If you want to integrate into American society, you have to follow the rules of the game in American society, which is irrefutable.

Of course, if the ZAMA Group is strong enough, the ZAMA Group can push the US government to set rules that are beneficial to itself, which is also part of the rules of the game.

The patents of Junma Group have just been applied for a few years, so it is still far from the expiration of patent protection, so Li Mu is not in a hurry on this issue, and it is not too late to consider this issue in a few years.

As far as the current situation is concerned, in a few years, Li Mu will have considerable influence in Massachusetts, Hawaii, New York and other places, even if only half of the senators in these three places have a close relationship with Li Mu, Li Mu is sure to push Congress to formulate relevant laws.

I almost forgot, Li Mu has a large area of land in Illinois and Indiana, and now Li Mu has begun to settle immigrants to Illinois and Indiana, and use the land in these two states to develop into ranches, Junma Group now has its own automobile factory, agricultural machinery must be in the plan, and in a few years, Li Mu will become a big rancher in Illinois and Indiana, and Li Mu will also have a huge influence in these two states.

As for the pastures in East Texas, forget it, Li Mu did not plan to develop East Texas, that is one of Li Mu's hole cards, it is Li Mu's means to balance Rockefeller, and at the same time, Texas is the base camp of Rockefeller, and the headquarters of Standard Oil is there, Li Mu does not want to reach out to Rockefeller's territory, otherwise it will affect the friendship between Li Mu and Rockefeller.

Back in New York, Li Mu received good news, Will was coming back.

George Dewey won a great victory in the battle with the Indians, as the main force of the 1st Cavalry Division made outstanding achievements, the war, killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800, the 1st Cavalry Division also suffered heavy casualties in the battle, although not to the extent of breaking the muscles and bones, but in order to preserve the strength of this army ace unit, the War Department asked the 1st Cavalry Division to repair in situ, and Will was therefore idle and prepared to return to New York for a pleasant vacation.

Americans are very criticized for this, they always work is work, life is life, and the two are never in conflict, so in the 21st century, Li Mu often sees on the news that a certain place in the United States has suffered a natural and man-made disaster, but the president is playing golf on the golf course.

Will is the same, although the war with the Indians is not over, but after several months of continuous fighting on the front line, Will is also exhausted, so Will thinks that a proper rest is necessary, so even if George Dewey is still commanding the troops to strangle the Indians, and the front line is in full swing, Will has to start his vacation.

Of course, this is good news for Li Mu, which means that Li Mu finally doesn't have to worry about Gloria, Will, the genuine "father", goes home, and Li Mu, the part-time "guardian", finally completes the task.

Of course, considering that Will does not have a permanent home in New York, as in Springfield, Li Mu is going to place Will on Governors Island, which is Li Mu's home and also Will's home.

On the evening of his return to New York, Arthur called Li Mu and invited him to dinner.

This was a private dinner, and Li Mu didn't make a big fuss, so he chose San Jose's restaurant on Greenwich Street in Manhattan.

San Jose Restaurant is a restaurant operated by the "Springfield Security Company", after Hongmen was reorganized into the "Springfield Security Company", it has taken the first step in whitewashing, so it needs some legitimate industries to prove the legitimacy of the "Springfield Security Company", and it can't blindly fight and kill, which is not in line with the new image that Li Mu wants Hongmen to establish.

The "Springfield Security Company" now has more than 900 employees, more than half of whom are Chinese, and the three-member board of directors is composed of Ford Benjamin, Situ Lei, and Chu Wushuang, but the general manager is Ford Benjamin.

Although it was established less than half a year ago, the "Springfield Security Company" has developed rapidly, and currently has three hotels, a restaurant, and two freight companies in New York.

The reason why the name of the restaurant is "San Jose" is related to the Chinese experience in the United States, before the establishment of San Francisco, San Jose was the first stop for Chinese people to land in the United States, so the name "San Jose" has a special meaning for the Chinese.

Although located in Manhattan, San Jose is an authentic Chinese restaurant with a chef from the Qing Empire, and its cuisine is based on traditional Oriental cuisine and has not been adapted to American tastes.

There are always some Chinese who think that if they want to open a restaurant abroad, they need to adapt to the tastes of the locals, but this idea itself is not normal.

What is the taste of foreigners?

If foreigners like sweet and sour tastes, then there is no need to make the boiled pork slices sweet and sour, wouldn't it be better to recommend sweet and sour carp to them? Even if there is no carp in the United States, there are so sweet and sour dishes everywhere, sweet and sour pork ribs, fish-flavored shredded pork, sweet and sour tenderloin, etc., all of which are sweet and sour, and any one of them can conquer the taste buds of Americans.

