In mid-January, Arthur invited Li Mu to visit Major League Football in New York.

The headquarters of Major League Football is located at the 40th Street corner of Manhattan, which is the future famous Times Square, but at this time, because the headquarters of Time magazine has not been relocated, it is still called Langek Square.

It is said that it is a square, but in fact, it does not have the vastness and majesty of Tiananmen Square at all, and it is just a slightly larger crossroads, but it is also called the "crossroads of the world", which shows the pride and arrogance of the Americans.

"We can now say that the professional football league has been successful, and there are now eleven clubs that have signed up, some on behalf of the company, some for personal hobbies, but in any case, it's enough for us to support a league, and I'm ready to keep all the games separate, so that New Yorkers can watch football every night, and it's free to watch these games, and the New York City government will pay for the operation of the games, and in order to increase the motivation of the participating players, each team plays every game, You get a $1,000 appearance fee, which goes directly to the players, which may not be worth much to the club, but it's a lot of money for newcomers to New York. "Arthur has also invested a lot of money for the rugby league, and he also understands the truth that money is moving, as long as there is a green dollar stimulus, there is no need to worry about the athletes not having passion.

"In that case, $10,000 is not enough, do you want to sponsor it?" Li Mu is also generous, of course this money is not taken for nothing, no matter what, he has to be named or something.

"No, I'm ready to face a season of losses, and next season we can sell tickets, launch team merchandise, and open a sports store near the stadium, and I've done the math that this is a lot of money to keep the league running." Arthur flatly refused, Li Mu's money was not taken for nothing, Arthur now understands it deeply.

The success of the World Fair has given the New York City Government great confidence, and the New York City Government has also accumulated rich experience in increasing profits through the World Expo, for the New York City Government, the professional football league is a money printing machine, and it is also a money printing machine that never stops, so Arthur and New York Mayor Edward attach great importance to the football league, not only regard the football league as one of the political achievements, but also prepare to use the football league as a tool to make money.

"Are you going to keep the alliance in the hands of the state capital?" Li Mu was surprised, he didn't expect Arthur to have such a strong desire to control.

"—why not? You know, the state isn't financially well-funded, and New York City has approved $1.5 million for the creation of Major League Sogby, which is an investment, otherwise it wouldn't have passed the council budget. "Arthur also has a last resort, the bigwigs of the council are not stupid, and they have to see a return when they pay for it.

"Come on, you can't be governor for life, Edward can't be mayor for life, and you know that if you want to see a return in rugby league, it may take years or even a decade to go, and then who will remember you and Edward?" Li Mu is not optimistic about Arthur's idea, the so-called official does not repair the government, even if the rugby league will become a cornucopia in the future, it will not be Arthur and Edward's turn to enjoy the results.

"That being said, but-" Arthur instantly became excited, Li Mu was right, even if Arthur did a good job, he would still make wedding clothes for others.

"Well, as with the National Rally, you'll be the honorary president for life, with Edward as vice president, and as for the executive chairman, you'll be elected by all the participating teams." Li Mu still gave Arthur enough rewards, what politicians really value is honor, and everything else is floating clouds.

"You're such a cunning guy—" Arthur thought about it for a moment, and had to agree with Li Mu's suggestion to be more constructive.

The so-called league, for Li Mu, is just a big toy, such as the American car rally, although the nominal executive chairman is elected, but considering that more than half of the participating teams are related to the horse group, so this executive chairman might as well be appointed by Li Mu.

Now the rugby league is the same, eleven teams, the Horse Group accounts for four, even if there will be teams to sign up for the competition in the future, it is still inevitable to be affected by the Horse Group team, so although Arthur's idea is good, but in fact it is not feasible.

The headquarters of Major League Football is a small three-story building, through the lively and noisy hall, the office area on the third floor is quiet and elegant, sitting on the sofa in the leisure area, Arthur's secretary helped Arthur get a blanket for Arthur to cover his legs, and then left far away with Yan Shun, leaving enough private space for Li Mu and Arthur.

"Philadelphia's matter, you are still too reckless-" Arthur's expression was indifferent, seemingly careless, but he was actually observing Li Mu's expression.

"What would you do if someone broke into your house and not only robbed you of your money, but also broke the pot in which you were cooking?" Li Mu had no room to back down on this point.

The United States has written "private property is sacrosanct" into the Constitution, and the Constitution gives people the right to use weapons to protect private property, so if there is such a situation as Li Mu said, then the owner of the house can pick up a gun without hesitation, even if he shoots the intruder to death, he does not have to bear legal responsibility.

"It's not so serious, it's just a trivial deal, if you really care, you can use other ways to make them give up, there is no need to directly kill the killer." Arthur's expression was full of worry, after all, Li Mu was targeting the incumbent officials this time, although Paul Mesfield and Arthur had nothing to do with each other, and even the two were competitors before, because the right to hold the World Expo was at odds, but after all, they were in the same system, which made Arthur unconsciously feel related.

The so-called rabbit dead fox sad thing hurts its kind, probably this is what it means, today Li Mu can kill Paul Mesfield, so if Arthur and Li Mu have a conflict of interest tomorrow, will Li Mu let Arthur go?

The question –

Can't think, can't think -

"You are not a party, of course you think it doesn't matter, you must know that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill, maybe today it is only an order for a thousand pistols, but tomorrow it may be a cruiser, then in the end, all the orders that originally belonged to the Horse Arms Company will be snatched away, and the Horse Weapons Company will also be divided, so this is not a matter of money at all, this is a serious matter of life and death." Li Mu would not budge on this issue, and he didn't touch the coffee he kept at hand.

