1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 250 Developing Nevada
After leaving California for a long time, Liang Yao did realize that he was out of touch with California society.

Behind California's beautiful development data, there are also many social problems hidden, and child labor is just the tip of the iceberg.

Pillman suggested to Liang Yao to set up a special technical school in order to train urgently needed technicians and engineers for local industrial and mining enterprises in California.

Compulsory education in California lasts for 12 years, but not all students are capable and must be admitted to a university.

Not everyone can endure loneliness and spend twelve years studying hard in school.

Liang Yao adopted Pillman's suggestion and asked the Ministry of Education to conduct a thorough investigation of school-age students who intend to go to junior colleges, and add junior colleges based on the results of the survey and the current needs of California.

Comprehensive universities will not be able to be established in California for a while, but junior colleges can still be established.

The American Group, as well as other local industrial and mining enterprises in California, more or less have a shortage of skilled workers.

The establishment of a junior college led by local companies in California can alleviate the shortage of skilled workers in California's industrial and mining enterprises in the future, and also relieve the pressure on the California State Department of Finance. This is a multi-purpose thing.

With the transfer of the gold mining industry to the Nevada area, Fell proposed to build a railway from the Sacramento area to the two largest settlements in the Nevada area: Reno and Carson, to facilitate travel between the two places.

The Nevada administrative district under the jurisdiction of California is the federal government's compensation to California in order to resolve the conflict between the federal government and California after the Los Angeles massacre, to appease California's emotions.

Nevada is bounded by 117° West Longitude, the area west of 117° West Longitude belongs to California, and the area east of 117° West Longitude still belongs to the Territory.

The Nevada administrative region of California is neither big nor small in terms of area. It is only about the size of three Taiwan islands.

In fact, it is compensation, but it is just a beautiful word that the federal government puts gold on its face. In fact, in order to obtain this land, the California government actually paid the federal government $500 million worth of gold.

To put it bluntly, the California government bought the land from the federal government for real money.

Due to the harsh natural conditions in Nevada, few immigrants choose to settle in Nevada. After all, both California and Oregon in the north have much better natural conditions than Nevada and are more livable.

However, since the gold rush started in Nevada, everything changed. Many gold prospectors who failed to pan for gold in California went to the Nevada area for gold panning activities with stud mentality.

As a result, the Nevada area prospered, and the Nevada area, which was originally vast and uninhabited for hundreds of miles, also gained some popularity.

Of course, only in the Nevada administrative region of California.

The Nevada area west of longitude 117°W is still pretty desolate to this day.

There are many mining areas in the Nevada administrative region of California, but there are not many settlements. Reno and Carson are currently the two largest settlements in the Nevada administrative region, with a population of more than [-].

In other states, places with a population of seven or eight dare to call themselves towns, but at the beginning of the founding of California, the California elders made clear regulations on administrative divisions in the state legislature. One of the most important indicators is population.

Those with a registered permanent population of less than 1000 are called villages, those with 1000 to 3000 are called townships, and those with a population of more than 3000 are eligible to be called towns.

Areas outside the Jinshan Bay metropolitan area with a population of more than 1 can apply to the state government to establish a city.

As for why administrative divisions are linked to population, the reason is also very simple, because population is linked to state House of Representatives seats.

Reno Township and Carson Township are also the largest material distribution centers in the Nevada Administrative Region. Mining areas in the Nevada Administrative Region will purchase materials in Reno or Carson.

It can be said that as long as Reno and Carson are controlled, it is tantamount to controlling the Nevada administrative region, or even the more hinterland western region.

California's current commercial radiation capabilities continue to radiate to the hinterland of the west. Due to its geographical advantages, many residents of the western territories also choose to purchase harvest necessities in California.

"The mining industry in Nevada, especially the gold mining industry, is growing rapidly. Last year, it contributed gold worth 231 million U.S. dollars to the state government. It is a major taxpayer in California. It is reasonable to build a railway for Nevada."

Feeling stuffy and stuffy, Fer took off his coat, asked the Mexican maid beside him for a clean towel and wiped his face, then took a sip of schnapps and said.

"The Nevada area not only has gold mining, but also coal mines and iron mines. It is the only place in the state that has iron ore. The construction of railways can also easily transport iron ore from the Nevada area to Sacramento, and then to San Francisco. In an industrial area, we don’t have to worry about being choked by the Mexicans.”

Liang Yao couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, does Mexico dare to stick his neck?

But what Fair said is also reasonable, it is always good to plan ahead and be more prepared.

Mexico’s iron ore should be imported or imported, and California’s steel production in 1851 was able to go from nothing to nearly 1851% of the steel production in the United States in 2.High-quality iron ore imported from Mexico also contributed.

Almost all the iron ore used by California steel plants comes from the state of Colima on the west coast of Mexico.

It is said that due to the rise of the steel industry in California, it also drove the economy of Colima, and the politicians and wealthy businessmen in Colima also made a lot of money.

More and more wealthy Colima businessmen hope to join the big family of California Coal and Steel Union.

Liang Yao has checked the iron ore from Colima, Mexico. The iron content is very high. The iron ore content of ordinary products can reach more than 60%, which is a rare rich ore.

The most important thing is that these ores are also very cheap.

Because there is no decent steel industry in Mexico that can digest these iron ores.Mexican businessmen can only choose to export and sell to the eastern United States or Britain and France, and the transportation cost is too high.

Regardless of whether it is the industrial bases in Britain, France or the eastern part of the United States, they all have their own iron ore and coal mines, and there is no need to import them all the way from the west coast of Mexico.

The high-quality iron ore in Colima, Mexico is not attractive to Britain, France, and the eastern United States. The best way is to sell it to California, and California companies have always had a good reputation, and they are paid directly by gold. Therefore, Mexican merchants also Willing to sell iron ore to California.

"I very much support your proposal. Nevada really needs a railroad."

Liang Yao agreed to Feier's request.

With the completion of Cal Railroad (San Francisco-Nevada), Cal Railroad will be able to seamlessly build railroads directly from Sacramento to Reno and Carson.

This move can not only solve the employment problem of railway workers, but also absorb California's steel production capacity, strengthen the California government's control over the Nevada administrative region, and then infiltrate its influence into the territories of the western hinterland.

Iron ore and coal ore from Nevada can also be continuously transported by rail to Sacramento and San Francisco to provide raw materials for factories in the two cities.

The railway from Sacramento to Reno and Carson, Nevada, Nevada has complex terrain and needs to pass through mountainous areas. The California Railway Company can also gain valuable experience in building railways in mountainous areas from the construction of this railway.Lay a solid foundation for the future construction of the Pacific Railway.

After the completion of this section of the railway, the follow-up Pacific Railway can also directly start from Reno or Carson and go directly to the east.

This is a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone, and Liang Yao has no reason not to support it.

"Great, after the completion of this railway, California's industrial level will definitely be able to take it to a higher level."

Phil said happily.

(End of this chapter)