Chapter 450 "Chinese Friendship City"

Things in Sacramento went well. Jiang Hao was about to return to Los Angeles. Before leaving, he met with the old man Durant. The old man seemed smug about running for the state legislature, and Jiang Hao sent his blessings.

A few days later, Jiang Hao returned to Los Angeles. At this time, people already knew about his appointment. Jiang Hao called all the congressmen and held the first working meeting to determine his status.

Los Angeles is still undergoing major construction. Jiang Hao has arranged all the work. Next, Jiang Hao plans to build a new factory to produce smokeless gunpowder and new guns. Perhaps Hall Gun Manufacturing Company will become a well-known large arms company in the United States in the future.

Two months passed in a flash, and the election for state legislature in California ended. Durant really became a state legislator because of Jiang Hao's support. This was a happy ending, and Jiang Hao officially became the mayor of Los Angeles.

Now there are countless jobs in Los Angeles, which require a lot of manpower. The expansion of Jiang Hao’s cigarette factory and the establishment of a firearms factory require a lot of workers. The construction of the Santa Monica Pier also requires a lot of manpower. Jiang Hao is also planning to develop Long Beach and needs more More staff.

There is a huge shortage of people in Los Angeles right now.

Jiang Hao held a congressional meeting and said to many congressmen: "Los Angeles is developing at full speed, which has brought about many problems. The most difficult one is that we are short of people, farmers, and workers. During this time, we advertised, We have brought over a thousand workers from San Francisco, but the shortage is still very, very large. Given the current situation, we are short of at least 10,000 workers. Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any good solutions?"

Some congressmen also said: "Yes, I also feel the pressure of the lack of manpower. Recently, my farm wants to recruit a few new farmers to cultivate new land, but I can't find them. It's really annoying."

"We can put an advertisement in the newspapers, and maybe someone will come from the East or the Midlands," someone suggested.

"It may take a long time, and it may not have a good result." Someone retorted.

People have been discussing for a long time, but there is no good way. Jiang Hao looked at the congressmen and said: "I have a proposal, let's discuss it. I want to declare Los Angeles as a 'friendly city for Chinese' to attract more Chinese. How do you feel about it?"

"Before my factory was short of manpower, I recruited thousands of Chinese workers. I think they are a very hardworking group of people. The largest working group, I think if we announce this policy, we may attract more Chinese, so that we will not be short of manpower in Los Angeles.”

This is Jiang Hao's real purpose.

Jiang Hao knows that it is too difficult to change the status quo of society with the power of one person. A country is like a giant ship of 10,000 tons moving forward, and it carries the power of countless people. The conflicts between white people and Chinese involve ethnicity, economy, culture and other aspects , It cannot be reversed at all with his own strength alone.

Everything he did before was just to give the Chinese a place to breathe.

The MPs fell silent,

Many people have a kind of resistance to Jiang Hao's proposal from the bottom of their hearts, which is caused by long-term ideology. But if they directly oppose Jiang Hao's proposal, these congressmen have scruples. Although Jiang Hao's authority is getting stronger now, this is not the case. Not the main reason, in the final analysis is the interest involved.

Jiang Hao looked at the councilors, his eyes fell on one person, and he asked with a smile: "Mr. Connerson, what do you think of my proposal?"

Connerson opened a big store in Los Angeles. Since the population increased, his business has improved a lot. Not only that, Jiang Hao now buys some things that Jiang Hao needs in many industries, such as gloves, irons, etc. Shovels, ropes, etc., just these things can make Connerson earn an extra 20,000 to 30,000 dollars a year.

Twenty to thirty thousand dollars is not a small amount of money.

object?

I am afraid that Hall Company will not buy from him tomorrow. Conners can't afford such a big loss. Conners immediately squeezed out a smile and said to Jiang Hao with a smile: "Your Excellency, I think you Your proposal is for the good of Los Angeles, and now Los Angeles really lacks a lot of labor, and the Chinese coming here can be a good supplement to our side, and I agree with your proposal."

Jiang Hao nodded with a smile, then turned to look at another congressman.

"Mr Thomas, what do you think of my proposal?" Jiang Hao asked.

Thomas is a farmer with more than 5,000 acres of land. He mainly grows grain. His previous grain needs to be transported to San Francisco for sale. Now Jiang Hao’s factory purchases a large amount of flour. Thomas has built a flour mill specially for Huo The company's flour business.

Want to object?

