Governors Island, also known as Gafner Island, is located in Upper New York Bay in New York City, about 1 kilometer from the southern tip of Manhattan Island, with an area of about 37 hectares. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Until 1800, Governors Island was under the jurisdiction of the New York City government, and in 1800, the federal government took over Governors Island, building fortifications and military camps on the island, and since then Governors Island has become an important base for the defense of New York Bay.

After the Civil War, Governors Island came under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy and was placed under the use of the New York Coast Guard.

The most famous building on Governors Island is William's Castle, a ring-shaped military structure similar in appearance to a Fujian tulou, where the New York Coast Guard Command used to be located.

In fact, since the Civil War, the defensive value of Governors Island has gradually declined, and even the New York Council has long proposed that the jurisdiction of Governors Island be taken back to ease the congestion in Manhattan.

Governors Island and Manhattan are across the sea, unless a bridge is built to connect Governors Island and Manhattan, and Governors Island is too small to build a costly bridge to use the 30-odd hectares, so there are few supporters of this proposal.

Even so, the New York Coast Guard had to be prepared for this, so two years ago, the New York Coast Guard relocated its headquarters to nearby Brooklyn, and Governors Island was gradually abandoned.

If nothing happens, it won't be until thirty years later that Governors Island will be reopened as a home to the U.S. National Coast Guard.

There must have been an accident where Li Mu appeared, so Li Mu is now in the basement of William's Castle.

"Although we haven't completely defeated Tweed, the season of receiving has arrived, so-" Li Mu said, pushing the door in front of him hard.

Originally, it was a warehouse for storing shells, and the nameplate at the door clearly marked the purpose, but now, there are no shells or gunpowder in the warehouse, and dozens of boxes are piled up in the center of the warehouse.

"Hehe, I seem to smell something." Arthur smiled and walked into the warehouse.

"There is a saying in the East: smart is mistaken by smart, and the same is true for Tweed, Tweed is really old, did he never think that he was under our surveillance all the time? It takes some luck to get things out under the noses of the New York Coast Guard, I have to say, it takes some luck. Li Mu put on a pair of gloves, walked to a box, and opened the lid casually.

The chest was full of gold, and the yellow-orange-orange color was particularly attractive in the dim light, and Arthur picked up two gold bars and struck each other, and the gold bars made a crisp and pleasant sound.

Arthur threw the gold bar back into the box and opened another one, this one contained all kinds of documents, and Arthur casually opened a volume, which was the stock of the Erie Railroad, which was wildly sought after on the New York Stock Exchange, and even the economic crisis could not stop people's enthusiasm.

"How many are here?" Arthur gave up the assessment, there were dozens of such chests here, and if they were full of gold and bonds, the total price would be astronomical.

"I don't know, because there are not only gold and bonds here, but also a lot of antique cultural toys, and the value of these things is immeasurable-" Li Mu said, opening a long box casually, taking out a long scroll from it and unfolding it casually.

As soon as he was halfway through the unfolding, Li Mu's movements immediately became cautious, and he even half-knelt on the ground and slowly unfolded the long scroll on the box.

This is the Tang Dynasty Han Gan's "Shine on the Night White", the words "Han Gan shines on the night white" on the left of the picture are mentioned by Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the title of Mi Fu at the bottom left, and stamped with the Zhu Wenyin of "born true reward".

Not to mention the value of the painting itself, the historical value it contains is immeasurable.

"Arthur, no matter what you think, I want this painting-" Li Mu made the first move, and such a calligraphy and painting that can be called a "national treasure" must not be let go.

"Aha, whatever you want, take as much as you want." Arthur is generous, there are dozens of boxes here, and Li Mu can't take them all.

"Okay, don't regret it." Li Mu was not polite, just after a while, Li Mu found several fine works such as Zhang Xuan's "Pounding Practice" in the Tang Dynasty, Guo Xi's "Early Spring Picture" in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Shen Zhou's "Snow Mountain Picture Scroll" in the Ming Dynasty.

"Ha, you greedy guy, I want to come and see it too, I can't let you rob all the good things-" Arthur was not polite, and casually pulled a box containing gold as a stool, and shared the spoils with Li Mu.

There are indeed a lot of good things, but in general, there are still most of them in the West, and the value of the East has not really been reflected, so there are not many antiques here.

Li Mu was not polite and swept away all the antiques related to the Orient, including two huge bronzes, their boxes were extraordinarily large, and each box could only hold one piece.

