1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 307

After leaving Sacramento and returning to San Francisco, Liang Yao originally thought of taking the dark steamer newly launched by the San Francisco Shipyard to experience it.

Unfortunately, Liang Yao had no choice but to give up when he was told that the dark steamer had frequent engine failures and the research team was working on solving this problem.

After two years, Liang Yao embarked on a journey to the east again.

One reason is that President Fillmore urged him to go to Washington to accept a new appointment as soon as possible.

Secondly, for matters related to the Pacific Railway, he had to go to the east in person.

During this boring trip, Liang Yao saw that Kony was holding a book and reading it with great interest, so he couldn't help but ask, "What forbidden book are you reading?"

"I was right by what you said. It is indeed a banned book, but it is a banned book in the south. You spent most of last year in Japan. You don't know how popular this book is in the United States. This book printed more than one million copies in a year. In the north and in England, the book is sold out, and even the Queen of England likes to read it."

As he spoke, Kony showed Liang Yao the book in his hand.

This is a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin". The main content is about a black slave named Tom who is sold by a Kentucky farmer to pay off his debts.

Tom was sold to New Orleans and auctioned off to Louisiana two years later.Later, he encouraged the black slaves to flee to the free north, and would rather die than reveal the whereabouts of the fugitives to the white master, and was finally beaten to death by the master.

The 1850 Compromise, which was a temporary solution but not the root cause, still failed to ease the conflict between the North and the South, and the antagonism between the North and the South was once again gaining momentum.

"It seems that the relationship between the south and the north is not harmonious." Liang Yao sighed.

"It's not just that it's not very harmonious. The abolitionists and slaveholders in Kansas clashed every day. If this kind of behavior is not restrained, sooner or later a bigger riot will break out." Fremont, who was bored aside, interjected, His brows couldn't help but wrinkled.

"How to restrain?" Ge Wen said helplessly.

"Congress is divided between the North and the South. Last time I went to Congress, guess what I saw? South Carolina House Brooks. This rude guy, the fuck hid a handful in his pocket The sharp knife entered the Capitol, and he gave me a fierce look as he passed me, which scared me a lot."

This is still the case in Congress, not to mention the civil society.

Ge Wen would not be surprised if one day members of Congress from both the North and the South start copying guys in the Capitol.He just wished he wasn't there when they did it.

After all, in terms of fighting, the Yankees are not as good as the Dixie people with abundant martial arts.If you really fight, you will suffer.

Gerwin was a native of Ohio up north, and California was a free state, and he was a senator from a free state, and even if he didn't take sides publicly, the Dixie people would beat him up as one of the abolitionists.

"The Dixie people are so arrogant? Mr. Gwen, next time you go to the Capitol for a meeting, you must remember to bring a revolver in for self-defense." Kony said, not too serious.

"Get lost! Don't make a fuss here!" Fremont drove away this annoying guy, Kony.

"Okay, let's talk. Anyway, I'm not interested in politics or fighting. I'm only interested in making money." Kony closed the book, left the front deck angrily, and walked to the cabin.

"Honestly, I'm really worried that one day things will be as bad as Kearney's and the members of Congress will fight like the rough mob in Kansas," Gavin said.

When it comes to this heavy topic, Fremont is also silent.

Liang Yao didn't pay much attention to these matters. When it comes to issues involving his own interests, the way the Congress master solves the problem is not as civilized as the mobs on the streets of Kansas.

After more than two months of sailing, Liang Yao came to Baltimore.

Although nearly four months have passed since Perry's triumphant return, the people of Baltimore are still enthusiastic about the war hero.A large number of people gathered at the pier to welcome Liang Yao.

The colleagues in the army even sent a huge military band to play music on the pier to welcome Liang Yao.They already regarded Liang Yao as one of their own.

Fillmore, the Duan Shui master, did not favor one over the other, and gave Liang Yao the same treatment as Perry, and went to Baltimore to meet Liang Yao in person.

"Japan fought this battle very well." Robert, the principal of the West Point Military Academy, shook hands with Liang Yao.

The outcome of this war was within Robert's expectation, but the end time of the war was beyond Robert's expectation.

You must know that the war between Britain and the Qing Dynasty had been fought for two years before it ended, but it took Liang Yao less than two months to end the battle cleanly.It can be said that Liang Yao fought very well in this battle and won a sigh of relief for the army.

After all, it turned out that in Perry's expedition plan to Japan, it was all carried out by the navy, and there was nothing wrong with the army.

Now the army not only participated in this expedition, but also became the backbone of this expedition. The senior officers of the army felt proud for a while.

Liang Yao won the recognition and respect of the American Army with his strength and performance.

"It's just a war without technical content." Liang Yaoyun responded calmly, and then Liang Yao asked Robert about the military students, "How are the students I handed over to you?"

It's not that he is modest, the expedition to Japan is really nothing to brag about.

What this asymmetrical war deserves to boast is his judgment of the Japanese form, not the war itself.

If Robert had been in command of this war, his performance would not have been worse than Liang Yao's.But whether Robert can achieve the same results as Liang Yao at the negotiating table is not certain.

"The students you handed over to me are all very studious and smart, but it's a pity that they don't have any military foundation and have not received relevant education and training before. They may have to delay their graduation for one to two years." Robert said very Seriously.

Such a result was also expected by Liang Yao. Liang Yao nodded and said, "Please worry about it."

"They're all my own people. Don't worry about it. These people will be the pillars of the army in the future. I also want to thank you for your support to West Point Military Academy in the past two years." Robert laughed.

"West Point is the Army's school, I should pay some money for the Army's school." Liang Yao said.

"General Perry has been promoted to the Secretary of the Navy this time, and his colleagues in the Army are also fighting for you, thinking that you should also be promoted to Brigadier General, and you will probably become the youngest general in American history. .” Robert congratulated.

"With your kind words, thank you brothers in the army!" Liang Yao took off his hat to thank Robert and the senior army officers who came to greet him.

Liang Yao still hopes to obtain the rank of Brigadier General.

What he cares most about is not the honor of general, but that after he is promoted to brigadier general, he can justifiably expand a standing brigade.

Although it is not a big problem to use his financial resources to secretly store a brigade's armed forces, but why not do such a beautiful thing as raising one's own army with money from the federal government.

What's more, after being promoted to general, he can also recommend candidates for colonel to the federal government, which is a power that his current rank of colonel does not have.He himself doesn't care about the honor that military rank can bring him, which doesn't mean that the officers under him don't care.

Liang Yao passed through the bustling crowd on the street, and with the garlands presented to him by enthusiastic people, Liang Yao finally arrived at the Baltimore train station.

President Fillmore invited Liang Yao to board his presidential train. In this regard, Liang Yao and Perry enjoyed the same treatment, and there was no difference.

(End of this chapter)