"Hi Hayes, what's wrong? Look at your appearance..."

In an office on Capitol Hill, James Brian looked at President Hayes who suddenly broke in, and piles of gullies squeezed out on his already wrinkled face.

"Brian, you must agree to all my requests immediately." Hays ignored the extreme dissatisfaction that appeared in the words of the other party, and even more so did the beautiful secretary who was tidying up his clothes. He stepped forward a few steps to the other party's desk and said directly.

"This needs discussion, I have already said it," Brian became even more dissatisfied, and did not care about the collar that was still slightly tilted, and stood up from the seat. "And, I don't want to tell you these things now, Hayes, this is my office, please leave!"

"As you wish, but..." President Hayes snorted coldly, turned around and left: "If you don't want California to follow in Colorado, it's best to put on your clothes immediately and notify all the people who should notify you to go to my office, otherwise you will bear all the consequences with me!"

"You say it seriously..." I will be scared if it is serious? Brian snorted coldly, about to express his disdain for Hayes, but suddenly, he heard what Hayes just said: "...wait, what did you say? What California?"

"Notify the person who should come to my office!" Hayes left only this sentence, and then left.

"you……"

...

The United States is a democratic society. Although this so-called democracy actually has quite a few attributions, and from the 19th to the 20th centuries, this so-called democracy was almost a tool used by big capitalists to fool the people, it is undeniable that in the land of the United States, under such a political system, dictators have almost no chance.

Therefore, although Hayes is the president and nominal head of state, he still has to be subject to a lot of constraints. Of course, it is not that this is not good. But at some point, the so-called "democracy" is actually synonymous with procrastination, because everyone cannot make effective decisions at the first time. Just like this time, Hayes knew that the matter was urgent, he could only rush into Brian's office and then ask his boss... Well, Hayes is a member of the Republican Party, and James Brian is just that

The leader of the Republican Party and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If Hayes had not been the same personality and ideals as most politicians at this time and had been inspiring reforms, he would definitely be Brian's most important brother, because according to common practice, as a Republican Party member, after Hayes was elected, he would definitely obey the orders of Boss Brian after being elected, so that some people in the party would become cabinet members and hold the power of the government. This would naturally make Brian the Supreme Emperor of the White House. Who called him the boss?

Unfortunately, Hayes was not an obedient and good boy. Therefore, the eldest brother had long since disregarded this little brother. The relationship between the two sides was quite cold and even a little hostile. Brian also caused trouble for Hayes at the beginning, but Hayes adhered to the principles no matter at all times, and his personality was even more difficult to approach, which made him helpless.

Of course, Brian was not sure what impact Hayes's actions would have, nor did he imagine what benefits it would have for the United States of America. In his heart, he really admired this little brother who was not very prominent before, but who said he was the boss? The little brother did not obey the command and stabbed his knife at his party, which actually took away a lot of benefits from the Republican Party, greatly damaged the interests of the party, and caused him a lot of criticism. His little admiration naturally had already been swept into some unknown corner.

However, because he knew Hayes's character, he saw this guy suddenly rushed over so anxiously and put down such heavy words, so he could imagine what happened. He hurriedly packed up his clothes and quickly notified the relevant people... So, soon, the House of Representatives and a group of important members of the Senate appeared in the Oval Office of the White House.

...

“What the hell happened?”

As the Speaker of the House and Republican leader, James Brian naturally sat in the seat closest to Hayes. Even Vice President William A. Wheeler could only be behind. After the two, Secretary of State Everett, Secretary of Treasury John Sherman, Secretary of War Alexander Ramsey, Secretary of the Supreme Court Charles Devins, Post Secretary Horace Maynard, Secretary of the Interior Carl Schultz, and even Secretary of the Navy Richard W. Thompson, in addition to these cabinet members,

There are almost a lot of bigwigs in the House of Representatives, such as the Republican members who are following Brian: Thomas Brackett Reed and Joseph Guerny Cannon, as well as John Griffin Carlisle, Charles Crisp, etc., who are following Democratic leader Samuel Randall. These people almost represent the highest power level in the entire United States. It can be said that if the power of these people can be integrated into a single force, even if they cannot achieve true dictatorship in the United States, it is probably not much different.

"You can take a look at this newspaper first." Hays glanced at the group of people in front of him and threw a newspaper in front of Brian. This action was very rude. You know, Brian is not only the leader of the Republican Party, but also the Speaker of the House of Representatives. According to American law, the second heir to the president after the vice president. In terms of actual influence, he is even more above Hays. If Hays had not been the president now, he would probably not be as good as a little finger of Brian. Now, Hays has stepped down soon and dares to be rude to Brian like this... Do you want to fight with Brian again before leaving? Looking at the two, everyone present could hardly help but feel shocked.

"Loki Mountain News?" Brian did not get angry as everyone imagined. He just glanced at Hayes and picked up the newspaper in front of him: "Where is this newspaper? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"This newspaper is from Denver," Everett intercepted.

