1855 United States Tycoon

"Well, you haven't heard that this place is normal. To be honest, most people in United States don't know where Alaska is." Scrooge said, "because it is completely wild now. This is a piece of Russia that belongs to Russia. Land, um, wait, I'll show you a map." Scrooge let go of Dorothea in his arms, walked to the own desk, opened the drawer and looked for it.

Dorothea was still struggling when she was held by Scrooge, but now that Scrooge released her suddenly, she felt a little lost. So Dorothea also walked towards Scrooge.

"Ah, I found it." Scrooge said, and at the same time took out a folded world map from the drawer and spread it out on the table.

"Dorothea, first look for it and see where is United States?" Scrooge said with a smile.

"Huh, this can't trouble me." Dorothea said confidently. Unlike ordinary Southerners, Old Mr. Odder is a person who likes to travel, so Dorothea also learned to read maps.

Dorothea walked to the map and bent down slightly: "This is Mississippi, and our manor is here—I really don’t know how it was rebuilt. Well, this is Cleveland, this is New York, Duck Castle. Should be in this position, we are here now.-Am I right?"

This performance really went beyond Scrooge's expectations. Generally speaking, a woman's sense of orientation is always poor, including looking at a map. It is not easy for Dorothea to be able to find these locations so skillfully.

"Can you find where Russia is?" Scrooge asked.

"Do you still have to look for it?" Dorothea gave Scrooge a blank look. "Here, this boss is all Russia!"

"Look over here, yes, just above Canada, it's Alaska." Scrooge said.

"It's so big? I'm afraid there are many Mississippi states. The federal government wants to buy this land? How much does it cost?" Dorothea asked.

"The entire area is 1.52 million square kilometers. If you add these attached islands, it will be 1.7 million square kilometers, which is almost the size of fourteen Mississippi states. If it was earlier, such as 1859 In 2012, the Russians agreed to sell it to the federal government for only 5 million U.S. dollars. But because the war dragged on for a few years, it is now estimated to be more than six million."

"Has the Russian head been kicked by a donkey? A piece of this size was sold for more than six million? How could this be possible?" Dorothea asked in surprise.

"You don't look at the dimensions of that place either." Scrooge explained, "The place is almost inside the Arctic Circle. The climate is extremely cold. Most of the land is frozen soil. One or two more months, no crops can be planted. The land is sparsely populated. Except for the Eskimos who live by hunting seals along the coast, there is basically no human beings. Such a piece of land, in the eyes of the Russians, except It’s basically useless to buy some seal skins. That’s why there may be such a price."

"Oh." Dorothea stared at this large piece of land for a long time, and then said, "But I still think this land is too cheap. Because this is land after all. Dad said that only land is eternal. It is worth fighting and sacrifice for it. And how can such a large piece of land be useless? Scrooge, such a large piece of land, will always be useful. If nothing else, there is always some minerals underground. Well, maybe we find a mine, the direct value can exceed this price several times. Well, Scrooge, how much spare money do we have in our hands, or we can buy this place by ourselves." Rosia stared at Scrooge, her eyes gleaming.

"Well, the total assets of our family can be used to buy the whole of Alaska. It must be no problem. What, Dorothea, do you want to build a snow and ice palace in Alaska, and then be crowned as the ice queen of the north? "Scrooge laughed," But you know, we are standing on the threshold of an industrial revolution, and the key technology will soon be breakthrough by us. Dorothea, you also know how much business there is. , Think about it, in every city in United States there is a power plant belonging to the McDonald family. Every factory depends on the McDonald family to provide them with electricity, and their production lines are all McDonald’s The family’s electric motor. How beautiful is this picture, isn’t it? But in order to achieve this goal, we must--well, Dorothea, do you think we might have so much spare money now?"

"It's a pity!" Dorothea said, "then we should also get involved and take down the most valuable lands."

"Oh, but Dorothea, how do you know which piece of land is valuable?" Scrooge asked, "Can you still see where there are minerals through the map?"

"You're such a stupid fellow! I don't even understand such a simple question." Dorothea was obviously proud to have the opportunity to make fun of Scrooge, who seems to be omnipotent. "You haven't heard the story of that ferryman in the gold rush era, have you?"

