168 Return to Los Angeles, as glamorous as ever
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Roosevelt's rise in the future was actually more because of the damage of the Great Depression to the American people, and the conservative Republican Party was simply unable to cope with the unprecedented economic crisis, so it was tired of the people, so Roosevelt seized the opportunity to leap forward, otherwise no country would elect a lame leader.
The times make heroes. For Roosevelt, who was suffering from the catastrophe of immunity, the biggest reliance was still on his capable wife.
Leaving Georgia, Situ Nan silently blessed the couple, who had almost broken apart and walked together firmly.
In the Los Angeles Times, the topic of yellow immigration continues. However, the spearhead was aimed at the Japanese.
The articulate columnist's comments drew attention again, as he wrote in an open letter in response to a reader's letter: "It is true that local residents complain that they are seeing more and more yellow people, and even encroaching on their farmland. However, most of the new immigrants are Japanese.
In recent years, a large number of Japanese people are invading the United States, and they are encroaching on American farms. In fact, we know that the Chinese are also victims, and the main reason why they have turned their backs from their homeland is that their homeland has been occupied by the murderous Japanese.
The Japanese seized the land of the Chinese and drove the Chinese from their homeland, which is why a large number of Chinese farmers immigrated to the United States in the past.
Now the poor Chinese immigrants have returned to their New World, South China, while the more murderous Japanese are following in their wake, invading the United States.
It is well known that the Japanese have always had strong ambitions for the West Coast of the United States, starting in Hawaii, and their warships were once close to the West Coast of the United States.
In the Pacific Ocean, their naval power is stronger than ours Pacific Fleet. If it weren't for the wide Pacific Ocean, I think we would have to face the threat of Japan all the time, and in fact, this threat would have become more and more apparent.
It is said that the Japanese have occupied all of Asia, and the legendary country of silk has been filled with Japanese. Equally. Including our Hawaii, we don't understand what our government is doing.
As we all know, Chinese and Japanese are difficult to identify, about the difference between Chinese and Japanese. If you're interested, check out my other book, "The Invading Japanese". Still, I'm willing to write about the differences between Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos, if you're willing to read them. β
The fact that such an inflammatory article could be published so irresponsibly in the Los Angeles Times was naturally hinted at by Situ Nan.
The Los Angeles Times is a very influential newspaper, and after this propaganda, the Japanese threat theory has become loud, and the American people have begun to pour their anger on Japanese immigrants. For a time, the atmosphere in the Japanese-American neighborhood became tense.
Some so-called commentators who are not willing to be lonely have also pointed out that once Japan uses aircraft to sneak attack. If the U.S. military is caught off guard, it will suffer heavy losses as soon as possible.
Affected by this, the US Navy had no choice but to strengthen the defense facilities of the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, a fortress in the Pacific, and took the opportunity to compete with the army for military spending.
"Young master, you are too cunning." He Xiangu pursed her lips and smiled, feeling like a prank.
"I'm just a little push. Most of what is said in the newspapers is true. Situ Nan said lightly.
Promoting the Japanese threat theory also has a somewhat negative impact on Chinese Americans, after all, in the eyes of white people, there is almost no difference between Japanese and Chinese.
I can shift the spearhead. It's also a good choice, and by the way, add to the congestion of the Japanese. In South China, Japanese immigration is also severely restricted.
When passing through the Panama Canal. When Situ Nan received news from Washington, Andrew told Situ Nan that the government was mulling a policy to restrict immigration, by allocating a certain number of places to each regional country.
Mainly for Japanese immigrants. The plan has been brewed for a long time, just waiting for President Harding to come and sign it.
In fact, Americans are afraid that immigrants from outside will come and take their jobs and divide their resources, and even European immigrants are not so easy to enter the United States. Of course, immigration from Western Europe will be less restricted than from Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, and Northern Europe.
"Selfish Americans." Situ Nan commented.
Mexicans are well aware of this sentence, and countless Mexicans have been looking forward to the Americans to invade them, but the United States has nothing but to come in and dig for oil. Occasionally come over and teach a lesson to the Mexican guerrillas who are doing evil (who told them to often kidnap Americans across the border!). There was an immediate withdrawal from Mexican territory, which made the Mexican people very angry, and they were disliked.
