1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 106 The Tailor and the Executioner
"Is that investigator from the Ministry of War born in a noble and wealthy businessman's family, who has seen big scenes?"

Before Ge Wen left, Liang Yao asked him one last question.

He will choose how to receive the investigator according to his background.

Previously, the reason why he chose to use the Star of California, that is, the 145-pound natural gold nugget to catch former President Fillmore's line, was not because he knew the specific death date of former President Taylor.

Neither Taylor nor Fillmore were famous presidents in the history of the United States, and Liang Yao did not know the dates of their birth and death.

The most important reason why Liang Yao chose to go online with Fillmore was because of Fillmore's poor background.

Under normal circumstances, politicians from poor families tend to be more prone to corruption than politicians from rich gentry and businessmen.

This is true of the Qing Dynasty, and so is the United States.

As for those politicians who come from rich families, they have their own more subtle and subtle means of corruption.

"You mean Higby? What kind of aristocratic family is he? His father and grandfather, as well as himself, are a tailor who made a good-looking uniform for the former Secretary of War by luck. into the War Department."

Ge Wen stood up and said with disdain.

"He's an investigator with Griffin, but he's a commissioner with you. If I'm not mistaken, Colonel Griffin may be bleeding a lot this time."

A tailor before joining the War Department?This is good news for Liang Yao, a tailor is much easier to serve than the son of a wealthy gentry.

A small official with a big airs, this sentence is very appropriate for Higby.

"I have worked tirelessly this time from Washington to California, a place like no shit. In addition to sending you the military uniform and commission letter prepared by the War Department for you, at the request of His Excellency Secretary Conrad, I also need to write a An evaluation report on you, after all, your appointment is very hasty this time."

The stern-faced Higbee emphasized the important words of Minister Conrad and the evaluation report, in case Liang Yao didn't hear clearly.

"Give my regards to His Excellency Secretary Conrad, thank you, Mr. Higbee, as far as I know, many officials in the Department of War like to sit in their offices and talk, and you are willing to go to California for a field trip like you. Officials are rare."

Liang Yao greeted him with a smile, and his words made Sieg like Mu Chunfeng, and his impression of this young man was greatly changed.

Higbee no longer kept his straight face: "I heard that you have just wiped out a group of bandits. This is no small feat. If this is true, I don't think anyone is more suitable than you to be the sheriff and colonel in California." .”

This time, Higbee's emphatic word becomes if.

Liang Yao is enthusiastic about helping Higby. Although this bald tailor is an annoying little guy, who makes this little guy a close friend with the Minister of War, Mr. Conrad?

He didn't want the post of colonel in the army to fly away because of some trivial issues.What's more, he also hoped that Higby could say a word for him in front of the Secretary of War, and get some weapons and equipment to California.

After a big meal, Liang Yao brought the bald fat man to the casino.

Stanford is very good at coming, and he personally went to the gambling table to smile at Higby who was serving him.

After losing $[-] worth of gold to Higby, Stanford looked at Liang Yao, who nodded slightly to indicate that it was almost done.

Investing eight thousand dollars in a small character like Higby is enough for him to think highly of Higby.

Eight thousand dollars in this era is enough to corrupt a weak-willed ministerial-level official of the United States.

Higbee was satisfied, the harvest of [-] US dollars made him feel that the trip was worthwhile, not to mention that he won the [-] US dollars from the casino openly, and he was not afraid of the impeachment of his colleagues.

Next to San Francisco's largest casino is San Francisco's largest brothel.

This kind of industrial layout had already been established during the Brannan period. Under Liang Yao's instruction, Stanford helped the drunk Higby to the brothel next door.

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"Let me introduce, this is the most suitable candidate for Governor of California that I mentioned to you, Mr. Peter Hartman Burnett, who is also the Governor of the California Territory."

Sacramento, New York Consortium camp, John warmly introduced Burnett to his companions.

Many Chinese historical materials in later generations regard Peter Hartman Burnett as the first governor of California, and stately mark Burnett's term of office as 1849~1851.

In fact, this is a mistake. The official date of California's statehood was September 1850, so why did the governor in 9 say it.

With regard to Burnett's position, it would be more accurate to call him Governor of the Territory of California.

After the United States has overseas colonies, the more specific name of this position is the territorial governor.

In another time and space, the statehood of California before the Civil War was only in name, but in fact the core positions in California were all controlled by the Eastern Consortium.

The first elected governor of California with real power in the true sense was Leland Stanford who took office when the Civil War broke out (1861).The man who now runs the California black industry for him.

"I heard that Mr. Burnett is still a Democrat and has political experience. From this point of view, Mr. Burnett is indeed the most suitable candidate for the governor of California."

Milners looked at Burnett up and down. Although Burnett was well-dressed, he looked very rough and fierce, with a pair of vulture-like blue eyes full of murderous intent.

Such an image doesn't please Milners, Milners immediately said with a frown.

"Mr. Burnett, since you are the Governor of the Territory of California, where have you been before?
Not only did you fail to do your best to protect us American citizens, California is so chaotic now, and there are so many barbaric Chinese, you have an unshirkable responsibility. "

"Gentlemen, please listen to me carefully."

Burnett sat down and wiped the mud off his leather boots. His pair of leather boots were made of Indian scalps, and one of the scalps was from a leader of the Yurok tribe, which was very precious.

After wiping the mud off his leather boots, Burnett explained the reason to Milners: "Northern California and Oregon are flooded with Indians. For more than a year, I have been committed to eradicating the Indian savagery in these two places. people."

As he spoke, Burnett ordered a few shackled Indian captives to come in with a pile of scalps.

"These are the fruits of my work over the past year. It is a strong proof that I have maintained law and order in California and even in Oregon. If I did not eliminate the Indians, California gold prospectors would not be able to gain a foothold in California, let alone find gold here. .”

"Okay, okay, I see." Milner waved his hand in disgust, "Take out these bloody things quickly, I don't want to see these things."

Milners asked Burnett to quickly take out the scalps of those Indians, he didn't want to see these things.

He didn't understand what kind of deep hatred Burnett had with the Indians, so that he spent more than a year in the deep mountains and old forests to slaughter the Indians.

Even John felt that Burnett's move was too barbaric. Although John didn't like Burnett's image, he still decided to recommend Burnett to run for the governor of California.

"I heard from the surrounding miners that they will vote for a doctor named Robinson, who is a doctor, has no political experience at all, and is not suitable to be elected governor of California.

Burnett, we will support you in every way and hope you don't let us down. "

"It is my honor that you are willing to support me, and I promise you that as long as I am elected governor, I will scalp the Chinese as I scalp the Indians. A skin color that people hate."

Burnett pledged to representatives of the New York consortium.

"The Liang Yao you mentioned will also become the raw material for my new leather boots."

"Burnet, let's talk about these things after electing a governor. Our current situation is not optimistic. We must find a way to get enough votes." Milners said in a deep voice, "The Chinese in California are all Indians, the same way as with Indians doesn't apply to them."

　This chapter makes up for yesterday's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)