Chapter 255: Five million US dollars for Ma Han

"Ashen?"

"Jin Zhang, aren't you the governor yourself?"

"Jin Zhang, aren't you wrong?"

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Guo Jinzhang's proposal immediately caused the entire office to fall into a slight noise. Li Asheng became the governor of Tangzhou... This joke was so big. Even Bu Pinglai, who had just arrived, Fang Ye and others couldn't help looking at each other. Although they had not been in Seattle for a long time, they knew that Guo Jinzhang was the number one leader of the Red Sè Corps, and others were far from comparable to him. Apart from Guo Jinzhang, the remaining leaders of the corps were almost the same. Li Asheng was nominally Guo Jinzhang's deputy, and his influence might not be much higher than that of others. For example, Liu Tongfu and Chu Si, their contributions were not necessarily worse than Li Asheng, and they were also qualified to challenge Li Asheng's status. Therefore, Li Asheng could not completely convince the public. But Guo Jinzhang was not accused himself, but instead gave up the position of governor. What did he want to do?

"Jin Zhang, I'm not saying Asheng is not good, but I'm not worse than him, right? If you don't take the position, why don't you let me take this position?" Sure enough, after being surprised, Liu Tongfu couldn't help but stand up. Guo Jinzhang initially restructured the Red Sè Corps. He himself was the commander-in-chief of the Corps, Li Asheng was the deputy, and Liu Tongfu and Cheng Degui were basically the chief of staff and other positions, and the rest were military chiefs of each department. Of course, the combat arrangements of the Corps were actually Guo Jinzhang's arrangements, and there was no big difference between the deputy commander and the chief of staff, and Liu Tongfu was also responsible for the information transmission of the Corps, but he had a lot of contact with others. He was a good person, and in terms of reputation, he was not necessarily much lower than Li Asheng now.

"You can do it too. But you don't have to worry." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "Asheng is responsible for this class, you can choose the next class."

"Next term?" Liu Tongfu was stunned for a moment, "We will change the term?"

"Isn't this nonsense? If you don't change your term, can you still want to be this king?" Guo Jinzhang gave him a blank look, "What if you think the Americans are calling too late?"

"What king should I be? I thought you were." Liu Tongfu laughed embarrassedly. He originally thought that Guo Jinzhang would serve as the governor of Tangzhou and would continue to take responsibility. Yes, the United States is a democratic country, and the heads are all chosen by the people, but isn't the situation in each state different? With Guo Jinzhang's current state, what is the difference between the so-called governor and a king? Moreover, the United States does not stipulate that the governor must change his term, and Guo Jinzhang can continue to do so...

...He has always been a si-minded person, so he naturally thought that Guo Jinzhang would not give up such a good thing. But he didn't expect that Guo Jinzhang came up and proposed Li Asheng. He was unhappy when he heard it. No one was worse than anyone else. If Guo Jinzhang was not good, there was no reason to give it to Li Asheng, so he could only give it to Li Asheng. So he rushed out immediately. However, after Guo Jinzhang explained, he realized that there would not be a governor in Tangzhou who would always serve as the governor, so he would not be in a hurry... After a few years, everyone was young and could afford to wait.

"I am a king? Even if I want to be a king, I will not be a king in the United States. Who doesn't know that there is no monarch in this land of the United States?" Guo Jinzhang knew what Liu Tongfu had, but he didn't care. Liu Tongfu was not very smart, but he was not bad, and he was not so cunning. He usually said whatever he thought of, and when he really encountered anything, he wouldn't have any monsters.

"Jin Zhang, even if you don't become a king, why don't you be this governor?" Liang Zuying asked again.

"It's not that I don't want to be it, it's not that I can't be it." Guo Jinzhang smiled bitterly, "If I become this governor, the Americans might soon tear up the agreement and kill him."

"How do you say this?" Hou Nanqi said.

"Why can you let others sleep soundly next to your bed? The Americans are afraid that Tangzhou will become stronger and stronger under the leadership of Brother Guo, so they have such restrictions." Huā said with a white beard.

