1850 American Gold Tycoon

"Great! Thank you, boss!" Kony said, rubbing his hands excitedly. concentrated

"Bank of America can cooperate with you, but the ability of working-class people to bear risks is limited. You are not allowed to sell off-plan properties in California and can only sell existing homes. Once I find out that you are selling off-plan properties in California, the consequences will not only be as simple as terminating cooperation." Liang Yao Knock on Coney Road.

"Off-plan property?"

Hearing this unfamiliar word, Kony was confused at first, but soon he naturally thought of futures. The moment he figured it out, he couldn't help but suddenly realized it. His eyes were opened, and he felt that both his Ren and Du veins were being Got through.

The boss is the boss after all. He is really a genius. How could I not have thought of selling off-plan houses? It turns out that houses can be played like this.

"What are you thinking about? Don't have any wrong ideas." Looking at Kony's imaginative look, Liang Yao knocked on the table and scolded.

"I was thinking that you businessmen in the Qing Dynasty are so evil that you dare to sell your house off-plan." Kony chuckled.

"You kid scolded me around the corner, right? Get out!" Liang Yao ordered Kony to get out of the car. concentrated

At the same time, he also realized that he was a little too preoccupied. There is no such thing as off-plan housing in the United States.

"Get out of here, get out of here." Kony left Liang Yao's private car and came to his and Carnegie's car.

When Liang Yao traveled on a special train, Kony usually shared a carriage with Carnegie.

"Senior, the boss has said that he will not sell off-plan properties. The boss always keeps his word, so don't jump on the boss's muzzle." Seeing that Kony still looked excited, Carnegie reminded him kindly.

"The boss only said he wouldn't allow it to be sold in California, but he didn't say he wouldn't allow it to be sold in places like New York, Philadelphia, and Boston." Kony took a long puff of cigarette and muttered to himself, "If we sell off-plan properties, the capital turnover rate can be improved a lot. .”

The City of Eugene is a city developed on the basis of the Village of Eugene.

This city is currently the largest, most populous, and most economically developed city in Oregon. concentrated

This means the city is not the capital of Oregon.

The economic centers of American states generally do not overlap with their administrative centers. For example, the capital of New York State is in Albany, the capital of Texas is in Austin, and the capital of California is in Sacramento.

The capital of Oregon is Salem, located north of Eugene. Salem is currently the third largest city in Oregon after Eugene and Portland.

The distribution of Chinese in Oregon is relatively regular.

The further south you go, the closer you are to California, the higher the proportion of Chinese people.

Eugene has a population of nearly 130,000, which accounts for almost half of Oregon's population.

Among the 130,000 people, another 100,000 are Chinese. concentrated

The proportion of Chinese in Eugene is also much higher than the Oregon average.

The Chinese prefer to call Eugene City Oklahoma City. In the past two years, the name Oklahoma City has appeared in major newspapers and even official documents with increasing frequency.

According to the scheduled itinerary, Liang Yao will conduct a short inspection in Oklahoma City when passing through Oklahoma City.

Since it is certain that Thomas, the old mayor of Oklahoma City, will become the lieutenant governor of Oregon, Thomas resigned as mayor of Oklahoma City two weeks ago.

The people of Oklahoma City elected their new mayor.

The new mayor is an immigrant named Xu Zicai from Majiayan, Nankang Prefecture, Jiangxi.

Xu Zicai is the idol of many immigrants from Oregon and even California. concentrated

Different from Wu Yuanhua, Pan Zhengwei and others. Xu Zicai is an immigrant with a pure grassroots background.

The Taiping Army and the Hunan Army fought fiercely in Jiangxi. Jiujiang, Nankang, Raozhou, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Guangxin and other prefectures in Jiangxi suffered from military disasters and were almost in ruins.

Many local Jiangxi people went to the Fujian-Guangdong treaty ports to immigrate to California in order to make a living. Xu Zicai is one of the mighty immigrants.

An atypical successful immigrant can often resonate with the public more than a typical successful immigrant.

Xu Zicai can be said to be full of DEBUFFs from successful immigrants. Start with zero assets, non-Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang immigrants.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are gangs.

The first batch of successful immigrants in California were represented by Guangzhou merchants, some Fujian merchants, and a few Zhejiang merchants. concentrated

These people immigrated to California with their assets, and they were also the ones that Liang Yao focused on cultivating and supporting in the early days. It can be said that they took off directly at the forefront.

This group of people are now rich and noble, and have become the top Chinese representatives in California.

The second batch of successful immigrants were mainly immigrants before 1851. This group of immigrants mainly came from Guangdong and Fujian provinces. They barely enjoyed the benefits of the California gold rush, and some lucky ones also accumulated their first pot of gold at this time. Rise up and rise to the top.

This group of successful immigrants can be regarded as exploring the way for their compatriots. Therefore, subsequent immigrants from Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang who come to California can get some care and have an easier start than immigrants from other regions.

This is also the reason why most of the immigrants who make their fortune in California come from these three provinces.

Xu Zicai does not belong to either of these two typical successful immigrants.

In order to strive for broader room for improvement, in 1853, after Xu Zicai made his first pot of gold in Carson, Nevada, Xu Zicai brought his fellow villagers to Oregon for development, found a new way, and successfully became a member of Oregon's upper class. The driver achieved corner overtaking. concentrated

After hearing about Xu Zicai's success in Oklahoma City, immigrants from Jiangxi came to Oklahoma City to seek refuge with Xu Zicai. Therefore, the proportion of Jiangxi immigrants in Oklahoma City was very high. Seventy thousand of the 100,000 Chinese immigrants in Oklahoma City were from Jiangxi.

