1850: The American Gold Tycoon

This initial setup... It won't be finished for long.

The West can still be brought together to become independent. Then there will be the Northern Federation, the Southern Federation, and the Western Federation. Britain should be happy to see this, at least the external conditions won't be too harsh. As long as the protagonist's power doesn't cross the line and he only controls one or two states in the Western Federation, he can take things slowly later.

Read more history. In 1850, without personal armed forces in the American West, could a yellow-skinned person survive?

The best part of this book is up to the end of the first trip to the East; the author clearly did thorough research for this section. The dialogues of the American characters are all supported by historical records, making them highly authentic and immersive. However, the author starts to let loose from the first Far East trip. In chapters 400-600, the Americans all sound like Chinese people.

The latest California map up to chapter 480

While novels are fictional, historical novels, unlike fiction, must at least possess a certain degree of logic. Dividing the United States wasn't so simple. At that time, the US already had tens of millions of white people. The Civil War resulted in tens of thousands of deaths. You might think Britain, a century-old troublemaker, didn't interfere, but in the end, the North still unified the South.

In that era of war and chaos, the protagonist didn't develop his own armed forces at the start, but instead engaged in business warfare? One dark and stormy night, and everything was wiped out. How ridiculous.

This war story started strong but ended abruptly, concluding hastily. You had an American envoy involved in the war, yet the world's superpower didn't punish you afterward, and even let you occupy Hong Kong? Dream on! Britain and France told the Qing Dynasty, "I'll make some concessions, sell me the Liang family's property."

Why do some people always think that the main character is from California? The red area in the image above represents the protagonist's influence in the Americas, which far exceeds the territory of California alone. Incidentally, the North now has to contend with both the West and the South simultaneously.

The lack of organization means that even if the various clans are given weapons, they remain a disorganized mess. The protagonist should establish a company, creating a hierarchical system from the lowest-level temporary worker to a permanent employee, then to an executive, and finally join the Loyalty Society to become a core member.