Don’t think that everything will be fine if the plane flies into the sky, and there are still many troubles.

This is different from studying cars. As long as there is no problem with the brakes, the most problems on the road are that they will be stuck. If there is a problem with the plane, it will be a big trouble. If a person survives, it will be considered God's blessing.

The main problem is still focused on the engine, which is the heart of the aircraft. As long as the engine problem can be solved, other problems are not problems.

"The engine research has not stopped. The engine we are using is developed based on the type II engine. Currently, our Engine Research Institute has two engine research groups, one is responsible for the research of automobile engines and the other is responsible for the research of aircraft engines. Next, we are preparing to list the aircraft engine research teams and establish a separate Flight Action Power Research Institute. We expect this part to cost about 250,000 US dollars." The price offered by Franklin is not high, and it is even far lower than Li Mu's psychological expectations.

The research institute is mainly troublesome from scratch. As long as one research institute is used as the foundation, it will not be difficult to develop a second one, and it will save a lot of funds.

"No problem, I'll send you this money later." Li Mu never spared any effort in scientific research and gave as much as he wanted.

"There is also part of our R&D expenses. There is no upper limit on this part. We expect the first batch of funds to be about $300,000." Franklin continued to ask that compared with hardware facilities, this part is the real bottomless pit.

"I'll give you 500,000 yuan, and I'll send out the extra bonus as a bonus." Li Mu simply solved the bonus together so that the researchers can be motivated to work.

"In addition, we also need the cooperation of the steel company. We need new materials with lighter weight and higher strength. The best material we can find at present is birch. It is difficult to find a better estimate. Of course, we will not give up in this regard. If we can find it, it is of course the best. If we can't find it, then we can only expect new products to appear in Pittsburgh." Thibodeau McMillan is more focused on technology, Li Mu's requirements are getting higher and higher, and the pressure on Thibodeau McMillan will be getting greater and greater. Now Li Mu wants to give whatever he wants, so Thibodeau McMillan has to come up with results.

Carnegie's business has been expanding. Within a year, three steel mills have started construction, and another huge trust enterprise is gradually forming. However, the most core special steel mill of Carnegie Reim Steel is still located in Pittsburgh.

"I will say hello to the materials, but I can't pin all my hopes on the emergence of new materials. The basic work that should be done must be done." Li Mu was not sure about this, so he dared not make any promises.

In Li Mu's impression, until World War I, the planes seemed to be made of wood, so the materials are not a key factor restricting the development of the plane at present.

Li Mu knew very well that the material that is most suitable for aviation was aluminum alloy, but it was not easy to get aluminum alloys at present. Before the emergence of pure aluminum refining technology, aluminum could not be produced on a large scale. This technology did not appear until the end of the 19th century and directly promoted the birth of the Mellon family.

The late 19th century was actually not many years apart from the present. Thinking of the importance of aluminum, Li Mu decided to steal the livelihood of the Mellon family.

"Franklin, now there is a new task. I will find some chemists to form a research team. We need to start studying how to produce aluminum on a large scale." Li Mu did it as soon as he said it. Anyway, for Li Mu, this is just injecting some funds into Junma Laboratory, and Li Mu doesn't have to worry about other aspects.

"Okay, no problem, I'll start operating immediately after I go back." Franklin was also very interested in this technology.

In fact, the metal "aluminum" was discovered as early as 1808. Over the years, countless scientists have been trying to find a way to produce "aluminum" on a large scale, but no one has successfully won this scientific title.

Currently, in the research on aluminum, the French are at the forefront of the world. The French can produce 750 kilograms of aluminum every year, which is also the entire world's "aluminum" production.

It is not difficult to produce aluminum on a large scale. In the original history, it only took a few years after Charles Martin Hall to obtain pure aluminum by melt analysis. Although Li Mu did not know how this melt analysis method was operated, as long as he had money, even if he experimented little by little in the stupidest way, he would eventually get the correct answer.

Thomas Edison once said: Scientific research is about 99% sweat, plus 1% inspiration, but without this 1% inspiration, then 99% sweat will be futile.

This cannot be said to be wrong, but it is suspected of being a coincidence. Thomas Edison said that the thousands of experiments in the process of studying light bulbs are not worth mentioning. The little inspiration he provided is the most important.

But the problem is that even this inspiration is not original by Thomas Edison.

If it weren't for the genius like Nikola Tesla, it would be more realistic to do experiments honestly.

Regarding Nikola Tesla, this person is already Li Mu's possession. Last year, Li Mu sent someone to Europe to find Nikola Tesla and bear all the expenses of Nikola Tesla going to college. Nikola Tesla has promised that after graduation, he would go directly to the United States to work for the Junma Laboratory.

This is a killer weapon hidden by Li Mu. As long as he has Nicholas Tesla, the Junma Group will not have to worry about being technically controlled by others for at least a few decades.

In order to form a scientific research team for large-scale aluminum production, Li Mu once again injected US$150,000 into Junma Laboratory, which is also just the start-up capital, and Li Mu will further allocate additional funds in the future.

At noon, Li Mu invited Franklin and Thibodeau McMillan to feast at Clinton Castle.

Franklin showed unusual interest in Clinton Castle and the Beach Club. Li Mu knew that Franklin wanted and promised that after finding a way to produce aluminum on a large scale, Li Mu would find a way to get Franklin to follow the old path of Langkel into politics.

Li Mu now has more and more resources. Franklin's entry into politics does not mean that Langkele is about to withdraw. Even if Massachusetts cannot free up the position of senator, Li Mu can arrange Franklin to Hawaii to run for the Hawaii Senate.

