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Chapter 181 Layout of Texas
For the fledgling telegraph and railroad industries, both Congress and the federal government have always been encouraging.

Especially for the laying of telegraph lines and railway lines in the Midwest, the federal government encouraged private telegraph companies and railway companies to lay telegraph lines and railway lines in these places.

Politicians with a little brain know that efficient communication and convenient transportation are conducive to the unification of the United States.

As long as the decision-makers of the federal government are not out of their minds, they won't be concerned about Ka Liangyao's neck in this regard.

In fact, due to the sparsely populated and low-level development of the Midwest of the United States, it is not profitable to lay telegraph lines and railway lines in these places, and there are very few companies willing to lay telegraph lines and railway lines in these places.

"This visit to Dezhou, besides representing California and the American Group, I have another identity, that is, the chairman of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. As the chairman of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, I hope to set up a hall of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce in Dezhou. It is convenient for merchants from the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce to do business in Dezhou."

Liang Yao made his second request.

"This state welcomes all friendly businessmen who come to Texas to do business."

Governor Bell said without thinking.

Even if Liang Yao didn't make this request, businessmen from California still have the right to open guild halls and clubs in Texas.

Liang Yao specially greeted him, hoping that the Texas authorities would take care of the merchants of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce.

Some merchants of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce also bought cotton and other commodities from the Texas plantation owners.

For this point, Governor Bell has no reason not to welcome businessmen from the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce to do business in Texas.

"The last request may be tricky, and you will have objections. My railroad company hopes to get the priority to build railroads in Texas."

Liang Yao said in a very firm tone.

Unlike the complex terrain in California, the terrain in Texas is relatively flat, and the technical difficulty and cost of building railways are relatively low.

As a new state that has just joined the United States for less than 5 years, Texas' industrial base is very weak, almost equivalent to a piece of white paper, and there are only a few railway lines in the territory, and the quality is very worrying.

To put it bluntly, Texas's industrial base is not as good as that of California. California has at least the industrial and mining enterprises directly transplanted from the east by Liang Yao for more than a year. They can produce steel, steam engines, shipbuilding and even own the state's railway company.

And Texas, nothing.

Although the population of a few large cities such as Houston, Austin, and San Antonio in Texas has exceeded [-].

But in general, Texas is still as sparsely populated as the western states. Building a railway in Texas will not bring much profit in the short term.

However, when Liang Yao built the railway in Dezhou, he was more interested in the resources of Dezhou. Dezhou has rich reserves of oil, coal mines, gypsum, and salt mines.

These resources alone are worthwhile for Liang Yao to plan ahead and build a railway in Dezhou so that it will be more convenient to obtain resources in Dezhou in the future.

Liang Yao hopes that Texas can become California's future raw material supplier, contribute to California's industrialization, and at the same time use economic ties to bind the interests of the two states together.

What's more, building a railway in the United States can automatically obtain the ownership of the land along the railway. This is the policy support given by the US federal government to encourage railway companies to build railways.

"Mr. Liang, the current population of Dezhou is only a few hundred thousand, and the economy is not developed. Building a railway in Dezhou will not bring you much commercial benefit."

Sam Houston said with a hint of alarm.

Sam Houston, 58, is no ordinary planter in Texas.

He also has more prominent identities: the first and third presidents of the Lone Star Republic and the first governor of Texas.

Houston is not just a politician, but also a soldier.

When Texas declared independence from Mexico, Houston, who had extensive combat experience, was elected commander of the Texas Army.

The highlight moment of Houston's military career was the defeat of Mexican President Santa Anna, who led troops to conquer Texas, in the Battle of San Jacinto, and captured Santa Anna, who has a legacy of the Mingbao sect. president.

Houston himself was wounded in the battle and signed a peace treaty with Santa Anna.

The Battle of San Jacinto was decisive for the Lone Star Republic. The victory of the Texas army in San Jacinto forced Mexico to recognize the independence of Texas.

The weakness and incompetence shown by the Mexican government and army during the independence process of Texas also gave the United States the hope of annexing Mexico's territory, which paved the way for Mexico's failure in the subsequent US-Mexico War.

To commemorate Houston's contribution to the independence of the Lone Star Republic, the people of Texas named the city of Houston after Houston.

Austin, the capital of Texas, is also named after the Secretary of State of the Lone Star Republic, Stephen F. Austin, but the Secretary of State of the Lone Star Republic passed away as early as 1836.

