The reason why the United States neglects the Army is that the United States lacks natural enemies on the American continent, and no country can pose a threat to the United States, so there is naturally no need for the United States to maintain a strong Army force.

Of course, the United States does not pay less attention to the army, the United States' strategy of raising troops is to hide soldiers from the people, because the United States does not ban guns, so good people with guns abound, the National Rifle Association has played a great role in this regard, really in wartime, it is enough to organize the national guard of the states to deal with it, after all, raising soldiers is very expensive, the United States at this stage, or mainly to develop economic strength, just like the republic at the end of the 20th century, when the republic wanted to develop the economy, the first thing to do was disarmament, At the very least, it will save a lot of money on military spending and spend it where it is more needed.

Although the Russian Empire is in decline, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is not possible to stay next to this polar bear and not sharpen its claws, so Congress decided to set up a standing army in Vladivostok, and the scale is larger than Li Mu imagined, according to the plan of the War Department, the United States should maintain at least five infantry divisions in Vladivostok, so as to counter the Russian threat.

Referring to the scale of the First Cavalry Division, the five infantry divisions are almost 80,000 people, and they need thousands of low-level officers and dozens of senior officers, which is a big piece of fat, and many people are staring at these vacant positions, including Li Mu, if he can, Li Mu hopes that Yan Hu can also become the commander of a certain division, and the benefits to the Chinese are self-evident.

Of course, Yan Hu's affairs don't need Li Mu to operate now, now Yan Hu is Will's descendant, and Will will help Yan Hu try his best to fight for it, so Li Mu still goes to Vladivostok as planned.

This trip may be a few months, Gloria and Chu Xue will also take the children to Vladivostok with Li Mu, for Li Mu's arrangement, Gloria and Chu Xue have no objections, on the contrary, they are a little excited, in the next few months, New York may become the center of the vortex, it is better to leave early.

On the same day that James Garfield left New York for Washington, Li Mu and his family also boarded a train to San Francisco, where they would stay for a week and wait for all the supplies to be prepared, and then go to Vladivostok together.

What Li Mu didn't expect was that this time Yan's father and Yan's mother also went to Vladivostok together, and if possible, Yan's father and Yan's mother even wanted to go back to their hometown in Shanxi to worship their ancestors.

This should not be a problem, although Li Mu is on the blacklist of the Qing government, but the Yan family is not within this range, this should be more due to Yan Hu's reputation within the US military, and Li Mu, the Yan family has now joined the American nationality, for the sake of nationality, the Qing government will not find trouble with the Yan family, it is not good, this will lead to diplomatic disputes.

Unlike the efficiency of New York State, when Li Mu arrived in San Francisco, the election in California was not completely over, but the result should not be much different from the pre-election predictions, California is the traditional Republican sphere of influence, and before the election, in almost all pre-election predictions, James Garfield will win all the electoral votes in California.

On the night of Li Mu's arrival in San Francisco, California Governor Watson Squire held a grand welcome dinner for Li Mu, of course, this dinner has another meaning, which is also to celebrate the Republican Party's victory in the California election.

Li Mu and Watson Squier are also old friends, of course, the topic will not be limited to the election, compared with the election, Watson Squier attaches more importance to the investment of the Horse Group in California, just half a year ago in the gubernatorial election, it is precisely because of the support of Chinese Americans in California that Watson Squier was re-elected as governor of California.

"Investing in California is a mutually beneficial thing, as long as the California government guarantees the interests of the Horse Group, then the future investment of the Horse Group in California will continue to increase, we all have confidence in California, how beautiful Oakland is now, everyone can see how beautiful it is, and the future of California will definitely be better." Of course, Li Mu said to Watson Squier, Watson Squier and James Garfield are different, James Garfield wants balance, and wants Li Mu to have a greater sense of social responsibility and let more people share the success of the Horse Group, Wattson Squier only wants political achievements, as long as the Horse Group can bring benefits to Watterson Squier, Watterson Squier will not restrict the expansion of the Horse Group.

It is indeed unrestricted, and even from a certain point of view, the situation of Chinese Americans in California is better than in New York State, Oakland next to San Francisco, is a city built entirely by Chinese Americans, Chinese Americans are the masters of Oakland, and throughout California, the voice of Chinese Americans is also increasing, just last year, Chinese Americans have entered the state Senate, which can strengthen the social status of Chinese to the greatest extent.

The investment of the Horse Group in California has indeed been increasing in recent years, from the initial branch of the Horse Arms Company, to the current California Communications Company, all the branches of the Horse Group have branches in Oakland, and Oakland has also become the business center of the Horse Group on the West Coast, and even the headquarters of the Pacific Company is here, and the Pacific Company is also the only subsidiary of the Horse Group that has its headquarters outside New York.

Before Li Mu began to immigrate to Alaska, San Francisco was the first stop for Chinese to enter the United States, many Chinese came to the United States, they chose to live in Oakland, in Oakland, Chinese do not feel any rejection, the city even raised Chinese to the same important position as English, as one of the official languages, which also means that in Oakland, no matter on any occasion, as long as English appears, there must be Chinese prompts, many Chinese do not even need to learn English, only Chinese is enough to meet the needs of life.

Of course, considering the future integration, learning English is also necessary, Junma Affiliated School has made great efforts in this regard, in order to improve the English level of the Chinese, Junma Affiliated School has opened night schools, there are language training classes, it is very convenient for Chinese people to learn English.

