Chen Qiang also stood and spoke without back pain, the new sneakers originally required more complex processing procedures, and the expansion of the production scale of the Nike factory was also on the agenda, so Chen Qiang was the first to express his position, which was regarded as selling a favor to Truman.

Nike's shoe factory only has more than 200 shoemaking workers, so Chen Qiang simply said "the number of workers will be doubled", which is actually just recruiting 200 more people, but it sounds like "doubled" It looks like a lot of people.

Moreover, the Naike shoe factory employs all female workers, which are much lower than those young and strong men, and the cost is of course lower, and the promise of "doubling the number of workers" is shouted out without the slightest psychological pressure.

President Truman on the stage didn't know these ways, he just thought that Chen Qiang supported him very strongly, and immediately smiled kindly at Chen Qiang.

Truman's appearance fell into the eyes of others, and they all knew that Chen Qiang had won a jackpot here from Truman, and envy was naturally inevitable. And with Chen Qiang taking the lead, other entrepreneurs have to express themselves to some extent.

Although this time the entrepreneurs' party did not meet Truman's psychological expectations, it was not without results, and most entrepreneurs promised to recruit more workers. On the contrary, Chen Qiang earned it, which was originally a favor, but he won the jackpot, which can be regarded as leaving an excellent impression on Truman.

As the dinner continued, Truman walked into the middle with his glass, wandering among the guests, talking to the guests, of course, Truman could not be alone, he was followed by five or six retinues. Not all guests were able to talk to Truman, and basically Truman talked to guests purposefully.

Finally, Truman came to Chen Qiang's side.

"Mr. Chen, thank you for your support of the U.S. government." Truman spoke.

"Nike's revenue comes from the United States, and it is only natural to give back to the American public." Chen Qiang said politely.

"Mr. Chen, there will be a memorial service for General Patton at noon the day after tomorrow, and the generals of the Ministry of Defense and many senators will attend, I wonder if you have time?" Truman then asked.

"I have great admiration for General Patton, and it would be an honor for me to be able to attend his memorial service." Chen Qiang replied immediately.

The famous American general, General Patton, died in a car accident in December last year. He was about to go hunting in the suburbs, but the car he was riding in collided with a large truck, and the driver and his entourage were fine, except for General Patton, who died after being taken to the hospital. As for the cause of General Patton's death, some say it was a simple accident, others believe it was a murder, but this is no longer verifiable.

This four-star American general was not buried in the United States, but was buried in the World War II Martyrs' Cemetery in Luxembourg along with thousands of American soldiers who died on the battlefields of Europe.

It is said that with the identity of General Patton and his contributions in World War II, if he returns to the United States for burial, he will definitely be able to enjoy the state funeral treatment, but because General Patton's grave is not in the United States, the Americans have no way to hold a funeral for Patton on their homeland, so they can only do something such as a memorial service to commemorate General Patton.

The death of General Patton is obviously a major loss for the Americans, and the United States has since lost a general who can fight well, but for the US military or the top of the United States, the death of General Patton is not necessarily a bad thing.

Although General Patton can fight well, he has a fiery personality, similar to Zhang Fei and Li Kui, so he usually offends people. And General Patton is a bit arrogant, and he always thinks that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, for example, when he was on the battlefield in North Africa, he looked down on Montgomery in various ways. If it weren't for these character shortcomings, with General Patton's ability, he might have been promoted to a five-star general long ago.

Although General Patton is not likable, after all, he is a great hero of the United States and his contribution is very outstanding, so the façade project that should be done still needs to be done, so the White House held a memorial service for General Patton.

When Truman invited Chen Qiang, he specifically said that the generals and senators of the Ministry of Defense would attend, and he also told Chen Qiang the nature of this memorial service in disguise. The participation of generals and members of the National Assembly of the Ministry of Defense means that the participants can make many military and political leaders, which is a very rare opportunity for entrepreneurs. Chen Qiang also knew that Truman invited him to Patton's memorial service to repay the favor just now.

Without Truman's special orders, the entourage behind him wrote down Truman's words, and the next day, the invitation to Patton's memorial service was sent to Chen Qiang.

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At the General Patton memorial service, after the touching speeches of several important figures, the guests quickly entered into a small circle of discussions. Not long ago, these guests listened to those touching speeches and kept squeezing tears into their eyes, but now they are smiling and standing together in groups of three or five, eating snacks and drinking champagne, as if they were having a celebration.

