The battle over the family property of the big family will always be a bloody drama that everyone will never get tired of.

The Barron family is the top family in the United States, and Time magazine estimates that the wealth controlled by the Barron family now exceeds $100 million.

What is the concept of more than $100 million?

So far in the United States, the Vanderbilt family is recognized as having a family fortune of more than $100 million, and even the Rockefeller family is still a little bit closer, and has not yet officially entered the "100 million yuan club."

From the amount of wealth owned by the Barron family, it can probably be inferred how much money Li Mu has now.

Although Time did not assess the amount of wealth Li Mu owned, because the Barron family's main fortune came from 20 percent of the shares of the Junma Group, the vast majority of people believe that Li Mu's personal fortune should now be around $200 million.

Of course, this assessment is not accurate, Li Mu owns not only the shares of the Junma Group, but also the San Diego Investment Company, which most people have rarely heard of, as well as the shares of Mobil Oil and Carnegie-Riem Steel, if these shares are counted, then Li Mu's personal assets should be about 500 million US dollars.

Oh, and that's not even the value of Isla Juvenile, Grand Bahama Island, Molokai Island, and Little Roundabout, if you count the value of these islands, Li Mu's wealth will further surge.

As a businessman, buying islands all over the world may sound a bit unorthodox, but it's normal, even in the 21st century, private islands haven't disappeared, and in the 19th century, it was commonplace.

Will and Claudia's engagement is scheduled for June 1.

June 1 has no special meaning in this era, and it will not be associated with children until after 1949.

Less than half a month of preparation time, it is enough to say sufficient, not enough is not sufficient, after all, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is nothing that cannot be done, but in this era, it takes a week to get from the east coast to the west coast, so the time is still a bit tight.

Of course, Li Mu will not grasp everything in detail, and he can't catch it, there are still so many things that Li Mu needs to deal with, and Li Mu can't put all his time on Will and Claudia's engagement ceremony.

Beginning in late May, Hayes will also embark on a national speaking tour to canvass for votes for the presidential election to be held at the end of the year.

Although Li Mu is not personally responsible for this matter, there are still many links that Li Mu needs to coordinate, so Li Mu is also getting busier and busier.

"I'm going to Boston tomorrow, then Springfield, and I'm back to New York at the end of the month, and I'm going to miss Will's engagement." Hayes had plans for himself.

Boston, Hayes's first stop, a city not far from New York and a traditional Republican sphere of influence, got off to a good start with his national speaking tour.

"Yes, I'll ask Sammy to send a team of reporters to Boston with you, so that your daily itinerary will be in the Time magazine newspaper the next day... Well, remember that the people-friendly events I prepared for you must not be attended by people in your place, this is a show specially prepared for you. In order to make Hayes win, Li Mu can be regarded as exhausted.

Li Mu and Hayes are currently in the campaign office near Columbia College, which was originally a small hotel, and Hayes put the campaign office here to be a little farther away from Li Mu and other rich people, otherwise, Hayes could have placed the campaign office in Castle Clinton.

In recent months, although Li Mu has tried his best to whitewash the Republican Party, after all, the reputation of the Republican Party in recent years is too stinky, and it is not so easy to whitewash.

"Do you think those showmanships really work?" Hayes still doesn't understand the meaning of the show, and after reading the script prepared by Li Mu for Hayes, Hayes even feels a little embarrassed.

"Do you think these showmanships will be useless?" Many times, although Li Mu was in the nineteenth century, he felt that he did not belong to this era, because the difference in thinking was really too great.

Without waiting for Hayes to answer, Li Mu continued to gush: "The point of the show is not to let you be a clown, but to establish a positive image for you as much as possible, now you see the script, of course you know that it is fake, but the voters don't know, they don't need to know what the truth is, they just need to know what we want them to know." ”

If this is in the 21st century, even if you are running for a class cadre, you know that you must first "lead by example", and with this awareness, it is no wonder that the biggest controversy in history will arise.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what you say." Hayes decided to do what Li Mu said, at least so far, Li Mu's decision has never been missed, so Hayes believes that Li Mu will not be wrong this time.

Of course, this confidence comes from Li Mu's own success, not from the script provided by Li Mu to Hayes.

In fact, Li Mu's script to Hayes is very simple, and it is even a bit vulgar from the perspective of the 21st century, but it is to visit the lonely and widowed elderly, comfort those new immigrants, and pay attention to children's education.

In the 19th century, these "vulgar scripts" were still very powerful, after all, the politicians of these years had no awareness of this aspect of showmanship, and their thinking was still stuck in the pure focus on the ballot, and there was no such thing as a personal image at all.

Therefore, Li Mu has reason to believe that as long as he establishes an image of being close to the people and the government, he can maximize Haisi's chances of victory.

"But as a result, we're already spending a lot more than we budget." Eric Smith, director of the campaign office, offered his opinion.

Eric Smith, who was previously Hayes's aide and now serves as the director of the Hayes campaign office, will be the future director of the presidential palace office, if there is no accident.

In terms of campaign funding, this is actually another bad debt.

In order to defeat the Democratic Party in the general election, the Republican Campaign Committee provided about $5 million for the presidential election, which sounds like a lot, but the problem is that after the party candidate is decided, more than half of the money has been spent, so even if the Democratic Party does not reveal the Republican Party's old roots, Li Mu feels that the Republican Party has rotted to the roots.

"Don't worry about the funds, if it's not enough, I'll figure it out." Money is the least thing that Li Mu needs to worry about, and it is not too much to describe the current Li Mu with daily money, so as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem in Li Mu's opinion.

