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Chapter 295: Grant breaks into the City Hall alone! Wang Shouren instigates the Banana Man to rebel!
"With this scale, what kind of commander would come out now?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the City Hall. Although they were numerous and powerful, they had all come here.

But there were only police officers blocking the way in front of the city hall, and no high-ranking officials appeared.

"For a parade of this magnitude, if the governor is present, he will definitely come out. If the attorney general is present, he will also come out..."

Jackson estimated: "However, my experience may be useful. Let's follow our plan! If they don't come out, we will force them to come out."

"Okay! It's up to you guys from now on."

Zhu Houzhao did not force his way, he just did professional things professionally.

After a brief exchange of information, he saw the men sent by Jackson raising a flag again.

"We want to withdraw from the Union! We want to withdraw from the Confederacy! We demand neutrality!"

"New York doesn't need war!"

The slogan was also changed, and the effect... was immediate, because it was much more useful than asking the federal government to disclose the truth!

"Yes! We want a referendum! New York does not belong to any country! We New York are our own kingdom!"

The marchers immediately became energized and started shouting again.

"Stay away from the war! New York is neutral!"

"Stay away from the war! New York is neutral!"

Those who could come were all oppressed American lower-class people. Although the federal army had won victory after victory before, that was because they worked non-stop all night. Although they did not participate in the previous war, they also contributed to the civil war.

Lincoln is gone now, and seeing that the war is going to continue, they naturally oppose the war.

The slogan was very effective. Even other protesters with their own demands and onlookers nearby, as long as they were ordinary people in New York, were moved when they heard this slogan.

New York is in the center of America. They have their own state culture. They don't need slaves from the South or handicrafts from the North. They just need a steady stream of money to trade here.

On the battlefield, we have to symbolically support the Federation. But if we choose to remain neutral, now... it may not be a bad choice.

New York has grown and expanded rapidly during this civil war.

“This is the will of the people…”

"Damn... who are these guys?"

"What they said makes a lot of sense! Why should we in New York join any battlefield? We in New York State can be completely independent!"

Fitch and other journalists and media who were in the situation seemed to be infected and felt the people's will. Then they thought about it seriously and felt that it would be better for New York to be independent than to join one side!

The United States, of course, is a United States with many advantages, but when disaster strikes, everyone will flee.

How can we expect their new country to be tolerant of the United States?
This inspiring slogan even made Fitch and others think of tomorrow's news headlines. In this civil war, New York was the first to declare neutrality.

This kind of news is what the New York public likes to hear, such as President Davis coming to the Union... In fact, some ordinary people don’t even know that Davis is the President of the Confederacy.

"Okay, okay... you still want to play this way, right? But, how can we play this way without causing some deaths?!"

Grant finally squeezed into the crowd, and the sight of such a bustling city hall immediately activated his bloodthirsty nature.

Instead of joining the crowd, he chose to go around to the sparsely populated area behind the city hall.

Although there were heavy guards guarding this place, Grant was not afraid.

"Dude! What's going on? Aren't you the one who came here?"

Grant rushed forward and was stopped by someone as expected.

"I'm Lieutenant Colonel Ulysses of the Congressional National Guard! I'm here to maintain order for you under the orders of Congress and the governor!"

Grant's face froze. He didn't need to reveal too much of his true nature. Just by keeping a sullen face, he had the aura of a superior who looked down on others. The key point was that this aura was real.

For this kind of guard, there is no need to say anything, he understands it instantly, as if it is DNA recognition.

"Lieutenant Colonel! Come in!"

The guard saluted Grant and let him in.

"Very good, what's your name?" Grant nodded lightly and asked casually.

"Ola Roger Jones..."

"Os, right? I'll remember you. Guard this place well and don't let anyone else in. Don't let anyone out either."

Grant didn't even wait for him to finish and patted him on the shoulder.
"Big shot! This must be a big shot in Congress! He just asked me my name, and I sensed murderous intent from him..."

