1850 American Gold Tycoon

"Kony, you are an adult and you need to take responsibility for your own actions. This is your last chance."

On the James Day steamship, a tall and strong middle-aged man in simple clothes was sternly reprimanding his second son Corny for his failure.

This man was Cornelius Vanderbilt, the famous New York shipping tycoon, "Commodore" and the second richest man in American history.

Coney is very well-dressed, wearing a black silk tie, a white corrugated silk vest, a black coat, and lambskin gloves. In sharp contrast to his plainly dressed and unkempt father.

The rebellious Kony listened to his father's scolding indifferently. This was just a common occurrence for him, and he had long been accustomed to it.

"From my elementary school to middle school, as my father, you never fulfilled the responsibilities of a father. You were like a stranger who suddenly appeared in my life when I grew up."

Vanderbilt had three sons, and the second son, Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt, was the most unsatisfactory and worrisome son.

"I should have thought that the port is a depraved place. I should not have sent you to San Francisco in the first place. Who would have thought that you would get into the bad habit of gambling there.

Get up from where you fell. Now I give you one last chance. You must earn enough $260,000 in San Francisco to repay the gambling debts you owe in New York. The gambling debts you owe, I won’t help you pay back a penny! "

A year ago, Vanderbilt gave this unlucky guy a ready-made fleet of boats and $50,000 in cash to go to San Francisco to practice.

I hope this idle boy can understand the principle of working hard and earning a living by his own means, instead of having to eat and drink at home.

The result was the opposite. Facts have proved that Kony is not good at making money, but he is good at spending money.

In just two months, he squandered all 50,000 US dollars in the casino, and the boat he brought was sold at a low price. Finally, he returned to New York empty-handed and continued to hang out in major casinos in New York.

The age of 18 was the beginning of a beautiful life, but Kony chose to fall.

"It's okay to stay in San Francisco and start a business, but you have to meet one of my requirements."

"any request?"

"In addition to the gambling debts in New York, I also owe $60,000 in gambling debts in San Francisco. The casino belongs to a guy named Brannan. This person is extremely ruthless. If you care about the relationship between father and son, pay it off for me. This gambling debt. Otherwise I wouldn’t have survived three days in San Francisco.”

"Brannan is dead, and now the casino in St. Francis belongs to a guy named Liang Yao. He is as old as you and is already a millionaire in California! A millionaire at the age of nineteen!"

Vanderbilt had only learned of the news not long ago. He had gathered information about the second young millionaire in California while he was still in Nicaragua.

Unexpectedly, the young millionaire defeated Brannan before he even arrived in California.

He was full of curiosity about this young man. It only took him five months to defeat his opponent and become the only millionaire in California. How did he do it?

Vanderbilt was very upset. Why didn't he have such an outstanding son?

Perhaps he can only place his hopes for the future of the Vanderbilt family on his smart and underage son.

In his opinion, his eldest son William Henry Vanderbilt had mediocre qualifications and was not suitable for running an industry. He was more suitable for spending the rest of his life quietly on the farm.

The only thing that comforted him was that his two sons-in-law were very capable, but after all, they were only sons-in-law, not his own sons.

"Brennan is dead!"

Coney clapped his hands happily after learning the news that Brannan was dead.

"Can you give me another $10,000?"

"You have to tell me first what you're going to do with the ten thousand dollars."

He was willing to give Kony another chance if he could use the $10,000 in good causes.

"Entrepreneurship! I lost $60,000 to Brannan not because I was not good at gambling, but because Brannan cheated! I never won in Monte, Faro, or Roulette!" Kony's tone was very firm.

"Now that the casino has changed hands, I think the gambling situation will become fair! Give me ten thousand dollars, and within three days! I can win back two hundred and sixty thousand dollars to pay off my gambling debts in New York!"

Vanderbilt picked up the civilized stick in his hand and gave Coney a hard lesson.

Coney crawled into the cabin and sought the protection of his sister Louise.

"He is spoiled by you sisters!"

Seeing Louise blocking Coney, Vanderbilt had no choice but to give up angrily, retract the civilized staff waving in mid-air, leave the deck, and return to the captain's cabin.

As soon as Vanderbilt returned to the captain's cabin, his son-in-law Clark knocked on the door of the captain's cabin.

Clark married her sixth daughter, Maria Louise Vanderbilt, on the evening of April 13, 1848, and became his son-in-law.

At first Vanderbilt did not like this son-in-law. Clark was born in 1815. In his opinion, Clark's age did not match Louise.

It is also widely rumored that this man is a snobbery and a lawyer by training, and his pursuit of Louise is because he covets the wealth of the Vanderbilt family.

But in the end, Vanderbilt dismissed these concerns and agreed to the marriage. Clark was impressed by Clark's dedication to Louise and his outstanding personal abilities.

The Vanderbilt family really needs some capable people, not losers like his son.

"Father-in-law, this is all the information about Liang Yao."

Clark's attitude toward Vanderbilt was extremely respectful, with a hint of fear.

"In gold, mining, banking, real estate, building materials, catering, and even shipping, he is involved in a much wider range of industries than his rival Brannan. With so many industries supporting him, it is not surprising that he can defeat Brannan. That’s it.”

After reading the materials compiled by Clark, Vanderbilt rubbed his tired eyes.

"Father-in-law, do you really plan to let Kony buy a mining company in San Francisco?"

"Even if I wanted to, Coney doesn't have the ability." Vanderbilt smiled bitterly.

"The replacement of new locomotives by the Stonington Railroad Company can be temporarily postponed, but the air route from New York to San Francisco must be developed as soon as possible without delay.

The territory of the United States has extended to the Pacific Ocean. Americans in the east need to go to California, and California's gold also needs to be shipped out. California is the future of the United States and is full of business opportunities. Whoever can pioneer this route first will be able to Get the upper hand.

Clark, do you remember the two most profitable ways I told you? "

"Monopoly, poor information."

Facing his father-in-law's examination, Clark almost blurted out.

"Yes, seizing the opportunity is a form of poor information. When I asked Kony to come to San Francisco, I hoped that he could seize the opportunity and make money on his own. Unfortunately, he was too unsatisfactory and it really insulted the tradition of our family. "