"The best enemy is the British!" Li Mu's words were astonishing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Cut!" Almost everyone, including Ulysses Grant, expressed disdain for Li Mu.

This is nonsense, the British are indeed the best targets, but the United States cannot treat Britain as an imaginary enemy, the war between the United States and Great Britain has been over for decades, and the Americans do not want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

But for the time being, although the power of the United States is in a period of rapid growth, the United States does not have the strength to compete with the British.

It is one thing for the Americans to be able to drive the British away from the American mainland, but it is another thing to leave the American mainland and compete with the British, and the United States is not currently capable of doing so.

"Well, no kidding, I think our target should be Mexico, we all know that Mexico has just gone through a civil war, it was invaded by the French a few years ago, there was a campaign scandal the year before last, and if we make a fuss about Mexico, then it will definitely reduce the opposition of Congress." Li Mu is upright, no longer nonsense.

"Mexico—" Ulysses Grant mused, it was clear that Mexico was more suitable than England.

Compared to Britain, Mexico's threat is not worth mentioning, just more than 20 years ago, the United States seized 2.3 million square kilometers of Mexico's land through the Mexican-American War, so this beam is already knotted, whether it is hyped or not, Mexico is an enemy of the United States.

Another benefit of hyping Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico, and if John Rockefeller knows about it, then even if Grant doesn't show up, Rockefeller will push hard.

"It's a great idea, and I think we should turn the Gulf of Mexico into our inland sea." George Dewey fanned the flames and was promoted to rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, George Dewey was so popular that he had the right to speak in front of Grant.

Of course, even if George Dewey was a civilian, George Dewey could speak in front of Grant, but whether he would be taken seriously by Grant remains to be said.

"I need time to think about it—" Grant didn't rush to conclusions, Grant had to weigh the pros and cons before he could make a decision.

In fact, Grant understands Li Mu's careful thinking, the United States does not have a standing army now, if the United States sets up a standing army, then it is reasonable and reasonable, the US Department of War will definitely buy weapons from Li Mu's Horse Weapons Company, which is a reward that the US government should give Li Mu.

"But Ream, you don't have to worry, the order that should be yours will definitely be yours, and no one can snatch it." Grant gave Li Mu a reassurance, according to the information Grant obtained, the "Python" pistol produced by the Horse Weapons Company performed very well in the battle against the Indians, and the US Department of War has designated the "Python" pistol as the standard pistol of the US army, and soon, a large order will be sent to the Horse Arms Company, and Grant is just showing favor in advance.

"Thank you, I am sure that the products of the Horse Arms Company will not disappoint you, Mr. President, at present, in the United States, or even in the world, there is no better pistol than the 'Anaconda' type revolver." Li Mu is confident that although Springfield, Colt, and Winchester have all launched double-action pistols, Li Mu has enough confidence in the "Python".

"Reem, do you have anything to explain to me about the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment?" Grant finally mentioned the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment, which was also the second question that Li Mu wanted to communicate with Grant.

"Regarding the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment, I believe that Mr. President, you should have been reported accordingly, the performance of the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment in this war has spoken for itself, this is a trustworthy force, so I hope that the United States will be able to establish a standing army, a standing army composed of professional soldiers, instead of those temporary conscripted militias under General Sherman, if the soldiers under General Sherman are professional soldiers like the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment, the Indians have nothing to worry about, The war will definitely not last until now. Li Musan's words still do not leave his old business.

Sherman led an army to fight the Indians in Montana, the last nest of the Sioux Indians, and in order to survive, the Indians formed an alliance and fought fiercely with Sherman's army under the leadership of the chief "Sitting Bull".

Montana was the last territory of the Indians, and the Indians had no way out, so the fighting spirit was high, and Sherman did not bargain for anything.

"How many people are there in the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment now?" Grant was interested in the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment.

"There are 5,000 men in this force, of which 1,000 are in Havana as the Presidential Guard, 1,000 in Guantanamo are hired by Mr. Greene Giles to protect Guantanamo, I have transferred 500 men to Grand Bahama Island, another 500 to Trinidad, and the rest are all on Pines Island, which will be the base camp of the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment in the future." Li Mu was also very helpless, it was not Li Mu's original intention to dismantle a good army, but it was also a helpless move.

The war is over, the United States of Cuba has disbanded more than half of its forces, and only 20,000 men remain in the country, some in Havana and the other in Santiago and the central Cuban city of San Spiritus.

