Wild North America 1846

Chapter 6 Trouble
Li Cha's move caused an involuntary uproar among the people present, and some people subconsciously touched their long braids, showing hesitation.

You need to strike while the iron is hot, and it will be difficult to handle when it is cold.

Li Cha signaled the four subordinates to come over with stern eyes. They have been following Li Cha for a long time, and they walked over subconsciously, just about to say something...

Can't help but say
Li Cha directly grabbed the braids at the back of his head and cut off the thick braids in a flash of cold light.

This abrupt movement frightened these people, they did not dare to move around, the short blade was so sharp, it would be a big loss for fear of cutting off the neck with one blow.

After finishing the long braids of the four under his command, Li Cha ordered, "Everyone here is not allowed to leave, and all of them cut off their braids. This is a sign of entering my Tang Dynasty. Go ahead and remove all your braids." Cut it for me."

"Uh... Got it, young master."

Under the intimidation of Li Cha's gaze, these four of his subordinates had no choice but to cut off the braid anyway, so they might as well break the pot!

I don't have braids, and neither do you!

Under this strange mentality, Dai Changfu and others drew out their short knives, grabbed the people around them and began to cut their braids.

It may be that the deterrent effect of killing people in the street is too strong. These Chinese gold diggers basically did not make too much resistance. At most, when Dai Changfu and others came over with short knives, they begged for mercy in a low voice, begging to let go.

Let you go, what shall we do?
Dai Changfu and the others didn't talk nonsense, they directly pulled the braid and chopped it off with a knife, still yelling: "Brothers, don't move around, be careful not to hurt your own stature, I'm also following the young master's strict order, I can't help myself! "

"Grandfather Dai, Master Dai...you must not..."

not finished
With a flash of the knife, the braid was cut off at the back of the head, and the back of the head was chilly. The man shrank his head in fright and dared not speak anymore.

This year

Most of the gold diggers who traveled across the ocean are illiterate. What you tell him about the history of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties is nonsense, and it is also nonsense to talk about how the dignified Chinese sons and daughters can be ruled by the Qing captives, and men should be self-improving. It's almost like playing the piano to a cow.

If Lin Ada, the three dead ghosts, hadn't come to the door and let Li Cha show his authority on the spot, I don't know how much effort it would take to cut off the braids of these Chinese.

Even if the words are bad, it probably won't work.

After the initial shock, some onlookers began to resist, resolutely unwilling to cut their braids.

Li Cha was holding a knife in his hand, as long as he gave him a cold look...

Well, OK, everything is fine.

There are more than 430 people in the whole village. In just a short time, the braids on the back of everyone's heads were roughly cut off.

"Okay, don't cry so much."

Li Cha let out a loud roar, and the crying voices of the men around him suddenly became quieter. The shiny short blade in his hand pointed to the sky and said loudly;

"By God, I, Li Cha, swear to Tianming that the Chinese who have cut off their braids are all brothers of the "Datang Society", and will never let you be bullied by ghosts. As long as you find alluvial gold, the "Datang Society" will guarantee your safety." Commitment, building a house, marrying a wife, and buying land are all protected by the Tang Society.

Now, all of you will come with me with knives and guns, and bring these corpses with you. Let's go to Erdaoling and Sandaoling villages to develop more Chinese members into the association.

The Chinese who join the association have no braids, so everyone is the same and equal, do you think it is okay? "

"Okay..." Everyone replied in unison.

Many people had tears and snot all over their faces. Anyway, when they heard that they were going to cut their braids in other villages, they immediately got excited and shouted hello.

Since I don't have braids, why should you have braids?Don't want to laugh at me, so everyone doesn't have it.

What Master Li Cha said makes sense, what is it called... equality.

Hundreds of people became emotional, carrying knives, carrying guns, and dragging the dead in a carriage. Walking in the direction of Erdaoling Village, it is full of momentum.

in the valley of grapes

The village where Li Cha lives is called Toudaoling Village, and there are Erdaoling, Sandaoling, Sidaoling and Wudaoling behind, all separated by stretching mountains, a total of 5 villages.

Most of these five villages are mainly Chinese residents, and there are also a small number of Mexican Indians, including about 5 Chinese and about 1400 Mexican Indians.

Continuing to the depths of the valley, there are several indigenous Indian tribes, with a total of about 4000 to [-] people. They live their lives in seclusion and rarely deal with whites and Chinese.

The two parties will only contact when exchanging materials.

The more than 400 people led by Li Cha were really a big battle. When they came to Erdaoling Village, they first put 4 corpses in the village, and after attracting young and old people to come to watch, everyone began to cut their hair, acting roughly. And directly, there is no reason at all, and the efficiency is quite fast.

at dusk
The last village of Wudaoling also accomplished the feat of cutting braids. The crowds gathered had reached thousands, and more than 100 of them joined the armed cavalry of the "Datang Club" on the spot. the power of.

