Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 150 Presidents
Chapter Subtitle: The American President from Seres
Sunday, April 17, 1921, 1:00 p.m.
Under the strong demands of various newspapers, our Grey Knight and Grand Mage "had to" hold a press conference at the Rosewood Hotel where they were staying.
"Mr. Einstein, I'm Sanders from the New York Times. I'd like to ask if you're really a loyal reader of Mr. Neo Yuan?"
"Yes, Mr. Sanders. I am not only a loyal reader of Mr. Yuan, but I also admire his literary talent and scientific genius. Looking at the world today, perhaps only Mr. Yuan can combine literature and science so perfectly!"
"Mr. Yuan, I'm Pulitzer from the Welt. What do you think of Mr. Einstein's praise of you?"
"Ms. Pulitzer, I guess I can only say I'm flattered. Compared to Mr. Einstein, the greatest scientist of the 20th century, my scientific literacy is nothing. And compared to those outstanding contemporary writers, my literary level can only be described as average. But..."
Our Master Yuan raised his voice and said very sincerely: "I have always maintained a passion for science and literature. I also always believe that science can promote the welfare of all mankind, and literature can soothe the hearts of all mankind. That is why I strive to combine the two. Mr. Einstein must have also realized this, which is why he praised my work so much. So..."
He said with deep emotion in his rich baritone voice: "In this respect, Mr. Einstein can be considered my confidant!"
The "priestess" asked anxiously, "Mr. Yuan, when will those science fiction works that would amaze Mr. Einstein be released? We are all looking forward to it!"
Yuan Yanshu said shyly, "I am honored to tell Miss Pulitzer and everyone that my first collection of science fiction will be published this month."
"By the way..." He glanced at the Grand Mage, grateful"Mr. Einstein even wrote a preface for my book, so if you don't give me face, you should buy it and read it even if you give the face of the greatest scientist of the 20th century."
"Hahaha..." When the reporters heard this not-so-funny joke, they all laughed very supportively.
It’s settled, it’s really settled. Yuan Yanshu, the “first person in science fiction”, has really settled.
Even if he doesn't want to be the Lord Grey Knight now, people all over the world will not agree.
After the press conference and book launch, Master Yuan followed Einstein and Weizmann to the White House to meet with President Harding.
What Inchus heard was that it was he who "facilitated" the meeting between Einstein and Harding.
This is the biggest advantage of time travelers.
Yuan Yan suddenly realized that such a meeting had indeed taken place in history. In the original timeline, the good-natured president was reluctant to meet the Grand Mage, but later on for some unknown reason he agreed to meet.
Come to think of it, apart from the Jewish factor, what would Warren Harding, who even got the tax rate wrong, say to Albert Einstein when he met him?
So when the White House announced the cancellation of the meeting that morning, Einstein and Weizmann were naturally disappointed. However, Master Yuan, who was dining with them, happened to hear the news and immediately, feeling brave enough, called President Harding and secured the meeting.
The Grand Mage was naturally very grateful and offered to write a preface for "Grey Knight Science Fiction Stories 1".
For Master Yuan, who believed that good deeds would be rewarded, this was like receiving a pillow when he was sleepy. He accepted it without hesitation and even accompanied the two Jews to the White House.
After meeting President Harding, Yuan Yan suddenly understood why he later changed his mind and chose Einstein, because the person accompanying Harding in this private meeting was a member of his cabinet.
This man was a mining engineer by training, and as a science student, he must have been looking forward to meeting the Grand Mage. Perhaps, in the original historical arc, he was the one who persuaded Harding to change his mind.
He is the "old friend of the Chinese people", an engineer at the Kaiping Coal Mine, Chairman of the American Relief Committee and Director of the United States Food Administration during World War I, the current Secretary of Commerce of the federal government, the future 31st President, and Herbert Clark Hoover, who made a fortune in Japan with MacArthur after World War II.
Speaking of which, Master Yuan has known three Republican presidents, namely Harding, Coolidge and Hoover.
The first person he met was John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. Last November, when he was hospitalized at New York-Presbyterian Hospital as a suspect in the Wall Street bombing, Coolidge came to visit him and even delivered a speech in front of the hospital questioning the New York judicial department and the BOI.
The Vice President also had some credit for Yuan Yan's being cleared of suspicion... Well, it was indeed not him who did the Wall Street BOOOOOOM, and in a sense, he was still a victim.
In addition, Coolidge is well-known in the United States as a classical liberal conservative. He particularly advocates small government and free markets. Logically, he should have a lot in common with Master Yuan, a master of neoclassical liberalism.
In fact, Yuan Yanshu had naturally wanted to have a good relationship with the next US president for a long time. However, John Coolidge and Warren Harding were like two sides of a coin. The vice president and President Harding were two extremes in their ways of dealing with people. He was very difficult to deal with and had a bit of a keep-out attitude.
This man had a nickname called "Silent Cal". In fact, as a politician, Coolidge was quite good at speaking, but he usually spoke very little.
One possibly apocryphal story goes that the poet Dorothy Parker, sitting next to Coolidge at a dinner party, said to him, "Mr. Coolidge, I just made a bet with a friend that I can't get you to say more than two words."
Coolidge glanced at her and replied, "You lose."
Later, upon hearing of Coolidge's death, Parker remarked, "How did they know he was dead? Because he stopped talking?"
Coolidge often seemed ill-suited to the fashionable Washington society scene. When asked why he continued to attend so many banquets, Coolidge replied, "I have to eat somewhere."
So our Master Yuan never found an opportunity to get close to President Coolidge, who was famous for the "Coolidge Prosperity."
But now he has a chance to get close to President Hoover, who is famous for the "Hoover Depression."
Hoover is probably the American president in history who "understands" Serbia best.
After all, he made his fortune working in the Kaiping Coal Mine in Tianjin. To be more precise, if he hadn't come to China in 1899 to work as a coal mine engineer, he probably wouldn't have become the President of the United States in 1929.
