The sun never sets in America

Chapter 46 Voting
Mexican Congress…

A house that looks no different from an ordinary Spanish-style government building is actually a building left over from the Spanish colonial period.

squeak……

Carriages parked outside the gate of the National Assembly. From nine o'clock this morning until eleven o'clock now, carriages have been arriving outside the gate of the National Assembly. The entire streets around the National Assembly have been blocked to prevent people from showing up. accidents.

Another carriage stopped in the open space outside the Parliament, but this carriage was different from other carriages in that it was a four-horse carriage. Even the horses pulling the carriage were purchased from the United Kingdom. Thoroughbred horses... Moreover, there are gold-plated and even pure gold materials everywhere around the carriage team, which shows the dignity of the owner of this carriage.

squeak……

The door of the carriage was opened, and an old man with gray hair and a hook-nosed face walked out. The old man was wearing a black suit and holding a civilized stick made of ivory in his hand. There were still curls on the corners of the old man's mouth. The mustache that got up...

"Sir Speaker, Vice President Lester has been waiting for you for a long time." A well-dressed young man walked quickly to the old man and said respectfully.

"Loran, you look so much like your father, exactly the same." He looked at the young man in front of him, the Speaker of the Congress of the Mexican Republic named Shaci Silas, with a nostalgic look in his eyes, "I'm sorry, I'm getting old. I will always miss the past." Speaker Shasi Silas looked at the young man Luolan who didn't know how to answer, shook his head and said with a smile.

"Sir Speaker, please come this way!!" Roland didn't know what to say, so he simply ended the topic and walked towards Leicester with Speaker Shashi Silas.

Speaker Shasi Silas followed behind with his arms on his back, his steps were solid and powerful, and he did not look like an 80-year-old man at all.

"Sir Speaker!!" As soon as they met, Lester greeted him warmly, and even took the initiative to hold the left arm of Speaker Shashi Silas, who looked like his son, "Why are you doing it by yourself? Now, I can send someone to pick you up, you are so old." Lester said with concern while holding Speaker Shashi Silas's left arm, with a flattering smile on his face.

"You're a Portuguese boy, you're full of bad thoughts." Speaker Chasi Silas, looking at Vice President Lester who was constantly courting him, laughed and scolded him directly, even directly in front of everyone, It pointed out the origin of Leicester’s family, Portuguese immigrants.

"Sir Speaker, you have wronged me. I wouldn't dare to be bad to anyone I do bad to you!" Lester pretended to be aggrieved and replied to Speaker Shashi Silas, his tone full of emotion. To please, "Besides, with the status of you and the Silas family in the Mexican Republic, who dares to deceive you?" Lester then asked Speaker Chasi Silas and the Silas family behind him. Position and power, boasted.

"Lester, you are as eloquent as your dead father." Speaker Shashi Silas said to Lester with a smile, and he didn't even mind bringing up Lester's dead father, old Lester. Just kidding.

There was no 01:30 full expression on Lester's face, which made Speaker Shashi Silas very satisfied.

"Listen, kid, I already know your plan. It sounds crazy, but do you know the consequences of this matter?" Speaker Shashi Silas looked at Lester with sharp eyes and said, "Les "Tell me, let's be honest, how much money do your Misia family plan to make from this mortgage bill, and how much money did those bankers give you?" Speaker Shasi Silas looked at Lester and continued to ask. Said, looking at Lester, his eyes became more and more sharp.

"Sir Speaker, no matter how much money our Misia family makes, it will be a share of the Silas family and you." Lester did not answer the question of making money, but smiled at Shasi Silas. The Speaker replied, "And I myself am also the most loyal supporter of you and the Silas family..." Lester touched his chest and bowed to Speaker Shashi Silas, respectfully. He replied with a tone of sincerity and respect. Although this was a pretense, it was still enough of a pretense.

