Although Li Mu does not regard himself as a noble person, this does not prevent Li Mu from admiring those noble people, such as Father Damien and Washington Roeblin.
If the Brooklyn Bridge is taken over by the Horse Construction Company, it will indeed bring more benefits to Li Mu, and perhaps Li Mu and the Horse Construction Company will be engraved in the history of New York City.
On the other hand, the insistence of the two generations of Washington Roblin and his son will become meaningless, no one will know that John Roblin died on the eve of the start of construction, and no one will know that Washington Roblin is paralyzed and still insists on working, and their father and son will even become the villains who prevent the Brooklyn Bridge from being completed as soon as possible.
Li Mu didn't want to see this happen, this kind of money was too hot to earn.
To tell the truth, when Li Mu is doing things, he rarely has a sense of right and wrong in his heart, for example, in the face of the little fat man, although he is from the Qing Empire, there is a little bit of incense, but Li Mu pits the little fat man without leaving his hand, and even to the point of forcing out people's lives, Li Mu doesn't care very much.
Another example is in the face of Thomas Edison, although Li Mu knows that Thomas Edison once had a position in the scientific and technological world and is known as one of the greatest inventors of all time, but when the interests of Li Mu and Thomas Edison conflict, Li Mu will also not hesitate to attack Thomas Edison, leaving no mercy.
In short, Li Mu, who has experienced the tempering of the market economy and society in the 21st century, is absolutely clear in terms of love and hatred, and Li Mu can be meticulous in treating his own people, and Li Mu can also do everything to treat the enemy.
Although Washington Roebling is not Li Mu's person, Li Mu has never even seen Washington Roeblin before, but in the face of such a person, or such a family, Li Mu still maintains the most basic respect.
That's right, it's respect, very few people can make Li Mu have this kind of emotion, this has nothing to do with social status, and it has nothing to do with having wealth, it is only related to personality, even in the face of Ulysses Grant or Carnegie, Li Mu has no abnormal emotions in his heart, but in the face of people like Washington Roeblin, Li Mu really can't maintain detachment.
Not even a traverser.
"I don't get involved, and for me, as long as the Brooklyn Bridge is built on time, I don't care who built it."
Arthur is not stupid, the replacement of the chief engineer is obviously promoted by someone behind the scenes, if Li Mu wants to take over, Arthur will definitely mediate, if Li Mu does not want to take over, then Arthur can't be scolded for this.
The matter of Washington Roeblin and his sons is indeed touching, and everyone who hears about this will be moved by the persistence of two generations of Washington Roeblin and his sons, in fact, it is precisely like this, the decision to replace the chief engineer is not popular, and if Arthur is involved, it will definitely be disgusted by some voters, which Arthur absolutely does not want to see.
Of course, after being with Li Mu for a long time, Arthur also knows that public opinion can be manipulated, if Li Mu makes a move, Arthur believes that even if he changes the candidate, Li Mu has the ability to control the situation, and it is difficult to say who will be scolded at that time.
From this point of view, Arthur is now a qualified politician.
To put it bluntly, as long as you are shameless enough, you have the potential to be a politician.
After sending Arthur away, and then looking at New York without the Japanese, singing and dancing, and the sound of dogs and horses, Li Mu had a feeling of drawing his sword and looking around at a loss.
Many times, Li Mu also wanted to organize an expeditionary force to rush to the four small islands and kill the people on them.
However, this can only be just a thought, with the strength of Li Mu and the Junma Group, it is not difficult to organize a mercenary army of 100 people, but it is almost impossible to organize an expeditionary force of tens of thousands of people, if Li Mu really does that, I am afraid that the first thing to face is the suspicion of the US government.
As an arms dealer, and an arms dealer who has a near monopoly in the United States, Li Mu is already eye-catching enough, and if Li Mu extends his hand to the army again, then Ulysses Grant will definitely not be able to sleep.
It can't be regarded as the only one, some time ago, Li Mu was busy dealing with Colt and Winchester, and he almost forgot that in Springfield City, there was also a large-scale arms company.
That's right, it's the little fat man's Hanhan factory.
