People in the 21st century like to use GDP to convert the net worth of ancient tycoons, even according to the unreliable asset analysis of the Boston Evening News, Li Mu's net worth accounted for one-hundred-fortieth of the GDP of the United States in 1874, which is already richer than Bill Gates. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Therefore, Li Mu's "representative" is not those self-appointed representatives of the people's will, but really confident, if Li Mu is arrogant, Li Mu can even say that he can represent Springfield City.

Although not every Springfield person is willing to let Li Mu "represent", but this is American-style democracy, even if there are 49,999 people who oppose Li Mu, but 50,000 people support Li Mu, then Li Mu will become the legal representative of Springfield.

There are only more than 30,000 people in Springfield, so Li Mu's representative is well deserved.

Rockefeller, Henry Dupont, William Vanderbilt, they all have indisputable authority in their respective cities, in Pennsylvania, Rockefeller's words are definitely better than governors, and in Delaware, Henry Dupont's energy is greater than Rockefeller's in Pennsylvania.

Militarily, during the Civil War, Henry Dupont was appointed Major General of the State Armed Forces, overseeing all of Delaware's armed forces; Economically, the DuPont family has been living in Delaware since 70 years ago, and the DuPont family's gunpowder factory is a pillar industry in Delaware. Politically, Henry DuPont has been the presidential elector of Delaware since 1968, and the DuPont family can manipulate the state legislature to change the state constitution.

That's why the DuPont family, despite their lack of financial resources, is one of the big names in the de facto sense.

This is the standard stealth boss.

As for the Vanderbilt family, this family has a strong influence in the American shipping industry and railroad industry, Cornelius Vanderbilt is over seventy years old, but he is still quick-witted, this guy's net worth far exceeds that of Bill Gates, and he is the prototype character of the computer game "Railway Tycoon".

Relatively speaking, the influence of Andrew Carnegie should be a little weaker, but given that Carnegie-Rim Steel already accounts for one-seventh of the country's steel production, Carnegie's energy cannot be ignored, this is a figure who can push Congress to raise tax rates, and it is absolutely not right to ignore him.

Ulysses Grant ordered Able to draft a document outlawing the Knights of Labor, outlawing all branches of the Knights of Labor, outlawing all activities of the Knights of Labor, and ordering the California government to arrest Jacob Wiesbeck and Daniel Crollin.

"My friends, are you satisfied with the result?" Ulysses Grant still smiled when he looked back after giving the order, as for the Labor Knights, Mr. President did not take it seriously at all, perhaps the ideas of this organization are very marketable among workers, but Ulysses Grant will not forget the source of his power, it is precisely because of the support of Rockefeller, Henry DuPont and other bigwigs that Ulysses Grant can be elected president, so Mr. President is not for all Americans, but for American capitalists.

As for Li Mu, well, Li Mu is indeed very powerful, in the foreseeable future, Li Mu himself and the forces represented by Li Mu will become a non-negligible part of the Republican Party, but not yet, Li Mu himself is not yet an adult, and he is not qualified to participate in political activities, so it is not Li Mu's era yet.

Yes, because Li Mu was not born in the United States, Li Mu is not eligible to run for president of the United States, but Li Mu can become the presidential elector of Massachusetts like Henry Dupont, and he will also have the ability to influence other presidential electors in Massachusetts, which is important enough.

"Thank you very much, Mr. President, you have once again made me feel the democracy, freedom, and justice of America again, and in gratitude for your help, I will build a comprehensive university in Springfield, and if you have no opinion, I am ready to name this school 'Grant University,' and Mr. President, you will always be an honorary director of Grant University." Li Mu reciprocated the favor, and there was a reward immediately.

For politicians, it's not a good idea to send them money directly, giving them the opportunity to brush up on prestige is the most intimate way, and when it comes to brushing up on prestige, what better way than a university?

This "honorary director" has a lot of benefits, although it is only an "honor" and does not allow Grant to participate in the actual management, but because of the existence of this position, there will be a corresponding salary, so this is a good project with both face and lining.

