The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 550 Monopoly Business
As soon as Su Ya called "Brother Wei", Yan Qingyou slapped him on the back of the head.

"My name is Brother Wei, you call me Brother Wei too? Call me Master Wei!"

"Master Wei!" Su Ya quickly changed his words.

"Okay, it looks good, but a little too delicate!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

With his height and build, walking beside me, I wonder if he is blocking bullets for me, or I am blocking bullets for him?
"Brother Wei, although Su Ya looks delicate, his actions are not delicate at all. He brought the girl to the bar and had a conflict with others, and killed two of them with a eating fork!" Yan Qingyou said.

"Sounds good!" Chen Zhengwei said with a sigh.

"Let me ask you, if I send you to take people to the white supremacist organization's territory, what will you do?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"First bribe a few of them, and then provoke them to fight among themselves!" Su Ya said immediately.

"I've already said it's a white supremacist organization. Those people are all racists. What can you use to bribe them?" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"Everyone has weaknesses. If you can't bribe them with money, use a knife. It's easiest to bribe people with money in one hand and a knife in the other." Su Ya said again.

"That's right. If Ah Sheng knew this, he wouldn't have died!" Chen Zhengwei looked at him and said:

"From now on, you should follow me and learn how to do things around me!"

"Thank you, Master Wei. I will definitely do my best!" Upon hearing this, Su Ya's eyes immediately showed joy.

"Xiwen, teach him!" Chen Zhengwei called Li Xiwen.

"Tell him what he can do and what he can't do. Tell him what he can say and what he can't say!"

Afterwards, Chen Zhengwei no longer paid attention to Su Ya. He was in great need of talent now, and since he had someone outstanding under his command, he would give him a chance.

"Strategy and Tactics...Brother Wei, are you still reading this kind of book?" Yan Qingyou smiled as he looked at the book that Chen Zhengwei put aside.

"I tell you to study every day, but you are just learning nothing!" Chen Zhengwei kicked him. "What do you think I do every day? Eat, drink and have fun?"

“I study every day!”

"You heard what he said just now. Remember to pick up a group of local people and beat up a group of them wherever you go, and use local people to deal with local people! Of course, Chicago and New York don't need to be so troublesome. Greater Poland and Xu Yan have all been dealt with! The rest are those thugs on the streets at the bottom. You can also pick a group of them to recruit into the company!" Chen Zhengwei said to Yan Qingyou again.

While the two were chatting, people from Dingshilou came in carrying boxes.

"Mr. Chen!"

Then they opened the boxes one by one and placed them on the table like flowing water. However, before dinner started, the thugs at the door came to inform them: "Brother Wei, a pastor is here to see you. Do you want to see him?"

"Pastor? Let him in!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, and then a pastor was brought in.

It was indeed John Henry Hobart of Grace Cathedral.

"John, you really know how to pick the time! Are you here to get a free meal?" Seeing Pastor Hobart, Chen Zhengwei stood up with a smile.

Speaking of which, Hobart helped him a lot when he first arrived in San Francisco.

Not only did he help connect himself with the judge, but his Catholic identity, although seemingly inconspicuous, also helped to reduce some of the hostility.

"Mr. Chen, I hope my visit at this time does not disturb you!" Pastor Hobart stretched out his hand and shook hands with Chen Zhengwei.

I also feel some emotion in my heart.

Who would have thought that the young man back then has become a big shot now.

"It's just a meal, why bother?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"I hope I'm not being rude!" Hobart smiled. He certainly didn't come here to eat for free, but he wouldn't care about such a small matter.

"It would be rude if you refused!"

"Go wash your hands and call people down for dinner!" Chen Zhengwei shouted to Qiao Niang and Zheng Wu on the side.

"Bring Reverend Hobart a knife and fork."

After a while, Lin Changning and Wanyun came down.

"Sister-in-law! Miss Wanyun!"

"Mrs. Chen!"

When they were having dinner, Chen Zhengwei asked, "John, do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Just say it directly. I often talk about things during meals!"

Of course, if it's a good thing, Chen Zhengwei will be happy to hear it.

If it wasn't a good thing, Chen Zhengwei could easily throw the bowl into Pastor Hobart's face.

Reverend Hobart put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth and said, "There is indeed something."

"You want to talk and eat at the same time? If you want to, then finish eating first!" Chen Zhengwei looked up at him and said.

Reverend Hobart could only pick up the knife and fork again, but his hands showed no intention of moving.

"In San Francisco, the problem of children working in factories is very serious. Even though the church has built some free schools, parents would rather let their children work in factories for short-term income. Many children die in this hard work."

As soon as Chen Zhengwei heard what the other party said, he knew what the other party wanted him to do.

He said directly: "Reverend Hobart, I understand your idea. Those families have several children, which is more fertile than pigs. They can't even have enough food to eat with so many children. Let those children go to the factory at a certain age so that they can feed the other children!"