"Haha. It's so funny, are you telling the truth? He Xiangu smiled when she listened to Situ Nan's story about the recognition of Americans and Mexicans.
With her. The long journey is not lonely.
In mid-July, Situ Nan finally disembarked from the port city of Long Beach. It is home to a large number of industries such as Cummins Inc., Occidental Petroleum, and Giant of the William Consortium, and is one of the industrial centers and major ports on the West Coast of the United States.
In fact, it is also a microcosm of the William Consortium's influence in California. It's like the Mellon family in Pittsburgh.
The streets seem to be much wider, there are more cars, and there are billboards and gas stations of Occidental Petroleum on the side of the road, as well as M Kee fast food restaurants on the side of the road.
Go out for a year, go around the world for a while, don't sigh, feel full of heart, that is a sense of achievement.
"Master, Los Angeles has become so beautiful! Look, that Wells Fargo building, how magnificent! There are also newly opened movie theaters, which don't look like New York. β
He Xiangu said happily, like a happy bird, looking up at the outside, cheering from time to time.
"Hmmm! Armani's movements aren't slow! Situ Nan nodded and said with a smile.
Armani is the Italian banker Armani? Giannini, the Bank of Italy he founded, is not inferior to Wells Fargo. Diagonally across from Wells Fargo, the Los Angeles branch of the Bank of Italy also stands tall and smacks of provocation.
As I entered the city, there were more and more tall buildings. When passing through Spring Street, banks and insurance companies are lined up, and it seems that inadvertently, American and European banks have sprung up, forming a veritable West Coast financial district, and the prosperous Cheng DΓΉ is not lost to the San Francisco Harbor Financial District.
Compared with New York, where every inch of land is expensive, Los Angeles is vast and sparsely populated, so it is not less than the habit of pursuing high-rise buildings, so even the Wells Fargo Building is only more than 20 floors, which is still a bit of a gap compared to the fifty or sixty-story high-rise buildings that abound in New York.
Coquettish people are sassy everywhere they go, and the bright and noble figure of Lincoln's generation appeared on the streets of Los Angeles. Immediately dwarfed the Ford Model T that filled the streets, and people watched with envy the Lincoln generation that galloped by.
The car was parked in a villa in the center of Los Angeles, and a tall teenager saw it and saw Situ Nan's familiar figure. Hurriedly rushed out.
"Mary! It's Stoney! He's coming! β
"Hey! Tom! How are you? Situ Nan smiled and hugged Tom, who was about the same height as himself? Solemn.
This is his little nephew, ten years ago, the naΓ―ve child has grown up, he is tall, and there is a faint demeanor between his eyebrows that his cousin Mu had when he was young.
"Excellent! My little guy has become a little handsome guy! Situ Nan patted Tom's shoulder with relief, and was relieved to see that Tom was not at all human. I'm a little ashamed again.
Business, Nanhua's career occupies most of the time, and even his own family has no time to take care of, and he has been less and less concerned about Tom's family in recent years.
However, there has always been no shortage of material concerns. Tom's current house is also Situ Nan's original residence in Los Angeles, after getting married, moved to Beverly Hills, the house was given to Tom's family, and the value has appreciated a lot in ten years. Worth at least tens of millions of dollars.
"I heard you went to Asia, where there is a war?" Tom asked.
He went to William's Manor several times, but each time he couldn't see Situ Nan. Grew up. I don't want to play with little Andy and little Alice.
"How do you know that?" Situ Nan touched Tom's head and walked into the familiar former home with a smile.
"Then, you can tell me about it, Bu said that those Japanese are very vicious, and they will eat people." Tom pestered Situ Nandao.
Bob? Situ Nan was slightly stunned, and then remembered that Babu was the black child who grew up with Tom, honest and strong, with a big mouth and upturned lips, and the family had lived in the world of "shrimp" for generations. reminds Situ Nan of the black guy in the movie "Forrest Gump".
