Chapter 189 The British Consul General

Lelan Stanford, who became the governor of California at the age of 37, put the plan to build a Pacific Railway on the US government agenda and eventually led to the start of the Pacific Railway. Of course, he himself became the president of the Central Pacific Railway and thus became a millionaire. Of course, if only this was the case, Lelan Stanford would be just a chaebol and would not be as famous as it was later. His fame lies in the fact that he and his wife Jenny Stanford co-founded Lelan Stanford Little, which is one of the five star schools in the United States, the only university that can be compared with MIT in science and engineering. At the same time, this university is also the founder of Silicon Valley.

However, in 1881, Leland Stanford had not thought about creating a university because it was founded by his only child who died of typhoid fever. He and his wife were overly sad and founded in order to commemorate him. At this time, he was the president of the Central Pacific Railway and one of the largest chaebols in California. He not only had railways, but also gold mines, ports and other businesses, and was rich and powerful. It was precisely because of this that he became the target of Guo Jinzhang and others.

This guy was one of the culprits who forced Chinese workers to dig railways in Mount Nevada in the severe cold of tens of degrees Celsius, braved heavy snow, and the Chinese workers would certainly not be polite to him. If it weren't for considering that this guy was famous in the United States for promoting the Pacific Railway, I heard that he had a good relationship with some big names in Washington, and his family had a wife and a young man, the Chinese workers would have locked him up with Hamilton, Perkins and others long ago, and would he continue to live in his luxury residence? Of course, these are not the most fundamental ones.

The most fundamental reason is that this guy is called Lelan Stanford, and Guo Jinzhang knew that the full name of the famous Stanford University in later generations was Little Lelan Stanford University. Why did he know? Clinton's daughter entered the university, and major websites were very well reported. As an ordinary graduate of an ordinary university, he always had a little respect for the founders of world-renowned institutions in the future... Maybe it was because of foreign charm, but who said that Chinese universities were not as good as others? You can't accept it.

Of course, in addition to forcing Leland Stanford to sign the document drafted by Charlotte to "accusate" the anti-Chinese wave of the United States, Guo Jinzhang also said that "freezing" many funds from the Central Pacific Railway, and only allowed them to provide part of the funds every day to maintain the basic operation of the railway. This is also for the workers who make a living on the railway. Guo Jinzhang does not want those people to cause trouble for their own group because they can't get their salary. For this reason, other shareholders of the Central Pacific Railway, especially Henkinton, who is known as the first chaebol in California, expressed extreme dissatisfaction with this. Unfortunately, the era of "a tycoon who sneezes, California will shake the earth" has passed, and this is the largest Californian

The grocery store owner is currently surrounded by Chinese workers and his residence is under the surveillance of Chinese workers. He is very useless to be dissatisfied, and he doesn't even dare to say a few words. You know, Guo Jinzhang did not ask everyone to maintain a certain degree of restraint at Heinz's house. He got angry and dared to slap him... Who said that this girl is the real boss of the Central Pacific Railway? Lelan Stanford has a grudge with Chinese workers, so this old guy has a greater grudge with everyone. Therefore, when the documents taken from Stanford's house were sent to Heinginton, he did not have the opportunity to consider it like Stanford. He either signed directly or called you to sign, just these two choices...

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"Then he still has to choose?"

"Of course some choices are there. How fair are we doing things? If he doesn't sign by himself, and he can be beaten up or not, we will at most beat him to death. We will definitely not just hold his hand and directly stamp his hand!"

"...We are not the kind of guy who is so arrogant?"

"Not count. That guy sent his subordinates to force us to work with guns. Now I haven't used guns, but I just started to do it. It's much easier."

It was about dusk, and in a timber factory in San Francisco, Guo Jinzhang and Qian Shide were chatting in a mess... They had already been lame, and after coming to California, they took the initiative to manage the prisoner-of-war concentration camp with Hou Nan and the old man Qian, who heard that Guo Jinzhang sent someone to get a document to find Lilan, Stanford and others to sign, immediately rushed out of the concentration camp. After that, they didn't care about Guo Jinzhang, and drove Zhou Xiaoding back, who was carrying out the mission, and took it on his own. After "visiting" all kinds of people related to the Central Pacific Railway, they left their picks and wanted to go back to the prisoner-of-war camp. Passing by the timber factory in the middle, they found Guo Jinzhang there, so they rushed over.

"Nothing happened, right?" Guo Jinzhang asked without commenting on Qian Shide's thoughts.

"It's boring. At most, I'll just slap two times, and I'll sign it immediately, which makes me feel so full that I have nowhere to use it." Qian Shide's tone was very depressed.

"Hehe, rich people, cherish their lives. You always come to the door with such a fierce and vicious spirit. Not to mention just asking them to sign a name, or asking them to transfer all their property is just a little bit." Guo Jinzhang smiled.

"I need to let them transfer, just dig it out from the bank?" Qian Shide snorted disdainfully, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Jin Zhang, tell me the truth, how much have we done this time?"

"not much."

“How much isn’t it?”

"Including the seized gold and silver, a total of six or seven million US dollars." Guo Jinzhang replied lightly.

