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Chapter 300 We won!

America before the Civil War never really experienced the pain of war.

The so-called anti-war ideology and war weariness did not have the soil for survival in the United States before the Civil War.

The Americas of the Americans, the doctrine of destiny, expansion and conquest were the mainstream thoughts of America during this period.

Even Corwin, the representative of the dovish faction during this period, the Minister of Finance, did not stand up and explicitly oppose the American expedition to Japan. Still pro-peace.

Compared with Mexico's fierce anti-war attitude and sharp words, Corwin's performance in sending troops to Japan surprised his former colleagues.

After all, the war with Mexico has the risk of spreading to the United States, while the war with Japan in the Far East does not have such a risk at all.

Furthermore, the United States also needs a war to divert internal conflicts in the United States and increase the prestige of the current government.

Corwin himself is also a member of the current government cabinet.

The attitude of the representatives of the doves at the top is still the same, so there is no need to elaborate on the hawks and the blind American people at the bottom.

Even Fillmore himself believes that the United States, which has no sense of existence in the civilized world, sometimes uses war methods to show its existence, inject a boost to the people, and increase the national pride of this country.

The news of the return of the Perry East India Fleet reached Washington immediately through the Baltimore telegraph line.

Soon, a note was delivered to Fillmore's desk. There was only a very short sentence on the note, so short that the sentence only consisted of two words: We won! (we won!)
"God Bless America!"

Fillmore crossed himself reverently and jumped up from his seat excitedly.

He knew what these two short words meant and how much information they contained.

Although the person who knew Japan best in the United States before the war had described to him how backward Japanese society was and how fragile the Tokugawa shogunate was.

But after the expeditionary force set off, Fillmore was still very uneasy. After all, he had never visited this country himself, and his knowledge of Japan was limited to what Liang Yao and some politicians who claimed to know about Japan described to him.

However, the success or failure of the war against this strange country is related to whether Fillmore can be re-elected.

He does not have a deep foundation in American politics, and he has a lot of luck to become the president.

Fillmore tried his best to promote the "1850 Compromise". Although the bill eased the contradictions between the North and the South, it can also be understood from another perspective that Fillmore not only offended the northern factory owners and capitalists, but did not win Support of Southern slaveholders.

In last year's presidential election, Democrat Franklin Pierce, who made a surprise upset and became the candidate for the presidential nomination, became Fillmore's most powerful contender for the presidency.

Pierce's political resume is lackluster, and his short military career has become a joke in the American military circles, and the state of New Hampshire, where Pierce is located, has never had an American president before.

Such a person can become Fillmore's most powerful competitor. Not only Fillmore did not expect it, but even the Democratic Party did not expect it.

"I want to go to Baltimore to personally greet the triumphant return of the American army and personally greet the two generals."

Fillmore, who was overjoyed, danced excitedly in the office, and explained to the secretary beside him.

"Mr. President, Mr. Liang is still a colonel."

The secretary at the side reminded Fillmore.

"He's going to be a brigadier general soon," Fillmore said with great certainty.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Perry and Liang Yao were his saviors, not to mention brigadier generals, even if Liang Yao wanted to be the Minister of War, Fillmore was willing to fight for Liang Yao.

Of course, this move is not Fillmore's whim, and it also has the meaning of humiliating rival Pierce and Pierce's deep Democratic Party.

Pierce had no solid military history except for a stint as a titular militia colonel, but Pierce was promoted to brigadier general in the regular army during the Mexican-American War.

What is staggering is that Pierce, who had been in the army for less than ten months, not only became a brigadier general, but also commanded a force to go to Mexico to fight in a grand manner.

Pierce did not have any combat experience, command ability, lack of management ability and talent. Pierce not only failed to make a difference on the battlefield, but instead pretended to be sick and comatose on the battlefield. After the war, he became a shameful laughing stock in the American military.

Fillmore is still very happy to make a fuss about the opponent's disgraceful past.

When Fillmore arrived in Baltimore by train, downtown Baltimore was already empty.

Farmers from downtown Baltimore and even the surrounding areas spontaneously gathered at the port, waving the Stars and Stripes and shouting Long Live America!Long live the United States!
What's more, he held up the portraits of Perry and Liang Yao in his hand.

As soon as the Mississippi sailed into the port of Baltimore, Perry saw Fillmore surrounded by a group of politicians and journalists.

The military band that had already been waiting at the port played the "Starry Banner" to welcome the return of the expeditionary soldiers.

"Mr. President, our wish has come true, and the Far East has a place for the United States since then!"

Wearing the uniform of a naval general, Perry stepped off the Mississippi with tears in his eyes, and excitedly handed over the "U.S.-Japan Treaty of Goodwill" and "Nagasaki Treaty" to Fillmore.

Expanding the influence of the United States to Asia is the goal that Perry has pursued all his life. This goal has finally been realized in his hands.

"This is an incomparably great victory!" Fillmore praised after receiving the two contracts.

Immediately, Perry turned around, held up the treaty in his hands to the crowd of people behind him, and shouted: "This is a historic day. From now on, the influence of the United States will not only be limited to the continental Americas, but also to Asia." Our place in America!"

"Long Live America!"

"Long live the President!"

The overwhelming shouts were like ocean waves, one after another, without stopping for a long time.

Looking at the boiling crowd, Perry showed a smug smile unabashedly.

"What about Colonel Liang?"

Seeing that he hadn't seen another hero, Liang Yao, Fillmore asked Perry.

"Colonel Liang is dealing with the garrison in Nagasaki. According to the treaty, we have obtained the right to garrison in Nagasaki." Perry replied.

"This expedition has worked hard for you. You are all heroes of the United States." Fillmore said, "Before I was worried that the discord between the navy and the army would affect the cooperation between you."

"On some specific details, Colonel Liang and I do have disagreements, but generally speaking, our cooperation is quite pleasant. Colonel Liang is a very careful person. Without Colonel Liang's advance preparation and arrangement, this expedition It's not going to go so smoothly," Perry said.

"I'm ashamed to say that Colonel Liang is the biggest contributor to this military expedition, and I'm just a supporting role."

Perry's remarks are not pretending to be modest, but his true thoughts.

Perry even felt that even without the participation of the navy, Liang Yao could complete this expedition independently with his own ability.

"Come on, let's talk in detail on my special train," Fillmore said to Perry.

(End of this chapter)