Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 203 Protest in the Oval Office (First update, please subscribe)
On July 7, news of the victory at the Battle of Vicksburg reached Washington via radio waves.At this time, it was the Independence Day of the United States, and the festival, together with the good news, made Washington immediately immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

The wave of optimism sent gold lower against paper money.It is clear to everyone that the victory of this battle completely reversed the situation of the civil war and became a turning point of the civil war.

"Mr. President, just two hours ago, Pemberton surrendered his army and Confederate Gibraltar to General Grant."

In the Oval Office of the White House, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton said with a laugh.

"After this victory, we not only took control of the entire Mississippi River, but also dismembered the Confederacy into two parts completely isolated from each other, the Confederacy lost its connection with Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana, etc. The Southern Confederacy lost its material supply in the west, and at the same time fundamentally cut off the channels for the South to import and smuggle arms and ammunition from Europe through the Gulf of Mexico. These are undoubtedly worse for the Southern Confederacy, which is extremely tight in material supply, and it is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom , economically and foreign aid have strangled the throat of the Confederacy. With this victory, we can move our troops eastward without any worries. Mr. President, I think we will soon win the final victory of this war, even faster than we imagined Faster!"

"Yes, Edwin, indeed, I think the victory will come sooner than we expected!"

However, Lincoln's excitement was different from Edwin's. The victory in the Battle of Vicksburg finally allowed him to find a wise and brave commander who could lead the Northern Army to victory.Since the outbreak of the Civil War, facing the reality that all outstanding generals were heading south, Lincoln has been searching hard for a commander who can win the battle and end the Civil War as soon as possible.

From Scott to McDowell, from McClellan to Halleck, these people all let Lincoln down.They either think about their own political future, or show off their courage for a while, bringing endless disasters to the north.

The victory at the Battle of Vicksburg made Lincoln unable to bear the thought of Grant, the commander of the campaign. He found that General Grant was completely different from other generals. The southern army forced the enemy to surrender, and it could fundamentally reverse the situation of the war.

"Facts have proved that General Grant's choice is correct. Now that Vicksburg has been defeated, we have the initiative on the battlefield. This will definitely reverse the situation in our war!"

When he said these words, Lincoln valued Grant even more in his heart, thinking that he was a handsome talent, a handsome talent who could lead the federal army to victory.

Such a general was exactly what he was looking for!
"If there's any more good news from Gettysburg, all the better..."

"Yes, Mr. President, I think General Meade will bring us good news soon."

Seeing Mr. President in a good mood, Secretary of State William Henry Seward said from the side.

"Mr. President, there is one more thing that I think you need to understand."

"whats the matter?"

"Do you remember the American company?"

"Is that the company that smuggled arms to the south?"

Lincoln frowned slightly, showing a little dissatisfaction on his face.

"And what weapons did they send south?"

"Mr. President, this is Mr. Zuo of the American company inspection team. He is currently in Washington. Maybe you should meet him once."

Secretary Seward said.

"To express our dissatisfaction to him!"

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Meet with the President of the United States.

Zuo Zongtang didn't believe it was real until he walked into the oval office.

The United States was the last stop he left for Europe, and he has been traveling across the country for the past few months.After leaving Nanhua, he visited many countries including Brazil and Cuba along the way, but he never met the emperors or presidents of those countries.

But in Washington, after the accompanying Hamada Hikzo introduced his identity in Seward, the Secretary of State took the initiative to suggest that he meet the President.

The president... the leader of a country, although not the emperor, is not much different from the emperor in some countries.

When Zuo Zongtang walked into the office, Lincoln took the initiative to greet him and stretched out his hands, saying to Zuo Zongtang:

"Welcome to come from afar, Mr. Zuo."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. President."

After being polite, Lincoln asked Zuo Zongtang about the results of his visit. Zuo Zongtang naturally praised him politely. Soon, Lincoln got to the point.

"Mr. Zuo, first of all, I want you to know that we have great respect for the American company, but we have noticed that since the outbreak of the war in our country, the American company has exported a large amount of arms to the south. , your explosives, your muskets, and your cannons are constantly killing and wounding American soldiers. Those weapons are fueling the separatist forces in the South. Our diplomats have protested many times about this, but our protests have been rejected. You guys ignored it."

Although he could easily understand what Lincoln said, Zuo Zongtang still waited until Hamada Hikozo translated it before speaking.

"Mr. President is surprised by what he said. American Corporation is a commercial company. According to the principle of free trade, it is impossible for us to prevent merchants from buying goods from us. Arms are just a commodity!"

Before coming to the White House, Zuo Zongtang had already guessed that the Americans would definitely mention the issue of arms. Even when he first arrived in New York, he had read news about the American company exporting arms to the South in newspapers.This is also something that can’t be helped. The company has spent money to buy some weapon patents from Spencer and others, and those weapons have long been "traveled" to the south.

"After the merchants buy the goods, who they will sell to is beyond our control. After all, those merchants may sell the goods to any place in the world, but please rest assured, Mr. President, since your country is stationed in Buenos After Ambassador Ellis protested to us, we have issued a strict order to prohibit enterprises in the territory from exporting arms to the South."

Of course, this is just an excuse, what is forbidden, strict order, it is all for others to hear.Of course business must continue.Besides, Zuo Zongtang also agrees with the Lord's opinion - foreign devils have to earn money!
Do business, make money, don't be shabby!It's just more dead foreign devils.

(End of this chapter)