1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 101 The Indians of California
"I'm a celebrity in California. A bandit wants to fight a celebrity. Don't you think your request is absurd?"

Liang Yao looked down upon this little character who had almost killed him.

Brandon's appearance is very ordinary. Due to his long-term exposure to food and shelter, his face is covered with a thick layer of mud, his blood-stained clothes are in tatters, and he speaks with an authentic southern rural accent.

In contrast, Liang Yao was well-dressed and spoke with a strange New York accent.A veritable upper class in California indeed.

"Since you don't want to duel with me, you can only send me to a military court for trial." Unconvinced Brandon still provoked Liang Yao with words, "I have to tell you something. Besides being a minor lieutenant under Colonel Griffin, I am also Colonel Griffin's brother-in-law."

"I've seen someone who is looking for death, but this is the first time I've seen a guy who is in such a hurry as you."

Although Brandon is full of crimes, Liang Yao still thinks he is brave.

"Then, I, judge, jury, and executioner of California, sentence you to death and execute it immediately."

Liang Yao took out the revolver at his waist, pressed down on the hammer with his thumb, and aimed the muzzle of the black hole at Brandon.

"WTF! Hey hey hey, don't mess around! This is not in line with the procedure."

Before Brandon finished speaking, Liang Yao decisively pulled the trigger.

The bullet shot directly into Brandon's head from his face, and the blood and brains splashed onto Liang Yao's clothes.

Brandon's life is so tenacious that he can still move after being shot in the head.

Liang Yao pressed the hammer again, and shot Brandon who fell to the ground. After confirming that Brandon had no signs of life, he put the revolver in his hand back into the holster on his waist.

"Mr. Liang, thank you very much for killing these hateful white bandits for us. I really don't know how to thank you." The deer hunter, the leader of the Maidu tribe, thanked Liang Yao.

In words, the deer hunter is full of hatred for white people.

The Maidu people live by fishing, hunting and gathering, and deer animals, mainly moose, are their important hunting targets and source of livelihood.

Being able to get the name of a deer hunter also represents his lofty status in the clan.

Like most Indian tribes in North America, the Maidu and Pomo people practiced totem worship.

But after more than half a year of trading and communicating with them, Liang Yao felt that this description was not completely accurate.

Whether it is the Maidu or the Pomo, they do not only believe in a single totem and god.

They believe that there are special mountain gods and river gods who are in charge of all living things in the mountains and rivers, and the images of the mountain gods and river gods are humanized deer and fish respectively. Even natural phenomena such as wind, rain, and thunder, they believe that there are corresponding gods Manipulating.

It may be more accurate to explain their beliefs with elf worship.

For this primitive and simple worship, Liang Yao expressed respect and understanding, and did not mean to discriminate against them.Whether it's Europeans, Asians or Americans, everyone comes here this way.

It's just that some civilizations develop faster, while others develop more slowly.

"If Mr. Liang can use us in the future, as long as Mr. Liang says something, our Pomo people will never stand by." The leader of the Pomo tribe, Big Bison, shook hands with Liang Yao like an old friend. shake hands.

Several caravan guards who had been trading with the Indians for a long time relayed the words of the two Indian leaders to Liang Yao.

"Of course, we are friends." Liang Yao said with a smile.

"We didn't find the people who were taken away by these white bandits. Do you know where they are?" asked the deer hunter.

"It should be in their hiding place. After I find them, I will send them back to your tribe as soon as possible." Liang Yao promised the Indian tribe leader.

Walker had already explained Brandon's two lairs. Through the interrogation of the captives, Liang Yao learned that Walker hadn't lied to him, and that their hiding places were indeed in these two places.

One is a temporary wooden object built deep in the mountains, which is their temporary stronghold.

One is a cave, which is their main hiding place.

These two places were attacked by Sutter and Fleger.

The core backbone of Brandon's gang has been eliminated by him, and he believes that soon, he will be able to receive good news from Sutter and Fleger.

The two Indian chiefs trusted Liang Yao very much and had no objection to this.

