1850 American Gold Tycoon

Liang Yao got on a snorting horse. After more than three months of conditioning and training, his body became stronger and stronger.

Dressed in a Western cowboy outfit, with two Colt six-shooter pistols strapped to his waist, his image is completely different from that of the frail Chinese boy who first arrived in California.

Even if he stood in front of his biological father and mother, he might not recognize his current appearance and appearance.

Next to Liang Yao's private mansion is the newly established Sacramento Police Department. The police department has eight mounted policemen transferred from San Francisco. Liang Yao bought his mount from them.

When the mounted police saw Liang Yao going out, they greeted him warmly.

Not just these mounted policemen, but all gold diggers in Sacramento had a very enthusiastic attitude towards Liang Yao, whether they were Americans, Mexicans, Spanish, Chinese or immigrants from other areas.

Liang Yao was followed by two white cowboy guards and three Chinese guards. They also had the same Colt revolver as Liang Yao on their waists, and they looked at everyone who approached Liang Yao warily.

The exact number of gold diggers Liang Yao has in Sacramento is unknown, but the number of gold diggers who have settled here has reached more than 2,000, of which nearly 1,000 are Chinese.

Half of these Chinese are employed by Liang Yao, and most of the remaining Chinese also rely on Liang Yao's related industries in Sacramento for their livelihood.

If Brannan is the king of San Francisco, then Liang Yao is now the king of Sacramento.

Looking at the increasingly prosperous and bustling Sacramento, who would have imagined that it was still a barren land just a few months ago?

Liang Yao made Sacramento, and Sacramento made Liang Yao a success.

Liang Yao now owns 31,000 ounces of gold, which is worth US$960,000. Counting other assets in Sacramento, Liang Yao's current worth has steadily exceeded US$1 million. He is a real millionaire.

The legendary experience of becoming a millionaire from nothing in more than three months can only happen in a place like California.

Liang Yao went to Sartre's castle to meet his partner Sartre.

As Sacramento prospered, Sutter's decadent estate also showed signs of revival.

Sartre came out of the castle with a few Chinese guards to greet Liang Yao. His temper was no longer as hot as before.

Sutter Castle had the feel of a military fortress. In addition to the gun-wielding guards, Liang Yao actually saw two cannons.

Consider that six years later in the famous bloody Kansas incident, fanatical abolitionist supporters even brought their own artillery to bombard Topeka, the capital of Kansas.

It is not surprising that Sartre, who dreams of becoming a castle master, owns several cannons. Furthermore, he was originally a Swiss artilleryman, so maybe this is his hobby.

The American people have simple folk customs, which seems to be a tradition.

Sartre brought out the best aged wine in the castle to entertain Liang Yao.

“Are you here to buy livestock or food this time?”

Liang Yao used to visit Sartre either to buy livestock or food, and Sartre had long been accustomed to this.

The cooperation between Sartre and Liang Yao was very pleasant, and it can be said to be a win-win situation. Sartre hired enough people to defend his territory, and his farm gradually improved.

It's just that Liang Yao's win was a bit too big, and he became California's second millionaire in just over three months.

"land."

Liang Yao said what he wanted. The reason why he accumulated so much gold was to buy land.

Purchasing land is also a fallback option for him. If he fails to find mercury and loses his advantage in the gold mining competition, he can also resell the acquired land to those capital giants in the east and earn a huge price difference.

"I will not sell you any more land. I have already sold you more than 3,500 acres of land, and a lot of it is on both sides of the American River."

Sartre rejected Liang Yao.

Liang Yao also knew that he couldn't just catch Sartre's sheep to extract wool. Although his purpose this time was to buy land, he was not here to buy Sartre's land.

"I heard that you have a good relationship with the immigrants who settled here during the Mexican government, so I would like to ask you a favor. I would like to hold a dinner to entertain them." Liang Yao explained his purpose of coming.

"Oh, you are talking about my old friends. They are just like me more than three months ago. They are troubled by you moths illegally encroaching on their land and stealing their property."

Sartre was very sympathetic to his old associates. He hired enough Chinese hired hands and guards to defend his territory, but his old associates were not so lucky. Because they don't have a reliable partner like Liang Yao.

"If I buy their land, they won't have to worry about it. You've done your old guys a big favor. This is good for all of us, isn't it?" Liang Yao took a sip of wine and continued to ask, "Are the formalities that they got from the Mexican government complete?"

"The procedures are quite complete. In order to encourage us to reclaim more wasteland so as to contribute more tax revenue to them, the Mexican government did not make things difficult for us." Sartre stood up and walked back and forth in the room with a wine glass. After a few steps, he said, "As you said, those old guys have a good relationship with me, so I don't want you to buy their land at too low a price. If you can promise me this, I will be happy to help you with this favor." "

Although Sartre did not have any lofty ambitions or vision, he was a very righteous man.

"I promise you." Liang Yao was not the kind of heartless person, and he agreed to Sartre's request after a moment of thought.

Sartre sat down again, smiled and said, "But I can't help you in vain."

"Your benefit is indispensable."

"In that case, cheers to our happy cooperation!"

Sartre finally raised his glass and showed a generous smile.

The man held his pipe in his mouth, tightened the belt around his waist, and walked out of the room contentedly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Brannan, to keep you waiting. I'm usually quite persistent."

Even though they were talking in a private space indoors, the man was still wearing a hat, with the brim of the hat pushed down low, wishing to cover his entire face.

"Five minutes, not a long time, Lieutenant Brandon." Brannan, who was sitting opposite, glanced at the time on the wall clock.

"I feel very embarrassed about what you asked me to do. As you know, we lost a lot of people in San Francisco last time." Brandon looked very embarrassed.

"Don't mention that to me, my losses are not small!" Brannan roared, "You ransacked four of my stores. If I hadn't been so magnanimous, I would have sent you to the gallows long ago."

"My men visited Sacramento. The development there is indeed good, and there is a lot of gold. However, the weapons there are not weak, and there are eight mounted policemen."

Sacramento's meteoric rise caught Brannan's attention, something he didn't expect at all.

Of course, the rise of Sacramento is not a bad thing for Brannan, but a good thing.

More gold diggers need more tools, and if you want the tools, you can only buy them from him, and the business of his grocery store will become more and more prosperous.

But now a new millionaire has appeared in Sacramento, and his wealth is rapidly expanding, threatening Brannan's dominance in California. He doesn't want a competitor, even a potential competitor.

Although Liang Yao has not yet touched Brannan's core interests and has not yet sold gold mining tools. But Brannan believes that with Liang Yao's current expansion rate, it will only be a matter of time before he reaches out to the gold mining tool pie.

This is something Brannan can't bear, not to mention that Liang Yao is still a damn gringo, a yellow-skinned Chinese. This makes Brannan even more intolerable. He seems to have forgotten that in this new world, he is also a gringo. .

Brannan vowed to give the newly minted millionaire some color, of course, if it would make him disappear forever.

"Those gunmen hired by the gold mining companies are all stragglers. A plate of loose sand cannot make a difference. As for the eight Sacramento mounted policemen, I have some friendship with them, so you can rest assured."

"But there is still a big risk. After all, it is me who is going to fight with them, not you. Mr. Brannan, my life and that of my men are in danger." Brandon continued to bargain with Brannan, thinking that he Strive for maximum benefits.

"Don't worry, no one in the whole of California will bid higher than me."

As long as the threat of Liang Yao is eliminated, Brannan is willing to pay a high price.

After getting rid of Liang Yao, Sacramento will also become his possession, and then the price paid now will be nothing.