Now the United States is very miserable, very chaotic, has been divided, otherwise Wright would not be so anxious that he almost jumped to his feet, Wilson's US government can control only Washington and New York, this area is a politically and economically developed area, but also a population concentration area, but not a factory and enterprise concentration area, all the daily necessities in this area basically have to be transported from other places, but now other places are controlled by local warlords, so the US government has no source of living materials, Even the weapons and ammunition to supply the army began to run short, which is why Wilson was so anxious to send Wright to China to borrow money, and after borrowing from China, the US government could use the money to buy supplies in China and other countries to relieve the pressure of life in Washington and New York.

Xiao Zhenlei didn't let Wright wait too long, and after two days, he really sent someone to call Wright to the presidential palace.

Xiao Zhenlei looked at the panicked Wright, and felt quite funny in his heart, you have the United States today, aren't you very good in the future generations? Now it's in the hands of Lao Tzu, see if Lao Tzu doesn't cripple you!

Under Wright's anxious gaze, Xiao Zhenlei said with a very regretful expression: "Mr. Wright, I have to tell you very regretfully that I have discussed with senior officials in our country, and most of them believe that it will be unfair to other countries to borrow money from the US government now, and as far as the current situation in the United States is concerned, the Chinese government has reason to believe that if it lends money to the United States, it is very likely that the Chinese government will not be able to recover the loan." So, I'm sorry, but my government can't lend money to your country! ”

"What?" Wright was stunned, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he eagerly said: "No, no, no, Your Excellency, your Excellency, our country and your government have always had a friendly relationship, please look at the time when our country helped your country, and help our country again."

Xiao Zhenlei shrugged. Spread his hands: "Mr. Wright, I am personally very grateful for the things that your government helped us in the beginning, but I really can't do anything about this loan, and this is not something I can say alone." In terms of personal relations, I am very sympathetic to the current situation of the United States, and I also want to contribute to the American people, but the matter of borrowing is not a private matter, so I ??????."

Wright was stunned when he heard Xiao Zhenlei's words, and his premonition finally came true, which made him very frustrated, Wright was a very cultivated person, and he was not hysterical. Instead, he stood up decadently and thought that Xiao Zhenlei bowed and said: "Thank you Your Excellency for entertaining me, since the loan cannot be reached, then I will leave!" Thank you! ”

Xiao Zhenlei picked up the teacup and watched Wright walk towards the door, and when he was about to walk to the door, he immediately shouted, "Wait a minute, Mr. Wright!" ”

Wright heard the voice and stopped, turned around and said, "Your Excellency President, do you have anything else?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei put down the teacup and walked over. He came to Wright and said, "Mr. Wright, if your government is really in a hurry to use the money. I have a good proposal, but it depends on whether your government is willing to do so."

Wright, as if he was a drowning man, suddenly grabbed a straw when he was struggling desperately, and he hurriedly said: "Your Excellency the President, please feel free to say anything good."

Xiao Zhenlei pointed to the seat behind him and said, "Let's sit down?" ”

"Okay, okay!"

The two sat down again, and Xiao Zhenlei said solemnly: "Mr. Wright, since the U.S. government is in a hurry to use money. And our government cannot lend money to your country at this time, then the only way that our government can help your country is ??????".

Wright anxiously asked, "What way?" ”

"I think there's a deal we can make between our two governments, so that your country gets the money you desperately need, and we get what we want. We both take what we need! ”

Wright was so anxious that he was dying, Xiao Zhenlei was always selling off, which made him scratch his ears and cheeks, "Your Excellency, can you please explain more clearly, what kind of deal is it?" ”

"Hawaii and Alaska, what do you think?"

"What?" Wright was a little dazed, obviously he still didn't understand what Xiao Zhenlei meant, but he quickly reacted, looked at Xiao Zhenlei incredulously and said, "Your Excellency, President, do you mean to let our country cede Hawaii and Alaska to your country?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei shook his head when he heard this, "Mr. Wright, I just said that this is a deal, and there is no war between our two countries, how can we say that it is ceded?" If your country sells Alaska and Hawaii to our country, you can get a considerable amount of money to alleviate the current predicament of your government, and both Alaska and Hawaii are far from the mainland of the United States, and in the current situation of your government, there is no control over Alaska and Hawaii at all, and your government has only a name, so why not sell them? ”

Wright: "This ?????? Your Excellency, this proposal of yours is so sudden, I am a little bit of a dispossessor, really, and for this deal that you have proposed, with my authority, I really can't make the decision, although your proposal is insulting to me and even to my country, but it is not necessarily a good way to raise a sum of money for my government, I think you should give me, President Wilson and the United States a little time, with the current situation of our government, it should not be very long."

