People in the 21st century like to use GDP to convert the wealth of ancient tycoons. Even according to the unreliable asset analysis of the Boston Evening News, Li Mu's wealth also accounts for one hundred and forty of the US GDP in 1874, which is already richer than Bill Gates.

So Li Mu's "representative" is not those self-proclaimed representatives of public opinion, but is actually confident. If Li Mu is a little arrogant, Li Mu can even say that he can represent Springfield City.

Although not every Springfielder is willing to let Li Mu "representative", this is American democracy. Even if 49,999 people oppose Li Mu, but 50,000 people support Li Mu, then Li Mu will become the legal representative of Springfield.

There are only more than 30,000 people in Springfield, so the representative of Li Mu deserves it.

Rockefeller, Henry DuPont, William Vanderbilt and others are the same. They have undisputed authority in their respective cities. In Pennsylvania, Rockefeller's words are definitely better than governors, and in Delaware, Henry DuPont's energy is greater than Rockefeller's in Pennsylvania.

Military, during the Civil War, Henry DuPont was appointed as the major general of the state armed forces, governing all armed forces in Delaware; economically, the DuPont family has been thriving in Delaware seventy years ago, and the DuPont family's gunpowder factory is the pillar industry of Delaware; politically, since 1968, Henry DuPont was the presidential elector of Delaware, and the DuPont family could manipulate the state legislature to amend the state constitution.

This is why although the DuPont family has insufficient financial resources, they are one of the big bosses in the actual sense.

This is a standard invisible boss.

As for the Vanderbilt family, this family has a strong influence in the shipping and railway circles in the United States. Although Cornelius Vanderbilt is over 70 years old, he still has agile thinking. This guy is far more valuable than Bill Gates and is the prototype of the computer game "Railway Tycoon".

Relatively speaking, Andrew Carnegie should be the one with a slightly weaker influence. However, given that Carnegie Reim Steel's steel production has accounted for one-seventh of that in the United States, Carnegie's energy cannot be ignored. This is a person who can push Congress to raise tax rates, and it is absolutely not necessary to ignore him.

It was really unimpeded that so many tycoons wanted to promote one thing. Ulysses Grant ordered Eibel to draft a document, declare the Knights of Labor an illegal organization, banned all branches of the Knights of Labor, defined all activities of the Knights of Labor as illegal, and ordered the California government to arrest Jacob Wisbeck and Daniel Crowling.

"My friends, are you satisfied with this result?" Ulysses Grant turned around and smiled after giving the order. As for the Knights of Labor, Mr. President did not take it seriously. Perhaps the organization's proposals have a market for workers, but Ulysses Grant will not forget his source of power. It is precisely because of the support of bigwigs such as Rockefeller and Henry DuPont that Ulysses Grant was elected president. Therefore, Mr. President did not serve all Americans, but American capitalists.

As for Li Mu, well, Li Mu is indeed very powerful. In the foreseeable future, Li Mu himself and the forces represented by Li Mu will become an indispensable part of the Republican Party, but it is not possible yet. Li Mu himself is not yet an adult and is not qualified to participate in political activities, so now is not Li Mu's era.

Yes, because Li Mu was not born in the United States, Li Mu was not qualified to run for the president of the United States, but Li Mu could become a presidential elector of Massachusetts like Henry DuPont, and would also have the ability to influence other presidential electors in Massachusetts, which is important enough.

"Thank you very much, Mr. President, you once again made me feel the democracy, freedom and justice of America again. To thank you for your help, I will build a comprehensive university in Springfield. If you have no objection, I will name this school 'Grant University'. Mr. President, you will always be an honorary director of Grant University." Li Mu reciprocates and will be rewarded immediately.

For politicians, giving them money directly is not a good idea. Giving them the chance to win reputation is the most considerate way. When it comes to winning reputation, what is the better way than a university?

This "honor director" has many benefits. Although it is just a "honor" and will not allow Grant to participate in actual management, because of this position, there will be corresponding salary, so this is a good project that has both face and inner strength.

"Grant University - What a good idea, Reim, please allow me to donate 100,000 dollars." Rockefeller was generous and knew that everyone was holding the firewood high.

