Chapter 455: Good Education

Liang Yao did not oppose the reactionary war against Mexico. After all, he also coveted Mexico's high-quality iron ore areas.

He could send troops, but he had conditions.

First, the series of military expenses generated by the war needed to be borne by the federal government.

Second, after the war, several states along the Pacific coast of central and northern Mexico: Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima, will be managed by California.

Liang Yao was not very interested in the inland states of Mexico due to backward transportation conditions.

The population near the capital Mexico City and several Mexican states in the south is too large, and the assimilation and governance costs are too high. It is not worth it to have these states.

"California is already large enough. Now California is the largest state in the United States."

After listening to Liang Yao's conditions, Fillmore shook his head.

The military expenses generated by the war should be borne by the federal government. This request is reasonable and Fillmore can accept it.

Liang Yao wanted to eat up seven states in the north-central part of Mexico along the Pacific coast in one go, which was a bit too greedy.

Can California digest these states?

Will other states agree?

These are the issues that Fillmore was concerned about.

"No state would dislike the large area of ​​its territory. Besides, California is only in charge of these areas. In name, these places are still quasi-states." Liang Yao bargained with Fillmore slowly.

It was Fillmore who was anxious now, not him. He had enough conditions to bargain with Fillmore.

Fillmore simply hoped to seize Mexican territory and let the southern slave owners build one or two new slave states in northern Mexico to ease the conflict between the North and the South in the Kansas region, or even let the southern states that benefited give up some of their interests in the Kansas region.

To put it bluntly, it was to appease the South while calming the emotions of the North.

The North might not have much enthusiasm to participate in the war against Mexico. After all, in the last Mexican-American War, the main combat force of the US military and the most powerful troops were all southern troops.

In this battle, the Yankees will not fight for the Southerners to seize territory.

However, this is a war between countries. The United States is united as one, and it would be inappropriate for the North not to send troops.

Fillmore can only count on Liang Yao, a special anomaly, to send troops.

After all, strictly speaking, California is a free state, and Liang Yao can also represent the North.

Moreover, Liang Yao has a relatively harmonious relationship with the southern states, and the combat effectiveness and actual combat experience of the Western Brigade are unique in the US military.

Fillmore is more relieved to let Liang Yao lead the Western Brigade to cooperate with the troops of the southern states in the battle.

Manage these areas? Territories? Southern Oregon is also a territorial area, and now it has become California's back garden. Fillmore secretly complained.

"If the war is won, Mexico's Baja California and Southern Baja California will be managed by California. These areas are originally part of California, which is reasonable. As for other places, even if I can nod, there will be great resistance in Congress."

Fillmore put down the teacup and gave his price.

"Add Colima." Liang Yao's tone was very firm.

"Colima is relatively small, I don't think the resistance will be too great."

Colima is rich in high-quality iron ore and is an important source of iron ore in California. Liang Yao must fight for this place no matter what.

"I will fight for you."

After thinking for a long time, Fillmore gave Liang Yao a reply.

After Fillmore left, Liang Yao sent a telegram to Kruger in California.

Order Kruger to assemble the main force of the Western Brigade and head to San Diego, a border city bordering southern California and Mexico, and to store food and military supplies in San Diego City and wait for further instructions.

There are 4 senior officers above the rank of colonel in the Western Brigade, including Liang Yao himself.

However, Liang Yao is in New York, Deng Yan is in Nagasaki, and Elvis leads a military inspection team to conduct a military inspection in the Crimea region.

Currently, Kruger is the only senior officer left in California, and Liang Yao can only leave this matter to Kruger.

Liang Yao thought about returning to California to personally command the Western Brigade, but considering that it would take two months to return to California from New York, the war window left for him was only four months.

Liang Yao finally decided not to return to California, but to give orders to Kruger directly by telegram.

After giving orders to Kruger, Liang Yao asked Fremont to go to Frenia to say hello to the generals in the South.

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After Fillmore left, Yung Wing, who had been waiting for a long time, brought his former classmate Huang Kuan to ask for an interview.

Yung Wing and the brothers Huang Sheng and Huang Kuan were the earliest Chinese students to study in the West. The three of them were the proud students of Pastor Brown.

However, Huang Sheng did not persist to the end among the three. After only one year of studying at Mengsong Middle School, he returned to China on the grounds of acclimatization.

At this time, it had been eight years since Yung Wing and Huang Kuan left China. The two of them also successfully completed their university studies and became the first two Chinese with higher education in the West, and their grades were very good.

However, the cost of training a college student nowadays is very high and not something that ordinary people can afford.

Reverend Brown, who sponsored the two of them to study abroad, had limited financial resources and could only support one of them to complete their university studies.

Therefore, after graduating from Mengsong Middle School, Huang Kuan did not complete his university studies in the United States, but went to the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom to receive education with the support of British businessmen.

Liang Yao guessed that Yung Wing should have recommended Huang Kuan to him to find a job with him.

It happened that Liang Yao was also short of talents with higher education, especially Chinese with higher education, so Liang Yao met the two of them very enthusiastically.

"Sir, this is my former classmate Huang Kuan, who is also from Xiangshan. I want to find a job with you." Yung Wing introduced Huang Kuan to Liang Yao.

"Huang Kuan graduated from the University of Edinburgh and has obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Medicine."

Having obtained two university degrees in five years, one of which is a Doctor of Medicine, it must be said that Huang Kuan is indeed a talent.

Based on this point, at least it shows that Huang Kuan is far better than ordinary people in terms of learning ability.

The early Chinese students studying abroad, whether it was Yung Wing and Huang Kuan, or the first batch of government-sponsored students sent by the American Children Program that Yung Wing vigorously promoted, all achieved excellent results in school.

"Sit down." Liang Yao motioned for the two to sit down and talk, and then said.

"You have good academic qualifications. Our Xiangshan is indeed full of talents. The two earliest students who obtained degrees from Western universities are from our Xiangshan.

We are from the same hometown, and we should take care of each other. Huang Kuan, what position do you want to seek here?"

"I dare not seek a high position." Huang Kuan adjusted the frame of his glasses. Years of hard study have caused him to have poor eyesight and some myopia.

"I heard that you opened a large hospital in California. I want to practice medicine in your hospital, or serve as a military doctor in your army."

Yung Wing on the side winked at Huang Kuan frantically, but Huang Kuan kept turning a deaf ear. I don't know if he really didn't see Yung Wing winking or did it on purpose.

"Mr. Rong, please feel free to say whatever you want. You and I are from the same hometown and we are friends. There is no need to be so pretentious." Liang Yao said to Rong Hong.