As soon as diplomatic immunity was revealed, the Tribunal had no choice but to withdraw the case and not to hear it again.

At this moment, Bruce rushed out of the ground, pointed at Ji Aojian and shouted, "Murderer, don't think that if you rely on your privilege and escape the judgment of the law, you will be fine." Know that justice is at ease in the hearts of the people, and the citizens of San Francisco have recognized you for what you really are. ”

As soon as he said this, it immediately aroused the applause of the Mexicans in the audience.

It turns out that the aversion to privilege is the most common psychology of the people from ancient times to the present. Why is there a saying among the Chinese people that Bao Qingtian has a dragon head? It is because everyone hopes that such privileged figures as the emperor's relatives and meritorious dignitaries will treat them equally in front of the Qingtian lord, and punish those who make mistakes, and the prince will be guilty of the same crime as the common people.

Therefore, Ji Aojian escaped the trial on the prerogative ground of diplomatic immunity, and of course everyone was dissatisfied in their hearts.

If Mr. Bruce had a dragon head, he would have moved out immediately, to the delight of the townspeople.

Ji Aojian took a breath, "I don't seem to have harmed the interests of the people of your city, why are you so excited?"

"Of course I have to watch out for you!" said Bruce sternly, "a man like you, though you are the head of a country. But when you go to sea alone to fight pirates, it can be seen that you like to abuse personal force and have a very violent personality. Therefore, when you govern the country, you will inevitably exercise tyranny, indiscriminate taxation and miscellaneous taxes, and satisfy the violent tendencies of your character. ”

Ji Aojian was stunned, isn't it true that a person who goes to destroy pirates should be regarded as a heroic and fearless lone hero, isn't it the best material for a legendary romance, how can it be extended to "abuse of personal force and have a very violent personality"?

Sure enough, everything in this world can be interpreted from different angles.

"Mexicans have a glorious revolutionary tradition of rebellion against tyranny. If you want to enslave us and oppress us in this land, you will definitely not be able to do it. Bruce continued to wave with righteousness, "No matter what means you use to maintain your rule, you will definitely be swallowed up by the rolling torrent of people's justice in the end." ”

Judge Garcia is looking down at the legal papers. I was a little puzzled, "Mr. Bruce, what do you mean by that?"

"I've got credible information that this guy has bought off high-ranking people in Mexico's capital to rule our California region. Bruce waved excitedly, "You see." How can we allow such a violent and indiscriminate man to do his best against us?"

"Is that so, Mr. Ji?"

Ji Aojian nodded, "I do have a letter of appointment from the governor of California here. ”

There was a gasping sound in the courtroom, and everyone's eyes showed a look of "I see".

It seems to everyone that whoever gets the post of Governor of the Northern Region from the Mexican government. They must all have been obtained by selling official beards. Since you have invested a lot of money in order to buy officials, then after you become the governor, you will definitely collect taxes on a large scale, desperately loot, and get back the capital. So, the city of San Francisco, and the entire California region. They were firmly opposed to having a Governor take office.

Since today's case is a trial of the mayor's brother, many members of the city council came to watch the excitement. That is, this room is almost full of high-ranking people from the city of San Francisco.

Prosecutor Gonzalez was the first to say, "Mr. Ji, you are not welcome in San Francisco City, so you should hurry back to China." ”

"Is this going to drive people out?" Ji Aojian looked at Ling Tan, "Lord Ling Helm, how many ships have come from your special fleet?"

"Seven, all three-masted gunboats. ”

"Oh, plus two more I brought. Now there are nine boats. ”

Shi Xuanliu shook his body: What do you mean by this, is it to bombard the rhythm of San Francisco?

"Can nine warships scare us, even if you want to go to war, we won't be afraid!" Bruce shouted loudly, "Do you see, this guy is already planning to force himself to be the governor by force." He must be a dictator, a bureaucrat who loots excessively, knocks out the bones of the Californians, and leaves nothing but ruins!"

This time, there was little echo of Bruce's words. The nine-masted sail warships were almost unrivaled in all the countries of the entire west coast of the Americas. Even if the city of San Francisco is not attacked, but the port is blocked, the city's economy will collapse in a short time.

"When did I say I'm going to go to war?" Ji Aojian said slowly, "I'm just calculating, I have nine big ships, how much cargo can be loaded, and how much trade can be done. ”

San Francisco was founded on trade, and immediately someone asked, "What are you going to trade?"

"My family is in charge of Chinese customs and overseas caravans, and the foreign trade channels are in our hands. Ji Aojian sighed, "This time, I originally wanted to find a coastal city as the general agent of the Americas. Hey, if you can't think of me here, I'll find another city. ”

"Wait, you're saying that you can control the import and export of China's foreign trade?" shouted the congressmen present almost simultaneously.

