1855 United States Tycoon

Lincoln's proposal for peace was of course rejected without mercy, but his real goal was partially achieved. Big bosses in the economic circle have expressed their willingness to continue to support the government and fight the war. Until a complete victory.

To be honest, Scrooge hopes that the war will continue. Only in this way can he sell more weapons. However, it is clear that the government is now financially unable to sustain it. If you continue to procrastinate, I'm afraid they can't afford much. Moreover, because of the exhaustion of the South, the federal government can no longer place any large-scale orders. The end of the war is already inevitable.

Since the business of buying weapons can no longer continue to develop sustainably, the same goes for seizing other opportunities. The South is rich in resources, as well as a large amount of unowned or about to be unowned lands. Especially the land near the Gulf of Mexico in Mississippi is full of precious oil! If you don't grab these things, you are ashamed of yourself.

"Lincoln owes me so much money. If I can't come up with a plan that satisfies me, I will let him step down immediately!" Scrooge thought viciously.

After the meeting, President Lincoln deliberately retained Scrooge. Discuss with him the future reconstruction of the South.

"After the war, the reconstruction of the South must not be a simple reconstruction. It will only bring harm to the United States. The reconstruction of the South must use the North as a template and rebuild the South in the same way as the North." Scrooge said, " The development model in the South is morbid, and the autocratic plantation model can only produce barbaric slavery. This morbid model must be corrected, and the glory of equality and freedom must shine into any corner of the South. Therefore, after the war, we The South must be forced to abandon the plantation-based economic model. For this reason, after the war, the plantation should be heavily taxed. This was used as a means to nationalize the land and then use it to settle more immigrants and dilute the diehards. The proportion in the South. At the same time, some supportive policies should be adopted for new economic methods such as factories that hire free labor in the South. The economy is completely integrated with the north, so that no one will split up even there."

Lincoln understood that this was Scrooge asking him for a price, and since Scrooge had so firmly supported his war, he must get a big piece of cake in the post-war distribution. This is fair and reasonable.

"Then Mr. Scrooge, what role do you plan to play in the reconstruction of the South?" Lincoln asked.

Scrooge knew that it was time for own's previous investment to bear fruit. He hurriedly said: "I am more interested in Mississippi. There is a future by the Gulf of Mexico." Scrooge said.

"We intend to carry out a large-scale operation on the Western Front, and we can get help from the Navy in Mississippi. However, the damage caused by the war may also be very large. If we rebuild, we have to ask Mr. MacDonald to bother. "Lincoln gave Scrooge a clear answer.

"This is what I should do." Shi Gao Zhiqiang replied with joy in his heart.

Coming out of Lincoln, Scrooge had just planned to get into the carriage to the hotel. But I saw General Grant and General Sherman standing there with two guards.

"General Grant, General Sherman, are you waiting for the stagecoach here?" Scrooge asked as he walked over.

"No, we are waiting for you, Mr. MacDonald." General Grant replied. "There are some military issues we want to discuss with you."

"Military problem?" Scrooge was surprised.

"Yes." Grant said. "Col. Robson and I-well, I will soon be brigadier general-discussed some tactical issues. He told me that many of the ideas actually originated from Mr. MacDonald. You. So, there are some things we want to talk to you."

"Oh, where do you live?" Scrooge said, "Or I will let my carriage take you back, and we can talk on the carriage."

"Ah, we're going to the train station. This won't bother you too much, right?" Sherman said.

"It's okay! Get in the car," Scrooge said.

Scrooge and Grant Sherman got in the first carriage, and their guard got into the second carriage.

In the car, Scrooge wanted them to instill a theory of destroying the enemy's blood-making ability. "If we can completely destroy which plantations in the South, then the South will lose the basis to support its fighting. In this way, we don't need to kill too many enemies to make them succumb. This way we can make more of us. The young man can also allow more southern young men to return to their parents alive. Moreover, once these plantations are destroyed, the foundation of the rebuilt South in the future will be completely different. In this way, the source of possible future rebellions will be destroyed. Annihilated. There will be real long-lasting peace and true brotherhood between the North and the South. Therefore, for the United States, in order to prevent the tragedy from repeating, or even just for the future well-being of the people of the South, taking advantage of the war Opportunity, it is also necessary to completely destroy the plantation economy."

