Subtitle of this chapter: The Heroes of Xuan He have begun to appear

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Inspired by the national interests and the righteousness of world peace, Minister Shi Zhaoji finally obeyed.

He sent our Master Yuan to the elevator, and did not forget to instruct: "Hong Yan, let's take the train to Washington tomorrow afternoon, don't forget." ”

"Zhigong, the younger generation dare not forget. Please stay ......"

"Tired, you must take care of yourself."

"Ann, what you say is like parting with life and death. I'm just going first, and we'll be able to meet again in two or three days. ”

Yuan Yanqian felt that she was going to Luo with a golden silk cat...... Well, going to Washington is too ostentatious, so it was decided that it would be better to go separately.

"Well...... Miss Aniuka said with her hands on the window of the car, tears in her eyes, "but we are still going to be separated for two or three days." ”

Master Yuan sighed in his heart, he seemed to have abandoned this anarchist or Trotskyist female warrior, and he had to find something to do for her in the future.

He stretched out his hand and touched the little dragon girl's golden retriever dotingly, and comforted: "Little fool, it's okay." I'll call you as soon as I'm settled in Washington, and you'll be right there." Well, you have to take care of yourself too. ”

With that, he picked up his suitcase, turned and followed the bustling flow of people into Penn Station.

That's right, in 1921 there were two large ...... on Manhattan Island in New York Well, oversized train station.

One is New York's Grand Central Station, where Yuan Yanqian bids farewell to the big star on Halloween night, and this "Central" does not refer to its location in the middle of New York, but comes from the builder of this station, the New York Central Railway Company.

The New York Central Railroad belongs to one of the richest families in American history, the Vanderbilt family. From this surname, it is clear that they are of Dutch descent. In fact, the Van den Woodson family of the white rich heroine in "Gossip Girl" is an allusion to this family.

Penn Station is also located on the island of Manhattan. Again, the station was originally built and used by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PPR).

PPR is one of the biggest in history, and it's the biggest of more than 800 companies that have come together. So big that its annual budget was once higher than that of the U.S. government, and the Americans who dominated the nineteenth century considered the chairman of the PPR to be more powerful than the U.S. president.

The Pennsylvania Railroad network was the largest in the history of American railroads in the twentieth century, with a network of 16,000 kilometers at its peak.

In 1968, the New York Central Railroad merged with PPR to form the Pennsylvania Central Railroad. However, two years later, he was forced to go bankrupt.

It can be said that this also represents the official end of the railroad era in the United States.

The above-ground station building that Yuan walked into was one of the largest interior buildings in the world at the time, covering an area of 2.8 hectares, close to the size of the nave of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, but also in the style of the ancient Roman baths. Otherwise, how could America be called the New Rome, their aesthetic tastes are really very similar to the ancient Romans.

Sadly, this luxurious station building was demolished by the New York City government in 1968.

The train he is going to take today is also famous, called the Northeast Corridor Railay Line, which starts in Boston and connects Providence, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and finally Washington, D.C., with a total length of 730 kilometers through five states, making it the busiest railway line in the United States. Its importance is equivalent to the Beijing-Shanghai line of a large country in the East.

Author's note: The above historical materials are excerpted from "The Road to Glory: A History of American Railroads", and it is really incomprehensible for Murong to read so many reference books without thinking about it.

"Brother Hongji, here, we are here!"

When he entered the underground platform, he saw Major Cao Linsheng, the military attache in the United States who he had just met: "Brother Qingzhi, there are a few other gentlemen, how are you ......?"

The two of them, along with several other attachés, boarded the train called the Capstone Star. Of course, their attachés have a different status from Shi Zhaoji and his wife, the minister and his wife sit in the first-class box, and they sit in ordinary hard seats.

"Woo woo woo ......"

As soon as the whistle sounded, the train started.

In fact, this trip does not take much time, and it can be reached in Washington in five or six hours. It's just that it's easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it's hard to go from luxury to thrift. Our Young Master Yuan has been used to enjoying this time, and he always feels uncomfortable sitting in such a "cramped" position.

He beckoned, "Brother Qingzhi, why don't we go to the dining car and have something to drink." ”

Cao Linsheng's face was embarrassed, and he said with some difficulty: "Brother Hongji, I'm afraid we won't be able to get into the dining car." ”

YUAN YAN DIDN'T REACT FOR A WHILE, AND AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE, SHE REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THEIR TWO YELLOW FACES.

He sneered, took out his wallet and pulled out two green Portraits, "They won't let us in the dining car, won't they let their fathers in?" ”

As he spoke, he stood up, put on his hat and picked up his coat and said, "Colonel Cao, please." ”

Cao Linsheng had no choice but to stand up and straighten his military uniform, and follow him to the dining car.

"You can't eat the food truck, it's full!"

Hearing the conductor's yin and yang tone, he didn't even have a "sir", so Master Yuan was angry and didn't fight anywhere. He looked through the glass door to the dining car, and it was clear that it was still half empty.

He is indeed thriving in New York now, but Yuan Yanqian can only go to the few high-end restaurants and high-end establishments that know him or know him as a friend of the Baker family. As for the place where you don't know him, it's the same as what happened now.

If you are lucky, you can use the Founding Fathers to open the way, but if you are unlucky, you can only touch your nose and get out of the way.

Forget it, high-class Chinese like Lao Tzu don't get angry with inferior white-skinned people like you.

Without saying a word, he was about to pull out his wallet......

"Train Man, you can't do that to an officer!"

At this moment, a gentle but insistent male voice came from behind the two Chinese: "No matter who they are, the officer and his gentleman friend are qualified to eat in the dining car." ”

Yuan Yanqian and Cao Linsheng turned their heads and saw a handsome army captain in his thirties standing behind them.

When the American Captain saw Major Cao turn around, he immediately stood up and saluted. And Cao Linsheng didn't dare to slack off, and returned the salute dignifiedly.

Don't look at people who are just captains, officers are very valuable in the United States, how can they be like Beiyang and the Republic of China, where there is a mess of celebrities.

Seeing that an officer was talking to the two yellow people, the conductor who looked down on people had no choice but to make way for the three of them.

As soon as we entered the dining car, our Master Yuan was the first to invite him: "Mr. Captain, thank you." I don't know if this major and I have the honor to invite you for a drink. ”

The American officer nodded happily and said, "OK!"

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Are patients interested in guessing which World War II general he is?

As a reminder, his last name starts with A, not Eisenhower.