In the past, the Mellon family was built on the production process of "aluminum", don't look at the current Mellon family's reputation, but in the 20th century, for a period of time, the reputation of the Mellon family surpassed all the big families such as Morgan and Rockefeller, so there is no doubt that the improvement of the production process will bring a lot of wealth, and now this wealth should be shared by Li Mu and Carnegie if there is no accident.

However, the current Carnegie is not so easy to speak, so as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Mu choked half to death: "Technology shares... Gee... Of course, then, how much do you think the production process of aluminum is worth? ”

Carnegie still remembers the helplessness and grievance when he had to agree to Li Mu to buy shares in the steel production process, and now the feng shui is turning, and finally it is Carnegie's turn to make a price, so how much the aluminum production process is worth is secondary, and the key is that this feeling of "bullying" makes Carnegie extremely fascinated.

Li Mu didn't expect that Carnegie would actually treat him as a human being, but now it is a man-made sword, and I am a fish, and Li Mu has to make compromises.

"Say, how much do you want..."Li Mu always paid attention to Carnegie's expression, seeing that Carnegie just wanted to look up to the sky and laugh, Li Mu immediately continued: "Don't forget that it was because of my reminder that your materials laboratory began to study aluminum, and now of course you can sit on the ground and raise the price, but this will definitely affect the good cooperative relationship between us." ”

Li Mu's words are not ruthless enough, if Li Muding bites this point, then it is even possible to obtain a part of the aluminum-related patents from Carnegie.

However, Li Mu does not plan to do this, in the past few years, Carnegie has been aggrieved enough, Li Mu's profits from Carnegie have reached the level of tens of millions of dollars, and it is not a bad thing to let Carnegie take advantage of it, otherwise Li Mu would not mention "aluminum" to Carnegie at all, but would let the Horse Lab do it himself.

In terms of strength, the Junma Laboratory is definitely far beyond Carnegie's materials laboratory, so if Li Mu instructs the Junma Laboratory to conduct aluminum-related research, it is not completely impossible to succeed.

"Of course, our cooperation is very pleasant..."Carnegie's eyes were rolling around, his expression changed very quickly, he gritted his teeth all at once, and he was confused and tangled all of a sudden, and it took a long time before Carnegie stretched out a slap in the face: "$5 million, you pay $5 million, let's set up another aluminum company, this time I want to take 55 percent of the shares, and you can only take 45 percent." ”

After all, Carnegie was still not as ruthless as Li Mu, gritted his teeth for a long time, and the selling price was far from meeting Li Mu's psychological expectations.

Li Mu was ready to be slaughtered once, as long as the capital contribution was less than 10 million US dollars, and the proportion of shares could be more than 30 percent, Li Mu thought it was acceptable.

Carnegie's current conditions should be favorable enough compared with Li Mu's psychological expectations, and compared with the value of aluminum, it can be regarded as a cheap sale.

"Deal, $5 million, the first snow will be transferred to you tomorrow night." Li Mu immediately made a decision and did not give Carnegie a chance to repent.

With his own bank, Li Mu of course does not flow into the fields of outsiders, so now the funds of Junma Group and other enterprises are transferred through the Bank of America.

Under the influence of Li Mu, Carnegie also has his own account in the Bank of America, so it is really easy to transfer money or something, and the money does not need to go out of the bank vault, only walk around the book, and finally it will be kept by the Bank of America.

"Did I open the price too low?" Carnegie finally came back to his senses, and he didn't get the satisfaction he imagined from Li Mu.

"Be content, $5 million is already a lot, and then it is more than enough to start a company, which is equivalent to me paying to help you make money, what are you not satisfied with?" Li Mu took advantage of it and behaved well, and his triumphant expression was very bad.

"Andrew, Ream, if you need financial support, then the Morgan consortium is happy to help you." J· P. Morgan wasted no time in interjecting.

Although now J· P. Morgan still doesn't know what Li Mu and Carnegie are talking about "aluminum", but seeing that Li Mu and Carnegie attach so much importance to it, then it must be a good business. P. Morgan didn't want to pass up this opportunity.

Countless experiences over the past few years have taught J· P. Morgan, as long as it is Li Mu's decision, then there are few times when it is wrong, so J· P. Morgan had already made a decision to resolutely follow Li Mu's line of thought, which was much more cost-effective than buying treasury bonds.

"No, no, no, not right now." Li Mu did not give J· The opportunity for P. Morgan to intervene, in fact, even if Li Mu and Carnegie needed funds, they could have gone to the Bank of America. P. Morgan, what's the matter.

"It's always hard to get enough nutrients in closed circles, so my friends, you shouldn't refuse kindness from other people, that will make you avoid risks and thus make greater profits, so why refuse?" J· P. Morgan was reluctant to give up.

"If you want to get involved, then it's not impossible, but the conditions can be harsh, I hope you are mentally prepared." Speaking of which, no matter how strict the guard is, it will hurt the feelings, and Li Mu is not willing to lose J· P. Morgan is a friend, so he subconsciously relented.

Of course, loosening is loosening, but the conditions will still be harsh, which is in line with Li Mu's style of straightforwardness.

"Tell me first..." P. Morgan is not stupid, he will never let go of the eagle in his hand until he sees a rabbit.

"No, you say yes or no, I can guarantee that my conditions are not too excessive." Li Mu is not so stupid, who is to tease with empty words? If you want to cooperate with Li Mu, you must first show your sincerity.

"10 million, 20 points." J· P. Morgan's offer is very much in line with Li Mu's psychological expectations.

"Not bad..."Carnegie's eyes lit up, and before he could be happy, he was rejected by Li Mu with a word.

