I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 132: Interstellar War? War to the moon? Economics class starts in the group!

[Mercy Lincoln: Cleveland, are you a little pessimistic? You should know how bad our first civil war was. The second civil war... I can no longer predict that situation. 】

Lincoln still couldn't accept Cleveland's prediction about the Second Civil War.

[Cleveland, President Lincoln: Why didn’t I know? I witnessed our Civil War when I was young, and was even almost selected to serve as a soldier on the battlefield. The Civil War had such a high casualty rate, if I hadn’t spent $150 to hire him. By the time someone else serves on my behalf, I'm afraid I'll be dead. Anyway, the guy who served on my behalf... didn't come back after the war. My fortune was bought for $150. 】

[It is precisely because I know the cruelty of war that I have been thinking about the reasons for the war for the rest of my life. And until now... After serving as president twice, I feel that the core of our United States and the pre-Civil War has not changed, which is why I am so pessimistic. Personally, I actually hate war. 】

Hey, did this Meiyingzong almost go to the battlefield?
Fortunately he is smart.

Otherwise, with the name of Yingzong, I am afraid that at the very least, I will be captured.

Just like Henry III of England before.

It was rare for Zhu Houzhao to see Cleveland talk about himself.

Once this happened, he felt that Cleveland was much wiser.

[Mercy Lincoln: Okay, okay...I, I feel like I don’t know what to say. 】

Lincoln fell silent decisively.

[American Xuanzong Jackson: So, from this point of view, the biggest harm of our two-party system is actually causing the country's civil war again. If we are not careful, it can even lead to the destruction of our United States, right? 】

With this narrative, Jackson found the greatest harm to the two-party system.

[American Anglo-Cleveland: Yes... The victory of the first Civil War was actually thanks to President Grant and President Lincoln. But in the second Civil War, I wonder if there will be another great general like President Lincoln and Grant, or even to At that time, no one knew the decisive factor in the war... After all, in the fantasies of some science fiction writers... our second civil war may be an interstellar battle...]

[Anyway, I can no longer imagine it. It depends on how the subsequent presidents handle this matter. 】

In the end, Cleveland brought some personal items of its own.

As soon as the concept of interstellar warfare came out, Zhu Houzhao was shocked.

[Emperor Xuan of Zhou·Yuwen Yun: Cross-interstellar combat? ah? What's this? 】

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Huh? Interstellar Combat...Cleveland, what do you mean? You said that the American Civil War was a battle between the moon and the earth? 】

Louis XVI had some understanding. After all, Copernicus' heliocentric theory was proposed around 1515, which happened to be during the period of Zhu Houzhao. At this time, Copernicus was 33 years old.

In 1666, French Cassini discovered the rotation of Mars and Jupiter. In 1667, France established the Paris Observatory.

In 1772, Germany's Bode published the rules for planetary alignment distances.

Louis XVI naturally knew the nine planets and already had specific astronomical concepts.

[Emperor Zhou Xuan·Yuwen Yun: Huh? The moon and "earth", what is the earth? Go to the moon and fight a civil war? Then wouldn’t you Americans become gods? Cleveland, can you be more exaggerated? 】

Louis XVI's example made Zhu Houzhao understand a little bit, but he didn't understand what the earth was.

Just based on the context, he guessed that it was the moon fighting people on this earth.

This has reached the level of myth, isn’t this outrageous?

[Mercy Lincoln: Cleveland, I know you don’t want the Civil War to come, but your prediction of a second Civil War is a bit exaggerated. Don't tell me... By then the thirteen states on the lunar colony will also engage in a war of independence. The United States of America on Earth will have to intervene in their civil war, right? 】

Lincoln could also think wildly, and it was a very reasonable assumption.

[American Taizu Washington: The Revolutionary War of New America on the Moon? Oops...will we become Britain in the future? 】

The corners of Washington's mouth twitched, these people also have random thoughts.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Haha... These are just the fantasies of some science fiction novelists. President Lincoln, someone actually wrote this idea. I was just joking to cheer up the atmosphere, maybe in the future. 】

Cleveland smiled easily and ended the topic.

You dare to be more whimsical than me.

I just thought of establishing a new Ming Dynasty in the United States. These guys have already thought of running to the moon to establish a new America.

Zhu Houzhao was speechless and felt that his thinking was not broad and bold enough. If others could think that way, why couldn't he also think of ascending the throne in Guanghan Palace?

[Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwen Yun: It turns out to be random thoughts... If you think this way, I may also fly to heaven with hundreds of civil and military officials in the daytime to truly establish the heaven. 】

He naturally refuses to admit defeat. This kind of mythical fantasy is not absent from their side.

[Supreme Group Leader: Okay. Enough chatting...do you have anything to add on the topic of the shortcomings and harms of the two-party system? 】

Zhu Houzhao decisively ended the topic and felt that everyone had almost finished talking.

That’s when it’s time to move on to the next topic.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: No more. 】

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Group leader, I’ve probably finished talking. How to give points this time? I think what everyone said makes sense. 】

[Supreme group leader: Each question gets five points. Jackson gets ten points in this round, Lincoln gets five, Cleveland you get five, and everyone who participated in the topic gets two points. 】

Zhu Houzhao carried out the rain and dew equalization.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Thanks to the group leader, I was about to protest. 】

[American Yingzong Cleveland: So...what mysterious function can be used first with these points? Can the group owner allow us to transfer gold to each other? 】Cleveland took the opportunity to test.

