It seems that the Democrats are determined to get the Republican Party into trouble, and would rather shut down the federal government for this.

At the regular session of the Senate on December 1, the federal government's budget for 1877 was again rejected.

Among the 69 senators present at the meeting, the 1877 budget received 33 votes in favor, another 34 votes against, and two abstentions, which was a pity.

For this result, Li Mu is not disappointed, because Li Mu had been prepared for this result before, and it doesn't matter if he loses this time, Li Mu still has a chance.

On the night of the 2nd, Martin Robinson, the leader of the Senate Democrats, was in a car accident on the way home from dinner, a Volkswagen produced by the Horse Motor Company smashed Martin Robinson's carriage to pieces, Martin Robinson and the coachman died on the spot, and Martin Robinson's wife survived, but also suffered multiple fractures and serious injuries.

When he got the news, Li Mu was so angry that he dropped the cup at home, no matter whether it was an accident or someone deliberately instructed it, because the vehicle that caused the accident came from Junma Automobile Company, then it would definitely have an impact on the reputation of Junma Automobile Company.

"Reem, I can swear by my honor that this thing was definitely not done by me, not even by anyone in our room." Although Burnside had revealed this meaning that night, it was just talk, and Burnside could not have done it.

Although Burnside seems to have a big personality, he is actually very measured, otherwise he would not have gone from the position of chairman of the National Rifle Association to the senator of Congress.

According to Li Mu's understanding of Burnside, if Burnside did it, then Burnside would definitely admit it, so since Burnside denied the relationship with this matter, then this incident should be an accident.

Politicians have a bottom line in doing things, such as violent attacks, effective is effective, but once you get off to a bad start, just wait for retaliation from the Democratic Party, and the final result will be that everyone is in danger.

"It may not be an accident, Reem, you must know that there is another person besides you who also very strongly wants the 1877 budget to be passed as soon as possible." Benjamin Harrison couldn't help but remind Li Mu that his name was almost coming out.

If you consider it from an economic point of view, the most reasonable thing to deal with Martin Robinson is Li Mu, after all, the 1877 budget involves an order with a total face value of 25 million US dollars, which can also be said to be the largest single order in the history of the US government, so Li Mu has every reason to deal with Martin Robinson.

When it came to the order, Li Mu immediately remembered a name, yes, it was William Vanderbilt.

Although the Vanderbilt family didn't share much of the cake, considering the actual situation at the Vanderbilt automobile factory, William Vanderbilt did have more reason to attack Martin Robinson.

Although Li Mu really wanted to get this huge order, objectively speaking, Li Mu's mood was not so urgent, after all, the financial situation of the Junma Automobile Factory was good, and he didn't need this money to save his life.

Relatively speaking, Vanderbilt Motors is different, compared with the prosperity of Stallion Motors, Vanderbilt Motors can only be described as "gloomy", although William Vanderbilt concluded that the automotive industry has a great future, has been transfusing Vanderbilt Motors, but now it seems that Vanderbilt Motors is still struggling.

There is a set of figures that can truly reflect the current situation of the ZAMA and Vanderbilt Motors, which in the past 100 years of independence, Vanderbilt Motors had sales of only 1.2 million US dollars, which is not even a fraction of the sales of ZAMA Motors.

If you don't include the commemorative edition Phantom car launched by ZAMA Motor Company for the Centennial Exhibition of Independence, ZAMA Motor's sales are 17 million US dollars, and if you add the commemorative welcome, it is a lot, and these 1,876 cars alone can reach a huge sales of 100 million US dollars, a figure that can make William Vanderbilt crazy with envy.

According to the news obtained by Li Mu, the old Vanderbilt's health has been getting worse and worse in the past two years, although William Vanderbilt is the eldest, but after all, there are 12 younger brothers and sisters in the family, William Vanderbilt is like a younger brother and sister to prove that he is the most qualified to inherit the wealth of the Vanderbilt family, and lead the Vanderbilt family to continue to be brilliant.

Knowing this, you can understand the significance of the 1877 budget of the US government to William Vanderbilt, if it was only for a few million dollars, it may not be enough to make William Vanderbilt take risks, but if you add the lure of family wealth, it is enough to make William Vanderbilt do anything.

Although the Horse Motor Company and the Vanderbilt Automobile Company were competitors, Li Mu and William Vanderbilt were old friends, and the fragment of the Yongle Grand Canon, the treasure of the Horse Museum, was given to Li Mu by William Vanderbilt.

So Li Mu invited William Vanderbilt to dinner the next morning.

"Martin Robinson... Yes, I've heard about him, and that's a pity, and some may be skeptical, but I'll say that as much as I don't like Martin Robinson as an old fellow, I'm not going to let people kill him, and that's not what a gentleman should do. Faced with Li Mu's questioning, William Vanderbilt denied it.

However, it is useless to deny it, with Li Mu's understanding of William Vanderbilt, Li Mu is now almost certain that this matter is absolutely inseparable from William Vanderbilt.

Perhaps William Vanderbilt's intention was not to put Martin Robinson to death, but there is no doubt that this incident must have been instigated by William Vanderbilt.

Compared with politicians with vague bottom lines, the meaning of "bottom line" in businessmen is much broader, almost almost nothing, and people like William Vanderbilt do have a good job.

Marx famously said that if there is a 20% profit, then capital is ready to move, if it is 50% profit, capital dares to take risks, if there is a 100% profit, capital dares to risk being hanged, and if the profit reaches 300%, then capital dares to trample on all the laws of the world.

Marx's "Capital" was born almost ten years ago, and its description of capital is precisely the true portrayal of capitalists at this time.

