Chapter 535: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey (Today's update, please subscribe)
Buck siege town.
Although it is called a town, its population is even larger than that of Pingsui, the capital of Beihai Governorate, and several times larger! This is a "big city" with a population of over 10,000. In the Beihai Governorate, such a population is definitely the first "metropolis" that deserves it!
However, this "metropolis" that once attracted more than 25,000 gold diggers no longer looks like a metropolis. The streets are full of mud. Given the road conditions, roads like this are only found in the most backward villages. Not only is there mud on the road, there is even horse manure. The buildings on both sides are typical North American wooden houses, many of which are painted white.
The gold rush here ended very quickly. In less than a decade, the gold production decreased and the temperature quickly cooled down. Now there are only more than 10,000 gold diggers left, struggling to find the legendary large pieces of gold in the mines. Of course, they are just barely making a living.
That morning, a group of cavalrymen arrived here. As soon as they appeared in the town, they attracted everyone's attention - they were wearing black military uniforms, with revolvers in their waist holsters and rifles in the saddle bags next to their saddles.
After the group entered the town, the leading young officer looked around, as if he was looking for something. Then he rode to the side of the road.
"Hello sir, where is the town sheriff's office?"
Li Yangshu, who was riding on a horse, asked the middle-aged man on the roadside in fluent English.
Faced with his question, the man didn't even bother to answer and just turned and left.
He even said something when he left.
"Damn yellow monkey!"
As soon as the white man finished speaking, gunshots rang out. The white man in a suit was stunned, and the people on the street also looked at this scene in amazement.
Pointing the gun at the white man who made rude remarks, Li Yangshu spoke in cold words.
"Get your gun out!"
“Wha…what!”
"I said, get your gun out!"
Once again, Li Yangshu ordered coldly.
“I, I…”
Under the pressure of the gun, the white man touched the pistol with trembling hands. The moment he pulled out the pistol, a gunshot rang out.
After two consecutive gunshots, two pools of blood gushed out of the white man's chest. The onlookers on the roadside were all shocked, and many men took out their weapons, aiming their revolvers and Henry rifles at the group of yellow people.
Facing the guns around him, Li Yangshu glanced at them coldly and then spoke loudly.
"I am the captain of the local military police appointed by the Beihai Governor's Office. I am responsible for maintaining local law and order. Now, I will give you a chance to put down your weapons."
Is he the new sheriff?
No, according to the negotiations with Britain, the Ming Dynasty needs to respect the traditions of British Columbia - the tradition of self-government. Things like the mayor, the town council, and of course the election of the sheriff cannot be changed.
What do the British say?
They are responsible for the people here, but it's bullshit. For this reason, Yingtian had already made a plan and directly sent out the military police to be responsible for the public security of a large area. It is equivalent to sending another group of sheriffs in addition to the local sheriffs.
Facing these gendarmes, the people in the town realized that the colony had a new owner. They looked at each other with their guns held, not knowing what to do.
Sheriff James came over with a dozen of his men, all of whom had police badges on their chests. He didn't even glance at Li Yangshu, but looked at the body on the ground and said.
"Damn you, Tom! You dared to pull a gun on the military police! Damn you!"
Then James looked at the others and said.
"Gentlemen, you have to understand clearly that they are military police, sent by the Ming Empire. How can you point your weapons at them?"
Then he went up to the gendarmes and said:
"Captain, I am the local sheriff James Dawson. Please forgive me, they are just a bunch of country bumpkins. They don't know that the military police represent the authority of the emperor."
Looking coldly at James who was performing there, Li Yangshu raised the corners of his lips slightly, nodded slightly, then he looked around at everyone and said.
"Mr. Dawson is right. We are here to maintain law and order on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. I need to remind you that here, there is only one person who can kill people at will, and that's me!"
Then, Li Yangshu stared at James and asked.
"What do you think, Mr. Dawson?"