Rough estimates, if you don't count the curios, the gold and bonds here are worth about $30 million, which is more than the rumored $20 million fortune of Tweed and less than $200 million.

This money does not belong to Li Mu and Arthur, last night's operation was monitored by the New York Coast Guard under Arthur, and the "Sea Ranger" under Li Mu was responsible for the operation, and all the participants will have a share, but because the wealth seized is enough, the largest part must belong to Li Mu and Arthur.

It wasn't until near dawn that Li Mu and Arthur came out of the basement.

"How's Tweed's family?" Arthur then remembered to pay attention to Tweed's family.

"They're on a small island near Newfoundland, isolated from the rest of the world, and when Tweed is completely down, when will they be released." Li Mu didn't hide it, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing for Tweed's family, at least now they didn't have to worry about it, and no one would beat their minds anymore.

"Newfoundland -- I can imagine how cold it is there." Arthur's tone was gloomy.

It's already the end of October, and the sky over New York has begun to snowflake, and Newfoundland is further north than New York, so the weather in Newfoundland should be colder than in New York.

"Don't worry, I left them enough daily necessities, as long as they are not so lazy, they can live well." Li Mu is not worried, if there is an accident, it is fate.

This world is like this, the law of the jungle eats the strong, the strong are respected, and if you accept the rules of the game, then you have to bear the corresponding consequences.

"Hehe, I knew that you weren't so ruthless." Arthur looked relaxed and didn't pay much attention.

No matter who it is, they want their partner to be a little human, not a guy like Gould who doesn't recognize each other.

"You're hypocrites, maybe they're not guilty of their own sake, but they're enjoying what Tweed got by using sinful means and living an upper-class life, then they should be prepared to pay the price." Li Mu has no mercy, no one in this world is innocent, even if it is Li Mu, if Li Mu is ruined one day, then Li Mu will not blame anyone, he can only blame himself for not being strong enough.

"Well, I'm a hypocrite, I don't deny it, so how about I, a hypocrite, ask you, evil fellow, to go for a drink?" Arthur wants to celebrate a good harvest.

"Gladly." Li Mu is as good as a stream.

In the villa next to William's Castle, Li Mu and Arthur were drinking by the fireplace.

It was originally the villa of the commander of the New York Coast Guard, and although this base is now abandoned, all the facilities in the villa are still intact.

"What are you going to do with this? Ever considered selling it to someone? "Li Mu hasn't been on Governor's Island for a long time, but he already likes it here.

Governors Island is only one kilometer away from Manhattan, there is a dock on the island, you can dock yachts or small warships, for others, living on Governors Island must be inconvenient, but for Li Mu there is no such problem, if you can have a quiet and safe place to live near Manhattan, Li Mu does not mind paying some price.

"No, what, you want?" Arthur was empathetic.

"Of course, you know, I contributed Castle Clinton to the headquarters of the beach club, and I had to have a place to live." Li Mu's reason is very legitimate.

At least Li Mu thinks so.

"You're asking so low." Arthur was not angry, this is the property of the US federal government, and it will take a lot of effort to turn it into private property.

But for the sake of 10 million US dollars, Arthur had to agree to Li Mu's request.

"Tomorrow you go to the customs, let's sign a lease agreement first, wait a few years later, there will definitely be a way." Arthur curved in a roundabout way, as long as the lease agreement was signed, Li Mu could start construction.

"Hehe, no problem." Li Mu smiled dumbly.

Arthur was about to become president of the United States in a few years, and it was too easy to sell an island to a private person.

Even if Arthur is not president, Li Mu is sure to get Governors Island, George Dewey, Benjamin, and Mahan return to Washington to take up their posts, and they are lobbying Ulysses Grant to set up a standing army, if the lobbying is successful, then the army will definitely share the navy's military expenses, and Li Mu will pay a price that the navy cannot refuse to buy Governors Island.

In fact, this plan can start to operate now, Sherman is not going well in Montana, military spending is getting higher and higher, which has threatened the interests of the navy, the navy warships in recent years are in the transition period from paddle wheel propulsion to propeller propulsion, the navy has a strong need for redressing, if Li Mu now goes to the Admiralty with a check, the Secretary of the Navy will personally receive Li Mu.

"And what do you want to turn this place into?" Arthur was interested in Li Mu's plan.

"Of course it's my home, maybe I can get a farm or something." Li Mu's mind was opened.

"Get a farm in New York Bay -- you can really think of it." Arthur shook his head and smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say about Li Mu's thoughts.