Li Mu can not be in a hurry, but Arthur can't not be in a hurry.

Arthur is Grant's descendant, which everyone in the world knows, in the original history, after Hayes took office, in order to get rid of the remnants of the Grant government, he first dismissed Arthur from his position as a tax collector in New York, which regarded Arthur as the object of his authority.

Now Arthur is the mayor of New York, although it is not Hayes who wants to be removed, but if Arthur does not do something, then he will not be able to serve as mayor for long without waiting for Grant to step down.

"What do you want to do? Building a clean government? Li Mu didn't know what Arthur wanted to do, although Tweed stepped down, the government employees were actually the same people, if you didn't drive all these people out of the government agencies, then it would be a fool's dream to establish a clean and efficient government.

"Ream, no matter what we're going to do, first of all I want people to feel my determination, this is New York, not St. Louis, I'm not that idiot in Ebel, I don't need these crooked things to make money." Arthur is now confident, and when he talks about the whiskey case, he looks dismissive.

Arthur really doesn't need to use those crooked ways to make money, the Rose Company has already done business in the UK, and it is said that it is doing well, Arthur has ten percent of the shares of the Rose Company, and these shares will bring Arthur millions of dollars in profits every year, and Arthur's confidence comes from this.

Of course, Arthur's capital is also not coming from the right way, if it wasn't for Tweed's desperate efforts to make money, there is no ease for Arthur now.

As for Abel, not to mention Arthur, even Li Mu couldn't understand what this idiot was thinking, when Li Mu didn't partner with Abel to do business, Abel and Gould had a close relationship, and Gould used his relationship with Abel to hype up the price of gold and make millions of dollars.

At that time, this matter was widely criticized, and it can be said that it was the first scandal of the Grant government, Li Mu originally thought that with Corbyn-Rim Shipping, Abel would be more restrained, but now it seems that it is still difficult to fill after all.

Li Mu and Abel partnered to set up the Corbyn-Riem shipping company, which can be said to take what they need, Abel is responsible for the route from the United States to Europe, and Li Mu is responsible for the route from California to the Far East, needless to say, it is because of this convenience that Able can import a large number of whiskey from Europe to the United States.

had a good business, but was disgusted by Abel, and Li Mu was also speechless.

To tell the truth, at this point, Li Mu is considering whether to split the Abel Riem Shipping Company, for no other reason, because of the whiskey case, the management of the Corbyn-Riem Shipping Company has fallen by more than half, and the East Coast branch and the company's top management have almost been wiped out, leaving only the West Coast Branch on Li Mu's side barely maintained, and such a joint venture is no longer meaningful.

A large part of the reason why Li Mu partnered with Abel at the beginning was because he valued Abole's connections, but now Abel has become a bunch of stinky shit, and everyone is afraid to avoid it, and if Li Mu gets involved with Abel again, it will not be good for Li Mu's reputation.

It's just that if you withdraw in this situation, I'm afraid it will also damage Li Mu's reputation.

Thinking of this, Li Mu has the heart to kill Abel, this is a complete bastard, whoever gets involved is unlucky.

"Arthur, how far do you want to go?" Compared with the unsuccessful Able, Li Mu and Arthur have a better relationship, Li Mu can give up Able, but he can't give up Arthur, so no matter what, Li Mu will help Arthur get rid of the vortex of Grant.

As early as a year ago, Li Mu also thought about supporting Grant's re-election, and now it seems that even if he is re-elected, as long as Grant can survive safely and soundly until he leaves office, it will be considered thankful, and two years later, even if Grant still wants to be re-elected, no one in the Republican Party will support Grant, and if Grant is allowed to stay in the presidency, then I am afraid that Grant will drag the Republican Party to hell together.

"At the very least, I want people to know that the current New York government is no longer the same as the previous New York government, you know, since I took office, New York's debt has not only not increased but decreased, and I am still paying off the debt of that Tweed bastard, why don't the media report these things, but instead hold on to the budget of the Independence Centennial Exhibition? Is that millions of dollars worth my embezzlement? "Arthur was very aggrieved.

How much money Tweed owes during his tenure, I'm afraid no one can say clearly, just look at the current debt of the New York City government, about 100 million US dollars, compared to this, the budget of the Independence Centennial Exhibition is indeed insignificant, if Arthur wants to make a fuss about the Independence Centennial Exhibition, he will not strictly control the budget of the Independence Centennial Exhibition, at least there will be room for corruption.

"Public opinion, this is a good thing, you should make good use of it, why don't you let Frank hold a press conference tomorrow, since the media is concerned about the budget of the Centennial Exhibition of Independence, then you can make the accounts public, and when the time comes, you can see where every penny is spent, and whoever wants to find fault can't find fault." Li Mu had no choice but to publicly sacrifice the budget.