Facing the captain of the military police on horseback, James felt the pressure for the first time. As a local tyrant, he had seen too many Chinese, but these Chinese were completely different from the Chinese who were panning for gold. That group of people were submissive, but what about them?
As soon as they got here, they started killing people in the street. Do they think they are cowboys?
They are not cowboys, but Li Yangshu and his friends know very well what is the most important thing in this land - violence!
In this wild land, only violence can convince people. If you don't kill chickens to scare the monkeys, these monkeys will never know that they are just chickens.
But in just a few hours, the news of the arrival of the gendarmerie, along with the news of the murder, spread throughout the entire mine. The Chinese people who were panning for gold by the muddy river at the mining site were dumbfounded, and their eyes became a little fanatical.
"He, they really killed white people!"
Liang Wu asked excitedly. The others were also full of disbelief. In their eyes, white people were always superior and invincible. They even came here from California not because there was more gold here, but because they were excluded in California when they were panning for gold. However, here, like other places, they still let the white people bully them.
"Really, really, those white people are talking there."
Sun Kun, who was speaking, was wearing a suit. He was one of the few gold diggers who could speak English. It was even because of this that he was able to become a mine boss.
"The captain rode on his horse and said arrogantly - let me tell you a rule - here, I am the only one who can kill people at will!"
Sun Kun's eyes also became fanatical, and he said a little excitedly.
"Before, when they mentioned the 'Da Ming Empire', I was a little confused. What kind of empire was the Daming Empire? After all this time, it turned out to be the 'Great Ming'. Now that we have our own government, we no longer have to let the white people take advantage of us like in the past..."
Even though he usually tries to please the white people in every way, isn't the reason he pleases them because the white people are the masters of this land?
Now, the situation has changed and it is finally our turn!
Sun Kun said happily,
"Now that our Ming government has come, we should show some hospitality and ask them to gather some gold. After all, they have come from afar, and we cannot let them think that we don't know the rules."
The next morning, early in the morning, Sun Kun, Liang Wu and others brought several representatives and Jin Zi to the gendarmerie.
As soon as they met, they naturally praised each other in every way, and then they took out the gold that they had prepared long ago and said.
"Captain Li, you have come all the way here. We don't have anything else, so we just offer this little sperm to express our gratitude. Please, Captain Li, don't think it's too little."
Looking at the fist-sized bag of gold in front of him, Li Yangshu pushed the black cloth bag forward. While pushing it, he could feel that the weight of the gold was at least more than one pound!
Said with a smile.
"We are all family, so it is only natural for me to take care of you. I will not accept this gold."
Without waiting for Sun Kun and the others to speak, Li Yangshu explained.
"Don't get me wrong. It's not that I think the gold is too little. It's because I am a soldier and I have military law. If I take your gold and investigate, I will lose my head."
Since the time of Nanhua, an iron rule has been established that Nanhua will not treat its own people unfairly in terms of salary, but if someone uses the power in his hands to blackmail, then there is only death waiting for him!
"Captain, here, here, look, here, all, all are here."
There are officials in this world who don’t accept gold!
At least for a while, Sun Kuan and the others felt that they were dreaming. How could there be an official in the world who would not accept gold?
"Captain Li, don't worry. We are the only ones who know about this. We will never let it out. We are all keeping our mouths shut."
As soon as Sun Kun finished speaking, others followed suit.
"It's not that I don't trust you, but there are military laws. Besides, you must remember that the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty. Now that you are in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, you must change your habits and don't do such things in the future. This national law can not only control us but also you. Accepting bribes is a crime, but offering bribes is also a crime."
It is also a sin to give you gold!
Sun Kun and the others were all dumbfounded. They had never thought about such a thing before. After all, all crows are black. How could an official not like gold?
Seeing that their expressions became a little unnatural, Li Yangshu smiled.
"Okay, ignorance is not a crime. You can take the gold back and return it to whoever it belongs to. But there is one favor I need your help with!"
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