The Capitol is a 233-meter-long three-story building with white marble as the main material. There is a three-story dome with a very high appearance on the central top floor. Above the dome is a bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty. The north and south wings on both sides of the large dome are the offices of the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively.

Whenever the Senate meets, the national flag is raised on the north wing of the Capitol; when the House of Representatives holds a meeting, the national flag is raised on the south wing of the building.

The flag is now on the north wing, which is a sign that the Senate will hold a meeting.

The east porch under the three-story dome is the place where the presidential inauguration ceremony was held. Since Washington became the capital of the United States, all presidential inauguration ceremony were held here except during the Anglo-American War in 1812.

Follow the white marble steps and pass the ten-ton Columbus door to the Senate Chamber.

The Senate Conference Hall is a rotunda, consisting of two floors. The lower hall is where the senators meet, and the second floor corridor is for idle people to watch.

In order to show their democracy and freedom, the United States, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, can listen on the second floor whenever the people are interested in the meeting, as long as they do not make any sounds to interfere with the normal order of the meeting. This policy will be implemented until the 9/11 period in the future.

When Li Mu and Arthur arrived at the venue, it was 8:50 in the morning, and there were still ten minutes before the meeting officially began. Taking advantage of this time, Arthur took Li Mu to meet Senate Speaker Brian and made his final efforts to win Bryan's support.

Brian dressed just like the lawyer Li Mu saw in Hong Kong and Taiwan TV series. The style of the big robe and wig was very eye-catching. This outfit probably follows the British tradition. From Li Mu's aesthetic perspective, it is really a bit out of character.

"Reim, I'm glad to know you. You did a good job, but your phantoms are too expensive and I can't afford them." Brian joked after seeing Li Mu, and there was no sign of tendency at all.

"Please rest assured, Lord Speaker. When I go back, I urge the factory to keep the Phantom down as low as possible and try to make it affordable for all Americans." Li Mu said politely, and did not have much hope in winning Bryan's support.

Give Li Mu another courage, and Li Mu would not dare to bribe Brian in the Senate Conference Hall. Although bribery is common in the United States, it is not allowed by law. If Brian seeks fault, as long as Li Mu expresses the meaning of bribery, Brian can immediately take advantage of the issue.

"Haha, this is a good idea." Brian laughed dryly, not taking Li Mu's words seriously.

The Phantom’s configuration is destined to be not cheap. Even if Li Mu compresses the cost, it will not be compressed to the point that all Americans can afford it.

Not to mention Phantom, even BMWs are not affordable to all Americans. The average salary in the United States last year was about $510, and the BMW car was priced at $5,000. An ordinary American would only buy one for ten years without eating or drinking. It is so expensive.

At about nine o'clock, the parliament hall was full of people. Brian sat on the rostrum, knocking on the wooden gavel in his hand, and the meeting officially began.

According to the meeting process, Arthur spoke first, and there was a speech seat in the venue. When Arthur stood in the speech seat, Li Mu stood beside Arthur as agreed with Arthur, ready to remind Arthur at any time.

However, Li Mu's attention was not on Arthur. As the only eastern corner in the venue, Li Mu attracted the attention of most senators. Members who are familiar with Li Mu, such as Langkell, Burnside nodded and smiled at Li Mu, and also had scrutiny and even hostile gazes, such as Philadelphia's MP Max Esseya.

As the boss of Junma Group, Li Mu may be the richest person in this venue, so Li Mu is not frightened. Li Mu retorted without hesitation at those gazes that were either kind or malicious. When his friends came, they had good wine, and when the jackals came, they had hunting rifles.

According to the Senate system, as long as more than half of the members of the parliamentary matter agree, the matter can be submitted to the president for comment, and the president will agree to take effect; of course, there are exceptions. If more than two-thirds of the members of the parliamentary matter agree, then the president will veto it in a timely manner and the bill will also take effect.

So among the 76 senators in the venue, as long as 39 agree to New York to take over Philadelphia to host the Independence Centennial Exhibition, there is a high chance that this matter will be successful, and Grant is unlikely to stumbling to New York in this matter.

If 51 members of Congress agree, even Grant disagrees will be invalid.

Li Mu did not meet Chen Guofang at the venue. It is estimated that Chen Guofang's career as a member of the parliament has not yet begun, which made Li Mu not very satisfied. If Chen Guofang was present, the chance of success in New York would be higher.

