Chapter 261 The Secret of the Declaration of Independence

A public, a secret? Qin Mubai looked at the declaration of independence in his hand, although Qin Mubai had never been to the United States, but there were countless photos of this thing circulating on the Internet, and Qin Mubai's current language ability, he had no problem understanding these documents at all.

So what secrets are there, Qin Mubai can't see it at all, at least on the surface, there is no problem. "Mr. Washington, is there anything wrong with this? Why can't I see it?" Qin Mubai asked a little strangely, if it was just two copies that were exactly the same, then there was definitely no need for one to be open and the other to be secret.

There must be something in this that Qin Mubai didn't know.

"On the back of it, in a special invisible ink, with the complete contract on it, you should know that when the Declaration of Independence was drafted, I didn't sign it, because I was only the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, but behind it I signed it. Washington spoke.

Qin Mubai was stunned, if he remembered correctly, it seems that the bad movie Cage's movie National Treasure has content about the Declaration of Independence, saying that it hides a big secret on its back, but in fact, this is naturally made up by the movie, but now I didn't expect this to be true? Although this is not a treasure.

"Can I know what's on it?" Qin Mubai asked tentatively.

"Of course, there is no problem, it is written on it is the agreement signed by the first governors of the thirteen colonies of North America, and the above agreement is about some related issues such as the distribution of interests after the failure of independence, as well as some subsequent alliance clauses. Washington said lightly.

Qin Mubai was a little speechless, Washington was saying it lightly, but in fact, even if Qin Mubai was not an official or a politician, he also knew that the distribution of interests in private like this, the alliance clauses, especially the clauses involving defeat and so on, must be very straightforward and cruel.

To put it bluntly, I am afraid that the exchange of interests and other issues involved in this are unacceptable to ordinary people; for example, in the eyes of the outside world, the independence of the United States, at least on the surface, is it for the sake of freedom, democracy, and so on, but is there an exchange of interests in the interior?

But if these are said, the original American spirit is likely to collapse, so these things are written in secret, which is like some private agreements between two countries, which must not be written like a public agreement, and it will definitely involve some very straightforward terms that are difficult for ordinary people to accept.

Of course, this is Qin Mubai's speculation, since Washington has taken it out and said it, maybe there is nothing unseemly in the following clauses, but how these clauses are handled, Qin Mubai doesn't know, just like what is played in the movie? Is it Qin Mubai who doesn't know.

However, it is estimated that there are professional people to deal with these things, and there is no need for Qin Mubai to worry, anyway, he knows that the content is nothing, these things have become history, and even if they know it now, the most they can study is to use historical materials as historical materials. However, so many people have descendants back then, and the history of the founding of the United States is not long, so no one knows?

If anyone knows, is there no news about Mao at all, or do they not know where this secret Declaration of Independence went?

This thing is equivalent to a secret alliance or something, and if there is no proof of this document, there must be no way to come up with it, because there is no evidence.

But this thing...... How can I say it, Qin Mubai thought about it, otherwise I would have thrown it to Sotheby's together? As for whether the US government buys it or not, what does that have to do with Qin Mubai? Anyway, this is not his thing, but since he promised Washington, and although Washington is the president of the United States, he is always his guest, and since he has promised other people's things, he will definitely do it.

But it's not something to struggle with right now, "I know, I'll give this thing to the U.S. government." Qin Mubai nodded very simply, no matter what way it is, this thing must have cultural value, so the U.S. government must have it.

And the United States is so rich, it shouldn't be a problem to spend some money, right?

"Then can we take a look at this ancient country of the East now? Washington said with a smile.

"Uh, this is no problem, but where to go?" Qin Mubai was a little speechless.

"Go to your capital, the Great Wall. Washington replied dryly.

Since Washington doesn't want to go to the United States immediately, Qin Mubai naturally has no opinion, anyway, as for whether his passport can be taken down immediately, it is not a problem, the tourist visa itself is easier to handle, not to mention, Qin Mubai's personal assets are also very high now.

Those real estate certificates and the like have been issued to the big snake, and the passport that Washington took is a visa to come to China, and the people are returning to China, so naturally there is no problem.

