Wild North America 1846

More than ten days later

King Richard has been staying at the Sunshine City Palace. He leaves early and returns late every day to inspect factories and farms. He personally visits the frontline winter water conservancy construction sites and walks into the fields of ordinary people to listen to their needs, their voices and their opinions.

Find where government work falls short.

This time the private research lasted until the end of February, before Richard and his party returned to Chang'an Maple Leaf Palace.

In Washington, 4,000 kilometers east of Chang'an (San Francisco), the United States federal government is undergoing a transfer of power that has attracted worldwide attention. General Zachary Taylor, who ran for president as a Whig, did not appear in the previous presidential election.

He unexpectedly won and was elected as the 12th President of the United States.

This man was the former Mexican War hero. In the Battle of the Missouri River, General Taylor was severely defeated by the Tang Dynasty army led by Richard. Finally, under the cover of the officers, he swam across the river on horseback and escaped with his life.

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How can such a person win the US presidential election?

First of all, General Zachary Taylor is the presidential candidate promoted by the powerful Whig Party in the United States. In previous polls, he received a support rate of 63.7%, which is much higher than the Democratic presidential candidate.

Needless to say, it is shrouded in the aura of a Mexican war hero, and it brought an unmitigated victory to the expansion of the United States to the south, expanding the three states. No one can deny this.

As for the disastrous defeat on the Western Front battlefield, if we take a closer look at the distinguished generals in the United States today, who has not suffered a disastrous defeat on the Western Front battlefield?

There is no worst defeat, only a worse defeat.

During his campaign, former Democratic President Polk captured the issues of greatest concern to the American people at the time;

That is, the Oregon border dispute between the United States and Britain, the slogan put forward is: "Use the 54 degrees 40' north latitude as the boundary line, otherwise we will start a war."

This slogan caused a sensation in the United States, and the little-known Polk finally defeated Clay, the Whig presidential candidate, by a majority of 170 votes to 105, and was elected as the eleventh president of the United States.

However, what did the last Polk administration bring to the American Federation?

What it brought was one disastrous defeat after another, and what it brought was three consecutive Western expeditions that resulted in bloody injuries, mountains of corpses, and countless American soldiers dying on the long sandy Gobi Desert.

It has brought about a huge federal debt of up to 530 million U.S. dollars. With the current size of the federal budget of more than 30 million U.S. dollars, such a huge debt cannot be paid off in 30 years, let alone 20 years.

With such a long repayment period, the cumulative total of this huge war debt with principal and interest will exceed 1 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to one year's national economic output of the United States.

It seems logical that the short General Lebbard and General Zachary Taylor were elected as the 12th President of the United States.

The Oval Office of the White House has changed its owner, and has also been replaced with new curtains and carpets, as well as a set of light wood tables and chairs with a rich bohemian style.

There is a small oil painting thoughtfully placed on the desk. It is an oil painting of General Zachary Taylor riding a war horse and standing on the hills in full military uniform, overlooking Mexico City, recording his past glory.

"Congratulations to your Excellency, President. I firmly believe that under your leadership and practicing the concepts of democracy and freedom, the American Federation will become increasingly prosperous and develop into a world-class power."

"Congratulations, Mr. President, and welcome to the White House. My colleagues and I can't wait to serve you."

"Congratulations, President..."

"Thank you, Peter, oh... Mrs. Brun, you look so beautiful today. I like the lace on your hat."

Having swept away the extreme decadence of the defeat more than a year ago, President Zachary Taylor walked in with a cheerful face. He spoke cordially and greeted the White House guests with a smile along the way, which seemed to have become the highlight moment of his life.

Surrounded by everyone, he came to the Oval Office and sat on the chair that represented the power of the President of the United States, with a cheerful smile on his face.

The reporters who followed the new president into the Oval Office lost no time in asking questions;

"Dear Mr. President, how do you evaluate your predecessor, President Polk?"

"Oh, I think he is a respectable person. He has his own beliefs and persistence, and has worked tirelessly for it. Although the ending is not very happy, how can there be perfection in this world?"

"What you are talking about is not very beautiful. Are you referring to the shameful "Ottawa Treaty"? We lost the six northwest states that originally belonged to the United States in exchange for only a measly 15 million U.S. dollars."

"Mr. Reporter, I don't like your subjective word. This only represents your personal position and nothing else. Next..."

"Mr. President, can you answer our concerns about how the United States can establish normal relations with the Tang Kingdom and Mexico?"

"The peaceful, democratic, and free U.S. federal government has an unshirkable leadership obligation for the peace and stability of the entire American region. The U.S. is willing to engage in dialogue with Mexico and the Tang Kingdom to discuss economic and trade arrangements in peacetime. After all, this is what social society

The mainstream of development, this government will also be committed to this."