"The Japanese are cannibals, but if you punch him and beat him all over the ground, you won't be afraid." Situ Nan smiled and said, "I went to Nanhua, a new Chinese country. There's a lot of interesting stuff out there. I'll take you there next time. β
Find a map of the world and tell Tom about Nanhua with a smile. However, the map is old. The word Nanhua could not be found, and it also said Dutch East Indies.
Situ Nan frowned slightly, immediately picked up the pen and circled Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and Sulawesi, wrote down the word Nanhua seriously, and added an English note to SouthChina next to it.
"It's a great country. The people there are hardworking and brave, they are friendly, welcoming, and you have the opportunity to visit them. Situ Nan said with a smile.
Education should start with children, and propaganda and improvement of the image of the Chinese should also start with children, which is also a very meaningful thing for the new generation of Americans to popularize the image of South China.
As more and more Chinese schools are established in Chinatown, some interested white Chinese children, many of whom are children of poor families or people living nearby, are familiar with the Chinese situation.
"Is it possible to surf and fly planes there?" Tom looked at Situ Nan with some wistfulness.
"You like these too?" Situ Nan was a little surprised.
"Hmm. When I went to Beverly Hills, Paul took me there, and he was a nice guy and he was willing to take Babu with him, and we sometimes went to Hollywood and saw a lot of stars. Tom excitedly.
It seems that even if Situ Nan is not around, he also lives a happy childhood.
"Of course. If you will. But I want you to read good books first. Situ Nan said.
Surfing and flying are okay, but if Tom wants to choose a career in the future, it will not be very suitable for Situ Nan, who only hopes that this child is safe and sound.
Mary was pleasantly surprised by Situ Nan's arrival, and when she heard the noise outside, she walked downstairs and watched Situ Nan and Tom happily sitting on the sofa and talking, with indescribable joy in her heart.
A rich and stable life, a sensible son, what could have reassured this young widow? More than ten years have passed, although the body is a little fuller, but it is still so charming, like a cluster of fiery roses, just as it was at the beginning.
She walked down the stairs with a smile in her eyes. Like a gust of fragrant wind wafting in front of Situ Nan, the corners of Mary's eyes were a little moist, and she said in her heart: He didn't forget this place after all.
During the day. Situ Nan played ball with Tom and Babu in the backyard, playing one-on-two, and Mary and He Xiangu sat next to them, watching Situ Nan play with relish.
"He hasn't changed. Like a child. Mary smiled, her hair was coiled, her eyes were gentle, like a noblewoman, and she had an indescribable maturity all over her.
"Yes. The young master is really childish sometimes, and he will play tricks on people. He Xiangu smiled sweetly, secretly contrasting the delicate and hot Mary. I feel a little discouraged in my heart, the young master just likes mature and plump women, or a few women are getting better, and still keep the last step for themselves?
He Xiangu had known Mary for a long time, so she naturally knew her relationship with Situ Nan. It's just that in recent years, Mary has appeared less and less at William's Manor, so she has seen her less often.
Mary is a person who has come from the past and knows people's hearts. Seeing that He Xiangu looked a little complaining, he smiled slightly, and took He Xiangu's hand as he spoke. comforted: "He is a little lazy, and there are some things that he won't do if others don't force him." β
"Oh." He Xiangu looked at her and nodded, and her smile was a little more firm.
Seeing that He Xiangu understood a little, Mary secretly admired in her heart, this girl is getting smarter and smarter. He smiled again: "Tell me about that Nanhua, okay?" It must be interesting to go there for so long, right? I heard that your brother was there too? β
Mary was a little envious that He Xiangu could follow Situ Nan around, and she remembered He Wenxiu's cold face, which she remembered deeply.
"It's not funny. It's all official business, busy running around. As for my brother, he is now a commander in Nanhua, and he also listens to the majesty when he talks about it. He Xiangu said with some pride.
"Commander, commander of the South China Army?" Mary was a little surprised.
He Xiangu nodded.
"It seems that the business over there is really big!" Mary sighed, somewhat understanding why Situ Nan was not in the United States all the year round.
Some time ago. She has been paying attention to the war between Nanhua and the Netherlands, and she knows the situation in more detail than Tom, but she didn't expect that the cold He Wenxiu would become the commander of hundreds of thousands of troops.
