Soon after, Stanford made two announcements in San Francisco.

First, he will donate a university in California.

The university's address is on more than 3,200 hectares of California land, which he owns, in the city of Palo Alto.

It is now a ranch.

Second, Stanford sells all of his shares and assets in the Pacific Railroad to a mysterious person, including the coal mine in Rocksprings.

The mine was originally owned by the Pacific Railroad Company, but was later reclaimed after Robert's death.

It's a big deal.

According to accountants' estimates, even if Stanford doesn't raise prices, it's enough

Ten million dollars.

This is an astronomical amount.

This, combined with Stanford's fixed assets and cash, is his life's work.

Mr. Chen didn't have that much cash, and he didn't plan to sell the property or trade it for shares in the Santa Fe Railroad.

That doesn't make sense.

He first took a portion of the land near the New Mexico Railroad.

The land was given to him by the state government when the railroad was being built, and during that time, he collected a lot of wool from Scott's body.

Chen Jianqiu could have waited for the land to appreciate in value and sold it at a high price, but he decided to exchange it with the state government for a few vacant lots under Rocky Mountain.

These places will serve as the addresses of future Chinese schools.

Subsequently, Chen Jianqiu used his assets as collateral and took out a loan in Sanjiang Bank.

This money is still not enough.

So he pulled up Astor Jr., and used his connections and guarantees to get another sum of money at Citibank.

At the suggestion of little Aster.

He even set up a trust investment fund to buy and raise the remainder to take a stake in Stanford.

It's not strictly an acquisition, but it's no different.

If the deal closes, Pacific Railroad, the de facto controller of North America's largest railroad, will change hands.

As a front-stage figure of the trust investment fund, Astor Jr. also specially took the accountant to prepare for a trip to California.

People thought that New York's real estate tycoon was about to enter the railroad industry, but Chen Jianqiu was the man standing in the shadows.

Chen Jianqiu plans to carry out the initial integration of Santa Fe Railroad and Pacific Railroad after the acquisition is completed.

Transactions are complex and lengthy, and need to be carried out in different batches.

Everything is in full swing.

However, the coal mine in Shiquan Town had already been acquired under Chen Jianqiu's name in the first batch.

He still has this bit of cash.

But then, he announced the strike solution, which caused an uproar in the surrounding coal mining industry.

"What? Accept the union's strike conditions in its entirety? Eight-hour workday, overtime pay? Equal pay for equal work? Boss Chen, is he crazy? ”

Mr. Lucas, the head of the Carben County Mining Association, was shocked to learn the news.

And the other coal mine bosses have already begun to scold.

"This man is a psychopath!"

"Unreasonable, can this person do business?"

"If you don't know how to do business, don't you come here to do business?"

Mr. Lucas felt the need to talk to the unreasonable boss.

Business, that's really not how it works.

After inquiring about Chen Jianqiu's two days in the coal mine in Shiquan Town, Lucas rode over from Kaben County alone.

Coal mines in Shiquan have resumed production.

Chinese and white laborers entered the coal mine in an orderly manner.

Along the way, Lucas saw a lot of things that puzzled him.

For example, each of these miners wore a mask made of gauze.

This is the best dustproof thing that Chen Jianqiu can find right now.

Another example is the so-called safety production team, which was headed by Lucas when he entered the mine, and was educating everyone about safe coal mine operations.

Isn't this time supposed to be working under the mines?

"With this effort, it is better to let them dig more coal!"

Just as Lucas stopped by the crowd and muttered quietly.

A voice came from behind him:

"Sharpen the knife and don't mistake the woodcutter."

Lucas turned his head and saw a young man in a cloth robe, with his hands behind his back, looking at him with a grin.

"You're Mr. Lucas, aren't you?" He asked, "The president of the Carben County Mining Association?" ”

"Uh, well, yes, I'm Lucas." Lucas hurriedly replied, but quickly reacted again, "Huh? How do you know my name? ”

"My people told me that a man in a top hat and a suit was wandering around the mine, as if he was still very knowledgeable." Chen Jianqiu still kept a smile, "There are not many people like this in Kaben County. ”

Lucas was a little embarrassed.

"You, you're Boss Chen, right?"

