America 1881: Legend of the West

"This is Neville Duncan. He was originally a longshoreman. He took the lead in the battle with the San Francisco Fisheries Workers Association and captured the president of the other association alive."

"This is Andre Gordon, a fitter. In the battle to gain the right to speak for the workers in the fifth block, he used the terrain to fight one against five and not fall behind, buying time for us to arrive later."

"Ah, this one, um, this one's name is Ryan Bowen, a native lumberjack. In the process of retaking the lumber camp in the suburbs of San Francisco, he battled wits and courage with the police, "legally" and "reasonably" Got the support of the lumberjacks.”

In the office of the California Knights of Labor, Hawley introduced these "capable men" to the bearded Cronin.

They stood in a row, heads held high, and each made great contributions to the growth of the Knights.

The bearded man passed in front of them as if on review.

He is very satisfied with the results achieved so far and does not mind the methods adopted by Holly.

On the contrary, he admired it very much.

Now look up.

Who has the final say in the labor movement in San Francisco.

The only answer is the Knights, and the Workers' Party must step aside.

So, what kind of bad things did my subordinates do before?

Bede is the licking dog of the headquarters, stupid, faceless, and extremely soft;

"Hyena" and "Cripple", even their bodies were not found.

Forget it, these two guys don't count. They were originally named here, and they are not under their control.

The young man named Moody in front of him is brave and resourceful, just right.

"Our purpose is to serve Mr. Cronin!" Under the leadership of Holly, the workers shouted in unison.

Cronin was very satisfied.

"Very good! Very energetic!"

He waved to the row of people, "You are now the core officers of the Executive Committee of the California Chapter of the Knights of Labor!"

Several workers resisted the urge to look at each other and looked ahead without speaking.

In the end, Holly responded quickly: "Thank you, President, for your trust!"

The bearded man was even more satisfied. He turned to Holly: "You have led this team very well. From now on, you will be the vice president!"

He patted Holly on the shoulder: "Do a good job!"

"What about Bede and the others? What should they do? Will there be any problems over there?" Holly walked to the bearded man and asked in a low voice.

"Let them die." The bearded man said dismissively, "The purpose of setting up the executive committee is to put aside traitors like Bede."

"If he doesn't want to, he can always go back to the east."

Holly took a deep breath.

There are eight people in the California Knights of Labor Executive Committee.

The bearded man is the president, and he is the vice president.

The remaining "worker officers" are actually detectives under Hanif.

These people got into it before Holly joined the labor union, but because their level was really not that good, they didn't do well.

Now.

Except for the boss, everyone else is undercover!

Holly pondered.

Otherwise, we should ask Chen Jianqiu to get rid of the Knights.

However, Chen Jianqiu asked Hanif to reply to him:

Continue to stay in the Knights of Labor, using his identity to find ways to avoid conflicts between Chinese and lower-class workers.

If you have an idea, it would be best to join Dennis's Workers' Party.

This is a promising career.

Another month later, after a midnight meeting, the bearded man called Holly aside.

"Moody, I have a task for you."

"Well, please tell me, President." Holly put his hands on his hips and listened to the bearded man's instructions.

"Notification was received from headquarters that they intended to conduct unified coal strike action along the Pacific Railroad."

The bearded man took out a telegram from his arms and handed it to Holly.

Holly read the telegram by firelight.

The telegram stated that the Knights of Labor in California were needed to provide some assistance for strike action in Wyoming.

"Wyoming? Assist? What does this mean?" He raised his head and looked at the bearded man, "Shouldn't we go directly to the organization?"

"That's the problem." The bearded man rubbed his nose, "The headquarters will send special correspondents to the west, and several states will form one unit. They usually handle such cross-state matters."

"Can they control us?" Holly was a little confused.

"What the hell, in my opinion, these people are just troublemakers." The bearded man dismissed it, "We are developing so well, why should we listen to them."

"Can we control them?" Holly asked again.

"Well, that's not a big deal."

"Isn't this too messy?" Holly said.

"Strictly speaking, we each do our own thing." Big Beard added.

Holly roughly understood that the relationship between the Knights' headquarters and each branch was probably the relationship between the federation and each state.

"Then let them do it themselves, what the hell." Holly stuffed the telegram back into the bearded hand.

"Assistance is required." The bearded man lowered his voice and said to Holly, "I want you to follow him."

"President, can someone else go?" Holly's face showed rejection, "I can't do this. If there is a problem, should you listen to him or me?"

"Moody! Is this how you talk to me? Young people, don't be too arrogant!" The bearded face became serious, putting on the airs of a leader.

"How can we still call him a young man if he's not angry?" Holly was not polite and pushed back.

The bearded man liked Holly's sharpness, but he knew he couldn't always give in to the blond young man's temper.

"You can't do anything if you're so frizzy!" The bearded man scolded him sternly.

Holly was silent.

But soon, the bearded man's expression changed, revealing a hint of cunning:

"Actually, I sent you there for two main purposes."

"The first is to monitor what the special commissioner is doing; the second is to see if we can find an opportunity to incorporate the local knights, just like you did before."

The old fox finally spoke his mind, saying how could this guy be so selfless?

Holly looked like he was suddenly enlightened.

He readily agreed to Bearded's assignment and began to ask about the details of the strike.

"What's the name of the special commissioner?"

"Billy O'Neal."

“Where exactly is the strike taking place?”

"Stone Springs, Wyoming."

Taking the telegram from Holly, Chen Jianqiu fell into deep thought for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Sean on the side asked when he saw that Chen Jianqiu didn't respond for a long time.

Chen Jianqiu threw the telegraph newspaper to him.

"Holy shit, Stone Spring!" The black man was startled by his reaction, "I've been digging coal in that damn place for months."

"Hey, Sean, I've always had a question. You've been wandering before, why did you stay there for so long? Did no one notice you stealing things?" Abiot asked doubtfully.

"Because no one discriminates against me there. Everyone is black." Sean curled his lips.

God knows if what the black man said was true or false.

The Mexican and the black man were still bickering, but Chen Jianqiu had already walked to the window.

When Chen Jianqiu turned around, the order given shocked them both.

"Call all the members of the Longxiang Group, bring the latest weapons, and pack three carriages."

He turned his head and looked at Sean:

"Man, let's go back to Stone Spring Town together."