Chapter 161: New Country, New Currency! A cornfield in the east
San Francisco, a ruined city, may only be so dazzling in the sun, as for the rest, it has changed.
And just above this piece of ruins, there is such a large group of people, they have driven a lot of caravans, and the most important thing is that these people are fully armed, they are the first army, and all the people in the water are white!
The people of California are a little stupid, and now the situation in California is still good, that is, the climate is not bad, although many people have no houses, but the weather is not enough to make them die, but there is no food, no other living materials, and there seems to be no hope.
However, these new masters of California appeared, and there was a so-called emperor who came out to speak, what are they going to do?
As a result, many Californians came out to see the excitement.
What the hell are these guys going to do?
I saw those ** soldiers, they arrived at the San Francisco City Hall Square and began to move things down from the caravan, moving a lot, some things are still very good, there are food, clothes, and even tents, but some of them are very strange, it seems to be paper, right?
Food and other daily necessities, the people of California can understand, and they also need it, but what is that paper for?
"Citizens of California!"
Just when the things were almost moved, a guy in the army found a high platform to stand on, and then took a tin tube and shouted there.
The people of California are very confused, but they all have an expectation in their hearts, that is, are these things sent to them? They all need it, and this gang of ** soldiers should also help them, right?
So, there were more and more people, and the person who shouted was naturally very happy, and only listened to him shout loudly.
"To the great Emperor of the Socialist Democratic Empire of the United States, Clint . The order of Lee I! Our ** army brought food, clothing, tents, and everything else you could to the people of California! O people of California! Thanks! ALL-HAIL-LEE! ”
Basically, the current ** army likes this tune, and at the end of his speech, he came to such a slogan, which is really, the whole person's mood is different, just like enjoying a Cuban cigar after fighting with a beautiful woman in bed.
“ALL……”
“ALL-HAIL-LEE!”
The people of California are different, they are not familiar with this slogan, but for the sake of stuttering, shout!
But, it's not like you can eat when you shout.
"Citizens of California! We brought supplies, but in order to prevent some bad situations, such as hoarding, our distribution of materials is conditional! ”
"......" this time, the enthusiasm just now immediately cooled down.
However, there was still hope, and I saw that the guy who pressed the call took out a piece of paper, which was not a big thing.
Just hear him say: "This is the currency of our socialist democratic empire in the United States!" Then since the current supplies are ours, then the citizens of California, you also have to use this currency to buy, this is it! ”
"Huh?!"
At that time, a lot of people were stupid because ......
"But we don't have such a currency!"
That's right, people don't have it, how do you let them buy it?
But the one who shouted laughed, "Hahaha, of course we know you don't, but it doesn't matter, you can redeem huàn!" You can redeem huàn now! See that guy? Citizens, in a moment you will line up and come one by one, and you will huàn! ”
Saying that, Californians are not stupid.
"What do you use for huàn?" Yes, that's the key question.
"With gold and silver! Gold and silver in your hands! One Mexican silver dollar can be exchanged for an American dollar! It's the same as the exchange of gold with reference to the exchange of big silver yuan, the same, there is nothing difficult! ”
"......" All of a sudden, the Californians were silent, because they couldn't accept it.
Yes, it's really unacceptable, let's just put it this way, although the United States has issued paper money, and Californians know it, but they don't need those green papers here, yes, they don't need it yet.
Who doesn't know that gold and silver are comfortable? Although it's heavier to hold, it feels good, doesn't it?
This is to exchange real money for paper, intuitively speaking, no one can be happy, but ......
"But what if I don't have gold or silver dollars?" A black man with a blackened face shouted there.
Yes, there must be such a poor ghost, especially if he is a black man.
"Simple! You can borrow first, because we have a limit on how much we can redeem now, and everyone has about the same amount. And you don't have gold or silver, but you can keep accounts, and you can pay for the work of the empire in the future. ”
Hey, in fact, Li Mengyang has thought about this trick, what he has to do now is nothing more than to promote paper money, and once this paper money is implemented, then Li Mengyang will be an old cow X, so he naturally doesn't care about such a loan, to put it bluntly, this black man can't pay money in the future and work for the empire.
