Easy Tycoon

Chapter 654 The Dupont Family
Yang Jing struggled with the two unexpected double eagle coins for a long time.

Although these two double eagle coins are worth a lot, Yang Jing hasn't noticed them yet. The main reason is that these double eagle coins are too rare, just like the fifty treasures of ancient springs in China. , there is no one who doesn't like that stuff.

The same is true for this double eagle coin. Even the richest man in the world will be overjoyed when he sees it.

Rare things are more expensive, this is not a casual saying.

In the end, Yang Jing put the two double eagle coins into the storage space. Since he can't think of a way now, let's think about it slowly.No matter what, just put these two double eagle coins in your own museum, no one can say that it is not easy to use.At that time, no matter who looks for it, they will all say that it was donated by others. As for the donor, I'm sorry, it's a commercial secret.

What?You say it's stolen goods?Who said that?Did you see me steal or did you see me rob?How did it become stolen goods?
Speaking of stolen goods, you Americans stole a lot of things from China back then, why didn't you mention those treasures?

Isn't it just playing around, who wouldn't.

Anyway, my own museum is far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Anyway, when I waited for the two gold coins to be exhibited, I had already taken over the Dragon Fund. No matter how I looked at it, I am afraid that the US government would not fight against myself for these two gold coins. tear it up?

After storing the double eagle coins into the storage space, Yang Jing was completely at ease and no longer thought about this aspect.There are a lot of things that are not visible in his hands. If he arranges the legal origin of these things one by one, he will be busy for decades.Therefore, if you have too many debts, you don’t have to worry about it, and if you have too many lice, you don’t have to worry about being bitten.

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However, the two double eagle coins that Yang Jing had been struggling with for a long time also made him realize the value of this basement.This basement has been untouched for at least 20 years. Who knows what treasures are hidden in this pile of mess.

Others can't see it, but I own the holy ring, as long as there is a treasure inside, how can I hide it from my own eyes?
Anyway, if I'm idle now, I'm idle, at worst, I'll go back to my old job and work as a "garbage disposer".

Do whatever comes to mind.So Yang Jing returned to the main building, found a set of work clothes from the storage space to change into, and then, under the puzzled eyes of a group of servants and the housekeeper of Seldon, he got into the basement of the auxiliary building, and Yang Jing came out at noon When he was about to eat lunch, his disgraced appearance made Housekeeper Seldon and his servants laugh.

"Sir, these tasks can be left to Thompson and the others." Seeing Yang Jing wolfing down his food, Housekeeper Seldon also looked constipated.This is the first time he has seen such a master, but this new master does not let others intervene, this is simply self-inflicted.

However, due to his duties as a housekeeper, Seldon still consoled him.

Swallowing a piece of bacon with difficulty, Yang Jing raised his head and said with a smile: "Alex, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing, I can handle it by myself. Besides, if this kind of thing is left to Thompson and the others Let’s do it, I’m afraid they’ll spoil some of them. Forget it, don’t worry about it, just treat it as me exercising. Anyway, I’m not planning to go anywhere else these two days.” Yang Jing and Seldon said Thompson is the farmer of the farm. The Thompson family lives in the manor. Like the housekeeper of Seldon, their family is hereditary to manage the manor for the DuPont family.Although the owner has changed now, the Thompson family still stayed and continued to manage the farm for Yang Jing.

There was nothing Yang Jing could do to refuse to let Seldon, and he could only watch Yang Jing clean up the basement in disgrace.

After working hard for two days, Yang Jing finally went through all the things in the basement, not to mention, there are really many old things in it.

Most of the things in the basement are useless things with decades of history, but after all, this place used to be where Alfred did experiments, so Yang Jing still found some old things that should have something special.

Most of these things are the handwritten manuscripts left by Alfred back then, including some experimental experience, formulas, data, handwriting and information.

Most of these things are useless to Yang Jing, but they are still of great commemorative significance to the DuPont family. Yang Jing decided to keep two of the "interesting" notebooks and return the rest To the DuPont family.

Through the purchase of this manor and the brief communication with Robert Dupont, Yang Jing has a good impression of this family.Yang Jing is planning to establish his own consortium, and it is absolutely right to establish a good relationship with these ancient families and consortiums that are deeply rooted in the North American continent.

Of course, if you dare to bully me, then don't blame me for retaliation, such as the brains of the Boston consortium.

Anyway, from the current point of view, the attitude of the DuPont family towards Yang Jing is still relatively good, so there is no need for Yang Jing to tear up with the DuPont family, and handing over these materials and manuscripts to the DuPont family will surely make the relationship between the two parties even worse. further more.

