Wild North America 1846

Chapter 28 The More Friends the Better
After sleeping soundly until dawn, Li Cha woke up when he heard the noise outside. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, curled up in the warm and soft brocade fur, and for the first time had the idea of ​​not wanting to get up.

This is a large Spanish court-style bed with curtains. There are four beautifully carved Roman wooden pillars around the bed. The tasseled curtains are very European-style. On the bedside table is a cowhide belt full of bullets, and other bedroom furniture Sophisticated and expensive Spanish style.

Li Cha lay on the bed for two to three minutes, and then lifted the quilt with all his might and stood up. He saw clean and tidy new clothes on the dressing table, which must have been prepared by the maid.

He couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth, and also showed his white teeth. This kind of life is really called life!

as long as it is possible
Li Cha also didn't want to wear sweat-soaked, sour and smelly old clothes every day, it was a kind of torture.

In the past few days, he has practiced the Five Tigers' Door Severing Knife with a lot of exercise. While the power has increased in a straight line, the few clothes he has on his body are so sour that he can't smell it.

Take it off at night and put it aside, these clothes can stand up stiffly, soaked in damp and dry, dry and damp sweat, stiff.

It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty is a bunch of rough men, no one can understand Li Cha's ambivalence, let alone help him starch and wash his clothes, they all look like they are turning a blind eye.

Having said that, everyone is like this, stinky man, it is not uncommon for his clothes not to be washed for several months.

Li Cha, who took off his clothes, has strong bones, a wasp waist and ape arms. His huge body contains explosive power. His back expanders present an obvious inverted triangle shape, with bunches of muscles looming, and his height has also increased a little, almost 1 year old. The appearance of Mi 85.

He put on clean clothes, fully equipped with weapons around his waist and underarms, and a long-handled broadsword stuck obliquely behind his back. This is a customized version of the weapon produced by the system—a larger and heavier version of Tang Dao.

The knife has a total length of 139 cm, a blade length of 105 cm, a blade width of 5.6 cm, a blade thickness of 1.3 cm, and a handle length of 34 cm.The whole knife weighs 3.98 kg, which is almost as heavy as the three Tang knives combined.

This custom-made Tang knife has threads on the handle, which can be connected to a 1.2-meter-long steel rod. When connected, it becomes a long knife, which has amazing lethality in horse battles.

If the 1 meter steel rod is used alone, its tail has eight corrugated protrusions, which can be used as a steel bone or a steel mace, causing serious damage to the enemy's heavy cavalry.

This kind of long knife is similar to the weapons used by the Kujit Lancers of the nomadic peoples of Central Asia. They used two long-pole weapons on horseback, the crescent moon knife and the wide-edged knife, which can be regarded as a partial restoration of history.

After the Mongol Southern Expedition, the nomads in southern Russia were most affected, where this type of weapon evolved into a pole weapon called sovnya.Russian serf cavalry, they use this kind of long knife.

The long knife on Li Cha's back does not have such a wide blade, the blade is right-angled, it can be chopped or stabbed, and it is very flexible under the blessing of his great strength.

Striding out of the dormitory, the four pretty little maids in the main room bowed their knees and said crisply, "Your servant has seen you."

"Wai Li, what time is it?"

"Returning to the young master, it is now 9:20 in the morning. Manager Gai and Captain Dai have come over several times. The servants stopped the young master when they saw that the young master was sleeping soundly. Please punish the young master."

"Oh, let them come in if you have something to do in the future, don't stop them." Li Cha ordered, and when he saw a few pretty little maids looking aggrieved, he explained; "Boss Gai, they are all people who know the importance , it doesn’t matter, I won’t come to bother you, remember!”

"Your servant understands." The four little servant girls replied in unison.

These four people are called A Zhen, A Qiao, A Hong and A Xiang, and they are actually pig flowers sold to San Francisco. The oldest is only fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest, A Xiang, is only 4 years old. I was young, so I stayed in the mansion to serve for the time being.

When he grows up, he will either be sold out or trapped in a prostitute village, becoming the cash cow of the agreement hall.

They are all girls from poor families. Since they were targeted by the evil forces of the Protocol Hall, they traveled across the ocean to come here, and their fate has long been out of their control.

the only way out

It is to be able to be admired by the son and accepted as a concubine, and maybe she can get rid of the tragic fate of having a pair of jade arms and a thousand pillows, and a little bit of red lips.

