1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 35 Stanford Ambition
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A new adjustable alarm clock in the corner makes loud noises.

The hangover Liang Yao reluctantly left the warm bed, poured a glass of water, walked to the table, and checked the upcoming schedule.

According to the arrangement, he will leave for San Francisco today to check the construction progress of the commercial street. Tomorrow is just the birthday of Sheriff Flag's wife Ephrida, so he can bring some gifts to visit Flage.

In these days of the business battle with Brannan, Flegal provided him with a lot of help.

Without Flage's help, the violent conflict between him and Brannan in San Francisco would have been more than just sporadic firefights, and the construction of San Francisco's commercial street would not have gone so smoothly.

Although Brannan is arrogant and domineering, he is known as the king of California, but on the bright side, Flage is still the sheriff of San Francisco.

Strauss is a very hardworking person, to be precise, a hardworking and intelligent person.His ability is much stronger than Jones.

Just as Liang Yao finished washing, Strauss was already standing at the door waiting.

Although his beard and hair were relatively long, they were neatly trimmed and looked pleasing to the eye, not as scruffy as the gentle, bearded man who also had hair and beard.

Strauss in a suit and leather shoes stood upright at the door and said.

"Boss, Mr. Stanford wants to see you. He said he wanted to talk to you alone about something."

Stanford did not attend their banquet yesterday, and he disappeared halfway through. Liang Yao thought that Stanford had gone back to San Francisco.

Through the conversation with Ge Wen at the wine table yesterday, Liang Yao has been able to confirm that this Leland Stanford is the founder of Stanford University, the first real governor of California in the future, and the president of the Pacific Central Railway Company. One of the top ten chaebols of the Gilded Age.

As long as an ordinary person obtains one of the above achievements, he is already a dragon and a phoenix among the people, let alone all the above achievements in one body.

The most outstanding work of the Pacific Central Railway Company is the western section of the Pacific Railway, which is the section with the most difficult construction and the worst conditions.Because this section of the railway has to pass through the steep Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The Pacific Railway was the first railway to traverse the North American continent, known as an industrial miracle at the time.

And under this miracle, buried are the corpses of Chinese laborers who were lured to America to pan for gold.

They came to California with the dream of making a fortune, but were tricked into building a railroad in Nevada, and what they got in return was that the Pacific Railroad generously paid them about [-]% of the wages of white laborers.

For this 15000% salary, the more than [-] Chinese workers of the Pacific Central Railway Company have to work longer hours than white workers, and their work is more arduous and dangerous.

"Stanford didn't go back to San Francisco yesterday?" Liang Yao sat down after taking a sip of water to moisten his throat.

"Mr. Stanford was walking around Sacramento yesterday."

"I heard that Stanford runs two stores in San Francisco. One store sells miners' supplies and the other sells daily necessities. You also opened a store in San Francisco. How much do you know about him?"

"Mr. Stanford can be said to be the most successful store owner in San Francisco. He can always buy from Mr. Brannan at a lower price, and the rent of the store is also the lowest." Strauss hesitated to speak.

Supplies for gold mining miners and daily necessities are Brannan's core businesses. I didn't expect Stanford to be able to make these two businesses flourish in San Francisco.

Ge Wen told him that Stanford was an excellent young lawyer who had helped him fight several troublesome lawsuits.

Now it seems that Stanford is not only an excellent lawyer, but also a businessman with ulterior motives.

"You don't seem to have finished your sentence."

Liang Yao put down his water glass and looked at Strauss who was hesitant to speak.

"Based on my personal intuition about Mr. Stanford, Stanford is similar to Brannan in some respects. His daily necessities store is less than twenty yards away from my store. The location and business of this store are very good. , it was originally run by my fellow countrymen.”

"So, this Stanford is not a good one."

No matter how capable Brannan was, he was no more than a nouveau riche at best, and Stanford was a professional litigator who was good at taking advantage of legal loopholes. Such a person was much more difficult to deal with than Brannan.

Strauss smiled wryly: "If Mr. Stanford could have come to California earlier, the king of California might not be Mr. Brannan."

"I see, let him come in." Liang Yao nodded, he still decided to see Stanford.

Guided by Strauss, Stanford walked into Liang Yao's office with confident steps.

After pouring Stanford a cup of tea, Strauss stood behind Liang Yao so that he could be on call at any time.

