Chapter 314 Assassination
Chapter 314 Assassination
"make a deal!"
Shao Quanzhong's hands and Gustav's hands were tightly clasped together.
In such a low-key club, a legally registered businessman salon, a collaboration between the world's number one bearded man and the world's number one financial capitalist was finalized.
It had just rained yesterday, but today the sky in Washington was clear and blue. The bright sunshine shone in through the huge glass windows, and the business meeting room of the club was golden and brilliant.
But Maria, who was serving as the translator, suddenly felt that the sky in Washington was so depressing.
Shao Quanzhong, dressed in a handsome suit, and the elegant banker, dressed in a suit and tie, walked out of the club hand in hand, and hearty laughter continued to be heard.
At the entrance of the club, the statue of Lucifer stood silently. In Maria's eyes, the devil statue seemed to have an expression of inferiority on his face.
It is not surprising that the notorious Shao Butcher, whose hands are stained with blood, kills people.
The elegant banker next to him might even become a philanthropist respected by the world. With a wave of the snow-white handkerchief, countless families were destroyed and the number of innocent souls created was definitely no less than that of Shao Quanzhong, the world's number one bearded man.
What steam rollers, what European gendarmes? Maria suddenly realized that compared with the ruthless financiers, Lucia's military conquest was a joke.
As Grand Duchess Lucia, she always thought she was the center of the world and that the Romanov family was one of the protagonists who ruled the world's top circles. It turned out that it was all an illusion.
Financial capital did not penetrate into Lucia simply because Lucia was too poor and people looked down on her...
Gustav left in the carriage. Maria leaned forward. Not far behind her were the plainclothes and armed soldiers of the guard platoon.
"Shao, the prerequisite for joining this club is to believe in the existence of God. When you said you believed in God, were you lying to them?"
Shao Quanzhong pointed back at the statue of Lucifer at the entrance of the club and said, "As long as the Chinese people can live in sunshine and my Shao family rules the world, I have no problem believing in that Western ghost."
"The title of blood and butcher belongs to me, the happy and stable life belongs to Jiming, Jisi, and Jizeng, and the upright back facing foreigners belongs to the Chinese people. This is my belief."
"Father thinks so too. In order to make Lucia stronger, he has to work until late at night every day and doesn't have much time to spend with me. I think people like you and father are what the Chinese and Lucia people need."
"Those financial capitalists must not enter China and Russia to mess around. In order to gain profits, they don't even care about the lives of the Prussians themselves. I think they have no faith at all except making money. They are not as pious as you."
"Of course, the world needs people like us who do practical things for the people, not these financial capital parasites who produce nothing. Banks should exist to serve real industries, not to manipulate the world with capital."
"Even if China builds a bank in the future, it must be controlled by our own people. Maria, record what I said and convey it to Zhang Siwen when you have time. We must prevent financial capital from entering China. We are open to the outside world and want factories, not banks."
"If one day someone says that foreign banks come to China to help build China, then he must be a traitor bought by financial capital."
"No need to tell me, your fourth brother knows this. I seem to have heard him say that when one comes into this world, from head to toe, every pore is dripping with blood and dirt."
"Wow, Lao Si is really good, you have become more knowledgeable. Oxford also teaches this? I first learned this when I was dealing with these bankers. Lao Si will know it after listening to the class. It seems that being knowledgeable is still important. I feel relieved to leave the future economic development to Lao Si."
Although Shao Quanzhong has not yet reached the top position in this life, his career has far surpassed that of the past and he has seen more of the essence of the world.
Unconsciously, his thoughts have changed, but he himself has not realized it yet.
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"Report, the latest edition of the New York Times has been obtained."
"Maria, read for me."
"Election results in swing states have come out one after another, and President Johnson has made a big comeback, and success is a foregone conclusion." "Well, if Johnson succeeds, our 'American aid' is a sure thing, and when combined with 'Putin's aid', there is hope for China's rapid industrialization."
"Huh? There's a small text message on page 24 that's related to China. There was an anti-Chinese incident in Mexico City, and hundreds of Chinese workers were killed in the chaos."
This news is actually normal. The Chinese workers who were sold as pigs to the West have always been bullied. In fact, more Chinese workers died in the mines in Chile before, but no one cared. This news has been ranked on page 24, and I guess few people pay attention to it.
Shao Quanzhong wasn't going to stand for that, so he slammed the table, causing the teacups on the table to shake.
"What the hell is Mexico? They can't even protect our expatriates. The Federation has abolished extraterritoriality in Qing and granted official citizenship to Chinese workers in China. Mexico is just a defeated enemy of the Federation. How dare it mess with the Qing? Do you still think it was ten years ago?"
"Come here, tell Zeng Xiaoyi to drive the Johnson-class cruiser he's in charge of, the one called the Haiqi, to the Gulf of Mexico immediately and bombard Veracruz for me."
"At the same time, call Mexico City and tell them that if they don't give an explanation, I will gather the South China Sea Navy and mercenaries to immediately pacify Mexico City."
At Shao Quanzhong's command, the Haiqi immediately weighed anchor and set sail for the Gulf of Mexico.
Don't just send a ship, you have to see who the opponent is. Mexico just recovered from Napoleon III of France after five years of hard fighting last year. The country was in tatters, so how could it have a navy?
A steam-powered armored cruiser is enough to destroy all the coastal cities on the Atlantic side of Mexico.
Although Shao Quanzhong's fleet was purchased and would become obsolete in three years, it was still a fleet, wasn't it? He should use it as soon as possible while it was still available.
Therefore, Haiqing, the eunuch brother who despised Shao Quanzhong for his big head and bought outdated goods, has no global vision.
How can weapons not become obsolete? When powerful weapons fall into the hands of Shao Quanzhong, a bearded man, he will use them to the fullest extent while they are still advanced, and it is certain that he will make a profit after stealing them.
The next day, American voting ended and President Johnson was declared the winner.
This victory was absolutely causally related to Shao Quanzhong's timely arrival and the alliance between the two sides.
Johnson was beaming with joy and invited Shao Quanzhong to ride in an open carriage and hold a float parade to celebrate the victory.
The streets were crowded with people, and four people were sitting in an open carriage decorated with flowers. Johnson and Shao Quanzhong sat side by side in the front row, waving to the cheering people. In the back row were translator Maria and Johnson's daughter Martha.
In front of the carriage were Johnson's guards, and behind was Shao Quanzhong's fully armed guard platoon.
Johnson was born as an clerk in a tailor shop and had never been to school. He married a teacher who taught him culture, and then he worked his way up to become the president. He is a representative figure of the "American-Western Dream."
Mrs. Eliza McArdle made great contributions to her husband's rise, but as she grew older she became weak and bedridden. Her daughter Martha took her mother's place as the mistress of a palace and took care of her father's life.
Now that Johnson is enjoying great success, his daughter is also enjoying the glory.
The four-wheeled carriage moved slowly along the road, and not far ahead it arrived at a palace, and then there was a celebratory banquet.
Johnson and Shao Quanzhong waved to the welcoming crowd and chatted casually, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
Maria was interpreting simultaneously for the two of them behind Shao Quanzhong, her eyes casually scanning the welcoming crowd.
Sharpshooters all have a pair of sharp eyes. Maria suddenly stood up from the back seat, and with both hands, she pressed down the heads of Shao Quanzhong and Johnson in the front row. Then she waved her hand, and the revolver at her waist quickly came into her hand.
With the gun in hand and the empty space already released, Maria held the gun horizontally with both hands, but before firing, she heard a "bang!"
(End of this chapter)