"Don't worry, it's not as unlucky as you said. The main reason why this happened is because our route was set at zero time. There will be many unstable factors on the way. But now we have entered the skies over Canada.
, and after re-planning the route, we should not encounter any more trouble."
"Oh, that's good. By the way, why should we land in a city in northwest Canada first? Also, where is the specific location of Union College? It seems that this is not mentioned in the information documents."
"The Secret Academy is not in Canada, but in Alaska in the United States. This has been kept secret from you before."
"Alaska? Is it that famous gambling city?" Liu Tao was stunned for a moment and then asked.
Hearing Liu Tao's questioning, Tong Yaoyao rolled her eyes and said scornfully, "How did you learn world geography? The casino is Las Vegas, why did it get dragged into Alaska?"
"Hahaha, of course I know this. Didn't I mean to test you?" Liu Tao laughed shamelessly, without admitting his wrong consciousness.
"It seems that you don't know much about Alaska. Here, let me tell you about its historical origin. The process of Alaska becoming a U.S. territory is very funny. In the early 19th century, special people living in southern Alaska for generations
The Linkit Indian tribe fought two consecutive wars with the invading Russians, and was eventually conquered by the powerful Russians. However, after the Crimean War in 1856, Russia's vitality was severely weakened, and Tsar Alexander II decided to sell it out.
This land is not profitable. He has targeted Americans as buyers."
"Because Russia was worried that the United States was not interested in purchasing Alaska, Russia spent $100,000 to bribe some American journalists and politicians in an attempt to lobby the U.S. government through them. In March 1867, Russia sent officials to the United States to negotiate the sale of Alaska. At that time, the United States
Secretary of State William: Seward was a fanatical expansionist. When negotiating with Russia, he initially offered $5 million, and later reached a purchase agreement with Russia overnight for $7.2 million, and he couldn't wait to
The agreement was formally signed in the early morning of the next day. Finally, the United States purchased the huge peninsula with an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometers and the surrounding Aleutian Islands at an absolutely low price."
“At that time in the United States, only a few fishermen hoped to get the right to enter and exit Alaska harbors. Some California businessmen sought the privilege of engaging in the fur trade there, but most people knew nothing about Alaska. After Seward signed the agreement to purchase Alaska, he immediately began to expand domestically.
It aroused a burst of opposition, calling Alaska "Seward's refrigerator" and criticizing it as "a bad deal" and "an extraordinary mistake." Seward was scolded by domestic public opinion and was forced to hide at home for many days.