How much is an island with an area of 670 square kilometers worth?

This is indeed a problem. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

No country in the 21st century will sell such an island, and such a large island is already larger than the total area of many small countries.

Seven years ago, the United States bought Alaska from Russia, with a total area of 1.71 million square kilometers, and it only cost $7.2 million, not to mention that Molokai Island was still a penal colony for lepers, and Li Muken paid a lot of $100,000.

After all, Fern Jerome is not the Kingdom of Hawaii, so Fern Jerome did not directly agree to Li Mu, the two chatted a few more words, and Fern Jerome got up to say goodbye.

Walking out of Li Mu's camp, Fern Jerome remembered that he didn't get the answer he wanted.

Fern Jerome wanted to warn Li Mu not to meddle in the affairs of the Hawaiian Kingdom, but somehow, he was led off the pace by Li Mu.

Li Mu was not idle here, watching Fern Jerome say goodbye, and Benjamin came to Li Mu again.

"Do you really want to buy Molokai?" Benjamin really couldn't figure out what Li Mu wanted Molokai Island to do.

"Of course I bought it, it's only 100,000 dollars, 670 square kilometers, isn't it cost-effective?" Li Mu felt that it was a good deal, 100,000 US dollars was a big amount for others, but for Li Mu, it was only ten sets of power supply equipment.

"What are you going to do with those lepers?" Benjamin knew that Li Mu was not a good person, and if Li Muxiang bought Molokai Island, then Li Mu would definitely clean up Molokai Island.

"You also saw today that the living conditions of those leprosy patients are not good, so I will find a small island in your name to build a sanatorium for leprosy patients-" Li Mu was really scheming, and he really didn't want to keep those leprosy patients in an eyesore.

Perhaps this is a good thing for those lepers, Molokai Island is rarely populated, and those lepers have eaten a meal without a meal, at least in the sanatorium, those lepers do not worry about eating or drinking, which can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good.

"Okay, I'll donate $10,000." Benjamin was generous.

As one of the shareholders of the Santiago Investment Company, Benjamin is also very rich now, although the Santiago Investment Company has not paid dividends yet, but Benjamin's father-in-law is the president of the United States of Cuba, so it is not too simple for Benjamin to find money.

Li Mu also did this to give Benjamin prestige, although there was a suspicion of carrying private goods, but Benjamin was still grateful, so it was also appropriate to have some blood.

"It's only 10,000, you're so stingy." Li Mu disliked.

"It's quite a lot, well—" Benjamin disagreed, it was a nineteenth-century dollar.

It is indeed a lot, Li Mu built more than 30 houses on Waijiji Beach, and the cost is about 20,000 US dollars.

Of course, this cost does not include labor costs.

The next day, Fern Jerome came to visit Li Mu again.

Li Mu did not entertain Fern Jerome with iced wine this time, but asked Chu Xue to make a cup of tea.

So the exchange between Fern Jerome and Li Mu began with tea.

"There is also black tea in India now, but the taste is still not as pure as this." Fern Jerome is also picky.

"Hmph, a group of thieves are still qualified to pick and choose?" Li Mu was not polite and directly exposed the old bottom.

That's right, now "tea" is no longer a specialty of the Qing Empire.

From about the beginning of the eighteenth century, tea became an important commodity in trade between the Qing Empire and Europe, when the Qing Empire was a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economic model, and there was basically no demand for European products, so all European countries faced a big problem, they had no goods to exchange the tea of the Qing Empire, and could only use silver to buy, which also became an important reason for the British to smuggle opium to the Qing Empire.

For a long time, European countries tried to obtain tea cultivation methods, and because of the Qing Empire's "closed country", Europeans could not penetrate deep into the Qing Empire, so the Qing Empire was able to keep secrets.

In 1848, the East India Company sent Scotsman Fu Qiong to the Qing Empire to look for opportunities.

In order to obtain the secret of tea, Fu Qiong did not hesitate to shave off his hair, leaving a Qing Empire's "yin and yang head", and learn the Qing people's way of life, in the end, Fu Qiong got a large number of tea seeds, but also collected a large number of tea tree specimens, finally, Fu Qiong brought 23,892 small tea trees and about 17,000 tea seeds to India, and took away 8 Qing Empire tea workers.

