Durant was silent for a while and said, "Hal, I plan to fight for the state legislator campaign in the second half of this year."

This turning point is a bit big. Why did you say that selling land and building a dock suddenly turn to running for state assemblymen? Jiang Hao didn't interrupt, he knew that Durant must have some more details.

"Los Angeles has developed very well recently. Mr. Governor sent me a letter and expressed his affirmation of my work. I have some friends myself, but you know, running for a state legislator requires a lot of public relations fees, publicity fees, and entertainment fees. I don't earn much..."

Durant said this and looked at Jiang Hao.

Understood.

This is asking yourself to beg for alms, no, this is called seeking political donations for campaign funds.

Jiang Hao and old man Durant have a good relationship. If he gets on the throne, Jiang Hao will have the opportunity to become the mayor of Los Angeles. The old man becomes a state assemblyman, which is also good for Jiang Hao and he has an additional political ally.

"One hundred thousand US dollars, and I can also contact the state assemblyman Jonathan. Do you think this is OK?" Jiang Hao said.

Old man Durant smiled.

Jiang Hao thought to himself, I will start working for myself, too.

The current situation in the western United States is very different from later generations. Most mayors in later generations were elected, but the reality in the western region does not allow it. The election is too troublesome and wastes resources. If all the energy is devoted to the election, the government may be dragged down, so many of them are now assigned.

Being a governor, member of Congress, secretary of state, and president is a real senior official, and requires a very formal election.

......

Time is like a turtle slowly crawling, and people are like ants on the turtle shell, busy with their own affairs.

Half a month later, the city of Los Angeles held another meeting of lawmakers to discuss the construction of the Santa Monica Pier. Durant had done a lot of work before and proposed to pass by a majority vote.

Anyway, we have already owe so much money, and people have also been open-minded. It is not their own money. The repair of the dock is good for everyone. Some people are willing to take money, so why not do it?

This project is still handed over to Jiang Hao. Whoever invests in it will be responsible? The agreement signed by Jiang Hao and the Los Angeles Municipal Government is still a three-year repayment period. If you don’t pay it back then, you will pay the shares of the dock to pay.

No one is stupid. Everyone knows that the government will definitely not pay it back, but it has nothing to do with them. With more convenient transportation, it will also be beneficial to them. At least the grain and cattle and horses in their plantations and pastures can be transported and exported more easily, right?

Maritime transportation is the real way of transportation to the world, and it is much more powerful than land transportation.

As for the land, people don’t care. The places where Jiang Hao purchased did not enter the urban planning map, but were just a wilderness. In this way, the land and beaches from Long Beach to St. Cleemon were all owned by Jiang Hao, and the entire land area reached 700,000 acres.

Don't be surprised, let alone 1880. Even in modern times, Jiang Hao didn't have much land in his hands. There was an old guy named John in the United States who actually had 2.2 million acres of land, almost 9,000 square kilometers.

Old Man John is actually nothing. The most awesome one is the Pacific Railway Company. That guy built 4,500 kilometers of railways and obtained 5.3 billion acres of land from the US government, which is larger than the entire Texas area. You know, Texas is the second largest state in the United States, second only to Alaska.

So in this country where capital is king, Jiang Hao really doesn’t have to be surprised to get land in a county, it’s so fucking ordinary.

It was already July, and Mayor Durant found Jiang Hao, "Jon, I'm going to go to Sacramento, do you want to accompany me?"

Jiang Hao knew that Durant was going to go out for a relationship, so he told him that one of them was for money, and the other was that he hoped that he would go with him to meet Jonathan.

Jiang Hao said: "Okay, I'm going to Sacramento if I have something to do. I'll go with Mr. Mayor. By the way, Mayor, I'm ready for that money. I'll hand it over to you before leaving."

Durant is very happy, "Jon, it will be good for you to meet the Governor with me at that time."

......

Jiang Hao went to Sacramento this time, not only to go to the official position, but also had an important thing to do, that is, to register a patent.

New patent.

During this period, Jiang Hao made several more inventions. Ahem, the matter of time travelers cannot be called plagiarism.

One is smokeless gunpowder, the other is modern rifle bullets, and there are two rifles.

Smokeless gunpowder was invented in 1889. Now, after the gun is shot for a long time, a lot of smoke will appear and be attached to the barrel. Therefore, in Western movies, there will be many scenes of dismantling the gun barrel with a brush to wash the barrel.

When smokeless gunpowder is invented, it will immediately become popular all over the world. This is a good thing. With smokeless gunpowder, real modern guns will come into being, so Jiang Hao designed several more bullets. As for rifles, Jiang Hao copied the Enfield rifle and another classic rifle 98K. If you want to copy, you have to copy the classic.

