The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 548 They won’t give it to me, so I have to get it myself
"The Spanish governor agreed to let us do business in central Cuba, and they would not intervene if we had a conflict with the local families."

"Of course, we need to pay taxes!" said Juan.

"Drive the tiger away and it will devour the wolf!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

Maybe after I kill those families, the Spanish governor will want to drive me away as well.

However, it is easier to invite gods than to send them away.

Now that I'm here, how can it be so easy to let myself go?
Chen Zhengwei's goal is to eventually swallow Cuba whole.

Otherwise you will have to pay taxes to others!
Swallowing Cuba means that others will pay taxes for you.

The level is immediately different.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean?" Juan didn't understand Chen Zhengwei's idiom.

"I said this is good news!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Did you gain anything else?"

"Yes!" Juan took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Chen Zhengwei.

"This is some information about the independence army families in central Cuba, including their main family members and the locations of their plantations!"

"Also, there's a map here! I got it at a high price!" The map that Juan took out was not an ordinary map, but a topographic map.

Includes some information about forests, mountains and rivers.

Chen Zhengwei took it and glanced at it, then looked through the information before nodding: "Not bad!"

He looked up at Juan and smiled, "As partners, I provide the manpower and you provide the effort, so that our cooperation can last long-term!"

"Of course! If Mr. Chen needs me to do anything, I'd like to help!" Juan nodded. He knew he had to show his value.

"I need some guides! In central and eastern Cuba." Chen Zhengwei tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

“Be reliable!”

The independence army's influence is mainly in some areas in the east and central regions.

"I can provide some guidance!" Juan nodded without hesitation.

Although he was not familiar with the situation in the east, he could always find some guides if he paid attention.

"That's good! Send your people to the central and eastern parts to make some preparations, especially Nuevitas, Gibara and Porto Cavallion." Chen Zhengwei said.

"I'll let you know when to act!"

Chen Zhengwei was holding a map of Cuba. In fact, the place he most wanted to land was Santiago.

It is the most important port city in Cuba besides Havana, and also the most active area of the independence army.

However, in order to suppress the independence army, the Spanish also stationed a large number of navy and army there.

If he wanted to bombard that place, the first people to be angered would be the Spaniards. Even if the Spanish governor wanted to drive the tiger to devour the wolf, he would not tolerate such a thing.

His target now is the families behind the independence army, there is no need to go to war with the Spaniards.

Wait until all the independence forces in other regions are wiped out, then we can attack Santiago.

Chen Zhengwei asked some more questions about Cuba. After Juan left, Chen Zhengwei looked at the map for a long time before handing it to his subordinates and asking them to put it in their offices.

……

At Dingshi Restaurant in Chinatown, Situ Ye and Situ Xianyi were drinking and chatting.

"Now that you've settled down here, have you ever thought about bringing me over?" Situ Ye asked.

"I've thought about it and even sent a letter to my mother. But she can't let go of that place..." Situ Xianyi said. He has older sisters and younger brothers in his hometown, and one of his older sisters just got married this year.

I was reluctant to leave my hometown and come to the United States.

Then he smiled again.

"But I sent money home, and they paid off all the debts. Life is better now! My brother is studying at school with a teacher. When he is older, I will let him come to the United States."

"That's good!" Situ Ye nodded, and then showed a playful smile:

"You are now classmates with Mr. Chen's sister. How is it? Is there anything?"

"No! Too fierce!" Situ Xianyi quickly shook his head. This topic made him somewhat embarrassed.

Chen Qiaoniang is too fierce and ruthless, and is considered a bully in school.

In addition to Chen Qiaoniang's identity, no one dared to provoke her.

He also stayed away.

"We should seize the opportunity. It's okay to be a little ruthless! Look at Madam Chen. She is decisive and ruthless when it comes to killing people! Brother Wei left Madam in San Francisco several times."

"Why? Even though she usually doesn't care about anything, she can keep people under control when she's here." Situ Ye said.

Situ Xianyi still shook his head.

Situ Ye smiled and said, "Forget it, you are still young, there is no rush for this matter!"

"Brother Wei has only been here for more than two years, and he has built such a big business. Uncle, do you think Brother Wei has any ideas?" Situ Xianyi asked curiously.

With Chen Zhengwei's current power, if he controls the western part, he can at least become a king.

If we send some more people from the Qing Dynasty to fill the gap, then even the United States won’t be able to do anything to them.

Many of Chen Zhengwei's subordinates have this idea, and he has heard it before.

"In my opinion, no!" Situ Ye shook his head.

"why?"

"I can't explain it clearly!" Situ Ye reminded: "Just you know about this matter, don't talk about it outside, and don't ask questions!"

