"Indigenous Filipino landowners, bourgeoisie and Chinese?" John. Pierponte." Morgan took his attention away from a ceramic vase he had just purchased and said to be eight hundred years old with a little curiosity, and turned to Harriman, "Can you explain what Qin Lang means?" ”

"There is no doubt that he just wants to get a little benefit from his compatriots and keep them from being affected by the Chinese Exclusion Act!" Before Harriman could answer, the person sitting next to him and his interlocutor just now shouted first, with some anger, as if he had some trouble with Qin Lang. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Of course, he had some trouble with Qin Lang - even if he didn't have it before, but now he has. Because this gentleman happened to be the incoming first Governor of the Philippines in the United States, Mr. Otis, but Qin Lang suggested that he be removed from his position and let the Filipinos and Chinese run the country themselves.

In the end, Qin Lang must have suggested this because he demanded the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act in the Philippines, and this bill would affect the interests of his compatriots. Otis firmly believed in his guesses, so he strongly opposed Qin Lang's suggestion. And, even though he's not a cautious person, that doesn't mean he won't get angry.

In fact, he was very angry.

Harriman laughed. "Mr. Otis, there is no doubt that you still know too little about Qin Lang." He took a glass of wine from the waiter and looked up at Morgan, "Qin Lang's explanation is that if the United States wants to get enough benefits from the Philippines and control the country for a long time, it should use the minority to rule the majority. ”

"Look, what a ridiculous idea to use a minority to rule over the majority, and if we want to get a stable society, the only reasonable thing to do is to co-opt the large number of natives, and at the same time strike at the few Chinese who are hostile to the natives." Otis interjected and complained, "You say I don't know the arms dealer well enough, Mr. Harriman. ”

Harriman shrugged his shoulders at the hearing his complaints, but his eyes remained on Morgan. "What do you think, Jack?"

Morgan thought for a moment. "I like Qin Lang's idea."

"What!" Otis cried out, incredulous. For a moment, he wished he had just misheard, but Morgan did, "I like that idea." He repeated.

"I don't understand, Mr. Morgan." The Governor of the Philippines, who was in danger of stepping down before taking office – and it is likely to become a reality – asked, "Why?" ”

Why? Morgan thought the question was rather funny. Why? Because it makes real sense to use a minority to rule the majority, expecting to curry favor with the natives by suppressing the Chinese will only worsen the situation in the Philippines: the natives will perceive that the U.S. government is afraid of their power and will begin to rebel more violently and frequently. Of course, if Washington had ordered the military to carry out massacres in the Philippines, as the Spaniards had done, perhaps most people would have been forced to accept American rule out of fear, but the rebels would not have disappeared, and the image that Washington had intended to create would have been shattered.

The United States is a peace-loving, moderate and friendly democracy, not a brutal imperialist colonizer; The U.S. military is stationed in the Philippines not to occupy the country, but to establish a new order of democracy and freedom in the country; It is a just cause for the United States to conduct in the Philippines...... In the eyes of career politicians in the United States and Europe, the tone of propaganda that Qin Lang came up with was certainly very funny, but there were many anti-imperialists in the United States and Europe, and this propaganda was able to blind the vast majority of them into supporting the military operations of the federal army, making them support President McKinley and his government, and convincing them that the United States was a good country.

Then, the image of the United States in the international community will become tall and perfect, so that it will have a more advantageous position -- the moral high ground -- when interfering in international affairs.

Washington is shaping that image, and needs to maintain it, but the fierce armed conflict and thousands of corpses will turn Washington's efforts into a slap in the face to itself, leading to the complete collapse of the carefully crafted image and turning McKinley into a shameful liar and liar.

Of course, a true politician doesn't lie in this little thing, but if there's an opportunity to make things better, why not?

"As long as Mr. President doesn't plan to see people demonstrating on the lawn in front of the White House, as well as denouncing and cursing him in the newspapers, Qin Lang's idea is a good idea." Morgan said nonchalantly.

"And," Harriman added, "Congress will find that Qin Lang's idea can save a lot of military spending." ”

"But......" Otis still did not intend to give up, he thought for a while, "Well, I can understand the importance of co-opting the Filipino landlords and the bourgeoisie, but the Chinese ......"

"To keep the balance." Harriman replied.

