1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 436 Is this over 70 years old?

The neighborhood of Fort Sutter is notoriously quiet, because there is only one resident in Sutter.

Now that Sutter is the mayor of Sacramento, he no longer has to patrol his farm with a gun because he is worried about the theft of crops on his farm like five years ago.

Not to mention the crops on the farm, even the animals in the forest, without the consent of Sartre himself, no one would dare to touch a hair of them.

Fort Sutter is more than 30 kilometers away from downtown Sacramento.

For the convenience of commuting to and from the city, Sutter even built a railway from Sacramento to Sutter's Fort at his own expense.

On weekdays, if he has official business to deal with, he will take his own private train to Sacramento to handle official business. It only takes less than an hour from the departure from Fort Sutter to the arrival in Sacramento.

If nothing happened, Sartre would either hold a banquet in his luxurious manor, or hunt in the endless forest with a shotgun or bow on his back.He also occasionally stays in the study, reading a book in the afternoon sun.

Even Liang Yao was very envious of Sartre's life, which was unpretentious, leisurely and boring.

Compared to Robinson, Sartre did not have much political ambition, and compared to Fremont, Sartre did not have Fremont's lofty ideals.

Sartre cared only about a corner of Sacramento and his estate.

Therefore, Sartre lived an easier life than Robinson, Fremont and others.

Now Sutter has brought his family over from Europe, and the family is enjoying family happiness in Sacramento.

Sartre's special train slowly drove into Fort Sutter, and with the screeching sound of metal brakes, the train slowly stopped.

"Among the clouds of Chaoci Baidi, thousands of miles of rivers and tombs can be returned in one day. There is nothing better than this. Apart from the discomfort of sitting and making people feel a little nauseous, this train is very convenient and faster than a fast horse."

After the train stopped, Liang Weiming couldn't help sighing.

The southern coastal areas of the Qing Dynasty were far away from the political center of the north and had a relatively strong business atmosphere. Therefore, compared with the northern scholars, most of the southern scholars were relatively more enlightened.

Guangzhou in the Erguangfu area is the only foreign trade port that has existed for a long time, and it can also be said to be the only window that remains. Therefore, the Guangfu area centered on Guangzhou is the most civilized place in the whole south, and even in the whole of China.

This is why Liang Weiming is not so repulsed by new Western affairs.

Not only does Liang Weiming not reject trains, he even likes this means of transportation that is better than horses.

The capital of the Qing Dynasty was Jingshi in the north, while Liang Weiming lived in Guangdong Province, the southernmost part of China.

Whether it was going to Beijing to catch an exam when I was young, or returning to my hometown, I had to travel by land and water every time, which lasted for several months, and the expenses along the way were expensive.

However, for candidates from various provinces in the Qing Dynasty who went to Beijing to rush for the exam, the candidates in Guangdong were not the worst, and the worst were the candidates in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Yunnan-Guizhou area is densely covered with mountains and forests, full of miasma, and sparsely populated. Wild animals and poisonous insects often appear.

Throughout the dynasties, there have been records of many Yunnan-Guizhou areas going to Beijing to participate in the general examination, and even going to the provincial capital to participate in the rural examination. On the way, they were devoured by wolves, tigers and leopards, poisoned by snakes and scorpions, and robbed and killed by mountain bandits.

It’s okay if you pass the exam, but if you don’t pass the exam, candidates in the Yunnan-Guizhou area will have to go on this difficult road to catch up with the exam after four years, or even walk for a lifetime.

It can be said that the candidates in the Yunnan-Guizhou region spent their lives to participate in the imperial examination, and every journey out of the countryside was a test as difficult as learning from the west.

"With the train, although the two places are thousands of miles away, they can be reached in one day." Liang Yao laughed.

The speed of the Pioneer carrying passengers is about 35 kilometers per hour. Regardless of the time it takes to stop midway, it is still possible to run more than 800 kilometers a day, that is, more than 1600 miles.

Of course, the speed of the freight train may be slower.

Liang Yao saw that Liang Weiming just kept his mouth shut and didn't open his mouth to speak. He knew that Liang Weiming was feeling sick from the train and wanted to vomit, but because there were too many people at the station, it would be a bit out of control to vomit in public.

Liang Yao took Liang Weiming to a secluded place where no one was around, and patted Liang Weiming's back and said.

