The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 413: Orthodox Chinese Culture in America (Happy Holidays, Brothers!)

Chen Zhengwei looked at Yung Wing with interest... Actually, he was not very interested in Yung Wing.

What can a Qing vice minister do for me? Negotiation or diplomacy?
He's very good at it himself.

No one is better at dealing with people than him.

Aaron could be considered to have learned some of his skills.

Yung Wing never expected that despite his enthusiastic visit, Chen Zhengwei did not like him at all.

However, considering that he is an old traitor, and Chen Zhengwei may need someone to step in for some things in the future, this person might be useful.

"You don't need to ask me about the Qing Dynasty. I'm an American and I have no interest in it."

"As for the United States... the United States looks like a country, but it is actually a company. Washington is the head office and the states are branches!" Chen Zhengwei finally expressed his views on the United States.

Yung Wing was completely stunned.

“There are many countries in the world, but capital penetration in other countries is limited. Only the United States is completely driven by capital! Capital influences policies through donations and bribes, and manipulates elections to bring presidents who can bring benefits to themselves into office... Therefore, the entire United States is completely tied to the chariot of capital and driven by interests!”

"And capital... has no concept of country!" Chen Zhengwei said meaningfully.

Yung Wing had never thought about it from this perspective, so he was completely stunned when he heard Chen Zhengwei's words. However, when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense.

"Since it is a company, others can hold controlling stakes. There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to hold controlling stakes..." Chen Zhengwei grinned.

"Now the controlling shareholders of this company are all white people. I think yellow people can do it too! If anyone says no, I will swallow up his shares and kick him out!"

Chen Zhengwei made no secret of his ambition, and Yung Wing vaguely felt that there was a bloody smell coming with his words.

After listening to Chen Zhengwei's words, a light flashed in Yung Wing's mind. He suddenly thought of something, but couldn't grasp it.

"What if everyone else wants to kick you out?" Yung Wing asked.

"Have you heard this saying?" Chen Zhengwei asked back.

"Murder and arson are accepted!"

"Do you know why they want to recruit?"

"Because they can't deal with you, or the cost of dealing with you is too high. So they have to recruit you first, so that you have to play by the rules of the circle... But they make the rules, they are the referees, and they can play you to death!"

Yung Wing opened his mouth but was unable to speak for a long time.

Chen Zhengwei's words shocked him greatly.

Although these words may sound incredible, if you think about it carefully, they are very insightful.

"Thank you for your advice!" Yung Wing stood up and said seriously.

There is no need to ask other questions. Since Chen Zhengwei is clear about these things, he obviously has a solution.

"I will visit Mr. Chen again when he returns from Washington!" Yung Wing felt that he needed to go back and think carefully about what Chen Zhengwei had said.

However, he also believed in his heart that Chen Zhengwei was indeed a hero who went straight to the core of things.

He is also extremely talented in military affairs.

If this person were in the country, he would surely be able to make a career. However, it seems that this person is not planning to return to the Qing Dynasty.

"By the way..." Chen Zhengwei suddenly smiled playfully when he saw Yung Wing getting up to say goodbye.

"Mr. Chen, please speak!"

"Tell me, who stipulated that the orthodox Chinese culture must be in the Qing Dynasty?"

"Ah?" Even though Chen Zhengwei's previous words were very unexpected, this sentence still made Yung Wing stunned.

"If I were to transport tens of millions of people here from the Qing Dynasty, I would say this is the authentic Chinese culture! The authentic Chinese culture is in the United States!" Chen Zhengwei held a cigar in his mouth, his face full of energy.

In fact, he has always had an idea, but he just hasn't told anyone.

Since some countries appear to be countries but are actually companies...why not the other way around?

When Yung Wing left the hotel, he was completely dazed and bewildered.

After standing outside the hotel and enjoying the breeze for a while, he gradually came to his senses, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

At this time, a carriage stopped not far in front of him and several Jews got off the carriage.

Several of them had ferocious faces and it was obvious that they were not good people. They glanced at him casually, saw that he was Chinese, then their expressions softened and they nodded at him in a friendly manner.

Then several people entered the hotel.

"I'm Eastman, here to visit Mr. Chen!" Eastman came to the hotel with his men, and after telling his identity, he was taken upstairs.

Yung Wing looked at the backs of several people for a moment before getting on the carriage and leaving.

……

The next morning, Chen Zhengwei got up from bed, stood in front of the window to bask in the sun for a while, then went to the bathroom with a cigar in his mouth.

Although there was no woman last night, he still slept very late, mainly because there were too many people visiting him.

Yung Wing left, Eastman came again, and then another person came who surprised him.

A man of steel tycoon Carnegie.

When Chen Zhengwei arrived in Chicago, Carnegie came directly to New York, so the two never even met.

However, this time Carnegie sent someone to inquire, wanting to sell his steel company in Chicago to Chen Zhengwei.

And the price is not high, only 70% of the market price.

Although Chen Zhengwei thought the price was still too high, the fact that Carnegie's people came to him showed one thing: Carnegie was placing a bet.

If Chen Zhengwei died in Washington, there would be nothing to say.

But if he comes back alive, the whole of America will have one more tycoon.

With this relationship, at least if there is no conflict of interest in the future, Chen Zhengwei will not do anything to him.

At least he wouldn't die unclearly because of a trivial matter like Leland Stanford and George Jones.

In addition, Chen Zhengwei also knew why there were no banquets in New York in the past two days.

New York's top billionaires have not been in New York recently. They are either out of town discussing business or on vacation.

