Chapter 211: Reversal! Churchill's Tears (2)

On the other side of the world, in the afternoon, in a mansion outside Washington, Bernard Baruch is standing respectfully in the hallway with a top hat in hand, waiting for someone to summon him.

Bernard Baruch, a speculator and speculator, can be called the "economic czar" who dominated American wartime industry, in other words, he ruled over two-fifths of the industrial production on the planet.

The corridor opened, and an old white-bearded butler crept out and glanced at Baruch

"Master, please come in."

Baruch nodded to the old butler, walked to the room, and gave him the top hat halfway through.

The room closed softly behind Baruch, and on the sofa by the window, a silhouette was faintly discernible in the dim light behind the curtains.

"On your right-hand side, there is your seat."

Baruch obediently sat down, and the cherry wood chair next to him was still some distance from the sofa by the window, not enough to see the other person's face, or even distinguish the face of the clothes

"The board of directors is basically satisfied with your performance during this period......

Baruch hurriedly bowed his head and humbled himself: "This is what I should do......"

The other party didn't care at all, and quickly changed his words: "Although I personally think that your influence on Wilson is still very limited, not enough, far from enough." ”

A cold sweat suddenly appeared on Baruch's forehead: "I...... I'm limited in my ability to disappoint you......"

"It's not surprising how a small Wall Street fraudster could have the power he has without the backing of the Council. It's up to you to control a president who has gone through countless brutal election campaigns and whose will has long been as firm as a rock, and you can use your ass to know what the outcome is. ”

The other party's harsh sarcasm only made Baruch even more frightened, and he saw him curled up like a puppy who had made a mistake, and nodded again and again: "Yes, I am incompetent, I don't deserve the current power......"

"It's up to you to decide whether you deserve it or not—put away your dragon mask and tell me, what have Wilson been messing with lately?"

Baruch, who had been punctured, hurriedly returned to his normal sitting posture and replied honestly: "Yes, the president has recently been planning a twelve-point principle that will serve as a task for the United States to conduct this war and a basis for negotiations to end the war. ”

The main contents of the program include: signing an open peace treaty and putting an end to secrecy; absolute freedom of sea navigation in peacetime and wartime; Remove all economic barriers and establish equal conditions for trade; coordinated disarmament by States; The League** withdrew its troops from all pre-war territories belonging to the Entente, as well as from the colonies; Germany should return Alsace-Lorraine to France; Dealing with the colonial question fairly, with equal weight to the interests of the local population and the legitimate demands of the former governing power; To establish, in accordance with the specific convention, a universal international association with adjudicative powers, in order to guarantee mutual guarantees of equal political independence and territorial integrity of States, large and small......"

There was a snort that was too pronounced on the other side of the couch.

"Who does he think he is? Oh, God? ”

Baruch swallowed his breath and rubbed his hands, "It is said that this idea first came from the president's adviser, Colonel House...... Do you want to ......?"

"Forget it, leave him alone for now, let him go crazy, the news of Germany's secret peace sue should soon reach Washington, and then see how he fights with the British and French leaders."

Baruch excitedly slapped a big uǐ: "The Germans sued for peace? Great, this way, the world can finally go back in the right direction......"

"Don't be too happy, the situation has not yet developed to the point where the parties can immediately sit down and negotiate, the members of the German and Austrian councils have not yet contacted us, and the war may be going on for some time - you have to keep an eye on Wilson and report to the council at any time."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him, and I won't even let go of his inner face."

Baruch Ha Lang, who thought he was funny, laughed, and before he could finish laughing, the "master" had already stood up and wanted to drive him away.

"You can go, you can take care of the investment of the council yourself, I will be away for a while, and I will find Mr. Mace if I have something."

Baruch got up and took his leave, "Yes, sir, I can assure you that as long as I reign for one day, all the resources of this country will be at the disposal of the Council, and the Council's investment will definitely be overpaid...... Rest assured, as soon as there is a new situation on the President's side, I will call Mr. Mays as soon as possible. ”

The room opened and closed quietly, and although the man in the room stood up straight, his face was still covered in the shadow of yīn.

"This stupid dog, resources, investment, returns, none of these are important, what is important is that the divided council is reunited, the scattered 'holy books' are reunited, and the world is returned to the right branches......"

……

On this side of the earth, late at night, in the Chengxian Hall of Xinhua Palace, the No. 1 real-time situation demonstration hall of the base camp, and in the huge accusation platform, only Liu Qianhua and Zhang Zhigao were left sitting opposite each other.

The tea had already cooled, but Zhang Zhigao held the teacup.

