The convoy of four cars left Los Angeles and drove quickly northeast. The United States has not yet become a country on wheels, there are not many cars on the road, and the newly repaired roads are smooth, so the speed of cars has always been above 80 kilometers per hour.

However, the convoy has been driving for an hour and still has not arrived at the airport, which makes Zhou Nan a little strange. "Is the airport that far from the city?"

Today, Zhou Nan was picked up by two middle-aged people dressed in civilian clothes, but they could see the momentum of the military at a glance, they introduced themselves as Tom and Jerry, but they were two fake names when they heard it.

Cat and Mouse are the most popular cartoons in the United States today, and these two names have spread all over the world.

They didn't hide Zhou Nan's intentions, and with a team of soldiers, they knew at a glance that they deliberately didn't want to reveal their identities.

The middle-aged man named Tom was in the same car with him and Stolko, and when he heard Zhou Nan's inquiry, he replied: "We are now heading to the Army Air Base in Mulok, and the plane from Los Angeles to Washington will not take off until the afternoon, and it will arrive in Washington tomorrow morning, but Your Excellency the Secretary of State has asked to see you tonight." It just so happened that there was a plane at the airbase that was going to transport a shipment of supplies to Washington, so we arranged for a military plane today. ”

Seeing that Zhou Nan wanted to stop talking, he said gently: "We know that Mr. Zhou didn't sleep last night, so we have arranged for someone to set a bed on the plane to ensure that you can have enough sleep on the plane." ”

"Very thoughtful arrangement." Zhou Nan nodded, and then quieted down. He didn't know who the other party was, and he didn't want to know who he was, and he didn't want to have anything to do with him.

After driving for more than an hour, passing through a small town called Rosamund, Zhou Nan learned that their destination was the famous Edwards Air Force Base.

It's just that this base hasn't changed its name yet, so he didn't think about it for a while.

The base remained a mystery to later generations, with what is claimed to be the longest airport runway in the world, with a total length of 11 kilometers.

But this runway is not the most expensive, because in the dry lake bed of the desert, there is a runway 300 meters wide and 7 kilometers long, which they built specifically for landing the space shuttle, and this runway is the first runway in the world.

Of course, this is all in the future, and the current base, although there are many runways, is more used as a flight school.

During World War II, most of the pilots in the Pacific Theater were trained here.

The car did not linger at the base, passed three checkpoints, and the car stopped directly next to the plane.

Zhou Nan boarded the plane with Etinny and Stolko, as well as his other translators and assistants, a total of seven people, plus Tom, who was on his way to Washington, D.C. with them.

It is also a constellation aircraft, and the superior performance of this aircraft has made it the number one star in the aviation industry today, and almost any other aircraft can compare with its comprehensive performance.

It is also the only aircraft that can stably fly from Los Angeles to Washington in less than ten hours.

The comfort of a cargo plane cannot be as comfortable as that of a passenger plane, but the aircraft of this era are inherently noisy and not comfortable.

Zhou Nan and they boarded the plane not long ago, and with the help of two soldiers, they installed their seat belts. "Mr. Zhou, please don't unbuckle your seat belt during the climbing stage of the plane, and during the level flight stage, you can go to that bed and rest for a while. Food and pure water are prepared for you in the cabin, but it is slightly inconvenient to go to the toilet, and you need to go to the small toilet at the back of the cockpit to solve it. ”

"Thank you......" Zhou Nan looked at the others and asked, "Are you all ready?" ”

Everyone responded, and the pilot smiled, gave a thumbs up, and returned to the front cabin.

After a loud cabin announcement, the plane quickly slid off the runway. The cabin of this kind of cargo plane has only two windows, and Zhou Nan's seat is next to one window, but it is facing away from the window, and when the plane takes off, if you want to look outside, you have to twist your head hard.

Almost nothing was seen, and the plane had already taken to the blue sky, quickly leaving the base behind.

There was an outsider present, and Zhou Nan was not in the mood to chat, so he arranged for a few assistants to translate the information he wrote yesterday into English, and fell asleep on the bed.

After sleeping for about six hours, Zhou Nan woke up. Because it was flying eastward, there was a four-hour time difference between the two places, and the sun was already setting outside the plane.

After a sleep, Zhou Nan's spirit recovered. And because the people in the cabin woke up, they didn't have to suppress their voices, and the atmosphere became much more lively.

Zhou Nan noticed that Tom was reading a copy of "General History of the World" in his hand, and he didn't know if he was deliberately pretending to be in front of him.

Etinny took two sandwiches on a tray, along with a banana and an apple, and handed them to Zhou Nan. "Let's get a bite to eat, we'll be in Washington in three hours."

