1850 American Gold Tycoon

Chapter 38 Unequal Treaties

The arrival of the local garrison made Sven very discouraged.

Sven kicked the scorching cannon fiercely, venting the negative emotions in his heart on the naval cannon.

"Damn British bastards! Sure enough, the things that the British sell to the Mexicans are not good, otherwise the Mexicans would not lose to the Yankees."

The reason why he attacked Brannan's manor so hard was to avenge Brannan's hatred for buying gold mining tools from him at a low price, and to capture Brannan's manor and loot the mountain of gold and gold in the manor. treasure.

Now that the local garrison is involved in the matter, his plan has come to naught.

As long as his cannons are a little more aggressive, they will open a gap in the wall of Brannan Manor, and he has already collected gold and silver treasures in Brannan Manor.

Liang Yao had never met Griffin, but he knew Major Tim who was behind Griffin.

Of course, Liang Yao would know that this is Griffin, who is also the sheriff of San Francisco, even without Tim present.

Major Tim wears the gold leaf epaulets on a yellow background, representing his rank of major.

As for the officer in front of Tim, on the yellow-bottomed epaulets of his military uniform is an eagle with wings spread, which is the colonel's epaulets.

As for the lieutenant colonel's yellow-bottomed and silver-leaf epaulets, Liang Yao hadn't seen it yet, maybe the person in charge of staying behind at the fortress didn't come.After all, a military fortress cannot be left without people.

"Colonel Griffin, you can bring the soldiers of the United States of America here, I think you should know the cause and effect of the incident."

Liang Yao ordered a ceasefire, turned to Griffin and said.

"Yes, I understand, but you can't solve the problem in such a rough way." Griffin said, holding the reins of the horse under his crotch.

"I was born in a civilized country and grew up in a civilized country. I am not a barbarian. I also tend to resolve conflicts and disputes in a peaceful way. It is a pity that Mr. Brannan shamelessly touches me again and again. Bottom line." Liang Yao argued hard, "I think if it were you, you would not be able to tolerate the shameless act of killing innocent women and children, right? Your Excellency Colonel."

Griffin sighed, Brannan was indeed at fault for this matter.

He is a dignified colonel, in front of so many people, he naturally has to express his abhorrence for the behavior of women and children who kill them.Although he also looted Mexican villages and "accidentally injured" Mexican civilians during the US-Mexico War, it was war, and war always killed people.

"Indeed, this is a very shameful act. I will try my best to resolve your conflicts. Put away your weapons. Violence can't solve the problem. I think you should have a discussion at the negotiating table."

Liang Yao just ordered his subordinates to put down their guns and continue to be on guard, but did not put away their weapons completely.

How can violence not solve the problem?Isn't the border issue between the United States and Mexico resolved through violence?

Of course, it can also be resolved at the negotiating table. The border dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom in western North America, that is, the Oregon border dispute, was negotiated at the negotiating table.

Although you once chanted the slogan of going to war before reaching latitude 54 degrees 40 minutes north, but in the face of the powerful Britain, you only dare to say hello.

Griffin stayed in the military fort all year round, and rarely intervened in the mundane chores outside the fortress.Sheriff of San Francisco was nothing more than a troublesome title to him, nothing more.

He had never dealt with Griffin, and he didn't know what kind of person Griffin was, so he didn't dare to let his guard down.

Griffin galloped to the front of the battle and shouted, hoping to call Brannan out and have a good talk.

The guards in the manor were too nervous, and shot at Griffin indiscriminately without seeing clearly in a panic. Fortunately, their hands were shaking nervously and their aim was not good, otherwise Griffin would have to explain here.

This really made Griffin, who had come to San Francisco as a peacemaker, very angry.

"Damn! Don't you know me and the uniform of the United States of America?! I'm Colonel Griffin, tell Brannan to come out!"

After Brannan confirmed that the person who came was indeed Colonel Griffin, he seemed to see a savior.

"God bless, Colonel Griffin, you are a savior sent by God!"

Seeing Griffin coming, Brannan was overjoyed and hurriedly invited Griffin into the manor.

Griffin was not an idiot. Brannan was able to do these stupid things because he had a brain problem. If Brannan went crazy and took him hostage in the castle, his personal safety would not be guaranteed.

"Come out and talk, Brannan, you have no room for bargaining now. I have done my best to get you a chance to negotiate."

After finishing speaking, Griffin turned his horse's head and left. He didn't want to eat a peanut in this right and wrong place.

"Let's talk, Colonel Griffin is right, we have no room for bargaining."

Little Brannan clutched the freshly opened wound, and gritted his teeth to persuade Brannan to say.

Brannan is used to negotiating as the strong side, and he hasn't been able to complete the role change yet.As he didn't realize it, his throne as king of California had changed hands.

Liang Yao asked someone to move the gaming table from the casino where he and Brannan were discussing business.

"Mr. Brannan, I don't know if you still remember this gaming table. Our second deal was negotiated on this gaming table."

Liang Yao slapped the gaming table with both hands, as if he was slapping the keys on a piano, and the sounds he made were so pleasant to the ear.

"You said that you like to gamble a few hands at the table before discussing business. Why don't we gamble a few more like last time?"

These voices were so harsh in Brannan's ears, stirring up the anger in Brannan's heart.

Out of desperation, Brannan spat out a mouthful of old blood, and Liang Yao, who was facing Brannan, could not avoid being contaminated by the blood spit out by Brannan.

Liang Yao calmly took out the handkerchief in his pocket, wiped off the blood on his face and body gracefully, and then casually threw the blood-stained handkerchief on the gaming table.

"What do you want, just say it directly, don't provoke my brother anymore."

