1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 133 If you want to make a fortune, cut your braids first!
Wu Yuanhua was the one who knew California best among these businessmen. Whether it was Guangzhou merchants or Fujian merchants, they all chatted around Wu Yuanhua, wanting to learn more about Liang Yao from Wu Yuanhua.

Especially the content of Wu Yuanhua's conversation with Liang Yao on the road just now, this is what they are most curious about and concerned about.

"My virtuous younger brother is very promising."

Hu Jinchen crossed his legs and sat on the sofa in the living room with a cup of tea in his hand. He was very glad that he had been to California one step earlier than others and successfully established a relationship with Liang Yao.

"The deputy governor of California, that is, the lord of half the state, the state of the United States is similar to the province of Qing Dynasty.

Brother Liang was a governor-level figure in the Qing Dynasty, and he also held the military power in California. His future is limitless. After a while, you should treat him as politely as an imperial envoy, and you must not neglect him. "

The Chinese businessmen repeatedly said that they are newcomers, and they should be more polite to others on their territory.

Hu Jinchen, who greeted them from the side, couldn't laugh or cry. Liang Yao is not only the lord of half of the state, he has the final say on almost all matters in California.

"Liangyi (Wu Yuanhua's word is Liangyi), you and I are fellow villagers in Quanzhou Prefecture, and we will help each other in this California together in the future."

Fujian businessman Zeng Jinsong came up and said to Wu Yuanhua.

"Nephew Liangyi, we are all from the thirteenth line. I hugged you when you were young. Don't forget about the old uncle. You will have to say a few words for the old uncle in front of Mr. Liang."

Said a Guangzhou businessman with gray beard and hair.

"Since you have a long friendship with this Mr. Liang, you must know what this Mr. Liang likes. You also tell us some of Mr. Liang's preferences. Later, we can prepare a gift for Mr. Liang that suits his wishes."

Another Guangzhou merchant said.

Although it was the first time they came to Liang Yao's house, these Chinese merchants did not come empty-handed, and the accompanying servants all brought gifts.

It's just that they don't know Liang Yao's preferences, whether these gifts are suitable or not.

"To be honest, I don't know what gift Mr. Liang likes."

Before departure from Guangzhou, many people had already asked this question, which made Wu Yuanhua a little annoyed.

These businessmen always thought that he was hiding it, but Wu Yuanhua really didn't know Liang Yao very well.Wu Yuanhua has been looking at Liang Yao up to now, and feels that Liang Yao is a very mysterious person who can't be seen through.

"Gold, silver, and silk are the most indispensable things for Mr. Liang. If you want to give them, you can give some special gifts. Maybe Mr. Liang will be interested." Wu Yuanhua prevaricated.

"Where is the beauty? Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty, and Mr. Liang is at a young age. I heard that Mr. Liang has passed the age of weak crown, and he has not yet married a wife."

Zeng Jinsong said while tugging at the sparse beard on his chin, looking at the young Caucasian maids walking in and out of the living room.

"I just don't know if Mr. Liang likes foreigners' women or my Qing Dynasty women, or Mr. Liang has a habit of breaking sleeves?"

Xu Sui, who was twenty years old in this era of Qing Dynasty, was already an out-and-out older unmarried youth.

While the Chinese businessmen were talking, Liang Yao had already changed his clothes and came down from the second floor.

"You don't have to think about it, what I like most in my life is to make friends, especially reliable friends like you."

After changing his clothes, Liang Yao walked down the stairs. He also heard the conversation of these Chinese merchants just now.

"Young Master Liang."

Seeing Liang Yao coming, the Chinese merchants immediately stopped discussing and stood up and bowed to Liang Yao.

Several Chinese businessmen actually knelt down subconsciously.

"Meet Deputy Governor Liang."

This made Liang Yao couldn't help laughing: "America doesn't like the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. When you meet in the future, you can do as the Romans do. Just say hello and shake hands. If you are really not used to it, you can just make a bow."

"I am in Zeng Jinsong, the capital of Quanzhou. In the future, I hope Mr. Liang can take care of him for his business in California. The villain heard that Mr. Liang is the chief official of the United States?"

Zeng Jinsong, who was wearing an official robe of five ranks in the Qing Dynasty, climbed up from the clean floor awkwardly, patted the hem of his clothes habitually and said.

"It's not up to the officials of the frontier to say, but on one-third of an acre of land in California, I, someone from Liang, have the final say."

Liang Yao found a place to sit down, and waved to these Chinese merchants after he sat down.

"Sit down, everyone, don't be restrained."

The Chinese merchants found a place to sit down after hearing the words.

They looked at Liang Yao curiously, especially the back of Liang Yao's head. They were a little surprised to see that Liang Yao didn't have braids.

However, thinking that Wu Yuanhua told them that Liang Yao had already naturalized in the United States, the laws of the Qing Dynasty naturally could not restrain Liang Yao.Thinking of this, their hearts were relieved.

"Mr. Liang, I'm traveling with Pan Zhengwei. Brother Liangyi told us before coming to California that Mr. Liang has a ready-made shop in Jinshan that you can sell to us?" Pan Zhengwei asked.

"Of course." Liang Yao said after taking a sip of tea.

"I have a lot of shops in Jinshan City. You can choose the best idle shops on the commercial streets of Jinshan City, whether you buy them directly or rent them.

This commercial street is the most prosperous store in the western part of the United States, and many foreigners may not be able to buy it if they want to buy it. "

Liang Yao is not exaggerating. Don't look at the current urban population of San Francisco (Jinshan City) is only [-] to [-], but it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most prosperous and wealthy city in the western United States.

Perhaps a handful of rising central cities like Chicago and Kansas City will have a larger population than San Francisco.