From then on, the Qing Empire could no longer keep tea secrets, and in the 75 years between 1854 and 1929, Britain's tea imports rose by 800 percent.

"No, no, no, we should say that we helped you Han people, otherwise you should still be in the Qing Empire now, instead of becoming a Wall Street tycoon." It seems that Fern Jerome has inquired about Li Mu's details.

"I should thank you for that—" Li Mu was not angry, but he also had no intention of arguing with Fern Jerome.

No matter how Li Mu accuses the British, the British are the one who profits, this is irrefutable, so Li Mu is not quick to speak, and Li Mu will slowly settle accounts with the British in the future.

"You're welcome, as members of the civilized world, we have a responsibility to do more." Fern Jerome is not ashamed, but proud.

"In that case—then why don't you put your responsibility on these poor people in the Kingdom of Hawaii?" Li Mu did not save face.

While Li Mu and Fern Jerome were having tea and chatting, hundreds of Native Hawaiians hired by Chen Guofang were digging trenches as part of the camp's defense, which were five meters deep and ten meters wide, and those Native Hawaiians were not paid ten cents a day.

With a salary of only three dollars a month, labor is really cheap.

"Mr. Ream, how do you know that we are not responsible to the people here—" Fern Jerome sighed faintly.

The Anglican Church still has a role, they came to the Kingdom of Hawaii to counterbalance the American missionaries, and in the current cabinet of the Kingdom of Hawaii, more than half of the ministers are Anglican members.

From this point of view, it is easy for Kamihameha IV to ask God to send God, although the introduction of the Anglican Church has successfully curbed the expansion of American missionary power, but I am afraid that it will be the front door to drive the tiger and the back door to enter the wolf.

"Okay, you're in charge, but Fern, do you mean to let someone else share some of the responsibilities as well?" Li Mu tapped on the side.

Who won't say if you're obedient, and you won't lose two pieces of meat.

"Hehe, this has become a source of trouble, Reem, why should you meddle." Fern Jerome smiled bitterly, he had already heard that Li Mu would definitely not stand idly by.

"I'm sorry Mr. Fern, your British Empire is already an empire on which the sun never sets, and you have colonies thousands of times larger than your mainland in the world, Africa, Australia, Canada, etc., etc., there are colonies of your British Empire everywhere, so why can't you let go of this place in Honolulu?" Li Mu cried poor, compared with the British colonial area, Li Mu, an American, has no confidence.

"Reim, you have to know that the Anglican Church came to the Kingdom of Hawaii at the invitation of the King of the Kingdom of Hawaii, not by someone who came uninvited." Fern Jerome was almost unnamed.

"Hehe-" Li Mu smiled dumbly, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

I can't talk about it this day, I've been talking to death.

January 30th, David? Kalakaua was elected as the new King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

There is little suspense in the election process, David? Kalakaua's opponent, Queen Emma, is not worth mentioning, David? Kalakaua himself was the cousin of Kamehameha IV, and no one could compete with David Kalakaua on the premise that the king did not leave a will, and although Queen Emma was the widow of Kamehameha IV, it was clear that none of the MPs who participated in the vote wanted a woman to be king.

But if Li Mu hadn't appeared, in another twenty years, waiting for David? After Kalakaua's death, Hawaiians will be faced with a painful choice, at which point they will have to elect Queen Lirio Carani as Queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

On the first of February, under the auspices of the Anglican Church, David? Kalakaua succeeded him as King of the Kingdom of Hawaii and was known as "Kalakaua I".

Li Mu participated in David? Kalakauu's inauguration, this is the first time Li Mu met David? Kalakau.

David? Kalakaua is not yet forty years old this year, which is the age of physical strength, and this guy's figure is very much like that of one of the most successful post-80s in the 21st century, but David? Kalakaua has a bushy beard, and to make a statement, David? Kalakaua shaved all the beard off his chin, and with that little curly hair, it looked really funny.

