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In order for Fillmore to be re-elected, Liang Yao has done everything he can. As for whether he can change history, it depends on Fillmore's own ability and destiny.

"In the next general election, the greatest support California can provide to the President is only 7 electoral votes." Liang Yao said, "If you want to win the election, you better need New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. These three big ticket warehouses.”

Later, California was the largest state in the United States. Among the 538 electoral votes, California had 55 electoral votes. It ranked first among the American states and accounted for more than 10% of the total votes. Therefore, it has always been said that those who win California win the world.

At this time, California was a new state with only 7 electoral votes, which was equivalent to the number of votes in the southern state of Alabama.

These are the 7 tickets, and the other three were obtained just at the beginning of last year.

Last year, California Senator Gervin won three seats in the House of Representatives for California, which is three electoral votes, on the grounds that California's population exceeds 400,000 and it deserves to receive seats in the House of Representatives that match its population. But that was early last year, and now California’s population has exceeded 500,000.

At this time in history, California received the guaranteed electoral votes of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and these four votes still belonged to the Democratic Party, and they all voted for Pierce in the end.

In this election, the total number of votes cast in the United States was 299. The three states with the largest number of votes were all in the North, namely New York State with 35 votes, Pennsylvania with 27 votes, and Ohio with 23 votes.

Without exception, these vote-rich states are all in the North.

As for the South, the state with the most votes, Virginia, only had 15 votes. There were also very few states in the South with more than 10 votes. The only states with more than 10 votes were Kentucky (12 votes), Tennessee (12 votes), and Georgia. State (10 votes), South Carolina (10 votes).

Of course, the north and south referred to here are north and south in the political sense, not in the geographical sense.

If divided according to geographical factors, Virginia is actually located at the junction of the North and the South in the United States. Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, was located in Virginia, only 150 kilometers away from Washington, the capital of the Northern Confederacy. remaining kilometers.

The number of members of the North and the South in Congress and the electoral votes they hold also show that in the political game between the North and the South in Congress at this time, the North has clearly gained the upper hand.

If Fillmore wanted to be re-elected, it would be prudent to win more support from the Northern Free States.

American elections adopt a winner-takes-all principle. Take California today as an example. For example, out of California’s 7 electoral votes, 4 went to Fillmore and 3 to Pierce. The final result was not Fillmore. Received California's 4 electoral votes and Pierce received 3 electoral votes.

Instead, Fillmore won California's 7 electoral votes. This is why later generations can often hear the saying that a certain presidential candidate won a certain state during the American election.

Fillmore stared at the half-filled wine glass in front of him. He naturally understood what Liang Yao meant. He raised the glass and tilted it to one side. The wine in the glass was almost pouring out. Fortunately, Fillmore Er's hand was steady and he controlled the wine glass.

"Just like this half glass of red wine, I want the wine in the glass to lean toward me but not let the wine overflow." As he spoke, Fillmore took a sip of red wine.

Fillmore's metaphor is quite appropriate. He really wants to win the election this time, but also to prevent the antagonism between the North and the South from further intensifying and avoid leading to a civil war.

"The situation is not that bad. All you need to do is defeat Pierce. Your prestige and image among the people will be better than Pierce." As he spoke, Liang Yao took out the "Pacific Railway Route Map" drawn by Fremont and the map he himself drafted. The Pacific Railroad Plan was presented to Fillmore.

"Perhaps this huge project can win you more votes in New York and Ohio."

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After accepting his appointment in Washington, Liang Yao visited the small city of Washington as if traveling, and then headed to New York.

Upon learning that Liang Yao had come to New York, Wall Street became panicked.

The last time Liang Yao came to New York, he single-handedly leveraged the gold on Wall Street and ruthlessly

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Made a huge profit. Many people lost everything and even jumped off buildings in the crazy gold futures market. People on Wall Street still remember this incident.

Of course, there are also people who are keeping an eye on Liang Yao's movements with U.S. dollars. God knows what financial products this rich man has chosen when he came to New York this time.

Even if you can't eat meat yourself, you can still drink some soup if you follow Liang Yao and buy it together.

Wall Street is the barometer of the American economy. At this time, the United States has emerged from the economic crisis of the 1840s and ushered in its spring. Wall Street's exchanges are booming.

Liang Yao has a special telegraph room on Wall Street. Even though he is far away in California, he can get the transaction information of the Wall Street Exchange as soon as possible.

Railroad company stocks and steel company stocks are currently the two most popular stocks on Wall Street.

These two major industries are also the pillar industries currently supporting the rapid growth of the American economy.

Last year alone, more than 160 new railroad companies went public on Wall Street, as did 89 steel companies.

This was very good news for Liang Yao, who was the largest seller of steam locomotives in the United States. The listing of the new railway company and the laying of new railway tracks meant that more Pioneer locomotives and carriages were needed.

"The price of our locomotives is lower than that of old British locomotives, and their performance and quality are not inferior to those of old British locomotives. Almost all railway companies are using our locomotives, and our carriages are also very popular. There are even French railway companies looking for them. We purchase first class carriages.”

Garrett, vice president of the Atlantic Railway Company, reported to Liang Yaohui in high spirits.

"Had the railroad industry continued to develop at its current pace, the Atlantic Railroad would have turned a profit by 1854."

It was expected that the Atlantic Railway would be the first to achieve profitability. Liang Yao believed that Garrett's estimate was conservative.

Given the current popularity of the railroad industry, he was not surprised that the Atlantic Railroad Company was profitable in 1853.

The Atlantic Railway Company has a market with a population of tens of millions. The cities in the east are dense, the terrain is flat, and labor is cheap. The cost and difficulty of building railways are much lower than in California.

What's more, the business of Pioneer locomotives and supporting carriages can also bring huge profits to the Atlantic Railway Company, and it is not too difficult to turn losses into profits in a short period of time.

"This momentum can continue for at least five or six years. At this stage, we must try our best to secure the route. The railways that should be laid should be laid immediately." Liang Yao nodded and said to Garrett.

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