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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9435805" data-attributes="member: 4534">Here in Arkansas, they were building a railroad near El Dorado around the same time period, and there were complaints that work ground to a halt for a few days after each payday.&nbsp; It turns out that so many of their workers spent their pay on alcohol that a lot of them wouldn't stagger back to work until Tuesday or Wednesday, which slowed production to the point where they were going to miss their deadline to completed the rail line.&nbsp; That's an angle you can use to bring the PCs in.&nbsp; So many workers, not just the Chinese ones, are missing the first few days of work following payday because they're going on benders.&nbsp; Do the PCs try to break the opium/booze supply?&nbsp; Do they try to reason with the tongs, &quot;Hey, if these people can't work then UP is going to come down hard and you won't make money at all.&nbsp; Best for you to make sure these people can work come Monday after a payday.&quot;&nbsp; If you want to add some complications, maybe UP equipment is being stolen and sold so people can by more drugs/alcohol/women.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9435805, member: 4534"] Here in Arkansas, they were building a railroad near El Dorado around the same time period, and there were complaints that work ground to a halt for a few days after each payday. It turns out that so many of their workers spent their pay on alcohol that a lot of them wouldn't stagger back to work until Tuesday or Wednesday, which slowed production to the point where they were going to miss their deadline to completed the rail line. That's an angle you can use to bring the PCs in. So many workers, not just the Chinese ones, are missing the first few days of work following payday because they're going on benders. Do the PCs try to break the opium/booze supply? Do they try to reason with the tongs, "Hey, if these people can't work then UP is going to come down hard and you won't make money at all. Best for you to make sure these people can work come Monday after a payday." If you want to add some complications, maybe UP equipment is being stolen and sold so people can by more drugs/alcohol/women. [/QUOTE]

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