Although he has always flaunted freedom, some people have classes, and inequality can be seen everywhere, in New York, Li Mu can unscrupulously attack Vanderbilt, but in Washington, the Vanderbilt family is still the Vanderbilt family that most ordinary people are in awe.

No longer living in the nineteenth century, never able to experience the chaos and sorrow of the nineteenth century, although the railroad and the telegraph have greatly shortened the distance between people, but accidents can still happen at any time, after getting on the car, Mabel did not arrive at the Vanderbilt family's home in Luoyinghu Lake as expected, no one knows where Mabel went, and no one cares, even the Vanderbilt family, the only person who cares about Mabel is gone, Mabel is like a small wave in the sea, and it disappears like this.

The conscience of heaven and earth, this matter is really not instructed by Li Mu, Li Mu never even knew that there was such a person as Mabel, and now Li Mu is busy receiving the surrender of the Vanderbilt family, and he has no time to care about an insignificant person.

The death of the three Cornelius father and son did not affect the transfer of power of the Vanderbilt family, just the day after Paul Vanderbilt was killed by Bresta, the Vanderbilt family formed a new management as quickly as possible, this time it was Corneeliers's daughter, William's sister Grace Vanderbilt.

Perhaps realizing that the current Vanderbilt family is no longer as glorious as it used to be, the first thing Grace Vanderbilt did after coming to power was to terminate his cooperation with the British and sell the Vanderbilt Automobile Company to Li Mu at an ultra-low price of $500,000.

Well, in order to be able to correct the wrong, Grace Vanderbilt didn't even want to pursue Paul's death, or or, if possible, Grace Vanderbilt would love to say "thank you" to Bresta in person.

Ironic, isn't it?

But that's the reality.

"Thank you for your trust, Ms. Grace, and I can assure you that the Horse Motors will retain the Vanderbilt logo and the classic models, and that you and your family will still be able to enjoy the royalties from the relevant patents, and I believe that the Vanderbilt Motors will be better in the hands of the Horses, and if William Springs' knowledge is known, I think this is what he wants." Li Mu finally remembered his friendship with William, and he didn't do anything wrong.

As for the lawsuit against Vanderbilt Automobile Company for infringement, Li Mu did not mention it at all, and Grace Vanderbilt did not mention it, as if this incident had never happened at all.

"Of course, in the automotive field, we have always believed in the capabilities of the Horse Motors, if someone can reach the extreme in this industry, then it must be the Horse Motors, so many things have happened, many of them are what we don't want to see, the previous Vanderbilt family's investments were so scattered that they even ignored the old business of our Vanderbilt family, and now I plan to give up those unimportant industries and focus all my energy on the railway industry, so this thing is at it." Although Grace Vanderbilt is a woman, she has a decisiveness and forbearance that most women do not have.

At least know how to make trade-offs, which is something that many people have not understood in their lives.

It is true that the Vanderbilt family is not able to juggle too many industries, which is also a good thing, if the energy is concentrated on the railway industry, then maybe the Vanderbilt family will have a chance to regain its glory, it is better than wanting everything now, but in the end it is destined to be empty.

In the past few days, Grace Vanderbilt's life has not been easy, the current Vanderbilt family is like the last turkey to be served on the table at the dinner party, a group of tycoons have brought napkins and picked up dinner forks to salivate, if Grace Vanderbilt does not know how to advance and retreat at this time, then the Vanderbilt family has fallen imminently.

"You are such a decisive person, I hope you are strong and the future will be fine." Gloria, who sat with her, was heartily amazed.

Grace Vanderbilt is a woman, it is inconvenient to meet Li Mu privately, Gloria's presence will reduce a lot of trouble, Li Mu was even originally ready to let Gloria talk to Grace Vanderbilt, so that no matter what the result of the negotiation is, no one will scold Li Mu for bullying women.

