1850 American Gold Tycoon

Wu Yuanhua did not go to the United States empty-handed. He also brought two shipments of goods to the United States for sale. Google search reading

He entrusted Liang Yao to bring these goods to the best places in America for sale.

Liang Yao felt that Wu Yuanhua's structure was too small and he underestimated the purchasing power of the people of California.

Although San Francisco and Sacramento have a combined population of only 70,000 to 80,000, they are gold-producing areas, and people's purchasing power is not inferior to that of large cities in the eastern United States.

At this time, California was a very special region of the United States. Other parts of the United States lacked sufficient currency, especially coinage.

What California doesn't lack most is money. What it really lacks is enough goods.

Take local sawmills and brick factories as an example. Liang Yao didn't have to worry about not being able to sell the building materials and bricks he produced. A large number of people lined up at the door of the factory with gold.

The various goods flowing in from the surrounding Indian tribes, Oregon region, and even Central America are often sold out before they can be sold on the market.

Trade is not developed enough and local manufacturing cannot meet basic local needs. This is the current situation in California.

The gold rush also gave birth to California's first middle class and small wealthy people. To put it bluntly, they were the management of various mining companies and store owners who had made fortunes.

These people have no worries about food and clothing, and have higher material consumption needs than ordinary miners. The two ships of tea, porcelain, silk and handicrafts brought by Wu Yuanhua have no worries about selling. It is possible that the two shipments of goods are not enough to sell.

Almost every transaction here is settled directly in gold, which is enough for Wu Yuanhua to make a lot of money.

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Isaac and Elvis served in the Worcestershire Regiment of the British Army and were stationed in India. Finally, they came to Mexico and were hired by the Mexican government to help train the Mexican army.

Whether it was in Britain, the Indian colonies, or the Mexican government, their compensation was not as much as what they received in California, not even a fraction of it.

The young Chinese employer in California was generous and offered them a salary higher than that of a British general.

Their daily salary is 1 ounce of gold, which is less than the monthly salary of a British Army colonel. This is a salary that they had never dreamed of before.

This is only their basic salary. If the wealthy employer is satisfied with the success of their training, there will be additional bonuses and rewards. The gold rewards are also very impressive and often higher than their base.

It's just that each time the bonus is only given to one of the two of them, the criterion for awarding the bonus is who has completed the training work better.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and Isaac and Elvis took this job even more seriously than when they served in the Worcestershire Regiment.

The only flaw is that the Chinese employer has very high requirements for them, and it can be said that he has very high requirements for these guards.

Liang Yao asked Isaac and Elvis to train these Chinese guards to a level of combat effectiveness comparable to that of the British Army, otherwise they would pack up and get out.

At first, Isaac and Elvis thought this was an impossible task. During the war ten years ago, the Chinese soldiers left a bad impression on them.

Smoking opium, thin body, out-of-date equipment, low combat effectiveness, and no organization at all. These are the evaluations of Qing soldiers after their colleagues who participated in the "trade" war against the Qing returned to India.

Some colleagues even made bold statements after drinking, giving him an infantry regiment, and he dared to fight directly to the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

It seems that the Qing Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops are like paper.

But when they bit the bullet and began to actually contact and seriously train these Chinese guards, their stereotypes of Chinese soldiers began to change.

Compared with the soldiers of the Qing Empire, these Chinese guards had no malnutrition problems, no one took opium, and they were stronger.

Because these guards are paid very generously, they also take training very seriously.

The most important thing is that they have excellent mental outlook and discipline, strong obedience, and are born to be soldiers.

Although their passwords sometimes need to be conveyed through translators, the training work is generally smooth.

The current level of guard training is still lagging behind that of the British Army.

But compared to the Indian soldiers and the careless Mexican soldiers, they are not even a bit stronger.

"Fire!"

On the training ground, under Isaac's series of commands, the guards skillfully completed a series of tedious reloading actions and decisively pulled the trigger.

The guns equipped by Liang Yao's guards are all rifled versions of Springfield M1842, which can fire new Migne rounds.

The performance of this gun is very advanced in the world. Even the US military has not completed all replacements due to cost and production constraints.

Only U.S. troops on the U.S.-Mexico border and those stationed adjacent to Indian territories gave priority to completing the change.

Liang Yaoke spent a lot of money to buy one hundred and thirty rifled Springfield M1842s from Griffin, and then successively obtained fifty-seven more from some deserters. Only then did he achieve this. The 150-man escort team possesses a rifled version of the Springfield M1842.

After the guards on Isaac's side finished shooting, two of the more stupid guards did not fully react and habitually put their guns on the ground.

In the same training subjects, the guard trained by Elvis next door did better than Isaac.

All the guards immediately retracted their right legs after completing the shooting action and entered the loading posture. The position of the gun accurately stayed in front of the chest, and the height of the muzzle was naturally at the same level as the forehead.

"Is this your posture after finishing shooting?!"

Isaac yelled angrily at the guards who failed to complete the tactical actions according to the regulations.

The translators who followed Isaac were early Chinese immigrants hired by Liang Yao at a large price. They all had their own industries in the local area, and the money to hire them was not much cheaper than Isaac.

The translator repeated Isaac's words in Chinese in a stern tone.

Isaac was angry not only because the two guards failed to complete their tactical maneuvers.

It's that he has a competitive relationship with his former colleague Elvis. If the guards trained by Elvis are better than those trained by him, Elvis will take away this month's bonus.

Elvis has received bonuses for two consecutive months, which not only makes Isaac very envious, but also makes him feel deeply frustrated.

Elvis retired from the Worcestershire Regiment with the rank of captain, and he retired from the Worcestershire Regiment with the rank of lieutenant.

Isaac didn't want to be outdone by Elvis on the training ground in California.

"very good!"

Elvis glanced at Isaac proudly, and then gave the next order to the guards in broken Chinese.

"The next training subject is half-loading action!"

Liang Yao also assigned Elvis an interpreter, which was just some simple instructions. Elvis preferred to convey them to his trained guards personally rather than through an interpreter.

And all this was seen by Liang Yao, who came to inspect the training ground.

"Elvis seems to be doing better in training than Isaac." Liang Yao said.

"The relationship between Elvis and the guards is also more harmonious. If the guards practice well, they will pay for the guards to drink in their spare time. Therefore, the guards trained under Elvis also More caring.”

Deng Yan, who had been shaving his hair for some time, had now grown a head of thick black hair.

Deng Yan is a fugitive from the Qing Dynasty and has no intention of returning to the Qing Dynasty in the future. Cutting his braids does not put much pressure on him.

Moreover, after cutting her braids, daily life training has become much more convenient. Deng Yan doesn’t think there is anything wrong with cutting her braids now.