Chen Jianqiu nodded: "I am." ”

"Is there a place to talk?" Lucas glanced at Chen Jianqiu.

"Then you come with me."

Chen Jianqiu led Lucas to the small cabin on the slope of the No. 3 mine.

This was originally Riley's office.

"Boss Chen, I heard that you agreed to all the conditions of the workers? Give them overtime pay back?! ”

After the door closed, Lucas took off his hat and asked eagerly.

"yes, or else?" Chen Jianqiu sat down on a chair and lit a cigar for himself.

He pointed in the direction of the mine: "Do you think they are working hard now?" ”

Lucas looked left and right and saw that there was no second chair in the room, only a bed.

He sat on the edge of the bed.

"Boss Chen, it's your first time doing business in the United States, right?" He asked.

Chen Jianqiu smiled:

"Well, it didn't take long."

"I don't know how you do business in your hometown, but it's definitely not okay to do it here!" Lucas bitterly persuaded, "Didn't you find that by doing this, the profits on the mine are pitifully low?" ”

Chen Jianqiu spread out his hands: "No, I produce these coals for my own use, which is much cheaper than buying them directly from resource providers." ”

"But you could have made more money, didn't you? You can have higher profits! Lucas tried to convince the person on the other side.

Chen Jianqiu took a cigar in his mouth and said something that Lucas will never forget.

"Why am I making so much money?"

This remark made Lucas speechless.

Why do you say you're making so much money? Isn't it all about making so much money in business? Isn't it all about maximizing profits?

It seems that this man's brain is really broken, where did he get the money to take over this coal mine?

Seeing that Lucas was speechless, Chen Jianqiu continued to speak:

"Do I just need a reasonable profit, make that much money, and do charity after I die like Stanford? Hypocrisy. ”

Lucas felt that if he continued to entangle with Chen Jianqiu on this issue, he might be led astray.

So he changed his perspective.

It is also the real purpose of his coming.

"If you do this, what will happen to the other coal mines around Carben County? The unions are all united, and they will definitely demand from them according to your standards, so what will they do then? ”

"What's the matter with me?" Chen Jianqiu disagreed, "If you can do it, you will continue to do it, and if you don't do it, you will close the door." ”

He took a puff of the cigar in his hand and sat down with a big grin, looking like an upstart: "Or, they can choose to sell the coal mine directly to me, I don't mind buying it, but the bid may be a little lower." ”

Lucas was completely dumbfounded.

He had seen all sorts of ways of business competition, and for the first time he had heard of cracking down on his peers by raising workers' salaries.

These people are not skilled workers! Why?

But Chen Jianqiu didn't care at all.

Because he holds the union.

After Lucas left in a rage, Holly appeared in Chen Jianqiu's cabin.

"Boss, my mission is complete, can I go back to Roswell now?" Holly stood in front of Chen Jianqiu and asked.

Chen Jianqiu also stood up.

He walked up to Hawley and straightened the crumpled collar for the blonde young man:

"In the future, in front of me, you don't have to be so polite, and you don't have to call me the boss." Chen Jianqiu smiled and patted Holly's shoulder, "Now I'm also the leader of the regional trade union, always shouting 'boss', 'boss', what does it look like?" ”

Holly was stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "Boss, did I do something wrong?" ”

Chen Jianqiu waved his hand: "No, no, no, you did a great job!" ”

He smiled and asked Hawley: "How do you feel about getting along with the workers during this time?" ”

Hawley thought for a moment and replied, "I think they are sometimes impulsive, sometimes cute, and when we are together, we don't distinguish each other. ”

"Keep working in the union, they need you." Chen Jianqiu looked at Holly's eyes, "I give you my reputation today, I hope you can rise to prominence." ”

"From today onwards, don't call me boss, just call me 'big brother'."

Holly also stared at Chen Jianqiu intently.

He hesitated for a long time before he said what was in his heart:

"Big brother, what if one day, we have to stand on opposite sides?"

Chen Jianqiu laughed:

"Hawley, be a man but ask for a clear conscience."

Hawley was awe-inspiring.

Good one with a clear conscience.

Chen Jianqiu turned around and returned to his chair:

"Don't worry, if there really is a day, we can still talk, in the United States, what can't we talk about?"