Chapter 5: Cutting Hair to Akichi
The young man's strength was recovering quickly, and when Richard had eaten and drunk enough, he put on his cowhide belt again, inserted the Colt revolver, and went out along the grassy slope.
In the open space at the entrance of the village
At this time, a large crowd was gathered, and they were talking and chattering, and I don't know who saw Richard striding over and shouting; "Be quiet, Master Richard is here."
The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.
The crowd fell silent for a moment, and involuntarily moved out of the way, and everyone was looking at Richard with frightened eyes, with a hint of heat.
The Chinese immigrants here come from Tiannan and Haibei, including southern Fujian, Zhangzhou, Foshan, Hakka, Chaoshan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, with different dialects, and it is difficult to work together.
Ultimately
The Chinese are an ethnic group with a strong sense of geography, and they are accustomed to relying on their natives, and it is difficult for them to get close to outsiders with different accents.
Although they were all black-eyed, black-haired, and yellow-skinned Chinese, in the mid-18th century, when nationalism was not prevalent, Chinese immigrants were divided into small circles one after another, and it was difficult to twist them into a rope.
in time
White people know the character characteristics of the Chinese, hard-working but lack blood, do not hold groups internally, can endure everything, and pursue the principle that more is better than less when going out, which is easier to bully.
It's like a large herd of bison in the South American wilderness, although they are fat and strong, but driven by the wolves, they will only flee in panic.
And those old, weak, sick and disabled bison will be swarmed by the wolves and torn to pieces.
Following the opening of the crowd, Richard strode in, looking left and right.
Dai Changfu was surrounded by the crowd, and there was also the body of Ferguez lying on the ground next to him, which made Dai Changfu's words very convincing and the preaching effect was also very good.
"Young master, you're here, there are dozens of awesome guys here who are willing to work with us." Dai Changfu greeted him attentively, with joy in his eyebrows and eyes.
"Well, that's going to be talked about later." Richard nodded calmly.
He knew that Chinese immigrants had been bullied by whites in the past two years, and almost everyone had the experience of being robbed of the golden sands they found, and it was common to be beaten, how could he not be resentful?
Taking away someone's money is like killing someone's parents.
The reason why I chose to endure the evil anger is only because the white people are powerful, there are many horses, and there are many guns, and if you do it hard, you will definitely suffer.
And with no one taking the lead, what can a few fellow villagers do?
Killed and thrown into the deep mountains and old forests, not even a sound can be heard, it is better to swallow the anger and live.
Now Richard's rapid rise, especially the killing of seven members of the Ferguz gang in the old Barr Tavern, showed a formidable marksmanship, so that the hot-blooded Chinese young man saw hope, and naturally a large number of people were willing to follow.
If you have strength in this wild west, you will be persuasive.
Richard looked down at Ferguez's bloodied corpse, then looked up again, looking around at the crowd with a sharp gaze.
Under the pressure of his sharp gaze, many people lowered their heads weakly.
"I am Richard, the patron of the Chinese gold diggers in St. Francesk, and I will organize an armed horse team belonging to the Chinese to protect every Chinese gold digger.
From now on
Whether it's whites or Mexicans, or Indians, don't try to bully us, and don't try to squeeze a big son out of us.
This is what I said today in front of the old and young masters, a mouthful of spit and a nail, as for whether it can be done, please witness it with the old and young masters present.
Whoever dares to rob you of the golden sands, my Richard's armed horse team will be responsible for recovering it and returning it as it is.
Whoever dares to beat our people, my Richard's armed horse team will redouble their revenge and let him know that we Chinese are not easy to mess with, and muskets will also cost lives.
We are all yellow-skinned, black-haired, black-eyed Chinese, with the same blood, the descendants of the Oriental Dragon, and the civilized race of the Celestial Empire.
From now on
I am the leader of all the Chinese, and I will lead you to create a new situation in this fertile land of North America and build a prosperous and stable homeland......"
"Hey, hey, hey...... It's really a long experience, which bastard popped out of the crack in the stone, this wants to be our leader, you are a lot of horse urine, right? ”
Suddenly, a strange voice sounded, and Richard looked at it sharply, and then everyone around retreated, revealing a strong man who spoke.
This is a strong man in his 30s, with bare strong arms in front of his chest, and a piece of cyan grass stalk in his mouth, looking like he is not stingy.
He squinted his eyebrows and looked over, unafraid to meet Richard's sharp gaze.
This person was wearing a five-finger-wide leather belt around his waist, a revolver was inserted next to his right leg, and there were two helpers beside him, who were also strong men, with a revolver and a sharp blade in his waist, looking at him with a provocative gaze, looking like a person from the rivers and lakes.
"Wow, no, it's someone from the Hall of Protocol."
"Which Hall of Agreement? Are you talking about those gangs that do a lot of evil and sell pig flowers? ”
"Be quiet, I know this Lin Ah Da, I heard that he is the second-way incense master of the Agreement Hall, and he has a lot of lives under his hands, and he is also a ruthless person."
"It's a problem, it's a hard stubble."
There are many discussions among the Chinese around, and the notoriety of the agreement hall is notorious, how can everyone not know? They stepped back a little in fear, clearly afraid of getting into trouble.
Lin Ada's hearing everyone's discussion was even more proud, not ashamed, but proud, and said arrogantly;
"Boy with no hair, how much wine have you drunk and want to set up a stick in Grape Valley? I really wanted to be blind, and I asked the gentlemen? ”
"You're against it?" Richard asked coldly.
