Now, after experiencing the blood strengthening of the vampire ancestors Marcus and Chen Mo, as well as the Improved Super Soldier Serum, Zachary Taylor's appearance had changed tremendously.
His height had increased from less than 1.7 meters to almost 1.85 meters. His body had also changed from short and fat to slender and muscular. His face had also become more than 20 years younger than before. His temperament had also changed greatly. He had become sharper, valiant, and full of youthful energy!
After coming back from the dead, Zachary Taylor, whose appearance had changed greatly, could no longer return to the White House. In fact, even if he could, he didn't want to return to that dark place full of conspiracies, struggles, and calculations.
Just like that, Zachary Taylor stayed in Chen Mo's Brooklyn Manor. After witnessing Chen Mo's various miracles, Zachary Taylor was also in awe of Chen Mo.
Since he stayed in the manor and planned to participate in the upcoming war to conquer half of the United States and completely destroy slavery according to what Chen Mo said, and manage the Central Bank for him in the future, Zachary Taylor adjusted his mentality and addressed Chen Mo as "Boss"!
After truly joining Chen Mo's subordinates, Zachary Taylor finally knew how terrifying Chen Mo's strength was!
The entire surrounding area of New York, except for the center of New York, more than 700 square kilometers of land was Chen Mo's territory!
And this was only the tip of the iceberg of the land owned by Chen Mo. Every state in the United States had a large amount of land that belonged to Chen Mo, especially in the western regions that were still under development. Almost all the high-quality land was in his pocket. The total area of land he owned was calculated in units of tens of thousands of square kilometers.
The area of these lands added together even exceeded the total area of a state in the United States!
His small cotton plantation of three thousand acres, which was only 12 square kilometers, was just a drop in the ocean in front of this huge land. Back then, Viktor said that Chen Mo's land area was 10,000 times that of his. In fact, not only did he not exaggerate, but he also understated!
Looking at Viktor, who rarely had the patience to tell him in detail about the land in Chen Mo's hands, Zachary Taylor couldn't help but recall the scene of him bragging in front of the two of them back then. His face couldn't help but heat up a little. Of all the people he could compare himself with, he just had to compare himself with Chen Mo!
Viktor's excited narration was not over yet. Since Zachary Taylor had joined their master's subordinates, he was considered one of them. There were many things that he did not need to hide from him. Recalling Zachary Taylor's "provocation" to Chen Mo on the way home, Viktor decided that he must tell him everything about Chen Mo's strength.
These unimaginable lands were only a small part of Chen Mo's wealth.
Let's not talk about the oil buried under these lands. After all, the oil industry had not yet begun to develop. However, the large gold mines that had begun to be mined now were already bringing in an astronomical amount of wealth every day.
There were also countless other coal mines, iron mines, and other mineral resources.
Now that the industrial revolution in the north of the United States had basically been completed, a large number of mechanized factories that used steam engines to power the machines were built. Cotton gins, sewing machines, tractors, and steam ships were used on a large scale.
At the same time, the manufacturing of a large number of machines and the use of steam engines had also greatly increased the demand for steel and coal. Chen Mo, who had the advantage of foresight, had already occupied a large number of coal and iron ore production areas and built many large steel factories, machine manufacturing factories, and shipyards.
While many capitalists were scrambling to establish factories, Chen Mo directly started from the source and intercepted the huge industrial dividends at the uppermost reaches of the industrial revolution.
In addition, after a few years of development, the fur trade in Missouri, Mississippi, and the Rocky Mountain region was completely monopolized by the Native American tribes that Chen Mo had subdued. The annual profits generated by the fur trade were extremely shocking.
After a few years of development, the number of Native Americans subdued by the Lakota tribe led by Chief Geronimo had reached tens of thousands. These people still lived in the forests and grasslands as before, but their weapons had been upgraded from bows to guns. Their living conditions had also improved greatly under Chen Mo's financial support.
Except for a group of heavily armed and incomparably valiant Native American warriors escorting carts of furs to the northern part of New York every once in a while, there were no more Native Americans exposed to the world.
The areas where these Native American tribes were active had been completely monopolized by Chen Mo. Outsiders could not enter at all and had no understanding of the situation and changes inside. Therefore, in the eyes of others, the Native American tribes that Chen Mo had subdued were only the original weak Native American tribes.
The fur company with thousands of armed personnel did not attract the attention and vigilance of the U.S. government. Although Chen Mo's Native American warriors were tough and powerful individually, they were "few in number" and would not attract the attention of the country.
Not to mention, Chen Mo himself was a powerful capitalist and could be considered a member of the U.S. ruling class.
After donating a huge amount of campaign funds to Zachary Taylor last time, the leader of the Whig Party, Henry Clay, had noticed this rich rancher. After learning about the huge amount of land and terrifying financial resources in Chen Mo's hands, especially when he learned that Chen Mo had several large banks, Henry Clay was even more delighted.
One of the core goals of the Whig Party led by him was to urge the Congress to establish a private central bank and implement a business-oriented monetary policy led by the new central bank. This was the pursuit of all bankers and was in line with their interests. Therefore, they were natural allies.
Therefore, Henry Clay quickly took the initiative to contact Chen Mo, wanting to pull him into the Whig Party and become a member of their interest group.
Chen Mo was not very interested in the Whig Party itself. This party controlled by bankers would not exist for too long. Since its establishment in 1832, it had only existed for a total of 25 years in the history of the United States. Although it had successfully supported two presidents, it had not succeeded in turning them into "puppets" to achieve the political goals they pursued.
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