"Mr. Chen said it's right, I think it's the reason." Qian Shide nodded. Guo Jinzhang and others didn't know him, but he and Hou Nan and others who were staying in Seattle were familiar with the identities of these people. Moreover, when Bu Pinglai just came in, he had already introduced Huā Whitebeard and others to Guo Jinzhang and others. This person's surname is Chen, and he is the helmsman of several Chinese families in Honolulu, and he is also the incense owner of the Honolulu Hongmén Association. By seniority, he is higher than Bu Pinglai.

"Haha, that's not." Guo Jinzhang smiled. "When the Washington negotiations, I asked the Americans for a federal army number and recognized the commander of this army, so I got the rank of lieutenant general. But Americans have regulations that any soldier must not get involved in politics... This is also to avoid military personnel interfering in politics and forming a ***. Although we are not in the face of the Americans, we cannot violate other people's laws so blatantly. That's why I decided to let Asheng take office as governor."

"As a lieutenant general, I don't even act as a governor. Are you stupid?" Liu Tongfu couldn't help but curse again.

"You don't understand." Guo Jinzhang smiled and waved his hand, "This lieutenant general is not a decoration, it is not much worse than the governor. Sometimes it may be more effective than the governor."

"I knew you couldn't have asked for a useless thing for nothing." Cheng Degui lit a cigarette for himself, "I don't object to let Asheng be the governor. What are you going to arrange for the others?"

"Master Bu and Uncle Hou, I would like to ask you to serve as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of our Tangzhou Parliament respectively." Guo Jinzhang said again.

"Me?" Hou Nan didn't feel any surprise. When he was in Denver, he was the boss of Guo Jinzhang and others, and they came out together. No one could lose to him, the old man. But Bu Ping couldn't help but be surprised... Speaker? This position is not an ordinary person. Just the law is higher than that of the governor. He is an old guy who "flees cowardly". Guo Jinzhang actually gave such an important position. It's incredible.

"I can't do it?" Bu Pinglai was stunned for a while, and finally shook his head. He believed that he did not have such prestige in Tangzhou. Although the main force of the Red Sè Corps was the brothers from San Francisco Chinatown before, since he and Chen Lanbin withdrew from Seattle, he knew that in the eyes of those former brothers, he was no longer as tall as before.

"Others don't know, don't I know?" Guo Jinzhang sighed, "Before Seattle was besieged, we actually had no stable leadership group. I think I could see the situation clearly and fight the Americans one or two tricks, but Mr. Bu, your prestige is much higher than me... Although you didn't take the initiative to express anything, you had already formed a group unconsciously. To put it bluntly, it actually affected my control of the entire situation. If I could not control the situation completely at that time, it would be difficult for us to defeat the invading US troops. Mr. Bu, you obviously understand this, so you left... It's very straightforward. You also regarded Hu Youde and Cai Junshu, who most disliked me, the ones who were most disliked by Hu Youde and Cai Junshu.

People also took them away... At that time, when you left, our morale fell. But I got the command... Fortunately, we won. So morale came back, and the final situation was basically developing according to my previous imagination... Many people think that you left because of fear, but I know that you left because you realized that you would affect my command here, for all of us... We dare to rush forward, it is courage; and you risk being misunderstood by everyone and being regarded as cowards. Why isn't this kind of courage? You are not young and can see many things, but I know that for an elderly person, sometimes this reputation is more important than life..."

"Thank you..." Bu Pinglai waved his hand gently, "Brother Guo, I thank you... Thank you for your respect for me, the old man. But no matter what, I can't do this Speaker... I can't afford to be."

"Master Bu, you can't afford it. Who else can afford it here? Jin Zhang? He is still a general. He has already said that he cannot interfere in politics." Hou Nandao.

