47. Strange western stories
Yue Lingshan crossed over into a stout man.
"Boss, Anna seems to have changed her mind a bit." Subordinate A's cautionary reminder.
Yue Lingshan skillfully extracted information from the mouths of these subordinates who were obviously only 30 IQs: America, West, 1854.
"Don't worry about Anna, she can follow whoever she likes." Yue Lingshan is very tolerant of the original wife.
The subordinates admired Yue Lingshan for being a cuckold.
"Boss, where are we going to rob?" The subordinate asked.
"Hit a P robbery! Come with me, let's conquer America! Yue Lingshan said. The beautiful and vast Great West is deeply buried with countless mineral deposits, and opportunities to make a fortune are everywhere, and I only think about how much the IQ of the people who block the road and rob should be owed.
Yue Lingshan lacked start-up capital, and a group of waste people who relied on robbing and selling gold diggers had very little money in their hands, so Yue Lingshan decided to do a big deal.
Yue Lingshan robbed a certain bank, the whole process was untechnical, covered his face, rushed in, killed the guards, and took the money.
After a few times, the fame of the masked thieves spread throughout the west, and the guards of the various banks increased by 3 times.
Yue Lingshan began to launder and took the money to invest in industry. Yue Lingshan really wanted to speculate in futures to make a lot of money, she vaguely remembered that around 1855 there was a grain harvest around the world, and futures plummeted, but she didn't remember what year it was.
Yue Lingshan's mentality adjusted quickly, comforting herself, this world may be a fine-tuned world, God knows if there will be a sharp drop in grain futures, you have to be down-to-earth, don't think about what you don't have.
Yue Lingshan began to do a transportation business in the west, buying a large number of cattle and horses, and carrying goods to and from various mining areas. Many people laughed at Yue Lingshan, the west is full of gold, you can pick up a piece by bending down, and when you go to the west, you don't go to panning for gold and make a fortune, you actually do this kind of hard business, you really get kicked in the head by a donkey.
Yue Lingshan sneered, the gold mines in the west are divided into two kinds, one is an open-pit mine, the other is a deep buried mine, the former as long as he is ready to put a hoe basket, he can dig out the gold ore in the ground, and dig out the gold ore in the stream, the latter must make a big investment, but also mining technology, from time to time when the mine collapses, his life is explained in the mine.
By 1854, the superficial gold mines that were easy to dig had been exhausted, and the rest were deposits that had to go deep into the ground, and it was not easy to make money from mining.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of people who went to the west were thinking of getting rich overnight, and few were willing to take their eyes off the gold mines.
Yue Lingshan came to this world a little late, and it was too late to make money from land, but the transportation industry and the sale of goods still made money. No matter how much gold and silver mines are dug out of the mining area, miners and cowboys have to eat and dress, more and more gold diggers are pouring into the west, and all kinds of living materials are in short supply, but limited by the remote and rugged terrain of the mining area, it is difficult for goods to enter the mining area, and when encountering seasonal changes, such as heavy winds and snowstorms and road closures, the price of goods has increased by 10 times.
It is the right time for Yue Lingshan to do the transportation industry. A few months later, Yue Lingshan's fortune had multiplied hundreds of times. Yue Lingshan rapidly expanded her fleet and monopolized the transportation of goods and grain in more than a dozen mining areas, becoming a giant in the transportation industry in the western region.
Some cowboys targeted Yue Lingshan's convoy and planned to block the road and rob it, what a joke, Yue Lingshan's subordinates started by robbing, and all those who dared to beat Yue Lingshan's convoy were hanged on trees.
Yue Lingshan's subordinates quickly expanded to 1,000 people, and there were almost no people in the entire western region who dared to provoke Yue Lingshan.
Yue Lingshan raised a lot of money and began to buy land in Pennsylvania, and his subordinates were puzzled, how good it was to use so much money to expand the fleet, even if they bought land, they should buy the west, maybe they bought a big bonanza.
Yue Lingshan scolded, Shao Te's nonsense, follow me, there is meat to eat.
The subordinates are depressed, is it because Anna married the stupid cowboy who can't even herd sheep, and the boss decides to leave this sad and desperate place? It doesn't look like it. And if the boss cares, he will definitely beat the people who offend him into a honeycomb.
