"Damn, don't these soldiers even have a sense of glory?"

McKinley was a little devastated.

He had expected that the army would be infiltrated, but he never expected it to come to such a point.

Doesn't this mean that Chen Jianqiu is close to controlling the regular army?

McKinley stood up and closed the door to his office.

"Root, tell me the truth, are you also on Chen's side?" The president asked.

The Secretary of War was shocked.

It's not like McKinley's style.

is so frank, it seems that Mr. President has also been forced to a showdown.

"No, I'm a member of your cabinet." Rout stood there and shook his head, "If you don't trust me, I can resign." ”

"Although Chen and I are friends and do not agree with your approach in this matter, you have been deceived by some militants with extreme ideas."

"Well, Root, you have to understand one thing, it's not that I don't support your military reform plan, it's just that it takes time to precipitate, understand?"

McKinley gestured and explained to the Secretary of War.

Root didn't move.

He just thought that the person in front of him was going to talk to him, so he also planned to play something real with the president.

But who knew that the person in front of him didn't say a few words in his heart, and he began to bother again.

Root was a little tired.

"If you really want to stop Chan and his army, either declare the country in a state of war now, conduct an emergency general mobilization, or count on the National Guard in the states to solve the problem."

Look, if you don't reform the military, you won't even have a usable army at a critical moment.

"Wait, I'll have all the cabinet members called, and we'll have an urgent meeting." McKinley pondered for a moment and said.

Two hours later, the Secretary of State, the Vice President, the President of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Treasury, and others were all summoned to the White House chamber for a meeting to discuss what to do with the Chinese riots on the Southwestern border.

A heated discussion ensued in the conference room.

The first is the issue of sanctions against Chen Jianqiu and other Chinese companies.

The Minister of Finance said it would not work.

After years of operation, most of the companies, including Sanjiang Bank, have become the pillars of their industry.

The interests in it are intricate but check and balance each other, and Chen Jianqiu has always held the right to speak.

Not to mention that he is also a big creditor of the federal government.

Battles can be fought, sanctions? Inexistent.

The president's presumptuous behavior at Fort Stockton has already been criticized on Wall Street, and if another stab brings about an economic crisis, the presidency will really be in jeopardy.

As for the war.

If they were really mobilized on a large scale, Chen Jianqiu and his Chinese troops would eventually lose no matter how much they could fight.

But it takes time.

"Mr. Hannah, why don't you take a trip to New York, find Chen, and tell him what he wants, and we can sit down and talk." Mr. President turned to the Republican bigwigs on the side.

Hannah spread his hands: "I really don't know where he is. ”

"Let's look for it." The Secretary of State was on the sidelines.

"No need to toss, I've gone to see him." Roosevelt suddenly spoke.

He didn't bother to hide anything.

Anyway, everyone here knows that the relationship between him and Chen Jianqiu is not ordinary, so it is better to put it bluntly than to hide it.

He repeated what Mr. Chen had told him to the president and others in his cabinet.

"He demanded that the "X-China Act" be immediately repealed, the murderers at Fort Stockton should be severely punished, the living habits and beliefs of the Chinese people should be respected, and the legal status of Chinese immigrants should be resolved in batches.

The crowd fell silent.

These requirements may not sound high.

But McKinley understands what it means.

Each state of the United States of America is a self-governing state and an independent state.

They have their own constitution.

The powers of the federal government are granted by the governments of the states. There are no rights granted to the federal government and remain in the hands of the states.

Over the past decade or so, although Chen Jianqiu has bypassed the "X-China Act" in various ways and allowed some Chinese to obtain citizenship, the number is still limited.

Most of the Chinese immigrants gathered in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, waiting for their turn to obtain citizenship.

If the green light is given in batches, the influx of immigrants into states like New Mexico and Oklahoma will quickly lead to demographic changes.

Chinese-dominated state governments will soon come to power, and these states will be basically the same as Chinese autonomous states.

"I'm afraid I don't count these things if I say them, they have to be discussed in Congress." McKinley still didn't let go.

"Putting that aside, we need to define the behavior of these Chinese first." The Secretary of State said.

"Then afternoon." The Speaker took out his pocket watch and glanced at McKinley, "You are ready, go to the House of Representatives in the afternoon, and then go to the Senate." ”

After everyone had deliberated, they hurried to lunch and set off for Capitol Hill.

