In fact, this "democracy" in a democratic country really needs to be put in double quotation marks.

If you want to achieve true democracy in a democracy, you must ensure that you stand with the majority at all times, otherwise you may become the object of authoritarianism.

People like Li Mu have gone beyond the concept of democracy in the ordinary sense, and considering the number of voters that the Junma Group can influence, Li Mu's will itself is the embodiment of democracy.

This is still Ulysses Grant on stage, if Hayes can win this year's election and enter the presidential palace next year, then Li Mu's words will be even more powerful, maybe Washington will not bother Li Mu with similar problems at all.

Democracy in the United States is indeed very deceptive, at least the Japanese do not understand how much power Li Mu has in the United States, so the Japanese still hope that Ulysses Grant can stand on a fair position to uphold justice for them.

"Although the power of the Junma Group is large, but Li Muben is a Chinese after all, so it is absolutely impossible for the white people to trust Li Mu, for these whites in the United States, the Junma Group is now a piece of fat, as long as they have enough reasons, I believe they will never miss this opportunity to swallow the Junma Group." On the second floor of the Japanese Embassy in the United States, Ambassador to the United States Toshiyuki Ono swears.

In the eyes of the Japanese government, it is impossible for a Chinese to establish such a large force in the United States under any circumstances, so the Japanese government prefers to think that Li Mu is more likely to be pushed out by a certain force to act as a spokesperson for the shield, which may be more acceptable to them.

The mentality of the Japanese is also amazing, and perhaps in their opinion, even the better Japanese cannot achieve this level in the United States, let alone the Chinese who are now becoming more and more western.

"I think we should still win over more parliamentarians who sympathize with us, first of all, we should reduce the influence of the Horse Group from the official level, as long as the influence of the Horse Group declines to a certain extent, then someone will definitely take the initiative to jump out against the Horse Group." Saigo Yasumori, counselor of the embassy and consulate, suggested that the Jinyuan offensive should be intensified, and as long as the funds are in place, there is no corner that cannot be dug down.

The corruption of the U.S. government is indeed well known, and the Junma Group has no shortage of enemies in Washington, as far as Saigo Yasumori knows, the Junma Group has just clashed with the Texas Cotton Farmers Association, so as long as you show goodwill to those Southern congressmen, then those Southern congressmen must be happy to attack the Junma Group and Li Mu.

"We should still be cautious about bribing congressmen, in fact, we should try not to give people a handle, after all, Li Mu is now an American citizen, and we must cheer up on this issue." Ono Shouyuki didn't dare to go too far, in fact, they couldn't afford to play this kind of game, and they had to argue that the Japanese government really couldn't compete with the Shoma Group because of its abundant capital.

It's not a joke to say that Li Mu is now rich and rivals the country, the Japanese government's annual income is really not necessarily as much as the income of the Junma Group, you know, the Junma Group is now mainly making money from the rich, and it is making money from the rich all over the world, and the Japanese government is really incomparable with the little money earned by exporting women, not only in terms of the total amount, but also nominally, it is really a bit humiliating to the national body.

"The reform of the empire is in a critical period, and as long as we survive this stage, the revival of the empire is in sight, so we must be careful that the tragedy of Sasebo must not happen again." Ono Shouxing thought about what Li Mu had done, and couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

The explosion of the Sasebo smokeless gunpowder factory lost not only young and promising officials and well-trained craftsmen, but also the hope of the revival of the empire in the hearts of the Japanese.

You know, it takes courage to go against one country, especially one with tens of millions of people.

After the explosion of the Sasebo smokeless powder factory, the minister of the Japanese consulate in New York disappeared again, and there is still no news so far, and it has become a headless public case, so Ono Shouyuki only dares to make a protest without pain, and he really doesn't dare to completely tear his face with Li Mu.

"On this issue, I think what we are doing is still a little more conservative, and we should be more aggressive, so that the presidential palace can face up to our demands." Saigo Yasumori has a different opinion, this is another guy who has been poisoned by the spirit of bushido, and would rather die standing than live on his knees.

