398 Hearings
In Li Mu's plan, the production of the Phantom must reach at least 10 vehicles per month in order to effectively seize the luxury car market.
The main problem lies in the number of skilled workers, as long as there are enough skilled workers, twenty vehicles per month can also be done.
It is still the old method, Li Mu implemented the set that was originally implemented in the Junma Arms Company in the Junma Automobile Factory, with the old with the new, and the enthusiasm of skilled workers to be stimulated with bonuses, and I believe that as long as the rewards are in place, it is not difficult to solve this problem.
At the end of June, Congress in Washington held its first hearings on whether to move the Centennial of Independence from Philadelphia to New York.
That's where democracies fuck up, no matter how big it is, hold a hearing first, learn from the experience of all parties, summarize the advantages and disadvantages, and then make a decision.
Of course, if a hearing is inconclusive, then try again until a conclusion is reached.
The purpose is good, but the process is sad, the Centennial Exhibition of Independence is expected to begin on May 10, 1876, and end on November 10 of the same year, the time span is as long as half a year, less than two years from May 1876, if this Rausch hearing comes ten times eight times, then there is no need to build any venues and facilities, directly find a vacant lot in Philadelphia or New York, and everyone will set up a stall together.
If it really gets to that point, this independent centennial exhibition is a joke.
Congress apparently knew the consequences of delay, so Grant was adamant that the hearing on the change of venue would only be held once, which meant that this time the hearing had to conclude that either Philadelphia would continue or New York would take over, and there would be no third possibility.
Li Mu arrived in Washington with twenty-five BMW cars on the eve of the hearing, which was not enough to meet all the requirements, but Li Mu had done his best.
In those years, the locomotive was underpowered, and a train could only carry five or six more cars, and each car could only carry two cars, so in order to get these cars to Washington safely, the Junma Automobile Factory used two special trains to transport these cars to Washington.
As a party of the New York delegation, Li Mu is qualified to participate in this hearing, speaking of which, this is the first time Li Mu has entered Congress and participated in the state affairs of the United States, but Li Mu unfortunately suffered from insomnia, and in the morning, Li Mu got up with two dark circles under his eyes.
"Hehe, it seems that our big hero is not very energetic, what, don't you have hope for the hearing?" Rockefeller habitually ridiculed Li Mu.
"As long as you're not in our delegation, I think we have a lot of hope, you know, your image will affect our overall image score, so John, if you can, you can sit back a little bit later." Li Mu is a poisonous tongue, and immediately talked about Rockefeller's appearance.
In fact, Rockefeller's image is still quite good, of course, this is from the position of a white man, if you take into account Rockefeller's identity, then even if Rockefeller looks like the bell ringer in "Notre Dame de Paris", then Rockefeller will still be welcomed.
From Li Mu's standpoint, Rockefeller's appearance is indeed lackluster, with a hooked nose, deep eye sockets, brain gates, red eyebrows, and green eyes-
In Li Mu's opinion, Rockefeller looks similar to Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings".
"Cheer up, guys, today is our big day, we have to get serious-" Arthur began to assign tasks, now acting like a commander-in-chief: "I'll appear as the first speaker later, Reem you are my deputy, if I miss, you have to remember to remind me, Piper, and the two Johns, your task is to find the councillors and gentlemen you know well, make sure they support us, that bastard Paul went to Brian, Brian will definitely support him, we are facing a bad form, But we must be united and believe that we can succeed. ā
Even if Arthur's words cheered everyone up, they also strengthened his confidence.
The two Johns are John Rockefeller and John Vanderbilt, and American names are like that, and they always choose names very randomly, so the odds of renaming are amazingly large, and if you shout John on the street, two or three out of ten people will definitely turn back.
Brian is the Republican leader among the senators, and this guy is a Philadelphia, so he will definitely support Philadelphia to continue to host the Centennial of Independence Exhibition.
This is the reality of the two-party system in the United States, don't think that the party is monolithic, in fact, there are factions, look at every party election before the US election, the noise is not much worse than the final presidential election.
"A little bit of confidence Arthur, we're not without the strength to fight." JĀ· P. Morgan is full of fighting spirit.
At the helm of the Morgan consortium USA, J. J. P. Morgan's work was also very busy, and he was able to find a week in his busy schedule to stay in Washington with Arthur to run for the Centennial Exhibition of Independence. P. Morgan is indeed very difficult.
