Chapter 35, Washington: Why Didn't My Treasury Secretary Become President?
Space-time in the Americas.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's temporary estate.
"The second president is me?"
"The third president, Jefferson?"
"The fourth president is, Madison?"
"The fifth is, Monroe."
"Sixth, is it my son?"
At the end of the chat, Adams looked at the list of future presidents transcribed by Washington, and the expression on his face was strange: "Mr. President, is this really God's revelation, or is it just a book of the future that you conceived?" To know...... I've been staring at you here for an hour and don't see anything unusual about you. ”
"Except that your face changes from time to time, and then you introduce yourself......"
"And introduce the top five reasons why you don't choose a monarchy."
"I'd rather believe that you're just conceiving your retirement memoir......"
Yes, this time in Washington, he got Vice President Adams to pay attention to the whole process.
Adams, who had only been following Washington for an hour, was still very skeptical of the authenticity of the content that Washington had conjured up out of thin air.
"It's hard to believe, but Adams, I'm willing to believe it."
"Especially Jackson, and Lincoln, and even His Majesty Louis XVI, I want to believe that they are real people."
Washington patted Adams on the shoulder, motioned for him to sit down, and then poured him a cup of coffee, without forcing him: "You just take him as my future fantasy, looking at this list of future presidents, do you feel anything?" ”
"Hmmm......"
Adams took a sip of coffee, and the bitterness spread from his tongue to his mouth: "Do you feel it?" I don't know where to start...... In the current situation, when we become presidents, we can't do much. ”
"Otherwise, how can we have time to come here and oversee the construction of the White House......"
Adams shrugged, they shouldn't have been here in Washington, because the decision passed by the Federation now was to make Philadelphia the capital before the capital Washington was established.
Although it was only a short time after the founding of the country, they argued about the capital, Philadelphia, Richmond, and New York all stayed, and finally chose the traditional north-south dividing line, the Potomac River, and the north-south dividing line to establish a new capital, named "Washington, D.C."
Congress, Congress and Congress are currently in Philadelphia.
This nascent system is currently beneficial, but there are not many things that are really dealt with.
It's more about setting the rules and presiding over some endless brawl meetings.
There is also the matter of paying off the money and finding a way to rely on the debts of France.
The two of them had been looking for an opportunity to come here to supervise the work and take a break, and then Washington said that he had encountered a miracle.
Adams naturally did not believe it, he was a ruthless man who went to France and the Netherlands to participate in the conclusion of peace agreements during the Revolutionary War, and was hunted down by the British, but he could make a silky move, believing that there was a God, would not easily trust Washington.
"And, my dear Excellency the President, how is it that there is no Hamilton on your list of future presidents? He's our finance minister! James Madison, who is now only a U.S. representative, and James Monroe, who is now only ambassador to France......"
"And then there's my son, Adam...... He had just graduated, was a little diplomat, and had complained to me many times that he didn't want to be in politics. ”
"Eventually, he became president...... You're kind of comforting to me. ”
Adams questioned the list of future presidents.
Hamilton, who was even better than Jefferson, single-handedly promoted the First Bank of the United States, and his family was in charge of the United States' finances, and was later called the father of American finance.
"Hamilton didn't become president......"
"Well, isn't that reasonable?"
Washington then noticed that his finance minister had not become president.
"Well, they didn't mention Hamilton as ......"
"Hmm...... There is no mention of Hamilton's son either......"
"What's going on?"
Washington had only noticed, especially in the days of Jackson and Lincoln, who had paid attention to economic issues, and he wanted to ask what the consequences would be of the abolition of the First Hamilton Bank, and now he found that the Hamilton family seemed to have been eliminated from American history.
Naturally, he and Adams didn't know...... Alexander Hamilton, the father of finance, would die a few years later in a duel with a vice president.
As a direct result, the establishment of the financial system in the United States was delayed by half a century.
"So, Mr. President, maybe your chat group is a liar, maybe it's ...... Do you have a bad idea and need to think about it again? ”
Seeing that Washington was stunned, Adams couldn't help but smile lightly.
"yes, why not Hamilton...... He also made a great contribution in the War of Independence! Why didn't he become president? ”
Washington couldn't help but drill the horns, but he did, and then he shook his head: "I'll ask them well next time." ”
"Adams, put this aside! And they also said...... We're going to end up with a civil war, a federal and a state, and there's going to be a terrible civil war in the future, and the reason for the civil war is the same ...... we had since we founded the country."
"So...... How do you think we're going to build a federation next? To go one step ahead, improve the constitution, and strengthen the various powers of the federation? ”
"Also, on the issue of abolition, do you think we ...... Can it be solved? ”
Washington immediately focused on another area, knowing that there was a civil war, and that the causes of the civil war existed at the time of the founding of the country, and that he always wanted to do something.
"Mr. President...... Abolition ......"
Adams looked at him in disbelief, and immediately said firmly: "That group of southern manor lords, I'm afraid that the first one will let you die!" I'm afraid they'd rather choose a constitutional monarchy than this presidential system! ”
"Our current presidential system has only been implemented for the seventh year, and they can abolish it at any time if they want!"
"Strengthening federal power, we've all been doing ......"
"And the two-party system you talked about......"
"Shall we not form a Federalist Party to fight Jefferson?"
Washington was silent and somewhat frustrated: "So...... Even if I knew what was going to happen in the next few decades, I wouldn't be able to solve the problem in our current situation, would I? ”
Yes, he had clearly realized that what Adams said was true.
At present, he can only do everything at present, and he can't shake the three contradictions.
Or, under the presidential system, they will inevitably have to face these three contradictions, and sit back and watch the problems become more and more intense.
"Mr. President, the scale of history may be more than ninety...... Besides, if the chat group you are talking about is true, why don't we wait for a while, when a president who has been in the country for 100 years, or 200 years since the founding of the country has come in. In the long history, perhaps our civil war is a sign of a new birth and a new development, so many powerful countries in Europe, is there still less history like this? ”
Adams never had Washington's experience, but it was easier for him to talk to Washington about the future from the perspective of a bystander.
"This ......"
Washington is like an enlightenment, yes, why should he bother with the cause of the civil war, the country needs to grow.
"Haha, Adams, you're really my good vice president! It's really my pleasure to have you! ”
Washington was happy all of a sudden, and there was no longer a psychological burden.