Before the election began, Democrats fantasized about avenging their previous shame through this election and driving the Republicans out of the White House, truly showing off their true pride.

What is unexpected is that the 1876 election was the worst loss of the Democratic Party in recent years, which is really unexpected.

In the original history, the election in 1876 was full of difficulties, and Hayes and Samuel Tilden were hard to match. Until the last moment, the winner was not decided. In the end, he had to rely on the ruling of the Election Commission, and Hayes finally won the victory with difficulty.

This election in history is called the most doubtful election in American history, and is therefore remembered in history.

Of course, there is no need to worry about this statement. As one of the few Republicans' comprehensive victory over the Democratic Party in recent years, the 1876 election was indeed qualified to remember history, but in another way.

What makes Li Mu a little regretful is that although he has been successfully elected as president, Ulysses Grant's term has not yet arrived, and Hayes will not take office until March next year. Therefore, in the next three months, the United States actually has two presidents, but Hayes does not have real power yet.

After Hayes won, he returned to Ohio as usual and held a grand celebration.

Li Mu did not attend the celebration. When everyone was rushing to flatter Hays, Li Mu came to Washington to burn Ulysses Grant's cold stove.

It's not considered a cold stove. After all, Ulysses Grant is still the president of the United States. Although Ulysses Grant is about to step down in more than three months, according to convention, Ulysses Grant will also enjoy presidential treatment after leaving office and still has a certain political influence. So it's too early to say "cold stove".

Even so, it is obvious that Ulysses Grant is about to become yesterday's yellow flower. Compared with the past, the current Presidential Palace can be truly considered a neglect in the house.

In the Presidential Palace, Li Mu was already an acquaintance, so on the day Li Mu arrived in Washington, he got the opportunity to meet Ulysses Grant.

"Ah, my dear Reim, it's rare that you still remember me. I suspect that I have been forgotten. Fortunately, you are here, which makes me feel that I am still the President of America." Ulysses Grant's words were filled with self-deprecation and loneliness.

"Mr. President, this is part of the game, isn't it..." Li Mu was also speechless. If Ulysses Grant hadn't been too arrogant at the beginning, then maybe Ulysses Grant could have been re-elected for the second time.

Perhaps Ulysses Grant himself did not expect that he would not even get the qualification for the party's nomination, which made all Ulysses Grant's preparations meaningless, and Li Mu's value could not be exerted.

Fortunately, there is Hayes, so Li Mu really made the world realize the value of Time magazine. This is the biggest gain from Li Mu's support for Hayes.

"Yes, this is part of the game. I'm too greedy, otherwise the result should be better..." Ulysses Grant can now calm down and recall the gains he has gained over the past eight years. There are indeed regrets, but there is no chance to make up for it. This is life.

"Think about something happy. Haven't you always wanted to take your wife around the world? Now the opportunity has finally come. Congress will no longer focus on your every move in the future. You can go wherever you want. Life has just begun. You have to seize it." Li Mu was really thinking openly, at least Ulysses Grant could think openly.

Li Mu's words did play a role. Although Ulysses Grant's expression was still melancholy, his mental state was obviously better.

"You are right. My next plan is to travel around the world. I am ready. I will go to Qing Kingdom for the first stop. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I would definitely not have such great interest in Qing Kingdom." Ulysses Grant was still very good at regulating his emotions. He served as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Alliance Army in his life, led the Northern Army to defeat the South and maintain the unification of the United States. He then served as the president of the United States twice. Although the whole process was mixed, he had also seen countless strong winds and waves, and he still had this psychological quality.

In fact, it is not yet time to finalize Ulysses Grant. Although Ulysses Grant in history was criticized when he was the president of the United States, judging from his experience after leaving office, Ulysses Grant does not owe any personal morality.

In the original history, Ulysses Grant did travel around the world after he stepped down, but his later years were not happy. He died in poverty and even owed huge debts. Later, Ulysses Grant's wife relied on the royalties of Ulysses Grant's autobiography after Ulysses Grant's death.

