Donations were meant to be part of the election.

In fact, the Democrats are facing the same problems that the Republicans are currently facing, but to a different extent.

Relatively speaking, the Democrats have handled this issue in a smarter way, having started collecting money from the party a long time ago and issuing bonds specifically for the general election, so it seems that the Democrats are not as serious as the Republicans' problems.

In fact, if the Democratic Party comes to power, it may go even further than the Republican Party.

The problem is that most voters do not know the virtues of the Democratic Party, and they still expect that after the Democratic Party comes to power, the government's style of action can be greatly improved, so although Li Mu has prepared a lot of external moves, the effect of these external moves has yet to be verified, and it does not mean that Hayes will definitely succeed in winning the election.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it's June 1st.

On this day, Will and Claudia held an engagement ceremony at Trinity Church in New York, attended by more than 500 guests, most notably Ulysses Grant, Republican candidate Hayes and Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden.

Ulysses Grant and Hayes were both invited by Will, and Samuel Tilden's arrival surprised both Li Mu and Will.

According to US law, US military personnel are not allowed to have political leanings, but military personnel can vote in general elections, so winning the support of the military has always been the top priority of election work.

Considering the relationship between Will and Li Mu, although Will himself has never publicly expressed his political leanings in public, when the election begins, Will will undoubtedly vote for Hayes.

In fact, Will's engagement ceremony is also a show, although Samuel Tilden knows that the odds of winning are not big, but he still has to actively fight for it, which can be regarded as doing his best and knowing his destiny.

During the ceremony, due to the limited capacity of the Trinity Church, less than half of the guests were able to enter the church to observe the ceremony, and more people had to stay outside the church, which could only be regarded as a gesture.

But even this "gesture" is not something that everyone is qualified to have, and only with an invitation signed by Will or Li Mu himself can he enter the Trinity Church on June 1.

The engagement ceremony is different from the marriage ceremony, it is not as grand as the marriage ceremony, but there are also vows and ring exchange ceremonies, when Will and Claudia exchange rings, Li Mu and Gloria are in the first row of the church, and they can observe all the process of the engagement ceremony from a close distance.

"By the time we get engaged, I don't want it to be so cumbersome." Gloria, dressed in a gown, stared at Claudia's ring without squinting, babbling in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

This hand requires hard work, and ordinary people can't do it.

"How are you going to go? It can't be done in our living room at that time..."Li Mu didn't squint, but what he said was also off topic.

"That's not bad, I just want to get the blessings of our own people, and everyone else's doesn't matter..."Gloria thought openly, not caring about the red tape.

In fact, in the final analysis, marriage is a matter of two people, even if it is magnified, it is just a matter of two families.

But people live in the world, it is impossible to do everything as they want, and they always have to consider the feelings of other people, so no matter what Li Mu and Gloria think, the engagement ceremony of the two of them will definitely be more grand than the engagement ceremony of Will and Claudia.

"If it's for us on it... God, I don't know if I'm going to laugh. Gloria seemed to be a little nervous, as if she couldn't hold back herself.

"Calm down, we'll talk about it later." Li Mu gave Gloria a vaccination, today's stage belongs to Will and Claudia, and Li Mu doesn't want to make any extraneous complications.

Fortunately, the part of the exchange ceremony passed quickly, and when Will and Claudia showed their engagement rings together, there was a warm applause in the church, and Li Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief, according to the plan, this should be the last content.

"Then move to the Castle Clinton Hotel and we'll have a real celebrating the couple tying the knot in the presence of God." The master of ceremonies came forward in time to announce the successful conclusion of the engagement ceremony.

On the way to the Clinton Castle Hotel, Yan Shun reported to Li Mu what happened outside Trinity Church during the engagement ceremony: "At the beginning of the engagement ceremony, there were two groups of people who wanted to forcibly break into the martial law area, one of them was a supporter of the Democratic Party, and the other group was an aboriginal from Montana..."

Native Americans from Montana are making a block for Will, Li Mu can understand, but why are those Republican supporters? Li Mu really couldn't figure it out.

"They wanted to make a big news, and they called photojournalists, but our preparations were more thoughtful, we seized two cameras, and four reporters..."

In fact, the Democratic Party also has its own newspaper, but compared with "Time Magazine", the influence of the Democratic Party newspaper is really not worth mentioning, so Li Mu has never taken this seriously.

"Buckle it, just buckle it, be careful not to hurt them, and release them tomorrow." Li Mu is also simple and rude, the so-called "freedom of the press" is a joke in Li Mu's place.

For media workers, "freedom of the press" is a thing that must be adhered to, but in fact, the so-called "freedom" is also relative, and within the scope of the rules, freedom can of course be unscrupulous, but if it touches some minefields, "freedom" will immediately become a castle in the air, and this has never changed even in the 21st century.

In fact, this is valid in all industries, the so-called "freedom" is a joke, the "freedom" that people have has been carefully reviewed by some people or certain departments, complete "freedom" never exists, even in utopia, freedom is a luxury.

"Springfield reported that Gogill wanted to take a train from Springfield to New York yesterday, but was stopped by the police department and the rifle association. Yan Shun immediately left the reporters behind and brought up another thorny issue.

Welcome to the little fat man, this guy is unwilling is certain, but what he can do is extremely limited, maybe the little fat man wants to come to New York to "sue the royal court", but in Springfield, if Li Mu does not agree, the little fat man can't even get on the train now.

