Before he got off the ship, Li Mu once made a great wish to buy Manhattan and become the largest landowner in the United States. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Time has passed, and the original ideals have become a thing of the past, but New York still has a very special meaning for Li Mu.

As the largest city and the largest port in the United States, New York is also the financial center of the United States, which is a place of wealth and opportunities, and because New York is usually the first stop for European immigrants to land in the United States, New York is also known as the "Big Apple", which means: it is both beautiful and delicious, and everyone wants to take a bite.

Although New York in the nineteenth century was a dream place for countless people, in Li Mu's eyes, like most cities of this era, New York was still the same dirty and messy, but the city was a little larger and more populous, and there was not much to aspire to.

At this time, New York was in the period of Tweed Group control, it was the darkest moment in history, under the control of Tweed Group, the city construction became one of the most oily projects in New York, countless people participated in it, all wanted to make a big profit from it, which also caused extreme chaos in urban construction, from the New York Railway Station to the New York Customs is only three or four kilometers away, Li Mu's carriage was stopped four or five times, and once even forced to detour because of the municipal renovation of the road, which made Li Mu extremely disappointed in New York.

"-- New York is the wealth capital of the United States, where all kinds of miracles are staged every day, and almost every minute new millionaires are born, and countless people reach the pinnacle of life from here--" Benjamin didn't know what Li Mu thought of New York, and sat in the carriage and talked to Li Mu endlessly.

"Every day, countless people go bankrupt and climb the tallest building in New York and jump from it to experience the last crazy journey of their lives." Li Mu did not follow Benjamin's wishes, it was already 1873, and soon, the financial crisis would break out, and the scene that Li Mu said would be played out frequently.

"Finance, the essence is liquid money, it will flow from one person's pocket to another's pocket, this is normal, this is a crazy game, the winner takes all, the loser has nothing, ending the game in this way is also a wise choice, who doesn't want to try the feeling of flying-" Benjamin does not think that Li Mu is slandering New York, on the contrary, Benjamin is also crazy in his bones.

The feeling of flying -

Li Mu suddenly remembered that no one in this world seemed to have invented airplanes.

No, if there were no accidents, the Wright Brothers conducted experiments on flight in 1903, and their "first controlled, continuously powered flight by a heavier-than-air aircraft" took place in 1903, the same year they founded the "Wright Aircraft Company", and from then on mankind would enter the age of flight.

In fact, the early airplanes were very simple, Li Mu remembered that there were photos of the Wright brothers' first airplane in middle school history textbooks, it seemed that there was only a simple engine and two rudimentary wings, and there was not much advanced technical content, if Li Mu organized people to conduct research on related aspects now, then there would be no need to wait until 1903, or even wait until 1803, the first airplane would appear.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt excited, for a moment, Li Mu didn't want to go to Cuba, Li Mu wanted to return to Springfield, and immediately organized people to conduct research on related aspects.

Of course, it's just a thought, although Li Mu has relevant ideas, but it is not easy to become a reality, first of all, there is no suitable aero engine, which will greatly restrict Li Mu's research, Li Mu can be sure that the steam engine is impossible to use for aviation research, and Li Mu is not sure whether there is a gasoline engine at present, maybe there is, but Li Mu has not seen it, which requires Li Mu to send people to look for it all over the world, first to Germany, because in Li Mu's impression, the first car was born in Germany, It looks like Daimme Benz.

Then it's Germany, and it doesn't have to be Li Mu to go in person, just let Henry send someone to find the relevant patent, then buy it, bring it back to the United States, and then Li Mu will organize a research and development team to start researching the aircraft.

Li Mu has a good habit, if there is suddenly any inspiration, then no matter what he is doing, Li Mu will write it down casually, so as not to forget it afterwards, so even if it is in the carriage, Li Mu also took out a paper and pen and began to record.

"What are you doing?" Benjamin was curious.

"Don't you like the feeling of flying? I wanted to invent something that would make you fly. In order to arouse Benjamin's interest, Li Mu casually drew "bamboo dragonfly" and "kite" on a small notebook.

"Bamboo dragonfly" and "kite", which may have been the first thing that humans invented to fly, can be considered the prototype of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft, respectively.

"Can you fly? Are you kidding? Benjamin exclaimed.

"Of course not, you just wait, it won't take long to make it." Li Mu is confident that it is not easy to invent an airplane in a short period of time, but some simple flying devices are not impossible, there are all kinds of flying competitions in the 21st century, remove those with high technical content, even if there is no engine, Li Mu can also do some simple things, such as unpowered paragliding, or unpowered delta wings, or even flying squirrel suits, these things do not need engines.