Xu Zicai was instantly famous, becoming one of the powerful men in Oklahoma City and the idol of countless immigrants.

As for the dark history of killing his fellow gold diggers in Carson on a dark and stormy night in order to monopolize the gold, creating an unsolved case, it will be buried forever in Xu Zicai's heart as a secret.

Ordinary immigrants may feel that the heights of Liang Yao, Wu Yuanhua, and Pan Zhengwei are out of reach and difficult to reach no matter how hard they try. But Xu Zicai's height is something they can achieve through hard work.

This time, it was the new mayor Xu Zicai who served as a tour guide to take Liang Yao to inspect Oklahoma City.

There were many reports about Xu Zicai in newspapers, and Liang Yao had also heard about this person.

It's just that Xu Zicai's experience made Liang Yao feel that it was too smooth, and he thought that Xu Zicai must be hiding something. concentrated

Especially Xu Zicai suddenly became very rich after returning from the Carson gold rush.

As someone who has experienced gold mining, he intuitively told him that there must be something fishy about Xu Zicai's experience, and Xu Zicai was by no means as honest as he claimed. His first pot of gold was most likely stained with blood.

Liang Yao is also a grassroots immigrant. Along the way, he has had a lot of blood to reach his current status.

From the blood of Brannan Brandon to the blood of Burnett Mason's regiment, from the blood of the Japanese to the blood of the Javanese Dutch, he had not missed a drop.

"Oregon is quite prosperous."

After leaving the train station and entering downtown Oklahoma City, Liang Yao said while observing the customs and customs of Oklahoma City.

The urban architecture of Oklahoma City is dominated by Chinese-style buildings, but a Spanish-style Catholic church and arcade-style city hall still remain in the city center. concentrated

If he hadn't known that this was Oregon, Liang Yao would not have doubted that he was wandering in the city of his homeland.

The streets of Oklahoma City are bustling with people, traders and pedestrians are passing through, and the market is very lively, which shows that its commerce is developed.

Even if Oklahoma City were placed in California, it would become the fourth largest city after San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

"With the help of California, California will prosper, and Oregon will also prosper." Xu Zicai's answer was very appropriate.

"Today you will guide me around Oklahoma City and introduce to me the situation in Oklahoma City." Liang Yao said with his hands behind his back.

"I wonder what aspects of the situation in the city the general wants to focus on? I can also make arrangements to satisfy the general." Xu Zicai asked.

"Economy." Liang Yao said without thinking. concentrated

He is a very utilitarian and vulgar person. He is not very interested in the local customs and customs. What he wants to know most is the economic situation and industrial structure of Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City is the most representative city in Oregon. As long as you understand Oklahoma City, you basically understand Oregon and the economic connections between Oregon and California.

"Then General, you have found the right person." Xu Zicai said with a smile, "General, please mount your horse."

Liang Yao nodded and mounted his horse, taking the accompanying people to visit the city.

Xu Zicai rode on his horse and led Liang Yao to the mines and smelters around Oucheng. He introduced them while visiting.

“Yocheng is very rich in resources, including iron ore, copper ore, and a large amount of coal.

Surrounding these natural resources, Oklahoma City has several relatively mature steel plants and copper smelting plants. concentrated

We have followed the successful experience of San Francisco and set up a special industrial zone. Although we are imitating something from the east, the effect is remarkable.

This is the largest industrial park in Oregon, but I heard that Portland is also building an industrial park, saying it will surpass Oklahoma City within three years and become the largest industrial city in Oregon.

Those bastards don't sell their fish and wood properly, and are always thinking about how to surpass our city. "

"Speak seriously." Liang Yao interrupted Xu Zicai.

Seeing that Liang Yao didn't like the competition within Oregon, Xu Zicai returned to the topic wittily: "The copper, iron, and coal I just mentioned are the most important resources in Oklahoma City and our pillar industry.

Oklahoma City and Oregon cannot digest so much copper and iron. Most of this copper and iron is still sold to Sacramento and San Francisco by train, or goes into the arsenal to cast cannons, or goes into the factory in San Francisco to be made into various machinery, or Used to lay railroads.

The same goes for coal. We cannot digest much coal locally and most of it is sold to California. concentrated

This is why I say that when California thrives, Oregon can prosper. Without California, Oregon would not be able to develop on its own. "

After visiting the mines and smelters, Xu Zicai took Liang Yao to visit the lumber factory and woodware factory.

“Lumber is the most important industry in Oklahoma City besides the above-mentioned industries. The main purpose of this wood is to make barrels and transport them to Los Angeles to fill oil for the oilmen in Los Angeles.

These woodwork factories originally made wine barrels, but the oil business in Los Angeles was so booming that the oil guys paid more generously than the liquor dealers, so they rarely did the liquor dealers' business anymore.

Of course, Oklahoma City also has pastures, farms and vegetable gardens, but the profits from these industries do not account for the majority. "

"I heard that you also established a railway company three years ago?"

Liang Yao stood at the lumber factory on the mountainside, admiring the beautiful scenery of Oklahoma City and said casually. concentrated

"You mean the Oregon Railway Company? I took the lead in establishing it," Xu Zicai said.

"When the California Railroad Company built the railroad to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City was still called Eugene at that time. I felt that there was a lot of potential in building the railroad, so I joined forces with the fellow villagers to jointly create a railroad company. From Oklahoma City to the state capital Salem , the railroad from Salem to Portland was built by the Oregon Railroad Company.

Speaking of building these two railways, it was not easy to build them. We in Oklahoma City were poor at that time and could not raise the money to build the railways. In the end it was Bank of America and Bank of Boston that came to our rescue.

Our brothers mortgaged the mines to banks and obtained low-interest loans from Bank of America and Bank of Boston, and then built the railway. "