Although Doug never mentioned the Horse Group, Tom knew that Doug was for the Horse Group, so it was the Horse Group that could not sell Levi's Shipping Company to the Japanese.

Tom has never met Li Mu, but Tom knows how strong the Horse Group is in New York, compared with the Horse Group, although the Levi's Shipping Company has a history of 50 years, but even when the Levi's Shipping Company is at its best, compared with the strength of the Horse Group, it is like a toddler baby, without any ability to resist.

So Tom can't refuse Doug's request, even though Tom doesn't like Doug.

"Well, I'll give the deposit back to William." Tom reluctantly gave in.

If you don't give in, you can't do it, the Irishman in front of him has been putting his hand on the holster on his waist, although he noticed the tension here, but little Chuck, who has always been familiar with Tom, tried his best to put his hands on the counter, although the eyes that looked at Tom were full of concern and guilt, but he didn't mean to help.

Tom doesn't blame Chuck, in fact, when Doug appears, Tom realizes that there are only two ways left in front of him, either obey or die an unknown death like Lewis.

Lewis is also the owner of a shipping company, and about a month ago, Lewis sold his company to the Japanese, but before the contract could be fulfilled, Lewis was shot dead in front of his apartment, and Lewis's ships disappeared overnight.

No one knows where the ships went, and although the New York Police Department took people to investigate, they said bluntly that they did not regret it and should not have much hope for the results, although the people from the shipping association also went to Mayor Arthur and asked Arthur to administer justice, but so far, there has been no result.

Tom felt that the case might never come to fruition.

It's easy to take out someone, just spend a thousand dollars to hire a wandering gunslinger.

But it's not easy to get a dozen ships overnight, and there aren't many people in New York who have that kind of strength, and the Horse Group is definitely one, or the Vanderbilt family has that kind of strength.

Whether it's the Vanderbilt family or the Stallion Group, it's not something Tom can offend.

"Clever choice, Tom." Doug patted the Irishman on the shoulder, and the Irishman smiled sinisterly, and turned away without forgetting to take the glass of rum that had never been touched in front of Tom.

"Damn it," Doug scolded casually, and raised his hand to ask Tom for another drink: "As long as you don't sell the ship to the Japanese, as for the deposit, whatever you want, if William sues you for this reason, I'll deal with him, of course, it will require you to pay an additional commission." ”

Doug took Tom's shoulders and took a big bag, this remark was not bragging, although Doug is not very good, but when it comes to professional quality, he can still be trusted, otherwise Doug would not be qualified to play for the Horse Group.

If it is a lawsuit initiated by a company like Junma Group, then there is no need to say, the court will generally be held within a month, and then it will be resolved quickly, and the court will decide a result in favor of large enterprises.

If a large enterprise like the Junma Group is the defendant, then the result is not easy to say, just the stage of investigation and evidence collection, it is estimated that it will take a year and a half, and when the trial stage comes, it will be even more protracted, ordinary people simply cannot afford to spend this time, and there is not so much money wasted on vampire-like lawyers.

Although if the parties can't afford to hire a lawyer, the court can appoint a lawyer for free, but when they get to the court, they face a lawyer group composed of barristers, and they know that the chances of winning are not very big.

"No, I'll give it back to him." Tom has the bottom line of being a man, and it is hateful enough to tear up the contract, and the deposit should be returned or returned.

"Well, well, our Mr. Tom is a gentleman." Without the slightest shame, Doug patted Tom on the shoulder and laughed.

Tom took the cup in front of him and drank it down, his face full of exhaustion and helplessness.

"God always opens a window for you while closing the door, so praise the Lord!" At the same time in Boston, Benjamin raised his glass on the initiative.

Now Benjamin has taken off his military uniform and is wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his identity is no longer an officer of the US Navy, but a noble senator.

After returning to the United States from Hawaii, Benjamin returned to his native state of Ohio and began his career in politics.

The Harrison family was politically resourceful, and Benjamin was elected to the Ohio Senate with little effort.

Of course, Benjamin's path to the Senate was full of thorns and bumps, and in the process of being elected to the Senate, Benjamin managed to win as much support as possible, defeated his formidable rivals, and almost single-handedly turned the tide, as Benjamin did in Hawaii.

Others don't know what Benjamin did in Hawaii, but Li Mu knows it clearly.

However, Li Mu did not debunk Benjamin's lies, it is rare for people to be elected to the senator and start a new life, so let him be proud first.

"Praise the Lord!" Li Mu responded to Benjamin's initiative and picked up the wine glass in his hand.

After becoming a senator, he will basically have to work in Washington, D.C., and Benjamin made a special detour to Boston before taking office to catch up with Li Mu.

"I bought a piece of land next to Lake Luoying, right next to your house, and we will be neighbors from now on." Benjamin was triumphant and happy at his foresight.

Although Li Mu did not deliberately buy a house or land, there are many properties in Li Mu's name now, such as Riverside Town in Springfield, Governors Island in New York, Cherry Blossom Lake in Washington, Charles River in Boston, and even Oakland on the West Coast.

Relatively speaking, this property in Boston is not considered luxurious, but the area is still large, with a three-story main house, a two-story side house, stables, a swimming pool, a garage, a garden, and even a small pier by the Charles River, the total area is not much smaller than that of MIT.

Although Li Mu is based in New York, the housekeeper Raul did not ignore it, and the daily life here is managed by another Raul, and the two are not related, but the names happen to coincide.

"When you're going to Washington on this eventful time, you have to be careful not to get caught." Li Mu kindly reminded.