"To preserve the interests of the United States." Morgan said with a smile - now, he has completely figured out Qin Lang's intentions. "Mr. Otis, nurturing both the Chinese and the indigenous upper class of the Philippines will ensure that we control the political decisions of that small country for a long enough time to keep the situation moving in our favor. To put it simply, if we only nurture the indigenous upper class in the Philippines, when the time comes, they will use nationalism against us; But if we also nurture the Chinese, then those natives have to worry about whether things will go their way when they plan to confront us. ”

"Conversely," Harriman continued, "because the Chinese are hostile to the natives, nationalism is their greatest enemy, and they have no choice but to rely on us, or some other country, to fight it." However, since we are also fostering the indigenous upper class, the Chinese will fear the outcome if they decide to rely on other countries, but the plan leaks ahead of time or fails to succeed. ”

Otis felt his brain start to ache instead of embarrassment. There is no doubt that as long as he thinks about it carefully, he can also come up with Qin Lang's intentions, but the question is, even if he thinks it clearly, what can he do? From his own point of view, implementing Qin Lang's plan would mean that he would lose the throne of the Governor of the Philippines. Yes, the interests of the United States can be guaranteed, the interests of the president can be guaranteed, and as for the capitalists, no matter which means are used, their interests will not be lost, but who guarantees his own interests?

Governor of the Philippines! Now Otis very much wished that he had never been given the position, or had never heard of it, so that he would not be angry, frustrated, and obsessed with the prospect of losing it, and would do everything in his power to keep it—these were involuntary impulses, which no one could control.

However, it seems that everything is already a foregone conclusion......

"So, what do you think of the position of military adviser to the Republic of the Philippines?" Harriman suddenly said, "Since we can't rule that country directly, we need to have some political advisers, economic advisers, military advisers, legal advisers, or whatever else there, are you interested, Mr. Otis?" ”

Consultant? Otis thought slowly. Although this position does not have the power of a governor-general, it is still a significant figure in the Philippines...... Yes, he is interested.

Otis's mood became cheerful, and Qin Lang became less hateful.

"So I like Qin Lang's plan." Morgan chuckled to himself. "In the end, it will definitely be satisfying for all involved."

There is no doubt that this is the case. Morgan has no interest in other roles, but the economic adviser to the Philippines seems to be a delicious cake that he can share with others in the consortium even if he can't enjoy it himself...... But in reality he may still enjoy it himself.

Of course, other consortia can also get a piece of the cake, or have the opportunity to get a piece of the cake. Out of the corner of his eye, Morgan watched the guests gather as they gradually gathered. Clearly, they were tempted to join in.

All will be satisfied.

However, in fact, not everyone was satisfied, and there were still people who were dissatisfied with Qin Lang's arrangement - this person was not in Qin Lang's initial consideration, in fact, he should not even appear in Guangzhou Bay at all. "I thought you were still enjoying your vacation in San Diego, Yishui."

"I think I've rested long enough. And I'm a little confused about your plans. "The ball was kicked back.

"That's true." Qin Lang pursed his lips and let go of the question, "I'm more interested in, why are you dissatisfied with my plan?" That doesn't seem to have much to do with you. ”

"Related to China." Yi Shui said, "According to your plan, the Chinese in the Philippines have to rely on the United States for survival, so in the long run, they will completely fall to the side of the United States, and in the end they will help the United States deal with China......"

"It's funny." While being amazed by his foresight, Qin Lang was also mocking his prediction, "What's the point of that?" ”

"What?"

He shrugged. "What I mean is simple: small and weak countries are always dependent on the big and powerful - and always choose the strongest and most reliable. So, as long as China is not strong enough and the Philippine rulers are not in their brains, the country will always be on the side of the United States or Britain, regardless of who is nurturing it. ”

"But you've pushed the Chinese to the leadership position," Mr. Yi stressed, "and they were supposed to support China." ”

"Nothing should be, easy water." Qin Lang shook his head, "The founders of the United States were all British immigrants, but the blood relationship did not prevent them from colluding with France against their homeland. And ......"

"And what?"

"In the confrontation between great powers, small countries are not worth mentioning at all." He gestured, "To put it simply, the Philippines does not pose a threat to China, it only makes people feel disgusting; If China defeats other powers and becomes the world hegemon; It will naturally throw itself into the arms of China; But if China fails, even if it supports China, what's the point? ”

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Note: John. Pierponte." Morgan's official name is John. Pierponte. Morgan II (to be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )