1855 United States Tycoon

Although Stanford's influence is not as good as before, help Avery and them find a position as a reporter in a small, medium-sized newspaper, and arrange an interview for the reporter to participate in the mid-level of the McDonald Consortium. The training of "excellent employees" is also very simple. So it didn't take long for Bronte, who had the pseudonym Dantes, to become a reporter for the Courier. And through an interview with a fertilizer plant of the MacDonald Consortium in San Francisco, a list of people who will attend the training was obtained.

"Rodriguez, an engineer, has a wife, and two sons. It is expected that after this training, he may be promoted to chief engineer. This, Arnold, a salesperson, um, works very hard, regardless of personal gains and losses, and can endure hardships. , I can suffer, and I am still a bachelor now-I really don't think there is such a person now..." Bronte is introducing the relevant information he got to Avery Miss. And add own comments to these information by the way.

"That Arnold, please pay attention to contact." Avery said, "In this era, such a person is likely to be full of ambitions to climb up, and willing to take risks for this. Especially he does not have a wife or children. Like. Such a person should be more willing to do risky things. Of course, the possibility of him betraying us is not small, as long as there is enough benefit over there. So you must also be cautious when contacting."

"Miss, I understand." Bronte said.

...

At the same time, in Cleveland, a new tenant has just moved in in a small yard about one kilometer from the staff training center of the McDonald Consortium.

The old Tom’s family who originally lived here is said to have moved to the west. This surprised the neighbors a bit, because they had never heard old Tom say that they had such a plan before. However, the new family handed over the house with Old Tom in front of everyone. Although Old Tom's face still had a look of reluctance, it did not seem to be forced or unwilling.

The family's surname is Gonzalez, which is a Spanish surname. The family is said to have come from Cuba to the south. They opened a small shop selling rum here, selling rum from Cuba. The Gonzalez family, father Parker and son Lumbert seem to be on duty, but some other people who often come and go here are not like that. Many people who often come and go here do not look like good people, and some people obviously look like gangsters. But this is normal, because everyone knows that almost all of the rum sold in the United States market is smuggled from Cuba. Although this kind of smuggling is to some extent condoned by the United States government-compared to smuggling a little rum, tobacco, sugar, etc. from Cuba, the importation of such a small amount of tariff loss, smuggling various industrial products to Cuba Of course, the benefits are much greater. While allowing the smuggling groups to smuggle industrial products to Cuba, it is inevitable for them to make more money from rum and sugar on their return journey. Besides, these things are not produced in United States anyway, and they will not cause any impact on the domestic industry in United States.

Early that morning, a carriage stopped at the entrance of this small courtyard. There are oak barrels on the carriage, and you don’t need to ask, they must be full of rum.

Several people on the carriage, together with the Gonzalez father and son, moved the barrels in.

There is a small yard about two hundred square meters behind the house. The yard is surrounded by a blue brick wall. The wall is not too high, but it is enough to block the outside view. Although there are many tall buildings in Cleveland now, this yard is in a slum area on the outskirts of the city. There is no such tall building. The Macdonald Consortium set up the training center in this area entirely because the place is remote and the land is cheap.

Several people moved the oak barrels into the yard and closed the yard door. Then several people found one from the pile of oak barrels and pried it open. Then I took out a steel pipe from the inside, and then some other parts-the oak barrels were not filled with rum at all, but a 70mm infantry gun that was dismantled!

The Macdonald 70mm infantry gun, which copied the Japanese 92 infantry gun from the later generation, is the same as its original version. It can be easily disassembled into small parts one by one, and then a few people can carry it and run. Moreover, this gun was designed to be maneuverable after being disassembled. Therefore, every part after disassembly can be carried by manpower in terms of weight. In addition, these parts are generally small in size, except for the gun shield. And wheels, as well as the retreating plow, can all be packed into oak barrels. As for the gun shields and wheels that cannot be installed, in principle, they are not an indispensable part. Anyway, it is planned that this artillery will be used as a large sniper rifle, and it will still be used as a disposable item. Using it, they didn't even plan to take these things away after launching an attack. So of course the wheels are useless at all. As for the anti-shield, I don't plan to directly engage the enemy head-on. Of course, that thing is not useful.