After Grant walked in, he was a little excited, as if he felt an inexplicable honor, because Grant gave him the same feeling.

"You! Come here! Tell me what's going on! How many people are there in our city hall now?"

Then, after Grant went in, he seemed to be really fulfilling the duty of the commander of the whole place, and he started to order the guards directly as if he was going home.

"who are you?"

"Why do you want to command us?"

The guards began to be confused.

Grant didn't say much and took out a big bag from behind him.

Then... it scared everyone.

He took out helmets, clothes, weapons, pistols, grenades, etc. from the big bag without paying attention to others...

When these things came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

"Don't move! Put down your weapons! I'll kill you if you move again!" One of the leaders was startled and took out his gun and pointed it at Grant.

Grant looked up at him and said, "You can aim at the center of my eyebrows!"

As he spoke, he continued to take off his clothes as if no one was around, and then put on the full set of equipment that Wilson and his mercenaries had brought, piece by piece. During the process, he did not use any pistols, grenades, or the like.

After putting on his clothes, Grant stood at attention and shouted, "Lieutenant Colonel Ulysses of the National Guard of the United States Congress! Report in! Everything here is temporarily taken over by the National Guard!"

His shout even attracted some politicians on the second floor of the City Hall.

Then, his well-dressed outfit immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"National Guard? Lieutenant Colonel Lu?"

The guards on the first floor then put down their guns in confusion and looked at each other. Does the federation have such a department?
However, Grant's outfit is really handsome and cool!
His attire was really similar to the mysterious Federal National Guard that they imagined.

"The head of the Federal Congress?"

"Are you a lieutenant colonel?"

At this time, the guard who pointed the gun at Grant finally reacted and subconsciously put away his gun. He was thankful that he did not shoot.

"Where is your supervisor here? Isn't there anyone in charge of security to greet me?"

Grant ignored him and directly equipped himself with pistols, grenades, etc. While equipping himself, he looked at everything around him impatiently.

"Sorry, sir! Our security chief is with the governor, and they are discussing how to deal with the parade ahead!" The guards in front of Grant felt a sense of sternness from their superiors, and without thinking, they directly exposed the situation of their security chief.

"Let him come down, I'll wait for him here!"

Grant simply lit a cigarette and leaned against the wall, his bureaucratic style clearly revealed.

"Yes!" The guard dared not delay and ran up to report.

"As for you...your New York State Guard, is this the situation? The parade outside is about to rush in, and you're not watching carefully?" Then, facing the guards who were still looking at him, Grant exhaled a puff of smoke with contempt.

Swipe!

The guards immediately performed their duties and worked harder to do their security work.

Grant's aura was so strong that he seemed like a general, suppressing them all.

"Haha..." Grant smiled. He didn't expect it would actually work.

"You, come here... Do you know that there is Davis in the city hall now?" Then, Grant pointed directly at a guard at the door. After the guard came over, Grant asked directly.

"Davis?" The guard was confused.

"Where are the British?" Grant continued.

"There are a few British people..." The guard was able to answer now.

"All right! Go ahead and guard your door!"

"May God bless you today, little one!"

Grant subconsciously looked towards the fifth floor. He had been to the City Hall before and knew where the important guests were accommodated. He also knew the governor's office, but he didn't go there.

Then, calculating the time, he decisively looked towards the governor's office.

By chance, the window opened for a moment.

Grant smiled. He was very sure that in this era, whether it was the governor of New York or the governor of Virginia,

"National Guard? Lieutenant Colonel?"

The governor turned back from the window and looked at the security director: "Joey, when did our federation have a National Guard? A lieutenant colonel? And... why does he look so lethal? Is he a secret force of the federation?"

Security Director Joey was a little puzzled: "I haven't heard of it either... or there are many things that we don't know?"

It is possible that they do not care much about the composition of the federal departments.

"Joey, this man has a mysterious origin. Can you help me check him out first? What does he want?"

The governor naturally would not put himself in danger, so he directly asked the security director to be responsible for receiving Grant.

He himself didn't take this matter to heart.