"Brother, this is not my modesty. I really don't understand anything." Bu Pinglai smiled forcibly, "I used to open a restaurant in Chinatown. I used to solve everyone's problems and solve them on weekdays. It's nothing. But when I really encounter big things, I don't know anything... If it's normal, it's nothing. But now it's normal? Americans must have not given up. The French have just been offended by us. I'm afraid that they will miss big things and delay everyone."

"Haha, the Speaker does not need to make too many decisions. In fact, in addition to the high status of the Speaker, the most important thing is to arrange the members of the parliament to discuss things together..." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "Master Bu, you should be very experienced in this, right?"

"This must be experienced." Qian Shide suddenly slapped the table, "It's settled. Lao Bu, if you refuse again, I will look down on you brother. No, you still want to be this governor, right?"

"No, no, I don't have that heart." Bu Pinglai shook his hand repeatedly. After Qian Shide interrupted, the candidates for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker were approved.

"Jin Zhang, what about me?"

The governor, speaker, and deputy speaker, had three positions occupied. Liu Tongfu seemed a little anxious and jumped out again.

"You? You wait." Guo Jinzhang glanced at him and said directly.

"I...wait?"

"Let's look at the candidate for the lieutenant governor now. Who should you see suitable?" Guo Jinzhang asked again at everyone.

"Lieutenant Governor?"

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you, and they don’t speak. Although Liu Tongfu wanted to be a high-powered position, he also knew that the lieutenant governor was actually the governor’s substitute, and was basically the most boring position. Unless there was a good luck when Chessette Arthur was the vice president, the boss suddenly had an accident and raised his hair, he could take the opportunity to stand out... But think about Li Asheng’s age and health, this lieutenant governor would definitely have no chance.

"Jin Zhang, do you think I'm suitable?" Chu Si suddenly asked.

"Fourth brother?" Guo Jinzhang looked at him and shook his head, "You were originally tingly suitable. But I plan to let you do something else...that is better than being a lieutenant governor here, at least you can do something. And this is not small."

"A Si is not suitable, so I will be the deputy governor. What do you think?" Liang Zuying suddenly raised his hand.

"Why do I come?" Jian Wang also looked at everyone immediately and smiled, "Anyway, I don't have any other skills. I won't fight anymore. I'd just squat while waiting for Asheng to step down and give way."

"You can't do it, you have another appointment." Guo Jinzhang shook his head and said.

"That's me." Liang Zuying patted his xiong chamber.

"Azu, please stay in the army with me. In the future, you will be responsible for the training of the army. Don't speak for administrative matters." Guo Jinzhang said.

"This... that's OK." Liang Zuying was stunned for a moment, and then nodded happily. He snatched the position of lieutenant governor because everyone was not very enthusiastic about this position, and was afraid that Guo Jinzhang would not come to Taiwan... Since Denver came out, he and Guo Jinzhang have always had a good relationship. He and Jian Wang have become Guo Jinzhang's iron-core. But he didn't expect that Guo Jinzhang actually asked him to stay in the army together... This was obviously because Guo Jinzhang felt that he could trust and planned to stay by his side as a confidant. Of course, he was happy about this.

"Then who will be the deputy governor?" Liu Tongfu asked again.

"I'll do it." Qian Shide kowtowed the pipe in his hand, "Anyway, I'm idle and have nothing to do, so I'll call Asheng astronomy website?"

"I have no objection, but..." Liu Tongfu opened his mouth and wanted to say a few words, but he didn't know what to say. However, he still felt that it was not appropriate to let Qian Shide serve as the deputy governor... This old guy is okay usually, but his temper is amazing. What if he gets into trouble with Li Asheng? If he gets angry, this old guy will definitely hit him. Not to mention Li Asheng, Guo Jinzhang may not have run away by then.

"Uncle Qian, you can't do it either." Guo Jinzhang shook his head repeatedly, "You have another appointment."

"This one doesn't work, that one doesn't work. Jin Zhang, aren't you going to find me?" Cheng Degui pointed to his nose, "I can explain first. If I want to be a regular seal official, I won't do it."