Chen Zhengwei had originally planned to hold a banquet tonight, but he had to give up the idea and remember these people.

These people are obviously racist.

I'll settle accounts with them when I have the chance.

After lunch, Chen Zhengwei sat in the lobby of the New York Hotel in a daze, continuing to deduce the next battle in his mind.

In fact, the remaining army was not difficult to deal with. Washington’s two corps were just ceremonial guards with limited combat effectiveness.

The only troops that could really fight were two infantry regiments and half a cavalry regiment. At the same time, under the leadership of Eastman, Aaron obtained a large number of carriages and supplies in New York.

The next day, Chen Zhengwei stood at the window for a moment, then picked up the telegram in his hand and looked at it again.

The mustered infantry was still at Washington, and they had some artillery.

Chen Zhengwei was sure of his idea that the other side would definitely defend in Annapolis, which was only more than 40 kilometers away from Washington.

And it was not inside the town, but on the plains and hills outside the town.

They definitely didn't want to drag the fight into street fighting again.

Chen Zhengwei grinned and revealed a smile. Now the offensive and defensive situations have changed!
The biggest advantage of the attacking side is that they can fight at the time and place of their choice.

Chen Zhengwei then changed his clothes and pushed the door open to go out.

"set off!"

"Tell the boss to keep this room for me!"

Anyway, I have to come back after the war.

Outside the hotel there were a large number of horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts carrying goods from the countryside. Normally, these kinds of carriages would never appear here.

A large number of thugs poured out of the hotel, taking away a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

Chen Zhengwei also got on the carriage surrounded by the crowd.

A moment later, a large number of horse-drawn carriages left New York, and in the trucks behind the carriages were a large number of young and strong Chinese people.

Someone secretly recorded the number of carriages and soldiers on them, and then sent a telegram to Washington.

At this time, the Army Headquarters was bustling with activity.

"The Chinese and his men have already set out, and as we expected, they have abandoned the railway and chosen to travel by horse-drawn carriage."

"Their number is the same as when they set out, about 1,100 people! They will arrive in Annapolis in two days."

"Here's the good news. They have no heavy firepower, no artillery! It's all light infantry, with their typewriter-like guns!"

"So he wants to use those small guns to face the artillery?" When the staff in the combat command center heard the news, they almost opened champagne to celebrate.

It has to be said that the Chinese man and his gun did cause them a lot of trouble in the city.

However, since the other side had no artillery and only 1100 light infantry, and they were in the wild... they couldn't figure out how they could lose.

Even Commander Philip Sheridan's brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his face when he heard the news.

The Chinese had thrown away his advantage to attack Washington, and this time he had finally been able to avenge his previous defeat.

"But there is another piece of news. They have collected a lot of iron plates in New York!"

Someone immediately burst into laughter:
"So they're planning on charging at us with shields?"

"Our cannons will tear apart those iron plates, and the people behind them!"

Philip Sheridan looked at the staff officers in the operations conference room all laughing and talking, then he coughed twice.

"Don't be careless! I don't accept defeat, and neither does Washington! We must win this time!"

"Yes!" The staff officers in the combat meeting room immediately stopped smiling.

"Notify the troops to advance, enter Annapolis, and build defenses!"

"Also notify the navy and ask them to assist us in the battle!"

"Yes!"

Soon, several troops stationed in Washington left Washington and headed for the small town of Annapolis 48 kilometers away.

And build a defensive belt in Annapolis.

At the same time, dozens of 12 and 24 pound howitzers were stationed in the town.

……

"Those Chinese are finally gone!" said a woman as she put down her bag in an apartment near Broadway in New York.

"Gone already?" her roommate sighed.

"Why do I feel like you're disappointed? Are you like those people outside... a supporter of that Chinese man?" the woman asked in surprise.

Then he laughed again.

My roommate only wanted to get a bigger stage. When the Chinese man arrived in New York, it was said that many people went to the dock.

However, my roommate did not go, and has been staying in the apartment for the past two days without even leaving the door.

How could he be a supporter of that Chinese man?
Mary Gardner was indeed disappointed. She thought Chen Zhengwei would send someone to find her.

After she arrived in New York, she wrote a letter to tell Chen Zhengwei her address.

After waiting for two days, Chen Zhengwei didn't send anyone over.

It seemed as if he had forgotten her.

Then she thought, maybe it was because he was going to Washington next, so he was busy!
……

Chen Zhengwei had indeed forgotten her long ago and didn't think about this matter at all.

As a woman, how can you replace the new with the old if you don’t get rid of it?
Two days after Chen Zhengwei and others left New York, when the carriage approached Annapolis, several men looked ahead with binoculars, then turned their horses' heads and ran back.

"Brother Wei, Annapolis is ahead! The army has already set up a defense line there!"

"Let's go and take a look!" Chen Zhengwei got off the carriage wearing a blue gentleman's suit.

The outfit was low-key, but that didn't help.

Wherever he stands, he attracts people's attention like a living target.

On the rooftops of the town of Annapolis across the street, several scouts with binoculars spotted him at a glance.

　After traveling through the world of cultivation, Lu Yuan awakened a magical physique: the closer he was to the female cultivator, the faster he would cultivate! The higher the other person's cultivation level, and the more similar the cultivation content, the more significant the effect...

　　Interestingly, whenever he was close to his brilliant and extraordinary senior brother Li Lingzhou, his cultivation speed would skyrocket.

　　He seemed to understand something.

　　"Brother, your hands are so small."

　　"Senior brother has really fair skin."

　　"Brother, you smell so good!"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)