Rebirth of the Wealthy American

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In the evening, Arthur also returned to Li Mu, and the two briefly met.

After Arthur reported to Grant, he also went to a few familiar MPs. The other party also promised to help, but neither gave Arthur any promise.

"It looks like we're going to zoom in." Arthur looked anxiously at the names on the list.

On the list are the names of members of parliament who have agreed to support New York's centennial independent exhibition.

Once Li Mu thought that he already had good strength and should be able to call the wind and rain in Congress, but after getting this list, Li Mu suddenly realized that the list he got from Amis was basically useless.

The U.S. Senate serves a six-year term and is re-elected one-third every two years. It was two years before Li Mu got the list from Amis. To be honest, Li Mu hasn't used this list very much. Until now, Li Mu has been stunned It was found that three-quarters of the names on the list had disappeared from the Senate's list, and only three poor names remained on the list.

In addition to this list, the only senators to be brought up by Li Mu are only Langkel and Chen Guofang, but Chen Guofang is not yet in Washington, and Langel is in Boston. Both are far away. Thirsty, so Li Mu found out that he now only has Burnside an unreliable "inside".

Don't look at Burnside speaking nicely in front of Li Mu. In fact, Burnside can say the same thing to Philadelphians, basically don't give any hope to the politician's conduct, no matter how big the hope is, finally Will definitely be disappointed.

"What big move did you prepare?" Li Mu expressed curiosity about Arthur's backhand.

"Hum--" Arthur sneered and pulled out a bunch of colorful paper printed from the briefcase he was carrying--

Don't get me wrong, this is not the US dollar, but the bond.

Well, in fact, the value of bonds is about the same as the US dollar, and maybe even more valuable.

"Have you prepared any bonds yet?" Li Mu took a look and found that they were all bonds with a face value of five hundred dollars. The issuer was the New York Independent Centennial Commission. The insurer was actually the Bank of America: "And-this What the **** is the New York Independent Centennial Commission? "

Although Li Mu's household registration is now in Springfield, he is already half a New Yorker, but Li Mu really doesn't know when New York established this organization.

"I originally planned not to use these bonds if everything went well, but now it seems that there should be some investment." Arthur shook his head and sighed, many people were lonely in the rivers and lakes.

Li Mu immediately understood Arthur's meaning, these bonds were intended to be used as gifts.

Bearer bonds are the best way to buy in power.

So how much does it cost to buy an authority?

Max Weir wrote a History of the Business Crisis in which Max Welt describes how merchants used bribery and improper means to carry out these business practices in the late nineteenth century. The book lists a lot of data. For example, in the commercial operation of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railways in 1874, Max Wilt calculated that the total expenditure for bribes was more than one million dollars. The list of bribes includes: 50,000 to the governor US dollars, US $ 10,000 for the deputy governor, US $ 10,000 for the Minister of Finance, US $ 5,000 for the secretary of the governor, and US $ 5,000 for each of the 51 members of the parliament. Thousands of dollars, in addition to 10,000 secretaries of the House of Representatives, 15,000 buying media and so on.

Ignore the specific numbers used for bribery, and just look at this list. At this time, the US government is indeed regarded as greedy by all people, and the degree of corruption is heartbreaking.

The cost of buying a senator is probably lower than the cost of buying the governor, but slightly higher than the cost of buying the chief of the state department, so in Arthur's plan, the price of buying each senator is about 20,000 US dollars. .

And according to the relationship between close and sparse, more familiar members should give more points, this is one of the hidden rules, it is always not good or cheap to give to outsiders, but their own digging.

"Come here, give me some points first." Li Mu looked at these bonds with stunned eyes. This is tantamount to bribery and holding New York government money to establish his own network. Such an opportunity must not be missed.

"Those are for you. You look at them and find the target person, especially those with potential. For those who need to focus on care, and for those who are leaving or are about to be old, just mean what you want." Arthur gave careful instructions, lest Li Mu spend money unjustly.

"Wipe, I came from the Qing empire, and I still point you at the doorway of gift giving?" Li Mu disdain. When the Chinese were doing these unsightly things, the Europeans were still hanging on the tree.

Arthur was very thoughtful. The bonds to Li Mu were about half a million dollars. These bonds can be circulated in the market. If they are sold now, the value will be slightly higher than the face value.

The next day, J.P. Morgan and Rockefeller arrived in Washington in batches.

