1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 11 The Righteous Trial

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These thugs are destroying your homes, taking your gold and threatening your lives.

Unless they are all sent to the gallows!Otherwise there will be no peace in our San Francisco.

The laws of this land should not be defended by me alone, nor should justice be served by me alone.And it's up to you!The people of San Francisco stand up, for this is our common home!
If you want me, Sam Brannan, to rise up and do it, I, Sam Brannan, will lead you without hesitation to defend the laws of this land and bring justice to this land!

Long live the United States of America!Long live the people of California! "

The San Francisco Sheriff's Commission was formed amidst Brannan's impassioned speeches.

Although the deserters failed to attack San Francisco, they still looted some shops and houses in the city, causing immeasurable losses to San Francisco.

What's more terrible is that there are many gangs in San Francisco who survived the catastrophe, and they have become a paradise for criminals.

Brannan was not spared from the riot either. The mob looted four of his shops and became one of the businessmen who lost the most in the riot.

Brannan's mind was very calm. He didn't immerse himself in the grief of property loss like other shopkeepers, and he didn't blindly curse those thugs, because doing so couldn't bring him any real benefits.

Brannan saw an opportunity in a chaotic, panic-stricken San Francisco. Perhaps he could tap into the insecurities and fears of the people.

He is already the richest man in California, but his ambitions don't stop there, he wants to go further.

With the Vigilante Council in place, Brannan used his gold and dollars to buy off some gangs in gang-ridden San Francisco and use them to wipe out others.

The law and order in San Francisco improved in a short period of time, which is something that Sheriff Flagg failed to do.

Brannan's prestige in San Francisco increased accordingly, which was exactly what he hoped to see.

Rectifying the law and order in San Francisco is just a matter of convenience, which is not the purpose of Brannan's establishment of the Security Committee.The gold spent must also be recovered and converted into real benefits.

When Liang Yao returned to San Francisco, he already felt the difference in San Francisco. Groups of gunmen with armbands were patrolling the streets of San Francisco, picking out those "thugs" from the shops from time to time.

The onlookers applauded and scrambled into the store, starting the zero-dollar purchase mode, only to regret that their parents didn't give them two more hands in order to take more products from the store.

"Mr. Brannan is the savior God sent to San Francisco!"

"San Francisco is unimaginable without Mr. Brannan!"

"I love that they do justice, and I hope they do it every day!"

The people who came out of the store full of loads said so.

"Judging criminals! Mr. Brannan is judging criminals in the square!"

News of Brannan's trial of "thugs" in the plaza quickly spread through the streets of San Francisco, and people flocked to the plaza to watch the first-ever trial in California.

Liang Yao, who has the "bad nature of the Chinese nation", is naturally not exempt, and went to the square to watch the execution with his fellow Robinson.

"Jenkins? No! He's not a thug! He's just a law-abiding shopkeeper, a legitimate businessman!"

After seeing the face of the person being interrogated clearly, Robinson had a painful expression on his face.

"What crime did poor Jenkins commit?"

"According to the laws of the United States of America, Jenkins is a good and law-abiding citizen. If he has committed any crimes, it can only be the crime of blocking Brannan's way of making money, but this crime is enough in San Francisco. Go to the gallows."

California has not yet established a state, and naturally there is no state law. If you want to follow the law, you can only follow the laws of the federal government of the United States.

Liang Yao sees more clearly than Robinson. In California now, whoever has the most gold and whose fist is the hardest is the law.Now that man was none other than Brannan.

"This is a blasphemy against the laws of the United States of America!" Robinson felt extremely indignant.

In this country dressed in the cloak of the post-Roman Empire, advocating the law has become the consensus of Robinson, a middle-class, well-educated citizen.

He does not allow the sacred law to be profaned, although all the laws in the world are the extension of the will of the ruling class, and Robinson is not a member of the ruling class.

"To talk about blasphemy against the laws of the United States of America, there are too many damned people." Liang Yao shrugged, spread his hands and said.

"Is this a beheading? Where's the executioner? Where's the knife?"

Deng Wenyu, who came to San Francisco with Liang Yao, was looking around curiously, trying to find the executioner.

He hadn't seen beheadings yet, but he heard that several Guangxi rebels were beheaded in Guangzhou the year before last.

I didn't expect to see beheadings in Citigroup, which made Deng Wenyu a little excited and looking forward to it.

"If there is no accident, the well-dressed Brannan is the executioner. People in Citigroup think beheading is too bloody. They prefer to hang people with ropes or set them on fire, which is more civilized."

