Start with liberation

Chapter 230
Shops, carpentry shops, taverns, blacksmith shops, residential houses, police stations... and so on are thinly lined with wooden buildings on both sides of Huangsha Road. Expanding from the buildings are dirty vegetable gardens and pig pens, while the road At the end is a white-painted church with a cross.

The yellow sand rolls, blinding people's eyes. Even the steam equipment that can only be seen occasionally is covered with a thick layer of mist by the yellow sand, making it look old, just like the broken oil barrel in the western movies that Wu Qing watched in his previous life. Converted horse trough.

The sheriff of the small town with a five-star police badge pinned to his chest and Xiong Hua took off their hats to each other, and then walked away in boots with spurs.

Xiong Hua and Wu Qing sat together on the chairs outside the tavern. A rusty chain wobbled a wooden tray through the window to the table in front of Wu Qing and Xiong Hua.

Xiong Hua nodded to the white bartender in the tavern, and the white bartender put back his hat, pulled down a lever, and the chain continued to spin.

It can be seen that Xiong Hua is quite respected in this small town.

"Sixty percent of the population in this small town is Chinese. Although they do the lowest jobs, they are more than Irish, German, and Americans combined."

Xiong Hua took a sip of his beer.

"And the number of Chinese workers in the camp accounted for [-]% of all the workers. Early this morning, the steam guards of the entire camp had already left the camp to look for the missing Philip and his group. They searched carefully, back and forth. At least three days.

In three days, no force can suppress the silence of more than 1 Chinese workers, and after three days, you need to trouble yourself. "

Wu Qing pressed the word "strike" on the blue leaflet with her fingertips, and did not speak. Xiong Hua continued calmly,

"In this strike, the Chinese workers will make three demands for their interests to the Central Pacific Railway Company.

First, shorten the working hours of Chinese workers and increase their wages by at least one-third.

Second, let the senators supported by the railway company apply to amend the "1866 Civil Rights Act" passed last year, so that Chinese workers can obtain an identity.

Three, all the wages paid to the Chinese workers must be paid in gold... Sir, I dare to assure you with the head of the item that after the wages of the Chinese workers increase, they will inevitably increase their daily expenses. The company's income will also increase accordingly, and I will give you all of this income. "

It is worth pondering that, compared with the last one, the first two requirements are more worthy of Xiong Hua's detailed explanation.

For example, the first requirement, even if the salary is increased by one-third, the wages of Chinese workers are still less than one-half of that of ordinary white ghosts.

As for the second requirement, Xiong Hua believes that the reason why it was successful was because the "1866 Civil Rights Act" passed last year gave blacks "innate citizenship rights".

But Xiong Hua only explained to Wu Qing about the content of "gold" in the third article in detail, and only explained the benefits and what benefits Wu Qing could obtain.

It did not explain why such a request was made... The reason is that for a long time in the past, the wages of Chinese workers were called "ghost remittance slips", and gold was used as wages, not just to ask for Wu Qing's hand.

A Kui who was accompanying him seemed puzzled by Xiong Hua's words, his eyebrows were squeezed, but he didn't make a sound.

Wu Qing didn't care much about it himself. He just discovered [Secret Zhengfa·Worship of Funds], and now he is short of gold. On the contrary, he still likes Xiong Hua's neat style of talking about things and stating his interests as soon as possible.

The upside is gold, the risk is the need to fight Worker Security.

After Philip was slaughtered by Wu Qing, there were still more than a dozen old-model steam guards in the Workers' Security Department, a Type [-] (Jiuliantian), and Wu Qing didn't see any models before, only knowing that the evaluation was equal to the peak of Jiuliangtian. long dick...

One Nine Quantum Heaven Peak, one Nine Quantum Heaven, and a dozen scattered steps, it cannot be said that there is no risk at all, but as long as you use gold, you can achieve obvious strengthening, which is simply a bargain...Compared to it Than, this risk is the same as nothing.

Although Tlaloc has been captured, the Shoshone temple has not yet been recorded, and the temple gold is still nonsense.

Now that there is another way to get gold, Wu Qing's eyes are full of determination, Xiong Hua sees it, and he buryes his fat face in silence.

Wu Qing stretched her waist, making a crackling sound of joints,

"That's fine, I'll take care of it from the Workers' Security Office, but I'm curious about one thing. You asked Lao Ji for a fortune-telling before I came. What did you plan to do without me?"

