There was no suspense in the result, and Hayes defeated James Bryan by more than 300 votes to become the final Republican candidate, and will represent the Republican and Democratic candidates in the 23rd presidential race of the United States.

That evening, Li Mu held a celebratory dinner at Clinton Castle to celebrate Hayes's victory in the party election.

At this point, Li Mu also spared no expense, preparing more than 2,000 bottles of various wines, 5,000 Havana cigars, and fireworks worth 20,000 US dollars, and there were as many as 11 chefs who prepared dishes for the guests alone.

The dinner was truly a grand event, with nearly 800 guests attending, and even James Blaian, who lost the final vote, was present to congratulate Hayes.

Hayes was the protagonist of the banquet, so Li Mu didn't jump out to steal the limelight, not long after the banquet started, Li Mu came to the balcony on the third floor, ready to hide and be quiet here.

But where is the quiet, more than 800 people have already filled the entire Clinton Castle, even the corridors are full of people, and the third-floor balcony is also overcrowded.

Fortunately, ordinary people can't go up to the third floor if they want to, especially the balcony on the third floor, which is already Li Mu's fixed "living room", and he is embarrassed to take the initiative to walk in without any status.

"Come on, I'll be waiting for you..."As soon as Li Mu appeared, Rockefeller greeted him lazily.

Now that the dust has settled on the party election, there is no need to intrigue anymore, Rockefeller is very relaxed at this time, only wearing a vest over his white shirt, and his bow tie, which has always been upright, is gone, holding a half-smoked cigar in one hand, and a glass of red wine that is about to reach the bottom in the other hand, lying lazily on a sofa, with profligate remains written all over his body.

Li Mu is not so wild, although the fireplace is blazing and the temperature on the balcony is very high, Li Mu is still dressed rigorously, and J· P. Morgan.

In addition to Rockefeller and J· In addition to P. Morgan, William Vanderbilt, who he hadn't seen for a while, was also here, which made Li Mu a little curious, it is said that the people of the Vanderbilt family should not have appeared so late.

Well, it's just a little curiosity, and it's not enough to ask, as the "richest man in the United States", there is no need to bet so early on the Vanderbilt family, no matter which side of the Democratic Party or the Republican Party comes to power, it will not embarrass the Vanderbilt family, and people have this confidence.

"How's it going, are you done talking? I thought you'd wait until the party was over to come up. Rockefeller's tone was still lazy, and although there was a lot of wine in the bottle next to him, his eyes did not wander in the slightest.

"Our Mr. President is the protagonist here, and I don't want to be annoyed by staying there." Li Mu never thought that going to the forefront, hiding behind the scenes and making a fortune was the king.

As for Hayes, he is naturally accompanied by a big boss in the Republican Party, which does not need Li Mu to worry.

"Mr. President... You're pretty sure..."Rockefeller's failure was a bit of a yin and yang tone.

It is no wonder that Rockefeller said this: the current situation of the Republican Party is not good, and the public support is not higher than that of the Democratic Party, and if the current election is not an intra-party election, but a presidential election, then maybe the Republican Party will lose very badly.

"If we are not sure, then we can simply admit defeat now, and tomorrow morning we can go to Samuel Tilden together, maybe for the sake of our votes, they can offer us a good price." Li Mu has no choice, even if he is not sure at all, he has to pretend to be confident now.

Look at the Democratic Party, how can there be so much bullshit from the Republican Party, the candidate was decided early, and now they have all started to tour the country.

When New York Governor Samuel Tilden came to Li Mu, Li Mu was not sure that Samuel Tilden would be able to get the candidacy, but the Democratic Party was really united, and Samuel Tilden lived up to expectations and would compete with Hayes for the presidency.

"Blind faith is useless, we still have a lot of work to do, and newspaper propaganda alone is not enough..." P. Morgan was also worried, although he didn't say anything discouraged, but it was obviously not enough.

It is still unclear how much of a role the newspaper propaganda will play in the past, and no one has ever used newspaper propaganda to build momentum for the presidency. P. Morgan argues that newspapers may have a role to play, but not critically, and that winning the presidential race will be done in the traditional way: Samuel Tilden's ongoing national speaking tour.

It must be said that J· P. Morgan's method is relatively safe, although Li Mu knows that the power of the media has certainly not been tapped to the extreme, considering the current illiteracy rate in the United States, a single propaganda method will certainly not be able to achieve the best effect.

It is estimated that at least 70 to 80 percent of Americans cannot read a single word, and it is their ability to read the 26 English letters, and it is precisely because of this that Time Magazine has to devote nearly half of its pages to publishing cartoons.

Compared with traditional text reports, comics are significantly easier to understand.

"Of course, newspaper propaganda is only a useful supplement, and the traditional way cannot be discarded..."Speaking of this, Li Mu suddenly looked strange, so that Rockefeller, William Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan spread his hands: "Mr. President said just now that there seems to be a problem with campaign funds, so the three of you, your chance to be generous has arrived." ”

Compared with the presidential campaign in the 21st century, the presidential campaign in the 19th century is as pure as a big white in terms of funding, with no political donations, no black gold in small coffers, and no unexplained black-box operations.

The shadow of the economic crisis is still not far away, there is a problem with the Republican Party's campaign funds, Li Mu is here to change the fate, running for president is the business of all Republicans, and Li Mu can't let all the problems be carried alone.

To be honest, Li Mu couldn't bear it.

"No problem, count me in, is 100,000 enough?" According to the news obtained by Li Mu, Rockefeller will return to Pennsylvania tomorrow, and the prize he has prepared for the staff of the Rockefeller Institute is at the level of one million dollars.