"Lester, you are indeed a smart man." Speaker Shashi Silas looked at Lester who was bowing to him, showed a satisfied smile, and praised Lester, "I heard that you were because of I had a falling out with President Santa Anna. Is there such a thing?" Speaker Chasi Silas frowned and asked Lester about yesterday's incident in the President's Office. This incident was over. In less than a day, Speaker Chasi Silas already knew about it, which shows that the Silas family's tentacles and intelligence are indeed huge, covering almost the entire Republic of Mexico.

"Santa Anna, that bastard, only plays with his little cleverness every day, thinking that everyone is as stupid as him..." Hearing President Santa Anna's name, Lester immediately dropped the speech at the president's meeting yesterday. The hypocritical mask in the office scolded Speaker Shashi Silas in front of him, and the scolding was extremely unpleasant... This shows the conflict between President Santa Anna and Vice President Lester. The situation has intensified to the point where we are almost going to fight each other...

"If it weren't for this bastard's mess since he took office, the finances of the Republic of Mexico would not be so bad." Lester was very dissatisfied with the series of tax reduction policies after President Santa Anna came to power. He believed that the finances of the Republic of Mexico would not be so bad. In such a serious situation, how can taxes be reduced? Taxes should be increased. As for the feelings of ordinary Mexicans, Lester doesn't care, and he doesn't want to care.

I feel there is no need to care! !

"President Santa Anna is indeed too young." Speaker Chasi Silas heard this and agreed with Lester's evaluation of President Santa Anna, "It would have been better if you had been the president. , what happened in California will never happen." Chasi Silas, an old fox, said to Lester with some regret, as if he felt sorry for Lester's loss of the position of President of the Republic of Mexico.

"However, I believe that the future is still yours." Shasi Silas then looked at Vice President Lester with encouraging eyes and said, "Okay, today's meeting will be held soon." Shasi Speaker Silas did not wait for Lester's reaction, patted him on the shoulder, then turned back and walked into the door of Congress.

Lester was left looking at Speaker Shashi Silas's leaving figure, wondering what he was thinking.

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"Did you hear about California?" one congressman said to other congressmen around him about the loss of California.

"It's all the fault of that damn bastard, that damn Huaco Covia. He really embarrassed our nobles. I really don't know how this waste became the governor of California in the first place!!" A congressman with a noble background , was very dissatisfied with the two escapes of Governor Huaco Covia. In his view, this behavior of Governor Huaco Covia was tantamount to smearing the image and dignity of the entire aristocratic group in the Republic of Mexico.

"That's right, after you catch him, you must hang him..." Another noble councilor was also indignant at Governor Huaco Covia's escape. You said, it doesn't matter if you escape once, you escape twice. This time, who will die if you don’t die! !
"Yes, hang him..."

"Hang this bastard..."

There was a lot of talk all around, advocating the hanging of Governor Huaco Covia.

"Quiet, everyone!!"

Boom... boom... On the podium of the Congress, Speaker Shashi Silas suppressed the noisy voices below with a hammer and voice.

Soon, there was silence below, and everyone sat down and looked at Speaker Shashi Silas on the stage.

"Everyone, please start voting according to yesterday's draft."

Speaker Shashi Silas did not say any useless nonsense, and directly opened the vote on mortgaging the California area, obtaining war funds, and even alleviating financial pressure...

Soon, a vote concerning the future of the Mexican Republic began.

President Lester and Santa Anna sat unnaturally in their seats. Even President Santa Anna's hands were clenched tightly, and there was sweat on his forehead... It can be seen that his Inner tension.

Lester is not much better. He knows that if he loses this vote, his authority within the Mexican Republic will plummet, and even the foreign bankers will be dissatisfied with him... So for this For this success, he connected with everyone, and even bribed Speaker Shaxi Silas with a large sum of money, just to achieve the final success.

Presidents Lester and Santa Anna both reached the point where they had to win. The winner took everything, while the loser was disgraced and his prestige was greatly reduced... This is the cruelty of the Mexican Republic.

"The voting is over!" Speaker Shashi Silas on the stage announced that the voting process was over.

"Start counting votes!"

