1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 567 Colorado is more cost-effective

"Although Pan Baolin is young, she is still smart. She has learned a lot from Stanford in the past two years, and she is much more agile than when she first came here." Liang Shaoyu asked.

"You suddenly asked him, do you have other plans for him?"

"Do you know the current situation in the Colorado Territory?" Liang Yao asked about the current situation in the Colorado Territory.

Liang Shaoyu has lived in the Utah Territory, which is adjacent to the Colorado Territory, for the past two years. He must know the situation in the Colorado Territory better than he does.

"Colorado? The situation in the Colorado Territory is rather embarrassing." Liang Shaoyu introduced the situation in the Colorado Territory to Liang Yao.

"Colorado is too far to the east and not close to the west. What's more, Kansas in eastern Colorado has been the focus of attention in recent years. The north and the south have been quarreling here. The chaos in Kansas has hindered Colorado's progress. Communication between the territory and the east. As for the west, the Utah Territory was previously the territory of the Mormons.

Therefore, the current situation of the Colorado Territory, which is sandwiched between the two places, has not been very good in recent years. Denver, the largest town in the territory, has a population of only six to seven thousand people. I estimate that the entire Colorado Territory has a population of no more than 40,000 people.

Fortunately, in recent years, many gold and silver veins have been discovered in the Colorado Territory. Therefore, many gold prospectors are still willing to go to the Colorado Territory to give it a try. In addition, with the opening of the Pacific Railway, the exchange of people and materials has become more convenient. Colorado The economy has gradually improved in the past two years. "

"Are there many Chinese going to the Colorado Territory?" Liang Yao asked.

"There are quite a few." Liang Shaoyu nodded, "The Chinese immigrants heading to the Colorado Territory basically transit through the Utah Territory, so I still have something in mind.

In Denver alone, there are two to three thousand Chinese. As for the entire Colorado Territory, I guess there are tens of thousands of Chinese. "

"I want you to coordinate the immigration affairs of the Utah Territory and the Colorado Territory. Pan Baolin will be specifically responsible for the immigration affairs of the Colorado Territory. Do you think he can take on this important task?" Liang Yao's eyes fell on the Colorado Territory on the map.

The Pacific Railway traverses the Colorado Territory, which is rich in precious metal mineral resources.

Whether it is the convenience of transportation, the richness of proven minerals, or the number of existing immigrants.

It is more cost-effective for immigrants to develop Colorado territory than to develop other adjacent territories. It is not that Idaho and Wyoming cannot afford to develop it, but Colorado is more cost-effective.

“Yes, the Governor of the Colorado Territory, James Wilkins Denif (James William Denver), is a good friend of mine and we have a close personal relationship.

Furthermore, after annihilating the Mormons, you have asked Kruger to lead the Arizona Regiment to garrison the North Platte Fort in the name of suppressing the Indians. With the help of this strong army, the white people in the Colorado Territory did not dare to mess around. "Liang Shaoyu believes that the plan of large-scale immigration to the Colorado Territory is feasible.

The Chinese have established a preliminary trade network in the Colorado Territory, and all materials in the Colorado Territory rely on the Chinese to transport them.

Even if the worst case scenario occurs and there is an armed conflict with the white people in the Colorado Territory, there is no need for the Arizona Regiment to directly intervene. As long as the supply of materials in the Colorado Territory is cut off, they can be forced to submit.

"Then let's do this first and let Pan Baolin be temporarily responsible for the immigration affairs of the Colorado Territory." Liang Yao made a decision.

"Sir, your telegram." As soon as the conversation between Liang Yao and Liang Shaoyu ended, Zeiss walked in holding two telegrams.

"Whose telegram is it?" Liang Yao asked, "A telegram is from Mr. Vanderbilt. The four thousand horses and harnesses you asked him to buy have arrived in North Platte."

"Where's the other one?"

"The other one is from Colonel Kruger. Colonel Kruger said that the cavalry instructor you told him to hire has arrived in New York and is on his way to North Platte." Zeiss repeated the contents of the telegram.

"Understood, let Colonel Kruger seize the time to build the fortress barracks in North Platte. If you need anything, just call me." Liang Yao said.

In the next few days, Liang Yao, accompanied by Liang Shaoyu and Stanford, inspected the Utah territory.

Except for the execution sites in Salt Lake City that are carried out every now and then, attracting a large number of locals and tourists to stop and watch, after the purge of Mormonism, the Utah Territory has become no different from other places.

After inspecting the Utah Territory, he then took a train to Denver in the Colorado Territory. Compared to the Utah Territory, the Colorado Territory was much more desolate.

Along the way, you can only see scattered small villages built on mines.

Only after arriving in Denver did I feel like I was in the city.

Of course, the city here is relative.

In the entire city of Denver, there is not even a decent hardened road beyond the train station.

After a rain, the roads in the city immediately became muddy and difficult to navigate. From time to time, you can see naughty ones chasing and fighting on the dirt road, or even rolling in puddles.

The governor of the Colorado Territory at this time was James Wilkins Denif.

This man participated in the Mexican-American War in his early years, and later entered politics and was appointed by the federal government as the Governor of the Colorado Territory. Like Liang Yao, he was a politician with a military background.

In fact, during this period, the American federal government tended to appoint people with military backgrounds as governors of the western territories.

After all, the position of territorial governor is responsible for both political and military affairs within the jurisdiction (mainly for Indians). If you choose someone with a purely civilian background, it will be difficult to take care of military affairs at the same time.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that although the United States has incorporated the vast western region into its own territory, its regional governance over the western region is actually very weak, and in some areas it can be said to have almost no governance. For example, the Utah Territory before the Mormons were eliminated.

The control of the western region by the American authorities was, at best, limited to the eastern settlers who responded to the call of the westward movement and moved westward to establish settlements.

In fact, these settlements are essentially the same as the colonies established by Western colonists on the east coast more than two hundred years ago.

Hearing that Liang Yao came to Colorado, Denifu rushed to the Denver train station early to greet Liang Yao.

Although Denifu is also a member of the Army system and has participated in the U.S.-Mexico War, his seniority is older than Liang Yao. But Denifo only has one qualification that can compare with Liang Yao.

In terms of his current status in the army, the troops he controls, and even his reputation in battle, Denifu is much inferior to Liang Yao.

De Nifu was still a colonel when he retired from the army, while Liang Yao was already a brigadier general at this time.

Therefore, when he met Liang Yao, Denifu gave Liang Yao a military salute very politely.

Seeing that Denifu was so righteous, and that Denifu was a good friend of Liang Shaoyu, Liang Yao also honored him by visiting his house to attend the banquet held by Denifu specially for him.

He also intended to take this opportunity to get acquainted with local dignitaries in Colorado.