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Text Chapter 634, News of the Revolution

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    Under the strong request of the British, the largest batch of transport ships with the worst quality in history began to be manufactured on the slipway at various shipyards controlled by Macdonald.  In order to reduce costs, except for the most critical components, such as high-speed steam engines and propellers, almost everything else is cut as much as possible. The keels that should have been made of high-strength steel have become ordinary construction steel;  Some support structures made of ordinary steel were replaced with cast iron; as well as skins, the cheapest steel was used in many places, or even wrought iron.  Moreover, the thickness was reduced, so that later on, these ships had more than one story of a large hole with a diameter of one meter being punched out by a big wave at sea.  Shipwrecks have even occurred.  But these are not big problems, as long as it can be built fast enough, these are not problems.  And it is not useless to have a thin skin. Later, when these ships were sailing on the sea, because the skin | novel | novel was too thin, it could be penetrated by a poke, so they were hit by German torpedoes many times.  , but the torpedo did not explode, because the collision that occurred when the skin penetrated the side of these ships at a less stressed position was not enough to detonate the torpedo.  This situation once made the Germans very confused, because due to lack of resources, the Germans had just cut corners on their torpedoes, so the Germans naturally felt that this must be a problem on their side, and then spent  A lot of effort was put into improving them, and then, in domestic tests, these torpedoes also performed very reliably. However, once on the battlefield, they still appeared often, leaving the Germans completely confused as to what was going on.  It was not until after the war that unscrupulous British businessmen sold these redundant junk ships all over the world, and the defeated Germans also bought a few for use in the Baltic Sea route, did the Germans understand why their torpedoes often  Sexual ones don't explode.  In short, through all kinds of frantic cutting corners, the production speed of this fast transport ship has been increased a lot, and the production cost has also dropped a lot accordingly. Of course, the selling price has also dropped slightly.  In the first half of 1917, Macdonald's shipyards produced as many as a thousand such black-hearted cargo ships at one go.  Coupled with the decline in submarine attack efficiency against high-speed cargo ships, the British have finally stabilized the situation.  Of course, all this is not without cost.  The British finances can no longer afford these thousand broken ships. Yes, they are just some broken ships. In peacetime, such broken ships should be taken to the ship-breaking yard and dismantled.  But now So the British borrowed another sum of money from Macdonald.  Of course, the money actually just moved through MacDonald's bank and never stayed in the hands of the British for even a second.  But for such a large sum of money, the British had to agree to MacDonald's intervention in the Suez Canal, had to agree to MacDonald's intervention in the Arab region, and obtained considerable freedom of movement in the Persian Gulf. They even had to  Mortgage royalties from gold mines in South Africa to MacDonald.  The thought of using so many precious things to buy such rags makes the British feel sick.  But this was war time and Britain had to make sacrifices in order to win.  Of course, it is not without positive significance that the British and French have so much debt.  The positive significance is that they have relied on such debt to tie the most influential people in the United States to their tanks. If they lose, the Americans, including Macdonald, will lose their money.  ¡­ ¡°Dad, Mom has very important news.¡± Donald said to Carol and Catherine.  "What happened?" Catherine asked.  ¡°There¡¯s been a revolution in Russia,¡± Donald said.  "What's the point? It's just that the United States' participation in the war is accelerating. This situation has actually been expected." Catherine said disapprovingly.  It is true that the United States has begun preparing to fight Germany in the past few months. Although it has not been stated explicitly, this is not a secret at all for a big family like McDonald, and the entire process has even been under control.  .  Since this period of time, or to be more precise, since the Chinese began unlimited submarine warfare, American newspapers have begun to report more and more on the evil deeds of the Germans.  What endangers free trade, what massacres peaceful residents, what attacks innocent neutral countries, etc.  Generally speaking, ordinary people in the United States have obvious isolationist tendencies. Originally, in their view, the war in Europe was just dog eating dog.  