1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 122 The Mind of English and French

In the middle of the 19th century, the overall national strength of Britain and France was far stronger than that of the United States.

The British Empire, known as the sun never sets, has the most extensive colonies and the most powerful navy in the world.

France is the most powerful country in Europe, with the most powerful army in Europe and even the world.

After all, Fremont is still a young politician without much political experience. When he contacted the ambassadors of Britain and France, he just wanted to make a superficial article for Congress to read, and he never thought about substantive cooperation with Britain and France.

These two countries are the masters of no profit, and the ambassadors of the two countries are more savvy than the other, so how can they be willing to be a dispensable tool.

What they want is real benefits, which is why Liang Yao doesn't want to contact the British and French high-level officials too early.

Liang Yao received two guests in Tingtao Garden, one was Gibson, a banker from the British Barings Bank, and the other was Le Goff, a banker from the Bank of France.

It seems that in the United States, Britain and France are relatively restrained, and no one from the embassy has been sent to have direct contact with him.

After a brief self-introduction, Liang Yao started to negotiate with the two British and French bankers.

Liang Yao is no stranger to Barings and Bank of France.

Four years ago was the golden age of American Democrats, and their President Polk was an ambitious president.

Polk was keenly aware at the time that if the United States wanted to become an influential power, it could not settle down on the Atlantic coast, but must achieve effective control over the Pacific coast.

To achieve this, the Oregon area (California had not been annexed by the United States at the time) and the eastern states must be mailed.

The best postal route is the Panama route operated by the Pacific Cruise Line in Aspinwall.

At that time, the Congress and the State Department, dominated by Democrats, had already negotiated with the government of the Republic of New Granada (roughly equivalent to today's Colombia), and decided to dig a canal in the Panama Province of the Republic of New Granada.

At that time coincided with the US-Mexico War, and territorial disputes between Canada and the United States intensified.

President Polk, who has always had a tough attitude towards the outside world, even directly shouted: Fifty-four forty or fight (with 54 degrees 40 north latitude as the boundary, or fight a war .) radical slogan.

The British authorities believed that if the Oregon region and the eastern part of the United States realized postal communication, it would harm the interests of their Canadian colonies, so they entangled France to disrupt the cooperation between the United States and New Granada.

The main parties involved in this matter were the Bank of Barings and the Bank of France. They valued the canal at more than [-] million U.S. dollars, forcing Americans who are interested in digging the Panama Canal to stay away.

At the same time, they told the New Granada government that the United States could not provide more than [-] million U.S. dollars, but they, Britain and France, could, and the Republic of New Granada was more inclined to cooperate with Britain and France, which had stronger financial strength.

At that time, the United States was at war with Mexico, so naturally it could not afford more than [-] million U.S. dollars, and the rich people in the United States could not afford [-] million U.S. dollars, so this matter had to be abandoned in the end.

After the United States gave up digging the Panama Canal, when the government of the Republic of New Granada urged Britain and France to dig the canal, the British said that the project was too difficult and the project was not feasible.This made the Republic of New Granada very angry and felt that it had been played.

"My regards to you on behalf of His Excellency the Ambassador, Mr. Liang."

Although Robinson was the governor, Gypsy, who had been paying attention to California for a long time, knew that Liang Yao was the one who really controlled California.

"Earlier, Mr. Ambassador had interviewed Senator Fremont. Mr. Ambassador and I expressed deep sympathy for what happened to the Republic of California, and I deeply admire the spirit of the Californian people fighting for freedom.

I would like to do my best to support the people of California in their struggle against tyranny and their struggle for independence. "

When passing by the square, Gibson noticed that there was no Stars and Stripes in the square, only the bear flag that symbolized the California Republic.

Gibson mistook it for California's War of Independence, and was ecstatic.

California was originally a territory that the United States had just annexed from Mexico two years ago. It is naturally reasonable for Californians to seek independence from a legal point of view.

War needs money, a lot of money.

