Before the election began, the Democrats fantasized about using this election to get rid of the shame and kick the Republicans out of the White House.

What people never expected was that the 1876 election was the worst defeat for the Democratic Party in recent years, which was really unexpected.

In the original history, the 1876 election was difficult, Hayes and Samuel Tilden fought each other inseparably, until the last moment, the winner was not decided, and finally had to rely on the ruling of the election committee, and finally Hayes won with difficulty.

This election in history is said to be the most suspicious election in the history of the United States, so it will be remembered in the annals of history.

Now, of course, there is no need to worry about this statement, as a rare Republican victory over the Democratic Party in recent years, the 1876 election does have the right to go down in history, but in a different way.

Let Li Mu regret a little that although he has been successfully elected president, Ulysses Grant's term has not yet arrived, and Hayes will not be able to take office until March next year, so in the next three months, the United States actually has two presidents, but Hayes does not have real power for the time being.

After Hayes's victory, he returned to Ohio with a grand celebration.

Li Mu did not attend the celebration, and while everyone was rushing to pat Hayes on the back, Li Mu came to Washington to burn Ulysses Grant's cold stove.

It's not a cold stove, after all, Ulysses Grant is still the president of the United States, although in more than three months, Ulysses Grant is about to step down, but according to convention, Ulysses Grant will also enjoy the presidential treatment after leaving office, and still has a certain amount of political influence, so it is too early to say "cold stove".

Even so, it is clear that Ulysses Grant is about to become a bygone thing, and the current presidential palace is truly a cold spot compared to the past.

At the Presidential Palace, Li Mu was already an acquaintance of the number on the list, so on the day Li Mu arrived in Washington, he got the opportunity to meet Ulysses Grant.

"Ah, my dear Ream, it's rare that you remember me, I suspect I've been forgotten, but thankfully you're here, and it makes me feel like I'm still the president of the United States." Ulysses Grant's words were self-deprecating and lonely.

"Mr. President, this is part of the game, isn't it..."Li Mu was also quite speechless, if it wasn't for Ulysses Grant's excessive arrogance at the beginning, then maybe Ulysses Grant could really be re-elected for a second time.

Probably Ulysses Grant himself didn't expect that he didn't even qualify for the party nomination, which made all Ulysses Grant's preparations meaningless, and Li Mu's value could not be played.

Fortunately, there is also Hayes, so Li Mu really let the world realize the value of Time Magazine, which is the biggest gain of Li Mu's support for Hayes.

"Yes, that's part of the game, it's me who was too greedy, otherwise the result would have been better..."Ulysses Grant can now calm down and recall the gains of the past eight years, regrets are true, but there is no chance to make up for it, this is life.

"Think of something fun, haven't you always wanted to take your wife around the world? Now that the opportunity is finally there, the Congress will no longer watch your every move in the future, you can go wherever you want, life has just begun, you have to take advantage of it. "Li Mu really thinks about it, at least more than Ulysses Grant.

Li Mu's words did play a role, and although Ulysses Grant's expression was still melancholy, his mental state was obviously better.

"You're right, my next plan is to travel around the world, I'm ready, the first stop I will go to Qingguo, to be honest, if it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't have such a big interest in Qingguo." Ulysses Grant is still very good at regulating emotions, he has been the commander-in-chief of the Northern Alliance Army in his life, led the Northern Army to defeat the South, maintained the unity of the United States, and then served as the president of the United States twice.

In fact, it is not yet the time to make a final conclusion on Ulysses Grant's coffin, although Ulysses Grant in history was criticized when he was the president of the United States, but judging from his experience after leaving office, Ulysses Grant did not owe anything in personal morality.

In the original history, Ulysses Grant did travel the world after leaving office, but his old age was not happy, he died poor, and he actually owed a huge debt, and later it was Ulysses Grant's wife who relied on the royalties from Ulysses Grant's autobiography to pay off the foreign debt after Ulysses Grant's death.

While the corruption of the U.S. government during Ulysses Grant's administration was indeed shocking, Ulysses Grant's personal fortune showed that he was indeed more incorruptible than the vast majority of officials of his era.

So what's the problem?

Li Mu didn't know, maybe in the whirlpool of this era, everyone could only go with the flow, and it was already commendable to be able to achieve personal morality without indebtedness.

Because of this, Li Mushang retains a respect for Ulysses Grant and is willing to hire Ulysses Grant as a senior advisor of the Horse Group after Ulysses Grant steps down.

This consultant is not free, and Li Mu's salary is higher than the federal government's salary for the president, so even if Ulysses Grant does not write autobiography in his life, he probably won't owe too much foreign debt.

"Tell me, what is there to come to me that would make you prefer not to attend the celebration of the new president." Ulysses Grant knew that Li Mu's character was to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and since he came to Washington, then Li Mu must have other plans.

"The purchase plan of 1877..."Li Mu wanted to play a game and only talk about his feelings with Ulysses Grant, but this was easy for Ulysses Grant to misunderstand, thinking that Li Mu came to Washington because of pity and sympathy, and that it would be a big problem.

Although Ulysses Grant's current situation is indeed very embarrassing, as the president of the United States, Ulysses Grant also has his own dignity, so Li Mu might as well say it directly, which will make Ulysses Grant more acceptable.

As for the federal government's procurement plan for 1877, it has been deliberated in Congress since half a year ago, and the reason why it has not been passed for so long is the most controversial thing about the cost of buses.

