If calculated according to the requirements put forward by Li Mu, Mike's result is correct, but $150 or $200 is obviously not the number Li Mu wants, so after Mike reached the conclusion, Li Mu was very curious.

"One hundred and fifty dollars? How did you come to this conclusion?" Li Mu didn't want the "epoch-making masterpiece" he made to sell it so cheaply. He had to sell it for $8,000. The fat man could even sell it for ten thousand taels of silver with a ring.

"That's right, the train tickets for five people cost one hundred dollars or one hundred and fifty dollars. The cost for five people to live for three months is up to fifty dollars. This price is very reasonable." Mike opened his small eyes widened and looked a little round.

"Okay, the ticket is fine, but five people only need fifty dollars to live in three months. Are you wrong? I spent 8,000 taels of silver for them. Do you think I want them to live in a slum?" Li Mu questioned Mike's conclusion. This was not a question of Mike's mathematical level, but a question of Mike's life philosophy.

"Then what kind of life do you want them to have? Build them a manor and let them live a life like a noble master? It's good to have fifty dollars. They can eat meat for every meal, and there will be desserts after meals. They can also have extra meals every few days. There will be no shortage of daily coffee and rum. This is a world of difference from their previous lives, and even better than the living standards of most Americans." Mike seems to be a Qing Dynasty official and still knows the dining tables of ordinary people in the Qing Dynasty.

"No, no, no, what you are talking about is just basic living requirements. What I want to give them is far more than that. In addition to basic food and clothing, I also want to give them the dignity of being a human being. For example, their clothing is not suitable for the United States, so they need new clothes; their personal hygiene level also needs to be improved, including their aesthetics. Don't you think it's ridiculous for a man to have a braid? Then someone would be ridiculed as a girl; they also need language training to live a better life in the United States; their children all need education and must have certain living abilities; even if possible, they need to receive etiquette training so that they can serve me better-" Li Mubalabara said a lot, and the microphone on the opposite side opened wider and wider.

"My God, are you going to educate a group of noble masters? To be honest, if you can do it, I want to work in your place. Do you need a doctor?" Mike immediately recommended himself. Although there are many jokes, it is obvious that Mike was shocked by Li Mu's plan.

If it follows Li Mu's standards, then maybe as I told Mike, Li Mu will train a group of noble masters.

The United States in the mid-to-late nineteenth century was far less powerful than the 21st century, and the American people did not have the confidence of the 21st century. It was even just seven years ago that the United States maintained national unity through a war, ended the "slavery system", and completed the gorgeous transformation from a slave state to a capitalist state.

During this period, the United States urgently needed to be recognized by the whole world. It can even be said that the United States, which had just ended its "slavery system", was a bit inferior in front of the people of the world, so the United States accepted the plan to study abroad by the Qing government, which would enhance the national image of the United States and improve the international status of the United States. Therefore, almost from the first day that this plan was determined, almost all newspapers in the United States were hyping up this news.

Ancient empires from the East with five thousand years of civilization history all need to learn from the United States and be American students. Such news is very popular among Americans.

Of course, such hot speculation will also leave a disaster for the future "Chinese Exclusion Act". In another time and space, about ten years later, in 1881, the Qing government interrupted the "International Student Program" and withdraws all the children in advance. Then, in May of the following year, the US government passed the "Chinese Exclusion Act".

It is difficult to say whether there is an inevitable connection between the Qing government's early withdrawal of international students and the "Exclusion of China Act", but it is obvious that this is the Qing government's denial of the American education system, believing that the talents cultivated in the American education system are not suitable for the Qing Empire.

This obviously hurt Americans' sensitive self-esteem at the time.

Of course, the Qing government's early withdrawal of international students was not the direct reason for the United States' introduction of the "Chinese Exclusion Act", but at least there are indirect factors.

In 1879, the US Congress passed a "Fifteen Passengers Act", which stipulates that no more than 15 Chinese passengers are carried by any ship arriving in the United States at each time. After the bill was introduced, the Qing government submitted serious protests to the White House, and the White House also believed that the bill was not conducive to US-Qing trade and US-Qing relations. In the end, President Rutherford B. Hayes vetoed the bill on the grounds of violating the US Constitution and the Treaty of Pu'Anchen.

In 1882, the U.S. Congress accepted the Chinese Exclusion Act submitted by Republican Senator John Miller, and Congress held a fierce debate on this. Finally, just like the last time, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed again.

The then US president was no longer Rutherford B. Hayes, but Chester Allen Arthur, who succeeded as president as vice president because of President James Garfield. After the Qing government withdrew its overseas students, the United States became an international laughing stock in a sense, and the United States and the Qing Empire had no friendship. In the end, Chester Allen Arthur signed the "Chinese Exclusion Act".

So now we can conclude that in 1872, Li Mu and his first batch of international students definitely attracted attention from the United States, and the Qing government also attached great importance to this "International Student Plan", so they did not hesitate to send a third-rank official from the court as the leader.

Of course, the degree of chaos in the Qing government during this period was similar to that in South Africa in the 21st century. In the 21st century, South Africa could allow a black man who knew how to sign language to act as a sign language translator at the live broadcast of Mandela's global funeral, and the Qing government could also allow a veterinarian to serve as a private doctor for this group of "the future pillars of the empire".

Li Mu knew Mike's background, so when Mike joked and applied to Li Mu, Li Mu also half-jokingly responded: "Of course you want to come. I already have a housekeeper, cook, gardener, bodyguard, entourage, and maid. I think I also need a groom, if it is a veterinarian, it would be better-"

In the United States these days, there are no luxury cars everywhere, and even cars have not been invented. Therefore, even if Li Mu becomes the world's richest man in the future, he can only ride a carriage.
Chapter completed!