The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 224: The Remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Chang San's death did not cause any trouble.

The people from Xiyitang directly became Chen Zhengwei's disciples.

It’s not quite right to say that he is his disciple. Chen Zhengwei hasn’t opened a sect yet, and until now other people still can’t figure out what Chen Zhengwei is planning.

Today, the structure of Chen Zhengwei's subordinates is similar to that of a gang, but only Yan Qingyou and A Long have a small piece of territory, and even the port is only managed by Yan Qingyou.

Even Yan Qingyou, A'long and Chen Zhenghu's men were privately speculating when Chen Zhengwei would be able to divide up some territory.

In fact, Chen Zhengwei wanted to set up a company structure with each person in charge of his or her own business.

But he doesn't have many capable people under his command. There are many men who are willing to work hard, but there are very few who can take charge of an area and get things done.

His business is diverse and he simply doesn't have enough manpower.

The company structure could not be established, and it would be difficult to take back power in the future, so we just used the initial makeshift team and kept dragging it out.

But now that the year has passed, Chen Zhengwei knows that it is time to finalize the structure.

Chen Zhengwei lay on the sofa, constantly thinking about these things in his mind.

"Brother Wei, Tu Changlin is downstairs!" Rong Jiacai knocked on the door.

"Let him come up!" Chen Zhengwei sat up straighter and crossed his legs.

Yan Qingyou told him the situation this morning. There was no money in the account of Xiyitang. Chang San spent all his money to buy more than 2,000 kilograms of opium from the Jews.

As a result, only more than 200 kilograms were sold before they were sold out by Aaron.

After a while, Rong Jiacai knocked on the door and let Tu Changlin in.

"Mr. Chen!" Tu Changlin didn't dare to look around after entering the room and said respectfully.

"Sit down!" Chen Zhengwei raised his chin and motioned him to sit down.

He took out a cigarette from the box and threw it to Tu Changlin.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Tu Changlin quickly put away the cigarette.

"What do you think about Chang San's matter?" Chen Zhengwei asked casually.

"Making money from opium is a conscienceless act. Everyone did that in the past, except for the eldest brother and the second brother. Now that Mr. Chen is in charge, the third master still does things as before, which has violated Mr. Chen's taboo! It can be said that his death is not unjust!" Tu Changlin said after thinking it over.

"Now that the Third Master is dead, the brothers naturally dare not blame Mr. Chen, but I don't know how he will arrange for us?"

"It doesn't matter whether you resent me or not. I am giving you a chance now!" Chen Zhengwei said while crossing his legs.

In the United States, unless they don't want to live anymore, they can't cause any trouble.

Unlike in China or Southeast Asia, where a move can bring life, the worst that can happen is you can make a comeback somewhere else.

Where could they go in the United States? If Chen Zhengwei didn't give the order, they wouldn't even be able to buy a boat ticket.

"Just help me with my work from now on. You are still in charge of those people! Take care of the original territory first, and then I will arrange other things for you to do."

"You have to put their minds at ease when you go back. I always do things fairly. Here, as long as you work hard, I promise that you will live a better life than before!"

"But if you mess things up, or pretend to obey but actually disobey, you know what will happen without me saying more!"

Chen Zhengwei spoke slowly, but Tu Changlin felt the pressure coming and said quickly:
"Mr. Chen, we will definitely do our work with peace of mind!"

He is now taking things one step at a time. If it doesn't work, he will find an opportunity to leave the United States with the money and go back to be a rich man.

After talking for a while, Chen Zhengwei let Tu Changlin leave.

Not long after, Rong Jiacai came up again and informed: "Brother Wei, the people from Yixingtang want to come and visit you! Do you want to meet them?"

"Yixingtang? I have been the boss of Chinatown for so long, and they only think of visiting me now?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

He has been in charge for several months, and the people from Yixingtang are only now coming.

I guess he heard the news about that shipload of opium and came here following the scent.

"What did they take?" Chen Zhengwei asked first.

"I came here empty-handed!"

"Fuck, you come to visit me with empty paws?" Chen Zhengwei didn't even cross his legs and his eyebrows stood up.

“Drive away!”

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, he called Rong Jiacai again.

"Wait a minute, detain the person and ask their boss to redeem him personally!"

"Brother Wei, what excuse do you want to give?" Rong Jiacai asked after thinking for a while.

"Kidnapping! What other excuse do you need? Just say they are rude!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

He wanted to wipe out Yixingtang, but he thought it was too far to go to Jiuyinshan, so he decided to let them come over and fight.