It's really not too much, the DuPont family invited his rivals to fly on dirt planes, the Rockefeller hired army to use armored vehicles to suppress striking workers, and the Vanderbilt family, although not bad, can get ahead in this era, and the ass is certainly not clean.

"I didn't say that Martin must have been killed by you, what makes me angry is why the murderer chose the products of Junma Automobile Company instead of the products of your Vanderbilt Automobile Company..."

Of course, depression is depressed, and it is not enough to say that you are angry, after all, with the gradual popularization of cars, there will be more and more similar incidents in the future, if Li Mu is angry every time, then Li Mu will be angry to death sooner or later.

From a humane point of view, this is not necessarily a bad thing, after all, in this accident, the driver of the Volkswagen was also only slightly injured, well, this is also a living advertisement...

Li Mu can only think like this, so that he will not be so depressed.

"Hahaha... Who made your Junma Automobile Company's products sell so well, so it is normal for your car to have an accident, and our Vanderbilt Automobile Company only sells so many hundred and ten cars a year, how unlucky it must be to be hit and killed by the car produced by Vanderbilt Automobile Company..."William Vanderbilt did not feel the slightest guilt, this is also what William Vanderbilt has been taught, and politicians are just a tool for him.

"I have a question, with a $6 million order to purchase 4,000 cars made by Vanderbilt Motors, do you have that much capacity? Do you need my help? Li Mu left Martin Robinson behind, anyway, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with Li Mu.

Vanderbilt Automobile Company produces cars because of poor quality and frequent failures, so the price is much lower than that of the cars produced by Junma Automobile Company, if Vanderbilt Automobile Company takes this order, then it will produce 4,000 cars within half a year, Li Mu does not think that the production capacity of Vanderbilt Automobile Factory can do it, as far as the current world is concerned, only Junma Automobile Company has this ability.

Li Mu had already calculated that if William Vanderbilt wanted to buy a car from the Horse Motor Company and sell it to the U.S. government on an OEM basis, then Li Mu would have to laugh at William Vanderbilt for a while, and then tear off a piece of meat from the Vanderbilt Motor Company.

What Li Mu never expected was that William Vanderbilt's answer once again refreshed Li Mu's perception of the bottom line of this era: "Who said it was 4,000 vehicles? We want to provide the best service, the best cars to the U.S. government, so for a $6 million order, we can only get 1,200 cars from Vanderbilt Motor Company. ”

1200 cars!

That is to say, almost $5,000 a piece, which is almost the price of a BMW car, and compared with the price of Vanderbilt cars in the market, at least three times higher, Li Mu doesn't know how to persuade Washington to accept this price for Vanderbilt, in Li Mu's view, this price is almost self-defeating.

"No, no, no, you don't know the United States well enough..."William Vanderbilt put down the knife and fork in his hand, took off the napkin on his collar to wipe his mouth, and then threw the napkin on the plate in front of him, his fingers shook as if he had fallen into an evil spirit: "Who said that what is sold to the government must be the best, we only sell the most suitable, in my opinion, the price of $5,000 is very appropriate..."

William Vanderbilt was triumphant, and if he had sold it that way, Vanderbilt Motors would have made a lot of profits, although Vanderbilt Motors had received a much smaller order than Stallion Motors.

Li Mu felt really ridiculous, and couldn't help but reflect on whether his approach was too kind, and when he came home in the evening, he saw that although he was a little depressed recently, he was still busy in and out of the first snow, Li Mu felt that there were some things that should indeed be insisted on.

"Chu Xue, I have a question for you..."After finishing grooming and changing into pajamas, Li Mu found a conversation and called Chu Xue, who was helping Li Mu pack the clothes he was going to wear tomorrow.

"What..."Chu Xue didn't raise his head, his hands were still busy.

"What if... I mean, what if... If I become cold-blooded, cruel, bottomless, and unscrupulous, then what will you think about this? Li Mu originally wanted to ask not this, but when the words came to his lips, he still couldn't ask after all.

"Then you must have a compelling reason, and I believe that you will not become such a person..."

"Thank you..."Li Mu's thanks were indeed from the bottom of his heart.

Li Mu doesn't mind becoming a villain, because Li Mu and the Junma Group have come to this point, whether Li Mu wants to or not, after all, it has objectively hurt some people, such as Amis at the beginning, and for example, the Texas Cotton Farmers Association, to be honest, Li Mu has never thought about those people's thoughts before, but now it is different, Li Mu is sometimes reflecting, reflecting on whether he has become a nasty person.

Fortunately, from Li Mu's point of view, Li Mu thinks that all the things he does can be explained, which is enough, Easterners say that life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky, and Westerners say that everything is due to God, so this matter, one or two sentences are not clear.

Hearing Li Mu's thanks, Chu Xue's body stiffened obviously, and there was a momentary pause in his movements, and it took a long time for Li Mu to hear Chu Xue sigh faintly: "I thought we didn't need to thank each other..."

"Hehehe, don't think about those who don't have it, go and warm my bed..."Li Mu didn't let Chu Xue think nonsense, in half a month, Li Mu and Gloria will get engaged, so Chu Xue during this time is very sensitive, Li Mu knows it, but he can't do anything.

Warm the bed, refers to the literal meaning, no other meaning, this is one of the responsibilities of the maid, before going to bed at night in winter, to warm the bed for the male master, and after the bed is hot, rush to leave before the master sleeps.

In the 21st century, this kind of thing has a lot of personality insults, but in fact, it is normal in this era, both the East and the West.

As usual, Li Mu sat in the study for a while, and returned to the bedroom after 20 minutes to get ready for bed.

Unlike usual, this time Chuxue didn't know what to do, and didn't leave Li Mu's bed before Li Mu rested.

Well, it's time to sublimate the meaning of a warm bed.