Blackstone Code
Chapter 1821

Past

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Mr. Truman's wife, the First Lady of the Federation, Joanna.

She had no particularly distinguished background, nor the backing of any major capitalists. Neither she nor Mr. Truman had married for love.

At that time, the Feminism Movement was only beginning to show signs of life. Mr. Truman was still serving in the military, holding the rank of captain.

Although his father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather had all been Federal soldiers, making theirs a family with generations of military service, none of them had held a particularly high rank.

Fortunately, their generations of military service had given them an exceptionally pure "military bloodline," and the military was a very special group.

Dictatorial and xenophobic—those were their most basic labels. Because of his pure background, Mr. Truman became a full member of the Federal Military Group.

He was not a conscripted soldier. After graduating from high school, he entered the military directly, starting as a sergeant.

Moreover, he had been friends since childhood with Pelius and the other members of the military's Middle Generation. Although his father, grandfather, and... ancestors had not held particularly high ranks, he had still done quite well in the military.

Before transferring out of the military, he had already risen to the rank of colonel.

His father had once said that their family was finally going to produce a general. But no one had expected them to produce not a general, but the Federal President!

Of course, all of that had happened in the present.

Joanna could be considered to have come from a half-military family. It was the period when capital was exploding, and when her parents saw no hope of promotion, they decided to leave the military and go into business.

Some people had made the same choice at the time, including some politicians

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