Chapter 970 is difficult to be a poor family
The so-called: it is difficult to be poor.
President Woodrow Wilson's three-year presidency has been like a firefighter, tearing down the east wall and replacing the west wall to keep the federal government running, and life has been extremely difficult, so he has always regretted his decision to run for president.
In September 1908, when Democrat Woolrod Wilson was in full swing for president, it was not until he won the Democratic states and became the only Democratic presidential candidate that the news of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Hawaii came out, and there was no way to retreat.
When the final results of the presidential campaign were announced and Woolrod Wilson won the election, the news of the disastrous defeat in the Seattle naval battle came out, and he could only keep an eye on the battle ahead in fear, thinking about how to deal with the difficult situation after becoming president.
By the beginning of February 1909, before the new president took office, President Theodore Roosevelt had completely destroyed the United States Navy and destroyed it at the Battle of Tierra del Fuego, leaving President Woodrow Wilson with a mess.
If you want to say wronged, who can be more wronged than him?
"Gentlemen, are there any other questions?" President Woolrod-Wilson asked, in a can-and-shattering tone, that there was so much bad news that he didn't expect to hear anything right now.
National Security Adviser Adam Smith looked inquiringly at Secretary of State Davenport, White House Chief of Staff Foster and Treasury Secretary Henry, and saw that none of them had any intention of speaking.
Then he muttered for a moment, and said in the organizational language;
"It's like this, Mr. President, the Colorado National Guard and the Japanese side have been in constant friction in the border area for two years now, and the two sides have been in constant conflict.
Last week, a border patrol caught three Fuso spies and sentenced them to death by hanging after a brief interrogation, much to the anger of the Japanese side.
In retaliation, they sent a platoon-sized armed force to cross the border and attack the patrol cavalry of the small town of Brolin, causing serious consequences to 11 of our men killed and seven seriously wounded.
The commander of the town of Brolin immediately rallied the militia in horseback pursuit, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides in an unnamed valley, in which 28 enemy soldiers were killed and wounded, and less than 10 escaped.
Now the situation on the front line in Colorado is suddenly tense, and there is a possibility of a large-scale conflict, or even ...... War.
Lieutenant General Buffon hopes to launch a blitzkrieg to remove Japanese forces from the border areas in one fell swoop, and as long as war mobilization is carried out, Colorado and surrounding states are confident that they will be able to achieve a victory, repel the provocations of the Japanese army, and regain lost territory.
We had previously discussed with the War Department and decided that there was still a good chance of winning the war, and now the only concern is that the ocean imperialists will intervene......"
Adam Smith's words came out, and several other people in the Oval Office silently nodded in agreement, even President Woodrow Wilson, who nodded and said; "Adam, that's the problem, it's impossible for us to launch a military operation bypassing the oceanic imperialists."
He sighed deeply, a constipated expression.
Several of the others looked at each other, speechless.
Today's government is not a country with full autonomy, its military capabilities are severely emasculated and restricted, customs are controlled by a syndicate, and if there is a little money in the financial field, it must be compensated as soon as possible.
Post-war reconstruction and industrial recovery completely rely on the power of the people, a large number of banks in the war failed, which brought the best opportunity for the crazy expansion of the capital of the Ocean Empire, they wantonly merged banks, invested in the leading enterprises in various industrial fields, bought real estate and commercial buildings in the golden district, docks and mines, in an attempt to control the United States economically.
Among them, the Royal Fund is the biggest and the most intrusive.
And the influx of all kinds of goods from the ocean empire quickly occupied the market with a very high cost-effective advantage, from cigarettes to cars, from toffee to cans, from cashmere sweaters to wool socks, bicycles, radios, ready-to-wear, almost everything.
After the outbreak of the war, the Chinese capital that had just been expelled made a comeback, which was more violent and shocking than before.
Faced with this situation, the White House can do nothing.
Because the United States practices liberal capitalism similar to that of the United Kingdom, pursues the principle of small government and big society, and relies on the free competition of social capital, the government does not intervene much, but only takes action against the trust monopolies that restrict competition, and decides whether it is illegal through the courts.
Healthy competition in the general economic sphere, in which the government has no right to intervene.
After losing the great weapon of customs, the North American market has really become a market of free competition, overwhelmed by waves of goods.
On the streets of New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago and other big cities, it is common to see Chinese businessmen riding limousines and whizzing away with their charming white girlfriends.
But the government of the United States can't afford to provoke it, and the local police station can't afford to provoke it, so it can only be regarded as not seeing.
Since the beginning of this year, there have been more than a dozen attacks on Chinese businessmen, especially the Chicago case.
More than 10 members of the local gang beat a wealthy Chinese businessman, his girlfriend and two bodyguards into a sieve, splashing blood on the streets, causing great anger in the consulate of the Ocean Empire, and publicly declared; "If we can't see a substantial fight against vicious crimes, the Empire doesn't mind doing it for you."