Xiong Hua replied, "Dynamite, but I'm not sure."

"How long are you going to go on strike?"

"It won't be long, ten days at most, and in another ten days, investigators from the California Hearings will come to the construction site."

Wu Qing nodded. He had heard Lao Ji talk about the California hearing, which was set up to investigate the issue of Central Pacific Railroad employing too many Chinese laborers.

The arguments of the railway company and the hearing are complicated, but in simple terms, the purpose of the hearing is to prove that the Chinese are stupid and will only hinder the progress of the railway, so more white people should be hired to fight for more jobs for white people.

The Central Railway Company insists that the Chinese are not stupider than the whites, on the contrary they are very hardworking and hardworking. It is because of the existence of the Chinese that the rapid progress of the railway construction site... Although the real reason for the railway company to hire Chinese workers is because Chinese workers are cheaper. times, but it does not prevent him from using great principles.

In this way, if ten days later, the hearing investigators come to the construction site and see the Chinese on strike, the arguments insisted by the Central Railway Company will undoubtedly be self-defeating. At that time, the hearing will probably issue an administrative order to force the railway company to Fire Chinese employees and hire whites with wages several times higher.

Xiong Hua chose to go on strike at this time. It has to be said that he was full of courage to break the boat. He intended to force the board of directors of the railway company to make a decision as soon as possible between huge losses and small losses.

Either increase the wages of the Chinese by one-third, or hire white people whose wages are twice as many as the Chinese... and what a company that puts profits first will choose at that time is almost predictable. The premise is that the strike lasts live!
Prior to this, although Xiong Hua had plans, he had been hesitant because he knew the strength of the group of iron bumps in the workers' security department.

But now, Xiong Hua took a sneak peek at Wu Qing's expression, his black pupils reflected a calm and calm face, Xiong Hua straightened his waist even more, showing his courage Make it stronger.

With Wu Qing's approval, Xiong Hua gave one of his subordinates a look, and that subordinate retreated silently. Not long after noon, blue leaflets would begin to be spread on several construction sites along the railway.

The bosses of various Chinese labor service companies along the railway line will also receive invitations from Xiong Hua. Of the more than 3000 Chinese workers, only more than [-] belong to Xiong Hua’s company, and the rest belong to multiple Chinese labor service companies. Leaflets alone are not enough to incite , Most of the Chinese laborers cannot be their own masters.

Xiong Hua also needs to deal with the bosses of various labor service companies who can call the shots. With Xiong Hua's years of accumulation, it should not be a problem to deal with the bosses.

The railway company is convenient, and there is basically no need to worry that the white ghosts will notice. Strobl's attention is now on the search for the missing steam guards, and the white ghosts have almost no contact with the Chinese workers.

Even the names of the Chinese workers they wrote on the wage slips they sent to the Chinese workers were all written in English as "Aji No. [-], Aji No. [-]". After Aji No. [-], they were replaced with " Argyle One", that's how Lao Ji got his name.

Now that the matter has been finished, the strike is not something that can be done just by talking about it. It will take time to stir up enough emotions and deal with the bosses of the companies, but the matter in the middle has nothing to do with Wu Qing.

Wu Qing stood up,

"You are busy."

So I want to go back to my own residence and continue to meditate on the body.

In the alley next to the fight, Lao Ji came out and found Wu Qing with his eyes.
"Sir, Tlaloc wants to see you."

Then he said,

"He said it would be best if Boss Xiong came along."

Wu Qing didn't ask too much, anyway, just around the corner, she glanced at Xiong Hua,
"Busy?"

"Not busy, the banquet with other companies is in the evening."

"Then together?"

"Yes."

After Wu Qing finished speaking, he should go to the small courtyard in the alley first.

Ever since Tlaloc was captured by Wu Qing, he has been brought by Wu Qing's side.

Wu Qing lived in the courtyard of Dazhen, and Tlaloc lived next door to him. Wu Qing also shrunk the moon bead and threw it on Tlaloc. Otherwise, Wu Qing was really worried about his astrology. .

While speaking, Wu Qing had already passed the corner, and Wu Qing pushed open the courtyard door, and Tlaloc was waiting in the courtyard leaning on a cane, holding a stone ghost mask in his hand.

Tlaloc was originally a priest of the Shoshone people, so it was not surprising that he had a stone ghost face in his hand, but he hadn't told him about it before, but since he dared to show it in front of him, there must be something wrong.