"Bang..."

Not far away, a busy Chinese worker dropped the wood in his hand to the ground.

"Six or seven million?" Qian Shide took a two-sweet breath, "Do you think it's six or seven million?"

"This is still a small amount." Guo Jinzhang curled his lips. Six or seven million dollars is a big deal? If this is put forth more than a hundred years and only robbed San Francisco after occupying San Francisco, it would not be enough to embarrass him. But he also knew that the six or seven million dollars at this time was not small. In the future, not to mention tens of billions of dollars, one billion dollars would be absolutely equivalent. Chinese workers only had hundreds of dollars in their lifetime savings, and at first glance, they would be shocked.

"That's just a small amount? This is six or seven million US dollars. In the Qing Dynasty, tens of millions of taels of silver!" Qian Shide roared with grin.

"It's really not too much." Guo Jinzhang shook his head, "When the Pacific Railway was established, the California government raised 15 million US dollars. Even Oregon to the north was not much larger than Colorado, and he also got 5 million US dollars. San Francisco is the largest city in California. Almost all of the richest people in California are here, less than 10 million US dollars, and there are still a lot?"

"You kid are not satisfied." Qian Shide couldn't help but get angry. Six or seven million dollars are still not enough. He has never seen a large denomination of US dollars in his life. This kid doesn't even look down on it?

"Of course I'm not satisfied. Six or seven million US dollars seem to be a lot, and it really takes a lot of money. Hum... In just three or two months, if you get faster, you'll be able to do it in three or two days." Guo Jinzhang said.

"What did you say? After spending millions in a few days, do you think it's burning them with fire?" Qian Shide almost jumped up, six or seven million dollars, is this kid going to spend all of them?

"How can it be burned with fire so quickly?" Guo Jinzhang smiled and raised another finger: "If you don't say anything else, you have to comfort Chinatown, right? Anyway, they are also local local snakes. We can occupy San Francisco thanks to their cooperation, right?"

"Ah, that's what it said." Qian Shide nodded, "Yes, but this can't cost that much, right?"

"Isn't this a big deal to give Chinatown three million, right?" Guo Jinzhang asked again.

"Three hundred... Well, it's not too much." Qian Shide originally wanted to say that three million is not too much, but if you calculate it carefully, there are tens of thousands of Chinese in Chinatown, and three million seems to be a lot, but a little bit average, each person may not even have one hundred dollars, which is really not much. You know, after the Chinese workers occupied San Francisco, they are also doing it with their heads.

"The bank has to leave a million dollars in emergency response to avoid those depositors from getting angry and causing urban disasters. This is not too much, right?" Guo Jinzhang stretched out another finger.

"That is, you have a lot of concerns." Qian Shide seemed a little dissatisfied with this, but he nodded in the end.

"A million dollars are being carried out to build municipal engineering to provide jobs to those white and black people who have no jobs, so as not to do anything they can do. This is not too much, right?" Guo Jinzhang raised his third finger again.

"...I think this is your wishful thinking. Doing things randomly? If they dare to do things randomly, will the gun in your hand be a decoration?" Qian Shide became increasingly dissatisfied. In fact, the white black people who have no jobs or are relatively poor. Why? Because everyone's work overlaps, that is, the white black people who cause paupers will be stimulated by the Chinese. How could other white people who live better be snatched from their jobs by the Chinese? Most of the Chinese are not at that level. Therefore, Guo Jinzhang's municipal engineering plan did cause some dissatisfaction in the psychology of Chinese people in San Francisco, but it was finally implemented because of Guo Jinzhang's toughness. The Chinese workers were convinced by Guo Jinzhang, and the Chinatown was said to have Bu Ping to suppress the opposition.

"This is five million US dollars, and there is more than one million and less than two million left. There is still something to do." Guo Jinzhang turned a blind eye to Qian Shide's dissatisfaction and continued.

"What else is there? What else is there?" Qian Shide thought for a while, but he didn't hear that Guo Jinzhang had made any moves recently. Of course, letting those people from Lilan Stanford sign their documents will definitely not be able to waste any money. Just slap them twice. Even if they have to calculate their salary, they won't be able to use ten dollars.

"We all have to have a salary, right?" Guo Jinzhang raised another finger, "Although the money has not been paid yet, there are tens of thousands of Chinese people who go on duty every day, and each person has to have fifty or sixty dollars, and it is gone at once, right?"

"Then there is more than one million?" Qian Shide licked his tongue. Six or seven million dollars were really gone so quickly? This is too fast, right? He was a little unwilling.

"More than one million? Humph, this one million will be spent today." Guo Jinzhang sighed.

"Today?" Qian Shide was stunned, "Is it spent? What are you doing?"

"Anyway, you are here too, so don't go back first. Let's go with me later to see how the more than one million US dollars are spent." Guo Jinzhang sighed. He felt distressed, but what else can he do? Just like opening a store, the money... went out like a stream. What's more, they are like armed riots now, and it's even more bottomless holes.

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"Jin Zhang, do you think this looks almost the same?"

