A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a politician who doesn't want to be a president is not a good politician, but after all, there is only one president, so "wanting" and "can" are two different things, and it is not that if you have ideals, you will definitely succeed.

People must have all kinds of fantasies about their future when they are young, but as they grow older and experience increases, people will eventually understand that some fantasies can only be fantasies, and not that hard work will definitely pay off.

Of course, from the perspective of idealism, if you work hard, even if you don't succeed, it is an explanation to yourself, at least when you are old, you will not regret it when you remember the past.

Hank definitely wants to be president, but now, Hank has clearly known that he probably has no chance to win the presidential throne in his life, so it is a pragmatic choice to cherish the present and seize everything that can be grasped.

In fact, in the process of growing up, people will face such a choice anytime and anywhere, sometimes many things seem to be successful as long as they work harder, but such feelings are often hallucinations, the so-called "authorities are confused, bystanders are clear", in the face of temptation, people who can stay sober, after all, are a minority, most people often work harder, it is possible to just let themselves fail more tragically, and it is possible to lose more.

Hank has a clear understanding of his situation, Arthur with the support of many bigwigs is undefeatable, at least not the current Hank can defeat, so retreating to the next best is Hank's only choice, although he is unwilling, but Hank can only accept it gloomily.

Fortunately, the position of deputy governor is not without temptation, after all, there are only 38 states in the United States now, and there are less than 38 deputy governors in the United States after removing those states that do not have the position of deputy governor.

For the Republican Party, reaching an intra-party consensus can minimize internal friction and concentrate on the decisive battle with the Democratic Party, such a situation is what all Republicans are happy to see, if this time can successfully defeat the Democratic Party and regain the governorship, then it will also be a great boost to the morale of the Republican Party.

"Then we may have to make some adjustments to the layout and tilt resources appropriately on Chester's side, but you don't have to worry, this is not necessarily a bad thing, if the Democrats are defeated and Chester is elected, then this will be another heavy blow to the Democrats." Li Mu first reminded Hayes that he wouldn't have an opinion at that time.

New York State is also located in the New England region, and the entire New England region also has the largest number of votes in the United States, although the traditional sphere of influence of the Democratic Party is the South, but in recent years, the Democratic Party has paid more and more attention to the New England region, and in the New England region, the Democratic Party has no shortage of supporters.

What Li Mu needs to do now is to first maintain the stability of the New England region, and if the new Jinglan area can be re-established as the Republican vote base, then Li Mu is very confident that he will win the final victory.

"It doesn't matter, the race for governor of New York is also a key battle for us, and we have to fight the Democrats in all directions, and we can't miss any opportunity." Hayes also knows that the stakes are high, and the chain will definitely not be dropped at a critical moment, so on this issue, Hayes will not pull back.

Li Mu did not participate in the Republican Congress in the afternoon, and after reaching a consensus, the afternoon meeting was just a routine, and Li Mu did not need to waste time and participated in the whole process.

After returning to the office, the first thing Li Mu did was to call Yan Shun over.

"At the opening of the Centennial Independence Exhibition, there seemed to be a farmer from Texas, what was his name?" Li Mu really couldn't remember the name of Achill Theresa.

This can't be blamed for Li Mu's bad memory, Li Mu's memory has not yet reached the stage of decline, there are too many people he sees every day, and he has heard too many names, Li Mu can't remember each of them.

"You should be talking about Mr. Achill Theresa, Mr. Achill has been in New York recently, staying at the Castle Clinton Hotel, some time ago, Mr. Achill Theresa would go to Battery Park and Central Park every day, hoping to get the opportunity to meet you, although there were fewer people during this time, but there were phone calls every day." Yan Shun couldn't remember Achill Theresa's name, and he had to rummage through the briefcase he carried with him to find Achill Theresa's business card.

"Call Mr. Achill and tell him I have time for dinner today." Li Mu decided to give Archill Theresa a chance to see if there was any windfall.

During this period of fighting with the Democratic Party, Li Mu deeply realized the importance of intelligence work, and if Li Mu had eyes within the Democratic Party, then Li Mu would not have been caught off guard by several revelations from the "Echo Daily".

Li Mu raised the issue with Hayes and Arthur respectively, but regrettably, the Republican Party never seemed to pay attention to this work, and in the eyes of most Republicans, the Democrats were already in a state of collapse after the Civil War, so there was no need to waste energy on the Democrats.

In contrast, the Democrats have done a better job of preparation, and Li Mu can now be sure that there must be a Democrat in the Hayes campaign office, otherwise, the Democrats would not have been able to find Martinez and bring him to New York.

Since the Republican Party is not prepared in this regard, then Li Mu has to find another way, maybe Achill Theresa will surprise Li Mu.

At 6 p.m. sharp, Archill Theresa arrived on the third floor of Castle Clinton.

In order to avoid suspicion, Li Mu did not place the location on Governors Island or the Clinton Castle Hotel, but at the crowded beach club headquarters.

Although Clinton Castle is Li Mu's private property, the members of the beach club are not limited to Republicans, all New Yorkers know that if you want to mix in New York, you must first get a beach club membership card, and Achill Theresa naturally has it, so this has become the most suitable place for Li Mu and Achill Theresa to meet.

On the balcony on the third floor, Li Mu and Achill Theresa toasted together.

This is a private space, after all, only a few highest-ranking members are eligible to go up to the third floor, and the balcony of Li Mu's office is a forbidden area in the forbidden area. P. Morgan and a few other personal friends of Li Mu have been here.