"Governor, now?" Joey asked.

"Now..." The Governor nodded.

"Governor, didn't we just discuss... how to deal with the troops ahead? They now want New York to remain neutral in this war!"

"This matter... you go to the front and block it first. Tell them that I attach great importance to this matter and am calling the members of parliament to discuss it. The Attorney General and the members of parliament are on their way. Tell them to wait... We are already doing it!"

The governor is obviously a good person and knows that the matter can be left alone, but the attitude must be made clear first, which is the key point of mass work.

This isn't the first time they've done this.

If it really doesn't work, just stage a New York referendum or something like that. You can use it to get some control over some federal matters. Why not do it?

The people who count and monitor the votes are in their hands, so can't they get whatever result they want?
But after going through this process, people have long forgotten it.

"Yes!" The security director went out.

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"Jackson, you said... it's more torture now, right?"

"This is the process you guys use to handle things, right?"

Outside, Zhu Houzhao also understood this set of solutions.

"Well... that's why I asked General Xiao Zhu to prepare enough food and water for everyone. It will take some time to prepare! When the governor and the attorney general show up, we can take action. Let these people rush into the city hall. They still don't dare to do it."

Jackson also shared his experience with Zhu Houzhao.

"Tsk, you guys are still too gentle. We... don't care about anything. We'll set fire first, and then see if the guards are available. We'll execute the two of them. I guarantee that the county magistrate will close the door. We'll just start fighting! If we're lucky, the county magistrate has a master who can save our lives. If we're unlucky... hehe..."

"It's that simple... it's like your side..."

Zhu Houzhao looked down on them, but he was not in a hurry: "It's okay. Anyway, I will give them a good shock before dark today at the latest! I can wait! Maybe I should go to Wall Street and let all of you think that this is just a simple parade..."

Zhu Houzhao had another idea, and as soon as this idea came to his mind, he couldn't help looking for Wang Shouren.

All of a sudden, Wang Shouren was seen a few hundred meters away.

"Old Wu, these Americans are actually not that scary! You shouldn't be afraid to communicate with them... At least they have good intentions now."

"You can smile at each other, which is already progress..."

"Similarly, I also discovered that... you always have a feeling that the outside world is too scary, and you deliberately instill in your fellow villagers the idea of ​​less communication with Americans. Do you want to completely enslave them? Although this is a good thing, it will also make everyone complacent..."

On Wang Shouren's side, in this beautiful scenery, he and Wu Anliang were responsible for logistics distribution.

Whenever he had free time, he kept Zhu Houzhao's words in mind and did ideological work for Wu Anliang.

In fact, he didn't even need to spend a long time with Wu Anliang. After just a few hours, he would have already gotten to know Wu Anliang thoroughly.

"Sir, I, I dare not... I don't have such an idea!" Wu Anliang still wanted to escape.

"You don't even have any ideas? It seems that the problem is not with you, but with the Aisin-Gioro family..." Wang Shouren would naturally summarize the problem because he had a lot of experience.

Their Ming army had only a thousand men, but they got along well with Jackson's thousand men.

The Ming army had its own confidence, and Jackson's army gave them equal respect.

Although they didn't speak the same language, during these days of getting along with each other, he found that the gap between the two races was not that big.

On the contrary, Wu Anliang and others have a kind of cautiousness and inferiority complex in their bones, which makes them afraid to face foreigners, afraid to cause trouble, and dare not have any unacceptable thoughts.

"Aisin-Gioro..." Wu Anliang's expression changed even more.

"I think! Old Wu, if you want to change... you should start by cutting this whip!"

"You've been out for so many years, don't you know how far this place is from the Central Plains? Do you think the Emperor of Aisin-Gioro can capture you?"

"Also... these Americans, are they afraid of the emperor, are they afraid of power? There should be a lot for you to learn from them!"

After Zhu Houzhao had a good rest, he came to see Wang Shouren, who was already trying to persuade Wu Anliang earnestly.

(End of this chapter)