In Washington in June, daytime highs do not exceed 30 degrees, nighttime lows are around 20 degrees, and most of the time they range from 1,618 degrees.
Compared to the rest of Washington, D.C., the night temperature on the shores of Lake Rakkura is cooler, the night breeze mixed with the hazy damp smell of the lake, like a lover's hand gently brushing the face, you can hear the faint sound of frogs in the distance, with a hint of tranquility and warmth that does not belong to the city.
"Goodbye Ben, I wish you a great night."
Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison said goodbye, and it could be heard from the salutation that Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison had a very pleasant conversation.
Benjamin Harrison is about one meter six or eight tall, so he has a nickname called "Little Ben", but few people dare to call Benjamin Harrison so to his face, even if he is a political enemy of the Democratic Party, at most he is only slandered behind his back, Li Mu of course has this qualification, but if he is drunk, Li Mu will not be so indulgent.
Although friends have a close relationship but also have a sense of proportion, usually a joke is harmless, but it helps to increase the relationship, especially Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison, who have outstanding achievements in their respective fields, the friendship between them is even more rare.
"Damn arms dealers, get out of here, and I wish you a fall into the lake."
Benjamin Harrison was angry, of course, but he was helpless, and deep down he felt a sense of happiness that he hadn't even found out.
People have feelings, whether they are in a high position or not, friendship is relative to other feelings, because it is hard-won and relaxed, especially more precious, in the position of Benjamin Harrison, friendship is particularly precious, which does not mean that Benjamin Harrison lacks friendship, but lacks friends who are not mixed with interests.
In fact, strictly speaking, the relationship between Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison also has entanglements of interests, it seems that the relationship between Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison seems to be the kind of "collusion between officials and businessmen" that everyone criticizes, but this is not important, compared to the pure interest relationship, Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison because of the existence of friendship, it is very rare, sometimes in this world can not be too serious, too serious often live a very tired life, and Benjamin Harrison is undoubtedly a smart person, so Not bad, isn't it According to the predetermined plan, Li Mu went to the presidential palace early the next morning to meet with Hays, and made every effort to urge Hayes to authorize the Far East Company to launch an attack on the Spaniards on behalf of the Ministry of War.
The communication with Hayes went very smoothly, Hayes did not make trouble for Li Mu, and simply agreed to Li Mu's request, which was not unexpected by Li Mu, in Li Mu's opinion, if Hayes is a smart person, he should agree to Li Mu's proposal, otherwise it is not certain who this honor belongs to.
According to the plan of the Ministry of War, if you want to form an absolute superiority over the Spaniards, at least after the Pacific Fleet has combat effectiveness, in this way, even if the war against the Spaniards is to be delayed until about 1880 at the earliest, after all, the current Pacific Fleet is only an empty shell, and even the warships are only a pitiful four or five, and in terms of numbers, it does not have the strength to form an absolute superiority over the Spaniards in the Far East, and the navy is far more complex than the army, even if George Dewey is an outstanding admiral, It also takes a long process.
The corresponding to the navy is the training of the army, the Spaniards who attacked the Philippines, the ordinary army is not of great use, and the Pacific Fleet needs to train an amphibious force familiar with island operations in a short period of time, which is another challenge, because at present, no country in the world has made any attempt in this regard, not even the most powerful military in the world, the British.
Well, the British don't need amphibious forces at all, the British can basically conquer any country in the world as long as they put their battleships out, amphibious forces or something, the British simply don't need this at all.
Relatively speaking, the Far East Company, a private military contractor company, has many favorable conditions that the Ministry of War does not have, for example, the Far East Company does not have to fear failure, even if the first attack is unsuccessful, the Far East Company can calmly organize the second time, without worrying about disturbing morale, and for example, the Far East Company does not have to cherish its feathers, they can use any means to deal with the Spaniards in the Philippines, without worrying about humanitarian pressure from the international community, and for example, the Far East Company has a strong strength that the Ministry of War is far behind.
At least in terms of financial strength, the Far Eastern Company, which has the support of many tycoons, can completely blow up the War Department, and even more brilliantly, the Far Eastern Company does not need the approval of an organization called "Congress" to spend money After all, Hayes is not sure whether he can be re-elected as the next president, and from the current situation, most of them can't, so if you don't want to work hard to make wedding clothes for others, then Far East Company has almost become the only option for Hayes.
After his visit to the Presidential Palace, Li Mu returned to New York first, while Rockefeller stayed in Washington, and he would not leave Washington until the Congress deliberated and voted.
Almost at the same time that Li Mu returned to New York, in a small two-story stone building on a remote street in Brooklyn County, the Far Eastern Company officially began to recruit workers.
That's right, the Far East Company is starting to "recruit workers", but the Far East Company does not want skilled workers, but those cowboys with excellent marksmanship, or fishermen who are proficient in water, as long as they are willing to go to the Far East to take risks, they can come to the Far East Company to sign up, once they are admitted to the Far East Company, they will receive an income of more than 150 US dollars per month, which is not too high in New York, but there is another point, the Far East Company promises that all the property obtained during the adventure will be owned by individuals, That's what really appeals.
"Yes, as long as you can hit nine out of ten shots on the 50-meter chest target, or you can swim back and forth on the East River, then you can come and sign up, the Far East Company welcomes all the guys who are not willing to be ordinary, this is an adventure concentration camp, maybe go to the Far East once, and you will be a rich man when you come back" In front of the Far East Company, several staff members with iron horns are trying their best to recruit employees, and each of them is surrounded by a large group of people, but not many people really enter the door of the Far East Company to sign up. "50 meters ten shots nine hits, my family girls can do it, your requirements are not too low" Some people don't understand the requirements of the Far East Company, in the eyes of most people, this requirement is really not high, and even for a cowboy who uses a gun all year round, this is simply not a requirement, many cowboys can do this, and it is on the back of a running horse.
