Rebirth 1912 starts with people on the Titanic

Chapter 16: A Scarlet Heavenly Road

The train moved smoothly across the vast and inhospitable wilderness.

Walk through mountains and through railway bridges in steep and treacherous canyons.

In the endless Gobi wilderness, packs of wolves can occasionally be seen disappearing.

Between the cliffs and cliffs where knives and axes are cut, it makes people feel chilled at a glance.

Bruce couldn't imagine what the workers who built the Pacific Railroad would have cost fifty years ago, with limited technology and conditions.

Today, the Pacific Railway has become a symbol of the country's industrial strength, and has been praised by the Western world as the seventh wonder of the world's industrial revolution.

And the tens of thousands of road builders are never mentioned again.

Bruce's gaze silently looked at the scene of Piercing rapidly retreating, and his expression was gloomy.

The Handers sat across from Bruce, unable to see the uncertain expression on Bruce's face or what was going on in his mind at the moment.

"This is a great railway!" Hengda said to Bruce with pride as he looked out the window at the wilderness, "It is with this large railway that crosses the United States that the desolate west and east are firmly bound together, and are no longer blocked by the Gobi Desert and lofty mountains." "

Bruce silently withdrew his gaze and said faintly: "Yes, this is a great railway, and it is also a blood-colored heavenly road. "

Hearing Bruce say this, Handar was a little confused.

"On this railway, under each sleeper, lies the remains of a dragon country road builder!" Bruce said with a grim expression.

At this time, Handar remembered the history and legend of the construction of the Pacific Railroad.

It's just that as an ordinary businessman, he doesn't really care much about the specific process of building the Pacific Railroad.

However, even if he doesn't care anymore, he still knows some specific inside stories.

A railway with a length of more than 3,000 kilometers can be successfully completed, and if it were not built by tens of thousands of workers regardless of casualties, it would be impossible for the United States to complete such a huge project.

What Handa doesn't quite understand is why his expression when mentioning Chinese workers as a Bruce English is so hateful

Of course, the self-proclaimed civilized and free Mi people, when it comes to these dark sides, it is difficult for Handar to continue to boast.

Bruce didn't want to dig too deep.

After all, it is the sadness of this era.

What's more, he talked too much about this kind of thing, and he couldn't understand Bruce's mood at this time.

In short, this is the price of backwardness.

When scolded, you must stand upright, and when you are beaten, you must stand firm. There is nothing to resent.

A lot of things have to be fought for by yourself, no one in this world will pity you, the weak eat the strong, it's as simple as that.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything unpleasant to you. Bruce gathered up and apologized.

"Oh, Bruce, you're not wrong. I really shouldn't have been so carried away just now. Handar shook her head.

As he spoke, he drew a cross on his chest: "May God bless those poor people who gave their lives for this railway!".

His expression was very religious, and he didn't look like he was pretending.

This made Bruce's perception of Handar much better.

"Thanks, Handar, you're a respectable gentleman!" Bruce thanked.

An unpleasant conversation ended in a hurry.

Little Alice, who was sitting with Bruce, seemed to feel Bruce's sadness, and actually stretched out her little hand very intimately and gently touched Bruce's face.

"Bruce, don't cry, don't cry!" Alice comforted Bruce warmly.

This action made the depressed Bruce laugh and petted little Alice's little head.

......

The speed of trains in this era made the long journey of thousands of kilometers extremely boring.

Even the Browns, who were accustomed to this kind of boring travel, were in the middle, sleep after sleep, to take a nap to pass the boring time.

Bruce is very interested in the conversations of the passengers around him.

For example, in the seats not far from them, there were a few shabby-dressed Mikoyans bragging about their skins as if no one was around, which intrigued Bruce.

One of the well-dressed "gentlemen" had been proudly boasting about the glorious deeds of his father's generation to his co-siters.

He mysteriously said to the passengers beside him, "Have you heard that another gold mine has been discovered in California?" "

"How can I not know this, this has been reported in the newspaper for a long time. A man wearing a broken straw hat and suspender pants answered.

When it comes to who dares to do so, there are still many people who have not been able to catch the express train of the westward movement to the western continents.

In particular, there have been recent newspaper rumors that someone has discovered gold in western California, which has made him an enviable millionaire in one fell swoop, and has once again set off a westward expansion craze.

Basically half of the people on this train to the west were ordinary Chinese people rushing to California to pan for gold in response to the news in this newspaper.

"I just don't know if it's true. Recently, these newspapers have often made up lies in order to deceive people into going to those wild western continents. Another man muttered.

That being said, his eyes were filled with unwavering confidence in the news in the newspapers.

After all, who wouldn't want to be the next millionaire?

The neatly dressed man smiled and said, "The news has been confirmed." Francesco, who was close at hand, was already completely boiling. "

"Nearly all the businesses have ceased to be out of business," he described to his companions with a pompous expression: "Nearly all the businesses have ceased business, the seafarers have abandoned their ships in San Francisco Bay, the soldiers have left their barracks, the servants have left their masters, and the peasants have barried their fields, the pioneers have abandoned their fields, the workers have thrown their tools, the civil servants have left their desks, and even the missionaries have abandoned their preaching houses and have gone to California." "

Hearing this, Bruce couldn't help but laugh.

