685 Don't pretend to be anyone

As it turned out, the Clinton Castle Hotel was far more disciplined than Frank Pearson had thought, and Li Mu's revenge was only directed against the Vanderbilt family, not Frank Pearson.

Of course, this is only temporary, as time goes by, Li Mu's revenge will become more and more fierce, and the list will become longer and longer, no one can guarantee this kind of thing.

"Don't worry, as long as someone isn't crazy, he won't retaliate against you." Jacob Hornby comforted Franks Pearson that as a British diplomat, Jacob Hornby was still relatively confident.

In fact, in this regard, Li Mu is also a bad record, the former Japanese consul in New York, Watanabe Shin, is still on the missing list, although the New York City Police Department has determined that it has nothing to do with Li Mu at this time, but everyone knows the relationship between the Junma Group and the New York City Police Department, so this "certainty" is not credible.

Compared with Watanabe Shin, Jacob Hornby and Franks Pearson's biggest advantage is their nationality, after all, Britain is different from Japan, if Jacob Hornby disappears in New York, then not only the New York City Police Department is responsible, but even Washington has to give the British government a reasonable explanation.

"Of course you don't have to worry, you have the queen as a backer, I don't, God forbid, I just want to make a little money, and I don't want to get involved in the game of you big guys." Franks Pearson lamented, this is the sorrow of a small person, and if you are not careful, you will be sacrificed, the key is that Franks Pearson has not yet chosen, and like the Steed Horse Group, Franks Pearson also can't afford to offend Enfeld.

"I really don't know, isn't Enfeld an arms company? Why switch to building cars now? Could it be that the profits of cars are greater than those of the military queen? Franks Pearson couldn't help but complain that Enfield's behavior was standard unscrupulous in Franks Pearson's eyes, but Franks Pearson didn't dare to question that he was not qualified.

"The Junma Group also started out in arms, why don't you ask someone why he makes cars?" Jacob Hornby didn't dare to name names, after all, the Clinton Castle Hotel is also Li Mu's property, you must know that the wall has ears, in case it is noticed by someone who cares, there will be undue trouble to find the door.

With a successful enterprise like the Junma Group as an example, "cross-border operation" has begun to become a new buzzword, not only for American companies, but also in Europe.

"Honestly, if I could, I'd love to visit Governor's Island, for Mr. Ream is a living legend in business alone." As a fellow businessman, Franks Pearson admired Li Mu.

To use "living legend" to describe a young man in his twenties, how awkward does this sound.

However, it is understandable that there are people who become kings in their teens or even just a few months, which seems even more absurd, but people are used to it.

While Jacob Hornby and Franks Pearson discuss the "living legend", the legend himself is being persuaded by Arthur.

After learning that Li Mu hoped that the state government would use administrative force to stop the cooperation between the Vanderbilt family and Enfield, Arthur immediately came to Governor's Island, hoping that Li Mu would maintain restraint and not cause a wider panic.

"—Corneliers Vanderbilt is a very capable man, the history of the Vanderbilt family is so legendary that Mr. President wants to award Mr. Conelliers a posthumous medal, it is not wise to target the Vanderbilt family at this time, believe me, give me a little time, and I will give you an answer that satisfies you." Arthur keenly felt that if Li Mu did his best, then the once invincible Vanderbilt family would be in trouble, which was even bad news for the United States.

Although the Vanderbilt family is not famous in the 21st century, in the 19th century, the Vanderbilt family is the undoubted "first family" in the United States, Cornelius Vanderbilt's influence in the United States is similar to that of Bill Gates in the United States in the 21st century, only because the descendants of the Vanderbilt family are not angry, the Vanderbilt family will gradually decline, but this decline also needs a process, Li Mu is now unabashedly targeting the Vanderbilt family, if this matter spreads, In the eyes of many Americans, it is no less severe than the economic crisis of three years ago.

"Allen, I think we all have to be prepared, the weakening of the Vanderbilt family is inevitable, look at these stupid things that Paul Vanderbilt did, actually sold the Vanderbilt Automobile Company to the British, this thing must be stopped, otherwise we will dig a hole for ourselves again, if there is a car company in Europe that we have single-handedly raised, I think this is not a good thing for the Horse Group and the state capital, or even for the United States." Li Mu is not alarmist, the threshold of the automotive industry at this stage is not high, as long as some of the key technologies are done, it is not difficult to produce cars, in the past history, the early cars were saved up little by little in countless small workshops, it is obvious that Enfield is not a small workshop, if Enfield invests in the automobile industry, then it will definitely affect the export of Junma Automobile to Europe, at least it will affect the export of Junma Automobile to the United Kingdom, if this kind of thing really happens, then the New York State Government, City and Washington's tax revenues are bound to be affected as well.

Speaking of which, the taxes in the United States are also varied, generally speaking, the taxes in the United States are divided into two parts, one is the national tax, that is, the federal tax, and the other part is the local tax, which is divided between the state and the city, so if the Junma Group is in trouble, it is not only the Junma Group that will be affected.

"We all know that Paul is a fool, in fact, William's accidental assassination has sounded the death knell for the Vanderbilt family, you may not know it yet, it is likely that Paul, a fool, instructed the gunman to shoot William, but unfortunately we don't have evidence to prove this now, even if we get the evidence, we may not be able to do anything, so Ream, it's not just that you are disappointed in the Vanderbilt family, wait and see, there will be a good show soon." Arthur also gritted his teeth when he mentioned Paul.

After President Hayes came to power, he has been committed to establishing a "fair and just" United States, if a scandal such as "first family infighting" breaks out at this time, it will even be a blow to the international reputation of the United States, so let's not say whether Paul is looking for someone to assassinate William, even if Arthur has evidence, I am afraid that Paul will not be punished for this incident, after all, the family scandal cannot be publicized.

