In mid-October, the Republican National Convention was held in New York.

There were more than 700 people participating in the Republican National Convention, of which Li Mu could directly or indirectly influence about 25 votes. They were classified as conservatives in the Republican Party because of their extreme political conservatism and closure.

This is really a bit incomprehensible. Li Mu always thought he was a reformist, but he didn't expect that in the eyes of the world, he was actually a complete conservative.

No wonder others think so. The two access systems proposed by Li Mu to James Brian were spread out after all, and it was widely known that the access system represents the extreme xenophobia of an industry. They do not allow any new forces to join and just want to maintain the status quo in the industry. Therefore, Li Mu is not unfair to be classified as a conservative.

Conservatives are conservatives, and Li Mu does not reject this title. In fact, there are definitely many people in the Republican Party who have the same ideas as Li Mu. Most of them have successful careers and have a certain status. It would be nice if they can become their spokespersons.

As a Republican representative in Massachusetts, Li Mu participated in the National Convention. The central idea of ​​this conference was to decide who would represent the Republican Party to participate in the 23rd U.S. President.

After being elected by the Republican National Convention Committee, a total of five people were nominated, with James Brian being the most popular, followed by Heis and James Garfield. The other two were purely running with each other and had no chance of winning at all. They were eliminated after the first round of elections.

In the first round of voting, James Brian was indeed the winner, followed by James Garfield, and Hayes received the least votes.

After the first round of voting, there is a week off, and the second round of voting will be held in a week. Someone can get more than 50% of the votes in the voting, so he can represent the Republicans in the presidential election.

On the night the first round of voting ended, Li Mu became the target of three presidential candidates.

"Mr. James Brian invites you to attend the dinner held at Clinton Castle tonight..." Yan Shun took a stack of invitations and reported to Li Mu one by one.

"Yes, but I can't stay for too long..." Li Mu could not refuse such an invitation. Many Republicans would gather in Clinton Castle in the evening, and Li Mu would show up no matter what.

"Mr. James Garfield wants to have lunch with you tomorrow..." Yan Shun continued to read the next one.

"No, I'm going to pick up Mr. President tomorrow morning and tell Mr. Garfield that I don't have time tomorrow morning." Li Mu did not refuse, he was indeed flawless.

Li Mu already knows that James Garfield's attitude towards the "access system". Like James Brian, James Garfield is opposed to the "access system". Moreover, James Garfield also disagreed with the American Arms Industry Association, which was established some time ago. During the first call between James Garfield's assistant and Yan Shun, James Garfield's assistant unreasonably asked Junma Weapons Company to dissolve the American Arms Industry Association.

Such a request is intentionally against Li Mu. Li Mu absolutely cannot agree that the American Arms Industry Association is a loose combination of folk nature and cannot be dissolved by administrative orders. Moreover, James Garfield does not have this right now.

In Li Mu's impression, James Garfield seemed to be successfully elected as president of the United States in four years, but this unlucky guy was assassinated after becoming president, and eventually he was cheaper than the then Vice President Arthur.

No wonder James Garfield was assassinated by such a rough and rude way.

Now that Li Mu intervenes, it is still unknown whether James Garfield can be elected successfully as in history, so there is no need for Li Mu to silly fight with James Garfield.

"Mr. Rutherford Hayes invites you to have dinner tomorrow night..." Yan Shun made notes on James Garfield's invitation and continued to read the next one.

"Yes." Li Mu agreed very happily this time. These three people were really interesting. The order of inviting Li Mu was completely lined up in the order of votes. Currently, Hayes has the least number of votes and is most worthy of Li Mu's investment. At the same time, although Hayes' winning rate seems to be the smallest, Li Mu knows very well that if there is no accident, Hayes will become the 23rd president of the United States.

However, it is not easy to get a promise from Hayes. What is very unfavorable to Li Mu is that Hayes is a famous reformist faction in the Republican Party. He opposes behind closed-door operations, opposes political parties' sharing of weight, and supports the reform of the civil service system. All of this seems to be out of place with Li Mu.

However, Li Mu was confident of reaching an agreement with Hayes. Hayes may be the person who knows the best in American history, so the biggest controversy in the history of the US presidential election broke out in the 1876 election.

At that time, New York Governor Samuel Tilden was the first to win 184 electoral votes, while Hayes, who ran for the Republicans, received only 165 electoral votes, and there were still 20 electoral votes pending. According to the presidential election system, as long as someone gets 185 electoral votes, he will win the competition.

Even those who were most optimistic about Hayes did not think that Hayes still had hope. Hes himself thought he would lose, because as long as Samuel Tilden won another electoral vote, Samuel Tilden would become the 23rd president of the United States.

The 20 votes pending belong to four states, three of which are southern states, including Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana, and the last state is Oregon in the west.

Southern states have always been the traditional voting base of the Democratic Party. As long as Samuel Tilden wins any of these three southern states, the Republican Party will lose everything.

At this time something magic happened, and both the Democrats and Republicans claimed that their parties had won the victory. In order to eliminate the dispute, Congress established an election committee to rule the final victory.

The Election Commission consisted of 15 people, of which seven belonged to the Democratic Party, seven belonged to the Republican Party, and the last one was an independent justice who had no political inclination at the time.

