The relationship between Arthur and Li Mu is definitely not comparable to James Garfield, it is a friendship that has carried a gun together and shared a dirty relationship, the key is that Arthur has a trust in Li Mu that James Garfield cannot match, not to mention that Li Mu has not done anything that really harms the interests of the United States so far, even if Li Mu's interests and the interests of the United States conflict in the future, it is difficult to say which side Arthur will stand on.
This is not an exaggeration, after all, Arthur owns the shares of the Rose Company, so in a sense, Arthur and Li Mu's interests are the same, as for the United States, this is a country of immigrants, isn't it One of the big problems with immigrant countries is that you can't ask your citizens to be loyal to the country, the United States is a country with no history, so naturally there is no cultural centripetal force, and there are still people in the United States in the 21st century, and the same is true in the 19th century, when personal interests and national interests conflict, how to choose does not seem to be a difficult decision to make.
"I think we should get involved in the mediation of Vladivostok, and now Samuel Tilden is mainly focusing his propaganda on the infighting of our Republican Party, which has been in power for many years, and since we can't deny the existence of the problem, then maybe Vladivostok will become a breakthrough for us."
Arthur's political acumen is still very good, otherwise James Garfield would not have chosen Arthur as a partner.
What Arthur said is the truth, whether it is the Republican Party's infighting or the Republican Party's mistakes in governing over the years, it is objective, James Garfield has no way to deny it, Samuel Tilden has also found the Republican Party's dead end, if the Democratic Party also has a propaganda weapon comparable to Time Magazine, then it is really difficult to say whether the president will win or lose.
Since there is a handle in the hands of others, it is necessary to find a way to break the situation, Arthur's method is very simple, jump out of the United States, with the help of the aftermath of supporting the new government in Luzon, give full play to the Republican Party's advantages in international affairs, and the Democratic Party will naturally fall behind in comparison with the two.
"Is it possible for the Russians to accept Ezo's terms?"
James Garfield is also seriously considering, as the de facto leader of the Republican Party, James Garfield is also concerned about Far Eastern affairs.
In fact, the whole world is concerned about the war that took place in Vladivostok, the world is not big, not small, there are so many countries that are qualified to speak, unfortunately Russia is also one of them, as a "European gendarme", Russia is still very powerful, otherwise the British do not have to pull the French together to deal with Russia, although Russia lost the Crimean War, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, the whole world is concerned about such a little mouse as Ezo company, whether it can force Russia to level the monster.
Yes, at present, although Ezo is on the offensive, there is no country in the world that thinks that Ezo is capable of defeating Russia, and Russia's stall is too big, as long as Ezo can cause some trouble to the Russians, then this excitement will be watched.
Again, only when the tide goes out will you know who is swimming naked, and Russia is now the naked swimmer who is covered by the tide.
At the very least, it is also in the most difficult stage.
Therefore, it is really good that Ezo Company chose this time node.
"At the moment, it's possible, otherwise the Russians wouldn't be anxious to want us to come forward."
Arthur didn't understand why the Russians were in such a hurry, but that wasn't a bad thing, and the whole world would love to see the Russians deflated.
"This Ezo company is quite powerful, now Riem should have no way to deny it, if there is no support from Reem, the ghost believes that this Ezo company can force the Russians to be so embarrassed."
James Garfield was still entangled in Li Mu, which made Arthur frown very covertly.
"Well, even if the Ezo company has Reem's support, then this is also a good thing for us in the United States, look at the map, although the Russians sold Alaska to us, but how far is Alaska from Washington and how far away is Vladivostok If the Russians are allowed to control Vladivostok, then it makes no sense for us to buy Alaska."
Arthur also knows the truth that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, for the mainland of the United States, Alaska is an enclave, although this enclave is quite large, but the enclave is an enclave after all, as long as there are not enough Americans living in Alaska, where it cannot be considered pure American territory.
There is still a Canada between the United States and Alaska, Canada is not a country in these years, it is a British colony, and it can also be regarded as British territory, so the Russians sold Alaska to the United States is not harboring evil intentions, how wide the Bering Strait is, as long as the Americans are not capable of developing Alaska, then Alaska's future ownership is uncertain.
"Let's have dinner with Yorim, and we're going to hear Reem's opinion on this matter."
James Garfield wanted to hear what Li Mu had to say, if this matter could be done, of course, if the mediation failed, James Garfield would have no loss anyway.
Don't look at James Garfield and Arthur talking about Li Mu's yin and yang in private, when they saw Li Mu, James Garfield was full of spring breeze, and he didn't feel the slightest jealousy of Li Mu.
The dinner was held in the private dining room of the Clinton Castle Hotel, the cook and maids were brought by Li Mu from Governors Island, and the ingredients used to make the dinner were also purchased by the chefs of Governors Island, which is not that Li Mu does not trust the Clinton Castle Hotel, after all, James Garfield is very likely to be elected as the next president of the United States, Li Mu deliberately raised the level of the banquet James Garfield and Arthur, which is also more in line with Li Mu's identity.
Before dinner began, Li Mu invited James Garfield and Arthur to sit on the balcony for a while.
Mason prepared champagne for Li Mu and James Garfield and Arthur, and after the door behind him was closed, the balcony became a relatively closed space, where it was more convenient to talk.
Li Mu's restaurant is on the top floor of the Clinton Castle Hotel, which is also the highest point in New York City, you need to transfer to two elevators to get up, stand on the balcony, overlooking the East River in Manhattan not far away, there is really a feeling of overlooking all living beings, not to mention the residence and body transfer to nourish the qi, the position is high enough, and the temperament is slowly there.
"Of course, the Russians are in a hurry, because they are decided, there are 10,000 kilometers from St.
