Rockefeller very much does not understand Li Mu's enthusiasm for land. For Rockefeller, or for the vast majority of white people, having money and using it to invest to get more profits is the right way. It is not impossible to buy land, but this way of investment returns are too little, and only those unwise people will do this.

"Unwise? John, don't blame me for not reminding you that now is the last chance for island privatization. It won't take many years. Now the island that you see is worthless will be fired into the sky. At that time, you can't buy it even if you want to." Li Mu rarely told the truth, but unfortunately, it did not attract Rockefeller's attention.

"Yes, then you go and buy it. I wish you to become the king of the island. Well, I see you were having a great time talking with Baron Reim just now. How about it? How many did you buy?" Rockefeller did not agree with Li Mu's investment method, but did not object. If it weren't for a better choice, maybe Rockefeller would have followed Li Mu to buy the island. Li Mu has proved with facts that, in many cases, Li Mu's choice is still very good.

At least it won't lose!

"A few? If only a few are there, I need to give so many smiling faces to the baron?" Li Mu was also very happy. It would be better if Rockefeller didn't interfere. Then Li Mu could buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy, "I spent 3.5 million US dollars in total. If only a few are there, it must be an island of Kalimantan or Sumatra."

There are more than 17,000 islands in East India, with a total area of ​​about 1.9 million square kilometers. Except for several large islands such as Kalimantan, Sumatra, etc., the area of ​​other islands is not large. Many islands do not even have fresh water, which is not suitable for human habitation at all.

An island that is not suitable for human habitation does not mean that it is worthless. Of course, only Li Mu knows this. Even if the Dutch East Indies colonial government knows it, there is not much possibility of operation. After all, for the Dutch East Indies colonial government, controlling the current occupation land has almost reached the limit of the Dutch. The Dutch are not capable and do not have enough troops to control the entire Dutch East Indies, which gives Li Mu a great opportunity.

"What are you going to do? Not all of them are left alone. The Dutch are too lazy. There are really savages on Sumatra." Rockefeller expressed doubts about whether Li Mu could do what the Dutch East Indies colonial government did not do.

"No, there is no one on the island sold to me by the Dutch." Li Mu denied it with a very firm attitude.

"Impossible..." Rockefeller wanted to correct Li Mu's mistake, but immediately understood what Li Mu meant, so he shrugged and stopped talking nonsense.

What is there to say? The Americans are still attacking the Indian reservation. Although no one has ever talked about the Indian skull in recent years, as far as Rockefeller knows, in Montana, as long as someone obtains the Indian skull, he can still receive rewards from the local government of Montana. Therefore, no American has the right to speak in such matters.

"I think you misunderstood. Of course I will send people to find the indigenous tribes, but not to destroy them, but to transfer them from the depths of the mountains, at least where I can see them." Li Mu knew that Rockefeller misunderstood his attitude towards the indigenous people. Although Li Mu did not think he was a good person, Li Mu was not that tyrannical.

"What if they don't agree to moving?" Rockefeller asked, not sure that Li Mu would be as gentle as he said.

"No one will disagree." Li Mu did not explain this time, if anyone disagrees...

OK, no one disagrees.

"Cool, in this way, you get a large area of ​​pure islands. There is a question about Reim, what do you want so many islands? If it's just to make your tribe live happier, then why don't you just kill the Qing Empire? That's not even more straightforward?" Rockefeller didn't understand Li Mu's purpose. To be honest, many people didn't understand, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people who would have expressed concern about Li Mu.

"If I say that I am accumulating wealth for Little Cotton Aoy and Little Will, even if Little Cotton Aoy and Little Cotton Aoy and Little Will are prodigal sons in the future, they can still worship them for a few more years, do you believe it?" Li Mu disdained to answer such a question, and now it would be too troublesome to explain to Rockefeller what living space is.

"Okay, I believe, then, what are you going to do next? Stay in the Far East and be king? 3.5 million US dollars, you should be able to buy many islands." Rockefeller didn't know how much Li Mu bought, and it was definitely not one or two.

"Actually, it's not much. It's not twenty years ago. It's impossible to think about four dollars per square kilometer." The four dollars per square kilometer mentioned by Li Mu refers to the price of the United States buying Alaska from Russia.

"Hahahaha... If it's really that cheap, then I want to buy it too." Rockefeller was also amused by Li Mu. Although Alaska has not shown any value yet, the land worth four dollars per square kilometer is indeed very cheap.

Baron Reim did not stay in Manila for too long, probably because he was ashamed of such a behavior that was similar to surrender. After signing the contract with Rockefeller, Baron Reim returned to the Dutch East India the next day, and he was really shameless to stay in Manila.

Now, Li Mu and Rockefeller were busy. Rockefeller finally got his wish and bought the oil field in the Dutch East Indies as he wished. Although the process was a bit disgraceful, Rockefeller didn't care about his already unbearable reputation. There were more reasons for being criticized. After signing the contract, Rockefeller immediately sent a telegram to the United States, organized a drilling team as quickly as possible, and entered the Dutch East Indies to start looking for oil fields.

Li Mu was not idle either. During his negotiations with Baron Reim, Li Mu accidentally discovered a fact that New Guinea Island does not belong to any party at present. This news really surprised Li Mu.

Baron Reim had limited knowledge of the island of New Guinea. This island, which is said to be large, was not developed by any country, and there was no exact figure in the total area. The population on the island was zero.

