Age of Rebirth

However, the characteristic of capital is to pursue interests, which is ruthless in itself. Although members of the Senate and House of Representatives were also moved by Roosevelt's speech, being moved and willing to lose their own interests are two different things!

Once President Roosevelt's proposal to relocate the capital and relocate industrial and mining enterprises and scientific research institutions is passed, it means that the vested interests of the major interest groups in the United States will be reorganized, and the original balance of political and economic interests will be completely broken. Perhaps, some interest groups will be wiped out and disappear in this great relocation.

Moving to Canada means living under the roof of Canadians, so how can I get more benefits in the future? More congressmen are worried that this is Roosevelt's means of integrating the military and political power of the United States. Could it be, Is this Roosevelt going to be the dictator of the United States?

Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, although they consider issues from different angles and starting points, they all analyze Roosevelt's proposal from the standpoint of their own interest groups. The words are moving, but who can guarantee that this is not a performance?

As a political figure, performing in public is one of the necessary basic skills. Who can guess what Roosevelt's true purpose is, and, since there is a proposal involving the nation, why didn't he discuss it with Congress in advance? What is the intention of discussing it with the party leaders in the House of Representatives, but suddenly throwing it out at a regular meeting of members of both houses of Congress?

After Roosevelt finished his speech, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives exchanged complex but flickering glances.Then he announced according to the procedure, "Now, all members of the parliament are invited to vote by a show of hands. Those who agree with the two proposals mentioned above by the president, please show their hands!"

Roosevelt did not have extravagant expectations. More than 1000 members of the Senate and House of Representatives unanimously agreed to his proposal. As long as more than two-thirds of the members agreed, the next thing would be much easier.I will work tirelessly to persuade their party leaders one by one.

However, when Roosevelt looked.When he looked at the audience, his heart became completely cold in an instant. There were more than 1000 congressmen.No one raised their hands in agreement.And, looking at his eyes, with distrust and suspicion.

"If you object, please raise your hand!" The speaker's voice was as dry as a repeater, without any moisture.

"Scratch!" Raised his arms in unison without hesitation, like a strange tree with a hideous face, it rushed into Roosevelt's eyes.

Roosevelt's blood.It seemed to freeze in an instant, and his spirit was in a trance for a while.The conference hall in front of him, the lights on the ceiling, and the faces all began to appear unreal and spun. There was no trace of blood on the sallow face. He felt that he was in a bottomless abyss, and there was no light around him!

Joelna was shocked to see that in the eyes of Mr. President, the brilliance of life was gradually dimming, and his head was leaning weakly on the back of the wheelchair. He hurriedly took out a few pills from his pocket, put them into Roosevelt's mouth, and I poured out half a glass of water from the water bottle I carried with me, and asked Mr. President to take the medicine.

The eyes of the members of Congress were indifferent. They were just below, watching everything that happened on the stage. Roosevelt’s life and death seemed to have little to do with him. The United States does not lack a president. This guy in a wheelchair on the stage is going to destroy everyone's jobs!

After a while, Roosevelt regained his strength and looked at the audience with blank eyes. With indifferent eyes, he motioned to Joelna to take the microphone over, "I want to know why? Everyone? Can't the American elite see the crisis facing the United States?" His dry voice, filled with pain and disappointment, floated in the Congress Hall.

"Why do you object?" - Naturally, someone gave an answer.

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the reasons for disagreeing are simple and sufficient. As far as the current local war situation is concerned, the western and southwestern border battlefields have been stabilized. With the addition of the Canadians, the Germans and Japanese It is impossible for people to break through the current defense line.

What's more, the United States has a vast territory, a huge space for strategic maneuvering, a profound foundation and national strength, and a huge reserve force, which can block the aggressors in the current area and consume the aggressors' strength.

Some members of Congress optimistically pointed out that now is the time to counterattack, and the wartime Supreme Command should quickly formulate a counterattack plan to completely drive the Germans and Japanese out of American soil. Some members even accused Roosevelt of In the proposal, the Germans and Japanese rushed to relocate their capitals, industrial and mining enterprises, and scientific research institutions before reaching the central and eastern regions.

"Move the capital to Duluth, a small town in the north next to Canada. What joke? I have never heard of this place before. Living in a corner, far away from the front line, can it take on the heavy responsibility of the wartime capital of the United States?"

