Walking around the town.

The door of the security station was half open, the deputy sheriff died, and the sheriff went to the city to recuperate, making the garrison in today's small town unprecedentedly weak.

There are very few people causing trouble. The drunkards lying on the roadside in the past have disappeared. The pedestrians on the road are in a hurry, and each other's faces are filled with worries.

Two security guards with guns were standing lazy at the bar door, talking about the whereabouts of gold bars last night's battle.

A lot of people gathered around them, and some people laughed at me whether they had divided the gold bars.

"Hey, Stephen, you're in a good mood today."

When Lin Yao arrived at the bar door, a security guard greeted him with a smile.

This person is a resident of Shitou Town, in his thirties. He also participated in the action last night and still remembers Lin Yao's shooting skills.

"Jack, how is the situation now?"

Lin Yao called Jack into the bar, ordered two glasses of wine, and sat near the window.

Jack took a sip of wine and said distraughtly: "Don't mention it. The sheriff was taken to the city by a carriage in the middle of the night, and the deputy sheriff died. Now there is a lot of messes, and we have not even discussed the compensation for the deceased."

The scale of Shitou Town is not small, and the current world is not peaceful, so the garrison power is not comparable to that of later generations.

For example, in Shitou Town, at its heyday, it had one sheriff, one deputy sheriff, ten sheriffs, and a total of twelve guards.

A deputy sheriff and three sheriffs died last night, and the sheriff was also injured, which left the public security office with no leader for a while.

"No matter what, we helped the train drive away the robbers. The railway company will definitely give compensation. If it really doesn't work, let the dead families go to the railway company to make trouble. They will definitely take out a lot of money."

"Compared with the pension issue, I think Hanon's revenge is more important. Although I don't know who killed Hart, we all joined the pursuit team yesterday. Hanon will definitely avenge his brother. One is counted as one, and no one who participated in the operation can escape."

"I don't know if you noticed it. Today's atmosphere is very strange. The residents of the town are rejecting us. They blame us for provoking Hanon, afraid that he would take his anger on the town."

"I doubt that if Hanon's people come to take revenge, they won't help us much."

"So, we need to be prepared. First, we need to strengthen the power of the public security office. The existing guard forces are not enough to protect the town. In addition, we also need a sheriff who leads us against Hanon. Do you understand what I mean?"

Theft of gold bars has been reported to Morgan Bank.

Today or tomorrow, the detective firm invited by Morgan Bank will arrive.

They will investigate the case, see who took the gold bars away, and evaluate the possibility of finding the gold bars.

In order not to make himself the key to doubting the target, Lin Yao could not leave Shitou Town in a short period of time.

He was not injured. Old Billy could leave in the name of injury, but this method would not work for him.

If you can't get out of here for a while, you have to be careful of Hanong's people.

Lin Yao believes that Hanong's revenge will not come within three to five days.

But this is just a guess, you can't base your hopes on guessing.

Strengthening the power of the public security office is imperative. He believes that not only he is worried about this, but others who participated in the operation last night were also worried.

"The sheriff is assigned by the residents of the town and needs to vote. In addition, we protect the town and enjoy one-third of the town's taxes. This money is only enough for us to recruit more than a dozen people and we don't have the money to recruit too many guards."

Jack looked embarrassed. It was not that he didn't understand Hanon's horror. If he could, he hoped to recruit 100 security guards and scare Hanon away by relying on the number of people.

Unfortunately, this is unrealistic. The public security office does not have much money to recruit new members. Stone Town is just a medium-sized town with a monthly tax revenue of about $1,500.

One-third of the taxes are used to guard the town, and a month is only $500.

Normally, the sheriff’s salary is $80 per month, the deputy sheriff’s salary is $60, and the ordinary sheriff’s salary is $30.

Ten security officers, one deputy sheriff, and one sheriff are already the limit of current tax support.

"I know there are a lot of difficulties, but we have to overcome it, aren't we?"

"Yesterday we dispatched 25 people, 8 people were killed, 4 people were injured, and 13 people were not seriously injured."

"Three of these 13 people are security guards, while the other 10 are small town residents or foreign cowboys."

"Now they are also facing the problem of possible retaliation. If we are willing to pay them a salary, even if they are half the salary of a normal security officer, they will not refuse for their own sake."

"In this way, we can hire 22 people for 500 US dollars. If there is still some funds in the public security office, this amount can be increased again."

"In addition, we can also call on small town residents to donate. They can't put their hopes on Hanon's not retaliation against them. Even if a family donates a dollar, we can receive thousands of dollars, or even more donations."

"Also, we can apply for police allocation to the state legislature. Those big men in the parliament have to take two-thirds of the taxes every year. There is no reason to ignore us when we are facing threats, right?"

Under Lin Yao's persuasion, Jack slowly became interested.

Those who can join the hunting team last night and go head-on with the train robbers will not be cowards, and they will not be able to bury their heads in the soil like an ostrich when the crisis comes.

Jack left in a hurry.

He wanted to discuss countermeasures with other security officers, summoned the cowboys who participated in the hunting team last night, and persuaded the residents of the town to donate.

Lin Yao did not participate in these things because he was just an ordinary resident and had just returned from out for a few years, so people in the town would not listen to him.

At the end of the day, the wind was calm.

Among the ten cowboys who participated in the operation last night, eight of them agreed, and the remaining two escaped early in the morning.

But the call for donations was not going well. They only received $600 in fundraising, of which $100 was paid by Lin Yao's family.

Those who refused to donate money to increase the number of guards in the public security department believed that even if Hanong took revenge, he would not retaliate against ordinary residents, just like when Emperor Chongzhen called for donations to his ministers when Li Zicheng attacked the capital.

Before Li Zicheng captured the Northern Capital, Emperor Chongzhen could not even pay military salaries.

In order to boost morale, he had to raise funds from his ministers.

No one responded to the fundraising, and then he borrowed money instead. You don’t need to donate. Just think it was lent to me and return it to you when you have money.

In the end, less than 200,000 taels of silver were raised, but the soldiers owed three years of military pay and more than 100,000 taels of silver were dropped from the bucket. The soldiers did not have enough faith to resist Li Zicheng.

After breaking the city in three days, Li Zicheng searched the mansions of officials in the city and harvested 70 million taels of silver.

Of course, there is no good news.

The state assembly received help from Stone Town and decided to transfer five well-equipped Mounted Police to come and stay temporarily. These Mounted Police have rich combat experience and can fight against ordinary robbers.

Although the number of people is not large, it can serve as a small-scale assault force. This elite squad can play a big role at some moments.

Another good news is that Lin Yao was promoted.

Old Billy left Stone Town under the pretext of recuperating his injuries, and the sheriff's position became vacant.

Jack ran around, but the donation was not done well, but he got himself the title of sheriff.

After becoming a sheriff, he thought that many ideas were made by Lin Yao, and Lin Yao's shooting skills were also good, so he wrote the appointment letter of the deputy sheriff with a big stroke.

The sheriff is selected by the town residents, while the deputy sheriff is appointed by the sheriff.

In this way, Lin Yao started his old business again and became a glorious deputy sheriff.

The only thing that dissatisfied him was that the deputy sheriff in a small town like him was not officially recognized by the state legislature.

In the entire Stone Town, only the tax officers and the sheriffs can be recognized by the state legislature.

The deputy sheriff, security officer, and tax collector are strictly non-staff members, and are only recognized locally and cannot appear on the list of the MPs.
Chapter completed!