Chester Allen Arthur was born in 1829 in North Bend, Ohio, in 1854, Arthur obtained a bar license, and then opened a law firm in New York, before the Civil War, Arthur was appointed chief engineer of New York State for helping Edwin win the election for governor of New York, and Arthur served as director of the Quartermaster Bureau of York during the Civil War; In 1868, during Grant's presidential campaign, Arthur was one of the core backbones of the campaign center, so after Grant came to power, Arthur was appointed Superintendent of New York Harbor Customs.
Regardless of his Republican background, Arthur was a man of integrity, and he often defended fugitive slaves as a lawyer in his early days, and was very disgusted by the coercive annexation of other small owners' properties by some large corporations, so he often used the law to seek justice for those small owners who had lost their property.
All of this is just a façade, and in New York in the mid-to-late nineteenth century, he would not have been able to gain a foothold without dealing with the Tweed Group, and the corruption of the Tweed Group is well known, so Arthur is not as clean as he seems.
In fact, in 1879, Rutherford Burchard Hayes, who advocated meritocracy and broke the political party fat system, was elected president, and Arthur was immediately dismissed, which shows Arthur's character.
Treating such a core member of the Republican Party, Li Mu of course did what he liked, so Li Mu prepared a generous gift for Arthur, a bearer check of 50,000 US dollars, and used this to gain Arthur's favor.
This hand is very effective, Arthur received Li Mu in his private residence, and Li Mu really regarded him as his own person.
"I have received a telegram from Mr.
President, don't worry, I will cooperate with your actions, from now on, if your goods are cleared through New York Customs, they will enjoy tax exemption This is not my favoritism, but Washington's order."
Sitting in the palatial living room, Arthur was serious.
Arthur had a beard similar to that of Burnside, though much less luxuriant, otherwise the English word for "beard" would have been "arthurs" rather than "sideburns".
"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr.
Arthur, we are all for the United States, and on this premise, we should do our best."
When it's time to say something, Li Mu can also handle it.
When Li Mu dealt with it casually, his attention was actually on the electric fan on the top of the living room.
Well, it's not an electric fan, it's a device that looks like an electric fan, but it's actually controlled by a mainspring and a hinge, and then the fan blades are rotated to create airflow, which works in a similar way to an electric fan.
Li Mu had just made a bet with Benjamin in the carriage, and he would see the "electric fan" on his head, and Li Mu would immediately see Hunting's joy.
Well, in fact, Li Mu doesn't know what to call this thing, but out of habit, let's call it an "electric fan".
"Oh, hehe, this is an automatic fan, when it rotates, it can create airflow and bring coolness to people, Reem, it's really not the right time for you to come, if it's summer, then I can demonstrate it for you."
Arthur noticed Li Mu's distraction and explained to Li Mu with a smile.
Li Mu's age is not very old, in Arthur's opinion, it is when his heart is undecided, and it is normal for teenagers to see rare things and go away or something.
It's still March, and the weather is still cold, so in order to get rid of the cold of spring, Arthur's house still has a fireplace, and it's really not the time to turn on the fan.
"Uh, no, I'm not thinking about this, I'm thinking, the principle of this thing should be the same as the propeller, so if the propeller can propel the ship forward in the water, then install this on a flying device, then can you drive the flying device forward" Li Mu behaved like a scientist who was happy to see the hunt.
"Ahahaha, I almost forgot, you are still a scientist, but it is estimated that Li Mu's idea is unlikely, the reason why the propeller can power the ship is because the ship can float on the sea, and the flying device you said, how can you send him into the air" Arthur is not illiterate, this guy was a middle school teacher before he became a lawyer, and now he is in a high position, it is not easy to fool him.
"Hehe, some, such as hot air balloons" This little problem can't help Li Mu.
Almost 100 years ago, in 1783, the French Mongolfeld brothers made several hot air balloon shows in France, the longest of which lasted 25 minutes, flew half of Paris and landed near the Place d'Italia, a full 120 years before the Wright brothers' plane.
Of course, the hot air balloon performance of the Menggolfei brothers is not strictly speaking, it is not a flight at most, at most it is drifting, but if the propeller is loaded on the hot air balloon according to Li Mu's idea, it is indeed feasible in theory.
As soon as Li Mu's words fell, George Dewey and Mahan suddenly burst into laughter, and Benjamin's face turned red, and it was obvious that they both understood what Li Mu meant.
