America 1881: Legend of the West

McKinley and Hanna certainly understood what Chen Jianqiu was referring to by the bill.

The bill was initially pushed by the western coastal states represented by California.

As political representatives from the east, the two of them are actually not interested in the Chinese issue.

After all, in their view, even if the number of Chinese in the United States doubled, it would not be able to shake their interests and the ruling foundation of the Republican Party.

However, repealing a bill that has been passed is not a simple matter. It requires sufficient reasons to convince the members of Congress.

These legislators come from all parts of the country and represent many different groups.

They all think about things in very different ways.

It's very, very difficult to get them to agree.

Even if the president and the ruling party want to implement something, they often fail in Congress, let alone the bill that year.

However, the price offered is obviously much more sincere than some guys who want the Minister of Finance.

After careful consideration, McKinley said:

"Mr. Chen, I know what you mean. I promise you that if I become president, I will definitely start promoting this matter, but I really can't give you any guarantee."

Chen Jianqiu smiled and said:

"You don't have to worry about this. I just hope that when my tribe and I choose to stand with you, you won't let down the people who support you."

McKinley solemnly stood up from the futon and extended his hand to Chen Jianqiu.

But Chen Jianqiu, who was opposite him, did not immediately shake his hand. Instead, he turned around and took out a small round pottery bottle and three brown pottery bowls from the many grids behind him.

Chen Jianqiu placed the two bowls on the tea table, and then opened the stopper on the small pottery bottle.

A strong aroma of wine wafted out from the mouth of the bottle.

Chen Jianqiu took the pottery bottle and poured wine into two bowls.

The wine was slightly cloudy and covered the bottom of the bowl.

Chen Jianqiu handed one bowl to McKinley's hand, handed another bowl to Hanna, and raised the last bowl himself:

"Um, is this a ritual from the East?" Old Man Hanna on the side put his nose up and smelled it, "This wine looks good."

The old man actually likes to drink, and this wine is different from anything he has seen before.

"No, strictly speaking, all three of us have to cut our fingers and put some blood in them. What, let's follow that specification?"

Chen Jianqiu glanced at the old man and turned around to get a dagger from the grid.

"No, no, I'll drink." Hanna raised his neck and drank the wine in the bowl.

McKinley didn't hesitate, drank the wine in one gulp, and put the bowl on the table.

Chen Jianqiu's bowl was empty before the two of them finished drinking.

This time, he held McKinley's hand:

"Now, we are on the same front."

After receiving the support of Chen Jianqiu, McKinley and Hanna were full of confidence in their election this time.

They established a second election office on Baker Street in New York, began to further recruit troops, and prepared for the election in full swing.

This office is not far from Chen Jianqiu’s base in New York.

According to the agreement, Chen Jianqiu would not appear here, but Hanna specially pulled a telephone line from the election office to 350 Baker Street.

Election offices began recruiting.

The first is the sponsor’s side.

The day after the election office was established, Mr. Chen, the chairman of Sanjiang Bank and the new favorite of Wall Street, announced in a high profile that he would spend $200,000 to support McKinley.

Plus Morgan’s previous fundraising.

Businessmen began to wonder whether the two masters were making another political investment.

Sometimes, the way smart people make money is simple.

They don't have to know everything, they just need to follow smarter people and do what they have done again.

Hanna traveled back and forth among the leaders of various industries in the business community, explaining to them McKinley's possible future ruling stance, which was to maintain the interests of major businessmen while pursuing the gold standard.

Speaking of which, and with the two big bosses Zhuyu in front, there is nothing to hesitate about.

A group of people began to donate generously to enrich McKinley's election coffers.

Some people simply joined their election team directly.

For example, James A. Gary, a millionaire in the cotton manufacturing industry, was deceived when he was negotiating a loan business with Sanjiang Bank;

Russell A. Alger, a friend Chen Jianqiu met in Colorado and the largest lumber merchant in the West, after chatting with Hanna, also paid $200,000 to join;

The amount of campaign funds Hanna raised soon exceeded his imagination. Even though he was a millionaire himself, he did not expect that the campaign funds at his disposal had reached millions of dollars.

Money can make all the difference, especially in America.

As long as you have enough money, the ghosts here will not only push the wheels for you, but will also be responsible for the one-stop packaging and sales business.

Hanna began to follow the plan he had agreed with Chen Jianqiu on the phone and began waving his checkbook to clean up those who might become McKinley's opponents in the party.

Move with emotion and reason with him. If he is unreasonable, slap him in the face with a check.

No one who can be bribed with a check deserves to be the Republican presidential candidate.

Only those who cannot be bribed are worthy of fighting.

But unfortunately, after Hanna traveled around several states, he found that no one in the Republican Party was worthy of running for office.

Compared with Hanna, the actions of the "Anti-Bone Boy Alliance" formed by Putat and Kui were slightly slower.

They originally planned to encourage people in various states who could not deal with McKinley to come forward and compete with him for the position of party candidate.

But when they began to visit one by one, they found that those people either chose not to vote this time, or simply rebelled and directly told them that they would unswervingly support McKinley.

Because only McKinley could lead the Republican Party out of its predicament and compete for the presidency.

Two leading Republicans in New York and Pennsylvania were extremely depressed.

They really couldn't imagine how many resources Hanna had used to deal with these people.

After dealing with these potential intra-party opponents, McKinley faced the challenge of the "silver dollar faction" in the Republican Party.

In this regard, Chen Jianqiu's policy for them was more straightforward.

Either change your mind or get out.

Accept quitting the party and welcome people who hold the same attitude to quit the party together. Don't be sloppy and nagging.

The so-called "party" is a group of people with common ideas and the same goal gathered together.

If you don’t understand, get out as soon as possible.

This tough attitude made those who clamored to quit the party all day long feel encouraged. In the end, those who actually quit the party became a minority.