Chapter 539 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey (today
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Barker Town.
It is said to be a town, but its population is even larger than Pingsui, the capital of Beihai Governor-General, and it is several times more! This is a "big city" with a population of tens of thousands. In Beihai Governor-General, such a population is definitely well-deserved
The first “metropolis”!
However, this "metropolis" that once attracted more than 25,000 gold diggers has no trace of a metropolis at all. The streets are full of mud. With this kind of road condition, roads like this are only the most backward.
It's just a village. There is not only mud on the road, but also horse manure. The buildings on both sides are typical North American-style wooden houses, many of which are painted with a layer of white paint.
The gold rush here ended quickly, and within ten years it quickly cooled down as gold production dwindled. Now there are only more than 10,000 gold diggers left here, struggling to find legendary chunks of gold in the mines.
.Of course, they just barely managed to get to Hukou.
This morning, a group of cavalrymen came here. As soon as they appeared in the town, they attracted everyone's attention - they were wearing black military uniforms, with revolvers in the holsters at their waists, and the pommel beside the saddle.
There was also a rifle in the bag.
After this group of people entered the town, the leading young officer looked around, seemingly looking for something. Then, he rode to the roadside.
"Hello sir, where is the town sheriff's office!"
Li Yangshu, who was riding a horse, asked the middle-aged man on the roadside in fluent English.
Faced with his inquiry, the man didn't even pay attention to it, and just turned away.
He even said something when he left.
"Damn yellow-skinned monkey!"
As soon as Bai Pi finished speaking, gunshots were fired. The white man in a suit was stunned, and people on the street also looked at this scene in shock.
Pointing the gun at the rude white man, Li Yangshu said in cold language.
"Get your gun out!"
"What...what!"
"I said, take out your gun!"
Once again, Li Yangshu ordered coldly.
"me……"
Forced by 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 balls of blood gushed out from the white man's chest. The onlookers on the roadside were all startled. Many men directly took out their weapons, revolvers, and the muzzles of Henry rifles.
They are all targeting this group of yellow people.
Facing the muzzles around him, Li Yangshu glanced at them coldly, and then said loudly.
"I am the captain of the military police of this region appointed by the Governor-General of Beihai. I am responsible for maintaining local security. Now, I will give you a chance to put down your weapons."
Is he the new Sheriff?
No, according to the negotiations with the British, Ming Dynasty needs to respect the tradition of British Columbia - the tradition of self-government. The election of town mayors, town councils, and of course the Sheriff cannot be changed.
What does the British say?
They have to be responsible for the people here, which is actually bullshit. For this reason, Yingtian has already had a plan and directly dispatched the gendarmerie to take charge of the security of a large area. It is equivalent to sending another group in addition to the local sheriff.
Sheriff.
Facing these gendarmes, the people in the town realized that this colony had a new owner. When they looked at each other with guns in hand, they didn't know what to do.
Sheriff James came over with a dozen of his men, all wearing police badges on their chests. He didn't even glance at Li Yangshu, but looked at the body on the ground and said.
"Damn it Tom, how dare you draw your gun at the military policeman! Damn it."
Then James looked at the others and said.
"Gentlemen, you have to make it clear that they are military police, military police sent by the Ming Empire. How can you point weapons at them?"
Then he walked up to the gendarmes and said,
"Mr. Captain, I am the local Sheriff James Dawson. Please forgive me. They are just a bunch of country bumpkins and 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 and nodded slightly, then he looked around at the crowd and said.
"Mr. Dawson is right. We are here to maintain law and order on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. What I need to remind you is that there is only one person here who can kill people at will, and that is me!"
Then, Li Yangshu stared at James and asked.
"What do you think? Mr. Dawson!"
Facing the military police captain on horseback, James felt the pressure for the first time. As a local emperor, he had seen too many Chinese, but these Chinese were completely different from the gold-digging Chinese. That group of people were resigned to the situation.
Yes, but what about them?
They actually started killing people in the streets as soon as they arrived. Do they think they are cowboys?
They are not cowboys, but Li Yangshu and the others know very well what is most important in this land - violence!
In this barbaric land, only violence can convince people. If you don't kill the chickens and show them to the monkeys, the monkeys won't know that they are actually just chickens.
However, in just a few hours, the news of the arrival of the gendarmerie, along with the news of the murder, spread throughout the mine. The Chinese who were panning for gold by the muddy mining site were dumbfounded and their eyes changed.
They are all a little fanatical.
"He, they really killed white people!"
Liang Wu asked a little excitedly. Others were full of disbelief. In each of their eyes, white people were always aloof and arrogant. Even the reason why they came here from California was not because
There is more gold here, but they had to come here because they were excluded from the gold rush in California. But here, like other places, they still allowed themselves to be bullied by white people.
"Really, really, those white people are out there talking."
Sun Kun, who was speaking, was wearing a suit. Among the gold diggers, he was one of the few who could speak English. It was even because of this that he was able to become a mine leader.
"The captain rode on the horse and said arrogantly - now I will 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.
"Earlier, when they said "Da Ming Empire", I was still a little confused. What kind of empire was Daming Empire? After thinking for a long time, it was "Da Ming". Now it's okay. We have our own in the government, so we can
We no longer have to let white people take advantage of us like we did in the past..."
Although he usually tries his best to please the white people, isn't the reason why he pleases them because the white people are the masters of this land?
Now, things are changing, and it’s finally our turn!
Sun Kun said happily,
"Now that our officials from the Ming Dynasty have come, when they come to our place, we have to show some friendship as landlords. This big guy has to collect some gold. After all, they have traveled thousands of miles to come here, so we can't let him think that we don't understand the rules.
"
Early the next morning, Sun Kun, Liang Wu and others came to the gendarmerie with several representatives and Jin Zi.
When they met, they were naturally full of compliments, and then they took out the gold they had prepared long ago and said.
"Captain Li, you have traveled thousands of miles to come here. We don't have anything else. This is just a little bit of sperm to express our feelings. Captain Li, please don't be too little."
Looking at the fist-sized bag of gold in front of him, Li Yangshu pushed the black cloth bag forward. When he pushed it, he could feel the weight of the sperm, which was at least a pound!
Said with a smile.
"We are all family members, and taking care of you is a matter of course. I will not accept this gold,"
Before Sun Kun and the others could speak, Li Yangshu explained.
"Don't misunderstand me. It's not that I don't have enough gold, but because Mr. Li is a soldier and has his own military laws. If he takes your gold and pursues it, he will lose his head."
Ever since the meeting at Nan Hua, ironclad rules have been set. Nan Hua will not treat his own people badly in terms of salary. But if someone uses his power to extort money, then there will only be death waiting for him!
"Captain, here, here, look at these, they are all brought over."
There are officials in the 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 didn't accept gold?
"Captain Li, don't worry, only a few of us know about this matter, and it will never be revealed. We are tight-lipped."
As soon as Sun Kun finished speaking, others also followed suit.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's that there is military law. Besides, you have to remember that the Ming Dynasty is the Ming Dynasty. Now that you have arrived in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, you must change your habits and don't do this kind of thing again in the future.
Yes. This national law can not only control us but also you. Accepting bribes is a crime, but giving bribes is equally a crime."
It is also a sin to give you gold!
Sun Kun and the others were all dumbfounded. They never thought about such a thing. After all, all crows in the world are black, so how could an official not like gold?
Seeing that their expressions became a little unnatural, Li Yangshu laughed.
"Okay, no one is guilty if you don't know. Take the gold back and return it to whomever it should be returned to. But I have a favor, and I really want you to help me!"