The Massachusetts Rifle Association Shooting Team performed well, reaching the semifinals in five of its six events. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The shooting competition organized by the National Rifle Association is divided into six events, namely standing, kneeling, and lying fixed targets and moving targets, and the best performance in the Massachusetts Rifle Association shooting team is Yan Hu, who entered the semi-finals in both standing and kneeling competitions, and the lying position is due to lack of practice.

It's already very good, except for Yan Hu, only Will of the Massachusetts Rifle Association shooting team entered the rematch of the moving target in the lying position, and the others were all wiped out.

After all, it is a nationwide competition, and it is not too much to describe it as a cloud of masters, although Massachusetts is the industrial center of the United States, and although the number of guns is large, it is no better than those states in the South in terms of the ability to use weapons.

This is normal, and it is precisely because in the Civil War that the Northerners found that they could not beat the Southerners, so there was the National Rifle Association.

"Have you seen the president?" During breakfast, Li Mu and Will habitually chatted.

Breakfast was settled in the room, the hotel where Will and Li Mu lived was called "Grand Cross", which was a hotel designated by the National Rifle Association, and the shooting teams of several states lived here, so the hotel was now full of gunmen, and in order to avoid possible trouble, Will and they all ate in the room.

To be honest, accustomed to Yan's mother's elaborate breakfast, Li Mu and Will are not very cold to the breakfast provided by the hotel, and chatting during meals helps to divert their attention and divert their minds from the damn breakfast.

In fact, by the standards of the average family, the breakfast provided by the hotel is still good, omelette, grilled sausage, milk and bread, the portion is not small, and it is full.

"Not yet, the president won't be there until the finals, and then the lucky ones will be awarded, but I met General Seidburn, and he's interested in your double-handed pistol." Will didn't get up, and was kind to Li Mu at this time.

Seidburn's full name is: Ambrose Everett Burnside, the first president of the National Rifle Association, and the current president, this shooting competition is organized by the National Rifle Association, and Seidburn must have participated in the whole process.

A graduate of West Point, Seidburn was an arms dealer who joined the North during the Civil War, was promoted to Major General in March 1862, and before that, served as governor of Rhode Island from 1866 to 1869, and is currently running for the Senate.

"Looking for an opportunity, I want to have a good chat with him-" Since he came to Washington, Li Mu inevitably had to deal with politicians.

In Li Mu's view, Seidburn is a good breakthrough, after all, Seidborn has a good relationship with President Grant, and even Seidburn fooled Grant into the National Rifle Association and became a member of the National Rifle Association, which proves that Seidborn has a certain influence on President Grant.

At the same time, Seidborn's dual status as a soldier and an arms dealer will definitely make Seidborn interested in new weapons, and as a politician, Seidborn also needs a partner, which is Li Mu's advantage.

"That's a coincidence, Seidburn also wants to have a good chat with you, why don't you prepare, let's visit Seidborn later." Will's expression was unwavering, but he could tell from his eyes that he was still a little disgusted.

Military personnel and politicians are inherently enemies, but it is undeniable that in this period just after the end of the Civil War, the U.S. government was heavily filled with military personnel, and even the president himself was once a military man.

Will doesn't like dealing with politicians, but if Will wants to win the competition against George, then the help of politics is essential.

It's understandable that while George is the mayor's brother-in-law of Springfield, if the Massachusetts governor supports Will, then Will could win.

In Massachusetts, the president's words don't necessarily follow the governor's words.

So even if it's disgust, Will pinched his nose and had to make a false deal with hypocritical politicians.

"Not today, tomorrow, tomorrow we're going to visit Burnside." Li Mu needed time to prepare for the greeting gift, and carving his name on the steel pistol was also a technical job, and he couldn't do it for a while.

The next day, Cheng Husheng engraved his name on a silver-plated double-action pistol, and Li Mu asked Mason to go out and buy a wooden box to put it in, and then he went to visit Burnside with Will.

As the organizer of the event, as well as the president of the National Rifle Association, and aspiring to develop in politics, Burnside is very busy, and he does not want to meet him, Li Mu and Will have to make an appointment to come to Burnside's office.

There were several other people waiting for Burnside to be received by Li Mu and Will, and it can be seen from their costumes that they are basically gunners of the National Rifle Association, because they unscrupulously hang their guns on their waists, and they are probably also members of this competition.

Li Mu and Will didn't come to see Burnside casually, since Burnside is no longer a simple soldier, Li Mu and Will have to do what they like, at least not to make Burnside feel rude, so Li Mu and Will are dressed in formal clothes, from top hats to civilized staffs, Li Mu deliberately exposed the capital "R" on the pocket towel, which is Chu Xue's intention.

Burnside didn't let Li Mu and Will wait too long, and after a while, Li Mu and Will got the opportunity to meet Burnside, which made the other people waiting quite sideways.

Li Mu doesn't care what other people think, this is the benefit of doing what he likes, and he can't blame the society for not getting the opportunity, but he can only blame his own preparation for not being detailed enough.

As in the legend, Burnside has a very unique sideburns and beard, this guy's beard meets under the nose from the sideburns through the cheeks, but the chin is very magically beardless, with this guy's bare brain, the whole head looks very happy.

The English word for sideburns is derived from Burnside's name.

Li Mu's estimate was right, although Burnside was born in the military, but now he can't see the slightest appearance of a soldier on his body, the tuxedo on his body is as elegant as Li Mu's, and the bow tie on his shirt is very neat, and it looks carefully trimmed.

Seeing Li Mu, Burnside inevitably exclaimed again: "Oh, it seems that this is our 'bounty hunter', welcome you to join our team, the National Rifle Association needs a fresh force like you." ”

Li Mu has become an American citizen, and he has also joined the National Rifle Association, and Li Mu's current identity is an arms dealer, so for Burnside, Li Mu is a standard person.

Of course, perhaps for Burnside, Li Mu's identity has another meaning, that is, the gold owner.

Campaigns also need money, and the amount is huge, the more the better.