Wild North America 1846

What government agency is the San Francisco Civic Council?

This is actually a citizens' autonomous organization that is not affiliated with any government and does not recognize the rule of the Mexican government. It is composed of a group of powerful white captains, lawyers, businessmen, farmers and gold prospectors in San Francisco, with a staff ranging from 22 to 26 people.

, the current chairman of the board is John Sutter, a hardline white supremacist.

There are five vice-chairmen of the council. In addition to the well-known founder of Yerba Buena Captain William Richardson, the defected cavalry officer Second Lieutenant Alexander Madison, the Mexican leader Juan Carlos (a native white man), there are also famous local

Mr. Ralston, the rancher, and Mr. Adam Tatum, the lawyer, are both rich and powerful white men.

Fortunately, these people are not monolithic and have deep conflicts with each other, which gives Richard the opportunity to divide and win over and sow discord.

The Citizens' Council is a deformed product in a special historical period and under specific circumstances, and its existence is reasonable.

The Mexican government governs the entire province of Alta California, with its capital in Sacramento. Due to the armed resistance of white immigrants, it has actually lost control of San Francisco and its surrounding vast areas.

The Citizens Council is the highest decision-making body of San Francisco, and its subordinate private police are the law enforcement force of the new town.

The so-called law enforcement of the private police depends entirely on personal preferences and dislikes. There are no ready-made legal provisions to enforce, and there is no applicable legal system. If you are guilty, you are guilty, and if you are not guilty, you are guilty, and vice versa. It is so arrogant.

Most of the mounted police are illiterate, and Sheriff John can only tell them three points: first, kill to pay for life, second, pay back debts, and third, obey orders.

in the living room

"Mike, since you have joined our Datang Association, please go to Fangcaodi immediately after the meeting to convey our sincerity for in-depth cooperation to Captain William Richardson." Richard sat firmly in the top position with a warm expression.

He nodded to Mike Rabiot and continued talking like an old friend;

"In the Bay Area, the Datang Association does not seek to unite one party against another, but only seeks fair business rights and the rights of members to buy land, buy property, and mine for gold legally. This is our basic demand.

future development

Datang Association seeks to be inclusive and will serve as a positive force in building a fair, just, reasonable and legal society, and will work with like-minded partners to build this promising land.

If Captain William Richardson is sincere in cooperating, the two parties can meet at the appropriate time to discuss in depth the details of cooperation in all aspects.

But no matter what, Datang would not want to turn against each other.

Mr. Mike, please convey my invitation to Captain William Richardson, and he will determine the specific time and place of the meeting."

"Mr. President, I will convey your will truthfully." Mike Rabiot stood up and leaned down to answer.

Richard raised his hand and said, "Please sit down, Mr. Mike. Lao Gai just wanted to report, what's the important thing?"

"President, I would like to report to you the seizure of the property of the Agreement Hall." Gai Wangshan stood up, clasped his fists in salute, then took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves, unfolded them and said;

"From last night to this morning, Mr. He and I and a few people barely slept a wink. We basically ransacked all the properties of the Agreement Hall, including the home of that damn Lin Zhanhao. No one was spared.

A total of 7,752 ounces of gold, more than 2,300 taels of silver, more than 730 pieces of cloth and satin of various colors, various banknotes worth tens of thousands of dollars, 19 shops, and 9 houses (including the locations of four brothels) were seized.

In addition, 113 fine horses, 26 draft horses, 19 donkeys, mules and other large animals, 12 carriages, a silk and satin shop, 4 brothels and two gambling stalls were seized.

In addition, more than 220 rifles, 137 short guns, more than 300 knives, more than 40 bows, and a large amount of rice, flour, grain and oil were seized.

The land deeds seized were mainly for the Rose Manor outside the city, covering more than 3,600 hectares of land, as well as the deeds of more than 230 Chinese workers in the manor, as well as a number of cattle and sheep.

The most important ones are the four brothels in spring, summer, autumn and winter, with a total of 363 pig flowers, and the 121 pig flowers that have just arrived. Please let the president make up his mind on the specific plans."

Now these four brothels have all closed down, which is an urgent problem that needs to be solved.

Richard knew that in this era, he could not be judged by the moral standards of future generations, so he took the lead in soliciting everyone's opinions, including instructor Mike Rabiot.

As a result, everyone's opinions were surprisingly unanimous. They all advocated continuing to open this business, but they were more open-minded and did not over-squeeze the women who fell into the pit of fire.

A profitable business is nothing if not done!

From ancient times to the present

Regardless of whether it is domestic or foreign, prostitution is an ancient profession that has been passed down for thousands of years. Due to the limitations of vision and knowledge, no one here thought there was anything wrong with it.

After considering everyone's opinions, Richard finally made up his mind;

The women in the current four prostitute villages can choose to be good according to their own wishes. Those who are willing to be good will be given back their deeds and allowed to leave or get married freely.

Voluntary practitioners also return their personal contracts and agree with the brothel on a share ratio and number of years. After the expiration of the term, they can leave freely without any restrictions.

This unprecedentedly broad condition caused an uproar among everyone present. Even Mike Rabiot exclaimed: "Oh, this is unbelievable. You are simply the most merciful brothel owner in the world."

Hearing his words, Richard's whole face turned dark;

He would rather not do this kind of business than Datang would have anything to do with a brothel or being called a "brothel owner". The reputation was too bad.