Yue Lingshan's funds were successfully strategically transferred, and the center of gravity went to Pennsylvania, and began to invest in planting and mining on a large scale.
The following year, Yue Lingshan's corn, wheat and potato yields surpassed others by 50 percent, surpassing nearly 200 years of scientific knowledge, teaching Pennsylvania farmers how to behave in minutes.
Yue Lingshan contacted the descendants of German immigrants in Pennsylvania, and the German with a German regional accent made the German immigrants in Pennsylvania quickly accept Yue Lingshan, and Yue Lingshan began to establish a private school, the University of Germania, with German descendants preferential.
The University of Pennsylvania laughed at a cowboy's higher education, but education is always noble, and the University of Pennsylvania decided to provide some support.
The Germanic University quickly surprised everyone, and scholars from all walks of life who went to see the jokes said that Yue Lingshan's knowledge of physics and biology was terrifying, and they could hardly have academic exchanges with Yue Lingshan, and it was all about listening to the teachings.
People of German descent proudly said that Yue Lingshan, as a descendant of Germany, is well-educated in Germany, and you must know that Germany has the best scientists in Europe.
The Americans scoffed and blow! I thought Britain and France were dead men.
Yue Lingshan has successfully developed a lot of new products, including clothing, food, housing and transportation, and constantly refreshes Americans' understanding of Yue Lingshan, Yue Lingshan's products are always hot-selling products, and the property is growing rapidly, and many people rumor that Yue Lingshan's wealth is equivalent to half of that of Pennsylvania. Many people are reminded of the motto of the Germanic University, "Knowledge is wealth", and it seems that reading more can really make a fortune.
Pennsylvania education is several times more popular than any other state in the United States, and Germans, who make up 25 percent of Pennsylvania's population, have become staunch supporters of Yue Lingshan.
Oil was discovered on Yue Lingshan's land, and the world's first oil well was successfully drilled. A new wave of migration in the United States, with tens of thousands of people pouring into the oil production areas like the gold rush in the West, has boosted the profits of Ms. Yue's various service industries.
Yue Lingshan's cowboy subordinates laughed wildly, and sure enough, they had meat to eat with the boss!
Unlike people in other states, Pennsylvanns are more concerned about how Yue Lingshan knew that there was oil in the ground, and bought land before the oil fields were detected.
Yue Lingshan said seriously, knowledge is wealth! No matter how the world fine-tunes, as long as the earth remains the same, there will be oil wherever there is!
Slowly, this rumor spread that the book says where there is oil!
Enrollment in Pennsylvania schools has reached a new high, and Pennsylvania officials are optimistically estimating that Pennsylvania will become the first state in the United States to be free of illiteracy in three years.
Maybe the first in the world? Anyway, it's already the best in the world.
Yue Lingshan looked at the calendar, it was already 1860, and the time was really tight, and the progress had to be accelerated.
Yue Lingshan issued a public statement that she will participate in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, and the governor of Pennsylvania welcomes Yue Lingshan's participation in politics, because with Yue Lingshan's economic strength and scientific literacy, participating in politics can benefit more Pennsylvania people.
Yue Lingshan is extremely embarrassed by the broad-mindedness of the politicians in 1860, and the American founders who made the Declaration of Independence and automatically limited the presidential term are indeed very high, no wonder it is rumored that 7 presidents in American history died of poverty after leaving office, and just 100 years later, American politicians are shit.
Yue Lingshan doesn't know whether the rumor that the US president died of poverty is true or not, but at least she knows that the fifth president, Monroe, is indeed not doing well, and needs to sell land to pay off debts after leaving office, leaving only a manor. How much is an 1860 estate worth? If you look at the fact that the United States is full of manor owners and ranchers, you will know that the manor is a cabbage, far less valuable than the school district in Beijing.
But Yue Lingshan admires and respects, and the dark heart will still not change in the slightest.
As a newcomer with money, knowledge, status, and manpower, Yue Lingshan has gained a lot of support in the political arena. The governor of Pennsylvania sincerely reminded Yue Lingshan that his term of office has not yet expired, but the next governor is estimated to be Yue Lingshan.
Yue Lingshan replied, can you resign? I don't have time.
Yue Lingshan really didn't have time. The United States in 1860 was already in turmoil, and Abraham Lincoln had been lobbying hard for the emancipation of slaves, and the Southern states were vigorously opposed, and everyone could see that if Lincoln won the presidential race in November 1860, the emancipation of slaves would be unstoppable.
