v3 Chapter 919： Reagan's Inauguration and Article 1 Order

On January 20, the inauguration of the new President Ronald Reagan of the United States will be held on this day.

Previously, according to major media reports, more than 800,000 Americans will come to Washington to attend the inauguration of the new president.

Of course, these people can only stand outside the Capitol.

can go to the innermost, only specially invited special guests.

In the early morning, Ronald Reagan and George Walker Bush and their families first came to the St. John's Anglican Cathedral near the White House to pray.

After praying, the group returned to the White House. Ronald Reagan and the current President Jimmy Carter met at the White House for a cup of coffee, and then the two drove to the Capitol with their wife.

And Xia Yu also came to the special guest seat with a special invitation letter at a specific time.

Around him are the ambassadors of various countries to the United States, congressional leaders attending the ceremony, and important supporters.

The presence of a yellow-skinned young man like Xia Yu made people around him look frequently. Xia Yu also saw the Chinese Ambassador to the United States smiling and nodding at him. It was only Xia Yu’s keen discovery, the surprise in the eyes of the Chinese Ambassador to the United States. color.

Xia Yu is very clear that after the inauguration, he is estimated to report to it immediately, repositioning Xia Yu's influence and relationship with the incoming new president Ronald Reagan.

You know, on this occasion, apart from the ambassadors of Asian countries to the United States, Xia Yu is the only one with yellow skin. It is definitely Scorpion Laba-the only one!

I believe that in addition to China's ambassador to the United States, ambassadors from other countries will also collect information on Xia Yu. Everyone who may have a relationship with the US president is their close target.

Xia Yu can guess this, but he is also happy to do so.

He just doesn't like to be high-profile in front of ordinary people, but it is definitely beneficial and harmless to be registered at the highest level in various countries.

And the more the mainland attaches importance to him, the better he can mix in the future!

time flies.

When it comes to Washington time, the inauguration ceremony officially begins.

The U.S. Marine Corps band played the opening song at the ceremony. At the same time, the inauguration emcee Colby Foster stood in front of the microphone and first introduced the previous presidents, then Ronald Reagan and George Walker Bush. People’s family members, as well as the leaders of the Congress in each ceremony.

then introduced George Walker Bush, and finally Ronald Reagan, the most important person of the inauguration.

The whole inauguration took half an hour.

The time finally came to 12 noon, and more than 800,000 people outside the Capitol kept quiet.

Because they know that the most critical time has come!

In the eyes of everyone, George Walker Bush took his family to the center of the rostrum and sworn in as the 40th Vice President of the United States. The oath ceremony was presided over by the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

The first African-American Supreme Court justice in the history of the United States was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson on the 2nd.

So far, this is the fourth time he has served as the host of the inauguration oath of the President of the United States.

After George Walker Bush’s solemn oath was taken, Ronald Reagan brought his family to the microphone in the center of the stage in the expectation. His wife Nancy Davis Reagan was wearing gloves and resting her hands. With a "Bible" given to him by his mother when he was a child, Ronald Reagan placed his left hand on the "Bible", held his right hand high, and solemnly swore an oath.

"I swear, I pray for the blessing of ‘God’..."

Seeing this scene, especially the "Bible" pressed by Ronald Reagan's left hand, Xia Yu had a faint smile on his face, feeling a bit interesting.

This is the United States that proclaims freedom and democracy. The tradition of the American president's oath by pressing on the "Bible" began with the first president, George Washington.

Of course, this tradition is not a mandatory requirement of the "U.S. Constitution". It is only because Washington, the founding father of the United States, is a pious Christian. He believes that the independence of the United States is the grace of "God" and kissed the "Bible" at the presidential inauguration. , Press the "Bible" to swear.

Since then, every president has followed suit in order to show his respect for Washington and to let himself take office smoothly.

Not only that, every U.S. president since then has been a Christian, and presidential candidates will emphasize their Christian faith when participating in presidential elections, otherwise it will be almost impossible to win the election.

What should I say about these things, Xia Yu can only express fun, and does not mean to offend or despise, after all, every place has its cultural tradition.

For example, the motorcycle stacking Arhats in the Indian military parade is very distinctive in Xia Yu's view. It is impressive after seeing it once, and it is impossible to forget [dog head] if you want to forget it.

After the inauguration speech, the content of the major media's attention came.

Ronald Reagan announced the members of the new cabinet and the White House.

The cabinet team includes Vice President George Walker Bush.

Secretary of State: Alexander Megs Haig, the former commander of the US European Command.

Secretary of Defense: Casper Willard Weinberg.

Minister of Justice: William French Smith.

Minister of Finance: Donald Reagan.

Minister of the Interior: James G. Watt.