"You must have that ability, too." Liu Tongfu gave him a blank look.

"It's not necessarily worse than you." Cheng Degui glared back and confronted him tit.

"Agui, what do you think of the position of state prosecutor?" Guo Jinzhang asked.

"State Prosecutor?" Cheng Degui was stunned, "The one who is in charge of the complaint?"

"Absolutely." Guo Jinzhang nodded, "As a rank with the governor, each with one position in administrative and litigation rights."

"Tsk..." Cheng Degui pinched his chin, "Is this... too weak? In Tangzhou now, how many complaints can be made?"

"Yoyo, you're going to be shit." Liu Tongfu gave him a blank look, "This is a prosecutor, who is on par with the governor, are you not satisfied?"

"Then you come?" Cheng Degui glared back.

"I'll just come... I won't come, I don't understand any laws and regulations." Liu Tongfu also refused straightforwardly.

"Then Agui, you will serve as the police chief in Tangzhou and manage the public security of the whole province. How about it?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"police?"

"right."

"Then I don't have to listen to Asheng?" Cheng Degui asked.

"If you don't do it, then forget it. Anyway, there are candidates for this position... But I will tell you that there is nothing else to choose from. If you don't want this, there is nothing else." Guo Jinzhang said again.

"Jin Zhang, you're too..." Cheng Degui couldn't stand it.

"Do you do it?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"I'm going to do it... I can't do it?"

"Do you do it? But it's a pity that you really can't do it."

Seeing that Guo Jinzhang seemed serious, Cheng Degui sighed and accepted his fate. But he accepted his fate, but Guo Jinzhang suddenly changed his voice and directly rejected his new position.

"Are you playing tricks on me?"

"Hanzhou needs a National Guard, which is a militia. You have to go and help." Guo Jinzhang ignored the anger on Cheng Degui's face and said again.

"What?" Cheng Degui was angry again, "You asked me to be a militia?"

"This militia will have a fleet in the next few years, the navy, and it will be our pioneer in the future..." Guo Jinzhang said in a deep voice, "In the next few years, Tangzhou and Hanzhou will all revolve around the National Guard in Hanzhou, in addition to the construction of this state and the affairs of the Panama Canal... Because whether we can gain a favorable position with the Americans, or those from other countries, depends on it."

"So powerful?" Liu Tongfu shouted.

"Of course it's amazing. The British claim to be the world's largest power, also known as the Empire of Sunless Settings. Why? It's not because of the invincible navy it aims to?" Guo Jinzhang said.

"Then I'll do it." Cheng Degui also came to Jing Shen, "Isn't it just a navy? With my water, I still don't believe it..."

"Shui xìng doesn't work." Guo Jinzhang smiled, "Your next task is to select a group of trustworthy, flexible-minded brothers from the Corps who dare to fight and come out, first form the Hanzhou National Guard team, and then go to school."

"Um?"

"I have found a teacher for you, which I have to come to Chessert, Arthur and others," Guo Jinzhang let out a sigh of relief: "That man is Alfred Sayer Mahan, a professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, a person who is extremely powerful in the navy in theory. You must learn from others well, dare to be lazy or cannot graduate. I promise that you will definitely be skinned by the time."

"...No, it's not that serious, right?" Cheng Degui felt the murderous aura on Guo Jinzhang and unconsciously said, "Return to Ma Han? Then I might as well find his brother dynasty."

"Don't beat me up. For this person, when I want compensation, I asked Chessette, Arthur and the others for less than five million US dollars... If you let me waste this money, don't come back alive."

"Hiss—"

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Five million US dollars, just for one person? Everyone looked at Guo Jinzhang incredible. Even Mr. Fang and Mr. Chen, who were not concerned about their own affairs, unconsciously opened their blind eyes wide... No wonder this guy was able to play against the Americans. With this kind of move, let alone one America, even two Europeans, it would not be corrupt enough.

"I'm convinced, I'm convinced..." A group of old men from Honolulu kept shaking their heads.
Chapter completed!