1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 311

"Business? I do have a big deal to discuss with you and Barings Bank." Liang Yao paused.

He wants to sell kerosene to Europe, and he needs agents in Europe, and there are more than two agents.

The most important thing is that his kerosene agent needs to have a good influence in Europe, because the sales of kerosene will crowd out the whale oil market.

The whaling industry in the West has a long history, and millions of people make a living from the whaling industry, and its influence cannot be underestimated.To move this cake, Liang Yao had to consider the pressure from these traditional industries.

Right now, Liang Yao's kerosene is mainly sold in California due to its limited production capacity, and there was no decent whaling industry in California before, so naturally there is no resistance.

But when kerosene production increases and kerosene is sold to Europe, these problems will gradually become prominent.

After all, what he wants to compete for is not a market of millions or tens of millions of dollars, but a market of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

Furthermore, the Rothschild family and the Bahrain family not only have wider connections than him in Europe, but also have wider connections than Liang Yao in the eastern part of the United States.They have good influence in all states, and perhaps they can also provide some help to Fillmore's re-election.

The Vanderbilt family has many real estate properties in New York, but there are only two places where they usually live, one is the former residence on Staten Island, and the other is the rich villa area by the Hudson River.

Perhaps it is not appropriate to use the villa area to describe this rich gathering place in New York, because it is more like a manor group than a villa.

It’s just that compared with the large manors of southern slave owners who often have thousands of acres and can’t see the end at a glance, the manors on the Hudson River are a bit pocket-sized, ranging from tens of British and American to hundreds of acres, and rarely thousands of acres. Great estate.After all, this is New York, and the land in New York has always been very precious.

Liang Yao came to the Vanderbilt family's estate on the Hudson River. Speaking of which, he and Vanderbilt are still neighbors in New York.

When he came to New York for the first time two years ago, Liang Yao bought a piece of land next to Vanderbilt's manor to build the manor. Now most of the main buildings of the manor have been completed and he can barely move in.

Liang Yao came to Vanderbilt's manor with a gift. Two years ago, Liang Yao lived in Vanderbilt's manor for a period of time. The housekeeper of the manor also knew Liang Yao, and soon reported the news of Liang Yao's visit. to the owner of the manor.

Vanderbilt was not in the manor today, and it was Sophia Johnson Vanderbilt, the mistress of the manor, who was also Vanderbilt's wife, who came out to greet Liang Yao.

The surname of Sophia's Vanderbilt is not a surname changed by her husband's family in accordance with the custom after marrying Vanderbilt, but her original surname is Vanderbilt.

Before marrying Vanderbilt, Sophia, who was one year younger than Vanderbilt, was Vanderbilt's cousin.

Coney's congenital epilepsy was caused by the marriage of two close relatives. In addition to Coney, their youngest son Washington also seemed to have some hearing problems in the right ear.

Fortunately, except for Coney and Washington, the other children of the Vanderbilt family are still healthy.

Sophia has the hardworking and frugal virtues of the women of the Vanderbilt family, although their family is already one of the wealthiest families in the United States.

Usually in the manor, Sophia is still dressed as an ordinary housewife, with a simple headscarf on her head, and it seems that she just came out of the kitchen, and she still wears an oily apron around her waist.

"It turns out that our neighbor is here, please come in."

Sofia still speaks English with a hint of Dutch Lowland accent.

This has something to do with the fact that she lived in the Dutch settlement on Staten Island in her early years. As an immigrant city, people who come to New York often like to live with their fellow countrymen.

The Dutch like to live in the same area as the Dutch, the English like to live in the same area as the English, and the French like to live in the same area as the French.

However, after one or two generations, the wealth gap and social status of immigrants gradually widened, and this kind of racially-bound settlement was finally broken by class.

In Kony's generation, it was already difficult for Liang Yao to find a trace of the Dutch imprint on them.

"Mrs. Vanderbilt, this is a gift I prepared for you, and I hope you will accept it."

With that said, Liang Yao asked Connie to deliver the gift box.

"Thank you, you are too kind." Sophia accepted Liang Yao's gift with a smile.

"Your Excellency General!"

Vanderbilt's youngest son, Washington, gave Liang Yao a military salute in a dignified manner, which made Liang Yao dumbfounded.

Liang Yao had no choice but to return a military salute to the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, asking him to put his hand down.

It has not been many days since he was officially appointed as a brigadier general by Fillmore, and it has been widely known throughout the eastern region.

"Your Excellency, I have heard of your heroic deeds. I want to become a soldier in the California Infantry Regiment and serve you." Washington said very seriously.

"It's a pity that you haven't reached the age for military service." Liang Yao said while stroking the red hair on Washington's head.

Washington is more lively and clever than the taciturn William, and he is well-behaved and sensible compared to Coney, who was causing trouble everywhere in New York and was not doing his job properly.

It is no wonder that of the three sons, Vanderbilt favored Washington more.

"I can apply for West Point Military Academy first, where the age requirements are more relaxed." Washington replied.

Although he is still young, he already has a clear plan for his life.

Speaking of this, the expression on Washington's face became a little frustrated: "I just don't know whether West Point Military Academy will accept a deaf person with a bad ear. My classmates said that the military academy will not accept a disabled person."

The hearing defect makes Washington look inferior among his peers, and of course, this is the only place where Washington feels inferior.

Liang Yao untied the saber from his waist, knelt down and handed the saber to Washington: "Don't believe the nonsense of your classmates. When I was a colonel, my colleagues often laughed at my age and race. When your When your classmates laugh at you for your physical defects, it just means that they are jealous of you."

"You are very reasonable." Hearing what Liang Yao said, Washington immediately felt relieved. He happily accepted the saber presented by Liang Yao, then looked at Elizabeth behind him, then at Liang Yao and said.

"My sister hasn't seen you for so long. She must miss you very much. I won't disturb the tryst between the two of you. Father and elder brother have gone to Broad Street, and I'm afraid they won't be back until later."

"George, what are you talking about, you bastard?" Elizabeth, who was behind Washington, said angrily. She was about to reach out and grab Washington's ear, but Washington had already disappeared.

(End of this chapter)