Chapter 320

North America, United States of America, White House.

President Lincoln opened a cabinet government meeting.

This time, in addition to President Lincoln (Irish), there are Vice President and Senate President Andrew Johnson (Dutch), Secretary of State Seward (German), and Treasury Secretary James Speed ​​(Dutch) , Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (German), Secretary of the Interior Eli Hugh B. Washburn (Irish), Minister of Justice Grace (Dutch), Minister of Agriculture Galant (Irish) , Minister of Industry Mayorkas (Hispanic), Minister of Posts Larry O'Brien (Irish), Minister of Education Galante (German), Minister of Energy Granholm (Italian)

"Your Excellency, when the newly-appointed Emperor Meiji-Emperor of the Pacific West is now in power and officially announced that he will learn Western culture and technology from the West, we are taking the opportunity to expand in this country with a population of more than 40 million. To expand the presence of the Commonwealth of Millikin, we cannot allow the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to compete for hegemony here, this is definitely a very good opportunity for us, and the best time for the Commonwealth of Millikin to intervene in the region"

Secretary of State Seward's deep eyes shot a dim light, and he said without saying a word: "If the Commonwealth of Millikin can gain a firm foothold in Japan, then the Commonwealth of Millikin will break the bottleneck of development in the future. Another direction to fly is to find a way to develop, which I call the double-headed eagle policy."

"Pfft" a smile, but it broke the grand blueprint that Seward had worked hard to create, and the atmosphere was broken.

Everyone couldn't help but look at the young man next to him, and when they looked, they found out that it was James Speed, the Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth of Millikin.

The latter pursed his lips and said embarrassed, but looked at Secretary of State Seward "with bad intentions" on his face.

Secretary of State Seward secretly said that it was not good. He, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and Secretary of Education Galant looked at each other quickly, obviously seeing the helplessness of the other two.

Secretary of State Seward said secretly: "These guys of Dutch descent have become more and more arrogant recently. We have to find a way to cure each other, but"

He secretly glanced at Vice President Andrew Johnson next to President Lincoln. This guy Andrew Johnson is really a formidable enemy. Every time he deals with other people, he will stay out of it. people, it's him.

This time, you don't have to think about it, you know that the deliberate interruption by Treasury Secretary James Speed ​​must have come from his instigation.

Vice President Andrew Johnson, Treasury Secretary James Speed, and Attorney General Grace Grice are the representatives of the United States of America in today's Lincoln administration.

It is also the second largest faction equal to the Germans within the Nationalist Party of the Commonwealth of Millikin, in addition to the Irish faction.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly resented that Lincoln was indeed an old fox. He knew how to use the Dutch to suppress their Germans, but instead let the Irish dominate.

However, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but I have to admit that this balance is not bad.

At least the British and French were not in Lincoln's cabinet.

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Suddenly, he moved in his heart and looked at the Hispanic Minister of Industry Mayorcas and the Italian Minister of Energy Granholm.

These two people have always been centrists, perhaps, they can win over. Provided, of course, that the Irish behind Lincoln don't get involved.

However, is it possible?

Seeing Seward's embarrassed face, President Lincoln smiled secretly and asked dissatisfiedly: "James Speed, you are not polite, you know, this office is supported by millions of taxpayers in the United States of America. Established, every order issued here is enough to change the lives of the United States of America and even many countries in the world. Therefore, we must maintain solemnity here. I think when we take office and swear allegiance to the interests of the country, we must be all in our hearts. Honest, right?"

When Secretary of the Treasury James Speed ​​heard the words, his face became straight and he said extremely solemnly: "Yes, God can testify, my loyal object is the United States of America."

"Well, in that case, can I listen to your explanation? You know, it's not just me, now the cabinet members are waiting for your answer" Lincoln's bright eyes looked at James Speed. , those eyes are piercing, their eyes seem to be looking forward, but they are more like oppression.

Treasury Secretary James Speed ​​lowered his head slightly to show respect for the president.

He said: "I feel very much about the patriotism of Secretary Seward, so I have been watching the Secretary of State's suggestions for the country and more. I want to import the difficulties of the Secretary of State into it and see how it will turn out, in the end."

Lincoln asked: "What happened in the end? You made it clear."

James Speed ​​said with a wry smile: "In the end, I found that our Treasury Department seems to have a hard time keeping up with the Secretary of State. Just one western state railroad has spent more than 20% of the budget, starting in 1861 and recently In the past six years of non-stop war, our fiscal and tax revenue has actually been reduced by more than 10%, and domestic industrial growth has almost stopped. On the contrary, foreign industrial countries are developing rapidly.

We are far behind, not to mention."

James Speed ​​forgot Lincoln's glance~www.mtlnovel.com~ and said: "What's more, the South is now independent, and our national strength is actually reduced. Just after the war with Britain and the South ended, we set sail in the Western Pacific, It seemed that he had re-entered the battlefield regardless of the bleeding from the wound.

Therefore, under the circumstance that the budget of our Ministry of Finance is difficult to support, if Japan rushes into a conflict or even a war with Britain or the Netherlands, of course, this is the last thing I want. I think we should cultivate our bodies for the time being, and then go west to the Pacific Ocean, which is what we need most at the moment."

When he saw that Secretary of State Seward was about to speak, he was the first to say: "Even if we want to enter the Western Pacific, I think we should wait until the French Empire's invasion of the Kingdom of Siam has subsided, and that's the best time for us to participate. Not the current source of conflict"

There was one more thing he didn't say. Even if he wanted to join the fight over there, he should not follow the path of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, instead of being as radical as Seward. Obviously, the Berlin side of the Kingdom of Prussia should What instructions have been issued? Obviously, he wanted to make the water more turbid, so that the Kingdom of Prussia, which had just annexed the German Confederation, had time to digest it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Vice President Andrew Johnson, who was standing next to him.