"I'm fine..." P. Morgan has never been left behind, saying that now is the time for them to show their value, and even if they put a dollar into it at this stage, they can get hundreds or thousands of dollars back in a year or two.

"Then I'll pay 100,000 too." William Vanderbilt kept in formation, and at this time no one was different, and as much as others took, I would be better if I did.

"We can take 100,000, but if you give 100,000, it's a little less, right?" Rockefeller did not let go of William Vanderbilt, the current Vanderbilt family is the richest family in the United States, $100,000 may not be a small number for others, but for the Vanderbilt family, it is really drizzle.

"100,000 is a lot, you must know that Samuel Tilden just took 100,000 from me a few days ago." John Vanderbilt didn't mind Li Mu, who knew they were secretly colluding with the Democrats.

Don't think that only the Chinese will play the cunning rabbit hole, the same is true for white Westerners, don't put all your eggs in the same basket, this sentence has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, as long as the president is not produced for a day, they will not stop speculating.

In fact, this is the real political norm, don't look at Rockefeller and J. J. P. Morgan is now with Li Mu, and perhaps only God knows if they have hooked up with Democratic nominee Samuel Tilden in private.

Li Mu's own buttocks are not clean, and Samuel Tilden also invited Li Mu to dinner...

"Okay guys, now that the presidential candidate has been decided, let's do something serious, after all, no one wants to fall short in the end, don't do it, don't look at the presidential election will not be held until next year, in fact, there is not much time left for us..."

To put it bluntly, the Republican Party is now fighting with the Democratic Party, and what they are fighting for is confidence, and what they are fighting for is the prestige accumulated from the Civil War period to the present.

No matter what, Li Mu would not watch this happen.

This is also the division of labor between Li Mu and Hayes, in fact, compared to those people in the hall, these people on the balcony are more worthy of enveloping, which representatives in the hall can affect a few people, a few people on the balcony, each of them represents tens of thousands of votes, relatively speaking, it is more worth encompassing.

It is also beneficial for Li Mu to come forward first, even if Li Mu messes up, there is Hayes in the back, so as not to tear his face.

Hayes's political advocacy has always been a hidden danger, although it seems that the Republican Party is united now, but no one is sure whether there will be any trouble, don't think that Rockefeller, John Vanderbilt they have a firm position, in fact, this is a group of real wall grass, they are all like Li Mu, neither limited to the Republican Party, nor limited to the Democratic Party, they are only loyal to their own interests.

That will never change.

Returning to Governor's Island in the evening, Li Mu really felt exhausted, and just wanted to go upstairs and sleep well, and no longer think about any disputes between right and wrong.

Gloria was chatting with Chu Xue in the living room, and when she saw Li Mu coming back, Chu Xue hurriedly ran over to pick up her hat and take slippers, and she was very busy, but Gloria was not so attentive, sitting motionless on the sofa, looking at Li Mu with interest.

"What's the problem?" Li Mu was polite and took the initiative to greet Gloria.

"Nothing, is the town hall lively?" Gloria's focus has always been peculiar, at least unlike the other girls.

The women of these years don't care who is the president, they don't even have the right to vote, and they are not qualified to watch the excitement.

"It's very lively, hundreds of people gathered together, all kinds of weird accents, and there are still people sleeping while voting, and I don't know if they will vote for Samuel Tilden." Li Mu tried to be as funny as possible and said that Gronia used to be a journalist and now an industrialist, and she can't be judged with the thinking of an ordinary girl.

"I heard that the situation is not in our favor this time, what do you think, are you sure that you will win the election?" Gloria unconsciously used the tone she would only use in interviews.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely win..."Li Mu came to the single sofa next to Gloria and sat down, set up Erlang's legs, rubbed his temples, and showed exhaustion all over his body.

In the eyes of others, Li Mu's confidence is somewhat out of nowhere, and Gloria's understanding of the situation is clearer.

"Do you think it's necessary to make such trouble? With the strength you have now, if you add the Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt families, you can simply set up a political party, and when the time comes, you can support whoever you want to be president, why use such a headache..."Gloria has an idea, and she is indeed worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Barron family.

"That's a good idea, I've decided to do it at the next election." Li Mu said casually.

Li Mucai didn't want to bother to set up a new political party, in fact, if Henry was not busy in front of the stage, a Junma group would be able to annoy Li Muhuo to death.

To set up a political party, there will be no less trouble than a Junma group, and Li Mu doesn't want to get into trouble without eating chicken.

However, when the next presidential election comes, he will definitely not be caught off guard like this time, with this experience, Li Mu will make arrangements in advance, starting from the nomination within the party, and firmly control the situation, and all kinds of accidents that occurred in the first election will never be allowed to happen at that time.

"Alright, girls, go to bed early, I hope that when I wake up tomorrow, it will be another day." Li Mu is really tired, and he misses the warm quilt so much.

Going upstairs, showering, washing, a set of procedures down, it was almost 10 o'clock in the evening.

Governor's Island maintains a good routine of rest, and unless there are special circumstances, few people stay up late, and it is already late to go to bed at ten o'clock.

Chu Xue had already helped Li Mu make up the bed, the warm quilt, the hot water bag, the roaring fireplace, and the clothes to be changed tomorrow, everything was in order.

"I'm glad I had you, otherwise I wouldn't have known how bad my life would have been." Li Mu is sincerely grateful, with the first snow, it really saves a lot of trouble.

"You're welcome, it's my honor to serve you, I hope you won't blame me for poor service..."

"Okay, don't say it..."Li Mu suddenly hugged Chu Xue, and after a second, Li Mu let go of Chu Xue: "Go to sleep..."

This seems to be Li Mu's first time hugging Chu Xue, in the warm firelight, Chu Xuexia's cheeks are flying, and his eyes are amazingly bright.