In the past history, the Qing Empire has experienced many defeats in foreign wars such as the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Compared with the Qing government that was once cornered, the current Qing Empire has not suffered from that series of wars, and naturally there are not so many loss of power and humiliation of the country, on the contrary, through the seemingly vigorous Westernization movement, the Qing government now has a trace of "Zhongxing" flavor, which is according to superstition is "the number of gas is not exhausted", at this time to overthrow the Qing government, no matter what the result is, it is certain that it will pay a heavier price than in another time and space to succeed.

In this case, if Li Mu wants to charge forward for the national righteousness, probably Li Mu does not have this awareness, Li Mu can do it to ask for money to give money, and there is absolutely no need to ask for people.

As for George Dewey's actions in Hawaii, Li Mu did not know George Dewey's motives, but the matter was here, and Li Mu didn't mind asking about it, no matter what, Li Mu was the leader of the Chinese in the United States, whether it was Chinese or politicians in Washington.

In fact, there is no need to ask, Li Mu can also guess what Chen Guofang and they have done, the output of the revolution, it is no wonder that it is to give people money, Chen Guofang They are not short of money, and they can get more cheap weapons in the name of the Hawaii National Guard through the Horse Arms Company, these weapons will definitely not escape the monitoring of the Pacific Fleet if they are sent from Hawaii to the Qing State, George Dewey is probably because of this disbandment of Chen Guofang and their organization.

"In fact, now is far from the time, although we all know that the Qing government is stealing the country and living, but in fact it is undeniable that the Qing government is the current ruler of that land, after more than 200 years of foolish rule, most people also agree with the existence of the Qing government, want to drive the banner people back to their hometown, first need the awakening of the majority of people, now since there is no external intervention, then we have to find another way, hoping to get some weapons back to overthrow the rule of the Qing government, most of them are unreliable." Of course, Li Mu also wanted to drive those parasites back to his hometown, compared with Chen Guofang and them, although Li Mu's method was a little slower, it was safe.

Speaking of which, Li Mu also has to sigh that creation makes people, in another time and space, the Japanese played a key role in the process of the fall of the Qing Empire, but in this time and space, Japan has not completed its transformation through the Meiji Restoration, and it was completely crushed by the Ryukyuans, and there is probably no chance to launch the Sino-Japanese War in the future.

Although the elimination of the Japanese may create more trouble for the overthrow of the Qing government, compared with the "Battle of the Yellow Sea" and the "Lushun Massacre" in another time and space, Li Mu is still willing to retain more vitality for the Chinese, not to mention that because of Li Mu's intervention, the Qing government may end its rule in a relatively less tragic way, which is more in line with the interests of the Chinese.

Like Chen Guofang, Li Mu's way is also an export, the difference is that Li Mu is not an output of simple violence, now there are tens of thousands of Chinese students in the school affiliated to the horse, and when these students grow up, some of them will return to the Qing Empire to engage in various occupations, which is equivalent to sprinkling the fire all over the north and south of the river, at the right time, they will bring new ideas, new technologies, and new looks to overthrow the rule of the Qing Empire from the bottom up, such a revolutionary way is more in line with Li Mu's vision.

Take 10,000 steps back and say that even if you want to export revolution, you don't have to travel so many miles from Hawaii, Ryukyu and Japan can be used as export bases wherever they are, and where they are closer to the Qing Dynasty and more convenient.

"Master Li, I'm fifty years old this year, I don't know how many years I can live, I just hope to see us Chinese in charge with my own eyes, maybe I'm reckless, Li Ye forgive me." Chen Guofang's expression was gloomy, of course it was more secure according to Li Mu's way, but it was a pity that it would take too long, and Chen Guofang was afraid that he would not survive that day.

"You will see, don't worry, in the next two years, the Pacific Fleet will launch a war against the Spaniards, and then the South Seas, Ryukyu, and Japan will be our territory, and it will not be easy to do something?" Li Mu is quite optimistic, not to mention the layout around the Qing government, even if the Qing government is not monolithic, think about the financier behind Cheng Gengchi, think about the little fat man who returned to China gloomily, each of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.

Seeing Chen Guofang away, Li Mu thought about it, and still went out and turned left to find Benjamin Harrison.

Benjamin Harrison has spent most of the past two years in Washington, D.C., this guy is now the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the old political family is really not to be underestimated, the strength is indeed strong, once such a big family tilts its resources to a certain person, the energy that bursts out is extremely amazing, in the twenty-first century in the words of rotten: standing on the tuyere, pigs can fly.

Benjamin Harrison knew that Li Mu had arrived in Washington, D.C., and he would have prepared champagne in his study and put on a posture of talking all night.

"I thought you wouldn't come to me, and then when the House of Representatives reviews this cooperation, I'll definitely vote against it." Benjamin Harrison clearly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Mu.

No matter how good the relationship between friends is, it can't stop the invasion of time and space, not to mention the friendship between politicians and businessmen, which is the weakest bond in the world.

"I'm definitely coming back to you, it's because of my trust in you that I put you last." Li Mu didn't see outside, and didn't wait for Benjamin Harrison to give up his seat, he sat down directly on the sofa opposite Benjamin Harrison with a smile, and rubbed his face vigorously.

At the end of today, I laughed so much that the muscles on my face were a little stiff.

"You have a big appetite, Cuba, Panama, Haiti, and now you have your eye on the Philippines, are you going to form a gang to rob the whole world?" Although it is a mockery, Benjamin Harrison's words are full of envy, limited by his status, Benjamin Harrison now has to keep a distance from Li Mu and his gang, and the unscrupulous in Cuba is gone.