George Dewey's three also participated in the Civil War, and they were all members of the Republican Party, and they already knew Arthur, and they and Arthur were not superiors and subordinates, so in front of Arthur, George Dewey and they were not very restrained.
Arthur didn't understand why George Dewey was laughing, and after learning about the situation, Arthur also laughed: "Ben, if you really want to go to Goben in Manhattan, then you must inform me, I will fence off the venue of Goben when the time comes, and then sell tickets to the public, there must be many people interested in this." ” Benjamin is a famous family, since his great-grandfather's generation has been a famous family in the United States, such a son-in-law is also very famous in New York, maybe there are many confidants, if you know that Benjamin is going to run for a long time, then the New York newspapers will definitely make headlines, and there will definitely be many people willing to pay to watch it.
Of course, this is just a joke, Benjamin probably can't pull that face, Li Mu won't force it, and Arthur's words are just to ease Benjamin's embarrassment.
"You, you're just too much" Benjamin Harrison's face was full of grief and indignation, and his fingers trembled and pointed at the vicious Li Mu, Arthur and others, looking like little sheep falling into the hands of a group of hungry wolves.
The relationship between people is still very wonderful, just make a joke, the relationship between each other will immediately become much closer, Arthur is also good at dancing with long sleeves, and invited Li Mu and them to drink while the iron was hot, so Li Mu, who was not yet an adult, followed a group of people to the bar.
When he arrived at the bar, Benjamin Harrison was finally like a fish in water, and at this time he was replaced by Li Mu.
Li Mu knows how rampant the flower willow disease is in these years, although there are condoms in these years, but they have not been popularized on a large scale, only the powerful are eligible to enjoy it, although the bar where Arthur led Li Mu and them is not the kind of small bar that can be seen everywhere on the street, but Li Mu feels that it is better to be careful.
Watching Benjamin drink mouth-to-mouth with a blonde flesh, Li Mu quietly drank his wine with ice, and didn't look at the blonde beauties around him.
"Reem, enjoy yourself in time" Arthur just took $50,000 from Li Mu, so he is very generous at this time, hugging left and right to enjoy the glamorous blessings.
"Hmph, I'm a Catholic."
Li Mu dealt with it casually, looking at Arthur who was enjoying his face, without malice: Dear, dear, sooner or later you will become a magician In fact, Li Mu doesn't believe in any religion, but if he is in the United States, if he wants to truly integrate into American society, it is really difficult to move an inch if he does not have a belief.
One of the reasons why Western society resisted socialist countries in the 20th century was that socialists were basically atheists, which was unimaginable in the eyes of Westerners who regarded religion as their life, and how persistent Westerners were about religion could be seen from the process of the Crusades.
"We are all Catholics," George Dewey snapped, and then buried his head in the chest of a beautiful woman.
It is true that Catholicism prohibits premarital sex, but when it comes to individuals, whether or not they will strictly abide by the doctrine is entirely up to personal consciousness, and as for the military discipline of the American army, not to mention it, they cannot guarantee it in the 21st century, not to mention in the 19th century.
"Cuba is a great place, where the beautiful women are famous all over the world."
Arthur added oil and vinegar to the side, and it seemed that Benjamin had also said this to Li Mu.
"We're not here to hunt for beauty" Li Mu smiled and drank all the wine in the glass: "Come on, guys, seize this last opportunity to carnival." ” It is indeed the last chance, and Li Mu does not guarantee that there will be such joy in Cuba.
"I heard that you issued Cuban national bonds, how about Reem, do you have any inside information for me" Arthur's mind was not on the woman, taking the opportunity of pouring wine, Arthur wanted to get first-hand information from Li Mu.
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"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe in the U.S. government, Washington can't let the Spaniards control Cuba all the time, even if it doesn't succeed this time, we have the next time, one day, the Americas will be the Americas of the United States."
In front of Arthur, Li Mu didn't have to hide it, which was also the voice of all Americans.
Yes, almost all Americans think that "America should be the America of America", but there are really not many people like Li Mu who shout loudly, after all, for most Americans at this time, they themselves do not think that the United States will become the boss of the world in the future.
Perhaps in this era, Li Mu is the most confident person in the United States.
"That's right, America should be America's America" Li Mu's words stimulated George Dewey, this guy raised his glass and proposed a toast to the United States: "For America" "For the sake of America" Li Mu also raised his wine glass, without the slightest unaccustomedness.
Everyone at the "For America" table was a little excited, but Mahan was still calm, but he also got up and raised his glass.
This is, it seems, the future of America
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