The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 544 Overseas Chinese Fleet

"These are difficult times!" Chen Fang sat in the manor thinking about the situation in Hawaii and sighed secretly.

In Hawaii, the white people were pressing forward step by step, and the king was almost reduced to a puppet.

And it's not just the Americans, the British and French also have representatives here.

The situation here is in chaos, and he and the Chinese here are like rootless duckweed.

He originally wanted to use Chen Lanbin to get the Qing Dynasty's ambassador to Hawaii. With the title of Qing Dynasty's ambassador, he could make those white people somewhat afraid.

It would be great if the Qing Navy could come here for a visit.

Moreover, if he could become an envoy, an official of the second or third rank, he would bring honor to his family.

"What a pity for Lord Chen! It's all because of that tiger Chen! Why did he kill the Qing ambassador to the United States for no reason? After all, he is an official of the Qing Dynasty, the face of the Qing Dynasty! How can the Qing Dynasty let him go?"

Chen Fang had done business in the United States before. During the Civil War, he sold sugar to the United States. Therefore, he was quite familiar with that place and naturally knew what was happening in the United States.

I know that there is a vicious person among Chinese Americans. His surname is also Chen. Overseas Chinese call him Chen Lao Hu, saying that he is as ruthless as a tiger in eating people.

Chen Lanbin was killed by this man.

While Chen Fang was complaining about Chen Zhengwei and thinking about Ouyang Ming, the Qing Dynasty's ambassador to the United States, a fleet flying the American flag arrived outside the port of Honolulu.

This fleet is made up entirely of giant steel ships with rows of gun muzzles. At first glance, it looks like a monster with its mouth wide open, which is chilling.

This caused the merchants, sailors and dock workers on the ships in the port to talk about which American fleet this was and why it came here.

You have to know that although the United States has a Pacific Fleet, it is not very strong and is composed entirely of wooden ships, which is completely different from this fleet.

While people on the shore were discussing the matter, a small Tel-class gunboat broke away from the fleet and squeezed into the port in an extremely brutal manner, making the people on the merchant ships queuing in and out of the port dare not speak out.

However, when the ship passed by, the people on those ships were all surprised: "Why are they all yellow-skinned?"

At this time, on the Ter-class gunboat, Captain Huang Haizhou laughed loudly. "It's different to come here with a warship!"

"When I sailed back and forth before, I had to be very careful here! I was afraid of offending someone!"

But now they are Chen Zhengwei's fleet, and Hawaii is where Americans have the greatest influence. Why should they be afraid of others?

After the ship docked, Huang Haizhou jumped off the ship and saw officials from the Hawaiian port.

"What is your purpose?" The official looked at the fleet outside the port and was a little frightened.

Huang Haizhou looked at the official's cautious expression and felt refreshed. This was the benefit of being associated with a powerful force.

Especially when there is a boss like Chen Zhengwei who can act arrogantly wherever he goes.

When I came here by myself before, I had to be very careful and cautious, but now it’s the opposite.

And the other party obviously didn't recognize him.

"We are the American fleet and we need to resupply here! Please free up some berths for us!" Huang Haizhou said carelessly.

"Which fleet are you from? Who is the commander?" The official was a little embarrassed. At the same time, he looked Huang Haizhou up and down with distrust in his eyes.

The main reason was that Huang Haizhou and the yellow-skinned crew members behind him looked too conspicuous, which made him a little confused.

In Hawaii, although Chen Fang was considered a wealthy man, the status of Chinese in Hawaii was not high, and the status of Chinese in the United States was also very low.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Or do you still suspect that our cannons are fake? It happens that there are still cannonballs on the ship, do you want to see them with your own eyes?" Huang Haizhou saw the distrust in the other party's eyes and became angry.

"No, no! It's just this berth..." The port official's face changed drastically. No matter whether the other party was real or fake, at least those ships were real and he could not afford to offend them.

It’s just that the berth is still a bit difficult.

"If there is no berth available in three hours, you will be in trouble!" Huang Haizhou said coldly.

Seeing how powerful the other party was, the port official dared not to provoke the other party and quickly asked someone to arrange the stern.

This is how the world works. The more aggressive you are, the more afraid others will be of you.

The more talkative you are, the more people will bully you.

These piggy boat captains are well aware of this.

Soon, a berth was vacated in the port, and the warships on the sea separated, with some remaining where they were and others entering the port. Then a group of Chinese jumped off the warships.

Only then did the people at the port discover that these warships flying the American flag were filled with yellow-skinned Chinese.

This also immediately spread to the Chinese community in Hawaii.

"A fleet of ships arrived at the port, carrying cannons and full of Chinese people!"

Hearing this, the Chinese in Hawaii were all surprised: "Is it a Qing ship? How did a Qing ship come here? It can't be a pirate ship, right?"

"No, they all fly the American flag! And that ship... didn't you see it? It's several times bigger than the largest ship in the port!"

"I think you are talking nonsense. An American ship with only Chinese people on board? And it's carrying cannons?" Many people subconsciously didn't believe it.

"You'll know when you go and see it!"

Soon, someone else came running over from the port: "There's a fleet coming, huge warships, all loaded with Chinese!"

It was then that the Chinese ran over to watch the excitement, and soon saw ten steel warships docked at the port, one of which was especially huge, with a gun muzzle on its steel hull.

