He's in the west, he's a cowboy

William took a puff of his cigar and watched the drifting smoke slowly dissipate. Then he said slowly: "This topic is far away. The topic has to bring up the Civil War."

Zhou Zheng sat upright and looked at William without saying a word. It seemed that there were a lot of things involved.

"Whether it was the two major families of Rhodes or the Lemoyne raiders, they all supported the Southern Army back then." William gave Zhou Zheng a big melon as soon as he came up.

"The theme of the war that year was obviously about whether to support slavery, but the reason behind it was actually the struggle between factories and farmers." William continued: "Although some of them did not agree with slavery, they were ranchers, or Some of them also support the Confederate Army to a greater or lesser extent.”

"At that time, the government had been imposing heavy taxes on agricultural products and low or no taxes on industrial products to encourage the development of factories. This was dissatisfied by many farms and ranchers. Moreover, factories required a large number of workers, and at that time Most of the labor force is in the hands of farmers in the South."

"So there was the Civil War? The so-called emancipation of black people was just to compete for labor force?" Zhou Zheng thought thoughtfully. There was no such thing as liberating slaves. It was just an excuse for profit.

"Yes, the North wants to compete for the large labor force in the South, and the South wants better policies and is unwilling to pay a large amount of money to the North every year. The two sides dislike each other, so they went to war." William sighed: "The Southern Army After the failure, a large number of middle- and lower-class farmers were liquidated, but those at the top were not. This is why the two major families of Rhodes can survive to this day, and it is also the reason why I was able to stand up later."

"I was just a cowboy with a few brothers just like you before. Later I took advantage of the opportunity to work in a big business and bought several ranches, and then I got everything I have now." Recalling what happened back then, William His face was full of nostalgia.

Zhou Zheng couldn't help but look at his father-in-law with admiration again, "You used to be a bandit too..."

"The Gray family were smarter. They switched camps in time to join the Northern Army and took over the entire police force in Rhodes. The Braithwaite family was a bit miserable. After the war, they barely recovered after paying a lot. There was already a grudge, and now it’s even more difficult to resolve.”

Zhou Zheng understood that the Gray family's bottom line was more flexible, so not only was it not liquidated after the war, it also became the policeman of Ross. The Braithwaite family regarded the Gray family as traitors to the Confederate army, and the two families who had already had a grudge were completely unable to reconcile.

"Furthermore, their family has a very high self-esteem and has always felt that everyone except themselves is inferior. I also wanted to cooperate with them before and do some private liquor business, but their family didn't like me, so I left it alone. And Bo Lante is an Italian nobleman, and these two people just like each other." William said helplessly.

To put it bluntly, in their eyes, William was an upstart who didn't know where he came from, the Gray family were feuds and traitors, and Bronte was the only one who was an aristocrat, an Italian aristocrat with pure blood.

"The Brontës control the city, the Lemoyne raiders control the countryside, and the Braithwaite family brews moonshine to make huge profits, and divides a portion of the annual profits between the two of them." William was impressed by the three of them. The family is very understanding.

"These three families cooperate quite well." The world is full of wonders, and gangs, bandits and landlords, three irresistible forces, have cooperated.

"Yes, the Ross Gray family has been suppressed quite miserably, but they have the police force and control Ross Town, so the two families are evenly matched." William shook his head: "So, you better not think about it. If you cooperate with the Braithwaites, they won't even look at you."

"Forget it, but the Gray family can talk about it. We still have some tobacco fields there, and we can sell them directly to him." Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said.

After all, selling to friends is better than selling to others. Besides, since the Gray family has a good relationship with William, it means they can continue to cooperate in the future. Zhou Zheng must turn William's connections into his own.

"That's fine. I can write a letter directly, and you can just send someone to go find them directly." William nodded.

When you have time to visit in person, let Trelawney talk about the next thing. He is better at this aspect.

"Since the road to Braithwaite's house is impassable, we can only buy it in Blackwater Town." Whether it is a pub or a casino, they all need wine. What is it like without wine?

"Then go buy it. Several pubs on the street are provided by a liquor company. I know their boss, and he is also from Blackwater Town. I can help you contact him." I have to say that it is good to have someone. Doing things, you see, it’s done.

The two chatted about other things. After a period of excitement, the atmosphere finally became less awkward, and both of them returned to a state of ease.

As for the matter between Zhou Zheng and Isabella, the two also reached a consensus. Isabella would stay at home for a while, and after Zhou Zheng had settled everything, they could hold the wedding in a grand manner.

After all, the ranch is now a large construction site with a mess everywhere, so it is really not suitable.

In the end, it’s the company’s business. This is even simpler. All you need is a reasonable proof of identity and assets. These are not problems.

In the future, casinos, pubs, hotels and other industries will all be under the name of this company and be managed by the company.

William helped Zhou Zheng get a completely innocent identity and even changed his name too lazily.

He also helped Arthur and others get new identities and positioned them as shareholders of the company. Arthur's new name was Sam Milton, and John's was Jim Milton.

As for Hosea, it must have been their father, Thomson Milton.

When Zhou Zheng was handling these documents, the corners of his mouth twitched, trying not to laugh. I have to say, this was really hilarious.

The company's shareholder Zhou Zheng holds [-]% of the shares, and Hosea and Charles each hold [-]%. Arthur still refuses to take it. John said that he is already satisfied with the ranch and refuses to accept it anymore. Zhou Zheng also followed them.

However, Zhou Zheng still listed the two of them and others as employees in the company's name, so that they would have a share of the money in the future.

After all, we have lived and died together so many times, and this is not bad.

At this point, all the things Zhou Zheng had to do in Heishui Town were completed, and everything went smoothly. In the next few days, he stayed in Heishui Town for two days and played with Isabella for a few days, and then he A reluctant farewell to Isabella.

After all, it would be difficult to run such a big stall without him. After all, if you don't fix the new home first, how can you bring the mistress back?