Speaking of land reclamation, this work has a long history, the Dutch have been doing this since the 13th century, and now the Netherlands, one-fifth of the territory is "created". Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Manhattan Peninsula is surrounded by water, in addition to the lower city is facing the New York Bay, the other directions are surrounded by the East River, the Harlem River and the Hudson River, Li Mu is the idea of hitting the New York Bay, here is not only close to the lower city, the space for reclamation is also the largest, if Li Mu has the ability, it is not a problem to create a Manhattan Island.

"Reclamation - in what name?" Arthur was interested in Li Mu's proposal, and it was clear that this was a feasible solution.

"Since you value public facilities so much, then I can build a park, and of course, I can also build a few small houses for my company." Li Mu's abacus is good, and the company building is built in the park to become a garden-style building, which not only creates a beautiful working environment for the company, but also highlights the company's compulsion near the lower city.

What happened to Rockefeller?

It's not that you have to stay honestly in the steel jungle on Wall Street, and the environment is definitely not as good as the Empire State Building built in the park by Li Mufu in the future.

What happened to Morgan and DuPont?

Do you have what it takes to turn Wall Street into a park?

If it really gets what he wants, then Li Mu's company will become the best company in the Manhattan Peninsula, and this alone is enough to attract attention. And the reason why Li Mu desperately wants to squeeze into Xiacheng is to seize the best resources and attract more eyeballs.

"If you want to build a park, would you like to take over Battery Park?" Arthur finally got the hang of it, and thought of a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Battery Park? Where is it? Of course Li Mu is interested, it sounds like this is an unfinished project, this kind of project is the most oily, and the nature is similar to that of copying the bottom.

"Bartley Park is a planned park, this plan has been in existence for ten years, but it has not really been implemented-" It is different from what Li Mu expected, what kind of unfinished project is this, but it is only a project on paper, and it has not started at all: "About ten years ago, the New York City government planned to transform the battery area where Castle Clinton is located into a park, but for various reasons, this plan was not implemented, so the current Castle Clinton is still an immigration center on the East Coast, if you will." , you can take over the project. ”

During the Anglo-American War of 1808-1812, many castle forts were built around New York City to defend against British attacks.

Ten years ago, before Tweed came to power, Li Mu didn't know why this plan was not implemented, thinking it was related to the project budget.

Tweed is a well-known big embezzler, although this guy is keen on municipal engineering construction, but if it is a project without benefits, this guy will definitely not waste his efforts, the reason why Bartley Park has been on paper for ten years, Li Mu estimates that it is also related to the project budget, after all, even if it is Tweed, it is not good to greatly increase the project budget that has been formulated.

"Battery Park - you're a good idea, but I've renovated the Battery District, where does my mansion come from?" Li Mu is not afraid of spending money, but he can't spend money without any purpose, since Fort Park has been on paper for ten years, then the relevant design must be very complete, every inch of land should have a plan, if you can't squeeze out the construction land, then it's a cup.

"There are a total of four castle forts in the battery area, and only one is planned to be kept, which is Castle Clinton, you can tear down the other three castle forts and build your mansion on the site of the castle-" Arthur, as the head snake of New York, has a deep understanding of New York's urban planning, and it is easy for Arthur to take advantage of loopholes.

Li Mu held his chin and thought for a minute, and resolutely clapped his head: "It's done, let's talk, how much does it cost to open the joint?" ”

Li Mu was out of the way, and in order to create a glamorous façade for Junma Investment Company, Junma Weapons Company, and Time Magazine, Li Mu decided to make a desperate bet.

"It doesn't cost much, this project is now a personal hate, the city government can't get oil and water and is unwilling to start construction, and the citizens are looking forward to starting construction but can't push it forward, if you are willing to take over, probably - four or five hundred thousand dollars should be enough, and then you can change the drawings at will and build the battery park into the way you want." Seeing Li Muken take over, Arthur also breathed a sigh of relief.

As one of Grant's henchmen, Arthur knows how much Grant attaches importance to Li Mu now, so Arthur is very willing to befriend Li Mu, if Li Mu's business is big enough, then for Arthur, this will be a political resource in Arthur's hands in the future, so Arthur is willing to extend an olive branch to Li Mu now.

Of course, the main problem is that it is not possible to use up so much money to dredge the joints, and Arthur, as the handler, should withhold part of it as public relations expenses.

