1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 491
The southern part of Oregon has already established a state. Next, the most suitable place for the western region to establish a state, except for the northern part of Oregon, is Arizona.

California's next strategy is to move northward, reach the US-Canada border, expand eastward, and grasp the power vacuum in the western territories.

It's just that the natural and economic conditions in northern Oregon and Arizona are not as good as those in southern Oregon (Oregon), which has already established a state.

According to rough estimates, the current population of Northern Oregon is 3, and the population of Arizona is less than 5.

Although Liang Yao's western brigade also had the Arizona Regiment under its name, it was just a name of the organization.

The Arizona Regiment of the Western Brigade only recruited some Arizonans symbolically, and the main source of the regiment still came from Chinese residents in California.

It is unrealistic for the two states to reach the threshold of 6 population for establishing a state simply by relying on the natural population growth rate.

It is only possible to achieve this goal by relying on the promotion of external forces.

This external force is the transfer of immigrants from California, and Oregon is a precedent that relies on the transfer of immigrants from California to develop rapidly and reach the standard of statehood.

Northern Oregon, later known as Washington State, fared much better than Arizona Territory.

Northern Oregon is near the sea and has a port. Later generations also developed a metropolis like Seattle. Its economic strength is comparable to that of Oregon, and each has its own strengths.

In terms of natural resources, Northern Oregon is densely covered with spruce, pine and fir, with a high forest coverage rate and abundant forest resource reserves.The coastal areas are rich in fishery resources and can easily catch salmon, shrimp and crab.

In terms of mineral resources, Northern Oregon is rich in coal mines, iron ore, copper mines, and a small amount of gold, silver and other mineral deposits.

In terms of agriculture, the region already has a history of successfully growing agricultural crops such as apples, cherries, wheat, potatoes and avocados.

Compared with the Southern Oregon region that has already established a state, the only disadvantage of the Northern Oregon region is that it is far away from the economic center of California, the west coast.

Sitting on such favorable natural conditions, the Northern Oregon region has many choices. Whether it chooses limited development of agriculture, fishery or mining, they can quickly find their own way out.

As long as the Democratic Party's stubborn influence in Northern Oregon is wiped out, it will not be a big problem to increase the population of Northern Oregon from 3 to 6 within a year.

Liang Yao's biggest headache is the Arizona area.

Arizona was incorporated into the United States in 1848 after the end of the first Mexican-American War, but it was already 1912 when the state became a state.Then-President William Howard Taft signed the bill making Arizona the 48th state of the United States.

That is to say, Arizona became a territory of the United States during the Daoguang period. When the state was established, the Qing Dynasty had already perished.

It can be seen that the natural conditions in this area are harsh.

If there is no large-scale immigration of Chinese, in history, the Arizona Territory with an area of ​​29.5 square kilometers has a population of only 3000 to [-] people (excluding Indians), which is truly a sparsely populated place.

Fortunately, although the terrain of the Arizona Territory is mostly deserts and plateaus, and the climate is relatively dry, the area is still rich in mineral resources, including coal, copper, molybdenum, limestone, silica, gypsum, petroleum and other mineral resources.

The climate here is also more suitable for growing cotton, wheat, corn, citrus fruits, grapes, soybeans and other crops.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of building the Garde Railway, the railway will be built from Los Angeles to the territory of Arizona Territory, the local traffic conditions will be improved, and a settlement will be built in a more livable area along the railway line. The population exceeded 6, reaching the threshold of establishing a state.

Of course, if you can't achieve it, it's not a big problem. There are always more ways than difficulties.

Liang Yao has another choice. The former Mexican state of Sonora and Arizona are adjacent to each other. Merging the two states will definitely meet the standard for statehood.

It's just that this operation will test the skills of California politicians. It is better to let Arizona Territory establish a state alone as much as possible.

"Are you thinking about Northern Oregon and Arizona?"

Fremont, who was smoking a cigar, saw Liang Yao's eyes wandering between Northern Oregon and Arizona, and he could see what Liang Yao was thinking.

"No, I'm playing for the four Senate seats." Liang Yao laughed.

"The four Senate seats are certainly tempting, but Oregon has just become a state, and now you're thinking about these two places, you're not afraid of being overwhelmed." Fremont teased.

