1850 American Gold Tycoon

"Jones, you're going to hand over work to the new employee Strauss in a moment. You don't need to be your assistant anymore. Google search to read"

Liang Yao put down the report in his hand and said to Jones.

"I'm very sorry, boss, I was so offensive just now. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me for my rude and offensive words. Please don't fire me. You are hiring now. We have signed a one-year labor contract. You can’t fire me without cause,” Jones hurriedly explained.

"I didn't say I wanted to fire you. I know the contents of the labor contract, but the contract also stipulates that I have the right to transfer your job."

"I can learn a lot from you. Just the financial statement on your desk. My ability to make such a statement is enough for me to find a good job in a large company in the east." Jones looked very frustrated. Begged Liang Yao to let him continue as an assistant.

"As long as I can stay by your side and work for you, I don't need a salary, as long as I take care of food and housing! You are about to do something big, and it's the right time to hire people! I am willing to be your pawn!"

Although Jones has mediocre abilities, he is very motivated, and Liang Yao sees his progress.

"You are very motivated, and for this reason alone I will not fire you. The bank building in Sacramento has been built, and you have banking experience. I plan to make you the president of the bank and give you a chance to practice."

Liang Yao affirmed Jones' work and work.

"I want to do something big. If you do a good job as bank president, it will greatly ease my financial pressure. Only the person I trust the most can be qualified for this position. Jones, do you understand?"

Jones was surprised and frightened, but he was happy that Liang Yao trusted him and gave him a chance to practice. When he was working as a teller at Northern Bank in Lexington in his early years, the position of bank president was out of reach for him.

It was precisely because he couldn't see a way out in the bank that he became a New York drifter and squeezed in to work at the New York Securities and Exchange Commission.

What Jones is worried about is that he has never even been a small manager of a bank before, and the work in the bank is very complicated. He is worried that he is not qualified for the job and will live up to Liang Yao's trust and expectations in him.

"Thank you very much, my boss." The flattered Jones expressed his worries, "It's just that the position of bank president is a heavy responsibility and requires someone with outstanding ability to take on this important task. I know myself well and my ability is very high." limited."

"It is the limited ability that requires training." Liang Yao picked up the tea cup, "The bank is a start-up, and we don't have enough manpower. We don't need too much business. For the time being, we only accept gold custody and storage and exchange business. I think you can still do it. for this job.”

Liang Yao wants to absorb gold from various small gold mining companies and groups through banks to relieve financial pressure.

There is no room for such a bank to survive in the eastern United States, but it is different here. This is California, and financial services are still blank. No bank has settled in California yet. Liang Yao does not need to consider peer competition for the time being.

"I will never betray your trust!" Jones made a statement. At the same time, he did not forget to remind Liang Yao, "Opening a bank requires reporting to at least the state-level government and obtaining a license."

"I know this, but there is no state government in California now. I can't go to an independent city more than a thousand miles away to report to them. I will follow the emergency and I will find a way to make up for the relevant bank procedures later. , you don’t have to worry about this problem." Liang Yao said, putting down the teacup in his hand.

After Jones left, Liang Yao fell into deep thought. He had a feeling that no one was available to him. Letting Jones be the president of this bank is like having no general in Sichuan and Liao Hua being the pioneer.

Strauss has a talent for business, and he has a promising future. However, Strauss is still a young man who has just started his own business and needs to gain experience.

What is even more worrying is that there is really a lack of useful Chinese around him. The bank is his pocket, and it is impossible for him to hand over full power to Jones.

This is not a question of trust or distrust, but that human nature is too fragile and cannot withstand the test of gold. He can let Jones manage the bank, but he must put a shackles on Jones to prevent theft from happening.

But who should be the shackles?

After much deliberation, only Deng Wenyu was suitable. The only Chinese around him who could barely speak English and could write and calculate was Deng Wenyu.

But Deng Wenyu was responsible for managing the industry in San Francisco, so it was obviously inappropriate to recall Deng Wenyu to Sacramento to manage the bank.

