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Volume 1 New York Story Chapter 7 Who will save the world tomorrow?

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    Update time: 2012-06-03

    After sending away TVsoong and Liu Jiwen, Wang Geng finally returned to the sanatorium ward obediently under the escort of Kelly. From the prosperous New York metropolis in 2001 in his previous life, to the sleepless year of 1917, Wang Geng was actually still very poor.  As is customary, there is no Internet, no TV, not even a radio station, and no information except newspapers.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????blelly out out the window and looked around. The building not far across the street was actually the historic private Pace University in New York. This university was quite cute in the eyes of people who longed to go abroad in their previous lives. It had a high business ranking and was easy to apply for.

    Damn it, I am a graduate student at the National Defense University and a serious ace player!  After graduation, he became a serious division-level cadre in the military region. Who cares about you? Pace University in New York State, a school that is not even ranked in the top 100 in the United States. Wang Geng recalled that in his previous life, when he saw news about the wave of overseas study returnees, Pace University  A diploma is quite a popular thing.

    When Wang Geng thought about his division-level cadre and deputy commander's girl getting into trouble, he felt sleepy. The original owner of this body, Wang Geng from West Point Military Academy, was not an ordinary person. He actually had a close relationship with Gu Weijun's family.  He's the leader of the student union, and his best friend who seems to have different political views from tv.soong and Liu Jiwen?

    Kelly went out to collect newspapers for him and hasn¡¯t come back yet. The guy took the notepad from the table and a pencil. He started to remember and planned the next plan on the paper:

    When I return to China, I naturally want to hug Lao Duan¡¯s thick legs, find a way to sneak into the Anhui clique, and strive to become the right-hand man of Lao Duan, the close confidant of Lao Duan, the Prime Minister and Chief of the Army.

    But what about before?  There is not much left of this time in the United States. What major events happened in 1917?  In the previous life, the United States delayed entering the war until April, and China delayed entering the war until August. One night at this time, the effect would be greatly reduced!

    What should I do on my own?  While unconsciously scribbling on the paper, Wang Geng thought about it. Soon, he thought of a project he had done in his previous life when he was a first-year graduate student, which was to explore the issue of isolationism in the United States.

    By the way, the United States announced its participation in the war. On the one hand, it was sympathetic to the English-speaking countries that share the same roots as the Allied Powers in the European War. On the other hand, it was also offended by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Of course, the most important thing  What's more, the Americans loaned so much money and provided so much aid to the Allied Powers, so they couldn't end up in vain because of the Allied Powers' defeat, right?

    How did President Wilson convince Congress in the end?

    ¡°Yes, yes, I gave a speech in Congress.  .  .  What kind of speech is it?  After thinking for a long time, Wang Geng finally remembered that it was a war speech!  correct!  President Wilson's very famous speech, called the War Speech, was made together with one of his close friends named Lieutenant Colonel Edward House!

    Well, since it is February 25th, obviously there is still more than a month left before President Wilson delivers the war speech on April 2nd in history. Wang Geng gradually understands that Wilson has always been anti-war and neutral.  Famously, when he later announced the United States' entry into the war, he claimed that the only goal of the war was to stop the war. Once the war ceased, it would end immediately!

    Gu Weijun and the British and French missions have been lobbying Washington, hoping that the United States will join the war against Germany as soon as possible to save the European continent in dire straits. This barbaric war has strangled too many civilizations and lives, and is like a quagmire with no end in sight.  , but neither Gu Weijun nor the British and French missions have ever looked at this war from the standpoint of the President of the United States, Wilson and the American people, so they cannot impress Wilson and the U.S. Congress!

    Wang Geng made up his mind to prepare a speech for Wilson that he was still tinkering with and revising before he went to the podium of Congress in his previous life. When he was writing a paper in his previous life, Wang Geng collected detailed information, although it may not be accurate in every sentence.  But Wang Geng, who calls himself the ace among aces, is confident enough to write a provocative war speech that can convince Congress!