"Mr. Houston, Mr. Liang's willingness to invest in Texas is a blessing to the people of Texas. We have no reason to reject an entrepreneur with high aspirations."

Before Liang Yao could speak, Bell sang against Houston.

It's not that Bell is on Liang Yao's side, but that Texas is now opposing Houston, the former founding father, and it has become a kind of political correctness.

Bell is not as good as Houston in terms of contribution to Texas, qualifications, and military exploits in the war.

Bell was able to become the governor of Texas because he complied with the public opinion of Texas. To put it bluntly, he complied with the will of the slave owners in Texas.

Houston was also a slave owner, but Houston, who was born in Virginia, looked north and hoped that Texas would become a free state.

During the territorial dispute between Texas and New Mexico last year, Houston firmly opposed Texas sending troops to the New Mexico region and tried its best to maintain the unity of the United States of America.

This put the meritorious founding father on the opposite side of the Texas slave owners. As a result, the Texas slave owners increasingly disliked the founding father and regarded him as a traitor to the Texans.

Frozen three feet did not happen overnight, and the cold reception Houston suffered in Texas today did not happen overnight.

After the Lone Star Republic gave up its independent republic status to join the United States of America and became a member of this big family, Texas did not receive corresponding benefits from the United States, but Texas' interests were damaged everywhere.

This is the real reason why Houston is not popular in Texas. It was Houston's running around that made Texas join the United States and become a state of the United States.The Texans also turned their anger on Houston.

Now Texas is still dissatisfied with the federal government and Congress, hoping to become independent again, and even to restore the territory of the Lone Star Republic.

With the restoration of the status of an independent republic, Texas can set its own tariffs and formulate measures that are more conducive to the development of Texas. This is the general view of Texas politicians at this time.

Since they could be independent from Mexico, they can also be independent from the United States now.

There are very few voices in Texas that are as firm as Houston in maintaining the unity of the United States.

"Four years ago, California's non-Indian population was less than [-] people."

Seeing that Bell and Houston were about to quarrel, Liang Yao said.

"However, the current population of California is around 20, and this number is still increasing year by year. No one can say for sure what will happen in the future.

As far as I know, during the Lone Star Republic, the population of Texas was only a little over [-] people, but now the population of Texas has more than doubled.

I believe in my vision, and I also believe in the level of governance of the governors of Texas. I am optimistic about the future development potential of Texas. Texas will surely become one of the richest states in the United States in the future.

Of course, I also know that investing in Texas requires certain risks. As the so-called wealth and wealth are sought after, I am willing to bear the risks. "

As soon as Liang Yao finished speaking, there was warm applause in the living room.

"Mr. Liang, you are an eloquent person, and you have successfully convinced us. It's just that we don't know much about your railway company, and we don't know much about it."

With that said, Bell turned his head to look at Vanderbilt, who had been silent all this time, and asked Vanderbilt.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, I heard that you are making a bold move into the American railroad industry. I think you must have conducted investigations and research on the major American railroad companies and know them very well."

The northern railway company has built several railways in Texas, but the quality of the railways is hard to describe and accidents occur frequently.

Either a locomotive derailment accident occurred, or Texans' livestock or even people were killed twice in three days.

For a time, the people and the authorities in Texas were very repulsive about building a railway in Texas.

Some even believed that the roar of the locomotive's machinery would frighten their livestock and even make their livestock sterile.

Although this idea is absurd, there are not a few people who believe it. After all, Americans in this period were not well educated.

Moreover, Texas is also a frontier area, and the people in the frontier areas are often more ignorant.

Everyone focused their attention on Vanderbilt. At this time, Vanderbilt replaced Liang Yao as the focus in the living room.

Vanderbilt pondered for a while, and then said: "In the railway transportation industry, Mr. Liang's railway company will become my biggest competitor in the United States. There is no one. The railway technology he masters is at least ahead of my railway company." generation.

I hope that in Texas, my railway company can also get the same rights and interests as Mr. Liang's railway company. "

"Of course, my old friend, Dezhou welcomes you, and welcomes Mr. Liang."

Seeing that Vanderbilt gave Liang Yao such a high evaluation, Bell felt very relieved.

"It's just that many places in Texas, especially the areas around cities, are not unoccupied lands. I want to build railways, and the railway tracks will inevitably pass through these lands. I don't know how Mr. Liang plans to solve this problem?"

The questioner this time was Espy, another senator from Texas. Not to mention other places, Espy has many cotton fields and pastures in the suburbs of Houston alone. This matter is related to his vital interests. Don't be careless.

(End of this chapter)