The snow in New York either doesn't fall or it doesn't rain endlessly, and the transition from light snow to blizzard is completed in one day.

From January 12th to January 15th, the snow continued to fall, and the New York City government issued a blizzard warning on January 13 to warn New Yorkers that there was no other measure.

The New York City government can't be blamed for its ineffective response, the efficiency of the government in this era is like this, it is impossible to expect the government to respond to disasters, and if you want to survive the snow disaster safely, it depends more on the efforts of the citizens themselves.

That's right, it's a snow disaster, when the New York City government issued an early warning, New York City's external traffic has been cut off, not only the railway, but even the port can not operate normally, the usual three-hour throughput, now it takes a whole day to complete, outside the port of New York ready to enter the steamer queue, many crew members can not bear it, directly take the boat to rush to the port, which also leads to further reduction in efficiency.

"A pound of potatoes has now risen to $0.5, the price of a bushel of wheat has tripled, all the beef on the market has been sold out, the original abundance of seafood is gone, our two trains are stuck in Waterbory and can't move forward, at most tomorrow afternoon, all the reserves in the canteen will be exhausted, I have said hello to the police and customs, but there is nothing they can do, unless the weather clears, our corporate canteen will be forced to stop tomorrow afternoon." Henry's brows furrowed, this is really a good woman who can't cook without rice, the snow disaster has disrupted the normal order, and Henry is helpless.

The impact of the snow disaster is very serious, nearly 700 people died in New York City yesterday from the bitter cold, the survivors are hungry and cold, all the food in the market has been consumed, and all the stores are hung up with signs saying "closed for rectification".

In order to provide the freshest food to the employees, the canteen of the Junma Group is directly purchased from Springfield, and the food is directly transported to New York by rail, on average every other day, now because of the snow disaster, the train stops at Waterbury, a hundred kilometers away from New York, can not move forward, the corporate canteen of the Junma Group is about to be unsustainable, in order to solve this problem, Henry is simply sad, and finally can only ask Li Mu for help.

"Can I buy it from a neighboring city? A snow storm can't last long, even if it's a little higher. Li Mu has never encountered this kind of thing, although the winter in New York has always been cold, but this is the first time Li Mu has experienced a snow disaster in New York in several years, which is really not very good.

Just below Li Mu's office, Mason is leading dozens of security personnel to remove snow, the heavy snow has also affected Governors Island, the deepest place of snow reaches about two meters, the pine trees planted on the periphery of Governor's Island have been crushed several times, and the green belt near the main building has been buried by snow, and even the horse shed has been crushed, Mason's main task these days is to remove snow, otherwise, the heavy snow can bury the entire Governor's Island.

In order to green Governors Island, Li Mu bought hundreds of trees that are more than 100 years old from around New York City, and almost all the big trees around New York City were bought, and there was an oak tree under Li Mu's office that was more than 600 years old.

"The traffic has been completely interrupted, even the train cannot run, the canal has been closed, even if the surrounding cities have reserves, they will not be able to solve our troubles." Henry had already considered this possibility, and the conclusion was that it was completely impossible to achieve.

As the most populous city in the United States, New York now has about 2 million people, because the New York station of the National Automobile Rally is underway, and more than 100,000 tourists are also stranded in New York, which exacerbates the predicament of New York City.

"Hey-" Li Mu picked up the phone on the table and wanted to dial William Vanderbilt, but all that came out of the phone was a busy signal, and it was estimated that the phone line was also crushed by the heavy snow.

As a railroad giant in the United States, Li Mu believes that as long as William Vanderbilt is willing to help, then he will definitely find a solution to the problem, as long as he is willing to pay, Li Mu believes that there is no problem that cannot be solved by the dollar.

Outside the window, Mason and they finally succeeded in shaking the oak tree, perhaps the severe cold reduced the toughness of the oak tree, the snow on the oak tree did not fall, but the whole tree "clicked" from it, which made Li Mu even more upset, and couldn't help but push open the window and roar "Be quiet".

Mason, who was looking surprised, was at a loss, and Gloria, who brought in the coffee, was also taken aback, and looked at Li Mu with a worried expression.

"It's okay, I'll go see the first snow later, let her go out for a walk." Li Mu didn't want Gloria to worry, and tried to squeeze a smile out of Gloria.

The first snow is more than six months pregnant, the expected date of delivery is in April this year, and now the first snow is the key protection object of everyone, especially the strict mother, almost every step of the guard to the first snow, the first snow is strictly forbidden to carry out any activities that may be dangerous, now is the snow disaster period, for the first snow, even a walk has become a luxury.

"Okay, Hatsuyuki is playing chess with Sandy, you don't have to worry." Gloria is not a canary who does not eat fireworks in the world, and knows the seriousness of this snow disaster, but Gloria can only do nothing but make Li Mu as trivial as possible.

Although she was unwilling to be "grounded" in the bedroom, Chu Xue was powerless to resist Yan Mu's arrangement, but fortunately Sandy accompanied Chu Xue, which made Chu Xue's mood a lot brighter.

After Gloria closed the door, Henry continued, "If it's possible, can you ask the Coast Guard to help?" Warships can definitely be dispatched in such weather, as long as they have enough reason. ”

Henry hit the idea on the coast guard, which is indeed very likely, because of the relationship between Li Mu and Alfred Mahan, George Dewey and others, Li Mu's relationship with the navy has always been very good, as long as Li Mu comes forward, the coast guard will definitely help, this is just a gesture for them.