Under tremendous pressure, the Chicago police had no choice but to go all out to crack down on the local gangsters, arresting a total of 327 gangsters and killing 22 recalcitrant ones.
The British newspaper The Times sarcastically said; "The rice guys don't mind showing their fears, as long as they can win the hearts of the Chinese, they are willing to pout their butts and kiss the uppers of those nouveau riche......"
reported by the Ocean Empire's World Journal; "The case of vicious injury to a Chinese businessman in Chicago shocked the world, and the local police took decisive and effective measures to severely crack down on local gangster groups, effectively upholding the dignity of the law and comforting the victims' ...... in heaven."
The New York Times reports; "The Chicago police have been so aggressive in their anti-gang campaign that it has amounted to a mini-urban war, which has brought a lot of security to the environment, which has brought benefits to Chicago residents as well as a problem...... Are they only doing this for Chinese businessmen? ”
There was silence in the Oval Office for a while, and the White House Chief of Staff Foster coughed dryly, and there were some things that Mr. President could not say, so he could only do it for him; "Gentlemen, I think the Ocean Kingdom's opinion should be sought through diplomatic channels to avoid miscalculation."
"If Alaska is sold to them, then everything will be fine." Secretary of State Davin Porter muttered.
Ma Dan, this is not easy to answer.
The Ocean Empire likes to pay money to buy land, which is already well known, this trick is learned from the United States, and now the game is better than the blue.
On some informal occasions in Philadelphia's high society, diplomats of the Ocean Empire will consciously or unconsciously reveal their tone, asking whether the United States intends to sell Alaska, an enclave in the Pacific Ocean.
The British also mixed in, saying that they were willing to bid for the merger of Alaska and the Canadian territories, and the money may eventually have to be spent by the Canadian government.
But after the Ocean Empire offered to bid $120 million, the British fell silent.
Hell, that barren land of ice and snow isn't worth $120 million no matter how you look at it.
The Mi people bought the enclave for just over $6 million, and the discovery of gold in the Yukon in the late 19th century sparked a massive gold rush.
Today
The gold mines are almost gone, and a large number of gold diggers have left because of the extremely harsh local environment, and only more than 10,000 people have finally settled here, many of whom are white Russians, who are born to endure the bitter cold.
Alaska is nothing but the advantage of being a big place, and no matter what others think, the British will never look down on it.
Is Greenland, the world's largest island, close to Europe, big?
Greenland is much larger than Alaska, because it is located in the Arctic Circle, which is covered with snow all year round, the temperature is extremely cold, and there are only two or three thousand permanent residents, and the Eskimos are the majority, and the British are not interested at all.
Regarding the bid of the Ocean Empire, the British can only say MMP, isn't this purely a price gouge?
The United States has not said a word about this, President Woodrow Wilson does not want to sell Alaska at all, and the United States will not be so shallow, and it is more than 100 million dollars to sell the territory that the predecessors of the founding of the country have worked so hard to get back.
The federal government of the United States is poor, but the people are rich!
Take 10,000 steps back and say...... The federal government is now saddled with more than $13 billion in debt, what can it do with that more than 100 million dollars?
It's a drop in the bucket!
The Ocean Empire has always been ambiguous on the issue of the New Mexico region, neither saying that it supports Japan nor the United States, but says in a diplomatic tone;
It is hoped that Japan and the United States will exchange views in a sincere and frank manner based on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, bridge differences, and contribute to regional security and stability in a constructive manner.
You say...... Can the New Mexico Divide Be Healed?
Isn't this pure nonsense?
Nonsense is nonsense, neither Japan nor the United States dares to ignore the opinions of the Ocean Empire, conflicts are conflicts, and neither of the two dares to take the lead in starting a war, because the big boss did not speak!
The problem is as simple as that, the Ocean Empire has hoarded 260,000 heavy troops in Utah and the fortress of Salt Lake City, that is, the dark cloud hanging over the heads of Japan and the United States, and no one can avoid the Ocean Empire in New Mexico.
The Fuso government was in a more difficult situation, because New Mexico was landlocked, there was no seaport, the road to the Republic of Texas to the west was completely closed, and those Texas cowboys were not easy to talk to, and looked down on the Fuso people, let alone helped them.
Japan and the United States are facing off, and the road to the north to Colorado is completely closed.
The more than 550-kilometer road from Los Angeles on the west coast of North America to Albuquerqui, a major city in the New Mexico region, is the lifeblood of the entire New Mexico region, through which migrants and supplies are brought in.
The port of Los Angeles and the surrounding warehouses are in the hands of the Ocean Empire Capital, and the Republic of California is the little brother of the Ocean Empire, which has joined the Pacific Security Alliance, and as long as the big boss is unhappy, this lifeline can be cut off at any time.
There was no need for any war at all, and the 300,000 Fuso people in New Mexico would be finished.
The greater the number of immigrants, the greater the dependence on this single lifeline.