As a white man, standing on American soil, when Old York said the word "master", he was indeed domineering.
However, there are a lot of "masters" present, and the Chinese have all become American citizens, so they are also the owners of this land.
Since he is the master, he has no scruples in his own home, and according to American law, if a stranger breaks in, he can be killed without warning.
It is clear that after the training of the team of lawyers of ZAMA Group, Old York knows that he has rights, and now is the time to use them to protect himself and his family.
In terms of the pressure of law and order, the west and the east are still different, at least there is no need to worry about security in Steadville, but in Springfield, as old York said, everything is on your own.
Fortunately, the Chinese people have a certain ability to defend themselves, before leaving Horse Town, they have received a certain degree of military training, even the women are not helpless, Old York was still preparing to organize women to receive weapons training for a period of time, but after inquiry, I learned that women are no strangers to weapons, and two women even used to work as test guns in the Horse Weapons Factory.
That's the perk of working in a weapons company, having never eaten pork, and having seen a pig run, especially for those two testers, they probably knocked out more bullets with their own hands than most people have seen in their lifetime.
The day after arriving in Springfield, Old York began to allocate pastures to Changrong and them.
In Junma Town, Zhang Changrong and the others obtained hundreds to 1,000 acres of land from the Junma Group at a low price, and these lands only differed in size and did not have a clear location, which needed to be determined by Old York one by one.
One acre is about 6 acres, about 4,000 square meters, if it is 1,000 acres, then it is equivalent to 6,000 acres of land, in 1875, whether in the United States or in the Qing Empire, as long as you have so much land, you can be described as a landlord.
So it is conceivable that Zhang Changrong is looking forward to the land he is about to obtain.
As soon as the day was hazy, Old York and Zhang Changrong rode their horses and set off along the railroad in the direction of Hartford.
Hartford here is also not the capital of Connecticut, but a small town near Springfield, about ten kilometers from Springfield.
"Could it be that my land is in Hartford" Although he is not a time-traveling person, when Zhang Changrong said the name of "Hartford", he still couldn't help but feel a sense of time and space confusion.
"Of course not, in fact you can pick the location of your ranch right now if you want to."
Old York is very generous, there is a lot of land in the vicinity, so Zhang Changrong can choose at will.
"Can you do it now?"
Zhang Changrong was eager to try.
"Of course, from this side to the end of your sight, it is all land belonging to our Junma Group, you can choose at will."
Old York made a gesture to one side of the railway, then turned around and made the same gesture to the other: "It's the same here, the land on both sides of the railroad is ours, as long as you can take care of it, you can row a little more." ” When the Pacific Railroad was first built, the federal government donated 40 miles of land on both sides of the railroad to the company responsible for the construction of the railroad free of charge in order to stimulate private efforts to build the railway. 40 miles is just an approximate number, and no one can determine how wide 40 kilometers is without satellite remote sensing and accurate measurements in these years, so the old York's allocation of land to Zhang Changrong will not be too precise, and it doesn't matter if it's a little more or a little less.
It really doesn't matter, if you take 6,000 acres as the base, no one will care if there are more than ten acres, or if there are more than ten acres.
"Two, on both sides, is" Although he already knew the facts, when he saw these lands with his own eyes, Zhang Changrong still felt overjoyed.
"Yes, it's on both sides, you can choose at will, but I suggest that you choose a little more concentrated, you can live in three or five households, or ten or so households, and take care of each other."
Old York still puts safety first, not just to prevent the beast, but also to prevent the lawless cowboys.
For these "future farmers" who will live in the wilderness, if they live in groups, they can still have a care, if they live alone, it will be miserable, if there is a natural and man-made disaster, in this era when there is no telephone, it is really called every day should not be called the earth is not working, maybe the family stinks and will not be discovered.
For example, Springfield, within a radius of more than 100 miles, except for a settlement in Hartford, there is no human existence, in this case, the role of government agencies is minimal, and everything really depends on itself.
"Of course, we have already discussed on the way here, we are going to build a town of our own, and we will call it Horse Town."
Since Zhang Changrong is determined to plunge into the wave of westward expansion, he must have been prepared.
It seems that the disease of "laziness" is also contagious, and after spending a long time with white people, Zhang Changrong's ability to choose names is also declining, since there are Springfield and Hartford, how can they be missing Horse Town.
"Horse Town, good name, maybe you don't know, in the last two months, there have been two Springfields and one Boston nearby, and I'm worried about how the post office should tell them apart."
Old York laughed, very happy for Zhang Changrong's wit.
It took half a day for Old York and Zhang Changrong to determine the location of their respective lands.
Together with 11 other families, Chang decided to build the new town on a hill 15 kilometers from Springfield, with a large area of forest and meadows, as well as a small lake, suitable for pasture.
After determining the location of the town, the next step is to build a house, this problem does not need Zhang Changrong and they to worry, Junma Construction Group has accumulated enough experience, in two days the construction team will drive from Springfield, Massachusetts, the construction team will help Zhang Changrong and them build a house first, the cost of the need is temporarily on credit, and then slowly repaid in the future.
The next day, Zhang Changrong borrowed a horse from Old York and took his wife to see his ranch.
"Here, is this our ranch?"
Riding on horseback, feeling her husband's strong arms, and looking at the endless wilderness in front of her, Zhang Changrong's wife was dazzled.
The spring fields are full of life, the air is filled with the fragrance of earth and the smell of morning dew, the morning mist is gradually dissipating, and the distant hills are slowly becoming clear.
