If someone dares to commit a crime in an enterprise like the Horse Weapons Company, I am afraid that the Ministry of War will be the first to refuse, after all, the status of the military industrial enterprises is extraordinary, and if there is no Horse Weapons Company, then the Ministry of War can only purchase weapons from Europe, which is tantamount to handing over national security to others, and the Ministry of War cannot afford this responsibility.

Of course, if there are other arms companies in the United States other than the Horse Arms Company, I am afraid that the War Department should also be happy to see it, after all, in the past few years, the War Department has really not bargained for anything on the side of the Horse Arms Company, and although the weapons supplied by the Horse Weapons Company to the Ministry of War are as reliable as ever, the price is as strong as ever, and the price is higher than that sold by the Horse Weapons Company to European countries.

According to Li Mu, the reason why the price is higher is because the quality of the weapons is better and the steel used is more expensive, so even if the Ministry of War knows that Li Mu is asking for a price, it can only pinch its nose and admit it, the situation is stronger than people, who let the Junma Arms Company monopolize the US arms industry, the War Department has no other choice but to grit its teeth and send a steady stream of orders to the Junma Arms Company.

What is a little comforting is that Li Mu is still quite smart, although the price to the Ministry of War is a little higher, but the rebate given is also rising, and the Ministry of War has received a lot of benefits from it from top to bottom, so it also acquiesces to the fact that the price of Junma Weapons Company is high, this is hello, I am hello, everyone.

Hanging up the phone, Arthur thought about it again and again, and finally went to Battery Park to meet Li Mu in person, some words were not clear on the phone, although the operators were all employees of the Junma Group, but some words were not let them know.

From the standpoint of the state, only one military industrial enterprise is not in the interests of the United States, and there have always been calls to change the status quo, at least three or four military industrial enterprises must compete with each other, so that it is in the interests of the United States, but you also know that there is not much market for this statement, at least at the congressional level, there are no lawmakers who have proposed relevant bills, thanks to the public relations department of your Stallion Group, after all, no one wants to go against a company like the Horse Group, as for Louisiana, You also know the situation in Louisiana, last year Mr. President withdrew the garrison in Louisiana, and as a result, the Democrats won the gubernatorial race in Louisiana this year, and we don't have any specific information yet, so Ream, if you really want to do something, I also hope that you will make a decision in a while, preferably after the next presidential election. Arthur and Li Mu put their hearts into their hearts, the relationship between the two of them is very good, they share the spoils together, Arthur is also looking forward to Li Mu waving the flag for James Garfield's campaign, so at this time, try not to have more right and wrong, so as not to lose a lot of money.

It's still early for the next presidential election, but James Garfield has already begun to prepare for his campaign office, and Arthur has decided to resign as governor of New York to focus more on the presidential campaign.

In the last presidential election, James Garfield was defeated by Hayes and did not get the opportunity to represent the Republican Party, and now the best opportunity has come, everyone is sure that Hayes has lost the chance to be re-elected, and since the end of the Civil War, the Republican Party has not lost the presidency, which means that as long as James Garfield can pass the party primary and get the opportunity to represent the Republican Party in the election, then James Garfield has a good chance of being elected, It is precisely because of this that Arthur gave it a go.

"Alan, the next presidential election won't start until two years later, you mean just make me wait two years? No one can say what will happen in two years' time, or will Mr. James help me deal with the Louisianans when he comes to power? Li Mu doesn't want to wait, Arthur's request is a bit selfish, Li Mu doesn't care who is president, whether it is James Garfield, or Hayes's re-election, or even the Democratic Party's salted fish turned over, it has little to do with Li Mu, because no matter who is in power, we must maintain due respect for capitalists like Li Mu.

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn't help but start hating Hayes again, if it weren't for this guy retreating again and again in order to entrap the Democrats, the Democrats would not have played this trick and pulled their salaries, I have to say that this time it really hit Li Mu's life.

"It's not entirely impossible, Louisiana is a Democratic stronghold, and Washington certainly doesn't want a military-industrial complex on Democratic territory." Arthur will not promise Li Mu on behalf of James Garfield, but the meaning of his words is also obvious, as long as James Garfield comes to power, then this will definitely prevent this from happening.

Although the Civil War is over, but the aftermath is still unsettled, during the Civil War, Atlanta was the industrial center of the Confederate States, as a result, Atlanta was burned to the ground, when the Horse Arms Company was established, the three major arms companies in the United States at that time, Springfield, Colt, Winchester were all located in New England, which is very telling, although Washington will never admit the fact of suppressing the southern states, but in fact, Washington has never relaxed its control over the southern states, Hayes is underestimating Washington's determination, That's why I lost the chance to be re-elected.

"It's not enough to just don't want to, it's not the same as your election, Mr. James lost the last election, and now he can make a comeback again, it doesn't work commercially, the military industry is the reserved land of the Junma Group, and no one is allowed to get involved." Li Mu has a resolute attitude, this is a matter of principle, and there is no room for accommodation.

"Reem, you have to understand the importance of the military industry to a country, if it is other industries, such as steel and oil, if it is monopolized, it will be monopolized, anyway, there is not a lot of taxes to be paid, the military industry is different, if a country's military industrial enterprises are controlled by a certain person, it will make many people unable to sleep." Arthur still tried to convince Li Mu, but this time, Arthur's position was not consistent with Li Mu's.