"Mr. President, don't you have any plan to regain the six northern states?"

"War and peace are the eternal themes of mankind. All options are before us. All we have to do is to choose the policy that best suits the interests of the American people and implement it unswervingly. Okay, next..."

"Do you support slavery or abolition? Are you willing to promote and pass an abolition bill during the term of this government?"

The reporter’s questions below became more and more pointed, which made President Zachary Taylor’s fake smile no longer maintain. He knocked on the table hard and said in a serious tone;

"I reiterate again that all options are before us. All we have to do is choose the policy that is in the best interest of the American people and implement it unswervingly. The next one..."

"Mr. President, how do you evaluate the dictatorial monarch of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Well, this is a very interesting question. As a former opponent, I have to admit that King Richard was a rare military genius. The army he commanded was brave and adept at fighting. He was a Napoleonic careerist. This made North American people

The format becomes more complex and interesting. This is a tough opponent and a serious challenge for the United States."

"Mr. President, you have a high opinion of this devil monarch who has caused serious harm to the American people and is full of blood. Is it because you were defeated miserably at his hands?"

"Mr. reporter, I don't agree with your preconceived conclusion. I can only express my regret unilaterally. The next one..."

"Mr. President, are you still brooding about King Richard who once defeated you? Has it become a lingering shadow in your heart?"

"This is so ridiculous and inexplicable. Okay, the impromptu press conference is over. The cabinet gentlemen and I still have important issues to discuss. Please go out."

President Zachary Taylor showed anger on his face, waved his strong bodyguards to drive the reporters out, and then closed the door.

The only people left in the room were the new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Russ, Secretary of State Roxie Walters and Treasury Secretary Spencer Shore, all of whom were President Taylor's confidants.

In front of his own people, President Zachary Taylor did not need to maintain the false appearance of a gentleman, but cursed rudely like a prostitute;

"Fake, who on earth arranged these damn reporters to interview? They are like a group of chirping crows that ruined my good mood. Let them all go to hell, these bastards!"

"Well, it should be Mrs. Bren, the Director of Foreign Affairs of the White House Office. She is a very experienced government staffer and should not make such a stupid mistake."

"It turned out to be this stinky bitch who was posing, and told her to get out of here. By the way, she was given a job in the border area thousands of miles away, and she was asked to stay with those dirty lumberjacks.

Maybe I'll wake up a little bit."

"I understand, Mr. President, we will make arrangements soon."

"Let her leave here this afternoon. Seeing her face makes me sick."

"As you wish, dear Mr. President." The new White House Chief of Staff Stephen Russ replied helplessly.

It was his subordinates who made the mistake, and they could not shirk this responsibility. They could only follow the president's order to move Mrs. Brun far away, and keep out of sight.

What about Mrs. Brun's husband, children and family?

That's not something a senior government official should consider. Every adult should pay for his or her own mistakes, regardless of whether he is a man or a woman.

in fact

Mrs. Bren is just a victim of the strife between the two parties in Washington. How can she arrange for influential reporters from famous newspapers across the country to collectively launch an attack?

The federal government that President Taylor took over was undoubtedly a mess. One was the dispute over the abolition of slavery bill between the north and the south. The other was the federal fiscal black hole of US$530 million. The other was the humiliation of the cession of the six northern states. The other was the relationship between the three countries of North America. These are all enough.

A major issue that has troubled this government.

Don't touch it, the scar is there.

Each of these is enough to cause social unrest and large-scale civil war if it breaks out, and it is enough to cause the alliance to split, and it will be too late to stop it.

Take the federal fiscal debt of up to $530 million as an example;

With such a heavy debt burden, representatives of the large slave owners and plantation owners in the South, which had the dominant economic power, strongly expressed their political tendency not to share the burden.

They not only said it, but also did it. Through their strong influence, they pushed the Congresses of a few southern slave-holding states such as South Carolina and Georgia to pass bills that refused to fulfill some important federal tax obligations.

One learns two, two learns three.

The Taylor administration must stop this extremely bad influence and prevent it from spreading within the federal government. This is an urgent task at the moment.

These major issues are all inextricably linked to the separatist forces in the South, influencing and reinforcing each other, leading to growing rifts within the federal government and increasingly acute conflicts.

All President Zachary Taylor can do is to patch things up. If the east is missing, the east will be repaired, and if the west is missing, the west will be patched up. If he wants to completely resolve the conflict between the north and the south, there is absolutely no way.

To be a general, he knew;

There must be a full-scale civil war affecting all states in the United States before it is possible to finally bridge the differences and find a middle way of compromise.

The problem now is that Mexico has been defeated, but there is still a powerful Tang Kingdom that is eyeing it. It would be terrible if it pounced on Mexico when it was in a desperate situation.