In 1775, in order to make up for the lack of local funds in the United States caused by the British tax collection, the United States issued the first edition of paper money.

Because the highest authority in the United States at that time was called the "Continental Congress of the United States", that is, the "Continental Congress", this version of the US dollar was also called the "Continental Coin".

At that time, the United States was a country composed of dilapidated houses, thieves, robbers and prisoners. Because the "Mainland Coin" was issued for the first time, there were no anti-counterfeiting measures. So not long after this version of "Mainland Coin" was issued, counterfeit money appeared on the market, which resulted in the very small practical value of "Mainland Coin". At that time, Americans joked about something worthless and would describe it as "not as good as a Mainland Coin".

What Li Mu gave Mike was definitely not the "continental currency", but the "spot notes" issued by the U.S. government in order to raise the costs of the Civil War ten years ago, in order to raise funds for the Civil War, the U.S. government authorized the Treasury Department to issue. Although this "spot notes" cannot be redeemed, it is still very credible because it has gold as a guarantee. This is also the first US dollar circulating in the general sense in the United States, so it is called a "federal bond".

Holding the green federal coupon, Mike still couldn't believe it. Li Mu just slapped a hundred dollars on the table just for a 1872-style single worth of $35.

"Mike, as a doctor, how much did Old Man Chen give you from Shanghai to San Francisco?" Li Mu had other plans. Buying a gun is not enough to ensure Li Mu's safety.

Mike rolled his eyes and thought for a long time before he understood who "Old Man Chen" Li Mu was talking about: "I am not hired by Lord Chen, but by Zongli Yamen-" Mike answered honestly. Now Mike does not think that Li Mu is a wandering child, but feels that Li Mu is the illegitimate son of a Qing prince. Otherwise, Li Mu would not be so generous: "This trip is about twenty-five days, and my reward is fifty dollars."

Fifty dollars, the price is really not high. Li Mu is sure that the ticket paid by Zongli Yamen for Mike must be higher than fifty dollars.

In 1872, the transportation costs were still very high. If you took a steamer from Shanghai to Tianjin, the first-class cabin would cost about 100 taels of silver. If you were going abroad, the first-class cabin from Shanghai to Paris would cost about 300 taels, and the fourth-class cabin that could only live in the bottom cabin would cost ninety taels. Considering that the passengers on the ship Li Mu were riding in addition to Li Mu and the "living children" and the staff of the "young children going abroad to study", the Zongli Yamen should pay higher fees for Li Mu and his group.

It seems that the Qing government has spared no expense to "study in the United States" this time.

"Now there are about ten days left to dock, and I will pay you another fifty dollars. I will only have one requirement to hire you to accompany me during this period of time. Can I do it without leaving any steps?" Li Mu can now be said to be rich and not feel sorry for hitting people with US dollars.

"It's only about eight days--" Mike's eyes were dull.

To be honest, the price offered by Li Mu is really not low. If he stays in the United States, he is as good as a veterinarian, and he probably earns less than fifty dollars a year.

Of course, a normal veterinarian will definitely earn more than that every year, but Mike's level is definitely limited. Otherwise, if Mike's medical level is very good, Mike wouldn't have to travel all the way from the United States to the Far East to make a living.

"Eight days are eight days, fifty dollars, how about it?" Li Mu didn't care about these minor details. Eight days and twenty-five days mean the same to Li Mu.

"Okay!" Mike was also simply, and he kept moving forward, just to take care of the wounded-

So in the next few days, Li Mu stopped going to the restaurant to eat, but asked Mike to bring him back. Li Mu only had one thing to stay in Mike's cabin, which was to practice "cowboy gun drawing technique".

This "gun drawing technique" is the kind of gun drawing technique in western films.

Once upon a time, people generally believed that the "gun drawing technique" in westerns is an artistic fiction and does not exist in reality. However, although Li Mu had watched many westerns in his spare time in the 21st century, he also watched many short videos, including a man named "Bodd Bob", who left a deep impression on Li Mu.

Bod Bob is known as the "most untimely cowboy". He can pull the gun, hit the target, insert the gun back into the holster, and other actions in 0.02 seconds.

What is 0.02 seconds?

Generally speaking, Bode Bob's movements can no longer be seen clearly by the naked eye. You need to use a high-speed camera to barely see Bode Bob's movements.

Li Mu practiced this kind of gun pulling technique. In order to facilitate practice, Li Mu modified the gun holster attached to Mike, cut off all the excess parts including the holster buckle, and turned this complete gun holster into a quick pulling holster to ensure that the gun can be pulled out as quickly as possible and the shooting preparations can be completed.

When Li Mu first started to modify, Mike disagreed, but as Li Mu became more and more skilled, Mike became more and more surprised. The day before arriving in San Francisco, Li Mu was able to pull the gun, aim, and put the gun back into the holster within 0.5 seconds. Although it has not reached the level of Bod Bob, in Mike's words, Li Mu is already a qualified cowboy.

No, a very good cowboy!

At least Mike has never seen anyone who draws his gun faster than Li Mu.

In fact, this speed is not fast enough. The reason why Mike thinks so is because Mike doesn’t have enough knowledge.

Li Mu knew what the limit of "gun drawing technique" was, so he was not satisfied with this score. However, considering that Li Mu's practice time was enough to reach this level in just a few days, which was already very good.

Li Mu attributed all this to the welfare of "time travel". Over the past week, Li Mu has practiced not only "gun drawing skills", but also various physical fitness training, because Li Mu knew very well that if you want to live a better life in this era, you must first have a good body. This is an era when there is no penicillin. There is also a "doctor" who is just a mess, as a negative example. If you are not in good health, you will unfortunately get infected with any disease. Li Mu does not think that the doctors in this era are so magical.
Chapter completed!