On February 12, 1907, Tang Ning, who was already 16 years old, boarded the train heading west.
The rumbling car body kept making a sound as the train headed west along the railway line for four days and five nights. It was still endless as far as the eye could see. Tangning really doubted whether this road had an end.
Charlotte, who was born in the small country of Luxembourg, has never taken a train for such a long time and was completely shocked by the huge map of the United States!
"Master, when will California arrive!?"
Tangning, who habitually stroked Charlotte's head, answered the questions of the cute little loli maid sitting on her lap.
"The train keeps going and going. It should take another five days to get to California."
"Wow! The United States is so big, wouldn't it be the largest country in the world?!"
"My little maid, you need to study more. The largest country in the world is in Europe."
"Is it the Austro-Hungarian Empire?"
In Charlotte's impression, Austria-Hungary has always been a big country. Although it lost German control, its territory is still larger than Germany. In her opinion, it should be the largest country in Europe.
"It's Russia!"
"Why are there barbarians in the largest country!?"
"Of course it's them, because these barbarians can fight and are greedy!" Tangning replied with a complicated mood.
The country that Tangning hates the most in the world is Russia, which he hates even more than the United States.
Russia is a magical country in itself. I guess he himself can’t tell whether it is a European country or an Asian country.
In fact, this is also the first time for Tang Ning to ride a train for such a long time?
In my previous life, I was always busy, and all I took was airplanes, which were convenient, fast and comfortable. Occasionally, I took the railway or the high-speed rail, but then I took this crappy steam train.
After riding the train for several days and nights, Tangning's buttocks felt uncomfortable.
Although Tang Ning bought a first-class ticket and had a separate room with a bed, the long journey was still boring.
I stretched my head and looked out the window. Outside was a vast wilderness. In this place where few people were around, I could even see herds of cattle and horses.
They galloped carelessly in the wilderness, and their primitive wildness was reflected in them, which made Tangning, a person who had rarely been exposed to the wild, very curious.
After the train gradually left the city in the east, it passed through the vast wilderness, through the hot and dry desert, through the dark jungle, across the rushing river, and through the high mountains.
Tang Ning had never seen such a magnificent landscape in her life. It was vast and desolate, and the primitive impulse of the West rushed towards her face. Tang Ning was shocked.
Along the railway, the vast west was full of vitality. Tangning discovered that many big cities a hundred years later were just towns that could not be found on the map, or even just a logging field, coal station, etc.
Decades have passed since the westward expansion movement of the United States in the last century, and the primitive west has finally gained some popularity, and towns and villages are slowly becoming more lively.
However, at this time, large cities were still in their infancy, or were gradually emerging, and everything was full of vitality and business opportunities.
Sitting in the train restaurant, Tang Ning listened to a neatly dressed "gentleman" speaking proudly across from her.
"After the news of the discovery of gold deposits in California was confirmed, the United States was boiling and the world was shocked.
San Francisco, just around the corner, was the first to feel the impact of the gold rush, and almost all businesses closed down.
Sailors abandoned their ships in San Francisco Bay, and Army soldiers left their barracks.
Servants left their masters and flocked to where the gold was discovered.
Farmers mortgaged their fields and homes, pioneers gave up their land, workers threw down their tools, and civil servants left their desks.
Even missionaries abandoned their missions and headed to California."
Perhaps because of the loneliness of the journey, he found that Tangning, a young man, was listening to his boast. The middle-aged man with some hair loss continued.
"In June 1848.
Half of the houses in San Francisco were empty, and two newspapers had to close due to the departure of their typesetters and the dispersion of subscribers.
There were deserters even in the U.S. Navy. The worst case was that there were only six sailors left on one warship.
The craze then spread to Oregon, north of San Francisco, and as far south as Mexico.
In Oregon, in the summer of 1848 alone, half of the adult men, about 3,000 people, left the grain that was about to be harvested to go south to Baja California.
At the same time, about 5,000 Mexicans crossed the border and headed north to California.
Gold is so crazy! No one can resist the temptation of gold."
The man swallowed his throat, as if he had picked up a lot of gold from the ground, and he was beaming.
"This is all great, I love gold, I love America! You know what?
At that time, my grandfather Rouse was an Army officer. When he heard that gold had been discovered in California, he immediately retired and led others to go gold mining.
Of course, my grandfather is one of the best. Now our family has not only gold mines but also ranches, real estate and many other industries in the west."
He said this with respect on his face and was extremely grateful to his grandfather, Old Laws. He raised his head slightly, feeling extremely proud.
"Oh, I heard such wonderful stories when I first came to the West. It's great."
This was a turbulent era, with countless people from the east and west pouring into California. Unexpectedly, she would meet the descendants of these miracle members, which aroused Tangning's desire to socialize.
