Youth Island was once regarded as a prison for detaining Cuban rebels by the Spanish, and is now owned by Li Mu privately, and is the most suitable for detaining Shi Tou and Henderson.

If according to tradition, Li Mu should have hanged the Nassau Port where Shi Tou and Anderson were hung, but Li Mu did not plan to do that. These two people will have greater value when they live. If the British insist on blaming Sean Bradley's death on the San Diego Investment Company, then these two people will be the killer weapon in Li Mu's hands.

The British did not know that Stone and Henderson were still alive, and did not know what kind of reply Ulysses Grant gave the British. In early July, the British envoy responsible for full investigation of the matter sent a letter to President of the United States of Cuba, Shelvest, asking the captains of the two armed merchant ships, the Waterhound and the Great White Shark, who participated in the quelling of the chaos that night, were investigated.

Facing the British, Ulysses Grant could barely stand up straight, and Sylvester could only compromise. Compared with the "Empire of Sun Never Setting" that was still in its heyday, the new United States of Cuba was as weak as a baby and had no capital to refuse.

When the president was in Sylvester, he was depressed. He had to pretend to be a grandson when facing the British. When facing Li Mu was not confident. If he wanted to investigate the captain of the San Diego Investment Company, he had to be angry with Li Mu first. If Li Mu did not allow it, then Sylvester would be the mouse in the bellows.

Fortunately, Li Mu did not give Sylvester a problem and agreed to the captains of the "Water Hound" and "Great White Shark" to be investigated. Anyway, there is nothing in English, so maybe he has to give the two captains medals.

Well, it is unlikely to issue medals, but there should be any necessary thanks. After all, if the "Water Hound" and "Great White Shark" had not arrived in time, it would have been estimated that the entire Nassau would have been ruined now.

Since the British have always claimed to be "gentlemanly", they should be fair in their work and be rewarded with the grace of others.

Li Mu was not very concerned about what would be written in the British investigation report. Anyway, Shi Tou and Henderson were in hand, and Li Mu was invincible. Even if the British found out the truth, Li Mu could throw Shi Tou and Henderson out to counterattack.

Since he was fearless, Li Mu was in a very relaxed and happy mood.

On July 15, the world's first urban beauty store opened in Manhattan Battery Park.

City Beauty Store is a luxury store specializing in women. Its business range ranges from clothing to shoes to luggage and jewelry. Based on Li Mu's one-stop shopping concept, Gloria claims to be able to meet all women's needs.

The owner of Urban Beauty is Gloria, but there is Chuxue shares. So on July 15, Li Mu and Will went to Fort Park together to support Chuxue and Gloria.

Li Mu has done too much of this kind of thing, and he is familiar with it. Will is not good at it. This is the first time he has attended such an occasion, so he is very uncomfortable.

"Sheerman asked Dickens to be the commander of the Second Division. This appointment is simply nonsense. What would Dickens do? I promise that he could not even memorize the "Army Tradition". Sherman was crazy to let such a person become the military commander of a unit..." Standing at the door of the Urban Beauty Store, Will kept talking nonsense, talking about the things in the army over and over again.

The War Department decided to establish the Second Army Cavalry Division based on the First Army Cavalry Division, and Dickens, Sherman's old subordinate, was appointed as the commander of the Second Division.

The organization of the Second Cavalry Division is exactly the same as that of the First Cavalry Division. All weapons are purchased from Junma Weapons Company, and the equipment list includes 75mm infantry rapid-fire cannons.

The Second Cavalry Division has more than 9,600 people, and the total order is nearly 1.5 million US dollars. This order will bring nearly 600,000 US dollars in profits to Junma Weapons Company. Unfortunately, the necessary public relations expenses are removed. Junma Weapons Company earns less than the money earned by the War Department.

It sounds like Will and Dickens are a little out of the way. It is probably what Sherman wants to see. If Sherman appoints Will's friend as the commander of the Second Army Cavalry Division, then Sherman will be in danger of being under the guise of the underworld. No matter which leader is, he does not want his own unit to be harmonious. Good leaders are masters who play balance.

"Come on John, come and have a drink..." Li Mu didn't focus on Will's complaints at all. The men who accompanied his wife to the store were the ones Li Mu greeted him.

The urban beauty store has a waiting area. If men accompanying women to shop around the store, they can choose to go to the waiting area to rest.

The waiting area prepared cigars and champagne, which were imported and valuable, but in the end they were all wool from the sheep, which Li Mu and Gloria were sure of.

Li Mu is now at the top of the pyramid, and not many people are worthy of Li Mu's personal invitation, and John Rockefeller must be among them.

"You still have the intention to do this? I really envy you young people, full of energy." Rockefeller shook his head repeatedly, amazed at Li Mu's incompetence.

There are still very few American entrepreneurs who cross-border operations. Those who dig oil are just focused on digging oil. Those who make steel are always interested in making steel. There is only one like Li Mu who has a hammer and a hammer.

Rockefeller has tried his best to keep up with Li Mu's pace, but when he saw the urban beauty store in front of him, Rockefeller was completely willing to accept the disadvantage.

You are a munition dealer, investment laboratories, investment schools, investment appliance industry, etc., but what is it that you have created a specialty store to make money from women?

To be honest, Rockefeller feels like he is mistakenly boarding the pirate ship. His laboratory has never seen any results, which disappoints Rockefeller very much.

"No, no, this is not mine. This is just a useful attempt by Miss Will. Maybe she will create a new industry." Li Mu flatly denied that it is really not good to make money from women.

In the United States and even in the world, except Li Mu, no one has truly discovered the potential for women to consume. This industry is really much easier than digging for oil-making machine guns or something.

