Chapter 60: California Anecdotes

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"I told you so! I don't need you to pay any debts! Huang Rong hated this white man when she saw it, because this guy has been coming to the Golden Scale Pavilion lately and pestering her.

"No, no, no, beautiful lady, I must pay it back, if it weren't for your generosity, I'm afraid I would have starved to death by now." Leland Stanford is telling the truth.

That's right, he did almost starve to death in San Francisco at the beginning, and the reason was very simple, he was originally going to buy some 'piglets' for the silver mine to go back, but when he negotiated everything, the deposit was given, but as a result, he went to the bank to check, and there was no money to come!

This time it was a pit for Leland Stanford, you know, he is a son-in-law, he has never suffered much since he was a child, his father is a big farmer, and he once contracted railway projects, he has never worried about money or anything, but now, I am a god, there is no money!

Leland Stanford is used to being extravagant, he spent all his money early in the morning, and he can't get the deposit back, he also knows that he is afraid that he has been tricked by other shareholders of the silver mine, but it doesn't matter, he can ask his father for help, his father can't always ignore it, right?

Anyway, that's no problem, but the problem is that this distress letter will take at least a month, not counting the time for bank transfers, and eighty percent is not much less than a month.

That's a month, but how do you live this month?

It's the fries from the Golden Scales Hotel!

It's not 1 cent a pack, it's cheap, Leland Stanford came to San Francisco and tasted it, it was really delicious, especially with the red 'tomato sauce', it was simply delicious in the world, but now, that sauce can't be matched, 1 cent a pack...... After eating this for a few days, I couldn't even get this penny out.

Huang Rong, this girl, oh, by the way, she is now 'madam', soft-hearted. So, she saw a man so down-and-out, although he was dressed okay, but he ate ...... I kindly took in this Lelan Stanford and asked him to help in the restaurant, and he was given French fries to eat, and it didn't cost much anyway.

Leland Stanford was so happy that he didn't even have a place to live, and he also discovered one thing, and that was that this kind female Chinese worker, oh, should be called a Chinese woman, was very beautiful!

Only to find out?

No way, foreigners with face blindness are more severe, and Leland Stanford is not much better.

And so the boy had that thought, and of course, Leland Stanford said, 'Swear to God!' He meant it! Well, there's one more sentence next, and that's 'I'm out of love with my wife anymore!'" ’

Leland Stanford is now in his thirties, of course he has a wife, but he doesn't have children, and he's just dealing with a female Chinese worker, well, a Chinese woman, and he thinks that his pursuit should be easy to achieve.

But where can Huang Rong agree? She didn't mince words about this Leland Stanford, and she was very annoyed with him, because how many times she said that she was already married!

"Don't come again! I'm going to feed the dogs with all that stuff from before! Huang Rong said ruthlessly, and did even more absolutely, she didn't say much at all, turned around and left.

But at this time, before Leland Stanford could react, suddenly two uniformed Americans entered the Golden Scale Pavilion.

"Now I'm here to inform you!" "From now on, this store will need to pay more taxes, and according to your records, you will have to pay at least $200 next month!" ”

"What? $200? ”

As soon as I heard this $200, the entire Golden Scale Pavilion was blown up, and the most powerful one was naturally Boss Huang Sanhuang!

Originally, this guy was still squinting in the back, his restaurant business was booming, and he was selling ketchup, this is a lot of money, he often wakes up laughing when he falls asleep, but now, 200 dollars? Taxes?

"What is the reasoning? Which lawless guy prescribes? "This time, Huang San was domineering once.

"This is the latest bill enacted by Governor Johnson, it was voted on by the state legislature, and it's legal!"

Legal?

That's right, that's right, as soon as John Neeley Johnson took office, he naturally began to fulfill his promise, the first law was aimed at Chinese workers, and the former governor John Bigler also introduced a bill, which was to impose an additional $3 tax on Chinese workers for gold panning, but now, this figure has become $20!

