Subtitle of this chapter: OK, Murong is also gambled! (See the author's comments)

The Jewish professor was quite able to speak and said a lesson in one breath until all the students below showed impatient expressions. Some of them kept raising their hands to look at their watches, and some people coughed loudly. Our Master Yuan listened with relish and wondered how to scold those fools in the future.

Until someone couldn't help but stand up to protest, Professor Klein stopped talking and walked out in a angrily hugged the campaign advertisement.

After he left, the students present also stood up one after another to relax outside the classroom.

Yuan Yan suddenly stood up and twisted her neck, then patted her good friend on the shoulder and said, "Louis, the class is over. Let's go out for some breath."

Mr. Baker, who was fully focused on reading the "Di Gong Case", raised his head in surprise and said, "Ah, it's over? It's not over. I haven't finished watching it yet!"

Our Master Yuan said helplessly: "I have given you all the books, can you read them slowly? Let's go out to smoke a cigarette together."

"Okay." The fanatic detective novel lover reluctantly put down this Chinese Tang Dynasty detective novel, turned his head and gave a thumbs up at the "author" and said, "Neo, your book is so great!"

"Haha, I won the award." Yuan Yan suddenly made a embarrassed look and asked, "By the way, do you have any ideas in "Atlantic Monthly"? I want to submit this novel there."

Our Master Yuan also inspected the American publishing market in 1920. Of course, he knew that the most respected magazine now is the "atanlatic", which was founded in 1857.

The founder of this magazine was a group of conservative scholars who were worried about the situation when American culture was lagging behind Europe at that time, so they founded the magazine and called it "a magazine about literature, politics, science and art."

By the beginning of the 20th century, "Atlantic Monthly" had become one of the must-read publications for elites. Both Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt chose this magazine to publish their important political papers, which shows how great its influence was.

If "Di Gong Case" can be published in this magazine, our Master Yuan will be copied. He believes that this book can at least attract some elites who are curious about China. So although he knew that the hope was not very great, he still asked this question.

"The Atlantic Monthly, that's in Boston, and your novel is not very suitable. But I know Mr. Pulitzer of Le Monde, and they should also have literary journals. If this novel is published there, I have a great hope."

"Le Monde...Mr. Pulitzer...I have indeed heard of it..."

For Yuan Hongjian in the 21st century, Le Monde in the United States was definitely not as famous as the French newspaper of the same name. In fact, the newspaper would go bankrupt in more than a decade.

But Pulitzer, to be precise, is well known. The Pulitzer Prize named after him has a status in the press and cultural circles as much as the Oscars in the film industry. However, he died in 1911, and now Le Monde is headed by his son Herbert Pulitzer.

Our Master Yuan is currently a new young writer. So for him, Le Monde is still a famous newspaper... Well, its literary supplement is always much better than "Women of the World".

So he said happily: "That's great! I'll count on you. Louis, don't worry, as long as I can publish it there, I will write a few more."

The detective novel lover also said excitedly when he heard this: "Neo, are you saying true? Well, just for your promise, I have to tell Uncle Herbert well. You won't lie, are you?"

"We Cyris vowed to exchange for a thousand ounces of gold!"

The two of them talked and laughed and came to the porch outside the classroom, where the master's students from Stern College were chatting.

"This election, the Democratic Party will definitely lose more than 100 votes."

"It won't be that many, the 1916 election is so close, and this time it's probably within fifty votes."

"Fifty votes?! You are so naive, I guess there are more than 150 votes!"

"One hundred and fifty votes would be too exaggerated. If I ask me to say it's only about one hundred votes."

"If you don't believe it, we can make a bet."

"Just bet, just tell me the number..."

Well, anyone who knows a little about the US election knows that what they are talking about is "electional votes."

Unlike the general impression, the US presidential election is theoretically not a direct election, but an indirect election. According to the campaign rules, each state has an electoral college. The initial number of electors in each state is equal to the total number of members of the Senate and Representatives in the state in Congress, and there are at least three numbers in the small-popular states such as Alaska, Delaware and Wyoming.

According to which party wins the number of votes registered voters in the state, the party will gain the power to organize the state's electoral college. However, it is worth noting that the electoral college is not symbolic, and their voting results can be contrary to the voter's voting intention in actual operation.

In fact, the fundamental purpose of this system is to prevent "Caesar" and "Napoleon", or rather, it is to target the foolish people who have given such political leaders with strong personal charm to the throne of president.

If a presidential candidate is born who is supported by the whole nation but does not meet the interests of the elite, then American political elites can use this system to "filter" this guy. Therefore, there may be "unfaithful electors" in the Electoral College, which means that they do not vote for their own party's electors.

Therefore, the Electoral College system does not put tyrants in a cage, but makes tyrants unable to enter the stage at all.

A side effect of the "Electoral College" system is that more than half of the voters support presidential candidates may lose in the electoral votes. In that election in 2016, His Majesty Trump, my king, had 1.5 million votes less than Hillary Clinton, but he was elected as the president by relying on the advantage of electoral votes.

However, compared with the 538 electoral votes in 2016, there were 7 fewer votes in 1920, with only 531 votes.

When they arrived, the atmosphere between these twenty or so economics students was already extremely warm.

I heard someone say, "Okay, okay, since you want to bet, then it's more formal. Who will be the dealer?"

"I don't think so... just Mr. Louis Baker."

"Yes, yes, Louis, why not be here to build this shop."

When the others saw these two people coming, they couldn't help but lit up, of course, for the sake of the people in the Baker family.

Like his grandfather, this detective novel fan is also a good-looking gentleman with a good temper. When he heard this, he laughed and said, "Since everyone is so interested, I will be a dealer. Let's say yes first, there are 150 votes, and the bet must not exceed... Well, I won't get a commission for one hundred dollars."

“Agree!”

"agree!"

"Then I'll bet too."

"Come on, I'll write a gambling ticket."

After Mr. Baker said this, everyone naturally responded.
Chapter completed!