1850 American Gold Baron

"This is declaring war on Brannan. This is too risky and will cause death for us..."

Henry, the president of the "Californian Daily", held a piece of manuscript with still wet ink in his hand. The headline on it was eye-catching: Who stole our gold and who is destroying our homes.

The content is even more shocking, pointing directly at the root of all the chaos in California to the most wealthy and powerful person in California: Sam Brannan.

After reading this manuscript, Henry's hands trembled a little.

"If we don't declare war on him, won't there be fatal disasters? Don't forget, we have just experienced a life and death disaster, and they have just destroyed beautiful Sacramento!"

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If he wants to continue to develop and grow in California, Brannan's stumbling block has reached the point where he has to get rid of it. Even if it means breaking his toe bones, he will kick away Brannan's smelly and hard stumbling block.

"This newspaper is distributed for free. Within three days, I want to see this newspaper in the hands of everyone in San Francisco and Sacramento. Give it to me as a wipe, and give it to me!" Liang Yao

I have made up my mind to burn the boat, "Not a single letter of the words above is allowed to be changed. If you change it, you should know the consequences."

"Yes, boss, I'll do it right away."

Holding his nervous beating heart, Henry took the manuscript and left Liang Yao's devastated residence.

After using the security committee to eliminate dissidents and eliminate competitors, San Francisco has become Brannan's small kingdom.

The price of San Francisco gold mining tools, daily necessities and other commodities does not depend on their cost, nor on market supply and demand, but on Brannan's mood.

"Damn it, couldn't you buy a shovel with half an ounce a week ago? How can you buy a shovel with an ounce of gold now? And the quality is getting worse and worse..."

In Brannan's grocery store, a gold digger couldn't help but complain. Not only could they not find gold at such a price, they would even have to bear more debt as a result.

"Sir, there are more and more gold on the market, and its value is naturally not that high. If you find it too expensive, please look elsewhere."

said a gunman with a newspaper under his arm and the conspicuous armband of the Sheriff's Committee on his arm.

The gold digger had no choice but to shake his head, put the shovel back in his hand, and left Brannan's grocery store.

Brannan was in a pretty good mood today. Although Brandon failed to get rid of Liang Yao, he also burned down Sacramento. Many of Liang Yao's properties were also burned in the fire.

And he, Brannan, only paid a meager 2,000 ounces of gold for this. There is no doubt that in this round of confrontation, he was the winner and caught his opponent off guard.

It's a pity that Brannan's happy mood could not last the whole day.

He saw today's "Daily California" from one of his hired guns, which could be said to be a declaration of war against him.

Brannan walked to the stove and threw the newspaper into the stove. The burning flames reflected his gloomy face and his chilling, murderous eyes.

The free California Daily News quickly spread throughout the streets of San Francisco.

Whether it is an illiterate miner or a well-educated middle class, almost everyone has a copy, because it costs nothing, and the quality of the paper is surprisingly good, and you can use it for other purposes even if you don't read it.

The newspaper was soon in Flagg's hands.

Flege knew that the "California Daily" was Liang Yao's microphone, but there were not many newspapers that could be subscribed to in California. What's more, the content of "California Daily" was novel and interesting, and it was also a very competitive newspaper in the eastern region.

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There is no opera house or salon for gatherings among nobles in California. Reading newspapers has become one of the few forms of entertainment. There is no reason why Flagg should not subscribe to a high-quality newspaper like the California Daily News.

"The upright Chief Flagg stated that he has zero tolerance for corrupt Mounties and said that these Mounties will be brought to court to face sanctions under the laws of the United States.

At the same time, Chief Flag also said that Sam Brannan, the villain behind the corruption of the Mounted Police, and his lackeys, the Security Council, should all be thrown into a manure pit and drowned to give justice to the people! And to California, a bright future!"

When he read this sentence, Flagg felt a chill on his spine and trembled all over.

He didn't want to take sides between Liang Yao and Brannan, and he didn't want to offend either of them. What he wanted was the stability of California, and he, Flege, was able to take advantage of both sides and take advantage of both of them.

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As for the security mess in San Francisco and Sacramento, leave it to his successor to sort out.

There is no doubt that this newspaper will make his personal image very majestic in the minds of all Californians, and will also push him to the forefront of the conflict.

Flagg could no longer walk between the two wealthiest men in California. He had to directly take sides. He didn't even have a choice but to side with Liang Yao.

Brannan knew that he had received a large amount of gold from Liang Yao and had a close relationship with Liang Yao. Although this newspaper was an exaggeration, the content in it was also a mixture of true and false. Lies with true content were easy to believe.

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"I thought Brannan was already a bastard enough, but I didn't expect that little bastard Liang Yao to be even more bastard than Brannan."

Flagg, who was so angry that he couldn't help but talk to himself, wished he could rush to Liang Yao and beat him up right now.

This damn guy will make him have to be wary of a gun pointed at him in the dark when he goes out in the future. For a villain like Brannan who dares to blatantly trample on the laws of the United States in full view of the public, he can definitely assassinate him.

This is what happened to the Sheriff.

"Oh, dear, please don't say that. Mr. Liang is a very good man."

Flagg's wife did not agree with Flagg's point of view, which made Flagg furious.

"Did you collect gold from that bastard again?"

"I swear to the Lord, I have not accepted gold from anyone, and I will always keep your instructions in mind."

Flagg had no intention of arguing with his ignorant wife, so he grabbed the newspaper and stormed out the door angrily.

"But I accepted his U.S. dollars because I had no choice but to do so. Prices in San Francisco are too expensive. You are the Sheriff. If the Sheriff's wife lives a disgraceful life, the entire San Francisco population will despise us.

I do it for your own good, I hope you can forgive me, my dear."

After Flagg left, Mrs. Flagg murmured in a low voice and tried to convince herself.

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