"I think it's okay to kill more Southerners. Some guys have granite in their heads. It's the easiest to kill. Wouldn't it be easier to kill them all and replace them with new immigrants?" Sherman was obvious. He was not convinced by Scrooge's statement of "let more soldiers return to their parents".

"Killing more Southerners will make our own lads die more." Grant retorted.

Sherman did not directly object, but it can be seen that he did not accept Grant's statement.

"In addition, the strike force of the army is in fact proportional to his speed of action. Back then, Genghis Khan's army was able to conquer the entire Eurasian continent by a bit, relying to a large extent on their athletic ability. The reason for trench warfare It is beneficial to the defending side. A big reason is that trench warfare restricts the offensive's battlefield mobility. To deal with trench warfare, it is very important to improve the army's mobility. Because the enemy cannot fully build up all places. Trenches. For example, if our army can march quickly and quickly for a long time, it can bypass the enemy's defense area and attack their rear, forcing them to leave the fortifications and come to fight with us at our predetermined location." He also talked about how to deal with trench warfare.

"But how do you solve the logistics? Are there any examples of such operations in history?" Grant asked.

"This is a big problem." Scrooge sighed and said, "It would be great if we could have a vehicle that could run like a train without rails. In history, except for Genghis Khan and his descendants, I would I can’t think of anyone who has played such a backless fight and advanced. The reason why Genghis Khan was able to do that was because he was a barbarian and could replenish the own army by plundering. He robbed all the farms along the way. All that could be taken away were taken away, and all that could not be taken away was burnt out. Even the wells were filled. He ate the chickens, pigs and pigs raised by others on the spot, and all the cattle and sheep. Driven away, so I can march all the way, eat them all the way, and there are horses raised by others, which can be used to pull their supplies. They are like a group of locusts-and we are all civilized people, we can't do it like this Things.” Scrooge said, “So this kind of warfare can only wait for future technological advances. Well, maybe along the coastline, with the support of the Navy, this can be done.”

After Scrooge had said this, he glanced at General Sherman intentionally or unintentionally. He saw that General Sherman was meditating, and there was a wolfish smile at the corner of his mouth.

"We bring enough food and ammunition, prepare enough carriages, and plan to kill more than half of the horses on the road. We start from the Mississippi River, penetrate Georgia, and reach the coast, and then we can be supported by the Navy. Continue to fight." Grant said as he took out a map that was about to be ripped apart from the inner pocket of his uniform.

"Look, that's it, and then..." Grant stretched out the map on his knees and pointed.

"I think we can increase the pressure in the east to hold down the main force of the Southern Army, and then let an army land in Mississippi, and then proceed along the Gulf of Mexico, destroying local plantations and attracting the remaining Southern Army. Move to Mississippi, and then slam the waist from Georgia to the south. In this way, the feasibility of this plan will be higher." Scrooge added.

Scrooge's idea was purposeful. If no one passed by and burned all the plantations in Mississippi along the Gulf of Mexico, how could Scrooge get these treasures of land at the cheapest price in the future? ? Of course, the doctrine of burning and looting the light was not created by Scroozhi. He only mentioned Temujin who had done this before, and when he mentioned him, besides expressing his opposition to this type of barbarism. Besides, there is no hint. If some guys don't grow up on their own and learn from blood-handed slaughter like Temujin, it is definitely his own problem, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Scrooge. Our Sage Scrooge's hands don't need any golden basin at all, let alone the water of the entire Atlantic Ocean. At all times, he is white and fragrant.

After leaving Grant and Sherman away, Scrooge returned to the hotel to rest for one night. Early the next morning, he hurried back to Cleveland, because in a few days, an extremely important and epoch-making significance The experiment will be carried out here. This experiment is-wireless communication.

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