"——The Independence Centennial Exhibition is part of the Independence Centennial Celebration and the best opportunity to showcase the national strength of the United States. We either don't do it, but do it to do it best. So we don't need a dilapidated Independence Centennial Exhibition, but to hold a grand Independence Centennial Exhibition, and make this a benchmark for the World Expo, which surprises everyone at the achievements of America. If you want to achieve this goal, then which city can show the strength of America better than New York? So, on behalf of New York, I formally submit an application. Please give us New Yorkers the opportunity to hold an Independence New Year's Eve. We will not let everyone down. We will give you the best Independence Centennial Exhibition." Arthur concluded his speech and returned to the waiting seat amidst sparse applause.

"I didn't miss anything, did I?" Before he could return to the waiting seat, Arthur began to review.

"No, it's very good and powerful." Li Mu flattered him casually. He was pitiful. Li Mu's attention was all on the venue and didn't listen to anything Arthur said.

Of course, for this kind of meeting, the work is done outside the venue, and the speeches in the venue are not important. It can be said that the members have made decisions before attending the meeting, and the speeches in the venue will not change their attitude.

"Now, Mayor Paul of Philadelphia, do you have anything to say?" Brian asked according to the meeting process.

"Yes, Mr. Speaker, I have something to say." Paul Maysfield stood up angrily and walked towards the speaker's seat, looking at Arthur and Li Mu with anger and disdain.

Arthur replied in a secret way, Li Mu's attention was not on Paul at all. Li Mu was gesturing with Rockefeller in the audience seat. Rockefeller gestured ok to relieve Li Mu, but the expression on his face seemed a little solemn.

"——Some people act like a clown, and they are surprisingly whimsical. How could they make any changes to the decision two years ago? In order to hold the Independent Centennial Exhibition, the Independent Centennial Exhibition Committee of the American Independent Centennial Exhibition has already spent millions of dollars, which are all exchanged for selling bonds. If the host city is changed now, who should bear these debts? Who will bear the damage to America and Philadelphia's credibility? I have to say that some people are like stupid fat pigs, who can do anything for their own selfish interests——" Paul Maysfield was very excited. After a few words, he began to be ignorant and brought the domineering style of covering the sky in Philadelphia to the Senate.

"Shut up, you are the stupid fat pig. Look at your body shape. I don't care if you want to speak. This is your right, but what's going on with your damn personal attack on me? Is your mother teaching you politely? If you have something, then just say it cleanly. If there is nothing valuable, then hurry up and don't embarrass people on it. I feel ashamed for you-"Arthur is not easy to bully, and immediately cursed.

Of course, Paul did not stop speaking when Arthur spoke. The result of the two talking to themselves was that the venue was a quarrel, and both of them were shouting at the top of their voices. They didn't know what they were shouting, and they just wanted to vent their emotions. This made the atmosphere in the venue more "warm".

Li Mu noticed that when Arthur and Paul started to quarrel, many senators were already helplessly leaning on the back of the chair and began to yawn. It seemed that this was not the first time that such a thing happened. It turned out that the US Congress was also very popular.

The frequency is probably not low!

"Bangbang--" Brian knocked the hammer in his hand so loudly. When Arthur and Paul all stopped, Brian spoke: "Spoke aside, please pay attention to your words, and please also ask Mr. Arthur to take care of the order of the venue."

OK, each hits fifty boards.

However, Paul's rhythm was successfully disrupted by Arthur. Even after the order was restored, Paul still glared at Arthur like a bull, as if he had forgotten what he should say.

Arthur didn't care at all, and he looked at the angry Paul with a big mouth with a crack.

Paul's eyes were already bloodshot, and he looked at Arthur and wanted to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and eat his hair. When he heard Brian's words, Paul scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time before he squeezed out: "I'm done."

After saying that, this guy is so angry that Arthur has forgotten the words.

"Well, now that we're done, we'll start voting now, on whether to hand over the Independence Centennial Fair from Philadelphia to New York to host the voting." Brian announced the meeting to continue.

There are no voting machines these days, and the voting is still a manual voting method. The senators are like elementary school students. Each of them draws a small piece of paper and paints it, and then hand it over to the statistician, who will vote together.

The statistics of more than 70 members of the parliament are not slow, but there is still a verification process. After the entire procedure, it will take about fifteen minutes.

Fifteen minutes later, the result appeared. The number of votes in favor of New York's Centennial Exhibition was thirty-one, and the others chose to abstain.

Can a democratic conference still abstain?
Chapter completed!