Before he got off the boat, Li Mu made a wish to buy Manhattan and become the largest landlord in the United States.

As time goes by, the original ideal has become a thing of the past, but New York still has a very special significance for Li Mu.

As the largest city and largest port in the United States, New York is also the financial center of the United States. It is a place where wealth gathers and opportunities are everywhere. Because New York is usually the first stop for European immigrants to land in the United States, New York is also called the "Big Apple", which means: it is both beautiful and delicious, and everyone wants to take a bite.

Although New York in the 19th century was the dream place of countless people, in Li Mu's eyes, like most cities of this era, New York was still as dirty and messy as it was, but the city was larger and the population was larger, and there were not many things that were desirable.

At this time, New York was in the period of control of Tweed Group, which was the darkest moment in history. Under the control of Tweed Group, urban construction became one of the most abundant projects in New York. Countless people participated in it and wanted to make a big fuss from it. This also caused extreme chaos in urban construction. It was only three or four kilometers from the New York Railway Station to the New York Customs. Li Mu's carriage was stopped four or five times. Once, he was even forced to take a detour due to municipal renovation, which made Li Mu extremely disappointed with New York.

"—New York is the capital of wealth in the United States. Various miracles are performed here every day. Almost every minute, a new millionaire is born, and countless people have reached the peak of their lives from here--" Benjamin didn't know Li Mu's view of New York, and sat in the carriage and talked endlessly to Li Mu.

"Every day, countless people go bankrupt. They will climb to the tallest building in New York, then jump down from above, and experience the last crazy journey of life." Li Mu did not follow Benjamin's wishes. It is now 1873. Soon, the financial crisis will break out, and the scene Li Mu said will be frequently staged.

"Finance, the essence is that money flows from one person's pocket to another person's pocket. This is normal. This is a crazy game. Winners take all and losers have nothing. It is also a wise choice to end the game in this way. Who doesn't want to try the feeling of flying-" Benjamin does not think that Li Mu is slandering New York, on the contrary, Benjamin is also crazy in his bones.

The feeling of flying-

Li Mu suddenly remembered that it seemed that no one in this world had made inventions of aircraft.

There is indeed no, if there is no accident, the Wright Brothers conducted experiments on flights in 1903. Their "first controlled continuous power flight conducted by aircraft that are heavier than air" was in 1903. In the same year, they would start the "Wright Aircraft Company", and from then on, humans will enter the age of flight.

In fact, early aircraft were very simple. Li Mu remembered that there were photos of the first aircraft of the Wright brothers in the middle school history textbook. It seemed that there was only one simple engine and two simple wings, and there was not much technical content. If Li Mu organized manpower to conduct relevant research now, there would be no need to wait until 1903, or even until 1803, the first aircraft would appear.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt excited. For a moment, Li Mu didn't want to go to Cuba anymore. Li Mu wanted to return to Springfield and immediately organized people to conduct research on related aspects.

Of course, it’s just a thought. Although Li Mu has relevant ideas, it is not easy to become a reality. First of all, there is no suitable aircraft engine, which will greatly restrict Li Mu’s research. What Li Mu can be sure is that steam engines cannot be used for aviation research, and Li Mu is not sure whether there is a gasoline engine at present, maybe there is one, but Li Mu has not seen it yet. This requires Li Mu to send people to search around the world, and first go to Germany, because in Li Mu’s impression, the first car was born in Germany, and it seems to be Dalem Mercedes-Benz.

Then it's Germany. Li Mu doesn't need to go there in person, just ask Henry to send someone to find the relevant patent, buy it, and bring it back to the United States. Then Li Mu will organize a research and development team to start researching the aircraft.

Li Mu has a good habit. If he suddenly has any inspiration, no matter what he is doing, Li Mu will write it down so that he will not forget it later. So even in the carriage, Li Mu will take out paper and pen and start recording.

"What are you doing?" Benjamin was curious.

"Don't you like the feeling of flying? I want to invent something that can make you fly." In order to arouse Benjamin's interest, Li Mu casually drew "Bamboo Dragonflies" and "Kites" on the small notebook.

"Bamboo dragonfly" and "kite", which may be the earliest invention of humans to fly, can be regarded as the prototype of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, respectively.

"Can you fly? Are you kidding?" Benjamin exclaimed in dismay.