"It's fantastic to relocate the industrial base and foundation of the United States to Canada. Are you afraid that the lifeline of the United States economy will be in the hands of Canadians? How is this move different from betraying the country?"

These are some opposition congressmen who harshly commented on President Roosevelt's proposal. Of course, the most resolute objection of the congressmen who think that there is no need to relocate the capital, industrial and mining enterprises, and scientific research institutions is that the flames of war cannot spread to the east coast. In the eastern region, the vast west and southwest alone are enough for the Germans and Japanese to fight for several years!

Roosevelt seemed to have no hearing or perception, listening to the yelling, unreasonable and distorted accusations of the congressmen, his dull eyes, with pity, watching the mouths open and chattering endlessly.

After the congressmen finished expressing their opinions, Roosevelt didn't even have the strength to debate, and he just said lightly, "Everything that happens in the future will strongly prove that your opposition today is the beginning of the demise of the United States!"

"You will pay the price for the selfishness and short-sightedness of yourself and the interest groups behind you. This price is the loss of the United States of America to the invaders!"

Then, Roosevelt said softly to the loyal Joelna: "Let's go back, I'm so tired!" The two people, one sitting in a wheelchair and the other pushing a wheelchair, under the gaze of countless unkind eyes, slowly Disappeared in the Congress Chamber.

Naturally, the last words of President Roosevelt made the members of the Senate and House of Representatives scoff at him, thinking that he was scaremongering or venting their inner disappointment and dissatisfaction.

Because of the unanimous and fierce opposition from the members of both houses of Congress, President Roosevelt's proposal to relocate the capital, industrial and mining enterprises, and scientific research institutions was completely rejected, and this matter was completely put on hold.

However, the aftermath of the matter has obviously not subsided. The heads of those American interest groups, after listening to the reports of their respective representatives in both houses of Congress and members of Congress, felt that this matter was very serious, and the flames of war were thousands of miles away. Why is Roosevelt so busy moving the capital and the economic foundation of the United States away? He had a closed-door conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie who visited the United States a few days ago. What did they talk about?

Except for the fact that the Canadians sent 60 troops to help the United States, and Roosevelt’s move to relocate the capital and relocate the economy, the outside world knows nothing about the contents of the secret talks. Could it be that Roosevelt and Mackenzie have reached a private agreement? Transaction, to take advantage of this opportunity to reshuffle the domestic political and economic structure of the United States, in order to establish his dictatorial rule?

All kinds of doubts and speculations are spreading among the top executives of the interest groups in the United States, and the undercurrents are surging. The leaders of these interest groups who control the lifeline of American politics and economy are beginning to brew, and they want to change the president of the United States. The best reason is that President Roosevelt's health is extremely poor. In order to take care of the president's health, Congress will pass a special bill to ask the president to recuperate at ease.

As for the temporarily vacant presidential post, there is a ready-made candidate, that is, the current US Vice President Truman, who acted as the president and commander of the US Wartime Supreme Command during President Roosevelt's recuperation period.

This guy Truman was born in the countryside of Missouri, and there is no big interest group behind him. He is just a grassroots class who suddenly turned into a phoenix. He was able to be elected as the vice president. The president of the United States is easy to manipulate and meets the requirements of various interest groups. A conspiracy to defeat Roosevelt is quietly brewing!

Ever since he was severely hurt by members of Congress at the joint meeting of the two houses of Congress, President Roosevelt was bedridden after he returned. He was really sick. At the same time, he was also disheartened. He was thinking about the future, but the performance of the members of Congress broke his heart.

What the congressmen opposed was not just Roosevelt's personal proposal, but dragged the future of the United States into the abyss of extinction. With Roosevelt's vision and wisdom, he was fully aware that once the flames of war burned to the central and eastern regions, the United States would die Start!

But Roosevelt can't change all this now, especially when an outstanding politician and a great man's ambition face the ruthless reality, the powerless decadence makes him very painful.

Although Roosevelt, who was lying on the sickbed, did not know that a conspiracy against him had begun to brew, but with Roosevelt's very rich political experience, it was not difficult to predict his end.

He confided to White House chief of staff Joelna: "Joelna, I am so tired, I have worked hard and devoted all my energy for the sake of the United States!"

"Right now, I'm exhausted, and when I get better, I will submit my resignation to Congress and hand over this war-torn country to someone who can lead the United States out of the danger of subjugation!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)