In fact, American politics is sometimes like a game, one time without success, you can make a comeback, unlike the Chinese dynasty, which is not as cruel as the Chinese dynasty, where both glory and loss, the winner takes everything, and the loser dies.
If it weren't for Li Mu's intervention, James Garfield would have been very likely to succeed this year, and now James Garfield has fully realized Li Mu's energy, so after the meeting, James Garfield took the initiative to invite Li Mu to dinner.
Look, Lao Mei's customs are sometimes the same as those of the Chinese, they like to contact their feelings at the dinner table, it doesn't matter if they succeed or not, everyone has a drink and a smile and enmity, and no one has to take it to heart.
For James Garfield's invitation, Li Mu had no reason to refuse, James Garfield's consideration was indeed very thoughtful, because the relationship with Li Mu was not close enough, so James Garfield asked Arthur as a companion to adjust the atmosphere in the center.
The dinner was a private dinner, held in the dining room of the presidential suite in the north building of the Castle Clinton Hotel, and James Garfield's wife cooked it herself.
"Moutai is a kind of strong liquor in the Qing Kingdom, this wine has a unique taste, and it tastes like a very special sauce flavor, because the production process is extremely complicated, so the annual output of this wine is very limited, and the aged Moutai is even rarer, especially like the one I brought, even in the Qing Kingdom, this kind of wine is hard to find."
Out of politeness, Li Mu wanted to introduce the origin of Moutai.
The customs of Westerners are still different from those of the Easterners, if it is between Chinese, Li Mu is most likely shameless to brag about how expensive the drinks he brought, but this is not the case among Westerners, Westerners will even open the gifts brought by the guests in front of them, they think that this is the real respect for the guests.
"Then I must try it," James Garfield intrigued.
"Be careful, Mr.
President, this is unlike all the alcohol you've ever drunk before."
Arthur drank a lot of famous oriental wine from Li Mu, and he was even more apprehensive about Moutai.
Aged Moutai is indeed different, after opening the bottle, the sauce is full of fragrance and fragrance all over the room, seducing James Garfield.
After three glasses of wine, James Garfield quickly entered the state: "Reem, you really gave us a big surprise this year, I have to admit that not communicating with you in advance was our biggest mistake, so I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, I believe that we will be able to cooperate tacitly at that time" James Garfield's standard English, like the vast majority of Britons, although James Garfield likes to drink, but the amount of alcohol is really not good, and it is inappropriate to talk after drinking too much, and now he gives out the promise that should have been taken out in four years.
Li Mu still kept a smile on his face, in fact, there was a sentence in his heart that he didn't know whether to say it or not, the first dish had already been drunk like this before he finished eating, Li Mu only now realized that if Li Mu could have the opportunity to visit James Garfield next time, Li Mu should bring a bottle of sake to James Garfield.
Sake, as the name suggests, is a very clear wine, its degree is not much higher than beer, similar to Li Mu's amount of alcohol, three catties and five catties are not a problem at all.
If you think about it, you can understand that sake is made by the Japanese, and in the case of Japan, there are many standard people and few places, and the food they grow is enough to eat, and the food that can be used to make sake is very small, so the degree of sake is indeed relatively low, and people who drink a lot of alcohol will inevitably have a feeling of being deceived.
To be honest, it's like a liquor mixed with water, and there is a bit more water mixed with it.
"I've decided to form an alliance with Mr.
James for the 1880 U.S. presidential election, so Reem, I don't need to say more, you should know what you're going to do when the time comes."
Arthur didn't drink much, and he was a little drunk now.
Of course, this is more likely to be faked, after all, Arthur and James Garfield are both very urban people, even if they are not strong enough to drink, they can't get drunk so quickly.
The reason why it is like this now is probably to use the topic to play, because only if you say it in this way will you not feel embarrassed, and it will be easier to win Li Mu's favor.
In the eyes of the vast majority of committee members, Li Mu may have been just a lucky boy from another country, or a super-rich man who has little political desire, and he really doesn't have much to do with politics.
Since the election in 1876, no one has ignored Li Mu's ability, owning the Times Media Company, Li Mu has the biggest weapon in his hands, so if you want to make achievements in the political arena, you must first win Li Mu's favor.
"Ha, if the two of you are going to form an alliance, then of course I will support you without a doubt, Mr.
James may not be sure enough about that, but Arthur, you should not doubt it."
Li Mu did not act coyly, and bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction with the role.
Li Mu and Arthur are also old friends, in the past few years, Li Mu and Arthur have almost formed a community of interests, and the two of them are almost both prosperous and loss-oriented, so now Arthur is saying this, which really makes Li Mu very sad.
It's too out-of-the-box "It's best if you think so, seriously, brother, I have always trusted you, and I believe that you will definitely support me" Arthur was very satisfied with Li Mu's reaction, pulled Li Mu's arm, and almost burned yellow paper with Li Mu to cut off the chicken's head, and then swore together that he would not be born on the same day and month of the same year, but only die on the same day of the same month and month of the same year.
Alliances between politicians are actually very common, and for politicians, the effect of alliances is definitely 11 greater than 2, so James Garfield and Arthur have now begun to lay out, and they are fighting hard for the 1880 election.
From the interlocutors between them, it can be understood that there is indeed some kind of Y deal between James Garfield and Arthur.
"Becoming allies" is also a relatively common form of American politics, which is like two or two children going to fight, if one person goes, the odds of winning are not good, and they are often beaten by the opponent again, so two children with better feelings become allies and fight against unknown dangers together.
