somewhat cold expression nodded to the staff who greeted him: John-Calvin-Coolidge, the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee.

He looked at the elated Republican comrades in the courtyard and said solemnly: "Gentlemen, it's too early to call me vice president, and the voting is not over yet." ”

One of them said, "Deputy ...... Mr. Coolidge, it's not too late. According to the exit polls of various places, we will definitely win this time! ”

He raised the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "There is another Chinese in New York who has pressed hundreds of thousands of dollars on our Republican side, betting that we will win 250 electoral votes!" ”

Chinese, hundreds of thousands of dollars, 250 votes.

The combination of these three things surprised the cold gentleman, known as "Silent Calvin", and he couldn't help but take the newspaper and glance at it curiously.

Oh, this Chinese is still a doctoral student at NYU, and if you have the chance, you have to ask James Conant.

He tucked the unfinished newspaper under his arm, looked around again, and asked, "Why are you all outside, and where is Mr. Harding?" ”

Everyone present suddenly showed embarrassed expressions.

One of them coughed and said, "Mr. Coolidge, what is Mr. Harding in the house, huh...... There are also Ha, Ding, Tai, Tai. ”

In fact, there was no need for him to accentuate his tone, Coolidge could understand the meaning, he sighed in his heart, nodded to everyone, and walked towards the rather imposing mansion.

As soon as he opened the door, he could faintly hear the quarrel between a man and a woman.

Mr. Coolidge sighed again and hesitated to enter the room. Immediately, I heard the man and woman scolding each other...... Well, the conversation.

The male voice in the upstairs room shouted, "Damn, you're about to become the new hostess of the White House, what else is there to complain about?!" ”

The female voice said angrily: "What new hostess of the White House? Take your blonde cousin and your wild seed to Washington to take office! ”

The man cried out in frustration, "God, why did I marry you back then?" My father has advised me several times, why don't I listen? ”

The woman immediately replied in a harsh tone, "Yes, why didn't you listen to your father's advice and marry me?" It's not for my father's money yet! ”

The man was silent for a moment before he said angrily: "You are really unreasonable! ”

The woman snorted coldly, "It's you who can't be reasoned with, Mr. President." ”

"Florence, get the hell out of here."

"Warren, you are not allowed to go!"

"I'm leaving! Get out of you shrew, get out of this damn house! ”

"If you want to leave, I'll kill you, a bad man!"

Crash...... Kuang Che ...... Gollum ...... Bang...... (note 1)

Listening to the noise upstairs, Mr. Coolidge, who has always been very serious, also showed a very helpless expression, sighed deeply, raised his palm and patted his forehead.

He groaned for a moment, then turned and exited the door, went out to the porch, found a chair and sat down, and read the newspaper by the light. Just as he had read the whole newspaper, he heard the door open.

"John, why are you here?"

Although he was already old, and his face and figure looked a little bloated, he could still tell that the person who spoke must have been extremely handsome when he was young.

Someone once said that he was "tall and well-proportioned; that handsome face has the temperament and posture of a worshiped actor; Thick black eyebrows, fat lips, and a beautiful skull resemble an intricately carved Roman head. ”

This gentleman is naturally what Mr. Baker called "a wretch with a beautiful face and beautiful speech".

"Warren, you...... Well, you're okay. ”

"Hehehe, I'm fine." The tall man with a few scratches on his face laughed dryly, then changed the subject, "By the way, what are you looking at?" ”

"An interesting report." Mr. Coolidge pretended not to see his partner's embarrassment, and handed over the newspaper in his hand.

Mr. Harding took it and took a look: "Young Chinese tycoons gamble on presidential election ......"

He whistled lightly and said, "Because of the blowing, I would like to meet this chink......"

Coolidge coughed dryly and said, "Warren, I want to talk to you about the appointment of the director of the National Economic Research Bureau. ”

Mr. Harding put down the newspaper and said suspiciously, "Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research?" Wasn't it decided a long time ago? ”

The Vice-President of the United States said unhappily, "But Mr. John Cummins is too labor-oriented." ”

And the prospective US president waved his hand disapprovingly: "It's okay, after all, he is also our Ohioan." ”

"John, don't talk about it now. Let's go have a drink and celebrate our victory! ”

Almost at the same time, in a certain ward of the "First People's Hospital of New York City". (note 2)

"Sir, it's time to take your medicine. Are you feeling better today? ”

"Yes, Miss Nurse. The ribs are still a little sore and a little itchy. ”

"It means that your injuries are getting better and will heal in a week or two. But you have to be careful not to move violently. ”

"I understand, thank you."

"Okay, here's today's paper."

"Thank you...... Yes! ”

"What's wrong with you, sir?"

"Don't get up, sir!"

"Sir, you can't go!"

"Sir...... Come on! ”

"Fuck off! I'm a policeman, don't stop me if there's something urgent! ”

Note 1: Although the author has done a little artistic processing, it is famous in history that the first couple of Harding quarreled and hated each other. Of course, "Eating Soft Rice", "Blonde Female Cousin" and "Wild Seed" are not apocryphal, his old man is such a big commander.

Note 2: I saw a funny post about online articles on Zhihu, which said that there was such a hospital in a certain writer's book. Murong felt that this name was very atmospheric, and it was better than "a certain hospital", so he borrowed it. This doesn't count plagiarism, does it?