Wild North America 1846

Two days later, already the eighth day after the battle, the Shanhaiguan camp was officially completed.

It was a lively day. Although the windows of the camp had not yet been installed with glass, more than a hundred people belonging to the armed cavalry of the Tang Dynasty still moved in happily.

This place has been the home base of the Tang Association from now on.

After the excitement

Logistics supervisor Gai Wangshan found Richard with a sad look on his face. At this time, Richard was in the tall and spacious living room, carefully maintaining the revolver with gun oil until it was shiny.

The muskets of this era all used black powder, and gunpowder residue would remain after each firing. They must be carefully maintained to prevent mistakes at critical moments.

"President, are you busy?"

"Oh...Is there something wrong? Just tell me if you have anything."

"That's it, President. The task you gave me is to prepare a batch of weapons and equipment. I am incompetent and did not handle this matter well. I am here to apologize to you."

"What exactly happened?"

"It's like this. Hehetang is spreading the word everywhere in New Town. Any shop that sells guns to us, Datang Hui, is openly working against Hehetang. They will never let it go."

"Hehehe... With the small stature of Hehetang, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his word in the new town. Can those white shopkeepers listen to him?" Richard laughed after hearing this.

Not to mention the Agreement Hall, not even John Sutter dared to boast that he had completely controlled the business of the new town. There were many people who would not betray this local snake.

Guns and ammunition are not a big deal in San Francisco. They are almost the same as ordinary daily necessities. They are sold in various grocery stores and specialized weapons stores. There are at least 20 or 30 stores. How can you not buy them?

Gai Wangshan bowed down humbly and answered with a flattering smile;

"That's the truth, but some white shopkeepers who feel they can't be offended bluntly refuse business because they don't want to cause trouble.

There are also some store owners who saw the signs and directly shouted out the high price several times. A Type 9 smoothbore rifle was priced at 95 US dollars. They neither delivered the goods nor gave away bullets. They wanted to buy it or not, and the price was not even lowered.

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The younger one went there for three days in a row and didn't even buy a single gun. Moreover, the grain and oil stores in the new town generally raised prices for the supplies we purchased in the lobby, and the prices were ridiculously high.

If you are incompetent, please punish me, President."

"oh……"

Richard stopped what he was doing, picked up the cloth on one side and wiped his hands, stood up and walked a few steps back and forth in the room, a sarcastic smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth; "Interesting, really interesting, I am now

New Town is becoming more and more interested. Do you think you have enough supplies at home for how many days?"

"I used to have some inventory, plus the cattle and sheep grazing in the valley and the fruits and vegetables grown in the valley, I can sustain it for a month without any problem. Even if the vegetable oil and kerosene are gone, if I can't kill a few fat pigs, I can just cook some fat."

"Okay, then there is no need to go shopping in the new town for the time being, and we will wait until the weather gets warmer."

"Young man, I understand. There is one more thing. We don't have much money. You waved your hand at the inauguration ceremony of Shanhaiguan last time and waived off this month's monthly payment. There is only less than 300 US dollars left in the account."

As he spoke, Gai Wangshan revealed a hint of disappointment.

There are more than 1,400 overseas Chinese living in Grape Valley, and dozens of people have recently moved in. They pay a monthly interest of US$5, which is more than US$7,000. With the abundant purchasing power of today's US dollars, it is not a small sum of money.

In other states in the United States, ordinary workers only earn 20 to 25 US dollars a year, which is less than 2 US dollars a month on average.

From this perspective, charging $5 per month is too high.

actually not

This is San Francisco, where the gold mine was discovered. It is normal for an ordinary gold prospector to find more than ten ounces of gold in a month.

A lucky person can buy so much in one day.

With a large population and a shortage of materials, there is an abundance of gold. This has resulted in San Francisco's extremely high prices, which are far from comparable to other areas.

A pan commonly used by gold diggers sold for 7 cents in other areas, but here it cost 30 cents. Within two or three years, as the news of the discovery of gold mines in San Francisco spread like wildfire around the world, from

Gold diggers from all over the world flocked in, and a pan sold for up to $8.

same situation

A pair of boots that sold for 65 cents in other parts of North America would cost $2.50 here, and could fetch $7 during the height of the gold rush three years later.

A shovel, which sells for 50 cents in other parts of North America, costs eight dollars here, 16 times the price in other regions, and peaked at $36 three years later.

What kind of huge profit is this?

To put it bluntly, selling opium is not even comparable.

If history does not change, three years later, at the height of the San Francisco gold rush, each egg could be sold for three dollars, each pound of rice could be sold for eight dollars, and each cup of beer could be sold for ten dollars.

It's not that exaggerated.

In 1849, Lawrence, a reporter for the Denver Chronicle, followed the gold rush to conduct in-depth interviews and came to the San Francisco Bay Area.

in reports

He described having a breakfast with a friend in San Francisco that included bread, cheese, butter and sardines, along with two bottles of beer.

This ordinary breakfast actually cost him a total of 43 US dollars. Then, he decisively gave up his job as a newspaper reporter and became a gold digger.

Now, no one outside knows that gold has been discovered in San Francisco, and the real gold rush has yet to come, so it has become an established secret in the area.

Knowing all this, Richard planned to join forces with Fangcaodi to formally enter the development of new towns after removing the block of agreement hall. Opening a grocery store was almost the only way.

Where is the grocery store?

It's clearly a mint that makes a lot of money every day, accumulating huge amounts of wealth continuously. Who wouldn't be greedy after seeing it?

Wealth is an indispensable material basis for developing a party's power. If you want to make Tang Hui bigger and stronger, sufficient funds are the prerequisite.

Under the pressure of the prestigious mission, Richard must find ways to expand his power and raise the banner of the Tang Dynasty. His eyes have long been set on San Francisco's business.

The reason why there is no action is just to accumulate strength.

Under the strict military training of French instructor Mike Rabiot, today's Datang Hui gunners are in good shape, shooting training is also in progress, and they are able to undertake basic defense tasks.

Over time, if you pull them out, you will become a good military force.

Hearing Gai Wangshan talk about his difficulties, Richard couldn't help but grinned, showing his neat white teeth, and said warmly: "Lao Gai, please stop complaining, first hold on to the money and arrange the logistics."

, let the brothers have enough food and drink every day to have enough energy to train, and the money matter...can it still be a problem?"

"ah……"

Gai Wangshan was stunned when he heard this. He swallowed what he wanted to say and could only shake his head and walk away.