1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 243 Go to Oregon!
On January 1852, 1, Liang Yao summoned Chinese businessmen in the hall of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce.

"Everyone is almost here. The main members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Jinshan and Saskatchewan are here, and there are three or five members of the Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, but it doesn't hurt. The content of the meeting, we can also directly generate electricity after the meeting newspaper told them.

The president suddenly summoned me to wait, but is there something urgent? "

Seeing that it was almost time for people to arrive, Pan Zhengwei, vice president of Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, said to Liang Yao.

Liang Yao looked around and found that these Chinese businessmen had many new faces, which was a good sign.

"I remember that many of you asked me when you first arrived in the United States, whether the United States can donate officials." Liang Yao said after taking his seat.

Businessmen are a group that adapts quickly to the new environment. The businessmen of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, except for some newcomers who have just joined the association, the group of Chinese businessmen who arrived in California in the early days lived in California for at least a year, and some of the core backbones went with Liang Yao through the eastern United States.

Many Chinese businessmen have also slowly begun to get used to life in the United States, and have a more or less general understanding of the situation in the United States.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, I was the first to ask this question." Wu Yuanhua smiled awkwardly, "When I'm out, I don't have an official body as a talisman, so I always feel uneasy."

As soon as Wu Yuanhua said this, there was a burst of laughter among the Chinese merchants, and the air was full of joy.

"Everyone, don't laugh, Liangyi's worries are not unreasonable."

After the Chinese businessmen laughed, Liang Yao said seriously.

"Although the United States claims to be the largest free and democratic republic in the world today, freedom is ultimately the freedom of the few, and democracy is the democracy of the few. Although the United States has no emperor, its power is in the hands of no one. Know?"

"In the hands of the President!"

"In the hands of Congress!"

"In the hands of the Supreme Court!"

Merchants rushed to express their opinions. Due to the special national conditions, Chinese businessmen have always been very concerned about politics, but their purpose of paying attention to politics is not to participate in politics, but to understand the policies of the imperial court and figure out the psychology of officials in order to make the most self-interested decisions. Maximize your own interests.

In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, these Chinese businessmen showed their concern for politics by trying to figure out what they wanted, making friends with local officials and imperial court officials who held real power, and making donations from time to time to protect themselves.

After arriving in the United States, this kind of specific performance became an investigation of the national conditions of the United States, understanding the state machine of the United States, and it can also be said to understand how the superstructure of the entire California operates.

Being able to get these not outrageous answers shows that these Chinese businessmen have done their homework and are not talking nonsense. At least they have a superficial understanding of America.

"Everyone is right, but not completely right. The United States divides the executive, legislative, and judicial powers into three, but the root cause is that whoever has the most seats in Congress will control the power of the United States." Liang Liang Yao said slowly.

"The members of Congress are divided into two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state in the Senate has two fixed seats, and the number of seats in the House of Representatives is determined by the population of each state. Every 5 voters can elect one member of the House of Representatives.

California has two fixed seats in the Senate, but its population is too small. The population of California is only a little more than half of New York City. In terms of seats in the House of Representatives, California has no advantage. "

Since the founding of the War of Independence, the central power of the federal government of the United States and the power of the president have been continuously strengthened, especially in the two key nodes that determined the fate of the United States during the Civil War and World War II.

The United States has chosen to strengthen the power of the central government and the power of the president, but whether it is to strengthen the power of the central government or the power of the president, the United States is relatively limited.

Especially before the Civil War, Congress wielded considerable power.

"What the chairman said is very true. New York State has 33 members of Congress, and we in California only have three members of Congress, which is only a fraction of others." Pan Zhengwei deeply agrees.

Out of curiosity, Pan Zhengwei asked former New York Governor Hunter this question when he attended a party of local political leaders in New York.

"Although I don't know much about Washington until now, I still know about the California under our feet. It's nothing more than whoever has the most people and whoever has the most power is the master. The ghosts are afraid of us, and it's nothing more than because the Chinese in California are getting more and more. There are more and more, and there are many seats in the state assembly, and the president has a big business in California, without the president, those ghosts can't afford food and clothing." Wu Yuanhua said after thinking about it.

"I think the same is true for the Congress in Washington and the state legislature in California. What does the president mean to let us immigrate more and win more seats in Congress?"

"Exactly."

These businessmen are still highly savvy, and they can tell that every state in the United States is a miniature version of the federal government, and its operating logic is the same.

"Even if the president doesn't speak up about this matter, we will also do it. Right now, the Qing Dynasty is not peaceful, and there are years of famine, and the people are in dire straits. Being able to transfer those disaster-stricken people to California is also a merit-based thing. It is a matter of great merit.

