1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 252 The speaker is a good machine

Faced with the first relatively large-scale demonstrations in California, young and inexperienced politicians in California were very nervous.

Not only the mayor of San Francisco, Strauss, was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but California Governor Charles Robinson was also nervous about the demonstrations.

In addition to nervousness, Robinson was also angry at this time.

Before Liang Yao came back, California was peaceful.

It's only been a month since Liang Yao returned to California, and he caused such a big mess. This kid is naturally unstable and can make troubles.

What makes Robinson even more angry is that this demonstration was entirely caused by Liang Yao. If Liang Yao only held accountable companies that employ child labor instead of fines, those companies that are unwilling to pay the fines would not instigate this incident. A demonstration march.

When such a big event happened, Liang Yao acted as if nothing had happened, and was in Tingtao Garden with a bunch of engineers and inventors to study various machine tools that had just arrived in Tingtao Garden.

"I really admire you. At this time, you still have the mood to hide in Taoyuan and study these machine tools?!"

Luo Bingxun came to question Master Liang Yaoxing.

Strauss, who had just arrived at Tingtao Garden, rushed to Liang Yao in a hurry.

"Sir, those demonstrators surrounded both the state government offices and the San Francisco city government offices. The situation is very serious."

"As long as the steamed wood is pressed against this wood bender, the wood can keep bending without breaking. The wood used by many inland riverboats in the west is pressed out by my wood bender."

Thomas Blanchard, a giant in the American mechanical industry, proudly introduced this wood bending machine that he was proud of to Liang Yao.

The nineteenth century was an era of blowout American inventors, and Blanchard was one of the shining stars of invention.

Unlike Walter, who invented everything, Blanchard's inventions focused on mechanics.

Blanchard has more than 25 patents in his lifetime, perhaps these patents are not as good as those of Edison and others.

However, it is not an exaggeration to say that Blanchard's inventions in the field of machinery subverted the industrial production model in the 19th century and laid a solid foundation for American industry to catch up with Britain.

Blanchard invented the pin making machine when he was 18 years old and made it when he was 24 years old. This machine can stably produce 500 tacks per minute, and the effect is better than that of handmade tacks.

In the mid-19th century, the houses in the Midwest of the United States were mainly log houses and wooden houses, and the main method of fixing wooden houses in the United States was tacks.Tacks are in high demand.

So being an inventor, Blanchard's invention was very successful in commercialization.

In 1806, he sold the patent for a tack-making machine for $5000, earning his first fortune in life.

The purchasing power of $1806 in 5000 was much stronger than that of $1852 in 5000, which was a huge sum at the time.

Blanchard's tack-making machine survived into the 21st century without any improvements.

In addition, the profiling machine and engraving machine invented by Blanchard were also very popular among American industrial tycoons in the middle and late 19th century.

Of course, Blanchard’s greatest contribution to the United States is not these great mechanical inventions, but the creation of an assembly line production model. The world’s first automatic machining center was written by him, making intensive, standardized, and large-scale Large-scale assembly line production becomes possible.

In standardization in particular, Blanchard went the extra mile, inventing the lathe with interchangeable parts.

The industrial level of the United States surpassed that of the United Kingdom at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the [-]th century.

But as early as the middle and early 19th century, the United States began to accumulate technology for seven or eighty years. It is no accident that the American industry surpassed Britain to win the crown of the world's number one industrial power.

"Can I use him to press farm implements?"

Liang Yao was attracted by these miraculous machines, admired them very fascinatedly, and appreciated the charm of the machines.

"of course!"

Blanchard said.

"You have a good eye, and I think these machines of mine will be useful in California!"

"I think so too, Mr. Blanchard. I sincerely invite you to serve as the president of the California Machinery Association." Liang Yao extended his invitation to Blanchard.

Other mechanics and engineers around also agreed, Blanchard has a high prestige in the American industry.

Liang Yao focused on talking with Blanchard, until Robinson, who had been ignored for a long time, couldn't stand Liang Yao anymore, and shook Liang Yao's shoulder vigorously, Liang Yao gave Robinson an answer.

"It's just a bunch of jumping clowns. I have already sent someone to solve this matter."

Liang Yao really didn't care about the demonstrations organized by those factory owners who refused to pay the fines.

He has grasped the Achilles heel of these factory owners, and it won't take long for these factory owners to submit obediently.

"Have you sent people from the Loyalty Society to join them?" Robinson put his hands off Liang Yao's shoulders, and his face softened a little.

"People from the Loyalty Society are just going to collect evidence. California has a new killer weapon against them. Since they don't want to obediently pay the fine, they can double the fine."

Liang Yao asked Kony, who had just returned from escorting the machine tools in Nicaragua, to entertain these mechanics and engineers for him first, and said to Robinson as he walked to a secluded place aside.

"I have a new weapon to deal with them. I heard that the Bank of Boston has provided loans to many factories in California?"

"The Bank of Boston is not as big as the Bank of America. More factories still borrow from your Bank of America. As for the Bank of Barings and Banque de France, their loan interest is relatively high, and there are fewer California companies looking for loans from them. "

"I have already said hello to Barings Bank and Banque de France. They will work with Bank of America to stop providing loans to companies and factories that refuse to pay fines and illegally employ child labor. Now it is your Boston Bank." Liang Yao laughed.

California's economy is in a period of rapid development, and all industrial and mining enterprises in California are increasing leverage to expand.

The California government's support policies for industrial and mining enterprises have also increased the confidence of these enterprises in expanding.

The funds for expansion, in addition to issuing bonds to raise funds, are loans from Bank of America, Boston Bank, Barings Bank, and Bank of France.

The capital chains of these leveraged and rapidly expanding industrial and mining enterprises are very fragile. As long as the banks cut off their loans, these industrial and mining enterprises will soon fall into bankruptcy.

Not all industrial and mining enterprises in California are like the San Francisco Iron and Steel Works, which are backed by a powerful American group that injects a steady stream of funds into them.

Borrowing to expand is the normal state of California industrial and mining companies, and of course, it is also their culprit.

Furthermore, the state government, in the name of illegally employing child labor, requires these industrial and mining enterprises to pay fines and stop lending to these companies that refuse to pay the fines.

He, and his Bank of America, also stand on the commanding heights of morality and have an advantage in morality, and the wind of public opinion will not be against him.

"Boston Bank will also stop lending to these illegal businesses and factories."

Robinson stated to Liang Yao that the most important thing right now is to quell the demonstration. At the same time, Robinson couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Liang Yao curiously.

"What's the new California killer you're talking about?"

"CIA (California Intelligence Agency)." Liang Yao said lightly.

(End of this chapter)