The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 409 The Chinese from San Francisco will arrive in New York in a day and a half
"Mr. Chen is coming to New York? Then we can still meet Mr. Chen!"

In a hotel in New York, Zhong Wenyao spoke excitedly while holding the New York Evening Post he had just bought.

“How can it be that simple? Mr. Chen is now at odds with the United States, but we students are studying in the United States through formal channels. If we get too close to him, we will probably be criticized. Supervisor Wu may report us again, saying that we are colluding…” Ouyang Geng shook his head and swallowed the word “bandit”.

However, Supervisor Chen will definitely report this to the court.

"He has been causing trouble for us in the first place, and has written to the Zongli Yamen many times, hoping that the court would recall us. He is also quite unhappy that we have been staying in New York these days. However, with the help of Vice Minister Rong, he can't do anything to us for the time being! This Mr. Chen is not only involved in Minister Chen's affairs, but also has a bad relationship with the US government... We still have to avoid suspicion!"

"Supervisor Wu is as timid as a mouse. If Mr. Chen speaks after arriving in New York, he will definitely not dare to say anything else!" Zhang Kangren said on the side.

"You all know what kind of personality Mr. Chen has. If you take the opportunity to tell him, I'm afraid he wants Supervisor Wu to die!" Huang Kaijia said from the side.

Although Wu Jiashan was causing trouble for them everywhere, Huang Kaijia felt that he was not guilty of the crime. Moreover, he was a supervisor sent by the court. If he was killed, where would the court put its face? They, the students studying in the United States, would also be criticized.

Huang Kaijia glanced at Zhang Kangren, but seeing that Zhang Kangren didn't take it seriously at all, he knew that Zhang Kangren hated Wu Jiashan very much.

Others are planning to contribute after returning to China, but Zhang Kangren doesn't want to go back at all recently.

After a while, Zhang Kangren went to talk to Tan Yaoxun aside.

Tan Yaoxun's mind has been a little unstable recently, especially since Chen Zhengwei has won several games in a row recently, which made him excited and he began to have some ideas.

Zhong Wenyao thought for a moment, then he smiled while holding the newspaper:

"But they say Mr. Chen is a Chinese monster who has killed countless people. Mr. Chen will definitely be unhappy if he sees this!"

……

Some people were really unhappy at this time.

At a manor in Ilion, New York, the lights are on and the servants are still working.

In the study, the air was filled with smoke, and several people were chatting while smoking cigars.

"We shouldn't have agreed to the Ministry of Justice's request! This has brought us big trouble!" Samuel Remington sighed.

"We have a close relationship with the Army, and we cannot refuse the request of the Ministry of Justice. No one expected it to turn out like this. It is meaningless to talk about these things now. We should think about how to solve the problem!" said the gray-haired Philo Remington without any expression.

"And their goal is Washington. It would take them three days to go from the Hudson River to here. They definitely won't do that. So we still have time to solve it."

It was he who decided to freeze the order in San Francisco.

After all, in order to win orders from the Army, they cannot possibly make enemies with the US government.

However, no one expected that the army would suffer defeat after defeat, and Chen Zhengwei had already set off for New York, which made them unable to sit still.

Remington is located in Ilion, New York.

Even though Remington has thousands of employees in Ilion, there are hundreds of armed security guards.

But facing Chen Zhengwei who was getting closer and closer, they still felt a chill on their backs.

"That Chinese man is a big trouble. He is cruel and ruthless and will never let go of any grudge! We have frozen his orders and he will definitely retaliate against us!" said Samuel Remington.

"From what he did, we can tell that he is a lawless person!"

"Yes, he will definitely retaliate, so we have to reply to the order from San Francisco and then find an opportunity to meet with him. At worst we can give him some compensation, although there will be some losses... but we can accept it!" said Eliphalet Remington II, the youngest man sitting on the side, who is only 55 years old.

Remington is a family business, and after the death of Eliphalet Remington Sr., the company is now managed by his three sons.

Philo Remington was the company's president, while Samuel Remington was in charge of sales.

After discussing for a while, the three decided to contact San Francisco first to resume the previous transaction.

Then Samuel Remington went to New York to meet Chen Zhengwei.

The next day, the telegram reached San Francisco.

"Remington wants to resume trading?" Rong Jiacai sneered after receiving the telegram.

"Where was their arrogance when they stopped our orders?"

"Now they are afraid and want to resume orders... But how can such a good thing happen? Do they think the United States is revolving around them?"

"Don't pay attention to them!" Rong Jiacai waved his hand.

He knew Chen Zhengwei and knew that Chen Zhengwei would definitely not let Remington go.

This time Remington stopped their orders, and now wants to resume the transaction after seeing that the Army lost. If Chen Zhengwei does not handle it, what will others think?
Will there be other people who will follow suit in the future?

Anyone dares to trip them up. Is there any way they can continue their business in the future?
Chen Zhengwei's thoughts have always been: I am kindhearted if I don't mess with you, how dare you mess with me? If you dare to stop my orders today, what do you want to do tomorrow?
Less than an hour after the henchmen were sent away, another telegram arrived.

"Brother Xiucai, Pratt & Whitney is also going to resume the order! And they said that as an apology, they will refund the previous deposit and give all these goods to us!"

Pratt & Whitney was another equipment company located in Hartford, Connecticut, closer to New York than Remington.

Upon learning that Chen Zhengwei was going to New York, the company's founders, Francis Pratt and Amos Whitney, both felt a chill down their spines and had the same reaction as Remington.

"This one is somewhat smarter, but there's no need to pay attention to them!" Rong Jiacai thought for a while while sitting on the sofa, then sighed:
"Brother Wei is right. Show your claws and fangs and make them bleed. Only then will others be afraid of you and respect you!"

