1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 16 The First Pot of Gold (2)

After returning to Cleveland, Scrooge and Rockefeller still had almost nothing to do. Since almost all the money in the company has been invested in this big gambling, there are now no more than two money left, so almost all business activities have stopped. Fortunately, this company is still small, except for three The sponsor does not even have other employees, so there is no need to worry about paying employees in vain. In a blink of an eye, it was early May.

However, for a caring person, there is no time when there is really nothing to do.

Scrooge really got a Smith & Wesson M1 revolver. Of course, because he was underage, Rockefeller came forward and bought it for him.

Although this gun is very cheap, only 12 dollars, and the bullets are also very cheap, 100 rounds only 75 cents. But in Scrooge’s view, this is already a revolver that is quite close to modern firearms. Unlike the Colt revolver, which is still using paper shell bullets, this gun uses a fully loaded metal shell bullet with a fire on the edge. Compared with most of the front-loaded pistols on the market, this gun is still in use. The gun is simply ahead of an era. Only the firing mode of fringe fire limited the power of the ammunition, and black powder was still used as the propellant at that time, and the fire was very smokey.

“As long as you change it to use the middle fire bullet and expand the caliber, it will be a good revolver. Unfortunately, the patent for the transparent bullet nest is already in the hands of others. Otherwise, just go the way of the Colt python. Let Colt have no way to go. This should be so beautiful. But since there is no way to make a Colt python, do you want to make the Ruger P-08 or TT-33 out, so that the Germans or the Russians don’t? Where can I go?” As long as the material level can be guaranteed, for Scrooge, who was a weapon engineer in his previous life, it is not particularly difficult to come up with these two things.

During this time, Scrooge visited Cleveland to prepare for own’s next move. After a period of observation, Scrooge formulated several goals.

The first target was a shotgun factory called “Stru”. This is a factory that mainly produces front-loading flash hider shotguns. At present, although the company’s condition is not good, it is not bad. The important thing is that this company has a history of more than ten years, and there are some technology workers with fairly good technology in the factory.

Looking ahead to the civil war that is destined to happen in a few years, the most important thing is to quickly copy the Mauser rifle out. The equipment of this shotgun factory is pretty good, and it can be used to produce rifles with a little adjustment, and it has no reputation in later generations, which also shows that the chances of this company successfully survive the upcoming crisis are not high. . Once the crisis hits, according to the plan, Scrooge, who has just made a lot of money, can just acquire it, and then rely on this company as the starting point for his wealth plan.

In addition, Scrooge took the time to draw the plans of the various weapons in the plan at home. Time passed slowly, and it was late May in a blink of an eye. Whether Scrooge’s speculation can make large-scale profits, the mystery is about to be revealed. As the time for wheat to mature is approaching, Rockefeller is becoming more and more nervous. Fortunately, Clark’s letters from Europe are basically good news. The weather conditions in Europe have always been very good, and the growth of wheat in various wheat-producing areas has been particularly good, and a bumper harvest is almost a foregone conclusion. Such news greatly encouraged Rockefeller and Scrooge…

On this day, Scrooge stayed in his home to draw design drawings of the rifle.

“Well, that’s it!” Looking at the rifle rotation locking mechanism he drew, Scrooge was very proud that his own drawing skills were basically not regressed. At this moment, there was a hurried knock on the door. At the same time, Rockefeller shouted anxiously: “Scrooge, Scrooge, open the door!”

“What’s the matter? I’ll come!” Scrooge quickly stood up, quickly put the drawing in the drawer, and then came to the door and opened the door.

Rockefeller was standing in the doorway, breathing heavily, as large drops of sweat were rolling down his head. Rockefeller didn’t care about wiping sweat, so he stuffed a newspaper into Scrooge’s hands.

“The Indian rebels captured Delhi on the 11th!” Rockefeller shouted.

“Don’t panic! Come in and talk!” Scrooge frowned and said.

Rockefeller seemed to have noticed that such excitement was not helpful in dealing with the matter, so he nodded vigorously, and then followed Scrooge in the door.