"Let me meet you. My name is Tangning Feng. I am the second son of a Viscount of Luxembourg. I came to the United States to seek wealth and want to engage in mining development."
Tangning used her pseudonym, extended her hand, and introduced herself.
"Geralt Rouse.
Young man, maybe I can give you some advice, our old Rouse family are experts in mining in California."
Facing the son of a nobleman, even though he was not the heir, Geralt was still very polite, introduced himself somewhat reservedly, and tried to build a relationship.
"Oh. That's really great." Tangning seemed excited.
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After meeting by chance, Tangning didn't think that this man named Geralt could be of much help to her, but she still had to pretend to be grateful.
"Can you tell us about the oil exploration situation in California? I heard that someone has opened a lot of wells?" Tangning asked.
"Oh, you said oil, that is a good thing, although it is not as practical as gold.
Many oil wells have been discovered in California, and a group of adventurers are engaged in this industry, but few have succeeded.
Who knows if there is oil in the ground they drilled so deep, but they were unlucky and lost all their investments, leaving them with nothing. Now many adventurers are bankrupt.
Tangning, you are the son of a nobleman. Please don't get involved. Be careful of falling into trouble. If you are willing, you can invest in coal mines and iron mines.
Oil, the water in this industry is very deep, you can't control it.
I did such a stupid thing last year and lost a lot. Now that crappy drilling rig cost me a lot of money, and I really want to throw it away.
If you have money, it's better to open a coal mine or an iron mine, that way you can actually make a living."
Geralt shook his head disapprovingly and kindly advised the nobleman not to participate. The risk of diamond oil is too great.
Seeing Geralt shaking his head, Tangning secretly smiled. Under the current technical conditions, diamond oil is sometimes a matter of luck.
But I am the chosen one, can I give up such an opportunity?
"Mr. Rouse, may I have a suggestion?
Since you gave up the oil business, can I buy it?"
Since Geralt gave up his oil business, Tangning had to seize it and buy it at a low price to save some money.
"Oh? Are you serious?" Geralt looked at the young man in front of him carefully, as if he wanted to distinguish the truth from falsehood in his words.
"My family comes from pioneering. Of course I also have an adventurous bloodline. I am not short of money and want to try my luck."
Listening to the reply, seeing the calm look on this young nobleman's face and the gentle smile on his face makes people feel good.
"Hey, today's young people become wild when they see others getting rich. They always want to get rich overnight. I remember that I worked in the family mine for more than ten years."
Geralt thought to himself that he was not unaware of the wealth contained in oil, and he had also been very excited about the oil produced.
However, those wells did not produce much oil, and the oil quality was not good enough to cover the cost.
This made Geralt feel discouraged. After his investment in diamond oil failed, Geralt gave up and threw the remaining equipment aside. He was planning to go back and get rid of these machines this time, so he was a little moved by Tangning's words.
"Okay! In a few days, the train will arrive in Los Angeles. Let's talk about it then!" Geralt said.
They talked for more than two hours during this meal. The journey was lonely, and Geralt and Tangning learned a lot about the customs and customs of the west.
In return, Tangning told many stories about European nobles, fully satisfying Geralt's curiosity.
Although there is a slight age difference, it does not prevent Tangning from becoming friends with this cheerful western mine owner.
Geralt, he's already planning to sell the drilling machine to Tangning at a cheap price.
Of course, he didn't think Tangning could succeed. In his mind, oil drilling was a matter of luck and it depended on God's will.
When the train passed through the Rocky Mountains, the tunnels were dug into the mountains and the railway bridges were built over steep and dangerous canyons.
Seeing this magnificent scene made Tangning feel a little depressed, because he knew that this railway contained too much blood and tears from the East.
It is unimaginable how difficult it was to build such a railway project in the last century, how huge the manpower and material resources were spent, and how many people had to be sacrificed.
When the technical conditions were not as developed as those of later generations, many projects on cliffs were excavated by manpower. If you were not careful, you would die.
***The author has something to say***
I was terrified when I wrote this book, fearing that it would be banned one day. So I took the time to write a new book, "The Dimensional Journey Begins with the Crush System," The First World Hokage.
"Ding!" "Dear master." "You will start your journey from the ninja world." "First of all, please check in and receive the gift package."
Looking out the window at the fanatics chanting the slogan that Yunying Village must win, Xiang Xuan, who was suddenly transported to a different world, heard the voice in his head and became furious.
"Extraterritorial evil spirits, seeking death!"
Being able to enter one's own mind and bewitch oneself, what is this other than an extraterrestrial evil spirit?
The key is still silent.
This is no longer an ordinary extraterritorial evil!
You must strike hard.
This chapter has been completed!