Since the Datang Society was extremely disgusted with the Hehetang's evil deeds and forcing good girls into prostitution, it naturally could not join in with them and commit suicide.

The final result of the discussion was that Gai Wangshan would come forward to find someone to take over the four brothels, or the prostitutes could contract them, as long as the protection fees were paid on time every month.

In this case, it can be said that Datang Society has distanced itself from its relationship with brothels.

As for gangs, collecting protection fees is a routine operation, and no one can find fault, right?

In San Francesco, where the security situation is extremely chaotic, without strong force protection, the brothel would not be able to operate for a day.

it's here

Chinese prostitutes are not limited to the four brothels opened by the Agreement Hall. There are also many scattered Chinese prostitutes working in "social halls" or rooms facing the street. Safety is not guaranteed, and prostitutes are often killed or maimed.

This kind of low-class Chinese prostitutes solicit clients in small rooms along the streets. The rooms are sparsely furnished, with only a washbasin, a bamboo chair and a hard bed. This kind of low-class Chinese prostitutes are nicknamed "Lao Ju" (they

They often have to raise their legs), and most of them solicit customers from the daily labor and crew class. The prices are low and they often cannot get paid. Instead, they are often robbed.

The brothels operated by the agreement hall are usually located upstairs in the bottom shops. They have spacious rooms, teak and bamboo furniture, and embroidered pillows. They are full of "exotic" atmosphere and relatively reasonable (compared to white brothels) prices.

, attracted a large number of white and Chinese gold diggers.

This kind of brothel is equipped with strong weapons. If a customer runs away without paying, as long as the woman shouts, the Chinese gunmen standing upstairs will shoot him in the back and leave him on the street.

Showing it to the public can guarantee that everything will be safe for half a month.

The "old ones" can't do that. Although there are some male fellow villagers who guard the house, they only dare to scare the white people with knives and sticks. They get scared when the white cowboys pull out their guns.

After all, there is no big force behind these people, and killing a white man is no joke.

If he falls into the hands of Sheriff John, he may lose his fortune, or his life may be ruined.

Compare the two

It is safer to stay in a regular brothel. Although the brothel has a high pumping rate, as high as 70% to 80%, the environment is good and there is no need to be worried all the time.

After everyone's persuasion, considering that there are still many women who are willing to degenerate, they have no skills to make a living, can't endure hardship, can't stand poverty, these fireworks women can't carry it on their backs, can't carry it on their shoulders, what else will they do if they don't do this?

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Thinking that what his subordinates said made sense, Richard could only hold his nose and admit it, but he insisted;

That is, all women's deeds must be returned. Whether they continue to work is entirely voluntary, and no force is allowed. The Datang Society will never force girls into prostitution, and it cannot bear this infamy.

Richard directly made arrangements for the three matters Dai Changfu asked for instructions;

Organize a referee committee to conduct public trials of the evil backbones and minions of the Agreement Hall, and allow victims (including prostitutes) to come to the stage to complain in order to set the record straight.

three days later

That is, at 3:00 noon on March 19th, all the above-mentioned criminals will be hanged. It will be executed by the regular team members. It can be regarded as paying the surrender certificate.

The new team members and the old team members are mixed, and the total number is about 170. A small amount of more people can be added to make up the number of 300 people.

Among them are 200 armed cavalry and 100 musketry infantry.

The reason why so many manpower are needed is because the territory of the Datang Society is now larger. In addition to the daily guarding of the Grape Valley Mountain Customs, the gold mining fields along the American River also require the guarding of the Datang Society's horse teams, as well as those in San Francisco...

Ahem, for daily security tasks, the protection fee cannot be in vain!

A large amount of money has been seized. Now the Tang Association is not short of money. Is it still a problem to recruit some people?

After agreeing on these matters, the leaders of the Tang Dynasty Association went their separate ways to deal with them, and they were all scattered.

Richard personally led a cavalry of more than 30 people to the Rose Manor in the suburbs. As for the matter of the Citizens' Council, he arranged for Mike Rabiot to go and deal with it, and he did not show up at all.

Knowing that the other party has malicious intentions, how could Richard send him to his door to find him?

Say something unpleasant

Richard, who has a bad temper, really can't tolerate others stepping on his head. If he pulls out a gun and blows up the old white man's head, won't he start a war?

Even if there is going to be a war, now is not the time.

The Datang Society must digest the fruits of victory in this raid on the Agreement Hall, eliminate the hidden danger of Lin Zhanyuan, and while strengthening its own strength, it must reach a tacit understanding of common advancement and retreat with Fangcaodi or the Mexicans, in order to meet the conditions for war.

There are more than 8,600 white immigrants in San Francisco, of which more than 1,760 are in Parkview, and no fewer than 2,500 to 2,600 live in New Town. The rest are panning for gold along the American River.

How many Chinese are there in New Town?

The total number of people totaling no more than 730, including more than 400 women, and most of the rest are armed personnel or shop workers of the Tang Association, so their strength is very limited.

As the weather gradually gets warmer and the peak gold mining season arrives, the vast majority of Chinese people will go to the rivers of America to pan for gold, leaving very few people to work.

Therefore, with Sheriff John's ill-intentioned invitation, Richard took advantage of it and asked Mike Rabiot, a Frenchman, to argue with him.

The top priority is to eliminate the hidden danger of Lin Zhanyuan.