Will, who was unable to reside in New York, returned to Virginia after a week of sabbatical, and Li Mu still had to help Hayes win the campaign and fight the Democratic Party.

Having lost its source of intelligence within the Republican Party, the Democratic Party has gradually lost the upper hand in the election campaign with the Republican Party.

Time was only then beginning to really exert its power, and a series of propaganda campaigns had struck the Democrats and The Echo in a struggling manner.

There is only one month left before the final election, and the black materials that Li Mu deliberately suppressed in the early stage have finally come in handy, which are related to the abnormal flow of funds of the Democratic Party and the violation of the "Abolition Order" in the southern states.

The blow to the reputation of the Democratic Party is huge, and it can be said that the most intolerable thing in American society at present is the problem related to "slaves".

The severity is similar to that of "racial discrimination" in the 21st century.

Basically, as long as it touches the edges, it is the rhythm of the collapse of the whole character.

Compared to the Democratic Party's vacillation over slavery, corruption in the Republican Party does not seem so unbearable for the first time.

An article in Time magazine in October put it very thoroughly: Even if the Democratic Party comes to power, it will not be possible to completely eliminate the influence of corruption on the government in a short period of time, and after the Democratic Party comes to power, it is very likely that the problem of corruption will fall deeper and deeper, causing the US government to step from one quagmire to another.

Compared with the Republican Party, which has been in power for more than ten years, what the Democratic Party lacks most at present is the experience of being in power, which should have been one of the good things for the Democratic Party.

Time magazine has been explaining this issue for a long time, and now it has finally changed people's views to a certain extent, and the lack of political experience is definitely not a good thing, just like a person who has never held power, once he is in a position beyond his ability, he will be blinded by power and unable to look at problems with a rational eye.

In the past history, there have been countless people who have proved this matter, and Time Magazine is now just reminding people to pay attention to it, which is definitely not a fabrication.

At the end of October, Hayes and Samuel Tilden had their first congressional debate.

Hayes and Samuel Tilden both served as governors before becoming presidential candidates, so there is no need to worry about their oratorical skills, both have ambitions and vow to lead the United States out of the economic crisis.

After the speech, in an informal internal vote, Hayes and Samuel Tilden were tied.

This is undoubtedly a major victory for the Republican Party.

You must know that in the current Congress, although the Republican Party is still the ruling party, it is already at a disadvantage, and the Democratic Party has become the majority party in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, so it is not easy for Hayes to tie with Samuel Tilden.

In the evening, at his home on the shore of Luoying Lake, Li Mu hosted a banquet for a group of political allies as usual.

In the cold winter of October in Washington, the outside temperature has reached below freezing, but the interior is as warm as spring, before the meal, Li Mu, Benjamin Harrison and others sat around the burning fireplace and chatted.

"You bear skins are so beautiful, you can't put them down..."Benjamin Harrison's attention was not on the approaching election, but on the bearskin in his chair.

It is a cold winter, the snow is flying outside the house, the sky and the earth are white, because the indoor lighting system is brightly lit, the white bear skin shows a silver light under the illumination of the light, the hand is gently brushed, the silver hair on the bear skin will be swirled in a circle, it is really beautiful and intoxicating.

Lin Mu didn't have the opportunity to contact it in his previous life, but he didn't have much interest in high-end furs, and even Li Mu was disgusted with the harm to wild animals in his heart.

But in this era, as an arms dealer, Li Mu can hate fishing, can hate horseback riding, but must not hate fur, because fur is usually associated with hunting, how can an arms dealer oppose hunting, that is simply smashing his own job.

"Isn't it pretty? This is a polar bear endemic to Russia, and if you like it, I'll have someone send you a few later. Li Mu's tone was indifferent, and he wanted to pretend to be something inadvertently.

"Unique? Benjamin Harrison is not a child, this guy is well-educated, knowledgeable, and a man who can be president in the future, so it's not easy to frighten him.

"Canada's bear skin is not good, whether it is glossy or otherwise, it can't be compared with the Russian polar bear, haven't you noticed, the Russian polar bear has a temperament that makes people dare not look at it directly, they are always majestic and fearless." Li Mu is not a person who admits defeat easily, although he was exposed by Benjamin Harrison, he immediately came back by himself.

"Hahahaha... Russians and fearlessness have nothing to do with it, and it's a different story if it's a drunk polar bear. Benjamin Harrison laughed, disapproving Li Mu's words.

At this time, the Russian Empire had not yet evolved into the Soviet Union, one of the two poles of the world, and although Russia had a vast territory, it gave the impression not of fierceness and fearlessness, but of laziness and twilight, like an old man who was about to die, who may have been a fierce and strong man when he was young, but as he grew older, his body had become old.

"Okay, of course you can think so, but I want to remind you that people who underestimate Russia will eventually be taught a lesson by Russia, think about Napoleon back then..."

Napoleon, like Hitler, was a stepping stone to Russia's murderous reputation, and without Napoleon and Hitler, perhaps Russia would always have been the country that slept in the Arctic Circle, without any presence in the world.

"Harrison boy, don't argue with Ream, think about Ream's profession, this guy is an arms dealer, I wish the world was at war all the time, so in terms of understanding the strength of various countries, I believe Ream must have put a lot of effort into it." Burnside's timely intervention to lighten the mood came at the right time.

Li Mu and Burnside also signed an agreement, and after Burnside retired, he would also come to the Junma Group as a senior consultant to the Junma Group, so of course Burnside had to speak for Li Mu.

"Reem, if you like fur, then I still recommend high-end furs from the East, such as the sable of the Qing Empire, which is definitely the best among furs, as long as you see it, then you will definitely fall in love with it." Chen Guofang also came out to play the round.

