1850 American Gold Tycoon

It has to be said that the wealth accumulated by the Brannan family in just two years is still very considerable.

Despite repeated setbacks on the commercial battlefield, Brannan was still able to turn over a full 13,000 ounces of gold as working capital, which shows his strong financial resources.

The first millionaire in the West, he lived up to his reputation.

What is the concept of one million dollars in this day and age?

On the eve of the Civil War, the industrial output value of the Confederacy was only US$15 million, and the total industrial output value of the Northern Union was US$500 million. The currency circulation in the entire United States is only $1 billion.

The millionaires of this period are actually better than the billionaires of later generations.

Of course, this gold does not equate to productivity.

Liang Yao's next work is to use this gold as raw capital and quickly convert it into productivity.

Liang Yao did not win this business battle easily.

If there is no gold mining farm to produce gold for him to transfuse, there is no Chinese Bank to absorb gold from gold mining companies as reserve funds for him.

It’s hard to say who will win in the end.

Liang Yao put his hands in his pockets and watched the gold being moved out of Brannan's seaside manor.

Strauss personally watched each piece of gold being weighed and packed into boxes, and recorded them one by one.

When the box was full, Strauss carefully affixed a seal to the box filled with gold, marked the seal, and then loaded it into the truck.

At first, what was taken out from Brannan's manor were neat pieces of gold nuggets and gold bars, which were more convenient for weighing and packing.

In the end, what was weighed and packed into boxes were not neat gold nuggets, but irregularly shaped gold vessels.

This shows that Brannan's wealth is about to bottom out.

"That ghost guy Brannan looked at you just now and wanted to eat you alive. We still have to be more careful." Deng Yan followed Liang Yao step by step.

"I wish he would eat me right now."

If Griffin hadn't been here, he would have solved Brannan's problem once and for all.

Liang Yao won the business war, but the grudge between him and Brannan still needs to be settled. The current result is just the product of temporary compromise between many parties.

This fragile compromise, like the Compromise of 1850 four or five months later, was not destined to last.

The contradiction between northern factory owners and southern slave owners cannot be compromised, nor can they coexist for a long time. Entrepreneurs who want to develop industry cannot live together in the same blue sky in California with speculators who only want to amass gold and make quick money. under.

They are born with irreconcilable contradictions.

Perhaps, this is the fate between them, either you die or I live.

"How to deal with these two guys?!"

Sven was walking two of Brannan's eagle dogs like a dog. One was the notorious captain of the security team who had committed many crimes in San Francisco, and the other was the real murderer of Cai Laixi.

These two eagle dogs have long lost their arrogance and domineering attitude in the past when they bullied the market. Liang Yao's cold gaze swept towards these two people. They all looked like servile servants, wagging their tails to Liang Yao and begging for mercy, hoping that Liang Yao could spare their lives. .

"I want to give Uncle Cai an explanation. Leave Laixi's murderer to Uncle Cai. Second uncle, Uncle Cai is an honest and responsible man. If he can't do it then, you will do it for him."

"Mingsheng and I have been old friends since childhood, and Laixi can be regarded as my half-nephew. I will never show mercy."

Deng Yan raised the butt of his gun and hit the two eagle dogs hard on the heads. Two bloody flowers appeared on their heads.

"Nelson can be used to build momentum for us and set a date to hold a public trial in the square." Liang Yao said.

"Liang Yao, Nelson just told me that Brannan's shop and casino still has a lot of treasures. Look, it's getting dark. Brannan's hired gunmen were so scared by us that they didn't dare to come out of the manor. We are Shouldn’t we take this opportunity to do something?”

Sven came up with the idea of ​​Brannan's store in San Francisco.

Even if you don't rob Brannan's manor, it doesn't matter if you rob Brannan's casino shop in San Francisco, it's still a piece of meat.

Liang Yao also had the idea of ​​giving Brannan another blow. His only concern was Griffin's two infantry companies.

Griffin's two infantry companies are currently preparing dinner. It seems that they are not planning to leave tonight.

Liang Yao really couldn't praise the military discipline of Griffin's troops.

To put it bluntly, the discipline of Griffin's troops is not as good as that of Liang Yao's escort. The US military has never been known for its strict discipline.

But there is one thing to say. In terms of combat quality, Griffin's troops are definitely better than his escorts. Liang Yao also admitted this.

No matter how poorly disciplined Griffin's troops are, they are still a team composed of veterans with rich combat experience.

Liang Yao also recruited some professional mercenaries from Tuscan. He heard that three of them were serious retired British officers who had been employed by the Mexican army and served as instructors for the Mexican army.

It is hoped that the arrival of these people will bring changes to his escort team.

"You can rob shops and casinos if you want, but you can't rob them alone."

Liang Yao looked at Griffin's soldiers. Those soldiers were scattered everywhere, either bringing their own dry food and making fires to cook on the spot, or going to the food stalls in the commercial street to eat in groups. Nuan Si** asked where the brothels were.

"Take them with you and grab them together."

When Sven heard the words, it was like seeing the sun from the clouds. He suddenly enlightened and said, "Oh! I'm so stupid, why didn't I think of this? This is such a good idea."

"Robbing is all about grabbing, but you have to do it in an orderly manner."

"Does robbery need to be orderly?"

"First, you are only allowed to rob stores owned by Brannan, and no other places are allowed. Second, you are not allowed to set fire. If you touch these two red lines, don't talk about Griffin, even I won't be able to spare you." Liang Yao said to Sven with a straight face and an admonishing tone.

"Don't worry, I know right from wrong and priorities. Except for Brannan's shops, ordinary people only have a few cents in their homes. Now I am a captain with a monthly salary of 30 ounces of gold. I still have those few cents. I don't like it." Si Wen assured Liang Yao.

After obtaining Liang Yao's consent, Sven, who suffers from social angst, stepped forward and struck up a conversation with a few soldiers who were about to enter the city for prostitution.

"Doing this will drive Brannan, a mad dog, into a panic, and the dog will bite people if it gets mad, not to mention it is a mad dog."

Although Deng Yan doesn't speak English well, he can understand roughly the conversation. After all, he has lived here for almost four months and has interacted with foreigners a lot.

"Since it's a mad dog, even if you don't force it, it will bite you." Liang Yao expressed his judgment, "Griffin doesn't want to interfere with San Francisco's affairs. Griffin will leave after dawn tomorrow. Bu Lan Nan, this mad dog, will bite us only within two or three days."

"Leave the affairs of San Francisco to my second uncle. You can go back to Sacheng for a while. You are our backbone. Any of us can make mistakes, but you can't make any mistakes." Deng Yan was a little worried about Liang Yao's comfort.

"This mad dog has identified me. Who else can it bite if I'm not in San Francisco?" Liang Yao rejected Deng Yan's proposal.

The person Brannan wants to take revenge on the most is him, and Brannan only has one chance to take action, so he will not act rashly. Only if he stayed in San Francisco could Brannan be tempted to take action.

Once Brannan takes action, he can justifiably kill him.

As long as Brannan leaves this world forever, the war between them will truly end.

His escort team is not as good as the previous ones, but more than enough than the inferior ones.

What's more, Brannan's hired gunmen are now suffering heavy casualties and people's hearts are floating. However, in this conflict, the casualties of his armed escorts were minimal.

He had a great advantage over Brannan in terms of armed strength.

Furthermore, San Francisco also had over fifty mounted policemen under Sheriff Flagg, and he and these mounted policemen were in the same boat.

The possibility of Brannan trying to make a comeback in this situation is slim.