Chapter 342: A Distinguished Guest Visits

James and his nephew, uncle and nephew, boarded a 2,000-ton luxury yacht, the Grace, and sailed into New York Harbor.

This is a propeller-driven steamship. Without the bulky paddle wheels on both sides of the ship, the yacht looks very elegant indeed.

The exterior decoration of the ship is also extremely luxurious. There is an exquisitely carved figurehead at the bow. From a distance, it is clear that the owner of this yacht is either rich or noble.

The North Star, which was once famous in America and talked about with great relish, is inevitably overshadowed by the Grace.

After seeing this ship, Vanderbilt even had the idea of ​​rebuilding a luxury yacht comparable to the Grace.

Of course, this is just an idea. Most of Vanderbilt's shipyards have been handed over to Liang Yao, and he no longer has the ability to build large luxury yachts on his own.

Liang Yao greeted James and his nephew, uncle and nephew, at the busy New York Harbor dock.

Under the attention of the crowd, the two walked off the Grace yacht shoulder to shoulder, and neither of them was willing to give way.

Lionel is richer than his uncle, and James is older than his nephew, and is his elder. This is why they are not giving in to each other.

What surprised Liang Yao was that Lionel was not bald, but had very thick hair.

Lionel seemed willing to show off his proud thick hair.

He was well-dressed, with a neatly folded bow tie on his chest, but he didn't wear a hat, as if he was deliberately showing off his proud thick hair.

It is very rare for a middle-aged Jew like Lionel to not be bald. Liang Yao has never seen a middle-aged Jew who is not only not bald, but also has thick hair.

Liang Yao's subordinate Strauss is also a Jew. He is only in his twenties this year, but his hairline has begun to move up significantly, and his hair is getting thinner and thinner.

I'm afraid Strauss would be envious of Lionel's hair.

As for Lyonel's uncle, he wrapped his head tightly with a top hat. Needless to say, the amount of hair on his head must be not optimistic.

"America welcomes you, New York welcomes you, Congressman Lyonel and Sir James." Liang Yao welcomed the arrival of the two.

Liang Yao had done homework on the Rothschild family during this period a long time ago, and he still had a certain understanding of this family.

The five branches of the Rothschild family, except for Lyonel's branch in London, who had no title, the other four branches had baron titles in their respective countries.

During the Dorian period in Britain, it was quite difficult for foreigners to obtain British titles, especially foreign Jews who were not well-known in Europe. It can be said that Lyonel's father Nathan had stacked up the debuff of obtaining a British title.

Although Lyonel's father Nathan made a lot of contributions to the British government, he was unable to obtain the British title he dreamed of throughout his life, which was one of the few regrets in his father's life.

"Nice to meet you, General Liang. When I was in London, I heard that there was a 23-year-old general in America. I didn't expect that we would meet in New York today."

Liang Yao gave a good first impression to Lionel.

Liang Yao has a handsome appearance, a tall and sturdy figure, and decent manners. The only thing that makes Lionel feel sorry is that Liang Yao's English has a strong American flavor, but it is upper-class.

It would be great if Liang Yao could speak authentic London English.

"You have a good vision. You have found the right person to cooperate with our Rothschild family for such a huge business project as kerosene. Our family has a sales network in every major city on the European continent." James said with a smile.

"As long as you can provide enough goods, you can drill a steady stream of real gold and silver on the European continent."

The Rothschild family can grow bigger and bigger in Europe, which has a lot to do with the abilities of the five sons of old Mayer.

Perhaps it was because of the smoke coming out of the grave of old Mayer, his five sons were more capable than the other, and none of them lived up to his high expectations. They all made the Rothschild family's industry bigger and stronger in their respective countries, and even monopolized the financial lifeline of a country.

James's vision was naturally not comparable to that of a fool like Hills.

From August's words, he keenly realized that the kerosene business was a very promising business with a terrifying market size.

Therefore, he immediately summoned several nephews to discuss the matter, and finally decided to go to America with Lionel to meet Liang Yao in person.

"Can you really increase the production of kerosene to more than 15 million liters in a year? More than 50 million liters in two years?"

Lionel was in contact with kerosene for the first time. He was a person who liked to try new things before August brought kerosene back to Europe.

A small amount of kerosene from California had already flowed into the British market, but this was kerosene produced in California in the early days, and the quality was even worse than the kerosene produced now.

However, Lionel found that this kerosene burned stably and had better lighting effects than other plant and animal fuels.

However, the amount of kerosene in the British market at that time was very scarce, and there were many different opinions about its source, so Lionel did not take kerosene too seriously.

After knowing that this new fuel was all produced in California, USA, and Liang Yao had the ability to expand the kerosene production to more than 50 million liters within two years, and the cost was very low, Lionel could no longer remain calm.

He knew what it meant to monopolize a daily consumable. Without it, it was a necessity like clothes and salt. If you could monopolize a necessity, it would not only mean a steady stream of money, but also mean that you could influence or even control the politics of a country.

This is why he was willing to come to this remote place in America from London.

"As long as you can provide me with enough low-interest loans to expand production capacity, this amount of production is not a problem at all." Liang Yao said confidently, and then changed the subject, "I wonder if you have brought the things I want?"

The things he was referring to were naturally the artillery technical drawings of the Amster Company and the experimental artillery.

Lionel smiled slyly and said to Liang Yao: "Mr. Liang, are you interested in visiting our yacht?"

"Of course I am interested." Liang Yao smiled.

The Grace Yacht is not a dangerous place, so why not go on the yacht to have a look?

The Grace Yacht belongs to Leonard, and Leonard is a distinguished member of Congress with a very prominent status in London, so naturally no one dares to search his yacht.

The technical drawings and artillery samples stolen from the Amster Company in the explosion are likely to be hidden on the Grace Yacht.

Who dares to believe that a member of Congress of a country would plan the explosion of a military factory in his own country and use his own yacht to transport the stolen technical drawings and artillery samples to a country on the other side of the ocean that does not have a harmonious relationship with his motherland?

Leonard took Liang Yao on the Grace Yacht in the envious eyes of a group of New York nobles.