The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 262: Where is the Wild West? Why isn't there even a gang?
"Can that thing really hear people talking far away?" Lin Changning asked with interest after the people from Bell Telephone Company left.

"Indeed, it is possible, but the current infrastructure is too poor and their technical level is not enough, so it can only cover a small area. When the technology matures in the future, you can use this thing to call Nanyang!" Chen Zhengwei shrugged. It would be much more convenient if there was a phone.

Unfortunately, I don’t quite understand this.

I can watch videos and I know the development history of mobile phones from Nokia to smartphones.

But such a primitive magnetic telephone was too far away for him and he didn't understand it at all.

However, he is somewhat interested in Bell Telephone Company. The current Bell Telephone Company was established not long ago and its assets may be several hundred thousand dollars?
I should invest in it. This thing will develop very fast in the next few decades and it can be said to be very profitable.

Most importantly, by investing in Bell Telephone Company and placing some people there, one could prevent his own phone calls from being monitored, as well as monitor other people's calls.

"It sounds like you know a lot about this and are optimistic about it?" Lin Changning was quite surprised. It was the first time she had seen this thing.

I didn’t expect Chen Zhengwei to know so much about it.

"I'm standing at the forefront of technology!" Chen Zhengwei laughed. He understood what these technologies could do better than the inventors of those technologies.

Chen Zhengwei got up and carried the bags of money to the bedroom. After moving the bookshelf away, he found a metal safe that was completely embedded in the wall. The door was made of a one-centimeter-thick iron plate.

When I opened the cabinet, it was big enough for one person to stand inside, and the shelves were filled with stacks of US dollars.

Chen Zhengwei opened his purse, then reached out and deposited 100,000 yuan into the system.

Throw the remaining money directly on the ground and count it when you come back and feel like moving.

Then he closed the cabinet, bowed to the statue of the Queen of Heaven when he went out, lit a stick of incense, and then left with Lin Changning.

When they returned home, Qiaoniang and Zhengwu had already packed their things.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you are finally back!" Both of them looked excited.

After all, we are going to a farm to play, and I heard it is very big. Not only can we ride horses, but we can also catch rabbits.

"You guys make the decisions on the minor matters yourselves, and notify me if you can't decide!"

"Calculating the time, the Chicago people should be here soon! Let's keep an eye out!"

Chen Zhengwei gave instructions before leaving.

Other things didn't matter. For example, when a ship arrived at the shore, Rong Jiacai and his men knew what to do with these people. Those who had tickets could be arranged by themselves, and the piglets and women who were sold would be paid through the company's account, and then they would be sent to work somewhere so that they could pay back the money.

Chicagoans need to take note.

Several people and more than 200,000 yuan in cash were lost. Even if Chicago was slow to react, they should have discovered the problem and sent people over.

He had asked people to keep an eye on him before, but no one suspicious was found.

"Don't worry, Brother Wei, we can handle this!" Rong Jiacai said.

Chen Zhengwei patted him on the shoulder and took out a pack of medicine for him: "Send it to the martial arts gym!"

Then they got on the carriages, and a group of six carriages left San Francisco and headed for the farm in the direction of Mangrove City.

……

Iquique.

In the past two days, the soldiers in the mining area felt that there seemed to be something wrong with these Chinese miners. Their eyes were wandering around and they worked much slower than before.

However, the two sides did not speak the same language, and the Chinese only learned a few simple Spanish words and could not ask any questions.

Finally, they dragged out a few people, hung them on a rack and beat them up to serve as a warning to others.

As the whips hit the bodies of several people hanging on the racks, their skin was torn off and they could hardly be seen in human form.

"This is what happens when you don't work hard!" Several soldiers threw their whips aside and shouted around.

Wherever they looked, the Chinese people avoided their gaze and dared not look them in the eye.

The soldiers were satisfied.

"Hang them here and don't let anyone down!" However, the soldiers did not notice the lowered heads and the anger and ferocity on their faces.

In recent days, a piece of news spread throughout the mining areas.

A month later, when they were unsure whether the news was true or not, batches of weapons were delivered to various camps.

These Chinese people, who seemed like the walking dead, now had light in their eyes and a bit more of the aura of life.

Everyone is calculating the final time in their hearts.

tonight!

As it got dark, dozens of people were crowded into a dilapidated wooden house of about 50 to 60 square meters in the camp.

