Many people believe that the rich people in the East are pigs raised by the government, and they must be slaughtered after fattening, so that the government can have a fattening year.
The attitude of Americans towards wealth is completely different from that of the East, and this two-party system in the United States determines that the social status of the rich will inevitably be higher than that of politicians, and politicians must rely on the support of the rich to gain power.
For example, Li Mu and Rockefeller, J Morgan, these tycoons, if they wait for Hayes to come to power, they turn their heads and want to deal with Li Mu and them, then Li Mu and they can launch impeachment at any time to remove Hayes from power, so the relationship between tycoons and politicians is interdependent and mutually supportive, and after Hayes comes to power, they will definitely repay Li Mu and their tycoons, so that they can continue to gain the support of the tycoons.
The dinner was directed by the famous chef Lance Songsang from France, which was not a chef hired by Li Mu, but a cook borrowed by Li Mu from Benjamin Harrison's house.
As a rising star in the Harrison family, Benjamin Harrison is currently based in Washington, so the family has cooks, maids, florists, coachmen, etc., Li Mu came to Washington only to live temporarily, and will return to New York in a few days, so there is no need to buy such a complete.
Lance's craftsmanship is still very good, although the tricks are not as many as Lao Yan's, but there are a few dishes that are very brilliant, especially steak and pine nut sher, which are very suitable for Li Mu's appetite, and the guests are of course very happy to eat.
After dinner, Li Mu sent the guests away one by one, and in the end, only Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison remained.
Benjamin Harrison doesn't need to send it, his house is next door to Li Mu's house, and the courtyard wall between the two families has also opened the door, making it look like a family.
After dinner, as usual, there was a chat, and Chu Xue brought cold wine to Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison.
"Since the first snow is here, why do you want me to borrow a cook," Benjamin Harrison was very dissatisfied.
When he was in Cuba, Benjamin Harrison often ate at Li Mu's place, so he missed the craftsmanship of the first snow for a long time.
Li Mu smiled and said nothing, what are you kidding, if it is just Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison, then Li Mu may let Chu Xue cook herself, there will be too many people tonight.
"I heard that you want to run for president of the Senate," Li Mu is very concerned about Benjamin Harrison's political ideals.
"It's not that I think, it's my family who thinks, but I don't have the right to object."
Benjamin Harrison smiled bitterly, he couldn't help it, even if he knew that he would be embarrassed, he had to do what his family wanted.
Although Benjamin Harrison was born in a famous family, after all, he has not been in politics long enough and has not had enough qualifications, so it is a bit early to jump out and run for the Senate now.
But this is also the arrangement of the Harrison family, and now it seems a bit abrupt for Benjamin Harrison to run for Speaker of the Senate, but even if it is not successful this time, it is logical to wait until the next time Benjamin Harrison will run for Speaker of the Senate.
"Your family is anxious," Li Mu joked with a smile.
If Li Mu remembers correctly, Benjamin Harrison will not have the opportunity to run for president until ten years later, then it is almost the same, it is logical to become the previous president, or two terms of the Senate president, and then run for president.
"The individual always has to obey the whole, isn't it, we can't live only for ourselves."
Benjamin Harrison is still open.
This is the sorrow of the children of the big family, even if they are unwilling, but in the face of the overall interests of the family, the individual can only choose to give in, this is the so-called sense of responsibility, when a person has not realized this, then it means that he is not mature enough.
"What do you think about the affairs of the Ryukyus?"
Li Mu sincerely asked Benjamin Harrison for advice.
If there is another person in this world who can make Li Mu trust him wholeheartedly in politics, then this person is undoubtedly Benjamin Harrison, after all, the friendship between Li Mu and Benjamin Harrison originated in Cuba, and later further strengthened in Hawaii, although Benjamin Harrison himself is currently only a senator, but he can be elected president, which is enough to prove that Benjamin Harrison's political literacy is beyond ordinary people.
In fact, if you want to talk about trust, Li Mu's most trusted person in Washington should be Chen Guofang, after all, Chen Guofang is also Chinese, and the things in this blood are the most firm, and they will not be shaken easily, but Chen Guofang is still lacking in politics compared with Benjamin Harrison, after all, Chen Guofang was a businessman before entering the political arena, and Benjamin Harrison, he has been trained by the Harrison family as a future president since he was a child.
"It doesn't matter, didn't you say it, it was just the personal actions of some people, but they just happened to choose the weapons provided by the Steeds."
Benjamin Harrison put it mildly, he didn't take it seriously at all.
Li Mu was so smart that he immediately realized.
Li Mu had been worried that the actions of the Junma Group in the Far East would arouse the vigilance of some people, but now it seems that Li Mu is overestimating people's political acumen in recent years.
At this time, Japan was only a country that did not enter the stream, and the Ryukyus were even smaller and could not be found on the map, so to say how much attention Westerners paid attention to Japan and the Ryukyus at this time would be to take the Far East's place in the world too seriously.
If Li Mu was engaged in the east and west of the Qing Kingdom, then because of ethnic reasons, some people may question Li Mu's purpose, but in Japan and Ryukyu, to be honest, many Americans don't even know where Japan and Ryukyu are, and they can't find a map of the world if they give them, so you don't need to question it.
Take 10,000 steps back and say, Li Mu's identity as an arms dealer is also the best cover, as a qualified arms dealer, Li Mu should have fanned the flames everywhere, if Li Mu has been honest, it may really disappoint many people.
"Do you remember those bear skins you saw in the living room just now?"
Li Mu seemed to casually mention his true purpose.
Benjamin Harrison didn't speak, just raised an eyebrow to show that he was listening.