He still owes more than 10,000 dollars in debt to the Hall City Bank. If the Hall company no longer purchases his flour tomorrow, his factory will immediately stop working and close down. He will become a debtor, and both the flour mill and the farm will If he is taken away, he will suddenly become a tramp from a decent person.

Thinking of this, Thomas shuddered,

No, he will never allow this kind of thing to happen, what kind of anti-Chinese sentiment, go to hell, the only way to live a good life is to live a good life.

Thomas immediately stood up and said loudly: "Mr. Mayor, I firmly support you. My flour mill is still short of workers. When the Chinese come, I plan to recruit a few Chinese to work for me. Please hurry up, I will Some can't wait."

Jiang Hao smiled, "It seems that your flour mill needs to be expanded, which is really good news."

Hearing this sentence, Thomas said aloud, is this a signal to myself, let me expand the flour mill, and buy a large amount of my own flour in the future? Yes, the Chinese also want to eat when they come, so flour sales will naturally More, you can earn more money.

At this time, Thomas looked at several other congressmen who had the best relationship with him. They were also farmers. Thomas picked eyes on these people and said, "It seems that I will buy more food from you."

The industrial chain is a chain of interests, and every link involves many people.

When these farmers heard it, yes, they sold their grain directly to Thomas' flour mill. If Thomas died, they would die too.

Immediately, several people spoke up, "I also agree with the mayor's proposal."

"Oh, I think the Chinese are pretty good. They're actually not as nasty as the rumors say. When I meet them, they're very polite and courteous."

Jiang Hao nodded with a smile, and looked at another congressman. The congressman named Phillips immediately stood up and said, "There are several Chinese workers working on my ranch now. I am considering increasing the number of beef cattle. I am also considering Building a milk processing plant also requires more workers, so I support the Lord Mayor's proposal."

This guy is a real cowboy who raises cattle. There are more than 2,000 cows and thousands of sheep in his pasture. The sheep used to catch the train and send them to San Francisco for sale, but now they are almost all purchased by the Hall factory.

He's not stupid, it's fucking useless to fight against his benefactor, it's putting a rope around his neck and looking for death.

When the other ranchers saw Phillips' statement, they also understood that Mayor Hall is not just the mayor, he is also the owner of the Hall Company, which can be said to control the entire economy of Los Angeles.

Nearby, their company purchases their own cattle and sheep. Far away, he will control the public facilities of the entire Los Angeles in the future, as well as the Santa Monica Pier in the future. Although it is owned by the government now, everyone knows that the money from the Los Angeles government Not at all, even if he has the ability to pay it back, Mayor Hall will not let him pay it back.

If I want to develop my ranch in the future, should I use the wharf for transportation? That's a must, if people don't let you in, then die.

"I agree with the mayor's proposal."

"I agree."

"agree."

Most of these congressmen have their own industries, and almost all of them have business dealings with Hall Company, or they rely on Hall Company to survive. If Jiang Hao cuts off their business, they will immediately fall into the abyss.

In the end, these people were still defeated by money's ability.

Therefore, controlling people's pockets is more effective than controlling people's hands and feet and blocking their mouths.

this is the truth.

Even in modern times, it has not deviated from this model. What kind of democracy, bah, to put it bluntly, it is still for self-interest.

"Let's vote now." Jiang Hao said.

As a result of the vote, 21 of the 32 MPs voted for it, 9 voted against it, and 2 abstained.

Jiang Hao immediately announced, "From now on, Los Angeles will be a 'Chinese friendly city', I hope that in the future Los Angeles will be a civilized, modern, open, and rich city, abandoning discrimination and conflict, and allowing people to live a happy life." city."

"Wow, boom!"

The councilors applauded, "Mr. Mayor said that very well, we support the mayor's decision."

After the meeting, Jiang Hao returned to his office and took the votes from Shushou. Although it was a secret ballot, it was difficult for Jiang Hao, who knew chemistry, to make a mark. On the screen, numbers emerged one by one.

You know, there is an order when distributing ballots. Jiang Hao specially arranged them. He has the ability to remember who is the number. He can know who these ballots are just by looking at the numbers above.

"Trump, Clinton, Bush" Jiang Hao said nine names in a row, all of whom were against him. Jiang Hao smiled and murmured: "I won't let you show up again in the next congressional election." In the conference room."

He is going to turn his brothers into councilors. Guys like Pete, Bill, and Adams, some of them are sheriffs, and some are company bosses. They have certain social status and are fully qualified to be councilors. When these people come in, Jiang Hao's right to speak is even stronger.