Chapter XVI Inquiries

Yin Hang returned the salute to the residents who greeted him along the way, came to the door of the police station, turned over and dismounted, tied the reins to the bolted horse village, and then walked into the police station.

"Hahahaha! It turned out that Eastwood was coming, is there something wrong"? A broken gong sounded.

"Deputy Sheriff Marco is out of harm's way."! After Yin Hang said hello, he didn't answer the question immediately, but took out a small cigar from his pocket and threw it over.

Marco reached out and took it, lit it and took a puff, saying, "I said you only like to smoke cigars"! With that, he gestured to the chair in front of his desk.

Yin Hang also lit a cigar, sat down opposite Marco, and said, "I want to get a place to live in the town, I don't want to wander around anymore!"

"Oh"? Marko's eyes widened, and he flicked his clothes near the police badge with his hand, and said, "On behalf of the police department, I welcome the new residents...... It's just that...... Do you want to start with a new one, or just buy a house"?

"Is there any difference"? Yin Hang let out a puff of smoke.

"Of course!" Since Marco received Yin Hang's money, his impression of this young man has changed sharply, and he patiently explained: "If you buy a ready-made building, I can help you inquire about it, and the land deed procedures and the like can be done very easily." However, now these households have to move away, and although Rock Town is not rich, it is at least relatively safe compared to the surrounding towns! ”！ Marco pouted at the point of safety, as if he were the protector of the entire town.

Yin Hang also knew that in this chaotic year, safety was important, so he asked: "What about building a new one?"

Marco grinned and said with a smile: "Then it depends on what you want to build"!

Yin Hang pondered for a while and said, "How much land can I get by selling nearly ten guns, five horses, and two hundred yuan in cash?"

Marco whistled and said, "Boy, you can really make money!" After sighing, he pondered for a while and said, "What if that's the case...... If it's all converted into cash, you'll probably have about 800 yuan, and you're lucky, boy, if only a month ago, prices hadn't stabilized!"

Yin Hang made a gesture to continue, and Marco continued: "If these more than 800 yuan are spent, according to the current law, you can be given 160 acres of land for free, and then you can build a ranch and a big house!" What do you think? ”？

Yin Hang still knows a lot about this, because in his previous life, he liked the rugged style of the western cowboy era, so he deliberately checked some information.

When people in later generations talk about the cowboy era, they can think of horses, pointed boots, revolvers, Beauty and the Beast, love and money, which are the legendary impressions left by the American West in the minds of many people. However, this romantic and glamorous scene actually only exists in Hollywood Westerns. The historical reality of the Western Frontier is much bleaker. Armed bandits are full of chaos, violence and lawlessness. Laws are difficult to enforce strictly, and sometimes even impossible to enforce at all. At that time, although the United States had already read the power, the western region was almost out of American control again!

In the process, the U.S. government enacted a law, the Homestead Act. The law provides that an adult citizen can acquire a piece of land not exceeding 160 acres in the west free of charge upon registration. If he has lived or cultivated the land for 5 years, he can take ownership of the land.

So if you say such good conditions, don't everyone sharpen their heads and catch up? Not really! Things are far from simple. In fact, although the "Homestead Law" is of great significance, it does not play a role in determining people's surnames in promoting the development of the western region.

In the two decades since the law was enacted, the U.S. population has grown by 32 million, but only two million of them have owned their own land through the Homestead Act. You can see what the chaos was like at that time! And a large part of these two million people already owned land before the Homestead Law was enacted!

Yin Hang pondered for a moment and said, "Okay! Please also ask Deputy Sergeant Marco to help me get a good piece of land! ”！ After that, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he took out four dollars from his pocket again and put them into Marco's pocket.

"Hahaha!! No problem! I can get you a good piece of land on the edge of town! ”！ Marco grinned and said, "If you want to build a house, you can go to Thornton!" His nephew lives by building houses for people"!

Yin Hang stood up, raised his hat, and said, "It's a pleasure to talk to you, Mr. Deputy Sergeant"!

"Hahaha!! Lad! Me too"!

Coming out of the police station, Yin Hang led the horse and walked towards the tavern......

This time, after Yin Hang entered the tavern, the customers inside saw him and discussed: "It's him!" You know? Just yesterday, this young man single-handedly killed ten armed robbers"!

"Do you think I'm deaf? Of course I know"!

"I heard that Sheriff Simon just sent back two escaped travelers in the morning"!

"Yes! I've never seen anyone so powerful"!

"You say, who is more powerful, he or Sheriff Simon"!

"Sheriff Simon, of course! Haven't you seen the sheriff's marksmanship"?

"If you want me to say, the sheriff is old after all, and he may not be the opponent of this young man"!

“……”。

Yin Hang ignored these drunkards, walked straight to the bar, and said, "Hey! Thornton, bring me a whiskey! ”！

"Hey, hey! You're famous, boy! ”！ Thornton, the tavernkeeper, poured a full glass of wine and handed it over, saying, "I've lived in this town for fifty years, and I've never seen anything like this, you know?" The girls in the town are asking where you came from!"

Yin Hang smiled: "That's my honor!" He raised his glass and took a sip: "Is your nephew there?" I heard that he is very good at building houses"!

"What? Want to be in town for a permanent stay"? Thornton asked.

Yin Hang nodded and said, "Yes!" For the sake of the girls who miss me"!

"Hahaha! No problem! Thornton laughed, turned to the side window and shouted, "Sam! Go and call my nephew Ilsa!"

When Yin Hang heard the name Sam, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, because the owner of this name looked so funny! Skinny as a skeleton!

Thornton said: "Did you go to the police station to register"?

Yin Hang nodded and said, "I just came back from there"!

"That's good! What are you going to do"? Thornton stopped wiping his hand on the table and continued, "Don't mind, I'm just asking!"

Yin Hang said: "Maybe grazing, or doing some small business or something"!

Note: "There is one more change in the evening!! If you don't have a collection, please help collect it!! Thank you!! ”！