1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 177 Uninvited guests?
"This is Chief of Staff Fruto Chamorro I told you about."

Vanderbilt introduced to Liang Yao.

"Hello Chief of Staff Fruto Chamorro, I am also a soldier, you can call me Colonel Liang."

Liang Yao and Chamorro shook hands.

Fruto Chamorro is not only a local warlord in Nicaragua, but also a well-known politician in Nicaragua. Chamorro is the core figure of the Nicaraguan Conservative Party.

The military and politics are single-handed. From this point of view, Chamorro and Liang Yao have similarities.

It's just that the weak armed forces in Chamorro's hands can't be compared with a professional infantry regiment under Liang Yao's command.

Not to mention the professional army, even the militia in California may be enough for the Nicaraguan army to drink a pot when it arrives in Nicaragua.

"I heard you had a good fight in California last year."

Chamorro touched his shiny head, watching the workers move the heavy boxes to the small port of South San Juan, and loaded them directly into the carriage.

In addition to Liang Yao's gold on this trip, Vanderbilt and others also brought quite a lot of gold.

The heavy box was escorted by the American fleet cruising in the Atlantic Ocean. Liang Yao personally led the armed men to escort it. Chamorro quickly guessed what was in the box: apart from gold, there was nothing else that could make the American government Such a big fight.

It is impossible to say that Chamorro has no idea about these golds. No one will not love gold.

But seeing Liang Yao's elite soldiers from three companies responsible for escorting this batch of gold, and thinking of the American fleet on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua, Chamorro had no choice but to throw this unrealistic idea to the sky.

He is human, but he is also a rational person, and he has not been so bold as to grab the gold of the United States.

Liang Yao's army had defeated the famous Colonel Mason, and Chamorro didn't think his troops would be stronger than Mason.

Not to mention fighting against the American army, the Nicaraguan army is not enough to fight against the Mexican army.

These so-called Nicaraguan troops let them look after their homes and homes, and it is wishful thinking to expect them to fight.

"It's not that I fought the battle beautifully, but that Colonel Mason's troops did not fight well. My troops can not only win the battle, but also have a very good style. Please rest assured that we will not disturb the people of Nicaragua during this transit."

Liang Yao put his hand on the handle of the Ames cavalry saber, and said lightly.

"Ahem. I will be your guide during this journey to ensure your safety."

Chamorro didn't expect Liang Yao to be so immodest, so he coughed twice and said.

Chamorro is 5 feet 7 inches (170cm). In this era, this height is relatively tall, but standing in front of Liang Yao, who is 6 feet tall and burly, with a cavalry saber in his hand, Chamorro still has a kind of pressure.

There were also those soldiers behind Liang Yao who had been staring at him, they didn't seem to be any kind.

The Nicaragua route was developed by Vanderbilt himself. In terms of familiarity with this route, Chamorro is not necessarily more familiar than Vanderbilt.

As for ensuring the safety of Vanderbilt and Liang Yao and his party, the Nicaraguan soldiers brought by Chamorro, who were crooked and whose guns were unclear, were not sure who would protect whom in case of an attack. .

Chamorro's trip was nothing more than the fact that the Nicaraguan government was worried about the large number of American armed men and sent Chamorro to seek psychological comfort.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chamorro."

For Chamorro's kindness, Liang Yao still thanked Chamorro.

Liang Yao asked Kony to pick some high-quality silk, porcelain and tea to send to Chamorro.

Chamorro was very happy after receiving these high-quality Chinese local products, and his attitude towards Liang Yao became more enthusiastic.

Liang Yao guessed right, Chamorro's trip was just to complete the task entrusted to him by the Nicaraguan government.

Regarding the transit of a large number of American armed personnel, the Nicaraguan government is indeed panicked from top to bottom, but they dare not refuse this request, for fear of angering the United States.

After all the gold was loaded into the car, Liang Yao didn't intend to stay in San Juan del Sur, lest he would have long nights and dreams, but chose to set off immediately.

After a 19-kilometer land journey, the convoy arrived at San Carlos Village, the source of the San Juan River. Not far from San Carlos Village is the largest lake in Central America: Lake Nicaragua.

Nicaragua's economy is very backward. There is no local industry, and even handicrafts are pitiful. The village of San Carlos is the same. There are only some poorly managed cocoa plantations and sugar cane plantations around.

The local plantation owners and their followers swaggered at the naked slaves with whips in their hands, cursing in Spanish and urging these animals to work and not to be lazy.

In the entire San Carlos village, except for the manor of the local plantation owner, the rest of the houses are low and small thatched cottages.

Seeing such a huge team passing by, the local villagers stood curiously at the door of the thatched cottage and looked around.

They saw a lot of gold diggers traveling from east to west, but it was the first time they saw such a large team going from west to east.

There is a small port near Nicaragua, and more than [-] small boats with a displacement of only one to two hundred tons have already been waiting in Lake Nicaragua.

This route in Nicaragua has not been touched by Liang Yao yet, and the shipping company under Vanderbilt is responsible for it.

These small boats are also Vanderbilt's boats. This is not because Vanderbilt has no big boats, but because the water along the route is shallow, and big boats with deep drafts are easy to run aground.

Furthermore, a considerable part of the waterway on this route is very narrow, making it difficult for large ships to pass through.

This is why Vanderbilt hired Chinese laborers. He wanted to widen the shipping channel and improve navigation conditions in Nicaragua.

The heavy gold was unloaded from the carriage and loaded onto the ship. Everyone dared not slack off, because if too much gold was loaded, it might exceed the draft and cause the ship to run aground or even sink.

"You are more familiar with these ships and this waterway than I am. Please help me to see how much gold each ship can hold." Liang Yao said to Vanderbilt.

"If you don't tell me, I will personally watch these gold shipments." Vanderbilt said, "Not only your gold, but also my own gold, Texas gold has to be shipped, I don't want these gold to be shipped. ship stranded and sank in Nicaragua."

After a busy period, all the gold was loaded on the ship, and when everyone was about to board the ship, a group of Nicaraguan soldiers came out from a nearby military fortress.

A group of about sixty or seventy Nicaraguan soldiers was coming towards them.

Liang Yao didn't know the purpose of this group of Nicaraguan soldiers. He didn't dare to be careless. He raised his hand to give an order. The accompanying soldiers also held their guns tightly, waiting for Liang Yao's order.

(End of this chapter)