President Ben Jinming's voice was so loud that it passed over President Lincoln and was heard by many people on the right.

The first position is Vice President Andrew on the stage, and the second is the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Swedish descent.

The third and fourth are the Dutch-born Finance Minister James Speed ​​and Justice Minister Marty Grace.

Marty Grace likes silence, James Speed ​​likes words.

"I heard that Speaker Benjamin likes fishing recently, but I'm also interested in it. Why don't we have a company tomorrow?"

Lincoln's eyes fell on the stage, but when he heard the words, his eyes narrowed, as if he didn't hear it.

Although Seward looked calm, his face was slightly dark, and it was obvious that his heart was not what it was on the surface.

Edwin Stanton is worthy of being a soldier, his joy and anger surfaced, and he looked at Benjamin nervously.

German and Dutch cabinet members did not deal with each other in the United States of America. During this period, the meeting was almost a public matter. I believe that members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate are very clear.

The courtship of Secretary Seward just now was a gesture of goodwill to the neutralists.

I thought that when the Irish were biased towards the Germans, Benjamin would turn to the Germans, but he was strongly rejected.

Now the Dutch justice minister, Marty Grace, is here just now with Secretary Seward. Will Benjamin directly reject it as he did when he rejected Seward? Or, say yes to his fishing invitation? Does this count as accepting a favor from the Dutch?

So he stared nervously at Benjamin.

Benjamin didn't seem to know that the attention he is currently receiving in the entire Senate is second only to Vice President Andrew and the Speaker of the Senate on stage. Heavy rain, I don't want to be a jerk, and if I don't listen carefully, be careful that Vice President Andrew is going to get angry."

What is this answer?

Several people weighed in their hearts.

Not to mention the hearts of a few people.

Andrew on stage continued his speech.

"After the Civil War, capitalism developed rapidly across the country, and in order to adapt to economic and political changes, I think the Commonwealth of America is also developing and popularizing accordingly."

Lincoln, Seward and others began to wonder when they heard the words.

educate?

Why did Vice President Andrew bring this up?

Is this the direction of the counterattack against Germans and Irish?

Because Andrew's speech was kept secret throughout the whole process, very few people knew what it contained, and the few Lincolns knew nothing about it, which was why they were surprised.

Subsequently, Andrew's speech followed, including Lincoln's face changed greatly.

On December 13, 1867, the President and Vice President of the Senate of the United States of America said in a speech in the United States of America that the Senate would promote the United States to introduce the advanced educational experience of the Netherlands and increase the number of public secondary schools in the United States of America. , and proposed that President Lincoln and members of the House of Representatives put forward corresponding relevant laws, which were passed in both houses and implemented.

"Before 1857, the education leaders in Europe were the British and the French Empire. After 1857, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was a rising star. In just 10 years, the education development in the Netherlands has blossomed rapidly everywhere. Especially In 1862, primary education became the first in the world to popularize, and it was followed closely by Britain and France in 1863 and 1864.

Although the popularity of education in Millikin has increased, most of the educational resources are concentrated in the northeastern New England region, and the education development in the southern and western regions is slow.”

Speaking of which, Andrew warned: "Although the Commonwealth of Millikin is the most advanced educational country in the Americas, we are weaker than Europe, which is a headache for many cabinet officials and educators.

Recently, in a conversation with my colleagues in the Dutch Senate, the Dutch Senate expressed its willingness to popularize educational experience in the Commonwealth of Millikin, especially the public high schools that are currently lacking in the Commonwealth of Millikin. In the case of days, you can pass quickly as appropriate.”

The Senate has the power to ratify treaties, approve or deny presidential nominations to ambassadors, Supreme Court justices, and other executive branch cabinet officials, and conduct trials in the event of impeachment of the president and his subordinate officials.

Andrew's speech was widely reported by the "New York Post", "New York Times" and "Chicago Times", and attracted great attention in the United States of America.

"The New York Times" - "Although the Kingdom of the Netherlands is currently not as good as the United Kingdom in top universities, it far surpasses the other in the popularity of secondary schools. According to the information collected by this newspaper, it is found that the Netherlands implements universal education in its own country after all. , Even the Australian mainland in the Far East, the Dutch East Indies, New Guinea, the Americas, etc. are promoting the popularization of public schools.

Up to now, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has also begun to popularize primary schools in Africa, and has made a plan to promote the popularization of secondary schools by 1870.

Many European scholars claim that if the Netherlands succeeds in popularizing education in Africa, then the Dutch rule in these places will be very stable and it will be easier to integrate these countries. "

"Chicago Times" - "The United States of America should learn from the advanced educational experience of the Netherlands, because today's Netherlands is worth learning from. President Lincoln implemented the Emancipation of the Black-Slave Act, and the number of Latinos in the United States of America is large. , European immigrants came from across the Atlantic in a steady stream. There are many ethnic groups in the Commonwealth of Millikin. At this time, the same-hearted policy of the Dutch was actually the best solidarity plan for the Commonwealth of Millikin. Therefore, this newspaper Many education experts and congressmen who visited said that Vice President Andrew's call is indeed the most in line with the current national conditions of the United States of America, and President Lincoln should agree with Vice President Andrew's opinion."