Rong Jiacai called a few people to the door.

"What did Mr. Chen say?" Two young men in gentleman's suits and braids at the door asked with a bow.

"Please stay here for a while!" Rong Jiacai tilted his head, and the thugs behind him surrounded the two men.

The two men's faces changed: "What does this mean?"

"Literally. Where are the two people who came with you? Ask them to take a message back and ask your boss to come and visit him in person and take you back."

"We came to visit your boss, but you detained us. Don't you have any rules?" the two men asked angrily.

"Let me be frank. It has taken you so long to come visit Brother Wei. Brother Wei is very unhappy. If you want to leave, let your boss come in person!" After all, Yan Qingyou is not Chen Zhengwei. He likes to do things with a legitimate reason.

Unlike Chen Zhengwei, who is clearly unreasonable and just wants to blackmail.

There were eight people from Yixingtang who came to Chinatown.

In addition to the two people with the highest status who came here to visit, there were a few people who went there to purchase things. As a result, they were arrested by people sent by Rong Jiacai in the afternoon.

More than a thousand yuan was found on them, and then the two were released to return and deliver the letter.

The people of Yixingtang were shocked and angry, and the two people who were released had to leave in a hurry and return to the old silver mountain.

……

"Come over later! I have something to tell you!" Lin Mingsheng said to Chen Zhengwei during dinner.

Chen Zhengwei looked at Lin Changning, wondering what Lin Mingsheng wanted to talk to him about.

Lin Changning looked at Lin Mingsheng. She didn't know what Lin Mingsheng wanted to do.

After dinner, Zhang Yan and Zhang Zhiang went to chat with Zhan Tianyou, while Chen Zhengwei and Lin Mingsheng returned to the martial arts hall.

When they arrived at the hall, Lin Mingsheng said to Chen Zhengwei, "Wait here for a moment!"

After saying that, he went back to the room.

"What is the old man going to do?" Chen Zhengwei asked Lin Changning.

"I don't know! He never told me!" Lin Changning huddled in the chair, covering himself with his coat, like a cat trying to keep warm.

A moment later, Lin Mingsheng came over with a letter, put it on the tea table next to Chen Zhengwei, and then sat aside. "Send someone with this letter to South America, probably a place called Iquique, to find a man named Weng Derong there." Lin Mingsheng said.

Since the two have already been engaged, although the betrothal gifts have not been sent yet, their marriage has already been decided.

Lin Mingsheng did not hide it. This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. If it was delayed for too long, there might be some twists and turns.

If Lin Changning and Chen Zhengwei's wedding wasn't just over a month away, he would have wanted to go there in person.

"Do you have any acquaintances there? Where is this Iquique?" Chen Zhengwei picked up the letter in surprise.

"I just heard about it. When the Prince of Attendants died... Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Prince of Attendants Li Shixian... After his death 15 years ago, there was a remnant of the army. Under the pressure of the Qing government, they had nowhere else to go, so they sold themselves to sea merchants, and then were sold to Iquique to mine."

"That remnant of soldiers was led by Weng Derong! When I went back to Nanyang, I heard from people that they were in a bad situation at that border and were being used as slaves in the mines."

"They went to Iquique in 66, so it's only been 14 years. The youngest are only about 30 years old and can still handle knives and guns."

"If you want to gain a foothold in the United States, you can't do it without the ability to protect yourself! As long as you can convince them, you can protect yourself even if you have to fall out with the foreigners in the future." Lin Mingsheng said in a deep voice.

"From the sound of it, you are also a remnant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" Chen Zhengwei was surprised, but spoke with a smile on his face.

No wonder this old guy didn’t even have a braid when I first came to San Francisco. The awareness of the Taiping remnants is different.

"What remnants? I used to serve under the command of King Yi. After King Yi's army was defeated, I led a defeated army to seek refuge with King Shi, and fought several battles with the Qing troops. Seeing that there was no room for recovery, I went to Southeast Asia." Lin Mingsheng said after glaring at him.

Nothing this guy says is pleasant to the ear.

It was the first time that Chen Zhengwei heard of this. He thought to himself that no wonder Lin Mingsheng was still so good at fighting at his age, and he was full of murderous intent when he attacked. It turned out that he had been through mountains of swords and seas of blood.

This old guy's experience is quite legendary.

After all, in Chen Zhengwei's memory, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom happened more than a hundred years ago, and he had only seen it in history books.

Even though I got here, I didn't feel much.

Seeing a living one at this time, I was immediately amazed.

