1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 529 Governor of Utah Territory

If you want to defend California, you must defend Nevada. If you want to defend Nevada, you must defend Utah. If you want to defend Utah, you must defend Nebraska.

Compared with the vast plains and fertile plains in the eastern and central parts of the country, the terrain in the western United States is relatively diverse.

The opening of the Pacific Railway made it possible for Liang Yao to manage the central region and continue to penetrate the inland areas.

In the 1850s, the vast central region of the United States was a sparsely populated wilderness like California before the gold rush.

Although the federal government made these areas part of the United States, its control over these areas was very weak.

In fact, those who controlled these areas were the Uintah, Ashichika, Chocta, Ashichika, Chocta, Cheyenne, Oto and other Indian tribes.

Taking the Colorado Territory as an example, the areas that white people actually had complete control over were only a few settlements such as Fort Collins and Denver. Outside of the settlements, the Indians controlled the territory.

These places are still in a state of power vacuum. Whichever ethnic group can control these power vacuum areas can become the dominant ethnic group in the area, control the local voice, and win future votes.

Liang Yao put his hands behind his back and stared at the map on the wall. His eyes finally landed on the Utah Territory.

If you want to reach out to Utah, Colorado, Nebraska and even further places, you can't do it without cutting off the cancer that is Mormonism.

The Mormons regard the bishop as God, which Liang Yao cannot bear. The federal government does not allow the existence of a living God, and Liang Yao does not allow it.

Brigham Young, Brigham Young, how many regiments do you have? Dare to call yourself God.

To completely and completely control Utah, the Mormons must be eliminated.

Liang Yao is looking for a suitable candidate.

Krueger?

It's inappropriate. Kruger is just a professional soldier and can't do the job of destroying religions.

There are several Deng brothers who are suitable for this kind of work, but unfortunately they all already have heavy responsibilities on their shoulders.

William Hawke, this person is also suitable, but this person is now his agent in Western Mexico, and it is inconvenient to transfer him to Utah.

Leland Stanford?

At present, it seems that Stanford is indeed the most suitable candidate to destroy the religion.

The heart is cruel enough, and the methods are vicious enough.

It's just that this man is too smart and must be put on a chain.

Can my father be the link?

Liang Yao really hopes that his father can do it, but he is not so nepotistic that he cannot distinguish between right and wrong.

His father doesn't have this ability. It's okay for his father to do some business relying on his connections, but he's still far from able to control Stanford, a veteran.

Liang Shaoyu?

Liang Yao thought of his uncle. Liang Shaoyu had been his housekeeper for so many years. He had interacted with all kinds of people. He treated people and handled things properly and had enough influence among the upper class in California. He was the only one.

Liang Yao thought again of Pan Zhengwei's two grandsons, Pan Baohuang and Pan Baolin.

Pan Zhengwei's two grandsons left a very good impression on him, and there were indeed many talented people in the Pan family.

Pan Zhengwei has paved the way for his two grandchildren, sending Pan Baohuang to West Point Military Academy and Pan Baolin to Yale University to study law.

Pan Zhengwei's two grandsons are very competitive. The eldest grandson, Pan Baohuang, has always been among the best in West Point Military Academy.

My grandson Pan Baolin is also very good. Due to her very solid English foundation, she was admitted to Yale University after only one exam.

After being admitted, it only took him three years to complete all the law courses and graduate successfully, becoming the youngest law graduate since the founding of Yale University.

The young students from West Point Military Academy will not graduate until May next year, and Pan Baohuang is currently out of use.

However, Pan Baolin had already returned from her studies, and Pan Zhengwei had a very clear goal of asking Pan Baolin to study the Fa, which was to enter politics. Whether he gave Pan Baolin a chance to experience or not, he also tested him.

Liang Yao called Zeiss and ordered him to find Stanford and Pan Baolin.

Not long after, Pan Baolin came to Liang Yao.