"Wow...... This guy can see it, it is obvious that he is a clever person, the master does not change his name, he does not change his surname, thanks to the appreciation of the young gang master, he is the master of the North American rudder of the North American branch of the agreement hall, Lin Ada, who is in charge of the injustices of the rivers and lakes. On this acre and three points of land in San Francisco, you kid wants to take it big, open the door and stand up, have you asked the master? ”
"Pull the gun!"
"What......"
The villain died of too many words, Richard didn't have time to mess with him, his right hand naturally drooped, and the revolver musket near his leg was already a clear signal.
Not only did Lin Ada, but even the Chinese gold diggers around him understand it, this is a prelude to a duel!
These crowds scattered in all directions with an "uproar", leaving Lin Ah and the three of them alone in place, the two sides were far away from each other, and the village was instantly filled with a solemn atmosphere.
The distance between the two sides was about fourteen or fifteen meters, and this distance was a great way for a powerful revolver musket, as long as it did not die, it would be seriously injured.
Lin Adaa was suddenly shocked by this battle, his face twitched and shook a few times, and he wanted to say a few more cruel words, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something.
This kid is so reckless, how can there be a truth about life and death if you don't agree?
If you want to play like this, there are so many disputes every day, won't the gang all die cleanly?
Dai Changfu and other four gunmen also rushed over in a few steps when they heard the news, staring at each other in a semi-encircled state, ready to shoot at any time.
"You don't need to, just look at it."
Richard said coldly, and just when Dai Changfu and the others were stunned, he drew his gun and fired it like lightning.
"Bang Bang Bang" three shots in a row
After the thick black powder smoke dissipated, Lin Ah Dasan, who was standing opposite, had just put his hand on the holster, and before he could draw out the gun, his body shook almost in any order, blood splashed, his eyes dimmed in disbelief, and he fell to the ground softly.
All three shots hit the vital point in the chest, and large streams of blood gushed out, making the smell of blood in the air strong and choking.
The time before and after adds up, it seems like less than a second, it's too fast!
"So...... Who else is against it now? ”
Richard's cold marrow-like voice sounded, which made the frightened back of the Chinese around him straighten the hair, and he said in a panic;
"Young Master Richard, we all support you as the leader, we will do whatever you say, and we will never stumble at all."
"No opinion, all of us have no opinion."
"Yes, from now on you will be our leader, it is better to follow you than to be bullied by ghosts, and it is better to be bullied by those miscellaneous people in the Protocol Hall, let's get out."
"Our Chaoshan fellows have long been fed up with the evil anger of the ghosts, so I didn't say anything and follow you."
Under the oppression of the invisible momentum, everyone expressed their attitudes in a mess, and almost a hundred words agreed, and none of them dared to oppose it.
Richard nodded slightly, and the other party was satisfied with the effect of the shot, and easily inserted the revolver musket with the hot barrel into the holster.
Gunner duel
The fight is for the opportunity of one tenths of a second, the first enemy to fire, the first enemy to hit, that is the difference between life and death.
His hand speed was extremely fast, and almost when the three opponents had just touched the holster, he had already pulled the trigger and fired it, and then his left hand turned into an afterimage, and he pulled out the hammer twice in a row and fired two bullets again.
At first glance
It seemed that three guns exploded like a cannon, and the single-action revolver musket was fired by him with the effect of a repeating gun, which shocked everyone in one fell swoop.
This shot made him feel at ease, much more grasped than the gunfight at the Old Barr Tavern, and he was more confident.
Pause slightly
Richard walked forward more than a dozen steps, and saw that the other party was indeed dead, so he picked up a sharp shaku-and-a-half short blade next to the corpses of Lin Adaa and the others, and tried the edge with his hand, and it was really very sharp.
"I just said half of what I said, but I was interrupted by this dead ghost of the Raush Word Agreement Hall, I won't repeat what I have already said, and I will finish what I have to say."
Richard held a beautiful knife in his hand, and as he spoke, there was silence all around, and the pins could be heard.
Although Richard is young, the ruthlessness revealed by his body is really chilling, and he can't afford to resist at all.
"Since we are under my protection, then we must abide by my rules, and our armed horse team cannot be without a name, I think about it, and the ghosts all call us "Tang people".
So......
Let's call it the "Datang Club", I am the leading brother of the "Datang Club", the protector of the San Francisco Gold Prospectors, and every Chinese must join my "Datang Club" in order to be protected.
I heard Changfu say just now that there are dozens of brothers who want to join the club, which is very good, so they will all be accepted.
The horse team of the Datang Society must be equipped with mounts, long spears, short spears and saddle lassoes, and the brothers must eat and drink, and they cannot work for everyone in vain.
Therefore, Chinese gold diggers who join the club have to pay $5 every month, and the gold diggers will be protected by the "Datang Club".
However, when gold veins and dog-headed gold are discovered, the "Tang Society" must have a certain percentage of the commission, because once there is a war with the whites or Mexicans, the brothers who are injured or killed in the war must have a pension silver, and that little money is not enough.
In addition, the "Datang Club" will also provide property storage services, although the sands from the Tao are placed in the meeting, do not worry about losses, there will be a special person to issue a voucher, you can access it at any time. ”
Speaking of which
Richard paused, asked everyone present to digest the rules he had just said, and seeing that everyone present had no objections, he prepared to strike while the iron was hot and did the following things together.
"Since I have joined my "Tang Club", then I must have the characteristics that distinguish me from other Chinese.
Those who dare to offend my Tang Dynasty will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away. ”
After speaking
Richard reached out and took off the tweed cowboy hat on his head, and with a flash of the shining knife in his hand, he cut off the braid at the back of his head, and his black hair fluttered out, adding to the wildness.