In fact, no matter what country you are in, unless you are a few geniuses, if you want to get ahead, most of the time you have to talk about seniority.
The reason why it is "most of the time" is because at some special moments, this process of ranking seniority will become very simple, which is the so-called "the times create heroes".
It is an obvious fact that the United States has been established for more than a hundred years, and now the class has begun to solidify, even if the graduates of the Army Military Academy want to make a name for themselves in the army, it is not easy, but it is different in the Qing country, if Yan Shun returns to the Qing country to rebel, then the Qing country is in the period of changing the dynasty, at this time the order will not play a major role, the new interest group will replace the vested interest group, today's big soldier, maybe tomorrow's general, this is the so-called "from the dragon's work", join one day earlier, It would have benefited one day earlier, if it weren't for Li Mu's flourishing branches in the United States, then Li Mu would not have missed such an opportunity.
Li Mu was deeply impressed by the "island chain" in another time and space, so in Li Mu's vision, whether it was Ryukyu or Luzon, or even Japan, it should be within the vision of the Chinese, that is, the so-called "first island chain" should be the first line of defense for the Chinese against Western society, rather than a tool used by Western society to block the Chinese.
This idea seems to be difficult to realize, but in fact it is not necessarily, the Ryukyus are under the control of Bai Qi and Pan Tingzhen, Luzon is under the control of Lin Xianghai, and Japan's Tokugawa Liyan is just a tool for Li Mu to control Japan, Li Mu has already laid a firm foundation, and in the future, it will be up to the people of insight in the Qing country to integrate these factors together.
In other words, it depends on what kind of achievements Yan Shun can make on this basis.
Of course, in order to create better convenient conditions for Yan Shun, Washington's cooperation is also needed, and Li Mu went to Washington to find Arthur for this, hoping to get the support of the Pacific Fleet.
Arthur was recently wrestling over the James Bryan Act and Congress.
It is very interesting that when Arthur submitted the James Bryan bill to Congress, most of the people who voted for it were Republicans, and most of the people who opposed it were Democrats.
This is not difficult to understand, starting with Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party has been in power for 20 consecutive years, for 20 years, the Republican Party has always occupied an absolute advantage in the federal government at all levels, but the power of the Democratic Party has been repeatedly compressed, the Republican Party as a vested interest, controls all aspects of the federal government, the former Republicans opposed the civilian system, partly because most Republicans do not have a clear understanding of the situation, and also believe that the Republican Party can always suppress the Democratic Party, so they do not think so, On the other hand, of course, it is also related to Hayes's haste to act, if Hayes was not so eager to make too many concessions to the Democrats because of winning over allies, then the Republican Party would not have blindly dismantled the party.
Now the situation is different, in the past 20 years, the people's weariness of the Republican Party has deepened, the Democratic Party has not only made a comeback in the southern states, but several original Republican votes have also been shaken, and most Republicans have begun to realize that if the Republican Party does not take the initiative to change, then sooner or later, the Republican Party will lose the popular support won through the Civil War and give up the presidency.
In this case, striving for change has become the consensus of most Republicans, and it is obvious that the James Bryan Act is a breakthrough, everyone knows that the party fat distribution system will end sooner or later, at least on the surface, in this case, why don't the Republican Party take the initiative to end the party fat distribution system to win more favor from voters In the same way, the Democratic Party wants to end the party fat system, but they hope to end the party fat system in the hands of the Democratic Party, so Arthur took the initiative to propose the James Bryan Act, which is in the interests of the United States, but not in the interests of the Democratic Party, so more Democrats oppose the James Bryan Act.
Yes, this is democracy, don't say anything about benefiting the country and the people, the biggest drawback of the two parties in power is that there is no continuity in policy, only focus on short-term interests, will not pay attention to the long-term, because no one knows, who can win the next term, then thinking about the long term is to make a wedding dress for others, voters will not analyze rationally, they only value immediate interests, who can bring them more benefits during the term of office, they will vote for whom, as for the policy Sorry, in the twenty-first century, there are still many Americans who think that the earth is not flat, because if the earth is flat, then cats will push everything down.
