When it comes to the construction industry, this should be another key industry in Li Mu's hands. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There is a construction company under the Junma Group, but because this construction company has not yet undertaken business to the outside world, so there was not much profit last year, but after all, the strength is there, there are a lot of construction workers under Li Mu, strictly speaking, the more than 20,000 people in the Kuobin Reservoir are considered construction workers, if you add this wave of people who build houses professionally under Li Mu, it can be regarded as the leading construction company in the United States.

Building a reservoir is much more difficult than building a palace, the palace looks magnificent and splendid, but in fact, the construction is not very difficult, especially the soil bun of Kalakaua I, Li Mu can fool Kalakaua I by casually making a drawing.

Also, if Kalakaua I handed over the task of building the palace to the construction team under Li Mu, then Li Mu would be able to prepare accounts at will, not to mention that the budget was 200,000, even if it was estimated to be 300,000, it would not be able to stop.

Therefore, Li Mu had to tie up the undertaking of the project with the payment of the money for the purchase of the island, so that Kalakaua I had to give in.

Kalakaua I was not stupid, after listening to Li Mu's words, although Kalakaua I couldn't say anything wrong, he still obviously felt that something was wrong: "Are your workers paid according to the salary standard of American workers, or according to the salary standard of local Hawaiian workers?" ”

Uh-huh, labor costs, that's a big problem.

Speaking of which, the workers under Li Mu are not cheap, and the salaries paid by Li Mu to the construction team workers are relatively high even in the United States, on the one hand, because the Chinese workers are hard-working, on the other hand, Li Mu now has the capital to toss in his hands, and if he wants to improve the social status of the Chinese, it is not enough for Li Mu to have money alone, Li Mu wants to create a large number of middle classes, so as to effectively improve the social status of the Chinese.

Hawaii is different, Hawaii is a tribal kingdom, strictly speaking a semi-slave and semi-feudal country, such a country, if Kalakaua I, as the king, wants to recruit laborers, the labor cost is about equal to zero.

"Of course, it's paid according to the salary of American workers, and my workers come to Hawaii from Springfield and pay a portion of the travel allowance." Li Mu told the truth and did not intend to make a fuss in this regard.

"That's not going to work, you Americans are too well paid to pay for it—" Kalakaua I was self-aware.

It is indeed quite high, Li Mu's salary for the Chinese workers of the construction team is an average of thirty-five dollars per month, although this salary is a little lower in New England, but considering that Li Mu's workers do not need to spend on food and housing, this salary is still very good.

Hawaii was much worse in Hawaii, and if Kalakaua I wanted to hire people, it would be temporary workers, and it was impossible to get a high salary, so it would be nice to be able to take care of it.

"You don't need to worry about this, you just need to tell me what kind of palace you want, I will naturally give you a budget and a quote, and after you have seen it, you are deciding whether it is suitable or not." Li Mu dug a big pit and prepared to kill Kalakaua I in one go.

The budget is a thing, in fact, it doesn't mean much, even if it is written in black and white, it will not become Li Mu's sword of Damox, no matter how low the budget listed by Li Mu is, as long as he gets the job in hand, Li Mu can modify it at any time, and when the time comes, Karakawa I will not regret it.

"If your budget is reasonable, it doesn't matter if it's handed over to you." Kalakaua I relaxed.

Compared with Li Mu, Kalakaua I was as simple as a little white rabbit, he definitely didn't expect Li Mu to calculate him, and he would calculate so thoroughly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely give you a suitable project budget." Li Mu gave a promise, and this promise was also worthless.

After talking about the island, Kalakaua I finally began to talk about the subject: "I wonder what Mr. Ream came to Hawaii for?" Is it just for a vacation, or is there some other purpose? ”

It seems that Kalakaua I has learned about Li Mu's past and is not unscrupulous towards Li Mu.

"It's just for the holidays, and of course, if there's the right business, it's okay to get a ticket." Li Mu's words were sincere, but in the ears of Kalakaua I, it was completely different from what Li Mu wanted to express.

In Kalakaua I's view, Li Mu meant Molokai by "business", while Li Mu actually meant the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Well, for Li Mu, turning the Kingdom of Hawaii into the Hawaiian State of the United States is Li Mu's business.

"Okay Mr. Ream, I hope we sign the agreement as soon as possible, and then I want your funds to be in place as soon as possible, and finally have a nice holiday." Kalakaua I was about to end his conversation with Li Mu, and continued to deal with the chicken leg that the maid had just served.

"As you wish, I will mobilize the funds as soon as possible." Li Mu politely said goodbye, turned around and left.

