Nepotism is everywhere, and the United States is no exception, look at Robert Lincoln, look at Benjamin Harrison, I have to sigh, reincarnation is really a technical job.
With Abraham Lincoln paving the way, Robert Lincoln's life can be said to be smooth, even if he failed 16 of the 17 courses when he was admitted to Harvard University, Robert Lincoln was able to enter Harvard University and successfully graduated, and later Robert Lincoln married the only daughter of an Iowa senator, and then Robert Lincoln was even more smooth sailing, until he was appointed Secretary of War by Hayes this year.
Well, before being appointed Secretary of War, Robert Lincoln had never been on the battlefield, and the only intersection with the war was witnessing the surrender of Robert Lee.
By the way, Robert Lincoln just turned 36 this year.
However, if we ignore Robert Lincoln's background, from another point of view, this is very much in line with the original intention of Hayes to implement the civil service.
Speaking of which, George Menibeni has no reason to refuse, as long as Li Mu can get through the relationship with the Ministry of War, George Menibene does not mind giving favors, whoever occupies those lands is occupied, either Indians, white farmers, or the horse group, for George Menibeni, it makes no difference.
More than 700 guests attended the dinner, more than expected, and almost every guest who received the invitation was there in person, even if they could not be there in person, they would apologize to their families and donate to the "Laura and Gloria Foundation".
In order to raise more donations, the directors of the foundation also prepared a part of the jewelry for auction during the dinner, including some of the fine products collected by Li Mu.
In the corner of the venue, there is a small stage with simple decoration, which will be the center of the dinner, where Laura and Gloria will introduce the "Laura and Gloria Foundation", which will be unveiled to the public for the first time, and where the auction will be held.
"You've finally come down, Lily kept asking me just now, if you don't come down, Lily will go up to you."
As soon as Li Mu came to the venue, Chu Xue greeted him with a little anxiety.
"Ha, I thought there was nothing to do without me, today you women are the protagonists, and we men are the supporting roles."
Li Mu is willing to be a green leaf, and he can't do it, the center of the venue has been occupied by women, which is almost impossible in the previous banquet, but today, the men are chatting in groups of three or five, looking at their expressions and attitudes, it is obvious that Li Mu is not the only one who thinks so.
"It's a supporting role, but it's indispensable, because there will be an auction."
Chu Xue is sometimes naughty now, and Chu Xue never dared to ridicule Li Mu like this before.
Well, in fact, this kind of first snow is more cute, and Li Mu is happy to make the first snow more cheerful.
In the center of the venue, Laura and Gloria were surrounded by women dressed up, the two seemed to have a division of labor, the women around Laura were slightly older, the women around Gloria were younger, and in a patriarchal society, women rarely had the opportunity to show their heads, let alone prepare for something with women as the main body, the "Laura and Gloria Foundation" was the first organization established mainly by women, you can imagine how enthusiastic these women were.
Seeing that Li Mu finally appeared, Gloria was so busy that she didn't even bother to say hello, just waved her hand hurriedly, and continued to patiently explain to the ladies and ladies around her.
"It feels like we're missing something."
Rockefeller was not very happy, and handed Li Mu a glass of wine, Chu Xue didn't want to listen to the two men complaining, so she said hello to Rockefeller and hurriedly went to find the little padded jacket.
"Let's face it, we can't lock women in the house forever."
Li Mu knows very well what it means for women's social status to improve, and maybe Laura and Gloria will be the first generation of feminists in the future.
Even if he knows, Li Mu can't stop it, the United States is still a patriarchal society, generally speaking, women don't even have the opportunity to work, but this inherent concept is gradually being broken, in New York, only the middle class and above are eligible not to let the women in the family work, more women have to go out of the house to find a job to earn money to subsidize the family, so the improvement of women's social status cannot be stopped at all.
New York is better, even in factories, where women's jobs are mostly unrelated to manual labor, outside of New York, women's jobs are almost the same as men's, and women in the Great Lakes are miners and are also naked when they go down the mines, and when their survival begins to be threatened, traditions quickly crumble.
"I don't think so, Standard Oil also has female employees."
Rockefeller immediately made it clear that if anyone dared to say that a woman should be married and raised at home, he would definitely be besieged by the hundreds of women present.
"We used to be at Springfield Institute of Technology, I don't know if you noticed, in fact, the proportion of female students is not low, in education, medical care, secretarial and other colleges, the proportion of female students is even more than male students, so accept the reality."
Li Mu had long been mentally prepared for this, so he had no psychological burden to accept it.
Li Mu said that the ratio of men and women, now is just the beginning, and when the new students enter the school in the fall, the proportion of girls will be higher, in the current Junma affiliated school, the proportion of girls is already higher than that of boys, which has a lot to do with the patriarchal ideology of the Qing Dynasty, after all, the vast majority of students in the Junma affiliated schools are boys, even if the Pacific Company does its best, the boys brought to the United States from the Qing Empire are very limited, unless they are those whose families relocate.
"I can understand this, women are more attentive than men many times, so women definitely have an advantage in professions that require patience."
Rockefeller also understood that most of the salespeople in the mall are women.
While Li Mu and Rockefeller were still discussing gender, Nelson Trivicom, the chief auctioneer of the Met, who was the host of today's dinner and the auctioneer of the upcoming auction, walked briskly onto the small stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the charity dinner held by Laura and the Gloria Foundation, God tells us that only love can make people, and we are gathered here today to let more people feel our love" Nelson Trivekang is from the United Kingdom, and the auction of the rose company was hosted by Nelson Trivicon.
