On the far other side of the world, Rou Keyi, who had been adrift on the sea for more than 20 days, finally arrived in the eastern part of the United States.

After returning to Tianjin on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Rou Keyi directly reported the situation in the Far East to President William McKinley.

After receiving this secret report, William McKinley realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately sought the think tank behind the president to discuss countermeasures.

After several hours of deliberation, the think tank unanimously decided that this was a great opportunity.

If all goes well, this can help the United States solve part of the economic crisis, and in the same way, it can also help the United States find an ally in the Far East and help the United States open up the Far Eastern market.

Therefore, the think tank unanimously believes that it is possible to cooperate with Wang Sirui, but his strength must be limited.

Under such a premise, US President William McKinley immediately sent a telegram to Joe Keyi in the Far East, ordering him to immediately return to China to report on his work. said that it was a debriefing, but in fact, it was just to learn more about the inside story.

However, during the period when Rou Keyi returned to China, William McKinley was not idle, but with the help of a think tank, he prepared a speech that was not perfect, and they had no more time to waste on it.

Therefore, they can only prepare the speech in advance, and then wait for Rou Keyi to return to China before revising it, and then apply directly to the Diet.

A passenger liner from Tianjin to France slowly docked at the port of Annapolis, the ship passed through the Pacific Ocean, first to Japan, then to the west coast of the United States for supplies, then through the Panama Channel, then on the east coast, then on the east, after a short stop in England, and finally to France.

After Rou Keyi received the telegram to return to China to report on his work, an oil tanker happened to dock in Tianjin, and the time was just right, Rou Keyi had just boarded the ship, and the oil tanker left Tianjin half an hour later.

After disembarking from the port of Annapolis, Rou Keyi forced himself to endure violent vomiting, forced himself to cheer up, and ordered a car to go straight to the train station.

An hour later, he boarded a train from Annapolis to Washington.

After a five-hour drive, he finally arrived in Washington before dark.

After arriving in Washington, Rou Keyi went straight to the White House without the slightest rest, where President William McKinley was waiting for his report.

"I'm sorry, I know you need a break right now, but this is so important, for the sake of the future of the United States, we have to seize all the time, and if possible, I want to apply to Congress tomorrow." William McKinley immediately apologized when he saw Rou Keyi's tired face.

"Mr. President, for the better survival of the United States, our hard work is worth it." Rou Keyi responded.

Regarding William McKinley's attitude, Rou Keyi is no longer surprised.

During his tenure, William McKinley gained a reputation as a prosperous president because he raised tariffs after taking office, not to raise revenues for the U.S. government, but to give domestic products a price advantage.

And during the economic crisis, William McKinley forgot his promise not to conquer other countries by war, we must resist the temptation to occupy the territory of other countries, unless all peaceful means are helpless, we should never resort to the promise of war.

William McKinley launched the Spanish-American War, and even instigated the Great Powers to implement an open-door policy against the Qing Dynasty, and because of this policy, William McKinley was embraced by the American bourgeoisie.

But only William McKinley knew very well in his heart that this time, they did not actually take advantage of the Far East, but lost thousands of troops because of it.

Although the situation was later reversed in the negotiations, which made William McKinley breathe a sigh of relief, William McKinley then received a secret telegram from Roukeyi, which forced William McKinley to re-examine the situation in the Far East.

"Your Excellency, does that Wang Sirui really have such a strong strength?" William McKinley began to frown and asked, from beginning to end, Wang Sirui was a name that gave the powers a headache.

"Yes, he is indeed very strong, and although he was our enemy, we still cannot deny that he is excellent. In previous wars, he has shown us what he is capable of.

According to Wang Sirui's own account and the description of the coalition headquarters, in the war to defeat the coalition forces and occupy the capital of the Qing State, he only used two regiments of about 4,000 troops.

And the day before I returned home, I had just returned to Tianjin from their capital, where I saw a scene that would have been incredible to me for the rest of my life. Rou Keyi still feels shocked when he thinks back to that scene now.

"Oh? What do you see? William McKinley was curious, Rou Keyi did not say too much detail in the telegram, so William McKinley did not know what was happening in the Far East, he only knew that Wang Sirui was not dead, and he was very rich and powerful, and he was a target that the United States could consider supporting.

