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 201 Maine
Subtitle of this chapter: If you can’t be the pot-thrower, be the plate-washer.
"Huang Zongyi kept his diary for half a century, and continued to do so until his death more than 50 years ago. These diaries have great research value.
His life is full of legends and controversies. His diary gathers and analyzes the behind-the-scenes details, truths and major historical questions of many political, economic and military events in Southeast Asia and even the world. "
——Excerpt from "SCP Encyclopedia Entry: Huang Zongyi's Diary"
“I’m going to start writing my diary today!”
"Very Good, you are indeed a teachable kid..."
At this moment, Luo Puxiang asked, "Old Yuan, how is it?"
Our Master Yuan turned around and saw the three mahjong masters grinning slyly, and immediately understood what was going on.
It is ten o'clock in the evening. For some people it is the end of the day, but for others it is the real beginning of the day.
Lu Yan interrupted: "Old Yuan, do you want to do eight rounds, or..."
"Let's go to Pyramid to see Aunt Muni of Ala Abe." Xiao Yang Shengjian invited Huang Zongyi warmly, "Young Master Huang, you have to go too!"
Master Yuan coughed and said, "Xiao Yang, first, he must be tired after the long journey. Second, I have to get up early tomorrow, so I can't accompany you tonight. Third..."
"Brother, I wanted to tell you last time that Aunt Muni is not Ala Abe's!"
After hearing this, the three mahjong masters had no choice but to say goodbye and leave in disappointment.
Before sending them to the car, Yuan Yan suddenly gave them another reminder: "My three friends, something will happen in two days, but you must be patient and don't notify my family for me. Remember, remember."
"Old Yuan, what's going on?"
President Yuan smiled mysteriously on his handsome face and said, "Won't you know when the time comes?"
After seeing off all the guests, they turned around and walked into the house. Huang Zongyi then remembered the purpose of his trip and said, "Uncle, I came here on the orders of my father..."
Master Yuan suddenly interrupted and asked, "Shuzhi, can you play golf?"
Mr. Huang answered subconsciously: "Yes."
Yuan Yan nodded happily and said, "That's good. Go to bed early after you finish writing your diary. Your uncle will take you to play golf tomorrow..."
"Neo, it's been several months, and your golf skills haven't improved at all. But Mr. Huang is pretty good at it."
" Mr. Baker, you know I've been so busy lately, how can I have time to practice golf..."
Tuesday, April 26, 1921.
They returned to the same country club they had visited on November 21 last year, and played a friendly doubles match with Mr. Baker Jr. and Mr. Baker Sr.
This kind of game is that two people are considered a group, and each person has one stroke or one hole. In the end, the total score of the two groups is used to determine the winner. Of course, winning or losing this game is not important to them, what is important is chatting.
Old Mr. Baker and Neo Yuan, who had not yet taken their turn, both stood aside.
The "Miracle of Wall Street" said to him a little dissatisfiedly: "Neo, why did Docotoven suddenly go to Europe?"
The old pervert Wen Caihua went to Europe for the sake of America and the Republican Party. He wanted to prevent President Warren Harding from living longer and make the future President Roosevelt suffer more.
Yuan Yan suddenly laughed and said, "Master, he always gets excited easily. I can't control him."
"Hmm..." Old Mr. Baker sighed and said, "Although I didn't really believe in Chinese medicine before, Docotovan is still very knowledgeable. After I followed his diet and medical advice, I really felt a lot healthier..."
Well, actually, Dokotoven’s medical level is just so-so, and his medical skills are mainly focused on gynecology.
However, he does not understand nutrition, but our Master Yuan does. To be honest, Master Yuan is probably one of the best nutritionists in the world today. The recipes used by "Wall Street Miracle" are personally formulated by him.
There is no such thing as meat and vegetable combination these days, or organic vegetables. The richer the people, the greasy food they eat, and basically every meal consists of meat and fish.
In addition, the prices of all kinds of food in America, the chosen country, are very cheap, especially sugar and oil, which also gives them very "unique" cooking methods. For example, they make cakes with half flour and half sugar, and people who are not used to it will definitely choke to death.
