The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 434 It's not your turn to object
In the afternoon, Chen Zhengwei and two people from the Remington family sat on the sofa and chatted.

"Mr. Chen, the market in South America...when do we prepare?" asked Samuel Remington.

After all, if we want to open up the market there, we will need a lot of weapons and ammunition.

"I've been talking to the British about buying ships recently. You should prepare a batch of 100,000 rifles and 20 million rounds of ammunition first." Chen Zhengwei held a cigar in one hand and raised his arm from time to time while speaking.

"These things don't cost much in the United States. A gun costs $4 and a bullet costs a penny."

"It's only $600,000 all together."

"But it's different when it's shipped to South America. A bullet can be sold for 8 to 10 cents!"

"This batch of goods can be sold for at least three million US dollars."

"And as the war continues and demand increases, the price of bullets will go up."

Chen Zhengwei turned his head to look at the two of them, spread out one hand and said:
"What do you call this? The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!"

"Of course, the lion's share of the profits belongs to me!"

"We will prepare in advance!" Samuel Remington nodded. He certainly knew how profitable it was to sell weapons to South America.

It’s just that there are too many countries interfering there.

He couldn't open up the market at all.

The United States is closest to those three countries, but occupies the smallest market.

On the other hand, weapons from Britain, France, and Germany had to go around Africa and South America, passing through the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. This long journey meant their weapons would be very expensive to sell in South America.

A bullet costs 11 to 15 cents.

But they occupy 90% of the market.

When buying goods like arms, what matters is not how cheap your product is, but what country is behind you!
Especially for those countries in South America, it is an important political and strategic decision.

Of course, Chen Zhengwei has unique market opening skills.

So he is full of confidence in the South American market.
Chen Zhengwei stayed in Ilion for three days, signed the equity transfer agreement, and then took a boat back to New York.
However, he still left a few men in Ilion.
Rong Jiacai will send financial personnel over later.
In addition, a year and a half later, Chen Zhengwei will also produce and manufacture smokeless bullets for sale at Remington.
This is extremely important to Remington.
They can even take this opportunity to swallow up most of the US ammunition market.
From this point of view, the Remington family made a lot of money.

So when Chen Zhengwei left, the Remington family was particularly enthusiastic.

……

During Chen Zhengwei's stay in Ilion, there were still various turmoil in the outside world.

There are 38 states in the United States, 15 of which are in the South, and 11 of them have formed a union.

In addition, although the four states of Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia have formed militias, their positions are wavering.

If the previous Civil War had not broken the economic backbone of the South, it is conceivable that the southern states would have risen up by now.

After adding thousands of new soldiers, the US government immediately sent them to Pennsylvania and Ohio for training, putting pressure on Kentucky and Missouri.

At the same time, Congress passed a proposal to expand the army.

The U.S. Army will expand by 13,000 men after the New Year, including ten infantry regiments and five cavalry regiments.

At the same time, another proposal was placed on the table in Congress and was being hotly debated in the Senate.

It's the National Guard!
Establish a National Guard in each state to serve as a force for national defense and state emergency response.

This proposal is actually aimed at the militia groups currently formed in various states, and it is intended to transfer the command of the militia groups to the Army Headquarters.

Naturally, the southern states strongly opposed this.

That's why Washington has been very busy recently.

And it's even more lively in Congress.

When the two sides were arguing in Congress, the southern congressmen often pointed at each other's noses and cursed:
"You were beaten by the Chinese!"

"We doubt the army's command and combat capabilities if it can't even defeat a minority!"

"We don't need another crappy army!"

Chen Zhengwei learned the news from the telegram and wondered if the legislators from the southern states had something against him.

If there were another Civil War...if Washington gave himself enough benefits, he could also attack the Southern states.

After all, I am an American too.

Let them know what it means to be "beaten by the Chinese!"

However, he also knew that there would be no war this time, and now it was actually the southern states that were playing games with Washington.

The southern states have no economic support, so it probably won’t take too long for the results to come out.

In addition, there are constant marches and protests by immigrants in various places, all demanding equal human rights and better treatment.

But still no one paid any attention to them.

Chen Zhengwei's victory is only a victory for Chinese people and has nothing to do with them.

……

"New York smells so bad!" Lin Changning said when she returned to New York. When she came back here, she felt her nose was uncomfortable.

Chen Zhengwei didn't feel anything about it.

After all, the average person's physical fitness is only around 1, while his has reached a terrifying 3.0.

Although kidney deficiency is inevitable, I am almost immune to things like rhinitis.

At this moment, Cicely DuPont was in the café of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, stirring the coffee cup with a spoon in her hand, looking absent-minded.

His brows were slightly furrowed, and he looked somewhat pitiful.

Sitting at a table not far from her were her bodyguard captain and three other bodyguards.

She has been waiting here for two days.