"Sorry, Mr. Liang, I need to talk to you about this matter alone." Stanford looked at Strauss behind Liang Yao, then turned to Liang Yao and said.

"Strauss, wait for me at the door."

"Yes, boss."

Strauss nodded in agreement, then walked out of the office and closed the door gently.

"What is Mr. Stanford doing?"

Liang Yao stared at Stanford with great interest. Thinking of what Stanford did later, it was hard for him to have a good impression of Stanford.

"I know you really want to bring Brannan down. I have a way for you to send him to jail without spending a dime, not even a penny."

"Go on, Mr. Stanford." Liang Yao looked at Stanford very playfully.

"Mr. Liang doesn't know that besides running two small shops, I also serve as Brannan's legal counsel. You know, in this lawless place like California, there are not many people who are proficient in law."

As he spoke, Stanford took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and continued.

"As we all know, Brannan's crimes in California are too numerous to list, and these things are enough to send him to the gallows. The Territory follows the federal laws of the United States, and we can use the laws to bring Brannan to justice.

At that time, in accordance with federal law, Brannan's illegal gains will be turned over to the federal government, and his real estate will be directly auctioned on the spot, and you are the richest person in California, and the commercial properties in prime locations in San Francisco will also belong to you. "

Liang Yao was not interested in looking at the evidence in Stanford's hands, but asked Stanford, "Mr. Stanford, as far as I know, Brannan treated you well. Why did you do this?"

"Brannan is full of crimes, and he should follow the law to make an example. This is the responsibility of every conscious citizen."

"It seems that your consciousness is very high."

"Of course, I'm lurking next to Brannan to get the evidence."

Of course, Liang Yao wouldn't believe Stanford's nonsense. Stanford came to him just because the situation was not good and he acted on the wind.

Besides, he didn't have time to wait for the court to judge Brannan.

"Mr. Stanford, what do you want from me? My criminal evidence?"

"Mr. Liang was joking. As far as I know, all of Mr. Liang's assets are legally obtained and protected by law." Stanford explained his intention for coming.

"I know that you now own a lot of land in San Francisco and Sacramento. I want to set up a railway company to build a railway from San Francisco to Sacramento. The railway needs to pass through your private land and requires your permission. Of course, You can also take a stake in my railway company and become its major shareholder."

Stanford's vision is quite poisonous. Liang Yao already has a plan to lay railroads in San Francisco and Sacramento.

But before that he had to defeat Brannan and take full control of San Francisco.

Once the San Francisco and Sacramento pavement is completed, connecting the main gold-producing and commercial areas of California, the profits will be beyond imagination.

Not only laying railroads, but also laying telegraph wires in San Francisco and Sacramento to facilitate communication between the two places.

The biggest obstacle to the construction of basic transportation and communication facilities is the land, which is now in his hands.He has an incomparable advantage over others.

If Liang Yao wanted to hold this field that was the lifeblood of California's economy tightly, it would be impossible for him to share a share with Stanford, an unknown junior.

Furthermore, the conditions proposed by Stanford could not impress him.

"Stanford, your ambition is too great." Liang Yao rejected Stanford's proposal, "I'm not interested in your proposal, and secondly, I doubt whether you have enough financial resources to carry out this huge project."

Stanford's face became very ugly, almost distorted, and he looked at Liang Yao with a bit more sinister eyes: "Mr. Liang, why don't you think about it again? I think Mr. Ge Wen will also be very interested in this proposal."

"Mr. Ge Wen has just invested in the United Mining Company. I think that in the short term, Mr. Ge Wen will not be interested in this kind of project that requires long-term huge investment to pay off. If you think Mr. Ge Wen is interested, you can first Talk to Mr. Gerwin."

Liang Yao said coldly, Stanford would be wrong if he thought that Ge Wen could suppress him.Ge Wen is just a frustrated politician. He and Ge Wen are in a cooperative relationship, and each takes what they need.

"Mr. Leung"

"Brannan's casinos and brothels need to be taken over, but at the moment they are too small to meet the needs of the market."

"I understand, I am willing to take over and take care of these two industries for you." Stanford suddenly raised his spirits, "I know some human traffickers in Central America, and I know what to do. Girls there are cheaper than American girls."

"Go." Liang Yao sent Stanford away, got up and went to the restaurant on the first floor to have breakfast.

(End of this chapter)