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 87 Heintje (Part 1)
Subtitle of this chapter: Master Yuan's Naval Officer Training Program
"Master Ball, you reminded me. Please help me search for a time-travel novel about someone traveling back in time to become Murong Chong."
"Searching... Unfortunately, there is none. But there is someone who traveled through time and space and became Linghu Chong."
"Master Ball, why didn't you mention that there is someone who traveled through time and space and became Dongfang Bubai?"
"Hello, Mr. ." Eva Chandler said shyly.
"Hello, Miss Chandler." Our Master Yuan looked at the beautiful girl carefully with a serious face and said, "Very good, very good. You are much thinner than in the photo. It must have been very hard during this period, right?"
Yuan Yanshu had never met her before, but she had seen her photo. As an important actress in "Orphans of Famine", Miss Chandler naturally had to diet like Miss Lillian Gish.
"No, it's not hard." Little sister Eva shook her but said, "It's just that eating vegetables every day makes me feel like a pony."
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed when they heard this.
When Master Yuan heard these words, his heart moved again. Diet food is a good business, and he might get involved in it if he has the chance in the future.
He extended his hand to the last Chandler and said with a big smile: "Hello, Mr. Heinze Chandler. What a handsome young man."
It’s true that the child looks really good, a bit like the protagonist of the old German movie "The Young and the Furious". It seems that the Chandler family has quite good genes.
The 17- or 18-year-old boy came forward with an excited look, shook his hand and said, "Mr. Yuan, nice to meet you! I love your A Song of Ice and Fire . Can you sign it for me?"
"No." Yuan Yan suddenly shook her head with a stern face.
"Huh?!" The young man was stunned when he heard that.
Master Yuan winked at the disappointed and stunned Heintje and said, "Mr. Chandler, you are my friend now. How can an author only sign autographs for his friends without giving him a set of books?"
The boy, who was no longer worried but happy, quickly said thank you.
Just like that, Yuan Yan suddenly led the Chandler family into the restaurant, and had a sumptuous dinner combining Chinese and Western cuisine with them, Miss Gish and Miss Enuka.
The protagonist at the table was of course the host, Master Yuan, who was now a somewhat legendary figure. He had just won a duel a few days ago and had met President Harding at the White House , so he had so many stories to tell.
In addition, he was eloquent, funny, and humorous, and was very good at mobilizing the atmosphere. Therefore, the farewell banquet was a great success for both the host and the guests, and the Chandler family did not fall into sadness.
"Ann, Lillian, you guys teach Julie and Eva how to play mahjong." Master Yuan sent the four ladies away and said to the other three Chandlers, "Gentlemen, let's go to the living room and have a drink."
Since everyone had no objection, they divided into two groups, men and women, to engage in after-meal entertainment.
After the four of them had a few words of idle chat over their after-dinner drinks, Yuan Yan suddenly turned the conversation back to the track he had been thinking about.
He asked Mr. Chandler casually, "Heintje, I just heard that you are going to graduate from high school this year. What are your plans for the future? Which university do you plan to study and what major do you plan to study?"
The young man was excited when he heard this, and said excitedly: "I want to apply for the military academy, but..."
He looked at his father and brother in frustration and said in a somewhat complaining tone: "But they won't let me."
Master Yuan thought to himself that it seemed that the money he paid to the Pinkerton Detective Agency was worth it. As the report said, the boy had some minor disagreements with his father and brother over the issue of going to military school.
He guessed that Heintje wanted to become a soldier because he was stimulated by his brother's treason case in recent years.
Just imagine, a teenager like Heintje had a respected American military officer brother, he should be very proud.
But after returning home, the elder brother became a suspect of treason. How much pressure would Heintje, the younger brother, feel?
Needless to say, his time in school these years must have been difficult, so the boy naturally wanted to prove himself and prove that the Chandler man was not a coward.
And Heinze Chandler's wish just happened to meet Yuan Yanshu's expectations.
Old Mr. Chandler coughed and said, "Heintje, we have already discussed this matter. Even if you want to go to military school, the actual conditions do not allow it!"
Why did the professor say that "real conditions do not allow it"?
Because you can't get into American military academies just by applying and meeting the exam requirements. Instead, you need a recommendation from a qualified person, and the recommender must at least be a state senator.
Now that the Chandler family had a "traitor", people naturally refused to recommend Heintje. And because of his brother Julian's "bad deeds", even if someone recommended him to the military academy, he would probably be rejected.
"Oh, so you are worried about this problem." Yuan Yan pretended to know nothing about it and said enthusiastically: "I have a solution!"
"If it's a military academy like West Point or the Virginia Military Academy, I really can't help. But..."
"If Heintje wants to go to the United States Naval Academy, I have a way."
The United States Naval Academy has another more familiar name, Annapolis Military Academy. In fact, there is no need to introduce it too much, just know that it is the only formal military academy of the United States Navy.
Master Yuan’s approach is naturally FDR, the former Under Secretary of the Navy. Don’t forget that his relative Theodore Roosevelt Jr. is the current Under Secretary of the Navy.
With the recommendation of these two Roosevelts, young Mr. Chandler had a great chance of entering the Annapolis Military Academy and becoming a naval reserve officer.
As for why Yuan Yanshu is so enthusiastic...is there any need to ask?
Now this 17-year-old boy will be 37 in another 20 years, which is exactly the golden age for a man .
If he had continued to work in the naval forces, it would have been entirely possible for him to serve as a lieutenant colonel or colonel captain of a battleship or aircraft carrier during World War II. If he was a little luckier during the war, he could have become a rear admiral commander of a squadron. He might even have been a lieutenant general by the end of World War II.
Even if he wasn't a ship commander, whether in the naval aviation or the marines, Heintje would have climbed to the position of a mid-level officer in 20 years. Moreover, he had the help of Master Yuan.
And 1921 was a critical moment for the United States... no, for the navies of various countries!
At the Washington Conference, as a Times reporter put it, Secretary of State Hughes "sunk" more tonnage in thirty-five minutes than had been sunk by all the navies of the world for centuries.
With the arrival of the "Navy Holiday" in 1922, major naval countries in the world will disband their naval forces and, of course, will also reduce the size of military academies at the same time.
Therefore, the class of 1921 can be said to be the last train for naval officers.
