1850 American Gold Tycoon

Martin hugged the piece of coveted gold tightly and fell asleep soundly. Google search reading

When he woke up the next day, the sun was already above his head and his stomach growled in protest.

Martin ignored his hunger. He stared at the 151-pound gold nugget in front of him and fell into thinking.

There is no doubt that this is one of the largest natural gold nuggets discovered in the history of the United States.

Gold can bring him wealth, but it can also bring him danger.

Especially from such a large gold nugget, what to do with it is a very difficult problem.

Martin's first thought was to sell to the Boston Company. He had old acquaintances in the Boston Company. Many of these 49-year-old miners at the same time were already in the middle or even upper management of the company.

And the Boston Company also had enough financial resources to buy his gold.

But soon, this idea was rejected by Martin.

It is true that he had acquaintances in the Boston Company, but he also had enemies.

When he ran away with Hawke, Hawke took away the only gold from Boston Company. Many old employees of Boston Company remember this incident.

It would not be wise to proactively contact the Boston Company and sell this large gold nugget to the Boston Company.

Since there is such a large natural gold nugget here, it also means that this area is a wealthy gold mining area. This news is more valuable than the large gold nugget in Martin's hand.

Martin not only wants to sell gold nuggets, but also hopes to sell this priceless news for a good price.

But the premise of all this is that he must find a suitable and capable buyer.

When thinking of Hawke, Martin thinks of a person: Liang Yao!

Hawke defected to Liang Yao on the eve of the collapse of the Brandon gang and provided Liang Yao with information about the Brandon gang.

Liang Yao finally kept his promise and saved Hawke's life, but Hawke was afraid of the retaliation of the remaining gangs and joined the Loyalty Society and was sent to Mexico.

I heard that Hawke was thriving in Mexico.

And he was just an accessory and had not committed a heinous crime. It was undoubtedly a good choice to bring this piece of gold to Liang Yao and sell this piece of gold to Liang Yao.

Not only did Liang Yao have the financial resources to accept his piece of gold, he also had the ability to save his life!

At this time, Liang Yao didn't know that a huge natural gold nugget had been discovered in Nevada's Golden Lake.

He was presiding over a session of the California Assembly.

There are extreme people everywhere, but they are only a minority after all. Those voices clamoring to annex the entire Nevada area to California were quickly drowned out by the voices of reason.

The California State Assembly passed bills from Congress and the federal government, agreeing to pay Texas $5 million in territorial compensation in exchange for 50,000 square kilometers of western Nevada land.

Lawmakers cheered, calling this the greatest day in California history!

California Minister of Industry Fair, this young Irish mine owner was proficient in mineralogy, and he also connected with the lieutenant governor. In less than a year, he developed the Waterford Mining Company into a A large mining company with total assets of more than US$2 million.

It is rumored that Mr. Fair won the respect of the Lieutenant Governor because he helped him explore the mercury mine.

Not only was Fair successfully elected as a state legislator, he also successfully defeated his opponent and became California's first Minister of Industry.

It is said that Mr. Fair is also one of the candidates for the California House of Representatives.

“I propose that this ordinary but great day be celebrated as California’s Statehood Day!”

On a whim, Mr. Fair made his suggestion.

This impromptu suggestion soon received unanimous approval from the MPs.

"The vote is now on. April 1st is California's Statehood Day. Members who disagree with this should raise their hands."

Liang Yao held the podium with both hands and glanced at the state legislators in the audience with his sharp eyes.

No one raised their hands to object. In fact, he was quite conflicted about the date of the State Founding Day.

"With unanimous vote, I declare that April 1st will be enshrined in the laws of this state as Statehood Day!"

Liang Yao Goldman Sachs announced.

Immediately afterwards, Liang Yaoyou read out the "California Compulsory Education Act and Higher Education Plan" bill that he personally drafted.

California now doesn’t even have a Department of Education or a Secretary of Education.

The reason is also very simple. As a new immigrant state that emerged due to the gold rush, more than 80% of the population in California is young adult workers. There are no school-age children, so naturally there are no schools.

California’s education is currently a blank slate, but California’s education is not a blank slate.

There is an elementary school in the old town of San Francisco that was established during the Mexican period. However, with the annexation of California by the United States and the rise of the gold rush, this elementary school has long been closed.

At this time, Liang Yao's textile factory had already been established, and the 1,200 female workers in the textile factory failed to change the demographic structure of California. The new influx of young and middle-aged immigrants soon diluted the proportion of women and children in the population.

This extremely unreasonable demographic structure must be changed. To this end, Liang Yao is even considering drafting a bill to impose a single tax to encourage young immigrants to move their families to California. Although he will also be charged a single tax.

Fortunately, this unrealistic thought only flashed through Liang Yao's mind. As long as these so-called Californians live a good enough life in California and truly regard California as their home, he believes that they themselves will also find ways to live in California. Starting a family in California.

Working hard to improve the living standards of California's middle and lower classes is far more reliable and practical than racking our brains to introduce unrealistic policies.

The content of the California Compulsory Education Act and Higher Education Plan is also very simple.

First, California has added an education department to be responsible for California’s education.

Second, build state primary schools and middle schools in towns with a population of more than 1,000, such as San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, encourage private funding to build primary schools and middle schools, and establish education foundations to ensure that school-age children are enrolled in school.

California's population is very concentrated, and there are currently only three settlements with a population of more than a thousand.

In the future, each town will be based on population. If the population reaches 1,000 or more, at least one state elementary school will be set up. If the population reaches 3,000 or more, at least one state middle school will be set up.

Third, California state elementary and middle schools waive all tuition and miscellaneous fees, implement compulsory education, and provide school students with a lunch.

Although California's finances are currently not strong, this can still be accomplished because there are simply not many school-age children in California.

Fourth, complete the compilation and publication of textbooks suitable for California’s state conditions within half a year.

Fifth, California will complete the construction of state universities within three years.

Sixth, introduce advanced educational resources from the East and even Europe.

Most congressmen agreed with Liang Yao's bill. Firstly, this bill is very reasonable. Secondly, it does not cost much. Thirdly, California is indeed in urgent need of well-educated workers. This is deeply felt by the mine owners. Fourth, this bill can bring a great positive impact to California.

If this bill is implemented, California will become the first state in the United States to implement compulsory education.

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