The benefits with the Netherlands are obvious, and the analysis shows that everyone in the Commonwealth of Millikin can't help but agree with it.

So when the Dutch members of the House of Representatives proposed the proposal, few people were willing to block it. After all, this is a national welfare, and whoever blocks it is the enemy of his hometown. After all, members of Congress are elected by their hometowns to benefit their hometowns, not to block the arrival of benefits.

Even the congressmen represented by many states of German and Irish descent did not dare to stand up against it, so the House of Representatives passed it, and the Senate was even more reluctant to say that it was passed quickly, and finally the bill was sent to President Lincoln's desk. , waiting for his signature to take effect.

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"bang bang bang"

In the White House office, this huge movement can be heard even through the wall.

Everyone knows why.

After Secretary of State Seward waited for Lincoln to vent, regardless of the debris on the floor, he worried: "This time a precedent has been set, and in the future, Andrew will no longer be concerned about you, the President, and choose to use coercion to ask you to approve the passage of the senator. the law?"

"he dares"

Lincoln looked savage and shouted, "Benjamin Wade is also a useless thing. He usually looks at a savage elf, but when it comes to a critical moment, it's useless."

Seward's face changed, and he asked tentatively, "Is there a way for the president to restrain Andrew?"

Lincoln closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After about five seconds, he opened his eyes and said ruthlessly: "Senators have no right to propose a proposal, and Dutch-American senators occupy 20 members of 10 states in the 35 states of Millikin. , nearly half.

German and Irish parliamentarians are mainly on the eastern seaboard. There are only 20 parliamentarians, and the remaining 30 are divided among other ethnic groups. Among them, Sweden and Denmark, allies of the Netherlands, occupy more than 10 people, and the rest are Hispanics. a lot of people.

However, the House of Representatives is different. The number of seats is based on the number of people in the whole country. Some states have quotas. Unlike the two senators in one state, Germans and Irish people account for 40% of the shares, and there is not much difference in the House of Representatives.

My Excellency Secretary of State, it appears that our cooperation can begin in the House of Representatives. "

"President, that's a good idea"

Both appear to see a future in the House of Representatives working together to suppress Dutch descent.

After Seward left, Lincoln looked at Postmaster Larry O'Brien, who was hesitant to say anything. Lincoln smiled at his friend and partner Washburn, and then the former asked, "What's the matter? ?".

Larry O'Brien: "If we turn against the Netherlands like this, will the Irish be passive? The president should know that we Irish are not like other Europeans, we have our own homeland background, we seem to be more We should be careful not to offend any party, the national strength of the Netherlands is growing rapidly, if we offend the other party at this time, it seems that it will not be worth the harm to us Irish.”

"That's your opinion?" Lincoln walked up and picked up a piece of material that he had just thrown on the ground. He even took a breath and patted it clean and put it back in its place.

Larry O'Brien: "I don't think we should continue to maintain a close relationship with the Netherlands, at least we should not be enemies. After all, we signed an economic cooperation with the Netherlands in the Pacific region some time ago to jointly help each other develop On the north and south ends, it was obviously signed on the basis of a proposal that was good for both countries.

This is still at the national level. From the perspective of Irish people, we should be more friendly with the Netherlands. After all, our relationship with Germans is more distant than that of Dutch people. The annexation of Prussia in the German Confederation was shocking. The whole of Europe~lightnovelpub.net~ All countries are wary of Prussia for no reason. If we cooperate with Germans, whether we will be used and get on the European Prussian chariot is debatable."

Lincoln nodded with satisfaction, "Your worries are indeed good, but, my Secretary of the Interior, please answer the questions of our compatriots."

Washburn responded: "Actually, the president is not worried about Milliken's side, but the situation of our compatriots on the island of Ireland is worth worrying about, because the Netherlands is still too small, and Prime Minister Bismarck has taken a fancy to this. Propose that we are willing to start a campaign for Irish rights in Europe while we support Germans, and ask the UK to protect the rights of Irish people.”

"Is it true?" Larry O'Brien looked at Washburn and Lincoln in disbelief.

Lincoln nodded: "It is indeed the case, you know, all European countries are afraid of the power of Britain, and dare not directly touch the issue of Irish origin in the British Isles, after all, this involves the issue of England's invasion of Ireland, Bismarck draws this I can't eat this flatbread."

Larry O'Brien: "In other words, we're just cooperating with Germans.

Washburn: "Yes, and if the Dutch know it?"

Seeing that President Lincoln nodded affirmatively, Larry O'Brien was stunned.