This conclusion is correct, but the arguments Well, let's just say that Americans are so cute.
Americans in the 21st century are like this, don't expect Americans in the 19th century to be sensible, the United States is a country where all dogs can be elected mayors, this is not a joke but a fact, although it is a bit absurd, but it can also objectively reflect the attitude of the people towards leadership.
For the United States, Arthur's proposal of the James Bryan Act is definitely a good thing, so the James Bryan Act was passed in the Senate on the first vote, but in the House of Representatives, the James Bryan Act encountered resistance, and the James Bryan Act was not passed after two consecutive votes, so after Arthur saw Li Mu, he immediately raised this issue to Li Mu.
"I can't help it, I'm not a senator, I'm not a representative, I've been helping you as much as I can, you should go and have dinner with the Democrats, not let me help you figure it out."
Li Mu will not ask for trouble, and after four years, Li Mu still doesn't know who to support, so at this time, Li Mu's best choice is to watch the fire from the other side.
As far as we know, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison are both likely to participate in the next presidential election, Li Mu has a good relationship with both of them, it doesn't matter who they support, no matter who comes to power, they will give Li Mu the greatest support, so Li Mu has not made up his mind now, let's talk about it then, in case Jeming Harrison does not run Then Li Mu has nothing to worry about.
"I won't have dinner with those Democratic congressmen, even if I invite them to dinner, they won't support my proposal, in fact, it doesn't matter if it can't be passed, if I can put forward this bill, it means that I don't have a corpse vegetarian meal, that's enough, uh, what did you just say that you want to go back to Qingguo" Arthur didn't hear what Li Mu just said at all, he was so happy to see Li Mu, although it was working hours, Arthur couldn't help but have a drink.
Li Mu and Arthur did not meet at the Presidential Palace, but at Li Mu's house on the shore of Luoying Lake, Li Mu didn't want to go to the Presidential Palace, every time he went to Li Mu, he felt very depressed, Luoying Lake is better, at least this is Li Mu's territory, Li Mu doesn't need to look at other people's faces.
"No, I'm not going back, it's Leo, Leo is going to Qing on behalf of the Far East Company, if Qing Guo can't meet the requirements of the Far East Company, then Leo may use some unconventional means, maybe he will need the cooperation of the Pacific Fleet at that time."
Li Mu hid Yan Shun's personal behavior in the collective decision-making of the Far Eastern Company, so that no one had reason to object.
The Far East Company is not Li Mu's company alone, Rockefeller, J Morgan, Henry DuPont, and even Arthur are all shareholders of the Far East Company, Li Mu and Rockefeller are only executive directors of the Far East Company, and let Yan Shun go to Qingguo in the name of the Far East Company, then it will become the Far East Company's behavior of developing the Qingguo market, so that no matter what Yan Shun does, it can be accepted.
Don't underestimate the role of enterprises, it is still the nineteenth century, and corporate behavior is often government behavior, and the Opium War was promoted by the East India Company, so if Yan Shun's action to develop the Qing market is frustrated, then no matter what Yan Shun does at that time, it is very in line with the consistent style of the enterprise.
Those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish "Isn't Far Eastern Company doing very well in Luzon" Maybe because of the wine, Arthur's reaction was a little slow, but after noticing Li Mu's helpless expression, Arthur immediately reacted: "Okay, okay, in order to strive for more dividends for all shareholders, Far Eastern Company should continue to develop business, you guys are really, and you have never stopped a little." ” Arthur is right, many times, the action of politicians and businessmen is simply too lagging behind, who is most enthusiastic about expansion is not politicians, nor soldiers, but businessmen, for expansion, politicians have to take risks, soldiers have to bear casualties, businessmen pay only costs, a little money, but if successful, you can get ten times a hundred times the profit, there is no better business.
