1850 American Gold Tycoon

Roast pigeon with cress, half roasted suckling pig, steamed San Francisco mussels, Virginia bacon, cheese empanadas, grilled corn with Mexican cheese, seafood passenger pigeon soup, beet soup, buckwheat porridge, toasted cornbread , grilled baguette

A dazzling array of food was brought to the table, exuding the tempting aroma of the food.

Martin, who was feeling uneasy, held a silver knife and fork in his hand. He eagerly cut a piece of roast suckling pork and stuffed it into his mouth. He then took the beet soup in front of him and poured it into his mouth.

Soon Martin killed another roasted squab, but this did not satisfy him. He kept stuffing food into his mouth, firstly because he was really hungry, and secondly to hide his nervousness.

Martin was eating while thinking about his way out.

He knew very well that it was not because of the 151-pound natural gold nugget that he was able to sit here and receive Liang Yao's hospitality.

According to the current price of gold, although this natural gold nugget is large, its value will not exceed US$50,000.

For ordinary people, US$50,000 is a huge amount of money that cannot be earned in a lifetime, but for the gold tycoon across the table, US$50,000 is just a day's income.

The place where gold is found is obviously more valuable than this natural nugget.

Seeing Martin gobbling up the food, Liang Yao, who was not hungry at first, also gained an appetite. He also grabbed a cheese pie that Martin had not touched and started eating it.

Liang Yao picked up the burgundy red wine in front of him and poured half a glass for Martin with his own hands.

This was a small gift given to him by General Tromelin of the French Navy when he purchased the Roland.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Liang Yao was very patient.

Martin took it and drank half the glass of red wine in one gulp.

After drinking, he became more courageous, and he was not as nervous when facing Liang Yao when he first came to the table.

"Only people like you are worthy of this natural gold nugget. This natural gold nugget is my gift to you."

Martin took the bottle, poured himself a full glass of wine, and drank the whole glass as if it were water.

"It seems that you are still an ambitious person."

Liang Yao frowned slightly, this person was not an easy-to-dismiss old hater.

This 151 pounds of gold is all he has now. Giving this gold as a gift shows that Martin wants something more, at least more than this 151 pounds of gold.

"No, you misunderstood. I want to work for you and become your pawn. As you know, I went astray and became a gangster for a while.

I worked for the Boston Company, where Dr. Robinson became Governor Robinson.

I'm worried they'll sue me if they find out about me, and even if you give me dollars, I have no life to spend them. "

Martin plucked up the courage to say that he didn't know if Robinson would still be the kind and generous Robinson he was before after becoming governor.

He did not dare to risk his future life on Robinson's character.

Even if Robinson is generous, don’t hold him accountable for his original fault.

What about the old Boston Company miners around Robinson? They are also now California dignitaries.

As long as one of these people holds a grudge against William Hawke, the man who stole the Boston Company's gold, he will suffer a lot.

The only way to stay in California and continue to make a fortune without going to jail is to join someone who can't even afford to offend the Boston Company.

There is only one such person in California, and that is Liang Yao, who is sitting across the dining table.

"If I were your man and worked for you, even Mr. Governor would not dare to sue me. I am the only one who knows where this gold was found. I think I am valuable to you."

After saying that, Martin ate his food again to hide his nervousness.

If Mr. Liang could accept William Hawke at the beginning, he must also be able to accept me. The crimes I committed are not worth mentioning compared to those that William put down, right?

This is Martin's self-comfort.

The rich mining area in Nevada is indeed a piece of news that is attractive to Liang Yao.

Xiangshan Gold Mining Company has sent an exploration team into the Nevada Mountains to search for gold.

Finding gold mining areas in the vast and complex terrain of the Nevada Mountains is not an easy task.

Although the exploration team of Xiangshan Mining Company has discovered two gold mining areas and one silver mining area in the Nevada area, the quality of the ore is average and cannot be compared with the high-quality ore sand of the American River mining area.

If Liang Yao is the first to discover the rich mining area in Nevada, he will once again take the lead in the new round of gold rush.

The gold industry is no longer the industry he pays most attention to, but no one would mind that the money is too much, let alone the money he picked up directly.

Martin burped. He was so full that he couldn't hold any more food in his stomach.

Unsatisfied, Martin put down the knife and fork in his hand and waited anxiously for the result.

His future, even his life, was now firmly in the hands of the young man across the table, calmly slicing bacon.

It feels bad to have the future controlled by others, but Martin has no other choice now, let alone the right to bargain.

