The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 301 Stanford's Heir Arrives in San Francisco
The Irish gangs were cleared out of San Francisco, causing the small gangs and families in San Francisco to restrain their power, trembling with fear for being burned by the fire.

People like the Cromwell family seemed to feel relaxed at this moment.

After all, they still have some business cooperation with Chen Zhengwei, so there is no need to worry.

"He's different from other gangsters!" Edward Cromwell was chatting with other family members in the living room of his home.

"What do gangs pursue? To make money! More money!"

"But he doesn't want money, he wants power!" After saying this, Edward Cromwell shook his head again: "But this has nothing to do with us."

“We don’t have to clash with them.”

"He doesn't even look down on a small business like tobacco now!"

When Chen Zhengwei came to him and threatened him to supply tobacco only to Chen Zhengwei, Edward Cromwell was very angry.

Their income has since fallen by a third.

However, as Chen Zhengwei's influence in San Francisco grew, he threw away all other thoughts.

Although the money is a little less, at least I don’t have to worry about being accosted one day.

……

Besides the Irish gangs, there was another major event that took place on this day.

Councilman Cook committed suicide, shot six times in the back.

The few people present at the time kept their mouths shut.

This incident had a greater impact among the wealthy circles in San Francisco.

……

The next day, Chen Zhengwei got up and yawned. For a moment, he didn't know where he was.

I looked around and found that I was indeed at home.

I walked to the window, but didn't see Lin Changning practicing martial arts below.

"That's strange!" Chen Zhengwei picked up the cigarette from the table, put it in his mouth, staggered downstairs, and saw Lin Changning huddled in a chair.

In fact, she quite likes sitting like this, curling herself up in the chair like a child.

However, this action is almost invisible in front of outsiders.

You can only see it at home.

"What? Are you thinking about life?" Chen Zhengwei joked.

"A little bit!" Lin Changning said calmly without turning his head.

"What have you thought of? Tell me later!" Chen Zhengwei went to the toilet to flush the toilet, then came to the living room and collapsed on the sofa, casually pressing the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"For that kind of gun, practicing martial arts is of no use at all. If it's an ordinary gun, I'm faster than the opponent and still have a chance. But if it's the kind like yesterday, it doesn't matter whether I've learned martial arts or not." Lin Changning's eyes were a little confused.

"That's it?" Chen Zhengwei thought it was something else, but then he smelled a burnt smell in his nose. He turned his head and saw that the cigarette butt was still smoking. He took the water cup next to him and poured the water directly into the ashtray.

"You have quick reactions when practicing boxing. You react faster than others between life and death, you attack faster than others, and you use a gun faster than others!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"Besides, most of the time, danger is very close, so how can you have the chance to draw your gun?"

It’s hard to say about other things, but he still has a say in this matter.

"Look, don't I practice boxing as well? I'm better than you! This doesn't stop me from practicing shooting!"

Lin Changning rolled her eyes at him. She got angry when she talked about this.

She had never seen Chen Zhengwei practice boxing, but his skills had not declined at all, and were getting better and better.

From Chen Zhengwei, she understood one thing: this world is unfair.

"Forget it, don't comfort me! It's just that after seeing that gun, I felt a little unbalanced!" Lin Changning sighed slightly and changed the subject:
"The Dragon Boat Festival is only a month away. Should we hold some dragon boat races? I see there are rowing competitions here. And now that we are in a foreign country, we should preserve some traditions to remind the Chinese here where their roots are."

"It's OK that everyone is in Chinatown now. In the future, as the Chinese population gradually disperses, many people will forget their identities. Especially for those children who grew up in the United States, it's better to prepare early."

She learned this from the Italians.

Italian women are very concerned about preserving their own writing and customs, and often organize festivals.

Except for New Year, few Chinese people organize this event.

"You can ask someone to notify all the guilds and have each guild organize a dragon boat team!" said Chen Zhengwei.

There is an inland river in San Francisco that is perfect for hosting dragon boat races.

It is very easy for each association to raise money to organize a dragon boat team, and they are also happy to do so.

After a while, the two went out to have dinner, and Chen Zhengwei took his people directly to the San Francisco Savings and Loan Association.

