Today's Congress is not controlled by the capitalists in the north and the slave owners of the plantations in the south, but how his power alone is the opponent of these huge forces.
As Chen Mo said, Henry Clay had only robbed the southern slave owners of his hands in advance. Even without him, his southern villagers would not let him go.
Zachary Taylor is deeply aware of the terrible politics, which is far from what he thought.
Even if he abandons his personal gains and losses, and takes the national interests as the most important, he will eventually infringe on the interests of others and make them want to get rid of them quickly.
It's funny that he didn't understand this until he died, and he just thought he was really sick and died.
If it wasn't for Chen Mo, he would never know that there are so many complicated things behind it.
Maybe he shouldn't have been running for president, staying in his cotton plantation as a farmer, or his best home.
Thinking of this, Zachary Taylor could not help but feel frustrated. His eyes dimmed, and he sat down on the bed with his head down, staring at the quilt in front of him for a long time.
Victor and James can't help but worry to look at Chen mo.
Chen Mo smiled and asked in a low voice to Zachary Taylor.
"Don't you want revenge?"
"Revenge?"
Zachary Taylor still lowered his head and said softly in his mouth. Chen Mo could see the violent wave in his eyes. After a while, the violent wave stopped completely. Zachary Taylor shook his head slightly and said in a faint voice.
"What can I do if I take revenge? If I kill Henry Clay, there will be spokesmen of other bankers on the stage. If I kill the bankers, there will also be factory owners, manor owners and slave owners. I can't kill them all, can I?"
It is clear that Zachary Taylor has lost faith in this dark, decadent, capitalist state.
"Do you want to abolish slavery?"
There is a smile on the corner of Chen Mo's mouth.
"Yes! Of course! But I can't, and the next president can't! Those slave owners represent half of America! Unless we defeat half of America, slavery cannot be abolished! "
Because he is a planter himself, Zachary Taylor is very aware of the powerful power of the southern slave owners in the whole southern United States. The whole southern states are under the control of these slave owners, ranging from the army, state and county governments, to civilians and slaves, all under the control of these plantation slave owners.
When he was in office, all he thought about was to stop the spread of slavery to other states of the United States and maintain the status quo. He never wanted to completely abolish slavery.
He didn't want to, but he couldn't!
Slaves are the private property of planters and their free labor. If slavery is abolished, they must pay the people who farm their plantations at the price of employing civilians. Then their balance of payments will be broken, even they cannot make ends meet, and a large number of plantations will close down.
Slaves are the lifeblood of the plantation slave owners. They cannot allow slavery to be abolished, which touches their most fundamental interests. If the U.S. government forces the abolition of slavery, the final result will only be the separation of the southern slave states from the union, or even the outbreak of internal war.
"Then defeat half America!"
Chen Mo's tone is very relaxed and casual. It seems that he is not talking about a strong America, but a weak and small country.
"Beat them?"
Zachary Taylor mutters to himself.
"Yes, politics and compromise can't solve slavery. The only way is war!"
"But the time is not yet ripe. In fifteen years, slavery will become history."
"Fifteen years?"
With Chen Mo's deadline in his mouth, Zachary Taylor's dim eyes couldn't help flashing a light.
Although I don't know why Chen Mo decided that slavery would end in 15 years, but he has experienced the magic power of resurrection. For Chen Mo, Zachary Taylor now believes in it as blindly as victor and James.
Fifteen years may sound like a long time, but in Zachary Taylor's view, it has been very fast. In his original thought, it is estimated that the American slavery will not be completely overthrown until the 20th century, or even the 21st century.
For a system that has been deeply rooted in a country and has been implemented for nearly a hundred years, and this system also involves the fundamental interests of half of the people who are in a dominant position within the country, it is not a matter of one day and one night to want to change. Fifteen years has been very short.
Zachary Taylor can imagine that these 15 years will never be peaceful. As Chen Mo said, politics and compromise cannot solve the problem of slaves. The only way is war!
Only by defeating half of America can slavery be completely abolished!
The end of slavery is bound to be a larger and more tragic war than the US Mexico war!"If you want, then you can join the army with Victor and James and end slavery with your own hands!"
The words of Chen Mo made Zachary Taylor's eyes bright.
The reason why he was tired of the war before was that he was trapped by his own people, which led to the death and injury of his soldiers. In addition, the war between the United States and Mexico was essentially an aggressive war. Although it expanded the territory for the country, in fact, Zachary Taylor did not feel much honor.
But the war against the slave owners was for the reunification of the motherland and the liberation of the people. Zachary Taylor felt that his heart was once again ablaze with flames of fighting.
However, 15 years later, I am over 80 years old. How can I get on the battlefield? Even if the war starts earlier, my body can hardly bear it.
Over the years, Zachary Taylor has become more and more aware that his health is not as good as before. Although he is still strong among his peers, he is still rapidly getting worse than when he was young. This is also the reason why he has no doubt that he has "malaria" and then "died" in a few days.
Moreover, it's hard to say whether he can live to that day. In this era, there are not many people who can live to the age of 80.
Chen Mo looks at Zachary Taylor's bright eyes, which quickly darken, feels his inner loss and regret, and easily sees through his inner thoughts.
"The body is not a problem. I can bring you back to life. Naturally, I can bring you back to your youth. In fact, you have eternal life now!"
"What?!"