That night, Li Mu and Rockefeller went to the presidential palace as promised and had dinner with Ulysses Grant. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Mu drove the "BMW" with the "Mercedes-Benz" logo on the road, but unfortunately this stalk was only understood by Li Mu and did not reflect the desired effect.

That's right, when choosing the logo for "BMW", Li Mu did not use "blue sky and white clouds", but used the triangular star of "Mercedes-Benz", which is one of the few bad tastes of Li Mu.

Sitting in the driver's seat of the car, Li Mu smiled all the way, very satisfied with the effect of this mix.

Although explosion-proof glass has not been successfully studied, but the use of thicker glass can also be replaced, in order to protect the safety of passengers and drivers, a layer of protective net is installed inside the glass, although it looks a bit nondescript, in fact, it can also provide effective protection for passengers and drivers, and does not affect the line of sight, the effect is quite passable.

Franklin's job was done very well, the engine was strong, and the car was still able to run with five people.

Except for Li Mu and Rockefeller, everyone else saw the car for the first time, since Li Mu and Rockefeller dared to sit, then Carnegie they did not hesitate, Li Mu sat in the driver's seat as the driver, Rockefeller grabbed the co-pilot, Carnegie and Henry Dupont, William Vanderbilt could only squeeze in the back seat.

Carnegie and Henry are better, and William Vanderbilt, who is squeezed in the middle, is more pitiful, but fortunately, William's figure is not fat, and he can endure it.

Li Mu looked at the crammed back seat and palpitated, this may be the most expensive car in history, if there is a car accident on the road, the American economy will collapse immediately.

It is impossible to have a car accident, Li Mu and several people have a large number of bodyguards and assistants, and when they go to the presidential palace, they are followed by a large group, which is almost like the army, because there are many four-wheeled carriages in the convoy, so the speed can't get up at all, and it is not easy to get into a car accident.

Besides, only Li Mu's car on the street these years is iron-clad, even if there is a car accident, it will only be the other party who suffers.

When he got into the car, Henry Dupont complained: "Really, I'm a tycoon, and it's really unseemly to squeeze the back seat with you guys, Reem, you're so thin, do you want us to change it." ”

"Hahahaha-Henry, this place made by Ream is called the driver's seat, just like the driver of a carriage, and I finally have the opportunity to let Ream be a coachman for us, so you can save it." Before Li Mu could speak, Rockefeller grabbed the conversation first.

"Anyway--this is a car for Mr. President, let's use it first, Mr. President won't be angry-" Carnegie was still a little less energetic than the others, and still had concerns about Grant.

"Don't worry, we're not taking advantage of Mr. President, we're helping Mr. President test the performance of this car, and Mr. President will definitely not be angry." William Vanderbilt was cunning and eloquent.

"I said, we should record this moment, there will never be five billionaires crammed into a car again, this is a very commemorative event, so please smile brightly-" Li Mu will not let go of such a good opportunity, he has already found a photographer, and he wants to preserve this scene forever.

"Cut, you just want to advertise your product." Rockefeller exposed Li Mu's conspiracy in one bite.

"That's right, but there are no prizes." Li Mu took the initiative to raise his hand and greeted the camera.

The camera was a bit big, it looked like a big box, and the cameraman had to get into a black cloth to frame the picture, and there was a huge magnesium powder flash next to the camera to increase the brightness, and the film could not be bent, it was as strong as a metal disk, and each shot had to be taken out and saved immediately, otherwise the photo would be invalid.

It's such a rudimentary camera, it's not something that ordinary people can afford, a photo costs about five dollars, and only a rich man like Li Mu is qualified to call a photographer.

"Come, let's say cheers together-" Li Mu shouted the slogan, Rockefeller and Henry Dupont gave face, everyone smiled and waved to the camera together, leaving this incomparably precious photo.

It is indeed precious, this is not to say the value of the photo, but to say that the person in the photo is too rich, many people want to figure out how much money Rockefeller and Carnegie had when they were the richest, in fact, they were the richest people in the world at different times, including the infamous Vanderbilt family in the 21st century, if their wealth is magnified according to their actual value, they are also qualified to become the richest man in the world in the 21st century, and they are much richer than Bill Gates.

Using the federal income tax rebate in 1918, Rockefeller's net worth was about $1.5 billion, which was equivalent to nearly 2 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States at the time, which is equivalent to $341 billion in the twenty-first century in 2014 dollars.