Li Mu really can't appreciate this kind of style, see David? At the first glance of Kalakaua, Li Mu felt that the whole person was not good.

This is another short-lived look!

Again!

In just one year, the Kingdom of Hawaii has lost two kings, and if this one dies young, the risk of becoming a king is too great.

The ceremony took place inside the imposing "Aleiolenihila," the largest palace in Hawaii, which was ordered to be built by King Kamehameha IV, but was not fully completed until after the death of King Kamehameha IV.

It is a two-storey classical building with white marble facades, round Roman columns and slender arched windows, and is the most beautiful building in Honolulu.

Since the time of Cammy Hamiha IV, it has been the residence of the King of Hawaii, but David? Kalakaua doesn't want to live here, David? Kalakaua wanted to build a new palace opposite the "Aleiolenihil" and then cede the use of the palace to the government headquarters and legislative assembly of the Kingdom of Hawaii, as well as the seat of the Supreme Court.

"We're going to build a new Hawaii, and it's going to be a paradise for all Hawaiians, where people of all races come together, where there's no harm, no hostility, there's no war, and it's a home for all of us—" At the banquet after the coronation, David? Kalakaua is making an impassioned speech.

If you just listen to the speech, it is not bad to trust Mr. Wang's eloquence, but Li Mu's mind is obviously not in David? Kalakauu's eloquence, as soon as the banquet began, Li Mu and Benjamin slipped out onto the balcony.

"Alright, my job is done, it's up to you—" Benjamin triumphantly did his job beautifully.

According to the division of labor between Li Mu and Benjamin, Benjamin will be David? Kalakaua was given the throne, and Li Mu was responsible for changing the Kingdom of Hawaii to the Republic of Hawaii, and then the referendum began.

"That's good, now you can go home, don't forget to go to Washington, maybe Mr. President will buy you candy." Li Mu's mouth was very damaged.

"No, no, no, I don't want to go to Washington, and I still have to help you complete the referendum, but now I'm tired, so I want to take a break." Benjamin didn't want to go back to the icy Washington, but how good Hawaii was, the sun, the sand, the sea, compared to Washington, it was a paradise.

"Whatever you want—" Li Mu responded casually.

At this time David? After Kalakau's speech, the banquet hall burst into enthusiastic applause, and Li Mu and Benjamin came out of the balcony and applauded rhythmically with everyone.

David? Kalakaua looked around the audience and waved, if there were two more sentences of "comrades have worked hard", it would be about one-third of the demeanor of the Taizu of the Celestial Empire.

Those who are qualified to participate in the banquet are all figures with heads and faces, members of the Congress, tribal chiefs, cabinet ministers, and even members of the Security Committee, and a big businessman like Chen Guofang can't get together with David? Kalakaua followed.

This also strengthened Chen Guofang's belief, and before the banquet was over, Chen Guofang took the initiative to come to Li Mu.

"Next, it's time for us to appear." Chen Guofang was eager to try.

"That's right, next is our stage, but don't worry, we always have to put on a cool look." Li Mu is not in a hurry, just let David? Kalakaua will make him cry sooner or later.

Li Mu didn't go to David? Kalakau, but can't stop David? Kalakaua came to Li Mu.

David? Kalakaua was very close to the people, and shook hands with the guests attending the meeting, and soon it was Li Mu's turn.

"You came with your family?" David? Kalakaua made a mistake in the first sentence.

There are also a lot of Chinese who participate in the banquet, there are always twenty or thirty, although Li Mu is dressed in a costume, but he has a Chinese face, so he is David? Kalakaua took it for granted that he was a child of a certain family.

David? Kalakaua also has an escort by his side, and the escort is about to be David? Kalakaua introduced, Li Mu said with a smile: "Congratulations to your Majesty, I didn't come with someone, my name is Reem, the president of the Horse Group, this time I came to Hawaii for a vacation, it happened to coincide with his meeting, and I am honored to witness His Majesty's coronation." ”

Uh-huh, it's useless, the business of the Stallion Group hasn't reached Hawaii yet, so David? Kalakaua still doesn't know who "Riem" is.