Apparently this man was bragging as if he had seen it himself.

I have to admit that at the beginning of the westward expansion of the United States, this phenomenon close to madness did occur.

However, by now, the myth of wealth in the west has long become an after-dinner conversation.

Where would anyone really be stupid enough to give up everything and run to the west to be a gold digger?

However, just because Bruce doesn't believe it doesn't mean that others don't believe it.

Several of the "gentleman's" companions were clearly eager for his words, as if the gold mine was really right in front of them, beckoning to them.

Gold is crazy at all times.

In Oregon, in the summer of 1848 alone, half of the adult men, about 3,000 men, left their soon-to-be-harvested grains south to California. At the same time, more than 4,000 Straw Hats made their way north to California.

The strategy of the US government was successful, using these half-truths and half-truths to introduce a large number of people to the originally vast and sparsely populated western region without any effort.

Originally, because the western region was sparsely populated, the land was barren, and the weather was cold, which became a huge hidden danger to the rule of the government of the United States over these regions.

After the hype of the westward expansion movement, many large cities with populations of hundreds of thousands have gradually begun to appear in the western continents.

Emerging cities such as Los Angeles have sprung up in the western region.

"Oh, this is amazing, I love gold, I love Emily Ken!" the man in the straw hat cheered excitedly.

"Hmph, don't think too pretty, it's not a good place over there. If you don't have a little strength, I advise you to go back to farming honestly. The well-dressed "gentleman" scoffed.

"Hmph, everyone is going to California to try their luck, why do you want us not to go?" retorted with extreme dissatisfaction.

The "gentleman" held his head high and said, "Don't compare me to you stinking shit. Our family has an estate in California. When it comes to gold panning, our Clauster family is a connoisseur. Haha......

".

So everyone immediately compared his middle finger to him.

At first, everyone regarded him as a poor person of the same class, but they didn't expect him to be a rich second generation.

Everyone suddenly lost the heart to listen to him continue to boast about himself.

Bruce listened interestingly.

After he had put the sleeping little Alice away, he got up and walked over to the man.

"Hello, Mr. Crest, what a wonderful story you just told. Meet me, my name is Bruce. Bruce greeted the other with a smile on his face.

"William, William Clauster. Boy, are you also going to California to pan for gold?" asked William Clauster, shaking hands with Bruce.

His attitude is very amiable, and there is no arrogance and contempt that the rich of this era treat the ordinary poor.

This made Bruce feel good about him.

"Yes, sir, do you have any suggestions?" said Bruce as he spoke.

"Of course, boy. William shook his head and said, "My advice is, don't go into the mountains unprepared, and don't trust anyone, or you may not even see the sun the next day." Haha......

".

Bruce was speechless.

This guy is open-mouthed, no wonder he was treated as the same poor person by others at the beginning.

His character, in Bruce's opinion, is completely different from the cowboy scoundrels running around the world in the West.

However, this guy is quite smart, and he deliberately lies to intimidate others, which scares many timid adventurers.

I guess his family has also been troubled by the news that has suddenly spread recently.

Originally, the mineral resources in the west had long been divided up by the major capital tycoons.

Now there is an influx of countless gold diggers running over.

I think William was also very tired of these gold diggers who poured in.

After all, there is a large herd of hyenas hunting wild food on the lion's territory, and the lion will certainly not be happy to see them appear.

"Well, William, what you're saying is scary, but I'm not out panning for gold. I don't know what I think of your oil exploration?" said Bruce with a smirk.

"Hey, you're going for this kind of black thing, it's a little different from those shit speculators. William Crester was surprised.

"Oil doesn't come as well as gold, but there's been a lot of news about oil in California lately. William said.

He saw that Bruce was not going to the west to pan for gold, and he was a lot less wary of Bruce.

Oil is still an emerging industry in the United States, and most of the people in the United States do not have a deep understanding of the true value of this black liquid of oil.

"There are indeed a group of adventurers who are in this industry, but very few succeed, and the devil knows if there is oil in the ground so deeply, and if they are unlucky, they lose their investment and get nothing. A large number of adventurers have gone bankrupt. "

Speaking of this, William couldn't help but show a look of schadenfreude.

It was as if seeing someone else lose money was something to celebrate for him.

"Boy, do you want to be in this business? Then you have to be careful with your Mijin, it's not a good business. The cost and luck are much higher than gold panning. "

In the end, William actually gave Bruce a kind warning.

"Well, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Clauster. Bruce smiled knowingly.

He got up from his seat and returned to his original seat.

Although the guy named William didn't reveal much information.

But Bruce still gets the information he doesn't want from him.

Oil exploration in California is still in a primitive and barbaric state, and not many capital groups have noticed this land of wealth.

Maybe it's because of Bruce's maverick, William doesn't have a bad impression of him.

After Bruce returned to his seat, he kindly reminded Bruce, "Hey, Bruce. I'll give you a reminder. Don't be foolish enough to believe everyone, and be careful that your money goes down the drain. "

"Thank you!" Bruce nodded at the other in thanks.