The reason why cardiovascular disease is not the number one killer of Americans is that antibiotics have not yet appeared, and many people die before they show any signs of heart disease.
In fact, people throughout the Western world have begun to suffer from various diseases of affluence because of the Industrial Revolution and various colonies.
Later during World War II, a very surprising and ironic thing happened.
During the war, Britain was forced to implement a strict rationing system for basic necessities due to the tight blockade of shipping by German submarines. An entire generation of British children born between 1940 and 1945 had never seen a banana before 1946.
Starting in 1940, the British government had to implement a rationing system. However, the food rationing formulated by nutrition experts allowed ordinary British people to eat more "scientifically" than before and after the war, and they actually became healthier.
Mr. Baker now eats very "light" food, of course this is according to the standards of the rich in America , and with the help of various health preservation methods, and a little psychological effect, he really feels that his body is better than before, and he can live at least another ten years...
Master Yuan can guarantee with confidence that he can definitely live another twelve years.
Mr. Baker said, "Anyway, if you can get in touch with him, ask him to go back to New York as soon as possible. I have a few old friends who want to see him for medical treatment."
Yuan Yan immediately gave him a "peace of mind pill" and said, "Mr. Baker, don't worry. Even if I don't contact him, he will come back soon."
After the "Wall Street Miracle" finished talking about what he was most concerned about, he glanced at Mr. Huang who was not far away with a smile, turned his head and lowered his voice and said, "Nio, one hundred thousand US dollars? You are really generous."
"Hahaha……"
Master Yuan laughed dryly and thought to himself, this old guy is really well-informed! But the current Attorney General, Mr. Doherty, has a very poor sense of confidentiality . No wonder he capsized and fell into the water because of the Teapot Hill scandal.
He didn't deny it at all, but just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Mr. Baker, you should know that I didn't pay for this either..."
Yuan Yan suddenly pursed her lips towards her nephew's back and said, "Anyway, my brother-in-law... well, my ex-brother-in-law's family is so poor that they only have money left."
“Hahaha… ” This time it was Mr. Baker’s turn to laugh out loud. “Neo, I was right. You are indeed a young man who is obsessed with listening. You are so poor that you only have money left… What a wonderful sentence.”
Master Yuan rolled his eyes in his heart and said, "You are almost the same."
"But it's one hundred thousand dollars after all. Do you think Mr. Dougherty can help?" Old Mr. Baker continued to ask relentlessly just to satisfy his curiosity.
Yuan Yanshu not only admires and is grateful to the big capitalist called "Wall Street Miracle", but also never dares to underestimate the intelligence of this old fox.
He said very frankly: "How can a drowning man notice whether he is holding on to a piece of driftwood or a bundle of straw?"
Mr. Baker shook his head and said, "So you let Mr. Dougherty make $100,000 for nothing, and you don't get any benefit? Neo, this is not like your style."
"Of course it's not that simple..."
Even if the $100,000 was paid in full to Mr. Doherty, he would only need to ask President Harding to make a bland statement and propose a few harmless bills in Congress.
But if his former brother-in-law Huang Zhonghan is willing to continue spending money, then the next big news will be that Yuan Yan is going to copy... the "Maine"!
On January 24, 1898, an American cruiser anchored in the port of Havana, the capital of Cuba. The warship, named "Maine", arrived in this Spanish colony under the pretext of protecting the interests of the US government in Cuba and the safety of its expatriates.
On the evening of February 15 of the same year, the Maine exploded and sank at the dock. The cause of the accident is still unknown... Well, America always looks ugly when doing such things. Later, Powell took out a tube of laundry detergent in the Security Council and declared it to be a stupid wooden weapon of mass destruction.
The method is indeed a bit crude, but the effect is still great.
The explosion of the USS Maine quickly shocked the entire United States, and major newspapers reported the incident on the headlines. For a time, people in the streets and alleys of the United States were talking about this incident, but the most discussed topic was who blew up the USS Maine.
"Could it be the Spanish who did it?"
"Could it be the Cubans?"
