The so-called "crisis" literally means opportunities in danger. For example, in economic crisis, some people will go bankrupt in economic crisis, and some people can buy at the bottom in economic crisis. Of course, this has something to do with ability, but it still plays a key role.

In this Pennsylvania riot, others may only see chaos and killing, but through Will, Li Mu can get the opportunity to get involved in the Great Lakes mining area. This is a dream that Carnegie has worked hard for many years but has not yet succeeded. Considering Carnegie's status in the Great Lakes area, you can imagine how precious this opportunity is.

Li Mu will definitely not miss this opportunity, but it still needs some operation to successfully achieve his goal. The most important thing is to find a suitable allies. Otherwise, even with Will's help, it would not be easy for Li Mu to obtain the mines of the Great Lakes.

In the nineteenth century, the guild system flourished, and almost all walks of life had organizations like the "Gunpowder Industry Association". The Great Lakes region not only had mining alliances, but also the Iron and Steel Federation. Without the permission of these two organizations, it would be almost impossible for Li Mu, a Springfielder, to obtain iron ore in the Great Lakes region.

Yes, although Li Mu's ancestral home is in the Far East, although Li Mu lives in New York and the headquarters of Junma Group is also in New York, Li Mu is still a Springfield native. Who made Li Mu naturalized in Springfield?

But this is also good. Compared with New York, a financial metropolis, Springfield is the manufacturing center of the United States, which is more in line with Li Mu's identity. Although the title "New Yorker" is also good, it always sounds like a flashy and frivolous feeling, which is far less heavy than the title "Springfielder".

"If you just want to make a quick money, then you and I can handle it, but if you want to be a person, you need to find more allies. Piper and Andrew are both very good. The key is that they will definitely be interested." Will is very self-aware, which is amazing. Some people still cannot know themselves clearly throughout their lives.

"I'll go find them tomorrow, and they must know that the opportunity is rare." Li Mu agreed with Will. Carnegie was interested. J.P. Morgan is an angel investor. No matter what business it is, as long as he can make money, J.P. Morgan is interested.

"Okay, let's put this aside in advance. Let's talk about Lily now. I'm going to inform all relatives and friends to tell them this good news. Everyone should share happiness." Will wish he could tell the world that Li Mu could understand Will's mood, but he could not accept Will's way.

"Don't, it's just pregnancy. The child has not been born yet. What Lily needs now is quiet. It's not too late to handle it after the child is born." Li Mu didn't want to do it in a big deal, but in fact Li Mu also knew that the human nature that should be had must have. With Li Mu's current status in the United States, the child will definitely not be born quietly.

All large families have to face the problem of "heirs". Although Li Mu is still young now and this problem does not seem so imminent, in fact, having children and not having children gives people a completely different feeling. If it is an ordinary family, perhaps the lack of children will only break the incense. However, for large enterprises like Junma Group, without heirs means uncertainty in the future, and this uncertainty is what Junma Group employees and partners care about the most.

The partners are better, but the employees are quite special. The United States currently does not have a perfect social security system. Workers do not have provident fund or medical insurance. Faced with potential future risks, they have nothing but their own savings. When Li Mu first founded the Junma Weapon Factory, he promised that if workers worked in the Junma Weapon Factory for more than 30 years, then the Junma Weapon Factory would pay workers a monthly pension after the workers retired. This is definitely a pioneering move in this era. Before Li Mu made a promise, even if workers served the company for 60 years, they would not receive even one cent extra reward when leaving the company. Li Mu's promise has now extended to all employees of the Junma Group, so Junma Group has the highest employee loyalty in the United States and perhaps the world.

This promise sounds good, but it must be based on the future existence of Junma Group, so that Li Mu can fulfill his promise. In this way, the "heir" is particularly important to the employees of Junma Group.

"Ha, you do yours, I do mine, we won't interfere with each other." Will laughed and grabbed his hat and walked out, looking impatient.

Li Mu could only shake his head and smile bitterly. It is normal for Will to have such an idea. Li Mu and Will are now two completely different social circles and have almost no intersection, so it is a good idea to do their own things.

Back upstairs, Gloria did not sleep, but made a bunch of small clothes and hats for children from somewhere, and spread the bed with her. From time to time, she even held up a set of silly joy. She looked really stupid for three years after one pregnancy.

"I asked Aunt Josie to buy it. Is it good?" Gloria picked up a small pink dress and gestured on her body, then woke up, and she couldn't help but laugh and bent over.

Aunt Josie is Gloria's personal maid. This aunt is a black shrew, about 1.8 meters tall, and weighs absolutely more than 18. Her waist is thicker than the medium-sized oak barrels in the underground wine cellar. She stood there with the same figure as the door panel, almost as wide as two Glorias. Li Mu estimated that if he did not use weapons, Mason might not be able to beat Aunt Josie with bare hands.

This - because of the first snow, the maids on the Governor's island are now playing ugly one by one. Gloria is still guarding her tightly and does not allow the maids to approach Li Mu at all. Usually, Li Mu rarely sees a maid all day long.

"It looks good, but it's not too early. This is the style of this year. When the child is born, these styles may be outdated." Li Mu picked up one and looked at it for a long time before he found it was a small glove for a baby. Li Mu tried to gesture, and almost three fingers were stuffed in.

"Children can't see anything, so how could they pay attention to the style? Besides, these clothes have always been like this, and they have been like this since hundreds of years ago." Gloria woke up a little and began to put away the small clothes on the bed one by one.

Li Mu also helped Gloria to put all her small clothes in a storage box with the "Urban Beauty" logo.

"What are you talking about with your dad? I was laughing so happily when I heard you laughed." Gloria was concerned about the topic of Li Mu and Will. Before yesterday, these two men were the two people Gloria cared about the most, and now there is one more.

