Chapter 98 Choice
"Mr. Liang, what are you doing for me?"
Colonel Griffin put on a straight military uniform, with an army saber on his waist, and received Liang Yao in the reception room of the military fortress.
"I'm here to congratulate you, Colonel Griffin, that you can finally return home as you wish." Liang Yao congratulated Griffin.
Griffin is a man who knows how to live his life. Although this is a military fortress, Griffin's private courtyard has been decorated very warmly and even feels like home.
"Thank you, and I also congratulate you on becoming the Sheriff of California, Colonel Liang." Griffin sat down on the sofa.
Being able to leave this place of right and wrong and return to my hometown is indeed a happy thing.
After he leaves, no matter how much trouble Liang Yao and the New York consortium make, it has nothing to do with him.
Griffin knew that Liang Yao's special trip to the military fortress was not just to congratulate him.
"I think Mr. Liang came here not just to thank me," Griffin said.
"I want to buy some weapons from you to equip my soldiers in the future. In California, it is not easy to buy enough weapons to equip an infantry regiment."
Liang Yao got straight to the point and directly explained his purpose.
"It will be a very cost-effective deal for you to exchange the weapons for gold and bring them back to Georgia."
"Then what will I do to deal with the Indians in my hometown when I go back?" Griffin pretended to decline.
"Indians? Georgia Indians? Are you kidding me, Colonel Griffin? As far as I know, before I was even born, you were scalping the Georgia Indians, and they were all over their territory.
It has already become your cotton field." Liang Yao said with his legs crossed.
This guy thinks he knows nothing about the East.
"Besides, you have gold in your hands. Are you worried about not being able to buy enough arms when you get to Georgia?"
"If you can put in a good word for me in front of the officials of the War Department, I would be willing to sell you some weapons. My troops are equipped with the most advanced rifled guns in the United States. Even if you have enough gold, you still have to carry them.
Gold lines up at the gate of the arsenal."
Griffin didn't expect Liang Yao, a young man who had just immigrated to California from the Qing Dynasty, to know so much about Georgia in the east.
He heard that the new president was very fond of this young and promising young man, and even applied for a silver medal from Congress for him. Although Griffin speculated that there might be elements of transaction, it was enough to prove that Liang Yao was in the mind of the new president.
status.
"That's natural. After all, you are stationed at the California flagship and have made outstanding contributions to maintaining law and order in California." Liang Yao said calmly.
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William Walker was a member of the Boston Company.
Seeing that all his former companions had become rich and wealthy bosses, Walker regretted his behavior of stealing the company's gold, leaving the company, and finally falling into the trap.
Bandits are not easy to deal with. Although they can gain a lot of money after looting, Brandon will distribute the looted wealth and supplies.
While Brandon relied heavily on his deserters and fellow countrymen, Walker and the others were just marginal members of the team and were not welcomed. They always suffered when distributing wealth and supplies.
Moreover, as the defense forces in the Sacramento mining area have been strengthened, it has become increasingly difficult for them to succeed in their looting activities, and their losses have become greater and greater.
Although Brandon took advantage of the New York consortium, he was not optimistic about it.
Because so far, the help the New York Foundation has given them is just some verbal promises and cannot provide them with substantial material support.
On the contrary, Brandon wanted them to give some of the few supplies they had worked so hard to give to the men of the New York consortium. This made Walker deeply dissatisfied.
I followed you to eat and sleep in the open air, and risked losing my head to gather with you in the mountains and forests. But in the end, you gave the stolen supplies to those consortium masters and didn't share them with me?
Also regretting it were Oliver Martin and John Fuller, who had chosen to leave the Boston Company with William Walker.
Just like before, the three of them once again made the choice to leave the Brandon bandit team.
They are people from the gold mining company, and Brandon trusts the deserters more, so in the bandit team, these gold mining company hired gunmen and employees are discriminated against by conservative backgrounds.
Now their patience has reached the extreme and they decided to leave the bandit team secretly.
William Walker chose to go to the Boston Gold Rush Company, and his old boss, Captain Webb, had already returned to Boston.
Now the leader of the Boston Company is Dr. Robinson. Walker knows Robinson and Robinson is a kind and good man. Walker feels that Robinson will accept him again. So Walker decides to sneak back to Sacramento.
Martin and Fuller also decided to leave, but they had no plans to return to the Boston company.
They heard that there was a gold lake in the Sierra Nevada area to the east, where there was endless gold.
Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, Martin and Fuller decided to look for the legendary Lake of Gold and try their luck there.
They no longer want to worry about being bandits.
On a dark and stormy night, the three of them parted ways again, each embarking on a different path in life.
Although Robinson is a kind-hearted good man, his kindness has a bottom line.
Robinson knew that if he readmitted William Walker, it would have a very bad impact on the Boston Company.
Moreover, the Boston Company has now grown into a large gold mining company with strong financial resources.
Robinson's good reputation also brought benefits to the Boston Company, and many miners and hired guns came to join the Boston Company.
The Boston Company now has no shortage of miners, let alone gunners.
Robinson was not polite at all to Walker, the guy who stole the company's few gold and abandoned the company when he was in the company's most difficult period.
Robinson directly tied up Walker, a dangerous man, and personally transported him to San Francisco.
"Chief Flag, you're here too. That's great. Look, who I brought here."
When Robinson arrived at Tingtao Garden, Flagg happened to be there too.
Unlike Colonel Griffin, Flagg chose to remain in California.
The economy in the east is sluggish, although the security situation in some places is getting worse.
However, in order to reduce financial expenditure, the government also made the decision to lay off police officers.
Flagg felt that he would not fare better when he returned to the East than he did in California.
What's more, now that California is about to become a state, his path to promotion will be broader if he stays in California.
Flagg hoped that Liang Yao could help him expand the San Francisco Police Department.
Compared with the prosperous San Francisco area, which is developing more and more rapidly, the old and small police station in San Francisco looks very shabby.
In return, Flagg promised to recruit more Chinese police officers into the California Mounted Police.
"William Walker? This is a dangerous guy. Isn't he in Brandon's team? How did you catch him?"
Walker is a mercenary who has participated in many wars. He is known as a ruthless character among the 49-year-old miners. He later defected to Brandon's team.
There is also a wanted warrant for Walker in the police station. Flagg was very surprised that Boston Company was able to catch Walker.
Flagg gave Walker a hard punch. When he was chasing Walker, Walker injured one of his subordinates.
"Mr. Walker, this punch is for my friend."
"Is he from Brandon's team?"
Liang Yao looked at this strong man who was five feet nine inches (175cm) tall.
He arrived in Sacramento in January 1850 and was not very clear about the grievances among the 49-year-old miners.
Since Walker is a member of Brandon's team, Walker must know Brandon's team of gangsters very well.
"Are you Mr. Liang? Great, Mr. Liang, I hope to work for you. I have been a mercenary for eight years, and that was in Europe. In addition, my marksmanship is also very good."
Seeing Liang Yao, Walker seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and promoted himself to Liang Yao.
"I need some brave mercenaries with actual combat experience to be my guards, but it's a pity that you have been a gangster." Liang Yao expressed his attitude.
After hearing Liang Yao's words, Walker was like a deflated rubber ball, listless and very disappointed.
"If you can provide some information about Brandon, I will say a few words to the judge for you during the trial in the future and give you a discretionary sentence. This is your only chance to make meritorious deeds." Liang Yao is like a golden eagle.
Sharp eyes stared at the lost Walker.
Chapter completed!