In July 1855, because of the Mediterranean climate, the summer in San Francisco was not very hot, and it can be said that the climate was pleasant.

It should be said that the weather in San Francisco is good all year round, as if it is living spring all year round. This climate has given many people convenience, especially those who have just come to California or first arrived in Americans, so that they don’t have to buy more clothes or a set of clothes. Don’t care about how dirty or bad it is. Anyway, you can deal with the past. Don’t underestimate this, which saves a lot of living costs.

Li Mengyang also enjoyed this climate benefit, so he is still wearing the torn jacket that came off the piglet boat, and the greasy big braid is still hanging on his head. However, walking on the streets of San Francisco, he now has an additional means of transportation and a hand-pushed wheelbarrow!

From the various things installed on the car, and the words that were written with a few big words, JINLIN-DINER, anyone knows that this wheelbarrow is not his Li Mengyang's, it is from Jinlin Pavilion Hotel.

Now Li Mengyang has found a career to make a living, which is to work as a clerk in this Jinlin Pavilion Hotel. Usually, it mainly buys and delivers goods. As for this Jinlin Pavilion Hotel, I know the name. This is a restaurant run by Chinese. This store is located on DuPont Street in San Francisco. This street is quite prosperous. Not only are there many shops, but there are also several Chinese shops.

The owner of Jinlin Pavilion Hotel is Huang San, the guy who asked Li Mengyang in a very embarrassed situation on the first day. In that case, he saw his compatriots, and this compatriot was interested in hiring him. Li Mengyang made the only correct choice he could make at that time, which was to work for Boss Huang San.

but!

It costs 10 cents a day, including food and accommodation, of course, I eat leftovers, and I live in a utility room, also called a wood floor. This is Li Mengyang's current work treatment.

And my compatriots, they are even more evil than the American capitalists!

But there was no way. In that case, Li Mengyang had to admit it. How could he come here first? He had to gain a foothold first. After several months of exploitation by Huang San's compatriot, Li Mengyang had a certain understanding of San Francisco in 1855.

1855, the United States, the West, San Francisco, just these words, you know that this is the famous gold rush period. This is definitely a period of great development and prosperity, but if you are really in the gold rush, the feeling is different. This place is really messy!

How messy?

In 1848, San Francisco was just a small fishing village with a population of only a few hundred people, but now, there are fewer than tens of thousands. How can this not be messed up?

Anyway, among the few rules of survival in San Francisco that Huang San told Li Mengyang, the first is that no matter what, don’t call the police, because when the police come, they often don’t come to catch thieves. They may knock you down with one punch, or point a "pepper gun" at your head and ask if there is gold in your pocket.

There are also a group of people who are even more cruel than the police. They don’t care about the law at all. It depends on their likes and dislikes when arresting people. It’s not a problem to kill people. Not only will you be charged with a crime, but you will also have to find a public place to hang you!

This is true, Li Mengyang has witnessed it with his own eyes. However, after all, the hangman is a minority. There have been news that the municipal government wants to rectify the police force, because there are many of them that are robbers, murderers, etc. They themselves hung the stolen police badges in order to release their accomplices.

Well, there is finally a municipal government. Although Li Mengyang doesn’t know what those guys can do, of course, there are also courts and prisons. Anyway, there are all things that should be there, but now there are so many people coming, and all kinds of qualities are all used by government officials.

This also explains why no one cares about Li Mengyang when he came to log in to the United States, and the municipal government should be unable to take care of himself.

In addition, that is the problem of working. Huang San told Li Mengyang that he should never rob the jobs of whites and blacks. If he doesn't make a fuss, he will beat you up. This is still light. Sometimes he will rob him first and then beat him, and there are some people who will burst your anus... It hurts very much if you think about it.

Therefore, most of us Chinese are engaged in "women's jobs", such as washing clothes, cooking, etc., just like Huang San, who has been here for seven or eight years. Now, through his own hard work and calculations, he has opened this Qilin Pavilion Hotel.

To put it bluntly, it’s not that Chinese people don’t want to do ‘men’s jobs’, they can’t do it. Current California Governor John Bigler even implemented a bill to impose heavy taxes on Chinese miners!

According to Huang San, Ameriga's yamen is of course aimed at foreigners...

This also explains Li Mengyang's experience in the labor market in San Francisco. Of course, this also has his special nature. He can speak English. This is so damn!

Although San Francisco was very chaotic in 1855, it was also prosperous. Therefore, the general labor price was a dollar a day. Yes, it was actually a public price, which was much higher than other parts of the United States.

But why did that black man do it for half a dollar?

It's very simple. That black man is a slave. The slaves have masters. Don't underestimate this advantage...

This is still an advantage? Is it a big deal?

It's really an advantage, it's not small.

First of all, Li Mengyang strongly agrees that slavery is a sin, and black slaves are oppressed. The famous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is now very well sold. Almost every white lady holds a book in her hands, but.

When Li Mengyang learned about the price of black slaves, his views were shaken.

A black slave = 800-1300 US dollars!

This is the current market quotation. With this money, you can buy at least two Jinlin Pavilion Hotels. Judging from Li Mengyang's current salary, he probably won't have the chance to buy even a slave in his life.

You said that slaves are so expensive, how should slave owners treat slaves?

Slaves are property, and slave owners must not want to devalue their property, right?

The slave owner has to take care of it. This is necessary, and when you are sick, you have to take care of it. Isn’t it a big loss of money if you die? Then, marriage and funerals...

This is not an exaggeration, because if a slave gives birth to a child or a slave, it means that the slave owner's property increases, so the cost of living for black slaves is very low.

Then do odd jobs, 50 cents a day, why not do it?

Black slaves are so powerful, can these guys walk sideways in the labor market?

It’s really not. We Chinese workers are more fierce and arrogant than black slaves!

Do you know why Li Mengyang didn’t see yellow skin in the labor market that day?

Hot!

Generally speaking, Chinese workers can do it for 30 cents a day. Really, it’s really the price. Otherwise, how could that white boss take it away when he sees Li Mengyang?

Chinese workers are famously capable, able to endure hardships, and they are still low in rewards. They are satisfied with 30 cents and do not have to cover food and accommodation. The only disadvantage is that they cannot speak language. Most people do not understand what you Americans are talking about.

Then why did Chinese workers do such a low price of 30 cents? Are we inferior to others? They are lower than slaves? Are the people of the Qing Dynasty willing to be inferior?

Li Mengyang couldn't understand this at first, but after Huang San settled the conclusion for him, he understood it.

Now the Qing Dynasty still uses the silver standard, and the purchasing power of one tael of silver is quite good. When we arrived in the United States, one dollar is almost equivalent to one tael of silver. Do you understand?

30 cents, isn’t that equivalent to half a tael of silver?

Half a tael of silver a day, this is a good life!

With this treatment, where did you look for it in the Qing Dynasty?

The Chinese workers are calculating this account. What they think is that they are still people of the Qing Dynasty and will always return to their hometown in the future. This is a little loss in the United States now, nothing is it, it is true that they make money.

So, what happened to Li Mengyang that day was really normal.

A Chinese worker with low requirements, and a Chinese worker with low requirements and speaking so well in English, are you sure you are not here to grab your job? Don’t beat you up? You are so merciless!

It seems that no matter that era, talents are in demand...

"Ouch! You're overwhelming my feet!"
Chapter completed!