When Fern Jerome sent Li Mu out of the palace and was about to reach the palace gate, Fern Jerome suddenly said, "I hope a Molokai Island will satisfy your appetite." ”

"Come on, Fern, honestly, I don't see any future here, do you want to stay in Hawaii for the rest of your life? Here, it is estimated that there will not be many believers. Li Mu did not respond positively, but inadvertently planted a thorn in Fern Jerome's heart.

Fern Jerome is in his fifties this year, which is already considered a long life expectancy for this era.

Of course, Fern Jerome probably won't admit that he is old, and if Fern Jerome is still unwilling, then Fern Jerome should have something to look forward to.

In Li Mu's opinion, Fern Jerome is indeed unwilling, otherwise Fern Jerome would not have helped Li Mu find a suitable partner so quickly, Edward is the best partner for Li Mu, and a noble man for Fern Jerome.

"I have my duty." Fern Jerome was really unwilling, and his tone of voice was a little resentful.

"So what is your duty? Maintaining the rule of the Kingdom of Hawaii? That's not what you're supposed to do as a priest. Li Mu was not polite.

"My duty is to guard against careerists like you." Fern Jerome is not welcome.

"Alright then, goodbye, I hope we have a good time working together." Li Mu smiled and said goodbye to Fern Jerome.

Fern Jerome shook hands with Li Mu and watched Li Mu's car slowly leave surrounded by a group of knights.

"Send someone back to Springfield tomorrow and let Henry organize men to come over as soon as possible." Li Mu felt a headache, and the days without a mobile phone were really sad.

Not to mention mobile phones, the telegraph in these years is only a cable telegraph, and there is no submarine cable between Hawaii and the United States, so if you want to send a telegram, you have to send someone to San Francisco, and then you can send a telegram, this back and forth is a small twenty days, if there is an accident in the middle, the daylily is cold.

"Okay." Yan Shun carefully recorded and used a simplified version of Chinese characters.

"Wushuang, you go to Molokai Island tomorrow, tell Ford, and speed up the pace of training." Li Mu wanted to make a quick decision, and since Kalakaua I had sent the opportunity to Li Mu, Li Mu was not welcome.

"Don't worry, Master Li, I'll leave early tomorrow morning." Chu Wushuang's voice was calm, since Li Mu established the "Chuntian Security Company", Chu Wushuang's temperament has become more and more calm.

Li Mu wants to buy Molokai Island, and Kalakaua I wants to sell Molokai Island, which seems to be a willingness to fight and suffer, but in fact, it is not so simple.

How to say it, although Kalakaua I is the king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kalakaua I's rights are not big, and the rights of the Kingdom of Hawaii are in the hands of Congress and the Legislative Assembly.

Therefore, Li Mu knew very well that Kalakaua I would definitely get the consent of the Congress, and once the opinion of Kalakaua I and the opinion of the Congress conflicted, this was Li Mu's opportunity.

On February 10, Crawford arrived in Hawaii, but Li Mu did not pick him up, not wanting to be stimulated.

The body is still too weak, purely from the perspective of development, Li Mu's physical maturity is not as good as Gloria, so Li Mu is now guarding a few seemingly sweet little Lori, but he has no chance to start, which makes Li Mu upset.

In fact, if according to the tradition of the Qing Empire, Li Mu has now reached the age where he can get married, and the people of the Qing Empire get married relatively early, under normal circumstances, they can get married at the age of fourteen, and they can be regarded as late marriage and late childbearing if they get married at the age of seventeen.

This is not an exaggeration, look at today's Emperor Tongzhi, the Empress Dowager Cixi in order to delay the time of the Tongzhi Emperor's pro-government, the Tongzhi Emperor's marriage was postponed again and again, until the Tongzhi Emperor was already seventeen years old and could no longer be delayed, so that the Tongzhi Emperor was married.

The same is true for Guangxu in the future, Guangxu also got married at the age of seventeen and became pro-government at the age of eighteen.

According to Li Mu's age, Li Mu has reached the age of marriage in the Qing Empire, but it is different in the United States, Americans are still relatively conservative, generally speaking, they will not get married until they are twenty years old, Li Mu is also an American now, so Li Mu has to endure it for a few more years.

Regarding age, this may be the only place where Benjamin has a sense of superiority in front of Li Mu, when he was in Cuba, Benjamin and Crawford often showed affection in front of Li Mu unscrupulously, and now it is estimated that they will not be restrained, so out of sight and out of mind, Li Mu simply does not pick up.

"Mr. Reem, at yesterday's cabinet meeting, Mr. Stanley Dewey once again rejected His Majesty's request, and after the meeting, a fierce dispute broke out between His Majesty the King and His Excellency the Chancellor. Chen Guofang reported the latest progress to Li Mu.

"Don't worry, let them toss first." Li Mu is not in a hurry, the conflict is not fierce enough now, and more needs to be added.

No, you need to pour a barrel of oil.