Chapter 656 The DuPont Family
Two unexpected double eagle coins made Yang Jing tangled for a long time.
Although these two double eagle coins are of great value, Yang Jing has not seen them yet. The main reason is that this double eagle coins are too rare, just like the fifty treasures in ancient springs in China. As long as they are playing with antiques, no one does not like that thing.
The same is true for this double eagle coin. Even if the richest man in the world sees it, he will probably be happy.
Things are precious because they are rare, and this is not something you say casually.
In the end, Yang Jing still put these two double eagle coins into the storage space. Since he couldn't think of a solution now, he would think about it slowly. At worst, he would just ignore everything and put these two double eagle coins in his own museum. It would be hard for anyone to say. No matter who is looking for them, he would say that this was donated by someone else. As for the donor, I'm sorry, that's a business secret.
What? You said it was stolen goods? Who said it? Did you see me stealing or saw me stolen goods? Why did it become stolen goods?
When it comes to stolen goods, you Americans snatched a lot of things from our China back then. Why don’t you mention those treasures?
Isn't it just a slut, who can't?
Anyway, my museum is far away from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and I have already taken over the Dragon Fund when I am waiting for the two gold coins to be exhibited. No matter from any aspect, I am afraid that the US government will not fight with me for these two gold coins, right?
Only after putting the Double Eagle Coins into the storage space, Yang Jing was completely relieved and no longer thinking about this. He had too many things to be shamed in his hands. If he arranged legal origins for these things one by one, he would have been busy for decades. Therefore, he would not worry about having too much debt, and he would not be afraid of biting with too many lice.
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However, these two Double Eagle Coins that Yang Jing had been struggling with for a long time also made him realize the value of this basement. No one has moved this basement for at least 20 years. Who knows what treasures are hidden in this messy mess?
Others can't see it, but if you have a holy ring, as long as there are treasures inside, how can you hide it from your own eyes?
Anyway, I am idle now. At worst, I can just return to my old job and do a job as a "garbage disposaler".
He did it when he thought of it. So Yang Jing returned to the main building and found a set of work clothes from the storage space to change it. Then, in the confused eyes of a group of employers and the Butler of Shayton, he crawled into the basement of the auxiliary building. When Yang Jing came out to prepare for lunch at noon, his dusty appearance made the Butler of Shayton and the one who served in the job laugh.
"Sir, these jobs can be left to Thompson and the others..." Seeing Yang Jing eating voraciously, Housekeeper Shayton also looked constipated. This was the first time he saw such a master, but the new master refused to let others interfere. This was simply a self-inflicted.
However, due to the duties of a housekeeper, Sethton still comforted him.
After swallowing a piece of bacon meat with difficulty, Yang Jing raised his head and smiled and said, "Alex, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing. I can handle it alone. Besides, if this kind of thing is left to Thompson and the others, I'm afraid they will ruin some of the things. Forget it, you don't have to worry about it, just act like I've been exercised. Anyway, I haven't prepared to go anywhere else in the past two days..." The Thompson who Yang Jing and Shayton mentioned are farmers on the farm. The Thompson family lives in the manor. Like the Shayton butler, they are hereditary management of the manor for the DuPont family. Although the owner has been changed, the Thompson family still stays to continue to manage the farm for Yang Jing.
Yang Jing refused to let Shayton have no choice but to watch Yang Jing clean the basement alone.
After working for two days, Yang Jing finally passed all the things in the basement. Not to mention, there are really many old things inside.
Most of the things in the basement are things that have a history of decades but are useless. But this place was once the place where Alfred did the experiment, so Yang Jing still found something that should have special significance among these old things.
Most of these things are handwritten manuscripts left by Alfred back then, including some experiences, formulas, data, handwriting and information about doing experiments.
Most of these things are useless to Yang Jing, but they are still of great memorial significance to the DuPont family. Yang Jing decided to leave two of the notebooks that looked "quite interesting" and then return the rest to the DuPont family.
Through purchasing this manor and having a brief exchange with Robert DuPont, Yang Jing had a good impression of this family. Yang Jing was preparing to establish his own consortium and establish good relations with these ancient families and consortiums that were deeply rooted in the North American continent.