So these 4 pretty maids spared no effort in serving Li Cha. The breakfast was ready and placed on the dining table. The hot porridge was kept warm with cotton covers, and it was still piping hot after nine o'clock.

Li Cha took a look, and his salivary glands started to secrete crazily. On the table were exquisite-looking white flour meat buns, vegetable buns and siu mai, a large bowl of preserved egg porridge with lean meat, some refreshing pickles, and a plate of roasted tofu with fatty intestines. Scrambled eggs with leeks and a plate, although there are not many dishes, but the aroma is tangy and appetizing.

He quickly sat down and took a sip of the hot porridge. He killed half of the meat bun in one big gulp. He chewed it with gusto, and it tasted so good.

Try the fried tofu with fat intestines again. This dish has burned all the oil and water in the fat intestines. The moist tofu is incomparably delicious, and the fat intestines are cooked very well. Put a full mouthful in your mouth, and it is very satisfying to chew.

A pot of porridge, 6 meat buns, three vegetables, three siu mai and two vegetables, one meat and one vegetable, Li Cha almost wiped them all out like a storm, then patted his stomach with satisfaction, and said "cool ".

Really, he has been in this world for more than two months, and he only found the feeling of delicious food in the later generations today.

Seeing that Li Cha almost swept away the breakfast for 4 people, the pretty maid who served beside him was already stunned. You really can't tell that the young master is so good at eating!

"The food is really good. Tell me, whose handwriting is this?" Li Cha asked with a smile on his face after enjoying a satisfying breakfast. He was in a good mood.

"Back to the son, these meals are cooked by Aqiao with us. Aqiao can cook a lot of dishes, and can also make roast meat. In the past, in the gang..." Azhen is a sharp-mouthed maid. When she said this, Realizing that people from the former Protocol Hall should not be mentioned anymore, his tone immediately became hesitant.

Li Cha turned his gaze to Ah Qiao, and saw that she was about 15 years old, with a fair and dignified appearance, exuding a comfortable sunny girlish aura, with a pure heart.

So he nodded secretly, his expression became more and more amiable, and said: "As expected of Miss Aqiao, what a pair of skillful hands, I'm going to have a banquet for the ministers who have made meritorious service tonight, and I also hope that Miss Aqiao can make a banquet. If necessary, you can inform Manager Gai to make preparations, I don’t know how to do it?”

"Ah Qiao would like to obey the young master's order." Ah Qiao bowed and saluted, although she didn't talk much, she was full of confidence.

"Well, so good."

Li Cha nodded in satisfaction, and didn't promise any benefits. He had to observe carefully before speaking.

Walking out of the small garden in the backyard, when Li Cha came to the front hall, there were already several people sitting in the front hall drinking tea and discussing matters. Seeing Li Cha standing up one after another, they cupped their hands in a salute; "My subordinates are waiting to meet the president."

"Excuse me, let's all sit down and talk."

Among these people are Gai Wangshan, He Daozhai, captain Dai Changfu, personal soldier captain Liu Wu, cavalry captain Gao Shiheng, French instructor Mike Rabiot and others. They can be regarded as the existing team of Datang Club.

some of

The French instructor Mike Rabiot cannot be counted as a member of the Datang Society for the time being. He is just a hired military instructor. He returns to Fangcao every day when Grape Valley is closed, and comes back to give military training to the soldiers the next morning. He did not participate in last night’s training. armed action.

For these capable white people, Richard has always been adhering to the principle of making the best use of everything. If Mike Rabiot took the initiative to approach them, he would not mind reusing them.

After all, there are too few people under his command who can stand on their own, and if they are talents, they cannot be let go.

After sitting down, seeing Gai Wangshan and Dai Changfu vying to talk, Li Cha waved his hand and said unhurriedly; "Old Gai, wait a moment, let me hear what's going on here with Changfu first?"

"President, I have three things to report to you."

Dai Changfu put his posture upright, stood up, clasped his fists respectfully and said as a subordinate;
"The first thing is that the president ordered to screen out the key members of the agreement hall who have done a lot of evil, especially those who forced the good into prostitution and caused great public anger. In addition to killing and injuring 1 people last night, we screened out another 17 people, waiting for the president to find out .

The second thing, other than that, there are a total of 2 prisoners in custody, basically no major evil deeds, they can be ordered anyway, please make a decision from the president.

The four brothels still have some large teapots that do evil things, and the old bustards have been taken into custody. The gambling stalls in the brothels have been closed for nearly three days, and they can decide whether to stay or not until the president expressly tells them.

