Although Gloria had known that there would be such a day, it was only when this day really came that Gloria realized that she was not as strong as she imagined, and there would still be jealousy. \ Li Mu let Gloria vent, did not explain, did not stop, and waited for Gloria's mood to calm down a little, Li Mu hugged Gloria gently and firmly, and said softly after a long time: "Are the engagement ceremonies ready?"
This rhythm was well brought, and Gloria immediately stopped her already not very violent struggle: "You just slept with another woman, and now you are talking to me about the engagement ceremony, don't you think you are too shameless?"
This, listening to Gloria say this, it seems to be a bit shameless, but Li Mu will not be stumped by this level of question, shameless is shameless, anyway, it is not Gloria alone who said this: "Okay, okay, the person who is engaged to me is you, so be obedient, don't trouble Chuxue in the future." ” "Ha" Gloria laughed angrily, twisted her body and looked back at Li Mu angrily, almost with flames in her eyes: "In order to be more in tune with your life, I deliberately went to understand the family structure of your Chinese, according to what you say, after the first snow, I am the boss, I am a concubine, how can I go to the trouble of the eldest woman" Gloria really put her mind into it, and when she talked about "little concubine" and "eldest woman", she used Chinese, and it seemed that she had been mentally prepared.
Mentally prepare something, it is standard materialism, the so-called standing and talking without back pain, without personal experience, no one can be sure whether their psychological endurance can be strong to a certain extent.
Obviously, Gloria's mental capacity is still not strong enough.
"You are married to Ming Media, so you are the boss" Li Mu had a serious expression.
In fact, in Li Mu's heart, there is really no difference between the eldest and the concubine, Gloria and Chu Xue are about the same weight in Li Mu's heart, otherwise Li Mu would not have to be so entangled, eating the bowl and occupying the basin.
"Hmph" Gloria felt a little more comfortable, but still hummed dissatisfied.
Sandy pushed open the door at the right time and finally rescued Li Mu: "Ream, there is a telegram from Washington, do you want to bring it to you?"
"Of course" Li Mu had a bad premonition in his heart, this had just returned from Washington, and a telegram would chase him immediately, and it was not a good thing.
Sure enough, the content of the telegram made Li Mu very angry, and in the regular session of the Senate that had just ended, the Senate finally passed the 1877 government budget, and the total order for the automobile part was still 25 million US dollars, but the share was adjusted to 17 million for the Horse Motor Company, and the Vanderbilt Motors Company got 8 million, which was 2 million US dollars less than the previous order.
"This is just nonsense, how did such a budget pass" Li Mu was furious, there are so many people in the Senate, are they all waste, and they can't even look at the things that have been sandwiched into their plates, they are simply corpses.
There was not just one telegram sent, and soon several more telegrams were sent, and Li Mu gradually understood what was going on.
William Vanderbilt's tactics worked, and no one wanted to go against a tycoon who had already gone into madness, and the Democratic lawmakers had a small conversation with Republican members before the regular meeting began, and made some minor adjustments to the budget, and car orders were part of it.
Of course, it's not all bad news, for example, Ulysses Grant vaguely said in the telegram that he would give greater preferential treatment to Junma Automobile Company in the follow-up operation to make up for Li Mu's losses in this regard, which finally made Li Mu barely acceptable.
Overall, this result is still very good, although the total amount of orders is less than 2 million, but Junma Automobile Company still accounts for the majority, Li Mu originally did not want to swallow all the orders in one bite, eat meat by himself, and always leave a soup for people to drink, so this ratio is not bad, maybe there will be other unexpected gains.
Vanderbilt Automobile Company's production capacity is insufficient, William Vanderbilt tried to use the unit price to remove this hidden danger, in fact, this method itself is a hidden danger, the higher the unit price, the worse the cost performance, Vanderbilt Automobile lawsuit may now be able to fool the past, and so on after all the cars are delivered, in the subsequent use, Vanderbilt Automobile Company's product problems will be more and more, and naturally it will show more and more that the product performance of Junma Automobile Company is stable, and relatively speaking, it can also be called " Good value for money".
