Chapter 234: Liang Yao's Troubles (4K)

Speed ​​has a bright future, and his family needs him to stay in Washington.

Although Lincoln and Speed ​​have a good relationship, he does not want his friend to leave Washington because of him. If his best friend Speed ​​ruins his future, Lincoln will spend the rest of his life in guilt.

"I will not leave Washington."

Speed ​​knows the character of this friend who has been with him for more than ten years, and he said to Lincoln with a smile.

"It is Herndon, a diligent and studious young man who is proficient in law. He has interned in your law firm. I think you should have an impression of this young man. You are his idol."

Lincoln thought for a while and quickly remembered this person. He stroked his forehead and said.

"It turned out to be him. Herndon is indeed a young man with a promising future in the legal profession. If he is willing to continue on the path of a lawyer, he will definitely be a rising star in the legal profession."

Herndon had worked at Logan Lincoln Law Firm. During the years when Herndon worked at the law firm, Lincoln saw his diligence and had a very good impression of Herndon.

The most important thing is that Herndon is very capable, but his reputation in the legal community is relatively shallow. If the two work together, Lincoln will definitely be the leader of the law firm.

"I have sent a telegram to tell him that you are going to come back. He is very excited and is now on his way to Washington." Speed ​​said.

"If you two work together, I think you can definitely do something in New York."

Lincoln and his friends held a simple banquet at his home. It was more like a symposium than a banquet.

It was not until late at night that Lincoln's friends reluctantly said goodbye to Lincoln.

The next day, Speed ​​brought the dusty Herndon to see Lincoln.

"Herndon, are you willing to run a law firm with me?"

Lincoln shook hands with Herndon very happily and asked Herndon.

In 1844, not long after the Logan Lincoln Office was disbanded, Lincoln had worked with Herndon for a short period of time, and Lincoln had a good impression of Herndon.

Lincoln was a tall and thin man, while Herndon was a short and fat man. Herndon wore a pair of patent leather boots and a pair of lamb leather gloves. He looked very pleasing and always had a positive smile on his face.

Lincoln always had a melancholy expression on his face, just like his personality.

"Mr. Lincoln, to be honest, I was very surprised when I learned that you were going to return to the legal profession." Herndon said flattered.

"I am even more flattered that you invited me to become your partner. With my qualifications in the legal profession, I am not qualified to become your partner. But I still want to say that I am happy to accept your generous proposal!"

American lawyers of this era like to rank according to seniority, and sometimes qualifications in the industry are more important than business ability.

Herndon, who is nine years younger than Lincoln, has little experience in the legal profession.

"Since Herndon is here and we have reached a consensus on cooperation, I think it's time for us to leave for New York. If we go too late, I'm afraid someone will get there first." Lincoln said to Speed ​​with a trace of worry on his face.

"It's just that Mary is pregnant and it's not suitable for her to go to New York with me. It's better to stay in Washington."

"Don't worry, we have been friends for more than ten years. I will take good care of your family in Washington. Just go to New York to attend the interview of the American Group. I'm waiting for your good news in Washington." Speed ​​patted his chest and assured Lincoln.

"Thank you, Speed." Lincoln was not a person who was good at expressing his feelings. He simply thanked Speed.

"We are good friends. There is no need to say this."

As he said that, Speed ​​took out his wallet and took out the 300-dollar bill that had been prepared long ago and handed it to Lincoln.

"Abraham, the cost of living in New York is very high. It is not easy to settle down in New York. Here is the $300 I lend you.

When you find a job and get paid, remember to pay it back to me."

Lincoln hesitated for a moment and accepted Speed's $300.

After Speed ​​left, Herndon said to Lincoln with envy: "Mr. Lincoln, I really envy you for having a friend like Mr. Speed."

New York at this time.

Liang Yao's recruitment and recruitment work are proceeding in an orderly manner.

Because Liang Yao's conditions are very generous, the recruitment and recruitment work are going smoothly.

