Chapter 32: The Strike Begins!
"Ask for bread! Potatoes are wanted! Let's beef! ”
"We need thick cotton clothes! We're going through the winter! ”
"The wages are too low! At least two dollars a day! ”
A strike action in the middle of the 19th century began, and angry workers, holding signs with all sorts of slogans written on them, shouted loudly to increase their momentum.
Very normative!
Well, maybe he is not the leader of this strike, but he is definitely an important organizer and planner, and even the specific action of the strike, that is, everyone holds up signs, and then marches in circles around the mining area, which is Li Mengyang's idea.
Why?
Don't you see, aren't all the strikes in the United States in the news broadcast?
That's right, the general strike of silver miners in the northern mountainous areas of Santa Fe guided by Li Mengyang this time is a reference to the strike and march in the United States more than 100 years later. Did he go on strike?
That's right, as far as the literature studied by Li Mengyang is concerned, it is all literature, and the old movies in the past must have artistic exaggeration, and in terms of the real history he saw after crossing over, it has subverted a lot of his cognition, besides, that is the situation in China, this is the United States, and it can't be rigid.
Therefore, no matter how it is summed up, Li Mengyang thinks that it is better to learn from the American strike more than 100 years later, which is definitely a very reasonable idea.
However, Li Mengyang also admitted that such a strike is indeed too mild, and in the current west, such a chaotic, wild, and lawless place is engaged in such a strike, and Li Mengyang himself has no bottom in his heart.
But the problem is that he really didn't have any experience before, and he didn't read the relevant specific historical records, that is, the records of the American labor movement, such as how many people were injured, how many died, and how many people were arrested, these things can help Li Mengyang understand how fierce the capitalists of this era are, but unfortunately he hasn't seen them.
Therefore, he had to cross the river by feeling the stones, that is to say, the current strike of Cheng Dù also has a great element of temptation.
After this specific plan was taken out by Li Mengyang, not only Brady was dissatisfied, but even Matthew felt that this was simply a 'bunch of damn shit'!
Yes, the Irishman's martial arts thinking is a little incorrect, but the strike proposed by Li Mengyang is just such a card, it is too LOW, too weak, right?
However, when Li Mengyang said the word temptation, they regained some senses.
That's right, it's always right to try first, and if you can really get everyone to do no harm, and let the mine owner agree to our conditions, wouldn't it be good?
If it doesn't work, then it's nothing, and then the action will be upgraded, anyway, it's just crossing the river by feeling the stones.
Don't look at Li Mengyang's mouth, in fact, he has no experience, when did he engage in the labor movement?
Therefore, the rice must be eaten bite by bite, and the revolution must come step by step!
The main component of the striking workers was the entire Irish population of the mines, numbering more than 60 and 25 Chinese.
That's right, Li Mengyang broke his promise, he didn't get 30 Chinese workers, it wasn't that he bragged about B at the time, but several people temporarily changed their hexagrams and didn't come.
At that time, Li Mengyang was angry, you are cowardly and afraid, forget it, fucking still release Lao Tzu pigeons!
But there is also good news, that is, someone who was not in Li Mengyang's strike plan came along.
"Brother Li, do you think it's useful for us to hold up a sign like this?"
"Brother Yang, our most powerful weapon is actually not working, so it should have some effect."
This unplanned figure is Yang Guangren, Li Mengyang really didn't expect this Yang brother to participate in the strike he organized, because Li Mengyang really didn't secretly contact him before, and Yang Guangren didn't really participate in Li Mengyang's lectures, that is to say, Yang Guangren did not accept Li Mengyang's 'revolutionary ideas'.
It's a little strange, but it's more surprising, because in fact, Li Mengyang's so-called '30' Chinese workers are mainly composed of these students he teaches, of course, there are a few who are pulled in, but at this time, Li Mengyang has no other choice, one more person is more strength.
"Brother Li, I also understand that the strike is very powerful, but we are so few people, right?"
"This, Brother Yang, I ......"
Li Mengyang wanted to say that he also knew that there were few people, because there were still a large number of Chinese workers who did not come with him, but he couldn't help it.
"What Mengyang said is right!" However, some people are really loyal to Li Mengyang, such as Mai Lili, who is now holding the largest board.
"......" Li Mengyang was very pleased, but now there is only relief left.
"What the fuck are you all doing? Falk YOU! Why don't you go and do that damn life? Falk YOU! Falk YOU! YOU! YOU-AND-YOU! "Not long after the strike went on, a fierce voice burst out.
"Fack YOU! Jack! "Thankfully, there will be a strike in the run, and it's none other than Brady, the head of the Irish, and we know who that mouth full of genitals is, yes, it's the contractor, Jack!
“DAMM-YOU! AND-Fak YOU! I'll fack all your relatives, as well as your family dog! ”
"I'll only be Fak YOU! And then let the others together with Falk YOU! Until you turn into a piece of shit! ”
Yes, the mutual abuse of the two guys really refreshed Li Mengyang's eyes, it was too level, and it was straightforward, and it was rarely used except for Fake.
"Brady! I sue you, take your people, and go back to work for Lao Tzu! Jack also knew that it was useless to scold him like this, and this Brady was not the first day to scold him.
"Die! Unless you agree to our requests! "Brady has a lot of momentum because he already has a lot of people behind him.
They were all striking workers, and at the same time, the contractor Jack was a little thin behind him, because the overseer had guns on his side, and these guys were also well-trained, and many of them had found the high ground, and the guns were loaded.
"Falk ......"
“DAMM……”
The two scolded each other a few more times, but it was still useless, so Jack couldn't help it.
"Come over to me!" Jack suddenly reached out and grabbed a striking worker, not Brady, not Matthew, not Li Mengyang, not a Chinese worker, and at the same time, Jack glared at Li Mengyang fiercely.
“BACK! BACK! "The overseers are blocking the crowd of strikers, and the workers are approaching step by step, as if trying to break free from the control of the overseers.
It was a very ordinary Irishman, and his eyes were blank to look at Jack.
"Go back to work!" Jack let out a loud shout.
"......" The man didn't react.
"Fack!" Jack slapped the guy hard!
"Damn you!"
"Falk YOU!" The striking workers were in a commotion, glaring and swearing, as if they were about to rush over and beat up Jack in the next second.
"......" The man still didn't react.
With a click, Jack pulled out his fine revolver, pointed it at the man's head and said, "Go back to work!" ”
"......" The man still didn't react!
At this point, the striking crowd could no longer hold back, and they pushed away the overseers and surrounded Jack!
"Jack! You coward! I swear, if you dare to shoot, you will definitely pay the price, the price you can't imagine! Brady's eyes were about to pop out.
But Li Mengyang watched from the side, but found that there was excitement on the face of this guy Brady!
"......" Jack's eyes widened with rage, and someone behind him was talking in his ear.
"Falk YOU!"
"Coward Jack! You're shooting! ”
There are still a lot of gossips among the striking Irish.
The two sides faced off like this, and after a while, Jack finally retrieved his beautiful revolver.
"We'll see!" With that, the overseers turned and walked away.
"Oooo Woohoo! ”
"Coward! Hahaha......"
There was cheers from the striking crowd, and they all felt that it was a victory, really, definitely a victory1
At first, you look at me, I look at you, and then they cheered, because this is really a victory!
Li Mengyang really sweated for that Irishman just now, and he really admired this person's courage, so Li Mengyang praised that guy, "You are really courageous!" ”
But I didn't expect that people would answer like this.
"Are you an idiot for me? I know there's no bullet in Jack's's gun! ”
"Huh?"
It seems that Li Mengyang really doesn't know about this......
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