"No." Scrooge guessed that Dorothea must be talking about the story of the boatman who ferryed the gold prospectors on the river and made more money than most gold prospectors. However, in order to make Dorothea happy, he simply pretended not to know.

"Stupid! Okay, this Miss is in a good mood today, so let's tell you this story." Dorothea, who had been telling stories by Scrooge, had the opportunity to tell Scrooge's story, and immediately smiled with joy.

The story Dorothea told was exactly the same as Scrooge thought. But in the end, Dorothea's measures were quite good.

"There are many gold prospectors, and there is only one ferry. If you control this ferry, any gold prospector who passes by will give him money, so he earns more than gold prospectors. Similarly, where there are gold mines or other mines in Alaska, we don’t I know, but it’s really easy to figure out where Alaska can become an important port. We are the first to control these places that can become important ports. In the future, no matter who it is, no matter where they find it in Alaska. We can share everything. Are you right?" Dorothea said triumphantly.

Scrooge looked at Dorothea in a little surprise, as if he had only known her. Scrooge knew Dorothea was improving, but she didn't expect her to improve so much.

"Dorothea, you're such a good businessman by nature! I didn't expect you to come up with such a great idea. Well, it won't be long before you will be alone." Scrooge said.

"How about? Send someone to investigate first?" Dorothea said.

"Several groups of people have been sent out for inspection." Scrooge said, "The inspection scope includes climate, minerals, aquatic products, transportation and other aspects. Of course, the port is also included. Dorothea, don't be disappointed. You know, this plan started in 1860. Hundreds of experts were consulted, more than a dozen meetings were held, and more than ten inspection missions were dispatched. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent. If you return it It would be too unscientific to ignore such an important goal as the port. After you just learned about this project, you can think of this in such a short time. Well, even those consultants, few can compare to it. Yours."

"Really?" Dorothea asked?

"Of course. Our little Dorothea is the best! Come, hug!" Scrooge smirked and made a hug gesture.

"Bad guy! Why don't you die!" Dorothea ran away while smiling and cursing.

Because the Central Pacific Railway Company's turmoil has been resolved, the rest of the time is suddenly free. Anyway, the new Central Pacific Railway Company, Scrooge did not have much spare capacity to participate. Moreover, the new Central Pacific Railway Company will no longer be able to use Chinese workers on a large scale, using their bones to pile up the railway. Scrooge didn't bother to talk to them. As for the Chinese people who have arrived in the United States, Scrooge heard that some of them seem to have records of military service. Well, let’s send them to Heishui first to see if there is a future for training. If not, consider it. Scrooge didn't have much hope for the performance of the Chinese army at that time. Those who don't have much prospects for cultivation, each give one hundred dollars, and send them to Chinatown to find their own way. If anyone was willing to go back, Scrooge was very kind and gave him a third-class ticket from San Francisco to Guangzhou to let them go back. For example, Lin Shenhe, who knows how to write, took the ferry ticket and one hundred dollars, got on another boat, and went back to China.

Since there was nothing to do, Scrooge took advantage of this time to take Dorothea to travel around the mountains and water, which was considered relaxed and at ease. But this good day always has an end. Soon after, Scrooge received a telegram from Carol, saying that a series of problems had appeared in the research of electric motors and generators. Researchers are arguing, and Carol, who doesn't understand this, doesn't know how to deal with this situation. Therefore, such a thing can only make Scrooge go back quickly.

"Okay, Dorothea, our vacation is over." Scrooge handed Dorothea the telegram and said helplessly.

Dorothea looked at it. Although she felt disappointed, Dorothea was still very general. She said: "Then go back as soon as possible. You really have to deal with this kind of thing. Let people book tomorrow's train immediately, and we will go back together."

"Dorothea, you have several great advantages, do you know?" Scrooge said with a smile.

"What's the advantage?" Dorothea raised her face triumphantly, as if "Come on and compliment me".

"Smart, hardworking, general knowledge. As expected of Dorothea, the "three-good girl"!" Scrooge said.

"What! Are you looking for death!"

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