1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 225 Zhao Zhao Destiny
Pastor Brown once suggested that Morrison School should send outstanding students from Morrison School to study abroad in European and American universities.

It is a pity that the largest shareholder behind Morrison School is the British East India Company, and the British East India Company has no interest in sending outstanding students from Morrison School to European and American universities for further study.

According to the requirements of the British East India Company, it was enough for these students to complete secondary education for them.It is not a good deal to send these students to study in European and American institutions of higher learning.

Pastor Brown was deeply dissatisfied with the Morrison School because of this. He believed that education is about educating people, not a business. Soon after, the disheartened Pastor Brown resigned from Morrison School and returned to the United States.

Liang Yao sent these students to the United States to continue their studies, which can be regarded as making up for Pastor Brown's original regret.

When they came to the students' residence, the older students quickly recognized Pastor Brown and went up to say hello to Pastor Brown.

"Pastor Brown."

"gentlemen."

Pastor Brown looked at these students very happily and called out their names one by one.

He was very surprised by the changes in these students. Compared with Hong Kong, the mental outlook of these students has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Even their bodies are stronger, and their English is more fluent.

After visiting these students, Pastor Brown said happily to Liang Yao: "I am very happy to see the changes in these students. Compared with those in Hong Kong, these students are more lively and confident. They used to be He is very smart and will definitely be a pillar in the future."

"Students who will study in Monson School in the future will be fostered in various families in Massachusetts, and you will need to worry about it in the future.

I'll be back in California soon, and there's a lot to do there. "Liang Yao said.

Liang Yao has found suitable foster families for 20 students studying at Hartford High School in New York State.

These students were fostered in various middle-class homes in New York State, and the men of these families were also engaged in decent jobs such as doctors, lawyers, and engineers.

After these families in New York heard that Liang Yao was going to foster 20 Chinese students in various families, they still showed considerable enthusiasm. Many people wrote to express their willingness to adopt these students.

In the end, Liang Yao selected 20 families with better conditions to house these students.

Fostering these students with these families can also exercise their language skills and better adapt to life in the eastern United States.

For the 20 students who will be sent to Monson Middle School, Liang Yao also intends to adopt this model and choose a middle-class home in Massachusetts for foster care.

Adopting this model, he only needs to leave a few reliable leaders in New York and Massachusetts to be responsible for monitoring the learning progress of these students from time to time, and it is more worry-free.

"I will treat these students like my own children," Pastor Brown said.

In 1845, on the eve of the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, American journalist John O’Sullivan published an article called “Annexation” in the “Democratic Review” magazine, advocating expansion to the Pacific region and making the United States an eastern border. The Atlantic Ocean, a super empire facing the Pacific Ocean to the west.

This point of view still had a considerable audience six years later in 6.

Liang Yao published two articles in newspapers such as the "New York Evening Post" and "New York Herald". straight to northern Mexico.

He used these two articles to throw stones and ask for directions to test the reaction of the American people.

To Liang Yao's surprise, although the US-Mexico War had just ended, the American people and politicians still had great enthusiasm for continued expansion.

The United States has never opposed war, only against defeat.

The turbulent situation in Mexico and the reactions of the American people and politicians made Liang Yao feel that the annexation of the Mexican territory was very promising.

"Your article is very well written. I agree with your views very much. In order to strengthen the connection between the southern and western Territories, a complete railway system must be built, especially the railway between California and Texas. Northern Territory of Mexico."

James Gadsden, a large slave owner in Charleston, South Carolina, and also the most optimistic candidate in the political circles for the next American ambassador to Mexico, spoke very highly of Liang Yao's article.

The words in these two articles almost reached his heart, and Gadsden felt that he had met a bosom friend.

"These words of yours have reached my heart."

Many viewpoints in these articles come from Gadsden, and Liang Yao just supplemented it with the viewpoint of destiny to systematize and concretize it, making it look taller and more feasible. Of course, it can be said that Gadsden’s I went in my heart.

The diplomatic environment of the United States in the 19th century was relatively simple, with only two neighboring countries, and Canada in the north was still a colony of the British Empire.

Mexico is actually the only sovereign neighbor of the United States that borders on land in the true sense.

Therefore, among the American ambassadors abroad, the American ambassador to Mexico is no less important than the American ambassador to Britain and France.

The State Department has always attached great importance to the position of ambassador to Mexico.

Gadsden can be the best candidate for the ambassador to Mexico, and naturally he will not be an ordinary person, and he must have his own merits.