They couldn't figure out what Chen Zhengwei was thinking, but Chen Zhengwei had already proven his vision and skills in the past two years.

I listen to whatever he says.

Although Situ Ye may not be without the idea of bringing honor to his family, he has made his position very clear.

The two talked and chatted, and Situ Ye was also half drunk.

He let Situ Xianyi return to the martial arts gym, and he returned home.

He didn't spend much time in San Francisco, mostly overseeing the security company's training on the farm.

However, he also had a woman in Chinatown, who was bought. She was pretty and was usually kept in the house.

This is the case with some of Chen Zhengwei's important subordinates.

In the past two years, many women have been transported to Chinatown...but the gender ratio in Chinatown has become even more disparate.

However, nowadays, many Chinese men marry Mexican women, and some also marry foreign girls, especially Polish and Eastern European women.

……

The next day at noon, after getting up, Chen Zhengwei went straight to the club for breakfast tea, and then spoke while picking his teeth.

"Call Xiucai, A'long, Situye, and Green over here!"

The henchman nodded immediately and placed two telegrams in front of Chen Zhengwei before leaving: "Brother Wei, a telegram came from New York!"

After the henchmen left, Chen Zhengwei picked up the telegram with one hand and shook it in front of him.

"The National Guard is established! Militia regiments from all states join the National Guard!"

Chen Zhengwei took a look at it and put the telegram aside.

The US government's Congress has held several rounds of meetings on the establishment of the National Guard.

Now the dust has finally settled.

In other words, the federal government will have certain command authority over local militia groups in wartime.

This matter has a lot to do with Chen Zhengwei. If it weren't for Chen Zhengwei, it would have taken at least 20 years to be established.

However, this also means that the US government will have to provide weapons, equipment and salaries to local militia groups in the future, which will make the already poor US government even worse.

You have to know that the US government’s recent major actions are not just the militia, but also the expansion of the FBI and the construction of new warships for the navy.

The Congress was recently convened to allocate infrastructure construction funds to Texas.

In addition, a large sum of compensation must be paid to Chen Zhengwei every year.

There are also infrastructure costs in Los Angeles.

It is also necessary to repay the national debt issued before and after the Civil War.

"With this calculation, can the US government still come up with the money? Will it issue treasury bonds?" Chen Zhengwei pondered.

This idea popped up in his mind, and he immediately waved to his henchman: "Send a telegram to the White House."

"Just ask them if they want to issue treasury bonds. Our San Francisco People's Bank can be fully responsible for issuing treasury bonds. Remember, you must remind them to notify me about the issuance of treasury bonds! At least it should be open to bidding, right?"

"If they want to do this kind of thing internally, the American people will not agree!"

After sending his henchmen away, Chen Zhengwei got up, went upstairs and sat down in his office.

Not long after, Rong Jiacai and others came to the office.

"Weige!"

"Find a place to sit! We'll talk about it when everyone arrives." Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Everyone found a place to sit down.

After everyone arrived, Chen Zhengwei walked to the middle of the sofa with a cigar in his mouth and sat down, holding up two fingers:
"Tell me the two things we need to do next."

"One is to open up the South American market, not just for arms! But also for all kinds of textiles and industrial products!"

“Peru, and Bolivia!”

"I will use cannons to open up their market, and then you, Xiucai, will organize a chamber of commerce to negotiate with them! Remember, arrange more people who are good at negotiation! Not only Chinese, we also want Americans. They know how to negotiate in this situation better than you do!" Chen Zhengwei said.

Now there is a war between three countries in Chile. Britain has a lot of investment in Chile and has been supporting Chile internationally.

Chen Zhengwei then turned his attention to the other two countries.

Although they have certain business dealings with Germany and France, what does that have to do with him?
At worst, the Germans and French will come and bite him.

Then Chen Zhengwei spread his hands and laughed: "This is called opening the door with a cannon, and then free trade!"

"Remember, we are free trade!"

Xiucai nodded. He had known that Chen Zhengwei had this plan, so he was not surprised.

And he does have a group of people in this area under his command, not only Chinese, but also some British and Jewish people.

It was his team that previously opened up the Chamber of Commerce's sales channels in Oregon and Nevada.

"Then there's the second one!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at everyone. "Cuba!"

This is the highlight.

"There are tens of thousands of Chinese in Cuba. I wanted to buy them back before, but they refused! Not only did they refuse, they also treated me like a fool."

"And they cut off our source of cigars! Millions of dollars in revenue a year! Haven't they heard the saying, 'blocking someone's financial path is like killing their parents?'"

Chen Zhengwei grinned with a bit of ferocity on his face.

"If they don't give it to me, then I have to get it myself."

(End of this chapter)