African Nationhood

Chapter 2 Connections and Wealth
  "U.K?
  Do you want to become a British citizen and become a Brit? "

Shi Jintang blew out a smoke ring again and said softly: "To be precise: I plan to join the British African colonies."

"Did I hear you correctly? Do you really not have a fever?

Africa, that kind of hellish place, poor, backward and barbaric!
  The natives over there are more ignorant than the Indians in the Americas. Where are you going? "

Shi Jintang understood what Dr. Smith was thinking without having to guess. He put out half of the cigarette in his hand and smiled.

“I go there, naturally, for excitement.

Life now is too mediocre, and the vast world there allows me to find the meaning of life.

But before I go there, I need you to help me recruit some guards.

It's best to find some experienced mercenaries to ensure safety there! "

Dr. Smith nodded. He could understand what the young man in front of him was thinking. After all, he had also come from this age.

The young man in front of him provides himself with excellent ideas and profit points, so his shareholding in Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Company has reached 40%.

The total dividends over the past five years are almost $100,000.

As long as Johnson & Johnson does not go bankrupt and can successfully develop new products such as "artificial salicylic acid" in the future, Henry's wealth will continue to accumulate.

Moreover, Henry also has the patents for Band-Aids, cigarettes and Zippo lighters in the United States and major European countries.

Although these three patents may seem inconspicuous, they are indispensable in daily life.

The future of money is naturally very bright, and now he is already a de facto rich man.

Perhaps this young man's current life is too smooth, so he wants to seek excitement.

Dr. Smith and his wife had long had the idea of ​​pairing their daughters, Catherine and Henry.

The difference is that my wife just likes this boy from the Qing Dynasty.

And he mainly wanted to use his daughter's marriage to tie down this talented young man.

That's why he took the initiative to suggest that Henry become an American citizen.

Unexpectedly, this young man with a lot of money was determined to go to Africa to make a living.

It's hard to stop Dr. Smith, but he has to let go of the matter of marrying his daughter.

No one can guarantee how long this young man will live.

After thinking about this, Dr. Smith nodded, "I will help you find them. I guarantee they will all be experienced white guards."

After the Civil War ended, many retired soldiers in the United States were unwilling to work in agriculture. They entered the mercenary industry one after another. These people were easy to recruit.

Shi Jintang has always been assured of Dr. Smith's ability to do things, but he is not assured of the arrogance and vulgarity of white people.

So he added: "Try to help me recruit Qing people as guards, and the salary can be higher."

As early as the Qianlong period, Chinese people came to the United States.

The real mass naturalization of the United States was the "gold rush" that broke out in California in 1848. More than 2 Chinese came here to seek gold.

In 1865, the Americans wanted to build the Central Railway and introduced a large number of Chinese laborers.

Although Chinese people work in the most difficult and tiring low-level jobs in the United States, they are not respected by Americans. Instead, they are made difficult, discriminated and suppressed.

The government even promulgated the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, making life even more bleak for Chinese people in the United States.

The dangerous social environment has made the Chinese in the United States more united and more militant.

The "New York Chinese Association", as the leading organization of Chinese in the United States, was only established in 1883. Only then did the Chinese in the United States truly gain a foothold in the United States.

After five years of development, Johnson & Johnson has already spread its distribution network across the United States.

Therefore, it is not difficult to recruit Chinese as bodyguards, and it may be easier than recruiting white bodyguards.

"Yes, I understand. By the way, how many guards do you plan to recruit?"

“The more the better, at least a hundred people.

It's also best to get some weapons. It's always uneasy to go to the colonies without weapons. "

Dr. Smith was surprised when he heard this.

“With so many people, you have to know that the salary for recruiting escorts is not cheap.

100 people will cost at least tens of thousands of dollars a year. Can you afford it? " Shi Jintang was not worried about this. Once he arrived in Africa, he would go to the indigenous people to "discuss cooperation". As long as he occupied the land, he would have a foothold.

Once you have the land, you can renegotiate the deal with the Chinese around you and give the land directly as payment.

With the Chinese people’s deep love for the land, they can completely accept this condition.

Worse still, he could use his patents as collateral to get loans from British and European banks.

In fact, his main purpose in going to the UK was to obtain a "Royal Charter" issued by the British royal family.

With this thing, he can legitimately expand his territory in Africa.

Get valuable farming time in the early stage, accumulate manpower and material resources, and finally create a world.

……

Early the next morning, Kelly Smith took out a gold necklace from her sock.

The girl excitedly hugged Shi Jintang and kissed her, then excitedly went to the room to look in the mirror and wear it.

Mrs. Smith received a pearl necklace, and Dr. Smith received a gold pocket watch.

Shi Jintang's gifts were a silk tie and a house deed, which were given to him by the Smiths.

Seeing this property in Springfield City, Shi Jintang couldn't laugh or cry.

He is about to leave the United States, so why do he need a house?
  However, this was the wish of his two adoptive parents for him, and he happily accepted it.

He plans to put this house next to Noilinoi University aside and sell it later when its value rises.

There was still time during the Christmas vacation, so Shi Jintang said goodbye to the Smith family and got on the train to Hartford, the capital of Connecticut.

There is the headquarters of Qing students studying in the United States.

Shi Jintang's group of students studying in the United States were the first to come to the United States, so they were also the students who were scattered to board the most.

The next three batches of students spent their preparatory years at the international student headquarters in Hartford City.

After you are admitted to university, you will find a host family or live on campus near the school.

The probability of the first batch of 30 international students becoming talents is relatively low.

After all, they are the first batch of students to arrive, so health problems are a very serious issue.

In the original history, four people died of illness in the early days of studying abroad, and the original owner Shi Jintang was one of them.

Moreover, when these young people came to a foreign country for the first time, they experienced the strongest impact.

They have little resistance to unfamiliar religions and false doctrines.

Some of the first batch of students have already converted to Christianity, and they have also privately established organizations to study Christianity.

In addition, a few students were too weak to pass the college entrance exams, while others were reprimanded and sent home for bad conduct.

Today, among their group, the one with the most remarkable achievements is Zhan Tianyou, who is later known as the "Father of Railways" in China.

This is a true scholar!

Not only did he get into Yale with high scores, but he also became a famous figure in the school with his own charm, and even formed an 8-man baseball team.

After the other remaining international students were forced to return to China in 1881, some became prominent figures in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

For example, Tang Shaoyi, the first prime minister of the Republic of China, Cai Shaoji, president of Peiyang University, etc.

There are many other people who have become important leaders in the military, but I will not list them here for the time being.

……

Now that he has made up his mind to break away from the control of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Jintang plans to win over these students at this gathering.

When these people return to China, they will become his huge network of contacts.

He can also take the opportunity to dig into the Qing Dynasty and help him build Africa in the future.

Moreover, he could also use these connections to organize Chinese immigrants and open up the Qing market.

It’s really indispensable!

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