Only by digging oil can you make a few money. A bucket of oil is dug out of the ground, the cost is close to US$2.5. Even if you use it more thoroughly now and you can extract gasoline, you can only sell it for up to US$5, generating a profit of US$2.5.

Luxury products are much more exaggerated. Even if a small handbag is made of gold for even the logo, the cost is only about ten dollars. If you are in an urban beauty store, the cheapest one is $99.99.

"Tsk, don't use Miss Will as a guise, look at the price in this store, 99.99, 199.99... Only you, the profiteer, will set such a price. Can you say that all this has nothing to do with you?" Rockefeller didn't believe it at all. He knew Li Mu very well, and he knew better than himself.

When someone mentioned this, Li Mu had no shame to continue denying it. After arguing, he wanted to break the topic.

"Yes, the price is too dark. A pair of shoes is 199.99, a handbag is the cheapest, 99.99, and even a hat is 59.99. Miss Will is so straightforward that she would not have made so many tricks." Carnegie also came with his wife. It seems that Carnegie's wife bought a lot of things just now, and even people like Carnegie felt a little painful.

"I said that we are working hard to make money so hard, just to let our families shop as they please? Do you, you group of wealth-keeping slaves, want to bring your wealth into the grave?" Li Muyi said righteously, with a righteous expression.

"Don't talk nonsense here if you don't even have a wife!" Responding to Li Mu was a circle of neat middle fingers.

"I have to say, we all underestimated this store..." John Vanderbilt did not participate in the siege, and sat on the outermost sofa with a glass of champagne, looking at the endless crowd thinking.

It is indeed not to underestimate it. It can make a group of top tycoons feel the pain, which shows how attractive the products in urban beauty stores are to women.

Basically, no one came here came back empty-handed. Everyone bought and bought like they didn't have money, which looked like they were crazy. John Vanderbilt even saw Rockefeller's wife buy a pair of every pair of shoes in the store.

It is roughly estimated that in this morning, the store’s turnover should be at least about 100,000.

This number cannot be underestimated. This is the US dollar in 1875, and its purchasing power is still very guaranteed. The annual turnover of a medium-sized enterprise is only more than 100,000 US dollars.

"It is impossible that business is so good every day, otherwise I would have wanted to change my career." Solomon Lob looked broken. As a Jew, Solomon Lob always believed that his ability to make money was no worse than anyone else, but today's situation made Solomon Lob blush.

"If you are envious, then act quickly. Haven't you noticed it? Only women's supplies are sold here, and there are no men's supplies, so you still have a chance." Rockefeller helped out with an idea. This is a master who doesn't bother to watch the fun.

"Hahaha... If you build a store specializing in men's supplies, you can lose your life." Carnegie didn't think it was a good idea.

Indeed, for Li Mu and his group, every item on their body, even the handkerchiefs on their chests, is customized, and the goods in the urban beauty store are mostly mass-produced industrial products, so Carnegie doesn't think he will buy things from here, and only those who value styles and trends but women are so impatient.

"No, Andrew, you are wrong. Of course, your suit and shirt need to be customized, but your shoes and belt may not be certain. As well as your wallet and watch, you can't wear formal clothes 24 hours a day, right?" Vanderbilt didn't think so. It seemed that he was really thinking.

Do men have a demand for luxury goods?

Of course there is, and because men are the head of the family and the pillars, men need to save face.

That's a person like Carnegie. He is customized from head to toe, including underwear, so he naturally doesn't need to come here to buy things. However, not everyone is as capable as Carnegie and has enough financial resources to seek customization. Most people only need to be able to get by.

Even Carnegie cannot wear formal clothes every day. For example, when hunting, do you wear three-piece suits and carry a hunting rifle to hunt? Come on, choose the right clothes on different occasions. This is both a respect for others and a respect for yourself.

Li Mu does not participate in such a discussion. As Li Mu said, the Urban Beauty Store is just a useful attempt by Gloria. Next, if the Urban Beauty Store succeeds in women's products, then Gloria will enter the men's clothing market, which is another virgin land that no one has cultivated.

Of course, this kind of thing needs to be explained in detail. Li Mu's attitude is the same as before. Competition is not necessarily a bad thing. Whether it is Vanderbilt, Carnegie, or Solomon, as long as they want to enter the men's clothing market, Li Mu will welcome it.

The most likely one is Vanderbilt, but it is not easy to make this decision. Although the Vanderbilt family can now be considered cross-border operations, and while operating their own railways, they are still in the transportation industry. Clothing is definitely a new industry for the Vanderbilt family, and the Vanderbilt family has never been involved in it before.

"I think this idea is good, Reim, we need to have a closer chat." Unexpectedly, Solomon Lob made the first decision.

If you think about it carefully, you can understand that everyone present, Solomon Lob and Li Mu have the most unstable relationship. If you want to quickly improve your intimacy with Li Mu, it will definitely be a good idea to do business together.

Of course, this is also because the current men's clothing market has not shown enough value, so there should be no serious incident of turning against each other. In other words, the plate is too small and I will not like anyone with this little money. It is just a new toy.

"Of course, Mr. Solomon, there will be an auction at Clinton Castle on Saturday night. I hope we can have a good chat then." Li Mu sent an invitation to Solomon Lob.

The auction of the Beach Club has become a routine, which will be held every Saturday night. The themes of the auction are varied and have long been no longer limited to selling books and stocks. It may be a collection of a gentleman or a work of art from a certain country.

"That's great. I'm just hoping to talk to you. You've been moving a lot recently. If you have any good projects, remember to bring me with you." Solomon Lob didn't take it with her and put her posture low.

In front of Li Mu, Solomon Lob was not qualified to be a lie. This is a society where the strong prey on the weak and the strength is not as strong as others, so you must be honest in pretending to be a grandson.
Chapter completed!