故事要从一个世纪前说起。二十世纪初,国际舞台正酝酿巨变。美国已跻身强国之列,世界的重心逐渐从大西洋的东面移向西面。无论从经济或政治角度看,美国俨然已是大英帝国的合法继承人。当时的美国,既是世界最大的粮食和钢铁生产国,还拥有世上最大规模的铁道网络;科 The story begins a century ago. At the beginning of the 20th century, the international arena is brewing. The United States has become one of the most powerful countries. The world’s center of gravity has gradually shifted from the east of the Atlantic to the west. Whether from an economic or political point of view, the United States is like a legal heir to the British Empire. The United States at that time was not only the world’s largest food and steel producer, but also had the world’s largest railway network;