Zhou Nan looked at the time, his watch had not yet adjusted the time, and it was only three o'clock in the afternoon. "That is, it's seven o'clock in Washington right now."

Etinny nodded, Zhou Nan adjusted the time of his watch, and asked, "Tom, where is our destination?" You won't just send us to the Lincoln Memorial, will you? ”

The U.S. Fifth House of Nations is not a government agency that oversees the overall situation, in fact, they are only equivalent to a ministry of the United States. Their main jurisdiction is foreign affairs, which is similar to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but they also have part of the jurisdiction of the country's internal affairs, and they rank first among the ministries, and the powers of the secretary of state are also higher than those of other ministries, so they are also called the five courts of the country.

The office area of the Fifth House of the United States is behind the American Academy of Sciences north of the Lincoln Memorial, but there is no famous building, so Americans are used to calling 23rd Street, which refers to the Fifth Academy.

Tom looked up and said, "No, I'm on a mission to drop you off at the Mount Shut Tran Hotel near Andrews Air Force Airport, a resort hotel in Maryland that often hosts high-level meetings. ”

Seeing that Zhou Nan was a little puzzled, Stolko explained in a low voice: "You are now a Swiss official, and an informal meeting like this will not be arranged at the office premises, which will be very troublesome." ”

Zhou Nan figured it out at once, like his identity, if it is a formal meeting, then it must be arranged to meet the person corresponding to his identity, and the content of the meeting must also be communicated in advance, any sentence is recorded by a special person, and every sentence represents the position of the country.

This is indeed too troublesome, and there is no need for too much red tape to meet in private, and now, he can also enjoy the high-end hotel arranged by the US government.

In the darkness of the night, the plane flew over Washington and landed at Andrews Air Force Base in the southeast.

After getting off the plane, the three cars stopped next to the plane, and they exchanged pleasantries with a middle-aged man who claimed to be Marshall's assistant named Kerry Henson, and got into the car.

The car traveled for about twenty minutes, and since it was night, it was impossible to tell which direction it was going. Then I drove into a luxury hotel built on a hill.

The main building of the hotel is only three floors, but it looks quaint and grand, and the garden is so large that it almost occupies the confines of a hill. In the woods on the hillside, dotted with a dozen small buildings of two or three floors.

The car stopped in front of a small three-story building, and at this time, more than a dozen well-dressed middle-aged and elderly people came out of the room.

The leader was not tall, he looked a little thin, and he was inconspicuous in the group, but everyone set off his momentum with a star-studded look.

This somewhat ordinary-looking old man was Marshall, and on the third day of his tenure as Chief of the Army General Staff, World War II broke out. During World War II, he was the chief dispatch officer for the entire United States, and he controlled the entire American military.

The famous Patton was promoted by him, and later US President Eisenhower was also promoted by him, and put it on his side to teach by word and deed.

Since he took over as Chief of Staff in 39 years, the scope of responsibility for this position has been much broader than before. More than 300 officers and men worked directly under him, and he had to know the situation of the war at all times, the thoughts of the allies, the plans of the enemy, the intentions of the president, and the intentions of Congress.

It can be said that without his contribution, it would have been difficult for the US military to find a person who could take on this position at that time.

Because of his great contributions, President Roosevelt wanted to give him the rank of marshal, but he refused.

After the end of World War II, he resolutely resigned, but was sent to the Far East to mediate the civil war, and after returning to the United States, at the request of Truman, he took over the post of secretary of state, and two years later, he resigned, still not allowed, but he was transferred to the position of secretary of defense.

For this old man who is not amazing but has profound talent and super ability, Zhou Nan respects him even more than Churchill.

Moreover, the main reason why he is now respected is that he has come up with the plan he has implemented in the next few years. Therefore, he didn't wait for him to come down the steps, and went straight over.

"Hello, General Marshall. It's a great honor to meet you. ”

Although everyone knew that Zhou Nan was very young, when Zhou Nan appeared in front of them, they couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Marshall shook Zhou Nan's hand and said with a smile: "All of us are looking forward to meeting Mr. Zhou, and no one can know more about the European Recovery Plan than you." ”

When Ghost Li met Li Kui, Zhou Nan said modestly: "I just summarized some of the suggestions of my predecessors, I personally don't know much about the economy, and I can only contribute theoretically." ”

He smiled and said: "It is easy to implement, but it is the most difficult to build from a high position, from reading your books and your speeches, I am sighing, why the United States does not produce a person as good as you." Come, let me introduce you to ......."

(Congratulations to Huang Qianjiu for becoming the master of this book)