1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 53 First Meeting Vanderbilt

The cholera in California was far worse than Liang Yao expected.

New patients have been arriving at the California Hospital in San Francisco for more than a week.

The cholera patients in the hospital were not more than [-] or [-], but [-].

Such a large number of cholera patients has far exceeded the carrying capacity of his makeshift hospital.

Liang Yao had to expand the scale of the hospital, and assigned four shops and a warehouse to the hospital to accommodate cholera patients.At the same time, newspapers were published to recruit more volunteers to assist doctors in treating cholera patients.

The hospital was full of cholera patients with vomiting and diarrhea. Doctors in white coats and volunteers wearing Red Cross armbands shuttled among the patients.

They either check the patient's condition, or give the patient medicine and liquid to relieve their pain.

The air was filled with the sour smell of feces and vomit, which was disgusting.

Although some people clean up these dirty and filthy things in time to ensure the cleanliness of the hospital and reduce the number of mosquitoes and flies, the smell cannot be removed in a short while.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain. As the general manager of the hospital, Dr. Robinson brought good news to Liang Yao.

"Today is the peak of cholera. After today, our patients will gradually decrease."

Robinson in a white coat walked through the long corridor towards Liang Yao with statistics.

"Doctor Robinson, let's go out and talk, the atmosphere here is too depressing, and the smell is too strong."

"You're welcome, I feel like I've lost my sense of smell after being here for so many days." Robinson shrugged his shoulders and said.

Liang Yao walked to the door, took off his mask and greedily breathed in the fresh air.

"The mixture of salt water and sugar water can indeed help the gastrointestinal tract to absorb water. This is a major medical discovery that will save the lives of thousands of cholera patients." Robinson couldn't hide his excitement. The tone of speech is full of excitement.

"Stop it, let's just talk about our current situation."

Liang Yao has no time to talk to him now, Vanderbilt has already arrived in San Francisco.Vanderbilt is very important to him, and it is related to his next layout in California.He was rushing back to see Vanderbilt.

In addition to Vanderbilt himself, he also hoped to meet some entrepreneurs in the Vanderbilt circle through Vanderbilt and exchange gold for their technology and machinery.These are the things he desperately needs.

He was also not sure now about Vanderbilt's treatment of California, and of him.

It is far more likely to become a partner with a rising industrialist like Vanderbilt than to become a partner with the old nobles in the east.

Of course, it's just more likely.

He had to plan for the worst in everything, and his worst plan was not being able to reach a cooperation with Vanderbilt, but also having a direct conflict of interest with the old eastern nobles in California.

At that time, if he wanted to develop a business in California, he could only purchase a limited number of unadvanced machinery and some outdated technologies from those small and medium-sized enterprises and companies in the east that were about to go bankrupt.

As for Fremont's family background, he is quite solid, and he is also willing to contribute to the development of California.

He was the first American to come to California, he was famous for California, and he also had a special affection for this place.

However, Fremont is a well-known large plantation owner in Georgia in the southeast, and his family has a vast area of ​​cotton fields. It is okay for him to grow cotton in California. As for Fremont to start a business in California, it is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Liang Yao didn't have a system, and he didn't have a Void Warehouse. He couldn't rub the steamboat with his hands, and then he took out a bunch of machines from Void's pocket that crushed the natives of this era.

After thinking about it, Vanderbilt is still the most ideal partner, and he wants to seize this opportunity.

"Currently, [-] severe patients have been transferred to the moderately ill patients, [-] moderately ill patients have been transferred to the mild patient area, and [-] cholera patients have been cured in the mild patient area. Patients, they can be discharged tomorrow.

So far, only [-] critically ill patients have died. It can be said that this is a miracle. California has done what New York and Boston have not been able to do. "

After speaking, Robinson sat down on the spot, regardless of the dirt on the floor. He was really tired.

For a week, he slept less than four hours a day. Even in his dreams, he often dreamed about patients who were dying and reaching out to him for help, which made him suddenly wake up from the dream.

"I think California's experience in preventing and controlling cholera can be extended to the east. If the east can also do the same, cholera will soon disappear from the United States, and it will no longer be an epidemic that is disgraceful."

"Things are not that simple. The situation in the east is more complicated than in California. There is no politics in California, but politics is involved in everything in the east. And now that cholera in California has not been eradicated, it is still too early to say victory. We cannot take it lightly."

Robinson's idea is still too simple, but he doesn't have time to talk to Robinson now.

"Doctor Robinson, I'm going to receive Mr. Vanderbilt these two days, and I'll leave the hospital affairs to you, please!"

After speaking, Liang Yao patted Robinson on the shoulder and bid farewell to Robinson.

Before he could take a few steps, a little leader of the Loyalty Society wearing a gold black bear badge came forward and informed him that Vanderbilt had arrived at the hospital gate.

Liang Yao didn't expect that Vanderbilt would come here to look for him, so he had to go out to meet Vanderbilt.

At the beginning of the day, the hospital and street lamps lit with whale oil came on, dispelling the darkness.

Vanderbilt and Elizabeth, father and daughter, stood under the streetlights, and next to them was a quite unsightly sign, with slogans such as epidemic prevention and farming in English and Chinese written on it, and idlers should not enter.

Vanderbilt is very tall. According to statistics, the average height of adult white males born in the United States in 1850 was 171.1 cm.At 183 cm tall, Vanderbilt is far above this standard.

Vanderbilt dresses more casually.

His arms and legs are long and thick, and his hairline is relatively high, but he has thick brown hair. Perhaps because of the sea voyage, his beard has not been shaved for some time, and he looks a little sloppy .

His lips were thick, his chin looked powerful, his high forehead concealed his keen eyes, and his long, pointed nose was like the prow of a sailing ship.

Liang Yao's first impression of this person was more like a captain, a sailor or a soldier, rather than a successful businessman.

Vanderbilt and Liang Yao's image of a successful businessman in a suit and leather shoes is far from the image.

"Hello, Mr. Vanderbilt, I do not know that you are coming here in person, and I am sorry to welcome you."

Liang Yao took off his gloves and shook hands with Vanderbilt.

"Hello, Mr. Liang, I heard a lot of rumors about you when I was in Nicaragua."

Although Vanderbilt was born on Staten Island, New York, USA, he was a native American, but perhaps influenced by his parents, he spoke with a faint Low Dutch accent.

This is one of the few Dutch imprints on him.

Vanderbilt squeezed Liang Yao's hand tightly, as if he wanted to compete with Liang Yao who was stronger.

During the six months in California, Liang Yao paid attention to diet and physical exercise. His physique was no longer that of the frail scholar.Since Vanderbilt wanted to wrestle with him, he would stay with him to the end.

　Special thanks to the monthly ticket gold master Wenjun He Nenger for his monthly ticket support.

　　Thanks to Moyin, Bingge 1009, and Zhaojia Qilin for their monthly support!

　　It's another week of streaking, please ask for a recommendation ticket, although this thing won't affect my grades, but it can cheer me up!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)