Chapter 584 Will You Support the North or the South?

Chapter 577 Will you support the North or the South

In short, although Lincoln's competitors have absolute advantages over Lincoln in terms of financial resources and family heritage, they also have obvious shortcomings.

As long as Lincoln avoids the limelight, does not disclose the news of his campaign, and takes every step carefully in private, consolidates his strength in the party, and expands his influence among the people, when these three party bosses fight and lose, and when they make mistakes, Lincoln may not have no chance to counterattack.

"Although William Seward, Simon Cameron, Salmon Chase and others are experienced politicians, I personally think that they are not the best presidential nominees for the Republican Party." Liang Yao saw Lincoln's intention to retreat in order to advance.

Lincoln's approach seems very fresh in America, but in China with a history of 5,000 years, these are already political tricks that have been played out.

"Then who do you think is the best candidate for the Republican presidential nominee?" Lincoln asked knowingly.

"It is far away in the sky and close at hand. I think you already have the answer in your heart. Why do you ask knowingly?" Liang Yao smiled.

"Mr. Liang, I want to ask you a question from the bottom of my heart." Lincoln asked after putting down his chopsticks after taking a bite of food.

During his time as a legal advisor to the Atlantic Railway Company, Lincoln often went to Chinese restaurants for meals, so he was more skilled in using chopsticks than ordinary Americans.

Although Liang Yao was 20 years younger than Lincoln, Lincoln never regarded Liang Yao as a young man, but always regarded Liang Yao as a politician of the same age.

"Mr. Lincoln, just ask whatever you want to ask." Liang Yao smiled, he had realized what question Lincoln was going to ask.

"If the conflict between the North and the South is inevitable, will you support the North or the South?" Lincoln's deep gray eyes stared at Liang Yao closely.

He had heard about the fort built by Liang Yao in North Platte a long time ago.

After the opening of the Pacific Railway, the Platte River Valley was a key node to control the Pacific Railway. Liang Yao's purpose of building a fort in the Platte River Valley at this time was self-evident.

Lincoln was eager to know Liang Yao's attitude.

Unlike other traditional politicians who always looked down on the West and thought that the West was still an insignificant wilderness. At this time, Lincoln had keenly noticed the rise of the West, and the West had become a force that could not be ignored in the United States.

In terms of economy, the West is one of the few regions in the United States that still maintains a high economic growth rate, and the West has established its own industry, and the industrial categories are relatively complete. It's just that the scale cannot match that of the East.

In terms of military, the Western Brigade is the only unit that has been fighting since the Mexican-American War. From the border conflicts between Oregon and British Columbia, to the desert wasteland on the Mexican-American border, to Japan thousands of miles away, and the tropical rainforests of Borneo, the Western Brigade has left its footprints. This is a military force that cannot be ignored.

Sometimes, Lincoln even thought that the threat from the West was even greater than that from the South. After all, although the South was rich, it was a deformed kind of wealth, and the industrial base was extremely weak.

The West has relatively sound industrial categories and has a geographically insurmountable punishment. If the West stands on the side of the South, it will bring great strategic passivity to the North. The North will face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

Therefore, Lincoln was eager to know the attitude of Liang Yao, the de facto leader of the West, towards both the North and the South.

Today, Lincoln has given up the idea of ​​mediating between the North and the South, and believes that there will be a war between the North and the South, which is also the consensus of the hawks in the Republican Party.

"Sir, I support the Constitution." Liang Yao gave the answer.

But this answer, in the eyes of Lincoln at present, is more like a correct nonsense than an answer.

After talking with Lincoln until late at night, Liang Yao summoned Chen Lisong.

Chen Lisong was able to seize the opportunity to open hotels, taverns, and brothels in the central frontier areas such as Nebraska Territory, Kansas Territory, and Iowa Territory, and occasionally acted as a mediator between the North and the South, which shows that this person is not only sharp-sighted, but also a person who is good at dancing with long sleeves. It is a promising talent.

Moreover, there were not many entertainment venues in the mid-19th century. Hotels, taverns, and brothels were the easiest places to obtain information and intelligence.

If the East uses troops against the West in the future, Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, and other large central cities with relatively convenient transportation and relatively complete infrastructure will surely become important logistics hubs for the Eastern Army.

It goes without saying where the soldiers and officers stationed here like to go.

"Meet General Liang."

Chen Lisong was very excited when he learned that Liang Yao had summoned him alone.

The thing Chen Lisong regretted most was that he had not come to America a few years earlier and embraced Liang Yao's thick and strong thigh. Now that he has the opportunity to meet Liang Yao alone, how can he not be excited?

"You are not a military man, so you don't have to call me general. Just call me sir according to American rules." Liang Yao said.

"Yes, Mr. Liang." Chen Lisong immediately changed his words.

"Your hotel is well run. Even the leader of the Republican Party chooses to stay here." Liang Yao glanced at the guards at the door of the hotel. These guards are Chinese, white, and even black. This kid is quite popular in Omaha.

"It's all thanks to you. Without you blazing the trail for us Chinese and advocating the construction of the Pacific Railway, I wouldn't be where I am today." Chen Lisong said, "When I was in Xiamen, I was just a waiter and never thought that one day I would have my own restaurant."

It turned out that he was a waiter from the port. No wonder this guy had no language barrier with those white people.

"Are you interested in expanding your business?" Liang Yao said lightly.

"Who doesn't want to expand their business as a businessman? But my capital is so little, and the current scale of Lisong Hotel is already my limit." Chen Lisong said truthfully.

One of the important reasons why he was able to gain a foothold in Omaha, Kansas, Des Moines and other places is that these central frontier regions are not peaceful, especially Kansas Territory, which is a place of four wars. His peers with stronger strength look down on the mosquito meat in the frontier areas, and his peers with weaker strength than him are unable to gain a foothold here, which is why he got a bargain.

"Since you have expanded your business, I would like to give you a helping hand." Liang Yao said.

"If you can invest, I will be grateful!" Chen Lisong wanted the American Group to invest.

Getting the endorsement of the American Group is what many American businessmen want.

"I will not invest." Liang Yao said, "I will invest through my brother-in-law, Mr. William Vanderbilt, but I have a request."

It was too obvious for the American Group to invest in Chen Lisong's hotel personally, so Liang Yao decided to invest in Chen Lisong's hotel through his brother-in-law, William Vanderbilt. After all, William Vanderbilt is a complete northern capital.

"What request, just say it!" Chen Lisong said.

"If there is any disturbance in these border areas in the central region, report to me immediately, understand?" Liang Yao said.

"Understood!" Chen Lisong said, "I will definitely do the job you asked me to do properly."

Chen Lisong knew that Liang Yao wanted to turn his hotel into an intelligence station, and he felt very honored for this. Not everyone has the opportunity to work for Mr. Liang.