"Grandpa, there's no one here, just throw up if you want."

Seeing that there was no one around, Liang Weiming vomited wantonly.

It's just that when he was on the train just now, Liang Weiming had already vomited several times. After getting off the train, there was nothing left in his stomach. After vomiting for a long time, he only vomited some bitter water.

"Careful, refreshing, it's much more comfortable." After vomiting, Liang Weiming said contentedly stroking his stomach.

"This is the bow you want. It weighs about 45 pounds. It's enough for hunting some small prey." After entering Sartre's manor, Sartre handed Liang Yao a long bow. .

Sartre liked to hunt. He not only hunted with a shotgun, but sometimes used a bow and arrow for a change.

Hunting with a gun is like fishing with a net, it is relatively easier to catch prey, and hunting with a bow is like fishing, it is relatively more difficult to catch prey.

But both have their own fun.

Kony sent two top-quality volcanic stone lever rifles. This kind of gun uses pistol bullets, small charge, low recoil, and rapid fire. It is more suitable for newcomers like Liang Weiming who have basically never touched a gun for hunting. .

Liang Yao originally planned to let Liang Weiming and Liang Shaochen hunt with volcanic stone lever rifles, but Liang Weiming didn't like guns, he liked to use bows.

The Liang family had a few small bows and Qingjiao bows at home, but they didn't bring them with them.

There are not many people who are good at bows in California, so Liang Yao can only ask Sartre to choose a suitable bow for Liang Weiming.

Liang Yao took the longbow from Sartre and handed it to Liang Weiming, but he was still a little worried. After all, Liang Weiming was already 70 years old, so he reminded him.

"Grandpa, don't force it. If you get injured, you will miss the job."

Liang Weiming snatched the longbow from Liang Yao's hand, and at the same time gave Liang Yao a white look: "Shooting is one of the six arts of a gentleman. You must have underestimated grandpa. Grandpa's body is not so weak that even pulling a bow can hurt him."

After finishing speaking, Liang Weiming put on the bowstring, the thumb of his right hand was holding the bowstring, and the index finger pressed the thumb and pulled it up.

Seeing this, Sartre subconsciously took a step back, for fear that Liang Weiming would collapse into himself.

Liang Weiming was of medium height and thin, and Sartre did not think that this thin old man could pull a 45-pound longbow.

In the next second, Sartre's jaw almost dropped, and he stared at Liang Weiming in disbelief.

Liang Weiming not only drew the 45-pound longbow, but also controlled it very steadily.

"WTF (what the hell)?! Are you sure Grandpa Ni is in his 70s?"

Liang Weiming easily drew the 45-pound bow and was able to control it steadily, which shocked Sartre.

"This is a child's bow." Liang Weiming put down the long bow and asked Sartre, "Mayor Sa has a heavier bow?"

Liang Weiming was dissatisfied with the longbow provided by Sartre.

Not only because of the low poundage, but also the feeling of pulling makes Liang Weiming feel a little awkward and uncomfortable.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Sutter nodded hurriedly.

Not many people in California like bows, and even fewer are good at using them.

Sartre usually hunts bows with some Indian chiefs and Indian guards. It is rare to meet someone who can use a bow, which makes Sartre very excited.

Sartre took Liang Weiming to his precious bow collection room, where Sartre had collected all kinds of good bows from all over the world.

English longbows, Tatar bows, Turkic bows (Turkish bows), Persian bows, and even a combined bow that Sartre just got from Japan.

It is a pity that Sartre did not come from Daqing to Qingbow.

Sartre asked his followers to string these bows and let Liang Weiming choose them.

After some experience, Liang Weiming finally chose a 60-pound Turkic bow and asked Sartre for a good horse.

"Your grandpa is not simple." Sartre said with emotion.

"I'm also very surprised, I also underestimated my grandfather." Liang Yao sighed.

Liang Yao’s stereotype of Qing Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats is not very good either. In Liang Yao’s stereotype, late Qing scholar-bureaucrats were obsessed with smoking opium and were weak and pedantic. Together.

Facts proved that he was wrong, he still underestimated the scholar-bureaucrats, perhaps many scholar-bureaucrats in the late Qing Dynasty were as unbearable as Liang Yao stereotyped, but not all of them.

(End of this chapter)