I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 238 Roosevelt: My wish is to build a navy! Eight major topics discussed!

[American Li Zong Grant: After everyone said this, how do you feel... Cleveland, you are using the same tactics as in the presidential election to paint a big picture for the voters... The main idea is that I, the president, want to unify the world and get everyone to give money? ]

As the conversation went on, Grant gradually came to his senses.

What Cleveland did was the slogan he used to speak out to voters during the presidential election.

But this time the slogan is too outrageous.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: President Grant, stop talking like that! I really want to complete this task... Group leader, there shouldn't be any punishment for failing to complete this group task, right?]

Cleveland was shocked when his thoughts were revealed. He quickly made a statement but then tried cautiously.

This guy is really good at bewitching people.

But Zhu Houzhao was naturally not afraid that Cleveland would deceive him.

[Supreme group leader: If the group task is not completed, there will be no punishment, but you will be expelled from the group. 】

[Louis XVI: No punishment for not completing the mission? Group leader, what you said reminded me of one thing. Originally, everyone could be expelled from the group at any time, but once we take on the mission of unifying the world, in my understanding, can we all stay in the group for at least fifteen years before this mission is completed?]

【Is there fifteen years of chat group protection time? 】

[Cleveland, is this what you were thinking? ]

After Zhu Houzhao said this, Louis XVI was smart for once.

[Mei Yingzong Cleveland: Your Majesty, I did have this idea. But if the group leader does not punish us, what do you think will happen to us if we start the mission of unifying the world and launch such a war and fail? ]

[US Emperor Jackson: The fate of His Majesty Napoleon, deserted by his friends and relatives, and died in prison...]

[Emperor Jefferson: If my help to His Majesty Napoleon is exposed, it will be equivalent to the whole world attacking me... and our new, fragile America. ]

Obviously, everyone is smart.

The chat group does not punish them, but some of their own kind punish and sanction them.

【Merchandran Roosevelt: Well, this is a two-way choice, right? 】

Roosevelt also came to realize that group tasks were not so easy to accept.

The chat group used the bait of lifespan to lure them.

Once they accept this challenge, they will put it into practice with their lives.

[American British Emperor Cleveland: Roosevelt, let's not talk about this. I have already talked about my current situation and ambitions. It is your turn. You can focus more on the big news in your world. ]

Cleveland obviously doesn't want to continue discussing himself; his mission is a cover.

So, in order to prevent everyone from discussing his little thoughts, he decisively changed the subject.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: It's my turn. I spent the first half of this month preparing things for recharge. I wanted to get some supplies, but it would be too troublesome to use so many supplies. I finally decided to recharge the ten ironclad ships that were retired by the Navy. Then... apart from normal work, I spent the rest of the time collecting information and things that everyone wanted, especially the topics left over from the last chat.】

[The current news in the United States is: 1. On March 3, Congress passed a "special bill" to allow Chinese students to attend West Point Military Academy. ]

[2. There was an outbreak of yellow fever in the New Orleans area.]

【3. The city of Las Vegas is established. 】

【4. Congress approved a new round of anti-Chinese legislation. This move triggered a wave of boycotts of our American goods in China.】

[5. We are preparing a relatively large government delegation to visit Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, North Korea and other countries along the western Pacific coast.]

[6. I am trying to mediate the Russo-Japanese War and have already sent a fleet to cruise in Asia...]

[International news: British news: 1. Due to the pressure of the German Navy, Britain began to build a new type of huge armored ship, which they named the dreadnought.]

[2. Britain and Japan renewed the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty. They continued to increase their investment in Japan and considered using Japan's military force to coerce Germany.]

[3. This year, Germany's economic output is expected to surpass that of the United Kingdom. The British are trying to curb Germany's development.]

【France, they are on strike.】

[Japan and Russia are still fighting...]

[Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy are stepping up their cooperation...]

[Britain, France and Russia are also stepping up cooperation...]

[The Qing Empire sent ministerial delegations to visit various countries, preparing to implement constitutional monarchy...]

Roosevelt gave a long speech on domestic and international information.

This information is not useless to the group members, it is useless at all. Especially for the group members, the future is almost all unfamiliar.