Although Arthur's series of good governance in New York has injected a shot in the arm for the Republican Party, on the whole, the situation of the Republican Party has not changed, President Grant is still criticized, the Washington government is still not trusted, and Republicans still need to do more to completely turn the tide of public opinion.

Li Mu doesn't want to wade into this troubled water, so in the past two years, Li Mu should rarely go to Washington to avoid appearing in the spotlight.

Li Mu can hide, but Benjamin, who has become a senator, can't, and because of Benjamin's background and his past experience, Benjamin will become the focus of the Democratic Party, and when the time comes, countless people will gather around Benjamin, using a magnifying glass to observe Benjamin's every move, hoping to find an excuse to attack the Republican Party.

"If they're hoping to find a breakthrough from me, they're wrong, and I'm going to let them down." Benjamin was confident that even if he was unclean, he would be sure that he would not give authority to others.

In fact, it is really not easy to find a handle from Benjamin, the Harrison family is a famous family, and the general teaching tricks do not work on Benjamin, Benjamin himself owns shares in the San Diego Investment Company, and these shares will bring Benjamin millions of dollars every year, so in terms of money, Benjamin will not have any problems.

As long as there is no money problem, Benjamin is almost invulnerable, although Benjamin is a bit, but politicians, it is not normal to have no affairs in this area.

"Whatever you want..."Li Mu stopped at the point, and he didn't think it would be a big deal.

Li Mu now has more and more political resources, Runkel, Chen Guofang, Burnside, and now Benjamin, Li Mu has four hardcore allies in the Senate, thinking of this, Li Mu is a little complacent.

Each state can have two senators, so there are only about 70 senators in the current Senate, and it is not easy for Li Mu to find four hardcore allies, and Rockefeller does not have this strength.

"You still don't have to worry about me, if you are in that mood, you might as well care about your horse weapons factory." Benjamin's evil smile was obvious, but it was just a prank between friends.

"What happened to the Horse Weapons Factory?" Li Mu didn't know what to do, but since Benjamin issued a warning, it must not be groundless.

"Berknapp is going to be out of luck." The mockery at the corner of Benjamin's mouth was still obvious, but this time it was not aimed at Li Mu, but at Belknapp.

"Bernapp..." Li Mu was confused, Li Mu has been busy with the National Automobile Rally recently, and he really hasn't cared much about the War Department.

In Benjamin's subsequent explanation, Li Mu learned the reason.

This also starts with the previous whiskey syndicate case, when the whiskey syndicate broke out, Grant's brother-in-law Abel was involved as a "protective umbrella", although through Grant's efforts, Abel escaped from prison, but the Democrats did not give up, they have been trying to find more evidence, and strive to make all the guilty people punished.

As a result, this search found Bernapp.

Large-scale cross-border smuggling is organized crime, and the power of individuals is insignificant, and the evidence is conclusive in the Burble tip, and in addition to the protection of Bernapp, only under the protection of the military can he successfully escape the siege and interception of the coast guard and smuggle a large amount of whiskey from Europe to the United States.

Berknapp was quite smart and knew that he abandoned the car and threw out the scapegoat in time before the investigation, so the previous investigation did not involve Berknapp.

Now the situation is different, and since Grant cannot be implicated through Ebel, the Democrats have focused on Bernapp.

It can be said that the US officials in these years must have been wronged if they want to say that they are all criminals, but people like Bernap can find fault with you if they don't investigate.

Li Mu knew Bernap's temperament, Mr. "Ten Percent" had long been famous, and if he wanted to do business with the Ministry of War, he had to give Bernap a 10% kickback, even the Horse Group was no exception, so Li Mu was not surprised by the news.

But it doesn't matter much, Li Mu had long expected that on this day, the Junma Group and Bernap had an agreement, as long as Berknup stepped down from the post of Minister of War, Bernap could go to the Junma Group as a special adviser, so Bernap's investigation did not have much impact on the Junma Group, even if Bernap was disgraced, the Junma Group could still use Bernap's influence and network.

Of course, Li Mu will definitely not give up on winning over the next Minister of War, so Li Mu is concerned about the candidate for the next Minister of War.

"It's hard to say at this time, if Berknapp leaves, then it may be Burnside or Sherman, depending on what Mr. President thinks." Benjamin knew everything and told him all the news.

According to Grant's usual employment habits, it is indeed very likely that Burnside and Sherman were both generals of the Northern Army during the Civil War, and Grant's descendants were deeply trusted by Grant.

It's not bad, these two people have dealt with Li Mu, especially Burnside, who has a close relationship with Li Mu, after the baptism of the "Battle of Long Street", it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a friend of life and death, if Burnside comes to power, then the cooperation between the Horse Group and the War Department will be closer.

"If it's Burnside, then who's going to be the president of the National Rifle Association?" Li Mu thought a little too much, the Ministry of War is an official organization, and the National Rifle Association is a civilian organization, and they are all partners of the Junma Group.

The National Rifle Association has more than a million members, far more than the War Department's military personnel, and in this sense, the National Rifle Association is more important to the Horse Group than the War Department.

Burnside had previously served as president of the National Rifle Association, and if he became secretary of war, then Burnside would have to step down as president of the National Rifle Association, and if his successor was a stranger, then this would not be good news for the Stallion Group.

"It's hard to say, but if you will, yours is a good candidate." Benjamin didn't know much about the National Rifle Association, but he was able to give his advice.

Li Mu thought about it for a long time before he understood who Benjamin was referring to.

Benjamin was referring to Will, which seems unlikely, considering that Will is also an active duty officer.