Although Philip kept saying that he could not provide manpower for Downing, he actually came to Downing's residence the next day and said happily to him: "Hey, Mark, I found you to be a genius, you know, after I went back and said your campaign slogan, there were actually a few young people in the party who had just joined were very interested in your proposal and volunteered to be your campaign assistants." ”

"Young people? Are they all students? Tang Ning asked curiously.

Philip nodded and replied, "Of course they are all students, and to be honest, only students will be moved by this kind of slogan." Then he added: "By the way, there is also a young man who is not a college student, but I feel that this young man is very clever, and you are not in urgent need of manpower now, so I agreed to bring this young man named Edison with me." ”

At first, Tang Ning didn't pay much attention to it, but soon he realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked, "What did you just say?" ”

"Oh, I mean there's a guy who's not a college student, but he's a clever guy."

But before he could finish speaking, Tang Ning hurriedly interrupted: "I'm asking what is his name?" ”

"Edison, Thomas Alva Edison, a lad from New Jersey, if you think he can't do it, forget it."

Tang Ning said in his heart, how could it not work? If even this famous inventor and businessman can't do it, then I can't think of anyone else who can, so I hurriedly replied: "It's okay, it's okay, just like you said, I urgently need manpower here, as long as people are clever and willing to work, I want as many as I want!" ”

"Alright, then I'll bring them here!" Philip agreed.

It wasn't long before Downing met Edison and his party, who was just eighteen years old and wandering, until 1869 when his life stabilized and he had his first patented invention that earned him income, the universal printing press.

What surprised him even more was that there was a very good-looking female student here, and she should be a child of a rich family when she was dressed, but it was normal to think about it, and girls from poor families couldn't go to college during this period.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Tang Ning felt that he should say a few words briefly, so after organizing it, he opened his mouth and said loudly: "First of all, I want to sincerely thank everyone for their support to me, when everyone is not optimistic about me, everyone is still willing to volunteer to work for my gubernatorial campaign, which is the greatest affirmation for me." ”

Then the conversation changed: "But please rest assured, I won't let you really volunteer for me, I will pay everyone, but there is no financial support for the time being, so I can only pay according to the average salary in New York, I hope you can understand." ”

A male student named Mike at the bottom said loudly: "Mr. Twain, we are not here for the money, we think your campaign slogan is really very reasonable, the damage caused by the four years of war is too great, and this society really needs someone to stand up and help those who have suffered in the war!" ”

"Mike, you're absolutely right, that's one of the reasons I agreed to run for governor, because that's the only way to do something for those in need, but I can't make you go hungry, can I?" Tang Ning said with a smile.

After chatting with a group of volunteers for a while, Tang Ning ordered: "Okay, let's familiarize myself with the environment of my office today, although it is a little smaller." Then he said to Edison: "Thomas, you just said that you are very familiar with printing, then you should first contact a printing shop, because we will need a large number of leaflets in the future, so we must find a cheap and high-quality printing shop for long-term cooperation, this work is very important, please leave it to you." ”

Then he said to Mike and the schoolgirl Nicole he valued, "Mike, Nicole, you go out with me." ”

After getting into the carriage, Nicole curiously asked Downing, "Mr. Twain, where are we going?" ”

"Go to an association for a political visit or simply a political lobby and see if we can get our first vote!" Downing replied casually.

The so-called political lobbying is to use some policies and positions in exchange for the support of civil organizations, which is a basic skill for a politician, and in the United States, there are many non-governmental organizations of this association, as long as the support of the organization is obtained, then most of the votes of the members of the organization are basically in hand, this is not because the organization has much control over the members, but because most people are actually not familiar with the candidates on the list or even do not know them at all, so it is easy to vote in the crowd. Only a very small number of voters who care about politics can name every politician and his political leanings.

Unfortunately, even such voters have a little enthusiasm for analysis and research only in the presidential election, but they are dismissive of in-state voting. But if they really understand politics, they will regret what they did.

Because each state in the United States has very large autonomy, each state has its own laws, and it is the state legislators and governors who decide whether these laws can be passed, not the president, so choosing the legislators and governors at the doorstep is the top priority.

"So which organization are we going to now?" Mike asked.

"Then think about it, which group has been most traumatized in this war?" Tang Ning asked rhetorically without answering.

While Mike was pondering the answer, Nicole preemptively replied, "I guessed, it's the military, especially the veterans, right?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and replied: "That's right, it's them, they are the closest to this war, and they are the ones who have suffered the most damage, so we should be the first to be appeased, and we can't let our heroes shed blood and tears." ”

"We can't let our blood and tears flow." Nicole repeated it for a moment, and then approvingly, "Mr. Twain, what a wonderful thing you said! What a writer, the description is too accurate! ”

Tang Ning said in his heart, you don't listen to the government report much, otherwise you can hear this kind of word calloused in your ears, but then again, this sentence is indeed quite accurate, although in fact there are many things that shed blood and tears.

PS: To be honest, I'm a little skeptical that I'm still suitable for this business, and there are a lot of plots that I think don't matter or even cool, why do many people think it's poisonous and even abandon the book?