Then, there was the only civil war in the United States, the Civil War.
Yue Lingshan's plan was to take control of Pennsylvania before Lincoln was elected president.
The governor of Pennsylvania refused to leave office early without any reason, Yue Lingshan sighed, this time it was really kind, you must know that when you wait until November, you will be unable to help yourself.
Yue Lingshan ordered his subordinates to vigorously expand the team, and then hoarded various strategic materials on a large scale, people from all walks of life in Pennsylvania asked Yue Lingshan's purpose, Yue Lingshan replied, war is about to break out!
Well-informed politicians and business people believed that they began to buy food and ammunition in large quantities; The people who only saw if there was meat in the bowl didn't believe it, and ridiculed Yue Lingshan for being a hillbilly.
The governor of Pennsylvania smiled bitterly, do you want to make political capital in the Civil War? The governor of Pennsylvania is not stupid, and at this time, who is still a first-class politician in the United States who can't see that the Civil War must be fought? Yue Lingshan's motives were clear at a glance.
Yue Lingshan believes that she is only a staunch supporter of the Constitution.
Yue Lingshan asked the governor of Pennsylvania to step down immediately, and she took over as governor, but the governor of Pennsylvania hesitated for a long time, thinking that the future form was too chaotic, and Pennsylvania needed a more intelligent leader, so he decisively announced his resignation, and Yue Lingshan was elected as the new governor.
Lincoln was elected president, the seven southern states immediately announced their secession from the Union and established the Confederate States of America, Davis became the first president, and the North and South mobilized troops on a large scale, and civil war could break out at any time.
Yue Lingshan published an open letter in the New York Tribune, accusing Lincoln of being unconstitutional and must step down.
Is Lincoln unconstitutional? With Yue Lingshan's open letter as โกโก, a large number of media and legal professionals discussed Lincoln's actions.
Lincoln was indeed unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution guarantees the inviolability of private property, the government has no right to deprive citizens of private property without any legal process, slaves are private property, the legislature of the United States does not pass any law to emancipate slaves, and Lincoln has no legal basis for emancipating slaves.
Yue Lingshan questioned that today Lincoln could infringe on private property for a noble reason, and tomorrow he could infringe on private rights again for a shameful reason. The lower limit will only be refreshed, and there is no bottom line.
The pro-South forces strongly praised it, and the pro-North forces believed that the South would break away from the Union and go to war, and that the North could only continue the war.
Yue Lingshan said that Pennsylvania remained neutral in the Civil War, and that Pennsylvania would not shed a drop of blood for a president who violated the Constitution, nor would it serve the Southern government that voluntarily seceded from the U.S. Union and attacked the Union.
Virginia, Maryland, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee similarly declared neutrality.
Lincoln felt like a man was in a state of neutrality, the six states represented by Pennsylvania were neutral, the bordering areas around Washington, D.C., no longer had a single pro-northern state, the American Civil War had not officially begun, the North was already in a predicament, and Washington, D.C., the capital of the North, was isolated among the neutral states.
The Southern government was greatly encouraged and planned to seize the military fortifications in the southern states by armed force, and President James Buchanan, who had not officially left office, was furious and telegraphed the Southern government, and when the whole United States was mediating for the civil war, don't come out and make trouble!
Lincoln wanted to move the capital, but his staff objected, and he conceded defeat before the fight began.
Former President James Buchanan pointed to Lincoln's nose and said, "As President of the United States of America, you will die in Washington!" "Then Lightspeed left Washington and went to Minnesota.
Lincoln had a temper attack, and Lao Tzu was going to be the first American president to die in the Civil War! The declaration of the secession of the seven southern states from the Union is legally null and void, and he will use force to maintain ownership of federal properties.
Yue Lingshan expressed her admiration for Lincoln, who was born as a lawyer, and expressed her admiration for the words used, property ownership? Neuropathy!
Yue Lingshan once again asked Lincoln to take the blame and resign, Lincoln ignored it, if you really want Lao Tzu to step down, you should find parliament to impeach Lao Tzu, just blind BB in the newspaper, think Lao Tzu doesn't know that you are using Lao Tzu to brush up your reputation?
