Chapter 515: These Unruly Americans Are Really Fierce

"You don't know about two transfers and one house?" Strauss was a little surprised.

"I don't know." Liang Yao shook his head while pedaling his bicycle.

"Recently, there are many government affairs, and I am busy with many mundane affairs, so I pay less attention to folk affairs."

"Since you rode a bicycle in New York with a team of cyclists to marry Miss Elizabeth, bicycles and sewing machines have become the standard dowry for West Coast people, plus a wedding house for marriage, commonly known as two transfers and one house." Strauss joked.

"You personally advertised it, and the effect is amazing. I heard that this trend has now spread to cities in the east."

"These two transfers and one house are not cheap." Liang Yao suddenly realized that it was these two transfers and one house.

He did this to advertise his products.

Although the current sewing machines and bicycles have declined compared to when they were first put on the market, they are not cheap.

"You may not be able to buy an ordinary bicycle for $130, and an ordinary pedal sewing machine costs $82, not to mention the house. You have raised the cost of marriage for Americans by yourself." Strauss laughed.

In this era when Americans generally earn only $7 or $8 a month, more than $200 is an astronomical figure for ordinary people.

"You might as well just say that I have become the public enemy of unmarried men in the United States." Liang Yao rolled his eyes at Strauss.

"At the same time, you are also the prince charming in the minds of unmarried women in the United States." Strauss continued to tease.

"You are handsome and rich. You are already a celebrity in the military and political circles in your twenties. You also have the title of Viscount of France. There is no other perfect person like you in the whole United States."

"Your little mouth is like honey." Liang Yao laughed.

"It seems that you are in a good mood now. I have something to ask you." Strauss's ulterior motives were exposed.

"Just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush. I will definitely do it for you if I can." Liang Yao said.

"You can definitely do it. Only you can do this." Strauss said.

"Liangzhou's construction has been on the right track. These days I have been responsible for attracting investment and recruiting immigrants in California. Although my work has achieved some results, I still hope that Liangzhou can have some high-end manufacturing industries in the initial stage."

"So, what do you like? Tell me." Liang Yao slowed down his riding pace.

Although Liang Yao's construction focus is in California, he will help Oregon and Liangzhou if they have any difficulties.

"Bicycle." Strauss pointed to his bicycle.

"Bicycle? Producing bicycles requires skilled senior technicians. Besides, California also produces bicycles. Liangzhou is a new state. The market size of the new state is limited, and the economic level is far inferior to California and Oregon." Liang Yao frowned.

It's not that he doesn't want to set up a factory in Liangzhou, but if he does, the bicycles produced in Liangzhou can't compete with those produced in California.

"I've thought about these questions. Liangzhou does have a big gap in skilled workers, but we can train them, although it will cost more money in the early stage.

I've also thought about the sales problem. The bicycles produced in Liangzhou can't compete with those in California, so they won't be sold in California and Ohio.

My family and many friends make a living by doing small businesses in Germany. I want to produce bicycles in Liangzhou, and then ship them to Germany to give them to my family and friends, and use their sales channels to sell them. I think bicycles will have a big market in Germany." Strauss looked at Liang Yao eagerly.

There are reasons why some people can make a name for themselves in history, and this Strauss does have a business mind.

Setting up a factory in Liangzhou to produce bicycles will benefit him both publicly and privately.

"Okay." Liang Yao nodded in agreement, and he still knew what Strauss was thinking.

"That's great! Thank you on behalf of the people of Liangzhou!" Strauss was very happy.

"But I'll be frank. The bottleneck of General Machinery's bicycle production is not labor or technology, but raw materials. You have to find a way to get the raw materials yourself. I won't help you solve it." Liang Yao said.

"Are you referring to rubber?" Strauss guessed.

"Yes, the rubber production is limited. The main rubber producing country is only Brazil, and the production is not much." Liang Yao said.

In the 1850s, Southeast Asia, the most important rubber producing area in later generations, had not yet begun to plant rubber. At this time, only South America (mainly Brazil), the original factory of rubber, had rubber.

Moreover, rubber had not begun to be planted on a large scale at this time, and the production was very limited, so Liang Yao could not buy much rubber.

As for his transplanting rubber to Borneo and opening up a large number of rubber plantations, it would take at least six or seven years for these rubber trees to produce rubber, and this was under the condition that the transplantation went smoothly.

"I understand, and I should find a way to solve it myself." Strauss nodded.

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"These unruly people in America are really fierce. They are simply lawless and dare to smash the city hall."

"If it were the Qing Dynasty, making a scene in the county government would be a capital crime. If you smashed the county government, wouldn't you be charged with provoking trouble and committing treason and be executed for nine generations of your family?"

"That's right! I think these people are just tired of living, not starving to death."

"Brother Lin, I heard that your store in New York was robbed by unruly people. Is this true?"

"Don't mention it. It's so damn annoying to mention it. I just received a telegram today that another store was robbed by these damn rioters. These rioters, marching to protest and petitioning to put pressure on the government is fake. They are really doing illegal things under the pretext of marching and petitioning."

"New York is the most chaotic. I heard that the rioters almost looted the entire Broadway Street. The shops that suffered even had their shelves removed."

"Brother Chen, this is wrong. Chicago is not much better."

"And Philadelphia! I get angry when I mention this. These people bully us because we are few in number and specifically rob our Chinese shops!"

"If this continues, what will happen? Business in the east is getting harder and harder."

After returning to Tingtao Garden, Liang Yao heard the Chinese businessmen who arrived earlier complaining one after another.

"How are you all?"

Entering the reception room, Liang Yao greeted the guests in the reception room with a fist.

"Mr. Speaker, you are here."

As soon as Liang Yao appeared, the reception room suddenly became quiet.

Pan Zhengwei of Tongfu Group stepped forward and asked, "I wonder if the president has called us together for something important?"

Liang Yao called these Chinese businessmen in the name of the president of the American Chinese Chamber of Commerce, so Pan Zhengwei addressed him as the president.

"Please sit down and have some tea." Liang Yao pressed his hand, motioning everyone to sit down, took a sip of tea from the maid, and continued.

"I have heard about the bad things you have encountered recently."