The reason why the Zaihan factory did not attract Li Mu's attention was because the positioning of the factory was different, Li Mu's Horse Weapons Company was a direct competitor to Colt and Winchester, and the main market for each other was the American market.
The U.S. arms market in the 19th century is different from the U.S. arms market in the 21st century, and the size of the market alone has forced several arms companies to the point of hand-to-hand combat, so Li Mu must dominate the U.S. arms market as much as possible, so as to be conducive to the next development and growth of the Junma Arms Company.
The Zaihan factory is different, the market of the Zaihan factory is not in the United States, but in the Far East, since the opening of the little fat man's Zaihan factory, the Zaihan factory has hardly put any weapons into the American market, and all their weapons are sold to the Qing Empire, and it is said that the order has been lined up until 1875.
This is the best portrayal of the shade with his back against the big tree, Li Mu worked hard to get an endless stream of arms orders from the Ministry of War, and the little fat man didn't need to go out, the orders could be delivered to the doorstep, and the profit was higher than Li Mu selling weapons to the Ministry of War.
Speaking of Zaihan Factory, we can't fail to mention an unlucky guy, that is, Li Mu's original talisman Mike.
Well, Mike has all the qualities of an American, brave, independent, and adventurous.
But this guy's luck is not very good, he can't eat in the United States, and finally has to go to the Far East to find food, and finally got the drawings from Li Mu and wants to start a business, but he encounters the peerless pit of the little fat man.
If you want to talk about the little fat man himself, this lazy second ancestor is indeed incapable, but he can't stand the talent around the little fat man, it can be said that the talents of the entire Qing Empire can be called by the little fat man at will, so Mike's fate is already doomed.
As an American, it is natural for Mike to focus his business on the American market, competing with Colt, Winchester, and even the Horse Arms Factory, but Little Fat has never put his mind on the United States, so Mack's opinion is in fundamental conflict with Little Fat Man.
The little fat man pulled Mike to set up the Zaihan factory together, in addition to the drawings in Mike's hand, there was also the meaning of borrowing Mike's identity, you must know that it is not easy to open a factory in the United States, especially a weapons factory, not everyone has a sheriff standing behind him.
After the opening of the Zaihan factory, the first year of operation was quite smooth, although the workers were not very skilled, and the product quality was not very good, but relying on the identity of the little fat man, he could finally sell it at a good price, so although Mike was full of complaints, but for the sake of the green dollar, Mike was still able to endure it.
However, the good times did not last long, and from the second year, although sales were still hot and the supply of products exceeded demand, the profits of the factory were declining.
Although Mike didn't know what was wrong, he could sensitively feel that the situation was getting out of control, and when Mike noticed that he was being ejected and wanted to regain control of the factory, Mike was surprised to find that the patent rights of the dual-pistol had belonged to the Zaihan factory, and after several rounds of financing, his stake in the factory had dropped to 30%.
And because the factory is losing money all the time, these shares can't bring in even a dollar for Mike right now.
"It must be a matter of accounting, those shameless guys are making fake accounts, that's why the factory will lose money" In Clinton Castle, Mike gritted his teeth, and the angry scolding resounded throughout the third floor.
Although there is still a bit of friendship, Mike is not Li Mu's person now, so it is impossible for Li Mu to entertain Mike on Governors Island, and Castle Clinton is a good choice.
"Since you know that there is a problem with the accounts, then why don't you send someone to check don't say that you don't have a henchman in the Zaihan factory" Li Mu looked at Mike, his eyes were neither happy nor sad.
To tell the truth, Li Mu has long known that Mike will have this fate, you said that you are a veterinarian, if you are intrigued, you can play with those officialdom old oilmen around the little fat man Don't be funny, people can send a scribe casually, and they can play Mike to the point that there are no bones, and now Mike can still come to Li Mu alive, and he is already a little fat man's merciful.
"Of course I have," Mike ate for a long time, and without saying a reason, he sat on the sofa without saying a word.
"So, what are your plans now" Li Mu no longer asked, presumably the answer is not very open, although there is no definite answer, but Li Mu can imagine.