[Louis XVI: I'm curious, what exactly is a strike? I think you mentioned earlier that the British are also on strike. Why don't I know much about these things? ]

Louis XVI did find something that interested him.

Although there have been sporadic strikes in France since the Middle Ages, they have never become a major issue.

It was not until after the guillotine of Louis XVI that workers’ power rose and subsequent strikes in France became larger and larger.

Therefore, Louis XVI did not quite understand why these strikes made the news.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: Yes... I am also a little curious, what exactly is a strike? Why do they have to go on strike? ]

Coincidentally, the question about Louis XVI also made Zhu Houzhao think of Tang Xiaosan's life trajectory. There were also records of Tang Xiaosan participating in a strike, which made him curious at the same time.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Strike... How to say it! Anyway, Your Majesty the Sixteenth and Your Majesty Li, you should all be quite unfamiliar with it, but I will explain it in one sentence. With the development of productivity, the economy and profits created by workers have exceeded the economy and profits created by farmers. Many farmers who have lost their land have been transformed into workers and work in various factories. Then the factory owners pay them and support themselves. 】

[Under this trend, most of the farmers in most countries in the world have been transformed into workers. The proportion of workers exceeds 50% of the total population of the country. They will go on strike in the streets because the wages given by the capitalists are not high enough, the working hours are too long, and the workers' welfare holidays are not guaranteed... or go to our management agencies to demand that their needs be met...]

[This is a new class, new demands... I wonder if your Majesties can understand? ]

Obviously, Louis XVI and Zhu Houzhao were the only ones in the group who did not understand the strike, so Roosevelt did not have to explain it specifically to Washington and the others.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: I understand... Is it just like the soldiers rioting over their pay? ]

【Messenger Roosevelt: Yes! The soldiers were not paid and they protested against their duties! 】

[These workers also threatened us with not fulfilling their duties.]

【Louis XVI: So... why should we be threatened by them? 】

Louis XVI was even more confused.

【Mercius Roosevelt: This... how should I put it, there are many disadvantages. 】

Roosevelt was stumped. [American British Emperor Cleveland: So, not threatened by them... This is why your Majesty the Sixteenth is on the guillotine. ]

Cleveland responded directly.

[Louis XVI: Cleveland, you are... boring. I am talking to you seriously, stop joking with me.]

Louis XVI was tired and numb.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: The problem is, I am also serious with your Majesty the Sixteenth. If you don’t believe me, ask others. ]

【American Emperor Washington: This should be part of the reason. 】

[Meishezu Lincoln: That is indeed the reason, so... we are very afraid of this kind of strike in the future! Especially since you demonstrated the consequences to us...]

[Meliezu Louis XVI:...]

Louis XVI was speechless.

Zhu Houzhao was explaining to Xu Yunmiao the nonsensical joke about Louis XVI, and Xu Yunmiao was delighted when he heard it.

[Tang Xizong Li Xuan: This topic is a bit boring, Roosevelt... let's move on to the next stage. ]

Zhu Houzhao made the proposal directly.

[American British Cleveland: Slow down, Roosevelt... In view of the current situation in America where you are, you didn't say what your ambition is. What do you want to do? ]

Cleveland called a halt for a moment.

[Messenger Roosevelt: My ambition is to increase the power of the president, to intensify the investigation of corruption in the United States, to increase the punishment of trusts such as the Morgan Group, and... I want America to surpass Britain to become the world's number one, and to have influence that surpasses Britain... But such a path is destined to take a long time. ]

Roosevelt also expressed his wishes.

[Louis XVI: Isn't it easy to surpass the British? Just declare war on them! Roosevelt, Cleveland dared to let you, America, unify the world, why don't you dare to declare war on the British? Aren't you too conservative? ]

With Cleveland's bold ideas in mind, Louis XVI began to despise Roosevelt's conservatism.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: Your Majesty, you make it easy. It is the world's number one... You don't have any psychological pressure because you know the history behind it, but I don't know it yet... Unless the next president comes in and tells us. I am conservative...】

Roosevelt was a little speechless. It was the first time he heard someone say that he was conservative.

