1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 309 Prosperity
In order for Fillmore to be re-elected, Liang Yao has done everything within his power. As for whether he can change history, it depends on Fillmore's own ability and fortune.

"In the next general election, the maximum support that California can provide to the President is only 7 electoral votes." Liang Yao said, "If you want to win the general election, you'd better get New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio These three big ticket warehouses."

The later California is the largest state in the United States. Among the 538 electoral votes, California has 55 electoral votes, ranking first among the American states, accounting for more than 10% of the total votes.Therefore, there has always been a saying that those who win California win the world.

At this time, California is a new state with only 7 electoral votes, which is equivalent to that of Alabama in the south.

These are the 7 tickets, and the other three were just won at the beginning of last year.

Last year, California Senator Girvan won three House of Representatives seats for California, that is, three electoral votes, on the grounds that California has a population of more than 40 and should receive seats in the House of Representatives that match the population.But that was at the beginning of last year, and now the population of California has exceeded 50.

At this time in history, California got two guaranteed electoral votes, and these four votes still belonged to the Democratic Party, and they all voted for Pierce in the end.

In this general election, the total number of votes in the United States is 299, and the three states with the most votes are all in the north, namely New York State with 35 votes, Pennsylvania State with 27 votes, and Ohio State with 23 votes.

Without exception, these vote-getting states are all in the North.

As for the South, the state with the most votes, Virginia, has only 15 votes, and there are very few states in the South with more than 10 votes, only Kentucky (12 votes), Tennessee (12 votes), Georgia (10 votes) , South Carolina (10 votes).

Of course, the north and south referred to here are the north and south in the political sense, not the north and south in the geographical sense.

If divided according to geographical elements, Virginia is actually located at the junction of the North and the South in the United States. Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, is located in Virginia, only more than 150 kilometers away from Washington, the capital of the Northern Confederacy.

The number of members of Congress and the number of electoral votes held by the North and the South also show that the North and the South have clearly gained the upper hand in the political game between the North and the South at this time.

Fillmore wants to be re-elected, and it is safe to win more support from the Northern Free States.

The American election adopts the winner-take-all principle. Take California as an example. For example, among the 7 electoral votes in California, 4 voted for Fillmore and 3 voted for Pierce. The final result is not Fillmore. Gained California's 4 electoral votes, Pierce won 3 electoral votes.

Instead, Fillmore won 7 electoral votes in California, which is why later generations can often hear that a certain presidential candidate won a certain state during the American general election.

Fillmore stared at the half-filled wine glass in front of him. He naturally understood Liang Yao's meaning. He raised the wine glass and tilted it to one side, and the wine in the glass was about to pour out. Fortunately, Fillmore Er's hand was steady, controlling the wine glass.

"It's like this half glass of red wine. The wine in the glass should be inclined to me without overflowing." Fillmore took a sip of the red wine while speaking.

Fillmore's metaphor is quite appropriate. He really wants to win the election this time, but also prevent the antagonism between the North and the South from further aggravating and avoiding a civil war.

"The situation is not so bad. You just need to win against Pierce. Your prestige and image among the people is better than Pierce." As he spoke, Liang Yao took out the "Pacific Railway Route Map" drawn by Fremont, and his own draft The "Plan for the Pacific Railroad" was presented to Fillmore.

"Maybe this huge project can win you more votes in New York and Ohio."

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After accepting the appointment in Washington, Liang Yao visited the small city of Washington as a tourist, and then went to New York.

Knowing that Liang Yao had come to New York, Wall Street became panicked for a while.

The last time Liang Yao came to New York, he leveraged Wall Street's gold by himself and made a fortune from it.Many people lost their fortunes in the crazy gold futures market, and even jumped off buildings. People on Wall Street still remember this incident.

Of course, there are also people who are always watching Liang Yao's movements with US dollars. God knows what financial products this rich man has come to New York this time.

Even if he can't eat meat, he can buy some soup with Liang Yao.

Wall Street is the barometer of the American economy. At this time, the United States has come out of the winter of the economic crisis in the 19s and ushered in its spring.The exchanges on Wall Street were extremely hot.

Liang Yao has a special telegraph office on Wall Street, even if he is far away in California, he can get transaction information from the Wall Street Exchange at the first time.

Railroad stocks and steel company stocks are two of the best-selling stocks on Wall Street at the moment.

These two industries are also the pillar industries currently supporting the rapid economic growth of the United States.

Last year alone, more than 160 new railroad companies went public on Wall Street, compared with 89 for steel companies.

This is very good news for Liang Yao. He is the largest seller of steam locomotives in the United States. The listing of the new railway company and the laying of new railway tracks mean that more pioneer locomotives and carriages are needed.

"Our locomotives are cheaper than British locomotives, and their performance and quality are not inferior to British locomotives. Almost all railway companies are using our locomotives. Our carriages are also very popular. Some French railway companies even come to look for them. We buy first-class carriages."

Garrett, vice president of the Atlantic Railway Company, reported to Liang Yaohui in high spirits.

"If the railroad business had gone on as it is now, the Atlantic would have been profitable in 1854."

It is expected that the Atlantic Railway Company will be the first to achieve profitability, and Liang Yao believes that Garrett's estimate is still conservative.

With the current popularity of the railway industry, he is not surprised that the Atlantic Railway Company achieved profitability in 1853.

The Atlantic Railway Company has a market with a population of tens of millions. The cities in the east are dense, the terrain is flat, and labor is cheap. The cost and difficulty of building railways are much lower than those in California.

What's more, the business of the Pioneer locomotive and supporting carriages can also bring huge profits to the Atlantic Railway Company, and it is not too difficult to turn losses into profits in a short period of time.

"This momentum can continue for at least five or six years. At this stage, we must strive for the route as much as possible. Don't worry about the railway that should be laid, and lay it immediately." Liang Yao nodded to Garrett.

(End of this chapter)