"Great!" The black man was so happy that he was smiling...... It's a little hard to see, it's too dark.
"Go over there to redeem huàn, keep accounts, and in the future you will become a glorious worker of the empire!"
“YES-SIR!”
The black man went to take the money, but some people were not happy.
"No! That is my slave! "A white man popped up.
California is oddly enough, and although the state was recognized as a free state before the Civil War, slavery in this state has not changed at all.
However, in the face of this problem, Li Mengyang has already thought about it, simply, a pot of stew!
"Shut up!" The shouting ** soldier shouted: "Our great emperor Clint. Li I, as early as New York, had already promulgated the "Declaration of Equality", in the American socialist democratic empire, all men are created equal! Do you want to break the law? Guardsman! ”
As soon as these words fell, the wolf-like ** army rushed out.
"I, I don't, I didn't mean that, I certainly don't want to break the law!" The white man coaxed.
To solve slavery, sometimes you really have to use your fists to speak, and now the Civil War, as well as Li Mengyang, have used this trick.
"I'll change! I'm huàn! "Some people want to eat.
Immediately after the huàn, I went to buy flour.
"What? 8 American dollars for a barrel of flour? My God! Did I hear me wrong! ”
He can't believe the people who just exchanged the American dollar, is this true? You know, before, flour in California had risen to the point that it cost more than 200 silver dollars to buy a barrel, and it wasn't something you could buy if you had money, but now, 8 dollars, that's the price before the war!
"Is this true?"
"Look at that guy, he really grabbed the flour and ran away!"
"Oh my God!"
"I want to redeem huàn!"
"I've changed them all!"
The whole city hall square was so excited that they even shouted the slogan.
“ALL-HAIL-LEE!”
This time, it's really from the heart.
"My God." Levi, who witnessed this qiē. Mr. Strauss, his mood is extremely complicated, because when the previous emperor made a speech, he actually noticed that that guy should be the Chinese worker he wanted to hire before!
LI Wei. Strauss was really impressed by the Chinese worker, because the Chinese worker's English was very good, and he also took the initiative to come to him, Strauss naturally couldn't forget it, but ......
Back then, I even wanted to hire someone for thirty cents a day, hahaha......
Strauss felt funny, he was now an emperor...... However, the current matter is to exchange the money first, although Strauss understands that in this way, California will definitely be controlled by that Chinese worker.
"Excuse me, I can meet the great Clint. Is Lee I His Majesty xià? ”
However, Strauss was not dead when he got the flour.
"Haha...... "But it's a pity that the ** army is very faceless, "Your Majesty the Emperor, but you can see it if you say it?" ”
But Strauss still didn't give up, "My name is Levi. Strauss, I used to know the great majesty! ”
"Hahaha......" As a result, the ** soldier who distributed the food laughed even more, "Do you know Your Majesty?" Then I slept with Queen Victoria! Grab your flour and go! ”
"......" Strauss was speechless, too, it is strange that his current behavior is not ridiculed......
The currency exchange on the California side, as well as the post-war reconstruction, and the re-establishment of economic order, these tasks have been fully underway, and it is still unclear what will happen in the future, but what is the eastern part of the United States doing at this time?
Of course, the Civil War was still going on, but this time the battle was really a terrible battle!
In September 1862, Lincoln ordered 500,000 troops to attack south, in fact, 500,000 was a bit of a brag, that is, General McClellan, who led 97,000 troops to attack Frederick, Maryland.
At this time, Frederick had been replaced by Robert . General Lee captured, and in the previous battle, Robert . Lee's defeat to McClellan made Robert . Lee had the opportunity to bring his troops into Maryland, into the north, and turn his troops straight at Washington!
At the same time, General Longstreet's forces captured Hagerston and protected Robert Brown. Lee's army, while Stonewall Jackson marched south and captured the Hubs Ferry.
To put it bluntly, the Northern Army can no longer hold back in Washington, otherwise it will really become a turtle in an urn, but this time, McClellan's steady and steady play a role, 97,000 people, this momentum is indeed huge enough, continuous victory.
On September 17, a man named Joseph. Hook's Federation general, he was the first to attack, and it was a field of cornfield that was not very large.
No one could have imagined that on this day, this cornfield was written into history...... R1152