"How is it possible-" Arthur didn't think that the matter would be so serious, and still thought that Li Mu's methods were too drastic.

"Alan, we are old friends, so I don't want to wear a mask when facing you, you may never be able to appreciate how sincere and fearful a yellow person is living in the white world, the current Steed Horse Group is very strong, but I don't feel the slightest sense of security, even though I have hundreds of bodyguards around the house on Governor's Island, but I still have a hard time sleeping, you know what I've done all these years, I went to Cuba, I went to Hawaii, I sent people to the Far East, and now Panama - it all comes from the lack of security in my heart, I know that someone wants you to warn me, out of the position of a friend, I can now promise you that as long as no one targets me, then I am a good law-abiding citizen, but as long as someone threatens me, then I will also let him know that the tens of thousands of mercenaries of the Horse Group overseas are not easy to mess with, and I will invest nearly 10 million dollars a year for this, and this is not a sports competition. Li Mu has made a full gesture of both soft and hard, if this does not satisfy Arthur, then Li Mu has nothing to say.

Speaking of which, this should be the first time Li Mu really showed his strength, in the Far East, in South America, Li Mu can provoke war unscrupulously, but in the United States, Li Mu's actions are as much as possible not to let people catch the handle, including this time against Paul Mesfield, because of the Rockefeller finish, Li Mu believes that he can still maintain a good image of law-abiding citizens.

"You're right, but did you realize that it's because there are so many mercenaries that people are worried about this, why can't you be a little more restrained? Or listen to as much advice as you can before making a decision, which will make you look less threatening and will save you a lot of trouble. Arthur's attitude towards Li Mu actually felt a little shocked, before Li Mu admitted it himself, Arthur never realized that Li Mu actually controlled tens of thousands of mercenaries overseas, which was simply terrifying.

Because the United States does not ban guns, it is actually taking the route of "all people are soldiers", don't look at the United States did not even have a standing army before, but when needed, the United States can pull out hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, not to mention the personal quality of these soldiers, at least the marksmanship is passable, and it is precisely for this reason that Arthur has never realized what the concept of having tens of thousands of mercenaries is.

Although in essence, mercenaries and employees are the same, because of the different jobs they do, having tens of thousands of mercenaries and having tens of thousands of company employees are completely different concepts, and no one will think how physically threatening a business with tens of thousands of employees is, but an entrepreneur with tens of thousands of mercenaries -

That can already upend one country – and even in South America, several countries.

"What else could I do? You know that I am in the arms industry, and if there is no war in the whole world, then who will I sell my products to? What do the thousands of employees and tens of thousands of family members of the Horse Arms Company live on? I don't care about the lives of nationals of other countries, or even Americans, but I can't care less about the lives and deaths of the employees of the Horse Arms Company, because they trust me, so they work for me, and I have to at least pay them enough to support their families, which is in line with the concept of equivalent exchange. Li Mu said that he was also very helpless, if the weapons could not be sold, there would be no food, and in order to buy weapons, he would have to start a war, and no one would want to start a war - then Li Mu would come by himself.

This sounds very logical - in line with Li Mu's logic.

"Ha, I know that you have contributed to the development of the economy, and no one denies it, and the workers of Springfield should be grateful to you, and the government of Massachusetts should be grateful to you—the problem is that I'm talking about it now—" Arthur wanted to keep the pace of the conversation in his own hands, and let Li Mu continue, and the federal government would give Li Mu a one-ton medal.

"It's not just Massachusetts, it's Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, and New York as well." Li Mu unceremoniously interrupted Arthur's words, although this was impolite, but it made Arthur not think of blame.

"Yes, I appreciate you too, there's no doubt about it." Arthur had to admit that, at least in New York, Li Mu and his steed group were important.

For Connecticut, Illinois, and Indiana, Li Mu and the Horse Group are equally important, the New Haven Arms Factory and the Hartford Factory under the Horse Arms Company are located in Connecticut, and Li Mu himself has a large number of farms in Illinois and Indiana, which are now being developed by nearly 10,000 Chinese and will become the economic pillars of Illinois and Indiana in the future, so Li Mu has enough confidence to say these words.

"That's enough, you see, I'm not a bad person, I'm the same as anyone else, as long as no one targets me, I'm a law-abiding citizen, but if someone dares to threaten me, I will definitely do everything I can to fight back, the 'all' here includes all possible means, as for what kind of harm the other party will receive, this is not within my consideration, so don't think that I'm the same as the submissive Indians, if you want to deal with me, you must first measure whether you have a good appetite." Li Mu was not polite, and emphasized again in a solemn tone similar to an oath, not only to Arthur, but also to someone who asked Arthur to warn Li Mu.

It is no wonder that Arthur can be used to warn Li Mu, and Li Mu does not know who it is now, but it is certain that Hayes must not be among them.

With Hayes's understanding of Li Mu, Li Mu doesn't need to use such violent means if he wants to deal with Paul Mesfield, and even Li Mu only needs to say hello to Time Magazine, and Paul Masefield will be ruined.

But the problem is that Li Mu is so ruthless that he doesn't give Paul Mesfield a chance to defend himself, which does make many people feel threatened.

"It looks like it's snowing—" Arthur said faintly, frowning and looking out the window.

But no, there were already scattered snowflakes outside the window, speaking of which, this was the first snow of this winter, and the first snow in 1877, Li Mu subconsciously picked up his coffee.

The coffee is already cold.