"Start at 11 o'clock tonight! I will bring people to the camp of those native dogs. When you hear gunshots, take action and kill those on duty!" Chen Yonglu sat on the ground and made arrangements in a low voice.

The local dogs refer to the indigenous soldiers.

"Boss Chen, can you do it? You are too old and can't even hold a knife. Otherwise, let's go to the local dogs' camp!" Several of Wen Bingzhong's men said on the side.

They were kind-hearted and felt that Chen Yonglu was too old and it was too dangerous for him to do this.

Previously, Chen Yonglu asked Wen Bingzhong to leave with Situ Ye and others, and they all owed Chen Yonglu a favor in this matter.

But when these words come out of their mouths, they don't sound very nice.

"If any accident happens, who among you can handle it? You little brats will probably panic by then." Chen Yonglu glanced at everyone.

"Now I have the final say, follow my arrangements!"

After all, he led troops to fight in the past. Now that Wen Bingzhong is not here, it is easy for him to suppress others.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, a dozen people quietly went to the back of the camp, lifted up a pile of rubble, pulled out several boxes and carried them back.

When I opened the box, I saw some long and short guns inside.

"Nowadays, guns don't even need to be filled with gunpowder or lit with a fuse. They are much more convenient than before!" Chen Yonglu took out a Winchester 1873 rifle, stroking it with his big hands, and couldn't hide his love on his face.

In the past few days, they also brought back two rifles and a revolver so that they could all become familiar with how to use the guns.

There is no need to compress the gunpowder before loading the bullet, nor is there a need for a fuse; all you have to do is push the bullet in from the side.

"It can fire 13 shots... If we had this gun at that time..." Chen Yonglu sighed halfway and then stopped talking.

It's been so many years, there's no point in talking about it anymore.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening. Usually, the miners in the camp had already fallen asleep, and snoring could be heard one after another, but today there was no sound at all.

In every wooden house, the miners had their eyes open with light in them.

Chen Yonglu led his men and sneaked around the foreigners' barracks in the dark, where they saw several foreigners chatting around the fire.

Chen Yonglu stared at it for a long time but had no chance to go around. Seeing that the time was almost up, he no longer hesitated.

"Block here and fire!"

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out in the darkness, and several foreigners beside the fire bleed and then fall to the ground.

Even if he hadn't touched a gun in more than ten years, with so many people firing, there would always be a few who would get lucky.

What's more, the accuracy of this spear is already high.

And with this burst of gunfire, it was a signal. Gunshots were also heard in the distance, and even in other mining areas several miles away.

The people in the camp rushed out directly. Some of them rushed to the port along the predetermined route, while others went to get the carts from the mine and then went to the Tugou camp to get explosives.

After Chen Yonglu fired a shot, he pulled the bolt and loaded another bullet. He felt more and more that this gun was completely different from the previous ones. It was too convenient to use.

Chen Yonglu stared at the doors of the row of wooden houses. After hearing the gunshots, the soldiers inside ran out in panic with their guns in hand. Chen Yonglu was about to say "fire" when gunshots rang out nearby.

Chen Yonglu had no choice but to shoot on his own, and with each bullet he seemed to vent all the despair he had felt over the years.

Fortunately, although there was no coordination, the difference in guns was too big, and the Peruvian soldiers didn't know what was happening, so as soon as they rushed out, they were shot one after another.

The rest of the people quickly retreated and hid inside, not daring to show their heads.

……

"It's started!" Situ Ye said standing at the bow of the boat as he listened to the gunshots in the distance.

"The rest is up to them!"

"There are more than 10,000 people, and we have prepared a lot of guns for them. We can't capture them even if we plan carefully. There is no point in taking them back!" Guan Qianbo said on the side.

The main force tonight is the remnants of the Taiping Army who have been mining for more than ten years.

The total number of soldiers in the ten mining areas was only more than 500, and they were using old-fashioned matchlock rifles.

Not to mention that Situ Ye and his men brought a thousand rifles and two hundred revolvers this time, more than ten thousand miners could kill those soldiers with just their teeth and stones.

"Let's take action too!" After Situ Ye said this, the group hurriedly got off the boat.

What they had to do was simple: occupy the port.

After hearing the gunshots, people from the Iquique Police Department ran out of their homes, but before they could reach the police station, they were shot dead on the way by bullets from nowhere.

The local civilians were awakened by the gunshots and hid in their homes, not daring to move or go out to inquire.