Although Li Mu was just a programmer in his last life, he also had a lot of hobbies, otaku, he had a lot of free time, and he would always come into contact with some strange things, so Li Mu really couldn't do aero engines Li Mu, but it was no problem to let Li Mu tinker with some simple things, at least Li Mu clearly knew that even if there was no power plant, human beings could rely on simple tools to realize the dream of flying.

"I'll take a look-" Benjamin could feel Li Mu's strong self-confidence, and couldn't help but squeeze to Li Mu's side, leaning over to take a closer look at Li Mu's paintings of "bamboo dragonflies" and "kites".

"What is this? It's something as simple as that that makes people fly, you're kidding me, man. Seeing clearly what was drawn in the little notebook, Benjamin was furious.

"What do you know? Don't underestimate these two simple gadgets, he can make you fly. Li Mu's words were conclusive.

"If it can make me fly, I'll be on Wall Street-" Benjamin looked disgusted, and looked at Li Mu like a fool.

"Okay, remember your words." Li Mu does not compare blindly with Benjamin, facts speak louder than words, Li Mu will let Benjamin know the facts, how unwise it is to question Li Mu.

"Ben, if I were you, I wouldn't say such a thing, you may not know that Reem is an inventor, and smokeless gunpowder was invested by Li Mu." George Dewey, who was sitting opposite, sighed faintly, this guy doesn't participate in any gambling, and watching the excitement is this guy's biggest hobby.

"You said it, it's just an investment, you look at this, Reem said it can make people fly, do you think it's possible?" Benjamin grinned to the root of his ears and picked up the "bamboo dragonfly" and "kite" from his small notebook to show George Dewey.

George Dewey was not a pampered second ancestor, this guy traveled all over the world after the Civil War, almost all the major ports on the Pacific coast, and also visited the Far East, and it is not too much to say that he was well-informed.

George Dewey took the small notebook and looked at it carefully, then frowned, half-open his mouth and fell into a state of thought: "I seem to have seen this thing, I don't know if it can make people fly, but I can be sure that this thing can indeed fly on its own." ”

"So if you magnify it dozens of times, say tens or hundreds of square meters, can this thing fly with people?" Li Mu added oil and vinegar to induce George Dewey to exude thinking.

"Maybe, maybe not, I don't know—" George Dewey was unsure, but his thoughts were shaken.

"Don't be funny, it's impossible." Benjamin was adamant.

"Then let's make a bet, what if it can fly with people?" Li Mu began to dig a pit.

"As I said, if it can take people flying, I'll run in Manhattan!" Benjamin didn't believe Li Mu's "nonsense", but this was not a loser, and his eyes rolled as soon as he made an idea: "But what if it can't fly?"

"If I can't fly, I'll go to Manhattan!" Li Mu also fought hard to trap people, and it was impossible for Li Mu to lose anyway.

"Good!" Benjamin made a decision, looking at Li Mu's exquisite suit, Benjamin began to increase the size: "Why don't we add some color." ”

"Okay, how much can you give? Ten thousand or twenty thousand? Whatever you offer! "Li Mucai is generous, and he can't do without the money sent to the door.

"Ten thousand-" Benjamin's face showed a look of struggle, although this guy is a second ancestor, he doesn't have much property, and ten thousand dollars is not a small number.

"What about 100,000?" Li Mu stepped up and was ready to stone Benjamin to death with money.

"Rub, it's great to be rich, 100,000 is 100,000." Benjamin takes the bait.

"Ben, you can't win-" Mahan, who had not spoken, sighed faintly, looking at Benjamin's eyes full of pity: "You don't have a set time, if Reem studies for ten years and eight years, will you wait ten or eight years?" ”

After listening to Ma Han's words, Benjamin's eyes widened, and his gaze at Li Mu was full of incredulity, as if he was asking Li Mu why he was even a pit for himself.

"It won't take ten or eight years, just within this year, I'll be able to make you fly." Li Mu reassured Benjamin, saying that he had no intention of digging traps in language.

Strictly speaking, this can't really be regarded as a pit person, at most it can be regarded as a adjustment.

"Gentlemen, New York Customs has arrived—" Yan Hu jumped down from the driver's seat and opened the carriage door.

Before coming to New York, Grant had already sent a telegram to Chester Allen Arthur, the head of New York Customs, asking Arthur to cooperate with Li Mu's actions.

In 1881, the 20th President of the United States, James Abram Garfield, was assassinated, and Arthur succeeded as vice president and became the 21st president of the United States, and it was during his tenure that he signed the Chinese Exclusion Act.