[Supreme Group Leader: You will know later. 】

I also want to transfer things. Aren’t we all preparing to enable new functions now?

Zhu Houzhao didn't say this, but still blocked Cleveland's temptation with the same words.

[Supreme Group Leader: Okay, that’s the end of the first topic. Now, let’s move on to the second topic, the discussion on the economic crisis. It can still be discussed from the four dimensions of causes, development, problems, and future. 】

Looking at the time, there were only forty minutes left in the chat. Zhu Houzhao did not dare to waste time and directly threw out the second thing he wanted to know through the chat group.

At the same time, he also drew on the context of discussing the two-party system and reorganized the issues more clearly and accurately.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Ah, the discussion of the economic crisis, this... this issue, is really a headache. 】

As soon as this topic came up, Cleveland felt a headache, because if he had a way, he would not be helpless against the economic crisis that is still spreading in the country.

[Meixuanzong Jackson: This is the right topic for the group leader. In fact, this is exactly the question I want to ask the group members in this chat. I hope I can get help from you in Lincoln or Cleveland. 】

Jackson cheered up. This topic coincided with the help he needed.

[Meliezu Louis XVI: Money...don’t we have it? Didn’t Cleveland previously provide a gold distribution map? This economic crisis can be easily solved as long as we have money, right? 】

Louis XVI felt that this topic was also a headache, but he thought more simply.

With gold, there is no need to worry about the economic crisis.

[ Mercer Lincoln: To be honest, regarding this issue, President Jackson, I think you may be disappointed. I am not an economist, and I am not good at this aspect. 】

Lincoln decisively also expressed his lack of ability.

[American Taizu Washington: I feel like I can’t participate in this topic. Maybe Hamilton and others can express some useful opinions. 】

[American Taizong Jefferson: I am not good at economic issues either. 】

As soon as this issue came up, everyone in the group basically felt a headache.

It's also too big, and they don't know how to cut into it.

[Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yun: I am just curious, what is the economic crisis? Don’t you people understand? 】

This was not possible, so Zhu Houzhao immediately played the trumpet to play the rhythm.

[Supreme Group Leader: There are no restrictions on this topic. If you participate or express opinions that make group members feel that they have gained something, you can get points. 】

How can we not talk? This is the main purpose of this chat.

[American Xuanzong Jackson: Actually, I don’t understand either, but Cleveland, you should have seen a lot, and you can talk to us about it. You can have knowledge about any economic crisis, especially what you said last time, let me take advantage of the economic crisis to take power. Please talk about it carefully. In addition, some economic phenomena... you can tell us. 】

Fortunately, Jackson was also in the same trouble as him, and he also gave him a wave of assists invisibly.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: It’s not that we don’t understand, His Majesty Yuwen, President Jackson, it’s that we don’t know how to say it. In this way, let me explain to you the concept of economic crisis. It is a series of troubles caused by problems such as lack of money and too much money in the country. 】

Cleveland said it anyway.

[Emperor Zhou Xuan Yuwen Yun: Wait a minute... money is a problem only if it is not enough, right? Does having a lot of money also bring problems and troubles? 】

As soon as this specific and superficial question surfaced, Zhu Houzhao immediately had doubts.

[American Yingzong·Cleveland: Too much money will naturally cause problems. Your Majesty Yuwen, let me give you an example. For example, the gold distribution map I gave you earlier directly gave you countless gold. Do you think it is a good thing? 】

[Similarly, presidents in the group, I gave you the same gold distribution map... Once you get excess gold, do you think it is a good thing? 】

Cleveland found an entry point, although he was not good at solving the economic crisis itself.

But he did have some basic views and knowledge on economic crises, and he was more systematic than Lincoln.

Similarly, he felt that it was not a good thing to instill gold excess into these presidents and emperors first, so as to lay the foundation for him to borrow gold.

[American Taizu Washington: Isn’t this a good thing? 】

[Louis XVI, Meliezu: I have never seen anyone worried about having too much gold. 】

[Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yun: Yes, for things like gold, the more the better. 】

[Mercy Lincoln: Everyone, this is really not a good thing. If everyone uses gold as luxury goods and decorations, it may be a good thing to let it serve as a non-circulating reserve. But once you give it monetary attributes, it may trigger inflation. Of course, I won’t talk here, and let Cleveland teach everyone a lesson. 】

Lincoln knew of course, and after a little intervention, he still gave Cleveland the right to speak.

[American Yingzong Cleveland: Indeed, as President Lincoln said... there is too much gold, and if it is used as a trading currency for commodities, inflation may occur. 】

[To give a very simple example: A farmer can grow one thousand kilograms of grain a year, and can purchase 10 gold worth of it. I am making an analogy here because our units of measurement in the East and the West may be different, so don’t worry about it. unreasonable. 】

[When you have countless gold in your hands, do you think it would be distressing to buy this thousand kilograms of grain with 100 gold? When this farmer faces other people buying with 100 pieces of silver, who will he sell it to? 】

Cleveland began to use simple and easy-to-understand examples to teach group members who did not understand economics.

(End of this chapter)