Although Alaska joined the United States before Hawaii, Hawaii was founded earlier than Alaska, considering that Alaska now has almost no permanent population.

Speaking of Alaska, although this vast land is already owned by the United States, there are not many Americans living on it, and so far, the official statistics about the population of Alaska are only more than 1,000 people, which is a pitiful small population compared to the area of Alaska.

In the new year, Li Mu plans to continue to increase immigration efforts, and strive to transport 2 to 30,000 Chinese to the United States every month, so that in another year or two, Li Mu can start to immigrate to Alaska, there is no need to have too many, move more than 100,000 people, it is enough to form an absolute population advantage in Alaska, when the time comes...

Uh-huh, can't say, can't say.

Speaking of immigration, Chen Guofang is also very interested, after all, in this presidential election, Chen Guofang really experienced the benefits of a large number of people.

Before Li Mu came to the United States, the Chinese people had never attached importance to the so-called sacred vote, and even if they had the right to vote, the Chinese people were always perfunctory and would not use the right to vote to fight for more rights for themselves.

Li Mu gave the Chinese an excellent example to make the Chinese people truly realize the role of voting rights, and Chen Guofang was extremely enthusiastic about immigration.

At present, Li Mu's immigration route is to load people from the Qing Empire to the Ryukyus, and then after a period of recuperation and conditioning in the Ryukyus, and then from the Ryukyus to Hawaii, where the Chinese will be diverted for the first time, many will choose to stay in Hawaii to multiply, and more people will still yearn for the mainland, they will continue to land east from San Francisco, and then from San Francisco to New York, Springfield, and Miami.

Miami is a transit point, and the Chinese who choose to come here will continue to take a boat south to Cuba, where they will be equally well taken care of.

Considering the cost along the way, immigration is not free, with the average person paying a hundred dollars per person to Pacific Rim.

Of course, many people can't take out the money at all, but it doesn't matter, they can choose to work for Li Mu, and in the future salary, Li Mu will gradually deduct this money.

In addition to paying immigrants, there are many people who are bought by Pacific Rim from traffickers from all over the country, mostly women and children, whose immigration costs are higher, averaging around $150 per person.

These men were not slaves of Li Mu, they arrived in the United States as American citizens, but upon arrival in the United States, each of them had to pay a fee of $300 to Pacific Rim, which could also be deducted from their future salaries.

Although there is still a lot of money to be made, in fact, these profits can only be realized in the future, so the current Pacific Rim Company, just spending more than 2 million US dollars per month on immigration, that is, Li Mucai spared no effort to immigrate to the United States, and changed people, even if he had this idea, he was unable to implement it.

The reason why he spares no effort is that Li Mu is of course selfish, if the Chinese want to live a better life in the United States, they must first be able to make a bigger voice, which requires a larger population base, not too much, if the current United States can have 1 million Chinese, then the Chinese will have a force that no one can ignore.

Compared with Mexicans and blacks, the biggest advantage of the Chinese is that they have better economic ability, and most of the Chinese can buy a family business in just a few years through hard work, and then they can take root in the United States.

Once they take root, because they have a stable tax payment record, then these Chinese can basically have the right to vote, so that the Chinese are at least much more politically powerful than Mexicans and blacks.

The current population of the United States is 45 million, of which the total population of blacks and Mexicans is about 7 million, as far as Li Mu knows, of these 7 million people, only 500,000 have the right to vote, or even less, you can imagine how bad the financial situation of Mexicans and blacks should be.

In comparison, the financial situation of the Chinese is much better, for the Chinese, saving has almost become instinctive, so most of the Chinese can buy a family business in a short time, of course, this is thanks to the protection of Li Mu and the Junma Group, if there is no Li Mu and the Junma Group, even if the Chinese can save a piece of property, they may not be able to keep it, the San Francisco riots of the day are proof.

In addition to a group of old friends, several new faces joined Li Mu's dinner in the evening, including Senator Marcus Sawyer from Hawaii, Senator Adam Hopkins from Indiana, and Senator Benson Blake, also from Indiana.

Last year, more than 5,000 Chinese came to Indiana, all of whom are new generation farmers and have voting rights, which makes both Indiana senators eager to move closer to Li.

Marcus Sawyer is a Frenchman, in the by-election held in the middle of the year, Marcus Sawyer became the second senator in Hawaii, and the power of the Chinese in Hawaii is beyond doubt, so whether Marcus Sawyer wants it or not, he must be consistent with Li Mu, otherwise, it is estimated that he will only be able to serve one term in the senate.

Li Mu welcomed several new friends, especially Adam and Benson from Indiana, and Li Mu's enthusiasm literally melted them.

“… Next year, we will continue to develop Indiana's land, next year Junma Motor Company will also develop new agricultural machinery, machinery put into use, will strongly promote the development of agriculture, if a cow can do the work of two people, then the efficiency of a farm machinery is enough to make 20 people ashamed, I believe that it will not be long before Indiana will become the new granary of the United States. Li Mu skillfully painted the pie, and said that Adam and Benson's eyes lit up.

Li Mu himself owns nearly 8 million acres of land in Indiana, which is now being developed for less than 1 percent, and it would take at least 5 million people to develop all of this land and make full use of it without relying on farm machinery.

As Senators of Indiana, Adam and Benson are well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of Indiana, as a landlocked state, Indiana has not yet discovered large-scale natural resources, and agriculture is the only advantage that Indiana can rely on, which is why Adam and Benson are actively moving closer to Li Mu, only by fully developing Indiana's land, the Indiana government's income will increase, and the voice and influence of the two senators will be correspondingly improved.