"He once again occupied their capital, and took control of the royal family, and occupied the palace. In the palace, he alone counts, even their emperor does not dare to say a word in front of him, there, he is a new emperor. Moreover, in his hands there were not only 4,000 troops, but a full 40,000, or even more.

The whole capital was under his control, and the streets were full of patrolling soldiers, and I could feel that these soldiers were definitely different from the Qing army, they were definitely the most elite, and they could even defeat our army. Rou Keyi said.

"Oh Maiga, it's crazy, I can't believe it." William McKinley also showed an equally shocked expression, as if he couldn't believe that all this could be true.

Wang Sirui occupied the capital with only 4,000 men, defeated the coalition troops stationed with 5,000 people, and completely annihilated. So what does Wang Sirui's 40,000 troops mean? It means that the coalition forces need at least 100,000 troops to be able to completely annihilate them.

To be sure, the coalition must send at least 200,000 troops. But it is clear that it is impossible for the coalition to send so many troops.

And Wang Sirui can come to this point, he must not be a fool, during this period, he must still be training his troops, and with the population base of Huaxia, it only takes one year to be able to have more troops.

The coalition forces had already fought against him, so they all knew very well that it would obviously not be easy to defeat Wang Sirui, who had an army of 40,000 people.

"So, where did he get his money? Could it be that behind him, there is a Huaxia consortium supporting it? William McKinley wondered.

"No, Mr. President, this time you guessed wrong, I didn't find any consortium support behind him, but we are all sure of one thing, that is, the wealth looted by the coalition forces in the capital before has now all fallen into the hands of Wang Sirui. And the total amount of that wealth is at least hundreds of millions of dollars. Rou Keyi said.

William McKinley fell silent, knowing what it meant when a warlord held the power of a country and had billions of dollars in his hands.

Rou Keyi is right, since Wang Sirui has found them, then the United States has a reason to cooperate with Wang Sirui.

Although it is the Americans who are behind the war, no one can deny that if it cooperates, then the United States will gain more benefits.

If he can receive a large number of orders, William McKinley will gain more support from the American bourgeoisie, and it is not impossible that he will even serve three consecutive US presidents.

He is a president who can bring a new life to the United States, and he will be on a historical par with Washington. This is also the reason why William McKinley started a foreign war, he wanted to surpass Washington.

After Rou left the White House, William McKinley spent the night deliberating with his think tank before finalizing a new speech.

Early the next morning, William McKinley filed a motion with Congress, and used his power to get Congress to agree to a meeting on the third day to discuss the matter.

Members of the U.S. Congress come from different states, and as members of Congress, they live in Washington, D.C., and each state has a point of contact here.

In the afternoon of the same day, all members of Congress were informed by the President that Congress would convene an emergency bill introduced by the President the next day.

On the third day, William McKinley walked to the stage of his speech in Congress, and each of the hundreds of members of Congress below had an extra copy of today's bill.

William McKinley first admitted his previous mistakes to Congress, confessed the losses of the US military in the Far East, and emphasized the strength of Wang Sirui, who he believed that the US military could not completely annihilate Wang Sirui in the short term.

The orders provided by Wang Sirui can not only help the United States solve the problem of economic crisis, but also help the United States open the Chinese market.

In short, under the lobbying of William McKinley, four-fifths of the members of Congress chose to pass the bill.

Of course, the passage of this bill is not because this matter is good for the United States, but because William McKinley has assured Congress that he will distribute the huge orders from China according to the principle of equal distribution.

In this way, the companies in their respective states have received orders, and they naturally have to thank them for the efforts of these councilors, so this can also help them gain the support of their respective states, even if they are not re-elected, they can go back to their states to run for a councilor or governor, right?

In fact, the Americans are no less open and secret than other places, and in their eyes it is the first interest, although Wang Sirui is strong, but the entire Qing country is still very weak, they can not threaten the United States, so, the front is still the enemy, the next moment they chose to cooperate, because there are great interests in it, which makes them unable to give up this piece of cake that Americans dream of.

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