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Chapter 1094 The Rolled-Up World (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"...Faced with public doubts, Dr. von Braun, who is in charge of the US space project, said that they will launch an unmanned spacecraft in the near future. This is the first time that the US has launched an unmanned spacecraft. Although Dr. Braun's answer has calmed the public's doubts, I can't help but ask - has the United States really become a second-rate power? Why do we lag behind the Russians and Southeast Asians in satellites, and also lag behind Southeast Asians in manned spacecraft launches..."

Nanyang!

The words coming from the radio brought a bright smile to Jason's handsome face.

Nanyang is my father’s country.

Dad’s country has once again made amazing scientific achievements that have astonished the whole world!
They're sending people into space!

This is simply a miracle!
He is already twelve years old and looks like a little adult. A few months ago, under the arrangement of his mother, he entered Groton School, a preparatory school for the upper class in the United States to prepare the children of the rich to enter famous universities. President Roosevelt graduated from Groton School.

In fact, Jason did not like his mother's arrangement. In his heart, he was more eager to go to Nanyang to be with his father and play and study with his brothers and sisters, rather than study in a boarding school.

"Christmas will be here soon, and then we can go to Southeast Asia..."

While Jason was thinking this in his heart, the car stopped in front of the Empire State Building. After the door opened, Jason got out of the car and a male employee walked up to him and said.

"Madam is waiting for you in the office."

Soon, he came to Universal Studios on the 38th floor. This company was founded by Li Yian in 400. A few years ago, the company was handed over to Peggy. On the one hand, it was to give his children an industry, and on the other hand, it was to put on the coat of an American company. In the past ten years, under Li Yian's careful layout, Universal Studios has become a comprehensive large company. It not only owns commercial real estate, ports and other industries in the United States, but also owns assets such as TV stations and cinema chains. In addition, its American Mining has also acquired the salt marshes in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Under this salt marsh is a huge natural underground salt water reservoir containing dissolved lithium salts. Despite this, this lithium mine... is just a salt mine, not worth mentioning. Three years ago, the American Mining Company acquired this giant lithium mine at a low price of only million.

It's just that... right now, no one realizes the importance of lithium in the future. Others don't realize it, and Peggy doesn't realize it either. But as a woman, she has one advantage - she is 100% obedient to whatever Li Yian tells her to do.

"Your Excellency's intention is to jointly invest with several companies in Southeast Asia in the name of American Mining to establish a new company, which will purchase the land in this area..."

In Peggy's office, Haider was showing a map to the lady in front of him. As a silver-level employee of the North Borneo Company, his job in New York was basically to serve as a liaison - a liaison between him and Mrs. Peggy.

"Is this important?" Peggy said after thinking for a moment, looking at the land parcels in the Amazon region on the map of Brazil.

"It's probably not easy to buy such a large piece of land directly. If you want to buy it, you can only use the excuse of building a plantation. Well, okay, let's use this excuse."

Although Haider had not answered her question yet, Peggy had already found the right reason and of course the right person. As a multinational company, the company had people who specialized in dealing with South American government officials, and they knew very well how to get those lands.

After they had a brief conversation, Haider continued.

"Ma'am, His Excellency misses you and Mrs. Grace very much and hopes that you can spend Christmas there."

"Okay, I understand. I'll have someone notify you once the time is confirmed."

Going to Southeast Asia to spend Christmas... is also something Peggy is looking forward to. She likes the feeling of letting herself go, completely letting herself go there with Grace, Jill, Stana and... God knows how many women that guy has.

Okay, let’s not think about this problem for now. After Hydley left, Peggy put the map in the safe. Although she didn’t know the value of the land, based on her understanding of that guy, she knew that there must be amazing wealth hidden in that land.

And part of this wealth... belongs to Jason, Caroline, Will, Lisa, her and Grace's children. When thinking of the children, Peggy glanced at the photo on the table. She, her sister, and their four children, and of course that guy. The family in the photo was standing there with smiles on their faces.

Just at this moment, the office door was opened. Before the secretary could speak, Jason walked in and said:

"Mommy."

Peggy looked at her son and asked, "Jason, how are you doing? Are you adjusting well in school?"

Sitting on his mother's swivel chair, Jason said:
"What's there to be uncomfortable with? However, I think in order to improve my adaptability, I should go to study in Nanyang. I heard there are many very good schools there. I think I should go to Chang'an. Otherwise, I will stay there after Christmas. Mommy, you see Lisa can accompany you, and I will come back to accompany you during the holidays."