"I'm not decisive enough, and if I had been able to convince Paul before, maybe a lot of things wouldn't have happened." Grace Vanderbilt shook her head and smiled bitterly, although Gloria was unintentional, but Gloria's praise was more like a mockery: "Ream, there is something I want to beg you, for William's sake, please don't refuse." ”

Grace Vanderbilt really had something else to ask for, otherwise he would not have sold Vanderbilt Automobile Company to Li Mu so happily.

At least it won't be sold so cheaply.

"Please say, if I can help, I will not refuse." Li Mu agreed, as if he was helping William, to commemorate the friendship between Li Mu and William.

Of course, you can't go beyond Li Mu's bottom line.

"You know, somebody is maliciously speculating on the shares of the New York and Hudson River Railroad, they want to buy the New York and Hudson River Railroad, and to be honest, if they are willing to sit down and talk like you, then maybe there is still an opportunity for cooperation, but we absolutely cannot accept controlling the New York and Hudson River Railroad in this way, so Ream, I need the Bank of America to give me a loan, and I am willing to take the shares of the New York and Hudson River Railroad as collateral." Grace Vanderbilt offered a condition that Li Mu couldn't refuse.

Li Mu once heard Rockefeller mention that the Pacific Rim Railway Company and the North Pacific Railway Company were both interested in New York and the Hudson River Railroad, and Li Mu did not know whether there was a Rockefeller figure among them.

Speaking of which, the Vanderbilt family is also a big customer of the Bank of America, before Li Mu and the Vanderbilt family turned their faces, the Vanderbilt family and the Bank of America had a close cooperation, although now this "intimacy" has a discord, but if Grace Vanderbilt wants to use the New York and Hudson River Railroad Company as collateral to obtain a loan, Li Mu has no reason to refuse.

"Of course, Bank of America has always been your loyal friend, how much do you want?" Li Mu agreed beautifully, completely without the cruelty when he froze the Vanderbilt family's account before.

"I need about $25 million, and it's probably not the final number, and if I can, I hope more is better." Grace Vanderbilt has a big appetite, and in order to compete with the Union Pacific Railroad and the North Pacific Railroad, Grace is also in trouble.

25 million US dollars, to be honest, this figure really made Li Mu a little hesitant, after all, this time it is not a number game on the books, this time it is for the Bank of America to come up with real money.

Of course, the Bank of America has this strength, and it is no problem to come up with two $25 million, but a few days ago, the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the North Pacific Railroad Company just borrowed $35 million from the Bank of America, and then took out another 25 million.

Interestingly, the Union Pacific Railroad and the North Pacific Railroad took out loans from the Bank of America to acquire the New York and Hudson River Railroad Companies, so Li Mu suddenly found that if the three of them died together, then Li Mu might have the opportunity to become a railroad tycoon in the United States, and the biggest one, think about it, if the Union Pacific Railroad, the North Pacific Railroad, and the New York and Hudson River Railroad are three-in-one, that scene-

This is something that even Cornelius Vanderbilt has not done, and even if future computer gamers have a secret skill, it will not be easy to achieve this feat in the game.

"Yes, I'll have Howard Brent come to your office tomorrow and talk to you about it." Li Mu gritted his teeth and decided to treat everyone equally and never favor one over the other.

The business of 25 million is indeed qualified for Howard Brent to run in person, in this aspect of finance, Howard Brent is an expert, and he will naturally go all out to fight for the best conditions for the Bank of America, and there are some things that Li Mu can't say.

Seeing Grace Vanderbilt off and watching Grace's boat leave the small dock, Gloria shook her head and smiled bitterly, subconsciously holding Li Mu's arm.

"It's so pathetic, it's rare for a woman like Grace to do this, if you can, help her." Gloria couldn't imagine how much pressure Grace Vanderbilt was under now, and if all this pressure was put on Gloria's shoulders, Gloria couldn't guarantee that she would be able to hold on.

How to say, people, sometimes you have to push yourself, otherwise you will never know how strong your ability to resist pressure is.

