What is the biggest consequence of official-oriented thinking?

It is not about officials protecting each other, or class solidification, but about shirking each other. It was originally something that could draw conclusions in minutes, but because no one was willing to take responsibility, it was normal to delay it for three to five years.

If it is involved in "foreign masters", it is normal to delay for 30 or 50 years without unexpected factors. Intercepting illegal immigrants may be just a word, or even a normal action to follow the laws of the Qing Dynasty. However, the injured employees of the Pacific Company are by no means what Qing officials want to see. Although the boss of the Pacific Company is Chinese, Li Mu has become a US citizen, which is a gap with the simple Chinese. This sounds a bit hurtful, but it is a fact. Even the black people at the bottom of the society in the United States are also foreigners in the Qing Dynasty. Although for a period of time, black people have another name called "Kunlun Slave".

In fact, it is normal. Kunlun slaves are slaves, and they are not even servants. When the country is strong, all the barbarians are barbarians. When the country is weak, they have to pretend to be grandson honestly. If they don’t want to pretend, they will beat you up as grandson.

Although Li Mu did not want to act arrogantly in front of his fellow villagers, Li Mu could not give in at this time. The Qing officials in the history books bowed down when facing foreign masters, so they had to divide the people. Not all foreigners were "foreign masters". When Japan annexed Ryukyu, the officials of Ryukyu had no way to seek help in the Qing Dynasty, and finally had no way to commit suicide at the gate of the Zongli Yamen. The Ryukyu people were also foreigners, but because they were not strong and their motherland, they could only endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.

It is obvious that Li Mu is not enduring humiliation and bears heavy burdens. If his own people suffer losses, they have to find a way to get it back. In the United States, Li Mu regards himself as the spokesperson of Chinese. All Chinese in the United States are wronged, Li Mu will seek justice for it. The same is true in the Qing Dynasty. Officials in the Qing Dynasty may not pay attention to Chinese in the Qing Dynasty, but Li Mu, an outsider, attaches importance to it, and it is beyond the expectations of the Qing government.

"I give the Zongli Yamen an ultimatum. The investigation can be released first, but the detained person must be released immediately, and the Zongli Yamen must ensure that no similar incidents will occur in the future." Li Mu had priority to doing things. Anyway, it is impossible to use troops in winter. If the Qing government is willing to delay, it will be delayed and save the living first.

"There are few people alive. Yesterday, the Qing army at the border port killed some of the detained immigrants, just near the border line. This is a demonstration to us and also a warning to the Qing Dynasty who wants to immigrate. I think it is necessary for us to launch an action. At least we must destroy the Qing Dynasty's troops located opposite the border line so that we will not endanger the immigration operation to Vladivostok." Chen Guofang's thoughts were more radical, and of course it was also because of the stimulation of the Qing Dynasty's border defense forces. Under normal circumstances, Chen Guofang was still relatively stable.

As a politician, he must be more cautious in doing things first. It is impossible to be more radical than the arms dealer Li Mu. Perhaps the actions of the Qing army made it difficult for Chen Guofang to accept, but in Li Mu's opinion, it was normal. The Qing government has always treated disobedient Chinese people so cruelly. When he entered the pass, there were three massacres in Yangzhou on the eighth day of Jiading. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom killed tens of millions of people. What is it that he has only executed dozens of people now?

Just basic operations.

Of course, normality is normal and acceptance is acceptable. Li Mu definitely could not accept this behavior of the Qing government, so Li Mu's thoughts were similar to Chen Guofang.

"I have already telegrammed Leo to select some veterans to Vladivostok. Even if it is impossible to launch a full-scale war, we must solve this problem first." It is indeed not easy to launch a war in winter, but Li Mu was trapped by weather factors, and the Qing army was even more trapped by weather factors. Relatively speaking, the Qing army was more restricted by weather factors.

It is obvious that according to Li Mu's understanding of the Qing army, the equipment level and logistics level of the Qing army were not even as good as the US military, let alone compared with the mercenaries of the Far East Company. This sounds funny. After all, whether it is the US military or the Qing army, there is state support behind it. In theory, the equipment level should be far better than that of the mercenaries.