"Okay, half a million, I'll send you the money tomorrow." Li Mu doesn't feel sorry for the money, Morgan still has millions of dollars waiting for Li Mu to get, if he can spend this money to win a park in Lower Manhattan, where every inch of land is expensive, this deal is still very cost-effective.

Early the next morning, Li Mu went to the fort area to take a look at the environment before sending the money.

It's still very good, the battery area is at the southernmost tip of the Manhattan Peninsula, lined up with four castle-style batteries, with a total area of about 20 acres. The second castle on the right is the Clinton Castle, which is about 200 meters from Broadway and no more than 600 meters from Trinity Church and Wall Street.

In Li Mu's opinion, there is still the possibility of expansion of the Fort District, after all, the Fort District is close to the New York Bay, if Li Mu spends some more capital to fill out a 100-meter land, then it does not seem difficult to expand it by two or three times.

Of course, reclamation will certainly increase the cost, but considering this is Lower Manhattan, it's worth the extra cost.

"That's it, find a way to buy the two houses next to it, and then connect them together, I'm going to build the tallest building on the Manhattan Peninsula here, which will be the headquarters of our Horse Investment Company." Li Mu is ambitious and wants to make a splash in Manhattan.

"I have to say, you're a bold idea." Grover Cleveland praised Li Mu's plan.

Grover Cleveland is now the head of the legal team of Gallant Investment Company, and Grover Cleveland's business activities of Horse Investment Company must be witnessed by Grover Cleveland, Li Mu wants to introduce Grover Cleveland and Arthur to know each other today, and when Li Mu is not in New York in the future, if there is any problem, Li Mu will communicate with Arthur through Grover Cleveland.

"When it's finished, there's a floor inside that is yours, and you can move your law firm over." Li Mu is investing in Grover Cleveland now, anyway, Li Mu plans to build a high-rise building with dozens of floors, and there are only a few people in the Junma Investment Company, so it will definitely not be used up.

"That's great! Thank you very much, Mr. Ream. Grover Cleveland was overjoyed, and as a New Yorker, Grover Cleveland knew how hard it was to put a law firm in Manhattan.

"You're welcome, we're in the same camp now, and we should help each other." Li Mu opened his eyes and said nonsense.

In fact, Grover Cleveland is a Democratic Party, and Li Mu's Republican Party is a standard hostile camp, but this does not affect the cooperation between Li Mu and Grover Cleveland.

"Hehe, it's an honor to play for Mr. Ream." Grover Cleveland certainly never imagined that he would be president in a few years, so he is very humble now.

In order to hire Grover Cleveland, Li Mu offered Grover Cleveland a price of 5,000 US dollars per year, which does not include daily expenses, that is, for example, the last time Grover Cleveland went to Springfield to defend Li Mu, Li Mu had to pay extra.

For Li Mu, this is not a problem, to spend this money to make a future president, this price can be described as extremely cost-effective, and after Grover Cleveland enters the White House, he can casually give Li Mu a business, and Li Mu can earn back all the investment.

On April 30, Li Mu asked 200 grassroots officers and skilled veterans to arrive in New York one after another, and during the two days of waiting, Li Mu ordered George Dewey to lead the officers to begin to familiarize themselves with the performance of the new weapons, especially defensive grenades.

Li Mu wants all veterans, all of whom have participated in the Civil War, have rich combat experience, and are between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five.

Li Mu offered these veterans a weekly salary of 30 US dollars per week, the annual salary is about 1,500 US dollars, in order to support these 200 people, Li Mu has to pay about 300,000 US dollars a year, which is only the salary, considering their daily expenses, then Li Mu has to pay a total of about 500,000 US dollars, this is only under normal circumstances, if there are casualties, then Li Mu also has to pay a pension, the number of pensions is calculated according to the annual salary, if it is killed in battle, it is generally two years of salaryIn other words, a person's life in the first year is worth about three thousand dollars, which is the officially recognized price.

The annual salary of 1,500 US dollars is high-tech in this era, and it is not a problem to support the livelihood of the family, so the 200 people under Li Mu have a strong desire to fight, and they are eager to fly to Cuba now, drive the Spaniards away, and receive the final bonus as quickly as possible.

That's right, Li Mu had promised these officers that if they could help the Cubans drive out the Spaniards, then each of them would receive at least one year's salary as a reward.

The salary is already high, and you have to add bonuses, so you can't really work hard.