During the two years in the Junma Group, Zhang Changrong worked hard, was diligent and thrifty, and saved a lot of money, so Zhang Changrong purchased 1,000 acres of land from the Junma Group. 6,000 acres is indeed a large piece of land, and in the land chosen by Zhang Changrong, there is a large forest with an area of about 100 acres, and now this land and the woods on the land belong to Zhang Changrong.
"Do you see that grove When we have children in the future, I will take him to hunt, we will have many children, so we have to raise a few more hunting dogs and feed a few of the tallest horses" Holding his wife, Zhang Changrong's heart has flown to more than ten years later, like a beautiful picture, slowly unfolding in front of Zhang Changrong.
Zhang Changrong's wife did not speak, and she was also immersed in the bright future depicted by Zhang Changrong.
"Hey, brother, you're so emotional."
An unfamiliar voice came, and then a middle-aged cowboy came out of the bushes next to him.
Zhang Changrong's eyes narrowed suddenly, he recognized this person, they almost clashed on the platform in Springfield a few days ago.
"Why are you still here" Zhang Changrong already regarded this land as his home, so Zhang Changrong was wary of all strangers.
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Just when Zhang Changrong was talking, Zhang Changrong easily pulled out the python pistol on his waist, handed it to his wife in his arms, and then pulled out the shotgun from the pouch on the side of the saddle, and pushed the bullet into the load with a "click", ready for battle.
"Calm down, calm down, my brother, it's not time to fight, why can't we have a good chat" The middle-aged cowboy hugged his arms and spread his feet, looking confident.
Zhang Changrong suddenly remembered the dozen or so companions of the middle-aged cowboy, and suddenly became nervous, looking around, Zhang Changrong was surprised to find several cowboy hats, which made Zhang Changrong feel his heart beat like a beat.
"I have to remind you that you are on the land of the Horse Group right now, and you had better leave as soon as possible before our people come, otherwise you won't be able to leave if you want to."
Although he was in danger, Zhang Changrong did not panic, and it was most important to stay calm at this time.
"If I were you, I wouldn't say that" The middle-aged cowboy rolled his eyes, a hint of cruelty flashing.
As the old cowboy's voice turned cold, people stood up in the bushes around Zhang Changrong, all armed with weapons, single pistols, double pistols, shotguns, and even old-fashioned smoothbore guns.
Although there are various weapons in his hand, Zhang Changrong can be sure that these weapons can kill people.
"Heh, it's useless to scare me, I can assure you, if you want to do something today, then no matter where you flee to, the Junma Group will definitely find you, you, and you, all of you, one, one, all, run, no, drop" Although he was at an absolute disadvantage, Zhang Changrong did not lose his courage, and pointed over with his fingers one by one, and when he said the last sentence, he jumped out word by word, full of momentum.
At this moment, Zhang Changrong is ready to die, but at the same time, Zhang Changrong is also confident that if he and his wife die here, then the Junma Group will definitely find justice for them.
The middle-aged cowboy didn't speak, but looked Zhang Changrong and his wife up and down again and again with a cold gaze, as if assessing whether the pay was proportional to the gain.
It is indeed necessary to think clearly, two people and a horse, plus two guns, are actually not worth much, but if they provoke the behemoth of the Horse Group because of this, this transaction can lose to the grandmother's family.
If it hadn't been for the clash on the platform two days ago, then maybe the middle-aged cowboy would have made a more comfortable decision, but now it's a bit troublesome, and the middle-aged cowboy is not sure if anyone remembers them.
"Boss."
Someone next to him whispered a reminder that it was the guy who made obscene gestures on the platform the day before yesterday.
"Don't get me wrong, you know we're all explorers, and we're here because we've heard there's a gold mine nearby."
After all, the middle-aged cowboy didn't dare to kill the killer.
"It's a good thing that there's a gold mine nearby, but unfortunately, if you want to mine gold nearby, I'm afraid you'll have to say hello to our boss first."
Zhang Changrong felt that his palms were full of sweat, but he didn't dare to relax at all, if he slipped his hand, he and his wife would be blown up.
When he realized that he couldn't escape, Zhang Changrong held a grenade in his hand and prepared to burn the jade at the last moment.
But before that, Zhang Changrong is confident that he will knock down a few first, no matter who it is, as long as he wants to deal with himself, he will have to pay the price.
"Of course, I'll go when the time is right, if I find where the gold mine is."
After the middle-aged cowboy finished speaking, he whistled, and a horse galloped out of the woods and stood beside the middle-aged cowboy.
The middle-aged cowboy turned over and got on the horse, took off his cowboy hat, stroked it on his chest and bowed slightly to Zhang Changrong, then turned the horse's head and left without looking back.
The leaders are gone, and naturally no one is making any extraneous branches, although they are a little reluctant, but the people surrounding Zhang Changrong still retreat as quickly as possible.
Watching these people leave one after another, Zhang Changrong felt that his wife in his arms was wet, as if she had just been fished out of the water.
"This, it's fine" Zhang Changrong's wife's voice trembled, feeling like she had just walked out of the ghost gate.
"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, I'm here."
Zhang Changrong felt that his voice was also trembling, it was too dangerous just now, if he showed even a trace of weakness, I am afraid that it would be impossible to recover by now.
"No, let's go back to Horse Town."
Zhang Changrong's wife had a little cry in her voice.
Back to Junma Town, although the work is a little heavier, although there is no longer a 6,000-acre large pasture, but at least the safety is guaranteed, and there is no need to be afraid at any time.
"This is Horse Town, don't worry, everything is with me."
After experiencing the crisis just now, Zhang Changrong felt like an iron block in the hands of a blacksmith, and he was hammered again.
With determination, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome
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