Petersburg to Vladivostok, and the reinforcements will depart from St.
Petersburg in the spring, and they will not arrive in Vladivostok until the autumn of the following year.
Li Mu never worried about losing, before the Trans-Siberian Railway was built, the Russians were paper tigers, and there was nothing to be afraid of.
Now that the war has begun, it is estimated that the Russians' plan to build the Trans-Siberian Railway will be postponed indefinitely, and the future will depend on the direction of the war.
Indeed, as Li Mu said, Russia at this time was so embarrassed, that is, in the Far East, the Russians had no natural enemies, so Russia could occupy the whole of Siberia, but if the Qing Empire and Japan had a rivalry, Russia's expansion would not be so smooth.
"The Ezo company became the most honest person, and now the Russians want me to mediate, can you contact the Ezo company" Andersen wrote the emperor's new clothes in 1837, and James Garfield actually read the story.
James Garfield will definitely not run to the Far East, this side is still publicizing, the world is the biggest.
"Of course you can, General Bai Qi of the Ryukyus is a big customer of the Horse Arms Company, if there is no General Bai Qi, I am afraid there will be no current Far East Company, I can contact Bai Qi, but I feel that the situation is not optimistic, the Japanese may not be willing to accept mediation, you have not been to Japan, do not understand the desire of the island people for the mainland."
Li Mu didn't rush to clear up the relationship with Bai Qi, everyone is not stupid, even if Li Mu doesn't admit it, James Garfield will be suspicious, and simply classify everything as a business behavior, which may make James Garfield a little more acceptable.
"Hehe, of course I understand, my great-grandfather was English."
James Garfield laughed dumbly, Li Mu was wrong this time.
All the inhabitants of the island country have a continental dream in their hearts, Britain because it started relatively early, so there is an "empire on which the sun never sets", another time and space Japan is catching up, and finally the national strength has improved a little, but it is found that the world has been carved up, so they have to fight the idea of the Qing Empire, which has not yet become a colony, and the Qing Empire is also not angry, almost at the same time as Japan's Meiji Restoration, it launched the Westernization Movement, but lost in the competition, in the final analysis, because there is no sense of urgency of the Japanese.
It is indeed urgent, at the time of the Meiji Restoration, Japan had almost 35 million people, and at that time Japan was only a little bigger, almost the most densely populated country in the world.
"Okay, since you can understand the desire of the Japanese for the mainland, then you should know that the Japanese are unlikely to miss this opportunity, the Russians are now stretched thin and can't take care of the Japanese, so let the Japanese take advantage, and when the Russians come to their senses, the Japanese will be in trouble at that time, so it is unlikely that the Japanese will accept mediation, if I am Japanese, I will slowly drag the Russians like this, let Russia continue to bleed, even if Russia is the European gendarme, then sooner or later it will die of excessive blood loss."
Li Mu has always taken advantage of your illness to kill you, this time if you are soft-hearted, that is, if you don't die by fighting snakes, you will suffer from it, and when Russia takes a breath, Li Mu will also retreat.
The fighting nation is not a joke, Li Mu knows how strong Russia was during the Red Army period, so how deep the fear of Russia is, and how ruthless Li Mu will be now.
"Let's try it, if the Japanese are willing to accept mediation, of course it is best, if they don't want to, it doesn't matter, anyway, it's not us Americans who die."
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James Garfield also thinks about it, and it was originally a matter of having dates and not having a date.
"I think we can try, the Russians don't want to fight, the Japanese don't have the ability to kill the Russians in one go, and in the future, we have to guard against the Russians to settle accounts after the autumn, so we can try to contact it first and see if there is any possibility of mediation."
Arthur said insincerely, this attitude is mediation, it is clearly to see if there is any possibility of taking advantage.
"Haha, yes, we can try."
Li Mu is very face-saving, and it is not bad to give the Russians a step, otherwise if the Russians are forced to be in a hurry, this matter will not end well.
The cooks on Governor's Island were trained by Lao Yan, although the craftsmanship was not as exquisite as Lao Yan's, but it also had Lao Yan's seventy or eighty percent level, and Arthur and James Garfield were very satisfied with this meal.
At dinner, James Garfield and Arthur did not say goodbye immediately, and several people came to the living room to sit down.
"You've got that broadcast so awesomely, and after my interview aired, it was said that the approval rating went up by five points."
James Garfield finally remembered to thank Li Mu, the first time the broadcast was played, it showed extraordinary power in publicity, and James Garfield was very satisfied with the result.
"And that's just New York, it's too late for us to start, and if we can broadcast the whole country, then I think we can celebrate now."
Li Mu must know the power of broadcasting, which is one of the benefits of the traverser.
"Did the Republican Party contact you?"
Arthur feared that Samuel Tilden would also use radio for propaganda.
Although Time Magazine has a partisan nature, it is still a commercial organization after all, as long as the Democratic Party gives enough money, Time Magazine will not be able to refuse, Arthur is painful and happy, in fact, he also has shares in the broadcaster, the broadcaster makes money, and Arthur's net worth will also rise.
"Of course, after Mr.
Speaker's interview was broadcast, Samuel Tilden's campaign office contacted the broadcaster, but the broadcaster did not agree to an interview with Samuel Tilden, the Olympics are about to start, and the broadcaster wants to serve the Olympics."
Li Mu's reasons are very good, and he is not directly refused, but he will delay it for a while, so that James Garfield's advantage will become bigger and bigger.
"Promise him, do a live broadcast for him, and then we'll arrange for someone to call."
When it was his turn to do his own thing, James Garfield immediately lost his bottom line, and said that democracy and justice were good: