1850 American Gold Tycoon

The kind-hearted Chinese were accustomed to being gentle and obedient people under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. As long as they could survive, they were willing to live in silence.

Even when they are overseas, far away from their homeland, they are still cautious, honest, and live cautiously.

Although they also know that good people can be bullied by others, and good horses can be ridden by others.

After the burning of Sacramento, the Chinese community was the group with the smallest voice. They silently endured the heartbreaking pain of their homes being burned down, swallowed their tears, and rebuilt their homes among the ruins and rubble.

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

As a result, Sacramento's security force has become weak and stretched. Under such circumstances, it became urgent to arm the local Chinese clans.

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

"Concealing a firearm is a capital offense. I dare not touch this thing."

"This is Citi State, not the Qing Dynasty."

“Citi-State also has a Citi-State court.”

"Mr. Liang said that this is Citi's new frontier. Citi's court can't control it yet. It's just like our Xinjiang in the Qing Dynasty!"

“In those days when Zhungeer was leveled, the Qing Dynasty’s heavenly soldiers also entered Xinjiang!”

"Yes, we came to San Francisco to make a living. If things get serious, I'm afraid it won't end well."

"We can rest assured that Mr. Liang's bodyguards are protecting us. If Mr. Liang is short of money to support his bodyguards, we can scrape together some and hand them over to Mr. Liang on time."

"Yes, this method is good."

Although they are in California, the thoughts of these Chinese immigrants still remain in the Qing Dynasty.

There was a heated discussion surrounding the question of whether to arm oneself.

Liang Yao listened to their discussion behind the scenes and felt very disappointed. With a solemn expression, he opened the curtain and walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

"Master Liang is here."

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

"I have called you here today not to discuss things with you, but to inform you that you must arm yourself." Liang Yao's resolute eyes swept over these Chinese clan representatives, "Sacramento is not mine alone. It’s the Sacramento we all share, and everyone has a responsibility to protect her.”

"Mr. Liang, even if these firearms are given to us, we will not use them. We are all honest farmers and have never used these weapons."

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

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

Faced with this problem, all Chinese clan representatives remained silent.

Before they came to Sacramento and defected to Liang Yao, they could not compete with white people for mining sites. Even if they found a mine with a low gold content, foreign gold mining companies and teams would expel them. Although these foreign gold mining companies and organizations did not Not the owner of the land. ...Of course, they also resisted this injustice, but after some people were killed by foreign gold mining companies, they became afraid, chose to endure, and gradually accepted this reality.

Over time, in order to survive in California, they either started a small business that barely made it to Hukou, or worked for foreigners, doing the dirtiest, most tiring and dangerous work, with the meager income.

All of this fundamentally changed when they arrived in Sacramento. It turns out that Chinese people can also own their own mines, and they can also make foreigners so fearful.

"Do you know why foreigners dare to bully you without scruples? It's because you don't dare to fart after being bullied! People of the same race were shot to death by foreigners, but you only dared to touch their bodies with tears after the foreigners left. Carry it away and bury it!”

Liang Yao thought of the Chinese Exclusion Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1882, and he became increasingly emotional. He doesn't want these compatriots in a foreign land to make the same mistakes again. Blindly giving in will only allow the bully to make further progress.

He did not expect to be able to awaken these people's self-awareness in a short period of time. As long as they could take the step of arming themselves and pick up a gun to defend their rights and interests, the situation would naturally gradually improve, but this would 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 enforcing and maintaining this ridiculous law.

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

"Because you have gold and a foreign gun in your hand!"

"I didn't get to the point! Not only did I have a gun in my hand! But they believed that I dared to use the gun in my hand to kill them!"

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

"Master Liang, we, the children of the Lin clan, are willing to be armed. We will listen to your arrangements." Lin Taiwei stood up and expressed his position, "But we will not use these foreign guns."

"You don't have to worry about this issue. I will let my guards teach you step by step." Liang Yao crossed his arms and stood upright in front of several clan representatives. "Where are the other clans? Let me say it for the last time. Sacramento doesn't need cowards. Just continue living cowardly, and I won’t force you to, just pack your things and get out of Sacramento.”

Liang Yao's attitude was very tough. Several clan representatives looked at each other in confusion. Where could they go after leaving Sacramento? 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 naturally took over Weber's position 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. Almost every day, gold diggers from other places join the Boston Company.

But now the Boston company is also encountering a lot of troubles.

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

Of course, this is not the most serious problem. The most troublesome thing is that people from the Public Security Committee come to Sacramento from time to time to harass them, which seriously affects their gold mining operations.

"If this continues, gold mining 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.

"We should find a way to solve this problem, but we can't rely on me alone. One person's power is limited after all." Liang Yao asked his assistant to give Dr. Robinson a cup of his favorite oolong tea.

Robinson took a sip of tea and held the teacup in his hand: "I want to hear your opinion."

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