Ji Aojian said nonchalantly, "Yes." ”

Although this is the era of industrialization, on the eve of the Opium War, China's output value still accounts for one-third of the whole world, in the world trade system, far ahead of other countries and regions, there are hundreds of commodities sold all over the world, especially the three major silk, tea and porcelain almost monopolized the import market of various countries.

The whole of the Americas, except for the northeastern United States, where industry is booming, the rest of the country can still only be regarded as pre-industrial, and if the standard of living is to improve, it must rely on the support of commerce. If a trading city like San Francisco breaks off trade with China, its economic income will plummet, and it will also be greatly affected.

You say you won't go to war, but you're already at war, but it's just a trade war.

The faces of the parliamentarians have become not very good-looking, but they are political veterans after all, and they quickly adjusted their feelings.

At that moment, someone stood up and said, "Mr. Ji, you better think about it again, a free city like San Francisco is rare on the west coast of the Americas." ”

Another said, "Our port construction is very complete." If you change places, you won't be able to find such good dock facilities for a while. ”

"Mr. Ji, your sister is the mayor of this city and trades with us, do you have anything to worry about?"

"The city of San Francisco is also a center of trade for the entire California region. Mr. Ji, we can pass the guò bill that allows you to take a stake in the city. ”

......

In the blink of an eye, the parliamentarians knew the reason, moved the emotion, and enticed the profit, and came up with all kinds of persuasive words.

Ji Aojian listened with a smile and suddenly asked. "Then you still oppose me being the governor?"

The hall was silent again.

Judge Garcia cupped his eyes, "Mr. Ji, you have to think about our national feelings." You are a foreign marquis, and suddenly come to be our governor of California, how can this not be reassuring, who can guarantee that you will always defend the interests of the people of this region?"

Gonzalez prosecutor said. "Yes, if you are the governor, we will feel that we have become a colony of the Siberian state, and the people will not accept it. ”

Bruce muttered under his breath as well.

Ji Aojian nodded, "So, you guys are really racking your brains to prevent me from becoming the governor." I've just arrived in San Francisco. He became a drug dealer, a pirate leader, a murderer, a smuggler......"

Garcia said embarrassedly, "It's just a misunderstanding, sir, you're free." ”

"I am free because I have used diplomatic immunity, not because your courts have denied these charges. ”

Ji Aojian shook his hand, "Forget it, since you think that I am not naturalized in Mexico and it is not suitable to be a governor, then I will choose someone else." ”

He pulled out a blank signed letter of attorney from his bosom. walked up to Ji Qingsu and handed it to her. Turning around, he said, "What do you think of your mayor being the governor?"

The councillors looked at each other, and the mayor became the governor. This means that the city is the capital of California and can dictate to the rest of California, which is also a good thing.

However, the mayor is appointed by the city council, and the council can remove the mayor at any time, and the governor of California is above the city, and the council cannot control it, which makes people very entangled.

After a moment's hesitation, one of the councillors said, "If Miss Su is willing to respect the city's autonomous status, I will personally approve of her being the governor." ”

Other members of parliament also agreed with the words.

As long as the city of San Francisco remained autonomous, the governor was only nominal. Moreover, the nominal governor was not parachuted in from the central government, so he could account to the local Mexicans.

Ji Aojian smiled, "This is a city of democracy and rule of law, everything is very stable, there is no need to change." ”

Ji Qingsu nodded, "There really doesn't need any changes in this city. ”

The eldest patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, since this is the case, there are multiple governors.

Ji Aojian looked around, "Is there any gentleman who still has an opinion now?"

This is just a casual question, in his opinion, Xiao Su's appointment as governor has become a foregone conclusion, and there will be no more variables.

But I heard a loud voice sound, "I have an opinion!"

Everyone was stunned, and the one who said that he had an opinion turned out to be the defense lawyer of His Excellency the Marquis, Mr. Lincoln.

Garcia spoke first, "Mr. Lincoln, you are an American, and it seems that there is no need to express an opinion on this matter. ”

"I am well aware of this, Mr. Judge, and I have an opinion about His Excellency the Marquis on other matters. ”

Ji Aojian asked in surprise, "Mr. Lincoln, what do you have an opinion on?"

"Monsieur Marquis, in order to become Viceroy, has promised San Francisco the exclusive right to trade in the Americas. "I don't think that's fair to America." ”

Mr. Lincoln was indeed a standard American, and he was resolute in defending the interests of the United States on every occasion.

Ji Aojian smiled slightly, "The United States and Mexico are at war, and my sister is about to become the governor of Mexico, so she is already very kind to not embargo your country." ”

"It was only the slave owners of the South who started this unjust war. "The people of the United States, and especially the citizens of the northern states, have always been very sympathetic and sympathetic to and in solidarity with the people of Mexico in their just struggle." I hope that His Excellency the Marquis will understand the difference between them, and that he will not cut off trade with the United States as a whole. ”