Americans can just watch the fun, there is no need to jump in and bite a bunch of dogs.  However, the common people are always easily fooled. As long as they are prepared for public opinion, they will think that there are normal and crazy dogs among these dogs.  Obviously a mad dog or something is too dangerous. If one is bitten,??, that's reallyso the American people will agree that the safest way is to quickly take out the MacDonald automatic pistol and kill the mad dog with one shot.  Today, the media controlled by Graystone and the media controlled by Morgan are working hard to portray Germany as a mad dog.  There is no doubt that this is preparing public opinion for future participation in the war.  "Mom, it's like this" Donald seemed a little hesitant. He lowered his eyes and said, "Our people discovered Sister Dana during the Russian Revolution" "What? Donald, what did you say?" Catherine stood up suddenly.  He got up, rushed to Donald in one step, stretched out his hand and grabbed Donald's shoulder tightly, "Oh my god, how could she be in such a chaotic and dangerous place? No Donald, please arrange for someone to get Dena out of the house quickly.  Where can I save it? Oh my god" "Mom, calm down. It's not as simple as you think." Donald didn't know what to say.  "Catherine, calm down." Carol also came over and said to her, "Let Donald speak slowly. He also hopes that her sister can come back safely." At this time, Catherine noticed that Donald's face seemed abnormal.  , hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? Is something wrong? Is it Dena" "Mom, Sister Dena is fine. She is fine, very good. But most likely she is not willing to come back." Donald  explain.  "What's wrong? Why doesn't she want to come back?" Catherine asked.  "Mom, there is a revolution in Russia, and sister Dana is one of the leaders of this revolution." Donald replied.  "What did you say?" Catherine took a step back and looked at Donald with her eyes wide open in surprise.  "Yes, Mom, Sister Dena is one of the leaders of the Russian Revolution. Her current pseudonym is Valya Ivanlovna. If there were not photos of her standing on an armored vehicle and delivering a speech to the revolting people, I would not have it.  Believe it or not," replied Donald.  "Is this true?" Catherine looked at Donald and then at her husband, as if she wanted to get a negative answer from them.  "Mom, it's true." Donald said, then he lowered his voice and said, "Sister Dana can definitely do such a thing." Catherine looked at Donald and then at Carol  , suddenly cried loudly to Carol: "It's all your fault! You have been spoiling her and making her behave like every girl. She learns horse riding, politics, and shooting all day long. You guys  He even taught her "On War"! Is this what a girl should learn? Now Dena went to rebel Oh my God this is too dangerous Do you know that revolution?  There will always be a lot of killings In case Donald, please ask Blackwater to send a commando team over and kidnap your sister back!" Catherine grabbed Donald's shoulders again and said to him eagerly.  "Mom, you know, this is not something that can be arranged in the short term. The whole of Europe is in too much chaos now. We actually don't have many such means of projecting power in Europe. At least it will be difficult to have them before the end of the war. Moreover, we are  Russia's strength is already weak. If you must do this, you will have to prepare for several months. Moreover, the situation in Russia is quite complicated. If it is not done well, I am worried that it will bring danger to Sister Dena. "  Donald said bitterly.  "Katherine, Donald is right. We have no power at all in Russia now. Even if we send a few people to infiltrate, without the cooperation of local power, nothing can be done. It will even have a negative impact on Dana's safety.  ." Carol came forward and put her hands on Catherine's shoulders. Catherine turned around, threw herself into Carol's arms and cried.  "Okay, Catherine, at least we now know the news about the wild girl. We know that she is still alive and in good health. Isn't this good news? Why are you crying?" Carol stroked her wife's back with her hand.  , while comforting her like this.  "Then when can we get Dana back?" Catherine asked while crying.  "The first thing to do is when the war will end," Carroll said.   "Mr. Macdonald, you know, there is a revolution in Russia." Sir Woodgaard, who came to visit Scrooge urgently, said, "This is not a good thing, although we don't know the revolutionaries in Russia yet.  What measures will be taken, but opposition to the war is one of their excuses. And even if they do not withdraw from the war, to be honest, it is difficult for us to expect much help from the Russians on the battlefield. If we lose,  Even as long as we cannot defeat, it will cause damage to us, the United States, and your interests"
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