Of course, it may be two.

"The iron ore of the Great Lakes is all business matters, so you don't have to worry." Li Mu didn't want to talk too much, and not bringing work home is Li Mu's motto.

"Are you going on a business trip again?" Gloria looked at Li Mu with expectation.

For some reason, Li Mu's heart suddenly tightened, and then Li Mu smiled and said, "No, I won't be on business trips all year this year."

The world is big and the child is the biggest, Li Mu can tell the difference between this point.

Although he is not on a business trip, his work has to continue. In the next few days, Li Mu contacted Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan and invited them to take over the iron ore in the Great Lakes area.

Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan did not disappoint Li Mu, especially Andrew Carnegie. Just like Will, who learned that Gloria was pregnant, after receiving a telegram from Li Mu, Andrew Carnegie rushed back to New York from Pittsburgh overnight and showed unusual enthusiasm.

The difference is that Will was riding a war horse when he ran back to New York, while Andrew Carnegie was riding a special train. This is the right of the rich.

J.P. Morgan also gave Li Mu a good face. After receiving the telegram, he immediately went to Governor's Island to visit Li Mu. J.P. Morgan is Li Mu's most popular partner. No matter how much J.P. Morgan invests, J.P. Morgan will not get involved in the specific management of the company and give the business owners full autonomy. This is something that banks, including Bank of America, cannot do.

Among all banks, Bank of America has the strictest review of its customers. Even if the money is lent out, Bank of America will check the financial status of the loan company at any time. Once the financial situation is abnormal, Bank of America will terminate the loan contract and try to recover the loan.

Therefore, the operating conditions of Bank of America are also the best among all banks.

In order to better strengthen the momentum, J.P. Morgan suggested to strive for Rockefeller's investment. Even if Rockefeller only invests one dollar, J.P. Morgan and Li Mu would not refuse.

Although it sounds troublesome and there will be many difficulties in actual execution, it is actually the best way to reduce risks. Moreover, for Li Mu, striving for more partners is more important, which will bring more friends to Li Mu and make Li Mu's network of relationships more stable. For Li Mu, this is more important than making money.

In the current United States, Junma Group is definitely at the top of the pyramid, so Li Mu has enough confidence even when facing the Secretary of State. Just like Panama, if Li Mu can find enough allies, he will weave a larger network of relationships.

It's not just Li Mu who thinks this way, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, etc., they almost all think this way, so cross-holding is very popular in New York now, which will make the relationship between large companies closer and their ability to fight risks exponentially, but it also means that the class begins to show signs of solidification.

Companies like Junma Group and Standard Oil are originally arrogant giants in their respective fields. Their influence they have joined together is not as simple as one plus one equals two. They should be equal to three or four, so that they can be worthy of the troubles of Li Mu and Rockefeller.

On March 5, Li Mu and J.P. Morgan, John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie held a meeting at the Beach Club. The meeting decided that the five companies, including the Barron family, jointly invested $12 million to form Pittsburgh Steel, to invest in iron ore in the Great Lakes area. The proportion of the five companies invested 2:2:3:1.5:1.5. Li Mu and Rockefeller each invested $2.4 million, J.P. Morgan invested $3.6 million, and Andrew Carnegie and the Barron family each invested $1.8 million.

Although J.P. Morgan has the highest investment ratio, J.P. Morgan is not responsible for the specific operation of the company. The meeting unanimously agreed that Andrew Carnegie is the general manager of Pittsburgh Steel. Li Mu, J.P. Morgan, Rockefeller and others do not participate in the management. Morgan and Bank of America will send a joint accounting team to review the operating conditions of Pittsburgh Steel. This review is conducted every month, only reviewing whether the operating conditions of Pittsburgh Steel are normal, and there is no power to check and balance Andrew Carnegie.

As before, the Barron family's investment is still on Gloria. Although Will paid for it, Will was not on the shareholder list of Pittsburgh Steel. This is also to avoid suspicion. As the commander of the Cavalry Division of the First Division, Will was restricted in many aspects. If the news of Will investing in Pittsburgh Steel spread, it would immediately become another scandal for the military. Neither Will nor Pittsburgh Steel could bear the consequences.

"There are three iron ores on the list of my hands. The owners of these three iron ores are all unlucky. They all died in this riot. The largest iron ore belongs to Daniel David Company. This riot was first triggered by Daniel David Company. This company owns the largest iron ore in the Great Lakes region. The valuation of the mine and company is US$3.5 million, but it is definitely not worth so much now. The details will be discussed after I arrive in Pennsylvania." Andrew Carnegie was very happy. It was Carnegie's dream that interfering in the Great Lakes region was Carnegie's always dream. Now there is finally a chance to realize it. Carnegie wishes to go to Pennsylvania now.

"Whatever you do, we won't participate in the management. You can let it go." Li Mu and J.P. Morgan are definitely the best investors of this era. Of course Andrew Carnegie is also worthy of their trust. The future Iron King is now full of wings, and it is time to soar into the sky.

Li Mu is happy with Andrew Carnegie's success. After all, Carnegie Reim Steel Company has half of Li Mu's shares, so the higher Andrew Carnegie's net worth, Li Mu's wealth will also rise.

"Wait for my good news, at most one month, these mines will become the property of Pittsburgh Steel Company." Andrew Carnegie was full of confidence. If you want to talk about other fields, Andrew Carnegie might be more modest, but in the field of steel, Andrew Carnegie will do anything.

"Reim, I haven't congratulated you yet. It's so rude. If possible, I hope to be the godfather of my child." Rockefeller no matter how much return the investment will be, and the closer bond with Li Mu is what Rockefeller values.
Chapter completed!