"I don't know, I still have some money, so I want to go to the Far East in a while."
Compared with Li Mu, who is already standing at the top of the pyramid, Mike is indeed a bit miserable, but this is no wonder to others, if Mike could be a little more patient, he would not end up like this now.
Li Mu and Mike met on a steamship from the Far East to the United States, so the Far East is a turning point in Mike's life.
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Returning to the Far East again, Mike did not mean to come back "I guess I've forgotten all the things you're going to do and then work as a translator or become a veterinarian."
Li Mu is not optimistic about Mike's future.
It is easy to be thrifty and luxurious, and it is difficult to be frugal from luxury.
Zaihan factory had a good business in the first two years, and Mike, as one of the shareholders, used to be wide.
Once this person becomes broader, he will not only change his face, but also his lifestyle, and he will get used to the sound of dogs and horses, and it is unlikely that he will be able to get used to it when he goes to the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha.
"Of course I remember, don't look at my business failure, and when I get to the Far East, I won't go to work as a translator or a veterinarian."
Mike is quite ambitious, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.
This is also to rely on the good life, covered with a layer of white man's skin, running to the Qing Empire is the "foreign uncle", mixed to the poor, can also be deceived and abducted, if you change places, it is estimated that Mike will have no confidence.
"If you don't have any goals for the time being, why don't you go and help the Horse Arms Company open up the Far East market."
Mike's words reminded Li Mu.
The Far East market is home to more than one-third of the world's population, and it is really cheap to throw such a large market to the Zaihan factory.
As far as the Qing Empire alone is concerned, there are countless business opportunities, and the little fat man cooperates with the Manchu government, which is estimated to be unable to grab this business, but in addition, the Qing Empire also has a large number of local governors, who also need a lot of weapons.
Perhaps the urgency is even more urgent than that of the Qing government.
After the outbreak of the Taiping Rebellion, the Qing government found that the Eight Banners were no longer usable, so the Qing government had to reuse the power of the Han Chinese.
The power thing is a Pandora's box, as long as you open it and release the devil inside, it will be difficult to take it back.
So the situation is a bit delicate, although the Manchu government is still nominally the ruler of the huge Qing Empire, but at the local level, the deterrent power of the imperial power has become weaker and weaker, and the governors have more and more thoughts, and this situation continued until the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Coalition 20 years later, which eventually led to the rare occurrence of the "Southeast Mutual Protection".
It is indeed very strange that the central government is fighting the enemy, the country is being invaded by the enemy, but the provinces with the strongest economic power are openly declaring that they remain neutral and have nothing to do with the ongoing war.
Li Mu was sure that the little fat man would never sell weapons made in the United States to local governors, and local governors did have this need, so Li Mu needed someone to fill the gap in this regard.
Mike, who had lived in the Qing Empire, was undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Open up the Far Eastern market, that is, you hire me" Mike was not too surprised, the look in his eyes was complicated.
At this time, Mike's mood is indeed mixed, once Mike had the opportunity to become a partner with Li Mu, so Mike's significance to Li Mu will not be inferior to Will.
Thinking about Will now, and looking at his own downfall, Mike would love to laugh three times, then cry three times, and finally get drunk.
Fate is indeed a very miraculous thing.
"How is it possible to hire, we are friends, aren't we, so our relationship is not employment, but cooperation."
Li Mu tried his best to speak nicely, saving face for Mike: "I'll give you a list of weapons, you take this list to the Far East, whatever you sell, even if you can sell a rifle for a hundred dollars, that is also a reflection of your ability, I only charge a factory price here, and the profit in the middle is yours." ” Li Mu wanted to develop Mike into an agent of the Horse Weapons Company in the Far East, so that he could minimize the influence of the Horse Weapons Company in the Far East.
If you don't downplay it, as a Chinese-founded company, even if the company has a strong American background, it will definitely be suspicious in the Qing Empire.
The same situation is also in Japan, and it is impossible for Junma Group to have any relationship with Japan, but this does not mean that Li Mu does not want to do business with the Japanese.
If you don't do business with the Japanese, how can you start to cheat people?
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