1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 308 Brigadier General
Liang Yao's efforts for Fillmore's re-election were not in vain, at least for now.

Two days earlier, at the Whig Party's presidential nominating convention held in Baltimore, the Whig Party had contested three candidates: the current President Fillmore, the current Secretary of State Webster, and the current Army Commander, General Scott. Final round of voting.

In view of the unfortunate death of Secretary of State Webster, Fillmore actually had only one strong competitor in the party, and that was General Scott, the army commander who was regarded as a national hero in the Mexican-American War.

In the competition with General Scott, Fillmore had no advantage at all. After all, the old guy who was promoted to brigadier general in 1811 had a high prestige both in the army and among the people.

The founding of Fuso made the whole of the United States excited about it, and Fillmore's reputation among the people also increased greatly, which also made some members of the Whig Party look up to Fillmore.

After all, Fillmore resisted all opinions and firmly supported Perry and Liang Yao's expedition to Fusang.

Scott's political label is a national hero, and now, Fillmore, who successfully opened the Far East market for the United States during his tenure, is naturally qualified to be called a national hero.

This is the first time since the founding of the United States that it has obtained huge benefits from a continent other than the Americas.

Even so, it was very difficult for Fillmore to win. It was not until the 73rd ballot that Fillmore narrowly won and became the candidate of the Whig Party.

To Liang Yao's surprise, many Whigs would rather vote for the dead Webster than for Fillmore and Scott.

The situation of the struggle within the Whig party can be seen.

The fragmented state of America in the mid-19th century was not only reflected in the abolition of slavery, but also within the political parties.

Take the Whig Party. Many Whigs secretly hoped that their party would break up.The Whigs in the North wanted a new Abolitionist Party, and the Whigs in the South wanted a party that was more representative of their interests.

After the leaders of the Whig Party, Webster and Clay, passed away one after another, the Whig Party was already in a precarious situation, and the tendency of internal division became more and more obvious.

The highly respected General Scott is a professional soldier. Like former President Taylor, Scott is good at military affairs but clumsy at politics.He is a good general, but not a qualified politician.

Compared to Scott, Fillmore is a qualified politician. Unfortunately, Fillmore's qualifications and reputation are far inferior to Steck's, and he can't suppress those bigwigs in the Whig Party.

Maybe it was bad luck, or maybe it was bad luck. In the current Whig Party, none of the party leaders has enough reputation and ability to glue this increasingly loose party.The Whigs are dying.

Of course, the situation of the Democratic Party is not much better. The Democratic Party's presidential nomination has also undergone 47 rounds of voting before a candidate who was originally not favored stood out.This man was Franklin Pierce.

The bipartisan nominations also showed that neither the Whigs nor the Democrats were able to change the status quo of the divided country.

Fillmore wasn't a terribly bad president, but he wasn't a good-for-nothing president either.

It wasn't that Liang Yao looked down on Fillmore. If Fillmore had been president ten or twenty years earlier, he might have done well.It's a pity that what the United States needs now is a political strongman to end the current split situation at all costs and establish the country's national system.Rather than a Duanshui master.

"This is your commission, perhaps the last thing I can do during my presidency, to appoint the youngest general in the history of the United States, the first non-white general."

Fillmore handed the letter of appointment to Liang Yao with a sense of ceremony.

Liang Yao straightened his body and solemnly saluted Fillmore.Immediately, he took a deep breath, and took the weighty letter of appointment with both hands.

It is indeed very important. Given his age, even if a white man wants to be promoted to brigadier general, he will encounter great resistance.The letter of commission from the Army was able to come down, presumably Fillmore also made the appointment under a lot of pressure.

At the same time, Liang Yao could tell that President Fillmore did not have much hope for re-election.

"You have won the nomination of the party's presidential candidate. This is a very good start." Liang Yao carefully put away the letter of appointment.

As for general uniforms?

American generals do not have uniforms.

In the United States of this era, whether it is the Army or the Navy, the uniforms of senior officers are all customized at their own expense, without any hard requirements.

Those who can become senior military officers are those who are not short of money, and they are not short of money for this set of clothes.

Fillmore laughed at himself: "If you can't be re-elected, it's not a bad thing to be a lawyer. At least you can earn money to support your family. I have only been president for two years and I owe a debt. How much debt."

Fillmore's economic conditions were poor, and he had more than $1 in debt after being president for two years.Since he has no confidence in his re-election, Fillmore has even thought about his retreat after leaving office.

"If you fail to be re-elected this time, I am afraid that the Whig Party will cease to exist." Liang Yao said, "You Whig Party, America needs you, and of course, I also need you."

Liang Yao's words are not alarmist. If Fillmore can be re-elected, the Whig Party can continue to serve as the ruling party for another four years.

If Fillmore cannot be re-elected, the current situation of the Whig Party will really fall apart.

During the lifetimes of Secretary of State Webster and Clay, these two party leaders were barely able to hold the Whig party together by their own prestige and means.And now, both of them are gone.

"General Perry once told me that you judged the situation very accurately, and I would like to hear your sidelines on the shape of this election."

Fillmore was impressed by what Perry had said last time in this car.

That's not just Perry's feeling, but Fillmore's own.

As a rising star in the west, Fillmore has been paying attention to Liang Yao for a long time, and he has specially learned about Liang Yao's family history.

Liang Yao's several important choices on the Fajia Road were indeed very good choices, especially when California was just established as a state, he was able to withstand the pressure of the Eastern Consortium, forcing the Eastern Consortium to finally succumb.

"Perhaps General Perry is talking about the judgments I made in Fusang." Liang Yao said, "That's because I know Fusang better than General Perry."

In several decisions in Fusang, Liang Yao made decisions based on his understanding of Fusang and relevant historical facts.

And Fillmore's re-election is not a historical fact. To be honest, Liang Yao is not fully sure whether Fillmore can be re-elected.

(End of this chapter)