At a time when the "open door" policy was proposed, the United States had just won the Spanish-American War, stepped on the corpse of Spain, an old colonial power, and formally put forward the self-appeal of the United States as an emerging power in the international community.
At that time, Africa had been carved up, Oceania was the forbidden territory of Britain, and the Qing Dynasty was the only semi-colonial and semi-feudal society in the world.
The reason why the "semi-feudal" state can still be retained is not because of how strong the ruling foundation of the Qing State is, but because the imperialist countries check and balance each other, and no one is allowed to dominate the country, so the United States has the opportunity to propose an "open door."
At the very least, all the imperialist countries can focus on how to exploit their interests, instead of guarding against each other.
The relationship between Li Mu and Arthur is very close, so close that when Li Mu faces Arthur, he doesn't need to hide anything, even if it is a policy that is very unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty, such as "open door", Li Mu can hide everything.
Because Li Mu knows very well that as long as Arthur is in power, if one day, Li Mu needs Arthur to propose "door closure", Arthur will try his best to cooperate, all policies are to serve interests, will Arthur regard the interests of the United States as more important than his own interests Not necessarily, Arthur wasn't that great.
"Open doors, great idea."
Arthur did not grasp the essence of "open doors" for the first time.
"Yes, the door is open, you know the current situation of the Qing Kingdom, it is a piece of fat, enough to make many people crazy, whether it is the British or the French, it is impossible to dominate the Qing market, and we are even more impossible, so what we have to do now is not to emphasize the existence of the United States as much as possible, but to create an opportunity for everyone to compete fairly, under the premise of fairness, everyone can do their best, but all actions must be carried out within the scope of the rules, and the Far East is no longer an unscrupulous hunting ground, It's an amusement park where we all compete fairly, it's good to win, don't complain if you lose, even if you don't get enough, it's better than not getting anything at all.
"Li Mu needs a space very much, if everyone focuses on making money, then Li Mu can do what he wants to do, and it will not attract attention.
A very real problem, whether it is the British or the French, the agents they sent to the Qing State are all white, and they are incompatible with the Qing State, they stand in the crowd and can be recognized at a glance.
Li Mu's people are different, most of Li Mu's subordinates are Chinese, and their skin color gives them an irreplaceable sense of intimacy, they can easily integrate into the crowd of the Qing country, and they can be accepted by the Qing people as quickly as possible.
In this way, the gap is obvious, whether it is to open up the market or propaganda demagogy, the Chinese always occupy an innate advantage, and when the British and French realize that the situation in the Qing Kingdom has changed, they do not have enough time to react, thanks to the lagging speed of news transmission in this era, and also thanks to the cumbersome and redundant decision-making system of Britain and France, and so the British and French react, the Qing government should have been overthrown, and the British and French can only accept it at that time, no matter who is in charge of the land of the Qing State at that time, Britain and France can only choose to cooperate, as for the Russians, Li Mu did not consider it at all, the Russians are now too busy to take care of themselves, after the establishment of Vladivostok Oblast, within ten years, the Russians should not have the ability to move eastward.
"It's just that business development, I feel that your plan should not be so simple, see how you treat Chinese Americans, that is, the objective conditions do not allow it, otherwise I feel that you will immigrate all Chinese to the United States."
Arthur didn't believe Li Mu's words, or Arthur didn't believe that Li Mu was just tossing so much to make money, if it was just to make money, then Li Mu had many choices, and there was no need to incite Arthur to propose any open door.
You can't blame Arthur for thinking too much, Li Mu's previous defense of Chinese Americans is too obvious, the United States is a country of immigrants, almost all of them are foreigners, Rockefeller is French, J Morgan is British, they have not shown too much inclination towards their own ethnicity, only Li Mu, Li Mu's attitude towards Chinese is too attentive, which is difficult not to make Arthur divergent thinking.
"Of course not all, Chester, I hate the Qing government, I hate it very much, the kind of hatred you can't imagine, it has nothing to do with my ethnicity, it has nothing to do with my origin, I just think that if you change the government, it will be more pragmatic to cooperate with us, instead of blindly doubting and resisting, I think there are some things you should understand, I and the Junma Group have never done anything unfavorable to the Qing country, but the Qing government did not give me the respect I deserve, so Chester, Leo returned to the Qing country not just to make money, Again, it's about creating better terms of trade, which I think is worth it.
Li Mu admitted that Yan Shun's purpose of returning to the Qing Kingdom was not pure, but unlike Arthur thought, Li Mu's ultimate purpose was to make money, and everything else was secondary.
Even without Li Mu's participation, the rule of the Qing government could not be maintained for too long, this regime was congenitally bad, and now it cannot keep pace with the times, its existence is incompatible with the world, it cannot adapt to the international trend externally, and there is no improvement at home to maintain day by day, and even the rulers of the Qing State do not have the confidence to lead the Qing State to rise and compete with Western countries.
Originally, the establishment of the Qing State was an accident, and the rulers of the Qing State at that time did not expect the Ming State to be defeated so quickly, and the word "stealing" was very suitable for the Qing State.
Li Mu said that the behavior of the Junma Group in the Qing State is restricted, in fact, it is not only the Junma Group itself, all Western countries and Western enterprises, the behavior in the Qing State will be restricted, this is not because of how clear the Qing State is, but because the Qing government is worried that the Chinese will be influenced by Westerners, the national self-esteem will awaken, and oppose the rule of the Qing government, which and the Western invasion is more fatal for the Qing government.
"Okay, okay, don't care what you want to do, you definitely won't trick me into putting it" Arthur didn't care what Li Mu's purpose was, Arthur only asked Li Mu for a promise.
"Of course not, Chester, we're friends, and I'm sure I won't hurt you."
