The use of gold by the Indians dates back to 1100 BC.

It was precisely because of the lure of gold that groups of European explorers came to the Americas, some of them made a fortune, but many more were devoured by the primeval forests of the Americas.

The war between white Americans and Indians was triggered by the discovery of huge gold deposits in the Montana area, which the Americans naturally wanted to exploit, and the Indians fought to protect the last reservation, which led to the Montana War.

As the commander of the First Cavalry Division, a senior officer in the US army, Will has gained a lot from this trip, the gold wine cup inlaid with gems is just the most ordinary one, more is the exquisite handmade jewelry and daily necessities, Li Mu even saw a tripod made of gold with hundreds of kilograms.

No wonder the white people coveted the wealth of the Indians, and even a rich man like Li Mu couldn't help but be moved.

In addition to gold, there are all kinds of gemstones, diamonds without color are the most ordinary, and they are also the most inconspicuous, and there are more kinds of colored gemstones, rubies, sapphires, turquoise, coral stones, mother-of-pearl, etc., Will treats these gems very boldly, just piled up several bullet boxes in such a mess, Li Mu searched his intestines, and he couldn't identify all the large number of gems.

"How? You are intriguing with people to do business, do you have me to make money as fast? Will was very satisfied with Li Mu's performance, and proudly showed off to Li Mu.

"As soon as the cannon sounded, there were ten thousand taels of gold - the ancients did not deceive me." Li Mu sighed to himself.

Unlike when he was in Cuba, most of what Li Mu harvested in Cuba were mines and plantations, and the Spaniards had been operating in Cuba for hundreds of years, and the things that were a little valuable had been returned to Europe by the Spaniards, leaving only devastation in Cuba, so Li Mu did not directly harvest much gold in Cuba.

The Indians of Montana had never been conquered, and their possessions were kept intact in the tribes, but this time they were all cheaper than Will, the conquerors, who got only a part, or only a small part, and more gold and precious stones were divided among all the American officers and soldiers, and in this respect they were the undisputed plunderers.

"Tiger and Bai make a lot of money, there is no space on my train, and there will be a train in a few days, when you go to receive it, they plan to give you the gold and let you be responsible for the distribution." Will didn't say how much gold Yan Hu and Bai Qi had gotten, but a train with two freight cars couldn't fit it, and the amount would not be less.

Will looked at Li Mu very unpleasantly when he spoke, obviously because of Yan Hu and Bai Qi's trust in Li Mu.

It is not easy to get the trust of a person, especially elites like Yan Hu and Bai Qi, although Yan Hu and Bai Qi are not generals yet, but Yan Hu's military rank is lieutenant colonel, so he is basically included in the ranks of senior officers, such people will not trust others easily, and Yan Hu and Bai Qi show unreserved trust in Li Mu.

"And yours? Do you want me to assign it to you, too? Li Mu is also proud, and it is undoubtedly a pleasure to be trusted.

"No, it's yours if you want." The attitude shown by Will also made Li Mu happy.

Will is also temperamental, and since he took Li Mu to stay at home, Will has not treated Li Mu as an outsider.

"There's really what I want, this, this, and this, I want it." Li Mu was not polite, and he did not treat himself as an outsider.

Just kidding, hundreds of millions of stocks have been given away, and taking a few pieces of jewelry is just a trivial matter.

Li Mu chose three pieces of rubies with rich and vivid colors, as red as pigeon's blood, and it is said that this grade of rubies is only produced in Myanmar and Mozambique, and Li Mu does not know why this kind of ruby is found here.

But since he saw it, Li Mu would not let it go, and Li Mu was going to make these three gems into a set of jewelry, and then give them to Chu Xue.

Ruby is very suitable for women to wear, can avoid diseases, enhance the body's resistance, and at the same time improve the weak anemia, internal cold, poor detoxification and other problems.

Chu Xue came to the United States from the Qing Empire, after all, she was still a little unadaptable, which can be seen from Chu Xue's daily activities, for Chu Xue, after eating, Pan is considered a sport, and for Gloria and Sandy, hunting on horseback is their hobby, even if it is a place like Governors Island, Sandy has to ride her Aubrey every day for a while.

Li Mu took it in front of Gloria and Sandy, and it could be seen that Gloria and Sandy had a little expectation, and Sandy asked directly: "That's a ruby, it's not suitable for you men to wear, what do you want it for?" ”

Gloria rolled her eyes cutely, she couldn't see such an obvious answer, she was really blind to Sandy's sharp teeth, that is, when someone attacked Li Mu, Sandy's little head would go all out.

