Restart Spain Sun Never Sets

In the White House, President Grant looked at the news in the newspaper angrily.

The fists were clenched tightly because of the humiliation, and the newspaper had been pinched and deformed.

His tenure was nearly over, an eight-year term was mediocre, and the government was criticized for corruption, bribery, and compromise with Southern slave owners.

But there's no denying that he was a Civil War hero and a staunch patriot who was so poor in his later years that he even had to sell war memorabilia and his most beloved saber to get by.

But even if he couldn't make it through, he still refused the US government's relief. In the case of throat cancer, he struggled to write a memoir to pay off his debts and support his family. He raced against death until he died in the top four Japan is done.

Even though his political achievements are always criticized, more than one million people still see him off after his death, which almost accounts for one-twentieth of the total population of the United States. His love for the United States cannot be denied.

Damn English, damn Spaniard!! Grant shredded the newspaper in his hand angrily and slapped it on the table.

Grant, as a patriot, was naturally very angry when he saw the country he loved being bullied and insulted blatantly by others.

Let Benjamin come over, I have something to talk to him about.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Benjamin Brees, the successor of President Grant's friend George, was the one who discovered the famous whisky distillery group embezzlement case, which directly led to the conviction of 110 people, including the U.S. Secretary of the Army.

After a while, Benjamin arrived in a hurry and went directly to the President's Office.

Your Excellency, I don't know what is the matter with me?

Benjamin and Grant's personal relationships were average, with a businesslike attitude.

Benjamin, have you read today's newspaper? Tell me how you feel. President Grant suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice with his hands together.

Looking at it, it can only be said that we underestimated the shamelessness of the European powers, and there is nothing we can do about it.

That's right, in the 1880s, the strength of the United States, needless to say, compared to the United Kingdom, even Spain, was somewhat lacking.

I called you here this time for this matter. I think we should increase military spending and get out of the despised environment as soon as possible.

President Grant rubbed his head, showing some trouble. Increasing military spending is not something that can be decided by the president and the Secretary of the Treasury. The US Congress cannot get around the hurdle.

Your Excellency, our military is indeed weaker than the European powers. With this incident, I believe the possibility of convincing Congress will be greatly improved.

In contrast, our country is now in the reconstruction stage after the end of the Civil War. If military expenditure is increased, it will inevitably have a certain impact on the domestic reconstruction plan.

Benjamin did not refute President Grant's words, but the level of being threatened by two powers at the same time, the price to pay for it is completely astronomical.

Next door to Mexico, although the internal chaos was chaotic when it became independent, its huge territory and army still made them invincible.

As a result, in 1838, the French declared war directly on Mexico because of the loss of a French bakery, the navy blocked the Gulf of Mexico, and Veracruz was captured after the French suffered 4 casualties.

In the end, the British adjusted it, and Mexico compensated 600,000 pesos, while the average worker in Mexico at that time was only paid 1 pesos a day.

The strength of the US military is stronger than that of Mexico, but it is not much stronger. During the US-Mexico War, more than 100,000 US troops launched an attack on Mexico, which had less than 40,000 people. The war lasted for about a year. I go.

Although Mexico was finally defeated and ceded most of its territory, the combat effectiveness of the U.S. military and the combat effectiveness of the European powers was reflected in the comparison.

As long as the Congress can recognize our situation, they will not be stingy with increasing military spending, unless they want to see the British and Western forces shelling New York, and we are powerless to stop it.

The US Navy is slightly larger than the Spanish, but only one-fifth the size of the British Empire, and most of them are still grandfather ships from the Civil War.

It was not until 1893, when the Indiana was launched, that the U.S. Navy's dumplings really began.

The current situation is still very serious. The European powers have completely despised us. We cannot take the old army and continue to rest on our laurels with the navy during the Civil War.

Grant couldn't help recalling the reduction in tonnage of the U.S. Navy in recent years, and the successive retirements of warships during the Civil War. In just five years, the U.S. Navy retired a full 40,000-ton warship.

Your Excellency, if you can convince Congress, then we can start to strengthen the navy and army immediately, but the gentlemen of Congress are not so easy to convince.

Benjamin did not refute it. In fact, his position as Treasury Secretary was only a temporary replacement. Grant's favorite William had to be deployed to the U.S. Senate because of the six-year deadline.

Well, as long as you can support me, the Secretary of the Army and Navy must be our most staunch supporter. As long as the four of us put pressure on Congress, there is almost no problem.

A few executives with real power are enough for Congress to make correct judgments.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Benjamin saluted slightly, indicating that there was no problem.

The battle between the president and Congress is about to start again. He is about to step down and wants to do one last thing for America.

Of course, the United States is not just a patriot, such as the major American newspapers.

In the face of almost blatant contempt from Britain and Spain, major American newspapers have rendered the situation in the United States full of a sense of crisis.

An atmosphere of humiliation spread among the people, mixed with disappointment with the strength of the United States and resentment against the European powers.

Of course this does not include the younger immigrants, the new English and Spaniards who have mixed feelings about it.

Among them, the response of the Spaniards can be said to be the most bland. As half of the black people in the Germanic population, the Spaniards and Italians have always been at the end of the chain of contempt in American society.

The people of the two countries are still arguing, this is one of the largest melons in the world recently.

In July 1876, the Ottoman Empire broke out in a great uprising that shocked the world.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria even took up guns and started fighting against the Ottoman government at the same time.

In just two years, countless things have happened in this once mighty empire.

Financial collapse, great famine, palace coup, national uprising, Russian revenge, this great empire seems to be on the verge of collapse, and the sick man of West Asia that Europeans ridicule is ready to appear in this great era.

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