In 1875, it was not easy to find a hall that could accommodate more than 700 people, and even New York, the largest city in the United States, could barely accommodate only the New York City Hall.

Li Mu is no stranger to the New York City Hall, Li Mu has been to the New York City Hall many times as the head of the Horse Group in the past two years, and the first two votes were also held in the City Hall, so Li Mu is very familiar with this place.

When Li Mu and Hayes arrived at City Hall, there was still some time before the start of the vote, and the steps and corridors outside the town hall were filled with Republican delegates in attendance.

As one of the two representatives who participated in the final battle, Hayes received great attention, and everywhere he went, representatives kept coming to shake hands with Hayes and express their support, even those who had different political ideas from Hayes would not tear their faces at this time, but more gracefully said: "Good luck".

In fact, this gentleman's demeanor is quite good at some times, at least at this moment, it seems very warm.

At this time, Hayes was extraordinarily humble, no matter who he was facing, even those hardcore supporters of James Bryan, Hayes was also smiling and shaking hands with people, and he didn't look like he was going to die for a while.

Compared with Hayes, Li Mu has received no less attention.

Before the National Congress of the Democratic Party, although Li Mu already had considerable strength, in the Democratic Party, Li Mu did not have the status and influence to match the strength, as evidenced by the fact that the party bigwigs did not need to ask Li Mu for his opinion when deciding on the list of candidates.

Before the voting began, almost no one was optimistic about Hayes, not even Hayes himself, who did not think he would get to where he is now.

It was in this situation that Li Mu stood up and became a staunch supporter of Hayes, and almost single-handedly, dragged Hayes through the first and second rounds of voting.

Now Li Mu has made a name for himself, successfully making all Republicans remember him, becoming one of the most important figures in the Hayes campaign, and even the Harrison family is dwarfed.

The status of the Harrison family in American politics is undoubted, this family has given birth to the signatories of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of presidents, and the birth of many political dignitaries with extensive influence.

Considering Li Mu's age, he is not even an adult yet, so for a long time in the future, Li Mu's influence will continue to increase, as long as Li Mu does not lose interest in politics, then if someone wants to be president again in the future, they must ask Li Mu if he agrees.

Such a person, do you dare to despise him...

The vitality of politicians is actually very wonderful, such as Hayes, he was the governor of Ohio before, generally speaking, to get to this point is already the personal peak of politicians, and then want to go up, it takes a certain amount of coincidence.

Even if Hayes succeeds in winning the election, then Hayes will be at the peak of his life, and his political vitality will begin to enter the countdown, and in four years, or eight years, Hayes will be history.

Li Mu is different, Li Mu, who was born overseas, is destined to have no chance to compete for the presidential throne in his life, so Li Mu's political vitality can last until the moment when Li Mu's life ends.

As long as Li Mu is alive, he will be a significant figure in the Republican Party, and it won't take long for that to happen, perhaps after this presidential election.

What's more, Li Mu also has the identity of the chairman of Junma Group, the significance of this identity has become more and more obvious, and Li Mu is good, not only can get a strong alliance politically, but also the economic interests are not inferior, so among the crowd who squeezed over to shake hands with Hayes, there is a large part of Li Mu.

Li Mu's performance is also remarkable, in the face of the crowd of people, Li Mu maintains a mature smile, decent manners, and does not see the slightest arrogance and rejection, giving people a feeling as gentle as a spring breeze.

Finally arriving at the gate of City Hall, Li Mu and Hayes finally met James Bryan, the final opponent of the trip.

Like Hayes, James Bryan is also confident about the next vote, although Li Mu unexpectedly chose Hayes as his supporter, but James Bryan believes that this will not have a decisive impact on the outcome, even if the magazine under the Horse Group has been carrying out a series of positive publicity about Hayes in recent days.

Hayes's political ideas are so clear that in the current social environment, James Bryan does not see a market for Hayes's political ideas.

Fair!

Justice!

It sounds good, but in fact, James Bryan believes that there is no soil for this kind of thinking to survive at present, and expects a group of corrupt officials to administer justice...

What a joke!

"Major General, good luck!" James Bryan seems sincere, but his mouth leaks out.

Hayes was a member of the Northern Army in the Civil War, and by the end of the war, Hayes had accumulated merit and had risen to at least the rank of general, so in the strict sense, Hayes was also a descendant of Ulysses Grant as a major general in the military.

After entering the political arena in recent years, Hayes has put a clear label on himself with a series of "unconventional" measures, and tried his best to dissociate himself from the Grant family, which is notorious for various corruption scandals.

James Bryan is a mockery of Hayes's ingratitude, but also a reminder to these Republican delegates around him: This guy in front of us is a traitor, he has betrayed our entire vested interests, so you guys will watch and do it when we vote later...

Hayes didn't seem to be affected in any way, holding James Bryan's hand and still smiling: "Mr. Dean, good luck too!" ”

James Bryan is the former president of the House of Representatives, and it was during James Bryan's tenure that the Republican Party lost its majority in the House of Representatives, which was the first rout of the Republican Party in domestic politics after the Civil War, and James Bryan had to move to the Senate.

While mocking, Hayes also reminded the Republican delegates around him: It's up to you to elect me later, but this guy in front of me has no victory in front of the Democrats, and if you elect him to represent our Republican and Democratic candidates, the result can be imagined.

A battle that didn't see the smoke of gunpowder was fleeting, and after exchanging trash words, Hayes and James Bryan passed by as if nothing had happened, and there was no clue on their expressions.