"A total of 110 votes were cast, with 83 votes in favor of the mortgage bill and [-] votes against it." Speaker Chasi Silas reported the number of votes on the stage. As soon as the report came out, President Santa Anna slumped down in his chair. Above, his eyes were dull.

"I declare that the mortgage bill is officially passed!!"

clap... clap...

As soon as Speaker Shashi Silas finished speaking, there was a big round of warm applause. They were all supporters of this bill, and many of them were also supporters of Leicester.

"Congratulations, Vice President Lester!!" Shashi Silas congratulated Lester immediately after stepping down.

"Thank you, Speaker Shasi Silas. Without you and the help of the Silas family, I wouldn't have been able to succeed!!" Lester knew very well how this victory came about. It was all Shasi Silas. The Speaker's faction has defected, otherwise he would not have won so clearly. At least there would have been a tug of war in terms of the number of votes...

"Lester, don't forget your promise." Speaker Chasi Silas reminded Lester. After all, it is the tradition of these nobles of the Mexican Republic to turn their backs on others.

"I understand, Mr. Speaker!!" Leicester assured Shasi Silas, "I have prepared your share a long time ago. As for the Silas family, I will give it to you as soon as possible after the war is over. , paid into the account." Lester took out an unnamed money order from his arms, put it into the hands of Speaker Shashi Silas, and replied flatteringly.

"Lester, you are indeed a smart man, smarter than your father." Speaker Shashi Silas took a look at the money order in his hand. When he saw the numbers on it, the smile on his face deepened. , and then continued to praise Lester, once again comparing Lester's dead father.

"Lester, have you found a military supplier for this war?" Shashi Silas asked Lester another sensitive question meaningfully.

"No." After listening, Lester already understood what Speaker Shashi Silas meant, and then replied honestly, "We are discussing purchasing weapons and ammunition from Desert Company..." Lester then Continuing to answer to Speaker Shaxi Silas, choosing the Desert Arms Company under the Silas family is actually an exchange of interests, and this is what Speaker Shaxi Silas meant just now.

"Lester, you will sit in the seat you want to sit in the future." After getting what he wanted, Speaker Shashi Silas nodded to Lester with satisfaction and couldn't help but draw the pie.

"Okay, it's time for me to leave." Shashi Silas felt that there was nothing he wanted here anymore, so he said hello to Lester and left the Congress.

"Damn old guy... so greedy!!" As soon as Speaker Shaxi Silas left, Lester immediately changed his expression and cursed Speaker Shaxi Silas in a low voice in the rudest language. …

"Mr. President, I won this time." Lester then walked to President Santa Anna, who was sitting in a chair, and said, his tone full of pride, and he was very proud of President Santa Anna. mocked, "I didn't expect that our gap would be so big!!" The gap in Lester's mouth was the congressional vote just now. He won with a crushing advantage, while Santa Anna The president became a complete loser... He was trampled under his feet by Lester. Just thinking about it makes Lester excited.

"Lester, don't be complacent. Your victory today will be your failure tomorrow. I can guarantee that to God." As soon as President Santa Anna opened his mouth, Lester's face changed. , "You think that you can win the war by relying on those loans. Let me tell you, you will only drag the entire Republic of Mexico down. All of us will pay for your stupidity and your unreasonable ambitions... "President Santa Anna looked at Lester, the former deputy, feeling more and more disgusted. He even thought that Lester had not considered the Republic of Mexico at all. He only thought about himself and his family. Benefit.

"You will see, we will win." Lester replied to President Santa Anna with an ugly face, his tone was very determined, and even had a kind of blind confidence, "And when the time comes, you will also see with your own eyes, How did I drive you off the throne of this president? I hope you won’t be too embarrassed by then..." Lester continued to say to President Santa Anna with a fierce look. After finishing speaking, he walked out directly. He didn't even look back at the door of the Congress.

Only President Santa Anna, who was still angry, finally uttered a sentence...

"God will watch you fail, but before you fail, you will surely destroy the entire Republic of Mexico."

Such words echoed in the empty Congress.

(End of this chapter)