Washington, White House.

President Hayes has been in poor spirits these days and has always been unable to sleep well. He had a nightmare the day before yesterday. According to the President's wife, the President dreamed of an earthquake in Rocky Mountain, the entire mountain range collapsed, and the western states were completely destroyed by earthquakes. It seems to be to confirm this news, the President sent several telegrams yesterday to the "Expedition Force" who was marching in the Sierra Nevada, asking about their situation. As a result, General Tom Hannis, who led the team, was impatient and asked directly a telegram to ask the president: How fast do you want us to go? It embarrasses the President.

But this is all a trivial matter. Although it is very slow, and I heard that heavy snow has fallen again in the Sierra Nevada, and the snow is getting deeper and deeper. Whether it is repairing railways or hiking marches, it is very difficult, but at least the army is safe, and it is not as terrible as the legendary team trapped in Lake Dona. All supplies are sufficient, and there is full hope to reach the destination safely.

So, after getting Tom Hannis' answer, Hayes began to deal with other things... After all, the Chinese "***" matter was not hidden. Many foreign embassies and consulates received news, and those people were taking action.

"It seems that it is not a problem at the moment. The diplomats of various countries are still restrained, and they are not unscrupulous. The key is our own side." Everett has added a lot of white hair in recent days. He is the Secretary of State and the highest official in charge of diplomacy in the United States of America. The actions of foreign embassies and consulates have touched his nerves, making him extremely troubled.

"We ourselves? Who are there?" Hayes breathed a sigh of relief. As long as foreigners don't come to cause trouble at this time, it's bad enough for a group of Chinese people. If a group of foreigners are added at this time, the whole incident will develop in an uncontrollable direction... But then again, those Chinese people have already made things very uncontrollable.

"There are already many rumors in society, and some Democratic members have also begun to criticize the government's incompetence in front of many people," said Everte.

"Is that so? Then what did they say?" Hayes asked back without caring.

"What else can I say?" Everett snorted coldly, "It's just that even a group of Chinese people can't get rid of them, and they even let them run away... In addition, Ramsey has not been very good recently, and it seems that some people in Congress want him to go over and accept questioning."

"Accepting the question? Ramsey did nothing wrong. What do they want to question him?" Hayes frowned.

"What else can be there? Of course, it is because of the last defeat in Colorado... they questioned the combat effectiveness of the federal army, believing that the era of the Federal Army has passed, and the long-term peace has made the Federal Army unable to adapt to the needs of combat, and it is better than a group of militias. In this case, why do they have to spend money to continue to support a group of troops with weaker combat power than militias? It is better to disband the army and save money to do something else." Averte spread his hands with a helpless expression.

"Did they say they are willing to fight against those Chinese? Since they can make such suggestions, they will definitely give the Army much better performance." Hayes snorted coldly.

"I think so too," Everte said.

"Did Brian and the others have no expression?" Hayes asked again.

"He is the Speaker of the House, and it is difficult to directly intervene in Congress." Everte replied.

"This old guy!" Hayes couldn't help but slap him on the desk.

"It's not that he doesn't know the seriousness of the matter, nor does he know the dangers of the Chinese. But I can see that he really doesn't want to interfere with this matter. After all, his goal is the next Secretary of State and he cannot make any mistakes before taking over." Everett said.

"Secretary of State? If it were me, I would only let him go to London to serve as ambassador to the United Kingdom." Hayes said angrily.

"Agree." Everett smiled bitterly. Brian is the leader of the Republican Party and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and has a great influence in the American political arena. But such a person is very opposed to Hayes' various reforms and is extremely eager to restore the previous party-style political system. If Hayes had not always adhered to the principles and would never give any opportunity to support the party politics, the so-called reform would have long been unrecognizable by these people. And Brian hopes to become the next Secretary of State, and his purpose is obviously to restore the previous political system as much as possible after Hayes takes office.

System, after all, the House Speaker is not an executive official, and although it has an impact on the political situation, it cannot directly intervene. Moreover, Americans are also very taboo to this behavior: the House of Representatives is already one of the legislatures, but as the House Speaker, he intervenes in the executive, even the leader of a political party! Therefore, if Brian wants to intervene in the executive, he can only become an executive official. But this guy is also very smart. He chose the Secretary of State rather than the President. Because, in many things, people think of the president at the first time, and the Secretary of State can only be ranked second, which gives him room to turn around. After all, Hayes's reform is good, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

If he wants to destroy these reforms, he must bear a certain amount of infamy and will definitely be criticized and opposed. In this case, finding someone to stand on top will be the most beneficial to him. Of course, this is also a compromise. Because Brian also has opponents within the Republican Party, that is, former President Grant, and another Republican leader William Tcomsey Sherman, the current commander-in-chief of the federal army, and the general. In June, the Republican Party nominated presidential candidates, Grant and Brian, and Sherman, all received a lot of ***s, but the votes received by Brian and Grant

There were 33 consecutive times without a result. Finally, until the 34th time, Brian didn't want to continue like this, but he didn't want Grant to benefit in vain, so he persuaded Sherman and his supporters to vote for James Garfield, who had only won one or two votes at the first time. In this way, on the 36th time, Garfield barely became the Republican presidential candidate with 399 votes, or more than half of 378 votes and 21 votes. Of course, in exchange, Brian became Garfield's secretary of state who was appointed in advance.

