Chapter 67 Young Master, are you going to Cuba?
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After returning to New York with a cold face, Li Mo locked himself into the room and sat quietly at the desk, subconsciously sketching something on the white paper with his hand holding the pen, but his thoughts could not calm down.
From discovering gold mines to extracting oil, from training new troops to interfering in the Chilean civil war, from encircumulating land to Chilean copper mines. He hasn't been satisfied in this world for three years. Sometimes he even feels that he can complete the whole idea by relying on his prophetic ability alone. But when Mahan and Roosevelt appeared in front of him, he found that he was wrong, not only wrong, but also very wrong!
Yes, I have too much ability than others, but with my arrival, some events and history are also slowly shifting. Just like this acquisition in his own name, Roosevelt suddenly became alert. More importantly, from the accompanying Mahan, it can be seen that Roosevelt was in the U.S. Navy. There are a large number of people who agree. Once this force affects the current U.S. Navy, they will be alert and turn their eyes to the Pacific Ocean. Even if they are rich, they can't be compared with the huge national power.
Li Mo is now extremely regretful, just because this paragraph was too smooth. He intervened in the Chilean civil war, gained the friendship between Monte and Simmons, formed a dream navy, dug out hundreds of millions of pounds of treasures, and successfully robbed the super-rich people in the United States, which made him relax his vigilance and knew the Chinese exclusion law. The case was so powerful that it was stupid to launch the acquisition in its own name. It was smelled by Roosevelt and Mahan. If it continued to hide behind Thomas, now...?
Li Mo didn't know whether there was any regret medicine. He only knew that he could not travel back to the years before the shipyard. Roosevelt's appearance made him nervous and scared. Especially when the threatening words came out, he trembled like being splashed with ice water in the cold winter.
This double feeling from hot to freezing made his thoughts suddenly a little confused. From Roosevelt's eyes, he could already feel the suspicion of the other party and the idea of strangling himself.
Assassination of him? If necessary, Roosevelt would definitely do that, but it also requires him to show some power in Hawaii before he gets enough evidence, but it is all economic. Just because of an expanding shipyard, I believe that Roosevelt can't pry the United States [***] and immediately attack Hawaii.
Fortunately, it will take several years for Roosevelt to become the deputy minister of the navy. Although he is barely a political celebrity now, he can't give orders to the army. Otherwise, this guy would have ordered the navy to enter Hawaii, and it would be his turn to plot here!
"But after all, he is a senior political official, what if?" Li Mo bit the tip of the pen and swept the cigar snatched from Thomas at the corners of his eyes!
"Cuba!"
Li Mo bit the tip of his nose, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and the corners of his mouth suddenly raised up.
"Come on."
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Li Enfu looked at the aisle and sighed gently. Originally, he was going to go to the Canadian camp with Zhang Shun, but now he has to put it aside for the time being.
In the empty aisle, Du Dazhuang guarded the door alone. Since Li Mo came back from Portland a few days ago, he has never left the door again, and this loyal man has not left half a step.
He asked Du Dazhuang, but unfortunately, the simple big man didn't know what had happened. He only knew that when the young master entered the house to talk about the owner about the acquisition, two people suddenly came. Soon after, the young master came out with a check and tore the 100,000-dollar check into pieces in front of him, and then he didn't say a word. I came back here by train.
The only certainty is that one of the two people who went in is a beautiful [***] official.
It's not a big deal for an officer to appear in a shipyard. Now the United States has shown signs of expanding its navy. It is said that a new order for an ironclad battleship has been sent to the shipyard, and almost all the remaining major shipyards also have military orders. The key to the problem is that after the officer went in, the young master came out and tore up a deposit check of 100,000 dollars!
Li Enfu is not Du Dazhuang. He doesn't have the kind of perseverance to stay at the door for a few days, but now he is a member of this team. The more he knows, the more shocked he is. The auction in the previous paragraph alone almost shocked him.
The more shocked he was, the more he wanted to integrate into the team as soon as possible. He didn't care what others called Li Mo. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the word "young master" with feudal meaning and the "master and slave" in the Qing Dynasty at this moment. It's also so harsh, but after seeing all the blood, tears and bitterness of the Chinese, he would rather choose the "young master" than the Mingzhu that the great powers are going to impose, which is also the difference between him and those new people.
He is not a royalist reformist like Li Hongzhang. If he can choose, he will kick away the emperor who is still high. But he is not quietly spreading among overseas Chinese now. He only knows how to shout slogans. He is more like walking in the middle on a wire. He prefers to be direct and more pragmatic.
So that's why he chose Li Mo, a young master who doesn't like to shout slogans, but has already begun to act silently. But now, this teenager, who gives him hope and the bright prospects of overseas Chinese, somehow locks himself in the house for several days, which is tantamount to suffering on fire for him who is eager to understand the inside story and find his position as soon as possible.
"Sir, young master..."
Zhang Shun's voice came from Li Enfu's ear. Originally, the man should have returned to the legendary camp, but after seeing Li Mo's expressionless return, he immediately realized that something had happened, so he stayed and stayed with Du Dazhuang silently.
Li Enfu shook his head. Sometimes he didn't even understand what charm Li Mo had, which could make people like Zhang Shun and Du Dazhuang die. If Zhang Shun turned out to be his family who could still figure it out, Du Dazhuang made him a little confused, especially when he heard that Du Dazhuang would pick up a heavy piece. The 20 kilograms of dog head gold was given to Li Mo, but it was collected by Li Mo. Even after he didn't take it out and exchange it when he needed the most money at the beginning, Li Enfu seemed to have touched something.
"My life was given by the young master, and I want to pay him back." Li Enfu remembered the words of the big man when he was chatting.
"Come on!"
Just as Li Enfu's thoughts spread, a familiar voice suddenly broke the silence in the aisle. Li Enfu only saw Du Dazhuang and Zhang Shun walking vigorously and rushing in, and somehow he couldn't control his steps into the room.
In the room, Li Mo sat quietly at the table, with a slightly pale face. On the table, there was a messy pile of white paper, and the top one seemed to be a portrait. Unfortunately, it was blocked by Du Dazhuang's straight body and could not be seen clearly.
"Da Zhuang, go to Thomas and ask him to come back as soon as possible. Tell him that I don't care what method he uses and how much he spends! Find me a European shipyard now and arrange 3,000 interns! It's better to be the shipyards of those second-rate countries!"
"In addition, immediately telegraphed Chen Ping and Yongxiang in the United Kingdom, telling them that no matter how much money they spent, they would bring me back 3,000 skilled workers within half a year, and all the Chinese technicians scattered all over Europe would be sent to Hawaii."
"Yes." Without saying anything, Du Dazhuang turned around and walked out.
"Zhang Shun, you go to San Francisco immediately and give this to Duan Fei." Li Mo slowly rolled up Roosevelt's portrait and situation and handed it to Zhang Shun: "Tell him to find someone to monitor this guy immediately, and then tell him that I need a comprehensive report on Cuba within a month!"
"Yes." Zhang Shun took the picture scroll, turned his head and left.
With Zhang Shun and Du Dazhuang leaving, there were only Li Mo and Li Enfu left in the room. After Li Mo got up and motioned Li Enfu to sit down, he poured a cup of hot water for himself. After a sip, he said, "Sir, do you know Spanish and can rely on friends?"
Spanish? A reliable friend?" Thinking of Li Mo's words just now, Li Enfu suddenly widened his eyes.
"Young master, are you going to Cuba?"
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