But San Francisco has a level of wealth and prosperity that Chicago and Kansas City can't match.

There are several millionaires in San Francisco now.And these millionaires are the richest in the so-called big cities in central China!
In the current midwestern United States, the only state that can have so many millionaires is California!

The millionaires of this era are not the millionaires of later generations. They have a high gold content. Even in New York, where rich people walk everywhere, a millionaire is still very famous.

Of course, the "gold content" of California millionaires is even higher, because they do have a lot of gold.

"Thank you, Mr. Liang. I heard that Mr. Liang has a wide range of businesses and does all kinds of business in California. I would like to ask, what are the taboos in doing business in California?" Pan Zhengwei asked tentatively, "Do you want to join the chamber of commerce? "

Pan Zhengwei heard that Liang Yao's business in California was very extensive, and he was involved in almost every industry.

He wanted to know which businesses could and could not be done in California, so as not to accidentally conflict with Liang Yao.

When Pan Zhengwei was young, because of his ignorance, his father asked him to go to Songjiang to collect cotton cloth. He saw that the cotton cloth sold by a small merchant was relatively cheap and of good quality. Through the local gentry and rich merchants in Zhejiang, they directly receive cotton cloth from local small merchants.

As a result, these merchants were not only unwilling to sell cotton cloth to him, but he was also taught a lesson by the cotton merchants in Songjiang Prefecture, and he was beaten severely for nothing.

This incident is still fresh in his memory. Fortunately, the beating was not in vain. Pan Zhengwei learned the lesson of this beating in the future, and he was extra cautious when doing business in Guangzhou.

"I'm just going to tell you about this. You are all in business. It is inevitable that you will lose some money in business. Especially in this foreign country, you will face more difficulties. I want to establish a relationship with you. What do you guys think of a Chinese chamber of commerce that helps each other?" Liang Yao put down the teacup in his hand.

Pan Zhengwei is quite knowledgeable. Liang Yao also knows a little bit about the businessmen from all over the country. The most profitable activities in each place are basically controlled by the local gentry and rich merchants, and it is difficult for outsiders to get their hands on them.

Not only is the Qing Dynasty like this, but the United States at this time is not going anywhere well.

Almost every state in the United States has trade barriers, which is even worse than that of the Qing Dynasty.

After all, the Qing Dynasty was centralized and could directly exercise jurisdiction over the localities, while the United States was a federation, and the powers of the states and the federal government were parallel. The federal government had no power and could not exercise jurisdiction over the states, even if it was indirect.

And the people who hold the local real power in each state are nothing more than a consortium formed by the country gentry and wealthy businessmen in each state, and the state government has naturally become a tool to serve them.

Leaving aside, let’s just say that these eastern consortia who came to California to pan for gold basically hugged each other on a state-by-state basis.

"Very good, very good, that's exactly what I mean."

Wu Yuanhua clapped his hands and said, this is the good thing he could only wish for.

Other Chinese businessmen also expressed their agreement, and they had no reason to refuse such a good thing.

"My next proposal is to elect Mr. Liang as the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Liang is young and promising, and he is an official from the United States. It is most appropriate for Mr. Liang to be the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce."

Zeng Jinsong suggested.

Although everyone knew that Zeng Jinsong was flattering Liang Yao, but Liang Yao was indeed the most suitable candidate for the chairman of the chamber of commerce.

The Chinese businessmen had no objection to this, and they recommended Liang Yao to be the president of the chamber of commerce.

"Mr. Liang, what do you think?" Pan Zhengwei smiled and looked at Liang Yao. He also agreed with Liang Yao as the chairman of the chamber of commerce.

"Since you are all so enthusiastic, then I will be disrespectful." Liang Yao said after thinking for a while without putting on airs.

"The name of our Chamber of Commerce is Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. Tomorrow, I will ask someone to vacate a place to be a guild hall. But if you want to join the association, I still have two conditions."

"What condition? Mr. Liang, but it doesn't matter?"

All the Chinese merchants asked in unison.

It is also reasonable for Liang Yao to set the threshold for joining the association. Not everyone can enter the halls of chambers of commerce in various provinces in the Qing Dynasty. Each chamber of commerce has a higher or lower threshold.

It's just that the Chinese businessmen didn't know how high the threshold Liang Yao wanted to set. Some businessmen with relatively weak financial resources began to feel nervous, for fear that Liang Yao would reject them from the chamber of commerce.

"Cut your braids, and become a citizen of the United States. I only have these two conditions." Liang Yao looked around at these Chinese businessmen with sharp eyes like knives.

Upon hearing this condition, some decisive Chinese businessmen expressed their willingness to become naturalized, while others were hesitant.

There are even more people who resist braid cutting.

Leave your hair without leaving your hair, leave your hair without leaving your head.
Cutting braids, this is a death penalty
Only a few of these Chinese businessmen have the idea of ​​staying in California for a long time, such as Wu Yuanhua.

Many people still hold the idea of ​​making a fortune in California and then returning home.

If all these people did this, wouldn't Liang Yao's work be in vain?
He hopes that California can develop a large consortium like the New York consortium, rather than a group of speculators who come to California to make a fortune and leave.

"I'm also thinking about you. Brother Liangyi just asked me if I could donate an official position in California. I will answer you here together. Yes, but if you want to be an official in the United States, you must first be a citizen of the United States."

Liang Yao got up and walked in front of the hesitant Zeng Jinsong, staring at the fifth-rank crown on Zeng Jinsong's head and said, "Officials from the Qing Dynasty are not very useful in the United States, let alone your official donation."

Immediately after Liang Yao waved his hand, Hu Jinchen called a group of maids to come up with a plate, each with a pair of sharp scissors.

(End of this chapter)