The mention of "supplementary budgets" goes back to the corruption that was ubiquitous in the United States in the nineteenth century. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the incident of New York Mayor William M. Tweed, the corruption case of the New York City government was finally brought to light, and the William M. Tweed gang used New York's "urban construction" to carry out naked corruption.

This was most evident in the construction of the New York County Courthouse.

During William M. Tweed's tenure as mayor of New York, the New York City government decided to build a county courthouse with an initial budget of $250,000 but an eye-watering $8 million.

How shameless were the William M. Tweed gangs?

The cost of a summer watch is $7,500 -

A safe deposit box was offered for $400,000 -

Just 40 chairs and three tables, the New York City government spent $179,000, which could build 10 woodsmithing factories.

According to statistics, between 1860 and 1900, the municipal debt of the United States soared from $2 million to $1.4 billion, and most of it was related to the enrichment of "city bosses" and their henchmen like William M. Tweed. Public opinion at the time commented: "The city government of the United States is the worst government in Christendom - the most extravagant, the most corrupt, the most incompetent." ”

Ha, for Li Mu, such a black history is indeed a joy to see.

What about liberal democracy?

What about the disclosure of the accounts?

What about the sweet air?

Li Mu did not explain the specific meaning of "supplementary budget" to Will, for fear that Will would not be able to accept it and hurt Will's sensitive self-esteem again, Li Mu was ready to contact Amis in person, thinking that under the premise of not violating the "unspoken rules", Amis should not set up too many obstacles.

Of course, in order to make Amis more willing to give money, Li Mu also has off-the-board tricks.

The city government of Springfield had paid Li Mu $1.3 million for the construction of the Kuobin Reservoir, and Li Mu was not prepared to use the money for the construction of the project, and as soon as the money arrived, Li Mu went straight to Washington.

To Li Mu's surprise, Li Mu pounced in Washington, and the emir was not in Washington, but in Boston.

So Li Mu turned around and went to Boston again.

Able is expanding his lottery career in Boston,With Li Mu's reminder,Able is still somewhat restrained,In New York and Boston, the appearance is not ugly,So in New York and Boston, although there are competitors,But the sales of lottery tickets are not bad.

Abel himself didn't expect to make a fortune on this, the lottery was just a tool for Abel to "launder money", so Abel didn't care much about the income of the lottery, which showed the value of Li Mu's suggestion.

Americans make money is also following the trend very,At the end of December in the lottery just appeared in Washington,In February,Lottery has been popular in the United States,Incomplete statistics,In the United States at this time in the thirty largest cities,Each city has at least four kinds of lottery tickets are being sold,Most of them take the same way as Li Mu at the beginning,Eat the last home and eat the next home,Do not leave the slightest profit for lottery players,This makes it more and more apparent that Abel's "Abel Burnside Lottery Company" is fair and honest.

It was a bonus.

When Li Mu met Ebel, Abel was staying in a mansion in Boston and was drunk and dying.

Situated on the banks of the Charles River, across the river from the famous Harvard University, and about two kilometers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this mansion in Abel is a standard upscale residential area.

Of course, Abel's mansion is also magnificent and splendid, and in Li Mu's concept, it is probably only comparable to the Jinluan Palace.

Of course, in Li Mu's opinion, such a luxurious decoration reveals traces of nouveau riche everywhere, which makes Li Mu very uncomfortable, so along the way, Li Mu has not much envy on his face.

Perhaps far from the political center of Washington, Abel was a bit of a bohemian, and although it was still freezing outside, Able wore only a shirt and no buttons on his chest, just unscrupulously exposed his dark chest hair, lying in the arms of a blonde Persian cat.

Although Li Mu had never seen Grant's sister, Li Mu was also sure that the woman in front of him, who was wearing a light veil and only holding Abel in her arms, was definitely not Grant's sister.

If Grant's sister is so bold, it will really make people laugh out of their teeth.

The housekeeper who brought Li Mu to the living room was already accustomed to all this, and his actions were elegant and respectful but reserved, and he pushed open the door of the hall, and then stood at the door with his eyes and nose and nose, without glancing at all, just like no one in the hall.

Abel has been in a good mood recently, and when he saw Li Mu, he greeted him warmly: "Reem, hahahaha-my friend, are you okay?" Come and have a drink with me. ”

Li Mu is also like a water, the key is not that there are no distracting thoughts in his heart, but that he has a weak heart, and he came straight to Ebel, Li Mu sat down and poured himself a glass of wine, and then glanced at Ebel, still silent.

"Oh, don't worry, allow me to introduce you, this is Lady Elizabeth, she has a loud nickname called 'Syrafi Fairy', hahahaha-" Able laughed wildly, and as he introduced, he fished a handful on Elizabeth's thigh, which successfully caused Elizabeth to be coquettish.

Li Mu had a clear understanding, and estimated that this was Abel's outer room, so he no longer shy away from it, and casually began to complain: "My friend, I'm about to be killed by Amis, if you still recognize me as a brother, just pull me-"

Li Mu said pitifully, and as he spoke, he put a check with a face value of one million dollars on the table and pushed it to Abel.

Able smiled and picked up the check, then looked at Li Mu and smiled weirdly: "Oh, a million dollars, that's a lot of money-"

"For the sake of this million, I have to post 1.7 million upside down, you see, I am poor now, I haven't even eaten a mouthful of hot rice since this morning, how can I get it-" Li Mu took a sip of wine, saying pitiful, but there was not much sadness on his face.

"Hah—is there anyone else who can trick you?" Able looked at the check in his hand with satisfaction.

"The situation is out of control, and I can't help it-" Li Mu took the wine and drank it down, betting that Amis would not pay a one-million dollar bribe to Abel at one time.

Li Mu remembered that someone said that if he wanted to win over someone, then give him a temptation that he couldn't refuse, and now it seems that this sentence is right.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Abel looked at Li Mu with interest.

"No, I want to invite you to Springfield, I wonder if you have time?" Li Mu wanted to take advantage of the situation, and with this million dollars as a bargaining chip, Li Mu didn't believe that Able was not moved.