1850 American Gold Tycoon

The neighborhood of Sutter's Castle is famously quiet because there is only one Sutter family living here.

Now that Sutter is the mayor of Sacramento, he no longer has to patrol his farm with a gun like he did five years ago for fear of having crops stolen from his farm.

Not to mention the crops on the farm, even the animals in the mountains and forests, no one dared to touch a single hair of them without Sartre's consent.

Sutter's Fort is still more than thirty kilometers away from downtown Sacramento.

In order to make it easier to travel to and from the city, Sutter even spent his own money to build a railway from Sacramento to Sutter's Fort.

On weekdays, if he had official business to handle, he would take his private train to Sacramento to handle official business. It only took less than an hour from Sutter's Fort to arriving in Sacramento.

If nothing happens, Sartre is either holding a banquet in his luxurious manor, or hunting in the endless mountain forest with a shotgun or a bow on his back. He occasionally stayed in the study, reading in the afternoon sun.

Even Liang Yao envied Sartre's living conditions, which were simple, leisurely and boring.

Compared with Robinson, Sartre did not have much political ambition; compared with Fremont, Sartre did not have Fremont's lofty ideals.

Sutter only cared about his corner of Sacramento and his estate.

Therefore, Sartre lived an easier life than Robinson, Fremont and others.

Now Sutter has brought his family over from Europe, and the family is enjoying family happiness in Sacramento.

Sutter's special train slowly drove into Sutter's Fort. With a sharp brake sound of metal friction, the train slowly stopped.

"Cha Ci Bai Di is among the colorful clouds, and a thousand miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day. There is nothing better than this. Apart from being a little uncomfortable and making people feel a little nauseous, this train is very convenient and can run faster than a horse."

After the train stopped, Liang Weiming couldn't help but sigh.

The southern coastal areas of the Qing Dynasty were far away from the political center of the north and had a strong business atmosphere. Therefore, compared with the northern scholars, most southern scholars were relatively more open-minded.

As the only foreign trading port that has existed for a long time, Guangzhou in the second Guangfu area can also be said to be the only remaining window. Therefore, the Guangfu area with Guangzhou as the center is the most civilized place in the entire south and even the entire China.

This is also the reason why Liang Weiming is not so repellent to new things in the West.

Not only does Liang Weiming not reject trains, he even likes this kind of transportation that is easier to use than horses.

The capital of the Qing Dynasty was the capital in the north, and Liang Weiming lived in Guangdong Province, the southernmost province of China.

Whether I went to Beijing to take the exam when I was young, or when I returned to my hometown, I had to travel by land and water for several months, and the expenses along the way were not cheap.

However, for candidates from all provinces in the Qing Dynasty who came to Beijing to take the exam, candidates from Guangdong were not the worst off. The worst were those from Yunnan and Guizhou.

The Yunnan-Guizhou region is densely forested, full of miasma, sparsely populated, and often infested with ferocious beasts and poisonous insects.

Throughout the dynasties, there are records of many people from Yunnan and Guizhou who went to Beijing to take part in the joint examination, or even went to the provincial capital to take part in the provincial exam, but were bitten by jackals, tigers and leopards, poisoned by snakes and scorpions, and robbed and killed by bandits on the way.

It's okay if you pass the exam, but if you fail, the candidates in the Yunnan-Guizhou region will have to go back to the exam again in four years, or even for a lifetime, which is more difficult than the road in Shu.

It can be said that candidates in the Yunnan-Guizhou region sacrificed their lives to participate in the imperial examination. Every journey out of the country was a test that was as difficult as learning from the West.

"With the train, although the two places are thousands of miles apart, they can still be reached in one day." Liang Yao laughed.

The Pioneer carries passengers at a speed of about 35 kilometers per hour. Regardless of the time spent on stops along the way, it is still possible to run more than 800 kilometers in a day, which is more than 1,600 miles.

Of course, freight trains may be slower.

Liang Yao saw that Liang Weiming just kept his mouth closed, humming and not opening his mouth to speak. He knew that Liang Weiming was suffering from train sickness and wanted to vomit. However, there were too many people at the station, so it would be a bit rude to vomit in public.

Liang Yao took Liang Weiming to a quiet place where there was no one, patted Liang Weiming's back and said.

"Grandpa, there is no one here, you can vomit if you want."