After a few more words of life with Qian Shide, a Chinese worker came over and pointed to a long, long, round chimney-like wood in the distance and asked Guo Jinzhang.

"It's made of wooden boards?" Guo Jinzhang walked over and looked at it carefully, and asked.

"Yes." The Chinese worker nodded.

"It feels a little weak, and it looks...it feels light and not very exciting." Guo Jinzhang touched it, knocked it twice, and shook his head.

"It's made of wood, of course it's light and fluttering. Do you really want it to be like iron?" A Chinese worker next to him said with a smile.

"That's right, but this thing is still the more realistic the better." Guo Jinzhang said.

"What are you doing?" Qian Shide looked at it and didn't understand, so he also came up and touched the long "chimney" that was about to be held by someone, "What can this thing do?"

"Hehe, Uncle Qian, this is a cannon!" the Chinese worker said with a smile.

"Cannon?" Qian Shide was stunned, and couldn't help but glance at the "chimney", "Do you think this is a cannon?"

"Yes!" The Chinese worker nodded vigorously.

"What the hell are you doing? If this is a cannon, you don't have to wait for you to ignite it. The shells will fall apart as soon as they are put in. What's the use?" Qian Shidedao.

"Of course it's useful, Uncle Qian, this thing is useful to the boss." The Chinese worker said with a smile.

"Boss, you're useless. You can't scare you even if you take it out to scare people. Look how thick this thing is?" Qian Shide stretched out his arm and hugged the "cannon barrel". "My, I can't even hold both arms. Who have ever seen such a thick cannon barrel? Are those white people all fools?"

"Hehe, Uncle Qian, we have really seen this thing, otherwise I wouldn't dare to make the cannon barrel so thick. It's all measured." The Chinese worker laughed.

"Really?"

"Of course there is really."

"What the hell are you doing?" Qian Shide became more and more confused. He couldn't help but circle the "cannon barrel" several times. The wooden boards were made into a round shape, hollow, with three people in length, and a few wooden boards were inlaid behind, making the back of the cannon barrel look thicker. He had participated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement and had seen cannons, but he had never seen such cannons in his life. "Is there such a big cannon in this world?"

"Of course there is. I have seen it with my own eyes." The Chinese engineer said.

"Stop keeping it aside, tell me quickly, what kind of cannon is this? I haven't heard of a cannon made of wood." Qian Shide was a little impatient, but he felt more itchy in his heart. If such a big cannon really works... can this work?

"Hehe, this is a fake. We are using fakes for real goods." Huagong smiled.

"Fake it?" Qian Shide was stunned.

"Of course it's fake. How can there be a cannon made of wood? This thing doesn't hold on." Huagong smiled again.

"Boy, just talk to me. Tell me quickly, what do you want to change? Where is there such a big real gun?" Qian Shide was anxious, and suddenly he couldn't wait to see the real guy.

"Hehe, this is a shore defense cannon!" Guo Jinzhang said with a smile.

"Strait defense gun?"

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"Jin Zhang, that foreign devil is here."

When Guo Jinzhang was about to explain to Qian Shide what shore defense cannons mean, another Chinese worker came over.

"Tell him to wait in front and say I'll come later." Guo Jinzhang ordered.

"yes."

"What foreign devil?" Qian Shide's curiosity immediately moved from the huge shore defense cannon that had never appeared in his impression, "Who did you find?"

"Didn't you just say that there is more than one million US dollars left? This foreigner is here to extort our money." Guo Jinzhang replied.

"Extort money?" Qian Shide's expression changed immediately, and then he began to roll up his sleeves: "There are still people in San Francisco who dare to extort money from us. Are he tired of living?"

"He is not tired of living." Guo Jinzhang smiled bitterly and grabbed Qian Shide, for fear that the irritable old guy would run to the front and take action. He knew that since Qian died young, Qian Shide had never kept his hands with those white people. This is one of the reasons why the old guy stayed in the prisoner-of-war camp. He was full of white people, and he couldn't take action. How uncomfortable it was? Of course, after a period of precipitation, Qian Shide's mood was not that bad, but he still believed that if this old guy ran to the front, he would definitely let the foreigner who came here know what the true teachings of worshiping the God Cult are.

"Who is it?" Of course Qian Shide would not really rush out. Although he stomped his head violently, he was not doing anything and looked down on the white people, but he would not have any distinction between the situation.

"British people, come and do business with us!" Guo Jinzhang said.

"Doing business?" So that's it. Qian Shide understood that doing business is of course extortion. How can he make money without extortion, right?

"This guy caught us in a bad situation now, and we have a lot of control, but what can we do? We had to spend a lot of money." Guo Jinzhang sighed again.

"It seems that he is a profiteer. Since that's the case, why don't you just send your brothers to arrest this guy and force him to make a deal at our price? I'll tell you, Jin Zhang, sometimes, when you should be cruel, you should be cruel!" Qian Shide began to rush his hands again.

"I would have loved this, but it would be a pity that he is British." Guo Jinzhang said with a wry smile.

"What's wrong with the British? The British are worse than the Americans." Qian Shidedao.

"But he is the British Consul General in San Francisco."
Chapter completed!