Ambassador Wei walked between small circles with a hippie smile, close to the generals and parliamentarians, and suddenly, he saw Chen Qiang's figure.

"Chen Qiang! Why is he here too! Ambassador Wei was shocked, he knew that today's occasion was not something that ordinary people could attend.

In fact, Ambassador Wei also licked his face to come to the memorial service. General Patton made great contributions to the victory over Germany in the North African and European theaters, and can be said to be the liberator of Europe, but General Patton had little to do with the Asian theater. It is normal for the British ambassador and the French ambassador to appear at General Patton's memorial service, and Ambassador Wei, the Chinese ambassador, came here to be a little out of touch and forcibly came to play a role. If it weren't for Ambassador Wei's status as a diplomat, he might not have been able to get in.

It is precisely because of this that Ambassador Wei was very surprised that Chen Qiang appeared at the memorial service.

"I have to be cheeky to get into this memorial service, how did Chen Qiang get in? Who invited him? This kid's connections in Washington are okay, and he can come in on such an important occasion. Ambassador Wei said secretly in his heart.

In the next second, Ambassador Wei walked towards Chen Qiang with a smile.

"Oh, Brother Chen, long time no see!" Ambassador Wei put on a very intimate look, and even changed his title from the previous "General Chen" to "Brother Chen".

Ambassador Wei, a professional bureaucrat, is always a person whose interests are paramount, and if it is good for him, he will naturally work hard to maintain the relationship, and if it is not good for him, then kick it away. Although Chen Qiang had offended Ambassador Wei in the war bond matter before, after learning that Chen Qiang and President Truman cared about Mo Zhi, Ambassador Wei could only bury the hatred in his heart. Now seeing Chen Qiang appear at this memorial service, Ambassador Wei is even more sure that Chen Qiang has a lot of connections in Washington, so Ambassador Wei simply lowered his posture and took the initiative to step forward to get close to Chen Qiang.

"It turned out to be Ambassador Wei." Chen Qiang said lukewarmly.

Ambassador Wei didn't care at all about his hot face sticking to his cold ass, and with a look of "I'm very familiar with you", he forcibly talked to Chen Qiang.

Of course, with Ambassador Wei's scheming, he would not really talk to Chen Qiang about some boring things, and during the conversation, Ambassador Wei kept secretly using words to test which general or which congressman Chen Qiang has, maybe he can use this relationship in the future.

"Brother Chen, you see, the man in the middle over there is General MacArthur! You should know him, right? Ambassador Wei pointed to a tall man not far away.

"So he's General MacArthur!" Chen Qiang nodded, and then said, "It's the first time I've seen him. ”

"This Chen Qiang doesn't know MacArthur, and it seems that he has no connections in the Pacific Theater." Ambassador Wei immediately made a judgment in his heart.

Chen Qiang continued: "Didn't MacArthur become the emperor in Japan? How did you get back? I remember he hadn't been back to the U.S. for years, right? When he was awarded a five-star general, he did not return, but continued to command battles in the Pacific. Now for the memorial service of General Patton, he has come back? ”

"MacArthur's return to the United States will definitely not be a fanfare, this kind of confidential matter, how can you let me know. Maybe he thought that MacArthur had a good relationship with General Patton, so he rushed back! After all, both of them were from the army. Ambassador Wei spoke.

"General Patton shouldn't have such a good popularity, right?" Chen Qiang suddenly remembered something as he spoke, and he continued: "MacArthur is not going to run for president again, is he?" So came back early to pave the way. ”

In 1943, the Republican Party had nominated MacArthur as a presidential candidate, but MacArthur received far less votes in the Republican Party than Thomas Dewey, so MacArthur took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and announced that he had no intention of running for president.

This matter is not a secret in the United States, although Chen Qiang is not an expert in history, but what he has experienced personally is not enough to leave behind, so he said it casually.

However, when Ambassador Wei heard this sentence "I plan to run for president again", his expression froze slightly, because this matter really made Chen Qiang right! MacArthur did intend to run in the presidential election in two years' time.

After all, MacArthur is the supreme military commander of the US military in Asia, he is located in Japan, he is also very close to China, and he often has many business dealings with China in dealing with Japan's post-war affairs, so China's intelligence network analyzed that MacArthur intends to run for president of the United States, and this information was also sent to Ambassador Wei.