It is seven times as much, which means that if the Chinese workers go to pan for gold, they will have to lose money, and now, Johnson has finally reached out to the Chinese workers' shop!

It sounds like a bad deal, but in reality, Johnson has a lot to offer.

First of all, this is what he promised, he must do it for the sake of votes, and he doesn't know anything about the party, just to do this, to squeeze out outsiders!

Secondly, there are really benefits to such taxation, very, very big benefits!

The previous governor John Beagle levied taxes in 1851, and he did a census of Chinese workers, that is, how many Chinese workers were in San Francisco, so that he could know how much more money he could overcharge, and the number at that time was 25,000. And now, that number has come to nearly 60,000!

That's a lot of money! At that time, the government of Biegler increased its revenue a lot, but what about now?

It seems that people who can laugh in their dreams will have to add a Johnson in the future.

It should be said that the number of Chinese workers in California far exceeds Li Mengyang's estimate, that is, the strength of Chinese workers...... It's a pity that they still haven't woken up.

Huang San's tax of $200 was unacceptable, and he was entangled with those two guys in every way, but people didn't pay much attention to him at all.

And Huang Rong thought of Li Mengyang again in her heart, "Brother Mengyang foresaw this situation early on, and it is worthy of my Brother Mengyang!" If Brother Mengyang is still here, it would be good, hey~"

Huang Rong somewhat blamed her father, because Li Mengyang really made these things very clear at the beginning, but after all, she couldn't say this, and she still had to abide by the three outlines and five constants.

But at this time, someone spoke.

"Two gentlemen, I would like to ask, if this store has an American stake, how will it be taxed?" It was none other than Leland Stanford!

"Oh, this question, there are provisions in the new tax law, so it is naturally a normal tax." In fact, this judicial interpretation is very normal, the 'party that doesn't know anything' is xenophobic, but isn't the purpose of exclusion to protect Americans' own interests? Naturally, the interests of the Americans cannot be lost.

But this answer is good, very good!

"Oops! You want to repay our family's kindness, don't you? Hahaha...... "Needless to say, Huang San's guy immediately pounced."

Next, this matter is simple, Huang San, a businessman, of course he understands Leland Stanford's thoughts, but it doesn't matter, then Li Mengyang should be dead, is his daughter really widowed for the rest of her life? It's nothing to marry a foreigner, besides, the matter in front of you is how to avoid paying less taxes, and it has to fall on this guy.

The business began, Leland Stanford took a stake, and he was very generous, not only would he invest, but also did not own any actual shares, just a name. He is Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows, doesn't he just want to take advantage of this opportunity to contact this 'beautiful Chinese woman' in a bright way.

So, what does Huang Rong think?

"Daddy, I'll sue you! If you force your daughter to marry! That daughter will die before you! At the same time, she said a particularly firm word to Leland Stanford, "God testifies!" The most you can get is my corpse! ”

"......" Huang San didn't say anything anymore, but he still felt that he was doing it for his daughter's good.

"Madam, please believe me, this is a business, I think your tomato sauce can be sold in the east, I am willing to help you and help you get through all kinds of joints." Lelan did come up with a businessman's style at this time, but he was also deeply impressed by the Chinese woman in front of him, you know, in the West, remarrying or something is trivial, and besides, at her age, what do you want to do?

"Humph!" Huang Rong didn't say anything more, she knew what would happen next.

"Oh yes! Business, let's talk business! "Sure enough, Daddy just recognizes money!

"Good, good." Nariland Stanford is also a businessman. "I can help you connect with sales, but how long does tomato sauce last? You must know that it will take a lot of time to transport it to the east now. ”

"Don't worry, our tomato sauce can be stored for a long, long time, and there is absolutely no problem!" It's really about business, Huang San heard his daughter say before, that is, Li Mengyang said, to sell this thing to the east, you see, now there is a foreigner to help, isn't it very good.

So, Leland Stanford, who was supposed to be a railroad tycoon, started a ketchup business.

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