By 1874, there were nearly 100 colleges and universities in the United States.
Before the establishment of Cornell University, American colleges and universities had a common problem, not only the academic scale was small, but also the teaching content was relatively monotonous, and there were no agricultural and industrial disciplines, and most of them focused on theology, law, and literature education.
Cornell University was the first institution of higher learning in the United States to focus on agriculture and industry, and Cornell, then a senator from New York, wanted to build a new university of scale, academic excellence, free from political and religious interference, with a full range of disciplines and practical skills for society.
Cornell University immediately caused a sensation in the United States as soon as it was founded, and although Cornell University was a new school, although there were already nearly 100 colleges and universities in the United States, Cornell University was included in the old Ivy League of Eight.
Strictly speaking, the school that Li Mu will establish is similar to Cornell University, but Li Mu's school is more focused on practical application, and it is certain that Li Mu's school will not open a seminary, and Li Mu's school will have more disciplines, a larger scale, and more resources.
In Li Mu's plan, the new school will be named Springfield Institute of Technology, but this school will not be in Springfield, but in Brooklyn County, New York, just off Governors Island.
To be sure, Springfield Institute of Technology will also book an Ivy League spot.
As Li Mu expected, the last auction was really fiercely contested.
John Vanderbilt judged correctly and won 10 percent ahead of schedule, one of which was won in conjunction with J Morgan, so when it came time to compete for the last 9 percent, John Vanderbilt raised the price to 12 million and then stopped bidding.
Sticking to the offer were Daniel Drew and the young man, who had already spent $15 million in the previous auction for 10 percent, but looked far from satisfied, and in the last auction, the young man and Daniel Drew battled until the last minute.
When the auctioneer dropped the hammer, the price was fixed at $16.5 million, and it was Daniel Drew who won.
"I don't know how many partners this cattle dealer has found, but I bet that at most only 10% of them belong to cattle dealers."
Rockefeller watched the excitement for a long time, and finally was satisfied.
Well, after this price came out, Rockefeller, who just felt that the price was inflated, actually had a sense of taking advantage, buying nine percent of the shares for $16.5 million, and the price per percent was more than $1.83 million, while Rockefeller got ten percent before, and only spent $1.46 million per percent.
When this price appeared, everyone gasped, today the Rose Company auctioned a total of 4,900 shares, with a total value of 73.7 million US dollars, if calculated according to this figure, then the value of the Rose Company reached an unprecedented 150 million US dollars, with an average value of more than 15,000 US dollars per share, which is undoubtedly the most valuable company in the world at present.
This auction also gave birth to the first real billionaire in the United States, and that was Will Barron.
Will Barron previously held 25 percent of the shares of the Horse Group, and the value of this part of the stock is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions, but the significance of this estimate is not really proven, and it is the same as estimating the Vanderbilt family's wealth.
This time there is finally a proof that Will holds 20% of the shares of the Rose Company, a total of 2,000 shares, and these shares alone are worth more than 30 million US dollars, plus the shares of the Junma Group, Will's wealth has exceeded 100 million yuan.
Of course, if you take into account the relationship between Li Mu and the Junma Group and the San Diego Investment Company, then Li Mu's property is more, but Li Mu's property is not reflected in the shares of the Rose Company, and the San Diego Investment Company is a company registered in the Bahamas, and the company's property rights are not publicized, so Li Mu does not have much money in name now, if anything, Governors Island is Li Mu's private property.
Li Mu did not attend the celebratory dinner at Castle Clinton, and as soon as the auction was over, Li Mu left Castle Clinton and returned to Governors Island.
Sandy and Gloria, who had been watching the excitement all night on the third floor, finally had a chance to talk.
"So, Will is now a billionaire," Sandy still feels incredulous.
"Yes, billionaire, when Will comes back from Montana, you can ask for double the pocket money."
Li Mu dug a pit for Will.
"Is it really good for you to push Will out like this as a shield" Gloria was smarter and knew what the hell Li Mu was doing.
"Why is it bad that Will is now a brigadier general, and it won't be long before Will will be a real general, maybe in the future, like General Grant, he will have the opportunity to enter the White House, isn't this bad" Li Mu didn't care, that is, Li Mu and Will have a good relationship, and Li Mu was not happy to change people.
