1855 United States Tycoon

"Dana will be in charge of the scientific research system in the future, Greystone will be in charge of the media and electricity, and Donald will be prepared to accept steel and weapons in the future." Scrooge said to the family members, "So, I sent Dana to Germany to study abroad. .Once the war begins in the future, Europe will be beaten up. There are many very good scientists in Germany. I hope that Dana can learn about scientific trends from them. Of course, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that she can mix with them. Familiar with the fact that in the difficult years after the war in the future, she can take the opportunity to recruit these people. Greystone now asks him as an intern to observe the Associated Press editor’s report on the Spanish genocide in Cuba. It was an experience. As for Donald, the department he will be responsible for in the future will have a very close relationship with the military and political circles. Therefore, I think it is best for him to go to a military academy now. Although he will not really develop in the military in the future. "

"So Scrooge, which school are you going to send Donald to?" Carol asked.

"I think the Naval Academy is good." Catherine interrupted. "The United States is so far away from Europe. In a long time, our army will not have too many development opportunities. It is the navy, as we have interests overseas. The increase of the navy is inevitable. Therefore, I think the navy is good."

"I think the army is better." Carroll said, "Katherine, United States is different from the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the navy is the foundation of the country. Compared with the navy, the army is simply not worth mentioning. But in United States, The army is the first contributor to the establishment of the country. Although a large number of people in the army went to the south during the civil war, the heroes in the war are also the army. In the end, they can be in the political arena. They are also members of the army. The United Kingdom is a country with a noble tradition. The navy has high requirements for technology. Naturally, it seems to be more aristocratic. But United States is different. United States has no nobles. Yes, at least, on the surface. The people of the United States are also proud of it. So the people of the United States are born to love and support the heroes of the army who look a little bit more old and old. So, the heroes of the army are Politically, it’s more appealing. So, I think it’s better to go to West Point."

Dorothea also wanted to say that the Virginia Military Academy was better, but she didn't say anything after thinking about it. In the end Scrooge made a version: "Then it's pastry."

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"Grey Stone, you are really lucky!" The Associated Press editor Pulitzer said to the intern Grey Stone who had just been assigned, "Look, something good happened to you when you came."

"Ah, Mr. Pulitzer, what good has happened?" Greystone asked.

"The Spaniard had a landslide in a nickel mine controlled by Cuba." Pulitzer replied.

If it wasn't for the British who suddenly expressed their support for Spain, perhaps a few years ago, the United States would have done something to the Spanish. But even if the British relied on overwhelming naval power to suppress the ambitions of the United States, because although they really fought, it is unlikely that the British would burn the White House again like last time. However, it is still possible to prevent the annexation of Cuba by United States.

In the original history, at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the United States, which had just won the Cold War, put forward a standard for its own military power: "Win two wars on a global scale at the same time." However, after working for a few years, it was discovered that the national strength was overwhelming, and in the end this standard had to be abandoned. However, in this era, although the British did not promote any strategy of "winning two wars on a global scale at the same time", in fact, they have been implementing similar or even higher standards: " While winning one war in Europe, win another, or even two, wars anywhere else in the world."

In order to achieve this strategic vision, the United Kingdom proposed a so-called "two-power standard" for its own navy, that is, the strength of the British navy must exceed the sum of its second and third place. However, with the advancement of industries in Europe and the United States, such standards have become increasingly difficult to maintain. In fact, if something happens in Europe or elsewhere now, then the British really may not be able to come up with much strength to support Spain.

Therefore, the United States' determination to expel Spain from America has not wavered, and the public opinion attack on the Spanish has not really stopped. After more than ten years of continuous discrediting, even in Europe, the image of the Spaniards has been rotten. Nowadays, problems have occurred in the mining areas controlled by the Spaniards. This is naturally a welcome news for the United States media. The thing about universal joy.

"What kind of news is this? There are too many such things, right?" Greystone asked.

"Ah, Greystone, you still don't understand. Whether a piece of news can become news, to a large extent, depends on how you report it." Mr. Pulitzer replied.

