I was the Founding Father of the United States

Chapter 37 The Way Back in the Future

The hospital and pharmaceutical businesses can provide a steady stream of cash flow, but what Chen Wenbin truly values ​​are the industrial enterprises under construction in the port industrial zone, such as steel mills, chemical plants, shipyards, and machinery factories.

Although these factories are currently small in scale, the steel plant has only one coal washing plant, two coke ovens, two blast furnaces for ironmaking, and one crucible steelmaking furnace. The chemical plant can only produce laboratory-scale amounts of tri-acid and di-alkali and white and red phosphorus. The machine plant can only manufacture small quantities of parts such as rifles and gears. The shipyard is not even finished with its dock yet.

But these factories are the true backbone of his business and the foundation of his livelihood!

The Jenna spinning machine was destined to only make a quick buck, and counterfeiters wouldn't stop copying it just because they didn't have a patent license.

Even if it absorbs British aristocratic locals as shareholders of PUIC, it certainly cannot maintain the high price of £49 per unit in the long term.

A year later, with the technology spreading, a decrease in company profits is inevitable.

It was precisely because Chen Wenbin saw this point that he proposed at the PUIC board meeting to introduce a wealthy family from New England as a new shareholder, exchanging future prospects for £30,000 in financing.

At least half of the £30,000 will be invested in the construction of these factories. Combined with the £30,000 from the New England Development Foundation, it will be enough to build the basic industrial system that Chen Wenbin wants.

If a practical steam engine had been developed earlier, a North American version of the Industrial Revolution could have occurred within the next decade.

However, Chen Wenbin was still hesitant about whether to make a practical steam engine ahead of schedule.

If his goal in life was simply to become a scientist and a super-rich man who will be remembered in history, then he has already achieved that.

Even if he does nothing in the future, he can still live a carefree life. At most, he can invest in the rebellion of those British traitors in North America. As long as he survives and doesn't die prematurely, it won't be difficult for him to sign the Declaration of Independence and earn the title of the Founding Father of the United States.

After all, he already knows two of the future founding fathers of the United States, and he will certainly know more in the future.

If we have more children, maybe in the future there will be many senators with the surname Chen in America, and even a president with the surname Chen!

But is that the kind of life he really wants?

Does he really just want to be a free rider on history, watching the protagonists of the era stir up trouble?

Moreover, his background is still a problem. It's better now, although the upper echelons of Europe and America know that the Jurchens are ruling China now. But the British haven't yet stripped away the facade of the Qing Dynasty as an Eastern superpower. But what about the future?

As Chen Wenbin develops more and more technologies, the strength of European countries will also increase accordingly. It is possible that before 1840, the Qing Dynasty will be repeatedly beaten by European countries!

Will he, as a Chinese man, be able to securely hold onto his wealth and status in the future?

Chen Wenbin wasn't very confident about this...

Therefore, he has been thinking about his future options, or rather, how to use his wealth and connections to plan a country of his own on a blank piece of land!

He didn't want to regret not having planned his escape route in advance when he was stripped of everything in the future.

Moreover, there are so many unclaimed territories in the world now, such as Patagonia in South America, California, Oregon and Alaska on the west coast of North America, as well as Australia and New Zealand, and even the vast African continent, all of which are territories that can be planned.

Take, for example, Patagonia in South America and the west coast of North America, which are currently the most feasible options.

Chen Wenbin could have registered a colonial company in London and used clipper ships to recruit immigrants from Asia to develop these two places. Even if he gave up a portion of the shares of the colonial company to the British nobility and royal family, or even let the British hold a controlling stake, as long as the population of these two places was still predominantly Chinese in the future, it would still have increased the living space for China and given himself a way out.

As for whether the British would object due to Spain's territorial claims to the two places... Chen Wenbin judged that the probability was very small, because in the recently concluded Seven Years' War, Spain sided with the French and went to war with Britain!

The British even occupied Cuba and the Philippines from Spain at one point!

If it weren't for the need to maintain the balance of power on the European continent, Britain wouldn't even want to return Cuba and the Philippines to Spain.

London would probably be more than happy to do anything that could annoy the Spanish!

As for why Britain didn't explore Patagonia in South America and the west coast of North America before?

It wasn't because they weren't interested in those two places, but rather because, like Spain, the British lacked the capacity and population!

Today, the population of the UK mainland is less than eight million, comparable to that of Spain. Excluding Scotland and Ireland, the actual population of England is less than that of Spain.

This demographic reality meant that Britain could only focus its main efforts on North America and India, while other places could only be explored by sending out exploration fleets temporarily... This is also the reason why Captain James Cook's Endeavour embarked on three Pacific expeditions in 1768.

If Britain had a population of 23 million like France, they would never have returned Cuba and the Philippines, and South America would have become British territory!

Now it remains to be seen whether this pie in the sky can sway the British... or rather, whether the British are willing to believe that supporting the development of South America and the west coast of North America will bring them substantial profits!

As Chen Wenbin thought about this, Diana's pretty face suddenly appeared in his mind... The Spencer family might be a good breakthrough point!

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As evening fell, Chen Wenbin returned to the main villa of Robin Manor as usual.

This two-story Georgian-style villa is now his and Diana's love nest, with Chris and Betty serving as the butler and head maid, respectively.

When Chen Wenbin walked in, Diana was sitting in the first-floor living room, chatting with a young, brown-haired beauty.

Perhaps it's because of the love and care Chen Wenbin provides every day, but Diana's health is improving, and she always has a rosy complexion and is full of energy.

"...Darling! You're back!"

When the blonde girl saw Chen Wenbin, she immediately lifted her skirt and rushed into his arms.

Haha! Did you miss me?

Chen Wenbin tightened his right arm slightly, as if holding a child, and spun her around in the air before nodding to the brown-haired woman whose mouth was slightly agape and whose eyes were wide with surprise. He smiled and asked, "...Madam, are you Diane's friend?"

"Ah! Darling! Let me introduce you to someone!"

Diana blushed slightly and quickly pulled Chen Wenbin aside, saying, "She's Abigail Quincy Smith! A good friend I made in Boston!"

Her grandfather was Colonel John Quincy, a Massachusetts congressman, and she was in Robintown with her fiancé to explore business opportunities.

Chen Wenbin nodded slightly, not taking it to heart. It was normal for Diana to have known a few close friends after living in Boston for a while.