"So, Mr. McCormick wants to cooperate with me?" After listening to Aiken's words, Li Zitao thought about it seriously.

"Yes, we have a lot of resources at our disposal. Now we just need to get the right to issue bonds. We can make a lot of profits together, Charlie, think about it."

Aiken didn't want to hear a no answer. He took over this matter. If he messed up, it would have some impact on his reputation in the consortium.

This effect may seem innocuous, but at certain critical moments, it can turn into a deadly sharp knife.

"...I very much agree with this kind of cooperation. How about leaving the specific matters to the people below to discuss?" After thinking about it, Li Zitao felt that cooperation was the best choice.

He holds the right to issue bonds, and the Chicago consortium can find a lot of business. Everyone sits together and shares the money. Cooperation is a win-win choice.

"Charlie, I like you more and more..." After receiving a satisfactory reply, Aiken laughed heartily and sighed a little.

Li Zitao's success is not accidental. This young man who seems a little immature and out of tune with this country is always able to recognize the facts and make the right choices.

This cooperation was enough to gain him the friendship of the McCoy family, which was beyond the value of money to him.

After sending Aiken out, Li Zitao sat quietly on the sofa, deep in thought.

With the improvement of his status and the development of industry, he prefers this kind of quiet alone time more and more, which can keep his brain calm, keep thinking and make correct judgments.

The boring cocktail party was finally over. In this kind of education-related occasion, there were no eyes that could provide him with lustful eyes. It was boring, too boring.

"Dewey, you still need to pay more attention to the school's curriculum." Before leaving, Li Zitao and Dewey had another brief exchange.

After receiving Dewey's affirmative answer and assurance, he left with peace of mind.

There is no use for a scumbag like him to stay, so just go away and make money!

"Let me go." After returning to the office, Li Zitao took off his suit and vest and threw it on the sofa.

Clang!

"Ben, come sit here." Sitting on the sofa, Li Zitao unbuttoned his collar and relaxed: "Let people renovate A.O Smith's factory as soon as possible.

The future pioneering technology research and development experimental center will be located in Milwaukee."

"Boss, are you leaving it here alone?" Ben was a little surprised.

It is certain that the future industrial center of gravity will shift to California, and the construction of the experimental center is no joke.

Not to mention the manpower and material resources, just the huge amount of resources invested in it, how much damage will be caused once the move is done, he will not know this.

Since Li Zitao decided to renovate A.O. Smith, it means that after reconsideration, he decided to keep the Pioneer Experimental Center here.

"Yes, the current industrial base in Los Angeles is not enough to support our development, so it is better to stay here." Li Zitao confirmed his guess.

"Understood." Now that the boss has made a decision, Ben and the think tank can just implement it resolutely.

As a qualified subordinate, Ben clearly understands the position he should take.

"How is Kingdom Paradise?" Li Zitao has been worried about them.

“It will be completed before the end of the month, and the interior is currently being renovated.” June has just entered, and it will take two and a half months by the end of the month, which is quite fast.

“What about McDonald’s and Subway?”

"It went very smoothly. Lawrence's team adapted quickly." When mentioning this matter, Ben's face showed a bit of relief and pride.

According to information collected by think tanks, currently major families and companies, including the financial industry, are learning from their management methods and forming their own think tanks.

It's just that there is a lack of detailed data and models, and the progress is not very smooth.

Being able to make big companies and giants rush to imitate this achievement is enough to make Ben proud.

"Over the Golden Arches, the think tanks still need to pay more attention. After all, Lawrence lacks experience. There are also shipyards and financial officers are stationed there."

After giving him instructions, Li Zitao let him continue his work and asked Xiao Molu to get through the phone call of the Los Angeles branch.

"Hans, how are those people?" Dwight was quite generous this time, sending him 2,000 veterans at a time.

Not all of them are spies from the military department. According to the news heard by his congressman friends, the military department is currently under great pressure.

Not only are Congressional expenditures reduced, but the sequelae caused by previous disarmament have also begun to emerge.

Those returning veterans, who had just adapted to a stable life, began to plan to build houses, make children, make children, make children...

Then, there is no more...

A financial crisis swept across the world, making the United States the hardest hit area by the Great Depression. Houses were gone, and a litter of naughty children could no longer be raised.

What to do, of course, is to contact the military department.

You said you would resume work and arrange work, but now that I am unemployed, you have to give me an explanation.

What, work arrangements have been made?

They have all lost their jobs and the factories have gone bankrupt. Does that count?

It has only been 10 years since the First World War ended, and those young boys who were lucky enough to return from the battlefield are gradually reaching adulthood.

They did not have high education, they went to the battlefield at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and they had no chance to learn a trade.

After the end of World War I, only by relying on the military's resettlement plan could he have a stable income.

But now that everything has been ruined, they have families and children who have lost their financial resources. You can imagine their sense of urgency and self-blame.

In addition, after World War I, the United States began to ignore the role of the army, believing that relying on a large and advanced navy could maintain the country's current status.

As a result, the number of armies is decreasing year by year, and they are in a state of continuous disarmament. Currently, the total number of armies in the United States does not exceed 80,000.

If the proposal to reduce military resources is passed, this number will continue to decrease.

Therefore, the Army has always been holding back its resentment. Why can the Navy and Air Force maintain their establishment, improve their salaries, enjoy the sea breeze, and go for rides in the sky to perform stunts with their salary?

We must accept the fate of disarmament and go home to work and farm.

At this time, the military's treatment was still very good, at least better than that in most factories, plus peacetime stability.

If given the choice, veterans would definitely continue to serve.

The accumulated grievances and unfair treatment have become more and more serious as a result of job loss, unemployment and no income.

Veterans in some cities have organized themselves to hold marches in cities, and are even planning to hold a large-scale march and sit-in in Washington.

This kind of thing made Washington very angry. When the president called the Army Chief of Staff, he roared: "If you can do it, get out."

So the chief of staff obediently got out, he really couldn't do it.

There is currently a fierce debate in Washington over the candidate for the new chief of staff, but these matters have nothing to do with Li Zitao.

He only needs to know that in such a general environment, most of the veterans sent this time are veterans resettled by the Ministry of War.

If these veterans are not appeased, both the military and Washington are afraid of possible violent fights and protests.
Chapter completed!