Pulitzer didn't know the true identity of Greystone, but he knew that the young man in front of him was definitely not simple. First of all, this young man is only at the age of graduating from high school. It is said that the Associated Press does not need such a person to be an intern anyway. Because here, what can a newly graduated middle school student do? Let him do paperwork or management work? Isn't that adding to the chaos? Let him do the hard work? For example, mopping the floor, sending manuscripts or something? It's better to find someone who has never read a book to do it. What's more, when Greystone was sent here for an internship, Pulitzer’s superiors told him that this young man is the son of an important household, and he is only responsible for seeing you with glasses and bringing Listen with your ears and ask with your mouth. And your responsibility is to lead him to understand the operation of the entire news agency.In a sense, such a request also implies that Grey Stone's background is definitely not simple. Pulitzer determined that this young man was probably the son of an investor in the Associated Press. Of course, Pulitzer doesn't know which family's child it is.

"For example, this mine accident, although it is a common occurrence, there are not many people who have actually witnessed the mine accident. Moreover, most of the readers of newspapers and magazines are educated and high-class people, and they have no experience of mine accidents. Yes. So different reporting methods will bring different propaganda effects. For example, if an iron mine or copper mine has an accident, if we report like this:'An iron mine collapsed, causing the mine It is expected that it will take at least two months to resume production. This will make it difficult for this iron mine to complete the supply contract on time... "The audience's attention will be focused on the economic impact of this matter. Naturally, not many people would care about how many people died in this matter. On the contrary, if we report like this:'The mine of a certain iron mine collapsed, and the lives and deaths of many miners are unknown. Family and friends are looking forward to it...' As a result, if you follow the sensational route, the effect is immediately different, and people’s focus is also different. If you can interview the so-called love between the miner’s wife and the missing miner, it will be even more impressive. Gangzi’s female readers. In addition, if we make every effort to publicize:'The bloody iron mine-a mine collapse accident occurred in a certain iron mine, neglecting safety, as long as the profit is the source of the tragedy...' Then it will immediately become a left wing. Reported. But this kind of report is a good way to use in reports on the Spaniard’s nickel mines."

"I think we should add the sensational line. Then it's better to have some amazing details, such as the exaggerated descriptions like in "Uncle Tom's Cabin". What kind of miners use Rottweilers to bite Workers, why use the workers’ occupational diseases to collude with the gang to lend usury to control the workers and let them become debt slaves. This should be better." As a Southerner, Dorothea “slandered” the Southern slave owners. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has always been very hateful, and I often take this book as an example of "defamation propaganda" to my son. So Grey Stone thought of this book almost instantly.

"Grey Stone, you are right, but there is one more thing you have overlooked. That is, the kind of report you said is best published in Europe, not in the United States. Because publishing such things in the United States , May make some of our investors very dissatisfied." Pulitzer said with a smile.

Greystone knew what Pulitzer meant. That was because the mines of the United States were also dangerous, and there were frequent safety incidents. And when it comes to the safety of mining, the people in United States actually don't take it too seriously. Of course, the mine safety in United States should be a little better than the Spanish nickel mine that uses colonial manpower, but the difference is actually only the difference between fifty steps and one hundred steps. Therefore, this kind of content cannot be publicized in United States for the time being, otherwise, if you accidentally hurt your own people, it will be troublesome.

But Grey Stone also knew that this was only temporary. Now the power of the family is still lurking, and in a few years, the situation may be completely different. Compared with those small "free enterprises," large monopolistic consortia are much more resistant to increased costs. When necessary, raising the safety standards of certain departments is the only way to destroy small businesses and monopolize the market. At that time, large-scale propaganda about the low safety standards of the mining sector, and then controlling public opinion, bribing parliamentarians, and passing stricter mining safety standards, will be able to shut down a large number of small iron mines. It can expand again at a very low price. Just like Standard Oil, under the control of Rockefeller, has continuously used their special relationship with automobiles and power plants to launch new technology standards over the years, driving more and more oil refineries out of the United States market. However, the expansion of Rockefeller's Standard Oil also brought some problems. Rockefeller himself owns a lot of shares in this company, and he is the largest shareholder of this oil company. Recently, he paid for some oil fields by himself. Now Rockefeller seems to have a bit of disobedient capital and trends.

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