Another reason why Li Mu insists on authenticity is that Li Mu does not want to change the traditional habits of the Chinese people according to the preferences of white people, what is tradition? Persistence and perseverance are called traditions, and traditions will never be formed.

Maybe some people seem that this is on the line, but for Li Mu, Li Mu is to create a different image of the Chinese from the past, never compromise on the whole, never take the overall situation into account, and never bend his waist in order to gain the approval of others, so as to truly establish the confidence of the Chinese and establish the image of the Chinese.

Of course, Li Mu is not static, Li Mu will also selectively absorb the excellent experience of Western catering, "San Jose" restaurant has a traditional Chinese box, there is also a Western habit of dining hall, the two are not in conflict, because Li Mu believes that the traditional Western habit of decorating the table with flowers is conducive to increasing the style of the "San Jose" restaurant, so for this, Li Mu likes it very much.

Dinner with Arthur takes place in a private room with a traditional oriental name: The Peony Pavilion.

The decoration in the room is also biased towards the oriental style, and the wall is hung with a banner written by a famous artist, which is written in the famous sentence of Tang Xianzu's "Peony Pavilion": The beautiful scenery of a good day is a day, and the courtyard is a pleasure. There is also a painting that reads: I don't know what to do, go deep, the living can die, and the dead can live. Those who are born and cannot be resurrected, and those who die and cannot be resurrected are not lovely.

The font on the banner is regular script, stroke by stroke, upright, just like the image of the Chinese that Li Mu wants to establish, upright and atmospheric.

Perhaps because of Li Mu, Arthur is very interested in the traditional oriental culture, sitting down on the simple, spacious and comfortable Taishi chair, Arthur picked up a blue and white porcelain teacup, looked at the silver buds floating in the teacup, and smelled the faint fragrance, even if he didn't understand the subtle charm of Oriental culture, Arthur could also feel relaxed.

"Peony Pavilion - is there any allusion to the name?" Arthur is also learning Chinese, and the pronunciation of the three words "Peony Pavilion" is quite clear, although it is inevitably still a bit strange with foreign guns, but it has reached a level that can be understood.

"The peony should be regarded as the national flower of the Qing Empire, although the Qing Empire has not officially confirmed it, but in fact it is so, as for "The Peony Pavilion", this is the work of an excellent playwright three hundred years ago, and it is very popular among us Chinese." Li Mu gave a brief introduction, and did not introduce the general plot of "The Peony Pavilion" in detail, if you talk about it carefully, you don't have to eat today's meal.

"Like The Marriage of Figaro?" Arthur defined "The Peony Pavilion" according to his own imagination.

"Almost." Li Mu smiled, indeed, both of these are excellent works.

"The Marriage of Figaro" is one of Mozart's three most outstanding operas, completed in 1786, very popular with white Westerners, Arthur had just heard "The Marriage of Figaro" at the Yuefu Opera House some time ago, so he was very impressed.

Speaking of which, the entertainment life of the people of New York in this era is also boring enough, as the most popular entertainment, there is only one opera house in New York, that is, the Yuefu Opera House, this opera house only has a small number of boxes, which is a tool for the rich to enjoy, and the average middle-class family has no chance to enter.

The most famous opera house in the United States in the 21st century is the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, which has not yet begun construction and will not begin until 1880.

After the two chatted for a few words, the waiter began to serve the food, and the first dish was the traditional famous dish of the Qing Empire in the north - roast duck.

The chef of the hotel personally served Li Mu and Arthur, the chef had superb knife skills, and the roast duck sliced out was as thin as cicada wings, and the meat was delicate, the taste was mellow, fat but not greasy, and there was a faint fruity aroma, which made Arthur stunned.

In the 21st century, some people often say that Americans don't eat ducks, and there are a lot of reasons, which are nothing more than the fact that Americans are born with a love of life, but in fact, they are all nonsense, and turkey and cow are not life?

Americans don't eat duck because they can't make it, Li Mu has been in the United States for so long, and found that Americans' cooking level is limited to a pan, and the difficulty of flipping the spoon for Americans is no less than that of Chinese level 8 and the like.

But eating less really doesn't mean not eating, Americans are also people, and even living people eat when they are hungry, let alone ducks.

Half-drunk, Arthur finally got down to business: "In two years, Philadelphia will host the Centennial Exposition of Independence, you know?" ”

"Yes." Li Mu is also an industrial tycoon, so of course he knows about it.

"I want to get this fair to the cow, what do you think?" Arthur asked Li Mu for his opinion.

What do you think?

Of course it's good, it's very good!