In the 21st century, Li Mu often saw on the Internet the posts of the US military units standing by in the natural disasters, and once Li Mu also complained that the US imperialist army had no sympathy, but now Li Mu understands that the US military units are not without sympathy, but are limited by their duties, and the US military units cannot provide help to the victims, which is beyond the scope of responsibility of the US military units.

According to the relevant regulations, the responsibility of the U.S. military is only to provide security in the event of a natural disaster in the country, and no other party is allowed to interfere, which fundamentally eliminates the possibility of the military interfering in local affairs.

Of course, the inability to help is also relatively speaking, if a bigwig of Li Mu's level comes forward, he will definitely make the coast guard give up some of his stubbornness, at least it is feasible to send a ship to open the canal, which does not need Washington's approval, even if it requires an order from the Ministry of War, Li Mu can also grasp it.

"I'll give it a try, but don't get your hopes up too much, you contact William Vanderbilt and ask him to figure it out." Li Mu is also in a hurry to go to the doctor now, whether it is feasible or not, try it first.

The heavy snow caused serious traffic obstacles, the distance was more than twenty meters, there were only snowflakes in the line of sight, the sky and the earth were white, there was no skyline, and there was no sea level, it was impossible for civilian ships to sail in this kind of weather, even if it was from Governor's Island to Battery Park, which was already very familiar to the traffic boats, Mason did not dare to slack off, personally took the rudder, and controlled the traffic boats to move forward slowly.

The dock at Battery Park was completely buried by heavy snow, and the security personnel in charge of the dock security had to clear the snow every half hour, and the traffic boat crashed into the pier in an almost brutal manner, which was the unusual landing.

In order to cope with the snow, Mayor Edward took Arthur's suggestion and organized New Yorkers to clear the snow on the streets in a "cash-for-work" way, and the citizens who participated in the snow clearing did not receive a salary, but could receive a certain amount of food in return, which was more precious than cash during the snow disaster.

The so-called "sweeping" is not to clear all the snow in the city, but to pile it on the side of the road, clear out a small section of the road, the car is slowly moving forward in this narrow passage, the snow on both sides of the road even blocks the shop windows on both sides of the road, as long as people are slack, the snow on the road will accumulate in a short period of time, New York seems to have to finish the amount of snow for a year, people can't help but curse.

After selling Governors Island to Li Mu, the Coast Guard relocated its headquarters to Frebsey Street, Brooklyn, the future Prospect Park, where Li Mu's car was stuck in traffic for an hour and a half at Horse Square.

"Ha, Reem, let me guess, it's going to be good for you to come to me in this weather." Rear Admiral Ford Humphrey, commander of the Coast Guard, personally received Li Mu, who was a rare visitor to the Coast Guard, and this was the first time Li Mu had visited the Coast Guard since he bought Governors Island.

"You all know, it's snowing outside, but you're drinking hot coffee in front of the fireplace, life is really unfair, look at you and look at me, maybe I chose the wrong career at the beginning." Li Mu is indeed very envious of Ford Humphrey, and it is indeed a pleasure to have a cup of hot coffee in this weather.

The welfare of the army is still very good, although the salary is not much, but it is enough to support the family, and there are various invisible benefits in the army, which outsiders can not understand, compared to the army raised by the mother, the navy is like a prince is enviable, at least in the snowstorm weather, the supply of the navy has not been affected in the slightest, which even a tycoon like Li Mu can not do.

"If you are willing to join the army, it is not too late, Alfred will definitely let you enter the Annapolis Military Academy without examination, and after graduation, you can choose any unit you want to go to, and I believe that the commander of the unit will definitely welcome you with both hands." Ford Humphrey casually joked that Li Mu would definitely not join the army in his life, and the so-called envy was just talking.

In fact, if you want to integrate into Western society, joining the army is a simple and fast way, and soldiers have always enjoyed special treatment, even in the 21st century, many people still regard this as a shortcut, especially for immigrant countries such as France and the United States, joining the army is the lowest cost way.

The classification of France as a "country of immigrants" may seem like a discord, but in fact France has been trying to attract immigrants since the nineteenth century, which culminated in the aftermath of the First World War, when French citizenship was easily obtained as long as anyone willing to join the army, which laid the foundation for the future "Francisstan".

"Let's be practical, you know how bad it is out there right now, can't you do something about it? You can do it, but it's disgusting to hide in the barracks and do nothing. Li Mu complained bluntly, without the slightest concealment.

In the United States, the social status of military personnel is still relatively high, but in many cases, military personnel will also consciously or unconsciously take the blame, except in wartime, soldiers and presidents are the same target of scolding.

"What can I do? Do you send someone to make coffee for the citizens? That's not my responsibility. Ford Humphrey was triumphant, not ashamed.

Western society is still very "chivalrous", they are loyal, brave, resolute, pious, and almost perfect in personality, if there is a kind of person in the world who can be called "perfect", it is probably a summary of knights.

Of course, most of what is hidden under the glossy surface is unsightly, chivalry is mythologized in the West, for many "knights", chivalry is just a beautiful hope, not a norm that must be followed, the role of knights is only reflected on the battlefield, and the performance of knights in life is not necessarily stronger than ordinary people.

Just like Ford Humphrey, although Ford Humphrey has always flaunted himself with chivalry, in fact, at the critical moment when the snow disaster is raging, Ford Humphrey is more likely to watch the citizens die of hunger and cold but will not lend a hand, and he also has a heartbeat, which is what Ford Humphrey called "chivalry".

"At the very least, you can help in any way you can, like opening up the canal – we all know that your coast guard has the ability to do that, and that's within your responsibility." After all, there are requests for people, and it is impossible for Li Mu to say too much.