1855 United States Tycoon

Many scholars who studied the history of United States in later generations regarded the wedding of Scrooge and Dorothea as a landmark event in the reconstruction of the South, and at the same time regarded it as a sign of the re-emergence of the Democratic Party. Because just after the wedding, the Democratic Party received a large amount of political donations. In return, the Democrats once again proposed a tariff reduction bill in both houses. Of course, such a motion was undoubtedly shot. However, the issue of tariffs has once become an issue for debate.

In public opinion, the Republican Party’s response was the same as before, accusing the Democratic Party of being unpatriotic and uneasy. In such economic difficulties, it also wanted European goods to invade its domestic market. This would only bring harm to United States. A whole lot of Barabara.

But the Democratic Party’s choice of counterattack has changed from a new perspective. Democrats have published articles in newspapers pointing out that Republicans have failed to keep pace with the times and that Life had no knowledge of the development of United States' national strength a few years ago. They compared the prices of various industrial and agricultural products in United States before and after the war one by one with the prices on the international market. Then came to the following conclusions:

First of all, compared with Europe, the agricultural products of United States still have obvious advantages in price. Except for a small amount of things such as tea, most of the agricultural products of United States still have a strong international market even with freight and tariffs. Competitiveness, and if diplomatic activities can be achieved by both parties to reduce tariffs together, then in the international competition, United States agriculture will undoubtedly become the winner, and United States farmers will be able to gain more More income.

As for industry, the situation is relatively complicated. Many products in Europe do have cost advantages, but we cannot forget that the world is constantly changing like the Republican Party. In the past few years, United States has made great progress. In many important basic industries, it is no longer weaker than Europe. Take steel as an example. Due to the advancement of technology, the market price of United States steel is now lower than that of Europe. Europe now. Based on this, including shipbuilding, including trains, although the cost is slightly higher than that in Europe, considering the convenience of maintenance and the cost of transportation, even if the market is liberalized, they will not suffer too much.

The Democrats even put forward the so-called "catfish effect" in the newspapers (according to an unreliable legend, Mrs. MacDonald told President Andrew this story), thinking that, at present, opening up certain markets will still It can further promote the large-scale development of those enterprises temporarily lagging behind Europe.What's more, United States has overwhelming advantages in industry compared to other countries. For example, in the construction of the New York Tower, the advantages shown by United States in power and other aspects are simply compared to Europe. Overwhelming. Therefore, the United States industry has grown up completely. On the contrary, the domestic market is gradually saturated and going out to occupy the international market is the only way for United States to become prosperous and strong.

I have to say that this round of the Democratic Party’s propaganda is quite clever, although the Republican Party has found various experts and used various data to show that many industries in United States are still unable to compete with European industrial products. However, on this issue, the Democratic Party is saying that United States is good, while the Republican Party is desperately saying that United States is bad. Well, although there are sayings in the West such as "good medicine is bitter, faithful words are against ears", or "smart words make the color fresh and benevolent", but at any time, saying good things is always easier emotionally than saying bad things. like. Therefore, although this round of public opinion confrontation failed to change the policies of the United States, for the Democratic Party, they have been quite successful.

At the beginning of May in 1966, the snow and ice in Alaska began to melt, and the white snow covered the mining area finally smiled. The final preparations before mining gold can finally begin.

The first is security. Boris first recruited all the workers for a meeting.

"You all have known for a long time. We are here to mine gold. Gold is a good thing, and everyone wants it. But I want to tell you that the gold here already has a master. Don't think about it secretly. You can't run away with the gold. The snow has melted. It is more than 2,000 kilometers from here to the nearest settlement that is not under our control. There is no man's land along the way. Dead on the road, no one knows How did you die. You may not know. We are looking forward to your stealing the company’s gold and escape. Because every time we kill such an idiot, we will get a reward, and this reward is yours. How much gold we have, this gold is directly distributed in our hands. This is allowed by the company, so let’s run away if you steal the gold. In order to ensure that we can catch up with the good people who give us gold, we just got support-a group of seekers Bloodhounds, and a batch of war horses. Those dogs are not the fool dogs you are already familiar with, who can only pull sleds. They can smell the scent you leave ten kilometers away, and then lead us to find you easily. Someone sees Have you ever seen "Tom Uncle's Cabin"? This is the dog mentioned in it that was specifically used to hunt down fugitive slaves.

