1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 23 Sacramento Doesn't Need Cowards

The kind-hearted Chinese were used to being gentle and obedient citizens under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. As long as they could make do with it, they would rather live in humiliation.

Even if they are overseas, they have long been far away from their homeland, they are still cautious, honest and responsible, and live carefully.

Although they also know that people are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden by others.

After the burning of Sacramento, the Chinese community was the least vocal group. They silently endured the heartache of the burning of their homes, swallowed their tears, and rebuilt their homes among the ruins.

In order to protect the safety of his property in San Francisco, Liang Yao sent two-thirds of his armed forces to San Francisco.

As a result, Sacramento's security forces have become weak and somewhat stretched.In this case, it is imminent to arm the local Chinese clan.

Liang Yao summoned representatives of several Chinese clans, and he prepared to arm them to deal with the coming storm.

"Secret possession of firearms is a capital offense, I dare not touch this thing."

"This is Citigroup, not Qing Dynasty."

"Citigroup also has Citigroup's court."

"Young Master Liang said that this is Citigroup's new frontier, and Citigroup's imperial court can't control it, just like our Qing Dynasty's Xinjiang!"

"Back then when Zhungeer was leveled, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not infrequently enter Xinjiang!"

"That's right. We came to San Francisco to make a living. If things get serious, I'm afraid it won't end well."

"We have Mr. Liang's guards to protect us. We can rest assured. If Mr. Liang is short of money to support the guards, we can collect some and hand it over to Mr. Liang on schedule."

"Yes, this method is good."

Although they are in California, America, the thinking of these Chinese immigrants still stays in the Qing Dynasty.

A lively debate swirled around the question of whether to arm yourself.

Liang Yao listened to their discussion behind the scenes, feeling very disappointed in his heart.With a dignified expression, he lifted the curtain and walked from behind the curtain to the front of the stage.

"Young Master Liang is here."

Seeing Liang Yao's arrival, all the representatives of the Chinese clan immediately became silent, waiting for Liang Yao to speak.

"I called you here today not to discuss matters with you, but to inform you that you must arm yourself." Liang Yao's determined eyes swept over the representatives of these Chinese clans, "Sacramento is not my Sacramento alone, It's the Sacramento we all share, and everyone has a responsibility to protect her."

"Mr. Liang, it's just that even if these firearms are handed over to us, we won't use them. We are all honest farmers and have never used these things before."

Looking at the muskets placed aside, Chen Baoliang, the representative of the Chen clan in Quanzhou, felt a little embarrassed.

"Tell me, before you came to Sacramento, where did you live in the mines? How did foreigners treat you?" Liang Yao did not directly answer Chen Baoliang's question.

Faced with this question, all the representatives of the Chinese clans remained silent.

Before they came to Sacramento to join Liang Yao, they couldn't win over the whites when they scrambled for mines. Even if they found a mine with a low gold content, foreign gold panning companies and teams would drive them out, even though these foreign gold panning companies and organizations did not Not the owner of this land.

Of course, they have also resisted this kind of injustice, but after being beaten to death by foreign gold panning companies, they were afraid, chose to endure, and gradually accepted this reality.

Over time, in order to survive in this place in California, they either started a small business to make ends meet, or they helped foreigners, doing the dirtiest, most tiring and dangerous work, with the meager income.

All this didn't change fundamentally until they arrived in Sacramento.It turns out that the Chinese can also own their own mines, which can also make foreigners so afraid.

"Do you know why foreigners dare to bully you without any scruples? It's because you don't dare to fart after being bullied! People of the same clan were shot and killed by foreigners, and they only dared to touch their tears after the foreigners left. Take it away and bury it!"

Liang Yao thought of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1882, and his emotions became more and more agitated.He doesn't want these compatriots in a foreign land to repeat the same mistakes. Blindly giving in will only make those who bully you gain an inch.

He doesn't expect to be able to awaken these people's self-awareness in a short period of time. As long as they can take the step of arming themselves and take up guns to defend their rights, the situation will naturally improve gradually, but it will take time and a process.

When they understand what they should fight for, even if Congress wants to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act, it will have to consider the cost of implementing and maintaining this ridiculous bill.

"Do you know why foreigners are afraid of me?"

"Because you have gold and foreign guns in your hand!"

"That's not the point! Not only do I have a gun in my hand! They believe that I dare to take the gun in my hand and kill them directly!"

Lin Taiwei, the representative of the Lin family in Fuzhou, clenched his fists and made up his mind.

"Young Master Liang, we Lin clan children are willing to accept arming, and we are at your disposal." Lin Taiwei stood up and said, "But we will not use these foreign guns."

"You don't have to worry about this question, I will let my guards teach you." Liang Yaohuan raised his hands and stood upright in front of several clan representatives, "What about the rest of the clans? Let me say it one last time, Sacramento doesn't need cowards. Continue to live helplessly, and I will not force you, pack up your things and get out of Sacramento."

Liang Yao's attitude was very tough, several clan representatives looked at each other in blank dismay, leaving Sacramento, where could they go?This is the only place that can give them a sense of security and make them rich. No one wants to leave this place.

Captain Weber of the Boston Company fell ill. Due to his high prestige in the Boston Company, Robinson took over Weber's position logically and temporarily became the leader and representative of the Boston Company.

Thanks to the first-mover advantage, the Boston Company has become the most powerful white gold mining company in the Sacramento area, and gold prospectors from other places join the Boston Company almost every day.

But now the Boston company also encountered a lot of trouble.

The high-quality ore soil with high gold content on both sides of the American River has been almost exhausted, and the gold they can get is getting less and less.

Of course, this is not the most serious problem. The most troublesome thing is that people from the security committee come to Sacramento every now and then to harass them, which seriously affects their gold mining operations.

"If this continues, the gold rush in Sacramento will not be able to continue, and we have to find a way to solve this problem."

Robinson thought of Liang Yao, the only person who could solve this problem was Liang Yao.

"This problem should be solved, but I can't rely on me alone. One's strength is limited after all." Liang Yao asked his assistant to serve Dr. Robinson a cup of his favorite oolong tea.

Robinson took a sip of tea, holding a teacup in his hand: "I want to hear your opinion."

　Working overtime today, the update is late, sorry, I will continue to code the next chapter after a meal, and there will be another update before 0:[-]!
　　
　
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