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    Although the entire world was trembling in the terror brought about by the Spanish Flu, the United States' pace toward war was not affected much.  Although the Spanish flu did slow down the arming of American troops, the losses it brought to Europe were much greater.  Germany, in particular, purchased some antiviral oral liquids from the French and British through smuggling and other means, but the quantity was quite limited and the price was ridiculously expensive.  Therefore, it does not have much impact on the entire situation. At most, it only adds insurance to the lives of those Junkers military nobles or capitalists.  Later, Adolf Hitler claimed in his anti-Semitic propaganda that during the war, during the Spanish Flu epidemic, Imperial intelligence agents risked their lives to obtain a large number of Macdonald Antiviral, a specific drug for treating the Spanish Flu, from the enemy.  Oral solution, yet these life-saving drugs fell into the hands of those damn Jews.  So these Jews, who had no patriotic feelings, immediately used this to make a fortune from the national crisis and raised the prices of medicines to unimaginable levels. As a result, the soldiers fighting bravely on the front line simply could not get these life-saving medicines, and those precious  But the medicines fell into the hands of those countries, and even until the end of the war, there were still a lot of surplus The Spanish flu epidemic caused nearly a million deaths among Germans.  And because the Spanish Flu had a very high mortality rate among young adults (the vast majority of those who died from the Spanish Flu in history were young adults), the blow it brought was much heavier than any previous battle.  In comparison, the United States, as well as the United Kingdom and France, had more drugs, so their losses were smaller than in history. For example, the United States, during the entire Spanish flu epidemic, died less than 300,000 people.  Compared to history, there were almost three-quarters fewer deaths.  Compared with its original history, the number of deaths in France has also been reduced by nearly one-fifth. Only in the British Empire, the number of deaths has not changed much from the previous history. It is still at least about 15 to 16 million people. However,  Although India is part of the British Empire, it is difficult to say whether Indians are considered British. If Indians are excluded, the death toll among authentic British people has actually dropped significantly.   "Soon the war will be over. The good days in the war will also be over." At the family meeting, after Graystone made a report on the situation in the past month, Scrooge spoke,  "Gladstone, what do you think we should do after the war is over?" "Dad, contraction after the war is inevitable. It is almost impossible to make money like now."  Dong replied, "I am ready to divest some non-core assets. In addition, there should be certain business opportunities in the reconstruction of Europe. However, I estimate that in this market, it will be difficult for us to get too many opportunities."  The British and French will not leave such an opportunity to us. Of course, necessary efforts should be made. In addition, I believe that the French will definitely seek comprehensive and strict restrictions on Germany after the war.  . The British may turn against overly weakening Germany. This is a completely automatic reaction of the European troublemaker. But on this issue, I think France will be in a dominant position. After all, France borders Germany, and France will definitely have land power.  . So I think we can strengthen technical cooperation with them after Germany's defeat. Considering that the Germans must have been very difficult in the post-war period, we'd better seize this opportunity and take advantage of them.  Pack up the scientific and technical personnel and bring them all to us. "Dad, what do you think of my idea?" "It's basically feasible. In addition, there is one place you ignored," Scrooge said.  Then he glanced at Catherine and saw that she was dozing with her head down.  Now that she is very old and mentally ill, it is difficult for her to stay focused throughout a meeting as she once was.  But compared to Carol, she is already doing very well. In the past six months, Carol's attention and memory have declined drastically. According to the doctor's diagnosis, he is afraid that he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.  Of course, he will no longer participate in family meetings.  "Catherine! Catherine! We are going to talk about Russia!" Scrooge raised his voice.  "What?" Catherine woke up temporarily. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that today's meeting would involve Russia, and therefore Dana, she would not come to this meeting at all. She has not come to this meeting for several months.  Attended such a meeting.  "Dad, Russia is too far away, and our power cannot reach it. There is a limit to what we can do." Graystone said that he was worried that his father had forgotten some of his own opinions about the limits of power.  ¡°If we want to subvert the Russian revolution, then our strength is indeed not enough. But if we want to side with the Russian Bolsheviks, then our strengthQuantity is very meaningful.  "Scrooge said, "Britain and France are also extremely exhausted, and it is impossible for them to intervene vigorously in Russia.  The anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia seem to be quite large, but they are disorganized and their leaders are idiots without any vision. Not to mention compared to the entire Bolshevik upper echelon, even Dena alone is worse than any of them.  Either one is strong.  Therefore, the victory of the Bolsheviks in Russia was inevitable, and after their victory they would inevitably be isolated by the entire Europe.  Today, no country in the world can completely avoid contact with the outside world.  I think those Bolshevik guys are definitely willing to have some business dealings with us.  By then, their large-scale construction will definitely bring us a lot of benefits.  "But Dad, they are against us" Graystone said. "If they want to oppose us, they must first oppose those guys in Europe."  In a sense, for a long time to come, all forces that can cause trouble for Europe are forces worthy of support.  We are the ones making money, and Europe is the first to be threatened. Such a good thing cannot be found even with a lantern.  After the war, we must maintain goodwill towards Germany and Bolshevik Russia, support them, and help them. Maybe one day they will help us smash the entire Europe to pieces.  Well, Donald, after the war is over, find some time to accompany me to contact the Bolsheviks, especially Dena.  This will be the last big deal of my life.  "  July 1919, Ukraine. The day passed, but the heavy thunderstorm never fell. The night in Ukraine seemed particularly humid and muggy. Because the dark clouds covered the moon, the prison naturally seemed darker.  In this darkness, the iron door of the prison opened. Several white soldiers stood at the door with rifles with bayonets. An officer held a flashlight and shook it inside while shouting: "Wali  Ya Ivanlovna, come out!  " Dena stood up and patted the dust on her skirt. A hand suddenly grabbed her arm: "Aunt Valia, don't leave, they will kill you" Although she couldn't see who it was,  But Dena knew from the voice that this was the young man with light freckles on his face. So she turned her head and smiled, although in the dark, she knew that no one could see this smile.  Guys, whatever is supposed to come will come.  Well, if I'm okay, I will test your trigonometric functions tomorrow.  "Dena's voice was very calm, so calm that she was surprised. At this time, the light beam of the flashlight suddenly shone on Dana's face. The strong light made her unable to open her eyes, and she had to raise her arms.  Block. ¡°Valia, Ivanovna?  "The white army officer asked. He still had some impressions of this woman. These days, this woman has been teaching mathematics to the imprisoned poor boys in prison. Perhaps, she thought that these poor boys would be useful in the future.  But the officer knew that it was of no use, because as far as he knew, the army was about to withdraw from the city, and before that, everyone in it would be cleared.  Exception. ¡°Yes.  Dana replied, while gently breaking free of the hand on her arm. Then she groped towards the door. The officer lowered the light beam of the flashlight a little, as if he wanted to help her illuminate the front door.  Road. The officer stood at the door. When Dena walked up to him, he raised his flashlight and took a photo of Dena's face, and then took a photo of a photo in his hand, as if to compare it.  Photo and Dana herself ?¡°Valia Ivanlovna.  The officer looked at her again and said, "Please follow me."  " Dena knew what it generally meant to follow a White Army officer with a group of rifles armed with bayonets on a night like this. Generally speaking, it meant "Valia  "Ivanovna" will be added to the permanent list. From now on, there will be no more "Valia Ivanovna" in the world, just like there was no "Dena" in the world a long time ago.  "McDonald" like that. No, it's different. After Dana disappeared, there was "Valia Ivanovna", and "Valia Ivanovna" disappeared and would never be seen again.  There is nothing else. Yes, there is nothing, no records, no tombstones, noand no heaven and hell. Dena raised her hand to straighten her hair and said, "Lead the way.  "  " But it was different from what Dena imagined. She was not taken to a deserted field and ordered to dig a hole for herself first. Instead, she was taken to a building. That officer  Leaving a few soldiers outside, he took her upstairs and walked to a door. Then he said to Dana: "Valia IvanoMs. Na, someone wants to see you.  You can go in.  " Dena was a little surprised. She hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door gently, and the door opened. Dena saw a person sitting under the electric lamp beside the fireplace in the room. The person was wearing a hat.  The broad-brimmed hat blocked the light, making his face dark. So Dana walked in, and the officer followed.  Brought to you by Ms. Valya Ivanovna.  "The officer said, "Is there anything else you need to order?  " "Ah, very good, thank you.  No need, you can go out and close the door for me.  "The man said, judging from the man's voice that he should be an old man. "Okay sir.  "The officer saluted the man, then turned and left. "You are" Dena's voice was shaking a little. The man stood up, reached out and took off the hat on his head, revealing a full head of white hair.  "What's wrong, Dena, I'm not so old that you don't recognize me, am I?  "The man said with a smile. "ScroogeUncle Scrooge?  "Dena's eyes widened.
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