If calculated according to Li Mu's request, Mike's result was correct, but one hundred and fifty dollars or two hundred dollars was obviously not the number Li Mu wanted, so after Mike came to a conclusion, Li Mu was very curious. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"One hundred and fifty dollars? How did you come to this conclusion? Li Mu didn't want to sell the "epoch-making masterpiece" he made so cheaply, how could he sell it for 18,000 US dollars, and the little fat man could sell it for 10,000 taels of silver with a wrench.

"That's right, a train ticket for five people costs a hundred or fifty dollars, and a maximum of fifty dollars for five people to live for three months, which is a fair price." Mike opened his little eyes, and they looked a little round.

"Okay, the ticket money is fine, but five people only need fifty dollars for three months, are you mistaken? I have spent eight thousand taels of silver for them, do you think I want them to live in the slums? Li Mu questioned Mike's conclusions, not to question Mike's mathematical level, but to question Mike's philosophy of life.

"So what kind of life do you want them to have? Get them a manor and let them live like a noble lord? Fifty dollars is already very good, they can eat meat at every meal, there will be dessert after the meal, they can have a snack every three or five times, and there will be no shortage of coffee and rum every day, which is a world of difference compared to their previous life, and even better than the standard of living of most Americans. "Mike seems to be a Qing country expert, and he still knows a lot about the dining table of the Qing people.

"No, no, no, what you are talking about is just the basic requirements of life, what I want to give them is far more than that, in addition to basic food and clothing, I also want to give them the dignity of being human beings. For example, their clothes are not suitable in the United States, so they need new clothes; The level of personal hygiene also needs to be improved, including their aesthetics, don't you think it's ridiculous for a man to have a braid? That would be ridiculed as a girl; They also need language training to have a better life in the United States; Several of their children need to be educated and must have a certain ability to live; They will even be trained in etiquette if possible, so that they can serve me better—" Li Mu Balabala said in a long way, and Mike's mouth on the other side opened wider and wider.

"My God, are you going to educate a group of noble lords? To be honest, if you can do it, I would like to go to work with you, do you need a doctor? Mike immediately recommended himself, although there were more jokes, but it was obvious that Mike was shocked by Li Mu's plan.

If it is carried out according to Li Mu's standards, then maybe Li Mu will train a group of noble lords as he said to Mike.

The United States in the mid-to-late nineteenth century was far less powerful than the twenty-first century, and the American people did not have the self-confidence of the twenty-first century.

During this period, the United States urgently needed to be recognized by the whole world, and it can even be said that the United States, which had just ended the "slavery system," was very inferior in front of the people of the world, so the United States accepted the plan for studying abroad proposed by the Qing government, which would enhance the national image of the United States and enhance the international status of the United States.

The news that the ancient empires from the East with a history of 5,000 years of civilization all need to learn from the United States and become students of the Americans.

In another time and space, about ten years later, in 1881, the Qing government interrupted the "International Student Program" and withdrew all the children in advance, and then in May of the following year, the U.S. government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act.

It is difficult to say whether there was a necessary connection between the early withdrawal of foreign students by the Qing government and the Chinese Exclusion Act, but it is clear that this was the Qing government's rejection of the American education system, believing that the talents cultivated in the American education system were not suitable for the Qing Empire.

This clearly hurt the self-esteem of the Americans, who were still sensitive at the time.

Of course, the early withdrawal of international students by the Qing government was not the direct reason for the introduction of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the United States, but at least there were indirect factors.

In 1879, the U.S. Congress passed the Fifteen Passengers Act, which stipulated that no more than 15 Chinese passengers could be carried on any ship arriving in the United States at a time. After the bill was introduced, the Qing government at that time submitted a serious protest to the White House, which also believed that the bill was not conducive to U.S.-Qing trade and U.S.-Qing relations, and finally President Rutherford B. Hayes vetoed the bill on the grounds that it violated the U.S. Constitution and the Treaty of Anson.

In 1882, the U.S. Congress accepted the Chinese Exclusion Act submitted by Republican Senator John Miller, and Congress debated it fiercely, and finally passed the Chinese Exclusion Act again, just like the last time.

At that time, the president of the United States was no longer Rutherford B. Hayes, but Chester Allen Arthur, who succeeded him as vice president because of the assassination of President James Garfield.

So it can be concluded now that in 1872, Li Mu and his first batch of international students definitely attracted the attention of the whole United States, and the Qing government also attached great importance to this "student program", so it did not hesitate to send a third-grade member of the imperial court as the leader.

Of course, the Qing government at this time was as chaotic as South Africa in the 21st century, where a black man who could not speak sign language could act as a sign language interpreter at Mandela's global funeral, and a veterinarian could serve as the personal physician for this group of "future pillars of the empire."

Li Mu knew Mike's details, so when Mike jokingly applied to Li Mu, Li Mu also responded half-jokingly: "If you want to come, of course, I now have a butler, a cook, a gardener, a bodyguard, an attendant, and a maid, I think I still need a groom, if it is a veterinarian, it would be better-"

In these years, the United States is not full of luxury cars, and even automobiles have not yet been invented, so even if Li Mu will become the richest man in the world in the future, he can only take a carriage.

Of course, considering Li Mu's current dress, perhaps becoming a cowboy is more suitable for Li Mu.