As time passed, the sound of gunfire in the distance began to decrease, and some miners had already run to the dock.

I saw torches lit outside the houses near the pier, lighting up half of Iquique. In the light of the torches, I could see Chinese young people wearing gentlemen's suits everywhere in the streets and alleys.

"Find a place to rest first, and then get on board after daybreak!" a young man in front of them said directly to them.

Two hours later, a loud bang suddenly came from the Iquique Fortress outside the city.

The miners piled the explosives from the mine at the fortress gate and ignited them.

Accompanied by a loud bang, the defenders in the Iquique Fortress were directly knocked over. Then Chen Yonglu and Wen Bingzhong led a group of people to rush into the fortress, and then more intense gunfire broke out in the fortress.

As time passed, more and more miners arrived at the port, and there were even many carts loaded with food from the camp.

After all, more than 10,000 people need to eat.

When the sky began to brighten, Wen Bingzhong was carried back.

"How did it become like this?" Seeing this, Situ Ye stepped forward to check the injury. He had been shot in the waist.

After all, they had been on the boat together for more than a month and were familiar with each other.

"Anyway, I'm lucky and I wasn't beaten to death on the spot, so my life can be saved!" Wen Bingzhong grinned.

As long as these people can get on board, he won't lose anything even if he dies.

"Call the doctor!" Situ Ye turned his head and said.

They brought a doctor with them to prevent this kind of situation.

Doctors in Chinatown are now very good at treating gunshot and knife wounds.

However, although he was treated by a doctor, he still had to take a ship to Panama. Whether he could survive depended on whether he was really that lucky.

After giving the order, Situ Ye turned his head and looked around. Everywhere he looked, he saw Chinese workers resting on the ground.

Being involved in such a big event made him feel a little excited and difficult to control himself.

As the day dawned, pairs of eyes full of expectation looked towards the port.

The Bolivian flag was also raised on the ship's mast.

Yes, the flag they used for signaling was that of Bolivia, an ally of Peru.

In this way, even if we encounter the Peruvian Navy, the other side will be confused for a while and will not open fire easily.

When the ships at sea saw this flag rising, they knew that the fortress had been taken and they could dock.

After more than an hour, the sailors on the ship were heard shouting, "The ship is coming!"

Then this sentence was passed on from one person to another.

"The ship is coming!"

On the sea surface, several large ships are approaching.

Later, when organizing the Chinese miners to board the ship, a small incident occurred.

Chen Yonglu and his men dismantled the cannons of the Iquique Fortress and dragged them over, as well as more than a dozen boxes of gunpowder and artillery shells.

Now there is only one problem left. We need to bring both supplies and cannons, and the ship that comes this time may not be able to carry them all.

After all, it is not easy to transport more than 10,000 people.

But soon, Situ Ye and Guan Qianbo turned their attention to several ships in the port.

Anyway, they have come here, occupied the port, and even seized the fortress.

It wouldn't hurt to grab a few more ships.

……

Chen Zhengwei climbed out of bed and opened the window. He could see a large grape trellis outside, with almost no end in sight.

At this time, the grape vines have ended their hibernation and started to sprout and grow, turning green.

When I opened the window, the air was filled with the smell of earth and grass.

Chen Zhengwei smacked his lips. Although he liked bustling big cities, it was also nice to wander around the farm occasionally.

These seven or eight hours of carriage ride were really tiring. We only arrived at the farm at midnight yesterday.

And there was no entertainment at all along the way, and we didn't even encounter any gangsters.

Where is the Wild West?

After standing in front of the window and smoking a cigarette, Chen Zhengwei put on his hunting suit and went downstairs. He saw Lin Changning sitting on a chair on the porch, watching Qiao Niang and Zheng Wu having fun outside.

Judging from her eyes, she seemed a little yearning.

"Go if you want to!" Chen Zhengwei sat down next to him. After all, Lin Changning was not very old, so it was normal for him to want to play.

Lin Changning looked conflicted, unable to let go of his sister-in-law's authority.

Changing the subject, he asked, "What do you do during the day?"

"Let's go up the mountain and hunt bears!" Chen Zhengwei said excitedly.

He's here to fight the bear!
The one here is the California grizzly bear, which has become extinct.

……

When Chen Zhengwei was excitedly asking people to go up the mountain to look for bears, a dozen men in gentleman's suits and bowler hats walked out of the Auckland Railway Station.

(End of this chapter)