"Do you believe in God?" This was the first question Liang Yao asked Pan Baolin.

"I wonder which God the speaker is asking about?" Pan Baolin replied with a calm face.

"Foreigners have too many gods. I don't know which one to believe in."

"Then what do you believe?" Liang Yao continued to ask.

People in the military circle call him General, and people in the political circle call him Speaker. This kid calls him Speaker, which shows that this guy has a clear goal, which is to get into politics.

"Believe me grandpa, believe you." Pan Baolin replied without hesitation.

"Let's talk about it." Liang Yao pointed to the chair on the side and motioned for Pan Baolin to sit down.

"I dare not sit in front of Grandpa and you." Pan Baolin still stood upright.

"My grandfather loved me since I was a child. He taught me reading, literacy, accounting, English, and French. He also took me to the United States to broaden my horizons. There are many smart people in my generation in the Pan family. I am not a direct descendant. Unless I pass the exam, Otherwise, it would be difficult to get ahead in the imperial examination. Therefore, my grandfather is the god in my heart.

You went overseas before you were 20 years old and established a foothold in California with the Chinese. Now the president is in awe of you when he sees you. Without you, there would be no Chinese today. Therefore, you are also God in my heart. "

"You are very articulate. Do you know why your grandfather asked you to study the Fa?"

Liang Yao smiled and said, this boy is handsome and well-spoken, so he is a good candidate for politics.

"Mr. Speaker once told my grandfather that if you want to enter politics, you must first study law."

"I have a good memory. Were you ever bullied when you were studying at Yale?" Liang Yao asked.

Pan Baolin was startled, then gritted her teeth and said, "I was bullied a little at first. Students from the border states have always been excluded, not to mention that my skin color is completely different from theirs. Later, there were more Chinese students at Yale, so I wasn't bullied anymore."

Liang Yao pointed to the map and said: "This is the same principle in this country. Whoever has more people and has a louder voice is justified."

"Mr. Speaker, do you want to open up a new state?" Although Pan Baolin was only 21 years old, she was very smart and understood Liang Yao's intention at once.

As a new ethnic group in the United States, the Chinese are very different from the Europeans in appearance. If they do not want to be bullied, the only way to go is to strengthen their political influence.

Why can American descendants of British descent steadily suppress Germans, French, Dutch, Hispanics, and Irish?

The root cause is that the British people have an absolute advantage in population compared with other ethnic groups because the eastern United States was a colony of the British Empire. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the British had a firm grip on the political resources of the thirteen states, ranging from states to cities and counties.

This is pretty much the same between the north and the south, except that the further south you go, the more French and Hispanic people there are. The Anglo-Americans in the South were not as strong as those in the North.

In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the United States, there was still an ethnic group in the United States that could compete with the British in a certain state.

This ethnic group is the Dutch in New York State. However, in recent decades, with the influx of a large number of other ethnic groups into New York, the population of Dutch in New York has been diluted. The Dutch in New York State have also slowly declined and gradually faded out of the center of power. .

If the Chinese do not want to follow in the footsteps of the Dutch, they cannot limit themselves to controlling one state or one county.

"I want to give you a chance to practice." Liang Yao said calmly.

"Thank you Mr. Speaker for your cultivation." Pan Baolin was overjoyed.

"Do you know Mr. Leland Stanford?" Liang Yao asked.

"I know." Pan Baolin replied.

"Mr. Stanford will go to the Utah Territory to serve as the Governor of the Utah Territory in the near future." Liang Yao turned his head and said to Pan Baolin in sign language.

"Mr. Stanford's reputation in California is not very good, but his ability is undoubted. If you work as his assistant, you can learn a lot of things that you can't learn in school. Cherish this opportunity."

"I will certainly live up to your high expectations." Pan Baolin thanked her.

The territorial governor is equivalent to the governor, but this is only in name.