So let's do it, it's too early to make a decision about who loses and who earns.
Because of the presidential election, New York and Washington were in chaos for the second half of the year, and by December, the situation finally became clear, and at the same time, in the far Far East, the curtain of war had just begun.
In the Ryukyus in December, Bai Qi already had 15,000 troops in his hands that could be mobilized, and these 15,000 were recruits who had completely received basic training in the system, which could already be described as warriors.
At the same time, nearly 20,000 people are being trained in the training camp, and in the next three months, all 20,000 people will be trained, and then Bai Qi will have the strength to counterattack Japan No, it's not in vain, it's that the Ryukyus are about to have the strength to counterattack Japan.
"These soldiers are soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom, not mercenaries of our Shoma Group, and our Shomai Group will never admit that these soldiers have anything to do with us, so if there is a war, it is also a state act between the two countries, and it has nothing to do with other people."
When facing Tokugawa's words, Bai Qi said it confidently and without the slightest embarrassment.
Although the Presidential Palace and the State Department ignored the Japanese ambassador's crying in the United States, the impact was still there.
"In this way, this war is positioned between countries, and it is more conducive to our follow-up operations."
Although Tokugawa Reiyuan does not object to Bai Qi's attitude, she still has a little regret after all.
In the United States, the Junma Group is only a commercial company, at best a commercial company with a certain industry background, ordinary people know that the Junma Group is huge, but there is no more intuitive understanding of this.
In East Asia, it is different, although the Junma Group is a Chinese-founded enterprise, but after all, it is in the name of the United States, so to a certain extent, in the eyes of East Asians, the Junma Group is equal to the US government.
It is not surprising that the "corporations" of this period were inherently freaks compared to the corporations of the 21st century, such as the famous East India Company, which in East Asia was also equated with the British government, they could wage war at will, they could manipulate regime change in many countries, and they could not be defined by "corporation" at all.
The Horseman Group is currently on this path, and now that the Horseland Group has controlled the Ryukyus, if the Horseland Group can still control Japan, then not to mention in East Asia, but also in the world, the Horseland Group will have no less strength than the East India Company.
It was also the East India Company in its heyday.
Against this backdrop, Tokugawa certainly hopes that he will be able to openly play the banner of the Shoma Group, which will also make Tokugawa Riken's work smoother and easier to weave a huge intelligence network.
In fact, when Tokugawa Liyan was active in Japan, he was under the banner of the Shoma Group, not the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Japan is a country that bullies the weak and fears the hard, and they grovel in the face of the strong, and they show off their might in the face of the weak, and whether they grovel or show off their might, they can do it with peace of mind.
In the minds of ordinary Japanese, the Shoma group from the United States is obviously more feared, relatively speaking, the power of the Ryukyu Kingdom is much smaller, the Japanese have never looked up to the Ryukyus, in the eyes of the vast majority of Japanese, the Ryukyus are a country that can give them what they want, so if Tokugawa is standing under the banner of the Ryukyu Kingdom, it is really not necessarily able to incite many people against the Meiji Emperor.
"What we need now is a reason, a reason to declare war on Japan and at the same time be justified."
After more than half a year of preparation, Bai Qi is now ready for everything, only owes the east wind, and only one reason is inserted, and Bai Qi can raise the banner of rebellion.
"Isn't it enough to be ashamed of the Ryukyu Kingdom" Tokugawa said that he didn't think so much, and the reason was that he would come as soon as he opened his mouth.
"We may be able to accept this reason, but I am afraid that it will be inappropriate in the future" Bai Qi hesitated, and refused to say anything directly.
"What do you mean" Tokugawa doesn't know if it's really stupid or fake, anyway, it's not a trick.
It must be a fake stupidity, otherwise the shogunate's vision of choosing an heir is too bad.
"It's not enough, it's not enough, we have to think about it and find a good reason."
Bai Qi is not nonsense, seeing that Tokugawa Liyan refused to take the bait, Bai Qi was ready to serve tea to the guests, anyway, Bai Qi was not in a hurry to counterattack Japan, for Bai Qi, the current Japan is a sashimi that has been plated, and you can eat it at any time.
