165 is not stupid
One of the big reasons why Li Mu hates political intrigue is that all kinds of traps are everywhere, including Burnside's temptation. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
What is certain is that although the US government chose Li Mu as the spokesperson for the negotiations with the Cuban side, it did not fully trust Li Mu.
This is also normal, not to mention that Li Mu is a Chinese, even if John Rockefeller is asked to do this, the US government will not fully trust it, the necessary monitoring will definitely exist, and it will continue forever, whether it is Li Mu or anyone else, once it is found that it is no longer suitable to serve as this "spokesperson", the US government will not hesitate.
The current situation is indeed a bit chaotic, the Republic of Cuba needs the support of the US government, but the US government is not ready to tear its face with the Spaniards, so the US government needs someone to act as a spokesperson to deal with the Cubans, and then the US government elected Li Mu.
However, the U.S. government did not really trust Li Mu, so the U.S. government needed Li Mu to find a spokesman for the United States in Cuba, lead the Cubans to drive out the Spaniards, and fully realize the interests of the United States in Cuba.
At the same time, in this process, the U.S. government wants to ensure that Li Mu will not be separated from the U.S. government, so the U.S. government will monitor Li Mu to a certain extent, and this kind of monitoring is something Li Mu never wants to see.
Ah, that's a bit of a hassle.
Li Mu had a headache for a second, and then gave his own suggestion: "Let Will do this, Will is also a shareholder of the Horse Weapons Company, so Will will not cause a strong backlash from the Spaniards-"
Li Mu wants to cause trouble, this is not to let Will go to death, but Li Mu wants the US government to transfer the monitoring center to Will, so that Li Mu can hide behind the scenes and operate, which is more conducive to Li Mu to carry private goods.
"Hehehehe-Reem, there can't be real Americans involved in this matter, you know, you're of Chinese descent, and there are a lot of Chinese in the Republic of Cuba who are fighting, that's why you're chosen-" Burnside finally had some sincerity to say this kind of thing to Li Mu, at least Burnside himself had initially trusted Li Mu.
"I'm so sad about what you said, so what you mean is that I'm not really an American yet, do you want me to change my nationality again?" Li Mu seized the loophole between Burnside's words and attacked violently.
In fact, Li Mu knows very well in his heart that although Li Mu has joined the American nationality, it will take time for Li Mu to gain the trust of the US government, the US government will definitely monitor Li Mu, and Li Mu will definitely carry private goods in the process of implementing the US government's decision.
To be honest, Li Mu is also worth a lot of money now, and if Li Mu wants to change his nationality, it is really not troublesome.
For example, in the United Kingdom, if Li Mu wants to become a British citizen now, then the British government must be happy to hear it, not only because of Li Mu's net worth, but also because of Li Mu's potential.
"Ah, Reem, I don't mean that, of course you're an American now, a real American citizen, but because you now have capabilities beyond the average American citizen, you're going to have a heavier task for the sake of the United States, so the U.S. government will demand more from you, you- you know what I mean." Burnside hated this the most, and always only said half the story.
It's no problem to keep half of it, Li Mu has already understood what Burnside meant, and Burnside's subtext is: If Li Mu passes this level, then the U.S. government will really accept Li Mu, and at the same time will give Li Mu a certain amount of compensation.
To do it or not to do it?
In fact, there is only one answer to this question, Li Mu will definitely accept the role arranged by the US government and become the financier behind the Republic of Cuba, and now there is actually only one question, that is, to what extent can Li Mu get support from the US government.
The U.S. government is obviously ready to negotiate conditions with Li Mu, so Li Mu belongs to Burnside for the next two days.
"Okay, I agree in principle, now you help me solve a problem first - you know that I have a patent for smokeless gunpowder, and at the same time I have no intention of producing smokeless gunpowder, so I want to license this patent to the American Gunpowder Association, but you know, if I go directly to the door, I'm afraid people won't even give me a chance to meet, and they won't sell it for a good price, so I need the help of you, the chairman of the National Rifle Association, you help me go to the American Gunpowder Association to negotiate the licensing fee, after the matter is completed, Let's split the account in 28 minutes-" Li Mu said the real reason for coming out to Burnside.
To be honest, if possible, Li Mu really doesn't want to give up these two percent of the profits, this is also a helpless move, Li Mu can bargain with the Chuntian Arsenal, but this does not mean that Li Mu has the qualifications to bargain with the American Gunpowder Association.
The American Gunpowder Association is a trust, such a consortium has a huge amount of energy, Li Mu has no advantage if he negotiates with the American Gunpowder Association, so Li Mu wants to find Burnside and use the same huge consortium of the National Rifle Association to compete with the American Gunpowder Association, so that he can negotiate on an equal footing.
On the other hand, Li Mu also needs Burnside's friendship.
Unlike Burnside, everything Burnside now has earned by Burnside's own efforts, which is completely different from Burnside's source of power, if Grant steps down, then Able is nothing; But no matter who is on stage, Burnside is still a member of Congress and still the president of the National Rifle Association, so Li Mu attaches more importance to Burnside than Able.
Different people have to be used in different ways, so Li Mu asked Abel to do things and just send money directly, because Li Mu didn't need to establish a long-term friendship with Abel; For Burnside, Li Mu chose to use smokeless gunpowder to tie himself and Burnside together, so that Li Mu and Burnside would have long-term interests, which would be more conducive to Li Mu to establish his own protection net.
"Smokeless gunpowder - I need to think about it." Burnside didn't give an answer right away, which was to be expected.
The U.S. government does not fully trust Li Mu now, if Burnside agrees to Li Mu's request, it is equivalent to getting on Li Mu's thief ship, and it will be difficult to get off the ship if he wants to take the blame for Li Mu, so Burnside needs time to weigh the pros and cons.
"Okay, then I'll think about it too." Li Mu is not in a hurry, if Burnside does not get on Li Mu's ship, Li Mu will not get on the US government's thief ship.
In these days, no one is stupid!