Little Brannan patted Brannan's back with his uninjured left hand, soothing Brannan's emotions.

With Brannan's current situation, it is impossible to negotiate with Liang Yao normally.

Little Brannan decided to negotiate with Liang Yao instead of Brannan.

Liang Yao stared at the pale-faced Brannan. Brannan had long lost the breeze and aura of the past. The calm, confident and domineering Brannan who boarded the ship and spent a lot of money no longer existed.

Brannan didn't dare to look directly into Liang Yao's eyes, trembling all over like a timid child who had gotten into a catastrophe, lowered his head, and nervously tugged at his sleeves.

"First, hand over the murderer of Cai Laixi and Nelson. I know that Nelson is a criminal who specifically planned and committed crimes against women and children. He should be punished as he should.

Second, compensation of 13000 U.S. dollars or [-] ounces of gold, part of which will be used as compensation for the victims and those who were killed and injured, and the other part will be used as compensation for disturbing the citizens of San Francisco today.

Third, transfer the ownership of the San Francisco port to me free of charge. "

Liang Yao put forward his conditions.

"You're blackmailing!"

Little Brannan took the case regardless of the pain of the wound.

Of these three conditions, except for the first one which he could barely accept, the other two were very harsh.

Little Brannan also knew Liang Yao's intentions, calling on their security team captain Nelson was nothing more than weakening or even disintegrating their armed forces.

Nelson is one of the few capable men in their Brannan family.

As for the [-] US dollars, they had just sold some shops, real estate and jewelry some time ago, and they had just raised funds to continue the business war with Liang Yao, and it was all their working capital.

The ownership of the San Francisco port is the lifeblood of the Brannan family. The San Francisco port is currently the only external transportation channel for San Francisco and nearby areas.

Another traffic route leads to Independence City 1200 miles away. This passage is also known as the Western Trail. It needs to pass through the rugged and rolling Sierra Nevada Mountains and through Indian territories.

No one would choose to take this extremely inconvenient and dangerous road except the poor gold prospectors from the east who used this passage to go to California to find gold.

The port of San Francisco is very important, and it can even be said that whoever wins the port of San Francisco gets California, and California's gold.

This port was built by them who spent a lot of money to buy the coast and organized manpower to build it on the original foundation.

"Don't dare. When it comes to extortion, in San Francisco, and even in California, your Brannan family is the expert." Liang Yao confronted each other with sharp words.

"I can promise you the first item. I think we need to make some changes to the second and third items. The compensation amount is halved. As for the San Francisco port, we can transfer up to half of the ownership. This is our bottom line. !"

Looking at the deranged Brannan, little Bran was heartbroken and disappointed, and had no choice but to take responsibility for the Brannan family.

He wanted to fight for the Brannan family's last chance.

Perhaps after this negotiation, they are no longer the most powerful family in California, but as long as they have half of the port and certain assets, they are still relatively prominent families in the local area.

As long as these things exist, Xu Tu can make a comeback. With the business ability of the two brothers, it is not impossible for the Brannan family to make a comeback.

Liang Yao saw through little Brannan's mind, for a person like Brannan, keeping it would be a disaster sooner or later.

He has already made up his mind to eradicate the grass and roots. There is no room for negotiation on these three conditions.

"If I don't talk about it, I can also get these things. I am willing to sit down and have a peaceful talk with you. It is entirely for Colonel Griffin's face. I don't want to affect San Francisco because of your dispute. normal life of the people."

Liang Yao's attitude was very firm, and he already regarded the $[-] and the port of San Francisco as his pocket.

"Let me reiterate that you have no room for bargaining for the above three items."

"Mr. Brannan, let's start with your faults in this matter. I still have a lot of military affairs to deal with. If I don't have the post of sheriff, I don't want to come to San Francisco."

Seeing that the negotiations had reached an impasse, Griffin also stood up to put pressure on the Brannan brothers.

The situation is very clear, San Francisco is about to change hands, the Brannan brothers are just lingering, making the last struggle.

Liang Yao is also much more sensible than the Brannan brothers. He will replace the Brannan family's position in San Francisco. Perhaps he will not have as many troubles as Brannan, and will not disturb San Francisco.

Of course, he doesn't care even if Liang Yao becomes the next Brannan, as long as Liang Yao can keep himself safe this year, everything will be fine if he doesn't get into trouble.

Anyway, he'll be transferred next year, and he won't have to worry about such bad things as deserters in the barracks every day.

The mess in California is for anyone who wants to clean it up.

He still has a headache about how to explain to his folks and elders the whereabouts of their children after returning home. These soldiers of his were brought from their hometown to California to participate in the war against Mexico.

"If you don't want to agree, no one will force you. After all, this is a negotiation, and you have the right to choose to refuse or accept."

Liang Yao pressed on step by step and continued to put pressure on the Brannan brothers.

"I agree, Mr. Liang, I agree to all your conditions."

It was not little Brannan who spoke, but Brannan who had been silent all the time.

Brannan raised his head, his eyes full of hatred and bloodshot eyes fixed on Liang Yao, which made Liang Yao feel very uncomfortable.

Liang Yao was deeply surprised by Brannan's reaction. He had thought that the treaty would take a few more rounds to negotiate, but he didn't expect Brannan to agree so easily.

Before Liang Yao could react, Brannan let out another creepy laugh: "Then, Mr. Liang, let's sign the contract. Sign this unprecedented unequal treaty in the history of California."

"elder brother."

Little Brannan on the side also looked at Brannan in disbelief, he couldn't believe his ears, he couldn't believe that Brannan would agree to these three harsh conditions so easily.

These three treaties, but all of them are on the seven inches of the Brannan family.

He didn't know whether his elder brother was crazy or not, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

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