"Grant University - that's a great idea, Reem, and allow me to donate a hundred thousand dollars." Rockefeller was generous and knew that everyone was holding firewood and the flame was high.

"Hehe, as a sign of my respect for Mr. President, I am also donating $100,000." Henry Dupont smiled and laughed, and his gaze at Li Mu was extremely hot, which stemmed from the endless surprises that Li Mu gave him.

"The Vanderbilt family will certainly not sit on the sidelines, and I will donate $100,000 on behalf of the Vanderbilt family." William Vanderbilt felt a burst of powerlessness, and it was not easy to keep up with Li Mu's rhythm in the face of Li Mu's endless new tricks.

"I don't have that much money from you, so I'm going to donate a library, but I'm going to keep donating books to the library, and my goal is to make this library have 100,000 books." Carnegie doesn't have much money right now, but he has a way of expressing himself.

"Well, you're going to have a 'Carnegie Library.'" Li Mu promised that this was the right way to guide Carnegie on the right path.

It was only in the twentieth century that Carnegie began to reflect on the first half of his life, sold his business to J. P. Morgan, and then began his philanthropic career.

Libraries were an important part of Carnegie's philanthropic career, and Carnegie donated a total of 3,500 libraries during his lifetime, some say 2,500, but whether it was 3,500 or 2,500, this is an unimaginable number, and these libraries turned Carnegie around and earned Carnegie a reputation as a "philanthropic tycoon".

"Ream, I really don't know what to say, I just did what I had to do." Ulysses Grant put down the cigar in his hand, got up and opened his arms to Li Mu.

I don't know if this is the first time that Li Mu and Ulysses Grant have hugged since they met today, and it seems that it is not enough to describe the relationship between Li Mu and Ulysses Grant with a simple "intimacy".

"There's no one better than you, and I think you should stay re-elected, and that's going to be the most welcome news for all Americans." Li Mu felt embarrassed by himself.

"Hahahaha--borrow your good words, come, let's see what delicious food Julia has prepared for us, I hope you can feel the warmth of family." Ulysses Grant took Li Mu's shoulders and took the initiative to walk towards the restaurant.

Julia is Ulysses Grant's wife, although her figure is not very good-looking, and her eyes are a little squinted, Julia is the most important woman in Grant's life, and Grant has been with Julia all her life.

Grant's parents were staunch abolitionists, while Julia owned four black slaves, so this became an important reason for Grant's discord with his family, and Julia's father did not approve of his daughter marrying a military man from the north, but Julia was adamant that she was with Grant, even when her father refused to attend their wedding.

This love story is moving, but it has also become Grant's most criticized hidden danger, and there is a lot of evidence that Julia's role was not honorable during Grant's presidency, but this does not affect the relationship between Julia and Grant.

After the Abolition Proclamation of 1863, Juilliard's four slaves had nominally dissolved their relationship with Julia, but they had not left and had been hired to continue to serve Julia.

Just as Grant and Li Mu were heading to the restaurant, Julia was waiting at the door of the restaurant, and behind her were the four black slaves.

Although Li Mu is not interested in black people, of course he does not see it in this case, and when he walked to Julia's side, Li Mu bowed politely and kissed Julia: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Grant." ”

"Ream, I know you, it's hard to imagine that you're about the same age as my little Harry, and yet you have achieved so much, and I'm so proud of you." Julia smiled kindly, looking at this young man who was about the same age as her own son, Julia really felt incredible.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mrs. Grant, it is because of someone like Mr. President that I have some room to play, and we should all thank God-" Li Mu behaved like a devout Christian, although Li Mu had never been to the church once.

"Yes, thank God—" Julia immediately called out "Amen," apparently a true believer.

It's not bad, it seems that Grant does attach great importance to this group of tycoons, the dinner is relaxed and happy, and there are not many dishes with many variety, but there is a dessert from the East, candied golden dates.

This dessert was very popular, and Rockefeller and they were full of praise for eating it, but Li Mu didn't eat much.

It seems that the "fat man" of the American specialty is not without reason, he likes sweets so much, it is difficult not to eat fat.

Well, it's only the 19th century, and I don't think many people have the concept of healthy eating.