"No matter how good the idea is, it's just a beautiful idea." Liang Yao said, "If you want to put it into practice, you still need the support of the federal government."

"Secretary of State Webster and I have discussed the purchase of the five northern states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon and the Baja California peninsula from Mexico, and Webster has a strong interest in this matter.

Southern states, especially Texas, are particularly interested in the matter. said Gadsden.

"I have also heard from them in Mexico. The Mexican government is financially tight. They are not opposed to selling land to alleviate the financial crisis. The biggest problem is still the price."

Texas is interested in the territory of northern Mexico. Liang Yao can understand that California and Texas are currently the only two states in the United States that directly border Mexico. If they can annex the northern territory of Mexico.

The biggest beneficiaries are California and Texas, and Texas was previously allocated by the federal government to the quasi-state area for the preparation of new state land, and can also get compensation from Mexico, which is a good thing for Texas.

"How much is the price in Mexico?" Liang Yao asked Gadsden curiously.

This guy has explored the tone of the Mexican side, and he must have a certain understanding of the land purchase price.

"If you want to buy the five northern Mexican states and Baja California, it will cost at least 5000 million US dollars." Gadsden made a five gesture.

"For 5000 million US dollars, it's better to grab it directly. It doesn't even cost 500 million US dollars to fight the Mexican army."

After hearing the price, Liang Yao immediately lost interest in buying it.

The land purchase plan proposed by Gadsden covers an area of ​​about 83 square kilometers in Mexico, which is equivalent to 1.5 times the current area of ​​California (including western Nevada).

If it can be bought for 5000 million U.S. dollars, it must be worth it, but now the US federal government is also in debt and cannot afford 5000 million U.S. dollars.Not to mention the state government of California.

After learning about Mexico's national conditions, Liang Yao was not very willing to spend money on it.

If all the people in Mexico are united, with Mexico's size, Liang Yao still dare not have any unreasonable thoughts.

However, the domestic situation in Mexico is turbulent, the regime is extremely unstable, and civil wars continue. The integration and organizational capabilities of the Mexican government are even worse than those of the Qing Dynasty at the same time.

This made it difficult for Liang Yao not to have thoughts about Mexico.

"It would be great if the territorial issue could be resolved directly through war. It's just that the federal government hasn't paid off the debts owed by the Mexican war last time. I'm afraid Mr. President will not agree to go to war with Mexico." Gadsden said with a smile .

"Things that can be resolved diplomatically, it is better to resolve them diplomatically. When dealing with neighboring countries, peace is the most important thing."

Liang Yao just thought it was funny, if the federal government really had [-] million dollars in its hands, Gadsden wouldn't talk about these nonsense.

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"As a powerful and powerful country, the United States must gain influence in the Far East that is comparable to the strength of the United States."

After careful consideration, Fillmore put down his plans for an expedition to Japan and announced his decision to his cabinet members.

"Japan has repeatedly illegally detained and abused the crew of our American whaling ship. If there is no strong response to this incident, what will be the prestige of the United States in the international community in the future?! What face will it have?! These unreasonable Japanese monkeys must be given a little color Look, let them see the power of civilization."

After speaking, Fillmore showed the cabinet members the plan for the expedition to Japan provided by Liang Yao.

The expedition to Japan was jointly participated by the navy and the army.

The navy is responsible for blocking the coastal waters of Japan, and the army is responsible for landing to put pressure on the Japanese shogunate authorities, forcing the Japanese shogunate authorities to apologize and open up free trade with the United States.

On the naval side, Brigadier General Perry led the fleet to San Francisco, California, where it was resupplied with the California Regional Army Commander, Colonel Liang Yao's California Infantry Regiment.

The two sides sailed to Hawaii, and after the final supply in Hawaii, they went straight to Edo, Japan.

Fillmore has already said hello to the mission of the Qing Dynasty. If there is an accident on the way, he can take a rest in Guangzhou Port of the Qing Dynasty.

Furthermore, Liang Yao also had contacts in Guangdong and Fujian in the Qing Dynasty, and he could obtain supplies from these places when necessary.

This plan is very comprehensive, and even the supply problem of the expeditionary force in the Far East, which the Fillmore cabinet was most worried about, has been solved.

Cabinet members expressed no objection after reading the plan.

"This expedition is coordinated by the two armies of the navy, and the two armies are not subordinate to each other. There can only be one commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force. Who will be the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force?"

Secretary of the Navy Daniels threw Fillmore his questions.

(End of this chapter)