America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Scott is dead.

No one knew about it except Chen Jianqiu and the coachman.

Those who knew he had left prison thought he had gone far away and disappeared in New Mexico; everyone else thought he was still in prison.

The Santa Fe group, which lost Scott, quickly collapsed.

Democrats control the entire state of New Mexico.

As the biggest boss behind the Democratic Party, Chen Jianqiu has made a lot of money.

Roswell Arms Factory built a new factory near Taos.

With the help of Chen Jianqiu, the new governor Gardner fulfilled his promise.

Many small factories began to pop up all over New Mexico.

Sanjiang Bank provided them with loan funds, and Roswell Military Factory provided technical standards and guidance and support.

These small factories produced some upstream component products for Roswell Ordnance.

New Mexico was originally the most unpopular state on the frontier outside of Arizona.

Because it is dry and rainless, it is not suitable for the growth of farmers, and it is not like Texas where large quantities of cattle can be herded.

But with the rare factories appearing here as in the east, many immigrants from the west flocked here.

At the same time, more Chinese traveled across the ocean to the port of Ensenada in Mexico.

This Mexican deep-water port has replaced San Francisco as the first stop for Chinese people to land on the North American continent.

Then they took the train to Juarez, and from Juarez into New Mexico.

This western border state is gradually showing a thriving atmosphere.

As the main driving force behind all this.

Chen Jianqiu seldom interferes with the affairs of the state government.

However, according to the usual practice, as long as there is a new bill, Haring will communicate with him in advance, so as not to damage the interests of the sponsor behind it.

With the development and expansion of various enterprises in Roswell, more and more talents have come to this town.

They are mainly chemists and mainly serve explosives factories.

As the chairman of the Roswell Science and Technology Committee, Holmes, the night school principal, suddenly remembered his identity as a geologist.

He felt that he couldn't waste time, so he proposed to Chen Jianqiu to organize a group of prospecting personnel to go to New Mexico to see if there were new mineral deposits.

Chen Jianqiu agreed.

And he told Holmes that, before long, he could cross the border and go to northern Mexico to do the same.

Because the former Mexican President Diaz came back to power!

As a leader of the scientific school, Rieman Tour was also appointed as the Minister of Commerce.

He found Chen Jianqiu immediately, hoping that he could further increase investment in Mexico.

The content includes but is not limited to the construction of railways, and it is also possible to have interesting mines.

Everyone is busy.

On this day, Ma Keqin, an explosives expert, suddenly found Chen Jianqiu.

The two came to the warehouse where the raw materials were stored.

"There is another batch of saltpeter shipped from the Juarez port." He pointed to the mountain of yellow and white crystals in front of the warehouse and said, "The warehouse can't store it anymore!"

"They are like this every time, and they don't consider the production capacity here!" Ma Keqin complained.

"Then let's pile it up first." Chen Jianqiu said indifferently, "The goods of other companies in the Gunpowder Association are shipped directly from Tijuana, and the cost of shipping from Roswell is too high."

"The main ingredient of this thing is sodium nitrate. It's hot in New Mexico in summer, so it's not suitable to pile it in the open air."

Ma Keqin picked up one of them, weighed it in his hand, and threw it back into the pile of saltpeter.

"Then we can only build a shed first. You can go to Li Sifu and ask him to bring a few people with the materials. Let's just order it first." Chen Jianqiu looked at the pile of saltpeter and said.

Fortunately, New Mexico's climate is similar to Chile's Atacama Desert, and it doesn't rain much.

"Okay, I'll look back at the preparation workshop, when can I send this batch of raw materials in." Ma Keqin replied.

Seeing that the matter was finished, Chen Jianqiu turned around and walked towards his black carrot.

He rode his horse out of the yard and wandered along the south side of the town towards the oil refinery.

Yellow is still the dominant color in Roswell.

However, although a touch of green appeared in front of him, although it was very sparse, it made Chen Jianqiu's eyes shine.

There is a test field.

A man-made canal runs through the test field, leading the water of the Pecos River to the town of Roswell.

The canals are lined with New Mexican junipers, which provide some shade from the wind and sand.

And around them, some desert plants, such as Artemisia shrubs, also grow stubbornly, a piece of green.

It's just that the experimental field is still sparsely populated.

Chen Jianqiu rode a horse and approached the experimental field along the canal.

He suddenly found that not far away, Zhang Danian was sitting on the ridge of the field, moaning and moaning while rubbing the soil with his hands.

Chen Jianqiu got off his horse and walked to the old man's side:
"Uncle Da Nian, why do you always sigh every time I see you?"

Zhang Danian raised his head, the wrinkles on his face deepened like ravines, with a sad expression on his face:
"It's been more than two years, and there are still no crops growing in this field."

Zhang Danian's depression stems from the feelings for the land that have been carved in the bones of Chinese farmers for thousands of years;

On the other hand, it is his sense of responsibility as the chairman of the Roswell Agricultural Committee.

The bullets were manufactured, the bank was opened, and all developed well, but his experimental field had no results at all.

What kind of chairman is the chairman of the Council of Agriculture without agriculture?
Chen Jianqiu laughed, and he also knelt down to comfort the old man:

"It's nothing. This place doesn't grow food in the first place. Besides, our current funds are enough to purchase from outside."

"That's not the way." The old man shook his head, "There is no reason to entrust the lifeline of food to others."

Chen Jianqiu naturally understood this truth.

"The land is not fertile, and everything grows sparsely, such as manure, plant ash, etc. I have tried many times, but I can't make the base fertilizer."

Lack of fat?

Chen Jianqiu suddenly remembered something in his mind.

He pulled Zhang Danian up from the ground.

"What's wrong? Jianqiu?" Zhang Danian patted the ashes on his buttocks, and looked at Chen Jianqiu with a puzzled expression.

My young master has always been flattered, rarely so excited.

"I know where the fertilizer is!"

Chen Jianqiu pulled Zhang Danian towards the direction he came from.

He felt that he had neglected this matter.

There was no way to take this barren place before, because there were no decent resources in hand.

But it's different now.

I got saltpeter from Chile myself!
Isn't sodium nitrate the best nitrogen fertilizer that can be found now!

Although it is said that using this thing as fertilizer is not as beneficial as making explosives and gunpowder, but I didn't say it can't be done!
Now these people don't realize the beauty of chemical fertilizers.

Jin Kela is a thing that can turn decay into magic.

As long as I have the resources in my hands, so many chemists will not be able to produce other fertilizers under my guidance?

Chen Jianqiu rode a black radish and brought Zhang Danian to the pile of saltpeter.

Li Sifu was leading a group of people to set up a shed, and when he saw the two coming, he was about to say hello or something.

"Don't build it for now, move some to the open space, crush it and spread it in the field as base fertilizer." Chen Jianqiu looked at the stunned crowd and ordered.

"Can this thing be used as fertilizer?" Zhang Danian was dubious.

"Try it, how will you know if you don't try it." Chen Jianqiu blinked at him.

"Give me some time, I will find other raw materials, let this land grow food!"