"You have to be able to eat enough before you can consider long-term interests! How can you consider long-term interests if you can't even eat enough? The world is big, but eating is the most important thing!"

"You don't think that if I ask them, they will go to school hungry, right?"

"I know... but with the arrival of many new immigrants, the situation has become even worse. Children as young as 9 or 10 go to work in factories, and girls as young as 10 stand on the street, earning only 10 cents..." Pastor Hobart's expression was heavy, and there was a sense of helplessness and pain.

Nowadays, San Francisco is short of people everywhere. With the arrival of new immigrants, a large number of child laborers have entered the factories. A large number of girls around 10 years old have also appeared on the streets.

Although this situation has happened before, it is more serious now.

"Mr. Chen, you are a very resourceful person."

"I can raise some money to help them, but it's only a temporary solution."

"I don't want to ask you to order them to enter the school. I hope Mr. Chen can help me think of a solution!" said Pastor Hobart.

Lin Changning frowned and said, "Mr. Hobart, the U.S. government needs to find a solution to this kind of thing. Even the church has more solutions than us!"

She did feel some sympathy for those children, but that was no excuse for Chen Zhengwei to help them.

The 100,000 Chinese in San Francisco are all protected by Chen Zhengwei. How can he care about other people?

"I actually have a solution!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Lin Changning glanced at Chen Zhengwei with some dissatisfaction.

Reverend Hobart was delighted. "Mr. Chen, please go ahead."

"No alcohol!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"Those new immigrants, can't they find jobs? As long as they are not missing any limbs, there are plenty of factories that want them," said Chen Zhengwei.

"Why can't they have food to eat? There are five or six people in the family, but only one person works, and then he has to spend his meager salary on alcohol."

"So if we want to change this situation, one way is to allow women to work in factories! Another way is to ban alcohol!"

"You can't allow women to work in factories. But if the church calls for a ban on alcohol, maybe it will work."

"Alcohol is the root cause of social crime, poverty and moral corruption. If your church can promote prohibition of alcohol, it will greatly improve the current situation." Chen Zhengwei said seriously.

Those children are indeed pitiful, but what does it have to do with him?

It would be a good thing for him if the church could promote prohibition.

Pastor Hobart immediately fell into deep thought. Chen Zhengwei's words touched his heart.

Prohibition has indeed been the attitude of many people in the church, and it is also his idea.

If alcohol could be banned, those families would have less expenses, their economic situation would improve, and many children would be able to go to school.

Moreover, if alcohol is banned, some crime and moral corruption will also be improved.

After finishing his meal, Reverend Hobart said goodbye and left.

"What Mr. Chen said is what I thought as well. I will write to other churches and try my best to appeal for this matter!"

After he left, Lin Changning asked, "Will abstinence from alcohol be effective?"

The others' ears perked up as well.

"It's useless!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Then why are you?"

"That's what he wants to hear!" Chen Zhengwei sneered. The church has always advocated prohibition of alcohol, and he didn't believe that Pastor Hobart had never thought about it.

"Besides, prohibition is good for me! I was going to push for it after a while, and now that the church can push it, I can save some effort."

"What's the benefit? The liquor business, I remember you are also in it!" Lin Changning was even more puzzled.

Not far away, Li Xiwen and Su Ya both pricked up their ears.

“I can do it even after prohibition!”

"If the United States bans alcohol, no one will be able to sell alcohol. Who do you think will be able to sell it?" Chen Zhengwei asked back.

"Of course I can sell it!"

"A gallon of wine is 50 cents now, I'll sell it for $5! Do you think they'll buy it?"

"Which business is the easiest to do?" Chen Zhengwei turned to Yan Qingyou and Su Ya and said, "Of course, the monopoly business is the easiest to do."

"So, we just need to find a way to turn the business into a monopoly! I usually don't teach people the tricks of doing business!"

Lin Changning rolled his eyes.

Sure enough, Chen Zhengwei’s mind is full of calculations every day.

Wanyun smiled secretly because she often massaged Chen Zhengwei's head and shoulders, and Chen Zhengwei would tell her something.

In addition, she often helped to receive telegrams, so she knew best that Chen Zhengwei liked to scheme against people.

Yan Qingyou and Li Xiwen opened their mouths, not expecting that there were so many twists and turns hidden in Chen Zhengwei's casual words.

If Chen Zhengwei didn't explain, they wouldn't be able to figure it out even if they scratched their heads.

Su Ya also felt that it was true that only by following Master Wei could one learn things. Such a simple sentence could actually contain so many things.

"Brother, if we open a textile factory and then burn down other textile factories, can we then monopolize the business?" asked Chen Qiaoniang.

Everyone else at the table looked at Chen Qiaoniang in surprise.

Chen Zhengwei laughed out loud: "If you like doing business, go find Xiucai after school and learn from him!"

Qiao Niang really looks like him.

(End of this chapter)