Chapter 55: Circle

Vanderbilt stopped, took out an unsmoked cigar from the lining pocket of his jacket and handed it to Liang Yao, and then struck a match to light Liang Yao's cigarette.

Liang Yao subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the sea breeze to prevent it from blowing out the match.

"Let's sit down and talk. California is so beautiful."

Vanderbilt's eyes glowed as he sat on the ground facing the sea, watching the tide of San Francisco Bay lapping relentlessly against the shore.

He took out the cigar that was only one-third smoked from his shirt pocket and held it in his mouth.

"I didn't expect Mr. Vanderbilt to be so frugal. You remind me of a friend of mine named Grandet, but in my opinion, you should be a more generous and dignified person than him. "

Liang Yao puffed into the sea and said, he couldn't tell whether Vanderbilt was frugal or stingy.

"Grandet, it sounds like a French surname. Since you say I resemble him, your friend must be a miser. I am famously a miser in New York."

Vanderbilt didn't care at all that others thought he was stingy, he continued.

"I have a little money, but every penny I have must be spent where it should be spent, making it more valuable in my hands. Tell me, if you were me, facing these damn What would you do as a competitor?”

"Let them go bankrupt! Even if the management of Pacific Cruise Lines and other shipping companies are determined to fight you to the end, the shareholders behind them have a very limited tolerance for losses." Liang Yao said slowly, "And You have the final say in everything about your shipping company, and the shares you hold have an absolute advantage. As long as you are determined to make them bankrupt, I think these are not problems. "

If Vanderbilt wants to monopolize the route from New York to California, the best way is to drive the other party out of business through a price war.

Liang Yao used this simple and crude method to defeat Brannan in the first place. The simpler the method, the more effective it is.

Vanderbilt smiled knowingly, Liang Yao's words came to his heart. Sometimes if you want to make more money, you must first lose money.

He has also used this method to defeat many competitors. Price war is his most powerful fist in the market.

"Like when you beat Brannan, right?"

Vanderbilt seemed to see himself when he was young. When he was young, he was very courageous and didn't have too many worries.

It's just that after the industry grew bigger, he seemed to be a little hesitant.

"It's not exactly the same. Brannan is just a country man with a unique vision. Those powerful politicians in New York have more tricks than Brannan."

Liang Yao stood up, patted the dust on his butt, and continued walking towards Tingtao Garden.

The overall layout of Tingtao Garden still maintains its original appearance. Liang Yao only built some Chinese-style pavilions and pavilions on its basis to decorate Tingtao Garden.

However, most of these pavilions and pavilions have not yet been completed, so the garden looks a bit messy.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Vanderbilt didn't see Kony for a long time. He seemed a little angry. He could think of where this kid was now with his buttocks.

But soon, he put this matter aside and started chatting freely with his old friends.

Liang Yao prepared some special delicacies from Guangdong and Fujian for them, but he did not have authentic ingredients and his cooking skills were average, but it was enough to cope with Vanderbilt and others.

Anyway, they have never eaten Chinese food, and these dishes are enough to satisfy their curiosity. In order to prevent them from making a fool of themselves, Liang Yao thoughtfully prepared silver knives and forks for them.

Everyone praised these dishes that they had never seen before. Vanderbilt drank some wine and got a little drunk. Seeing that the Mexican maid who served the dishes was hot, he reached out and pinched her buttocks, which shocked the Mexican maid. Eclipsed.

The people present were all Vanderbilt's friends. They were already used to this and just laughed.

Elizabeth reluctantly apologized to Liang Yao: "I'm sorry, Mr. Liang, my father is like this. He also attends high-society gatherings in New York. He can't control his hands and mouth."

"Mouth?"

Liang Yao was a little surprised. Wasn't Vanderbilt too unrestrained? ! Wouldn't this guy get drunk and just forcefully kiss the mistress?

He had been considering for a moment whether to put the valet in charge of serving the food.

"Spitting and spitting tobacco juice on someone else's brand new Persian carpet." Elizabeth curled her lips and opened her mouth, "Due to my father's rude behavior, when Sister Louise got married, she rarely Celebrities came to the wedding to give blessings, which made my father very angry and felt very humiliated.”

Liang Yao smiled and responded: "Things may not be as simple as you think. There are often many reasons why the upper class hates a person."

Liang Yao looked at the people at the dining table and found that he didn't need to prepare tableware for them at all, except that Louise and Clark ate in a more orderly manner. Vanderbilt and his guys jumped right in.

Maybe this is Vanderbilt's circle.

"I hope you won't be offended. This is how they look. I don't welcome these uncles to my house for gatherings at the moment."

As she spoke, Elizabeth curiously pointed to an earthen pot with a knife and fork and asked Liang Yaodao, she had never seen such food before.

"How do you eat this?"

Liang Yao used a spoon to serve Elizabeth some soup and a few pieces of sea cucumber and abalone from Buddha Jumping Over the Wall.

"Mr. Liang, I heard a lot of rumors about you when I was in Nicaragua, but I don't know if they are true."

Liang Yao had just put the bowl in front of Elizabeth when he heard Clark's malicious voice.

He had found some letters from Brannan in Tingtao Garden, including several letters with Clark, in which the two discussed some business cooperation matters.

He guessed that Clark might have ill intentions towards him for this reason.

"Mr. Clark, if you have any questions, just ask directly."

"I heard that you killed Mr. Brannan and many of his men. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the law? Or do you think California will always be a lawless place?"

Elizabeth felt that her brother-in-law's question was a bit too much and was about to stop her brother-in-law, but Vanderbilt spoke first.

Although he drank a lot of wine, he was still very conscious and rebuked Clark harshly.

"Clark, please be careful about your words and actions."

"Since Mr. Clark is so curious, I will tell Mr. Clark now that the laws of the United States will shine on every inch of the United States." Liang Yao stood up and answered Clark's question.

"Brannan and his men broke into my house with guns. For my personal safety and property, I had to take up arms to defend myself. Sheriff Flagg was also there. I think the law will not punish a good citizen who abides by the law, otherwise it will lose its due justice and authority.

I wonder what choice Mr. Clark will make in this situation?"

Clark failed to make things difficult for Liang Yao, but was defeated. He was speechless and lowered his head to eat the food on the plate in silence.