The former governor of Pennsylvania said to his cronies, see clearly, this is the political method! Regardless of whether the Civil War can be fought or not, who wins and who loses, Yue Lingshan is very likely to be the next president of the United States!
How far would the former Pennsylvania governor begin to assume he didn't step down? That must have been in support of Lincoln, and then the North and the South were now in a mess.
New York, loyal to the northern government, decided to save Washington, D.C., unite with Ohio, and march into Pennsylvania by land and sea, and if it is calculated that Pennsylvania has no regular army, at most 2,000 militiamen, Pennsylvania will either open its door to support the North, or become the first state to occupy the North.
The people of Pennsylvania are furious, and neutrality is not possible? If you don't fight the 7 southern states, you will cut us first, thinking that we are easy to bully?
Yue Lingshan declared her independence from the Union, changed her neutrality to independence, and any army that entered Pennsylvania was an invading army. Angered by the actions of the Union, neutral states such as Virginia also declared their independence from the Union and changed their neutrality to independence.
President Davis of the South was overjoyed, and Lincoln was a liar who sold insurance, and he knew what politics was, so he wasn't looking for an enemy for himself. The first time it was announced that it recognized the independence of the states and said that they could cooperate further.
When the independent states and the northern government go to war, should the southern army stand still, or should it take advantage of the fire and loot? President Davis fell into blissful contemplation.
Yue Lingshan's subordinates quickly expanded an army of 20,000 people, although there were actually only a few thousand people who could really fight, but in the era of queuing up to be shot, a large number of people was an advantage.
New York and Ohio didn't expect Yue Lingshan to brush out the army in seconds and start a war.
Yue Lingshan's army desperately dug trenches, pulled barbed wire, and then squatted in pits on the battlefield......
The commander of the combined forces of New York and Ohio laughed, fools, with a cannon bombardment, and see how you guys died.
Then it was found that the range of the artillery was not enough, and it could not be reached.
The commander of the coalition forces hesitated, Pennsylvania also has artillery, and the unplanned mobilization of artillery on the battlefield is simply a live target for the other side.
The commander of the coalition forces decided to solve the problem with infantry, everyone is 20,000 people, who is afraid of whom.
The coalition soldiers soon fell one by one in front of the barbed wire, and the simple barbed wire and trenches became a nightmare for the coalition soldiers. How did they know that it was not only them, but in this day and age, before the range and power of artillery fire increased, barbed wire and trenches were a nightmare for all attackers.
Artillery! The artillery must be on! The commander of the coalition forces ordered.
After the coalition artillery opened fire, it was quickly killed by Yue Lingshan's counterattack artillery, and the coalition soldiers retreated.
Yue Lingshan never had the idea of letting the tiger return to the mountain, and ordered the pursuit, and the combined forces of New York and Ohio were all wiped out.
The coalition navy hurriedly returned to New York State, just two broken ships, if they didn't hurry back, would they still have to go ashore to send their heads?
The northern government was very shocked by the strong force of Pennsylvania, and Lincoln immediately decided to go from northern Virginia to Ohio, but fortunately God did not abandon him, and the people of northern Virginia supported the Union and seceded from Virginia. Lincoln decided to establish West Virginia as a reward for the people of northern Virginia as long as he reached Ohio safely.
The Southern government did not resist the temptation and began a formal attack on the military fortresses in the South, and the Civil War officially began.
Lincoln believed that this was the most difficult time for the Union America, which had to deal with both the slave-owning governments of the South and the independent states, and that all the northern states had to be pooled in terms of manpower, material and financial resources, and that the Union would face a long war.
The northern states reacted coldly, and in order to ensure the bourgeoisie in the north, to bring down the slave owners in the south, there is no problem! But now that several states that are obviously neutral have been tossed into the camp of the other side by you selling the Declaration of Human Rights, what is this? For your stupidity, the North will pay for it? Buchanan called on Congress to impeach Lincoln.
Lincoln had a showdown with Congress, and at this point, an all-out war must be waged, and the change of president means that it was the Northern government that made the mistake first, and the legal confidence is insufficient, how can this battle be fought? As long as the 7 Southern states and the 6 independent states were eliminated, Lincoln would automatically step down.