It can be said that a person like Brian has both strength and means, and is also very decisive in his actions, and is quite courageous when necessary. Therefore, if you want to deal with him, the best way is to keep him away from American politics and send him abroad. Compared with other countries in the world, Britain naturally became the first choice, because only there is that Brian, the former US House Speaker, will not be taken too much attention and will be difficult to make any outrageous actions. After all, he is the world's largest power today.

"Is there any news about California?" Hayes asked Everett again after talking about the Speaker behind his back.

"I only know that the Chinese are attacking San Francisco, but the specific situation is not clear." Everte replied.

"I'm still not sure." Hayes sighed suddenly, "William, this makes me very worried."

"San Francisco is not Denver after all, and California is not Colorado, don't worry, there will be no problem. The Chinese will at most cause a little loss." Averte comforted him.

"But I always feel that things are not that simple. The Chinese must know their situation. Behind them is a whole army gradually approaching. If they do not defeat the resistance forces of San Francisco and even the entire California in time, or evacuate the land as soon as possible and retreat to those sparsely populated areas, they are very likely to fall into a mortal environment. They are surviving... Why do they spend so much time in San Francisco?" Hayes asked in a deep voice, his tone full of worry.

"Perhaps, they think our troops will stay in Nevada for a long time, or they simply think that our troops will not be able to cross the Sierra Nevada and enter California before the railway is rebuilt." Averte said.

"Do you think it's possible? If it were you, would you pin all your hopes on a hypothesis?" Hayes asked back.

"I'm not a soldier, but I think it's very likely that those Chinese will do it. After all, they are not regular soldiers, and they have no education, and their views on war are not as comprehensive as we do..." Everte said.

"You really think so?" Hayes asked again.

"I think that's what it is." Everte replied.

"Do you know that you are actually placing your hopes on the enemy's negligence?" Hayes asked again.

"...I know you were an excellent lawyer before, but I also worked as a lawyer and a captain. Russer, don't talk to me like this, okay?" Everett was a little unhappy. The Chinese have made so many troubles in Colorado, which really makes people feel troubled, but there is a reason. How many people in Colorado are there? Not to mention nearly a thousand Chinese, even a gang of only 180 people may be enough for them to suffer. But now those Chinese are in trouble and go to California... That's right, those guys are really cunning, but they haven't been able to conquer San Francisco? And how many people in San Francisco have? More than 100,000! More than the entire Colorado state. Those Chinese are in Corro

When Rado was in one go, could they do what they had done before? No matter how treacherous and cunning they were, they would only be clouds in the face of absolute strength. Besides, if something really happened, would Perkins and others dare to cover it up? I'm afraid they would have sent telegrams to the Embassy in Mexico long ago. And now that there is no telegram coming, it means that the situation is still in control. If that's the case, what's there to worry about? Although I dare not say that I am a knowledgeable and talented president, it is undeniable that he is a good person, and a good person with long-term vision and firm principles. Unfortunately, I just like to worry a little.

"Well, if what I said just now makes you unhappy, I apologize. However, William," Hayes looked a little lonely, "I have a bad feeling."

"Forget it, I'll send another telegram to ask, do you think this is OK?" It seems that this old friend is really a headache by the Chinese, but no wonder he did this. For many years, since the founding of the United States of America, has never encountered such trouble? Even those Indians, when hundreds, even tens of thousands of people gathered together, did not cause such damage and harm to the country like those Chinese. Seeing Hayes' tired appearance, Everett quickly let go of his emotions and instead comforted the other party.

"I hope I can get the news soon," Hayes sighed.

"It's certainly true. However, the Chinese people's affairs are spreading more and more widely, and many ordinary civilians are beginning to hear their legends. How do you plan to deal with such a situation?" Everet asked again.

"We can delay the time to explain to the people, but we must never deceive the people, otherwise we will lose the trust of the people." Hayes said.

"You want to spread all those things?" Everett said in amazement.