"We are preparing to push the state government to pass a decree to increase the development of farms, give farms certain financial subsidies, and set a minimum price for agricultural products to protect the interests of farmers. Adam is a middle-aged white man in his early 50s, who looks in good spirits, but his face is quite old, and his hair and beard are gray.

"Thank you, that's exactly what I want to say, to change the status quo of a state, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the efforts of only a certain part of the people, which requires us to work together so that the economy can develop in a healthy, stable and orderly manner." Li Mu expressed his appreciation for the Indiana government's initiative, he himself is the largest farmer in Indiana, and the Indiana government's initiative is tantamount to sending money to Li Mu, and such money will offend people if he does not collect it.

The so-called financial subsidy, it is the state government that has the final say on how much or how little it is given, and the person who handles it will definitely be able to get a lot of benefits, so this is a hello, I am good, everyone's good thing, Li Mu doesn't want to, and he can't refuse.

"The day after tomorrow, the Senate will hold a regular meeting, and we will push Congress to pass the 1877 budget again, and if it still doesn't work out this time, I think we can give Mr. Martin a little color, and since he has been disapproving of it, then we will let the federal government shut down." Burnside knew what Li Mu wanted and took the initiative to provoke the topic.

In this room, Burnside is the oldest, so Burnside's speeches have always been the most unscrupulous, and he has not spared any effort in stirring up people.

"Mr. Martin", whose full name is Martin Robinson, was the leader of the Democratic Party in the Senate, and it was because Martin had been obstructing him that the 1877 budget was delayed.

"That's what Martin would like to see, and if the federal government does shut down, then it's a shame for us Republicans, so that can't happen anyway." Benjamin Harrison is the calmest, he is becoming more politically mature and will certainly be much more successful than Burnside in the future.

The defeat of the Democratic Party in the election campaign did not make the Democratic Party die down, but on the contrary, it made them more and more frustrated and continued to find trouble for the Republican Party.

If the 1877 budget really can't be passed, then the federal government will definitely shut down, at least those irrelevant departments will be completely unable to operate, and if this happens, the people will not care what the reason for this situation is, just because the Republicans are in power, so the Republicans will be under tremendous pressure.

This trick is not poisonous, the key is that the Republican Party is not easy to crack, because there are indeed private factors in this budget, so if it really tears its face in the end, then no one can please it.

"Isn't there anything we can do with that old dog?" Burnside also had nothing to do, and he was out of control for a while and actually scolded.

Don't think that politicians are all personable, that's just the image they deliberately create when facing the public, politicians in private will also scold people, fight when they are in a hurry, and go to the toilet in person...

Of course, fighting only happens in some private situations, and the Senate, as the highest organ of power in the United States, still needs to have some dignity after all, so the Senate members are notoriously good-tempered, they don't fight, they only curse.

"We can use the power of the media to tell the public what's going on, and that's definitely going to make the Democrats relent." In the past election campaign, Samuel was deeply impressed by Time magazine's performance, and as the former editor-in-chief of Time magazine, Samuel now understands how narrow his previous understanding of public opinion was.

Don't look at what Samuel said about righteousness, in fact, there is a lot of room for maneuver, since it is to expose the "true face" of the Democratic Party in the newspapers, then it is necessary to properly guide public opinion, and this is exactly what Samuel is good at.

"We can give it a try, and that's a good idea." Li Mu also actively participated in the teamwork.

In fact, to deal with a stubborn person like Martin, Li Mu wants to directly bribe a gunman to kill him with one shot, which is the simplest and most direct way.

American politics is like this, Li Mu's actions are nothing compared to some people, think about how many presidents in American history have died in assassinations, you can understand where the moral bottom line of politicians is.

Of course, it is not a last resort, Li Mu will never take that step, Li Mu has now deeply realized a truth, the greater the power, the more self-control should be enough, so the bribery of the gunman to kill the opponent This kind of thing can be repeated again and again, once you get used to this violent solution, then it is too late to turn back in the future.

"We still have to be cautious, after all, the Democrats have their own newspapers, and they can speak out as well." Benjamin Harrison is worried about the presidential election just past, which is the first presidential election in the history of the United States in which newspapers sing the leading role, and Benjamin Harrison has a conservative attitude towards the "new thing" of public opinion.

"Do you mean The Echo? Don't worry, they've already announced the closure of the publication. As Li Mu expected, the business model of "The Echo" is destined to be impossible to adhere to for a long time, so when the election results are announced, it is when the "Echo" is suspended, which is almost everyone's consensus.

Of course, the Democratic Party is also unwilling to give up the public opinion position that they have painstakingly managed, so the "Echo" newspaper announced to the outside world that it was temporarily suspended for rectification, not a complete suspension of publication.

However, this is useless, under the high pressure of the New York Journalists Association, it is difficult for "The Echo" to get back on track, so this rectification is destined to be far away, even if the "Echo" resumes publication in the future, it is estimated that it will be repackaged in a new face.

"Discontinued... It's a pity..."Samuel was still a little sad when he heard the news, this is a real fan of the media industry, Samuel has repeatedly declared that if he is a senator, then Samuel will return to his beloved media industry.

Li Mu also promised Samuel that the position of editor-in-chief of Time Magazine would always be reserved for Samuel.

That's what really comes to mind.