The recovery of the territory north of Bayamo brought nearly 10,000 Chinese laborers to Li Mu, plus the original more than 9,000 people, Li Mu now has nearly 20,000 Chinese laborers, which is already a huge group, accounting for nearly 4 percent of the population of Cuba.

"Well, I don't care how you hide, you have to make sure that there is a force in your hands at all times." Grant smiled at Li Mu, which made Li Mu feel a little furious.

"Uh, why?" Li Mu couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, be a little patient, I'll let you know when it's time to let you know." Grant raised his glass to Li Mu, and then walked away.

"Hehe, Ream, congratulations-" Abel who had come to Cuba with Grant raised his glass to Li Mu.

"Tell me, Able, what did you mean by Mr. President?" Li Mu's heart was itching.

Able looked left and right, and then looked at Grant, who was having a good conversation with Sylvester, leaned into Li Mu's ear, and said softly: "Hawaii-"

Hawaii!

Li Mu was shocked, and finally understood what Grant meant.

Hawaii was an important transit point for the Qing Empire to the United States, and Li Mu really knew Hawaii during this time.

Hawaii in 1873 was under the rule of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

In 1872, King Kamehameha V of Hawaii died, and because Kamehameha V did not designate an heir, according to the kingdom's constitution, Congress would designate the king, and several Hawaiian chiefs and tribal leaders competed.

On January 1 of this year, universal suffrage was held in Hawaii, and as a result, William C. Lunalilo, who promised to change the constitution and give more power to the people, was elected as Lunaliro I.

Li Mu once imagined that if the United States would not annex the Kingdom of Hawaii until 1897, then Li Mu might be able to cut off Hu in advance and establish a predominantly Chinese-dominated state in Hawaii.

It's a pity, it seems that the United States has coveted Hawaii for a long time, and it is impossible to say that Hawaii will become Li Mu's next target.

Speaking of which, the United States has indeed coveted Hawaii for a long time, in 1830, American missionaries arrived in Hawaii, from 1840, American and Japanese immigrants, merchants and investors on the island in more and more numbers, in 1842, the United States first recognized the Kingdom of Hawaii, this diplomatic recognition is mainly because of Japan, if Japan forcibly annexes Hawaii, the United States will intervene on the grounds of anti-aggression, in 1864, during the Civil War, Hawaii was forced to sell land to the American army to grow coffee, the United States leased the Hawaiian harbor.

At the time of the election in Hawaii earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish said that the United States would never allow other countries to annex Hawaii, but did not make it clear that the United States would not annex Hawaii.

Combined with Ulysses Grant's attitude, Li Mu can be sure that the United States is estimated to have started to deploy against Hawaii long ago.

"Ream, please allow me to introduce, this is Mr. Chen of the Qing Empire-" Nelson brought this old man to Li Mu, and Li Mu looked at it, who was it if it wasn't Old Man Chen.

"Thank you, Nelson, this gentleman doesn't need an introduction." Li Mu smiled and raised his glass to Old Man Chen.

"Hmph, Mr. Reem, it's not easy to meet you." Old man Chen didn't smile at his scalp.

"Hehe, where do you start, if the inspector wants to see Li Mu, just send someone to say it, you don't need to go all the way from Springfield to Havana-" Li Mu smiled and didn't admit it, and played tricks with Old Man Chen.

In fact, what Old Man Chen said was right, Old Man Chen has been in Havana for more than half a month, and he has sent people to deliver posts to Li Mu's residence many times, but the reply he got has always been that Li Mu is not in Havana.

Li Mu is of course in Havana, and has been in his own home, Li Mu's home in Havana is the mansion of a former Spanish count, this is a huge castle-like building, with more than 160 rooms, plus gardens, meadows, swimming pools and other covers an area of more than two hectares, purely in terms of luxury, Li Mu's home is more luxurious than the presidential palace, only because Li Mu's mansion is located outside Havana, so it will fall into Li Mu's hands.

Old man Chen's motive for coming to Cuba is not pure, this guy came to Cuba under the banner of investigating the living conditions of Chinese in Cuba, but everyone knows that there is a Guantanamo Infantry Regiment in Cuba that is mainly Chinese, and everyone knows the relationship between the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment and Li Mu.

The reason why Old Man Chen finally got the opportunity to meet with Li Mu was because Li Mu had already split the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment, so even if Old Man Chen wanted to investigate, there was no evidence.