The Democratic Party, who felt that she was sure to win, finally made a fool of herself and elected the independent justice as a senator representing the Democratic Party. This gave the Republican Party a handle, and the independent justice was forced to resign and another justice was replaced by the election committee.

Because the Independent Justice does not belong to any party at present, he was a member of the Republican Party before, the final ruling of the Election Commission was that the 20 pending electoral votes belonged to the Republican Party, and the Republican Party narrowly won by 185 to 184.

The Democratic Party, who was already preparing to celebrate the victory, was absolutely unacceptable to this result. At that time, the Second Civil War almost broke out. At this time, it still showed its outstanding diplomatic skills. On the condition of gradually withdrawing troops from southern states, it reluctantly convinced the Democratic Party to accept the result.

From this point of view, it can be seen that Hayes is an unusual guy. As long as he can win the final victory, he can trade with anyone, and anything can become his bargaining chip. It should be no problem for a mere "access system".

Although he had decided his choice, Li Mu could not act too urgent. It was more in Li Mu's interests to calm down properly. So Li Mu did not plan to show all his trump cards as soon as he came up. Look at how smart Hayes was. The whole world thought he would lose. As a result, he had a shocking reversal at the last second. Such a victory was worth remembering.

The Clinton Castle that night was decorated with lights and people were filled with people. All Republicans gathered together to celebrate the smooth progress of the first vote.

As one of the landlords in New York, Li Mu has not appeared at the banquet for a long time, but has become one of the focus of the banquet.

Almost all the Republican Party bosses will chat with Li Mu for a few words, which is also a kind of comfort. Li Mu made the wrong bet before the election today, but Li Mu represents the future of the Republican Party, holding powerful strength that others cannot reach. If you don’t make friends with such people, what kind of people are worthy of friendship?

Li Mu is mature and steady, humorous and "knowledgeable". Whether facing conservatives, radicals, or reformists, Li Mu can chat and laugh with him.

When it comes to this knowledgeable knowledge, I have to thank the Internet in the 21st century. People in the 21st century cannot understand how poor people’s knowledge was. Studies have shown that in the 21st century, the information a person learns on the Internet every day is probably the information that an ordinary person learns within 50 years before the Internet appears.

For an otaku like Li Mu, the knowledge in his mind is almost equivalent to the sum of the knowledge of everyone present, so it is not difficult to understand why Li Mu is so popular.

The key is that Li Mu is not stingy with sharing his knowledge. When facing businessmen, Li Mu can talk to him about assembly lines, scientific management, and unified coordination.

When facing politicians, Li Mu can talk to him about the art of compromise, the open door, and the relationship between politics and economy.

Facing soldiers...

Well, there are no soldiers in the banquet hall. This is a gathering of Republicans. It is impossible for soldiers to appear. The US Constitution stipulates that soldiers can have the right to vote, but they cannot have political tendencies and cannot join political parties during their military service. Therefore, even soldiers who support Republicans like Will cannot blatantly attend Republicans.

James Brian seemed to feel that he was sure to win. In his heart, Li Mu's importance was gradually decreasing. In the middle of the banquet, James Brian took the initiative to talk to Li Mu.

"Reim, did you make a decision? As long as you give up your access system, we can sit down and talk slowly no matter what request you make." James Brian drank a lot of wine, and his forehead was already red, but he was still sober.

"James, you know, the access system is imperative." Li Mu did not intend to compromise, and there was a bit of pity in his eyes when he looked at James Brian.

You should be proud now. The more you are proud now, the more you will be lost in the future. The so-called hope and disappointment are greater. This is what it means.

These Republican bigwigs have bad intentions. The higher they praise James Brian, the harder they will fall in the future.

"Okay, it seems we can't reach an agreement..." James Brian's face was full of regrets. James Brian and Li Mu had a pleasant cooperation. The feeling of complementation still vividly remembered James Brian. Originally, James Brian wanted to relive that feeling in this election, but unfortunately, the division between James Brian and Li Mu was too big and had reached an irreconcilable level, which really made James Brian feel regretful.

"It's just about this matter. I believe that in many other aspects, we still have a common language." Li Mu didn't have much regret, he looked more mature than James Brian.

This is how American politics is. Winners take everything, losers have nothing, but winners will not kill all the losers, and losers have a chance to make a comeback.

This is what Americans call demeanor. In their opinion, politics is just a game, so don’t care too much about winning or losing. Just like Li Mu and James Brian, although Li Mu and James Brian cannot reach an agreement on the "access system", this will not affect their friendship.

"Hahaha... You're right, we can find common language in other aspects..." James Brian didn't get too entangled with this issue, and there were other relationships that James Brian needed to maintain. James Brian could not waste too much time on Li Mu.

Arthur originally followed James Brian and looked for someone to toast, but this time he did not walk with James Brian, but instead chatted with Li Mu for a few more words.

"I regret it a little now. I think I made the wrong bet again..." Arthur looked frowning, but now that he had already set a bet and it was too late to get off the boat, so he could only walk one way to the black.

"Come on, you can treat this as an experience." Although Li Mu, I am not optimistic about James Brian, this does not mean that Arthur will gain nothing. This period of experience will become Arthur's valuable experience. After four years, these experiences will help James Garfield win.

"That's all, who can't help me?" Arthur's face was very greedy, but at the same time, there was hope in his eyes.

"Go quickly, this is a good opportunity to accumulate connections." Li Mu urged softly.
Chapter completed!