It is different from the white people who will scalp them if they disagree, exchange cheap industrial products, low-quality wine and opium for the fur they hunted, and the agricultural products they grow, and deliberately sell them blankets and clothes with germs.

These people with the same skin color as them not only treat them more mildly, but also deal more fairly and reasonably. Therefore, the Pomo and Maidu people generally trust the Chinese.

Now they no longer trade with whites, only trade with Chinese.

This is why Liang Yao can easily obtain agricultural products from the Indians and monopolize the catering industry in California.

The hardest thing about opening a restaurant in California is not the start-up capital, but how to get enough ingredients.

The two Indian leaders also warmly invited Liang Yao to visit their tribe, but Liang Yao still wanted to escort the prisoners back to Sacramento, and declined the kindness of the deer hunter and the big buffalo.

The 43 captives were bound like animals and brought back to Sacramento.

After the miners in Sacramento learned that the largest group of bandits entrenched in California had been wiped out by Liang Yao, and even the bandit leader Brandon had been killed, the miners rushed to tell each other, and they were more happy than celebrating Christmas and Chinese New Year .

Sutter and Flagg also brought him good news. They successfully destroyed two of Brandon's lairs.

The gangsters who stayed behind were mobs. Without Brandon himself and those deserters who stayed behind, the gangsters who stayed behind were not tenacious in resisting. They raised the white flag and surrendered after a little resistance.It didn't take much time for Sartre and Flagg to take down the two dens.

Brandon imprisoned the captive Indian women in the cave as the playthings of the bandits. These Indian women should have become the "trophies" of Sartre and Fleger.

Sartre and Fleger disagreed on what to do with these Indian women.

Sartre believes that there is a shortage of manpower in the Sacramento area, especially the female workers who have no market. These Indian women must be able to sell for a good price. battle casualties.

Fleger believes that these Indian women are all Maidu and Pomo tribes, and their territory is very close to Sacramento. If these Indians learn the news, they will harass Sacramento.

Becoming another troublesome force after Brandon's bandits, Fleger didn't want to press the gourd just now and make another move.

Fleger advocated selling these Indian women to the neighboring Oregon Territory, or even further to the southern slave states, where it was still legal to try to trade.

Indian slaves are a rare commodity in some slave states in the east, and Fleger believes that there will be plantation masters paying for it.

The two couldn't stop arguing, so they quarreled with Liang Yao.

"California is about to join the Federation as a free state, and the New York consortium in Sacramento also knows about it. Both of them have bright political futures in the future. If you smudge your beautiful resume because of this petty profit, I personally think It's not worth it."

How to deal with these Indian women, Liang Yao already had a plan in mind.

He promised that the leaders of the two Indian tribes would send them back as soon as they found their tribe who had been plundered by the bandits.

After the influx of white people into California to seek gold, the population of Indians dropped sharply due to war disease, white people's massacre and other reasons.

But there are at least [-] to [-] Indians near Sacramento, and the relationship with the Indians is too stiff, which is not good for him or even the whole of California.Liang Yao's attitude towards the Indians has always been based on cooperation and appeasement.

"But I lost a lot of guards in the suppression of the bandits this time. I need to pay them and their families pensions. This is a lot of money."

Sutter said with some embarrassment that the gold and trophies collected from the bandits were enough to make up for his losses, but he wanted to get more benefits.

"Six brave mounted policemen also gave their lives in this operation. As their superior, I need to be responsible for them." Fleger also said righteously.

"Follow me, are you still worried that you won't be able to make money? Take a long-term view, and don't make big mistakes because of small things." Liang Yao said.

"New laborers will arrive in San Francisco soon, and I will expand the sawmill. California needs more Mounties to maintain law and order. After statehood, I think the state government will increase the budget in this regard and recruit more. More Mounties, expand California's police department."

Sartre and Flaige looked at each other and nodded, they were willing to accept the result of Liang Yao's mediation.

"You have successfully persuaded us, Mr. Liang, I think it is fairest for these Indians to be dealt with by you." Fleger expressed no objection.

"I have no objection either. I think this will help us to live in peace with the Indians, and Sacramento will become more peaceful." Sutter also agreed.

　This chapter makes up for yesterday's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)