62 is a lot of money.

Having secured the support of federal officials, Zhu Wencong knew that he now needed to focus all his efforts on making money.

Monopolizing the cotton market in California, and even the whole federation, was actually secondary, the key was whether financial resources were sufficient.

Zhu Wencong now needed a large sum of money to support his grand scheme, and once he missed this chance, there would be no other opportunity.

The bulk of the funds came from the big bosses' savings, and Zhu Wencong's ability to harvest leeks had received unanimous recognition from the bosses.

Next came various plans to harvest leeks, a way of making money that meant no business for three years followed by three years of profit upon opening.

Even with a million British Pounds in financial power, he was still unable to monopolize the cotton market in California due to a severe shortage of funds.