Chapter 435 Who Is Your Boss?

Here, Victor and James bid farewell to Zachary Taylor and galloped away on horseback. After only two people were left, their progress was much improved than before. After all, Zachary Taylor was in his sixties, although The body is very tough, but it can't stand the bumps of long-distance horse riding, so the three of them spent most of the time riding slowly on the road.

Now that there is no old Taylor's drag, the two ran all the way, quickly left Kentucky, and headed for New York. It didn't take long before they returned to Chen Mo's luxurious manor in Brooklyn Farm, New York City.

On the Kentucky side, Zachary Taylor, who returned to his cotton plantation and planned to retire, failed to do so. His plantation owner's life lasted only a few months when he was suddenly visited by Hui Hui. The grid party representative interrupted.

This year is another election year, the presidential election of the United States of America is about to begin, and the vote war between the Whigs and the Democrats will start again. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

This time, the Whigs, who had always opposed the war in Mexico, took a fancy to Zachary Taylor, a war hero.

The Whig Party succeeded in the election of the war hero Harrison in the general election of 184o.

They obviously tasted the sweetness. This election happened shortly after the end of the US-Mexico War, and the influence of the war was far from over, so they set their sights on the outstanding achievements in this war, the most famous, and among the people. The most influential is Zachary Taylor.

Zachary Taylor himself is a southerner, owns slaves and cotton plantations, and can win votes in the south; his outstanding performance and great achievements in the war against Mexico can also win votes in the north and even the whole country.

Moreover, Zachary Taylor was completely known during the US-Mexico War, and after the war, he resigned from the military and returned to his hometown. He did not express any sensitive remarks in public, and people's understanding of him is limited. , he was not familiar with his views on major issues that were controversial in the country at that time, which was also quite beneficial to his election. &1t;i>&1t;/i>

So on June 7, 1848, the Whig Party nominated Taylor as its presidential candidate at the Third National Convention in Philadelphia.

Zachary Taylor originally resigned from the military because he was tired of the war, and was put together by President Polk at the end of the war, and most of the troops were transferred, which led to the final fierce battle, and the remaining soldiers under his command were killed and injured. It was very heavy, which made him feel disheartened by the higher-ups, and even more ridiculous at the rank of major general on his shoulders.

He is already a general, but he can't even keep his soldiers under his command. After a ruthless pit, not to mention the heavy casualties of the soldiers under his command, he almost could not come back.

This feeling of being betrayed by his peers and being oppressed by his superiors made him very uncomfortable, so Zachary Taylor didn't want to stay in the army any more, but he simply returned to his hometown to retire, in his own plantation, everything It's all in his own hands, no one can order him, if anyone dares to pit him, he will directly shoot him with a shotgun and blow him away! &1t;i>&1t;/i>

He did enjoy a peaceful and comfortable retirement on his plantation.

His cotton plantation is located in Kentucky, and Kentucky is a southern slave state that allows slavery, so Zachary Taylor is actually a slave owner, except for part of his plantation that has served him for many years In addition to the servants and stewards, there are more than 100 slaves.

The whole plantation is his one word, and all affairs, including the life and death of slaves, are under his control.

This land is his private territory, and even the governor has no right to set foot on his territory without his permission.

Not even qualified to point fingers at him.

He had planned to spend the rest of his life free and easy, but the arrival of the Whig representative changed his mind.

He left the army he loved because he was betrayed by the president, and what if he became president himself? &1t;i>&1t;/i>

As the supreme leader of the country, who else can command him?

Moreover, although he chose to avoid the world passively, in fact, Zachary Taylor still has a heart to serve the country, and it is his love for the motherland that made him choose to join the army without hesitation, and after more than 40 years of experience In his military career, he was brave and fearless, not afraid of life and death, all he did was the strength of the motherland.

It's just that his patriotism was drowned out by President Polk's basin of ice water during the Mexican-American War.

The country he loves, the supreme leader, the president of the United States, who represents the interests of the country, is hurting him!

Depressed and disheartened, Zachary Taylor chose to be dismissed and go home.

Now, the Whig party has the opportunity to become the president before him. If he can really become the president and lead the United States, he will be able to serve the motherland better! &1t;i>&1t;/i>

Thinking of this, the patriotic heart that had been silent for many days couldn't help but burn again in Zachary Taylor's chest.

No hesitation, Zachary Taylor quickly made up his mind to fight this time!

The next day, he packed up and set off for Washington, where he began his presidential campaign.

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And Zachary Taylor first started not to speak everywhere, but to raise campaign funds. Due to the late preparation time, in addition to the less election funds provided by the Whig party, Zachary Taylor's campaign funds were much less than His rival Lewis Cass.

And just as Zachary Taylor, with the help of a Whig campaign committee for him, started to raise campaign funds everywhere, a huge donation from New York made his campaign money instantly plentiful, far from Lewis. · Cass, enough for him to successfully complete the entire campaign, and to push the publicity to the limit.

As an inarticulate soldier, Zachary Taylor's most troublesome campaign fundraising was done so easily.

The host who made this huge political donation did not come in person, but sent one of his representatives, Tom.

At his campaign office in Washington, Zachary Taylor met with representatives of the big moneymaker.

Looking at the young man in a straight suit, with a serious and rigorous expression, and a feeling of a shopping mall elite, Zachary Taylor couldn't help but ask his doubts.

"Who is your boss? He donated such a large amount of money, I don't know what his demands are?"

When he asked this sentence, the expression on Zachary Taylor's face was solemn. (https:)

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