For Hawaii at the moment, the only obstacle may be the armed forces in the hands of Kalakaua I.
Li Mu did not know why Kalakaua I formed this force, but it is now clear that this force did not work as well as it should, and their presence did not change the political course in Hawaii.
Li Mu is not currently from Hawaii, so the vote of the Hawaiian Congress has nothing to do with Li Mu, Li Mu only got the relevant news after the vote, and Kalakaua I may have received Li Mu's assurances that he did not prevent this unit from joining the rifle team.
At this point, the last variable of the referendum no longer exists.
On April 15, the Hawaiian Congress decided to decide Hawaii's fate through a referendum.
The referendum starts on the 16th, and the results will be available on the 20th.
Li Mu did not wait for the results to appear, and on the 17th, Li Mu left Hawaii and returned to San Francisco on the "Sea Light Cavalry".
Benjamin didn't go back with Li Mu, the leper sanatorium on Lanai had been built, and Benjamin was going to put on a show before returning to Washington to take up his post.
Li Mu didn't need to be resigned, so after Li Mu returned to San Francisco, he didn't rush to take the train, but went to Alameda County first.
Li Mu still remembers that when Li Mu left San Francisco in January, Alameda County was still a barren town, the seat of the county was a small town with only more than 200 households, and the largest building was a hotel called "Oak Grove" where the county council was located.
It's just a hotel, which is a bit too much to describe as HTC.
Of course, that was a memory of four months ago, but now it's completely different, on the site of the Oak Grove Inn, a three-storey, about 15-metre-tall marble building is rising from the ground, which is not only the future city of Auckland, but also the seat of the Auckland City Council.
The word Oakland is a transliteration of the English "Oak Tree", Alameda County was originally famous for its oak trees, and after it became a Chinese community, all Alamedans unanimously agreed to name Alameda County "Oakland" City.
The so-called "unanimous consent" actually requires the consent of the Chinese, and the city of Auckland now has nearly 20,000 residents, and the Chinese account for more than 85 percent.
New city, new life, new, everything is new, of course, including the city management body, the city of Oakland has held a democratic election, a Chinese named Chu Dexiu was elected as the first mayor of Oakland, 20 council members, Chinese occupy 17 seats, so this can be said to be the first city in the United States with Chinese as the main body.
"Mr.
Watson Squire helped a lot, in February, when the city of Oakland had just been established, Mr.
Watson Squier allocated $300,000 to the city of Oakland for the municipal construction of the city of Oakland, plus Mr.
Burt Birrell's grant, so the municipal construction funds are sufficient, and now the city of Oakland has become the most promising city in California."
Chu Dexiu warmly received Li Mu and acted as Li Mu's tour guide, inviting Li Mu to inspect Auckland.
That's right, it's an inspection, as a member of Hongmen, Chu Dexiu knows very well what kind of background Auckland City was established, so for Li Mu, Chu Dexiu is full of gratitude.
In Li Mu's impression, Oakland is located in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, with an area of about 138 square kilometers.
The current city of Oakland is obviously much larger, because the San Francisco government has classified the entire Alameda County as a Chinese community, so the current city of Oakland has an area of more than 700 square kilometers, not only Oakland, but also Berkeley, St.
Lyon, Folmont, and the surrounding areas belong to Oakland.
So far, only a small part of the city of Auckland has been developed, and as far as Li Mu can see, the current Auckland is only about two or three square kilometers, with only a dozen streets and no more than 5,000 people.
The Chinese in Auckland are not only like this, but more Chinese are distributed in other parts of Auckland City, most of the residents in Auckland are construction workers, they are now carrying out urban construction, and when the factory of the Junma Group is completed, they will all become the workers of the Junma Group.
That's right, the Kufner Group is building a massive factory in Auckland, which will be the largest arms company on the West Coast.
Henry DuPont has a new gunpowder factory in Oakland, the Vanderbilt family has built a new shipyard in Oakland, and the Horse Group intends to build a new car plant in Oakland, which will become the manufacturing center of the West Coast of the United States.
"You have to be careful in terms of taxation, California's tax burden is still relatively heavy, if you can set a relatively low tax standard, then you can definitely attract more factories to come."
Li Mu gave Chu Dexiu a tip, intending to use the low tax rate to attract more factories to come.
