After all this trouble today, I'm afraid everyone knows that the lottery is just a golden doll.

The United States is a federal country, and each state in the country has considerable autonomy. Many states have their own laws, their own government agencies, and their own National Guard. To be honest, the deterrence of the central government is not too great.

Especially in this special period when the Civil War had just ended, it was not easy for the Southern State to be separated from the federal government. It was not easy for the central government to implement the Southern State, and the National Rifle Association had a smaller influence in the Southern State.

Since the lottery is a golden doll and does not have much technical content, it is easy to imitate it. When states across the United States start selling their own instant lottery, it is difficult to say how much profit this thing will generate.

So the lottery is just a tool for Li Mu to make quick money. The fundamental reason why Li Mu gathers wealth is in Junma Weapons Company, in smokeless powder, and in future light bulbs.

On the way to St. George's restaurant, Li Mu understood these things, so how many shares he owned now is really not a big deal. Li Mu only wanted to go online with Eble Burnside and Burnsidera, not to make a profit with this.

There is a relationship, and Li Mu is unwilling to occupy more shares in the company, which is obviously giving money to Eble and Burnside. So after hearing Li Mu's words, Eble and Burnside looked at Li Mu again, and there was a sense of satisfaction and intimacy in their eyes.

Li Mu knew how to make a difference. Although the lottery was proposed by Li Mu and was handled by Li Mu, when Ebul and Burnside understood the way the lottery operated, Li Mu was no longer indispensable for Ebul and Burnside. If Li Mu didn't know how to advance or retreat, then it might be possible not to mention the company's shares, whether they could get out of their own.

Li Mu has seen how dark American officials in this era are. Take Ebel's deputy Green for example. For a Western white man who is unwilling to sponsor, Green can make up his mind to order Tony to burn all his property, and he will not be too ruthless when dealing with Li Mu.

"Rim, I heard that your arsenal produces a double-action pistol, right?" Eble obviously did not want to owe Li Mu favors and wanted to compensate Li Mu in other aspects.

"Yes, the latest python pistol is ahead of all the weapons of this era. Buy one at home and you can use it for a lifetime." Speaking of his professional field, Li Mu was also full of confidence on his face.

"The War Department seems to have a dress-up plan. You can visit William these days, and maybe he can give you some advice." Eibel blinked at Li Mu, with a sincere expression.

"Thank you, actually I just happened to visit Mr. William-" Li Mu hit the snake and went with the stick.

The Department of War is the U.S. Department of War. This department was founded in 1789 and will not be renamed the Department of War until 1947.

William's full name is William W. Bernap, and he is currently the Minister of War.

"Ah, Reim, come to my office tomorrow, and I have something to discuss with you-" Burnside said to Li Mu as if he had just remembered something, and suddenly realized it.

"Okay, then we will see you tomorrow - since today is Christmas Eve, then I will not delay the reunion of the two with their families. Let's see you tomorrow -" Li Mu did not talk long-windedly, and said goodbye after he finished his work, without mentioning his 30% share at all.

Just kidding, Eble and Burnside are obviously giving money to Li Mu. If Li Mu is struggling with that 30% of the dividends, it will be too unreasonable.

Li Mu is now an arms dealer. If you want to make money, you must first establish a good relationship with the military. As long as you can establish relationships with the military, join the military suppliers, and become one of the military partners, Li Mu would rather not make a penny in the early stage.

There are no people on the streets on Christmas Eve, and the electric lights have not been put into use these days, so the streets can be described as deserted.

It is already winter, and there is a lot of snow on the road. When the carriage is driving on the road, you can clearly hear the sound of the wheels when they run over the snow. Because of the snow on the ground, the visibility is pretty good. Warm lights are shot out from the house next to the road. Occasionally, someone walks by in a hurry, and can't wait to fall into the warm embrace of his family.

Li Mu and Will are both far away from home, and they are thousands of miles away from home. They will definitely not be able to reunite with their families this Christmas Eve.

This is not a serious problem. In Washington, there are many people like Li Mu and Will. During this period, Washington is holding a shooting competition, and there are many gunmen from all over the country. In order to build momentum for selling lottery tickets, Li Mu invited several more performance groups from Boston and New York, and they could not go home.

The warehouse is solid but knows etiquette. The United States is not rich these days, and the people don’t care much about personal enjoyment. Although Christmas Eve, Christmas and other traditional festivals are traditional festivals, for the sake of life, some people always have to run around and give up reunion with their families on these days when they should be reunited, and work hard to make their families live a better life.

Li Mu knew that there was a poem called "I miss my family more every festival". Although Christmas Eve is not a traditional Chinese festival, Li Mu could still understand Will and their homesickness by pushing others by himself.

This is the time to win over the relationship. As soon as the lottery sales ended in the afternoon, Li Mu asked Will to go to the market to buy things and prepare to have a "Strange People's Congress Party" at the Grand Cross Hotel. When Li Mu returned to the Grand Cross Hotel, the party had just reached its climax.

To be honest, the specifications of this party are relatively high. After all, there are performance groups from New York and Boston to cheer them up, even in Washington, it is rare.

The party was held in the banquet hall of the Grand Cross Hotel. Yesterday, the lion who "encountered jailbreak" in the zoo was performing on the stage. Sandy actually rode on the lion's back, hugged the lion's neck in fear, and watched the lion jump on the stool like strolling in the garden.

On the small stage next to him, Gloria was singing "Katyusha", which was different from what Li Mu remembered. Gloria sang "Katyusha" very happily. Will and a group of big men from the shooting team were dancing around Gloria with their arms in their arms. There were many people beating around him, and the atmosphere was very warm.

To Li Mu's surprise, several blonde beauties who sold lottery tickets were also present. They gave up the opportunity to reunite with their families and participated in this big party.

When he saw Li Mu coming back, Chu Xue, dressed in a knight, jumped over and ran over. The first thing he said when he saw Li Mu was, "I didn't drink alcohol--".

——I haven’t drunk yet, my face is red or not?

Li Mu was furious: "Who made Chuxue drink? Stand out for me!"

There were many people standing up. A bunny girl who looked familiar but couldn't remember her name gave Li Mu a glass of wine. Before Li Mu had time to drink it, she was pulled by Will to join the group dance team. Sandy slid down from the lion's back with her teeth and claws, jumped onto Li Mu's back and hugged her without letting go. Li Mu didn't bother to hold him accountable. He held Chuxue on the left and Gloria on the right, and sang the happy version of "Katyusha" with everyone--

"Just as the pear blossoms bloom all over the world--"

Have fun in time—
Chapter completed!