1850 American Gold Tycoon

Liang Yao's efforts to re-elect Fillmore have paid off, at least for now.

Two days ago, at the Whig Party's presidential nomination convention held in Baltimore, the Whig Party selected three candidates: the current President Fillmore, the current Secretary of State Webster, and the current Army Commander General Scott. Final round of voting.

In view of the unfortunate death of Secretary of State Webster, Fillmore actually had only one strong competitor within the party left, and that was Army Commander General Scott, who was regarded as a national hero during the U.S.-Mexican War.

In the competition with General Scott, Fillmore had no advantage. After all, this old guy who was promoted to brigadier general in 1811 had a high prestige both in the army and among the people.

The founding of Fuso made the whole country excited, and Fillmore's popularity among the people also greatly increased. This also made some members of the Whig Party look at Fillmore with admiration.

After all, Fillmore had firmly supported Perry and Liang Yao's expedition to Fusang against all odds.

Scott's political label is a national hero, and now, Fillmore, who successfully opened the Far Eastern market for the United States during his term in office, is naturally qualified to be called a national hero.

This is the first time since the founding of the United States that the United States has gained huge benefits on a continent other than the Americas.

Even so, it was very difficult for Fillmore to win. It was not until the 73rd vote that Fillmore narrowly won and became the candidate of the Whig Party.

What surprised Liang Yao was that many Whigs would rather vote for the dead Webster than vote for Fillmore and Scott, two living people.

The struggle within the Whig Party is evident.

The fragmentation of the United States in the mid-19th century was not only reflected in the abolition of slavery, but also within political parties.

Take the Whigs, for example. Many Whigs secretly wanted their party to disintegrate. The Whigs in the North wanted to form a new abolitionist party, and the Whigs in the South also wanted to form a party that better represented their own interests.

After the deaths of Webster and Clay, the leaders of the Whig Party, the Whig Party was actually in a state of turmoil, with internal divisions becoming increasingly apparent.

The highly respected General Scott is a professional soldier. Like former President Taylor, Scott is good at military affairs but poor at politics. He was a good general, but not a qualified politician.

Compared with Scott, Fillmore was a qualified politician. Unfortunately, Fillmore's qualifications and reputation were far inferior to Steck's, and he could not suppress the elders in the Whig Party.

Perhaps due to bad luck or a twist of fate, no one in the current Whig Party has enough prestige and ability to bind this increasingly loose party. The Whigs are short-lived.

Of course, the situation of the Democratic Party is not much better. It took 47 rounds of voting for the Democratic presidential nomination before a candidate who was not originally optimistic stood out. This man is Franklin Pierce.

The nominations of candidates from both parties also showed that neither the Whigs nor the Democrats were able to change the current situation of division in the country.

Fillmore was not a terrible president, but he was not a useless president either.

This is not because Liang Yao looked down on Fillmore. If Fillmore had been president ten or twenty years earlier, he might have done well. It's a pity that what the United States needs now is a political strongman to end the current divisive situation at all costs and establish the country's national structure. Rather than a water master.

"This is your commission. Perhaps this is the last thing that I can do as president, appoint the youngest general in the history of the United States and the first non-white general."

Fillmore handed the letter of appointment to Liang Yao in a ceremonial manner.

Liang Yao straightened his body and solemnly saluted Fillmore with a military salute. Immediately he took a deep breath and took the weighty letter of appointment with both hands.

It is indeed very important. At his age, even if a white man wants to be promoted to brigadier general, he will still encounter great resistance. For this Army letter of appointment to be issued, Fillmore must have made the appointment under great pressure.

At the same time, Liang Yao could also see that President Fillmore did not have much hope of being re-elected.

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"You have won the nomination of the party's presidential candidate, which is a good start." Liang Yao carefully put away the letter of appointment.

As for the general's uniform?

American generals have no fixed uniforms.

In this era of the United States, whether it is the army or the navy, the uniforms of senior officers are customized at their own expense, without any rigid requirements.

Those who can become high-ranking officers are those who are not short of money, and they are not short of money for this set of clothes.

Fillmore laughed at himself: "If I fail to be re-elected, it's not a bad thing to go back to being a lawyer. At least I can make money to support my family. I have only been president for two years and I owe a lot of debt. God knows what I will owe after another four years." How much debt.”

Fillmore's economic conditions were very poor. He was saddled with a debt of more than $10,000 after being president for two years. Since he has little confidence in being re-elected, Fillmore has already thought about his retreat after leaving office.

"If you fail to be re-elected this time, I'm afraid the Whig Party will cease to exist." Liang Yao said, "Whig Party, America needs you, and of course, I need you too."

Liang Yao's words were not alarmist. If Fillmore could be re-elected, the Whigs would be able to continue to be the ruling party for another four years.

If Fillmore cannot be re-elected, the Whig Party will really fall apart in its current situation.

During the lifetimes of Secretary of State Webster and Clay, these two party leaders were barely able to hold the Whig Party together with their own prestige and means. But now, both of these people are gone.

"General Perry once told me that your judgment of the situation was very accurate, and I would like to hear your side comments on the shape of this election."

Fillmore was impressed by what Perry had said the last time in this car.

That’s not just Perry’s feeling, it’s Fillmore’s own.

As a rising star in the West, Fillmore has been paying attention to Liang Yao for a long time. He has learned about Liang Yao's family history.

Liang Yao's several major decisions on the Fajia Road were indeed very good. Especially when California had just established its state, he was able to withstand the pressure of the Eastern Consortium and force the Eastern Consortium to finally give in.

"Presumably General Perry is talking about the judgments I made in Fuso." Liang Yao said, "That's because I know Fuso better than General Perry."

Liang Yao made several decisions in Fusang based on his understanding of Fusang and relevant historical facts.

Fillmore's re-election was not a historical fact. To be honest, Liang Yao was not completely sure whether Fillmore could be re-elected.

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