Brigadier general in the United States is a temporary position, and when Will was in Cuba, he was promoted to brigadier general by the U.S.
Department of War, and after a while, he was promoted to major general.
As for entering the White House, it is not impossible, Will is different from Li Mu, Li Mu is Chinese, and later became an American citizen, not born on American soil, and Will is a native of the United States, so as long as Will wants, Will can run for election.
As far as Li Mu knows, the candidates in this year do not have direct contact with the voters, but try to win the favor of the electors, as long as more electors choose someone to be the president, then that person will definitely be elected.
Maybe Will himself was not famous before, but now Will is famous, if Will participates in the election, at least as a billionaire Will, Will will not bend the law for personal gain because of money.
That's enough, Grant was expected before he took office, but now the most criticized point is that government officials are corrupt, and even Grant himself is not clear about the Wall Street tycoons because of money.
If Will comes to power, then Will doesn't need to compromise with anyone for the sake of profit, because Will is a billionaire himself, which is definitely an advantage.
"Forget it, don't you know Will, he's not fit to be president at all."
Instead of being happy, Gloria felt a little panicked.
Just two years ago, Gloria was an ordinary girl, and since Li Mu came to Springfield, everything about Gloria has changed.
Gloria remembers very well that it has been less than three years since Li Mu came to Springfield, but in these three years, what happened dazzled Gloria, and it should be said that the most affected was Will, first the police chief who Will couldn't think of before, then the brigadier general, and now he actually has the opportunity to enter the presidential palace, Gloria doesn't know that this is good and bad for Will.
"No one is born to know, if you want to know the taste of pears, then it's best to taste it with your own mouth, and it's the same for Will, although I know Will is not good at compromise, but Will is a very strong person, he has his own bottom line, has his own view of right and wrong, knows what to do and what not to do, and that's enough."
Li Mu believes that Will, in fact, as long as the right officials are chosen, it is really not a troublesome thing to be president.
"Well, if you're not afraid that your investment will go down the drain, then you guys will try."
Gloria no longer insisted.
"It seems that being part of the job is really growing."
Li Mu was surprised.
Gloria is not a very good person, when Gloria wanted to be a war correspondent, Li Mu's efforts were in vain, Gloria insisted on her own ideas, and finally accepted Li Mu's compromise suggestion, first go to Time magazine to learn how to be a reporter, and then choose her own direction.
Now Gloria actually agreed with Li Mu's opinion, which made Li Mu feel very surprised.
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"I've grown up, but you still stubbornly treat me like a child."
Gloria rolled her eyes very cutely, that's right, it's very amorous.
"On this note, Gloria, you really misunderstood me, I don't treat you as a child, I am protecting my investment, you have to know, Will is very rich now, and you are one of the heirs."
Li Mu said it seriously, as if this was the case.
"Hmph, wouldn't it be better for the heir to let my brother inherit," Gloria sneered.
That's right, Li Mu then remembered that Gloria also has a younger brother.
When Will returned to Springfield from Washington, he brought a girl named Claudia Nell, who gave birth to a son to Will last year, but for some reason, Will did not marry Claudia Nell, but bought a house in Washington and placed Claudia Nell in Washington.
Li Mu asked Will what was going on before, but Will didn't answer positively, and now it seems that it has something to do with Gloria.
It seems that this topic is not likable, Sandy does not speak, and his expression is not very happy, Li Mu thinks that in the past year, Will has been letting Gloria and Sandy follow him, as if he understands what is going on.
Li Mu knew that Gloria's mother died for some reason when she gave birth to Sandy, and Will did not remarry after that, so it has always been Will, Gloria, and Sandy's father and daughter who have depended on each other, and now there is a Claudia Nell who is not a few years older than Gloria, so conflicts can easily arise.
However, Li Mu still didn't ask, and decided to have the opportunity to find Sandy to find out.
Back on Governor's Island, Li Mu finished washing up and was about to rest, Yan Shun came to Li Mu with a telegram: "George has won" Won That's great news
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