Whether it is Yang Jing or the DuPont family, they must be very happy to see a better relationship between the two parties.

The DuPont family can be said to be the oldest family in the United States. Whether it is the Morgan family or the Rockefeller family, the history of the DuPont family is far behind.And this kind of ancient family that has been passed down for more than 200 years still attaches great importance to inheritance.

If there is no core inheritance, the DuPont family will not inherit it for so long.Therefore, although the DuPont family looks far less glorious than before, anyone who underestimates this family will definitely suffer a big loss.

The background of this family is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The DuPont family has been handed down for more than 200 years, and has done many important things. Among them, the three most famous things are still talked about.

The first major event was naturally the one done by the founder of the DuPont family, Pierre DuPont, which prompted the US government to purchase French Louisiana from the French government.

The United States broke out the War of Independence in 1775, and declared the founding of the country in 1776. Until 1781, after seven years of war, the Americans headed by Washington finally defeated the British Empire, and in 1783 and Britain The United States and Britain signed the "Contract of Versailles", announcing the real end of the War of Independence, and the United States established the United States with only thirteen states.

When the United States first established the Commonwealth, the territory of the United States was only thirteen states on the east coast, and the area was only about 960 million square kilometers, which was far from the nearly [-] million square kilometers of the United States in later generations. The vast lands of the West did not belong to the United States at that time.

At that time, Pierre Dupont, the first generation of the Dupont family far away in Europe, was still serving the Bodi dynasty in France. As a result, when Napoleon came to power, he believed that Pierre was loyal to the French royal family, so he exiled all members of the Dupont family To the United States, in this way the DuPont family's base camp was transferred from France to the United States.

Pierre was at a loss when he arrived in the United States. The United States was a brand new place for him. His family had nothing but the savings they brought from France. He had to lead his family to start a new business.Pierre has two sons, the younger Irene Dupont and the older Victor Dupont.Irene studied under Lavoisier, the "Father of Modern French Chemistry", from whom he learned how to make gunpowder; Victor was a socialite who lingered in the aristocratic circle, and he knew more celebrities than Pierre .

When he was in Europe, Pierre used Irene's chemical knowledge to establish a gunpowder factory, and then used Victor's social contacts to make the gunpowder factory bigger.

However, after being expelled to the United States by Napoleon, the DuPont family's industries in Europe were all over. In desperation, Pierre could only repeat the same plan and produce gunpowder in the United States.After all, the United States is different from France. Although Pierre is familiar with many officials in the United States, he always feels a little uncomfortable when doing things.Pierre and his son came up with the idea of ​​the U.S. government. Irene suggested to his father that he should advise President Jefferson to purchase the French territory of Louisiana in America.

Jefferson actually thought about buying French Louisiana as early as a year ago, because the United States actually occupied New Orleans at this time, and the sovereignty of New Orleans belonged to France. In order to keep New Orleans, buying Louisiana is the best way. However, the French government does not seem to be interested in the US proposal, or France cannot accept the conditions offered by the United States.

After Pierre participated, Jefferson was very happy. He immediately appointed Pierre as the plenipotentiary representative for the purchase of French Louisiana, and negotiated with Napoleon on behalf of the United States. Finally, France agreed to sell it to the United States at a price of 4 cents per acre. , the final total transaction price was 1500 million US dollars.

How big is French Louisiana?Very simple, later generations the entire central part of the United States belongs to French Louisiana.If defined by the specific regions of later generations, that is Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, The fourteen states of Oklahoma have a total area of ​​about 200 million square kilometers!It was about the same size as the United States Commonwealth at that time!
Washington. Washington is known as the founding father of the United States, but the United States he established has only thirteen states.And the transaction between the United States and France led and facilitated by Pierre of the DuPont family directly doubled the territory of the United States!
From this aspect alone, how inferior is Pierre to Washington?

After this transaction was made, in return, the U.S. government handed over all the business of extracting saltpeter to the DuPont family.

This is the DuPont family.

Although the DuPont family was a bit opportunistic in the initial stage, how many people can do this kind of thing to facilitate a land purchase transaction between the two governments?

Besides, the United States is a place where people cannibalize people. If the DuPont family did not have the ability and strength, how could they have been able to persist in the United States for more than 200 years?
Thanks to the explosion of information in later generations, the previously mysterious DuPont family is actually not so mysterious in Yang Jing's eyes, so Yang Jing knows a lot of things that the DuPont family did in the past.The fact that the DuPont family contributed to the purchase of French Louisiana by the United States was only the beginning of the rise of the DuPont family. The descendants of Pierre DuPont also made many great things.
(End of this chapter)