Visas in the United States are naturally relatively difficult to obtain, but for people in the tour guide industry, the visa for the tour leader is still relatively easy to handle, not to mention that Qin Mubai can find Sotheby's auction house by himself, and other types of visas are not a problem, and Qin Mubai now gets a green card in a matter of minutes.

However, Qin Mubai prefers our own country, so he doesn't have to worry about being shot by a machine gun if he goes to gamble, or he will be killed by a bomb when he goes to a shopping mall, or he is in a bad mood one day, just standing on the edge of the roof of the building, and the American police think that he is going to commit suicide, and then shoot himself in order to prevent himself from committing suicide.

It's not possible to go to the capital today, Qin Mubai took Washington to take a walk around Hohwa first, and while taking him around Hoh, he gave him a general introduction to the current situation in China or something, but Washington is a bit like the prime minister, although he is interested in those attractions, he is only interested.

What he mainly wants to go to is not scenic spots, but likes to walk around the streets and alleys, and Qin Mubai doesn't care, just like many people in China always think that the United States is good, and many people in the United States feel that Chinese are living in dire straits.

Sometimes bragging is mutual, everyone bragged about their country, but instead of this, it is better to take him to see for himself, isn't there a saying that is good? Seeing is believing, but his own bragging has been blown to Washington, this Nima said, this is also worth showing off.

But there doesn't seem to be anything to show off, China in Washington's era was the most powerful country in the world, so Washington naturally doesn't feel that he is an American, no matter how awesome he is. After all, the times are different, although he has some modern common sense, but it is only common sense, and Qin Mubai has seen this pitfall of modern common sense a long time ago.

"You're saying you're a one-party dictatorship now?" asked Washington with interest.

"Yes. Qin Mubai nodded helplessly.

"Well, I heard you say that this structure, although it says that the power of the government will be magnified, but it is also beneficial, in terms of social mobilization, and in the redistribution of resources, and in the form of state action, it will not be constrained by too much of the social system. Washington thought for a moment, then commented.

Qin Mubai didn't want to comment, it was easy to overturn if there were too many comments.

"But a lot of people in our country think that the overall political system in the United States is very fair. Qin Mubai said from a neutral point of view, and there are indeed many people in China who think so.

Washington immediately laughed when he heard this, he shook his head slightly and said: "I admit that the American system of government may be balanced on the whole, but you must not forget one of the most important things. ”

"What?" Qin Mubai had some doubts.

"People. A word came out of Washington's mouth.

"People?" Qin Mubai was a little stunned.

"That's right, it's people, people have desires, and if they have desires, they will have selfishness, no government in this world is perfect, and no system is perfect, people are not machines, they won't follow the established procedures to carry out things, and they don't make mistakes, people will be easily swayed by feelings, so no matter how perfect the system is, as long as people are manipulating, there are all kinds of pros and cons. Washington said with a smile, his face wrinkled, but the smile was very wise.

Qin Mubai was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Washington even knew about machines and programs, and it seemed that he knew a lot of modern common sense.

Regarding Washington's words, Qin Mubai was noncommittal, he was not an expert in this area, so he did not comment, because he did not know what was good and what was bad.

"Putting aside the present, let's just say that the ancient political systems of China and the West, although they are both feudal societies, but in fact, there are still great differences between the two, the feudal system of the West and the feudal system of ancient China can be said to be different in many aspects, but they have been inherited for hundreds of thousands of years. ”

Therefore, it doesn't matter what political system it is, what matters is a nation's ability to adjust, and how determined a nation is to correct its own mistakes. Washington smiled and patted Qin Mubai's shoulder and said.

"Okay, but I still don't understand. Qin Mubai shrugged his shoulders.

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, I'm just an old man, and I decided not to talk about anything, besides, isn't there still a lot of differences between the United States today and our time? I heard that there was a black man who became the president of the United States?" Washington asked with a laugh.

"Well, yes, but he has just stepped down, and in terms of domestic approval ratings, he should be doing a good job. Qin Mubai shrugged his shoulders.