Otherwise, these people will not take you seriously and anyone can bully you.

……

At this time, the White House was shrouded in dark clouds.

"Just this morning, the Texas and Virginia state legislatures passed proposals to form standing militias of 2000 and 3000 men respectively."

"With Louisiana before, Florida and Arkansas yesterday, five states have now passed the proposal..."

"In addition, California has also proposed the same proposal... It is conceivable that it will definitely pass. That is the Chinese stronghold!"

President Thurford Birchard Hayes, who was sitting next to him, looked haggard as he listened to his secretary's report.

He hasn't slept well these two days.

Before this, there were constant protests from the people across the United States, conflicts occurred from time to time, and the states were also ready to take action, showing an attitude of restoring the supremacy of state rights.

So they need to deal with the Chinese as soon as possible and show other ambitious people that the Army is capable of quelling rebellion within the United States.

Then these disturbances will gradually dissipate.

However, the army suffered two disastrous defeats, which led to a rapid deterioration of the situation.

Others don’t care what kind of weapons those Chinese have or whether they are military geniuses.

They only saw nine army regiments being defeated by more than 700 Chinese.

They will only think that the army has been completely corrupted and its combat effectiveness is extremely low.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, most people believe this.

This has led to those ambitious people being unable to hold back any longer, and the public has become completely disappointed with the US government.

The secretary then said another thing.

"In addition, the Qing Emperor summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Qing Dynasty, George Frederick Seward, and asked us to hand over the Chinese to them!"

"Qing Dynasty?" Thurford Birchard Hayes couldn't help but hear this.

"The Qing Dynasty envoy was killed in a bombing, which was related to the Chinese rebel leader. So the Qing government asked us for the person..."

"Let them send their own people to catch them! As long as they can do it, we will increase our investment in Qing Dynasty land!" Thurford Birchard Hayes gritted his teeth.

After a moment, Thurford Birchard Hayes stood up and walked out: "I'm going to the Army Headquarters!"

This morning, Sherman's successor, Philip Sheridan, the commander-in-chief of the Indian Wars in the West, had just returned to Washington.

A general who also gained fame in the Civil War, he would preside over the ensuing battle.

When Thurford Birchard Hayes arrived at Army Headquarters, there was a quarrel in the Army's operations conference room.

"They only have a thousand of them. According to our information, they only have a thousand of them. We can definitely intercept and defeat them in New York!"

Some people think that the army should be mobilized immediately to New York to intercept Chen Zhengwei there.

"But he's won twice!"

"Fighting them in the city will play into their hands! We have to move to another place!"

Others felt that if Chen Zhengwei was intercepted in New York, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses again. They should give the Chinese a head-on blow outside Washington.

The terrain outside Washington is wider and more suitable for army combat, and the power of the enemy's typewriter-like firearms will be greatly weakened.

With the help of the naval gunboats, the Chinese man and his army would be defeated.

Thurford Birchard Hayes walked expressionlessly to the distant office with Philip Sheridan.

"So, do you have a plan?" asked Thurford Birchard Hayes.

"Their guns are very powerful in close-range firefights, and our weapons are no match. But in open areas, their advantages will be weakened," said Philip Sheridan.

He already had a decision in his mind.

"A head-on confrontation outside of Washington is the best way!"

"How sure are you?" asked President Thurford B. Hayes.

"We will definitely win!" Philip Sheridan was full of confidence.

"From the previous battles, it can be seen that the Chinese man is a military genius, but that was in the city. The terrain there is complex, allowing him to maximize the advantages of superior weapons."

"But fighting on the plains is different! The barrels of their weapons are very short, and their shooting accuracy is insufficient. As the distance increases, the accuracy will drop significantly. And we still have artillery. We only need a few rounds of artillery fire to defeat them!"

After hearing what Philip Sheridan said, the president finally felt relieved.

"Then there's another question, what if he stayed in New York?"

New York is the financial center of the United States.

As a result, the army retreated to Washington and handed over New York...the government's face was trampled underfoot.

Philip Sheridan made no reply.

That's the president's business, what does it have to do with him?
He only thinks about how to win!

As for going to New York to intercept Chen Zhengwei... after learning about the battle between Sherman and Chen Zhengwei, he had completely given up the idea.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
He will never make the same mistake again!
……

"We use this title?" the layout editor of the New York Evening Post pointed to the headline of the news.

"The Chinese from San Francisco have arrived in Albany and will land in New York in a day and a half."

Yesterday's newspaper headline was "Vicious Chinese bandits approaching Buffalo. Let us pray for the people of Buffalo."

"Yes, that Chinese man is a cruel and merciless devil! He is a murderer! He doesn't care about press freedom!" said the editor-in-chief of the newspaper directly.

"So we better not anger him!"

The itinerary and time of the Chinese people's arrival in New York are the biggest hot topics recently, and newspapers are sold out every day.

As the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he only cares about the sales of the newspaper, but he is not willing to sacrifice himself for the sales of the newspaper.

The experience of George Jones, the newspaper tycoon of the New York Times, has already shown how cruel and ruthless that Chinese person is.

So as Chen Zhengwei got closer to New York, the headlines became increasingly mild.

However, this actually led to higher newspaper sales.

"To be honest, this reminds me of the Corsican Monster..." the layout editor couldn't help but say.

"Sales are everything! What we say doesn't matter! Now, it's time for you to go out and work!" The editor-in-chief directly drove the man away.

Then he sat on the chair and smiled.

Although the evening paper's headlines had said a lot of bad things about the Chinese, he felt that the vindictive Chinese devil would not cause him trouble after tomorrow's headlines came out.

It has to be said that their colleagues in the French newspaper industry have shown them a clear way forward.

(End of this chapter)