The two cross-line railways, Datang finally negotiated, the Americans did not mention some conditions that the Tang people thought were unacceptable, which was part of the sky-high starting price, but Datang also had a lot of hole cards that could hold the Americans hostage, so the final conditions were not unacceptable. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The two railroads each gave 49 percent of their shares to two U.S. railroads, the Pacific Union Railroad and the American Continental Railroad. Both of these companies were formed by a group of powerful American capitalists, and both were publicly traded companies that sold shares on the New York Stock Exchange, and many Americans bought shares in both companies in the sense that it was profitable. During the negotiations, the two companies also obtained the condition that they would not need to contribute capital during the start-up phase of the project, and that they would invest funds after the second phase of the project.

Datang is also equipping these two railways with a new generation of diesel locomotives, which is actually a natural thing for Datang. Because it is impossible for the train to continue to the east after Shenglu, it is necessary to change to a slower train. The U.S. federal government wants to eat the technology of a new generation of diesel locomotives, but there is no company in the United States that has the ability to undertake Datang's railway equipment technology. The locomotive that can be produced in the United States is still the level of the first generation of Datang trains, and the processing level required by diesel locomotives is beyond the reach of American companies now.

However, some other sub-projects were subcontracted to some American companies, such as the rails and sleepers used in the construction of the tracks, and then the seats and some other parts in the carriages, which were produced by American companies under the supervision and guidance of Datang Supervisor.

U.S. President Jefferson originally wanted to talk to Datang about border management and immigration invasion, but his plan was unanimously opposed by Congress before it could be put forward at the negotiating table.

What are you kidding, if you simply rely on spontaneous immigration from Europe little by little to colonize the land west of the Appalachian Mountains, and the development does not know that it will take until the Year of the Monkey, the capitalists will watch the Tang Dynasty build one city after another in the central part at an astonishing speed. The hard-working, productive Chinese are the best immigrants, and the railroad tycoons have taken ownership of large tracts of land along the railroad line, and the Chinese immigrants have to build houses or make a living in the local area, and the capitalists make money, so how could President Jefferson cut off their financial routes.

Jefferson himself was a big landowner and could understand what the mentality of those capitalists was. But thinking of this, he was still powerless for a while. Jefferson is widely regarded as the most talented and intelligent of all American presidents, and in addition to his political career, Jefferson was also an expert in agriculture, horticulture, architecture, etymology, archaeology, mathematics, cryptography, surveying, and paleontology. He is also a writer, lawyer and violinist; He is also the founder of the University of Virginia; He is also a brilliant lawyer and is well versed in law; There is a small library with thousands of books in my home.

He had already anticipated what the country would eventually become when the American system was established, but he did not expect that it would become characteristic so quickly. On the same plane, the United States is industrializing much faster than the other. Coupled with the development of communication technology, the current social form of the United States is also very different from the situation in history.

Compared with the political method of money in later generations to launch its own spokesperson, in this era, money does not need to find a spokesperson, because almost all politicians in the US federal government and Congress are rich. They included farmers who owned dozens of acres of land and hundreds of black slaves, shipowners who owned fleets for fishing and ocean shipping, capitalists who controlled private banks, and business tycoons. In short, basically every American politician is rich.

Many people in later generations like to quote the allusion that Lincoln went from a postman to president through countless failures, and the number of failures far exceeded the successes. The correct way to interpret it is that if Lincoln had as much money as Washington or Jefferson, he would not have experienced so many failures.

Jefferson believed that wealthy people were well-off, well-educated, moral, and understanding, and that they were the business of society, more responsible, and better able to govern the country. But obviously people have self-interest, and when these rich people find that their interests are limited by the public interest, that is, the national interest, or there is a conflict between the two, they will not think of sacrificing their own interests to take care of the public interest and the state.

In fact, the people of this colony were a bunch of selfish fellows, and it is fair to say that although the British did not treat the colonies very well, most of those who rose up to lead the uprising in the first place were because the interests of British merchants or the government hindered their interests.

Jefferson also studied the system of Datang, which is an extremely powerful and huge organization formed by a cohesive ******** of shared beliefs, and under such a system, Jefferson firmly believes that there must be places where the sun does not shine, but because the position and behavior pattern are coherent, there can be a retreat from the country and the advance of the people in Datang, but there is absolutely no situation where the interests of most of the country are sacrificed because of the economic interests or other interests of some people.

On the issue of border management and immigration, even if the Tang Dynasty's ambition for territorial expansion is evident even if there is a lesson from the Tang Dynasty's annexation of New Mexico, there are still some people who don't care at all, they only think about their own interests.

Jefferson's subsequent proposal in Congress to raise tariffs by a certain percentage, restrict Datang goods, and encourage the purchase of domestic products also met with significant opposition once it was proposed. In the United States, it is recognized that the richest type of merchant is called Tang goods agents. Although these merchants often carry other identities such as factory owners and farmers, their most profitable business is the distribution of Datang goods.

Even though Jefferson's proposed restrictions only limited some goods that the United States could produce itself, they were still criticized by congressmen.

One congressman even sarcastically said: "It is shameful and ridiculous that Mr. President wants to make the American people give up their right to enjoy the fruits of civilization and adopt inferior knockoffs." ”

At least one-third of the members of the National Assembly have the right to distribute at least one Datang product under their names, and some even enjoy monopoly rights. Their net worth is tied to the cooperation with the Datang economy, and it is absolutely impossible to make unilateral protectionist trade measures. Jefferson didn't want to go over and lobby all the congressmen, but it was almost fruitful.

Jefferson let out a long sigh, he seemed to have seen the future of the United States. And he only hopes that when this future comes, he will no longer be the president. (To be continued.) )