1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 168 Do I have a grudge against you? (A total of 10,000 reward points will be added!)

Kony suffers from epilepsy, but the frequency of his attacks is not high.

Since Kony worked for Liang Yao, Liang Yao remembered that Kony only had four or five epileptic seizures.

Liang Yao helped Coney to rest on the sofa. What shocked Liang Yao was that Vanderbilt didn't know that his son had epilepsy.

"What's wrong with Kony?"

Vanderbilt asked, frowning.

"As a father, you don't know that your son has epilepsy?"

Liang Yao felt a little speechless.

William was used to it. He took out a clean white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the foam from the corner of Kony's mouth. Then he asked Liang Yao's servant for a blanket to cover Kony so that Kony wouldn't catch a cold.

"My younger brother suffered from this disease when he was in business school."

William said calmly.

"He was worried that it would affect your career if you found out, so he never told you."

Vanderbilt was silent.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, as a businessman, you are very successful, but as a father, you are a failure."

After finishing speaking, Liang Yao left the hall and headed to the study. He was not interested in interfering with Vanderbilt's family affairs.

Liang Yao sat down at the desk, sorted out the information on the desk, and continued to compile the "Wanguo Tongjian", which is the world history textbook for primary and secondary schools in California.

Not long after Liang Yao arrived in the study, Vanderbilt knocked on the door of Liang Yao's study.

This was the first time Vanderbilt knocked on the door before entering.

"Please come in."

Liang Yao put down the work at hand.

"I'm here to thank you and apologize."

Vanderbilt found a sofa and sat down, then continued.

"I'm very happy to see the changes that have happened to Kony. He is better than I imagined."

"All of your children are better than you think."

Liang Yao found it very surprising that this guy actually had time to thank people.

Vanderbilt's sons were not as bad as he thought. Not only was Coney not that bad, but neither was his eldest son William.

After William inherited his family property, he earned almost as much money in less than eight years as his father earned in his entire life.

The Vanderbilt family reached its peak in the hands of William.

However, Vanderbilt earned so much wealth from scratch. In terms of ability and vision, Vanderbilt is actually better. There is no doubt about this.

As for Vanderbilt's youngest son, George Washington, who died young in the war, his abilities are not well evaluated.

Liang Yao didn't know what Vanderbilt meant by apologizing to him, and looked at Vanderbilt with some confusion.

"You have never done anything to apologize to me, why do you want to apologize to me?"

He thought about it and couldn't think of anything Vanderbilt had done to regret him.

Vanderbilt opened his bag, took out a photo frame and placed it on Liang Yao's table.

Liang Yao glanced at the photo frame and saw a daguerreotype of Elizabeth embedded in the frame. Elizabeth in the photo was smiling sweetly at him.

"Elizabeth didn't come this time because she was angry with you. This is a gift she entrusted me to give you." Vanderbilt said guiltily.

"Angry with me?" Liang Yao felt confused.

"Ahem, after returning to the East, she wrote you many letters, but she never received any reply from you." Vanderbilt coughed twice and said.

"Letter? I didn't receive her letter." Liang Yao said bluntly.

"Of course you didn't receive it. I intercepted all these letters and threw them into the sea," Vanderbilt said.

"I have a grudge against you?" Liang Yao rolled his eyes at Vanderbilt.

"So I'm here to apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."

Vanderbilt stood up, took off his hat and bowed to Liang Yao to apologize.

"I hope to find a good home for my daughter and a suitable husband, but you are too good. You are the only one who makes me feel that my daughter is not worthy."

Vanderbilt was not so much looking for a son-in-law as he was looking for an assistant for himself.

He hopes that his son-in-law will have strong personal abilities, and at the same time, he hopes that his son-in-law's personal abilities will be lower than his own, so that he can control them more easily.

Obviously, Liang Yao, who has outstanding abilities, is not such a person and will not accept his control, let alone listen to his orders.

"You should not influence your children's lives." Liang Yao picked up the tea cup on his desk and took a sip of tea.

"From now on, I, a bad old man, will not have any more interference in matters between you young people."

After saying that, Vanderbilt stood up and left Liang Yao's study.

The two thousand rifled M1842s ordered by Liang Yao from Springfield Arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts have arrived. Not only the infantry regiments in California can be equipped with this most advanced light weapon in the United States, but also the militia regiments.

Do it with one person at a time.

According to California law, California citizens are obliged to serve in the militia. During the service, the state government provides accommodation and food subsidies, but does not provide military pay. Military pay is only provided when performing tasks.

Those who have outstanding performance while serving in the militia will be given priority for promotion to the California Infantry and enjoy the same treatment as the regular army.

Rifled guns were expensive, labor-intensive and time-consuming to produce, and the Springfield Arsenal's output was also very limited.

Originally Liang Yao could not buy 2,000, but he increased the money, and the Springfield Arsenal did not hesitate to deliver the 1,000 rifled M1842s that were originally intended to be delivered to the Washington Light Infantry to Liang Yao's California Infantry and the People's Liberation Army.

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After the end of the U.S.-Mexican War, there were no large-scale new wars. These arsenals in the United States had a hard time. There was nothing that more money could not get. If there was, then it must be that you did not add enough.

In addition, Liang Yao also ordered 500 Springfield M1847, which is a short rifle specially used for cavalry. It can be understood as the short-barreled model of Springfield M1842. The full length of the gun is only 1041mm, while the regular version is

The length of the Springfield is 1470mm.

These lances are used to equip cavalry to make up for the lack of range of revolvers.

Relying on this large order, Liang Yao also hired some firearms designers from the Springfield Armory to come to California to work for his arms workshop.

After all, spending money all the time to purchase arms is not a long-term solution. He hopes that the California Infantry Regiment can use advanced weapons and equipment produced in the state as soon as possible.

He knew that the Springfield Arsenal would not give him the best gunsmiths in the factory, but that didn't matter. When he went to the east, he would personally take the gold to the Springfield Arsenal to poach their best gun designers.

Compared with front-loading guns like the Springfield M1842, Liang Yao prefers breech-loading guns with more advanced design concepts such as the Dresser striker gun. He has already sent people to Prussia to purchase this type of gun.

In terms of artillery, General Tromelain of the French Navy promised to help him purchase some 12-pound smoothbore field guns from the Paris Gun Factory. How many can be purchased depends on the artillery output and attitude of the Paris Gun Factory.

Liang Yao's purchase of French cannons was a drunkard's fault. Compared with French cannons, Liang Yao cared more about French cannonballs. During this period, French cannons were not necessarily the most advanced, but French cannonballs

It's truly a masterpiece, especially the French howitzer, which is a divine weapon.

As for more advanced artillery such as the Armstrong Cannon and Whitworth, which were so brilliant during the Civil War, they were still in the design and trial production stage, and they were out of reach even if they had money.

In terms of artillery, Liang Yao can only make do with it for the time being.

"Jin Chen, notify Major Elvis and Lieutenant Colonel Deng Yan to come to the office to meet me."

Liang Yao looked at the map on the wall and said to Hu Jinchen.

(End of chapter)