During the U.S.-Mexico War, Barings Bank provided loans to the U.S. government, and at the same time cleaned up the inventory of the British Empire and sold obsolete weapons at high prices to Mexico, which lacked weapons. It can be said that it made a lot of money.

The Bank of France also made a lot of money in the Mexican-American War, but the French mainly supported the United States, not as much as the British.

The British supported both countries, and even sent British officers to help the Mexicans train the army, because they hoped that the war could last longer.

Consuming the national power of the United States by shedding Mexican blood is something the British are very happy to see.

It's just that Mexico lost the capital in less than two years, but the performance of the US military in this war was also relatively bad.

The United States can win thanks to the excellent matching mechanism in the Americas region.

France, on the other hand, wants to let the stronger United States add obstacles to the British, because Britain supports Prussia in Europe to add obstacles to France.

Both parties know what the other is thinking, but such a matter that is easy to tear apart cannot be brought to the table.

Although Britain and France dislike everyone in secret, on the surface, they still maintain a harmonious look.

"Mr. Gibson, since you all admit that Mr. Fremont is a senator in the U.S. Senate, how can you say the California Republic? This is just a war for Californians to defend their rights, not a war of independence."

Liang Yao had already seen through Gibson's plot, and he showed Gibson the nature of the war.

It's not that he doesn't have independent ideas, it's just that the time for independence has not yet come.

California does not have a complete industrial system to support a long-term modern war.

The present cohesion of Californians is limited to the defense of California, and the defense of their property.Wanting them to follow him to expand the territory is purely affectionate for Liang Yao.

He also needs more time to increase the cohesion of the Californians and their sense of identity.

Liang Yao can flirt with Britain and France, causing tension and pressure in Congress and senior officials in Washington.

But he will never fight to the last Californian for Britain and France.

Gibson and Legoff looked at each other, Liang Yao's answer was beyond their expectations.

The young man seemed sober enough to resist the allure of the presidency of a republic.

Could it be that he is really only willing to be a deputy governor who manipulates everything behind the scenes?

"Ahem, don't get me wrong, we just feel sympathy for what happened to the Californians." Legoff coughed twice to ease the somewhat embarrassing situation.

"We are bankers, and we came to California to look for business opportunities, but if you need weapons, we are also willing to provide them, and we also have our own channels."

Legoff didn't know that half of Colonel Mason's infantry regiment had been wiped out by Liang Yao.

He feels that the current situation in California is not very clear, and Paris has not given clear instructions on this matter.Legoff still decided to wait and see.

"As long as you abide by the laws of this state, we welcome businessmen and entrepreneurs from any country to invest in California." Liang Yao said, "As for weapons, as long as the weapons you provide are advanced enough, I can buy some weapons to arm the California infantry."

"Great, can I do some research in California?" Legoff asked.

The purpose of Gibson's coming to California is very clear, that is to stir up the American Civil War.

At the beginning of the year, when the north and the south of the United States were in conflict, the British authorities secretly rejoiced, thinking that a large-scale civil war was about to break out in the United States.

The capitalists in London even prepared war bonds for the United States, but in July, after the new President Fillmore took office, he quickly mediated the conflicts between the North and the South and eased the tense relationship between the North and the South.

Fillmore succeeded in securing passage of the Compromise Act in September, saving the United States from civil war.

This disappointed the London authorities on the other side of the ocean.

The disagreement between California and the American Congress gave them the hope of rekindling the fuse of the American Civil War.That's what Simpson was entrusted to come to California for.

The purpose of Le Goff's coming to California is not as clear as that of Simpson. Although Paris did not make a clear statement or instruction on this matter, Le Goff also knows that a stronger United States is in the interests of France.

Every second has the ambition to be number one.

France covets Britain's position as the world's hegemon, but there is a huge gap between France's overall national strength, especially its navy, and Britain.France needs a partner capable of keeping Britain at bay.

If California is worth investing in, it would be a big gain for Le Goff if French capital represented by the Bank of France can enter California and participate in local development.

"Of course, I will let my assistant be your guide to take you on an investigation in California later." Liang Yao said.

(End of this chapter)