But the actual situation is that privately supported mercenaries are far better than mercenaries in terms of equipment and logistics. This is not an exaggeration, but an objective fact. Not to mention the Qing army, the regular US Army is still using single-shot rifles, but the mercenaries of the Far East Company have begun to use ammunition rifles and are generally equipped with self-defense pistols, which is incomparable to the regular army.

Regarding military weapons, the standard weapons of the US military are actually ammunition-type rifles produced by the Springfield Arsenal. However, it is not a matter of popularization of standard weapons overnight. Although the War Department has placed an order with the Springfield Arsenal, it will definitely take time to complete the replacement. The Springfield Arsenal's production capacity is not weak, but the US War Department does not have the priority supply sequence at the Springfield Arsenal. Anyway, these orders cannot be escaped, and Li Mu is more willing to fight for those unstable orders and earn the money first.

Does it sound a bit subversive? American military-industrial companies do not put orders from the US military forces in the first sequence?

In fact, this is normal. The supply of the US military has been around for a long time. Li Mu is not the pioneer. Bearded beards first started with military industry. Is it better to say that bearded products are of better quality than those of old American military factories?

It’s not at all, because the relationship between beards is harder, so beards can successfully get on the top.

Speaking of which, Li Mu would also like to thank these dark stories, otherwise Li Mu would not have been able to successfully acquire Springfield, Colt, and Winchester. Every drink and peck will be decided by heaven.

"That's good. Tell Leo that if you want to hand over the Zongli Yamen, you will not only be the murderer who fired the gun, but also hand over the detained people. Tell the Zongli Yamen not to fool you. We have a list here, and those people have already become American nationality. If they are missing, it will cause serious consequences." Li Mu was ignoring his mind, not to mention that he is unreasonable now, and he must peel off the Zongli Yamen before talking about it.

Regarding this "American nationality", it is actually nonsense. To join the US nationality, it is necessary to go through the procedures. Those immigrants have not arrived in Vladivostok yet, so it is impossible to go through the procedures. So Li Mu just wanted to put it bluntly. Everyone has been executed. The Qing Dynasty will definitely not be able to hand over it. Now it is just right to take advantage of the issue.

Facts proved that Yan Shun was more shameless than Li Mu imagined. The day after the incident, Yan Shun submitted a letter of protest to the Zongli Yamen. After that, Yan Shun stopped showing up. All negotiations were under the responsibility of the US ambassador to the Qing Dynasty. Yan Shun himself stayed in Ryukyu remotely and did not give the Qing government any chance.

It is indeed impossible to give it. Don’t imagine the Qing government too stupid. Ordinary people will splatter their blood when they are forced into anger. When the emperor is angry, they will be buried thousands of miles away. The Qing government is very gentle in front of Western countries on weekdays, but it is also very cautious behind the scenes. Behind the Gengzi boxing chaos is the Qing government indulged it. Otherwise, if the Qing government does not allow it, would it really be that those "big brothers" have such strong temptation?

I am so strong that I have rebelled for a long time, so why are I still making trouble?

Although Yan Shun and the people of the Pacific Company now enjoy extra-legal privileges in the Qing Dynasty, they were all under the premise that there was no crisis in the Qing government's rule. Otherwise, the Qing government would not be so easy to talk to. Guangxu might be a soft persimmon, and the Empress Dowager was definitely not. If Yan Shun showed hostility to the Qing Dynasty, then even if the Qing Dynasty offended the US government, it would secretly eliminate Yan Shun, at most he would have had a fight with the United States and finally lost some money. It was a trivial matter compared to Yongshan.

During Yan Shun's first negotiation with the Zongli Yamen, he asked the Zongli Yamen to immediately release the detained new immigrants. This issue is very critical. It not only concerns the credibility of the Pacific Company among Chinese people, but also the status of Chinese people in Vladivostok. Li Mu attaches more importance to the latter. If this causes Chinese people to dare not immigrate to Vladivostok, it will be a loss.

The same thing is said, the rulers of the Qing Empire were more indifferent to ordinary Chinese than Li Mu imagined.

Before Yan Shun negotiated with the Zongli Yamen, the Zongli Yamen had no idea what had happened, so of course it was impossible to reply. Although the Zongli Yamen did not mean to be contemptuous, and after learning about the matter, they immediately sent someone to investigate, but it still took time. It was this time that completely ruined Li Mu's last trace of patience.

Well, Li Mu was originally deliberately causing trouble and had no patience at all.