In 1901, Carnegie sold his steel company to JP Morgan for $480 million, equivalent to more than 2.1% of the U.S. GDP at the time, although only half of the money belonged to Carnegie, but Carnegie himself had assets of more than $200 million, so in 2014 dollars, Carnegie's net worth at that time was about $372 billion.

In 1873, the assets in the hands of the Vanderbilt family were not inferior to those of Rockefeller, and Henry Dupont, who had already controlled the American Gunpowder Association, was an invisible boss.

It's really not much, Li Mu doesn't have much cash in his hands, but the wealth that Li Mu has is indeed extremely amazing, in the statistics of the "Boston Evening News", the land controlled by Li Mu alone is worth more than 20 million US dollars.

Because the company is not a public company, the Boston Evening News is unable to estimate the value of the company, but judging from the successive orders from the Department of War, the company is now worth more than one million dollars.

The value is even higher is Junma Electric Company, which has only been established for a few months, and its sales have exceeded 10 million US dollars, and if you value Junma Electric Company, it will also exceed 20 million US dollars.

Li Mu also has shares in the Corbyn-Rim Shipping Company, Carnegie Riem Steel Company, and the San Diego Investment Company, all of which are not publicly traded companies and are incalculable in value, and the Boston Evening Post gives a conservative estimate of $10 million.

Also valuable is Li Mu's patent, Li Mu has granted the right to produce smokeless gunpowder in the United States to the American Gunpowder Association, although this license can only bring Li Mu more than 100,000 US dollars per year, but this is immeasurable for the value of the Junma Arms Company, the Boston Evening News said that the value of this patent is more than two million US dollars, this is only in the United States, if you count Europe, the value of this patent will be higher.

The Boston Evening News did not yet know that Li Mu had decided to set up a factory in the Far East to produce smokeless gunpowder, otherwise the Boston Evening News would have given a higher estimate.

Having the same value as smokeless gunpowder are patents on stainless steel and weapons steel, which Li Mu licensed to Carnegie-Riem Steel, and Li Mu received a stake in Carnegie-Riem Steel, which is also in the United States, and if you include Europe, the value of these two patents will rise.

To sum up, Li Mu's assets have now reached about $60 million, so the Boston Evening News gave Li Mu a title: Mr. the richest man.

If not the richest man in the United States, at least the richest man in Massachusetts.

Well, when the Boston Evening News gave this statistic, the car had not yet been tested, so the car part was not counted, and the phone was also not counted, and the news of Li Mu writing a check to Franklin has now spread all over the Horse Laboratory, and although Antonio Meucci does not say it, he shows his attitude with practical actions.

Li Mu will not favor one over the other, the original reward for the communication team is also limited to Christmas, as long as the research can be successfully carried out in advance, each day in advance, the bonus is also 10,000 US dollars.

It's December, and there's not much time left for Antonio Meucci, so Antonio Meucci also moved into the lab with a quilt.

In fact, even without a car and a telephone, Li Mu's net worth is increasing day by day, and the Boston Evening News underestimated the value of the Horse Arms Company, which has received orders of more than one million dollars through the Cuban War, so one million dollars certainly cannot represent the value of the Horse Arms Company.

Also underestimated is the Corbyn-Riem shipping company, Li Mu has not yet spread the news of the asphalt lake on the island of Trinidad, this asphalt lake alone, its value is far more than 10 million US dollars, Li Mu also has a large area of plantations and mines in Cuba, not to mention the value of the plantation, the value of the mine is immeasurable, such as the iron ore on the Puliar mountain, except for Li Mu, no one knows how much iron ore is stored on this mountain, Li Mu will not announce the relevant news, that is a number that will make Carnegie collapse.

At present, most of the proven mines in the United States are concentrated in the Great Lakes region, and Li Mu does not know how many iron ores there are in the Great Lakes region, but what Li Mu knows is that all the iron ore in the Great Lakes region is not as rich as the iron ore on the Puyar Mountains.

Li Mu also knows a lot about places like Pugliar Mountain, such as oil in the Gulf region, such as mining areas in Australia, and East Texas oil fields with reserves of more than 680 million tons, if Li Mu tells Rockefeller the news, then Rockefeller can now pay Li Mu 10 million US dollars in cash.