Chapter 10 Rebellion? Pay back the money first, three hundred dollars!
"It turns out that his purpose is this..." Li Mengyang looked at Johnson who was surrounded by the crowd. At this moment, he finally understood why this Johnson tried so hard to defend himself.
Because this is not a defense, this is simply a speech for the governor's election!
As a historical research monk, although he does not mainly study American history, Li Mengyang also knows that the current American elections are no longer the same.
The greatest contribution of the seventh President of the United States, Jackson, in his presidency, was to ensure the right to vote for white men in the United States. This was actually a huge progress in the democratic process of the United States, but this also completely changed the rules of elections.
If there are too many votes, more people have to know who you are, what kind of person you are, and what political opinions do you have. Therefore, the candidates now need to hold one speech after another. There is no way, the current historical conditions are like this.
So how many people have come to this public trial now? This is equivalent to how many speeches!
Li Mengyang immediately thought that through such a public trial, the California government took back the rights that originally belonged to them, and the public security maintenance association was a loose spontaneous organization after all. And Johnson, the guy, made huge profits.
Johnson not only demonstrated his professional level and personal charm, but also promoted political propositions and gained the support of the vast majority of California people. It can almost be said that this public trial, he was the real big winner. It would be difficult for him to lose in the future governor election. Moreover, after such a beautiful lawsuit, would he still worry about not having business come to his house in the future?
It seems that they are all winners, and Li Mengyang doesn't have to be hanged, but...
"Brother Meng Yang! You are innocent!" Huang Rong rushed over with tears in her eyes. No matter what, Brother Meng Yang survived.
"Oh, oh..." Li Mengyang was still in a state of contemplation.
"What's wrong?" Huang Rong was very puzzled. Why was Brother Meng Yang unhappy?
"No, nothing..." On this occasion, Li Mengyang naturally couldn't say anything. If you have anything, we'd better go home and say it, but...
"Please support our 'nothing' party!"
"Our 'KNOW-NOTHING' party is a real American party. We reject niggers, Chinese workers, and Indians!"
"The representative of the party's 'I don't know anything' is Neil Johnson!"
What? The party that doesn’t know anything? What party is this? And it’s Johnson’s party?
Originally, the Chinese workers surrounded Li Mengyang, and everyone was about to leave, but unexpectedly, many people who sent the leaflets were shouting loudly there, and the leaflets were printed with a portrait of Johnson.
"HEY, what is your party platform?" Li Mengyang was very interested because he seemed to have never heard of it.
"I-KNOW-NOTHING!" The man didn't want to pay attention to Li Mengyang, but he still shouted, "Don't you refuse Chinese workers."
Grass! Very arrogant!
"Do you have a party plan?" Li Mengyang asked another question.
"I don't know anything!"
Damn! Still won't say it.
When asked about the third one, Li Mengyang was going to squirt because he still didn't know anything!
Finally, I finally figured it out that the party’s party’s program is ‘I-KNOW-NOTHING’!
Li Mengyang remembered his time and space, and we in China also have such a party.
"Don't ask me, I came out to make soy sauce." Look, isn't this the same?
Feelings are the American ‘Soy Sauce Party’!?
But is this funny?
NO!
This is not funny at all, because it shows that Johnson is not alone, he is not alone in fighting!
Li Mengyang's mind was running quickly, and he thought of many things, "Johnson", "I don't know the party", "The exclusion of Chinese workers", "law", and even the island that Li Mengyang looked back at when he stepped on American land. If he remembered correctly, the island should later be called Angel Island. Its name is very good, but decades later it was a place full of misery and humiliation.
All of this converges into one thing, the "Chinese Exclusion Act"!
Isn’t this thing just to make bullying Chinese legal?
So, will the "Chinese Exclusion Act" be born ahead of schedule?
Li Mengyang is not sure because it is a national bill, but now all you can see is California, Johnson and his American Soy Sauce Party. They have already booked the throne of the governor of California. With the current historical conditions and the geographical location of California, the governor is no different from a local emperor. Will he let us Chinese workers go?
"Brother Mengyang, what's wrong with you?" Huang Rong looked at Li Mengyang's face very bad, and she was a little worried.
"We are about to have a disaster!"
Li Mengyang's sudden words surprised the Huang family's father and daughter and other Chinese workers...
When he returned to Jinlin Pavilion Hotel, he shut down others. Li Mengyang had something to say.
"Uncle Huang, girl." Li Mengyang would also get close to him, but that's right. Huang Rong even admitted that she was her fiancée, so that's not that close?
Sure enough, Huang Rong's face turned red, and Huang San couldn't say much.
This situation was almost done, Li Mengyang continued: "You have seen the Johnson today. Although that guy helped me, he also said that he would do more powerful laws in the future and use the law to bully us. In this way..."