Soon, the relevant US authorities announced the results of the investigation, claiming that the warship was sunk by a mine by the Spanish, and they quickly and without hesitation put the blame on the Spanish government.
As soon as the news spread, the United States was in an uproar. Some expansionists seized this opportunity to hold rallies everywhere and publish articles in newspapers, fanatically carrying out war propaganda:
"Revenge for the victims of the Maine!"
"The blood of the Americans will not be shed in vain! We must fight the Spanish to the death!"
"Those who openly attack the powerful and beautiful will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
Seriously speaking, when will a certain big country in the East be able to be so careless about its eating manners? That would be the saying "I feel relieved when I see my motherland being so rude."
Anyway, the "Maine Incident" was the fuse of the Spanish-American War.
With this kind of routine, won’t Yuan Yanshu be able to learn?
He could start by letting the United States and the Netherlands have some random little friction, like a fight in a bar between the two countries over a dancer.
Then use the media to carry out a large-scale publicity to stir up public sentiment.
Then they had to spend money to bribe the US Navy Department and let them shoot a warship to the waters near the Dutch East Indies colony, and of course the final result was a "BOOOOOOM".
That's all right.
According to his estimation, this treatment... that process would only cost about five or six million US dollars, and no more than ten million US dollars at most. It is really the cheapest.
Those who say that our Master Yuan is a dreamer must have insufficient imagination and historical knowledge. Wars are very easy to start these days.
If Yuan Yanshu and Huang Zhonghan were in the same position, without a broken system and with hundreds of millions of dollars, they would definitely have to make a "New Maine". However, he concluded that his former brother-in-law did not have such courage.
What a pity!
"Mr. Baker, I hope..."
Just then, Mr. Baker Jr. and Mr. Huang finished their round, turned around and greeted them, interrupting the conversation.
Just like the last time they played golf, after they finished playing nine holes, they went back to their room, changed into evening gowns, and went to the restaurant for dinner.
The "Wall Street Miracle" was the first to raise his glass and said with a smile: "Neo, I heard that you are going back to Asia to get married soon. Congratulations."
"Thank you, Mr. Baker."
After everyone toasted to celebrate, Mr. Baker gestured to his grandson and said, "Neo, I have something for your wife. Consider it my wedding gift."
As he spoke, Mr. Baker took out a velvet box.
Master Yuan took it and opened it. Inside was a finely crafted ruby necklace. The largest gem on it was as big as a small pea. Under the light, it was dazzling and extremely luxurious.
The “Wall Street Miracle” smiled and said, “I know you Chinese like the color red, so I picked this necklace.”
Yuan Yanshu said calmly, "Mr. Baker, on behalf of my wife, I would like to express my deepest gratitude."
However, Mr. Huang beside him looked a little uneasy, and his heart was in turmoil.
It’s not that this ruby necklace is so valuable. It is nothing to a Huang family disciple like him. Moreover, Indonesia and nearby India are also gem producing areas.
The reason for his surprise was naturally because his uncle was really all-powerful.
This Uncle Yuan was obviously born in an "ordinary" family and is a yellow man, but he was able to meet nobles and wealthy people in America, a foreign country with a very strong anti-Chinese atmosphere. He is indeed an extraordinary person who can do extraordinary things!
In fact, when it comes to anti-Chinese sentiment, American society in the 1920s did look down on the yellow race, so it is no wonder that some people think that Chinese people like Master Yuan who were able to mingle in American upper society are just fiction.
But how do they explain the educational experiences of Chinese students such as Hu Shizhi, the three Harvard geniuses, Ma, Liu, Fang and He?
Again, nationalists who posture are rarely extreme nationalists from the heart, and nationalists who don’t posture are often pure extreme nationalists.
The higher the society, the less likely they are to judge people by their skin color.
Our Master Yuan was actually quite calm in his heart, because he knew that he did not receive this wedding gift in vain.
Mr. Baker Sr. gave me a ruby necklace, so when Mr. Baker Jr. returns to China with me this time, he can be the one who dumps the stock and then takes over the market!
