On the way to Washington, Qin Lang has always wanted to get from Sean. Scott figured out the specifics of the coup d'état and the current situation in China, but Mr. Scott was just an errand runner and knew nothing but the State Department's mandate. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Someone will tell you all the news when we get to Washington, sir." He always said that, and then immediately diverted the subject.

Qin Lang tried several times, but all the results were the same, so he no longer asked Mr. Scott, who seemed a little embarrassed because he didn't know anything, but closed his eyes to recuperate, while waiting for the train to reach its destination—soon, maybe just a moment, he closed his eyes, and then opened them, and the train had stopped at Washington Station.

Then, a carriage, apparently waiting at the station, sent him to the White House.

"The White House?" Qin Lang blinked, "I thought it was just Secretary of State Sherman looking for me." ”

"Not John. Sherman is looking for you, it's the president and Congress. It wasn't Scott who answered the question, the voice came from outside the carriage, and he knew it all too well—it was Samuel. Bush.

Qin Lang immediately pushed the car door and got out of the car, and the senator was in front of him. "I heard your speech at the Philadelphia City Hall, Qin, do you know what my opinion is?" He put away the smile on his face and showed an expression of disbelief, "You really scared the hell out of me. ”

"I understand, Mr. Bush, that it's not easy to get people to accept that I'm still a chemist." Qin Lang smiled, and then immediately got to the point - now is not the time for greetings or jokes, and his performance in Philadelphia is not worth mentioning compared to the political situation in China - what is a little academic glory in the face of a long-awaited big business?

"What's the situation?" He asked.

"You can't wait. But ......," Bush shrugged. "In fact, we haven't fully figured out the specifics, and neither the Legation in China nor the Guangzhou Bay Concession have sent back much information, and now we only know that the Empress Dowager of China staged a coup d'état to imprison the emperor, announced the abolition of all ongoing reforms, and at the same time went around searching for reformists appointed by the emperor."

"Was there a fight or a riot?" Qin Lang then asked.

"Nope." Bush shook his head, "There was no fighting, there were no riots, and there have been no executions until now." As you might expect, it was a complete palace coup. ”

"So will Washington unite with Britain to intervene in this coup, as I suggested?" This was Qin Lang's real concern, and he had been waiting for a few months for business - the mercenaries were ready, and they could start the operation once the contract was signed. But the premise of all this is that the US government will intervene in the coup d'état with Britain as he expected.

Qin Lang is not worried about the British government. After all, London had always admired the young Guangxu Emperor, and more importantly, as the radiant Victorian era was coming to an end, British gentlemen had begun to do something they had never done before, but for which they paid dearly: to do everything in their power to maintain the world's political landscape and prevent it from changing.

Yes, they are even more intolerant of the coup d'état carried out by Cixi, but if they want to take real action, someone needs to push behind it.

So now, is Washington willing to take on this responsibility?

"Of course. How else would the president and Congress let you come to Washington? Bush smiled and ushered Qin Lang into the White House.

Just like the last time he took Qin Lang into his office in the Capitol, the senator's actions immediately attracted countless eyes - everyone, servants, staff, cabinet officials, presidents, and ministers' aides, who watched in amazement as a Chinese in formal clothes walked into the core of power in the United States, at least nominally, while talking quietly and closely with a senator from the Foreign Affairs Committee, looking calm and moving naturally, and they didn't even look at the people next to them. It was as if he walked into the White House as a matter of course.

This has never happened before, and many people feel that it should not happen now and in the future - but not everyone thinks so. Several staff members stepped forward to stop Qin Lang, but a member of the president's staff who had just come back to his senses stopped them.

"Leave him alone."

"But, sir......"

"Leave him alone." The staff repeated. Although no one officially introduced him, he already understood who the Chinese who walked in. "That's the guy the president wants to meet."

Several staff members looked at each other a few times and thought it was incredible. "The president wants to meet a Chinese?"

"Chinese?" The staff snorted, "That's Qin Lang, everyone knows that he is a friend of Senator Bush, he has a close relationship with many people in the party, and he is also very familiar with Morgan and Rockefeller." ”

"And I've heard from Yale alumni that he just gave a very high-level speech at the Chemists Conference in Philadelphia, and now chemistry professors all over America are talking about him, and his speech." Another staff member came over and contributed the news he had received.

But for a few ordinary White House staffers, these messages are unnecessary, and they just need to understand one thing: the Chinese who walk in is an important figure that they can never afford to mess with, and although it is not a trouble, unless necessary, they had better stay away from him, let alone arouse his disgust, otherwise they will not be able to eat and walk away.

"Understood, sir." Several staff members pushed aside and took one last look at Qin Lang. Now, in addition to Senator Bush, there is another person around him, who is of course also a big man.

It's George. Harriman.

Seeing Harriman at the White House surprised Qin Lang. "I thought you had stepped down from the position of Deputy Secretary of the Admiralty." He laughs. But it is true that the current Deputy Secretary of the Navy is Theodore. Roosevelt, as with known history.

"A lot of people in the party don't want me, who holds a position in the Democratic administration, to stay in the government." Harriman shrugged with a smile, seemingly completely unconcerned about the lost status. But this is not surprising, although he is no longer the deputy secretary of the Admiralty, he is again under the command of William. McKinley's presidency has found a new place. "I'm now on the president's staff and in charge of things related to the navy."