    Furthermore, in addition to the war speech, Wang Geng figured it out when he was lying in bed last night thinking about it. The United States Congress was unwilling to participate in the war because it was afraid of losing and a large number of casualties. In the trench warfare of World War I, the casualties were huge, often in one day.  Tens of thousands of people can die in a battle, and both sides can lose millions of people in a major battle. Of course, the German influence in American politics, business, and government is also quite large. The opposition to the United States' participation in the war by lobbying groups is no less than that of those calling for it. However,  Now you have me here to help you!  What's so scary?

    Wang Geng does not intend to produce any super-era weapons, such as airplanes or new tanks. New aero engines have not been developed, and any structural diagrams drawn are in vain. France had already built and invested in tanks as early as 1916.  We won the Battle of the Somme, but if we don¡¯t have a new tank diesel engine and a new tank gun, where can we get the T34?

    ??Furthermore, the Germans only built 22 tanks until the end of World War I, but France built at least 1,600 tanks, so is there anything???Tanks are not the key to defeating Germany!

    Wang Geng put his big killer weapon on penicillin. How many lives will be saved if this thing is produced? Then the whole world will have to thank me!  And this thing was not invented just for war, it also protects and saves lives in peacetime!  With this powerful weapon to rescue the wounded and patients, casualties will of course be greatly reduced!  This is the right way!

    Of course, this matter still needs to be carefully planned. You must get the patent in your own hands, and you must also have shares in the factory in the United States, right?  We also have to prevent the Americans from taking away the intellectual property rights of penicillin by force. We are not doing it to make money, we are just doing it for world peace!  Just to save human souls and lives!

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    Just do what he said, Wang Geng took out a piece of paper and started drafting a speech for Woodrow Wilson, the fourth-ranked U.S. president in history, from memory, even though he had never met that guy.  This war speech must be produced for him as soon as possible.

    Of course, the real manuscript had to be edited by Wilson himself. What Wang Geng was writing at this moment was actually a proposal for President Wilson to persuade Congress and the American people to agree to participate in the war.

    In this proposal, Wang Geng suggested that President Wilson focus on explaining to Congress why the United States should enter the war.  It must be noted at the outset that the German Imperial Government had stated that its submarines would sink any ship approaching the coasts of Britain, Ireland, and Western Europe.

    ¡°What worries the American people is not the resulting damage to ships or property, but the innocent lives that will be taken away by these indiscriminate attacks.  right!  The point is to highlight the preciousness of life!  and the righteous indignation at being seized from the innocent!

    The man then suggested that the president declare that although the president's previous idea was to maintain the status of an armed neutrality, this had obviously become inappropriate.  The man suggested that Wilson ask Congress to make a declaration that the recent actions taken by the German Imperial Government were tantamount to war against the United States.

    Wang Geng then suggested that Wilson make a key statement to Congress: The goal of this war is to "defend the principles of peace and justice in the human world and confront selfish and authoritarian powers."  It has nothing to do with land resources and wealth!  The United States and its people were the most advocating liberal democracy in the world at that time.

    It is important to emphasize that the United States¡¯ participation in the war has nothing to do with any economic or political benefits, but only to defend democracy and civilization!  Defend peace and the dignity of life!

    The man also recommended that the president describe to Congress other German sabotages and attacks on the United States, saying that they have "planted spies throughout our society and government agencies whose members we never doubted, in order to undermine our unity and support for our national policies and our country's unity."  The peace and tranquility inside and outside the industrial and commercial circles set up various conspiracies.¡±

    In addition, Wang Geng suggested that the President use the Zimmerman Telegram as an excuse. Since the United States also obtained evidence from an intercepted telegram sent to the German Ambassador to Mexico that Germany intended to persuade Mexico to attack the United States, the American people have reason to believe that the German government "  Intending to incite our enemies at our doorstep."

    At the end of his speech, Wang Geng suggested to the president that if the United States joins the war, victory will definitely belong to the United States and to the peace-loving people around the world, and the democratic and civilized world will once again gain the security it needs!

    In a word, participating in the war will greatly help world peace!  Not participating in the war will be extremely harmful to world peace!

    The end!  Wang Geng suggested that President Wilson end with his classic answer to a tabloid reporter that morning:

    If we don¡¯t save the world today, who will save us tomorrow?
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