"Damn it, you picked the prettiest pieces, but that's okay, I secretly hid some for my two little sweethearts." Will was not depressed, took out a small bag made of gold wire from his arms, and poured it on the table, and suddenly a small pile of various colored gems appeared on the table.

Well, Li Mu was really anxious just now, these are the real boutiques in Will's collection, bright blue sapphires, pigeon's blood red rubies, and diamonds with a transparency of FL grade, Li Mu even found two extremely rare pink diamonds, both of which have been roughly polished, larger than Li Mu's fingernails, and are estimated to weigh forty or fifty carats.

"Don't think about these two, I'm going to give my Gloria and Sandy, you have your favorite, and I also have my little padded jacket." Will grabbed the two pink diamonds in his hands first, and resolutely expressed his attitude.

"Or leave it to me first, I can find someone to make the most exquisite jewelry, you have to know, the grade of gemstones is only one aspect, the level of craftsmanship is even more valuable, want to process these exquisite gems into perfect jewelry, just ordinary money is not enough." Li Mu blinked, trying his best to make his expression sincere, and not looking at the little things that were shining on the table.

"Thank you, but I have my own salary now and I can afford it." Gloria seemed to take the smaller one from Will's hand casually, Li Mu saw it very seriously, although this one was relatively small, but it was better in terms of purity and color.

"Hehe, I also have my own pocket money, and I can also find someone to process it." Sandy, who had unknowingly suffered a big loss, was still triumphant, took the diamond from Will's hand and shone it on the incandescent lamp, and actually thanked Gloria, a black-bellied woman.

"You're welcome, you're my sister, let you deserve." Gloria, a black-bellied woman, is not embarrassed at all, these two sisters are usually used to pinching, and Kong Rong will never happen to pears.

Li Mu couldn't see Sandy being bullied, so he immediately said: "Sandy, diamonds should not only look at the size, but also look at the purity and color, such as the diamond in your hand, the higher the purity, the better, and the brighter the color, the better——"

Li Mu's words made Sandy puzzled, Gloria angry, and Will even more helpless.

"Really?" Sandy's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Well, it also depends on the workmanship, you know, if the workmanship is not good, then the purity and color cannot be perfectly expressed." Will glared at Li Mu viciously, and at the same time did not forget to explain to Sandy.

"I'm going to swap with you, Gloria!" Sandy's little face suddenly elongated, and her gaze at Gloria was full of anger.

"Boring!" Gloria glared at Li Mu and turned around and left.

"Stop! Give me back, I'm going to exchange with you! Sandy yelled and chased after him.

"Look at the good things you've done." Will was angry, and his gaze at Li Mu was full of anger.

"Hehe, it's okay this time-" Li Mu didn't care, sat down at the table and slowly began to choose.

Two peaches kill three soldiers, a little trick to support Gloria and Sandy, the gems on the table can be chosen by Li Mu at will.

It's really a good thing, any one of them is ten carats up, and twenty or thirty carats are inconspicuous, and they are pulled over and over on the table like beans, and Will's eyebrows jump suddenly.

"Are you going to Washington tomorrow?" Li Mu diverted Will's attention, not wanting to bear Will's anger.

"Go, are you going too?" Will was fooled.

"Well, this is not bad-our Mr. Mayor wants to take the Independence Centennial Exhibition from Philadelphia and let me help him be a lobbyist-this is also good-" Li Mu was absent-minded, the table full of gems had already made Li Mu picky, this is good, that is not bad, oops, I don't want to let go of how to break it, will it be too greedy.

"You'd better leave this kind of thing alone, even if it succeeds, Arthur is a politician, he will never go to Philadelphia to govern, and your business may be in Philadelphia, if you annoy the Phillies of Philadelphia, then you must be prepared to be targeted by the Phillies in the future." Will was immediately diverted from his gaze and helped Li Mu begin to analyze carefully.

"It's okay, my roots are in New York, Philadelphia doesn't matter." Li Mu doesn't care if the people of Philadelphia will boycott the Junma Group, now the Junma Group's lights and telephones have no competitors, unless the people of Philadelphia do not want to enjoy the convenience brought by technology, otherwise Li Mu's Junma Group will not be targeted.

Besides, Li Mu couldn't tell Will that Arthur would become the president of the United States in the future, and compared to the president, the Philadelphia people were not a problem.

For Li Mu, New York and Springfield are Li Mu's foundations, of which Springfield is mainly industrial, while New York is mainly finance, as long as the relationship with the two governments is good, Li Mu's Junma Group can be invincible.