America 1881: Legend of the West

After seeing off Lemantour, Chen Jianqiu chose to return immediately.

As for the things here, he directly handed them over to Zhang Danian who came with the Chinese.

He assigned the old man an interpreter.

Anyway, don’t worry about other things for the time being, let the Chinese people put their feet down first.

Chen Jianqiu first went to Albuquerque, held a board meeting, and listened to the construction plan for the Lincoln County to Roswell section of the railway;

Then he took the first train from Albuquerque to Lincoln County. After arriving at his destination, he cut the ribbon for the newly completed Lincoln County Railway Station;

Lincolnshire residents cheered.

They understood what the railroad meant to the town.

The roar of the steam train will break the tranquility of the western world, but it will also bring rolling wealth.

If they hadn't found Chen Jianqiu, they would have thrown the yellow-skinned businessman high. The more they looked at him, the paler his skin became.

Of course, there are also some people who are envious and hateful. They often gather in taverns in the town and accuse Chen Jianqiu of stealing the wealth that originally belonged to the residents of the town.

He must be a shameful thief, otherwise, it would be impossible for a yellow man to achieve such an achievement.

If he were the governor or prosecutor, he would definitely investigate this person with all his strength; if he had hundreds of heroes with guns under him, he would definitely make Chen Jianqiu miserable.

However, just saying these words is enough, no one dares to actually go to Chen Jianqiu.

Because none of them is a governor, no one is a prosecutor, and none of them has hundreds of people under his command.

But Chen Jianqiu does.

But Chen Jianqiu didn't care about these at all.

Dozens of minutes after cutting the ribbon, he appeared at his large villa in Lincolnshire and met with James, the president of the Lincolnshire branch of the Grange Society.

Discuss the transportation and trading of our agricultural products after the railway is opened to traffic.

After seeing off James' father, Chen Jianqiu didn't even have time to rest.

Lawyer Dylan has already walked in with a pile of documents:

"Boss, the state court has approved the bank's license. The office space has been decorated and the staff has been recruited. Astor is looking for a very experienced manager for us."

In this era, the Second Bank of the United States has gone offline, and the Federal Reserve has not yet appeared.

There are numerous banks of all kinds, especially state banks.

As long as you have some reputation in the local area and have a certain strength, you can apply to the state government to establish a bank of your own.

Chen Jianqiu was actually a little tired.

He sat in his chair and did not read the information handed to him by Dylan's lawyer:

"Lawyer, you have run this bank from beginning to end. Just go ahead and get it done. Just bring the manager here for me to take a look at it later."

The lawyer nodded and waved toward the door.

A strong man, comparable in height and build to Danny, walked in.

He had a beard, curly brown hair, and a small scar on his forehead.

His suit was bulging with muscles, as if it was about to burst out at any moment.

"Boss, my name is Greg Okafor!" The man sounded very majestic, and his eyes were bright and sharp.

Chen Jianqiu played with the pen in his hand, glanced at Okafor, and then at the lawyer.

The meaning is obvious.

Is this person really a bank manager? Looking at it horizontally and vertically, I can see that it is very different from the bank employees of that era in my impression.

It might be more appropriate to say that the person in front of me is a cowboy, a bandit or a butcher?

Especially the gun cocoon on his hand, I'm afraid he has sent away many people.

Seeing Chen Jianqiu's doubts, the lawyer immediately walked to the table and pulled out Okafor's resume from the pile of information.

Chen Jianqiu took a glance.

This thing actually comes from Citibank!

"He was the deputy manager of Citibank's Dodge City branch." The lawyer added, fearing that Chen Jianqiu would not have the patience to read.

"So do you know Wyatt Earp?" Chen Jianqiu asked, looking down at his resume.

"Yeah, he was the sheriff there," Okafor replied.

"I heard that the place was very chaotic?" Chen Jianqiu raised his head and put his resume aside.

"Yes, banks are robbed regularly."

Okafor said it easily, as if it was the same thing as eating and drinking.

He paused and continued: "Boss, there is something I want to tell you in advance. I have been in jail before, and Sheriff Wyatt arrested me."

Chen Jianqiu lit a cigar, waved his hand to dust off the cigarette, and motioned for him to continue.

"I was involved in a shootout and accidentally killed an unlucky passerby. If you mind, I can find another home."

Okafor said in an unassuming tone, raising his chin slightly and preparing for rejection, because no one wants to hire a person with a criminal record as a bank manager.

However, he is not good at hiding things.

"Wyatt is with me now." Chen Jianqiu said casually.

No one spoke in the room, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"Are you practicing?" Chen Jianqiu suddenly asked.

"Sorry! Boss! I didn't understand!" Okafor answered truthfully.

"I mean, do you usually exercise your body?" Chen Jianqiu had to break the words apart and asked.

"Yes! Boss!"

"Can you use a gun?"

"Report to the boss! After graduating from school and before engaging in my current career, I served in the federal army!" Okafor stood up straighter.

He held his head high and looked at the buttons on that shirt that were about to fall apart.

"You were hired!" Chen Jianqiu turned over his resume and stuffed it into the trash can.

He walked up to Okafor and patted him on the shoulder.

"Relax, you will find out after you join the job that being in a cell is nothing to do with us."

Chen Jianqiu left the stunned Okafor and returned to his table:

"Lawyer, please collect these materials on the table! I am in a hurry to return to Roswell. I heard that Maxim has something new to show me."

He was so tired. He had been running around non-stop during this period. Even if he was as energetic as he was, he still couldn't bear it.

"No need! Chen! I'm here!" A familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door.

After a while, Camilla and Maxim appeared at the door of the office.

They were followed by several men carrying a machine gun covered with a cloth.

Camilla leaned against the door, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and nodded her chin slightly at the inventor: "I brought him with me when I came."

"Has your brother successfully developed smokeless gunpowder?" Chen Jianqiu glanced at Maxim.

"Successful, but not completely successful." Maxim thought for a moment and replied.

Chen Jianqiu had the urge to hit someone.

He looked at Maxim with a smile.

Maxim saw that his smile was a little scary, so he didn't dare to show off anymore:

"Chen, as you said, the power of smokeless gunpowder is much greater. The problems of insufficient chamber pressure have been basically solved. And my modification has been completed. This is one of the two prototype guns. , and the other one is in Roswell.”

Maxim proudly pointed to the machine gun covered with cloth behind him and a small box of bullets next to him.

"It's just that there is a little less ammunition now and the stability is a little poor. Browning and my brother are trying to solve the problems of stability and mass production."

Maxim opened the cloth and pointed out and explained the changes to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu gave a thumbs up.

"Would you like to try it now?" asked the inventor.

"You have tried it, so there is no need to try it. After the ammunition output is stable, I will deal with the issues of mass production and sales."

However, he doesn't plan to carry this machine gun back to Roswell for the time being, so where should he put it?

Chen Jianqiu suddenly pointed at Okafor:

"Let's carry it into the bank vault first. It should be safer there."

After everyone left, Chen Jianqiu processed some personal letters and documents from the ordnance factory.

By the time all of this was taken care of, it was getting late.

He glanced apologetically at Camilla, who was waiting silently.

It's been a long time since the last separation in Juarez.

Chen Jianqiu stretched out and made a face at Camilla:

"I'm so busy. I can finally have a good sleep tonight."

Camilla lazily untied the hair rope and smiled charmingly:

"Want to sleep peacefully tonight? Not necessarily."