The third thing is that at around 3 o'clock in the morning, Sheriff John brought some people to the door to see you, but we stopped him.

But before he left he said;
The San Francisco City Council can ignore the internal strife among the Chinese, but it must follow the rules of the new town in the future. For specific matters, go to the city hall on time at 2:00 pm for an interview.

At that time, big figures will come forward to receive Yun Yun.

Chairman, I am worried that the banquet will not be a good one, and the meeting will not be a good one. These white bosses may be against you? "

Li Cha was not in a hurry to answer, but took a sip from the teacup, then put the cup on the table, tapped the edge of the table with his slender fingers, and said with a thoughtful expression;

"Sheriff John is John Sutter's running dog. It seems that our actions yesterday have made some people unhappy. It is reasonable to want to show some strength to suppress us.

Mr. Mike, are you willing to be the representative of Fangcaodi or the Datang Society? I need your affirmative answer before I can consider the next step. "

The meaning in his words is very clear. If Mr. Mike Rabiot is only willing to serve as a military instructor, he will not participate in the competition between the Datang Society and the white forces.

Then, it would be inconvenient for him to participate in the rest of the discussion.

In the future, only performing the duties of a military instructor is an employee and has nothing to do with the Datang Society. This must be made clear.

Although Mike Rabiot's hair was already grey, he was tall and strong, with a ruddy face. After a little consideration, he replied, "May I ask you a question? Mr. President."

"Please say."

"Are you willing to spend huge resources to form a cuirassier regiment?"

"Instructor Mike, you also know that this will cost a lot of money, so... I will definitely form the first cuirassier regiment in western North America."

"OK, then I'm fine." Mr. Mike Rabiot smiled heartily, then stood up, took off the cowboy hat on his head respectfully, put his right arm flat on his chest and bowed to salute; "Lieutenant Cavalry Officer Mike Rabiot is willing to serve you, respected Mr. President, you are the best gunner and knight I have ever seen, and it is a great honor to fight side by side with you."

"Don't worry, Instructor Mike, you won't regret today's decision."

"President, I have no doubts about this." Speaking of which, Mike Rabiot raised his head, with a blazing light in his eyes, and said every word;

"Reviving the glorious cuirassier regiment is my long-cherished wish all my life, and the Rabiot family will be deeply honored if I can personally participate in the formation of this cavalry.

My eldest son, George, and my second son, Embiid, are all qualified cavalry trained by me. I have taught all my military talents, but they are useless in this damn west.

I beg you to let them join this team. I believe that the performance of these two children will never let you down. "

"I agree, and there are other white cowboys who are willing to join the cavalry regiment, and the Tang Dynasty is willing to accept them." Li Cha smiled and nodded, his tone very affirmative.

This made Gai Wangshan and the others who were sitting on the side look a little surprised. They hesitated for a while and didn't say anything.

Isn't the chairman of the Datang Society dedicated to protecting the Chinese immigrant race?Why should white people be recruited into the armed cavalry again?Isn't this a contradiction?

It's better to communicate in private.

In fact, Richard claims to be "the protector of the Chinese gold diggers in San Francisco", and the task of this title is about to be completed.

He doesn't want to wear such a hat for the rest of his life. In the next step, Richard will be ambitious to claim the title of "King of the Bay Area".

Once such a formulation is spread, I am afraid that it will be incompatible with white forces like John Sutter.

You are the "King of the Bay Area", so what am I?
Therefore, it needs to be kept secret for a short time, and we will wait until the wings are fully grown.

Li Cha very much needs Chinese to serve as the basis for the Tang Dynasty, but the population of Chinese is too small, so it is necessary to unite with whites or even Mexicans. The more friends the better.

Because of John Sutter's domineering behavior, many white people in San Francisco opposed him, including Fangcaodi. These white forces are the targets that Richard needs to unite with.

Captain Richardson is an old, treacherous and cunning British guy. After showing kindness more than ten days ago, he has nothing to say.

The architect he promised did not see the shadow, and some of the material support he promised almost did not see. The British guy is indeed worthy of being the king of the mouth. to fulfill.

Even so
Li Cha still wants to form an offensive and defensive alliance with Fangcaodi to deal with the more powerful John Sutter. Fangcaodi doesn't need to be too serious until he has not shown his strength.

Now, Li Cha is convinced; the two sides have a solid foundation for cooperation. ,
(End of this chapter)