Li Mu became a temporary gathering point for the "lobbying group" here. Rockefeller praised Li Mu's house very much. He planned to buy the land next to him and become a neighbor with Li Mu in the future.

"Now is the best time to invest in real estate. Washington is developing rapidly and the population is rapidly increasing. It will not be easy to find such a large land in the future." Li Mu agreed with Rockefeller's idea and encouraged Rockefeller to join the "land hoarding army". In the ranks.

This house of Li Mu is located on the shore of the Tidal Lake, next to the Potomac River. It is the center of Washington, DC, less than one kilometer from the Washington Monument and less than two kilometers from the Presidential Palace. The project, once the Washington Monument is completed, the low prices near here will soon be worth 100 times.

At this time Li Mu, Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan were drinking afternoon tea by the Tidal Lake. The Washington government planted cherry blossoms on the Tidal Lake. Although it is not the cherry blossom season, it can also be imagined in March How beautiful.

"If you want to play, you can play big. Let's buy this island, build a highway on the island, and then build two sturdy bridges. This is a paradise." Rockefeller had an idea and played more thoroughly than Li Mu.

Li Mu's home is on a small island. Strictly speaking, it is just a peninsula. There is only one road leading to the Washington Monument, with a total area of ​​about 1.5 square kilometers. The island has not yet been developed. There is a small forest on the island. It was a wasteland. Li Mu originally wanted to buy the island, but the Washington government planned to park on the island.

Compared with Rockefeller, Li Mu is a good citizen who obeys the law and discipline. So since the Washington government planned the use of the island, Li Mu no longer remembers it. Rockefeller is different. What the government plans is not binding on Rockefeller. It is Rockefeller ’s confidence as a billionaire.

Well, Li Mu's courage is still a bit small.

"Can you tell me the truth? We are not here to discuss when land prices will rise." J.P. Morgan was very dissatisfied with Li Mu and Rockefeller's discomfort. Can you stop being reliable?

Rockefeller didn't care about J.P. Morgan's accusations. Looking at J.P. Morgan's face with a chuckle, Li Mu felt a little hairy in his heart.

Li Mu got up and prepared to discuss today's division of labor with Arthur.

Suddenly Yan Shun came over quickly: "Rim, there are two gentlemen outside, Paul Maysfield and Max Esia, who want to see you."

Phillies react fast!

Li Mu and Arthur looked at each other, they could find the war in the other's eyes.

Li Mu and Arthur jumped and dug the corners of the Philadelphians here. Of course, the Philadelphians would not be indifferent. There are Philadelphia senators and representatives in Washington. These people will definitely not sit idly by the New Yorkers to steal the Centennial Exhibition without asking This is coming.

"Invite them to come in, by the way, change this to rum brought back from Cuba." Li Mu was not afraid of the war, and all the guests came. Since people came to visit, there was no reason behind closed doors.

Soon, under the guidance of Yan Shun, Paul Mesfield and Max Essia came over.

Mason has added a few chairs, and they are sitting in a semi-circular position with Li Mu. Opposite is the tidal lake with misty waves. Under the chairs are grassy green meadows, and beside them are leafy cherry trees. The environment is indeed good, but to talk about these horrible things is really out of sync.

"The weather is good today, some of them are really interested." Paul Mesfield is a fat man, tall and plump, and looks like he weighs more than 200 kilograms. When he sits on the chair, he clearly sees the legs of the chair. Deep into the grass.

Max Isaiah is thin and has a short body. From the appearance, if these two people talk about cross talk, they must be a perfect match.

"The essence of life is to live in time, isn't it? On a sunny morning, drinking, drinking, chatting, maybe even fishing with a fishing rod, such a life is called life." Rockefeller talks the most, and can't hear Rockefeller. Hostility.

In fact, if there is no such thing, neither Li Mu nor Rockefeller will be rivaled by Philadelphia. After all, whether it is Junma Group or Standard Oil, there is a business in Pennsylvania. Offending Philadelphians will definitely have an impact on the business of Junma Group and Standard Oil. .

Of course, to say that fear is not enough. The steed group's operating projects have no rivals. Standard Oil is the first trust company in the United States. These are two behemoths that have formed a de facto monopoly. One city and one place have not done much to them effect.

"Paul, I haven't seen you in a long time." Arthur finally spoke. On this occasion, Arthur and Paul were the direct opponents.