Although the corruption of the US government was indeed shocking during Ulysses Grant's administration, judging from Ulysses Grant's personal property, he is indeed more honest than most officials of this era.

So where is the problem?

Li Mu didn't know that perhaps in the whirlpool of this era, everyone could only follow the trend and did not owe personal morality, which was already valuable.

Because of this, Li Mushang retained a respect for Ulysses Grant and was willing to hire Ulysses Grant as a senior consultant to the Junma Group after Ulysses Grant stepped down.

This advisor is not free. Li Mu pays a higher salary than the federal government gives to the president, so even if Ulysses Grant never writes an autobiography in his life, he probably won't owe much foreign debt.

"Tell me, what's wrong with coming to me? You'd rather not attend the celebration of the new president." Ulysses Grant knew that Li Mu's character was to enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble. Since he came to Washington, Li Mu must have other plans.

"The procurement plan in 1877..." Li Mu really wanted to play hard to get, and only talked about feelings with Ulysses Grant, but this could easily lead Ulysses Grant to misunderstand that Li Mu came to Washington because of pity and sympathy, and that would be a big problem.

Although Ulysses Grant's current situation is indeed very embarrassing, as the president of the United States, Ulysses Grant also has his own dignity, so Li Mu might as well say something directly, which will make Ulysses Grant more easily accepted.

The federal government's procurement plan in 1877 has been reviewed in Congress since half a year ago. The reason why it has not been approved for so long is the most controversial one is the cost of public buses.

In the 1877 budget proposed by the federal government, the expenses for purchasing buses reached a record $25 million. It is precisely because of the existence of this fee that Congress has been very cautious and has not yet achieved results.

Of the $25 million bus expenses, $19 million of the orders belong to Junma Automobile, and the remaining $6 million belongs to Vanderbilt Automobile.

In terms of performance alone, Junma Automobile's performance is definitely far stronger than Vanderbilt Automobile, but considering the political balance, Junma Automobile Company cannot swallow this huge cake in one bite.

Recently, William Vanderbilt has been running around Washington. Although the orders received by Vanderbilt Automobile Company are far from the orders of Yu Junma Automobile Company, this is an unexpected surprise for Vanderbilt Automobile Company. William Vanderbilt is also very satisfied. It is already very satisfying to grab the order. As for swallowing it in one bite, I didn't even think about it.

"Reim, you really gave me a big problem..." Ulysses Grant leaned on the back of the chair in embarrassment, rubbing his forehead with his hands constantly, and it seemed a little overwhelmed.

Under normal circumstances, as early as October 1876, Congress should have passed the federal government's 1877 fiscal budget so that it would not affect the operation of the federal government. However, because this year is the year of elections, this process has been repeatedly pushed, and it seems to be postponed to 1877.

Of course, this result was unacceptable to Li Mu. When Hayes came to power, he didn't know what the situation would be. God knows whether the guy who was full of "fairness and justice" would modify his fiscal budget, so Li Mu came to Washington to strive to pass the fiscal budget as soon as possible.

"How could this be a problem? Shouldn't the government's fiscal budget be passed as soon as possible? Shouldn't public vehicles be purchased in time? Shouldn't domestic companies vigorously support it? Since there is no problem with all this, we should make sure it is early so that the federal government can continue to maintain it. Otherwise... the consequences are really unimaginable..." Li Mu's words were not groundless, and the federal government has not been shut down, but that is all in the 21st century. Li Mu doesn't want the federal government to shut down now.

Of course, the key is that if the fiscal budget in 1877 cannot be passed in time, then Junma Group will lose the largest single order in history. Even Li Mu's wealth will feel heartbroken.

"Yes, the consequences are indeed unimaginable, but Reim, you should also know that the majority in Congress is the Democratic Party, while our Republican Party is the ruling party. The Democratic Party cannot defeat us in the election, so I used sinister tricks outside the board. I also thought Congress could pass the fiscal budget as soon as possible, but unfortunately it was not decided by me." Ulysses Grant spread his hands and smiled bitterly, his face full of helplessness.
Chapter completed!