Indeed, as long as you are a little sensible, you will not let the lifeblood of the country be controlled by a company, just like Arthur said, in the past two years, many people have called for the establishment of more military enterprises, not only for the healthy development of the industry, but also for the national security of the United States, this is not because of Li Mu's skin color, if the owner of the horse weapons company is white, there will be some objections.

"I understand, so the accounts of the Horse Arms Company and Springfield, Colt, and Winchester are separated, and in a legal sense, they do not belong to the same company, so what else is there to worry about?" Although it is true that as Li Mu said, the Horse Arms Company and Springfield, Colt, and Winchester are not legally subordinate to each other, but everyone knows that it is just Li Mu's little trick.

Li Mu was indeed worried about this problem, so when he merged Springfield, Colt and Winchester, Li Mu deliberately left a hand, although this hand does not look very clever, but as long as Washington does not care, it can indeed be explained, Arthur was a lawyer before, and he must understand this.

"Come on, although the accounts are separated, the financial personnel are all sent by the Junma Group, and the company's accounts are all opened in the Bank of America, if no one pays attention to it, it will be forgotten, as long as someone breaks it, it can't be justified." Arthur knew that Li Mu had done those tricks, and Li Mu did not hide it from Arthur when he did this, and even Arthur at that time was very much in favor of Li Mu's annexation of Springfield, Colt and Winchester in order to increase taxes.

"So, Alan, is there you here?" Li Mu decided to open the skylight and say something, although Arthur's answer would not change Li Mu's final decision, but it would make Li Mu decide his attitude towards Arthur in the future.

"How is that possible? I really don't approve of the military industry being controlled by one company, but I'm not going to attack you, even if I want to do something, I will discuss it with you first, and you shouldn't doubt our friendship. Arthur was very angry, not because of Li Mu's stubbornness, but because of Li Mu's suspicions.

"Well, my fault, I apologize." Li Mu looked at Arthur for a while, and confirmed that Arthur had nothing to do with this matter, maybe it was a bit hurtful to ask it directly, but it was very important.

Politicians and businessmen are ruthless creatures, they are never swayed by feelings, or most successful people are like this, feelings are feelings, reason is reason, the two cannot be confused, most people can't do this, so there are only a few successful people in this world.

Of course, it also depends on the definition of success, some people think that the successful election of the president is considered success, some people think that controlling everything behind the scenes is considered success, and some people think that a happy and peaceful family is the real success, the definition of success is not static, as long as you are loyal to your heart and complete your goals, you should be considered a success.

"Alas, you don't have to apologize, in fact, just a month ago, James accepted a donation of $1.5 million from several Louisiana businessmen at a charity dinner, this amount is a bit large, although James and I both feel that this money may be hot, but James still can't resist the temptation, of course, at that time, James and I didn't know the purpose of those Louisiana businessmen, otherwise we wouldn't take the money even if it was ten times more." Arthur sighed, he was not to blame, but only to blame the merchants for their pervasiveness.

From the moment the United States decided to implement a two-party election system, it was doomed that political contributions in the United States could not be eradicated, and until the 21 st century, political contributions were still a major poison in American politics, and they were even more commonplace these years.

Of course, political donations are also risky, mainly because they can't find a definite investment target, so more "speculators" are casting their nets everywhere to focus on fishing, and they donate money to every candidate who hopes to be elected president, so that no matter who comes to power in the end, they are vested interests.

Political donations are also not divided into camps, don't think that Democrats will not invest in Republican candidates, in recent years, the Democratic Party has been in a slump, those Democratic speculators are also rudder guys, the characteristics of capital require them to pursue the most returns, at this time investing in Republican candidates, is obviously more cost-effective than investing in Democratic candidates.

"Give me a list of the merchants, and suddenly I remembered that I had not yet expressed my friendship to Mr. James." Li Mu suddenly realized, isn't it money, for the current Li Mu, the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem.

"Come on, your value is not reflected in the amount of donations, there are many rich people, but there are not many worthy of Mr. James's attention, Mr. James wants to be successfully elected, and he also needs to rely on the media power under your hands, so don't shirk when the time comes." Arthur laughed, this is also the reason why Arthur personally came to Li Mu, if there is no cooperation from Li Mu, then James Garfield will definitely have to work harder if he wants to be successfully elected, and hard work may not be rewarded, Arthur has not forgotten how Hayes was elected the year before last, you know, at that time, the highest voice was James Garfield, just because of Li Mu's birth, James Garfield was defeated.

"How is it possible, even if I don't support James, I support you." Li Mu told the truth, he has no friendship with James Garfield, but his relationship with Arthur is very good, if James Garfield is successfully elected, then Arthur, as James Garfield's partner, will become James Garfield's vice president, which is also a step to the sky.

Seeing Arthur away, Li Mu raised his hand and called Mason.

"Ready, after Mr. Governor's list is delivered, find out the details of those Louisiana businessmen, maybe you will have to go to Louisiana." In this kind of thing, Li Mu still trusts Mason more, at least, Mason is absolutely loyal to Li Mu.

"No problem, I'm ready, since someone is looking for death, we should satisfy them, we have been too low-key in the past few years." Mason is ready to participate in the National Rally for Mason, who still likes to beg for a living.

The current Junma Group is indeed enough to arouse the vigilance of some people, when Li Mu set his sights on Louisiana, all kinds of news immediately came in a steady stream, some from Washington, some from Louisiana, some from San Diego, and more news from Europe.

When it comes to drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle, Li Mu will also, if you want to invest in arms enterprises, you must first have machines, and as long as Li Mu does not agree, no machines can be sent to the Caribbean.