"Saigo-kun, you have to pay attention to your attitude, this is a collective decision of the cabinet, not something that can be subverted by someone." Ono Shouyuki had a dissatisfied face and a stern voice, and sternly warned Saigo Yasumori.

"Yes, I'll take notice." Although Saigo Yasumori was unwilling, he could only barely suppress it.

"Mr. Ambassador, Mr. Hamilton, please go to the Presidential Palace now." An embassy staff member came in to report.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Ono was overjoyed that the presidential palace could reply so quickly, which made Ono feel that everything was developing on the good side.

With the addition of the Horse Group, the Washington Monument, which has been unfinished for more than ten years, was finally completed in February this year.

Now that the memorial has been planted with lawns and will be home to sculptures in the future, it will be the largest square in Washington, D.C., echoing the Presidential Palace and becoming the city's newest landmark.

The carriage crossed Washington Square and arrived at the lawn in front of the Presidential Palace, and when Ono got off the car, he couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw that the BMW cars produced by the Horse Group were parked on the left and right of the carriage, and his mood was as gray as the sky.

In fact, Ono Shouyuki's mood is not lost enough, if Ono Shouyuki knows that the weapons equipped by the guards guarding the presidential palace are all produced by the Shoma Group, and the clothes on their bodies are also produced by the Shoma Group, then I'm afraid Ono Shouyuki's heart will be desperate.

In fact, since the explosion of the Sasebo smokeless powder factory, the Japanese began to be not very popular in the United States, and every time Ono Toshiyuki came to the presidential palace, he could always feel alienated and hostile from top to bottom, which made Ono Toshiyuki feel very uncomfortable.

This time was the same, after making his intentions clear to Hamilton's secretary, Ono waited an hour before getting the chance to meet Hamilton.

"Mr. Ono, may you sit down and have a drink?" Hamilton wore only a waistcoat over his shirt and a bow tie, but even Hamilton was smiling, and there was a tiredness on his face that could not be concealed.

"Thank you, no, I can't drink anything right now." Ono Toshiyuki really has no appetite.

"Well, then I'll cut it short..."Hamilton was not in the mood to tease, as secretary of state, Hamilton had a busy schedule, and he only had 20 minutes to state Washington's attitude to Ono Toshiyuki.

"Say it, I'm listening..."Ono Shouyuki looked expectant.

"I have to say that I feel sorry about what happened in the Ryukyus..."As soon as Hamilton spoke, Ono had a feeling that something was wrong.

“… Now listen to me! Hamilton pricked up his finger and didn't let Ono Toshiyuki interject: "You should know that 20 years ago, our U.S. government signed the "Ryukyu Treaty of Reconciliation" with the Ryukyu Kingdom government, and then the Ryukyu Kingdom government signed the "Ryukyu Treaty of Reconciliation" and the "Ryukyu Treaty" with France and the Netherlands respectively, but now your government wants to turn an originally independent Ryukyu Kingdom into your Ryukyu domain, I don't know what position you have to do such a thing, I hope you can give me a reasonable answer." ”

Sure enough, Hamilton's words were not polite at all, and he tore off the fig leaf of the Japanese government.

The democratic government, of course, always has to stand on the side of the majority, wielding the stick of democracy to teach people a lesson, so Hamilton did not have the consent of the French and the Dutch, but he represented France and the Netherlands with peace of mind.

Anyway, the French and the Dutch didn't object either, did they?

"Dear Mr. Hamilton, with regard to the merger of the Ryukyu Kingdom and our country, this is not an annexation, but an act of protection of the Ryukyu Kingdom by our government at the request of the Ryukyu Kingdom Government, just as it is the relationship between your Washington government and the government of the Republic of Texas, and I think there is nothing wrong with that." To be an ambassador, Ono Shouyuki is naturally also sharp-tongued, and the words he says seem to be explanations on the surface, but they are actually insinuations.