California's taxes are indeed famous, perhaps because of the state's relatively developed economy, or because there is no cost to dig gold from the ground, so California's tax rate is among the best on the West Coast of the United States, and if the city of Oakland sets a low tax rate, then Oakland will definitely become the first choice for many factories.
"We are discussing this, and rest assured that Auckland's tax rate is certainly the lowest on the West Coast, especially for certain special businesses, and we will have a range of incentives to show the city's gratitude."
Chu Dexiu is very on the road, needless to say, Junma Group is one of the "special enterprises".
"Hehe, very good, in order to express the gratitude of the Junma Group, I will have a few boats of asphalt come over in a few days, together with technicians and machines, to try to pave all the streets of Auckland into asphalt roads."
Li Mu reciprocated the favor, the benefits that should be given must be given, and the better the relationship, the more important it must be.
"That's great, I went to Ryan last month to buy a few boatloads of asphalt, but Ryan said there was a queue and it wouldn't be available until the end of the year, so now the ground in Auckland is still full of gravel roads, just wait for the asphalt to come over, and the whole city can be on the next level."
Chu Dexiu looked surprised.
The San Diego Investment Company's business has expanded to the San Francisco area, and Ryan is the head of the San Diego Investment Company's San Francisco area, asphalt is the most sought-after material for the Columbia Investment Company, and the supply exceeds demand everywhere, and the Corbinrim Shipping Company has increased the number of transport ships to forty, but it is still not enough.
Chu Deshu was right, the city of Auckland was in dire need of asphalt.
Li Mu and Chu Dexiu are now walking on Victory Street in the center of Auckland, which is the main road of Auckland City, according to Li Mu's requirements, the water and sewage facilities are readily available, the street park and the roadside green belt have also been formed, the only thing lacking is the road surface, because there is no asphalt, the road surface is still a gravel road.
Although it is a gravel road, Li Mu can also be sure that the road surface of Shengli Avenue is unusually firm.
During World War II, the southwest battlefield had to build an airport, and there were no large machinery at that time, and the American commanders were even desperate, but the Chinese were stunned to rely on traditional methods to build an airport runway that could not even be smashed into a nail.
Now it is the same, Oakland City is the first planned Chinese gathering area in the United States, this is the home of the Chinese in the United States, all the Chinese have invested in this city with unparalleled enthusiasm, although the main road in front of Li Mu has not been paved with asphalt, but there is no trace of dust on the ground, the green belt on the side of the road is neatly trimmed, and the lawn in the street garden is even unbearable to step on.
According to the regulations of the Auckland City Council, every resident can obtain a piece of land from the city government at a low price to build their own home, which is a real "home", no land use tax, no property tax, as long as you buy it, you can pass it on as an ancestral industry forever.
The area of Auckland is large enough, so the area of this "homestead" is very large, the area of each household is about 500 square meters, such a large area will definitely not be fully covered with the house, the lawn in front of the house, the garden behind the house have plenty of leeway, the swimming pool does not need to think, Oakland City is close to the San Francisco Bay Area, the sea is less than 500 meters away from Victory Street, unless there is a hole in the brain will build a swimming pool in your own home.
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The idea is indeed good, but as far as Li Mu can see, not all Chinese families like lawns and gardens, and some people do plant lawns in front of the house to take care of them, but more people reclaim all the excess land and plant vegetables to meet the daily needs of the family, which seems to be more in line with Chinese traditions, and maybe this will become a feature of Auckland in the future.
"To carry out the concept of people-oriented, Auckland's purpose is to create a city that is most suitable for human habitation, take this as the city's business card, and build a garden city, so that everyone can be ashamed of themselves when they see Auckland, so that they will not be underestimated."
Li Mu has high requirements and directly copied the concept of the 21st century, as for whether it is out of date, Li Mu does not consider this issue.
The so-called "out of place", it also depends on who and what happens, from Li Mu's standpoint, Li Mu appeared in this era, is to pioneer and innovate, is to be able to ordinary people can't, if you have to follow the rules in everything you do, you have to look ahead and look backwards in everything, then Li Mu, the "crossing person", is really too aggrieved.
"Rest assured, Reem, we will definitely build Auckland into a paradise on earth, and in order to show Oakland's gratitude to you, we are going to erect a statue of you in Freedom Square and confer on you the title of honorary citizen," Chu Dexiu looked forward to.
Honorary citizens can, as for statues Let's play big
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