In 1947, MacArthur advocated that the United States sign a peace treaty with Japan, so that MacArthur would no longer need to serve as the emperor of Japan, he could return to the United States, and his merits could also pave the way for the presidential campaign. However, Truman vetoed MacArthur's suggestion, and MacArthur could only stay in Japan all the time, and then, as the supreme commander of the "United Nations Forces", he went to the Korean Peninsula to send a wave of heads.

Ambassador Wei rolled his eyes and asked, "I don't know where Brother Chen got the news that MacArthur intends to run for president?" ”

"What news do I have! Guess. Chen Qiang laughed, he really said it casually just now.

However, in Ambassador Wei's view, Chen Qiang must have a source, but he deliberately did not say it.

"Brother Chen, since you don't know General MacArthur, let me introduce you! When General MacArthur was still in the Philippines, I had several encounters with him. After Ambassador Wei finished speaking, he took Chen Qiang and walked towards MacArthur.

At this time, MacArthur was surrounded by people like stars and moons, talking loudly with the people around him.

I only heard MacArthur talk eloquently: "You know, Montgomery was defeated by Rommel in the North African battlefield, chased by Rommel, and fled all the way to Egypt, which is why Patton looked down on Montgomery. But speaking of which, Montgomery's tactical literacy is really not as good as Barton's. In my opinion, those so-called 'famous British generals' are not worthy of the title of 'famous generals' at all, they are far worse than our American generals, otherwise they would not have been driven to the sea by the Germans! ”

At this time, MacArthur talked about the defeat of the British, but completely forgot that he was in the Philippines and was beaten by the Japanese, and fled to Australia in embarrassment.

MacArthur went on to say: "Montgomery also summed up the three laws of war, not to attack Moscow from land; Don't fight on two fronts at the same time in Europe; Do not take the initiative to attack the United States unless absolutely necessary. Haha, except for the third one, I don't agree with the other two at all! If there is such a strong military force as the United States, the first two are not a problem at all, and our US military can step on everything! ”

"What the general said is fantastic!"

"The U.S. military is the most powerful!"

"We can sweep away all enemies!"

The people around him applauded MacArthur, even Ambassador Wei, but Chen Qiang showed a look of disdain. If several other American five-star generals said this, Chen Qiang would not be aware of the disobedience, but MacArthur, the "general of the defeated army", said this, which made Chen Qiang feel very funny.

MacArthur swept everyone with the corner of his eye, and saw that everyone was patting his ass, and his heart was very comfortable, perhaps because MacArthur's eyes were very good, or maybe Chen Qiang, a Chinese, was more conspicuous in a group of foreigners, but MacArthur inadvertently noticed Chen Qiang and found the only person who did not applaud.

MacArthur was originally a very proud person, he was the "Emperor Taishang" in Japan for half a year, and he faced the Japanese who groveled to him, he said that even the Japanese emperor would never dare to say two, MacArthur was accustomed to facing those black-haired and yellow-skinned Japanese with the high posture of a conqueror. Now he is also a young man with black hair and yellow skin, but he does not show the slightest admiration for him, which makes MacArthur very uncomfortable and very unhappy in his heart.

"This gentleman seems to have a different opinion of mine!" MacArthur looked at Chen Qiang.

At this second, everyone looked at Chen Qiang, and Ambassador Wei secretly sweated for Chen Qiang.

MacArthur's tone is not good, and Chen Qiang is really, standing there like a lump of wood, don't you know how to applaud with everyone? This MacArthur must not be offended, if he offends him, even I have to take the blame, it is better to find an excuse, saying that Chen Qiang's English is not good, and he did not understand what he just said, so he did not applaud. When Ambassador Wei thought of this, he planned to stand up and explain to Chen Qiang, so as not to bear the blame himself.

However, without waiting for Ambassador Wei to speak, Chen Qiang took the lead in speaking: "General, I am an athlete, I am not a soldier, and I don't understand war. But I know that there is one thing that must not be done before the war begins. ”

"Oh? What's the matter? MacArthur asked with interest.

"Don't tell your soldiers before the war starts, you can go home for Christmas!"

Chen Qiang smiled and said the most unacceptable flag in the world's military history.

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