It is worth mentioning that at today's charity dinner, a loudspeaker was used for the first time, this time it was not a simple tin horn, but an amplification system composed of microphones and speakers, which is the latest product of the Horse Laboratory, except for the microphone was invented by Emil Berlinnell, the other components are supplemented by the Horse Laboratory.
In the process of inventing the PA system, Nikola Tesla played an important role, this guy has an unparalleled genius in electromagnetism, it is said that it only took one afternoon to complete the drawing design, and then the Stallion Lab produced according to the drawings, and the result was amazing, Nikola Tesla's design was simply impeccable.
After the grand introduction of the "Laura and Gloria Foundation", Nelson Trivekang warmly invited Laura and Gloria to the stage, Laura and Gloria took the stage uninhibitedly and generously, and then Laura began to introduce why the foundation was established.
"We were in Luzon, John and Riem had work to do, Lily and I had to go shopping, oh yes, and Jennifer, please forgive me Jennifer, you're not glamorous, but always unforgettable" Laura took the initiative to mention the first snow, which was not malicious, and Gloria was not embarrassed, and the relationship between them was really harmonious: "We see that many people are struggling to make ends meet, they are severely malnourished, they have no access to education, they have no future, they are not clothed, if they don't see it with their own eyes, It's really hard to imagine that a ten-year-old doesn't have a single piece of clothing to cover his body, and one night, I was chatting with Lily, and Lily asked me why we couldn't do something for them.
Laura is actually a very quiet person, but today, Laura seems to have a great desire to speak, and she talks about Luzon endlessly.
The stage said seriously, and the audience listened very seriously, women are emotional animals, many people were moved to tears, and even Rockefeller was a little moved.
"I already have a hunch that I'm going to spend a lot of money on a bunch of things that I don't need at all."
Rockefeller's voice was so small that Li Mu could barely hear it, which made Li Mu almost unable to maintain a serious expression.
Well, this is a misunderstanding, Rockefeller could not have been impressed by a speech of this level.
It's normal to think about it, people like Rockefeller and Li Mu, they are determined and will not be easily shaken, pity is a scarce commodity for Li Mu and Rockefeller, no wonder they, there is no father and son in the business field, too rich feelings will only grow branches, in the face of enemies, Li Mu and Rockefeller will never be soft, not to mention, the situations that Laura said, in many cases, are caused by people like Li Mu and Rockefeller.
But this does not mean that Li Mu and Rockefeller will interfere with Laura and Gloria to do charity, people have two sides, Li Mu can kill the natives of the Far East on the one hand, and on the other hand, he will do his best to help Chinese Americans; There is no conflict between Rockefeller being able to suppress workers' strikes and donate to the "Laura and Gloria Foundation" at the same time.
"There are a few things that are still very good."
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Li Mu was also helpless, Gloria took away several fine products from Li Mu, which made Li Mu feel a little distressed.
But Li Mu can't help it, what Gloria took away was the spoils that Will brought back from Montana, strictly speaking, it was Gloria's own things, and Li Mu really couldn't care about it.
Laura finally finished introducing the origin of the "Laura and Gloria Foundation", and to enthusiastic applause, Nelson Trivikang returned to the stage and began to preside over the auction that followed.
The first lot was donated by Gloria, a 10-carat ruby, which was not of Ceylon origin, and was not of flawless quality, but it was a rare gem.
Indians can cut gemstones, in the era of the Indians the craftsmanship is also quite good, but this "good" also depends on who to compare, two hundred years ago the level of craftsmanship, today is a tyrannical thing, Li Mu after getting this batch of gems, some of them were reprocessed, of course, the craftsmanship is much better than the previous one, Gloria took out this is the processed boutique, will not flow into the market at all, only in the Metropolitan Auction House can be seen.
By the way, the Metropolitan Auction House is also Li Mu's industry, which is the main source of Li Mu's collection now, many times, the seller's lot is not on the auction at all, and Li Mu will buy it directly.
"This is a fine gemstone from the Indians, recut by the Belgian craftsman Bobby Bloomer, it has 16 facets, it is of flawless purity, and it weighs 101 carats, generously donated by Ms.
Gloria from Governors Island, I dare say, this is the best gemstone that has appeared on the auction market in New York in three years, and if you miss this opportunity, you may have to wait another thirty years" Nelson Trivikon had already taken off his coat and waved the auction hammer in his hand, and on this occasion, everyone showed their generosity, Nelson Trivekang offered to host the auction free of charge.
"Shut up, Nelson, let's talk about how much cheaper" Some people couldn't wait to shout, and more people laughed, don't expect the upper class to be all gentlemen, there are always some people who don't bother to pretend at all.
"Reserve price of 100,000 US dollars" Nelson Trivekang Although he was not angry, he did not dare to offend the guests present, even if it was a rich man, it was a rich man, and if he didn't do it, he would kill him. "110,000" "115,000" "116,000" "120,000" The shouts immediately followed, of course, it is good to do charity, but it would be better if you could still gain something when you do charity, so even if the price of this gem is a little higher, it is worth it.
"You don't want to buy it back" Rockefeller didn't participate in the bidding at all, looked at Li Mu with a smile, and waited for Li Mu to be the wrongdoer.
"Come on, there are so many gems of this level, you are willing to buy them."
Li Mucai is not fooled, whether it is Li Mu or Rockefeller, as long as anyone raises a card, the auction will end immediately, and the meaning of charity will be lost
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