So he's in the White House. Qin Lang nodded, indicating that he had understood.

"The President is discussing the issue of union with the British with the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Army." Harriman said, "I'm afraid you'll have to wait a little longer." ”

"No problem." Qin Lang is willing to wait, this time is just the right time to visit the White House, or sit down and have a drink, and by the way, think about the current situation, as well as the things that have happened and will happen: the coup d'état is completely expected, but even he doesn't know what the old woman in the Summer Palace will do in the end, just imprison the emperor and kill some members of the Restoration faction at the same time, or simply find someone to replace Guangxu, who is no longer obedient and hostile to her, there are at least two directions of development, both of which may become a reality, But now there is no more news for him to judge.

Of course, if according to his personal wishes, Qin Lang did not want Cixi to depose Guangxu and obtain a complete victory. Guangxu's life and the title of emperor were an important basis for the joint intervention of Britain and the United States in the coup d'état - if he died, the intervention would not have achieved the intended effect; If he ceased to be emperor, then he would most likely die - and more importantly, the serious contradictions between Guangxu and Cixi still had a lot of value that was worth exploiting but had not yet been exploited.

They should continue to fight until he gains enough benefits, and then he will put an end to everything; Qin Lang couldn't decide when the battle would start, but he wanted him to decide when the battle would end.

But by no means now......

"You obviously didn't listen to me, Qin." When Qin Lang heard Bush's complaint, he immediately came back to his senses, "I'm sorry." What did you just say? ”

"I knew ......," Bush sighed and repeated the question. When did you learn chemistry. George and I are both concerned about this. We can't figure out how good your chemistry is. ”

I knew it. Qin Lang said in his heart. Yes, everyone who knew him would ask the same questions, and it wasn't just Bush and Harriman who were confused. However, it is impossible for him to provide any valuable answers, so he can only be perfunctory. "It's a long story."

"It's okay, we've got plenty of time to talk about it......"

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation." A White House staff member suddenly interjected, "The president wants to see Mr. Qin now." ”

Both Bush and Harriman had disappointed looks on their faces, but Qin Lang was so happy that he even wanted to say "thank you" to McKinley and the staff he had sent. Of course, his expression did not change at all, and he was still calm. "We'll have to wait until the next time we talk about it." He spread his hands, made an apologetic gesture, and then walked behind the staff to William. McKinley's office.

The new president of the United States is waiting for him. But in addition to McKinley, there were several other people in the room, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State John Brown. Sherman -- He was "The Butcher" William. Admiral Sherman's younger brother, Charles. Robert. Sherman's third son; Secretary of the Army Russell. Alexander. Algiers, Secretary of the Admiralty, John Murphy. Davis. Long, and of course Roosevelt, as well as a few characters who were apparently staff members—the moment Qin Lang walked into the office, their eyes were all focused on him.

"Mr. President, Mr. Qin has arrived." Said the staff.

McKinley waved his hand slightly, and he stepped back and closed the door. Then the President of the United States of America said, "Mr. Qin, I believe that you already know the purpose of our invitation to Washington. ”

"Yes, Mr. President." Qin Lang said.

"So we can make a long story short," McKinley said, rising from his chair and walking up to him, "a few months ago, you predicted a coup d'état in China and came up with a plan. And now, now that your prophecy has come true, I'd love to know, do you have the power to carry out your plan? ”

"Yes, Mr. President." Still the same tone, resolute, affirmative, full of confidence.

McKinley nodded, then asked, "How many of them does your company have, uh...... Security guard? ”

"Including novices who have not yet completed the full training course and have no real-world mission experience, Umbrella has a total of 7,000 security guards in the Far East who can be immediately operational."

Qin Lang's answer made McKinley very satisfied, and he turned to the others in the office and cast an inquiring look. "Gentlemen, what do you think?"

The Secretary of War was the first to come forward. "Mr. Qin, it is said that some of the security guards of the Umbrella Company are carrying out tasks in the Indochina region, do the seven thousand security guards you just mentioned also include these personnel?"

"Yes." Qin Lang did not deny it, but continued: "Umbrella's mission in the Indochina region ended a week ago. All personnel can be put into new tasks. ”

"And who is in command of these 7,000 security guards?" This time it was the Secretary of the Navy who asked the question.

"For the time being, the commanders of the various brigades are in charge, and when they form a combat unit, the company will assign a separate senior commander." After a pause, Qin Lang continued: "At present, there are two candidates, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Yi Shui of the Marine Corps, who is still on duty in the Guangzhou Bay Concession, and Lieutenant Colonel Harrington, the senior military adviser of the company."

While he was answering the question, Qin Lang kept observing Algiers and Long's faces—both of them had changed. He knew what they were thinking, a force of seven thousand men, its supreme commander would receive at least the rank of colonel, and perhaps even be promoted to brigadier general, and who would own this provisional title, whether an army officer or a naval officer, that was a question that needed to be seriously discussed; There is no doubt that the army and navy will definitely quarrel over it.

He smiled secretly as he prepared to answer the next question.

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