And he himself has been entangled in trivial matters and has no ability to do anything.

In this era, there are too few people who are proficient in both English and Chinese and can write and do calculations.

After thinking for a long time, Liang Yao finally called Deng Ying.

Except for Deng Wenyu, the children of the Deng family are not very smart, but Deng Ying is very smart and learns things quickly. Unfortunately, Deng Ying did not receive education in her early years, so her cultural level was relatively limited.

Liang Yao couldn't care so much anymore and decided to let Deng Ying give it a try. Even if Jones was placed as a vase next to him, Jones would still have scruples.

"Cousin, I have never been in charge of business, and I have never even taken care of the front office of the family. My third cousin is smart, has studied, and has also worked as a bookkeeper's apprentice. He can write and do calculations. Let my third cousin do it. It's perfect to be in charge of this bank." Deng Ying hurriedly declined.

"San Francisco cannot do without your third cousin. Do you want your cousin to break your third cousin in half?" Liang Yao rolled his eyes at Deng Ying angrily.

"I also wanted to go out and find something to do. Dr. Robinson also encouraged me. But after my cousin asked me to study, I seldom did housework when I came home. My mother was okay and didn't say anything to me. She was just my father. , always scolding me, saying I am lazy, and saying that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, and so on."

"With your cousin supporting you, are you afraid of your second uncle? It's a waste of you if you don't study for such a good material. Your second uncle is now in San Francisco and has no control over you. I will make it clear to your second aunt when she comes back. "

"Really?" Deng Ying's eyes lit up.

"When did your cousin lie to you? But let me remind you, you are there to do things, not to play.

The bank is your cousin's wallet. You have to keep a close eye on your cousin's wallet, you know? "

Deng Ying nodded like a fool: "I understand."

"Regardless of whether you can read or not understand the accounts, you must go through them every day. Remember to copy them to your cousin. You must be careful when moving gold in and out of the warehouse, and don't let others manipulate you. Follow Jones and learn as much as you can. How many things come back will be of great benefit to you in the future, do you understand?"

"Remember my cousin's teachings. I have something to ask my cousin. It can be regarded as a request."

"You tell me."

"Cousin, can you buy me a foreign dress? I heard that several cousins ​​are paid to work for my cousin. My cousin always treats everyone equally. Do I also get paid? If yes, then I can buy the skirt. The money can be deducted from my salary."

Deng Ying looked at Liang Yao with expectant eyes.

"Of course, but Jones is still in charge of the bank, and your salary cannot be higher than him.

As for foreign skirts, you really need a good outfit when you go out. Later, my cousin will find a skilled foreign tailor to make you some suits that fit you. "

After Deng Ying left, Liang Yao took out a piece of letter paper from his desk, took out his pen, typed up his draft, and then sat down at his desk to write.

He thought of Rong Hong. In his previous life, he had attended a school named after him in elementary school, junior high school, and high school. He still knew Rong Hong's life experience in relatively detail.

After all, his teacher had often talked about this person in class since he was in elementary school. Over time, he could even recite Rong Hong's life experiences backwards and forwards.

Rong Hong was the first Chinese to graduate from an American university. The plan of sending young children to study in the United States during the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty was also prompted by his years of hard work.

These four young children studying in the United States have trained China’s first generation of engineers, modern naval officers, diplomats, educators, lawyers and other talents.

And Rong Hong was the one who helped these young children studying in the United States to study in the United States. It was now 1850, and Rong Hong should be preparing for Yale University at this time. If nothing else happened, he would graduate from this famous American school with excellent results in four years. Graduated from college.

After Liang Yao finished writing the letter, he ordered his men to send it.

The most distressing and powerless thing he felt in this era was that he could not find any compatriots who spoke the same language as him.

Perhaps in the United States today, Rong Hong will be the only compatriot with whom he shares a common language.

Talent, talent, he needs to cultivate a group of Chinese talents for his use, and cultivating talents is the most urgent thing.