Time passed quietly as the United States expanded its army. Europe could not be bothered with the expansion of the United States. On June 28, 1914, Duke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Austria-Hungary. The gunpowder barrels in Europe were loaded with a fuse and had been lit.
Wesley had gotten word that, off the coast of Britain and France, Wesley had leased two ports that had been specially converted into container terminals, which were also responsible for delivering messages to Wesley and using wired telegrams.
With the latest telegram in hand, Wesley and Apple said, "The timing is the same. It looks like a lot of things aren't going to change."
"The big things will not change, but we don't know the small things. For example, the progress of World War I. If the American military joins too early, then the end will be brought forward," said Apple.
"No, they still want to sell more things and make more money, so no matter what, they can't be early." Wesley was chatting, and his eyes had been paying attention to the soldiers training outside. Now these soldiers can be said to be elite soldiers, but they have never been on the battlefield, so they are always a little worse.
"Report, Washington Telegraph!" A messenger suddenly ran over.
Wesley took the telegram and waved the messenger away. Then he opened it and looked at it. "Mr. President is anxious. Now he is thinking about what the United States should do. But is it appropriate for me, a major battalion commander, to go?" Wesley said teasingly.
"This is good for your future development. Although you are developing in the military, you also have a lot of influence on the government. And the problem of your preparation to deal with mutants? Our transmigration may need their help. Some special abilities may be useful."
Apple's words made Wesley think. It was true that there were some mutant abilities that might help him, so it was necessary to keep them alive to the best of their ability. "There's no hurry. World War II is just the beginning for them. We have plenty of time to think. And the space gem needs to store a lot of energy. We can wait."
Wesley dropped his training again and set off for Washington, where he was now a regular visitor.
There were a lot of people in the president's office. There were generals of the land and navy, advisers of the president, and especially advisers of European affairs. Wesley saluted and found a seat. Then he heard the president say, "Everyone, what do you think about Europe?"
There was silence, and then all eyes focused on Wesley. Wesley raised his eyebrows. 'What does that mean? This is your job, right? Why are you all looking at me?'
"Major Wesley, what do you think about this?" the president asked directly.
"Okay, then I'll talk about it." Wesley felt that he had been tricked. They must have had a meeting long ago, but their opinions were not very unified, so they asked him to come. Otherwise, they would not have asked him, a major, for this kind of thing. Although Wesley is indeed very powerful, a major is a major, just a battalion commander. And the president's team was not given for nothing, otherwise the United States would not have developed. Now it seems that there is a disagreement.
"The contradictions in Europe are inevitable, so the war will start soon, that's for sure, and what the United States wants is an important question." Wesley looked at the president after he finished speaking.
The president said directly, "The United States wants to develop, increase its international voice, and even get more."
"Then it's simple. Let them fight, and we can develop armaments. This war can't be finished in a short time. We can make money first, but the production side needs to conquer and coordinate the order problem, because the war will be finished. If the production is excessive, the post-war problem will be big. Try to spread the order out, and we don't have to enter the wartime system. We just need to continue our military expansion plan. When we really need to participate in the war, everything will be ready."
"Is that all?" the president asked doubtfully.
"It's as simple as that. Because of the geographical location, it's entirely up to us whether we participate in the war or not, and the time is also up to us. This is a chance to weaken the European powers, but the British have too deep a foundation. Unless Germany can seriously damage the British Navy, we won't get much from this war."
"Then isn't it a pity?" someone asked.
"There are also ways to get more. We can't participate in the European war too early to weaken Britain and France, so we can develop in another direction. Now China is very suitable for our development."
"There are a lot of forces in China. Is there a need for us to participate? And we have some interests now." An adviser said.
"That's why I said your vision is not good. You can't see the future direction at all. It's like you don't know how to make money." Wesley turned on the taunting mode again. He couldn't be as busy as China in the last universe, but this universe can. There's no need to do your best, but appropriate help is still possible. At the same time, it will help the United States. The best way is to beat up Little Japan Ben.
This was something that a transmigrator had to do. If you didn't do it, you would be letting down the reputation of a transmigrator. A transmigrator's daily routine is to beat up Little Sun Ben. It's a happy activity that is beneficial to the body and mind.
"Mr. Major, please continue. This is why we asked you to come," Mr. President said.
"Well, Japan is supported by the British to fight against Russia. Although it has some effect, it is not obvious. Russia can't put all its energy in the Far East, and Japan is not fixated on Russia. They are against China."
"What does this have to do with us?" someone asked.
Wesley glanced at him and ignored him. Instead, he continued, "Like I just said, you didn't see it clearly. Shortsighted!" The person who spoke just now was angry at Wesley's words, but no one spoke again.
"Japan has always used the British support policy to invade China, and the conflict with Russia is also because of China. Obviously, their fundamental goal is China, not Russia. And what does China have that Japan values so much? Land, resources, manpower, what kind of country will Japan become after getting these? Have you thought about it? Once they get these, what will their development direction be?" Wesley looked at everyone after asking.
"You mean they will target our United States?" Pershing spoke.
"Smart." Wesley laughed.