"This is probably the idea of ​​many people. Don't they always want me to be a loser? They must like the title of the American president who was defeated by a group of poor and backward Chinese." Hayes smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Don't do this, Rather, you did not fail. You reacted at the first time, but our political system limited your time to respond. You did not do anything wrong, and if you say it, it was those idiots in Colorado, and the Army's accidental care..." Eiffel looked at Hayes in surprise. He didn't expect the other party to be so depressed. You must know that Hayes has always been a very persistent person, and he has never wavered no matter how much pressure he faces. Although this matter of the Chinese is very troublesome, no matter how troubles they were, they are not as troublesome as they had just implemented political system reform, right? After all, those Chinese are just a group of bandits. What can they do if they are powerful? Overthrowing the United States of America? Then you might as well say that the slave owners in the south have made a comeback again.

"William, you have to know that in the west, in San Francisco, there are tens of thousands of Chinese people. Do you know what kind of terrible powers this is?" Hayes did not raise his spirit because of Everett's words. "And just a few months ago, the Chinese in San Francisco had just experienced a terrible disaster. Can you imagine how it felt when more than one hundred of your compatriots were killed innocently..."

"That's them..."

"William, we can deceive others, but we can't deceive ourselves. Even the most ordinary American citizen, he probably won't believe this reason. In fact, we all know that we have been finding reasons for ourselves and letting these reasons become the basis for us to bully and even kill those Chinese people... If it is normal, we can ignore these. What I can do is just not signing the "Chinese Exclusion Act" proposed by the members of the parliament. Don't misunderstand, I don't sympathize with those Chinese people. The reason I do this is just because that proposal violates the spirit of the United States of America. But now it's different. William, the Chinese people have begun to resist, they have begun to resist..."

"They have less than a thousand people!"

"But at the beginning they were only one!"

“…”

Everett was silent. Hayes was right, there was only one person. At the beginning, there was only one person, a young Chinese who resisted the oppression exerted by the whites.

"That Jin Zhang and Guo, he is not an ordinary guy!" Hays breathed a sigh of relief, "I have been having nightmares these days and can't sleep well. So, I took the time to study the whole incident again... Do you know? I discovered a terrible fact: that guy, he tried hard to control the Chinese from the beginning, and he did not let those Chinese vent their anger wantonly!"

"He is afraid of our revenge!" said Everte.

"Yes. But he is just a small Chinese worker, a Chinese worker who lives in Denver for a living. He may not even know him." Hayes stared at his secretary of state, "but he knew not to stimulate us too much, William, you should be able to figure out why... He didn't just resist for the sake of resistance."

"Do you think he has other purposes?" Everett's forehead frowned.

"He is surviving. He maintains the bottom line of his behavior as much as possible and does not anger the government, just to survive." Hayes said.

"That also means that he is naive and thinks that he can escape the legal sanctions if he doesn't hurt the white people too much." Everte said.

"But if I could know about this at the first time and know that he had 500 militias as hostages, I would definitely order *** to pardon him and even his companions!" Hayes said in a deep voice.

"You are trying to save people."

"So, his behavior is effective. Because, I can see from his behavior that although he hates us very much, he still maintains an extremely calm mind. I will know that if I pardon him, he will not continue to destroy and will not continue to be enemies with the whites." Hayes continued.

"It's a pity that although you are the president, you can't represent all Americans." Everett sighed, "I would have liked you as governor in Colorado at that time."

"If that Grant is not dead, I will definitely urge the Supreme Prosecutor to accuse him! Even now, he is not worthy of the cover of the national flag!" Hayes said angrily.

"His body has not been found yet. Moreover, the murderer who killed him has been executed by the Chinese." Everett smiled bitterly. He suddenly felt very sympathetic to Grant. Although he wanted to kill the guy who could only cause trouble but was unable to calm the incident, he had to admit that Grant's murder was a better ending. At least, if you die, you don't have to face the angry people of Colorado. You know, when those guys were besieged by the Chinese, in order to save their lives, they tied up the mayor who was once regarded as a "hero" and sent it out... Why? It's because the mayor himself is the culprit of the entire disaster? However, compared to the disaster caused by the guy named Charlotte.

Grant's mistakes are even more unforgivable. It is his order and indulgence that the militias slaughtered more than a thousand Chinese, and it is precisely this that more than 3,000 militias were massacred by the Chinese... More than 3,000 people, when did so many people die at once in the United States of America? And all of these people were thrown into the Arkansas River. If the Arkansas government had not tried its best to cover it up, all the states along the coast would have been covered by huge panic. Therefore, in this regard, Grant was already in vain. Even if he did not die at the hands of the wanted criminal, he returned to Denver alive and survived the Chinese attack, he would have been unable to escape the justice trial... For this guy, the most painful hanging may be light.

"William, one Chinese brings up a thousand people, so how many people will a thousand Chinese bring? Especially shortly after the tens of thousands of Chinese were attacked by white people in San Francisco, once the Chinese in California also participated, do you know what we will face..."
Chapter completed!