The journey starts from the Titanic

It is also becoming clearer to join forces with the Mellon family to deal with the Standard Oil System led by Exxon and Mobil.The premise is that it cannot be penetrated by Rockefeller.

Situ Nan thought to himself.

In his previous life, the Mellon family had no successors, and most of their industries were infiltrated by the Rockefeller consortium.

Although there is no in-depth discussion, it is expected that Occidental Petroleum and Gulf Oil will join forces again. Later, after discussing with Richard, Henda really cooperated in the construction of a number of oil refineries in the eastern city, forming fierce competition with Exxon Oil. .

Coming out of Andrew's study, it was late at night, and the noise outside could not be heard.

Warm and peaceful night.

Situ Nan came to the children's room, and they were already asleep.

Seeing Situ Nan coming in, Laura smiled slightly, put down the fairy tale in her hand, covered the quilt, got off the bed, walked in front of Situ Nan, opened her palm, as if asking for a gift.

Situ Nan lightly kissed the back of Laura's hand, and the two met and smiled, everything is silent.

"What is this?" Situ Nan curiously turned over the socks at the foot of Little Andy's bed. He wanted to see what gifts Laura had prepared for the children....

The next day, Situ Nan went to the White House to visit President Coolidge and expressed his support for him.

However, as mentioned above, Coolidge is a boring person, rigid and serious, and always keeps a certain distance from others.

This is a flawless person!

Perhaps it is this kind of undesirable talent who will be invulnerable. One sentence reverses the image of the White House and saves the White House from its corrupt and degraded image.

Even if the people of later generations commented on Coolidge's prosperity as false prosperity, they would still give a high praise to Coolidge himself.Situ Nan also appreciates this, and thinks Coolidge is a dedicated person!

This is rare.If everyone can do their best, the world will be much better.

After coming out of the White House, Situ Nan went to visit Secretary of Commerce Herbert?Hoover.Speaking of it, Hoover is still a partner of Situ Nan. Although Hoover once defrauded China's Kailuan Coal Mine, the Kailuan Coal Mine has now fallen into Situ Nan's hands.

"Hi! Herbert! My friend, how are you?" Situ Nan greeted enthusiastically as soon as they met.

"Of course. My friend." Hoover embraced Situ Nan enthusiastically, with a smile on his face, and his attitude was more enthusiastic by the silent donkey in the White House.

"Our investment has achieved a good return this year. Have you received the report?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.

"Well. Australia or South China is really a good place. Not only consolidate energy companies, I think more American entrepreneurs should be encouraged to invest abroad." Hoover nodded with a smile.

As the Minister of Commerce, he has great influence, not only in charge of foreign trade, but also in charge of domestic economic development. In particular, the Ministry of Commerce plays an important role in the development of emerging industries such as road transportation and wireless broadcasting.

Maybe people in later generations think that Hoover is an incompetent person, and he has passed the responsibility of the economic depression to Hoover. Of course, this is Hoover’s responsibility. There are many problems that have been mishandled, but in the liberal economy that has lasted for more than 100 years Regarding the system of the United States, let alone the president’s tradition of not interfering in the economy, even if it does, this cannot be solved by Hoover’s alive by introducing certain policies.

These are not to be mentioned later, but it is undeniable that Hoover has achieved remarkable results during his tenure as Secretary of Commerce and received a lot of praise.

For example, the transportation construction and urban planning in the United States have his contribution.

"My friend, there is a problem that gives me a very headache. There are more and more cars on the road now, driving faster and faster, and more and more accidents. Some people have died very unfortunately. I think the government should Develop a set of traffic rules and manage roads to reduce traffic accidents. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Hoover frowned.

It might be more complicated to ask other people about this, but who is Situ Nan?This question is not stressful for him. Although he has been in this world for more than ten years, he has not forgotten the traffic roads in his previous life. Even if he moved to the United States in the 1920s, the same applies.

Seeing a confident smile on Situ Nan's mouth, Hoover felt a little, and there was a little more smile in his eyes, looking at Situ Nan expectantly.

Situ Nan did not answer Hoover’s question head-on. He just smiled and talked eloquently: "Every change in transportation is a manifestation of the progress of human society, and the invention of transportation naturally requires a set of mature and feasible rules. Restrict each other's behavior, otherwise it will be messy.

Hundreds of years ago, European sailing ships that crossed the ocean to the United States came to the United States from the other side of the ocean. People relayed signals from flags and summarized a set of feasible maritime traffic rules.Nowadays, steam engines and diesel ships sailing around the world, the invention of lights, and the advancement of radio technology can all be used to improve maritime traffic regulations, and communication between them has become more and more convenient and faster.

On railroads, a set of feasible and safe operating rules can also ensure that American trains travel from California to the Central Station in New York unimpeded.Naturally, the important influence of railways on the United States need not be said.