He immediately said, "This is the first time I've seen one alive! You really surprise me!"

"This time you send someone over to contact him first. Although I don't have much friendship with him, I have heard of him. This letter is enough. After contacting him, ask about their situation and then come back to discuss." Lin Mingsheng sighed.

"How many of them are there?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"There are more than 10,000 people. You should do what you can!" Lin Mingsheng turned his head and looked at Chen Zhengwei.

He knew that Chen Zhengwei was good at making money, but he didn't know how much money Chen Zhengwei could make and how many people he could support.

Not to mention Chen Zhengwei, even Lin Changning, who was not far away, widened his eyes.

What does more than 10,000 people mean?
And more than 10,000 of them have been on the battlefield.

Chen Zhengwei thought that if these people could practice their shooting skills, he would be able to walk around the United States with ease.

The U.S. Navy and Army combined now have only 30,000 people.

The only thing to be careful about is that these people might become the host. Chen Zhengwei subconsciously felt that Weng Derong could not be kept.

These people are all Weng Derong's old subordinates. As long as Weng Derong is alive, who will they listen to?
But there is no need to say this.

"I'll ask someone to find out first!" Chen Zhengwei nodded, and then asked about the situation of the remnant soldiers, but Lin Mingsheng didn't know much.

When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was defeated, several remnants of the army fled, and Lin Mingsheng was not clear about the other troops.

Most of the people in his department went to Southeast Asia and settled down there.

After Chen Zhengwei left, Lin Mingsheng said to Lin Changning: "With these people here, no matter what happens in the future, you will not be bullied!"

When Lin Changning heard this, he felt mixed emotions and after a long while he said "hmm" softly.

Chen Zhengwei left with the letter, feeling a little excited. He didn't expect that his cheap father-in-law would give him such a big gift.

Among the more than 10,000 soldiers who have been to the battlefield, even if only half of them can hold swords and guns, they can still walk sideways.

He returned to the casino excitedly, and when he saw Rong Jiacai, he called him, "Come up with me!"

After entering the office, Chen Zhengwei wrote down the place name Iquique and handed it to Rong Jiacai: "Give this to Ah You and ask him to go to the port to find out where this place is!"

"Mr. Wei is in a good mood. Did something good happen to him?" Wan Yun said with a smile.

"It's indeed a good thing that happened!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

Although it costs a lot of money to support these people, it is a minor problem.

"Come, sit on my lap!" Chen Zhengwei waved at Wanyun.

He had wanted to go to the theatre to see a ballet in the evening, but now he was not interested.

Wan Yun looked at Chen Zhengwei, bit her lips gently, and then went over to lock the door...

……

The next day, the mayor's office.

"Henry, this is your letter of appointment." Mayor Anthony S. Batty looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.

The other party was Henry Perrin Kuhn, a member of the Democratic Party. He had participated in the Civil War. After retiring, he worked in the New York City Fire Department for several years and then went to San Francisco.

This person is also the most suitable candidate in Anthony S. Batty's opinion, a typical British man with his own persistence and arrogance.

I don't like Chinese people, but I won't go along with them.

He had participated in wars and worked in the fire department, so he had enough experience.

Of course, the most important thing is that he will not go along with the Chinese.

Attitude is more important than experience and ability.

"Henry, you know what I want!" Anthony said again.

Henry Kuhn nodded and smiled at him: "I know it very well. But I need to spend some time to familiarize myself with the situation of the Investigation Bureau!"

"As long as you know what to do. But I still want to remind you that most of the police officers in the investigation bureau are not trustworthy!"

"It sounds challenging, but that's exactly why you appointed me, isn't it?" Henry Kuhn smiled confidently.

"After the preliminary hearing of the Pinkerton detectives in court in a few days, they will be allowed to be released on bail. I need you to make sure they can get out of jail safely! You can cooperate with them on some things." Mayor Anthony added.

Henry Kuhn nodded. With the help of Pinkerton detectives, things would be much easier.

"Also, don't have any conflicts with the Chinese until you take control of the Bureau."

"The reporters are already waiting downstairs. It's time for our new director of investigation to show up!" After Anthony finished speaking, he stood up with a smile on his face, and went downstairs with Henry Kuhn to be interviewed by reporters and introduce the new director of investigation to the public.

"The first thing I will do after taking office is to rectify the internal affairs of the Investigation Bureau!"

"Yes, it is for this purpose that I accepted this appointment."

"I will never tolerate those criminals, no matter who they are!"

When Henry Kuhn faced reporters, his face was always confident and calm.

(End of this chapter)