"What was the American Civil War?" Zhao Xi asked curiously.
Wang Hengyue briefly said: "General Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army of the United States, killed the Northern Army several times and abandoned his armor. Even President Lincoln was almost captured alive by him. Later, the North won. Mr. Zhao, how do you think the North treated Lee
The general’s?”
"Of course he will be put to death, even if he is lenient, he will be exiled." Zhao Xi blurted out without having time to think.
"No, no!" Pete waved his hands repeatedly on the side: "Wrong, wrong, General Lee is the greatest general in the history of the United States. After General Lee surrendered, General Lee and his officers could still keep their personal belongings.
Weapons. There were no hangings, and there was no victory parade with prisoners. And when General Lee left, all the Union soldiers, including General Lee's old enemy General Grant, stood in silence and raised their hats in salute."
As he spoke, Pete, who is a descendant of the Confederate Army, had tears in his eyes: "In the last year of General Lee's life, he took his daughter Annie to the south for a two-month vacation. Wherever he went, he was greeted by people
It was flowers, cheers and respect. In Columbia, Confederate veterans marched to the station in the pouring rain to welcome him; in Augusta, thousands of people paid tribute to him; in Portsmouth, people fired a cannon salute for him.
.....The people of the South welcomed the defeated general with a ceremony only possible for a victor. To this day, a statue of General Lee wearing a Confederate uniform still stands in Washington College."
"It's incredible, it's incredible." Zhao Xi said repeatedly: "It's incredible that a defeated general and an enemy would receive such courtesy."
"More than that." Wang Hengyue said and fell into deep thought: "During the American Civil War, a total of 620,000 people died. About one out of every sixty Americans died in the war. Normally speaking, one person died in the war.
, someone has to be held accountable for this cruel war. But when President Johnson asked Grant when men like Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis could be tried, Grant believed that they must not be tried unless they violated their oaths.
He said that he would rather resign as commander than carry out the order to arrest Lee. From then on, there was no further prosecution of Lee for treason by a large federal group.
Stephens, the Vice President of the Confederacy, was elected as a U.S. Senator by Georgia shortly after the war. After his death, the tombstone was still engraved with the words "Serve the Public". He was not reformed during his lifetime, and no one whipped his body to raise ashes after his death.
Although he firmly believed that slavery was more humane than wage slavery until his death. Even though he was later assassinated by those who sympathized with the South, the United States did not go crazy because of it and launched an eradication campaign to completely eliminate the remnants of the South. From this point of view, our country is inferior.
"
Zhao Xi was thoughtful and nodded slightly.
"However, even though the United States has such advantages, at its core, it is just a rogue country that only cares for itself." Wang Hengyue suddenly changed the subject and said.
"No, protest, protest!" Pete became anxious: "You can't say that about my country! My country is not a gangster!"
"Isn't it a rogue country?" Wang Hengyue smiled calmly: "The massacre of Indians, the splitting of the country of Mexico, the fraudulent purchase of Alaska, and so on, are all done by rogues."
Peter was stunned and tried his best to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
Zhao Xi became very interested and listened to what Wang Hengyue said one after another. After listening, he sighed: "It turns out that there are so many shameful things in the United States."
Wang Hengyue said slowly: "So this country is both simple and complex. It is inclusive, but also has many bloody, shameless, and shameless things. But it is such a new country with almost no history to speak of.
But it has far surpassed our country. I think that in a few years, Britain, France and other countries will be left far behind. If our country does not learn from the painful experience and catch up, I am afraid that the distance will be wider and wider, and by then it will be too late.
Already."
"Since Lord Wang has said this, do you think he has great ambitions?" Zhao Xi looked at Wang Hengyue and asked.
"What sir? He's just a small team officer." Wang Hengyue laughed at himself: "But when it comes to ambition, Hengyue still has some ambitions. Training the new army, although it is not everything that makes the country strong, but it also has great merits. Heng Yue
Yue is not qualified to take care of national affairs, but he still wants to do small things like training the first team well."
Zhao Xi snorted disdainfully: "Just those stragglers? They can't even fight the bandits."
"So I don't want any of those people." Wang Hengyue cheered up: "Heng Yue wants to recruit again and works hard to make something happen within half a year. But in Rong County, everyone follows Xiang Gong's lead and wants to
If you want to do something, it would be absolutely impossible without Xiang Gong’s help, which is also the purpose of Heng Yue’s visit this time!”
Seeing that he spoke honestly, Zhao Xi was somewhat fond of him. He pondered for a moment: "How much military salary will Mr. Wang bring this time?"
"No, I don't have even a tael of silver. I have to pay for it myself." Wang Hengyue shook his head.
"Weapon geometry?"
"No, not a single bullet."
Zhao Xi laughed "haha" a few times: "Master Wang, this is really interesting. Without military pay and weapons, how can we form a new army? I think the first team of the second battalion is just a decoration. In the final analysis, it is still
It’s just for free money from the boss. I advise Mr. Wang to do more activities and be transferred out of this place as soon as possible.”
"Since I'm here, I don't want to leave." Wang Hengyue's stubborn temper also rose: "Unless this first team is handled well, Wang Hengyue will never leave Rong County for even half a step!"
"What do you think, Mr. Wang?" Zhao Xi asked calmly.
"I will think of a way for the money, and I will also think of a way for the weapons." Wang Hengyue simply stated the purpose of his visit this time: "But people are a big problem. Xiang Gong has a great reputation here, Hengyue took the liberty
, I would like to invite Xiang Gong to join the new army, and Heng Yue will select the best among them."
"Haha, Mr. Wang made a good calculation." Zhao Xi half-smiled but said, "Use my name, Zhao Xi, to recruit people. It will be your Mr. Wang's credit that the new army will be trained in the future. If something happens, I, Zhao Xi, will not be spared."
Carrying it, Mr. Wang, it’s better to ask someone else to do it.”
Wang Hengyue was furious when he saw that Zhao Xi was invulnerable after spending a long time talking. Could it be that without you Zhao Xi, I can't do anything? He was about to get up and leave when he suddenly heard Liu Sihai say:
"Xiang Gong, do you still recognize me, Liu Sihai?"
Zhao Xi was startled for a moment, looked at Liu Sihai for a long time, shook his head slowly and said: "The face is tight, the face is tight, I really can't tell!"