1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 14 Brannan's Conspiracy
Liang Yao stepped onto a snorting horse. After more than three months of recuperation and exercise, his body became stronger and stronger.

Dressed in a western cowboy, with two Colt six-shot revolvers pinned to his waist, his image is completely different from the frail Chinese boy who first arrived in California.

Even if he stood in front of his own parents with this outfit and image, he might not be able to recognize him.

Next to Liang Yao's private mansion is the newly established Sacramento Police Department. The police station has eight mounted police officers transferred from San Francisco. Liang Yao's mount was bought from them.

When the mounted policemen saw Liang Yao going out, they greeted Liang Yao warmly.

Not only these few mounted policemen, but all the gold diggers in Sacramento have a very warm attitude towards Liang Yao, whether they are Americans, Mexicans, Spaniards, Chinese or immigrants from other regions.

Liang Yao was followed by two white cowboy guards and three Chinese guards. They also had the same Colt revolver as Liang Yao pinned to their waists, watching everyone who approached Liang Yao vigilantly.

The exact number of gold diggers Liang Yao in Sacramento is unknown, but there are more than [-] gold diggers who have settled here, and nearly [-] of them are Chinese.

Half of these Chinese are employed by Liang Yao, and most of the rest of the Chinese also rely on Liang Yao's related industries in Sacramento for a living.

If Brannan is the king of San Francisco, then Liang Yao is now the king of Sacramento.

Looking at Sacramento, which is increasingly prosperous and full of people, who would have imagined that it was a barren land a few months ago?

Liang Yao made Sacramento, and Sacramento made Liang Yao.

Liang Yao now owns as much as 31000 ounces of gold, and the value of these gold is equivalent to 96 U.S. dollars. Counting other assets in Sacramento, Liang Yao's current net worth has steadily exceeded one million U.S. dollars. A veritable millionaire.

The legendary experience of becoming a millionaire from nothing in more than three months can only appear in places like California.

Liang Yao went to Sutter's Castle to meet his partner Sartre.

As Sacramento prospered, Sutter's decadent estate showed signs of revival.

Sartre came out of the castle to welcome Liang Yao with a few Chinese guards, his temper was not as hot as before.

Sartre's Castle looked like a military fortress. Besides the guards with guns, Liang Yao actually saw two cannons.

Think of the famous bloody Kansas incident six years later, when fanatical abolitionist supporters even carried their own artillery to bombard Topeka, the capital of Kansas.

It is not surprising that Sartre, who has the dream of being a castle owner, owns a few guns. Besides, he was originally a Swiss artilleryman, maybe this is his hobby.

The folk customs of the American people are simple and honest, it seems that they have traditions.

Sutter brought out the best vintage wine in the castle to entertain Liang Yao.

"Are you here to buy livestock or food this time?"

Liang Yao used to visit Sartre either to buy livestock or food, and Sartre had long been accustomed to this.

The cooperation between Sutter and Liang Yao was very pleasant, and it could be said to be a win-win situation. Sartre hired enough people to defend his territory, and his farm gradually improved.

It's just that Liang Yao won a little too much, and he became the second millionaire in California in just over three months.

"land."

Liang Yao said what he wanted. The reason why he accumulated so much gold was to buy land.

Buying land is also a way out for him. If he does not find mercury and loses his advantage in the gold rush competition, he can also resell the acquired land to those capital giants in the east, and earn a huge price difference from it.

"I will not sell the land to you again. I have sold you more than [-] acres of land, many of which are on the banks of the American River."

Sartre rejected Liang Yao straight away.

Liang Yao also knew that he couldn't just catch Sartre, a sheep, for wool. Although his purpose this time was to buy land, he was not here to buy Sartre's land.

"I heard that you have a very good relationship with the immigrants who settled here during the Mexican government, so I would like to ask you for a favor. I would like to hold a dinner for them." Liang Yao explained his purpose of coming.

"Oh, you said my old buddies, they are just as troubled now as I was more than three months ago, that you moths are illegally encroaching on their land and stealing their property."

Sartre was very sympathetic to his old buddies, who were not so lucky to have hired enough Chinese laborers and guards to defend his domain.Because they did not have such a reliable partner as Liang Yao.

"I bought their land, so they don't have to worry about it, and you have done your old guys a big favor. Isn't this good for us all?" Liang Yao took a sip of his wine and continued to ask, "Do they have all the papers they got from the Mexican government?"

"The procedures are complete. The Mexican government didn't make it difficult for us in order to encourage us to reclaim more wasteland so that we could contribute more taxes." Sartre stood up and walked back and forth in the house with a wine glass After a few steps, he said, "As you said, those old guys and I have a good relationship, so I don't want you to buy their land at a too low price. If you can promise me this, I will be happy to help you with this favor. "

Although Sartre didn't have any lofty ambitions or vision, he was very righteous.

"I promise you." Liang Yao was not the kind of heartless person, so he agreed to Sartre's request after a moment of thought.

Sartre sat down again, smiled and said, "But I can't help you in vain."

"Your benefits are indispensable."

"In that case, cheers to our happy cooperation!"

Sartre finally raised his glass and showed a generous smile.

With a pipe in his mouth, the man tightened his belt and walked out of the room contentedly.

"Sorry, Mr. Brannan, to keep you waiting. I've always been more persistent."

Even though they were talking in a private room indoors, the man wore a hat with the brim pushed down so low that his entire face was covered.

"Five minutes, not too long, Lieutenant Brandon." Sitting across from him, Brannan glanced at the time on the wall clock.

"I feel very embarrassed about the thing you asked me to do. You know that last time we lost a lot of people in San Francisco." Brandon had a very embarrassed expression.

"Don't mention that to me. My loss is not small!" growled Brannan. "You ransacked four of my shops. If I hadn't been so magnanimous, I would have sent you to the gallows."

"My men went to Sacramento to see it. The development there is really good, and there is a lot of gold, but the armed forces there are not weak, and there are eight mounted police."

Sacramento's rapid rise has caught Brannan's attention in a way Brannan didn't expect.

Of course, the rise of Sacramento is not a bad thing for Brannan, but a good thing.

More gold diggers need more tools, and if you want tools, you can only buy them from him, and the business of his grocery store will become more and more prosperous.

Only now there's a new millionaire in Sacramento whose fortunes are ballooning and already threatening Brannan's supremacy in California.He doesn't want competitors, even potential ones.

Although Liang Yao has not touched Brannan's core interests, he has not sold gold panning tools yet.But Brannan believes that with Liang Yao's current expansion speed, it is only a matter of time before he reaches out to the cake of gold mining tools.

This is something Brannan can't stand, not to mention that Liang Yao is still a damn gringo, a yellow-skinned Chinese, which makes Brannan even more unbearable, he seems to have forgotten that in this new continent, he is also a gringo .

Brannan vowed to show the newly minted millionaire some color, if only to make him disappear forever.

"Those gunmen hired by the gold panning companies are stragglers, and a plate of loose sand can't make a climate. As for the eight Sacramento mounted policemen, I have some friendship with them, you can rest assured."

"But there is still a lot of risk. After all, it is I who want to fight with them, not you. Mr. Brannan, my men and I are in danger." Brandon continued to bargain with Brannan, thinking that he Strive for the greatest benefit.

"You can rest assured that in the whole of California, no one will bid higher than me."

As long as the threat of Liang Yao is eliminated, Brannan is willing to pay a high price.

After getting rid of Liang Yao, Sacramento will also be in his pocket, and the price he paid now is nothing.

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