137 Dangerous
If there is a group of Chinese in Cuba leading the uprising, then there is no saying that as long as Li Mu has a gun, there are as many guns as he wants, or even as much money as he wants, it is fine. Although Li Mu cannot charge himself, he can still do his best to overseas Chinese.
I don't want to do anything else, just for this incense.
The Cuban uprising is obviously dominated by a group of white people. To put it bluntly, it is the same as the relationship between the United States and Britain. Spain wants to continue to absorb Cuba’s blood and support Spain’s increasingly declining empire, while the Cuban white people are unwilling to continue to pay for the Spanish group of decays, so the Luoshi “Cuba Republic” was found.
In this process, in order to win their own rights, the Chinese will of course resist the rule of the Spanish. However, when the Chinese lose their value after the war, it is still a question of how much guarantee the rights and interests of the Chinese can be. Li Mu does not want to be a kid, so no matter how just the cause Santos and theirs are in, if Santos does not pay the money, Li Mu will not give the gun.
Yes, this is in line with the business logic of a successful businessman.
"Burnside, you found a good business for me. What the hell is that these people are trying to make money by themselves. Do I look that much like Kazi?" Li Mu stopped paying attention to Santos and went to complain to Burnside.
"Ah, Reim, there are many Qing people there. Don't you want them to live a better life?" Burnside seemed unintentional, his eyes were dim.
Chinese--
Li Mu suddenly became vigilant. If this was said by Santos, it would be reasonable to win Li Mu's support, but now from Burnside's mouth, Li Mu felt something was wrong.
Looking at Burnside's gaze again, there was a hint of cruelty in his scrutiny, and Li Mu immediately understood.
"Of course I hope the Qing people will live well, but it must be without endangering my interests. If you say so, should I return to the Qing Empire and disperse all my wealth to lead the people of the Qing Empire to resist the rule of the Qing nobles? Don't be funny, okay, I am an American like you now, will you donate your money to your former motherland?" Li Mu was wary and did not leave any excuses for Booneside.
Burnside is indeed a native American, but if you count a few generations, Burnside's ancestors must have immigrated. The United States was originally an immigrant country, so Li Mu was right to say that.
Li Mu is now very sure that the US government is very dark these days, and officials like Burnside basically have no bottom line. If Li Mu is "in Cao's camp and in the heart of Han", then Li Mu's fate will definitely be very tragic. Even if Li Mu is under the title of "bounty hunter" and "great inventor" and "a great inventor" will be useless.
In other words, Li Mu's current strength is not strong enough. If an official like Burnside deals with Li Mu, Li Mu will basically not have much power to fight back. Think about the Bert Felimmon who was burned out just because he did not sponsor the lottery. Unless Li Mu has the strength of the 20th century Morgan family, Rockefeller, and Carnegie, Li Mu will have to be a human being with his tail between his legs.
It seems that Li Mu's answer is indeed very satisfying to Burnside. After looking at Li Mu for a while, Burnside chuckled and said, "You have applied for a patent for smokeless gunpowder. You will become one of the few monuments in the United States. It is normal to take out some of the money to do good deeds-"
Li Mu suddenly realized that it was because of smokeless firewood.
One thing that is certain is that smokeless gunpowder is very important, and even for the country, it has reached a level of concern for national security. The New York Patent Office will definitely report such an important invention to the central government.
What is more special is that the inventor of smokeless gunpowder is Li Mu, who has just become a US citizen. Therefore, it is very important to have a high loyalty to the United States.
Burnside did not expect Li Mu to be 100% loyal to America. As long as Li Mu is profit-oriented, it is enough. Burnside believed that Li Mu, who is profit-oriented, can get everything he wants in the United States.
From this point of view, that Santos is really a "support". If Li Mu hesitated just now, maybe waiting for Li Mu would be an endless iron window.
No wonder Burnside wanted to support Will, it was really a matter of scheming.
Thinking about this layer, although it was the middle of winter, Li Mu's clothes on his back were instantly covered with cold sweat. It was so dangerous!
Since Burnside has no one to come in to get people, it means that Li Mu has passed the preliminarily. Li Mu still tries to make himself look defenseless: "Tsk - you only see smokeless powder will make a profit, but you don't know how much I spent for this, I almost broke the bank. Besides, I don't plan to open a factory for the production of smokeless powder. That's really a bit too troublesome. I only plan to charge a patent fee, so it's certain that I can make some money, but it's still a long way from a handful of Monopoly."
It must be said that Li Mu's age is very confusing. If it were someone else, Burnside might be half-believing now, but Li Mu's body is only a twelve or three-year-old child. Even if the beard on his face is added, it will be at most fifteen or sixteen years old. Who has fifteen or six years old, who has so many thoughts?
"It's a very smart approach. Believe me, you will definitely become one of the few American moguls-" After hearing that Li Mu did not open a factory and was only preparing to charge a patent fee, Burnside's expression was obviously much relaxed.
"Then I'll lend you a good word - but I won't give the products in my factory to Cubans for free just to say a few good words. You know, I just signed a contract with the Ministry of War. To be honest, my factory can't produce any extra products now." Li Mu suddenly felt a sudden stern in his heart when he said this.
Yes, not only smokeless gunpowder, but also contracts with the War Department. Li Mu's factory has now joined the supplier sequence of the US War Department and has become a partner of the US War Department. In terms of circumstances and reason, the US government will review the loyalty of Li Mu, an arms dealer. If Li Mu reveals his strength and is not loyal to the United States, then Li Mu's fate will definitely be extremely miserable. It is a matter of whether he can save his life.
"Okay, okay, don't complain, and you didn't say you're giving it away for free. The Rifle Association pays money to buy weapons from your horse weapons company. It's okay if your factory has no production capacity. Springfield has so many factories that you can always find-" It seems that Li Mu passed the assessment, and Burnside began to appease Li Mu.
Chapter completed!