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In February 1997, Henry's company basically moved to the Williams Center.

The Williams Center and surrounding areas began to prosper and formed a small city - Williams City!

The administrative division of the United States is completely different from that of China. The president cannot control the governor, nor can the governor control the mayor. They are elected by the people in their respective constituencies and are only responsible to his voters, not to any other bureaucrats. Take California as an example. California is divided into several blocks, which are divided by land. Each block is a county and falls under the jurisdiction of the state. However, the city is different. As long as the people of a piece of land in the state vote to establish a city, they can be independent from the jurisdiction of the state, elect their own mayor, and establish their own city government, but there are The premise is that the federal government and the state still have to pay taxes. The federal government has a joint IRS, and the state also has a state local tax bureau. The two have nothing to do with each other and belong to the federal and state.

The federal government is only responsible for the military, foreign affairs, homeland security, immigration, etc., while the states are responsible for the police, fire protection and other things. The United States is a democratic country. Son's help.

The head of the think tank, Charles Toney, suggested that Henry set up a municipal government and cultivate his own political talents. Although Henry has been in the United States for so long, he does not pay attention to these. Unexpectedly, the American people can decide to establish a city and establish their own municipal government!

I rely on, there is such a cool thing, I must do it!

Since most of the people in the Williams Center are Henry's employees, Henry gave an order, let's set up a city! ! !

So, everyone voted for it, and both the federal and California governments could only agree. Williams City then became Williams City, encompassing the Williams Center and surrounding areas.

Immediately afterwards, everyone elected Henry as mayor.

Large cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, etc., need full-time mayors. However, for some small and medium-sized cities, the mayor of the United States is not full-time, and does not need to "work" every day. The working time is about a dozen hours a week, and a large part of the time is used to answer the public's feedback. It can be said that the mayor of the United States is a super leisurely official position, even more leisurely than Chinese civil servants!

Henry thought about it, and he should be the first to learn how to manage a city.

As the saying goes, if you don't sweep a house, how can you sweep the world? In the same way, if a city can't manage the universe, how can it manage the universe, right? Anyway, I only spend a total of ten hours a week, in fact, it is the same as managing a company...

On February 15, Henry officially became mayor of Williams.

As soon as the news came out, it was another explosive news that immediately made the front pages of major newspapers.

The New York Times: "The World's Richest Mayor!"

Los Angeles: "Williams will be the richest city in the world!"

USA TODAY: "Nearly 80% of Americans want to live in Williams, according to a survey after Henry Williams became mayor of Williams!"

ABC TV News Channel: "The Williams Center has become a symbolic building complex in the United States since its establishment! There is the Williams Experimental Tower, the world's tallest building, and the Candle in the Wind Building, the most sci-fi building in the world. Wait, most of the companies that work here are Fortune 500 companies, and it has become the second 'Manhattan' in the United States. No, he will replace Manhattan as the economic and cultural center of the entire United States!!!"

After the news spread all over the world, for a time, the number of residents in Williams City increased sharply. However, the housing prices are super high, especially the Williams Center, which is comparable to downtown Manhattan. Most of the people who can come here are the rich. Global Land has built 500 villas and more than 150 large condominiums in the surrounding area of ​​Williams Center, all of which are now profitable. Despite the fact that there are more than 500 villas, Henry's employees have bought more than 300 villas.

In this new city, Williams supermarket, Williams department store, Williams hotel, Galaxy Park and other industries have everything. However, Henry couldn't take it all in, right? To eat meat, he had to leave some leftover soup for others... So, he also settled in thousands of well-known companies. Especially venture capital firms, all those with a bit of strength have opened offices in Williams Center!

Land developers are making a lot of money, and the return on income is at least ten times more!

After Henry was elected mayor, he is forming a complete city government by himself, including the city council, city secretary, fire department, police station, library, municipal planning bureau, leisure and entertainment department, public works department and other departments. Fortunately, Henry has a powerful think tank, and he can hand over specific matters to them, and he can make up his own mind about major matters.

City safety is what Henry values ​​most, so Henry put the most energy into the fire department and the police department, and equipped the best equipment, from helicopters, police cars, weapons, bulletproof suits, etc., all of them are the best. Henry also plans to install surveillance cameras throughout the city. Anyone who commits a crime will never escape! It will be a harmonious, sin-free paradise.

In addition to city safety, education is also very important to Henry. He had previously built a university not far from the Williams Center. Originally, Henry was going to name this university Williams College. Who knows, there is already a university in the United States called "Williams College", and it is also the first of the liberal arts colleges in American universities!

Williams College represents the essence of America's proudest education—small scale, high quality, undergraduate focus, and liberal arts and humanities education. Its reputation in the United States is no less than that of prestigious schools such as Yale and Harvard, and it is more favored by upper-class families in the United States. It can be regarded as an aristocratic school with a very high level of education.

The purpose of the College of Arts and Sciences is free education. It does not cultivate specific talents, but cultivates high-quality talents. It pays attention to comprehensive education, emphasizes exploring students' thinking potential, and realizes true whole-person development. Only about 3% of college students in the United States graduated from liberal arts colleges, but 19% of American presidents have been trained. Eight percent of Forbes magazine's list of America's richest CEOs graduated from liberal arts colleges.

The College of Arts and Sciences seems to be very good, and Williams College is the first of the College of Arts and Sciences. Henry can't help but think of acquiring it. It happens that Williams College is a private college!

(To be continued ~^~)