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The representative from Winchester was called Gekai, and their purpose in coming was all the same, to ask for money.

As the largest capital holder in California, Zhu Wencong was necessary for anyone who wanted to take root and develop in California.

Zhu Wencong was also very willing to entertain the future three giants of the American armament industry, whose presence would be colossal.

Upon closer inspection, the truly formidable armaments dealer had not yet appeared; the current players were merely minor tyrants.

For instance, the future giant armament family, the DuPont family, had already monopolized the entire gunpowder market of the Civil War.

And then there was Sir Hiram Maxim, the father of automatic weaponry, an American who made a big name for himself in England.

The main reason was quite simple: every successful American inventor was suppressed and marginalized by the Edison company, which is why he directly went to London to develop.