President Lincoln is now worried every day, although the two victories have reduced the pressure on the Union on the battlefield a lot, but this logistical pressure is overwhelming the government, and now the federal government's foreign debt has exceeded more than three times the total revenue of the federal government, and if it continues like this, it will face bankruptcy!

Printing money without restrictions, which proved to be simply unworkable, only increased chaos in the country; The introduction of a new tax source has been delayed by Congress, and even if it is passed, it will be difficult to change the current embarrassing situation in a short period of time; As for lending to other countries, this is also the only way, but the commercial banks of European countries are opening their mouths widely, and the ultra-high interest rates are tantamount to drinking water to quench their thirst!

This is only one aspect, and there is another important reason, that is, the military expenditure remains high, compared with the southern army, the northern army has 20 percent more strength than the southern army, but the military expenditure exceeds the southern army by 230 percent! There is no other reason, the officers of the Northern Army are too wasteful, the war has not yet started, all kinds of funds have come, and the extravagance and waste are serious, it is too fatal, and it adds fuel to the fire!

To make matters worse, the current war situation has just improved, but the damn Hilton and da Gama bombarded friendly forces by mistake in the war, and if it was shelling other friendly forces, forget it, what the hell, you go to provoke Guo Ye to make a fart? Is that guy easy to mess with? It's just a master who takes advantage of himself and doesn't suffer losses! Not only that, but what is more serious is that at this time, the Qing country also had chaos, the civil war intensified again, and Shi Dakai beat the Qing army to the ground, but I am afraid that I will not be able to withstand it.

In this case, it is difficult to keep Guo Ye in the United States again......

While Lincoln was worrying in the office, Treya, the confidential secretary, hurriedly walked in and said urgently: "Mr. President, General Grant, the commander-in-chief, has sent an urgent telegram from Richmond!" ”

Lincoln's heart was shocked, and he shouted, "Bring it to me!" ”

Treya handed the telegram to Lincoln, who unfolded it, his frown gradually relaxed, and finally smiled.

Treya on the side was excited, oh my God, how long has it been since I saw Mr. Lincoln's smile!

Lincoln was indeed smiling, and in the telegram sent to him by Grant, it was clearly mentioned that although Guo Ye was extremely dissatisfied with this incident, there was still the possibility of staying and continuing to fight, undoubtedly, this required certain interests to impress him, as for what interests, the two sides have not yet conducted further consultations; Second, Guo Ye demanded that a total of up to $3 million be paid to the Chinese soldiers who were killed or injured in the accident, although the request was a bit excessive, but for the sake of Guo Ye's possible stay, this condition could also be reluctantly agreed, after all, this matter is indeed the fault of the United States, and people can't die in vain! The third thing that excites Lincoln the most, Guo Ye is willing to let Qilu Bank provide commercial loans to the federal government, with a total amount of between 20 million US dollars and 30 million US dollars, although it cannot be said to be a huge number, but it is enough for Lincoln to be happy, not to mention, Grant also said later that the interest rate of this loan is only about 16 percent, which is one-third lower than the interest rate offered by European bankers!

It's so exciting, there's nothing more exciting about Lincoln than these few news, Guo Ye, this guy is his lucky star!

Of course, the specific details need to be further negotiated, but this is undoubtedly a good start, the best start!

Lincoln muttered: "It seems that I have another trip to Richmond, two or three hundred million dollars, enough for me to run one trip myself, if, if Guo Ye can increase the loan amount, it will be even more exciting......"

Lincoln turned around and said, "Treya, immediately inform Secretary of Commerce Sisfeld that he should put aside all his business for the time being and follow me to Richmond!" ”

Treya asked in surprise, "Mr. President, what are you......?" Don't forget, you have a meeting tomorrow to negotiate a loan with a group of European bankers, and you're going to Richmond at this time, so what's next? ”

As the president of a country, many times he can't help himself, complicated government affairs make the president's personal space very small, the time is smaller, the daily schedule is full, from Washington to Richmond, the fastest time is two days, one back and forth, that may be five or six days or even longer! What about other trips?

Lincoln said in a deep voice: "Those Europeans will be dealt with by Vice President Glazer, I have more important things to do, don't delay, tomorrow morning, we will take the train to Richmond on time!" ”

Treya hurriedly agreed, and hurried to coordinate other affairs, all the itinerary related to the president, but it had to be adjusted, which was a lot of work!

Lincoln secretly thought to himself, although the news is exciting, what are the conditions for Guo Ye to stay? Undoubtedly, it must be money! Benefit! But he also knew that now that the federal government had no money, this wish could not be satisfied, so what else could make him tempted?

Also, a loan of two or three hundred million US dollars, can a small Qilu Bank get it? This huge amount of money is not a small amount, even in the United States, there are few banks with such strength!

If you want to lend to the federal government, what is the collateral? How is the repayment period calculated? In what areas can the two sides carry out more in-depth cooperation?

Lincoln has realized that this Guo Ye is definitely not a thing in the pool, sooner or later he will rush to the sky, when the time comes, I am afraid that the entire Qing Kingdom will change hands, although he has not yet moved, but as a great statesman, Lincoln can feel Guo Ye's domineering and kingly mind, this is definitely not a small general position can hold him down, and it is definitely not the Qing government's mediocre, ignorant, backward Qing government can control, this government is not worthy of such a genius!

The more Lincoln thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more confused his brain became, and finally he had to shake his head fiercely to sober himself up, and shouted, "Come on! ”

Private Secretary Damian walked in and asked, "Mr. President." ”

Lincoln said in a deep voice: "Immediately send a telegram to the Richmond Command, telling General Grant that I and Secretary Westfield will take the train to Richmond tomorrow morning, and let him prepare for the talks between the two sides, remember, don't reject any proposal from Guo Ye for the time being, and wait until I get to Richmond to make a decision!" ”

(To be continued.) )