November 7, 1901.
A piece of news reached Mr. President Theodore's ears.
"Mr. President, most of the supplies in this war are problematic! The reason so many of our soldiers died was mostly during the treatment process after leaving the battlefield!
Damn it, those cursed capitalists, the medical equipment they sold was simply substandard! The gauze was recycled and reused, and the disinfectant drugs were also unqualified. Our soldiers clearly left the battlefield and underwent surgery, but they still died one by one from infection.
If they hadn't had surgery, they might have endured and possibly survived, but after surgery, they were certain to die. How could these people who fought for their country end up like this?"
The Army General stood before Mr. President Theodore, his face full of sorrow as he complained.
Of course, his purpose in making this complaint was not only because the capitalists behind the scenes had gone too far this time, but also to shift some of the blame from himself.
After all, in this battle of one million against six hundred thousand, the casualties were half more than those of the Europe Allied Forces, and the biggest blame undoubtedly lay with him.
This era was not World War II; the technological gap between nations was not so wide. In this era, powerful nations simply had more guns and more artillery; there were no Tanks or aircraft, those great battlefield killers, and even hand grenades were low-grade versions.
At the same time, in resisting the Europe Allied Forces, both worker soldiers and good citizens were united and contributed their efforts. The people's morale was high.
To fight to such an extent under this scale of battlefield, one can imagine how useless this Army General was.
But thankfully, his uselessness was at most a lack of ability.
However, the actions of the United States capital truly crossed the line.
Mr. President Theodore was furious!
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They actually dared to do this! Damn it, these soulless bastards!"
Mr. President Theodore's eyes turned red!
Now is a time of crisis; the United States Federal Government is in peril, and Mr. Dutch Van Der Linde, the Great Western King of the United States, is eyeing them covetously. In such a critical situation, everyone across the nation, even workers and office staff, is thinking of the country and fighting vigorously, but these people who enjoy superior treatment are dragging the entire nation down at such a crucial moment!
Do they really think that they have no country, no home, and if the United States falls, they can just run away and continue to enjoy and make money?
Damn it, Dutch Van der Linde is still not ruthless enough! Still not ruthless enough!!!
Of course, not all capitalists behaved this way. For example, the arms companies that manufactured weapons not only reduced their profits during this period but also massively produced weapons to equip United States soldiers, and even advanced the necessary funds themselves.
Generally speaking, capital with physical industries that cannot be easily moved would also make an effort at this time, as they cannot easily relocate, and if the United States falls, they too would suffer.
But financial tycoons and various light-asset capitalists seized this opportunity to make huge war profits.
This made Mr. President Theodore completely intolerable!
November 8, 1901.
The enraged Mr. President Theodore issued 'Document No. 11'.
The content of Document No. 11 was to clean out the capitalist tycoons who had been wildly profiting from the war during this period.
In the past, such a document, meant to clean out one's own kind, would not only never be implemented but not even proposed. Anyone who dared to have such an idea would not live to see the afternoon.
However, the United States is currently in a period of turmoil and war. Mr. President Theodore, that is, the power of the United States Government, is infinitely great, and the voice of industrial capital has leaped above that of financial capital. Most importantly, military power has been concentrated in the hands of the United States Government. Furthermore, in recent years, physical capital has been struggling, suppressed by financial capital.
Now they have finally found an opportunity and naturally spontaneously support Mr. President Theodore in a strong crackdown on financial capital, so that the wealth concentrated in their hands can circulate.
There's no other way. These industrial tycoons work hard to open factories and expand, laboring diligently, and earning a hundred million dollars a year is considered a great harvest. Yet, you play finance and use your brains to earn several hundred million a year. This is not only a threat to their status but also an annexation of wealth.
If you annex all the money, what do we earn? At the same time, the creation of financial crises must also be blamed on these financial capitalists.
Do you know how much damage it causes to their industrial capital when financial capitalists don't play fair and create financial crises while conducting large-scale harvesting?
Do you know how many physical enterprises went bankrupt during the financial crisis? It's all your fault, you people who play with the economy.
Damn it, now that I'm going to completely wipe you out, let's see if you'll still play!
Under the joint strangulation of the United States Federal Government and industrial capital,
In just one week, fifty percent of Wall Street financial tycoons had their homes directly raided, their entire families imprisoned, and all their assets confiscated.
As for whether these capitalists themselves would have an easier time in prison?
According to reliable sources, they had a considerably easy time; it is said that their spinal bones were deformed, and they could bend ninety degrees at the waist even when standing. They wouldn't need a coffin when they died because they would fold up on their own, requiring only a pit, which saved a lot of space.
In just this one week, the United States New Eastern Government acquired funds totaling 12 billion US dollars, which also opened up a new path for Mr. President Theodore Roosevelt.
Ah, who invented this capital? It's so useful! Just hit it and gold coins burst out.
It should be noted that the United States Government's total annual tax revenue is only 14 billion US dollars.
Damn, Wall Street just exploded 12 billion US dollars for him; this is an incredibly massive harvest.
At the same time, it also made Mr. President Theodore realize a very serious problem: these capitalists, who occupied ninety-nine percent of the United States' resources, were still evading taxes under this level of plunder!
Damn it, this is simply a major taboo for the United States Federal Government!
Mr. President Theodore was continuously enraged, successively issuing 'Document No. 12', 'Document No. 13', and 'Document No. 14', while investing these seized funds into the construction of the government and military.
Originally, he felt that he had reached a dead end; the United States Federal Government was plagued by internal and external troubles, and its power was constrained, making it impossible to contend with the unified government in the west.
But now, he saw an opportunity.
Most importantly, he also had a source of gold coins!
Then he, Theodore Roosevelt, would seize this opportunity to completely pacify internal and external affairs and ascend to the throne of the greatest President of the United States!
The United States Federal Government underwent a month-long reform, with everyone united and focused. This vibrant and competitive state seemed to symbolize that they were finally about to see the light through the clouds and turn the corner!
It was like a grand summons before their impending victory!
In contrast to them, the Van Der Linde Government, far in the west, made extremely minimal progress.
Ah, they only produced a thousand more aircraft and two thousand more Tanks.