All he could do was wait in agony for Liang Yao to give the result.

Just like the criminals in the court waiting for the judge's final trial decision.

"I heard your family is still in Boston?"

Liang Yao wiped his hands on the napkin, then took out a check from his wallet and placed it on the table. Kony on the side handed Liang Yao a pen.

"Yes, sir."

Liang Yao actually knew that his family was still in Boston, which made Martin very panicked.

The man who became a multi-millionaire, lieutenant governor and state speaker of California in just one year is by no means a kind person. It's never a good thing to be obsessed with such a person.

Martin suddenly thought of Brannan, and the fear of being dominated by Brannan when he was in the Boston Company.

Brannan was sent away by Liang Yao in the end. The manor where he is now was also the residence of the richest man in California.

The owner who lives here is still the richest man in California, but he has changed.

He was replaced by someone richer and more powerful.

"According to the market price, your piece of gold is worth US$45,000. This is a check from Bank of America for US$50,000. Just treat it as my money to buy your piece of gold."

Liang Yao put down the pen in his hand, and Kony picked up the check on the table and handed it to Martin.

Martin picked up a napkin and wiped his greasy hands. His eyes kept looking at the number 50,000 on the check and Liang Yao's beautiful round English signature, and he hesitated to reach out to take the check.

"Sir, I want to serve you," Martin said.

"I know, I don't like taking things from others for nothing. You deserve this." Liang Yao said calmly.

"You are also a successful gold digger now. Your family should not stay in Boston and continue to live in poverty. I will send people to take them to San Francisco and resettle them. San Francisco will soon have an elementary school and a middle school. and other schools, I think your children will get a good education here.”

"gentlemen"

Martin stood up from his seat, not wanting to bring his family to California, a place of right and wrong. As soon as he opened his mouth, his words were interrupted by Liang Yao.

"For these crimes you committed in California, the courts in Massachusetts can also prosecute you. I am thinking about you and your family. Clean up your image, and you will report it to Deng from Xiangshan Gold Mining Company in the future. Mr. Wenkang will be my assistant.”

"Yes, sir."

Martin sat down involuntarily.

"Then I will work with Mr. Deng Wenkang in the mining area of ​​Nevada Xiangshan Gold Mining Company?"

"No." Liang Yao shook his head. He had other plans for Martin. "After you lead the Xiangshan Gold Mining Company to find the gold in Nevada, you will follow Mr. Deng Wenkang to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, where gold was also discovered. gold."

"Australia?"

Martin was very surprised by Liang Yao's arrangement.

"Yes, I will set up a new gold mining company there. Based on our gold mining technology accumulation in California, we have great technical advantages in gold mining in Australia. If you are willing to invest in it, you will also become the founding shareholder of this gold mining company. "

Australian officials have not officially announced the discovery of gold, but Liang Yao is already ready to send people to Australia to dig for gold.

He had become pen pals through Gibson at Barings and Australia's tenth governor of New South Wales, Charles Augustus Fitzroy.

This guy is much more comfortable living in New South Wales than he is in California. Although Australia is a British colony, it is far away from the British mainland. The sky is high and the Queen is far away, and communication is inconvenient. The UK is also beyond the reach of Australia. Although California is also a border area of ​​the United States and has inconvenient transportation to the east, it is still in the mainland of the United States after all.

And Augustus is now the native emperor of New South Wales.

Not only New South Wales, Victoria near Melbourne and Queensland, but even New Zealand has gold.

When the news of the discovery of gold in Australia spreads, the Chinese name of San Francisco will change from Jinshan to San Francisco.

He has become the biggest winner in the San Francisco gold rush. There is no reason to miss the gold rush in Xinjinshan and even Australia and New Zealand.

"A founding shareholder of the new gold mining company?"

Martin wiped his mouth, his eyes glowing.

With Liang Yao's appetite, the scale of this new gold mining company will naturally not be small, and the future money potential is unlimited.

If Oliver Martin was just an ordinary person, Liang Yao would not throw this tempting bait to him.

Historically, Oliver Martin is the legend of a bottom prospector during the California Gold Rush.

Relying on this 151-pound piece of gold, he established the largest mining company in the United States and entered the upper class of America.

At the time of his death, he left assets as high as US$30 million, making him a veritable mining tycoon of a generation.

There is no need to elaborate on the content of the $30 million in the Gilded Age. Although it is not as good as Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Carnegie, who all have net worths of over 100 million and are as rich as the country, it is definitely a first-class American enterprise. Home.