Not long after returning to Roswell, Chen Jianqiu received several messages one after another.

One is that at the request of the current governor, federal troops stationed in New Mexico began searching the border again for Jerónimo and his Indian soldiers.

In fact, after Chen Jianqiu took control of Ciudad Juarez, Geronimo and his tribe had found a settlement in its vicinity.

Although they still cross the border from time to time to attack the small towns on this side of the border, the number of times is significantly reduced.

Take this opportunity.

Consciously or unconsciously, the Federal troops were stationed in the direction of Roswell.

Chen Jianqiu didn't know if the governor had reported something to the federal government, but the forces clearly had the intention of monitoring the side.

But it's just surveillance.

Colonel Nelson Myers, who succeeded Crook, was a very conservative man.

He believed that Roswell's affairs were New Mexico's own and that he had no right to interfere.

As long as the Chinese militia on the border do not rebel, he will not act rashly.

Another piece of news came from Albuquerque.

The state government is trying to divest its investment in the Santa Fe Railroad in the name of not interfering in the railroad's market behavior.

This made the shareholders of the railway company very uneasy.

As a result, an emergency board meeting will be held in Albuquerque.

"In the end, don't you want people to have a good year?" Chen Jianqiu muttered as he embarked on a trip to Albuquerque.

He was accompanied by the manager of Sanjiang Bank, Okafor.

The railroad shortened Roswell's journey to several other cities in New Mexico.

It wasn't long before Chen Jianqiu and Okafor appeared in the Santa Fe Railroad building in Albuquerque.

Compared to more than a year ago, the board of directors has changed considerably.

Except for some shareholders who are far away to the east because they are too far away, the Jew Odo, who challenged Chen Jianqiu at the last board meeting, is gone.

After Chen Jianqiu came back, he found an opportunity to vote directly to kick him out of the board.

The Jews scolded and claimed to settle accounts with Chen Jianqiu.

Then he was on his way to his villa when he was tied up by several unknown Mexicans.

He was rescued by a border detective agency hired by his family.

But the detectives of the Border Detective Agency locked him in his room for more than a week under the pretext of protecting his safety.

Since then, Otto has not been seen in Albuquerque again, and it is said that he sold his shares and returned to Germany with his family.

And Blake is directly lying down in his manor as a public servant, living with dividends.

Now Chen Jianqiu is the largest shareholder of the Santa Fe Railway Company.

The second shareholder is Mr. Kevin Gardner, who is sitting on his left hand and is talking to him.

Mr. Gardner is an honest, good man.

He was a philanthropist and had no ambitions.

He was also one of the first easterners to come to New Mexico.

After the Mexican-American War, Mr. Gardner was in the lumber business here, from being a sleeper supplier to a railroad company to becoming a shareholder.

He never imagined that he would be the first to sit on the left hand side of the board of directors of the Santa Fe Railroad Company.

But Mr. Gardner took a very light view of these.

"Chen, what do you think of my pocket watch?" Mr. Gardner put his hand under the table and showed off to Chen Jianqiu a delicate pocket watch.

"I don't know much about this, I'll ask him to help you see it when Astor comes." Chen Jianqiu whispered.

At the table in front of them, the other board members of the railway company are discussing ways to deal with the government's divestment.

"I think you seem to be a Democrat?" Chen Jianqiu asked Gardner.

"Hey, when I joined the Democratic Party, I was also confused." Gardner shook his head slightly, "The Democratic Party is now conservative in power, representing the interests of businessmen, bankers, and railroad companies. ”

Chen Jianqiu was slightly stunned: "But I'm a businessman, a banker, and the owner of a railway company?" ”

"That's right." Gardner nodded at Chen Jianqiu, "So, I guess the Democrats will find you soon." ”

"Mr. Chen!"

"But I'm not very interested in politics." Chen Jianqiu continued to communicate with Gardner with his head down.

Gardner shrugged: "They should be short of campaign funding for the time being." They won't let people like you go. ”

"Mr. Chen!"

Chen Jianqiu suddenly realized that someone seemed to be calling him.

So he ended the "secret talk" with Gardner and looked up at the others.

The men were staring at him intently.

"I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Chen Jianqiu listened and asked.

"Mr. Chen, you can give me an idea." A board member said to Chen Jianqiu.

The feelings of the gang discussed for a while, but they didn't discuss anything valuable, and finally threw it on themselves.

"You don't have to worry about the government's withdrawal, let alone the depreciation of equity." Chen Jianqiu pressed down on his hands.

"Sanjiang Bank will accept the equity sold by the government in its entirety."

He patted Okafor's forearm, which was sitting on his right.

The bank manager stood up.

He was not a member of the board of directors of the railway company, and it was at Chen Jianqiu's insistence that he was given the opportunity to attend the meeting.

"Let me introduce you, this is the general manager of Sanjiang Bank, Mr. Okafor."

Scott wanted to get a salary, but he overestimated the fighting power of the other shareholders in the Santa Fe Railroad.

Now on the board of directors of the railway company, only Chen Jianqiu is the first to look forward, and those who are disobedient have long been cleared out.

At the same time, he also underestimated Chen Jianqiu's financial resources.

Chen Jianqiu waved his hand and motioned for Okafor to discuss the next matters with them, while he continued to chat with Gardner.

"Mr. Gardner, have you ever considered politics?" Chen Jianqiu asked suddenly.

Gardner was playing with his pocket watch, and when he heard Chen Jianqiu's words, he looked dazed.

But then, he laughed and laughed at himself:

"Mr. Chen, don't be kidding, I haven't even run for the Senate, and I stutter when I lie, how can I be a politician."

Chen Jianqiu also laughed.

The two began to make small talk about each other until the end of the meeting.

Chen Jianqiu did not leave Albuquerque immediately.

As Gardner said, a Democratic congressman approached him two days later.

"Mr. Chen, I wonder what you think about this year's gubernatorial election?"

The congressman, Leonid Haring, is a core member of the Democratic Party in New Mexico.

Unlike the Republican Party, the Democratic Party in this state does not have a particularly prominent party leader, and everything is basically discussed.

This is one of the reasons why they have not been able to compete with Scott for a long time.

"Are you asking me to contribute some election funds?" Chen Jianqiu sat in the big chair in his office and asked straight to the point.

Councilor Harlem thought about it for a moment and decided not to hide his thoughts.

"Yes." He was open and honest.

"But as a congressman, you should know my relationship with Mr. Scott." Chen Jianqiu said quietly.

Councillor Harlem was a little embarrassed, but continued anyway:

"But I think it's our Democratic Party's approach that works in favor of a railroad tycoon like you."

"No one can say no to a brand new New Mexico." He said.

"Then you have to be able to win the election to have a chance of cashing in, I think it's enough for the candidate you are electing now." Chen Jianqiu said.

This made Congressman Harlem even more embarrassed.

Raymond Russ was nominated by their internal discussions, and they thought they were the most likely to defeat Tony Davis.

"I don't want my money to go down the drain, so let me fully support you guys, but there is one condition." Chen Jianqiu stood up.

Harlem secretly rejoiced, this means that the railroad tycoon does have the idea of getting on the same boat as them.

"My condition is, change the candidate!" Chen Jianqiu said, "There is no hope for the current candidates!" ”

Congressman Harlem was silent.

The meeting between the two ended up unhappily.

Congressman Harlem flatly rejected Chen's proposal.

How many years has the Democratic Party been in opposition, and it is also one of the top political parties in the United States.