Two days later, Lincoln arrived in Richmond on time.

Accompanied by Grant and Guo Ye, Lincoln came to the headquarters of the Sixth Army.

After the two sides were seated, Lincoln first said: "General Guo, first of all, as president, I apologize to you for the unpleasant things that happened in the operation to encircle and suppress the Southern Army, and I hope that this incident will not become an obstacle to the relationship between us......"

Guo Ye replied lightly: "Mr. Lincoln, since the incident has happened, we can only face it, we need to take responsibility for ourselves, my soldier cannot die unjustly, and at the same time, I don't want him to affect the relationship between us, so a certain amount of compensation is a must......"

Lincoln nodded and said with a smile: "I have learned about this problem, and I completely agree with your point of view, three million dollars in compensation, I will fulfill my promise!" ”

Guo Ye's face softened, and he said with a smile: "Thank you, I have already said that I will not leave even a dollar for this money, he is what we exchanged for our soldiers' lives, and it will definitely enter their accounts and give it all to their families, so that my warriors can rest in peace......"

Lincoln exclaimed, "General Guo, I admire your open-mindedness. ”

Guo Ye continued: "Again, next, the question of where I want to stay, to be honest, I don't know how long I can stay in the United States, after all, the situation in China is too chaotic, once the political situation changes dramatically, I will have to leave immediately......

Lincoln hesitated for a moment and replied: "General Guo, with all due respect, the current Qing government, they are not worthy of leading the ancient and great China, they are already behind the times, originally the Qing country was still a powerful country in the world, three hundred years ago, it was standing on the top of the world, no country dared to watch, but now the Qing country is no longer in the ranks of the most powerful countries, these are all brought to this great country by the Qing government, they should be overthrown, and when they are overthrown, wouldn't it be better for you to go back and clean up the mess, At that time, I think that our civil war should also be over, and I, Abraham Lincoln, as President of the United States of America, will give you my full support in the great cause of unifying China! ”

In addition to wanting to keep Guo Ye, Lincoln has another reason in his heart, that is, once the United States eases up, Guo Ye will inevitably need his own help to unify China by force, and then it will be a turn of feng shui, how much money Guo Ye took from the United States, then the Americans will have to earn back from China!

However, Guo Ye is not a fool, although he can't know Lincoln's thoughts like the roundworm in Lincoln's stomach, but he knows very well what kind of situation is most beneficial to him!

Guo Ye shook his head and replied: "It's not time, it's not time yet, we in China pay attention to loyalty and patriotism, although I don't look down on this court, but I have to say that the people's will is still on the side of the Qing country, and morality is still on the side of the Qing government. Thank you, Mr. President, for your kindness, but I can't agree to your offer at this time......"

Lincoln hurriedly said: "General Guo, I just hope that you can stay in the United States for a while longer, our current war is inseparable from you, if you have any requirements, you can put them forward openly and honestly, and we will consider them......"

Guo Ye pondered for a moment and replied: "Since this is the case, then I will say it bluntly, now China's development is still in a very backward stage, and the development of the United States has also been blocked by Britain and France. Therefore, I am now setting up Huamei Human Resources Company, on the one hand, I need to export China's labor force to your country to help your country develop, on the other hand, I also need your country's help, in the places I rule, I need your country's strong assistance to provide me with scientific and technological talents in various fields, the more the better! Second, I want to send batches of international students to your country, although I have been advocating Chinese students to study in the United States before, but it is just a small fight, starting next year, I will organize young people or young children to study in the United States every year, the first year of 500 people, the second year of 800 people, the third year of 1,000 people, from the fourth year to stabilize at 1,500 people, your country's colleges and universities, must be open to us, accept our students! In order to strengthen our friendship, I hope that a third of these students will be able to enjoy the free living services provided by your country! Third, all of our workers and technologists must be able to travel freely in and out of the United States, and your government must not put obstacles in the way. ”

Lincoln smiled and said, "General Guo, do you also call these conditions?" Okay, I've promised all of this, it's okay, I just hope you can stay! ”

Grant exclaimed, "Yes, we won't let you go anyway!" ”

Guo Ye nodded and replied: "Okay, I am willing to stay in the United States for two to three months, but this is already the longest time, it can't be longer, and I need a batch of machinery and equipment, and I need the cooperation of your government to help us to help me purchase suitable equipment and recruit corresponding engineers at the same time, and I will take them with me before returning home." ”

Lincoln said helplessly: "General Guo, can't it be longer?" ”

"Can't! This is already the limit, and no matter how long it takes, the political situation in the country will change even more dramatically......"

Lincoln said helplessly: "Okay, next, it's our bank loan business, General Guo, I hope to get a loan worth 30 million US dollars from Qilu Bank, I know that your country is settled in silver, it doesn't matter, we can accept silver settlement!" ”

Million?

Guo Ye frowned slightly, 30 million US dollars is not a small amount, for Qilu Bank, which has just established a solid foundation, it is impossible to withdraw so much wealth in one go, and I don't know if it can support it......

Guo Ye groaned: "Mr. President, this number, I can't give you an answer now, I can only say that the guarantee is more than 20 million US dollars, the specific number, I need the telegram reply from Qilu Bank to me, now there is no telegram in China, I am afraid that it will take at least seven or eight days to receive a reply from the country, of course, the interest rate commitment I gave before remains unchanged, it can be regarded as our support for your just war."

Lincoln was overjoyed, no matter what, as long as the interest rate remains unchanged, then it's okay, 30 million US dollars, an 8% difference, and a year's interest can be more than 2 million US dollars, it is definitely a good deal!

(To be continued.) )