Chen Zhengwei is not here, but some of Chen Zhengwei's men are still here, and Chen Zhengwei will come back.

Just as she was lost in thought, thinking about what to say when she saw Chen Zhengwei, a dozen carriages, like a long dragon, stopped in front of the hotel. Cicely Dupont noticed this and her eyes lit up immediately.

I saw Chinese men in hunting suits jumping off the carriage and quickly guarding the surroundings.

Then the middle door of the carriage opened, and a man in orange gentleman's suit got out of the carriage. Just by standing there, he became the center of everyone's attention.

Seeing the tall man, Cicely Dupont's heart beat faster and faster.

His palm also tightly grasped the spoon.

Especially when she saw Chen Zhengwei looking towards her.

When Chen Zhengwei got off the carriage, he glanced around habitually. Everyone in the surroundings caught his eye, and he immediately saw Cicely in the hotel.

Chen Zhengwei raised his chin and smiled at Cicely.

Cicely's heart beat faster.

As soon as the other person got off the carriage, he could see her through the window and the people around him... She felt that there was some kind of inexplicable attraction between the two of them.

Then she saw a slim woman who was a head shorter than Chen Zhengwei getting off the carriage.

The moment she saw Lin Changning, Cicely calmed down a lot and looked at Lin Changning carefully.

Even she had to admit that she was very beautiful.

That kind of appearance can be appreciated by both the East and the West, but more importantly, the other person's indifferent and aloof temperament is very attractive.

Lin Changning seemed to have noticed something and glanced in the direction of Cicely Dupont.

"Do you know him?" Lin Changning asked, holding Chen Zhengwei's arm.

"I know him!" Chen Zhengwei said naturally.

"Did I disturb you?" Lin Changning said lightly, but he did not take his hand back.

"I don't think she minds!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Lin Changning sighed.

In fact, she minded a little... But if you think about it carefully, how could someone like Chen Zhengwei change his mind?

She knew this from the day she met Chen Zhengwei.

Cicely Dupont sat on a chair and watched Lin Changning holding Chen Zhengwei's arm. The two of them talked and laughed as they walked into the hotel and went upstairs.

Her face looked more and more aggrieved, and her eyes became redder and redder.

It took me a long time to try hard to suck back the tears and snot that were about to fall.

This was the first time she had ever fallen in love with someone since she was a child, and this was what happened to her.

"Miss, are we going back?" asked the bodyguard captain.

"No, let me calm down!" Cicely Dupont said, still with some expectation in her heart.

Then, more than ten minutes later, Zhengwei changed into a blue gentleman's suit and came down. He walked directly to Cicely Dupont and sat down, saying with a smile.

"Good afternoon, Cicely!"

"Not good at all!" Xi Seli said directly. She looked at Chen Zhengwei for a long time, took a deep breath and then spoke:
"Congratulations on your victory. I tried to run away from home before... but I was caught and brought back. Since then, I've been locked in my room!"

"Now that you're finally free... I know you're in New York, and I've been looking forward to coming here!"

"Welcome to New York!"

"Answer me seriously...Have you ever liked me?" Cicely stared at Chen Zhengwei.

"Of course!" Chen Zhengwei thought for a while and said.

As long as they are pretty, he will like them, and most importantly, he is interested in those he has never slept with before.

People are worse than new ones.

Cicely got the answer she wanted and asked again:

"Will you break up with her?"

"In our Qing Dynasty, you can marry four wives!" Chen Zhengwei was talking nonsense.

"I remember you are American!" Cicely's brows were full of disappointment.

"If necessary, they can also be people from the Qing Dynasty!" Chen Zhengwei felt that this was not a big problem.

Then he said, "Cicely, this question is meaningless. You should know that your father has more than one woman."

"This doesn't match my imagination of the future!" Cicely Dupont's eyes turned red.

"Your future husband will not be the only woman like you! Some things cannot be changed. Nothing in the world is perfect, so you need to make choices!"

"Actually, I already knew it before I came here... I just wanted to see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears." Cicely sniffed, trying hard not to let her tears flow.

Then he stood up and walked outside.

She needs to calm down.

Then she was grabbed by a hand.

Chen Zhengwei simply carried her on his shoulders and walked towards the elevator with a smile on his face.

If she hadn't come... I would have almost forgotten about it. Now that she's here... can the duck in hand still fly away?

He never forced anyone...but Cicely Dupont was different. She just needed an excuse.

"Put me down!" Cicely Dupont hit Chen Zhengwei several times, but it was like hitting old cowhide. Her hands hurt, but Chen Zhengwei didn't feel anything at all.

"Mr. Chen!" The bodyguard captain and several other bodyguards quickly stood up.

"Sit down! You'd better sit here!" Several thugs blocked their way directly, with their hands on the handles of their guns.

One of the henchmen smiled and said, "Our boss and your lady are made for each other. How can you guys object?"

(End of this chapter)