It was half past one in the afternoon.

The House of Representatives of Congress was packed.

Normally, if the meeting was held at this time, the members of parliament who attended it were groggy and did not seem to have woken up.

Especially the older ones, they can't stay up this afternoon's sleepy insects.

But today is different.

The members of the House of Representatives were told that the president would be here today to say something very important.

They speculated that it might have something to do with the Stockton Castle affair.

Sure enough, Mr. President walked in through the gate with his big belly and a serious face.

He came in with a group of cabinet bigwigs.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives sat back in his own chair, and without saying too much nonsense, he directly let McKinley come to power.

Mr. President began his speech.

"An unprecedented, serious, appalling riot is taking place on our country's southwestern border."

"The Chinese community is using extremely violent, violent, and unacceptable means to shake the foundations of this country."

McKinley has never been known for his eloquence.

His speech used too many definite words.

The advantage is that it looks very rigorous, but the disadvantage is that it is verbose and the hearing is very poor.

The members of the House of Representatives below had different expressions.

Some of them agreed with the president.

Most of these people voted against the repeal of the previous X-Hua Act.

Others disagree.

What the militia in Texas did was already reported in the media.

Although the reports of the American media have always been known for their spring and autumn brushwork, avoiding the trivial and emphasizing the important.

But politicians aren't much better.

Basically, half a pound and eight taels, each other.

Roosevelt glanced at several positions in the third row.

Normally, Wang Qingfu and the Chinese House of Representatives would sit here.

But today these slots are empty.

Roosevelt sighed.

"I propose that immediately carry out combat readiness mobilization, together with the National Guard of the surrounding states to quell the rebellion, I"

Before McKinley could finish his words, the door of the House of Representatives was suddenly opened.

A group of men dressed in black rushed in.

These people are both Chinese and white, and their expressions are very serious.

At the forefront of this group of people were Wang Qingfu and several Chinese House members.

There was an uproar in the House of Representatives.

Wang Qingfu walked straight to the podium with people:

They didn't say a word, just looked coldly at Mr. President.

Before McKinley could speak, the Speaker of the House was the first to be angry.

Since the founding of the United States, the House of Representatives has seen swearing, whistling, fighting, and even dueling, but absolutely no group of people have rushed in to take control of the House.

What's more, most of them are not parliamentarians.

"Guards! What about the guards? The Speaker of the House of Representatives shouted.

"They went to the Washington Monument to listen to the speech." Wang Qingfu said.

The parliamentarians were dumbfounded.

The Washington Monument is an iconic building in Washington, D.C., and throughout the United States, less than two blocks from the Capitol.

Speech? Haven't you heard of a speech there?

"Please get out! You are disturbing the order of the House of Representatives! The Speaker waved his arms in an expression of his anger.

McKinley, after all, has seen the world.

His face did not change, and under the gaze of the Chinese parliamentarians and the men in black, he finished his speech in a hurry.

"Mr. Speaker, we have asked for the floor."

After the president's speech, Wang Qingfu made a request to the speaker.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives did not want the Chinese congressman to come to power.

However, not allowing the House of Representatives to speak is contrary to the original intention of freedom of speech, and he has no reason to object.

Wang Qingfu didn't wait for the speaker to reply, he turned around directly and bowed to the other members of the House of Representatives.

He stepped onto the podium.

However, the Chinese parliamentarians did not begin to speak.

He waved his hand at one of the men in black.

The man nodded, and walked briskly out of the chamber.

After a while, a group of people walked in carrying an iron box and pulling wires.

In full view of everyone, they opened the box and began to assemble it.

The Speaker suddenly understood what the gang was up to.

Chen Jianqiu! If you are not even a member of the House of Representatives, you want to give a speech in the House of Representatives, but you don't even want to come! Also play remotely!

"You've gone too far!" The Speaker jumped up from his seat again and pointed to the long wire.

"Uh, I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker, the receiver antenna is too big, it's outside, and the power supply is outside." Wang Qingfu "apologized".

"You are trampling on freedom and democracy!" The Speaker is already close to a roar.

However, no one paid attention to him, and most people were more curious about the strange device on stage.

After the assembly was completed, Wang Qingfu turned the switch, and a familiar voice came out of the speaker.

"More than 100 years ago" (end of chapter)