Minister of Commerce: Milecom Baldridge.

Minister of Labor: Raymond J. Donovan.

Minister of Energy: James B. Edwards.

……

The cabinet is basically decided after the Republican Party and the Democratic Party struggle, and most of them are members of the Republican Party.

In the White House team, the personnel are all appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Jim Baker, unsurprisingly, became the Chief of Staff of the White House.

The most important difference is: James Brady, the White House spokesperson.

Director of the White House Council of Economic Advisers: John Rutridge.

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs: Richard Allen.

Director of the White House Administration and Budget Bureau: David Stockman.

Senior Advisor to the President of the White House: Rhodes Saxon.

……

There are a total of twenty-three senior members of the White House, and these twenty-three have a prefix-Assistant to the President.

Although Rhodes Saxon relied on Xia Yu's guidance to perform well this month, he won the favor of Ronald Reagan, and he also had Xia Yu's support.

But the time is still too short. I still haven't competed with John Rutridge, and haven't won the position of director of the White House Economic Committee.

But he still ranks among the top officials of the White House and won the post of senior adviser to the president.

Not only that, it seems to be to give Rhodes Saxon a fairer platform and to give Xia Yu an explanation. Rhodes Saxon, a senior economic adviser, also has his own team, not alone with John Rattle. The White House Council of Economic Advisers, led by Richie, competed.

In Xia Yu's view, the only difference is that the White House can only have one Economic Advisory Committee brand. If it can have two, it is estimated that Ronald Reagan will give each of them one.

But this is obviously impossible, unless Ronald Reagan wants to be mocked by the major media.

Xia Yu also noticed a special person, that is Ronald Reagan's former butler William J. Casey, not only a member of the White House, but also served as the director of the CIA.

Not only that, but he was also allowed to sit in the cabinet, apparently Ronald Reagan's confidant!

After Ronald Reagan finished his inauguration, a luncheon was officially started inside the Capitol. All the guests who could enter were specially invited guests. Of course, the American people outside went back to their homes.

But because Ronald Reagan will hold an inauguration procession after the luncheon, the luncheon will not be too long. Xia Yu simply ate a little and was asked to communicate with him. Many people are interested in him. Get a familiar face first.

Xia Yu will not go to the inaugural parade in the afternoon. After the luncheon, he returned to the mansion purchased in Washington.

Just as Ronald Reagan began the inaugural march, the new US government appointed by Ronald Reagan officially began to operate.

The first executive order signed by Ronald Reagan was officially implemented. This executive order No. 12287 announced the lifting of oil prices and distribution controls.

The most obvious purpose of this administrative order is to target the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Obviously, for today’s oil market, the U.S. government, the oil consortium and Wall Street capitalists behind it must have greater control, to further forge U.S. oil hegemony, and to solve U.S. The issue of inflation.

Previously, the U.S. government was in need of controlling inflation and guaranteeing energy security. The strict and complicated oil price control measures implemented by the U.S. government have weakened U.S. oil rights, increased the vulnerability of U.S. oil security, and restricted the U.S. Maneuver space for foreign policy.

According to the provisions of the executive order, this executive order will be formally implemented on January 28, when U.S. oil prices will truly be in line with world oil prices, and then U.S. oil prices will be completely dominated by the market.

But who dominates is a bad idea. After all, the oil countries have been destroyed by the United States a lot, and the oil of many countries has been pegged to the US dollar!

Although it will take eight days to implement this decree, Song Yang, Xue He and others in front of the TV of Galaxy Fund Company are already excited.

The result of their curiosity for a day turned out to be this, which can definitely stimulate a surge in US oil prices.

Sure enough, when they went to look at the price of oil futures, they had already begun to skyrocket, and the upward momentum was several times higher than before.

easily broke the 34 USD/barrel line and quickly climbed to 35 USD/barrel.

In a short period of time, the Galaxy Fund’s oil futures have increased by 100 million US dollars.

When Song Yang, Xue He and others were watching oil futures prices closely.

There is another news broadcast by the CNN news channel that stimulated the American people and made them cheer for Ronald Reagan, that is, Iran announced the release of the American hostage held before it.

Xia Yu knew that this was agreed upon by the Republican Party and the top Iranians long ago, in order to further enhance Ronald Reagan's prestige.

As the sun gradually sets westward, the people of Washington can only change the place of celebration from outdoor to indoor.

Xia Yu was in a suit and leather shoes, holding the invitation letter, and drove to the Washington Convention Center.

PS: The writing of this chapter is too difficult, after all, it is a pity that I did not attend Reagan’s inauguration o(╯□╰)o

The end of the month, ask for a ticket! Don't waste it!