The area of the balcony is not large, and after closing the curtains, it can barely fit a dining table, but fortunately, Li Mu and Achill Theresa's attention is not on the size of the dining table, so the two have a good conversation.

“… We don't know each other, maybe from your standpoint, I did a little too much, but you must have ignored my feelings and situation, at that time the horse clothing just won the Ministry of War and Turkey orders, at this critical moment, the largest raw material supplier of the horse clothing suddenly announced that it was going to terminate the cooperation agreement, which was a bolt from the blue for the horse clothing, I sent someone to Texas to burn all the cotton fields have the idea. Li Mu remembered the scene of that day, and felt that his anger was still unresolved.

"It's all in the past, isn't it... I must state that tearing up the contract is not our intention, you must know that it will also bring us great losses, last year our cotton field increased by 1 million mu, if there is no order from the Junma Group, then the price of cotton in the market will drop by at least 10%, which is unacceptable to all of us. Achill Theresa is no longer in the mood of the past, and at least she can calmly remember what happened.

Achill Theresa is deliberately flattering, in fact, even if he tears up the order with the Horse Group, the price of cotton will not drop much, after all, although the cooperation agreement between the Horse Group and the Texas Cotton Farmers Association is invalid, the Horse Group will continue to purchase cotton through other channels, so the overall demand of the market has not changed.

Of course, the price of cotton may fluctuate in some regions, but it should remain stable overall.

"Forget about the unhappy things, at least we all have a consensus now that cooperation is the only way for us to achieve a win-win situation." Li Mu's expression was cold, and he raised his wine glass slightly to signal to Archiel Theresa.

"Of course, the reason why I have been in New York is to look for another possibility of cooperation, after all, there is no fundamental contradiction between us, who will have trouble with money." Achill Theresa is decisive enough, after the Texas Cotton Farmers Association went berserk, Achill Theresa sold all his family property and came to New York, which is to some extent equivalent to surrendering to Li Mu, although it seems a little dishonorable, but at least Achill Theresa saved his life.

"You did come at the right time, I don't know if you have noticed, I have more than 30 million acres of ranches in Indiana and Arizona, these ranches are gradually being developed, and more and more Chinese are becoming a new generation of farmers, they need to make their voices heard, under the leadership of a certain organization, and I, to be honest, I don't have much time and energy." Li Mu is looking for Achill Theresa, not only to plant nails within the Democratic Party, Li Mu also has his own needs, and it is quite urgent.

Farmers who travel to Arizona and Indiana now will all be taxpayers with votes in the future, and if they are to have their votes worked, they need a unified organization, like the Texas Cotton Farmers Association before them.

"30 million acres... That's really—" Archill Theresa thought for a long time, but couldn't find the right adjective.

After continuous acquisitions, Li Mu has more and more land in his hands, 30 million acres is the data of half a year ago, and now Li Mu is not sure what the specific number is.

Don't think that 30 million acres is an astronomical amount, even in the 21st century, when land is becoming more and more precious, there are more than 10 million acres of farms in the United States, but this kind of farm is already a corporate nature, and it is completely beyond the control of private individuals.

Although Li Mu really wants the Chinese in the United States to have a piece of their own land, at present, the people who are willing to pay for the land are a minority after all, and more people are cooperating to obtain the right to use the land from Li Mu.

In fact, the objective conditions do not allow, it is still the 19th century, large agricultural machinery has not yet been popularized on a large scale, only relying on manpower or animal power, the land that can be taken care of is still limited, if a family really buys thousands of acres in one go, they will not be able to plant it all.

"How's that, is there any interest? I am about to set up an agricultural company, and I happen to lack a general manager, and if I do well in the future, the general manager will receive a certain equity award. Li Mu also spared no expense in order to win over Achill Theresa.

Talent is not only important in the 21st century, the 19th century is equally important, Li Mu is now the most lacking in the hands of talent, all aspects are lacking, many times, in order to enrich the strength of the management, it has to be promoted from within the enterprise, and once the employee enters the management, it will be out of a job, which in turn will affect the efficiency of the front line, so Li Mu hopes to introduce talents from the outside.

"Of course... We'd love to help. Even without the equity award, Archill Theresa would not have missed this opportunity.

"Very well, that's it, you can start working tomorrow." Li Mu put the bait enough, not afraid that Achill Theresa would not take the bait.

After Achill Theresa accepted the invitation, Li Mu asked a second question.

Compared with the agricultural association, this problem is the real tricky, Archill Theresa quickly reacted, if he agreed, Archill Theresa is very likely to be not a human inside and out, and if he does not agree, there is still a question mark whether Achill Theresa can get out of this door safely.

Looking at the office door, Mason's body as wide as a door panel, Archiel Theresa subconsciously swallowed.

"If it's just to provide information, it's not difficult to do this, the Democratic Party is not monolithic, and factional strifes are also very serious, but now they can still keep their senses." Archiel Theresa was quick to make a decision.

As I said a long time ago, neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is better than the other, the Republican Party is in a mess, the chaos on the Democratic Party is just covered up, and all Democrats also have a firm goal, that is, to completely defeat the Republican Party in this election and fight a beautiful turnaround.

In order to achieve this, we must first ensure that we work together, because the Democratic Party is now like a grassroots rebel, and they are in the stage of enduring hardships, and they can definitely "share suffering", but I don't know if they can "share happiness".

"That's it, all I want is a reminder, don't worry, I'll pay enough for it." Li Mu did not hide his urgency, and at this time, he was acting lightly, which was tantamount to insulting Achill Theresa's IQ.