The Taft family, the American opium king, the machine king, is also a very famous political family in the United States. The current head of the family, Alfonso Taft, has raised the strength of the entire family to a higher level, and their family is not only a powerful force in the business world, but also in the political world.

Alfonso Taft has been friends with the current President of the United States, Grover Cleveland, for many years, and is a staunch supporter of him. Cleveland is the only president whose two terms are not connected, and his current administration may not have helped Li Yi much, but the next administration will be very helpful to Li Yi's plan.

Alfonso Taft's son, William Howard Taft, is the seventeenth president in U.S. history, who happened to be the president of World War I, and would play a crucial role in Lee's plan, if possible.

Li Yi contacted Alfonso Taft through various channels, Alfonso Taft knew Li Yi's affairs in Europe relatively well, and he was also very willing to cooperate with Li Yi, he contacted the President of the United States according to Li Yi's request, and agreed to Li Yi's request.

"Lee! You're so young, it's amazing to me! William Howard Taft held Li Yi's hands tightly and said in exaggerated surprise: "The mysterious Oriental tycoon turned out to be a handsome guy who was surprisingly young!" ”

Li Yi's hand was held tightly by William, and he didn't pull it out after a few strokes, if Li Yi didn't know that he would get married this year and have children, he would have thought that he would be able to build a foundation.

"It's been a pleasure to meet you! You've surprised me that you're so young to represent the Taft family, and I thought it would be your father this time. Li Yi said as he pulled his hand out vigorously.

As soon as Li Yi withdrew his hand, William did something that made Li Yi even more depressed, he immediately gave Li Yi a tight hug, patted Li Yi's shoulder vigorously and said, "Hug for our youth!" Although my father didn't come, it doesn't mean that he doesn't pay enough attention to you, I hope you understand. ”

William's American-style warm hug made Shucai on the side look very uncomfortable, even a little uncomfortable, two big men hugging together like this is very inconsistent with the etiquette tradition of the Chinese, she saw William staring at herself again, and hurriedly hid behind Li Yi.

William stood aside very gentlemanly, wanting to kiss Shucai, but as soon as he bowed down, he was pulled by Li Yi, "Okay, William, we are a little uncomfortable with your American enthusiasm." ”

"Lee! You are wrong, you must know that your Sihai Group is going to settle in the United States, you are already a member of the American high society, and in the future, you must not only adapt to the etiquette here, but also be able to use it. William said with a smug face: "It is a very wise choice that you did not settle the group in Europe, people everywhere will only put on the appearance of a gentleman, but there is no enthusiasm at all, I hate those Europeans, and our United States is a young free country, full of enthusiasm for everything!" ”

"Well, we'll try to learn from your American zeal!" After Li Yi sat down with William, he continued: "I want to hear what good news you have brought me? ”

Americans are very direct, they do things straightforwardly, they will not be as scheming as the Chinese, you have to figure out a word for half a day before you can do it.

"I have very good news for you!" William continued with his slightly exaggerated expression and said happily, "We've all agreed to all your requests, Lee, we need a drink to celebrate!" ”

"Okay, I'll have a nice drink with you in a moment, but tell me about your conditions now, don't tell me you don't have any conditions." Li Yi will not believe that the Americans will be so good and will unconditionally agree to all his requirements, you must know that Li Yi's requirements are relatively harsh, since the Americans have met all the harsh requirements, then their conditions must not be low.

"Haha! Not only do we have no conditions, but we also want to add a territory to you, so that you can also become a big landowner. William said with a smile.

"Big landlord?" Li Yi asked with some confusion.

"Yes, we have prepared a three-million-acre plot of land for you to become one of the top 10 landowners in the United States." William picked up the Cuban cigar in his hand, took a hard puff, and said, "His location is also very good, not far west of Los Angeles County." ”

What is the concept of three million acres, if it is calculated into acres, it is 20 million. Li Yi would not believe that there would be a pie in the sky that would be a good thing, let alone that the United States, a country with rampant capital, would let himself get such a piece of land for nothing. While Li Yi was thinking about it, Hughes, an American he had just hired, handed a note to Li Yi.

After the American Railroad went bankrupt, they took out 30 million acres of land to pay off their debts, and they had a 3 million acres of ranch 30 kilometers from Los Angeles County, which was paid to the Taft family for 10 million dollars.

At this time, Los Angeles was only a small city near the sea, with a population of less than 200,000, much less than the population of San Francisco, but the later Los Angeles City was the largest city in the west, with a population of more than 15 million.

"Tell me about the conditions?" Li Yi frowned and said, Li Yi's expression is also very exaggerated now, his face is full of reluctance, although William has not said the conditions, Li Yi has already put on a painful expression of suffering a big loss.

"Ahem!" William coughed lightly, covered up for a while, and said, "We will provide you with a loan of 50 million dollars, which will be provided to you by the Bank of California and Wells Fargo, and guaranteed by our Taft family and the U.S. government." ”

Li Yi was not happy, but continued to have a loss-stricken expression on his face, and nodded to signal William to continue.

William saw that Li Yi didn't feel excited at all, so he hoped that he wouldn't jump to his feet, sat up straight and said: "Your company can't be located in San Francisco, you have to put him in Los Angeles, and at the same time, you must mortgage all your factories to us, including those factories you moved to the United States in Europe." ”

"Go on!" Li Yi knew that William hadn't finished speaking, and there would definitely be a request.

"You have to know that three million acres of land is really huge, you can't let it sit idle, you need to raise some livestock, especially beef cattle, we in the United States are a country that sits on the backs of cows, and we can't live without beef. We ask you to raise 1 million head of beef cattle and we provide them to you, and they will be valued at 20 million dollars, which will be deducted from the loan provided to you. ”

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