America 1881: Legend of the West

The demonstration continued into the afternoon.

Most of the members of the "Anti-Strike League", including Eugene, were beaten. Only the mayor escaped due to old age and frailty.

Holly intervened.

He was afraid that the workers or the police would really beat the old mayor to death.

But just because he wasn't beaten doesn't mean the police will look down upon him.

The old mayor was locked in a room by a group of police officers.

One of them got a rattlesnake from somewhere and threw it into the room.

The poor mayor spent the afternoon in the same room as the rattlesnake.

Fortunately, the rattlesnake was not very interested in the mayor, so the old man was able to survive.

By the time he was released, three souls had already gone and two souls had gone.

As the demonstrations gradually escalated, some members of the Knights of Labor proposed to capture the city government.

They planned to reorganize San Francisco's city government and elect Hawley as the new mayor.

But the blond young man was calm at this time.

An action to seize power without a sound program and complete preparations will lack sufficient power.

Once things develop in the direction of the Paris Commune, he, the Knights of Labor, and everyone participating in this march will be in dire straits.

Because the governor must have shaken people again.

This time, I'm afraid it's not just the militia, but also the federal army.

The governor did send a telegram to Washington.

President Cleveland was worried because strikes were happening in every corner of the country.

He ordered Colonel Nelson Miles, who replaced Crook, to lead troops to San Francisco to quell the matter.

Try not to make the matter a big deal, otherwise you will be laughed at by the Republicans.

After receiving the order, Colonel Miles took the army on the train and set off without saying a word.

When federal troops appeared in San Francisco, they were surprised to find that the city did not have the tense atmosphere they had imagined.

The strike continues and society remains shut down.

Workers' pickets maintained order on the roads, replacing the work of the police.

Because the police also went on strike.

Inspired by the Knights of Labor, they also demanded improved pay and shorter working hours.

After all, in 19th-century San Francisco, being a police officer was also an extremely risky profession.

After the mayor completely lost his authority, the city council held an emergency meeting.

Some people suggested negotiating with the workers to resolve the matter and restricting management's behavior from the legislative level.

Opponents sneered at this. They believed that this was a matter between labor and management and had nothing to do with the government. It was an interference in the market and was unreasonable and unscientific.

Anyway, the troops are here, and those demonstrators can't make any trouble.

There was a lot of quarrel between the two sides.

Colonel Miles did not participate in such a meeting. He adhered to his principle of never interfering in state affairs and only led his troops to enforce martial law.

The government is still quarreling, but some people can no longer hold on.

Eugene Dupont was heartbroken and frightened.

If he hadn't desperately protected his head at that time, and then lowered his head and pretended to be dead, his life would have been lost.

He now dreams every day, dreaming about workers sneaking into the dynamite factory to cause damage, and then blowing up the dynamite factory with him into the sky.

DuPont's lawyers advised him to sue the workers who beat him.

But the problem is that now the police are also on strike.

Even if the court is willing to open a trial, who will investigate and who will arrest people?

After thinking twice.

Eugene Dupont made a decision that went against his ancestors.

He planned to sell the California dynamite plant.

If Henry Dupont knew the news, he would probably climb out of the coffin and strangle Eugene to death.

After all, he had spent a lot of effort to acquire the shares in this explosives factory.

But Eugene couldn't care less.

He planned to sell the explosives factory to Chen Jianqiu, then return to Delaware and honestly make his black powder in the eastern states.

He surrendered!

Even an outstanding person like his uncle Henry Dupont could not defeat Boss Chen. How could he be his opponent?

After making several appointments with Chen Jianqiu, the two finally met.

Chen Jianqiu's forehead was still covered with gauze.

"Boss Chen, are you injured too?" Eugene looked at the gauze and said, somewhat lost for words.

Although thinking about Chen Jianqiu's failure to save him when he went to the wall alone before, Eugene became angry.

But he didn't dare to get angry at Chen Jianqiu.

So he could only comfort himself:

If I had been the person standing on the wall at that time, I would definitely not have saved anyone.

"No, those workers are really cruel." Chen Jianqiu touched his head, then tilted his head and looked at Eugene, "But you seem to be much more serious than me."

Eugene's forearm was broken and was now splinted and a bandage hung around his neck.

The two quickly got to the point.

Chen Jianqiu readily agreed to Eugene's acquisition invitation.

Maxim is now selling well in Europe, and he is not short of money.

"Boss Chen, DuPont will completely give up its plan to compete with you. Please be noble and let DuPont survive. That is the hard work of several generations of our DuPont family."

Before leaving, Eugene said to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu was noncommittal and just smiled.

After sending Eugene away, Chen Jianqiu tore off the gauze on his forehead.

The gauze was clean, and there were no wounds on Chen Jianqiu's forehead.

Some things can't stop just by saying, nor can they be changed by his will.

For example, the rise and fall of a company.

DuPont? Hum.

After acquiring the California dynamite factory, Chen Jianqiu was the first to accept the conditions of the Knights of Labor, just like the coal mine in Shiquan Town.

The reason given is extremely simple.

"I'm scared, can't I? Give the workers more money and they will be more motivated. In the end, they won't make money for me?"

Facing the businessmen who came to visit, Chen Jianqiu pointed to his head and replied.

If traitors among workers are generally called scabs, then Chen Jianqiu is a genuine "capital thief."

His behavior made the businessmen who were preparing to gather strength and prepare for a lawsuit instantly lose their temper.

Chen Jianqiu still said the same thing: If you love what you do, keep doing it. If you can’t do it anymore, just sell the factory to me.

Just as Chen Jianqiu was conquering cities and territories in California, the California state government was preparing to settle scores in the fall.

With the support of federal troops, the governor was not very afraid of armed confrontation by the Knights of Labor.

He wanted to arrest everyone who participated in the demonstrations.

But the facts told him that it was obviously not possible.

President Cleveland and Congress all hope that the matter can be resolved quickly and that the problem will not be magnified.

He could only catch those who took the lead first.

For example, the blond young leader of the Knights of Labor.