What, you said that Brother Mauser didn't do it, they really couldn't do it, hahaha.

Arranged the family affairs, Jiang Hao took Bill, and Mayor Durant and his two entourages to Sacramento by train.

On the train, Jiang Hao called Bill to a place where no one was allowed and told him: "Bill, I actually considered not to bring you here before I came. Do you know why?"

Bill shrugged, "I know, if Mrs. Taylor's matter was known to Councillor Swift, it would probably be very troublesome."

Jiang Hao shook his head helplessly, "It's not just trouble, it's simply a disaster. I don't know what to do at that time."

"Head, I'll notice it." Bill said.

Jiang Hao patted Bill on the shoulder, "It's good that you know it yourself. If something really happens, we may have to kill that old guy. This will have a very impact on our future development. And killing a member of parliament is probably not going to let it go."

Bill nodded.

Bill is an adult, so there is no need to say more about it. Jiang Hao will stop. As for how to do it, I believe Bill will consider it.

Of course, if Bill really identified that Mrs. Taylor, it doesn't matter if he killed old Jonathan Jiang Hao. Isn't it just missing a political ally? It's just that he will continue to develop new things with money.

The train finally arrived in Sacramento. Jiang Hao and the others separated from Durant. Durant received Jiang Hao's political donation and wanted to go out for a relationship. Jiang Hao took Bill to visit Swift Councillor, and of course, he also met the beautiful Mrs. Taylor.

After eating, chatting, discussing things, Jonathan was a little surprised and happy when he learned that Jiang Hao became the deputy mayor. Then Jiang Hao talked about Durant and said his own things, "If possible, I hope to be able to become the mayor of Los Angeles."

Jonathan smiled, "You may need to pay a certain amount of benefits. That Governor is from a big family, and their family's industries are spread throughout the East. I have mentioned Hall cigarettes to me before."

Isn’t it just money? Jiang Hao smiled and said, “What do you think of the sales rights of a state? Just choose the place.”

"I think 2 to 3 is more guaranteed," said Jonathan.

"Then there are only three. By the way, the sales in California are very good and have stabilized. Are you interested in increasing the sales rights of a state?" Jiang Hao asked Councilman Jonathan.

Jonathan smiled even more happily, thinking that Jiang Hao is really good at being a human being.

Jiang Hao’s philosophy is that money is used. Only when you have money can you make money can you make it smoothly. Giving it to them the right to sell is not that you can’t make money, but you can also exchange what you need. What’s wrong with it?

Of course, Mrs. Taylor was responsible for signing the contract. After Mrs. Taylor and Jiang Hao signed the agreement, they couldn't wait to run to another room to communicate with Bill. The two got together in less than a long time.

Jiang Hao shook his head, took the patent application materials and went out to the Patent Office for registration. This time he directly found the director. Last time, Congressman Jonathan brought Jiang Hao in person. The director knew him and was very enthusiastic. He assigned his subordinates to register immediately. After Jiang Hao drank a cup of coffee in the director's office, the patent matter was done.

Of course, Jiang Hao did not come empty-handed and gave a gold lighter produced by Hall Company as a gift. His own relationship is called relationship, and maybe he can still use it in the future.

The Patent Officer was naturally very happy to receive the gift.

Jiang Hao returned to the hotel, and Bill came to his room to find Jiang Hao, "Head, Mrs. Taylor, I told you that from now on, we will never do such things in Sacramento anymore, and will not cause you any trouble. If we have the chance in the future, we will make an appointment to go to other places and be the most hidden."

What could Jiang Hao say, just patted Bill on the shoulder.

Three days later, Jiang Hao followed Jonathan to a manor on the outskirts of the city. The manor had a bit of a European castle. It was carefully built and it was the home of Governor Arnold, California.

After having dinner and chatting, Governor Arnold is tall and strong, and he is also very talkative. When talking about the development of Los Angeles, it seems that Durant has come. Mr. Governor gave great affirmation to Jiang Hao's investment and construction in Los Angeles.

During this period, he did not mention any cigarette sales rights. After leaving the Governor's Manor, Jiang Hao and Jonathan sat in the same car. Jonathan said: "The Governor has agreed. During this period, Durant will concentrate on running for state assembly in Sacramento. He will directly order you to be the acting mayor and be fully responsible for all matters in Los Angeles. In two months, you will be appointed as the mayor of Los Angeles."

Jiang Hao asked, "What if Durant fails?"

Jonathan smiled, "Failed, hehe, then he can only end up in a dim manner. The mayor of Los Angeles will definitely not give him any more. This is Governor Arnold's promise."

Jiang Hao can only bless Old Durant.
Chapter completed!