The Arizona Infantry Regiment quickly recruited 8 companies of veterans, even under the condition of Liang Yao's careful selection. If the standards were relaxed, a regiment of infantry would have been recruited long ago.

The recruitment of workers is to recruit industrial workers, engineers and other scarce talents in California in major cities in the name of employees of the American Group.

Of course, there are also female workers in textile factories.

Liang Yao offered female workers a salary that was only slightly lower than that of male workers, so although there was a North American continent between them, many female workers were willing to go to California to try their luck.

The machines Liang Yao bought from Pittsburgh, Ohio and other places were also shipped to New York for loading and shipping to California.

In addition to workers and machines, like other frontier areas, the most lacking thing in California was books.

Liang Yao sent people to order a lot of books from various bookstores in New York.

In the manor, Liang Yao read Napoleon III's "On the Eradication of Poverty" in his hand. This book was written by Napoleon III during his imprisonment.

Napoleon III's diplomatic and military capabilities were worrying, but his ability in domestic affairs was outstanding.

Some of the views in "The Theory of Eliminating Poverty" are very novel and refreshing.

"Boss, the statue has been carved!"

When Liang Yao was reading a lot of books, Connie came to tell Liang Yao that the statue had been carved.

"Is Mr. Belmont here?" Liang Yao put down the book in his hand and asked Connie.

"I heard that the statue was completed today, and Mr. August has been waiting for a long time." Connie said.

"Let's go and invite Mr. August to see the statue together." Liang Yao stood up.

"Mr. Liang, you are the only one in the United States who has such a big hand to make a statue with gold equal to the volume of a human body."

When August, the agent of the Rothschild family in New York, heard that Liang Yao had used gold to copy the portrait of Jacques Louis David's "Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard Pass in the Alps", he was full of curiosity about the replica of this famous painting.

"I can't wait to see this statue."

During the conversation, everyone came to a curtain, and Liang Yao ordered to remove the curtain covering the statue.

After the curtain was removed, everyone showed amazement.

The statue carved from pure gold exuded a dazzling golden light.

Not only was Napoleon carved from pure gold, but even the horse under Napoleon's crotch was carved from pure gold.

Soon, August realized that something was wrong. The person on the statue was Napoleon, but not Napoleon Bonaparte, but Napoleon Bonaparte's nephew Napoleon III, the current President of France.

"Is this the President of France?" August stared at Liang Yao in a daze.

"No, this is the French emperor." Liang Yao smiled, "Mr. Auguste, please give this statue and my letter to His Excellency Napoleon. This is the Christmas gift I prepared for him."

Napoleon III is the first democratically elected president of France, the last emperor, and the only emperor of the Second French Empire.

This December, the president will launch a coup and officially become emperor next year.

For nearly 20 years before the Franco-Prussian War, he will be the helmsman of the Second French Empire.

If nothing unexpected happens, after returning from the expedition to Japan, Liang Yao will enter the French market and intend to use the French market as a springboard to open up the European trade market.

In addition, Liang Yao also covets France's warship technology and artillery technology. The British will not sell these things to him, but the French may still sell them to him. It will not be a loss to spend some gold to establish a good relationship with Napoleon III.

If you want to establish a good relationship with Napoleon III after Napoleon III becomes emperor, the cost will be much higher than it is now.

After the Atlantic Railway Company was completed, troubles followed the construction of the railway.

The land in the United States is private, but in the early years, in order to encourage private construction of railways, the state governments and the federal government promised each railway company that after the railway was completed, the railway company would obtain ownership of the land along the railway.

The ownership of the land along the railway is the driving force for major railway companies to build railways.

This policy is excellent, but the problem is that a lot of land in the east is owned by owners. Some local governments without assholes did not inform the railway companies in advance. After the railway companies' railways were built, many railway companies realized that some sections of the land were owned by owners.

Of course, some railway companies were actually aware of it, but they still started construction directly with a fluke mentality.