Wu Qing's eyes wandered casually on Tlaloc, and he didn't fix where he was looking. He joked,

"Why, have you found a rescuer?"

Tlaloc shook his head with a flat face, and handed the stone ghost mask to Wu Qing.

"I've contacted the High Priest of Shoshone, and he said he wants to talk to you."

"Talk to me?"

Wu Qing raised his eyebrows.At first, I was surprised that Tlaloc actually got in touch with the high priest. You must know that the two were incompatible before.

Secondly, Wu Qing faced the Shoshone High Priest Void before, and Wu Qing could still vividly remember the scene where the opponent went offline quickly, and Xi Pei, who was really stronger, would definitely not be on the Shoshone side. It would be a small role, but he died in his own hands.

I have a deep hatred with the Shoshone people, so I want to talk to myself now?Wu Qing thoughtfully, narrowed her eyes at Tlaloc,
"What did you tell him?"

"I told him that you Chinese workers are going on strike..."

A few days ago, Lao Ji told Wu Qing about Xiong Hua's plan to strike. It was not surprising that Tlaloc was in the room at the time.

And Tlaloc and the high priest said they were going to strike, so the high priest, who was still cowardly a few days ago, took the initiative to find him...

The purpose of the Shoshone's attack on Xiong Hua was to hinder the progress of the railway, and the strike of the Chinese workers was equivalent to hindering the progress of the railway... But if you really want to talk to yourself because of this, Wu Qing may have to praise the high priest for his resilience.

However, Wu Qing glanced at Xiong Hua. Xiong Hua remained silent, obviously worried. Before Xipei attacked, eight of Xiong Hua's buddies died, including Artai and Ayong, whom Wu Qing had a good impression of. .

Wu Qing turned her head to look at Tlaloc, and said indifferently,

"If you want to talk about it, let him come and talk to me personally."

Tlaloc sighed. "Sipe is dead, too."

"I said, let him talk to me if he wants to talk."

"Put yourself in your shoes, don't you dare?"

Wu Qing raised her head abruptly, her eyes were cold, staring at Tlaloc like a lazy leopard,

"I heard you had a falling out with your tribe, but why doesn't it sound like that to me?"

Tlaloc's nose was sweating, and he kept silent, but the stone ghost mask in his hand suddenly spoke in a strange Chinese language,
"Okay, in person, where?"

Wu Qing laughed loudly, "How courageous, the small town along the railway line, the tavern in Dazhen, waiting for you in the afternoon clearing."

"It's a deal." Shi Guimian remained silent.

Both Xiong Hua and Lao Ji came up to persuade, "Sir?"

Wu Qing smiled and said, "It's okay, let's see what tricks he plays."

However, he had already made up his mind that as long as the high priest of the Shoshone dared to show his face, he would be arrested with a lightning strike, and all the gold in the Shoshone Temple would be looted.

A Kui, who had been standing beside Xiong Hua, looked at the eagerness on Wu Qing's face, and muttered, "No wonder..."

Wu Qing's ears are outstanding, but he heard it, and asked curiously,

"No wonder what?"

A Kui is not afraid, "A Tai and A Yong are dead, you still have to talk to them... No wonder the boss only talks about business with you."

Wu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Xiong Hua's brain exploded, the hair all over his body stood on end, and he hurriedly said,
"Sir, Akui is half-crazy, don't believe anything he says."

Then he turned around and patted A Kui Qing Ranran on the forehead vigorously, beating and cursing at the same time,
"It's not the same thing as Shengbao, I tell you to talk nonsense! I tell you to talk nonsense!"

It was really a slap in the face, and Akui's forehead was swollen with a slap.

Akui was quite tall, and his skills were good, but he regarded Xiong Huazhen as an uncle, and when he was whipped hard, he didn't dare to reply, and he didn't dare to hide.

Lao Ji was confused, Tlaloc bowed his head and remained silent.

Wu Qing didn't stop Xiong Hua either, and still laughed, "Let Ah Kui follow me from now on."

Hearing this, Xiong Hua was startled. Before he could say anything, Wu Qing cheerfully said,
"Ah Kui is not a piece of material for business, so I wasted it with you."

The unfinished meaning in the words is beyond words.Xiong Hua suddenly turned from worry to joy, that bear face became faster than a dog's face, whispered a few words to A Kui, and hurriedly went to the tavern in the small town to make arrangements.

With his face and money, the tavern can be empty at noon even in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)