Furthermore, there are about [-] people in the huge California, and there is still a large area of ​​land waiting to be opened up, and we don't have enough workers. "Wu Yuanhua said.

The merchants in Guangzhou have been helping with the immigration. In addition to directly sending ships to transport the immigrants, the local magistrates are also managing the merchants headed by Jardine and Tongfu.

These merchants also knew that they did not have the ability to understand the national conditions of the United States as well as Liang Yao did, and to have the ability to make a difference among the major politicians in the United States.

The more stable the foundation of the Chinese in California, the more stable the foundation of these Chinese businessmen in the United States. Therefore, they are also willing to actively contribute to the matter of immigration.

"Immigrants will definitely move. I am here to tell you that according to the laws of the United States, as long as the population of a territory reaches 6, it can apply for statehood. Our neighbor to the north, Oregon, currently has more than [-] people. Population." Liang Yao picked up the teacup and said, taking a sip of the fragrant tea.

"The chairman means that we should send some immigrants to the Oregon area and let them settle down in Oregon. When Oregon's population exceeds 6, we can submit the application for statehood to Washington!" Wu Yuanhua slapped his thigh, A look of sudden enlightenment.

"Wonderful, [-] immigrants in California can only fight for one more seat in Congress! All of them must be adult males! And as long as [-] immigrants are sent to the Oregon area, Oregon can directly become a state! NSW has at least two Senate seats and two guaranteed House seats!"

Although the United States stipulates that [-] people elect one representative, the [-] people are not biological people, but political people.

Needless to say, the blacks in the South are certainly not people in the political sense of the United States. Even the American Constitution of 1787 stipulates that when counting the population of each state, five blacks are converted into three people to calculate the total population of each state.

Women and children cannot be regarded as people in the political sense. Although the standards for voters vary from state to state, they all follow the principle of adult free men. In some states, a certain amount must be reached on this basis property can be called voters.

This point is not fundamentally different from the ancient Greek democracy.

This is also the reason why California had a population of more than 15 at the beginning of its statehood, but only three seats in the House of Representatives. This is the seat in the House of Representatives given after excluding women, children, and black households without American citizenship.

"Smart!" said with great satisfaction.

"It's just that I heard that the folk customs in Oregon are also very aggressive. Most of the people there make a living by hunting and selling furs, or logging and selling timber. With so many of us passing by, we will inevitably conflict with them." Zeng Jinsong grabbed the sparse hair on his chin. Beard said.

"They're tough, so why don't we be tougher than him?" Liang Yao's tone became tougher.

"Today, my status in California is not obtained for nothing, but with a gun. When I first made my fortune in Saskatchewan, there were many people who refused to obey me and wanted my life. What about now?

Ghosts always bully the weak and fear the hard. The more you submit to the soft, the more you will bully you. If you are tougher than him, you can bully him.

The ghosts in the Oregon area, if you can reason with them with your mouth, you can use your mouth, if you can't use your mouth, you can use a gun.What are you afraid of if I have you covered?
Please remember, no matter where you go, California will always be your solid backing. "

In order to make these Chinese businessmen more confident after entering the Oregon area, Liang Yao gave them a reassurance.

Two years ago, he would never have dared to be so arrogant, but from time to time, now he holds the three infantry regiments of the California Infantry Regiment, the California Militia Regiment, and the Arizona Infantry Regiment just recruited to guard the US-Mexico border. troops.

This is the most powerful violent machine in the entire West Coast of the United States, bar none.

Any infantry regiment marching into the Oregon territory in the name of defending the Indians is enough to drink a pot for those unconvinced ghosts in Oregon.

"With the president's words, I feel more at ease." Zeng Jinsong said.

"I have men who trade in furs in the Oregon region. Although I don't know the basics of the Oregon region, I still know a little bit. Although the winter is cold there, the farming conditions are not as good as those in California, but with careful cultivation, many new fields can be opened up. Come."

"There is also fur and wood. If new mines are discovered in the future, it will also be a great fortune." Wu Yuanhua added.

All the Chinese businessmen nodded one after another. With Liang Yao as their backing, they are also willing to organize immigrants to settle in the Oregon area.

"I've heard that Mr. Bernard has been coveting the governorship of Oregon for a long time, and he is also working on the establishment of Oregon state, and he is well-known in the Oregon area. This person has never dealt with us, and I am afraid it will be troublesome." Pan Zhengwei He expressed his concerns to Liang Yao.

"Bernet is dead in the tomb. In the Oregon area, you can just go to the Oregon area and help the immigrants settle there. I will take care of other things."

Liang Yao said lightly.

(End of this chapter)