Thibodeau McMillan had no taste of this meal. At this moment, Thibodeau McMillan's heart had flown back to Boston and decided to do something big after returning to the laboratory.

After seeing off Franklin and Thibodeau McMillan, Li Mu continued to join forces in New York to fulfill his commitment to Hayes.

Hayes has no advantage. Although Hayes has almost no enemies in the Republican Party and has always had a good reputation since he served as governor of Ohio, the problem lies in this Ohio State. Ohio is located in the Great Lakes Basin in the Central and Eastern United States. In the United States, Ohio State has almost no sense of existence. Li Mu's impression of Ohio State comes from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The problem is that it is now the 19th century and the NBA does not even have a movie, so Li Mu naturally has no impression of Ohio State.

The reason why Heis can compete with James Brian and James Garfield has a lot to do with the support of the Harrison family. Without the support of the Harrison family, Hayes would probably not be able to survive the first round of voting.

Although Li Mu promised to support Hayes, the situation facing Hayes is still not optimistic. If he wants to defeat James Garfield and James Brian, Hayes needs to have more allies.

The first person Li Mu lobbyed was J.P. Morgan.

Strictly speaking, Hayes's ruling philosophy has many similarities with the fair competition advocated by J.P. Morgan. Both of them are good at compromise, both are upright and smooth, and both hate corruption.

It looks more than just a similar person, they are simply alone.

"...I know you have always wanted to establish a relatively fair social system. Under the current political ecology, fairness is almost impossible, and even relatively fairness is difficult to achieve. The advantage is that Mr. Governor is willing to try it. Although it is very likely that this will fail, being willing to try is an adventure in itself. Now Mr. Governor's power is not great enough, and it requires our joint efforts." Li Mu chose a nice thing when facing J.P. Morgan. Although it is a bit ridiculous to hear "fairness and justice" from Li Mu, this is the goal that J.P. Morgan has always pursued.

"Mr. Hayes... do you think he is likely to win?" J.P. Morgan was worried. He did not see that Hayes had the possibility of winning.

"How can you know if you don't try it? You know, the Republican Party is in poor condition recently. In fact, whether it is Hayes, James Brian, or James Garfield, it is unlikely to win the final victory, but relatively speaking, Hayes is already the best candidate we can find, and we don't want to lose, so we have to unite." Li Mu's high fighting spirit was exactly what the Republican Party lacked the most now.

In the past two years, the Republican Party has been defeated and defeated again and again when facing the Democratic Party. Everyone can see the decline of the Republican Party, but the problem is that many Republicans are blindly optimistic and do not think that the Democratic Party has a chance to win. Even if the Democratic Party’s polls are ahead of the Republican Party, they also believe that the Republican Party will easily win.

It is no longer possible to easily win, and it is more likely to lose simply. In the south, Republican poll data has dropped sharply. Even in the traditional northern vote base, the Republican vote rate has begun to fluctuate, which is not a good sign.

The Democrats are now seizing the Republican corruption and keeping a close eye on the Republican Party, and the people's tolerance for the Republican Party is getting lower and lower. If the Republican Party does not come up with some off-the-scenes tricks now, it will not be easy to win the presidential election.

"You're right, but I can't promise you yet. I think if I have the opportunity to have dinner with Mr. Governor, it should be very helpful in solving the problem." J.P. Morgan wanted to learn more about Hayes. It doesn't take too long, and a meal is enough.

"Of course, I'll arrange it, it's all for tonight." Li Mu took a lot of money. Arrangement of a meal is too simple. As long as J.P. Morgan has time, he has time at any time. Who can refuse J.P. Morgan's invitation?

In the evening, St. George's Restaurant, Lee Mu, Hayes, and J.P. Morgan gathered together.

"In fact, what we need is not just a standardized banking industry. In my opinion, all industries should be standardized. Now our market is full of bad competition. People who abide by the rules are difficult to move forward, and people who do not abide by the rules are unobstructed. This is very abnormal. Everything should be on a normal track." Hayes talked freely, feeling sad about some behaviors in society.

Well, Li Mu is the representative of "certain behaviors", but Li Mu's face was not impatient at all, and he watched Hayes perform with a smile.

"It's simple to say, but it's not easy to do it. We have to admit that there are problems in society at present. In fact, each of us has a responsibility for these problems. Strictly speaking, we are all vested interests. Then if we want to change from vested interests to reformers, the difficulties we will face will be unimaginable." J.P. Morgan recognized Hayes's words, but was not very optimistic.

J.P. Morgan is right. The reason why American politics is so chaotic is not caused overnight. Of course, the Grant administration has its responsibility, but it is not fair to blame the Grant administration for all the blame. The problem is that if Hayes wants to change all this, Hayes will jump out of the vested interest class and become an enemy of the existing vested interest class. J.P. Morgan does not think Hayes will succeed in the end.

Or, J.P. Morgan didn't see any hope of success.

At least it is impossible in recent decades.

"If I don't try, how can I know that I can't do it? Well, maybe I can't do it, but I will try my best to influence some people. Even if I was kicked off during my term, or if I was shamelessly assassinated by my opponent like President Lincoln, I think that is worth it. Even if I can only plant a seed, I believe that one day it will grow into a towering tree." Hayes acted as fearless as a fighter. At this moment, his thin body is indeed tall and majestic.

"You are right. No matter what the result is, we should try hard to give it a try." J.P. Morgan was infected by Hayes' words. Since Hayes can even take out his life as a bet, then J.P. Morgan didn't mind following Hayes to press a bet.
Chapter completed!