America 1881: They Call Me Legend

The demonstrations continued into the afternoon.

Most members of the "Anti-Strike League" including Eugene were beaten, only the mayor escaped due to old age and frailty

Hawley stepped in.

He was afraid that the workers or the police would really beat the old mayor to death.

But not being beaten doesn't mean the police will look good on him.

The old mayor was locked in a room by a group of police officers.

One of them got a rattlesnake out of nowhere and threw it into the room.

The poor mayor spent an afternoon in a room with this rattlesnake.

Fortunately, the rattlesnake didn't have much interest in the mayor, so the old man survived.

By the time he was released, the three souls had already gone to two souls.

With the gradual escalation of demonstrations, some members of the Knights of Labor have proposed to capture the city government.

They intend to reorganize San Francisco's municipal government organization and elect Hawley as the new mayor.

But at this time the blond young man was calm.

An action to seize power without a sound program and without complete preparations lacks sufficient strength.

Once things develop in the direction of the Paris Commune, then I, the Knights of Labor, and all those who participated in this parade will be in doom.

Because, the governor must be shaking people again.

This time, I am afraid that it is not only the militia, but also the federal army.

The governor did send a telegram to Washington.

President Cleveland is in a state of distress at this time, because strikes are taking place in all corners of the country at this time.

He ordered Crook's successor, Colonel Nelson Miles, to lead troops to San Francisco to settle the matter.

Try not to make things too big, or you will be laughed at by the Republicans.

After receiving the order, Colonel Miles boarded the train with the army and set off without saying a word.

When the federal troops appeared in San Francisco, they were surprised to find that the city did not have the tense atmosphere they had imagined.

The strike is still going on, and the society is still shut down.

Workers' pickets maintained order on the road, replacing the work of the original police.

Because the police are on strike too.

Inspired by the Knights of Labor, they also demanded better pay and shorter working hours.

After all, being a police officer was an extremely risky profession in 19th-century San Francisco.

After the mayor completely lost his prestige, the city council held an emergency meeting.

Some people suggested to negotiate with the workers to resolve this matter, and restrict the behavior of the management from the legislative level.

Opponents scoff at this. They think it is a matter between labor and capital, and has nothing to do with the government. This is a kind of interference in the market, which is unreasonable and unscientific.

Anyway, the army is here, and the demonstrators can't make waves.

The two sides quarreled furiously.

Colonel Myers did not participate in such a meeting. He adhered to his principle of never interfering in state affairs, and just led the team to martial law.

The government is still quarreling, but some people can't hold it anymore.

Eugene Dupont was heartbroken and terrified.

If he hadn't tried his best to protect his head at that time, and then lowered his head and pretended to be dead, he would have died long ago.

He now dreams every day, dreaming that workers sneak into the explosives factory to sabotage, and then blow up the explosives factory to the sky with him.

DuPont lawyers recommended that he sue the workers who beat him.

But the problem is that the police are on strike now.

Even if the court is willing to hold a trial, who will investigate and arrest people?

After thinking twice.

Eugene Dupont made a decision against his ancestors.

He was going to sell the California Dynamite Factory.

If Henry Dupont knew the news, he might crawl out of the coffin and strangle Eugene to death.

After all, he took the shares of this explosives factory with great effort.

But Eugene couldn't care less.

He planned to sell the explosives factory to Chen Jianqiu, and then return to Delaware by himself, honestly making his black powder in the eastern state.

He surrendered!

Even an outstanding man like my uncle Henry Dupont couldn't beat this Boss Chen, so how can I be his opponent?
After dating Chen Jianqiu several times, the two finally met.

There was still gauze on Chen Jianqiu's forehead.

"Boss Chen, are you injured too?" Eugene looked at the gauze and said a little out of words.

Even though he thought that Chen Jianqiu went up to the wall alone and failed to save him, Eugene was furious.

But he didn't dare to get angry at Chen Jianqiu.

So he can only comfort himself:
If I was the person standing on the wall at that time, I would definitely not have saved people.
"No, those workers are really ruthless." Chen Jianqiu touched his head, then tilted his head and looked at Youjin, "But you seem to be much more serious than me."

Eugene's broken forearm is now in a splint and a bandage around his neck.

The two quickly got down to business.

Chen Jianqiu readily agreed to Eugene's acquisition offer.

Ma Keqin is now sold out in Europe, and he is not short of money now.

"Boss Chen, DuPont will completely give up its plan to compete with you. Please raise your hand and let DuPont survive. This is the hard work of several generations of our DuPont family."

Before leaving, Youjin said to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu was noncommittal, just smiling.

After sending Youjin away, Chen Jianqiu tore off the gauze on his forehead.

The gauze was clean, and there was no wound on Chen Jianqiu's forehead.

Some things can't be stopped just by saying they stop, nor are they transferred by his will.

For example, the rise and fall of a company.

DuPont?hum.

After purchasing the California Explosives Factory, like the coal mine in Shiquan Town, Chen Jianqiu took the lead in accepting the conditions of the Labor Knights.

And the reason given is very simple.

"I'm scared, can't I? Give the workers more money, and they will be more motivated. In the end, won't they make money for me?"

Facing the businessmen who came to visit, Chen Jianqiu pointed to his head and replied.

If traitors among workers are generally called scabs, then Chen Jianqiu is a real "capital thief".

His behavior instantly lost the temper of the businessmen who were preparing to gather strength and prepare for a serious lawsuit.

Chen Jianqiu still said the same thing: If you love to do it, keep doing it, if you can't do it, just sell the factory to me.

Just as Chen Jianqiu was attacking the city in California, the California state government was preparing to settle accounts after autumn.

With the support of the federal army, the governor is not very afraid of armed confrontation by the Knights of Labor.

He can't wait to arrest all those who participated in the demonstrations.

But the facts told him, obviously not.

Whether it is President Cleveland or the Congress, we only hope that the matter can be resolved quickly and the problem should not be magnified.

He can only catch those who take the lead first.

For example, the blond young leader of the Labor Knights.