New Ming Empire mixed in America

The land purchase went relatively smoothly, and most California legislators paid little attention to a remote corner of California on the edge of California, close to Mexican territory.

It was not sold to another country, but to a businessman, and a patriotic businessman who wanted to build a large number of factories, docks, and help build cities in California!

Not to mention that this businessman is very polite and gives away aluminum tableware in sets, as well as exquisite porcelain in sets.

So both the congressmen who stand in the south and the congressmen who stand in the north are very satisfied. Since everyone is satisfied, then things will be easier to handle.

Except for some fierce protests from several representatives sent by the city of Los Angeles, the matter was settled.

However, the Los Angeles area had just been ceded to the United States by Mexico, so their opposition was not as loud as the collision of gold coins.

On the rough cowhide map, a ruler was used to draw a horizontal and vertical rectangular area near Long Beach that included the later towns of Compton, Brea, and Santa Ana.

The state government documents clearly stated that the area where the line was drawn already belonged to him, and now he was just waiting for the Los Angeles government to stamp it.

Regarding this operation, Li Mingqi said: This is very European.

But there's definitely something else hidden behind those state legislators' readily agreed.

For example, after he had almost completed the construction, the state government sent some officials to evade him. Or they used various policies (such as taxation) to force him to compromise.

Li Mingqi didn't care about any of this, because he didn't think about the future at all.

As long as this name can be used to help the empire survive the most difficult period of development.

As for whether the indigenous people in this area agree or not...may God bless the California government to handle it properly.

Anyway, Li Mingqi's condition was that he did not want to see any free people who did not belong to him in the area he purchased.

For this matter, in addition to the money to purchase the land, Li Mingqi also posted rewards in major taverns in San Francisco.

That is, when the relocation deadline given by the California government passes, he will declare that the indigenous people who are still in the same place are illegal trespassers.

The price is clearly marked, 150 US dollars per head, which is very reasonable. The price is 50 US dollars more than the Indian scalp, which gives them enough face.

As soon as this news was released, bounty hunters in San Francisco began to set off to the vicinity of Long Beach.

Because there is another sentence on the reward - anyone who accepts the commission, even if there is no harvest, will receive a basic salary of 50 US dollars after one month, and the head count is calculated separately.

Li Mingqi really loves the United States at this time. Because the situation between the north and the south is constantly tense, and the states are in a state of self-reliance.

The immigrants from various countries who have been put together have a very weak concept of the so-called country.

Looking at the crowd of people who came to protest led by two Los Angeles city councilors outside the hotel, Li Mingqi was all smiles and even ate two more ham sausages with great appetite.

"We want free land! We need docks! We need fish and meat!"

Two Los Angeles city council members stood on a carriage and yelled at the crowd who came to protest.

When they roared, the crowd below followed suit, and the scene was very spectacular.

The crowd was surrounded by dozens of armed policemen, a group of paid local gang members armed with various weapons were blocked at the entrance of the hotel, and in the lobby were Xinming Empire soldiers on guard with guns.

Now this hotel has been bought by Li Mingqi, and everyone on the Flying Bird is living here at this time.

Including the lobby, the hotel has a total of more than thirty rooms on four floors, which can perfectly accommodate everyone on the Asuka.

"Long live my lord, these foreign and cunning people have been shouting for more than half a month. I am worried that this foreign government will regret it."

Liu Youcai glanced out the window with lingering fear, worry written on his face.

"Don't worry, these foreigners don't know what it means to be a prince, general, and minister. They can't do anything except shout a few slogans."

"Their workers lived worse than ordinary people in the Qing Dynasty, and we didn't see those people resisting. Besides, we have already signed the contract, and they will not regret it."

In this regard, Li Mingqi is very confident, because it is stated in the contract that he will pay a large sum of resettlement money to the California government. As for how much money the state government spends on the indigenous people, he does not care.

Those Mexican veterans and children outside have actually received their own resettlement funds. Although the resettlement funds have shrunk by more than half, they have received the money after all.

Besides, they had just been beaten by the Americans (in the US-Mexican War) and they didn't dare to go too far.

"It's not a problem to let them shout outside. Let's do this, Erhe..."

Liu Erhe, who received Li Mingqi's advice, took the people and prepared to go.

About half an hour later, Liu Erhe led someone to carry several huge iron buckets out of the door.