But the retreating plow is essential. However, its length exceeds the length of a standard oak barrel, and it cannot be put in an oak barrel at all. However, this is not an unsolvable problem. Mixing these two retreating plows in a large amount of wood, in the name of being used as raw materials for building a wine cellar, has long been shipped in.

In this yard, a 70mm infantry gun was quickly installed. Except that it has no wheels and can only be erected on a fixed wooden pedestal, the infantry gun looks in perfect condition. NS.

"Very good!" Parker nodded and said, "Is the quality of this gun okay? Have you tested it beforehand?"

"I tried it in Colombia, but after entering the United States, I didn’t fire a gun. The gun was new, and it was brand new when we got it. We didn’t fire a single shot. Later, we tried more than a dozen guns in Colombia, with accuracy. It’s pretty good. Within two kilometers, it’s almost where to fight. To say that McDonald’s Infantry Weapons Company’s goods are pretty good.” A porter-like man who followed, stroked the 70mm infantry with his calloused hand. The barrel of the gun, say so.

"I heard that this kind of weapon was designed by the bastard Scrooge Macdonald himself. I don't know what he would think when he finally died under this kind of weapon of his own design. Think about it. Exciting." Parker's "son" Lumbert squeezed these words through his teeth.

At this time, several other people also moved a whole box of shells out of a wine barrel. Put it next to the cannon.

Gently opened the tin shell box with green paint, revealing twelve rounds of 70mm shells wrapped in greased paper inside.

"They are all the latest semi-armor-piercing projectiles used to strike fortifications." Another person explained, "Compared with ordinary high-explosive projectiles, this thing uses a delay fuze, which can penetrate the McDonald’s staff training center. The ceiling of the auditorium will explode afterwards. Just to penetrate the fortifications, the steel wall of this shell is thicker and the charge is naturally less. So the explosive power is relatively small. And the McDonald’s employee training company’s The auditorium is a little bigger. Although the 70mm infantry gun’s rate of fire is quite high, it is not enough to cover the entire auditorium. It can still give the guys a chance to escape. Moreover, although our gunners are all in South America They have received training, but their level is still not comparable to those elite gunners. In their hands, 70mm infantry guns can’t shoot the maximum rate of fire. But for the sake of confidentiality, we can only use our own people, not Use those mercenaries, or else, if you don’t pay attention, those guys who fight for money will sell us. So in two days, we will send two more guns. This way, the three guns will fire together, and it should be able to Ensure enough firepower density to ensure that the damn hypocrite can be killed."

"Be careful not to let anyone discover it. In addition, three guns require at least nine people. These people certainly can't be stuffed into a small shop like me. And when Scrooge will come here, we can at most advance the news. One day to know. So our gunners must be on standby in this area during this period of time. We have to find a way to place these gunners nearby." Parker said.

"No problem, leave this to me," the man replied.

...

"Morgan is planning to represent the French national debt? Isn't this robbing Rothschild for food?" Looking at a document, Scrooge laughed.

"In this way, Morgan suddenly began to withdraw funds, it is understandable." Carol said with a smile, "Mr. Morgan is so confident that he can deal with the Rothschild family in the French national debt market?"

"It can't be said to be a full-scale confrontation. He probably wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Rothschild family to pay attention to the acquisition of related shares in the Suez Canal, and make a fortune in the French government bond market." Catherine said, "Of course. The Rothschild family will not let the market go in vain. However, their funds are now prioritized for the Suez Canal project. So as long as Mr. Morgan and they can raise enough money, they will definitely allow Rothschild Those guys of the Elder family retreat temporarily. But when things on the Suez Canal are busy, the Rothschild family will definitely launch a counterattack. In this way, there will be a good show. Just no. I know if that guy Morgan has already made money and retreated safely."

"Morgan looks courageous and likes to take risks. But in fact, before every action, he calculates very deeply and makes all kinds of preparations. I guess he will definitely be able to retreat in time. Therefore, it is estimated that he will not take advantage of the fire. Of opportunity."

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