After teasing, Fremont also seriously thought about the feasibility of establishing a state between the two places. He snuffed out the cigar, put away most of the remaining cigars, and said: "Northern Oregon can achieve statehood in a short period of time." Standard, Northern Oregon isn't bad, after all.

In Arizona, it is estimated that the environment and traffic conditions in that place are too bad. Apart from the Mexicans who originally settled there, maybe only the Hakkas are willing to go to this kind of place. "

Ordinary white politicians can't even tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese after the Chinese cut off their hair, but Fremont, who has lived in California for five or six years, can not only distinguish Chinese from Japanese in appearance.

It is even possible to distinguish Cantonese, Teochew, Southern Fujian, Eastern Fujian, Zhejiang, Hakka, and other immigrants from war-torn areas and North China disaster-stricken areas to California from the accents spoken by the Chinese. When voting, can you include a few commonly used dialects?

In addition to distinguishing different Chinese ethnic groups, Fremont also has a certain understanding of different Chinese ethnic groups. He knows that Cantonese, Fujianese, and Zhejiang people prefer to do business and live by the sea, while people of other ethnic groups prefer to be more stable. farmers or skilled workers.

In the entire United States, there is no politician who understands Chinese better than Fremont.

"What if I spend money?" Liang Yao said, "Los Angeles was a place where no shit was found before oil was discovered. Who knows what good things are buried under the ground in Arizona."

Liang Yao was more optimistic about the prospect of emigrating to Arizona, at least more optimistic than Fremont.

Furthermore, there are two Senate seats and two House of Representatives seats in the bottom line, and he does not need to pay for the immigrants.

Wu Yuanhua, Pan Zhengwei and others are willing to spend money to get congressmen and governors for themselves in the Oregon area, and there are many wealthy Chinese who are willing to spend money to buy officials.

"Spending money is another matter." Fremont laughed.

He is also happy to see the Citizens Party control more electoral states. Right now, the Whig Party is dead and the Democrats are in disarray. If small parties want to rise, now is the best time.

Due to geographical disadvantages and political disadvantages, the Civic Party cannot dig the corners of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party like the Republican Party, and go to the east to compete with these new and old parties for constituencies.

However, it is a shortcut to strengthen one's own political influence and implement the party's political proposition of developing the west by establishing a new state.

If the Civic Party can develop rapidly, it is not impossible to fill the power vacuum, expand its influence to the whole country, and even elect the Civic Party President.

After ordering the servant to arrange a guest room for Fremont to rest, Liang Yao came to the bedroom on the second floor.

It's just that he was supposed to enter that dormitory, but Liang Yao had a hard time.

Are you sleeping with Elizabeth tonight?Or sleep with Zoe?
This is really a hard decision problem.

After much deliberation, Liang Yao finally decided to ask God to help him solve this problem.

Liang Yao didn't drink a lot tonight, but he was quite fierce when the red wine was getting stronger. When he freed his hand to fumble for coins from his pocket, Liang Yao almost lost his footing and fell.

Fortunately, he still fell on the door panel in the end and did not fall.

Liang Yao took out a five-dollar gold coin from his wallet and threw it into the air. After a crisp sound of metal falling to the ground, Liang Yao squatted down to look for the gold coin just thrown out.

However, due to the dim light at night and the numbness of his head, Liang Yao couldn't find the gold coin for a while.

After finding no results for the coin, Liang Yao took out another gold coin and prepared to toss it again.

"What are you doing flipping coins at the door in the middle of the night?"

Zooey's side came from Liang Yao's ear. Zooey was wearing a light white one-piece nightgown, holding the gold coin that Liang Yao had just thrown in her hand.

No wonder I couldn't find this gold coin after searching for a long time. It turned out that it rolled into Zoe's room.

"I"

Just as Liang Yao was about to speak, Zooey made a booing gesture and pulled Liang Yao into the room involuntarily.

"Speak softly. Sister Elizabeth has just returned from an inspection in Los Angeles and is resting. Don't disturb her. You will sleep here tonight."

Saying that, Zoe pushed Liang Yao onto the bed.
(End of this chapter)