A row of long tables was set up in front of the protesting crowd and the iron barrels were placed. After everything was ready, Liu Erhe reached out and opened the lid of the iron barrel.

Suddenly, a strong fragrance spread throughout the small square in front of the hotel with the breeze.

Fortunately, it hasn't rained in the past few days, so the fragrance can overcome the faint smell of horse manure in the air. Otherwise...

"We want the dock...We have the right to fish freely...Gulu~We...Gulu~"

The scent was so strong that the crowd gathered to protest became riotous.

In order to allow these people to gather these days, the Los Angeles city government squeezed out some funds, which were used specifically for the food, accommodation and travel expenses of the protestors.

Without this money, the protesting crowd would not bother to travel so far and take a boat from Long Beach to San Francisco to protest. Wouldn’t it be nice to have that time to hunt and farm?

At this time, little Wilson, who was holding a loudspeaker, stood on a chair and began to shout according to the script written by Li Mingqi:

"Dear gentlemen and ladies, please stop for a moment. My boss asked me to tell you that even if you are protesting, you cannot protest on an empty stomach."

"So starting from today, my boss will provide everyone with a lunch every day at noon. And after the Los Angeles city government clarifies our boss's land, you can all go to work in my boss's factory."

"My boss said that those who don't want to work in the factory can still work on the construction site, and they will take care of food, housing, and money! You may have heard that my boss wants to build several factories and even a city.

, so you’ll all have a job.”

As Wilson Jr. kept shouting, the people in the protest gradually stopped.

There is no way, after all, the human voice is no better than five or six speakers specially designed for square dance.

When they heard that there would be food to eat and there would be jobs in the future, people slowly lowered the protest signs they held.

By the time Wilson Jr. shouted for the sixth time, people who fully understood had already ignored the incitement of the two congressmen.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, we must unite to resist these yellow people from setting foot on our land. Use our shouts to defend democracy..."

Unfortunately, the shouting and yelling of these two congressmen could no longer stop the movement of the crowd.

As funds gradually run out, the supply of black bread to those who came to protest has become less and less these days.

Li Mingqi saw this and arranged for Liu Erhe and others to put on a show.

In the first few days of the protest, these people could shout all day long. Now, these people can shout for four hours a day, which is a great honor to the Los Angeles City Council.

After dinner in the morning, I yell for two hours, and after dinner in the evening, I yell for another two hours, which is almost the same as going to work. There is no such thing as three meals in this era.

As the supply of brown bread dwindled, the protestors had already begun to have other ideas.

Serving lunch now is just the beginning. In two days, Li Mingqi will also prepare breakfast and dinner for these people.

The Los Angeles city government has been refusing to stamp documents from California, which made Li Mingqi very dissatisfied and decided to cause some trouble for these blind people.

Through the window, Li Mingqi smiled sinisterly as he looked at the crowd of people outside the hotel holding wooden bowls and desperately pushing instant noodles into their mouths.

In the next two days, the protesters who came to deal with the incident found that food was also being served outside the hotel in the morning and evening.

In the morning, there was a new kind of pasta. The kid who yelled every day said that this thing was called steamed buns.

Although it looks weird, it is very filling when eaten with the thick soup called egg drop soup.

At noon, it’s the boiled instant noodles with a very attractive aroma, and at night, it’s the golden egg fried rice.

The food supply of three meals a day has long given these people no idea of ​​protesting.

Two days later, even the two Los Angeles city council members who took the lead in shouting began to eat.

Because they both began to think it would be a good idea to sell the land to these Easterners. They were all worthless wasteland anyway.

In addition, the city of Los Angeles has stopped continuing to allocate funds to them, and now they can't even eat brown bread. You can't let the congressman go to work hungry, this is undemocratic!

As for the residents living near Long Beach, they have no objections now. They are just waiting for the Los Angeles city government to fulfill the contract and start working for the Eastern capitalists.

It is a pity that the Los Angeles City Government has been reluctant to sign. This has gradually made the reserve workers who are eating for Li Mingqi and will work for Li Mingqi in the future gradually dissatisfied.

So in order to defend the democratic freedoms of the residents, Li Mingqi generously spent a sum of money and asked Wilson Jr. to take these people back to Los Angeles to protest against the inaction of their city government.