Chapter 574: Colorado Is More Cost-Effective

Chapter 567 Colorado is more cost-effective

"Although Pan Baolin is young, he is quite smart. He has learned a lot from Stanford in the past two years and is more efficient than when he first came." Liang Shaoyu asked.

"Suddenly asking about him, do you have other arrangements for him?"

"Do you know the current situation of Colorado Territory?" Liang Yao asked about the current situation of Colorado Territory.

Liang Shaoyu has lived in Utah Territory, which is adjacent to Colorado Territory, for a long time in the past two years. He must know more about the situation of Colorado Territory than him.

"Colorado? The situation of Colorado Territory is embarrassing." Liang Shaoyu introduced the situation of Colorado Territory to Liang Yao.

"Colorado is too far away from the east to the east, and it is not close to the west to the west. What's more, Kansas in the east of Colorado has been the focus in recent years. The north and the south have been in a big fight here. The chaos in Kansas has hindered the exchanges between Colorado Territory and the east. As for the west, Utah Territory was the territory of Mormonism before.

Therefore, the recent situation of Colorado Territory, sandwiched between the two places, has not been very good in recent years. Denver, the largest town in the territory, has a population of only 6,000 to 7,000 people. I estimate that the population of Colorado, a large territory, will not exceed 40,000.

Fortunately, a lot of gold and silver veins have been discovered in Colorado in recent years, so there are still many gold diggers willing to go to Colorado to try their luck. In addition, with the opening of the Pacific Railway, the flow of people and materials has become more convenient, and Colorado's economy has gradually improved in the past two years. "

"Are there many Chinese going to Colorado?" Liang Yao asked.

"Quite a lot." Liang Shaoyu nodded, "Chinese immigrants going to Colorado basically pass through Utah, so I still have some idea in my mind.

In Denver alone, there are 2,000 to 3,000 Chinese. As for the entire Colorado, I estimate that there are at least 10,000 people. "

"I want you to coordinate the immigration affairs of Utah and Colorado, and Pan Baolin will be responsible for the immigration affairs of Colorado. Do you think he can take on this important task? "Liang Yao's eyes fell on the Colorado Territory on the map.

The Pacific Railway runs through the Colorado Territory, and the Colorado Territory is rich in precious metal mineral resources.

Whether it is from the convenience of transportation, the richness of proven minerals, or the current number of immigrants.

It is more cost-effective to develop the Colorado Territory by immigrants than to develop other neighboring territories. It is not that Idaho and Wyoming cannot afford to develop, but that Colorado is more cost-effective.

"Yes, James William Denver, the governor of the Colorado Territory, is my good friend, and we have a close personal relationship.

In addition, after the Mormons were wiped out, you have asked Kruger to lead the Arizona Regiment to garrison at Fort North Platte in the name of suppressing the Indians. With such a strong army to help, the white people in the Colorado Territory dare not mess around. "Liang Shaoyu believes that the plan of large-scale immigration to Colorado Territory is feasible.

The Chinese have already established a preliminary trade network in Colorado Territory, and the materials in Colorado Territory all rely on Chinese transportation.

Even if the worst happens, armed conflict with white people in Colorado Territory, there is no need for the Arizona Regiment to intervene directly. As long as the supply of materials in Colorado Territory is cut off, they can be forced to surrender.

"Then let's do this first, let Pan Baolin temporarily take charge of the immigration affairs of Colorado Territory." Liang Yao made a decision.

"Sir, your telegram." Liang Yao and Liang Shaoyu had just finished their conversation, and Zeiss walked in with two telegrams.

"Whose telegram is it?" Liang Yao asked, "One is from Mr. Vanderbilt. The 4,000 horses and harnesses you asked him to buy have arrived in North Platte."

"What about the other one?"

"The other one is from Colonel Kruger. Colonel Kruger said that the cavalry instructor you asked him to hire has arrived in New York and is on the way to North Platte. "Zeiss repeated the contents of the telegram.

"Got it. Let Colonel Kruger hurry up and build the fortress barracks in North Platte. Just call me if you need anything." Liang Yao said.

In the next few days, Liang Yao, accompanied by Liang Shaoyu and Stanford, inspected the Utah Territory.

Except for the executions in Salt Lake City that attracted a large number of locals and tourists to stop and watch, after the purge of Mormonism, Utah Territory was no different from other places.

After inspecting Utah Territory, he then took a train to Denver, Colorado Territory. Compared with Utah Territory, Colorado Territory was much more desolate.

Along the way, you can only see scattered small villages built on mines.

Only after arriving in Denver did you feel a little bit like entering the city.

Of course, the The word "city" is relative.

In the entire Denver city, there is not even a decent hardened road outside the train station.

After a rain, the roads in the city immediately become muddy and difficult to walk on. From time to time, you can see naughty people chasing and playing on the muddy road, and even rolling in puddles.

The governor of Colorado Territory at this time was James Wilkins Denifor.

This person participated in the Mexican-American War in his early years, and later entered politics and was appointed as the governor of Colorado Territory by the federal government. Like Liang Yao, he is a politician with a military background.

In fact, during this period, the federal government of the United States also tended to appoint people with military backgrounds when appointing governors of territories in the western region.

After all, the post of territorial governor is responsible for both political affairs and military affairs (mainly for Indians) within the jurisdiction. If a person with a simple civil service background is selected, it is difficult to take care of military affairs at the same time.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that although the United States has incorporated the vast western region into its territory, in fact, the regional rule over the western region is very weak, and in some areas it can be said that there is almost no rule at all. For example, before the Mormons were eliminated, the Utah Territory.

The control of the American authorities over the western region is at best limited to the eastern immigrants who responded to the call of the westward movement and established settlements in the west.

In fact, these settlements are essentially the same as the colonies established by Western colonists on the east coast more than two hundred years ago.

Hearing that Liang Yao came to Colorado, Denif rushed to the Denver train station to greet Liang Yao.

Although Denif is also a member of the army system and participated in the Mexican-American War, his seniority is older than Liang Yao. But Denif is only one of the qualifications that can compare with Liang Yao.

In terms of his current position in the army, the troops he controls, and even his reputation for military exploits, Denifo is far inferior to Liang Yao.

When Denifo retired from the army, he was still a colonel, while Liang Yao was already a brigadier general.

Therefore, when he met Liang Yao, Denifo saluted Liang Yao very politely.

Seeing that Denifo was so polite and that Denifo was a good friend of Liang Shaoyu, Liang Yao also went to his house to attend the banquet that Denifo specially held for him.

He also intended to take this opportunity to get familiar with the local important people in Colorado.