647 Clay
Mars Alec has been in a bad mood recently.
Mars Alec is the sheriff of Clay County, Indiana. Clay County is located in western Indiana and covers an area of 933 square kilometers. It is named in memory of Kentucky Senator and former Secretary of State Henry Clay.
The county seat of Clay County is a small town called Brazil. The area of the small town is no more than five square kilometers and has a population of less than 4,000. Mars Alec recognizes almost everyone in the city.
Just a week ago, a horrific and evil incident occurred in Clay County. A Chinese couple was attacked on the way home. The two died on the spot. During the subsequent autopsy, it was found that the woman who was shot three months pregnant was three months old, which made Mars Alec feel extremely bad.
Like everyone else in the small town, Mars Alec knew the Chinese couple who both died in the attack. Although they only met for half a month, the male owner's generous and smart and capable maniac left a deep impression on Mars Alec, and the hostess who could make the pie extremely delicious. Every time she thought of this, Mars Alec felt sad.
There is also a faint fear.
What scared Mars Alec not only was the threat far away from New York, but also included other Chinese in Clay County, the pressure on Mars Alec.
There are now about 60 Chinese in Clay County, all of whom are farmers, and the farms are distributed near the South Pacific Railway, so they always act in a unified manner and are best at putting pressure on others with the power of the group.
After the attack, Chinese in Clay County have held three rallies. The first time is only a dozen people attend, and the second time and the number has increased to 61 people. By the third time, yesterday morning, the crowd protesting in front of the Clay County government has increased to more than 300 people. Except for the more than 60 Chinese, the others are blacks and Mexicans. These blacks and Mexicans claim that they are all hired workers on Chinese farms. The demonstration is to require the Clay County government to solve the case as soon as possible soon and to punish the criminals.
If there is no accident, in about half an hour, people will gather in front of the Clay County Government. They usually ride horses, with long guns placed in gun bags next to the saddle, and pistols installed in the holster at their waists. The style of the horse whip is completely different from that of others.
From the weapons equipped by Chinese farmers, we can conclude that the Chinese people's economic situation is generally good. In Clay County, a Quatta horse with two portable weapons, one long and one short, will cost nearly $200. If you use this money to buy land in Clay County, you can buy about 140 acres. Many black and Mexicans will never make so much money in their lives.
But for all Chinese farmers, such equipment can only be regarded as the basis. Mars Alec once found ivory gun handles on the waists of several Chinese farmers. This is the symbol of the craft pistol of the fist product of Junma Weapons. In Clay County, such a pistol costs hundreds of dollars. Mars Alec also wanted to buy one, but hesitated several times but still did not make up his mind.
The Chinese farmers have shown such a strong economic foundation, which is inseparable from the support of Junma Group. Mars Alec has learned that these Chinese farmers have obtained land from Junma Group, so they have the qualifications to become farmers. These farmers have served Junma Group. As long as they are willing to go to the Midwest to develop farms, they can obtain loans of varying amounts from Bank of America, and then use these loans to purchase land from Junma Group and finally repay them in 7-10 years.
As an old "Clay man", Mars Alec knew the distribution of land in Clay County. The land of Chinese farmers is located on both sides of the railway. Most of these farms are still wastelands. In the past few years, in order to attract social forces to invest in railways, the US government used these lands as bargaining chips to those who were willing to invest generously. Mars Alec didn't know why these wastelands were all in the hands of the Horse Group, but Mars Alec knew very well that as long as these wastelands were reclaimed, they would immediately become first-class fertile land.
Therefore, although Mars Alec was already overwhelmed, Mars Alec still greeted him with a smile in the face of the Chinese farmers demonstrating.
In a few years, the most fertile land in Clay County will be in the hands of Chinese farmers, and Chinese farmers will also become an increasingly important part of Clay County.
"Nelson, prepare black tea and coffee, our guests are about to arrive...Gaven, bring your people to block two neighborhoods, I don't want to see any accidents happening, if that damn Irish group wants to come and make trouble, you know what to do...Potter, prepare to open the door, and a new day is about to begin..." As soon as he walked into the office, Mars Alec issued a series of orders.
Just last night, Mars Alec received a message that the veteran Irish farmers in Clay County are preparing to give these new Chinese farmers a little color today.
Before Chinese farmers came to Clay County, most of the farmers in Clay County were Irish. Compared with Chinese farmers who were enthusiastic and hardworking, Mars Alec hated these Irish people very much. They were rude and had a hot temper. They often gathered to make trouble. They were best at using the name of the collective to achieve their personal goals.
The Chinese couple who were attacked before had a dispute with the Irish farmer before the attack. After the court sentence, the unlucky Chinese couple was attacked on their way home.
It can be said that in Clay County, Chinese farmers and Irish farmers are already in the same position. If we leave it alone, referring to the hot tempers of Irish farmers and the unity and toughness shown by Chinese farmers in recent days, then they might perform a full-scale military campaign in front of the county government, which Mars Alec would definitely not want to see.
"Sheriff, it seems a bit wrong. Usually, at this time, a lot of people had gathered across the street, but there was no movement today, and it felt very abnormal..." Mars Alec's most capable assistant, Nelson, stood by the window and looked across the street hard, but did not see the imagined scene.
"Nothing was going to happen?" Mars Alec didn't believe it. In order to avoid the crowd in the imagination, Mars Alec came in through the small door, so he didn't know what was going on outside the main door.
There was no movement, it was already 9 o'clock in the morning, but there was no one across the street, and there were only a few old dogs wandering around on the street, without the banners, without the imagined crowds, and without the imagined fighting in the street.