The history of the Indian National Uprising in 1875 was studied by Scrooge when he was in middle school in his previous life. Because the fuse of this uprising was very special, Scrooge’s impression was still very deep. At that time, the East India Company, which ruled India, used lard or tallow as lubricating oil to coat the rifle bullets. Before loading the bullets, the soldiers must use their teeth to bite through the shells of the rifle bullets. Hindus and Muslims in the Indian mercenaries are afraid of touching the fat of these taboo animals with their mouths, so they refuse to use these bullets. The East India Company suppressed these Indian soldiers, resulting in an uprising that almost swept across India.

Scrooge knew what Rockefeller was worried about. An uprising of this scale occurred in India. Not only was the wheat produced in India unreliable, but even in order to suppress the uprising, the British needed to prepare more food. This means that the supply of wheat on the entire international market has decreased, while the demand has increased. This is by no means good news for Scrooge, who is short wheat. Of course, because he foresaw this and also predicted that this change did not prevent the price of food from diving, Scrooge acted quite calmly.

“Drink a glass of water first and calm down.” Scrooge watched Rockefeller sit down and handed him a glass of water.

“Thank you.” Rockefeller took the cup and drank the water in the cup.

“Scrooge, what do you think of the impact of this incident?” After drinking the water, Rockefeller calmed down a bit.

“It won’t have much impact.” Scrooge sat down opposite Rockefeller, “Although India also grows wheat, because of freight reasons, no one will bypass the Cape of Good Hope to transport a ship of wheat back to sell. And To suppress this uprising, the British do not necessarily need to transport wheat from Europe. Rice in Southeast Asia can be supplied to soldiers who were photographed on missions in India. If it is said, the Indian uprising will cause greater prices for those things. The impact, I think, first is opium and tea, and then cotton may also be affected a little bit. As for food, it is basically impossible to have any impact. At most, it is only for those who are long-term, who are still looking forward to the increase in food prices stupidly. The fools will be happy for a few more days. It’s no big deal. But we also have to be prepared, the delivery date is approaching, and we have to prepare to go to Chicago again.”

“Malay, good news! The Indian rebels have won again. It seems that the British must send more troops. The outbreak of war can always bring prices, especially food prices, right? I have it now. I can imagine how much money they can bring back when those food ships come back from Europe! Oh, yes, how much food did that fool Volendrano borrow from you? This will make you a lot of money again. Right?” That Fatty was talking about business with the tall and thin guy again, and because they were convinced that they were going to make a fortune, they were all in high spirits. This is what Scrooge, Rockefeller and Warren Delano saw when they walked into the Chicago Grain Futures Market again a few days later.

“Hey, did you see it? Warren Delano and his little prodigy partner are here! Hahahaha, Warren, you know, India is fighting! You must be finished this time!” Because victory is in sight, and then In addition, thinking that the other party was dead, some people simply tore off their masks and laughed at Warren Delano and Scrooge directly.

Watching the once-beautiful guys die is a general joy for most people, and even those who had no chance to lend them food laughed. Amidst the laughter and whistle, someone shouted: “This afternoon, the trading situation in Europe can be heard back. Warren, do you want me to help the three of you find a pastor in advance?”

The so-called finding a pastor is nothing more than praying for their deathbed prayers. In their view, these short-selling guys are bound to lose their money, and it is estimated that they will only have to jump into the lake.

“Warren, I heard that your daughters are all very beautiful. Don’t worry, I will take care of them for you.” Some people even shouted out the words “Your wife, I raise her”. .

“Warren, you fool, take a look, the price has gone up again today, it has gone up again!”

But all this did not frighten Volendrano. He looked around the menacing crowd with interest, and even put his hands next to his ears, bent into a pinna, and made a look of listening carefully. Then he turned his head and said to Scrooge, “Scrooge, did we go to the wrong place? Isn’t this a food futures market? When is it changed to a pig farm? You have seen so many slaughters before. A scene where the fat pigs are yelling together?”

“I haven’t seen it.” Scrooge slowly shook his head, looked around the triumphant guys with eyes full of sympathy and pity, and then said: “They are so pitiful. They are about to enter the slaughterhouse. I don’t know yet.”

“Boy! What are you talking about? You idiots about going to the slaughterhouse! But considering that we got a piece of meat from you, I still want to thank you.”

“It’s…” Many people hurriedly followed to help.

At this moment, someone ran in:

“The first ships to Europe are back!”