"Denver?" Hanmuel Randall twitched his nose gently, "Is there any newspaper being published there?"

"We don't know this," Hayes glanced at the Democratic leader. "But I hope you can take a look at the fourth edition, there is a piece of news on it, and I hope you can pay attention to it."

"... Last night, a fire broke out in the Chinese settlement in San Francisco, killing more than 100 people. The governor of California said that this was entirely due to the bad habits of Chinese workers. They should, well, leave California so as not to affect the normal life of the California people. Oh, and there are photos attached..." According to Hayes's guidance, Brian quickly found the news and read it out again.

"St. Francisco? Are you saying that the newspapers in Denver are reporting on St. Francisco?" asked Charles Crisp.

"That's right." Brian nodded.

"But aren't they being besieged by the Chinese? Are they still interested in caring for something else?" Chrisp asked again.

"This is because... this is the newspaper from last month." Brian looked at the newspaper's release and shrugged.

"So what? What does this mean?" Joseph Guerny Cannon asked.

"It represents a very big trouble. We just received a telegram from Denver, and the Chinese... disappeared." Everett said coldly.

"Vanish?" Joseph was stunned for a moment, then laughed again: "Isn't that better? We were worried about how to deal with them, so they left by themselves. This is a good thing."

"Mr. Cannon, you should finish Everett's words." Hayes scolded bluntly.

"I didn't say anything but listen." Joseph shrugged, not caring about the president's rebuke.

"Our captured Army soldiers and the militias sent by the states to support Denver have regained their freedom, but..." Everte ignored him, helped his glasses, and continued: "All captured Californian militia...they were killed before the Chinese disappeared!"

“…”

"We just tried sending a telegram to California... but so far, there has been no reply at all!"

"The Chinese should have cut off the cables used for communication with the West..."

"This issue of newspapers was what those militia were found in the camp after the Chinese disappeared, and then informed us through the city of Denver... According to the news, before that, the Chinese had intensively sent telegrams to California. I don't want to say more about the specific content, but I want to tell you that they pretended to be personnel from the Denver Municipal Government and asked San Francisco about the cause and consequence of the entire incident, and got answers that made them very unhappy."

"So, we predict that the Chinese are likely to be heading towards California!"

"They... are probably crazy!"

"And the President wants us to bring all our strength to stop the anti-Chinese trend that is spreading across the country, and to stop the so-called "Anti-Chinese Act"... We can no longer stimulate the Chinese people. Because we cannot guarantee that there will be more Chinese people who will resist like their fellow countrymen in Denver, because they are exclusion and oppression. If that is true, the consequences will be extremely terrible."

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Extremely terrible.

Rutherford Hayes had a precise premonition of the direction of the development. However, not everyone cared about a group of small Chinese like this Mr. President. At least, California Governor George Clement Perkins didn't think that those Chinese could be so great. Isn't they just a group of clowns with pigtails like pigtails? Can such people become threats to white people? What are the jokes? They are just a group of poor unlucky guys who are caught as punching bags for white people when needed, or a pile of trash landlords that can hold anything. What threat can there be?

...

"California is not Colorado. We don't need your reminder. If you still have the energy, I hope you will pay attention to yourself... There are no more militias in California to send you."

The Pacific Railway is a great industrial miracle in the world. Just as President Hayes convened a group of people to hold an emergency meeting, Guo Jinzhang was sitting in the carriage holding a telegram manuscript, driving on this railway filled with blood and tears of Chinese workers.

"It's probably two or three days left to arrive, so let's take a break first." Hou Nan sat opposite him, staring at Guo Jinzhang's eyes and staring at the small telegram, and couldn't help but persuade him.

"I'm not in the mood." Guo Jinzhang replied lightly.

"I'm not in the mood either." Liu Tongfu was in the seat across the aisle and couldn't help but say something when he heard this.

"Shut up." Hou Nan glared at him.

"Okay, shut up, shut up." Hou Nan's temper has always been good, but Liu Tongfu dared not mess with the old man. Hearing this, he quickly turned his head away, lay on Zhao Dachang aside, and pretended to start to appreciate the scenery outside the window.

"California is not as good as Colorado, there are more people there." Li Asheng sat beside Guo Jinzhang and kept looking at him, "Are you sure?"

"As long as you are not discovered halfway through, it will not be difficult." Guo Jinzhang replied lightly.

"Then you have to pass through countless train stations. There are many or large stations. Can you keep the secret?" Liu Tongfu muttered again.

"So what about the big station? Not many people took the train at this time." Qian Shide tapped on the floor of the car with a crutch, "What's more, we kept passing the station and rushed over directly. It would be strange if they could find out."

"Come on, Uncle Qian," Liu Tongfu turned his eyes from the window, "When I don't understand how the train is running? I have to add water!... I can't get through the station, how many miles can you walk?"