"General Bai, are you worried about the king of Shangtai" Tokugawa was helpless, and with a long sigh, he could only take the initiative to bite the hook.
Shotai was the former king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and when the Japanese withdrew from Shuri, they plundered all the royal family along with Shotai, so the current Shotai is in Japan.
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In this way, the problem arises, the Ryukyu Kingdom now has a king, and if the Japanese are hurt and take the initiative to release the Shotai family back, then whether the Ryukyu side wants it or not Mmmm, that's really a problem.
This is like the Southern Song Dynasty after Jingkang, although the Jin people plundered the two emperors of Qin and Hui, but the Southern Song Dynasty immediately helped Gaozong Zhao to be the emperor, which was embarrassing.
During the entire Southern Song Dynasty, smart people never mentioned the Northern Expedition, only one person did not know what to do, and what he never forgot every day was the Northern Expedition, to go straight to the Huanglong Mansion, welcome back the Qin and Hui Emperors, and be ashamed of the snow.
A martial artist is a martial artist, his head will not turn, he does not distinguish between priorities and priorities, and he sings how good the backyard flowers are across the river with everyone, and he has to lie down and taste the courage to break the boat, and as a result, he was recalled by 12 gold medals, and was executed on a "trumped-up" charge on the Fengbo Pavilion.
Nonsense means that there is no need to have, and if you say you die, you deserve to die.
The situation in Ryukyu is the same as in the Southern Song Dynasty back then, if Shangtai is brought back, then who will be the emperor of Ryukyu Nominally, of course, Shang Tai is more qualified, but the problem is that Shang Tai has become an adult, has been an emperor for decades, and has his own outlook on life and values.
Bai Qi's meaning is to solve the problem of Shangtai first before declaring war with the Japanese.
But this matter can't be said by Bai Qi, let alone Bai Qi, or the people of the Junma Group to implement it, otherwise, in the future, you won't be able to say it clearly.
Therefore, Bai Qi found Tokugawa Liyan, a Japanese, and only Tokugawa Liyan can justifiably remove the threat of Shangtai, and it will not attract rumors.
Since Tokugawa Liyan is on the road like this, then Bai Qi is no longer coy, just smiled at Tokugawa Liyan and nodded gently, everything is silent.
"Please rest assured General Bai, there will be good news in ten days."
Tokugawa Liyan gritted his teeth and decided to take the initiative to carry this black cauldron, anyway, Tokugawa Liyan was not afraid of offending the Ryukyuan people.
In the past six months or so, Tokugawa Liyan has established a huge intelligence network in Japan, and according to the information that Shiraku knows, there is even Tokugawa Liyan's eyes in the Imperial Palace, so Tokugawa Liyan has the ability to do this.
After sending away Tokugawa Liyan, Bai Qi went to Pan Tingzhen again, and explained his plan and plan.
Pan Tingzhen was silent for a long time after hearing this, and only after half a sound did he sigh: "In this way, there is General Lao Bai."
Although Shang Tai's attitude towards Pu Tian is not very good, Pan Tingzhen and Shang Tai are also monarchs and ministers after all, and they have a certain emotional foundation, so when they heard the news, although Pan Tingzhen had been mentally prepared, he was still a little sad.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's not enough to worry about it."
Obviously, when he talked to Tokugawa Liyan about this matter, Bai Qi resolutely refused to take the initiative to say it, and had to guide Tokugawa Liyan to say it himself, but when he came to Pan Tingzhen, Bai Qi was extremely honest.
Although Tokugawa Liyan's Chinese is more standard than Pan Tingzhen's, but after all, Pan Tingzhen is Chinese, and Tokugawa Liyan is Japanese, so Bai Qi may trust Pan Tingzhen, but he will never trust Tokugawa Liyan.
"It's okay, the country can't have two masters, settle this matter first, and then let's decide when to declare war on Japan."
To get to this point, Pan Tingzhen naturally has his own opinions, and when he says this, even if Pan Tingzhen opposes it, it is useless
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