Subtitle of this chapter: Milan's City Derby

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"Goodmaunin, Mr. Weizmann."

"Goodmaunin, Mr. Einstein......"

"Mr. Yuan, please call me Albert."

"Hahaha, Albert, then please call me Neo. By the way, let me introduce you to my friend Mr. Meng. He holds a Master of Education from George Washington University. ”

Energetic, energetic, nervous...... No, the energetic Master Yuan pointed at the malaise, yawning, and looked like he was overindulged...... No, the overworked teacher Meng introduced.

It was noon on Monday, April 18, 1921. They were having lunch together in the Rosewood Restaurant.

The reason why the educator of Meng University worked so hard was naturally because he stayed up all night and finally completed the preparation plan, and when he was sleepy in the morning, he had to take a nap for a few hours. Now he was brought to lunch by his old classmates again.

Meng Xiancheng was shocked when he saw the spirit of this great scientist, and said respectfully: "Mr. Einstein, it's an honor to meet you." ”

The Archmage also greeted politely. "Hello, Mr. Meng. I'm also glad to meet an education expert like you. Speaking of George Washington University......"

He turned his head to Yuan Yanqian and said, "Neo, I have a speech there today, would you like to be my warm-up guest?" ”

The so-called warm-up guest is the person who comes on stage to introduce the keynote speaker before his speech. Of course, this is a very long-faced thing for Master Yuan.

Yuan Yanqian, who was in a state of excitement, maintained a calm expression, and was about to say yes when she felt a pain in the back of her left hand......

He took a stealthy look at the sore spot, and found that there was an inexplicable scar there, and it seemed that the "Lord of Justice" was calling him.

Master Yuan had no choice but to show a regretful expression and said, "Albert, I'm sorry. I have business to do today, and it looks like I'll have to go back to New York and be your guest speaker......"

The Kingdom of Italy in 1921 was in an eventful year, or more accurately on the eve of the Red Revolution.

To be honest, compared with the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, which were "victorious countries", the Kingdom of Italy also made a lot of efforts during the war.

In fact, before World War I, Italy was part of the Central Powers along with Germany and Austria-Hungary. However, after the war, it maintained a period of "neutrality", which was actually bargaining with both sides.

Later, under the strong co-optation of Britain and France, Italy finally fell to the Entente. After declaring war on the Central Powers in 1915, he immediately stabbed Austria-Hungary in the back.

But the noodle country is a noodle country after all. They launched 11 battles on the Isonzo River, during which the Italian army suffered more than 1 million casualties, and although they held back more than 40 divisions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, they never achieved their battle intentions.

On the contrary, in September 1917, more than 1 million Italian troops were pushed 100 kilometers deep into northern Italy by only 250,000 German-Austrian troops at the Battle of Caporetto, losing nearly 14,000 square kilometers of land.

This is certainly not the first time that the Italians have lost face on the battlefield, having been defeated once by Uncle Black in Ethiopia in 1895. Bismarck once quipped: "They came to the continent with a mouth full of cavities and a great appetite." “。

It is understandable that the remnants of the Teutonic Knights and the Habsburgs could not be defeated, but even Uncle Black couldn't, which is really humiliating. It's not just the face of the Italians, it's the face of all Caucasians.

So much so that some ultra-racists at the time considered the Latin nation to be the third-class people of Europa. I don't know if the ancient Romans would have rolled in the tomb in anger after knowing this statement......

Probably not. Fortunately for the ancient Romans, the Italians who live in the Apennines today are not their direct descendants.

Since the late Roman Empire, this "big boot" that has reached into the Mediterranean has been passed by many peoples in turn, in addition to the barbarians who voted westward, and even the Ara Abs.

The term "mongrel" is well deserved for Italians.

In the years following the end of World War I, Italy, like many old European countries, was in a very serious financial and economic crisis.

In a country with a gross national income of only 20 billion lire, military spending during the war amounted to 145.936 billion lire. Before World War I, one dollar was roughly worth 20 lira.

Such a huge debt has not only caused serious inflation and financial chaos in Italy, but it can be said that the government's finances are close to collapse.

As soon as the economy is bad, politics naturally begins to be chaotic. In particular, inspired by the October Revolution, the leftists waved the red banner of sickle and hammer.

Beginning in April 1920, nearly a million peasants and veterans in rural Italy spontaneously resisted taxes and rents, which eventually developed into a squatter movement.

In August of the same year, another campaign to seize factories broke out in major cities, with 600,000 participants. Especially in the north, all the large factories were in the hands of the workers for two or three months.

So, our Lord of Justice saw a scene of chaos in Milan, once the capital of Western Rome and later the fashion capital of the world.

Mr. Chandler Jr. went to Milan, Italy, alone, and the others went to Paris, France.

Just as he stood in front of the window of the hotel, looking at the bustle of the street, a familiar voice came to his ears.

"Yuri...... Well, you should be called Hermann Augustus von Heinrich now, and you are looking for me? ”

"yes, Neo. Did you see that? ”

"Hmm...... Herman, I see. Oh, Milan is really lively, early in the morning in the streets fighting, even knives are used! Tsk tsk, who are they and who are they? It can't be the fans of AC Milan and Inter Milan fighting, right? ”

Not to mention, the two major football clubs of AC Milan and Inter Milan have indeed been established at this time.

"Neo, I can't believe you're still a football lover...... Just look at the flags and clothes, the striking workers on one side and the police on the other...... And the Aldite Volunteers who came to pick me up. ”

The so-called Aldite Volunteer Brigade was established during the First World War and is the general name of the volunteer teams in various places. They fought bravely, even in defiance of death. On the battlefield, with a bomb in his hand, a short knife in his mouth, and a war song in his mouth, he struck fear into the hearts of the enemy...... In fact, the Germans were not very afraid of such a rabble.

To put it bluntly, if you throw these people on the Western Front, where trenches, machine guns and artillery play the leading role, it will definitely be the fate of cannon fodder. Fortunately, Italy and the Allies fought a mountain war, so many members survived.

And the Aldite Volunteers are now the trump card troops in the hands of the "Hanging Man", in fact, they are the predecessors and backbone of the Black Shirts.

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Everyone is so good, there will definitely be more this week.

After reading some of the discussions in the comment area, Murong explained again.

The Huhua model is actually a mandatory and hidden student loan, plus a little bit of independent graduation allocation, in fact, students can only choose from a few factories at most. In a planned economy, this is completely unnecessary. Therefore, this model will definitely be abandoned after the founding of the country. On the contrary, as soon as the spring breeze comes, the Huhua model will revivenation.