1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 607 It seems that we are talking about democracy

"What's the reaction from other southern states?" Liang Yao asked Pinkerton.

"Other southern states are also skeptical about the results of the election. Many southern newspapers have publicly questioned the fairness of the election and suspected that the Republican Party had committed fraud in the election. Congressmen in South Carolina and Georgia even requested re-election. ” Pinkerton replied.

"Re-election? It is almost impossible. Even if there is a re-election, it is impossible to elect a president that satisfies all parties." Liang Yao shook his head and then asked, "When will the presidential electoral college officially announce the results of the electoral college?" ?The South is so questioning the results of this election. Is there any news from the Electoral College?"

This election is inherently an unsolvable situation. There is no political party in the United States that is acceptable to all parties, so how can we elect a president that satisfies all parties.

It doesn't matter whether the Republicans and Lincoln committed fraud in this election. Even if the Southern Democrats and Breckenridge won the election, the North would question the Southern Democrats and Breckenridge for fraud in the election.

Although the Republican Party has won the general election on November 6, it does not mean that Lincoln can take office now and directly enter the White House.

If Lincoln wanted to officially sit on the throne of the President of the United States, he still needed to wait for the presidential Electoral College to officially confirm and announce the election results.

In previous elections, the date when presidential election results were announced was usually at the end of January or early February of the following year. Whether it will be the end of January or the beginning of February depends on the degree of recognition of the election results by all parties.

Only after passing this level can President Lincoln's identity be officially confirmed by law and he can be officially sworn in.

Until then, the president of the federal government was James Buchanan.

"The members of the Electoral College will not be able to get together until December 5. As for when the results of the presidential candidates will be officially announced, it is really difficult to say under the current situation." Pinkerton said.

"On December 5th, the country gentlemen of South Carolina really know how to choose the day." Liang Yao said with a smile.

Members of the Electoral College gathered on December 5 to start counting and confirm the election results. South Carolina announced that it would hold a state legislative election on December 6 to clarify the relationship between South Carolina and the federal government. It was clear that they were threatening the Electoral College: as long as I If I am not satisfied with the election results, I will quit the federation and stop playing with you.

"What about us?"

Pan Zhengwei, who followed Pinkerton to Weixiu Residence, heard their conversation. Pan Zhengwei coiled his rosary beads that were already coated with pulp and rolled his eyes around.

"Should we also hold a conference to sort out our relationship with the federal government?"

Tongfu Group has done a lot of business in the east. Although Pan Zhengwei had withdrawn a large amount of Tongfu Group's capital to the west before the election, in the past seven or eight years, Tongfu Group's business in the east has been too large, and many fixed Assets cannot be liquidated in the short term, so Tongfu Group still maintains many stores in major cities in the north and south.

Therefore, although Pan Zhengwei does not have an official intelligence agency such as the Intelligence Bureau, he still has a relatively good understanding of the situation in the east.

Before the Electoral College officially announces the results, all parties are waiting for a price.

"This meeting will definitely be held, but it cannot be held before South Carolina. What if the Dixie guys in South Carolina deliberately set off a smoke screen? If we hold the meeting before them, wouldn't we be the first to stand out? "Liang Yao doesn't intend to be the first one to jump out.

Liang Yao hoped that the war would break out between the north and the south instead of between the east and the west.

Although it is very inconvenient for both the east and the west to send troops to the west, it does not mean that they will not attack the west.

The vast territory in the western United States was not given away with free phone bills, but was snatched from the Mexicans through two U.S.-Mexican wars in the past twenty years. It’s not like the East has never attacked the West before.

"I am too impatient, or the governor has thought carefully." Pan Zhengwei hurriedly took back his words.

"Let's put aside the affairs in the south for now. Mr. Pan, please sit down. I heard that Tongfu Group's business in Western Mexico is very prosperous. The largest steel plant in Western Mexico belongs to your Tongfu Group." Liang Yao motioned for Pan Zhengwei to sit down and talk.

"Big is big, but the quality of the steel produced by Tongfu Group's steel plant in Western Mexico is far worse than the steel produced in Jinshan. However, the quality of the cast iron produced is not bad and can be used to lay railroad tracks." Pan Zhengwei teased He sat down gracefully with his straight skirt up and said modestly.