Stay in Chang'an!

When Peggy heard this, she thought about it and said.

"Jason, you know, I have no objection to you staying in Chang'an, but you have to know one thing..."

Peggy said as she walked over to her son and turned the swivel chair to the other side so that her son could look out the window at the skyscrapers of Manhattan.

"Do you know why Mommy stayed here?"

"why?"

"Because your father has a lot of assets here, these assets are very important to him, so he needs someone reliable to take charge of everything here. Now it's me, and in the future, it will be you who will take charge," Peggy said seriously while standing beside her son.
"Your future is here, and the people you meet and the friends you make in that school will ensure that in the future."

There are always many unspoken rules in this world. Li Yian may be able to make plans in the United States, but in the end, he needs someone who can truly integrate into the United States to control everything. Otherwise, his plans will always be "foreigners". But Jason is different. He was born in the United States and his mother is from a famous American family. He is destined to integrate into the American upper elite circle. As for Universal Company, it will also become a local American consortium in the future.

Listening to his mother's words and looking at Manhattan outside the window, Jason had some confusion on his face, but he also felt his responsibility.

……

Responsibility. For Eisenhower as president, he felt not only responsibility, but also pressure.

"The Nanyang Aerospace Agency successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft!"

The eye-catching headline in The Washington Post was particularly glaring. Even if he closed his eyes, the huge bold letters would flash in his mind and continue to impact him.

Although he signed a presidential decree approving NASA's "Mercury Project" two years ago, the problem is that until now, they have not carried out a successful launch.

"That German guy, when will he be able to send our people into space?"

Without asking, everyone knew who the German guy he was referring to was - von Braun. As everyone knows, the president doesn't like that guy, but unfortunately, the US space industry cannot do without that guy.

Kistakovsky on the side said.

"Mr. President, Dr. Brown's work is very effective. So far, they have carried out six successful launches. It has been proven that the reliability of the Redstone rocket is trustworthy. They will soon launch an unmanned spacecraft, within the next week."

As the president's science adviser, Kisztakowski had been keeping an eye on NASA's progress. In fact, his position was established because the Soviet Union launched an artificial satellite, which stimulated the United States to respond quickly and mobilize huge national resources to meet the Soviet threat. The first measure Eisenhower took was to establish a presidential science adviser to strengthen the government's scientific decision-making ability.

The Redstone rocket he mentioned is not a real American product. Its predecessor is the Wanhu IV rocket that the United States exchanged from Southeast Asia with the MK18 booster atomic bomb. It was improved under the leadership of Braun. It was thanks to that technology exchange that the United States was able to successfully launch artificial satellites in a short period of time.

Over the years, von Braun has made several improvements to it, the main one being to lengthen the box and increase the thickness of the skin to hold more propellant. Now it is enough to send American astronauts into space.

"Mr. Kistakov, what we need is not just a few successful launches, but to be ahead of the Russians and the Southeast Asians!"

In order to make the White House Office an effective presidential administration, Eisenhower set up a chief of staff in imitation of the chief of staff system. As the chief of staff, Sherman Adams knew very well what the president needed.

"What we need is to send our astronauts into space before they do. This is the most important thing. Now Nanyang has carried out a launch test, but what about us? Where is our spacecraft?"

When Eisenhower set up the chief of staff system, it was to better conduct the Cold War. For this reason, Sherman Adams understood the president's needs and knew what the American people needed now.

"This is not just the White House's idea, it's also a question for the American people! So, we must give them an answer as soon as possible."

Sherman Adams looked at the other party and said bluntly.

"So now, we all have to launch our own spacecraft. Now all Americans are looking forward to it!"

Of course, this is what Sherman Adams said, and even if there were any problems, it was what he said and had nothing to do with the president, but this is exactly what the president thought.

"In this competition, we have already fallen behind the Russians, and now we are also behind the Southeast Asians."

Eisenhower said in a solemn tone.

"Now all Americans are asking a question - why is the United States lagging behind? Has the United States become a backward country? So..."

After a brief pause, Eisenhower said.

"We need to respond to people's doubts with strength. This is the only option to calm people's doubts."

Whether he was willing or not, on this day, in the face of pressure from Southeast Asia, especially from Russia, Eisenhower chose to accept the challenge without hesitation.

Because he had no other choice at all. After all, the fragile self-esteem of Americans had once again suffered a severe blow. Under such circumstances, accepting the challenge and joining the competition became the only option.

The whole world rolled up without any warning.

(End of this chapter)