Although the cannons were not launched, no one would doubt the combat effectiveness of this fleet.

And at sea, there are still several warships that have not entered the port.

There were a total of eight warships and five transport ships, but only ten entered the port.

There were also many Chinese sailors standing on the dock wearing loose trousers, boots and short jackets.

"It's actually a fleet! And they're all Chinese!" Many people gasped when they looked at those ships.

Then some people ran up to the sailors with smiles and cigarettes in their hands to inquire about their origins.

I found out soon enough.

When the person who went to inquire came back, the others gathered around. "What's going on? Where did these people come from?"

"Hiss... These ships and these people all belong to Chen Lao Hu!"

"Which Chen Lao Hu?" others asked puzzledly.

"The one in San Francisco! Haven't you heard of him? He even defeated the U.S. Army, and he fought all the way to Washington, forcing the U.S. government to sign the Washington Agreement!"

"It turned out to be him!" The others suddenly realized and looked at the behemoths docked in the port with different eyes.

"What do you think... will that Chen Lao Hu conquer the United States and establish a country in the United States?" someone asked curiously.

No one could answer him, and many people looked thoughtful.

"Forget it, what does this have to do with us?"

At Chen Fang's manor, someone ran to inform the housekeeper, and then the housekeeper came to Chen Fang.

"Master, a fleet has arrived at the port. They are all warships! They are said to be... coming from San Francisco. They are the ships of that Chen Lao Hu!"

"What?" Chen Fang was still thinking about how to establish a relationship with Ouyang Ming and get him to recommend her.

He was surprised to hear the news and stood up immediately.

"Battleship? Chen Lao Hu's? What are they doing here?"

"They said they were here for supplies! But looking at their posture, it seems more like they are here to demonstrate! Master, haven't you always been worried about those foreigners?" said the butler.

"You don't understand! This Chen Lao Hu and those foreigners are birds of a feather!" Chen Fang said as he walked out.

How can Chen Zhengwei be compared with the Qing Dynasty? Most importantly, the Qing Dynasty, from the emperor to the officials, all felt that the Qing Dynasty was the central country and claimed to be a country of etiquette, and they disdained to invade this small Hawaii.

Even ministers serving abroad have only appeared in recent years.

Moreover, even if the Qing Dynasty wanted to invade Hawaii, it was thousands of kilometers away from Guangzhou and could not do it.

And if he becomes an envoy, he will be a prominent figure in the Qing Dynasty here, at least a second-rank official, which will bring honor to the family!

Chen Fang came to a high ground, took the telescope handed to him by the butler and looked towards the port. Sure enough, he saw thirteen huge steel ships docked there, occupying a large area of the port.

Several of the ships were of gigantic size, while others were smaller, but they were also steam-powered warships with steel hulls.

In addition, there are three more ships at sea.

This filled Chen Fang's heart with deep worry. He hoped that these ships were just here for supplies as they said and would leave soon.

In any case, this fleet brought a huge shock to the Chinese in Hawaii.

Let them know that there is such a Chinese fleet overseas, whose strength is even greater than that of most countries.

……

"Boss, this is the penicillin we made." Charles Chandler excitedly took out a bottle of liquid and showed it to Chen Zhengwei.

"How is the effect? Has it been tested clinically?" Chen Zhengwei asked?

"What is clinical?" Chandler was confused.

"Has it been given to anyone?" When Chen Zhengwei saw him like that, he knew that his question was in vain.

There is no such concept as clinical practice in this era.

How effective the medicine is and whether it has any toxic side effects depends entirely on the pharmacist's experience and on luck.

For new drugs, the latter occupies a dominant position.

"I've used it on several prostitutes and beggars...it works great!"

"How do you use this? Drink it directly?"

"We tried it, and the effect of drinking it directly was not good. On the contrary, the effect of intramuscular injection was very good!"

"This is a great invention that can change the world!" Charles Chandler's face was full of excitement. He felt that he would soon be able to return to New York with this invention that would shock the world.

And let the whole world know you, and you will become the center of everyone.

He came to San Francisco just to pay off his debts; this was not his future.

"This is my invention! Of course, you also played a small role in it!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at him and reminded him.

"Chandler, your ability is unquestionable! But you have a small problem, you know... Gambling is not a good habit. Someone has already found me!" Chen Zhengwei stretched out his hand, and the henchman next to him handed Chen Zhengwei two IOUs.

Chen Zhengwei glanced at the IOU in his hand and said, "I remember I gave you a bonus of $100,000 before, and you actually owe me another $30,000?"

Chen Zhengwei tore up the IOU directly.

"I don't want this to affect your research. I'll pay you back! It will be deducted from your salary!"

"We need your participation in building a penicillin production line. Also, don't give up on your research on penicillin. It would be best if it could be made into tablets for easy use. Not all places have the conditions for injections!"

"Yes, boss!" Charles Chandler faced the reality with some embarrassment.

At the same time, I felt a little annoyed.

In fact, after he received the bonus, he paid off most of his debts and still had $30,000 left.

However, he didn't know how he lost the $30,000 and owed another $30,000.

All he knew was that he had made a few “friends” in San Francisco!

　Finally it’s out.

　　Also, I finished the first chapter on the first day and defeated King Sand.

　　Don’t underestimate me!!!
　　I didn't even use the Divine Fire Shield against the Black Bear Demon. I died five or six times and it was over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)