"Piper, we can accept that you take a portion of the shares, but your offer must be too much for people to refuse, so Piper, you have to stop in moderation." Li Mu will not be dazzled by money, 10 million US dollars is an astronomical amount for ordinary Americans, but it is nothing to Li Mu. P. Morgan turned away.

"$10 million is a lot, and you're only $5 million..." P. Morgan bargained and didn't want to be wronged.

"It's another thing, it has nothing to do with your shares." Li Mu made it clear that he was a pit man, and he didn't like to buy it, anyway, it was at this price.

There is never much to say about this kind of investment, more money has more money, less money has less money, if there is no J· With the addition of P. Morgan, it is possible that a new aluminum company will start from a factory, but if there is J· With the intervention of P. Morgan, the new aluminum company may start its business by buying the mine outright.

These are fundamentally two different things.

"Then $12 million is still 20 percent of the shares." J· P. Morgan would rather pay more money to ensure that the Morgan family has a share of the shares, and if the share is small, there is no need to invest.

Of course, this is built on J· P. Morgan did not know the prospect of "aluminum" in terms of the future. P. Morgan would surely be glad to have persevered today.

$12 million, this price is basically in line with Li Mu's psychological expectations, and Carnegie feels overjoyed, so Li Mu did not continue to set up obstacles.

Decided on each other's capital contribution share and shareholding ratio, Li Mu did not dwell on the details, these issues will be implemented by the legal department of Junma Group.

The name of the new company is as uncreative as ever, and Carnegie Rim Morgan Aluminum, just by looking at the name, it is easy to understand the background and prospects of this company.

"Come on, let's toast to a pleasant cooperation." Although he contributed the most money and took the least shares, it was not for J· For P. Morgan, it's still something to celebrate.

Just looking at the proportion of capital contribution and stock shares, this may not be fair to the Morgan family, but this is also normal, after all, the relationship between Li Mu and Carnegie is very comparable, and the Morgan family is lucky enough to be able to participate, and there are more businessmen outside waving checkbooks but not finding a way to invest.

Arthur was successfully elected governor of New York, and the first target to be fired after taking office was the state police, many of whom were blacklisted on Arthur's side, so the fate of these people was doomed to be tragic.

Considering the implications, Arthur did not use the executive order to achieve his own goals, but appointed Bill Rowell as the head of state police and let Bill Rowell carry it out.

Bill Rowell is Arthur's confidant, as early as when Arthur was the chief of customs in New York, Bill Rowell was Arthur's subordinate, after Arthur became governor, he once asked Bresta for his opinion, and after Bresta expressed his willingness to stay in New York, Arthur considered promoting Bill Rowell.

Li Mu was not surprised by Bresta's decision, Li Mu still went to Bresta to find Bresta, and after getting Bresta's personal confirmation, Li Mu gave up.

"Bresta doesn't want to leave New York, he wants to make New York his home, even if he follows Arthur with a better future, Bresta will not regret it." When Will went back to New York for a vacation, Li Mu explained like Will.

Bresta's attitude is indeed very resolute, Bresta is not a person who wants to climb up, and the position of New York City Police Chief is enough for Bresta to be satisfied.

"Well, as long as he wants." Will wasn't much surprised, when Bresta chose to leave the army, Will already understood Bresta's character.

Will is still stationed in Virginia with his troops, and the date of withdrawal is still far away, and just last month, a lawless mob attacked the police station in Richmond, causing tensions to rise again in Virginia.

Americans are indeed more humane in this regard, work is work, life is life, even if the situation is tense, it is still necessary to take a vacation when it is time to take a vacation.

Will is a standard American, so although the situation in Richmond is not optimistic, but when it comes to the vacation date, Will still does not hesitate to return to New York, which is placed in the Celestial Empire, the standard rhythm is taken down in minutes.

"It is said that the War Department is preparing to split up recently, how is it, do you have any ideas?" Li Mu really wanted Will to go further, so that Will would have a greater say.

Splitting up the War Department is a common issue, and it is brought up and discussed almost every year, but basically there is no follow-up, and I don't know if it will be a successful split this time.

The War Department is a hodgepodge of the functions of the War Department, the General Staff, and the Logistics Department, most of which overlap with those of the Admiralty, and the immediate consequence is that the organization is bloated and inefficient.

Although many people want to change this fact, it is clear that the split of the War Department is just a way for the military to make its presence felt, and even the military is no longer interested in this topic.

"I'm not interested, let the Minister toss, otherwise how can you show the importance of the War Department..."Will was cold, and the mockery in his words was obvious.

A son of heaven and a courtier, seeing that the president is about to change, there are indeed many people who have jumped out to brush up on their sense of existence during this time.

However, Will doesn't need to do this, even without the strength bonus of the Steed Horse Group, the Barron family is now strong enough, so no one can shake Will's position, and Will doesn't want to go any further.

"Well, did you say when you will be able to withdraw to New York?" Li Mu quickly gave up the topic and did not entangle with Will.

It's been almost a year since Will was sent to Virginia, and Li Mu thought it would only be a few months, but he didn't expect it to take so long.

"It's still early, those damn Democratic slave owners are still on the move, illegal slavery is happening almost every day, and if we withdraw now, the blacks in Virginia will be out of luck, and they will hate us to death, and they will hate the Republican Party with it." Will himself wanted to come back, but the objective conditions did not allow it, so Will had to hold on for a while.

The situation in Virginia is indeed not optimistic, you must know that Virginia is the stronghold of slave owners, when the northern government issued the "Abolition Order" in order to win the support of black slaves, this order is not easy to implement, there must be military pressure, those slave owners do not dare to openly resist.

Although more than ten years have passed since the promulgation of the "Abolition Order", the implementation situation has not been optimistic, and if the army is withdrawn at this time, it will be tantamount to pushing these black slaves who have been won over with great difficulty back to the side of the Democratic Party.

No one can afford this outcome.