At the end of January, before the Qing Dynasty's Lunar New Year, a commando of 120 people arrived in Vladivostok. The officer Li Mu, who led the team, was also known for a long time, Jimmy, a senior instructor of the Far East Company.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, thank you for your hard work." Although Li Mu was not a soldier, he saluted Jimmy casually when he saw Jimmy. It had no other meaning, but was just a casual move. No one asked Li Mu not to salute, or the salute must be standard. Li Mu had dealing with soldiers in the United States for a lot, Will, Yan Hu, Sherman, and all senior officers.

"Mr. Reim, Jimmy, senior instructor of Far East Company, reports to you." Jimmy's military etiquette was much more formal, and she did not get carried away because of wearing the rank of lieutenant colonel. She still did her duty in front of the boss, which was more in line with Jimmy's identity.

In Luzon, Jimmy's rank was Lieutenant Colonel, but that Lieutenant Colonel was not recognized by the Ministry of War. Within the Far East Company, Jimmy's rank was still a senior instructor, which was determined only after he was responsible for training the French vassal army.

In the Far East Company, there is an internal promotion rule that senior instructors do not participate in the company's management, but at the execution level, senior instructors are already equivalent to the person in charge of the operation, so this time, Jimmy is responsible for the removal of the border defense forces of the Qing Dynasty.

"Relax Jimmy is not a difficult task. It should be easy for you. Compared with your enemies, the bad weather should be more difficult to deal with." Li Mu was very confident in the mercenaries of the Far East Company. After Luzon's independence, the Far East Company carried out a large-scale layoff. The mercenaries who are still in the Far East Company are basically veterans, either with excellent shooting skills, good at close combat, or good at blasting, etc. Anyway, the Far East Company does not raise idle people, and can still stay in the employee company. Even if you join the US Army, you can at least be a sergeant. Don't underestimate the sergeant. For the army, the sergeant is more important than the officer.

A very simple comparison is that officers can be trained, but sergeant chiefs cannot be trained. Only veterans with rich experience on the battlefield can serve as sergeant chiefs. In layman's terms, it is the King of Soldiers. Officers can be assigned by superiors, but sergeant chiefs are highly praised by soldiers. Generally speaking, soldiers believe in sergeant chiefs more than officers. When officers consider combat plans, they will also seek the opinions of sergeant chiefs.

Jimmy was a senior instructor. He fought against the Spaniards in Cuba. Later, he returned to the United States with Will to join the First Cavalry Division. Both experience and qualifications were the best choice. During Luzon's independence, Jimmy performed well and was later transferred to Annan to train the minion army for the French. If he did not get into evil with the Qing Dynasty, Jimmy would have been qualified to support his elderly care, but Jimmy would never miss the war against the Qing Dynasty. As a descendant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Jimmy had been waiting for this day.

"It's okay, compared to the ice and snow of Vladivostok, the jungles in South America are even harder to bear. Don't worry about us, we are all ready." Jimmy would not be scared by the weather, and Far East Company has also taken precautions, and there is nothing to worry about.

If we talk about the best part of the 19th century, then to a certain extent, the materials are absolutely abundant, such as cold-resistance equipment, which is absolutely not lacking in the Far East. Far East companies are even very luxurious. Even ordinary soldiers use cold-resistance equipment that they use is a luxury in the 21st century.

It is indeed luxurious. Frostbite ointment made from seal oil, hats and clothes made from mink fur, and some people even use bear skin as mattresses. The US military in the 21st century could only use morphine to save lives. What mercenaries in the 19th century used? It was scary to say that many people bought wild ginseng, which were not the kind of farmed ginseng, but the real wild ginseng. The Far East Company was not so rich, and this was one of the benefits of mercenaries.

It is indeed a welfare. As part of the Junma Group, it is easy for Far East companies to get supplies in the Far East. Minks, bearskins, etc. are all luxury goods in the 21st century, but in the 19th century, these things are really not worth much. A complete high-quality bearskin is less than thirty dollars, and the wild ginseng in the fifty years was only fifty dollars. How much is it worth in the 21st century?

Not found at all, priceless treasure!

Of course, this is not the intentional price reduction of the mercenaries. Many things were purchased from the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty. They sold the things to the Qing government cheaper.
Chapter completed!