Well now, the age of railways has passed, now is the age of cars, and then maybe the age of airplanes.The automobile industry has become the leader of industrial development in the United States. Every year, millions of cars are manufactured from factories in Detroit. There are more cars, more people, and faster speeds, but the city’s roads have not improved in time, and there is no set There is no uniform standard for the traffic rules. It’s really hard to imagine. There is nothing worse than this. It’s like there are tens of thousands of screws without uniform specifications. Although they all look the same, they are all put together. It's messy.Such screws are not only useless, they may also hurt recognized hands."

Hoover did not stop Situ Nan's words, but nodded his head from time to time. Situ Nan's words were said to his heart."That's true. Uniform standards are particularly important to the United States. Especially in countries like the United States, the state governments retain a lot of autonomy. Only with uniform standards can this country be consolidated from New York to California. So, I hope. I do something here. I definitely don’t want to see a car departing from New York arriving in New Jersey, but because I’m not familiar with New Jersey’s traffic rules, I have to suspend the trip or even return."

"Yes. So in my opinion, the road construction standards in New Jersey are basically in line with the roads in New York. For example, the road signs are the same, the same color, the same shape, and the same layout. It is clear at a glance and will not be confused. ."

Situ Nan swallowed his saliva, excitedly, and designed the highway signs used in the United States in the past, while introducing Hoover in detail: "For example, this kind of dark blue sign has a red on it, and the white number in the middle is the highway. The number 80 may be a highway from New York to San Francisco. This is a national highway.

The highways in the inner states can add some letters to indicate different sections, add numbers to indicate the speed limit, and even limit the weight of the load."

In his previous life, Situ Nan tried to drive from San Francisco along Highway 80 to New York. Many Americans have done this kind of thing. It feels very good. Therefore, it is not unfamiliar at all for national highways and country roads.Speaking of these, he has a sense of accomplishment.I hope to realize these things soon.

It is temporarily impossible to cross the mainland with a national highway, and there will be no Route 80 from San Francisco to New York. However, Hoover listened with great relish, and did not interrupt Situ Nan’s "unrealistic" fantasy at all, and learned from it. .

Although he does not know why Situ Nan knows so many things, he knows that a set of things is feasible, and once implemented, it will effectively improve the traffic situation in the United States.

"It seems that this is not a routine on how to reduce traffic accidents, but a discussion about the wisdom of American road traffic. It would be great if you were my assistant, or I could be your assistant?" Hoover laughed Tao, he knew that Situ Nan must have many ways.

"Don't! I'm just a businessman, I just want to sell more cars. I firmly believe that not only the railways and trains, but the highway and automobile industries will change the future of the United States." Situ Nan declined.

When he said this, Hoover reacted, remembering that Situ Nan was the boss of Chrysler Motor Company, smiled slightly, and the disappointment in his heart immediately disappeared.

As the boss of a car company, Situ Nan will definitely be more concerned about transportation construction than his own official. At least working hard on his own will definitely make Situ Nan work hard for American transportation construction, just as he said he is a businessman.

"Regular road construction standards and traffic rules. In this regard, I will organize work in this area. In the coming year, I will hold a nationwide traffic road construction standard proposal. I hope you will give me more detailed and feasible plans." Hoover said sincerely.

"No problem." Situ Nan naturally agreed. Looking at Hoover’s sincere eyes, he was actually thinking: how to build Occidental Petroleum gas stations on these highways or urban highways, and to integrate transportation construction with Occidental Petroleum’s gas stations. Expansion is tightly integrated.

If Occidental Petroleum’s gas stations are much more than Exxon’s gas stations, hehe — well, it must be the best section of the road. Next to the gas station, you can also open an M Kee fast food restaurant to make those tired. Uncle Truck walked into M Kee fast food restaurant, and he felt the warmth of home.

Family?

Situ Nan immediately thought that in addition to gas stations and fast food restaurants, it seemed that there should be a hotel—a motel.

Don't look at these nights, the chain has opened up, and along the dense highway network branches in the United States, it is a big business!

Situ Nanyue got more excited about it, and he couldn't wait to roll up his sleeves, pick up the guy and go to repair the road.

Undoubtedly, this has always been a huge project. The huge and developed road transportation network in the United States in the past was also the result of the construction of the nation’s strength. The transportation construction has never stopped. The automobile industry giants, oil giants, and steel giants have been working behind the scenes to promote this great cause, and of course they have benefited a lot from it.

Situ Nan didn't think about being able to swallow it alone, but when others hadn't reacted or hesitated, seizing the opportunity to maximize benefit gradually became his most consideration.

"Before this, we seem to have a problem that has not been solved?" Hoover said suddenly. Before he could finish, Situ Nan blurted out: "Automobile manufacturing standards!"

"Automobile manufacturing standards!"

The two of them almost spoke in unison, very tacitly, and saw a smile in each other's eyes.

"Leave this to me! I will find someone to talk to Ford and General Motors. This is also the result they hope." Situ Nan believes.

They talked very happily, and there was a feeling of sympathy between each other.

The friendship between politicians and profiteers?

Is there a profiteer who serves the people like this and has aspirations?