Li Cha brought all these young men to Toudaoling Village, slaughtered a cow and two sheep that evening, and held a grand bonfire dinner to celebrate the establishment of the Datang Society.

The crowd continued to make noise until late at night, singing and dancing, venting their excess energy to their heart's content.

The next day, bright light shines into the room through the window lattice.

Getting up from the warm blanket, Li Cha's head felt groggy, and there was still some alcohol left.

The Scotch Whiskey was really strong. Last night he deliberately kept himself awake. He patrolled the surroundings until the end. He didn't rest until two or three o'clock in the morning, but he still drank too much.

After washing with cold water, the whole person refreshed.

Turn around inside and outside the wooden house

In the room on the other side, several people in charge of guarding last night were sleeping soundly, and a dozen horses had been taken away to graze fresh green grass on the nearby hillside.

The other men, led by Dai Changfu and others, were running along the roads of the village, tempering a strong physique, which is a must-have quality for a gunslinger in the Tang Dynasty.

Next Step

It is also necessary to build some stone locks, stone poles, wooden dummy stakes and other utensils to make the training gradually more formal.

By the way, we need to find a good military instructor.

What Li Cha wanted was not a group of mobsters, but a combat-capable "Datang Club" gunman, so militarized training is the only way to go, there is nothing to say about it.

There are more than 100 people who need to establish a stronghold. He looked up and looked around, staring at the high hills on the side of the village entrance.

This gentle hill is about 130 meters high, 80 meters away from the road at the entrance of the village. It is the only place to enter the Grape Valley, and it is backed by the red oak forest.

standing at the gate of the yard
Li Cha fell in love with this place at a glance, so, the first armed stronghold of the Tang Dynasty was established here.

Although it is a little closer to the village, there is nothing to say about other conditions. Building an armed stronghold is not a trivial matter. At least the wall facing the valley entrance must be very strong. bombardment.

San Francisco is an important city for shipping trade on the west coast of North America. There are constant sailing ships, many of which are cargo ships from the Caribbean Sea in Central America, and even as far as the Luzon Islands and the northern mainland of China. Front-loading artillery is very common. , there are many powerful ones.

As long as you have money, you can buy more than 100 artillery pieces casually. This is really no joke.

thought about it for a while

Li found out that the project was too big and needed a long-term plan.

it's imperative now

Li Cha glanced at the corpse of Fergus outside the wooden fence. It had become stiff overnight, and the exposed hands showed purple-black rigor spots, curled up like chicken feet.

This thing can't stay here any longer. Today, I will arrange to bring the corpse to the Fangcao Field in exchange for a bounty. By the way, I will see if there are any talents who can build a camp.

in this regard
The British and Spaniards are masters. The countless castles and fortresses they built all over the world still stand after hundreds of years of wind and rain, and their level is much higher than that of Chinese workers.

Among other things, the Spaniards built the huge dome of the church. In the era when there was no reinforced concrete, they could build a huge semicircular dome just by building bricks.

Dozens of people standing on it will not collapse, relying on the principle of mechanics to evenly distribute the weight of the dome to the surrounding stone ring beams, Huagong can't do this.

and also……

The three Lin Adas who were shot to death in public yesterday were members of the Agreement Hall of the Chinese Gang, and this Lin Ada is still some kind of second-hand incense master.

Although the body was buried, the matter was not over.

Agreement Hall is a notorious group of human traffickers. It sells "pigs" and "pig flowers" on a large scale between Guangdong, Guangxi and North America to make huge profits. It also opened a brothel for Chinese women in San Francisco to earn some shady money.

In the Jianghu people's mouth, "pigboys" are Chinese laborers, and "pig flowers" are mainly young women who are lured, kidnapped, or forced to buy. Most of them are pretty and lovely, so they are called "pig flowers".

Agreement Hall is a Jianghu gang that specializes in this business. They abduct and sell a large number of women in Guangzhou at a price of 15 taels to 20 taels of silver per woman, and then sell them to San Francisco for a maximum price of 800 US dollars. It is simply huge profits.

According to the estimates of the "San Francisco Evening News", in the three years from the end of 1842 to 1845, there were about 3 women sold in the Agreement Hall, and the profit was at least 420 taels of silver.

Such a black and evil gang will never watch their own people get killed. The news will not spread for a day or two, and it will spread for three to five days at most.

So many people have seen it, it is impossible to hide it, and this is not a big trouble.

Li Cha is not afraid of trouble. There are more than 1200 Chinese living in the new town of San Francisco. Most of them work in workshops, and there are also a small number of gold diggers. Guy, sooner or later he will incorporate the Chinese there.

The problem now is that he is also afraid of being blackmailed!

In a typical Western cowboy duel scene, two people stand in the street, with a distance of 40 meters from each other, and draw a gun in a fair duel.

In fact, in this wild and chaotic west, most cowboys don't follow any rules, and most of them die from black guns behind their backs.

(End of this chapter)