692 Torii
In the 21st century, the president is only the nominal leader of the country, acting as the mascot of the country, and it is the ubiquitous chaebols and alliances of interests that really have a strong influence on the country and determine the fate of the country.
In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Vanderbilt family was the largest plutocracy in the United States, so it is understandable how surprised Washington's top officials were when Paul Vanderbilt was killed in his home.
At the same time, the Horse Group is undoubtedly the largest plutocracy in the United States at the end of the 19th century, so even if Li Mu has the greatest suspicion for the death of Paul Vanderbilt, it is still William Evatt who appears on Governors Island, not the police.
"For the whole country, we need the established order, so that we can always maintain an upward posture, consciously maintain a good order is the duty of every citizen, because this is also to protect the rights of citizens, this kind of thing, we do not want to see this happen, today it may happen to the Vanderbilt family, tomorrow it can happen anywhere, if this behavior is not effectively curbed, then the justice we have been maintaining will completely collapse-" Obviously, William Brown. Evatt didn't just come to talk to Lee about Paul Vanderbilt.
William Evatt's meaning is obvious, if everyone does not follow the order, then what happened in Vanderbilt's house today may also happen tomorrow on Governor's Island, although this is only a baseless conjecture, and even a little vicious, but the words are not rough, and the murderer will always kill him.
Li Mu didn't speak, looked at William Evat and smiled slightly, and in his heart he had already sentenced Hayes and William Evatt to death.
Your sister, when Hayes didn't become president, he said that it was all over the place, as if Hayes became president, and Li Mu could be the emperor.
Now Hayes is becoming president as he wishes, but from time to time he asks William Evatt to come over and beat Li Mu, as if Li Mu and the Junma Group are the biggest obstacle to Hayes building a fair society.
"-Of course, Mr. President also knows, Reem, you don't have to do such a thing, you are the smartest person in our America, and smart people never do stupid things-" Li Mu did not speak, and William Evatt could only continue, probably seeing that Li Mu was in a bad mood, William Evatt tried to say something good, so as not to cause more serious consequences.
There is a popular saying on the Internet in the 21st century, called "Poverty limits my imagination", the power of money cannot be ignored at any time, let alone the nineteenth century, even in the twenty-first century, it is not difficult to shut up a person, think about how Diana died, because she is a celebrity, Diana has such a great influence, so will more people die silently?
The answer is absolutely yes.
With the money and power that Li Mu has, Li Mu can do whatever he wants, that is, Li Mu was not born in the United States, otherwise Li Mu can even run for president of the United States, as long as Li Mu is willing, and it is certain that Li Mu has a good chance of being elected, if Li Mu is willing, it is not impossible to subvert a country, in South America, in East Asia, Li Mu has shown the ability, which has to make Hayes and William Evatt feel cold, so that they are in the face of Li Mu. It is difficult to achieve the purpose of warning without making Li Mu angry.
What is certain is that the current Li Mu and Junma Group are definitely more tricky than the original Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt family.
"William, if you have anything to say, you let me confirm, I have confirmed, what else do you want to say?" Li Mu interrupted William Evatt's touting, which was already many, even from the Secretary of State, and there was not much novelty.
In just a few years to create a horse group from scratch, Li Mu's cleverness has been recognized, in terms of the speed of accumulating wealth alone, even Rockefeller has to bow down in front of Li Mu, as for the older generation of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Li Mu is not comparable at all, Cornelius Vanderbilt was originally engaged in a traditional industry, there are many predecessors of experience to learn from, Li Mu is engaged in many emerging industries, even the technology has to be developed by himself, fools can not do all this.
"What I want to say is that if you need to, then you can push for state intervention in the economy with your own efforts, you have a lot of friends in Congress, you have more connections than Mr. President, and what Mr. President can't do, you can't do it." William Evatt finally found an entry point, which was proposed by Li Mu just now, so Li Mu should be interested.
The network is wider than the president, which sounds incredible, but in fact, if there was no support from Li Mu at the beginning, Hayes would not have been able to become president at all, and he would not even be able to pass the party primary.
After becoming president, Hays's political ambitions did not conform to the universal values of the United States today, and the establishment of a "fair and just" America sounded very demagogic, but it was just a flower in the mirror, and it was impossible to do it in the 21st century, and the 19th century was simply absurd.
When it comes to allies in Congress, members of Congress seem to have noble status, but in fact, they are the same as Runkel and Chen Guofang, acting as the spokesperson of a certain force, even in the 21st century, no one can enter the Congress as a member purely by public opinion, and it is even more impossible in the 19th century, and because Li Mu has a good relationship with the tycoons, Li Mu really has a lot of friends in the Congress.
Li Mu has at least more friends in Congress than Hayes, and Hayes has offended almost everyone because of his "fairness and justice".
This is completely on the opposite side of "the people", how can there be friends.
"Ha, I promote the state's intervention in the economy, and I will do the bad guys, and the best benefits are yours, is that what you mean?" If Li Mu agrees to this kind of thing, then Li Mu is not worthy of being described as a smart person.
Increasing the level of government intervention in the economy will certainly increase the government's voice, and if this happens, it will happen during Hayes's tenure, and perhaps future presidents will be grateful to Hayes.
In the same way, increasing the degree of government intervention in the economy will definitely cause the opposition of all capitalists, although Li Mu does not oppose the state intervention in the economy, but will definitely not be this bird, in the history of the past, great as Roosevelt, but also took advantage of the World War II period when the country was in a state of war, the president's power increased greatly to achieve, Li Mu thought that he did not have the ability to provoke World War II, so forget it.