Baron Reim didn't know the specific situation of New Guinea, but Li Mu knew a little. To be precise, Li Mu didn't know how big New Guinea is. He only knew that it was about the same size as Kalimantan, the largest island in the Dutch East Indies. The island of New Guinea is not as unpopular as Baron Reim said. Some indigenous tribes live on New Guinea. These indigenous tribes are very fierce and are said to have the habit of cannibalism. They are called "cannibals" by the surrounding indigenous people. Perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that neither the United Kingdom nor the Netherlands nor Germany have begun to attack New Guinea.

In the original history, it was not until 1884 that Britain and Germany began to develop the island of New Guinea. In fact, it was not development. There was no logic in colonial behavior these days. Most of the time, a few explorers boarded an island. As long as they were sure that the island did not belong to any country or force, they could declare that the island was the private territory of these explorers.

It is indeed very illogical. For example, Alaska was occupied by Russia in this case, and the Bismarck Islands next to New Guinea were also determined to be a German colony in this case. The Russians and Germans occupied Alaska and Bismarck Islands at almost no cost.

Since colonial expansion is so easy, Li Mu can also compare with others, Li Mu has more people, Luzon, Ryukyu, and Japan. If it is not enough, Li Mu can also draw from Panama and the Bahamas to the Far East. This is not troublesome. The only trouble is the reaction of the Dutch and the British. If Washington did not support Li Mu, even if Li Mu sent people to New Guinea Island and declared that New Guinea Island was Li Mu's private territory, the British and the Dutch would not agree. Li Mu was not afraid of the Dutch, but Britain and Li Mu did not dare to challenge it.

Of course, Li Mu was not so stupid as to report to Washington that it would be better to make mature rice with rice. So after Li Mu knew this fact, he immediately formed an expedition team, first climbing to New Guinea Island and establishing a bridgehead.

To be safe, Li Mu chose half of the gunman of Chuntian Company and half of the mercenaries of Far East Company. The person in charge of leading the team was Jimmy, a senior mercenary of Far East Company.

"After you boarding New Guinea Island, you may be attacked. If it really happens, don't be polite. Think about how the Americans deal with the Indians." Before leaving, Li Mu gave Jimmy a face-to-face opportunity.

"Don't worry, boss, I know." Jimmy always performed very steadily. The key is that there is not the indecisiveness of many Chinese people, and they can do it when it is time to do it. This is an important reason why Li Mu chose Jimmy.

Even now, many Americans still think of Chinese people as timid and timid.

In fact, this is not the case. People are bullied and horses are ridden. True honest people cannot survive in the jungle society. Perhaps many Chinese people are indeed responsible before being sold overseas as piglets. However, after so many years of elimination, those honest people have become sleepers under the railroad tracks or fertilizers in the plantation. The surviving Chinese, like most white people, will not shrink when they need to use violence.

Jimmy is the best among them.

"Go, you are just the first batch, and there will be reinforcements soon. What you need to do is to find a suitable place and establish a temporary camp to facilitate the development of subsequent work. If you meet adventurers from other countries on the island, remember to do it cleanly since you deal with it." Li Mu did not consider shooting a black gun, this is the law of the sea. If explorers from other countries meet Jimmy and the others, then explorers from other countries will not be polite. This is still a custom passed down from the Age of Discovery. Even the most serious maritime merchants will become pirates when needed.

Jimmy's expedition team had a total of 130 people, which was already considered powerful in this era. In order to deal with possible dangers, Li Mu equipped Jimmy with light machine guns and mortars, so that even in the face of the siege of a large group of natives, Jimmy and the others could persist for a while.

Li Mu will always form such an expedition team, and then they will all be sent to New Guinea Island. When there are enough expedition teams, Li Mu can announce that New Guinea Island is Li Mu's private territory. At that time, even if Washington does not want to cause trouble, it will protect Li Mu's personal interests. This is Li Mu's legitimate right.

To be honest, if possible, Li Mu even wanted to follow Jimmy and the others to New Guinea Island. Li Mu has always had an adventurous heart, but if nothing unexpected happens, Li Mu probably wouldn't have the opportunity to go on an adventure in person, even for the sake of Little Cotton Aoy and Little Will, Li Mu would not take risks easily.

What's more, there are more important things waiting for Li Mu to do.

People from the Qing Dynasty came. This time, they were not the spokesperson of a certain governor, nor were they officials of the embassy and consulate of the Qing government, but a businessman named Lei Haobo.

Like Pan Tingzhen, Lin Xianghai and the others, Lei Haobo asked Li Mu for help.

In fact, as long as you are a discerning person, you can see that the Qing Empire has undergone earth-shaking changes in recent years. From the counterattack of Ryukyu to the unstoppable power of the Far East Company in Luzon, before you know it, the Chinese have already had an increasingly large living space overseas.

In the Qing Empire, due to the continuous immigration of Pacific companies, many Chinese businessmen also knew more and more about the survival status of Chinese Americans. In this way, it is inevitable that someone would want to do something.

Speaking of which, Lei Haobo has a lot to do with Pacific Company.

Before the Pacific Company immigrated on a large scale, Lei Haobo was a grain merchant in Huguang. In order to gain more immigrants, the Pacific Company and Lei Haobo started online. The Pacific Company provided food to Lei Haobo. Lei Haobo introduced bankrupt farmers to immigrate to the United States. As Lei Haobo and Pacific Company became closer and closer, Lei Haobo made more and more profits through immigration. Finally, Lei Haobo couldn't help but want to do something.

Lei Haobo was still smart. When he saw Li Mu, he did not ask for Li Mu's help as soon as possible, but encouraged Li Mu to return to the Qing Empire and launch a war against the Qing Empire.
Chapter completed!