At this time, there were not many fewer people outside the savings and loan association than before. There were people in three layers inside and three layers outside, and everyone was waiting for news.

It’s just that those German men who originally came to ask for their “hard-earned money” have changed their identities and are now maintaining order at the bank entrance.

This order is much better than before.

As several horse-drawn carriages came over, a group of Chinese thugs got off first and stopped the crowd outside.

"Get out of my way!"

"Get aside!"

Then the middle door of the carriage opened, and Chen Zhengwei, dressed in a white suit and pink shirt, got out of the carriage, with a pair of gold sunglasses on his face.

The crowd suddenly fell silent. A notice had been posted at the door of the bank last night, announcing a change of bank owner. They only knew that the new owner was German.

However, when everyone saw this tall Chinese man, they immediately knew who he was.

If it were someone else, they would dare to make a noise.

Chen Zhengwei is notorious in San Francisco.

He hanged more than one or two people.

The scene immediately fell silent.

Chen Zhengwei still held a cigar in one hand and took off his sunglasses with the other. He glanced at the people around him and said loudly, "Send a representative to come in and talk to me. Don't worry, you can get your money out!"

"The San Francisco Savings and Loan Association was poorly managed, resulting in insufficient cash and gold reserves. But I bought this bank, and I guarantee that you will all get your money! In the end, you all have to thank me, because your hard-earned money will not be wasted!"

Chen Zhengwei directly blamed the chaos of the previous few days on the original shareholders and turned to go into the bank.

And as he spoke, the crowd stirred slightly, and then some of the more prestigious wealthy businessmen and representatives followed behind.

"Call the boss!" Schultz and the bank employees were waiting inside.

Only then did the others realize that Chen Zhengwei was the boss here.

"Go to the meeting room!" said Chen Zhengwei.

Then a group of people came to the conference room, and Chen Zhengwei sat directly at the top.

"You all know who I am, right?" Chen Zhengwei looked around at everyone.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!" The others nodded and said nervously.

Even though Chen Zhengwei looked calm, they still felt afraid when facing him.

There are too many rumors about Chen Zhengwei.

"I know your purpose. Just like I said outside, the San Francisco Savings and Loan Association was not doing well and there were some problems inside, which led to insufficient reserves."

"Now that I have taken over, I will naturally try my best to solve this problem!"

"I have made an appointment with the people from the Bank of California and the Bank of Nevada. I will talk to them later and borrow some money." "However, due to the previous chaos, there are too many people who need to withdraw money this time. It will take a long time to deal with such a large amount of money, so we have to divide it into several batches!"

"First, those with deposits below 5000 yuan can withdraw their money in five days!"

These people are usually middle class and make up the majority.

Ordinary people in San Francisco don't deposit money in banks.

"And those with deposits below 20,000 can withdraw them within a month."

These people are the small and medium-sized businessmen.

"As for those with deposits of more than 20,000 yuan, I guarantee that you will get your money back within three months!"

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, there was a slight commotion among the crowd.

After all, the "representatives" sitting here are all relatively prestigious wealthy businessmen in the community, and their deposits are almost all over 20,000.

A small number of them are lawyers or staff members of the Education Bureau.

"Mr. Chen, can it be faster?" a wealthy businessman couldn't help but ask. He had even sold his house and was just waiting to withdraw the money and deposit it in a California bank, and then he could move.

"You should be aware of one thing. The situation of this bank was not optimistic. All banks refused to lend to them!" Chen Zhengwei knocked on the table and said:

"Now that I'm taking over, I'll make sure you all get your money back, and you all need to thank me!"

In fact, the total amount is 180 million US dollars, which Chen Zhengwei is fully able to borrow.

Moreover, the money can be raised by selling the war bonds owned by the banks.

However, Chen Zhengwei was not going to give them such a good response. He had to let these people know that it was him who helped them get their money back.

"Mr. Chen, can we get the money within three months?" The others had no choice but to hope that Chen Zhengwei would keep his word.

"Of course! If you can't get it by then, you can come to the club to find me. The Golden Club, you should know where it is!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Remember to explain it to them clearly when you get out! I'm helping you solve the problem!"

"Oh, there's one more thing. The bank will change its name in a few days! But don't worry, it won't affect our previous business!"