"Hehe, of course I didn't mean that, I just said that in your current position, you should be more cautious." William Evatt laughed a little awkwardly, even if it was the talent of politicians to spit on himself, he couldn't stand being ridiculed in person.
"I'm cautious enough, Mr. Secretary-" Li Mu didn't want to talk nonsense, why should he listen to other people's irresponsible remarks about his social status earned by his ability.
Speaking of which, there is no point in chatting any further, William Evatt obviously still doesn't understand what an "awkward chat" is, but fortunately, William Evatt knows that it will end at the right time.
"It's sad enough to be the secretary of state." Looking at William Evatt's back, Henry shook his head and smiled bitterly, William Evatt's performance today is terrible, not to mention the Secretary of State, such a person is placed in the Horse Group, and it is estimated that he can't even be a branch manager.
In the East, first-class talents go to be officials, second-rate talents go to business, and the West is just the opposite, the best talents are in the business community, politicians are spokesmen, and only a very small number of geniuses can stand out.
This problem is relative, there are many successful businessmen in ancient times, such as Fan Li and LĂź Buwei, all of whom are models of successful businessmen, and this kind of thing is more determined by the environment, and the status of official-based state officials will be infinitely magnified, while the Western electoral system is just the opposite, and people like Li Mu who have a large number of votes in their hands are the real bigwigs.
"He may be a good lawyer, but not in other ways." Li Mu is also helpless, this is the case in the United States at this stage, the easiest to transform into a politician is a lawyer, probably they are good at using their own mouths.
"Well, I used to be a lawyer, and although I wasn't a good lawyer, it seems that I have a good talent for business." Henry was very glad to have hugged Li Mu's big thick legs, if he hadn't met Li Mu at the beginning, Henry couldn't imagine his current life.
"Then go and play your talents, remember to inform Washington, we are ready to raise the standard of cars, so the previous contract is not suitable, we have to renegotiate." Li Mu will not let go of this opportunity, the order that was lost because of William Vanderbilt has now been regained, and the lost part of the profit will also be recovered.
Although Li Mu promised Grace Vanderbilt that he would keep the Vanderbilt logo and factory name, Li Mu was no longer ready to produce Vanderbilt cars with low technology, high cost and low profits.
The next day, Arthur asked Li Mu to watch rugby.
As the favorite sport of New Yorkers, the emergence of major football leagues, effectively enriching the lives of New Yorkers, there are fixed football games every weekend, because there are still fewer teams in the league, so each team has to play more than six games with the same opponent every season, which also makes a full season of football last more than half a year, which is simply a blessing for New Yorkers who lack entertainment, football has become the new favorite of New Yorkers, even if it rains on weekends, the courtside is crowded with people.
Li Mu and Arthur must have been in the box to watch the game, the open-air rugby stadium located next to Horse Square has 120 boxes, Li Mu and Arthur are both box season ticket holders, of which Li Mu's box number is 008, Arthur's is 007.
Arthur's box number has nothing to do with the agent, speaking of which, this is still the box that Li Mu chose for Arthur, in Chinese, 7 is an auspicious number, especially for politicians, seven up and eight down.
On the surface, all the boxes look the same, but in fact, there is a hole in the inside, Li Mu's No. 008 box looks exactly the same as other boxes, but when you walk into the box, you will find that the area of this box is amazingly large, twice as large as the area of other boxes, so that there are independent wine cabinets and bars in the box, of course, there is no bartender here, if you want to drink, you need to do it yourself.
Li Mu is definitely the most expensive bartender in the world, but it is far worse than the skills and other bartenders, but fortunately, Arthur doesn't mind, the two of them have a glass of wine each, and then sit behind the glass curtain wall, and the words in their mouths have nothing to do with the game on the court.
"Railroad-related stocks have been growing like crazy lately, and even stocks in related industries have been rising, and Andrew's guy is going to die of joy right now, and Carnegie-Riem Steel stock has almost doubled recently, and it's all exactly the same as it was a few years ago, but unfortunately, it seems that people have forgotten about a few years ago, and they still want to put all their savings into the stock market, which is simply crazy." Arthur is worried about the current market, which was caused by the collapse of the railroad stock in the previous few years, and now that the railroad stock has started to grow wildly, Arthur is really worried that history will repeat itself.
"This is a reincarnation, you can only see the thief eating meat, you can't see the thief being beaten, and you deserve to be sheared." Li Mu has never speculated in stocks, so all the subsidiaries of Junma Group are not listed, which is why Li Mu keeps a low profile, his companies are not listed, there is no need to publish financial statements, Li Mu has wealth in his hands, like an iceberg under the sea, except for Li Mu himself, no one knows how much, and the so-called revelations in the newspaper are all speculation.
Arthur may have found out, but he hasn't learned the truth yet, but Li Mu knows the reason for the crazy rise in the stock of the railway company, it seems that the Union Pacific Railroad and the North Pacific Railroad have already attacked the New York and Hudson River Railroad, no matter which of them will be the winner, Li Mu will not be with him.
"When I was mayor in the past, I could ignore the economic crisis, but now that I am governor, I can't sleep every day, and I feel my heart beating faster when I look at the numbers in the stock market. Arthur laughed at himself, this guy has been seriously in health in the past two years, and his whole person is developing horizontally, which is very in line with the public's impression of politicians - a corrupt official with a big belly.
"Heh, are you willing to let you go back to customs to be the commissioner now?" Li Mu is not used to Arthur's problems, he wants to be a bitch, and he wants to set up an archway, and he can't let one person take all the good things.