Due to the different sources of power between the two, the political status of the governor and the territorial governor are very different. The territorial governor is directly appointed by the federal government. His power comes directly from the federal government and is responsible for managing territories that have not yet become states. The governor is elected by the residents of a specific state, and the leadership has become the administrative region of the state.

The most intuitive point is that the federal government can appoint and remove territorial governors, but the federal government has no right to interfere with the appointment and removal of governors, even if they are governors of small states.

A territorial governor like Brigham Young who openly refused to be removed from office by the federal government was a special case. He was an anomaly since the founding of the country.

Furthermore, regional differences have resulted in differences in political status and social status between the two. The border areas that have not yet become states are economically backward and underdeveloped, sparsely populated, and have a large number of Indians. Fighting with Indians is commonplace. Therefore, territorial governor is not a good job, and politicians who can be governors will never choose to be territorial governors.

Generally speaking, for administrative officials at the same level in the United States, officials in wealthy states generally have a higher social status than officials in poor states.

Even so, for a newcomer in the political arena, the position of assistant to the territorial governor is already a very high political starting point.

The chief executive of the United States, and even the secretary to the president, has the same functions as a secretary, but it was only after 1903 that the position of secretary was officially included in the administrative establishment.

"Sir, Mr. Stanford is here." Zeiss knocked on the door.

"Please come in, Mr. Stanford." Liang Yao motioned for Stanford to come in.

"Mr. Speaker, I thought you had forgotten me." Stanford took off his hat and bowed to Liang Yao.

"You are the veteran of the Civic Party, how could I forget you." Liang Yao stared at Stanford with squinted eyes.

"President Buchanan asked me to recommend a candidate for governor of the Utah Territory. I recommended you to President Buchanan. There is no more suitable candidate than you."

"Governor of Utah Territory? Isn't the Governor of Utah Territory Brigham Young?" Stanford frowned.

"Last Christmas, the federal government had removed Brigham Young from his position as territorial governor, but Brigham Young had refused to leave," Liang Yao said.

Brigham Young refused to obey the order, which was not a glorious thing for the federal government, so the federal government did not disclose it to the outside world. At this time, only a few people knew about it.

It is naturally impossible for people at Stanford's level to know this.

"He is contemptuous of the Constitution!" Stanford looked filled with indignation.

"If he doesn't leave, I'm afraid I won't be able to serve as the governor of the territory. The Utah area is a den of Mormonism, and it's not a good place. I went to take office with my bare hands, and the local Utah Christians won't buy it."

"What if there are no Mormons or Mormons in Utah?" Liang Yao sat down with a nonchalant look.

"But since you're not interested, that's fine. Since the appointment documents haven't been sent out yet, I'll send a telegram to the White House and ask President Buchanan to withdraw his appointment and choose someone else who is worthy."

"No, no, no, no, Mr. Speaker, you misunderstood me." Stanford originally wanted to bargain with Liang Yao, but unexpectedly, Liang Yao had no intention of bargaining with him.

"Brigham Young has the Mormons, you have the Loyalists, Kruger's Arizona Infantry Regiment has been stationed in Utah, and the federal government and California are endorsing you at the same time. If you can't handle Brigham Young again, I'm wrong." Liang Yao. He pointed at Pan Baolin and said.

"I will give you another pair of arms. This is a top law student from Yale University. It should be more than enough to serve as your assistant to assist you in your daily work."

"Thanks to your kindness, Your Majesty the Speaker, you are talking about a pair of arms, and who is the other one?"

This is not a gift of arms, it is clearly a pair of shackles, Stanford thought to himself.

"You will naturally know when the time comes. There is no need for me to report to you, right? Mr. Stanford." Liang Yao lowered his face.

"Look what you said." Stanford hurriedly stopped.

"Work hard. As long as the Mormons are eliminated, the Utah Territory will be able to meet the standards for statehood in less than a year or two." Liang Yao painted a big picture for Stanford.