So as a close relationship with He Wenxiu, Situ Nan has been in Nanhua for so long, and his influence is far beyond his imagination.
Mary raised her head and looked at Situ Nan, who was having fun with Tom in the distance, and the emotion in her heart was a little more. This man does not belong to her, but Mary definitely pays no less attention to him than others.
Playing with Tom in the afternoon, Situ Nan was not tired at all, and after dinner, he returned to the study to deal with official business.
The villa is big and has a lot of room.
The house is almost the same as before Situ Nan left, and Situ Nan's study and room Mary have been preserved, usually carefully maintained.
Situ Nan had a familiar feeling, feeling like he had gone back in time. It was here that he and He Wenxiu used the oil field to regain the controlling stake in the oil company, and controlled the Western Petroleum Company step by step. Brown had no choice but to be Situ Nan's assistant and partner.
His right-hand man Thomas has returned to the United States from South China ahead of schedule, and after making a cameo appearance as the head of South China intelligence, he has reassumed the role of the steward of the William Consortium, a business empire.
"How's things going, Thomas?" Situ Nan said into the phone.
"Harding has returned to San Francisco, he had a sudden illness two days ago, but now he's better. His Ohio brothers even went to see Navy Oil Reservation No. 3. β
Thomas said, his tone a little excited.
He was in San Francisco, and after returning from South China, he had been following the backroom deals with the Navy oil reservation with several oil companies, and he generally knew the ins and outs of it.
"That's good. And the Chevron company should also be stepped up. I love the Chevron sign. After speaking, Situ Nan put down the phone.
Chevron was developed from California's Standard Oil Company, which was dismembered by the Supreme Court and spun off 37 oil companies, and Chevron was one of them. At that time, the strength was in the middle of the stream, and Rockefeller held some shares.
However, after the rise of the California Petroleum Company (the predecessor of the Occidental Petroleum Company), it occupied several oil fields in California in a row, which greatly weakened the development potential of Chevron Petroleum Company.
Rockefeller had to deal with the increasingly powerful Occidental and Gulf oils, focusing mainly on the two pillars of Exxon and Mobil, and not on Chevron and Texaco, two companies that had struggled to thrive under the pressure of Western oil companies, as well as in the past.
Last year, Chevron Oil Company spent $30 million to buy an oil field in California, but the oil reserves were far from hundreds of millions of tons as they estimated, and several wells slowly dried up after a year of high-speed production, leaving Chevron's shareholders dumbfounded.
This is their largest investment, of which $20 million is still borrowed from Wells Fargo, and the oil field production is not high, so naturally the investment is strictly discounted.
In the face of Wells Fargo's increasingly hawkish stance, Chevron was at a loss.
Situ Nan smiled slightly, he knew about this by accident. It just so happened that he knew about the situation of that oil field, in fact, he really wanted to tell the Chevron oil company that the geological report was not deceiving, and there was only a layer of rock hundreds of meters in between, as long as your drilling rig drilled another 500 meters deep, the problem would be solved.
After thinking about it, I called Dennis Dennis, the president of Wells Fargo in San Francisco? Fago.
"Hi. Dennis, yes, I'm Stoney. By the way, what about Chevron Oil? β
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Late at night, Mary came and knocked on the door. "This is your favorite ginseng tea." She placed the teacup in front of Situ Nan.
Situ Nan pinched his brows, raised his head to meet Mary's warm gaze, smiled slightly, and took a sip of tea.
Mary wore a thin nightdress, and her convex figure was even more charming under the cover of soft silk.
This woman was carefully dressed, and her body also exuded the fragrance after bathing, which made Situ Nan's heart ape, and he couldn't help but sit Mary's delicate body on his lap.
Mary turned around and smiled charmingly, and moved in Situ Nan's arms, and the fat and plump feeling immediately filled Situ Nan's nerves, and she was so excited that she wanted to cheer??????
Silent night, crazy ** burning.
(To explain: these days, I've been busy with other things, and my writing time has shrunk.) Guaranteed 5000 words a day! (To be continued.)
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