However, the company is very kind and does not want you to have the opportunity to make mistakes. Therefore, the mine area and the life area are all enclosed by two wire fences. Between these two barbed wire fences, you and us planted a lot of landmines a few days ago. That thing will explode if you step on it. Whoever wants to try his luck, it’s not bad to run out from there. As long as you are lucky enough, you may not be able to step on a landmine.

In addition, you have also seen that there is a watchtower every some distance around the barbed wire fence. Guards with guns and live ammunition are on the tower at any time. Anyone Stu flipping through the barbed wire will be shot.

Don’t you try to bribe the guard, this is actually not because we can’t buy it. We are not so decent. After today, anyone who finds me and tells me, I got some gold, let's run away together. I will happily agree to him, and then take him out of the mining area, and then blow his head with one shot, then the gold will be completely legal to me.

In fact, the company pays you a lot of wages, and you don’t have to pay for food and clothing. After two years of honest work, the money earned is enough for you to buy a piece of land in the west and become a farmer. In order to prevent you from making mistakes, everyone needs to go to the bathroom and put on a full set of work clothes before going to work. After the casual work, first go back to the bathroom and change to full clothes. Anyone who tries to carry gold will be expelled from the company as soon as it is discovered. After driving out, he will be confiscated all the security supplies issued by the company, and then rushed directly to the outside of the mining area. If he is lucky, he may be able to walk back to United States all the time. If you are unlucky, it's not our business. "

Even with such measures, some people still tried to steal gold and escape. On May 10th, some people really tried to escape with gold. As a result, only two days later, the man was caught. The gold he brought out was all divided in public by the guards of Heishui. Even the cotton jacket he wore when he fled was brought back. With blood. As for the fate of that guy, needless to say, everyone knows.

But this still did not stop some people from taking a risk. After that, several people ran away at night. They cut the barbed wire with homemade scissors, and then tried to touch the minefield. As a result, it was discovered by the guards. One person was shot and killed by the guards, and two people were blown off their feet by landmines. Early the next morning, the person in charge of the mine announced that the two men had been expelled for theft. Then in front of everyone, the two men were carried out of the mining area and then left on the side of the road. Obviously such a person with a broken leg can't get out of this wasteland anyway. In fact, they didn't even dare to leave the mining area too far, because outside the mining area, there might be people who threw some food over and walked into the wilderness, almost a dead end.

However, staying outside the wire fence is still very dangerous. One night a few days later, it rained heavily. Early the next morning, people found that the two people had died outside.

By the end of May, the first batch of gold was delivered to the port, where a special fast transport ship had already been waiting there.

"Dorothea, our first ship of gold has already set off." Scrooge said to Dorothea with a grin.

"How many are there, and how do you ship it?" Dorothea asked.

"It's a little over three tons, which is exactly two million dollars." Scrooge said. "From Alaska, use a special clipper to bypass the Strait of Magellan and finally to New York. Although this route is long, it is the safest. . It’s just a bit longer. Although our ship is fast, it still takes three months to arrive."

"That means it won't be delivered until the end of August?" Dorothea said, "It's too slow. Will you encounter pirates at sea for such a long time?"

"This is actually not a problem, not to mention pirates. Even the navy can't intercept a ship with a speed of up to 27 knots, and during the entire voyage, this ship will not approach the shore, and the pirates cannot accurately grasp his whereabouts. Well, in order to make it run so far in one breath, the ship of more than two thousand tons is almost filled with fuel oil. After loading sailors, fresh water, and food, the cargo that can be loaded is only about ten tons. If not Used to transport gold, it is simply a loss for transporting everything."

"Unfortunately it's still too slow." Dorothea looked at the large map of the world on the wall, "I actually have to go so far. Well, Scrooge, how wide is this section?"

Scrooge looked at it, and Dorothea was pointing at the Panama section.

"Forty to fifty miles," Scrooge said.

"When are we going to buy this land and dig a canal," Dorothea said, "and then collect the river fee, it will definitely make a lot of money."

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