If the money is really not enough to spend, Li Mu can pay all the campaign expenses of Hayes, and this money will be returned to Li Mu after Hayes is successfully elected president of the United States.

"Of course you can't let them all out, you've done enough for me and for the Republican Party." Hayes still had a bit of a conscience and did not turn a blind eye to Li Mu's efforts.

"Maybe we can do an intra-party fundraiser," Eric Smith suggested.

"Fundraising is also a good idea, and we only need to come up with one dollar per person, and we can easily defeat the Democrats." Hayes thinks relatively simply, just like some Chinese people in the 21st century, as long as the whole country gives him a dollar, he will instantly become a billionaire.

The question is, why do you want the whole country to give you a dollar each?

Li Mu now also wants to ask Hayes, why do you ask voters across the country to give you a dollar each?

If you really want to do this, then Li Mu won't have to toss, because at that time, the reputation of the Republican Party will be completely rotten, and the gods will not be able to save it.

"Even if we want to raise money, we have to limit it to a certain range, like beach clubs, where we can make it mandatory for each person to donate at least $1,000, which is much easier than having everyone give you a dollar." The fundraising that Li Mu said is not the same thing as the fundraising that Eric said, and what Li Mu said is more similar to "apportionment".

The members of the beach club are not all millionaires, at least all of them are 10,000 yuan, and looking for these people to raise donations is considered to rob the rich and help the poor, there is no psychological pressure, and the effect is much better, so why not.

"This kind of donation will make us passive in the future...", Hayes still has concerns.

In fact, Hayes is right, if there is really "fundraising" in the beach clubs, then in the future, the members of these beach clubs will definitely ask for returns, which is tantamount to the notorious "political donations", and every penny is asked for returns.

"Even if we fall into passivity because of this, it is better than going to ordinary people to raise donations." Li Mu was not angry, and finally thought of a more reliable way, but he still looked forward and backward, which was uncomfortable.

Leaving Hayes's campaign office, Li Mu turned around and found Rockefeller and J. Brown. P. Morgan and other bigwigs, how should the business be more effective in "fundraising".

"A thousand dollars, is it? I'm fine. Rockefeller's response was flat, and it sounded a bit like a bit of a buzz.

"Even if we want to raise funds, it doesn't seem like we're in charge, it seems like the campaign committee should be in charge..."

In fact, what Morgan said is very reasonable, the election is the election of all Republicans, and the expenses incurred because of the election should be borne by the Republican National Committee.

"What's the trouble, if our Mr. President is willing to hand over the management of the Great Lakes Iron Mine to me, then I will pay for the election campaign." Carnegie behaved heroically and with a lot of money.

Most of the iron ore that has been discovered in the United States is concentrated in the Great Lakes Basin, and Carnegie has long coveted the iron ore in the Great Lakes Basin, and if the iron ore management rights in the Great Lakes Basin are handed over to Carnegie, then Carnegie is very sure that he will build a steel empire within these two years.

"If you want to say that, give me the right to operate the Pacific Railroad, and then I will pay all the campaign expenses of our Republican Party." John Vanderbilt was also very thoughtful and had a bigger appetite than Carnegie's.

Following the collapse of the Mobile Credit Company, Pacific Railroad shares have been torn apart, and now there are at least hundreds of shareholders.

The Pacific Railroad is also known as the main artery of the U.S. economy, and there are many benefits to controlling it, and the Vanderbilt family, who aspire to become railroad tycoons, certainly won't miss this opportunity.

"Everyone, let's talk about something realistic..."Li Mu felt a headache, but he still had to cheer up: "First of all, most of the Republican National Committee can't be counted on, we have all looked at this year's annual financial statements, if the Republican National Committee is a company, then this company has already gone bankrupt countless times, so if you want to raise money, you can only rely on ourselves, 5 million is already the limit of the Republican National Committee." ”

Li Mu has never put his hope on the Republican National Committee, which is also the reason why Li Mu is making a big statement, even if the Republican National Committee starts to consider whether to add funds tomorrow, then if you want to get an answer, I'm afraid it will already be next year, and when the dust has settled on the general election, it is actually meaningless to pay for it.

"In fact, regarding our personal demands, it is undeniable that each of us has our own personal demands, but I hope we can all treat them rationally, what Great Lakes iron ore mines, Pacific Railroad needless to say, even if Washington dares to give, do you really dare to ask for it?" Li Mu pointed the finger at Carnegie and John Vanderbilt, and knocked out these two thorns first.

In fact, the Great Lakes Iron Mine and the Pacific Railroad are two hot potatoes, don't look at Carnegie and John Vanderbilt's lively talk, if Washington really dares to give, these two people really don't dare to ask for it.

That's the rhythm of putting them on the fire minute by minute.

"As for the amount of donations, I suggest that we do what we can, donate more if we have more money, donate less if we have less money, and we don't engage in hard apportionment... Well, let me start by saying that we at ZAMA Group are willing to donate one million US dollars. Li Mu first set an example for everyone, and then it depends on everyone's consciousness.

"Hehe, Reem, you cunning guy..."Rockefeller saw through Li Mu's sinister intentions at a glance, needless to say, today's scene will reach Hayes's ears sooner or later, if Hayes can't win the election, then do it, if Hayes wins in the end, then maybe some people will be unlucky.

"Since even you say so, then I'll donate... $500,000 is fine. Rockefeller gritted his teeth, but in the end he was not willing to take out so much.

"We, the Morgan family, are also willing to donate $500,000..." P. Morgan followed Rockefeller's pace.

"We, the Vanderbilt family, donated $500,000..."

"I'm a poor ghost here, so I'm going to donate... $100,000 is fine. ”

In this way, it is quite easy to complete the task.