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 32: Brother General
Subtitle of this chapter: The prominent figures begin to appear
Inspired by the national interest and the cause of world peace, Minister Shi Zhaoji finally complied.
He sent our Master Yuan to the elevator and reminded him, "Hongjian, we will take the train to Washington tomorrow afternoon, don't forget it."
"Mr. Zhi, I dare not forget. Please stay..."
"Niao, you must take good care of yourself."
"An, what you said is like a separation of life and death. I am just leaving first, and we will be able to meet again in two or three days."
Yuan Yan suddenly felt that bringing a golden cat to Luoyang... well, to Washington was too conspicuous, so she decided it would be better for them to go separately.
"Well..." Miss Enyuka leaned on the car window with her hands, her eyes full of tears and said, "But we still have to be separated for two or three days."
Master Yuan sighed in his heart. It seemed that he had wasted this anarchist or Trotskyist female warrior. He would have to find something for her to do in the future.
He reached out his hand and fondled Xiao Longnu's golden hair, comforting her: "Little idiot, it's okay. I 'll call you as soon as I'm settled in Washington, and you can come right over then. Okay, you must take good care of yourself, too."
As he said this, he picked up his suitcase, turned around, and followed the bustling crowd into Pennsylvania Station.
That’s right, in 1921 there were two large… well, super-large train stations on Manhattan Island in New York.
One is the New York Grand Central Station where Yuan Yanshu saw off a superstar on Halloween night. The “Central” here does not refer to its location in central New York, but comes from the builder of this station, the New York Central Railroad Company.
The New York Central Railroad belongs to one of the richest families in American history, the Vanderbilt family. From this surname, we can see that they are of Dutch descent. In fact, the Vanden Woodsen family, the white, rich and beautiful heroine in "Gossip Girl", is an allusion to this family.
Pennsylvania Station is also located on Manhattan Island. Similarly, this station was originally built and used by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PPR).
PPR was a very important company in history. It was a giant among giants formed by the merger of more than 800 companies of all sizes. It was so big that its annual budget was once higher than that of the US government, and so powerful that Americans in the 19th century believed that the chairman of PPR was more powerful than the President of the United States.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest railroad network in the United States in the 20th century, with a network length of 16,000 kilometers at its peak.
In 1968, the New York Central Railroad merged with PPR to form the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, but it was forced into bankruptcy two years later.
It can be said that this also represents the official end of the railway era in the United States.
The ground station building that Yuan Yan walked into was one of the largest indoor buildings in the world at that time, covering an area of 2.8 hectares, close to the size of the nave of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and also with the style of ancient Roman baths. Otherwise, why would America be called New Rome? Their aesthetic taste is really very similar to that of the ancient Romans.
Unfortunately, this luxurious station building was demolished by the New York .
The train he was going to take today was also very famous. It was called the Northeast Corridor Railway Line. It started in Boston and connected Providence, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and ended in Washington. It passed through five states and was 730 kilometers long. It was the busiest railway line in the United States. Its importance was equivalent to the Beijing-Shanghai Railway of a certain large country in the East..
"Brother Hongjian, here, we are here!"
As soon as he entered the underground platform, he saw Major Cao Linsheng, the military attaché to the United States, whom he had just met: "Brother Qingzhi, and a few other gentlemen, hello..."
The two of them boarded the train named "Keystone Star" with several other attachés. Of course, these attachés were not of the same status as Shi Zhaoji and his wife. The ambassador and his wife sat in the first-class compartment, while they sat in ordinary hard seats.
“Wuwuwu…”
The whistle blew and the train started moving.
In fact, this journey does not take much time, and it takes only five or six hours to reach Washington. However, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Our young master Yuan has been used to enjoying himself for a while, and he always feels uncomfortable sitting in such a "small" position.
He called out, “Brother Qingzhi, why don’t we go to the dining car and have a drink.”
Cao Linsheng looked embarrassed and said with some difficulty: "Brother Hongjian, I'm afraid we can't get into the dining car."
Yuan Yan didn't react for a moment. After thinking about it, she realized that the problem was with their two yellow faces.
He sneered, took out his wallet and pulled out two green Portraits and said, "They won't let us into the dining car, but they won't let their founding fathers in either?"
He stood up, put on his hat, picked up his coat and said, "Colonel Cao, please."
Cao Linsheng had no choice but to stand up, straighten his military uniform, and follow him to the dining car.
"You can't go into the dining car, it's full!"
Hearing the conductor's sarcastic tone, without even a "sir", Master Yuan was furious. He leaned through the glass door to look at the dining car, which was clearly still half empty.
He is indeed doing well in New York now, but Yuan Yanshu can only go to those limited high-end restaurants and high-end places where people know him or know that he is a friend of the Baker family. As for places where people don't know him, it will be the same as what he is experiencing now.
If you are lucky, you can use the founding fathers to pave the way for you. If you are unlucky, you can only leave in disgrace.
Forget it. I, a superior Chinese, won’t get angry with an inferior white person like you.
He took out his wallet without saying a word ...
"Train Man, you can't treat an officer like that!"
At this moment, a gentle but insistent male voice came from behind the two Chinese: "No matter who they are, the officer and his gentleman friend are qualified to enter the dining car."
Yuan Yanshu and Cao Linsheng turned around and saw a handsome army captain in his thirties standing behind them.
When the American Captain saw Major Cao turned around, he immediately stood at attention and saluted. Cao Linsheng did not dare to neglect and also saluted in a proper manner.
Even though he is just a captain, officers are very valuable in the United States. It is not .
Seeing that an officer was speaking up for the two yellow men, the contemptuous conductor had no choice but to make way for the three of them.
As soon as we entered the dining car, our Master Yuan was the first to invite: "Thank you, Captain. I wonder if this major and I have the honor to treat you to a drink."
The American officer nodded happily and said, "OK!"
