1850 American Gold Tycoon

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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 contracted 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, you were successful as a businessman, but you failed as a father."

After 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 "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 thought."

“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 had 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 were 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 should you apologize to me?"

After thinking about it, he 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 Yin Lisabai embedded in the frame. In the photo, Yin Lisabai was smiling sweetly at him.

"Lizabeth Yin didn't come this time because she was angry with you. This is a gift she entrusted me to give you." Vanderbilt said with a guilty look on his face.

"Angry with me?" Liang Yao felt confused.

"Ahem, after returning to the east, she wrote you a lot of letters, but she didn't receive 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 person 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.

He hopes that his son-in-law has strong personal abilities, and at the same time, he hopes that his son-in-law's personal abilities are lower than his, 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 no longer interfere with 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 the Springfield Arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts have arrived. Not only can all California infantry regiments be equipped with this most advanced light weapon in the United States, but even the civilian population The corps can also have one man per man.

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 promoted to the California Infantry Regiment with priority and enjoy the same treatment as the regular army.

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

Originally Liang Yao could not buy 2,000, but he increased the money. 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. corps.

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, 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 and can be understood as the short-barreled model of Springfield M1842. The total gun length is only 1041mm, while the length of the regular version 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 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 to front-loading guns like the Springfield M1842, Liang Yao prefers breech-loading guns like the Dresser striker gun, which has a more advanced design concept. He had already sent people to Prussia to purchase this type of gun.

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

Liang Yao's purchase of French cannons was a drunkard's fault. Compared with French cannons, Liang Yao cared more about French cannon shells. French cannons may not be the most advanced during this period, but French cannon shells It is truly a unique weapon, especially the French howitzer, which is a divine weapon.

As for more advanced artillery such as the Armstrong Cannon and Whitworth, which were brilliant during the Civil War, they were still in the design and trial production stage, and they could not be obtained 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.