"This is business, the wall is down and everyone pushes it, do you believe that if you change your identity, Grace may do better." Li Mu has seen through it, no one needs to pity anyone these days, because no one may pity you when you are unlucky.

"Grace will, I can see madness in Grace's eyes, but I still want you to help her." Gloria is not ignorant of human suffering, but she just lamented the overflow of motherhood for a while, but fortunately, Gloria quickly corrected it.

"Of course I'll help, but don't expect me to help for free, maybe the interest will be a little higher." When it's time to make money, Li Mu will never be soft.

Don't think that the Vanderbilt family will enjoy the discount if they are VIP customers of Bank of America, in fact, this kind of acquisition war that is a matter of life and death, once it starts, there will be no chance to retreat, maybe Peide will lose all his money, and Bank of America also has to take risks, so it is normal to raise interest rates.

Grace Vanderbilt is not stupid, before coming to Li Mu again, Grace Vanderbilt must have also found the Bank of Boston or City Bank, since Grace Vanderbilt finally asked Li Mu's head, and gave Li Mu such a big gift from Vanderbilt Automobile Company, then presumably in other banks, Grace Vanderbilt did not get what he wanted, so thinking about it, Li Mu immediately felt at ease raising interest rates.

Well, I'm going to call Howard Brent in a moment, and the interest rate will be calculated at three times the normal rate, and there is no such thing as "usury" in these years anyway.

Regarding "usury", there is no specific term in the US law in this year, and the word with the closest meaning should be "private lending", because the relevant laws are not perfect, so there is no relevant legal provision for "private lending", that is, as long as the Bank of America and the Vanderbilt family are happy, no one cares if the interest is a dime.

That's why the U.S. banking industry is thriving.

"Of course, we don't owe anything to the Vanderbilt family, and it's good to be able to help them." Gloria is not a bad person, and it is really not a family that does not enter a family.

It doesn't matter what Howard Brent and Grace Vanderbilt talk about, Li Mu will face Rockefeller's criticism next.

"Man, you've got a big problem for me, I have to warn you, a lot of people are unhappy with what you're doing this time, and you're going to be in trouble." After learning that Grace Vanderbilt had obtained a loan from the Bank of America, sure enough, Rockefeller went directly to Li Mu's office.

"When will I have less trouble? There are many people who are dissatisfied with me, and they don't care if there are more, at most they don't pay back, so it doesn't matter, anyway, those land deeds are all here, and it's a big deal for me to go to the countryside to be the local master, which is a very glorious thing in my hometown. Li Mu doesn't care, no matter which side of them wins, Li Mu is the winner, this is the benefit of being invisible behind the scenes.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company and the North Pacific Railroad Company obtained loans from Li Mu as collateral for the land compensation obtained by the two companies, speaking of which, it was precisely because of these lands that the American railroad companies would spring up like mushrooms after a rain, and now these lands are in Li Mu's pocket, Li Mu is not worried that the Union Pacific Railroad and the North Pacific Railroad will not be able to repay the loan, or even better not pay it back, so that Li Mu will become the largest private farmer in the United States, with an area of tens of millions of acres. It's about the size of New England.

Considering that New England includes six states, you can imagine how vast this area must be.

"Hahahaha, I knew you would say that, you are such a cunning fellow, I should have known, you would never do a loss-making business, I have been convinced of this since you fooled me into setting up Mobil Oil." Rockefeller is not angry, at their level, the acquisition of this kind of thing is a capital game, there is no hatred at all, and it will not affect the relationship between Li Mu and Rockefeller.

"Mobil Oil is not fooling, after all, you really made money, if you don't want to make money, then sell me your shares, I can give you a good price." Li Mu is sincere, if Rockefeller really sells, then Li Mu really buys.

"Dreaming!" Rockefeller gritted his teeth in anger, but he had to admit that what Li Mu said was right.