Li Mu swore an oath, but he had to listen carefully to what he said, the "harm" would definitely not stop, and it was certain that he would find trouble, and if the Qing State established a democratic government similar to that of the West, it would definitely affect the interests of the colonial countries in the Qing State.
After getting Arthur, Li Mu still has to stay in Washington and exert influence on Congress as much as possible, even if Arthur no longer cares about Congress, to a certain extent, Arthur's rights will also be restricted by Congress, so Li Mu still needs to stay in Washington for a period of time to ensure that Washington will provide more convenience to Yan Shun.
In fact, there is not so much trouble, without indicating the real purpose, any actions of the Far East company in the Far East will be supported by Congress, before the war against Spain, the United States has no colonies in the Far East, it can be said that the members of Congress have not yet experienced the benefits of having colonies, the establishment of the new government in Luzon has shown the members of Congress another possibility, since the formation of the new government in Luzon, Luzon has provided the United States with all kinds of cheap raw materials, and American industrial products have been dumped in Luzon, The United States has made profits of more than $500 million from top to bottom, and this has directly prompted the United States to maintain a growth rate of more than 20 percent in the total national economy in the past two years.
"As long as we can open the Qing market, our products can sell well in the Far East, we will have access to the Qing country's almost unlimited human resources, and even we can set up factories in the Qing country, local production, local sales, even if the products are imported from the Qing country to the United States, the cost will be lower than local production in the United States, think about it, a market of more than 500 million people, how much profit will be contributed to us, so to speak, in the next ten years, twenty years, and even the next century, whoever can control the Far East, who will dominate the world, We missed the Crusades, we missed the Age of Discovery, and we can't afford to be wrong again and again.
At a private party, Li Mu's main purpose was to convince James Bryan.
After the assassination of James Garfield, there was a time when James Bryan was so disheartened that he even wanted to resign from Arthur and no longer serve as US Secretary of State.
Li Mu put forward the end of the "political party fat distribution system" to James Bryan's biggest temptation, James Bryan could not refuse Li Mu's proposal, the implementation of the civil service system, Ulysses Grant was mentioned when he was in office, but it did not become the mainstream of society, Hayes tried to promote the civil service system when he was in office, but because Hayes was alone, in the end there was no practical effect, James Bryan and Arthur are a perfect match, these two are now broken jars, success is to leave a name in history, If you don't succeed, you also want to be benevolent, so why not do it The James Bryan Act is indeed a great boost to James Bryan's prestige, although Congress has not passed it, but James Bryan has also brushed up his prestige with the help of this matter, and many people in the Republican Party now support James Bryan to run for the next president, which is exactly what James Bryan wants.
Of course, if James Bryan asks for Li Mu's advice, then Li Mu will most likely not suggest that James Bryan run for the next presidential election, unlike Benjamin Harrison, if James Bryan runs for the Republican Party, then there is no doubt that Li Mu will support Grover Cleveland.
"I don't doubt your words, but Ream, if you want the Pacific Fleet to cooperate with the Far East Company, then does it mean that you want to launch the next war against the Qing State" James Bryan's trust in Li Mu is obviously not as good as Arthur, Arthur basically won't doubt it after listening to Li Mu's words, James Bryan can't, to be honest, James Bryan doesn't even believe in the punctuation marks that Li Mu said.
Speaking of which, it can only be said that Li Mu is notorious, in Cuba, in Panama, in Luzon, Li Mu has proved with practical actions that the most common means for arms dealers to solve problems is war, James Bryan will not think that Li Mu will be restrained because of the Qing Empire opposite, when facing Colombia and Spain, Li Mu was not soft, and the Qing Empire was vulnerable, which was proved by the British and French last time.
"If war is inevitable, then war becomes the only option, of course, unless necessary, I will not wage war against the Qing State, even if there is war, I will not drag the United States into the quagmire, in the final analysis, the Far East Company is a commercial company, not a violent agency, if it can make money easily, then no one will make a big move."
Of course, Li Mu did not admit that there was a possibility of starting a war, and fighting a war was a very cruel thing, and no politician would like it.
War is a continuation of politics, this sentence is true, but once it reaches the level of war, politics loses all meaning, politicians will not play any role at this time, and the soldiers who play a role, Li Mu can understand why James Bryan is reluctant to start a war, because that also represents the incompetence of politicians.
"Reem, I think you can try some conventional means first, the Pacific Fleet is just the last guarantee, you shouldn't pin all your hopes on the Pacific Fleet."
Benjamin Harrison gave Li Mu a more reasonable suggestion, the Far East Company is an American enterprise, and the Pacific Fleet will certainly guarantee the interests of American enterprises, there is no doubt about this.
"Of course, we didn't drive the fleet to Dagu as soon as we came up, and use force to force the Qing government to agree to our request, if I could, of course, I would prefer to use commercial means to solve all problems, the Pacific Fleet is just a guarantee, I am actually more worried that the British and the French will be sideways, and with the Pacific Fleet, at least we can ensure that the British and French will not mess around."
Li Mu is not worried about the Qing government, nor is he worried about the Far East Company, Britain and France, which is what Li Mu is most worried about.
In fact, in recent times, Britain and France have accumulated dissatisfaction with the United States to a very dangerous level, when the United States bought Alaska, it was to take advantage of the Russians to lose the war to pick up a big bargain, and then the United States established Vladivostok Oblast, which made Britain and France feel like a man's back, if the Far East company now begins to develop the Qing market, then the most worried must be the British and French, or that sentence, the Qing State is a big piece of fat, the United States has more, Britain and France must have less.
"Be ready, Reem, be ready, the British and the French will certainly not sit idly by and watch us develop the Qing market, and the Russians, you have to be careful.
Benjamin Harrison will not cause trouble for Li Mu, and there is still a tacit understanding at this point
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