[Besides, I also want to be radical! But the current American navy is far inferior to the British and German navies. If the sea is blocked by them, we can't even go anywhere. How can we declare war on the British? How can we unify the world? ]

[On the contrary, I think it would be very difficult for President Cleveland to unify the world...]

[In fifteen years, it would be great if we could build a strong navy for America, and it would be great if we could barely unify America, but it is basically impossible to unify the whole world!]

At this point in the discussion, Roosevelt realized that Cleveland was just talking big and spouting slogans.

[American British Emperor Cleveland: Roosevelt, don't be pessimistic, look at the problem from a leapfrog perspective. In real life, it takes time for us to build a navy, but what if the American navy becomes strong during the time of the next president? Then, can't we just borrow their navy? If I want to borrow your navy now... do you think it can compete with the British Royal Navy? ]

Cleveland immediately rebutted him.

[Mercy Roosevelt: No! President Cleveland, our naval power is still far behind the British! Unless I formulate a naval policy that can be continuous and uninterrupted, it will be possible to surpass Britain.]

[As things stand, there are still conservatives and innovators in our naval construction, and they are still arguing about whether to refer to the design of the British Navy's Dreadnought series...]

Roosevelt gave a direct affirmative answer. In 1905, the US naval power was not even ranked among the top three in the world.

It was only under the influence of the battleship arms race between the British and German navies that they gradually decided to build new battleships.

It was only when Roosevelt, the Secretary of the Navy, became president that the United States built the Great Lakes Naval Base and trained countless talents for the future American Navy.

[American British Emperor Cleveland: It seems that I can only unify America first, and wait for a while for the next president to come in. ]

Cleveland had apparently found a perfect excuse to delay unifying the world.

Roosevelt could not refute this logic.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: I am also looking forward to the next president coming in. However, now is obviously not the time to talk about the next president. I have finished talking here. Do other group members have anything to add? If not... I will follow the group leader's arrangement and enter the second stage to discuss the topic. 】

【American leader Washington: No additions. 】

【Meishezu Lincoln: I have nothing to add, let’s go directly to the second stage. 】

Apparently, no one had anything to add.

【Meishezong Roosevelt: That’s good! Group leader, let’s move on to the second stage, the topic discussion.】

【During the last chat, group members left 8 topics! 】

[They are: 1. His Majesty Louis XVI proposed: France can solve his troubles with the help of the masses? ]

[2. President Washington proposed: Establish a telegraph system.]

[3. President Jefferson asked: Why has the world undergone such dramatic changes in just a hundred years? ]

[4. President Jackson asked: To what extent must weapons be developed and wars be fierce before world peace can be achieved?]

[5. President Lincoln asked: How did the Confederacy win quickly with the help of the chat group? ]

[6. President Grant asked: What are the military deployments and specific equipment of Britain, France, Germany and Russia?]

[7. President Cleveland asked: How much can chat groups play a role? ]

[8. His Majesty Li Xuan asked: With the help of the chat group, what can he build the Tang Dynasty into in ten or twenty years? ]

[There are eight topics in total. When we were chatting and reporting on the recent situation earlier, we more or less mentioned several of them. Which topics do we need to discuss this round? ]

Roosevelt had obviously done his homework.

Such a detailed list made Zhu Houzhao satisfied.

[Supreme group leader: There is still plenty of time. If you want to chat, you can chat. If you don’t want to chat, just pick three to focus on. ]

[I would like to point out two topics that must be discussed: the first is the establishment of the telegraph system, and the second is the demands of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.]

The topics mentioned were basically things that the Ming Dynasty could use or learn from. Zhu Houzhao naturally wanted to talk about them all, but after thinking about it, he still focused on topics that were helpful to the Ming Dynasty now.

[American British Emperor Cleveland: Roosevelt, my suggestion is to talk about everything. Of course, some of these topics can be discussed briefly, and some can be discussed in detail. You can control the rhythm of the conversation at that time. ]

【American Emperor Washington: Yes, yes, yes, let’s talk about everything. This will also help everyone gain more knowledge! 】

As soon as Cleveland's proposal was put forward, it was supported by everyone, and everyone obviously wanted to benefit equally.

(End of this chapter)