The hall was full of people, noisy like a vegetable market, Li Mu had only seen it on TV, these successful people in suits and leather shoes were sanctimonious, behaving like an aunt in the vegetable market, calculating.

In these years, there are no rules prohibiting smoking in public places, and even if there is, these rule-makers will not abide by them, so the hall is full of smoke, just like the martyrs' cemetery on the Qingming Festival, as soon as he entered the door, Li Mu almost covered his nose and exited.

"Come on, smoke one, you'll have to get used to these sooner or later." Hayes took the initiative to hand Li Mu a cigar and helped Li Mu light it.

It's true that you have to smoke one, and it's better to smoke a first-hand cigarette than to smoke second-hand smoke.

"Will there be a fight later, when there is no winner or loser?" Li Mu is a little curious, when he was watching TV in the past, there were often reports of scuffles in the parliaments of some countries, Li Mu was a little excited at this time, if there was a fight later, it would definitely be big news.

If that's the case, you'll have to call a few reporters later, and that's the headline!

"Normally, no," Hayes laughed a little weirdly, and it seemed that this was not unexpected.

This kind of thing is a parliament, if it is done well, it is a beacon of democracy, and if it is not done well, it is 4V, and whether you fight or not really has nothing to do with people, it only has to do with the result.

If it's in my interest, that's of course a happy thing, but if it's not in my interest, it's that democracy isn't fully implemented, so it's certainly unacceptable.

If both sides don't accept it, then let's fight...

"Shall we get ready?" Li Mu didn't want to go into battle shirtless for a while, fighting like this, it was fun to see the excitement, and it would be too sad to play in person.

"Oh, don't worry, this is our party meeting, and we can't fight." Hayes gave Li Mu a reassurance.

Oh oh oh, if the party meeting can't fight, then the joint meeting will fight...

The layout of the town hall is similar to that of the courtroom, with the rostrum, the speaker's seat, and the semi-circular hall with dense chairs, and it is also divided into regions, and the state is clearly distinguished, making it like a plaid shirt.

Hayes's position is on the podium, and Li Mu's position is in the New York region.

The New York region was located in the center of the venue, with Massachusetts on the left, California on the right, and Hawaii on the far side, in an inconspicuous corner, with a lot of remoteness on the map.

As far as Li Mu's identity is concerned, if he comes to attend a meeting of this level in person, even if he can't get on the rostrum, he can be in a core position in New York State.

However, Li Mu was not so ostentatious, but sat in the second row near the corridor.

As soon as I sat down, someone came up.

"Mr. Ream, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Rudy Cruise from Pennsylvania, and it's a pleasure to meet you." He was thirty-four or five years old, with a big back comb, and his hair was shining with something smeared, and he didn't have a big beard like normal Americans.

"Rudy, nice to meet you!" Li Mu happily shook hands.

"Mr. Ream, I have an oil field in Pennsylvania, and I would love to have the opportunity to work with you if I can..."

"Wait, Rudy, you should know that I am a shareholder of Mobil Oil and have a good relationship with Mr. Rockefeller." Li Mu interrupted Rudy's words, since it is a matter of Pennsylvania, and it is also the oil industry, it seems that it is better to go to Rockefeller.

Mobil Oil is an oil company co-founded by Li Mu and Rockefeller, engaged in the operation of gas stations, and Li Mu, like Rockefeller, owns 50% of the shares.

Rockefeller now wants to jump into the river in a depressed mood just thinking about this stake ratio, and Rockefeller can't imagine that gasoline, which seems to have no value, is so important.

Pennsylvania is the nest of Rockefeller, and it was in Pennsylvania that Rockefeller successfully dug his first pot of gold and developed the vast empire of Standard Oil.

In Pennsylvania, Rockefeller is unlikely to let an oil field be controlled by others, so Li Mu is not interested in this news, and neither is Rudy and Li Mu.

"Yes, I should go to Mr. Rockefeller, but that will cost you a lot of money, and it will cost you an opportunity... I mean, we can build a refinery in partnership, aren't you interested in the idea? Rudy wouldn't give up.

"Wait for Rudy..."Li Mu raised his hand to stop Rudy from continuing, and his expression became serious for the first time: "First of all, I want to emphasize to you again, I have a good relationship with Mr. Rockefeller, so I don't want to destroy the friendship between us, and secondly, regarding the oil industry, Junma Group has no idea of getting involved, it is impossible now, and it will not be possible in the future." ”

Li Mu said very decisively, no matter where this Rudy came from, Li Mu didn't want to leave any hidden dangers.

If the Junma Group really wants to get involved in the oil industry, it does not need to cooperate with anyone, and the largest oil field in the United States is still sleeping under East Kansas, which is a "surprise" that Li Mu prepared for Rockefeller one day in the future.

Of course, this "surprise" may never happen.

"Well, Mr. Reem, that's a pity, and if you change your mind, feel free to come to me." Rudy didn't dwell on it, but the expression on his face was disappointed.

What does it matter, in recent times, there have been many people who are disappointed in Li Mu, and people like Rudy who seek cooperation, Li Mu can meet ten or eight almost every day.

To say that Americans are indeed naïve, people like Rudy are better, at least according to what Rudy said, he still has an oil field in his hands, and some people come to Li Mu, but they are white wolves with empty gloves at all, they have nothing in their hands, and they want to get Li Mu's investment with one mouth.

This kind of person can only be described whimsically, Li Mu doesn't even want to listen to it now, let alone cooperate one by one, even if he considers the possibility of cooperation one by one, he can exhaust Li Mu to death. [.]