"How to stop and continue to dig deep into the American market, or develop the European market, the American market should be dug deeper, and the European market should also be developed, but the Far East market is the biggest profit growth point in the future, compared with the United States and Europe, the Qing country is the last fertile virgin land in the world, the British and French opened the door of the Qing country by opium, but did not open the Qing market, and the benefits we get are only that we can do business freely in the Qing country, and the freedom here still needs to be put in quotation marks.
If you can thoroughly develop the Qing market, have you ever thought about what it means to the United States" Li Mu began to uphold the wealth of the people, although Arthur is a politician, but Arthur is also a businessman, Li Mu believes that Arthur can understand.
Arthur did understand, compared with the development of the European market, it is obvious that it is simpler to develop the Qing market, as for digging deep into the domestic market of the United States, there is no need to rush this, anyway, the meat is rotten in the pot, those policies formulated by Ulysses Grant during his tenure are still in play, and the entry of European companies into the United States is greatly restricted, these regulations are not in line with the spirit of "free trade", but who cares, compared with national interests, spirit Hehe.
Li Mu's attitude is very simple, the British and the French forced the Qing to open the country through the Opium War, and now the United States can also repeat the old tricks, if the Far East Company's pioneering behavior in the Qing State is smooth sailing, if not, then the Far East Company needs the support of the Pacific Fleet, even if it is forced to submit by means of war, it is worth it.
In the original history, it was precisely for this reason that the great powers led to the outbreak of the Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China, the Boxer was just a fuse, even if there was no Boxer, there would be other fuses, and if you are backward, you will be beaten, and the most fundamental confidence of the perpetrator is that the most fundamental confidence in many times is that you can beat you, as for those reasons, they are just reasons, just like the little white rabbit who does not know whether to wear a hat or not.
What Arthur didn't expect was that Li Mu really wanted to start a war, but the purpose of waging a war was not to open the Qing market, or not just to open the Qing market, Li Mu's real purpose was to overthrow the Qing government, which actually did not conflict with the interests of the United States Definitely not.
"Ream, things are not that simple, you also know that the British and French have coveted the Qing market for a long time, the British and the French will not sit idly by and watch us do whatever we want in the Qing country, the Qing country is different from Ryukyu and Luzon, this market is too big, we in the United States can't eat it."
Arthur's judgment of the current situation is still very sober, Li Mu knows that the Qing State is the last piece of fat in the world, and of course Britain and France also know, so the Qing government has been able to maintain its rule over the years, and if the Empress Dowager Cixi had not preferred to be friends rather than domestic slaves, the Qing government would have been replaced by those local governors who were about to move.
"Chester, I think we in the United States should make our voices heard on this issue, now all countries in the world are wrestling with the Qing country, we all know that the Qing country has countless interests, everyone wants to monopolize it, even if it can't be monopolized, it can't be taken away by others, so can we come up with a solution to the problem, such as: open door."
Li Mu made a suggestion to Arthur, which may have been made earlier, but it would certainly divert the attention of the British and French.
Well, there should still be Russians, but the Russians are now very demoralized and have no energy to think about the Qing state, and with the establishment of Vladivostok Oblast, the Russians will also begin to think about the security of Siberia, compared with the Qing state, Siberia is Russia's core interest.
In another time and space, the open-door policy is a policy put forward by the United States in 1899, the core of this policy is that the United States, on the premise of recognizing the "sphere of influence" and the privileges it has acquired in China, demands that interests be equalized, that it does not interfere with any treaty, port or any vested interests, and that each country, within its own "sphere of influence", shall not impose higher fees on the freight of ships and goods of other countries than its own.
In fact, this is a spoils sharing agreement, which does not take into account the reaction of the Qing State at all, and in fact the Western powers have never considered the interests of the Qing State, which Westerners have always been very pragmatic about
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