Chapter 612: The End of American History
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spn usa, washington.
Eisenhower opened his door on the fourth floor of the Presidential Palace and looked out at the square filled with garbage. His eyes were red. He only slept for half an hour that night, but now he was not sleepy at all.
Last night, unprecedented violent demonstrations broke out across the United States, with countless people coming from all directions.
Holding coffee, he stood in front and saw the hundreds of thousands of Americans sleeping on the ground and staying up all night with him.
"Mr. President, the Chinese have an answer..."[
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Bridget is a worker in a car factory, which mainly produces off-road vehicles.
This off-road vehicle is rough and ugly, but because it is cheap, it has struggled to survive in the United States.
"It's such an ugly car. It's a pity that we can't design such a car."
Bridget took out a piece of photo paper from her arms. There were many small pictures of cars on it. Cars of different shapes, some looked mighty, some looked "trendy", and some looked cool.
Standing up symbolizes wealth and power.
These cars are better than the off-road vehicles from the factory, but unfortunately, they are all made in China.
Due to historical reasons, the United States ultimately survived at the end of World War II.
Bridget still remembers that when the armistice was officially signed, he and all the young people around him caroused, drank, and cheered that the war was over and that the United States still existed.
However, they soon discovered that the world was changing much faster than they imagined.
First of all, as soon as the war ended for the Chinese, the scientific and technological level and military level of the entire country suffered a comprehensive blowout.
Star battleships, robots, super fighters. Computers. Cars, even flying cars...
None of these things can be created by Americans even if they work hard for ten or twenty years. But the Chinese have created it, in a jaw-dropping way.
At this time, the media criticized sourly. This damn Eastern dragon had hidden his strength during the war, and also took advantage of the "chaos" to develop his own super-era technology.
Of course, some newspapers are trumpeting that the Chinese have received help from aliens, and some people are saying that the Chinese have obtained the treasures of civilization and have uncovered the remains of a certain prehistoric civilization.
There are different opinions and sour opinions. They even say that this wealth should be shared by the whole world.
However, Bridget knew that the newspapers talking about these things were just sensationalizing. Although he was just an ordinary worker, he also understood that no matter how the Chinese did it, they did it, and that was enough.
The negative impact of the Chinese Empire on the United States involves all aspects. Take cars as an example. Due to the high tax rates imposed by both parties, although the Chinese allow car manufacturers to export to the United States, the vast majority of American people cannot afford them.
An ordinary car that only costs 10,000 RMB in the areas ruled by the Chinese Empire would cost the American people the equivalent of 30,000 RMB to buy in the United States.
There are factors in this that are intentional on the part of the Chinese, and there are also reasons why the U.S. government is trying to make a fool of itself.[
Good thing now, everyone in the factory is discussing that the Chinese may soon stop producing ordinary cars because they bought a very advanced flying car production line from aliens.
This means that all kinds of citizens of the Chinese Empire, including those damn Africans, can buy cheap and affordable speed cars as long as they have money.
"Alas! The Chinese have a good saying, if the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up, so what should I worry about?"
Bridget changed out of her work clothes, put on jeans, got on her bicycle and left the factory.
However, he soon discovered that the streets this evening were different from usual. More and more people were coming from all directions, filling the streets with people. Almost in the blink of an eye, there was a parade.
"Go! Disband the United States and join the Chinese Empire!"
"A unified earth is a powerful earth!"
“Down with narrow nationalism!”
"Down with the narrow-minded capitalists..."
Bridget watched all this in astonishment. He had also participated in parades, but never as fast as before, with so many passers-by joining.
After just a moment of hesitation, someone next to him handed him a flag.
"Hey man, come with us to fight back against the stupidity of those politicians. Speak our minds and make our dreams come true."
A young man about 20 years old, who looked like a student, gave one of the flags in his hand to Bridget. Then, Bridget felt a surge of blood, and she took her bicycle and joined the parade.
Team.
"Disband the 'government'..."
Bridget also shouted. He was only in his early twenties, an age when he had great complaints about society and was bold enough to do anything.
He saw countless people pouring into the parade.
There were workers who had just gotten off work, students carrying schoolbags, as well as civil servants, teachers, professors, doctors, lawyers... They all joined the parade spontaneously or by invitation.
"Hey, did you know? The 'government' is negotiating with the Chinese Empire and has put forward a series of demands. It is hoped that the Chinese can agree to these conditions and guarantee their interests before disbanding the 'government' and joining the Chinese Empire."
"Shit! Damn politicians, they always ignore our interests and always only think about themselves."
"Yes, if these conditions are too harsh and the Chinese do not agree, then won't we always become an isolated nation on earth?"
"I also heard that even Brazil has completed negotiations on the conditions for joining the Chinese Empire and enjoying the general treatment of other citizens. The Chinese Empire has also made corresponding commitments..."
Everyone was discussing, shouting, and discussing the reasons for this demonstration. He finally knew that there was a rumor on the Internet a few days ago that the "government" had finally reached an intention to negotiate with the Chinese.
The problem now seems to be real.[
However, the conditions proposed by the "government" may have been too many, and the Chinese were reluctant to agree, but in turn easily completed negotiations with Brazil and other countries.
As we all know, although it is said to be integration negotiations, in fact the Chinese never give in. They demand absolute rule and absolute control.
The old order has been completely overturned. The original political and economic systems will be rebuilt, and the Chinese have almost never compromised on these.
But now, the U.S. "government" hopes to get the Chinese to accept their "conditions that don't seem to be harsh" as much as possible.
The people were angry. They had longed for a world with a large number of robots that could build flying cars and have their own powerful military force known as the Galaxy Fleet.
They yearn for it, they want to join it.
The parade grew larger and larger, and people began to gather in streets one by one, heading towards the new presidential palace in Washington.
"We want to see the president!"
"Suspend negotiations and modify conditions!"
"A unified earth is a real big family!"
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A dedicated leader held a loudspeaker and took the lead in shouting such uneven slogans again and again in an orderly manner, but they were very powerful.
Hundreds of thousands of people had already gathered, and it was getting late. However, the employees of the Presidential Palace stayed up all night with the marchers. Fortunately, there was no shortage of food at the Presidential Palace.
More people are coming.
When Eisenhower received the report, he thought the problem might not be serious.
"Mr. President. Demonstration. They are demonstrating again!"
When he saw the panicked look of the staff, Eisenhower wanted to give him a straight face and give him a lecture. Then he heard loud slogans outside.
There were demonstrations in front of the Presidential Palace every two days for three days. At first, it was good to have the military and police setting up checkpoints. Later, as a result of the loose management of firearms, the parade actually carried guns. Many gangsters hid in the crowd and moved towards the military.
The police opened fire and nearly triggered large-scale riots several times.
Later, he ordered that unless it was extremely critical, he would rather spend more money to build electrified walls and repair ditches than to shoot "indiscriminately".
Ten minutes later, Eisenhower's face turned livid. He looked through the cracked opening and saw that it was densely packed with people, and they were dismantling the power grid...
"We cannot continue like this, otherwise, the demonstration is likely to break out into a rebellion."
Eisenhower briefly thought about suppressing the people, but when he thought about the negotiations that had already started, suppressing the people might lead to military intervention by the Chinese. On the other hand, he received reports that on the outskirts of Washington, a National Guard Division had at least three soldiers.
Two-thirds of the people joined the march with guns.
It's "chaotic", it's completely "chaotic".
The President has no time to investigate why secret negotiations became an open secret.
The most important thing is why the negotiation conditions that were supposed to be top secret have become known to everyone.
After thinking about it, he believed that the news should not have been spread by the Chinese, because they had no intention of conspiracy from beginning to end, and they had never even taken the initiative to allow the United States to join the Chinese Empire in recent years.
He admitted that the Chinese are sometimes very shrewd and cunning, but they have done an excellent job in keeping things confidential, Xinnuo said.
Then, the leak could only have been made by one of the three or four people on the U.S. negotiating team.
Why leak?
This shows that not only among the people, but also at the top levels of the "government" there are people who are dissatisfied with this negotiation.
"Even if the great United States is destined to perish, isn't it right to strive for as much benefit as possible for her?"
Eisenhower understood why the "government" started from the standpoint of fighting for the interests of the United States, but encountered opposition from the people.
As a shrewd and calm president, it is not that he does not know that the U.S. is in a doomed situation, nor does he fail to see that the Chinese military power has overwhelmed the solar system, but he is also very clear about what the hundreds of marches and demonstrations in the past year represent.
He knew that the United States would eventually perish, so Sino-US negotiations began. But now, it has become an uncontrollable situation. Not only Washington, but also such "twilight marches" broke out in most cities across the country.
However, this time he had to step forward.
The next moment, the President finally appeared on the balcony of the fifth floor, and the loudspeaker equipment was in place.
"Great American people, as President of the United States, I am willing to listen to the voice of democracy..."
After a thirty-minute emergency speech, Eisenhower announced the decision that he had urgently negotiated with senior "government" officials. They would invite the Chinese to the presidential palace to set a tone for the subsequent negotiations between the two parties, which could be regarded as a merger.
Chapter completed!