Deng Wenyu looked at Brannan, who was far from the image of the executioner in his impression, and muttered to himself, "It's a death anyway, is there any difference? Maybe it's more enjoyable to beheaded to death."

"What is your companion talking about?" Robinson, who couldn't understand Cantonese, asked curiously.

"He was saying that beheading might be more humane than hanging." Liang Yao scratched his scalp and explained to Robinson.

Brannan pretended to weave Jenkins' unwarranted charges in front of the excited crowd, and finally sentenced Jenkins to hang.

Brannan then put a noose around Jenkins' neck.

"Brannan, you will have your retribution!"

Heartbroken, Jenkins glared at Brannan.

"When I get to heaven, I will tell God about your evil deeds! God will punish you!"

"No, you're going to hell, you and Satan talk about this!"

The corner of Brannan's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he hanged Jenkins himself.

In this absurd trial, Brannan played the roles of judge, jury, and executioner alone.

Jenkins became the first victim of Brannan's men, and there may be a second, third, or even more victims later, that is, Brannan's competitors were sent to this gallows.

Using lynching to hang Jenkins, Brannan is now more than just a selfish, mercenary businessman and speculator, he wants much more than that.

"Sheriff Flag, are you here too? What a coincidence, I'm going to visit you."

After the crowd gradually dispersed, Liang Yao saw Flaige with a bandaged right hand and a complicated expression.

In the eyes of these insensitive masses, Brannan is now the king of San Francisco, and even California. No one will remember that California has a sheriff.

Of course, it's not the worst.

Fleger also knew that the chaotic state of California could not last forever.There's gold here, and it's only a matter of time before the full administrative judiciary of the United States is here.

Obviously, Brannan's behavior has obviously crossed the line, and has far exceeded Fleg's psychological expectations.

Fleger had collected a lot of gold from Brannan, and if he was pursued in the future, people would only regard him as the sheriff as an accomplice of the villain Brannan.

"Oh? It's really a coincidence." Flage raised his head and squeezed out a smile, "I have received your greeting and gift, thank you Liang, and Dr. Robinson, your medicine is very useful."

Flaige entertained Liang Yao and Robinson at his home, and he knew the reason why he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything.

He knew that Liang Yao and Robinson made a special trip from Sacramento to San Francisco to find him, not simply to visit him and care about his injuries.

"California is not just about San Francisco, Sacramento is also developing very fast, and now many people have settled there.

Of course, the law and order situation there is not optimistic.I guess the righteous Sheriff Flag doesn't want Sacramento to be the next San Francisco. "

Liang Yao directly explained the reason for his visit, but the words of praise this time were obviously not as effective as last time.Presumably Brannan's use of lynching gave Flaeg a lot of excitement.

With an indifferent look, Flage cut a piece of half-rare beef from the steak and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

"So you want me to send some police to Sacramento? Maybe your request is reasonable. It is our duty to protect the safety of American citizens, but I need to report to my superiors."

Liang Yao knew that this was just a perfunctory statement by Flaige, so he asked Deng Wenyu to bring a whole 1000 ounces of gold.

Words of praise are not easy to use, and Liang Yao doesn't expect the gold to exert too much magic power.

Sure enough, the gold moved Mrs. Flage, who had never seen the world much, but it didn't impress Flage.

Fleige wants gold, but these pleasing things are also very hot to him now.

"Oh, dear, you have no reason to refuse this little gentleman's reasonable request, they just lack a sense of security."

Mrs. Flage fondly handled the gold, feeling its heavy weight.

"Get out! Clean up your kitchen!"

Flagg slammed his fist on the table and raged at his wife.

Liang Yao also knew that Flaige liked gold, but gold was not what Flaige wanted the most.

"The day California became a state, if the fat-bellied members of the government and your superiors were pleasantly surprised to find that in the land of disorder there was still a place of order and strict observance of the laws of the United States. I think they would be very happy. surprise, and all this is due to you, Mr. Fleger."

Liang Yao continued to try to convince Flaige that in a short period of time, he could not organize a private armed force that could rival the professional or semi-professional mounted police.What's more, Fleige has the legal law enforcement power granted by the federal government, so Fleige is very important to him.

"Sheriff Flag, Sacramento needs you." Dr. Robinson also cast an earnest look at Flag.

Flagg just took a sip of milk, then wiped his mouth, and casually threw the napkin on the dining table.

(End of this chapter)