A mature politician should enter his golden age after he was fifty. Considering the average life expectancy in the United States these days, there are many people who become president in their forties. Ulysses Grant was elected president at the age of 45, and James Garfield was only 49 years old this year, so Grover Cleveland still has time to wait slowly.

It doesn't matter to Li Mu. Li Mu had already begun to consciously invest in potential political stars a long time ago, such as Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison. The presidential terms of these people will continue until the end of this century. By then, Li Mu should have become a towering tree in American politics.

Indeed, Li Mu and Grover Cleveland had a rather erratic chat. Until the banquet started at 8 o'clock in the evening, Li Mu and Grover Cleveland appeared in front of everyone one after another. Many people noticed this scene, including James Garfield. Li Mu saw that James Garfield's face suddenly became unpleasant. This may have been deliberately caused by Grover Cleveland, and Li Mu did not take it seriously. If someone really associates with bad things, Li Mu would not be able to control it.

After a brief welcome speech, the atmosphere immediately became warm. There was no fixed seat. Everyone held the cup and chatted with people who were willing to make friends. Li Mu must be the focus of the banquet, and there were so many people around Li Mu.

"Vladivostok is a rich land with endless forests and rich mineral resources. Although the natural environment of Vladivostok is a bit harsh in winter, the temperature in summer is similar to ours. The key is that Vladivostok has endless hurricanes and floods. From this perspective, Vladivostok is even more livable than New York." Li Mu seized every opportunity to promote Vladivostok. Although people who are qualified to participate in the banquet are unlikely to move to Vladivostok, they can help Vladivostok gain more investment. Li Mu alone is unable to develop Vladivostok.

In fact, the United States is not very suitable for human habitation. Not to mention the Yellowstone volcano hanging above all Americans' heads, even if the Yellowstone volcano does not erupt, Americans will have a hard time. The terrain of the United States is high in the west and low in the east, and the Great Plain in the middle. Arctic airflow brings large-scale low pressures from the Pacific Ocean every year. After passing through the Sierra Nevada, Rocky Mountains, and Cascades, these low pressures will be reorganized in the central plains, which will eventually lead to hurricanes and floods taking turns every spring and summer, and winter is continuous snowstorms. It is better in autumn, and there are also wildfires or two from time to time.

Compared with the United States, Vladivostok has fewer natural disasters. I have never heard of storms like tornadoes in Vladivostok. The most common ones are snow disasters, but Vladivostok is not frozen, so the degree of snow disasters is limited.

At least it is very limited compared to the United States.

"If you don't want to invest in Vladivostok, you can also consider Alaska. Russians are short-sighted and will only kill seals in Alaska and do not look at the underground of Alaska. I heard that Alaska has a very large gold mine, and some people have gained something in Alaska, so if you want to try your luck, it is best to take your chances as soon as possible, and opportunities are not available at any time." Li Mu finally released the news that there is a gold mine in Alaska. This kind of news is the easiest to make people crazy.

Americans’ love for gold mines is unparalleled. San Francisco was discovered and the gold rush emerged and eventually formed a city.

Without Li Mu's intervention, the gold rush in Alaska would not have risen until the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. However, the "gold rush" in the United States is not much the same as the "tide" in the sense of Chinese customs. According to Chinese customs, they are qualified to be described as a noun of "tide". At least one or more than one or more people must be described. The "gold rush" in the United States is far from such a large scale. Even when there are more than 30,000 people in Alaska's gold rush, there are only more than 30,000 people. If this level is according to Chinese customs, it may not even be considered "hot".

Li Mu didn't want to attract more immigrants to Alaska. Li Mu wanted to attract investment. New York has the largest number of rich people in the United States. Even if only one-tenth of people are tempted, it will be for Alaska and Vladivostok.

Bring more opportunities.

In fact, even the rich are very interested in gold...

“There is a gold mine?”

"Is the message confirmed?"

"How big is the scale of the gold mine?" The charm of the gold mine is indeed unstoppable, and the rich people around Li Mu immediately discussed it.

"The news is certain. In the Klondike River, someone found gold nuggets weighing two kilograms. It is said that the bottom of the river was covered with gold, and Juno. The scale of the gold mine there is said to be as large as that of the San Francisco gold mine." The news given by Li Mu was certain, but if someone went to Alaska according to the information given by Li Mu, he would definitely be disappointed.

Although the US government bought Alaska, it did not set up a local government in Alaska for management, so Alaska is simply a paradise for immigration. Those Chinese immigrants to Alaska almost do whatever they want, do not need to file with the government, do not need to pay taxes, and there is no conflict between natives. Chinese people have great enthusiasm for Alaska. Li Mu has a report from the Pacific Company. Those Chinese immigrants in Alaska will be fine within one year.

Each family was able to reclaim about 120 acres of wasteland. This was due to the lack of livestock. After Junma Group began to sell livestock through loans to Chinese immigrants in Alaska in a planned manner, small-scale farms have appeared, which also prompted Washington to pay attention to Alaska. Before Li Mu bought Sakhalin Island and Vladivostok, Washington actually had plans to set up a local government in Alaska. Of course, it is still quite far from the state.

Currently, there are more than 200,000 Chinese in Alaska, which is amazing. You should know that even in the 21st century in another time and space, there are only more than 700,000 people in Alaska, a population of 1.72 million square kilometers. In another twenty years, at most thirty years, even if immigration is stopped, the Chinese in Alaska will double. By then, Alaska will be the world of Chinese, just like Hawaii now.

As a crosser, Li Mu knew that there was gold in the Klondike River, so Li Mu bought all the entire Klondike River basin early, and the purchase price was extremely low, which was cheaper than the average price of Siward buying Alaska.