"I actually want to engage Russia, you must know that Japan is just a barren country, although their silver mines are attractive, but compared to Russia, Japan is like a poor ghost with four walls, so if you want to make money, you still have to find a way from Russia."
Li Mu explained in detail, and his words did not shy away from greed and desire for Russia.
"Are the Russians rich, do you mean their bearskins and bear's paws?"
Benjamin Harrison still couldn't understand.
Although Russia is the most extensive country in the world, but in fact, Americans have never worried about the Russians, not long ago, the Americans just bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars, which made the Americans despise the Russians to reach, in the minds of the vast majority of Americans, the Russians are probably about the same ambition as the Mexicans, because they will sell their country's territory for money, do Americans value the Mexicans No kidding.
"Stupid" Li Mu did not hesitate to make up his mind to Benjamin Harrison, if ordinary people don't pay attention to Russia, it's just that, even the political elite like Benjamin Harrison looks at Russia like this, this is really not something that can be summed up with a "stupid" word: "Think about our Alaska, where there is a Canada separated from our American mainland, don't you worry about where we will lose one day, and if we cross the Bering Strait from Alaska, then we are facing the vast Siberia, Now you can't move."
What really makes Li Mu salivate is certainly not the bearskin and bear paws, but the vast land owned by Russia, and only with this as a reason can Li Mu explain his actions.
"We Oriental people are too obsessed with land, just like you, why do you want so much land, does that land bring you more profits every year than the Horse Group," Benjamin Harrison still couldn't understand Li Mu's behavior.
Li Mu suddenly felt speechless, in fact, Li Mu couldn't explain why the Chinese were so obsessed with the land, which was probably caused by the characteristics of the farming people, or the character of the Oriental people to take precautions.
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"Let me tell you a true story, my father used to be a tenant farmer, and his biggest dream was to have a piece of land of his own" Li Mu drank the wine in the cup in one sip, with the sad expression and sad voice on his face, it was indeed very moving: "Before my father, my grandfather was like this, my grandfather's father, and even my grandfather's grandfather, they all thought so and worked hard for it, so you have to understand, for me, for us Chinese, having food at home is the real heart, That's why I'm so eager to own land, and if I can, I want to own all the land in the world. ” Benjamin Harrison looked at Li Mu again with a surprised gaze, and was completely moved by the story Li Mu made up.
Of course, the so-called Li Mu's father was a tenant farmer, and Li Mu was an orphan, so he didn't know what his father was doing.
This kind of story is really moving, the family has worked hard for a goal for generations, and owning a piece of land of their own has become an indelible obsession for the whole family, which can explain why Li Mu is still tirelessly buying after owning many lands in Arizona and Indiana.
"Well, I can understand your behavior, but unfortunately, I can't help you much right now."
Although Benjamin Harrison was moved by Li Mu's words, he still would not make promises beyond his ability.
If Benjamin Harrison is now the Speaker of the Senate, then Benjamin Harrison may provide a certain degree of help to Li Mu, but unfortunately Benjamin Harrison is not.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you continue to move forward according to the family's plan, then sooner or later, you will take control of this huge country."
Li Mu has confidence in Benjamin Harrison.
The establishment of faith is a wonderful thing, those who want to deceive others in life, first of all, they must constantly self-hypnotize themselves, so that they can not care if they can deceive others, at least they can deceive themselves.
And a person who is not confident in himself may also build confidence if he is constantly encouraged and praised by others.
For people like Benjamin Harrison, it is easier to build confidence, he himself was born in a famous family, received an elite education since childhood, and was born to rule others, so for Benjamin Harrison, confidence is not a problem, what Benjamin Harrison needs is interest, he must first change his attitude towards politics, and it is possible to make achievements in politics.
In fact, for ordinary people, becoming a senator is already the pinnacle of life, but for someone like Benjamin Harrison, being a senator is only the beginning of his political career, and his future is destined to be bright.
After returning to New York from Washington, Li Mu began an all-out offensive against the Democratic Party.
The internal election in the Senate is a signal, and before that, although the Republicans were full of confidence, the Republicans had been at a disadvantage in the race, and Hayes and Samuel Tilden tied in the Senate election, indicating that the gap between the Republicans and the Democrats had been erased, and the final showdown was about to begin.
In mid-November, the New York Centennial Exhibition of Independence was successfully concluded.
During the six-month exhibition, the total turnover of the ZAMA Group exceeded 200 million US dollars, accounting for more than a quarter of the total turnover of the Independence Centennial Exhibition.
Interestingly, the second most profitable group is the Organizing Committee of the Independent Centennial Exhibition, because of Li Mu's guidance, the souvenirs launched by the Organizing Committee of the Independent Centennial Exhibition have sprung up, and during the entire exhibition, the organizing committee has sold more than 20 million US dollars of souvenirs, and the total profit has reached more than 10 million US dollars.
Souvenirs are very profitable, and a keychain that costs only five cents can be sold for nearly 30 cents.
Excluding the cost of sales and transportation, the profit is as high as more than 20 cents, which is higher than the profit margin of the Horse Arms Company on selling arms.
At the end of November, New York City held a mayoral election, and City Council member Edward Jeffrey was elected.
Edward Jeffrey is also a Republican, and during Arthur's administration of New York, Edward Jeffrey served as the director of the New York City Finance Bureau, and he cooperated with Arthur tacitly, so Edward Jeffrey received Arthur's support.
After Edward Jeffrey took office, he held a thank-you dinner at the Clinton Castle Hotel.
During the banquet, Edward Jeffrey took the initiative to find Li Mu and expressed his sincere gratitude to Li Mu, and at the same time expressed his hope that Li Mu could enter the New York City Council. parliament I'm really sorry, Li Mu is not interested in this at all
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