"Yes, we want to rob the whole world, but we are robbing the whole world on behalf of Washington, how about Mr. Speaker, is it very fulfilling to describe you like that?" Li Mu laughed, if Benjamin Harrison didn't care about the image, Li Mu didn't mind including Benjamin Harrison in the list of shareholders of the Far East Company, believing that Rockefeller and J· P. Morgan: They wouldn't mind.

"No, tomorrow I will preside over the regular meeting of the House of Commons, this kind of thing that is destined to be scolded, you guys should do it, anyway, you are not afraid of being scolded." Benjamin Harrison thanked him, what a joke, the rostrum is where Benjamin Harrison should go.

At this stage, Benjamin Harrison's main task is to "raise hope", first brush up his prestige, make enough friends, and accumulate enough confidence, so that he can soar to the sky at the right time, and he can no longer bring more sense of accomplishment to Benjamin Harrison in business, and old political families like the Harrison family are not short of money.

"Well, I think you already know our conditions, what do you think?" Li Mu didn't want to have a long talk, everyone was very busy, and they told each other about the matter earlier, and they went back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, and there were a lot of things to do tomorrow.

"Very well, do you know how much money Congress has prepared for this war? Now that there are people willing to try the fighting power of the Spaniards in the place of the War Department, why not, but first of all, if you lose, you must not expect any compensation. "Benjamin Harrison is indispensable, anyway, I don't need Benjamin Harrison to go to the battlefield, how good it is to push the boat and do personal favors.

It should be said that from the perspective of this time, the condition proposed by the Far Eastern Company is charitable enough, although after defeating the Spaniards, the Far Eastern Company can obtain profits far beyond expectations, but if it cannot win, it means that the Far Eastern Company will lose all its money and no income, and not everyone has this courage.

Of course, from another point of view, only such conditions are in line with the identity of Li Mu and their group of rich people, for Li Mu and them, Far Eastern Company is a more exciting toy, and there is no essential difference from other ordinary investments, it is good to win, and losing will not affect the normal operation of their respective enterprises.

Don't look at Li Mu and their preparation of the Far East Company is like a joke, Congress still attaches great importance to this war, although Li Mu does not know, but can imagine how many times Congress has conducted arguments before this, before there will be a final painful decision, this time Congress is also considered to have made a bloody investment, not only the new army unit, but also the formation of the Pacific Fleet, all the investment should be estimated to be about 25 million US dollars to 30 million US dollars, this money is not a small amount for the United States in the nineteenth century, even if it is an installment investmentIt is not possible to say that the U.S. government also needs to issue bonds to make up the money.

"Hehe, I thought you know, since you knew me, when have I ever lost?" Li Mu has enough confidence in himself, just listening to this sentence, even to the level of superstition.

But sometimes it's so strange, even science comes to the end is theology, for people in the nineteenth century, superstition is simply a normal thing, after Li Mu finished speaking, he didn't wait for the imaginary cynicism, Benjamin Harrison shook his head and smiled bitterly after a while: "Yes, since I knew you, you guy seems to have never lost." ”

This is not superstition, it is a blind obedience that has to be convinced after rigorous logical analysis on the basis of facts.

It is true that he has never lost, starting from the Cuban War of Independence, which was almost not favored by everyone, to the Panamanian War of Independence, which most people are skeptical, and then to Haiti, which almost aroused the universal opposition of the white world but was helpless, Li Mu's name seems to have always been associated with "victory".

In fact, in the process of people growing up, some people have always been lucky, and it is a bit annoying to simply attribute this kind of thing to "luck", but often the reality is cruel, Li Mu has seen more of this situation in his last life, many people may have worked hard for half a lifetime, but they are not worth a lottery ticket that some people buy casually, or an old house in the center of the city -

"So I'm going to win this time, and I'm going to win it all the time." Li Mu just wants to keep repeating and emphasizing this fact, so that one day in the future, maybe this concept will subconsciously prompt Benjamin Harrison to make some decisions in Li Mu's favor.

That's right, this is brainwashing, not only the brainwashing of Benjamin Harrison, but also the brainwashing of Li Mu himself, successful people often have strong self-confidence, this self-confidence not only comes from achievements in life, but also from those habitual self-hypnosis, which is why many people are very down-and-out but very calm, at least they have a strong heart.

"Well, I've passed this level, but you still need to lobby others, especially Mr. President, I heard that Mr. President still hopes to go down in history through this war, but if your Far Eastern Company defeats the Spaniards, then the part of the honor that belongs to the President will be diluted." Benjamin Harrison does not embarrass Li Mu, even if he does not consider the friendship between Benjamin Harrison and Li Mu, Benjamin Harrison does not want to see how much Hayes has achieved in the presidency.

As a fellow politician, Benjamin Harrison can understand Hayes's feelings, after all, such opportunities are not always available, and if Benjamin Harrison is now president, then Benjamin Harrison also hopes that the United States will defeat the Spaniards under his own leadership, not some messy Far Eastern company.

But this does not mean that Benjamin Harrison is willing to see Hayes so beautiful, although Hayes wants to be re-elected, but in fact even Hayes does not have much hope now, considering the tension between Hayes and the big capitalists, this is almost the only honor that Hayes can receive.

"Hehe, Mr. President doesn't need me to lobby anymore, if Mr. President doesn't want to hand over this entrustment to our Far East Company, then it doesn't matter, it's just a little troublesome, and no one can take away what should belong to the Far East Company." Li Mu was completely dead to Hayes, and he didn't even bother to do the last face.

Yes, Li Mu is mentally prepared, even if Hayes does not approve this cooperation, Far East Company can rely on its own strength to achieve its goals, but when the time comes, I am afraid that President Hayes will not look so good-looking.