The American Civil War broke out in full swing, with 17 northern states against 13 southern states. Lincoln was very melancholy, the population in the north was about large, and the industry was complete, but he did not have an advantage at all, because there was a famous Robert Lee in the south, and Yue Lingshan actually had a bit of a dark horse taste. In addition, the more this old fellow Buchanan looks, the more he looks like a spy sent by the South to break into our own country.
Yue Lingshan sent troops to attack the eastern coastal states, which were small in size and rich, and more importantly, most of the army had been killed by Yue Lingshan, except for New York State, which resisted, and the rest of the states quickly surrendered. At this point, the North lost all the ports on the East Coast, and the Federation warships adrift in the Atlantic had only two options, either surrender or bypass the southern part of North America from the Panama Canal to the West Coast of the United States. Most of the Federation warships chose to surrender, their ships were not prepared for a long voyage, there were no supplies along the way, and they had to face naval attacks from the south, and the journey to the west coast was a death and death.
Britain, France, and other European countries made a lot of war money, and all kinds of guns and artillery were dumped in the south, and it was best for the United States to fight the civil war for several decades, so that everyone could get rich.
After Yue Lingshan settled the eastern front, he mobilized his troops to move westward, and Ohio became the most fierce battlefield with Yue Lingshan in the north.
A small merchant saw a business opportunity in the war and invested in an oil refinery to sell much-needed oil to the northern army, and soon the money was pouring in. The little merchant laughed, the longer the war is fought, the better, and I'm going to name a new business empire after me. Rockefeller business empire? Sounds really good.
Rumble!
The small businessman's refinery was blown up and the oil well burned.
The small businessman cried, it's over, it's all over, the Rockefeller dream of a business empire is gone.
Yue Lingshan's cowboy subordinates perfectly implemented Yue Lingshan's concept of special operations, destroying the enemy's internal war resource production points, oil wells, oil refineries, railways, fertile fields, farms, coal mines, textile factories, pharmaceutical factories, ports, ...... Burn them all!
In the name of war, the evil in the hearts of the cowboys continues to expand until it is dehumanized.
The American Civil War lasted for 8 years, the federal government was completely defeated, the northern states were reduced to war zones, and the original prosperity was reduced to ashes. When the war ended and the United States was once again a united nation, the North and the South looked back only with scars. In the 8 years of civil war, the death toll in the North exceeded 5 million, accounting for 25% of the total number of people in the North, and the death toll in the South was 1 million, accounting for 10% of the total population. Refugees from the North fled the United States, entered Canada, and never returned.
Yue Lingshan was elected as the 17th president of the United States, announcing that she would make every effort to uphold the rule of law and the sanctity of private property. Yue Lingshan was not in favor of slavery, but the abolition of slavery had to be legislated by the parliament, not someone patting his head and shouting slogans.
The United States has entered a new era of rigid rule of law.
At the inauguration ceremony of the new president, Yue Lingshan's cowboy subordinates were either wearing straight school-level military uniforms or expensive dresses, looking at the new president Yue Lingshan who waved to the audience in a daze, as if in a dream.
Boss, really conquered the United States!
Far to the west, a poor shepherd couple opened the newspaper as usual. The beautiful hostess was taken aback, hey, isn't this the one who did all the evil and shameless back then, how did he become president! It must not be him! Certain! Look at the shepherd husband who can't herd the sheep well, the hostess firmly pasted the window with the newspaper.
The 1875 Independence Day celebrations, Washington, D.C., were deserted as ever, celebrating the victory of the Southerners, who wanted to attend.
Suddenly, behind the parade float, a group of old people wearing shabby and even bloodstained and bullet holes in northern military uniforms appeared, holding tattered military flags, walking in twos and threes, without flowers, slogans, or cheers, just walking silently.
The onlookers gradually burst into tears, the North was defeated, but the spirit of the North will never fall.
More than 100 years have passed, and the ruins of the former Civil War are only ruins, but the wounds of the war have not yet healed.
Since 1869, in successive U.S. presidential elections, no one in the northern states that had suffered heavy casualties in the Civil War, such as New York, Ohio, and Wyoming, had ever voted for a candidate born in the Southern states, which was called "stubborn North" and "Northerner who couldn't afford to lose" by the Southern media.
In the history textbook of the northern states, Yue Lingshan, the 17th president of the United States, commented on the great scientist, the excellent educator, the successful businessman, the strict politician, the traitor of the north, and the person who changed the course of the United States.