Of course, if you dare to bully me, don't blame me for being too irritated, such as the brainless group of Boston Consortium.
In any case, from the moment, the DuPont family has a good attitude towards Yang Jing, so there is no need for Yang Jing to fight with the DuPont family. Giving these information and manuscripts to the DuPont family will surely make the relationship between the two parties further.
Whether it is Yang Jing or the DuPont family, they must be 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 inferior. This ancient family that has been passed down for more than 200 years still attaches great importance to inheritance.
Without the core inheritance, the DuPont family would not have been passed on for so long. So, although the DuPont family now looks far less brilliant than before, anyone who underestimates this family will definitely suffer a great loss.
The foundation of this family is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The DuPont family has been passed down for more than 200 years and has done more than 200 years of great things. The three most famous things are still talked about today.
The first big thing is naturally the thing that Pierre DuPont, the founder of the DuPont family, did that led to the US government purchasing French Louisiana from the French government.
The United States broke out in 1775 and announced its founding in 1776. Until 1781, after seven years of war, the Americans led by Hua, Shenton finally defeated the British Empire and signed the "U.S.-English Versailles Contract" with the British in 1783, announcing that the war of independence had truly ended. The United States established the American Federation with only thirteen states.
When the United States first established a Federation, the United States had only thirteen states on the East Coast, and its area was only about 2 million square kilometers, which was far from the land area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers in later generations. The vast land in the central and western United States did not belong to the United States Federation at that time.
At that time, Pierre DuPont, the first generation of the DuPont family, was far away in Europe, still serving the Polish 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.
When Pierre arrived in the United States, he looked confused. The United States was a brand new place for him. Apart from the savings brought from France, their family had nothing else. He had to lead his family to start a business again. Pierre had two sons, the youngest son Irene DuPont and the eldest son Victor DuPont Irene studied under Lavoisier, the "father of modern French chemistry", who learned how to make gunpowder from Lavoisier; Victor was a social grass lingering in the aristocratic circle, and he knew more celebrities than Pierre.
When he was in Europe, Pierre used Irene's chemical knowledge to build a gunpowder factory, and then used Victor's social network to expand the gunpowder factory.
However, after being expelled from Napoleon to the United States, all the DuPont family's industries in Europe were ruined. In desperation, Pierre had to do the same trick and produce gunpowder in the United States. After all, the United States is different from France. Although Pierre is familiar with many American officials, it is always a bit unhappy to do things. Pierre and his son had the idea of the US government. Irene suggested that his father ask him to offer advice to President Jefferson to purchase Louisiana, a territory of France in the Americas.
Jefferson actually thought about buying French Louisiana as early as a year, because the United States actually occupied New Orleans at this time, and New Orleans' sovereignty belonged to France. In order to preserve New Orleans, buying Louisiana was the best way, but the French government seemed not interested in the US's proposal, or France could not accept the conditions offered by the United States.
After Pierre joined in, Jefferson was very happy. He immediately appointed Pierre as the plenipotentiary representative of the purchase of French Louisiana, and negotiated with Napoleon on behalf of the United States. In the end, France agreed to sell it to the United States at a price of 4 cents per acre, with the final total transaction price of US$15 million.
How big is French Louisiana? It’s very simple. The entire central part of the United States belongs to French Louisiana. If you define it in the specific areas of later generations, that is, the fourteen states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, with a total area of about 2 million square kilometers! It is about the same size as the land area of the United States at that time!
Hua Chengton is known as the founding father of the United States, but he established only thirteen states in the United States. 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!
If we look at this aspect alone, how much inferior to Hua Sheng and Don?
After the transaction was facilitated, the US government handed over all the business of refining saltpeter to the DuPont family, and they have since been stolen by the US government and their business in the US has become a buzz.
This is the DuPont family.
Although the DuPont family took some opportunities at the initial stage, it could facilitate a land purchase transaction between the two governments. How many people can do this?
Besides, the United States is a place where people cannibalize people. If the DuPont family does not have that ability and strength, how can they last for more than 200 years in the United States and last forever?
Chapter completed!