A group of tycoons combined, the energy is indeed amazing, although Brian is the Republican leader of the Senator, JĀ· P. Morgan did not admit defeat, the Philadelphia people did not have as much bargaining chips to host the Centennial Exhibition of Independence as New York, as long as New York paid attention to it, the right to host it must be New York.
It was not known what time the hearing would take place, so breakfast was prepared and everyone ate as much as they could, and then they went to the Capitol together.
Located on the 25-meter-high Capitol Hill, the Capitol is the heart of the United States, built between 1793 and 1800, and like many important buildings in Washington, the early Capitol was destroyed by the British in the Anglo-American War of 1814.
God bless America, as in the movie made by Boca Geedswaite, on the night the British burned down the Capitol, a heavy rain unexpectedly came, so the Capitol was not completely destroyed.
After the war, the Americans rebuilt the Capitol, and in 1851-1867, it was expanded several times to finally form this size.
The Capitol building is about two kilometers away from the Tidal Lake in a straight line, and Li Mu and his entourage did not take a car or ride a horse, so they walked to Capitol Hill, on the one hand, in order to eat after dinner, and on the other hand, they could also sober up and prepare for the war of words later.
"Reem, you go in with me later, when I speak, you remember to stand by my side, if I miss something, you have to remember to remind me out loud, if the bastards in Philadelphia provoke you, remember not to respond to them, I will get you justice, of course, if you can do something to provoke them, it will be better for us to win." Arthur was busy communicating with Li Mu along the way, trying his best not to have an accident at that time.
"They shouldn't provoke me, in front of so many senators, I don't think they will give us such a big gift." Li Mu knows the cruelty of competition, in order to win, Arthur and they are certainly unscrupulous, and the people of Philadelphia must be the same.
"Who knows, so you have to be prepared, you have to know, you are the first Chinese to appear in the US Congress, although you are not a senator now, but this is enough to be eye-catching, I recently heard that the Philadelphia guys attacked your Junma Group, and even included your acquisition of Springfield a while ago, you have to be prepared, whether it succeeds this time or not, it is estimated that the Philadelphia gang will not give up." Arthur reminded Li Mu that he felt a little guilty between his words.
"Hehe, don't worry, if they attack me, maybe I won't pay attention to them, but if they attack the Horse Group, it can only be said that it is a group of fools, they have picked the wrong target, and the Horse Group will make their heads bleed." Li Mu is not worried, the merger of the Junma Group with Springfield is Grant's meaning, if the Philadelphia people don't mention this stubble, then it's okay, if this matter is mentioned, Li Mu will let the Philadelphia people go around without eating.
"You know, do you remember the Knights of Labor?" Arthur suddenly mentioned a name that Li Mu had not seen for a long time.
"Of course." Fortunately, Li Mu has not forgotten that this organization, like the Ku Klux Klux Klan, is a staunch anti-China organization, and Li Mu will definitely not forget it.
"The Knights of Labor are not dead, they are rampant in Philadelphia, last time you took out the Knights of Labor in California, and pushed Congress to declare the Knights of Labor an illegal organization, so those people hate you so much, they are now reappearing in the name of the Workers' Association, I heard that they have made 'get all the non-whites out of America' as their platform, so you have to be careful with this organization, although it seems that these people are not in a bad climate now, but it is always a trouble." Arthur introduced the current situation of the Labor Knights, and added another reason for Li Mu to hate the Phillies of Philadelphia.
"Unions ā they can really toss, I said the bosses in Philadelphia are stupid, do they just let the unions run rampant in their factories?" Li Mu couldn't figure out what the Philadelphia people were doing, and if the Philadelphia people wanted to use the union to attack Li Mu's Junma Group, it would be too far-fetched.
"Hehe, who's the biggest boss in Philadelphia? It's Paul Masefield, the mayor of Philadelphia, and you're the owner of a factory at most, and Paul Masefield is the boss of a city, so he doesn't care if the union organization hurts the bosses, as long as it gets him votes. In Arthur's view, winning the support of workers is far worse than winning the support of bosses, such as Li Mu and Rockefeller, as long as they win their support, then it is equivalent to winning the support of tens of thousands of workers in the Horse Group and Standard Oil, which is a profitable business.
As he spoke, Capitol Hill was in front of Li Mu and his party.
When they were about to enter the Capitol, Li Mu and his entourage happened to meet Paul Mesfield and others, who also came on foot.
Arthur didn't mean to say hello to Paul Maesfield, Paul Maesfield just glanced at Li Mu and the others, just like looking at the air.
The battle began from this moment.