San Francisco, California,
The bustling streets are no longer as smoke-filled as they were a year ago.
Because the ground has already been covered with heavy snow and turned into mud,
Arriving at Downs Manor with difficulty,
Lu Yan stepped on the slave's back and dismounted, and said with a dazed look on his face: "I seem to have forgotten an important thing!"
"Boss, is there anyone else you haven't solved yet?"
Asking Lu Yan, Stanley looked at Quipa next to him, as if to say, is there anyone else who hasn't been killed?
But facing Stanley's gaze, Quipa shook his head.
Just when Lu Yan walked into the manor and saw a group of women, he quickly clapped his hands and said, "I remember, it's Elizabeth!"
"Damn bastard, send me back, go back!"
Rushing out from the side crazily, Elizabeth Bennett couldn't help but roar,
When he saw the other party, Lu Yan turned around and ran away.
He finally remembered that thing, it was Elizabeth!
Elizabeth Bennett was "kidnapped" back to San Francisco by Lu Yan because she overheard his discussion with Morgan at the cocktail party!
【pride and Prejudice! 】
But alas, the deed has been done and it is impossible to send her back!
After all, the entire British aristocracy and wealthy businessmen are looking for "Lu Yan"!
Once they find out who "borrowed" his money, Lu Yan's next pleasure will be to arm-wrestle with Britain!
Seeing Lu Yan's embarrassed look, Lucy and Fantine were a little confused and asked, "This Miss Bennett seems to be prejudiced against Mr. Lu?"
Looking at Lucy and Fantine awkwardly, Elizabeth smiled bitterly.
Is that called prejudice? He wanted to kill Lu Yan directly!
He was originally just going to a cocktail party, but because he accidentally overheard something, Lu Yan sent him directly to the other side of the ocean.
If it weren't for the fact that she didn't have a weapon in her hand, she would probably have just staged a "vendetta"!
In the room upstairs, Lu Yan was cornered by Bennett and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Ms. Bennett, we can actually discuss how to compensate, how about gold?"
With that said, Lu Yan opened the cabinet directly, revealing a wall of gold that had been turned into bricks!
Suddenly seeing this scene, Bennett covered his mouth in surprise,
Because she didn't know that the manor where she had lived for two months actually had such a wall!
But thinking about what happened to him, Bennett roared: "Send me back!"
"It's impossible to go back! After all, you know some secrets, and I didn't kill you, so that's pretty good!"
While chatting and laughing, Lu Yan picked up the cigarette and said, "How about another request?"
"I miss my parents and sisters! But they're not here! Bastard, it's all because of you!"
Looking at Lu Yan angrily, Bennett roared,
But after hearing this, Lu Yan snapped his fingers and said, "Do you miss your family? This is very simple. How about I help you meet them!"
"Really?"
Looking at Lu Yan curiously, Bennett asked with some confusion!
"Of course, after all, as long as you have money, you can do anything, right?"
Looking at Bennett with a smile on his face, Lu Yan smiled meaningfully.
A month later, Britain
In a small manor somewhere, a group of gangsters suddenly broke into, armed with rifles they had never seen before, and kidnapped all members of the Bennett family.
The patrol officer also got the news at first and wanted to catch up, but was shot off by the other party.
Understanding the other party's thoughts, the patrolman gave up the pursuit.
Because the other party has shown mercy, and if he catches up, he will die!
Just after Bennett's family was kidnapped, the entire area became tense.
However, the Bennett family was kidnapped, all because of their daughter who disappeared a few months ago!
1858, San Francisco!
That's right, San Francisco is no longer a small town and has officially been renamed a city!
Because of the fervor of gold mining, this place was completely stimulated.
Seeing the endless flow of people, California also decided to designate this place as a key area.
Lucio was originally not qualified for the position of mayor, but the original airborne "surprise soldier" was eliminated by Lu Yan on the way.
Lucio wanted to express his gratitude to Lu Yan when he came this time.
After all, without his support as a backer, Lucio would not be able to stand out from the many local candidates!
Holding the wine glass, Lucio said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, sir!"
"You're welcome, as long as you don't forget what you have to do next!"
Stepping forward to chat and laugh with Lucio, Lu Yan asked Ross behind him to take out a box of gold and hand it to him.
As the box was opened, there were neat pieces of gold ingots inside!
Looking at this scene, Lucio quickly said: "I will never forget your kindness!"
In the next development, Ark Group will open a slave labor service company and lease it to mine owners in various places.
Only need to pay 5% of the profit!
As for death during labor, the mine owner does not need to pay any price. This is Lu Yan's cleverness!
Because the Chinese now have a backer, the whites are dishonest, not to mention the Indians, they will kill you!
Why do this?
That's because in its original history, there was no slave act in San Francisco!
As for how to promote this law? That is for Lucio to make the proposal, and Lu Yan is trying to find a supporter!
Even if someone wants to object, Lu Yan will never give up easily.
Because without this law, most of the slaves they transported would have become "free people",
Can Lu Yan allow it? He worked hard to build railways across many states just for the development of Ark Group.
Now there is no slave act in California, isn't that a joke?
Even if you don’t have it, you must have it now!
Sure enough, when Lucio proposed the bill, he encountered many rejections.
After all, there was no such law in the first place.
In response, Lu Yan found mine owners from various places.
Because of the cooperation, many mine owners will choose to store gold in Ark Bank. In addition to the safety of Ark Bank, it also has powerful armed forces covering the entire California!
That is the escort team formed by Chinese, Indians, and white people. Now it has a scale of more than a thousand people.
Wells Fargo has also formed a guard team, but their investment is far less powerful than that of Ark Group.
It is precisely because of this that even if many gold robbers go to Wells Fargo Bank, they will not touch the bottom line of Ark Group.
Because people will really travel across the states to kill you! You can't stop it!
With many people signing their names, state legislators began to negotiate.
After sending a lot of gold, a brand-new bill soon appeared in California, which confirmed that black slaves transported from Africa were clearly slaves and no one was allowed to release them privately!
At the beginning, there were also congressmen who wanted to make Chinese people slaves, but they were hanged in front of their houses the next day.
Only then did everyone understand how ruthless the Ark Group was!
In this era of unclear laws, although the cost of crime is low, you still need to know who you are provoking.
That is the Ark Group located in San Francisco. It is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface!
Two months later, when the bill was enacted,
At Downs Manor, Lu Yan was toasting with the miners from all over the country.
Because of this bill, it will be easier for him to persuade these people to support him in sending troops.
What is a slave? Slaves are the tools these mine owners use to obtain gold!
If the north wants human resources to complete its industry, it's easy. Just ask someone from Lu to buy it. He doesn't have many other things, but he has a lot of people!
(End of chapter)