This is the US government's annexation of Texas should be Washington's proud work, at least Washington's officials think so, but comparing this matter with the Japanese government's annexation of the Ryukyus, it sounds a bit like a big brother not talking about a second brother.

"If it's like what you said, of course it's understandable..."Hamilton's face was thick enough, as if he didn't hear the irony in Ono Shou's jargon, and his expression was still Furui Mubo: "But what I learned is not the case, the Ryukyuan people do not want to merge with you, and they do not ask you for protection, but your government is bent on going its own way, trying to make it a fait accompli and force us to accept all this..."

"No, no, no... Mr. Secretary of State, the truth is definitely not what you say, in fact this is now our internal affair, no other country has the right to interfere, and the problem is that the employees of an American company founded by Chinese are in conflict with our subjects on our soil, and we should now discuss this issue, not the Ryukyu Kingdom, which no longer exists. Ono Toshiyuki is very persistent on this issue, and there is no room for discussion at all.

Don't talk about it, you can't even think about it...

If Ono Shouyuki dared to discuss with Hamilton here whether the Ryukyu Kingdom should exist or not, then Ono Shouyuki would not have to return to China, and it would be better to go back to the embassy and commit suicide by caesarean section.

"Mr. Ono, please pay attention to your words, there are no Chinese here, only Americans, I don't want to hear anything like that again, I think it's normal why the employees of the Shoma Group appear in the Ryukyus, this is a right granted to American citizens by the Treaty of Reconciliation between the Ryukyus, and you have no right to question this matter at all." Hamilton's expression was ugly.

Are you kidding!

Chinese?

If it was possible, Hamilton wanted to bleach Li Mu in a laundry tank, and if Ono Shouyuki wanted to attack Li Mu's legal identity, Hamilton would not agree to it first.

"I don't mean to target anyone, I'm just stating the facts, Mr. Secretary, in fact, in my opinion, the friendly relations between Japan and the United States are more important than those of the Ryukyus, and as for the Treaty of Reconciliation between the Ryukyus, please believe me, in the future, American citizens will have greater rights in the Ryukyus, and we will fully guarantee that, please rest assured." Ono Shouyuki dares to say anything now, anyway, it's not black and white on paper, if the United States can be made not to interfere in Japan's annexation of the Ryukyus, then it is no problem for Ono Shouyuki to call Hamilton Dad.

"Are you kidding? We have never needed any supra-national treatment, we only want what we deserve, and we don't want anything else, so Mr. Ambassador, I would like to ask you and your Government to seriously consider my request that the United States of America will definitely maintain a unified position with the Kingdom of the Ryukyus on this matter. "Hamilton was already looking at his watch, and the secretary of state was extremely busy and didn't have much time to waste on the Japanese.

"Well, Mr. Secretary, I will convey your comments to my government, so before that, can you ask the people of the Stallion Group to exercise restraint so that they do not lead to more serious consequences." Ono Shouyuki's words are also very hard, and on this issue, Ono Shouyuki has no room for negotiation.

"I repeat to you, Mr. Ono, the Tsuma Group is a private company, and we cannot interfere in the business decisions of a company, but as a member of the elected government, I and the government I represent will do our best to protect the legitimate rights and interests of American citizens." Hamilton didn't care what the Japanese would think, about Li Mu's destructive power had been verified in the course of the Cuban War of Independence, and Hamilton was very confident in Li Mu.

After Cuba's independence, it has now become a staunch little brother of the United States, so Hamilton is actually happy to see this happen, and if the Ryukyus will be the next Cuba, then both Hamilton and Ulysses Grant will rejoice.

"Okay, I see." Ono picked up his hat and didn't want to stay for a minute.

Hamilton's words have firmly stated the attitude of the US government on this matter, and there is no doubt that the US government is firmly on the side of the Shoma group, so if the Japanese government still wants to get the Ryukyus, then this matter will not be resolved peacefully.