Since it is an alliance, there must be a master and a secondary, it seems that James Garfield is in a dominant position in the alliance, and Arthur is in a subordinate position, so if James Garfield and Arthur can succeed in the future, it is likely that James Garfield will be president, and Arthur will be vice president.
"Actually, if Rutherford is a qualified president, then we won't be sideways, but Ream, you should also know that some of Rutherford's political ideas are very controversial, even within our Republican Party, the current voice is not unified enough, so this gives the Democrats an opportunity" Even now, James Garfield is still attacking Hayes's political ideas.
Before the election, the slogan was "fairness and justice", claiming to establish a fair government that truly works for the well-being of the people.
This idea is indeed a good idea, very popular with the public, and has won a lot of impression points for Hayes, but if you taste it carefully, Hays's political ideas have a vague implication of criticizing the current government for not being qualified.
This is very embarrassing, after all, the current government is also dominated by the Republican Party, and Hayes's statement not only vetoed Ulysses Grant, but also vetoed all public officials in the current administration, so the Republican Party is not unified now, and some people would even prefer to let Samuel Tilden be elected rather than give Hayes a chance to achieve his "fairness and justice".
Of course, Li Mu also knows this, Li Mu reminded Hayes a long time ago not to always put "fairness and justice" on his lips, which is likely to be thankless in the end.
Such examples are not uncommon in history, such as the Shang Dynasty Reform of the Qin State, although the Shang Dynasty Reform created a powerful empire, but the Shang Dynasty was finally killed by a car, which is the end of being an enemy of the whole society, half a step ahead is a genius, and one step ahead is a madman.
In recent months, Hayes has indeed rarely mentioned his political program, but people do not think that Hayes has changed his political views, if he waits for Hayes to come to power, then he will still turn over old accounts and attack the previous government, if so, whether Hayes can succeed or not, it will be a huge blow to the reputation of the Republican Party.
"As for Mr.
Hayes's political ideas, I think he can distinguish between priorities, and if he can succeed, of course, if he can't, at least it will be a useful attempt."
Although Li Mu's face was calm, he was actually uneasy in his heart.
Although Hayes now seems to be under Li Mu's control, in fact, even Li Mu is not sure whether Hayes will bring up the old matter again after being elected in the future.
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Although Li Mu is not afraid of Li Mu's right to speak because of Hayes's political ideas, in fact, if he still insists on going his own way, it will not only damage the credibility of the Republican Party, but also the unity within the Republican Party, which Li Mu has to consider, because strictly speaking, Li Mu and Junma Group are also the beneficiaries of "unfair competition" in Hayes's mouth.
Hayes' so-called "unfair competition" includes the use of laws to reduce imports from Europe and protect the U.S. domestic market, thereby supporting the growth and development of U.S. companies.
If Hayes wants to establish a completely fair and just government in the future, then there will be no room for such legal provisions, and American companies will inevitably be affected by the impact from Europe, which may have a certain impact on the emerging industries and businesses in the United States.
What Li Mu is most worried about is that if Hayes really does this, then he will definitely be opposed by all business owners, so that there will be a question mark over whether Hayes can successfully pass his first term, so Li Mu's current strong support for Hayes will also become a laughing stock in everyone's mouth.
"Of course, we want the government to be more efficient and fairer, but at the same time we must also realize that Rome was not built in a day, and it is simply impossible to reverse the bad habits that have accumulated over the past hundred years in just a few years."
James Garfield did not think Hayes could succeed and was pessimistic about Hayes being in power.
"Of course, all we can do now is support Rutherford's victory over Samuel Tilden, as for the rest, we'll see" Arthur showed limited support, although he didn't say it directly, but his attitude was still not optimistic.
Seeing off Arthur and James Garfield, Li Mu sat alone in the study for a long time.
Participating in politics, or even manipulating politics, can actually give people extremely limited pleasure, Li Mu now feels more tired, not only to see all kinds of everything, but also to make Li Mu cold is the intrigue within the Republican Party, from this point of view, the current Republican Party is not a mature and qualified political party, such a party can be in power for more than ten years, so that Li Mu is disappointed in the prospects of American politics.
Of course, from the economic point of view, the prospects of the United States are still very good, after all, the United States is the only one in the Americas, there is no natural strong enemy around, and Canada, the only one that can match the United States in terms of area, is also a dou that cannot be supported, as long as the United States concentrates on economic development, this will continue until a few decades later, the United States will still usher in the opportunity to take off.
However, it is difficult to say whether Li Mu will be able to continue to be interested in politics at that time.
Judging from the current situation, it is estimated that in one or two more terms at most, Li Mu will be disgusted with politics.
Although James Garfield and Arthur were dissatisfied with Hayes, the next day, James Garfield and Arthur still went to various places to cheer for Hayes according to the predetermined plan.
November 10 is the first polling day for the presidential election.
In New York, where there are 25 polling stations for all voting citizens to cast their sacred votes for their favorite candidates, Li Mu is encouraged by the fact that almost all employees of the ZAMA Group have the right to vote, except for those who are women.
For this reason, Gloria also complained to Li Mu, because Li Mu should push the parliament to pass a bill that also grants women the right to vote.
Li Mu is noncommittal about this, this matter is not Li Mu's final say, of course women can vote if they want to, as long as they are willing to pay taxes, they can say anything.
The problem lies in this tax, in order to pay taxes, you must first have income, and if you want to have income, you must go out of the house to work, and this is generally opposed by the majority of women.
So just think about it, I don't want to pay taxes, but I also want to have the right to vote, where can I find such a good thing
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