"Also, where are the people from the Education Bureau?"

"Mr. Chen, it's me!" a foreigner said.

"I hope that the Education Bureau can still pay salaries in our bank. Of course, this kind of thing will never happen again. If you can't make up your mind, you can tell your superior and I will visit him later!"

Moments later, the representatives left the bank and told those outside what had happened.

When ordinary people heard it, they were quite surprised.

Although the money had to be paid in three installments, no one expected Chen Zhengwei to pay them first.

Not those of the rich.

This gave them more confidence and less anxiety.

After all, if the bank is in bad situation, the person who withdraws money first is the safest.

Chen Zhengwei's arrangement made many people feel grateful to him.

Of course, the most important thing is whether they can get the money after five days.

……

"The new bank manager, financial director, and counter manager will be here soon. Please introduce them to them."

"After you get the congressman's shares, take people to Sacramento and meet with California Attorney General Isaac Smith. Ask him to help arrange to change the name of the bank to People's Bank of San Francisco," Chen Zhengwei said to Schultz.

After making the arrangements, Chen Zhengwei left the bank and went to meet with people from the Bank of California and the Bank of Nevada.

On the one hand, we need to talk about loan funds, and on the other hand, we need to check the war bonds and stocks in the two banks.

The San Francisco Deposit and Savings Bank was, after all, just a small to medium-sized community bank, and there were many bank robberies in the West.

Therefore, valuable items such as bonds and stocks are kept in the safes of large banks.

After determining the bonds and stocks, Chen Zhengwei commissioned two banks to sell the bonds through their network of relationships.

This batch of war bonds are all with a term of 20 to 30 years, and the total price exceeds one million and five hundred thousand.

In addition, there are stocks of some San Francisco companies, including shipping, shipyards, steel, docks, and mines, with a total value of more than one million.

Chen Zhengwei has no plans to sell these stocks for the time being, as they might be useful in the future.

"Come to think of it, we are now in the same business as each other!" Chen Zhengwei said to William Arlette.

"It's really unexpected." William Alette nodded and smiled.

Chen Zhengwei laughed, signed a short-term loan contract for 40 US dollars, and then got up and left.

What do you hope for most when doing business?
We are just dead colleagues!

……

The next day, Chen Zhengwei received a message.

"Boss, everyone who is eligible to inherit Leland Stanford's legacy has arrived in San Francisco!"

"Four of his seven brothers and sisters are dead, leaving three. But the children of the deceased will inherit their shares!" Sitting opposite Chen Zhengwei was lawyer Brett.

"It doesn't matter how many heirs there are. What matters is getting what I want!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand. He had no interest in how many heirs Leland Stanford had.

"The manor on Nob Hill must be taken down. As for the rest, it has nothing to do with us!"

The most important part of Leland Stanford's legacy was his shares in the Central Pacific Railroad, but other railroad tycoons were also eyeing it.

Chen Zhengwei had no intention of getting involved.

As for the Nob Hill estate, if other people knew better, they would not compete with him for it.

"I understand. I'll contact them!" Brett nodded.

"If you need help, go find Ayou! Sometimes he can be more useful than you!" said Chen Zhengwei.

Brett nodded and then said goodbye.

At this time, in a room of a high-end hotel in San Francisco, a young man and woman in ordinary clothes were rolling around on the bed and the sofa.

"We never thought we would inherit such a large sum of money!" The two could hardly contain their excitement.

Although they knew they had a wealthy relative, they never thought they would have the opportunity to inherit each other's inheritance.

Especially since the conditions of this brother and sister are not very good.

Although not poor, they are not very rich either.

"I heard that the wealthy man has tens of millions of dollars in assets and has seven heirs. Does that mean we can inherit more than one million dollars?"

"Manor, mansion, servants, delicious food..." The two talked excitedly, feeling as if a dream had suddenly come true.

If this was a dream, they hoped they would never wake up.

After a long time, the two felt a little tired and calmed down a little.

At the same time, someone knocked on the door.

　The situation is not good. I have cholecystitis due to eating watermelon again. I think I need to go to the hospital.

　　It took me more than half an hour to write the last few hundred words of this chapter, and my stomach was aching badly.

　　It looks like I'll have to give up watermelon from now on.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)