1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 39
It has to be said that the wealth accumulated by the Brannan family in just two years is still very considerable.

Despite repeated setbacks on the commercial battlefield, Brannan was still able to turn over a full 13000 ounces of gold as working capital, which shows his strong financial resources.

West's first millionaire, well-deserved reputation.

What is the concept of a million dollars in this era?

On the eve of the Civil War, the industrial output value of the Confederacy was only 1500 million US dollars, and the total industrial output value of the Northern Federation was 2.5 million US dollars.The currency circulation of the entire United States is only 10 billion US dollars.

The millionaires of this era are actually better than the billionaires of later generations.

Of course, these golds cannot be equated with productivity.

Liang Yao's next job is to use the gold as raw capital and quickly convert it into productivity.

It was not easy for Liang Yao to win this commercial confrontation.

If there is no gold mining field for him to produce gold for blood transfusion, there is no China Bank to absorb gold from gold mining companies as reserve funds for him.

In the end, it's really hard to say who will win the battle.

With his hands in his pockets, Liang Yao watched as the gold was continuously moved out of Brannan's Seaside Manor.

Strauss personally watched each piece of gold being weighed and boxed, and recorded them one by one.

After the box was full, Strauss carefully sealed the box full of gold, marked the seal, and then loaded it into the car.

At first, the gold nuggets and bars that were taken out of Brannan's estate were neat pieces, which were more convenient for weighing and boxing.

In the end, what was weighed and boxed was not regular gold nuggets, but irregularly shaped gold utensils.

It can be seen that Brannan's wealth is about to bottom out.

"That bastard Brannan looked at you just now and wanted to eat you raw, we still have to be careful." Deng Yan followed Liang Yao closely.

"I wish he could eat me right now."

If it weren't for Griffin being here, he now wants to solve Brannan's trouble once and for all.

Liang Yao won the business battle, but the grievance between him and Brannan still needs to be settled. The current result is nothing more than the product of a temporary compromise.

This flimsy compromise, like the 1850 Compromise four or five months later, was doomed to be short-lived.

The contradictions between northern factory owners and southern slave owners cannot be compromised, let alone coexist for a long time. Entrepreneurs who want to develop industries cannot live in the same blue sky in California with speculators who only want to collect gold and make quick money. under.

They are born with irreconcilable contradictions.

Perhaps, this is the fate between them, either you die or I live.

"How do these two guys deal with it?!"

Like walking a dog, Sven leads two Brannan's hawk dogs, one is the notorious captain of the vigilante in San Francisco, and the other is the real culprit who killed Cai Laixi.

These two hawks and dogs have long since lost the arrogance and domineering they used to bully and dominate the market. Liang Yao's cold eyes swept over the two of them. These two were all servile and servile, begging for mercy from Liang Yao, hoping that Liang Yao would spare their lives. .

"I want to give Uncle Cai an explanation. Let Uncle Cai deal with the murderer who killed Laixi. Second Uncle, Uncle Cai is an honest and responsible person. If he can't do it then, you will do it for him."

"Mingsheng and I have been old friends since we were young, and Laixi can be regarded as my half nephew. I will never be soft."

Deng Yan raised the butt of his gun and slammed it down on the heads of the two eagle dogs, and two blood flowers appeared on their heads.

"Nelson can be used to build momentum for us, and we will hold a public trial in the square someday." Liang Yao said.

"Liang Yao, Nelson just told me that Brannan's shops and casinos still have a lot of treasures. Look, it's getting dark, and Brannan's hired gunmen are scared to hide in the manor by us. We are Shouldn't we take this opportunity to do something?"

Sven came up with the idea of ​​Brannan's store in San Francisco.

If you didn't rob Brannan's manor, or rob Brannan's casino shop in San Francisco, the size would be a piece of meat.

Liang Yao also had the idea of ​​giving Brannan another blow from the bottom. His only concern was Griffin's two infantry companies.

Griffin's two infantry companies are now preparing dinner. It seems that they are not going to leave tonight.

Liang Yao couldn't praise the military discipline of Griffin's troops.

To put it bluntly, the discipline of Griffin's troops is not as good as that of Liang Yao's escort. The US military has never been known for its strict discipline.

But there is one thing to say, in terms of combat quality, Griffin's troops are definitely better than his guards, Liang Yao also admitted this.

No matter how poorly disciplined Griffin's army is, it is a team composed of veterans who have fought in battle.

Liang Yao also asked Siwen to recruit some professional mercenaries back. I heard that there are three other serious retired British military officers who were employed by the Mexican army and served as instructors for the Mexican army.

Hope the arrival of these people can bring change to his escort.

"You can rob shops and casinos if you want, but you can't rob them alone."

Liang Yao looked at Griffin's soldiers. Those soldiers were scattered around, or they brought their own dry food and cooked on the spot, or they went to the food stalls in the commercial street in groups to eat. Think warmly about sex, and ask where there are sex in brothels.

"Take them and grab them together."

When Sven heard the words, it was as if seeing the sun through the clouds. Mao Sai suddenly realized, stroked his forehead and said, "Oh! My stupid brain, why didn't I think of it, this is really a good idea."

"The robbing is the robbing, but you have to rob in an orderly manner."

"Is there still order in the robbery?"

"First, you are only allowed to rob Brannan's shops, not other places. Second, you are not allowed to set fires. If you touch these two red lines, don't say Griffin, even I can't spare you." Liang Yao said to Sven with a straight face and an admonishing tone.

"Don't worry, I can distinguish between right and wrong and priorities. Except for those shops in Brannan, ordinary people's homes don't have a few cents. Now I am a big captain with a monthly salary of 30 ounces of gold. I still pay for those few cents." I don't like it." Sven assured Liang Yao.

After obtaining Liang Yao's consent, the gentle, socially obsessed man went up to talk to a few soldiers who were about to go to the city to prostitute.

"Doing so will put Brannan, a mad dog, in a hurry. I'm afraid the dog will bite if it gets anxious, let alone a mad dog."

Although Deng Yan could not speak English well, he was able to understand the conversation in general. After all, he had lived here for almost four months, and had a lot of dealings with foreigners.

"Since it's a mad dog, even if you don't force it, it will bite you." Liang Yao expressed his judgment, "Griffin doesn't want to meddle in the affairs of San Francisco. Griffin will leave after dawn tomorrow. This mad dog Lannan is going to bite us, only within two or three days."

"Leave the matter of San Francisco to my second uncle. You go back to Saskatchewan for a while. You are our backbone. Any of us can make mistakes, but you can't make any mistakes." Deng Yan was a little worried about Liang Yao's comfort.

"This mad dog has identified me, who else can it bite if I'm not in San Francisco?" Liang Yao rejected Deng Yan's proposal.

He is the person Brannan wants to take revenge the most now, and Brannan only has one chance to do it, so he won't act rashly.Only if he stays in San Francisco can he induce Brannan to make a move.

Once Brannan made his shot, he could justifiably kill him.

The war between them will not be truly over until Brannan leaves this world for good.

His guards were more than enough, but more than enough.

What's more, Brannan's hired gunmen have suffered heavy casualties and people's hearts are fluctuating, while his armed guards suffered minimal casualties in this conflict.

He had a great advantage over Brannan in armed forces.

Furthermore, San Francisco also has more than fifty mounted policemen of Sheriff Flagg, and he and these mounted policemen are on the same boat.

Brannan's chances of a comeback in this situation are slim to none.

(End of this chapter)