Chen Guofang is now accustomed to this seemingly casual way of communication in the West, but Chen Guofang still preserves a lot of Chinese customs, just like the wine in everyone's hands, including Li Mu, also drinks wine with ice, while Chen Guofang's hands are pure liquor, without adding anything.

To say that Li Mu's wine stored here is now enough to open a wine museum, especially after Li Mu wrapped up the exhibits of the Qing Empire, Li Mu has collected more than ten kinds of liquor alone, with excellent quality and complete types, even in the Qing Dynasty, it is really rare.

Speaking of fur in the Qing Kingdom, Li Mu of course also has a collection, and fur accounted for a large part of the exhibits in the Qing Kingdom.

Li Mu's collection of these furs is still of high quality, even compared with the tribute of the Qing State, it is not much better, after all, the Qing people are this virtue, the early stage is a swollen face and a fat man, and the foreigners must not look down on themselves, and in the later stage, they simply measure the national strength of China and form a friendship with the country, so the exhibits that the Qing Kingdom brought to participate in the World Expo, even if they are placed in the Qing Kingdom, can also be called high-quality products.

"Reem, I heard that you recently sent someone to the Ryukyus?" Burnside looked up, and finally got down to business.

"It's not recent, it's been more than half a year ago..."In front of a group of allies, Li Mu didn't need to hide it.

"What the hell do you want to do? In the past two months, the Japanese ambassador has been going to Mr. Hamilton every day to cry, which has annoyed Mr. Hamilton..."Benjamin Harrison seems to be serious, but in fact he is watching the joke from the sidelines.

The current secretary of state is Hamilton Fish, a native of New York, born into a political family, whose grandfather was governor of New York and who was also governor of New York.

Li Mu sent people to drive the Japanese out of the Ryukyus, and the Japanese government is still powerless to fight back, so it can only put its hope on political negotiations, so during this time, the life of the Japanese ambassador to the United States was extremely aggrieved, and he went to the gate of the presidential palace to guard Tian'er, hoping to see Ulysses Grant and sue Ulysses Grant.

It is worth mentioning that the former Japanese ambassador to the United States has been removed from his post because of his ineffective work, and the new Japanese ambassador to the United States is called Ichiro Iwata.

This Iwata Ichiro is half American, his father was an American who did business in Japan, and later established a family in Japan, and then there was Iwata Ichiro, Iwata Ichiro also has an American name called Edgar Robertson, which is why Iwata Ichiro became the new Japanese ambassador to the United States.

Because of Li Mu's relationship, Ulysses Grant's attitude towards Iwata Ichiro was to avoid it, so Iwata Ichiro couldn't find Ulysses Grant, so he could only retreat to Hamilton Fish.

To be honest, Hamilton Fish doesn't want to deal with Ichiro Iwata if he can, after all, Ulysses Grant is about to leave office, and Hamilton Fish's career as secretary of state is coming to an end.

To be a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, as long as he is in his position, he must do his job, although Hamilton Fish does not wait to see Iwata Ichiro, but he can only cheer up every day and deal with Iwata Ichiro's crying.

"Whatever he wants... As Mr. President said just now, I am an arms dealer, and if there is no war in the world, then I will be unemployed. Li Mu said it rightly.

For Li Mu, this reason is really suitable, in fact, Westerners don't have so many twists and turns, and dealing with Westerners can be thought of more simply, without being so complicated.

Li Mu is now disguising himself as a mercenary businessman, which can better explain Li Mu's motives against the Japanese, after all, an arms dealer who wants to provoke a war from time to time is definitely not a good arms dealer, since Li Mu has chosen this profession, then he must behave enough professionally.

"If you want to sell arms, then I suggest you go to Europe, don't look at East Asia, after all, Europe is the center of the world, although East Asia has a large population, but how many people can afford your weapons..." Benjamin Harrison immediately believed in Li Mu's evil and did not suspect him at all.

If there are not so many selfish intentions, what Benjamin Harrison said is indeed the truth, Europe in this era is the center of the world, and in the center of this world, there are still several ancient empires that have decayed, and these imperial aspirants need to be well-equipped to suppress domestic opposition, and they are Li Mu's biggest buyers.

"You don't need to be reminded of this, do you know how many orders the Horse Arms Company has received at the World Expo? That's a number that can put Washington to shame! Li Mu did not say what the specific turnover was, but outside of his words, his resentment towards Washington was still obvious.

It's a bit embarrassing to know that Horse Arms is an American company, but the biggest customer of Horse Arms is not the U.S. government.

Of course, it should be the U.S. government that should be embarrassed, not Li Mu.

At present, the turnover of Junma Weapons Company is not the final turnover, after all, the World Expo will not officially end until the middle of next month, and Li Mu will carry out a wave of sweeping.

After the end of the World Expo, according to the custom, all the exhibits must be disposed of on the spot, so when the time comes, it is a good opportunity to buy at a low price, and Li Mu will definitely not waste it.

"Oh, isn't dinner ready yet, I'm already feeling hungry." When it comes to the purchasing power of the U.S. government, Burnside immediately talks about him.

It is also sad to say that although the United States is about to become the richest country in the world, the US government is so poor that it has to be used as underwear, and the warehouses are empty enough to run horses.

This does not mean that the U.S. government is sympathetic to the people's livelihood and is unwilling to squeeze its citizens in order to fill the national treasury.

The U.S. government has tried its best to increase revenues, but most of these measures are palliative, and they simply cannot effectively solve the current financial difficulties of the U.S. government.

There are many kinds of taxes in the United States, but most of them are aimed at civilians, for rich people like Li Mu, who have a team of lawyers, they often have a variety of means to evade taxes, under this premise, even if the US government is a knife on the rich, it is difficult to raise the knife.