"Sheriff, I received a message last night. It seems that someone will come from New York today. It seems that the visitors are not good." Gavin has his own news channel, and the information reported is very exciting, which easily reminds people of some unfriendly things.
"Who? Lawyer?" Mars Alec felt bad, as if he had difficulty breathing as if a big rock was pressed on his chest.
"I don't know, but this news has gone viral in the Chinese circle. It seems that the Chinese people have found a way to deal with it, so today is so quiet." The information given by Gavin is also very important. Regardless of whether the lawyers come to New York, he has gained the trust of Chinese farmers. Whether this matter is good or bad, it needs to be observed.
"Let's go to the train station." Mars Alec couldn't sit still and must take a look at the train station.
Several policemen ran out of the door, each led their horses to the train station.
On the entire Pacific Rim Railway, the "Brazil Station" is the most ordinary small station, and there are hundreds of such stations on the entire Pacific Rim Railway.
Although the city is not big and the population is not large, Mars Alec still wants to do everything he wants to be a landlord.
There is no need to compare the train stations in small towns with big cities like New York and Boston. The Clay County Railway Station covers an area of about 1,000 square meters, and even one platform. The waiting hall building is also a single floor. At least hundreds of trains pass by Clay County Railway Station every day, but there are definitely less than 100 passengers getting off the station from Clay County Railway Station, and on average, it is impossible to even have a train.
The horse he had gotten tied to the pillar in front of the exit gate of the railway station and walked into the railway station. Mars Alec finally knew why no one had demonstrated today. It turned out that everyone had come to the railway station, both men, women, young and old, and they were all wearing formal clothes. It was obvious that there was indeed a big man coming down from here.
"Hey, buddy, who are you waiting for here?" Without Mars Alec's instructions, Nelson quickly grabbed a familiar Chinese man to inquire about the news.
It's really just a little familiar. In the eyes of Westerners, the faces of Easterners are a little flat and have no memory, so they look the same as the Chinese all over the world.
"The big man from New York is here to help us get justice..." The Chinese farmer who was called was very excited, but when he saw Nelson's uniform, his face was obviously hesitant: "Brother, shouldn't you be on duty in the county government now?"
"You guys are no longer there, what are we still doing?" Nelson didn't want to talk much, so he quickly found a reason to get rid of it, and then reported to Marth Alec.
"To be righteous? Humph, if justice is so easy to be done, why do we police do?" Mars Alec didn't know who was sacred from New York, but he had a full understanding of the word "to be righteous".
"It seems that their strength is getting stronger and stronger. In the past, they came here in groups, and at most they had a care for each other, but now they look at it..." Porter thought a lot and was worried about everything in front of him.
Worry is normal. Chinese farmers come from New York to Clay County in units of families. On average, each family owns more than 300 acres of land. The 300 acres are about 1,800 acres. There are so many lands that only two people can grow, so Chinese farmers have hired helpers, most of which are Mexicans and blacks who do not have too high requirements for salary and life.
"This is not what we have to do. What we have to do now is to maintain order. It is best to figure out what these Chinese ranchers are thinking. This group is too xenophobic. We should find people to infiltrate." Gavin does not like the semi-closed group of Chinese. When he was a policeman for more than ten years, Gavin has dealt with almost all ethnic groups, such as shrewd Jews, lazy Irish people, blacks who want to exert force but cannot find a point of effort, and Mexicans who often passively slaughter.
Chinese are different from the above groups. Judging from their personal character, these Chinese are as pure as saints. They do not smoke, rarely drink, never beat their wives, and are absolutely serious and responsible at work.
At the same time, the Chinese community is extremely xenophobic. Even Jews who are famous for their xenophobicism will easily be accepted by the Jewish community as long as they are willing to convert to Judaism.
Chinese people are absolutely different. The Chinese mythological system is completely different from that in the West. Westerners believe in God, while Chinese believe in a group of God. Westerners cannot understand this model of faith at all, so naturally there is no question of infiltration.
Just as I was talking, a steam train was panting and driving into the train station with white smoke. The harsh sound of brakes was almost mad, and the friction between the load-bearing wheel and the rail was like someone was holding a saw and saw your ears.
Before the train could stop, a Chinese man wearing a white Panama top hat, a black suit, and a civilized staff jumped out of the carriage.
Mars Alec didn't know the mystery hidden in the silver-white civilization stick, otherwise Mars Alec would have concluded now that he had just jumped out of the carriage, and this young man who looked less than 30 years old represented the "justice" mentioned by Chinese farmers.
Justice will only be late, but will never be absent. There were more than a dozen people who followed the young man out of the car, one of whom was carrying a rectangular canvas bag on his shoulder, which made Mars Acrylic unable to help but analyze how many guns were contained in the bag? What kind of guns were they?
The first person to jump off the window was Chu Wushuang. Although technology continues to improve and the speed of the train is getting faster and faster, it is still long enough to come from New York to Clay County. Even if Chu Wushuang practices martial arts and practices for many years, he cannot stand the trouble of long-distance travel.
As soon as Chu Wushuang's feet hit the ground, fierce applause and shocking cheers immediately sounded in the station, which represented the Chinese farmers' absolute trust in the Golden Horse Group. Although they did not know Chu Wushuang, since they were qualified to represent the Junma Group, Chu Wushuang also had two tricks.
Looking at the crowd in front of him, for a moment, Chu Wushuang's mind was confused.
Chapter completed!