Rebirth of the Wealthy American

Chapter 18: Chinese Exclusion Act



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If calculated according to Li Mu ’s requirements, Mike ’s result is correct, but $ 150 or $ 200 is obviously not the number Li Mu wants, so after Mu ’s conclusion, Li Mu was very curious.

"Five hundred and fifty dollars? How did you come to this conclusion?" Li Mu didn't want to sell his "epochal masterpiece" so cheaply. He would have to sell for eight thousand dollars. Little fat man can sell ten thousand silver for one finger.

"That's right, five people need a train ticket of one hundred dollars or one hundred and fifty dollars, and five people can spend up to fifty dollars for three months. The price is fair." Mike opened his small eyes, It actually looks a little round.

"Well, there is no problem with the ticket money, but five people only need fifty dollars to live for three months. Are you mistaken? I spent 82,000 dollars for them. Do you think I want them to live in Is it in the slums? "Li Mu questioned Mike's conclusion. This was not a question of Mike's mathematical level, but a question of Mike's philosophy of life.

"Then what kind of life do you want them to have? Give them a manor and let them live like a noble grandfather? It's very good to have fifty dollars. They can eat meat at every meal. After meals, There will also be desserts, and one additional meal every three to five. The daily coffee and rum will not be less. Compared with their previous lives, it is already very different, and even better than most Americans. "Mike seems to be a member of the Qing Dynasty, and he still knows the table of the Qing Dynasty people.

"No, no, you are talking about basic life requirements. What I want to give them is far more than that. In addition to basic food and clothing, I also want to give them human dignity. For example, their clothes are not put in the United States. It ’s suitable, so they need new clothes; their personal hygiene level also needs to be improved, including their aesthetics. Do n’t you think it ’s ridiculous for a man to have a braid? That would be ridiculed as a girl; they also need language training to A better life in the United States; several of their children need to be educated and must have a certain ability to live; even if possible, they also need to be trained in etiquette so that they can better serve me— " Li Mu Barabara said a long list, and the opposite Mike's mouth widened.

"My God, are you trying to educate a group of aristocratic masters? To be honest, if you can do it, I want to go to work with you. May I ask if you need a doctor?" Mike immediately recommended himself, although the composition of the joke was compared Many, but it is clear that Mike was shocked by Li Mu's plan.

If you follow Li Mu's standards, then maybe you really told Mike that Li Mu would train a group of noble masters.

The United States in the mid to late nineteenth century was far less powerful than the twenty-first century, and the American people did not have the confidence of the twenty-first century. Even just seven years ago, the United States maintained national unity through a war and ended by the way. " "Slavery" has completed the gorgeous transformation from slavery to capitalist countries.

During this period, the United States urgently needed to be recognized by the whole world. It can even be said that the United States, which had just ended the "slavery system", had a little inferiority before the people of the world, so the United States would accept the plan for international students proposed by the Qing government. It will enhance the national image of the United States and the United States' international status. Therefore, from the first day when this plan was finalized, almost all newspapers in the United States are hyping the news.

The ancient empire with a history of 5,000 years of civilization from the East needs to learn from the United States and be an American student. Such news is very popular with Americans.

Of course, such enthusiasm also leaves the bane for the future "Chinese Exclusion Act". In another time and space, about 10 years later, in 1881, the Qing government suspended the "international student program" and withdrew all foreign students in advance. Then, in May of the following year, the US government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.

It is difficult to say whether there is an inevitable connection between the government's early withdrawal of foreign students and the Chinese Exclusion Act, but it is clear that this is a negation of the US education system by the Qing government, and it is believed that the talents trained in the US education system are not suitable for the Qing Dynasty. empire.

This obviously hurt Americans' self-esteem, which was very sensitive at the time.

Of course, the early withdrawal of foreign students by the Qing government is not the direct reason for the introduction of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the United States, but at least there are indirect factors.

In 1879, the United States Congress passed a "Fifteen Passengers Act", which stipulates that any vessel arriving in the United States cannot carry more than 15 Chinese passengers at a time. After the promulgation of the bill, the then Qing government submitted serious protests to the White House. The White House also believed that the bill was not conducive to US-Qingdao trade and US-Qingdao relations. In the end, President Rutherford B. Hayes violated the US Constitution and the " The Buanchen Treaty rejected the bill.

By 1882, the United States Congress had accepted the "Chinese Exclusion Act" submitted by Republican Senator John Miller, for which there was a fierce debate in Congress. In the end, as before, the "Chinese Exclusion Act" was passed again.

The then U.S. president was no longer Rutherford B. Hays, but because of the assassination of President James Garfield, and Chester Allen Arthur, who succeeded the presidency as vice president. After the Qing government withdrew the students, The United States has become an international laughingstock in a certain sense, and the United States and the Qing Empire have no friendship at all. In the end, Chester Allen Arthur signed the "Chinese Exclusion Act."

Therefore, it can be concluded now that in 1872, Li Mu and their first batch of international students definitely received the attention of the United States, and the Qing government also attached great importance to this "international student plan", so he sent a member of the Imperial Court of Sanpin to take the lead Team leader.

Of course, the Qing government in this period was as chaotic as South Africa in the 21st century. South Africa in the 21st century could allow a black man who could not sign language to act as a sign language interpreter on Mandela ’s global funeral live broadcast. By comparison, the Qing government could also have a veterinarian serve as a private doctor for this group of "empires of the future."

Li Mu knows Mike's details, so when Mike applied to Li Mu as a joke, Li Mu also joked and responded: "If you want to come, of course, I now have a housekeeper, a cook, a gardener, a bodyguard, a follower, and a maid , I think I still need a groom, if it's a veterinarian-- "

In the United States these years, there are no luxury cars everywhere, and even cars have not been invented, so even if Li Mu will become the richest man in the world in the future, he can only ride a carriage.

Of course, considering Li Mu's current dress, maybe becoming a cowboy is more suitable for Li Mu.


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