After the railway was built and started operating, the owners of these lands took the opportunity to jump out and ask for compensation. It sounds good to say that it is compensation, but it is blackmail to say it.

If the compensation is not in place, these people will also make trouble on your railway line in the future, such as prying the rails to sell, deliberately driving livestock onto the rails, and making it impossible for trains to pass.

Some sections of the Atlantic Railway also have similar problems.

There are only two ways for the railway company to solve such problems. One is to go through legal procedures and solve them through litigation.

Since this is a bad debt, it involves not only the railway company and the landowner, but also local governments at all levels, so the efficiency of litigation is extremely low.

The other is to settle privately. The railway company considers itself unlucky and pays money, or asks the landowner to invest in the railway company with the land ownership as shares to settle the matter.

Although this method is quick and effective, it is not easy to implement. There are many problems. The focus of the problem is naturally how much money to pay and how many shares the land can be exchanged for.

You know, the reason why many landowners did not say a word when the railway was built and only jumped out after the railway was completed was to blackmail the railway company for a sum of money and to gain the greatest benefits for themselves.

Liang Yao also thought about spending money to settle the matter directly, but soon, he gave up this idea.

Although he is rich, his money is not blown by the wind, but picked up from the ground by bending down.

If only one or two landowners were compensated, it would be fine. Spending money to settle the matter is also a shortcut.

But the Atlantic Railway Company had 32 similar land disputes. If they paid compensation to one or two of them, the remaining 30 would surely jump out and demand even higher compensation.

This loophole must not be opened.

It is better in the western region. There is no such problem in the western region because most of the land in the sparsely populated western region is unowned.

"How are the several law firms I interviewed doing with the lawsuits I gave them?"

After returning to the office, Liang Yao had a headache looking at the mountains of documents on his desk.

The East is no better than California. He can only solve problems in a more civilized way and cannot do whatever he wants.

"You have been in New York for some time. I think you should understand the efficiency of litigation in the United States. In short, there is no gratifying progress." Kony shrugged and said helplessly, "The lawsuit lasted for several years or even more than ten years. It’s been commonplace for twenty years.”

"Those law firms that want to get contracts from America Group brag to me during interviews about how good their law firms are, but that's all." Liang Yao is very dissatisfied with the performance of the so-called well-known law firms in New York.

"Fortunately, I didn't sign a contract with them. I just entrusted them to fight a few lawsuits to test their abilities. uuReading "

"Another law firm came for an interview today. Are you going to see me or not?" Kony asked Liang Yaodao.

"Which well-known law firm in New York is it again?" Liang Yao has no hope for these so-called well-known law firms in New York.

"It's not a well-known law firm in New York, it's a new law firm." Coney said, "But the lawyer in this law firm is quite famous. He is a well-known lawyer in Illinois. He is in the Illinois court. With a record of winning 237 lawsuits, it seems that his litigation efficiency is very high, and this person has also served as a member of the Illinois State Assembly and a member of Congress, and has a rich resume. "

This lawyer's resume made Liang Yao's eyes shine. This resume was indeed very beautiful.

"What's the name of this law firm and lawyer?" Liang Yao asked with great interest.

"Lincoln Herndon Law Firm, this lawyer's name is Abraham Lincoln. His other partner also has a very good resume, but he doesn't have the political experience of Lawyer Lincoln." Kenny said, looking at the resume in his hand.

"See you!" Liang Yao sat on the chair, "Let them come directly to my office to see me."

Since it was Lincoln, of course he wanted to meet him.

This lawyer's full name is Abraham Lincoln. He was a state legislator from Illinois and a member of Congress.

Putting this information together, Liang Yao can be sure that this is Abraham Lincoln, the first president of the Republican Party and the 16th President of the United States.

"I understand sir, I will invite the lawyer in right now."

Kony nodded and said. Kony could see that Liang Yao was looking forward to this lawyer, but he didn't understand what Liang Yao was thinking about at this moment. He thought it was the beautiful resume of the lawyer named Abraham Lincoln that impressed Liang. Glory.