Before Li Mengyang finished speaking, Huang San immediately interrupted: "Isn't he just a lawyer? How can he be so powerful?"
Huang San didn't know the political ecology of the United States at all, and he might not have understood Johnson's passionate speech. In Huang San's eyes, Johnson was just a lawyer who helped others to sue. Such a profession was also available in the Qing Dynasty, and there were so many, many that could not be generous.
"..." Li Mengyang was powerless. You should know that Huang San has been in the United States for seven or eight years, but he is still confused about many things.
But people like Huang San have already seen the market among the people of the Qing Dynasty. If someone else sees the blonde and blue-eyed foreigner, they might shout "Who is the monster!" and turn around and run away.
Li Mengyang is powerless, but this is his own compatriot. Moreover, the father and daughter gave him a bite of food. Now they have saved him, and they are kind to him, and the girl is affectionate to him... Li Mengyang cannot see them being bullied, and there are thousands of compatriots who come to this Ameriga!
"Uncle! Believe me, let's just say that Johnson can't be a big deal, but what are so many Americans doing today? Don't you know their attitude towards us yet? These guys will definitely try every means to exclude us. Do we let them bully?"
Huang San spoke, "But we are on their territory? Isn't this normal for them to bully us?"
"..." It was so lingering, Li Mengyang was so angry that he almost spit out an old blood!
I want to help you now, but you are still talking to the person who wants to bully you?!
Li Mengyang had to patiently explain: "Uncle Huang! We are now on other people's land, but even according to the American Constitution, our personal property and our personal interests should be protected. We should be equal with them, and we are not slaves! But now, they will use the law to persecute us. Can you understand the power of this? To put it simply, in the future, they will steal you or even kill you, and they may not have to be arrested or beheaded!"
"This is not right, is the government not concerned?"
"..." You must have a big heart when talking to people of this era. Li Mengyang calculated and understood it at this time, but he still had to say: "It's just that the government wants to do this!"
This was said in line with Huang San's thinking, and Li Mengyang just hoped that he could understand.
"How can that work? He is not afraid of us suing the imperial complaint? I am a little scholar. Don't lie to me. I know that Amerika also has a president, and I am afraid it's the same as our Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but..." At this point, Huang San was a little stunned again, because he also knew in his heart that it was easy to say that the lawsuit against the imperial complaint was, but he really wanted to sue it?
In the Qing Dynasty, even if you win the lawsuit against the emperor, it will be a result of being executed in the end. Then, this is the United States... It seems that Huang San is humble to say that he has little study.
"Brother Mengyang, then what do you think we should do?" The biggest difference between Huang Rong and her father was that she felt that Li Mengyang would never lie to her.
Li Mengyang smiled at Huang Rong, and the little girl blushed, and Li Mengyang was just waiting for this sentence.
"We should now connect all the Chinese workers we can contact, unite everyone, and then raise funds through everyone, buy some firearms, train and cultivate..."
"What?" Before Li Mengyang finished speaking, Huang San almost jumped up, "Are you going to do something? You want to let our family fall into the ground!"
Obviously, Huang San did not read much. He could understand what Li Mengyang said. In love, you want to learn from Hong Xiuquan in close proximity and Zhu Chongba in far away. You kid are going to rebel!
"Uncle Huang..." Li Mengyang wanted to say that this was actually a revolution.
"Stop talking!" Huang San would never let go of the rebellion, but he immediately thought of something, "By the way, do you know, we both spent 300 dollars to save you!"
Li Mengyang was extremely helpless at this time, "I'll talk to you about the revolution, you'll talk to me about the money, hey~'
Sure enough, petty bourgeoisie has never been a staunch revolutionary!
"Dad!" Huang Rong stopped doing it immediately, "Brother Meng Yang! Don't listen to him talking nonsense, it's just a little over 200, I know it."
"You! You..." Faced with the good girl's sabotage, Huang San was so angry, "If a woman is too big, she will stay, if a woman is too big, she will stay..."
"Dad!" Huang Rong was also wronged. On one hand, she was her sweetheart and on the other hand, her own father. It was really hard for her to deal with, and tears were wandering in her big eyes.
"Three hundred is three hundred!"
Li Mengyang's words were loud and loud!
"Brother Meng Yang!" But Huang Rong didn't know, this is called three hundred dollars, is it just a joke?
"Girl! Meng Yang Yong remembers your kindness to me!" Li Meng Yang couldn't bear to look at the father and daughter turning against him.
"Brother Meng Yang!" Huang Rong should be happy at this time. Her sweetheart is responsible and sympathetic. But for some reason, tears just fell like this...
Chapter completed!