"No matter what Your Majesty has seen and heard during this visit, I just want to remind Your Majesty: In any of the participating countries in this World War, it is inevitable that all kinds of injustices will happen that you hate. The political system we have designed looks beautiful, but it is only for the sake of appearance, and in practice, it is no better than that of other so-called civilized countries of our time. ”

Liu Qianhua didn't make a sound, just looked at each other calmly with dark eyes.

"When I say this, I don't mean to shirk responsibility, nor to despair of ideals. What I want to say is that the more perfect the system we design, the more it is detached from reality and unadaptable, and the easier it is to be parasitic and dragged down by the unspoken rules that have existed since ancient times. It's like equipping an ox cart with a high-horsepower engine and an electronic navigation system, and it looks like a top sports car in that time and space with a single button, flying to the target automatically......"

"But no matter what accessories are installed, even if the wooden wheels are replaced with rubber wheels, it is just an ox cart, and the stronger the power, the faster and more completely this fragile wooden chassis will collapse."

"For more than 20 years, the transformation of the country led by war preparedness is actually to speed up the movement of ox carts and to add various accessories that are ahead of the times. The bureaucratic oligarchy, which was implemented to strengthen war readiness, turned the work of replacing the chassis into an official article. ”

"In the name of war preparedness, all acts of depriving the people of their property and constitutional rights can be turned into high morality: for example, the de facto prohibition of the buying and selling of land in order to 'protect the peasants' land from annexation, the strict restrictions on the property and educational qualifications of the electorate in order to 'prevent bribery and incitement,' and the introduction of a system of industrial franchises in order to 'prevent disorderly competition,' ......"

"So this country, as you have seen and heard Your Majesty, is indiscriminate, indecent, and in some respects even comparable to Tsarist Russia, which we have always mocked and despised. In fact, this is a compromise arrangement made to facilitate the government to collect as many social resources as possible as quickly as possible. ”

"The prohibition of buying and selling land is to allow land companies controlled by the government to buy and sell at a low price and at a high price; Keeping elections as small as possible is, of course, also to prevent the lower and middle classes from using the law to resist political deprivation; The franchise system is not only to collect high franchise fees, but also to enable government-run monopolies and chaebol-related enterprises controlled by the government to obtain excess profits equivalent to disguised taxes......"

"As for the suffering of the peasants and the small townspeople caused by this, it is only a necessary sacrifice on the road to great revival, and besides, are they not still silently patient? Since they can still endure it, there is no need to worry, they are really in pain, they will naturally scream and bite, and then they will be appeased and used together, as long as we firmly control the army, the common people will not be able to turn against the sky. In short, the great ideal and glorious belief of the Chinese Empire to dominate the earth should not be shaken because of the benevolence of the people - this is the unanimous idea of the military bureaucrats in their bones. ”

When Liu Qianhua heard this, she flicked her fingers and smiled coldly: "Aren't you civil officials also enjoying it?" After so many years of constitutional government, the common people still only recognize the Holy Monarch and the Lord of the Blue Heaven, is it all the result of the military department's interference? ”

Zhang Zhigao said solemnly: "In order to promote constitutional government, we must rely on the military department, and there is no way to compromise - besides, the power comes out of the barrel of a gun, what do we civilian officials use against the military department?" ”

"Constitutionalism led by the military department, also called constitutionalism?"

"It's better than the mob politics of the great leader inciting Niu Er's troubles** and killing the whole family after democracy."

Liu Qianhua tilted her head a little sleepily: "It seems that in the eyes of Zhengde Gong, in addition to the constitutionalism that is not constitutional, there is only mob politics." ”

Zhang Zhigao was unmoved: "It's a pity that I don't see other possibilities yet

"So it's just the lesser of two evils, don't cry when you don't see the coffin, and when the ox cart is about to disintegrate, then pity Baba wishfully begging the military department to step on the brakes?"

"There are no brakes left, and the only way to stop this speeding ox cart is to use people, and use people's blood with the blood of hundreds of millions of people, which neither the enemy nor the enemy can bear anymore

Liu Qianhua simply closed his eyes: "What if before this, this ox cart could not support it?" ”

Zhang Zhigao smiled bitterly: "That's the destiny of heaven, everyone has to accept their fate." ”

"If I can find a way to end the war before the Empire runs out of blood, is it possible that you will help me with all your might?"

Zhang Zhigao paused for a moment, and quickly responded stiffly: "I will only use all my strength to protect the constitutional legacy left by Teacher Wen Yi." ”

Liu Qianhua squinted and smiled: "That kind of thing, it doesn't exist for a long time, right?" ”

…… H@。