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said: "Of course, I said it, this is a transaction, the transaction is voluntary on both sides, if President Wilson has a decision, Mr. Wright can contact me through Chief Lu."

Wright stood up and said, "Okay! Thank you for your hospitality".

After Wright left, Xiao Zhenlei asked the secretary: "Xiao Gao, do you think the Americans will agree to this deal?" ”

Xiao Gao thought for a while and said: "Big President, judging from the current situation in the United States, this is the only way to raise enough funds, and if the Americans agree to the idea of selling Alaska and Hawaii, whether this deal can be completed depends on their asking price and the highest price we can afford."

Xiao Zhenlei smiled: "Not bad! ”

Immediately after Wright returned to the consulate, Wright sent a telegram injecting Xiao Zhenlei's rejection of borrowing from the United States and reporting to Wilson that he wanted to buy Alaska and Hawaii.

Wilson has no other way now, he can not care about the life and death of ordinary civilians under the control of the area, but he cannot ignore the tens of thousands of troops under his command, this is the guarantee of his power, the army needs food and other living materials, weapons and equipment, ammunition, and he also needs to expand the size of the army to achieve the goal of reintegrating the United States, which requires a lot of money to support.

Since the civil strife in the United States, the dollar has begun to depreciate, and it is depreciating at a rate visible to the naked eye every day, and in just half a month, it has become a piece of waste paper.

Wright did not wait long in the legation in Beijing, China, only two days later, he received a telegram from Washington, Wilson said that he agreed with Xiao Zhenlei's proposal, sold Alaska and Hawaii to China, in order to obtain a large amount of money to relieve the pressure in the government-controlled area, and appointed Wright as the plenipotentiary representative of the United States government to sign the transaction agreement, on the issue of the amount, Wilson's instructions are at least not less than 100 million Chinese dollars, if you can sell more money of course it would be better.

100 million Chinese dollars, it will be a fart in the next generation! The market value of any company is more than 100 million dollars, and in this period, what was the annual GDP of the United States before the civil unrest? The cost of a fighter plane of the Chinese army is only a few tens of thousands of Chinese dollars, and the cost of an aircraft carrier with strong combat effectiveness with complete equipment and fighters is only several million Chinese dollars, and 100 million Chinese yuan can buy dozens of aircraft carriers. In World War II later, Song Ziwen worked hard in the United States and tried all means to get a loan of $25 million from the United States.

Alaska was bought by the United States from Tsarist Russia, Hawaii was still an independent kingdom more than 20 years ago, called the Kingdom of Hawaii, this kingdom also has a queen, there are indigenous people on the islands, the Americans used missionary priests to go to the island, and later took various means to station troops on the island, launched a coup d'état to overthrow the queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and incorporated the entire Hawaii into the territory of the United States.

It can be said that the United States did not pay much price to obtain Alaska and Hawaii at all, and when it bought Alaska, it took over Alaska from the Russians almost at a cheap price for groceries, and not only did it not cost a penny to get Hawaii, but also obtained a large amount of benefits, Hawaii is a place rich in pineapples and sugar cane, and it is also an island group with a very developed tourism industry.

Wright did not surprise Xiao Zhenlei when he came to the door again, the Americans now have the only way to raise funds, and they must also find China to complete the deal, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other countries have suffered heavy losses in the war, and they cannot protect themselves, and they cannot take care of the United States.

"So President Wilson and the U.S. government agreed to my proposal?" Xiao Zhenlei asked.

Wright said: "Your Excellency, yes! ”

"So how much do you want to sell Alaska and Hawaii to our country?"

Wright said: "300 million Chinese dollars, your country only needs to come up with 300 million Chinese dollars to get Alaska and Hawaii!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei knew that the price was not high, if there was no civil strife in the United States, Alaska and Hawaii would definitely be worth more than 300 million Chinese dollars, but the current situation is different, there is civil strife in the United States, and Wilson urgently needs money.

Xiao Zhenlei still shook his head and said, "Sir, this price is too high, ridiculously high!" If we only need to complete the transaction, our country can easily obtain Alaska and Hawaii, then 300 million Chinese dollars is not expensive, but the US government now has only one name, and the US government can sell our country only in one name, Alaska and Hawaii are no longer under the control of the US government, if our country buys, our country will send a fleet and an army to eliminate the actual controllers of those two places, which is not very interesting."

Wright also knew that Xiao Zhenlei would not be able to agree to such a price, so he asked, "Then you offer a price?" ”

"Fifty million!" (To be continued......)