"Tell Richard and Ryan that if they can help me with this, then I'm going to donate $100,000 each to the Massachusetts government and the Massachusetts Rifle Association next year, and if they can't, then it's very simple, tell them it's not just one or two people staring at the governor of Massachusetts, and the mayor of Springfield." Li Mu's connections in Springfield are not just Bruce Motley.

Bruce Motley is the current governor of Massachusetts, and Li Mu originally entrusted Bruce Motley with the solution to the Zaihan factory, but now it seems that Bruce Motley cannot complete it.

With general elections in Massachusetts and Springfield next year, Richard Wesley has made it clear that he will run for governor next year, and Ryan Matthew is also preparing to run for mayor of Springfield.

Richard Wesley, a former Justice of Massachusetts, and Ryan Matthew, who was previously president of the Springfield Rifle Association, actually have a good chance of getting their wish, but if Li Mu doesn't think so, then they are both in a dangerous situation.

After all, there were not many things that needed to be handled by Li Mu personally, and after Yan Shun reported these two things, he immediately kept silent.

The convoy arrived at the Clinton Hotel, the hotel was ready to receive it, the red carpet stretched from the hotel door along the steps to the entrance, the red carpet was flanked by energetic waitresses, they have undergone special etiquette training, a slight smile showing eight teeth is only the entry level, the waiter who has received complete etiquette training, the professional level is not inferior to the famous lady, this is a special gift prepared by Li Mu for the guests of the Clinton Castle Hotel.

"Welcome to the Clinton Castle Hotel..."As soon as Li Mu got out of the car, he immediately ushered in a field of warblers and swallows.

Li Mu didn't forget to help Gloria open the car door, and then raised his hand to call Bresta over.

Bresta, as Will's old subordinate, will of course be fully responsible for the security of the entire engagement ceremony on today's special day.

Li Mu reminded Bresta more vaguely, but Bresta reacted quickly: "Don't worry, Reem, I have mobilized a total of nearly 400 police officers today, and even transferred the police force of the Independence Centennial Exhibition for this purpose, and I can now assure you that there will be no problems in the whole process, and in any case, the mood of the guests will not be affected." ”

This is the best, Li Mu can still trust Bresta, so he casually chatted with Bresta and followed Will and Claudia into the Clinton Castle Hotel.

Today's Castle Clinton Hotel is full of lights, both the ribbons and balloons in the traditional Western ceremonies, and the big red double happiness in the traditional Eastern ceremonies, these big red double happiness are specially requested by Will, Li Mu was originally going to use it again in his engagement ceremony, but after seeing it, Will said that he liked it very much, so it came in handy now.

Of course, Li Mu will not object to this kind of thing, and it is actually difficult for square words to have a chance to appear on the top occasions of white society, so this can also be regarded as an opportunity, Li Mu can be used to test the guests' acceptance of Han elements.

What makes Li Mu feel relieved is that not only is the big red double happiness, but the Americans seem to have a soft spot for the red lanterns, and Rockefeller even asked Li Mu for a batch to decorate his home.

When he was about to walk into the banquet hall, Mason secretly gestured to Li Mu, so Li Mu casually made an excuse and came to the stairwell with Mason.

"We found out that there were irregularities in the Japanese Pavilion, they were selling souvenirs and traditional Japanese crafts without permission, which violated the rules of the Centennial Exhibition of Independence, and I thought... Shouldn't we do something about it? Mason's words made Li Mu feel overjoyed.

According to the regulations, each country participating in the Centennial Exhibition of Independence can build its own branch pavilion, which is considered part of the Centennial Exhibition.

Japan has invested heavily in this area, not only buying land in Manhattan at great expense, but also building its own chapter.

In fact, this branch office is not very useful, and many countries use it as an office to receive citizens, and Japan has done this before.

However, there is another purpose for the construction of the Japanese branch hall, and after the end of the Centennial Exhibition, Japan will rely on their branch to re-establish the Japanese embassy and consulate in New York.

In addition, regarding the sale of souvenirs, the Centennial Exhibition of Independence has clear regulations, and all souvenir sales must be carried out by the official of the Centennial Exhibition, and other countries and states in the United States have no right to do so.

If according to past experience, this regulation will not cause any objections, the problem is that the sales of souvenirs at the Independence Centennial Exhibition are so hot that the so-called wealth is very attractive, so some people have the idea of souvenirs.

The Japanese hit the muzzle of the gun.

"Don't come forward, report this matter to the Organizing Committee of the Independent Centennial Exhibition, they will do it more thoroughly than you." Li Mu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make the Japanese disappear completely in New York.

Up to now, the relationship between the Junma Group and Japan is irreversible, so Li Mu will definitely not show mercy, this kind of matter is not good for the Junma Group to come forward, or it is more authoritative to come forward in the official name, Li Mu does not want to be in the limelight.

"Okay, I'll let them know right away... Also, the exhibitor from the Zaihan factory will be boarding the bus back to Springfield today, should we do something? Mason didn't dare to make a decision privately, so he still had to ask Li Mu's opinion.

After Li Mu and Gloria confirmed their relationship, Yan Shun's identity became a little embarrassing, so now Mason is not only Li Mu's driver, nor is he just Li Mu's security director, but also Li Mu's personal assistant, and many things that are inconvenient for Li Mu to do are carried out by Mason.

"Since they want to go, let them go, and the exhibition hall of the Qing Empire, since they don't want to use it themselves, then cancel it for them and give it to those who really need the opportunity." Li Mu's way of dealing with it is very simple, originally Li Mu bought the exhibits of the Qing Empire It was a very good thing, but now that it has reached such an extent, Li Mu can't care about the "general body of the country".