Of course, Li Mu did not eat it completely. Although Juno also had gold, Li Mu did not get involved in Juno. Li Mu always had to leave some soup for others to drink when eating meat. Without enough benefits, it would seriously affect the enthusiasm of the rich to invest in Alaska.

"God bless, Seward is not that stupid at all."

"For the sake of the gold mine, can't we call Mr. Siwald?"

"What about Secretary of State, it is more appropriate to use your title."

The rich people were talking a lot, and from their words, they could tell that the rich people did lack sufficient respect for politicians.

This is normal. When Westward served as the president of the United States, it was the most chaotic time for American politics. Lincoln was assassinated during Westward's tenure. Vice President Andrew Johnson succeeded to be the 17th President of the United States. Andrew Johnson was a representative figure of American politics. He turned out to be a Democrat. After Lincoln proposed to serve as vice president, Andrew Johnson left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican Party. Due to Andrew Johnson's Democratic background, Andrew Johnson took a compromise stance on the issue of southern reconstruction and became the first president in the United States to be impeached. When the Senate voted, the number of votes against the impeachment of Andrew Johnson was only one more vote than the number of votes in favor of Andrew Johnson. It was because of this vote that Andrew Johnson did not become the first president in the United States to be removed.

"Gentlemen, I suggest that we have a drink for Mr. James Garfield and hope that Mr. James Garfield will be elected president successfully." Arthur held the cup to the small stage in the banquet hall and proposed, and there were many followers immediately, except for those Democrats.

However, the Democrats also gave face. Although they did not cater to each other, they did not refute it. They just looked at Arthur and James Garfield happily.

"Thank you, Mr. Governor, I also hope I can be successfully elected-" James Garfield took the opportunity to take the opportunity to start canvassing votes.

Speaking of which, many American political celebrities have served as governors of New York, such as Siward, Arthur, and Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden. They have all served as governors of New York, which fully demonstrates the status of New York in the US political and economics. As one of the most developed states in the United States, the election results of New York have always been considered the weather vane of the US presidential election.

"——Today we gathered on Governor Island to celebrate Reim's Medal of Honor. Thank you again for your support. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have as much confidence as I am now-" James Garfield did not forget to thank Li Mu. Of course, Li Mu also raised his glass to signal. This thank you actually had a harsh meaning, but Li Mu didn't care.

"It seems that our Speaker is very confident." Rockefeller came to Li Mu with a cup, and his words were more sarcastic.

James Garfield served as the Speaker of the House. After James Garfield, the Republican Party lost the majority seat in the House. After that, James Garfield served as the interim Speaker of the Senate for a period of time. Although the Republican Party did not lose the majority seat in the Senate this time, the Republican Party also showed its decline. At least James Garfield said nothing wrong. If it were not for Li Mu's help, then James Garfield would not have as much confidence as he is now.

"It's a good thing to be confident, at least we don't want the Democratic Party to win." Li Mu raised his glass to signal to the people around him, and the smile on his face did not change at all.

"When did you go to Alaska to find a gold mine?" Rockefeller was very dissatisfied with Li Mu's behavior of eating alone. During this period, treasure hunting has brought Rockefeller's appetite. The gold mine is similar to the treasure, and it can still be blessed. How can this kind of good thing be missing Rockefeller?

"Don't forget that there are only Chinese people in Alaska now." Li Mu was very proud. The number of Chinese people was the biggest advantage, and Rockefeller could not compare with Li Mu in this regard.

"Hmph, I heard you bought a piece of land in Texas, why did you buy that piece of land?" Rockefeller wanted more than just gold mines, as long as it was resources, Rockefeller wanted it.

The land that Li Mu bought in Texas is the former East Texas oil field. The reserves of this oil field are 680 million tons, which is more than the total reserves of the oil field held by Rockefeller.

For a long time, Li Mu has been doing business or treasure hunting, and others may not know how rich Li Mu's gains are. Rockefeller must have known that with so many examples, even if Rockefeller is stupid, he knows that he should follow Li Mu's pace. As a result, the 200,000 acres of land that Li Mu bought in Texas came into Rockefeller's sight.

If it was like in Indiana and Illinois, Li Mu bought land just to set up a farm, then Rockefeller would not care at all. However, after Li Mu bought 200,000 acres of land in Texas, he did not carry out any development, which made Rockefeller very confused. After studying the 200,000 acres of land purchased by Li Mu, the engineer of Standard Oil told Rockefeller that there might be a super oil field hidden under the land purchased by Li Mu, which surprised Rockefeller. However, due to some relationship, Rockefeller could not directly rule out the drilling team going to drill the land that Li Mu had bought, so Rockefeller chose to break this matter on this occasion.

This occasion may make Li Mu more relaxed.

"I'm buying fun, I can't spend all the money. Do you have any objection?" Li Mu knew that Rockefeller must have discovered something, otherwise Rockefeller wouldn't have asked this. Since that's the case, denying it wouldn't make much sense.

"You'd better tell me the truth Reim, otherwise I'll go to Springfield to open an arsenal tomorrow and then bring the British car factory into New York." Rockefeller was not afraid of Li Mu's nonsense. He was sure that Li Mu wouldn't admit it.

If Li Mu faces Springfield, Colt, and even the Vanderbilt family, facing Rockefeller is enough to cheer up Li Mu. Rockefeller is not Mrs. Colt, nor is the unlucky William Vanderbilt. As the first real billionaire in the United States, if Rockefeller wants to do something, Li Mu can't stop it.

After all, they are all of the same heavyweight class, and no one is afraid of each other.
Chapter completed!