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 33 Arnold
Subtitle of this chapter: The second-class man’s father
The three of them sat down and ordered a ... There was nothing they could do. Alcohol is prohibited in the United States now. If it was in a private setting, of course there were no taboos, but they were on a train, so they couldn't drink a good year of Lafite and could only drink this year's Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola these days really does contain trace amounts of cocaine (Coke in English), which makes you feel energetic, but is also addictive. That’s why it’s called Coke Cola.
Moreover, this thing has not yet entered the Seris market. In the original timeline, it did not appear on the streets of Shanghai until 1927. Its translated name is "tadpole chewing wax"...
However, the strange taste and the strange name of this thing naturally led to poor sales. Therefore, in the second year, the beverage company publicly advertised in the newspaper and offered a reward of 350 pounds for the translation of the name.
In the end, Jiang Yi, the county magistrate of Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province, defeated all the opponents and took the prize. The beverage company also obtained the brand name that is recognized by the advertising industry as the best translation so far - Coca-Cola. It not only maintains the English transliteration, but also has more meaning than the English. More importantly, it is easy to spread whether in writing or orally..
This is Coca-Cola's first step into the Chinese market.
Of course, in this timeline, there is no need for County Magistrate Jiang. All we need is our Master Yuan.
Before Yuan Yanshu and Cao Linsheng could introduce themselves, the "Captain America" smiled and asked Master Yuan: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Neo Yuan?"
Neo Yuan was surprised and said, "Yes, it's me. Excuse me, Captain, how do you know me?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Yuan, how could I not know you? A crazy gambler who gambled half a million dollars, a generous donor to New York University, the only suspect in the Wall Street bombing, a political critic of the Democratic government, a Chinese lover of a movie star, and..."
The captain took out a magazine from his briefcase, opened the cover, pointed to a photo of Master Yuan and said, "You are also the author of A Song of Ice and Fire!"
That’s right, in fact, our Master Yuan is already well-known in the American cultural circle, among some intellectuals and the middle class who are more concerned about current affairs and cultural news.
Just as the lieutenant said, Yuan Yanshu entered the American public eye in a very impressive way from the beginning. Of course, the general public's memory of news and news figures is always short, but he has consciously or unconsciously maintained this popularity.
After our Master Yuan came out of the hospital, he started to criticize the Democratic Party and President Wilson every now and then. His relationship with Lillian Gish was not concealed, so sometimes it was published in some inferior gossip tabloids. In addition, of course, there were his novels.
As a military captain, he was naturally concerned about current affairs, and he had a wide range of hobbies, plus he had good eyesight, so he recognized Yuan Yanshu after seeing this Oriental FACE.
Master Yuan has been hanging out with his acquaintances lately and has not realized that he is now a celebrity.
"I really love the novel A Song of Ice and Fire. Mr. Yuan, can you sign it for me?"
How could Yuan Yanshu refuse such a request? He readily nodded in agreement. He took the magazine handed over by the other party, took out the gold pen and asked, "Captain, please tell me your name is..."
"Henry Harley Arnold!"
Our Master Yuan wrote on his photo: Dedicated to Captain Henry Harry Arnold...
Wait, if it wasn't such a coincidence, then this guy in front of me is the father of the American Air Force and the father of the second-class man, right? !
If Yuan Yanshu was not a fake military fan but a real military enthusiast, then he could use the merit badge on his left chest to verify his identity. This thing was called a rank and seniority badge in later China. Of course, a fake military fan like him couldn't understand what these colorful things represented, but didn't he have a master ball...
"Master Ball, search... Oh, I want photos too!"
While he was signing here and checking the information, Major Cao Linsheng, who was sitting next to him, introduced himself: "Captain, thank you for what you did just now. My name is Lance Cao, a major in the Republic of China, and a graduate of West Point Class of 1918."
Captain Arnold was somewhat surprised and said, "Major Cao, I didn't expect you to be my junior. I am from the class of 1907."
The two officers shook hands vigorously and began to chat enthusiastically.
Master Yuan glanced through the information and thought to himself, that should be correct. It is not such a coincidence that there are two Henry Harry Arnolds among the West Point graduates in 1907.
As we all know, this man would later become a five-star general of the U.S. Air Force. Not only was he the father of the second-class man, he also commanded the largest air force in human history during World War II.
This air force consists of 15 air forces, 234 combat air brigades, a total of 2.5 million personnel and up to 70,000 aircraft of various types.
Unprecedented that is for sure, but will it be the last of its kind? If humans do not enter the interstellar age and build a fleet that spans multiple star systems, even America itself will find it difficult to repeat such a grand occasion.
The reason why he became the father of the second-class man was that he had an interest in aircraft at an early age. In 1911, Mr. Arnold volunteered to go to Dayton , Ohio , to learn flying from the Wright brothers. After accumulating 3 hours and 48 minutes of flying experience, he became one of the first pilots of the US military. The next year, he set a world record of 6,540 feet in altitude and was awarded a victory medal.
Unfortunately, but quite normally, he had a flight accident afterwards and was grounded for four years. It is normal for aircraft to have accidents these days, and it is abnormal if there are no accidents.
As the saying goes, fortunes go with misfortunes, his flying career suffered a major setback and he had to serve in the Philippine Infantry, but there he met his benefactor, George Marshall.
In 1916, he returned to China and transferred to the Army Air Force again and was promoted to captain.
After the United States entered World War I, he was ordered to command a flying corps in Panama, and later, in recent years, he served at the Army Air Forces headquarters in Washington.
Then it makes sense that they "met by chance" here.
The Pennsylvania native was visiting family and was now on his way back to Washington..
However, he still couldn't stand the Cannon Party government, so he went to Britain for further studies in 1933 and became a famous painter. During World War II, he joined the British intelligence agency and worked as a Chinese translator.