When Liang Weiming saw no one around, he started vomiting wantonly.

It's just that Liang Weiming had already vomited several times when he was on the train. After getting off the train, there was nothing left in his stomach. After vomiting for a long time, he only vomited some bitter water.

"It's refreshing, it's refreshing, I feel much better." After vomiting, Liang Weiming said, stroking his belly with satisfaction.

"This is the bow you want. It's not too big or too small, about 45 pounds. It's enough for hunting some small prey." After entering Sartre's manor, Sartre handed Liang Yao a longbow. .

Sartre loved hunting. He not only hunted with a shotgun, but also sometimes used a bow and arrow for a change.

Gun hunting is like fishing with a net, it is relatively easier to hunt prey, bow hunting is like fishing, it is relatively harder to hunt prey.

But both have their own fun.

Kony sent two top-quality volcanic stone lever rifles. The bullets used in these guns are pistol bullets, with small powder charges, small recoil, and rapid fire. They are more suitable for newcomers like Liang Weiming who have basically never touched a gun for hunting. .

Liang Yao originally planned to let Liang Weiming and Liang Shaochen hunt with volcanic stone lever rifles, but Liang Weiming didn't like guns and preferred to use bows.

The Liang family did have a few small bows and clear-angle bows at home, but they didn't bring them over.

There are not many people in California who are good at bows, so Liang Yao can only ask Sutter to choose a suitable bow for Liang Weiming.

Liang Yao took the long bow from Sartre's hand and handed it to Liang Weiming, but he was still a little worried. After all, Liang Weiming was also seventy years old, so he reminded him.

"Grandpa, don't force yourself. If you get injured, you'll be in trouble."

Liang Weiming snatched the long bow from Liang Yao's hand and rolled his eyes at Liang Yao: "Shooting is one of the six skills of a gentleman. You are looking down on grandpa too much. Grandpa's body bones are not so weak that even pulling a bow can strain it."

After saying that, Liang Weiming put on the ring finger, clasped the bow string with his right thumb, and pressed his index finger on his thumb to pull it up.

Seeing this, Sartre subconsciously took a step back, fearing that Liang Weiming would let loose and hit him.

Liang Weiming was of medium height and thin, and Sartre did not think that this thin old man could pull a 45-pound longbow.

In the next second, Sartre's jaw almost dropped. He stared at Liang Weiming in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

Liang Weiming not only drew the 45-pound longbow, but also controlled it very steadily.

"WTF?! Are you sure your grandpa is in his seventies?"

Liang Weiming easily drew the 45-pound bow and could still control it steadily, which shocked Sartre.

"This is a child's bow." Liang Weiming put down the long bow and asked Sartre, "Does Mayor Sartre have a heavier bow?"

Liang Weiming was not satisfied with the longbow provided by Sartre.

Not only was the poundage low, but the pulling sensation also made Liang Weiming feel a little awkward and uncomfortable.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Sartre nodded hurriedly and said.

There aren't many people in California who like bows, and even fewer who are good at using them.

Sutter usually bowhunted with some Indian chiefs and Indian guards. It was rare to meet someone who could use a bow, which made Sutter very excited.

Sartre took Liang Weiming to his treasured bow room, where Sartre had collected various good bows from all over the world.

English longbows, Tartar bows, Turkic bows (Turkish bows), Persian bows, and even the combined bow that Sartre just got from Japan.

It is a pity that Sartre did not get the Qing bow from the Qing Dynasty.

Sartre asked his entourage to string the bows and let Liang Weiming choose.

After some experience, Liang Weiming finally chose a 60-pound Turkic bow and asked Sartre for a good horse.

"Your grandfather is not simple." Sartre sighed.

"I'm surprised too. I underestimated my grandfather too." Liang Yao sighed.

Liang Yao’s stereotype of the scholar-officials of the Qing Dynasty is not very good. In Liang Yao’s stereotype, the scholar-officials of the late Qing Dynasty were addicted to smoking cigarettes and were weak and pedantic. It was difficult for him to associate the scholar-officials of the late Qing Dynasty with the term “rich in martial virtue”. Together.

Facts have proved that he was wrong. He still underestimated the scholar-bureaucrats. Perhaps many scholar-bureaucrats in the late Qing Dynasty were indeed as unworthy as Liang Yao's stereotype, but not all of them.

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