"Since you all know, what are you waiting for? I knew the Vanderbilt family was America's signboard, but when that sign was shabby, it was time for a signboard. Li Mu hated the title of "First Family", which became a talisman for the Vanderbilt family, which made Li Mu and Arthur feel jealous.

"For whom? Do you change it? Arthur couldn't help but smile bitterly, Li Mu was the most unlikely candidate, even if the wealth accumulated by the Horse Group had surpassed that of the Vanderbilt family, Li Mu had become the de facto richest man in the United States.

No way, as a predominantly white country, it is incredible that Li Mu can mix his head with a yellow face, looking at the tax revenue that the Junma Group contributes to the United States every year at the level of tens of millions of dollars, politicians can tolerate the existence of the Junma Group, and can tolerate Li Mu having some "extralegal privileges", but Li Mu will never be able to become a symbol of the United States, just like Li Mu cannot run for president of the United States.

"I don't want to be a benchmark in the spotlight, but there are actually a lot of people who are suitable, Piper, John, even Andrew, they all have this qualification, and they are all more suitable than the Vanderbilt family, they represent an emerging power, their business is dynamic and they have a bright future, but from the perspective of inheritance, they all live longer than the Vanderbilt family, at least they have the precedent of the Vanderbilt family as a reference." Li Mu casually gave the candidate, J· P. Morgan, John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, this is the answer given by Li Mu.

Obviously, Li Mu's candidate is more in line with the historical trend, and many people in the 21st century know J· P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, but few people knew about Cornelius Vanderbilt, not even Railroad Tycoon players.

Compared with the short-lived Vanderbilt family, the Morgan family and the Rockefeller family still have an important influence on the United States even in the 21st century. P. Morgan also has to admit that Carnegie was the richest man in America at the time.

"Piper, John—they do have the qualifications." Arthur admits that J· The influence of P. Morgan and John Rockefeller, as for Carnegie, forget it, compared to another time and space, Carnegie's wealth in this time and space has a lot of water, don't forget that Li Mu still has half of the shares of Carnegie-Riem Steel, so-

Really, how is it Reem again-

"So it's time for a change, and when we have a better choice, why let a shameful murderer represent the American spirit? The key is that this person does not have this ability, so the long pain is not as good as the short pain, rather than the passive acceptance of the last resort, it is better to break the kettle and take the initiative to change, I think, a mistake to change the image is better than self-contained. Li Mu was straightforward, if Arthur and Hayes couldn't make up their minds, then Li Mu wouldn't mind adding to the fire.

Regarding "murderer", this is actually not an unpardonable crime, if Paul Vanderbilt has the ability to lead the Vanderbilt family to a smooth transformation, out of the predicament and back to glory, then even if Paul Vanderbilt is a "murderer", then no one will be held accountable for this matter, in the United States, the winner should not be blamed.

However, Paul Vanderbilt is not capable of leading the Vanderbilt family out of the predicament, and the weakening of the Vanderbilt family is inevitable, which involves an attitude problem, just like those state-owned enterprises in the 21st century that rely on bank loans for blood transfusion, if they want to continue to live, then the society needs to keep transfusing blood, but if they are allowed to die, then labor pains are inevitable.

So since the pain will come sooner or later, then it is still Li Mu's sentence, long pain is better than short pain.

"We'll leave that for later, Ream, I came to you this time because I didn't want you to target the Vanderbilt family." Arthur was shocked to find that he had been led astray by Li Mu and wanted to rediscover the original topic.

"Alan, haven't you figured it out yet? It's not that I'm deliberately targeting the Vanderbilt family, and the Vanderbilt family's woes aren't caused by me alone, so you're telling me that this won't solve the Vanderbilt family's problems. The corners of Li Mu's mouth showed a meaningful smile, the current Vanderbilt family is facing the division of all capital forces in the United States, even if Li Mu agrees to Arthur's request, the Vanderbilt family is about to fall into the abyss.

In a sense, capital is the most cold-blooded and ruthless force in the world, Arthur only saw Li Mu targeting the Vanderbilt family, but he didn't see that in the corner behind him, including Standard Oil, Union Pacific Railroad, and North Pacific Railroad, they were all sharpening their knives, so the Vanderbilt family was already in trouble.

In this way, Paul Vanderbilt is not stupid, it is really unwise to sell the Vanderbilt Automobile Company to the British, but compared with being merged by the Horse Group, at least the Vanderbilt family will get a lot of money, so that the Vanderbilt family will have more strength to hold the family's core industry, after all, in the face of almost all the consortia in the United States, even if Corneliers Vanderbilt is resurrected, I am afraid it will not be possible to get out.

"I don't want to solve it completely, I just hope that the situation of complete collapse will not come so quickly." Arthur was very smart and immediately understood what Li Mu meant, perhaps with his personal relationship with Li Mu, Arthur could influence Li Mu's decision, but in the face of the greed from almost all American conglomerates, Arthur could not do anything.

"Heh, one thing suddenly occurred to me, if Enfield buys the Vanderbilt Motor Company, will the business of the Rose Company be affected?" Li Mu suddenly remembered this, and it seemed that someone should be more anxious than Li Mu.

At the beginning of the auction of shares in the Rose Company at the beach club, Arthur ate 10% in one go, and the Rose Company was mainly responsible for the Commonwealth business, if Enfeld brought the Vanderbilt Motor Company back to England -

There is no doubt that Arthur's earnings will be severely affected.

"Whatever you want, I don't care—" Arthur's face seemed to flush, but it wasn't noticeable.

It should be red.