At the same time, Pan Zhengwei was also murmuring in his heart, could it be that Liang Yao wanted to directly enter the steel industry in Western Mexico?

But on second thought, there is no need for this. Most of the high-quality steel companies in Jinshan City are controlled by America Group, and the local steel industry chain is already very mature. In order to avoid the edge of the American Group, Tongfu Group turned to steel plants opened in Likoma and other places.

Although most of the high-quality iron ore required by the Jinshan Steel Plant must be imported from Western Mexico, Jinshan is not far from Western Mexico, and the shipbuilding and shipping industries on the west coast are very developed. Iron ore is transported from Western Mexico to Jinshan doesn’t cost much money. Liang Yao doesn't have to worry about Tongfu Group's steel plant in Western Mexico just because of the freight.

Liang Yao said to Pan Zhengwei, who looked doubtful, "Just now, Mr. Fremont and I were discussing statehood in the Utah Territory and the Western Mexico Territory."

"Establishing a state in the territory of Western Mexico? The eastern part is in chaos, how can we care about establishing a state in the quasi-state area? Besides, even if..." Halfway through the words, Pan Zhengwei realized what he was saying and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Look at my understanding, chaos is good, chaos is good! They are in chaos and don't care about us, so that we can legitimately support the establishment of a state in the Western Mexico Territory."

"Mr. Pan, from what you see, if Western Mexico is established as a state, who is qualified to be the governor of Western Mexico?" Liang Yao took a sip of tea and asked unhurriedly.

"Western Mexico State has a majority of Mexicans, so it would be better to have Mexicans as governor. It also shows that we believe in democracy." Pan Zhengwei thought for a while and said the most suitable candidate in his mind, "In my humble opinion, the current West Mexico governor Territorial Governor Torres is a very suitable candidate. Torres has a long history of prestige among Mexicans and is very close to us."

Pan Zhengwei's ideas coincided with Liang Yao's.

Appointing a Mexican-American as the governor of Western Mexico will not only eliminate the troublesome step of rigging elections, but also take this opportunity to win over local Mexican-Americans.

It’s not that the West is incapable of supporting a Chinese governor in Western Mexico, it’s just that doing so will make the local Mexicans feel resentful, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Anyway, the West Mexico region is economically a vassal of California. No matter who becomes this governor in the future, he will have to be politically dependent on California and the West.

Therefore, it does not matter what the color of the governor is. What is important is that the governor must be close to the West and must be a member of the Western Coal and Steel Alliance.

After the establishment of a state in Western Mexico, there were many positions where people could be filled, and Liang Yao did not need to focus on the position of governor, which was very popular among Mexicans.

Pan Zhengwei's ability to recommend Torres as the future governor of Western Mexico showed that he still had a certain political acumen, which greatly relieved Liang Yao.

"Torres is indeed a very suitable candidate, but there are not only Mexicans in Western Mexico, but also many Chinese, Yankees and Dixies. The New Jersey team also needs Chinese, Yankees and Dixies. "Liang Yao said to Pan Zhengwei earnestly.

"Mr. Pan, you have a good relationship with the local Lao Mo, and you are well-known in the local area. I think it is most suitable for you to serve as the state speaker."

"Since Mr. Liang praises me so much, I will give it a try boldly."

Pan Zhengwei did not show any pretense and directly agreed. He had always intended to enter politics. When Oregon was established as a state, he lost to Wu Yuanhua in the Oregon gubernatorial election and missed the governorship. This matter made him sigh for a long time.

Although he is still not the governor this time, he can serve as the speaker of a large state with a population of more than one million, and he does not have to be the governor of a medium-sized state. Furthermore, when California was first established as a state, Liang Yao was not the governor, but the speaker and deputy governor.

"What about the lieutenant governor? Who should be the future lieutenant governor of Western Mexico?"

Thinking of this, Pan Zhengwei asked about the candidate for deputy governor.

“The future lieutenant governor of Western Mexico is tentatively planned to be William Hawke,” Fremont said.

William Hawke had been Torres' deputy since Torres became governor of the Western Mexico Territory.

The militia of the Western Mexico Territory was also formed by William Hawke with the support of Liang Yao. Therefore, although Torres was nominally the supreme commander of the local militia, the actual supreme commander of the militia in the West Mexico Territory was William Hawke.

Torres called in the local militia and said hello to William Hawke in advance.