In the federal government's 1877 budget, a record $25 million was spent on the purchase of buses, and it was precisely because of this cost that Congress was cautious, and it has not been fruitful until now.

Of the $25 million spent on buses, $19 million of orders went to Junma Motors and the remaining $6 million to Vanderbilt Motors.

In terms of performance alone, the performance of ZAMA is certainly far better than that of Vanderbilt, but given the political balance, ZAMA will not be able to swallow this huge cake in one bite.

Recently, William Vanderbilt has also been running in Washington, although the order received by Vanderbilt Automobile Company is far less than the order of Junma Automobile Company, but this is already an unexpected surprise for Vanderbilt Automobile Company, William Vanderbilt is also very content, and he is very satisfied to grab the order, as for swallowing it, he didn't even think about it.

"Reem, you're really giving me a big problem..."Ulysses Grant leaned back in his chair in embarrassment, rubbing his head with both hands, looking a little anxious.

Under normal circumstances, as early as October 1876, Congress should have passed the federal government's 1877 budget so as not to affect the operation of the federal government, but because this is an election year, this process has been postponed again and again, and it seems that it is very likely to be postponed until 1877.

Of course, this result is unacceptable to Li Mu, and when Hayes comes to power, I don't know what the situation will be, God knows if the guy who is full of "fairness and justice" will revise the budget, so Li Mu will come to Washington and strive to pass the budget as soon as possible.

"How can this be a problem, shouldn't the government budget be passed as soon as possible? Shouldn't public vehicles be procured in a timely manner? Shouldn't domestic companies be vigorously supported? Since all of this is fine, then we should make sure early so that the federal government can continue to sustain it, otherwise... The consequences are really unimaginable..."Li Mu's words are not groundless, and the federal government has not been suspended, but that is all in the 21st century, and Li Mu does not want the federal government to shut down now.

Of course, the key is that if the 1877 budget is not passed in time, then the Junma Group will lose the largest single order in history, and even Li Mu's wealth will be deeply distressed by this.

"That's right, it's true that the consequences are unimaginable, but Reem, you should also know that the current majority party in Congress is the Democratic Party, and our Republican Party is the ruling party, and the Democratic Party can't defeat us in the election, so I use insidious tricks on the sidelines, and I also want Congress to pass the budget as soon as possible, but unfortunately it's not up to me to decide." Ulysses Grant smiled wryly, helplessness written on his face.

The president is not omnipotent, especially when the opposition party has a majority of seats in the National Assembly, and as a representative of the ruling party, the position of the president is a bit awkward.

Ulysses Grant is now in this embarrassment, the Democrats are pulling the Republicans back in Congress, and on the other hand, they are scolding the Republicans in the newspapers for not doing anything, which is really a bit of a double standard, but unfortunately, Ulysses Grant is now powerless to change the status quo.

The only way to change the status quo is to regain the majority of seats in Congress, which will be achieved at least by the end of next year, given that Congress is only re-elected every two years.

"Of course, the budget needs to be approved by Congress before the federal government can get the authorization, but we are not completely powerless, I believe that it is man-made, and as long as we continue to work it, then the result will be satisfactory." Li Mu is a standard idealist and does not think that there is no way to do this.

Although the Democratic Party is currently the majority party in Congress, it does not mean that the power of the Democratic Party occupies a dominant position in Congress, the so-called "majority party" refers to the fact that among all members of Congress, the number of Democratic members is more than that of Republican members, but in addition to these two points, there are some non-party people in Congress, and even some members of Congress with party membership, will not be completely consistent when voting, this part of the people is the main force that Li Mu strives for, as long as he gets the support of this part of the people, Then the Republicans can still overwhelm the Democrats in Congress.

Doesn't that sound a bit tongue-twisting?

In fact, politics is so magical, Republicans do not always support the Republican Party in congressional votes, and the same is true for Democrats, whose positions may change at any time when their own interests are involved.

"Okay, I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee the time." Ulysses Grant is quite face-saving, perhaps more for the sake of Li Mujiang's future boss of Ulysses Grant.

Be the president's boss!

This fact makes Li Mu very proud, although this boss is a bit "unjustifiable", and his confidence in front of the "employees" is not very sufficient, but it is enough for Li Mu to be excited, and when Ulysses Grant joins the Horse Group, the prestige of the Horse Group will go to a higher level, and Ulysses Grant himself will continue to exert his residual heat, ah This is a lot of success with one stone.

"It's enough, I'll contact the councillors I know well in the evening, and we'll work together when the time comes." Li Mucai will not take all the responsibility on himself, after all, this is the Vanderbilt family is also good, so William Vanderbilt also has to contribute.

In the evening, Li Mu held a dinner at his home on the shore of Luoying Lake, and a group of parliamentarians who knew Li Mu well together again, on the one hand, to celebrate Hayes's successful election, and on the other hand, to promote the passage of the 1877 budget by the National Assembly as soon as possible.

Among all the guests, Chen Guofang was the earliest.

After seeing Li Mu, Chen Guofang was a little high-spirited.

"Reem, thank you very much, I can't express my gratitude in words..."It was the first time for Chen Guofang to be so polite to Li Mu.

In this election, Hawaii, as the only state isolated abroad, exercised its right to vote for the first time, which is of great significance to the state of Hawaii, and from now on, a new political force is born.