"Of course, the future of California is going to be brighter, and we all believe that, and California is one of the most inclusive states in the country, whether it's Chinese or white, or Mexican, they're all happy to live in California." Watson Squire is quite proud that California is doing really well at this point.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the overall social status of the Chinese, when the Horse Group did not appear in the past, the situation of the Chinese in California can not be said to be good, and for a period of time it was suppressed by the California government very strongly, the emergence of the Horse Group has changed all this, as before, the Chinese have their own residential area, but it used to be called Chinatown, now it is called Oakland, this little change, it is enough to explain a lot of problems.

"Some time ago I heard some bad rumors, here I want to explain that I personally have a completely open attitude towards Auckland, and the state government will not point fingers at the Auckland City Government, of course, if the Junma Affiliated School is willing to open up a part of the educational resources appropriately, we have too many places to spend money, and the investment in education is far from enough." Watson Squire still revealed that he wants the Horse Affiliated School to be properly opened, which is also no way, just as James Garfield is not able to promote the model of the Horse Affiliated School across the country, and the California government is also out of money.

Running education is a very expensive thing, everyone knows that "a hundred years of planning, education-oriented", the original republic also began to tilt resources to education after getting rich, before getting rich want to tilt the tilt, the whole country has no money, want to improve the level of education can only think.

The current situation in the United States is worse than that of the original republic, before the republic began the "nine-year compulsory education", at least parents can always find schools as long as they are willing to send their children to school, the current situation in the United States is that there are no schools at all, only a few schools in some big cities, but it is not enough to provide educational resources for all school-age students, so the school affiliated to the horse will be so hated.

"The resources of the Junma Affiliated School are also very limited, you know, I founded the Junma Affiliated School, completely to relieve the worries of the employees of the Junma Group, so that they can put more energy into their work, so there is the Junma Affiliated School, so in essence, even if the Junma Affiliated School has redundant educational resources, it is also provided for the families of the employees of the Junma Group, and those who do not work hard for the Junma Group cannot infringe on the normal interests of employees." Li Mu is very insistent on this point, this good person can't be, even if the Junma Affiliated School opens all educational resources, it is impossible to solve the practical problem of lack of educational resources, as long as there are school-age students in the United States who cannot enroll, then there will be people who envy and hate the Junma Affiliated School.

Thanks to the United States' protection system for private property, even if Li Mu behaves so selfishly, no one can make any restrictions on Li Mu from a legal point of view, and at most he can only criticize Li Mu for not having public morality.

However, this kind of thing has always been a luxury for arms dealers, and arms dealers make things that can kill people, and people with public morality cannot do this job.

"Although there are so many difficulties, but as a responsible company, the ZAMA Group is also willing to contribute as much as possible within its ability, I think, donation is a good way, Lily and Laura have a foundation in their name, I think they will be willing to donate one, no, two, two elementary schools and a middle school to San Francisco." Li Mu can help, but not in the name of the Junma Group, which will cause endless trouble.

A charitable foundation is a good thing, it can not only keep those women from being idle, but also spend a small amount of money to do big things, of course one or two schools will not solve the problem, but it will help solve the problem, this is enough, I believe that Time Magazine will follow up in time, since the money is spent, it must be worth the money.

"Thank you very much, and I think Lily and Laura's foundation will definitely receive a letter of appreciation from the California government." Watson Squire doesn't have a big appetite either, as long as he gains a little.

If this thing can be done, of course, it is also one of Watson Squier's achievements, even if Li Mu does not ask for it, Watson Squier will also hype it up, this kind of thing, all those involved in it will get enough benefits, the foundation will gain appreciation, Watson Squier will gain political achievements, as for those schools, it is not important, it is not important at all, Watson Squier will not care if those Mexican children have the opportunity to get an education, anyway, they do not pay taxes, they do not have the right to vote at all, There is nothing to be gained in currying favor with them, just like the Chinese in the past.

Gloria is still very passionate about philanthropy, since the establishment of the Laura and Gloria Foundation, the foundation has received more than 20 million dollars in donations, education has always been the best way to charity, Laura and Gloria Foundation donated to all elementary schools in Massachusetts and New York State, although the amount of donation is not much, but the benefits are real.

For example, when Laura and Gloria Foundation choose donation objects, although there is no difference in name, but in actual operation, there is a lot of flexibility, the same maintenance of school buildings, Republican-run cities, donated more funds, Democratic-governed cities, then the donated funds will be less, or there is no donation at all, in the case of information asymmetry, many ordinary people will not know the difference, but under the hype of people with intentions, Dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party begins to accumulate, and sometimes change happens little by little.

"No problem, we will donate two elementary schools and a middle school in San Francisco, the primary school will have a library and cafeteria, and the middle school will have a sports field and a study room, and we are excited that we can contribute." Gloria agreed very happily, anyway, it will be donated to anyone, San Francisco can bring benefits to the Junma Group, so it doesn't matter if it is donated to San Francisco, anyway, most of the money will go around and return to Li Mu's pocket in the end.

Li Mu has the largest construction company in the United States, so this kind of good thing will definitely not be handed over to others, and the last person to undertake the project is the Junma Construction Company, this kind of money is justified, no one thinks that the Junma Construction Company can not make money after this kind of project, and the moral kidnapping is not so kidnapped, the Junma Construction Company wants to ensure the quality of the project, as long as the quality is guaranteed, it is no problem how much money is made, and even if Li Mu is a little darker, it is no problem to make a cost bill comparable to the New York City Hall, Anyway, all the money transactions will not be faked, just fill out two forms in the Bank of America.