"Haha, in order to show my respect for Mr. President, I also donated 100,000 US dollars." Henry DuPont smiled and made up his mind. His eyes looked at Li Mu extremely hot, which stemmed from the constant surprises that Li Mu gave him.

"The Vanderbilt family will definitely not be on the sidelines. I also donated 100,000 US dollars on behalf of the Vanderbilt family." William Vanderbilt felt powerless. Faced with Li Mu's endless new tricks, it was not easy to keep up with Li Mu's pace.

"I don't have as much money as you guys, so I'll donate a library, but I will continue to donate books to the library. My goal is to make this library own 100,000 books." Although Carnegie can't afford much money now, she has a way to show herself.

"Well, you will have a 'Carnegie Library'." Li Mu promised that this is the right way to guide Carnegie on the right path.

Carnegie was once intoxicated with commercial competition and had no charity awareness, which won Carnegie the reputation of a "robber tycoon". After entering the 20th century, Carnegie began to reflect on her first half of her life and sold her business to J.P. Morgan, and then began her charity career.

In Carnegie's charity career, libraries were an important part. Carnegie donated a total of 3,500 libraries in her life, some people say it was 2,500, but whether it was 3,550 or 2,550, this is a unimaginable number for ordinary people. These libraries reversed Carnegie's reputation and won Carnegie the reputation of "charity tycoon".

"Reim, I really don't know what to say. I just did what I should do." Ulysses Grant put down the cigar in his hand, stood up and opened his arms to Li Mu.

This is no longer known how many hugs have been between Li Mu and Ulysses Grant since they met today. It seems that the simple "intimacy" is not enough to describe the relationship between Li Mu and Ulysses Grant.

"No one is better than you. I think you should be re-elected forever. This will become the most favorable news that all Americans are willing to hear." Li Mu felt embarrassed and felt embarrassed.

"Hahahaha---I lend you a good word, come on, let's see what delicious food Julia has prepared for us, hoping to make you feel the warmth of family." Ulysses Grant held Li Mu's shoulder and took the initiative to walk towards the restaurant.

Julia is Ulysses Grant's wife. Although she is not very good-looking and has a little strabismus, Julia is the most important woman in Grant's life. Grant has been with Julia throughout his life.

Grant's parents were both staunch abolitionists, while Julia had four black slaves, so this became an important reason for Grant's disagreement with his family. At the same time, Julia's father did not agree to his daughter marrying a soldier from the north, but Julia was determined to be with Grant. Even if his father refused to attend their wedding, Julia still held a wedding with Grant.

This love story is moving, but it has also become the most criticized hidden danger of Grant. Many evidence shows that during Grant's presidency, Julia's role was not glorious, but this did not affect the relationship between Julia and Grant.

After the release of the Abolitionist Manifesto in 1863, Julia's four black slaves had nominally broken off their relationship with Julia, but the four black slaves did not leave. They had hired this method to continue serving Julia.

Just as Grant and Li Mu went to the restaurant, Julia was waiting at the door of the restaurant, and behind her were the four black slaves.

Although Li Mu was not interested in black people, he certainly ignored this situation. When he walked to Julia, Li Mu bowed politely and kissed Julia: "I'm glad to see you, Mrs. Grant."

"Reim, I know you, it's hard to imagine that you are about the same size as my little Harry, but I'm proud of you for having such great achievements." Julia smiled kindly, and looked at this young man who was about the same age as her son, Julia felt incredible.

"Thank you for your praise, Mrs. Grant, it is precisely because of someone like Mr. President that I have a certain room for performance. We should all thank God-" Li Mu performed like a devout Christian, although Li Mu never visited the church once.

"Yes, thank God-" Julia was obviously a true believer, so she immediately shouted "Amen".

Not bad. It seems that Grant attaches great importance to these tycoons. The supper was relaxed and pleasant. The dishes were not many, but there was a dessert candied golden dates from the East.

This dessert is very popular, and Rockefeller and others have been celebrating, but Li Mu doesn't eat much.

It seems that the "fat" of American specialties is not without reason. It is difficult to not eat fat if you like sweets so much.

Well, it's only the 19th century now, and probably no one has the concept of a healthy diet.
Chapter completed!