"Not only do you need to add water, but also coal. You must stop when you arrive at the station." Liang Zuying showed off his head from the side.

"So what? Even if you find out, those white people will know that we are going to California?" Qian Shide glared and shouted.

"You can get it, you will lose your temper when you can't say it. This is a serious matter, it's all about the lives of everyone. Uncle Qian, you don't have to do this, right?" Liu Tongfu said dissatisfiedly.

"Before leaving, I had already added enough water and coal in Cheyenne. I asked the driver, it should be enough for us to walk a long way, and there are not many places that need to add water and coal." Guo Jinzhang said lightly, still staring at the telegram manuscript in his hand.

"Okay, okay, can you stop watching? If you keep staring at this thing all day long, aren't you afraid of needle holes?" Zhao Dachang pushed away Liu Tongfu, who was huddling on him and said loudly.

"Puff..." Liu Tongfu sneered, "Brother, what does the needle eye look like to look at? You're not mistaken?"

"I didn't tell you." Zhao Dachang glared at him.

"I was wondering if it's worth it if we just killed our compatriots in California." Guo Jinzhang finally raised his head, glanced at the companions around him lightly, and said softly.

"Is it worth it?" Liu Tongfu rolled his eyes, "It's not what I'm willing to come... Oh, why are you hitting me?"

"Because you should be beaten!" Qian Shide took back the crutch. His injury has been much healed since the army doctor who was captured by Guo Jinzhang, and his mood has naturally become much happier. Even at this time, everyone was in a heavy mood and full of concerns about the uncertain future. He is still like this. "All of us are compatriots. When we first came to the United States, we fell in California and in San Francisco? How many people know? How much care has been received by others? Now they are in trouble. If we don't stand up for them, who will stand up for them?"

"There is no need to release all the prisoners." Liu Tongfu shouted: "There are more than a thousand people. With so many succulent tickets in his hands, those white people must have avoided us. It is easier and safer to do anything, but you... I really don't know what you are thinking."

"I said it's not safe to bring those prisoners," Guo Jinzhang said: "They are all from regular soldiers. If they are not careful in one move, they will be captured by us almost without a single shot. But this does not mean that we are really stronger than them. Carry them with you at any time, and that's time bombs."

"I don't understand what a time bomb is," Liu Tongfu waved his hand, "I just don't agree anyway."

"It's useless to disapprove. If you let the person go, what else can you do?" Zhao Dachang gave him a blank look, "Let's just fire the hindsight!"

"The hindsight is better than you don't know how to fire a gun." Liu Tongfu retorted.

"Who do you mean?" Zhao Dachang said angrily.

"Okay, can we say something useful?" Li Asheng scolded the two of them, then turned to Guo Jinzhang and asked, "It's still time now. We're still early from California. As long as you regret it, we can still turn, and maybe we can fight back to Denver..."

"It's useless." Guo Jinzhang shook his head lightly, "We can't go back. Moreover, even if we capture those prisoners again, even if we capture tens of thousands of people in Denver, it's useless."

"Why do you say that?" Li Asheng asked with a frown.

"Do you really think it's safe to have hostages?" Guo Jinzhang smiled and looked at him: "You should put yourself in the seats of those who are the heads of the US government and think about it. If you are the leader and have a country in charge, will you agree to our conditions because thousands of people are captured and are in danger of life at any time?"

"If it is placed in the Qing Dynasty, it will definitely not work. The government always needs shame." Hou Nan replied.

"But this is in the United States." Liang Zu replied.

"That's it." Liu Tongfu said, "This is different from the Qing Dynasty. Those officials have to be selected by the people. Do they dare to ignore the lives of the people?"

"In the United States, the real masters of the country are rich people, especially those big consortiums, big companies, and the presidents of the United States are actually just a spokesperson they launched." Guo Jinzhang smiled faintly, "For these big bosses, they don't care about the national interests or the lives of the people. They only care about how much money they can make, or how much money they can make in the future."

"So what?" Li Asheng asked.

"It can't be done. But it means that if we succeed, that is, we use our series of victories and the prisoners we caught in our hands to force them to compromise, then this will become an example, an example that can resist... Those who are dissatisfied with them will regard us as role models!"

"You mean, if the big men in Washington agree to our conditions, more people may face them like us?" Chu Si asked suddenly.

"That's right." Guo Jinzhang nodded, "This is why all dynasties have been merciless to rebels. Because if even serious crimes such as rebellion are not severely punished, wouldn't it mean to leave room for luck for other people who have bad intentions? Similarly, our behavior, in the eyes of the US government, is actually a rebellion... Although we are not Americans, our behavior is similar to them. They will never allow us to have any good endings."

"Then why did you ask them for conditions?" Li Asheng asked.

"Just paralyzing them, of course, I actually have a hint of luck," Guo Jinzhang smiled, "After all, there are always such examples of individual reunion."
To be continued...