"Actually, this requirement only means that you will shoot enough, I believe that anyone who can pick up a gun can do it, so what are you waiting for The opportunity is in front of you, if you don't grasp it now, I promise you will regret it, not all companies are so generous to our Far East company."
The staff foamed at the mouth, which was not a fool, but that the requirements were so low.
Although the Spaniards have been developing in the Philippines for hundreds of years, according to the information obtained by the Far East Company, the Spaniards have not developed thoroughly, and the current Philippines has only been initially developed around Manila and several large cities, and more land is still dense forests, so at this time too superb marksmanship is a bit wasteful, dense forest warfare, more of a sudden encounter in skirmishes, at this time the requirements for marksmanship are not high, more of a test of reaction speed and response ability.
In Li Mu's plan, the Far East Company will be equipped with more shotguns, and a certain number of magazine-type rifles and light machine guns will be served.
"Is there a limit to the fact that all the property acquired is owned by the individual?"
was questioned in response to this point.
In fact, this should be the tradition of many armies, many times, the army will use this as a gimmick to attract more people to work hard, but often when it comes to implementation, it will be reversed, if the soldier gets something worthless in the course of the battle, forget it, a little value will often be "acquired" by the officer at a low price, under normal circumstances, no one dares to refuse this kind of deal, otherwise, often those unlucky people can't even get those humble compensation.
"There are no restrictions buddy, you have to know who our boss is, they are the richest group of people in the world, maybe the only thing that can make them tempted is the kingdom treasury, so don't worry, the bosses don't look down on your money."
I really can't look down on it, Li Mu They want mines, plantations, and various industrial raw materials in the Philippines, these things can't be moved, as for the capture of the soldiers, Li Mu and they haven't done it yet, and they can't afford to lose this person.
"me."
Under the heavy reward, someone finally sold the first step.
"Why not, I'm going to snatch the gem from the Qing Emperor's hat" This is obviously a person who has not yet figured out the situation, but it is good to have a dream "Count me in, I don't want to go to the dock to carry a bag anymore, $150 is not a lot in New York, but I think it should be good in the Far East."
It's a pragmatic one, but he's right, in the Far East, a man with a monthly income of $150 is definitely much better than most people, if not rich.
People have a herd mentality, since someone sells the first step, then someone responds immediately, several staff members with tin horns are happy, look at this posture, at most half a month, they can complete the task.
Most of the people who come to sign up are whites, and occasionally there are blacks and Orientals, and it is not unusual for blacks to sign up, although slavery has been abolished in the United States, blacks are still generally discriminated against, so if there is a chance to change their fate, blacks are willing to fight.
Oriental people are relatively rare, although the constitution declares that everyone is equal, but an indisputable fact is that in New York, if you have black eyes, black hair, and yellow skin, then you will indeed receive a lot of care when looking for a job, these people are basically Chinese, even if they do not go to work in the Horse Group, they will be welcomed to other enterprises, after all, the hard work of the Chinese is recognized.
In any case, the United States is still a white country, so when the Chinese receive some kind of benefits similar to "unspoken rules", some people will be dissatisfied with it, so when the three Chinese walked into the door of the Far Eastern Company, some people said strange things about yin and yang.
"Oh, I saw something that Orientals also came to sign up, I think they must not have figured it out, there is no shortage of workers here, this is a paradise for adventurers" It's not bad, at least they didn't use some derogatory terms to call those Chinese, saying that a few years ago, there were people who used words like "yellow-skinned monkeys" to call Chinese, but now there are none, if anyone dares to say that, then the black-clothed people on the street will let them know how powerful the "yellow-skinned monkey" is.
"Men in black" is the name of the citizens of New York for the security personnel of the Springfield Security Company, they are always dressed in black and do not smile, but they are ruthless when dealing with criminals, and they often see blood when they shoot, and the injuries and bones are light, as long as they encounter resistance, they are not killed on the spot.
Although this situation is disliked by many Democratic newspapers, what makes them helpless is that although many of the people in black are Chinese, there are also many whites, and every time the people in black perform a mission, at least one Chinese is matched with one white person, which makes people unable to find an excuse to attack the people in black, and the Federation of Journalists does not allow them to do so.
"Shut up boy, if you spew feces all over your mouth again, I'll knock out your teeth."
Anyone who can walk into the door of the Far Eastern Company is naturally not easy to get along with, and a bearded Chinese in the lead immediately sneered at him, his English is very fluent, with a bit of a Springfield accent, and he is stout, with a cold expression, and looks very intimidating.
At least it was more intimidating than the stunned blue with pimples and freckles on his face that had just laughed at them.
"Are you looking for a beating, you must not know how good the rotten man Bill is, it seems that I want to teach you a lesson, lest anyone think that everyone can walk through this door."
The young man named Bill also has a bit of a hot personality, and the nickname "rotten man" is not something to be proud of.
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Those who are willing to go to the Far East to take risks, in fact, every good person, find that there is fun to watch, these people not only do not dissuade, but take the initiative to give up a large open space, around the hip-hop to watch the excitement, and a few guys are eager to try to open, for a time the ghost crying wolf howl is very lively.
"Here, let me see how bad you really are, I don't know how bad you were before, but I promise, you're going to be a bad person later."
The bearded man hooked his fingers at Bill, clenched his fists and slammed them against his chest, and the applause immediately rang out like an earth-shattering roar
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