"Of course not, just wait, it won't take long to make it." Li Mu was confident that it was not easy to invent an aircraft in a short period of time, but some simple flight devices were not impossible. There were various flight competitions in the 21st century. Eliminating those with high technical content, even without an engine, Li Mu could do some simple things, such as unpowered paragliding, unpowered delta wings, or even flying squirrel suits. These things do not require an engine.

Although Li Mu was just a programmer in his previous life, he had many hobbies. He was a otakus, and he had a lot of free time and always came into contact with some strange things. Li Mu really didn't know how to make Li Mu use aviation engines, but it was still okay to let Li Mu tinker with some simple things. At least Li Mu knew clearly that even without a power device, humans could rely on simple tools to realize their dream of flying.

"Let me take a look--" Benjamin could feel Li Mu's strong confidence, and without saying a word, squeezed to Li Mu's side, and came over to take a closer look at the "bamboo dragonflies" and "kites" painted by Li Mu.

"This is - what's the thing? Such a simple thing can make people fly. You're the guy who makes fun of me." After seeing the things drawn on the small notebook, Benjamin was furious.

"What do you know with a second copy? Don't underestimate these two simple things, they can make you fly." Li Mu said confidently.

"If it can make me fly, I will run on Wall Street-" Benjamin looked disgusted, and his eyes looked at Li Mu like a fool.

"Okay, remember your words." Li Mu didn't compete with Benjamin. Facts are better than words. Li Mu would let the facts know, and questioning Li Mu would be so unwise.

"Ben, if I were you, I wouldn't say this. You might not know that Reim is an inventor, and smokeless powder was invested by Li Mu." George Dewey, who was sitting opposite, sighed quietly. This guy doesn't participate in any gambling, and watching the fun is this guy's biggest hobby.

"You said it's just an investment. Look at this. Reim said it can make people fly. Do you think it's possible?" Benjamin grinned to his ears and picked up the "Bamboo Dragonfly" and "Kite" in the small notebook to show George Dewey.

George Dewey is not a second-generation ancestor who is pampered. After the Civil War, this guy traveled around the countries and almost ran through major ports along the Pacific coast. He has also been to the Far East. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is knowledgeable.

George Dewey took the small notebook and looked carefully, then frowned, half open his mouth and fell into a state of thinking: "I seem to have seen this thing. I don't know if it can make people fly, but I can be sure that this thing can fly by itself."

"So if it is enlarged dozens of times, such as dozens or hundreds of square meters, can this thing fly with people?" Li Mu added fire and induced George Dewey to exude his thinking.

"Maybe, maybe not, I don't know-" George Dewey wasn't sure, but his thoughts were shaken.

"Stop teasing, this is impossible." Benjamin insisted.

"Then let's make a bet, what if it can take people to fly?" Li Mu began to dig a hole.

"I have already said that if it can take people to fly, I will fly in Manhattan!" Benjamin didn't believe Li Mu's "nonsense", but this was not a loss. He turned his eyes and said, "But what if it can't fly?"

"If I can't fly, I'll go to Manhattan to win!" Li Mu fought hard to cheat people, but Li Mu couldn't lose anyway.

"Very good!" Benjamin made a decision. Looking at Li Mu's exquisite suit, Benjamin began to increase his position: "It's better to add some lottery."

"Okay, how much can you pay? 10,000 or 20,000? It's up to you to offer!" Li Mucai was generous and could not refuse the money delivered to him.

"Ten thousand-" Benjamin's face showed a struggle. Although this guy was a second-generation ancestor, he did not have much property, and ten thousand dollars was not a small number.

"Then one hundred thousand?" Li Mu increased his investment and prepared to kill Benjamin with money.

"Damn, it's amazing to have money. One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand." Benjamin took the bait.

"Ben, you can't win-" Ma Han, who had not spoken, sighed quietly, and looked at Benjamin with sympathy: "You don't have a specified time. If Reim studied for ten or eight years, would you just wait for ten or eight years?"

After hearing Ma Han's words, Benjamin's eyes widened, and his eyes were full of incredible feelings at Li Mu, as if he was asking why Li Mu was cheating on his own people.

"It takes less than ten or eight years, and within this year, I can let you fly." Li Mu gave Benjamin a reassurance, saying that he did not mean to dig a trap in language.

Strictly speaking, this is really not a scam, it is at most a transfer.

"Gentlemen, New York Customs has arrived-" Yan Hu jumped out of the driver's position to open the carriage door.

Before coming to New York, Grant had sent a telegram to New York customs chief Chester Allen Arthur, asking Arthur to cooperate with Li Mu's action.
Chapter completed!