When it comes to a clean government, it is indispensable to make the accounts public, and as long as there are ghosts, the accounts will definitely not dare to be made public.

Since Arthur didn't want to be corrupt, it was a good idea to make the accounts public, which Tweed couldn't do, and if the Tweed administration had made the accounts public, the New Yorkers might have repeated the "Nexington gunfire".

Frank is the secretary of information of the New York City government, and Li Mu controls the largest newspaper in New York, so he has a lot of dealings with Frank, and the U.S. government does not have a spokesperson system now, if there is no accident, Frank will be the first government spokesperson.

"The press conference is good, I'll go back and let Frank organize it, and as for the accounts to be made public—" Arthur hesitated.

Worry is certain, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people are observed, Arthur can guarantee that he will not be corrupt, but he cannot guarantee that his subordinates will not make oil and water, which is also the unspoken rule of the current public, if Arthur really makes public the accounts of the New York City government, then Arthur has won the support of ordinary New Yorkers, but has lost the loyalty of government employees, which is more important and more important to weigh carefully.

This year, the U.S. electoral system is very fucked, only pure American citizens, continuous tax payment to a certain extent, and must be male, to have the qualifications to vote, New York is an immigrant city, most of the city residents are new immigrants, these people are not eligible to vote, so the support of government employees is very important, if you lose the support rate of government employees, then even Arthur in the hearts of ordinary New Yorkers will not be able to use it, and when the next election, Arthur will be ousted from power.

"What is open is the accounts of the Centennial Exhibition of Independence, not the accounts of the New York City government, this has to be done gradually, not in one step, and there must always be a certain buffer time for government employees, but you can do the work in the front, such as raising the salaries of civil servants, after all, only a small number of government employees can make money, and most civil servants do not have the opportunity, if the benefits benefit the entire group of civil servants, then there will be support rate." Li Mu is not worried about Arthur's approval rate, and in the situation in New York at this time, a high salary is a good solution.

In fact, the group of civil servants has been criticized, which is unfair to ordinary civil servants, for ordinary ordinary civil servants, they have no chance to make money at all, at most they are cheap on inviting guests to dinner, so for the disclosure of accounts, ordinary civil servants do not have many opinions, but the officials of various departments have the greatest opinions, this part of the talent is the benefit of the black box operation, and they are also the biggest obstacle to the disclosure of accounts.

As far as Li Mu knows, the salary level of civil servants in New York at this time is definitely not up to the Junma Group, such as an ordinary policeman, although this job has a certain degree of danger, but the salary of the front-line police officer is about fifty US dollars per month, this salary may not be bad in Springfield, but it is really not enough in New York, so that some of the police equipment of the police department have to be donated by a large company like the Junma Group, if Arthur can increase the salary of all police officers, presumably Bresta will not object to the disclosure of accounts.

Bresta has now taken over as the New York police chief, Li Mu still trusts Bresta, after all, Bresta has shares in the Horse Arms Company, and it is also the original shares, and the annual dividends are worth a lot of money, after Bresta served as the New York Police Commission, the Horse Arms Company has become a supplier of all police equipment in New York, in this regard, Bresta also has a rebate, and this rebate is not reflected in the accounts, so Li Mu believes that Bresta will not object to the disclosure of the accounts.

If Arthur does not increase the salaries of all police officers, it is estimated that Bresta will not agree to the disclosure of the accounts, after all, Bresta's subordinates also have to eat, and once the accounts are made public, there is no gray income, and if there is no compensation, then Bresta will not stay in the position of police chief for long.

Therefore, no matter what you do, there must be difficulties, and the problem lies in resolving the main contradiction, and as long as the main contradiction is resolved, other details will be easily solved.

"Increase your salary! It's a good idea-" Arthur's sensitivity was also enough, and he immediately realized that this method was feasible, but increasing the salary would also cause a series of problems, Arthur's eyes rolled and his attention hit Li Mu's head: "Ream, you know, the New York City government still has to pay off its debts, so it is difficult to increase the salaries of all government employees, you have to help me in this regard." ”

The Junma Group is very rich, which is recognized, so many people want to come to the Junma Group to play an autumn breeze or something, but Li Mu's backstage is also very hard, there is Arthur in New York, and Grant in Washington, and it is not easy for ordinary people to fight Li Mu's autumn wind.

"Okay, I can donate, but that only solves the urgent need, not the root cause of the problem." Li Mu misunderstood what Arthur meant.

"No, no, no, the donated money doesn't last long, I mean, can the Junma Group pay more taxes-" Arthur smiled expectantly, but Li Mu was furious.

Okay, the idea came to my head, it's okay to donate money, it's impossible to raise taxes!