The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 558: Miraculous healing, the disease is cured

Chen Zhengwei hooked his finger at Mazai while eating. When Mazai came over, he said:

“Go to someone in the Panamanian government and tell them I want to see Arosemena.”

"I'll go find them right away!" The man nodded and turned to leave.

"Do you feel sorry for them?" Chen Zhengwei asked Wanyun casually.

"The weak will be bullied! We were weak before, and everyone in Chinatown was bullied. So I support whatever Master Wei does!" Wan Yun smiled softly.

"You are smarter than those people out there!" Chen Zhengwei pointed at Wan Yun and said with a smile.

"You're right. This is how the world is. The weak will be bullied. If you don't bully others, others will bully you. If we switched positions, their faces would be uglier than mine!" Chen Zhengwei agreed.

"No... whatever Master Wei does looks good!" Wan Yun followed.

Chen Zhengwei laughed out loud.

He tore off Arosemena's face at the banquet, and when this matter got out, the Panamanian government lost all its face.

It will be much easier to support the rebels then.

As for Colombia...Colombia's two political parties are now engaged in endless infighting, the federal government has less power than the U.S. government, and some regions are virtually close to independence and have their own armies.

Not only does Colombia have almost no navy, its government army has less than 10,000 soldiers, and their training and equipment are very poor.

The Colombian civil war two years ago was a war between the Conservative Party and the regions supporting the Liberal Party.

A country like this... can they still bite themselves?
After dinner, Chen Zhengwei sat on the sofa and asked his men to call someone in the hotel who could speak Spanish and English to read the local newspaper to him.

The henchman came over and whispered in Chen Zhengwei's ear: "Brother Wei, that Arosemena fainted yesterday and is still not conscious. He can't see anyone!"

"Oh... What a coincidence, I'm very good at treating illnesses!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Send a team of sailors to the hotel. Then have the Warrior at the dock fire three blank rounds. If he's still not well, load it with solid bullets!"

"Brother Wei, if you do this, you will definitely bring him back to life and get rid of all the trouble. Even if he is really going to die, he will have to jump out of bed." The henchman immediately laughed and then took people to the dock to notify.

The Warrior was docked at the pier, and Captain Liu Guanchang was standing on the bow looking at Panama ahead.

Isn't it more comfortable to sail across the seas on a warship than to make a living in that small place in Chinatown?

The henchman led his men to climb onto the warship and went to Liu Guanzhang to inform him: "Brother Wei asked us to dispatch a team to the hotel and fire three rounds of blanks! After that, load them with live ammunition and wait for news!"

"What's going on? Are we going to fight?" Liu Guanchang turned his head and asked.

"Their officials are hiding from Brother Wei and won't come out!" said the henchman on the side.

Liu Guanchang understood as soon as he heard it. How could you just not see Brother Wei whenever you want?

"Why doesn't the boss come back to the ship? What if after the cannon fires, they take the risk and send troops to the hotel? That would be dangerous!" Liu Guanchang said after thinking for a while.

"Don't you know Brother Wei's skills? What's more, there are dozens of people holding submachine guns. It will be useless even if they come in greater numbers!" The henchman said with some contempt.

"That's right! The boss shouldn't always be in dangerous places!" Liu Guanchang nodded, then called the boatswain: "Take two teams to the hotel!"

"Signal the other ships to notify them."

"Artillery Chief!" Liu Guanchang called another artillery officer.

"Fire three blank rounds, then load with live ammunition and wait for the next order!"

"First mate! Get your men ready for battle! Get those two big guys out."

The sailors and gunners on the ship immediately became busy. Two machine guns were mounted on the side of the ship, and the other sailors were holding submachine guns.

The sailors from other ships that were still at the dock also returned to their ships after hearing the news.

The hatch cover of the Warrior's gun bay was opened, revealing the dark muzzles, and then one cannon after another stretched out.

At the Panama dock, the merchants and captains coming in and out were still looking at the warships docked in the port. It was the first time for them to see such a powerful fleet, and their faces were full of envy.

Just then, they saw the hatch cover being opened and the muzzles of cannons protruding.

This caused the merchants, captains and local workers at the dock to look horrified.

What are they going to do? Bombard Panama?
Boom boom boom!
Balls of fire spewed out of the muzzle.

The dock was suddenly in chaos. The merchants and captains ran to their ships with pale faces, not caring whether the supplies and cargo had been loaded.

The workers who were loading goods at the dock were stunned for a moment and then fled in all directions.

People in Panama City heard the thunder-like sound of artillery and looked up at the sky, and then it disappeared into the streets with a loud noise.

Arosemena, who was recuperating in the house, jumped up and ran to the window to look out.

"what happens?"

"It seems to be over there at the port!"

"Go and find out what happened!" Arosemena was nervous. He actually already had a guess.

Five minutes later, the second round of artillery fire rang out.

Soon, the news came back.

"Sir, those American warships pushed out their cannons. They were the ones firing just now!"

"Where did they shell?"

"It seems there are no shells..." said the subordinate.

"He is forcing me to come forward!" Arosemena's face turned pale. Chen Zhengwei was simply bullying him.

Arosemena was shaking with anger.

"Where is the American?"

"Still in the hotel! But some sailors just went to the hotel with guns!"

Arosemena gritted his teeth for a long time and said, "Go and ask him to come over... Forget it, go and prepare the carriage!"

Chen Zhengwei's current firing was a blank, causing chaos in Panama. If he didn't show up, he might load a shell into the muzzle.

"Is there any way to make me look more haggard, like I'm sick?"

After another round of artillery fire, Arosemena arrived at the hotel in a carriage. He was helped out of the carriage. He looked pale, with dark circles under his eyes, and looked haggard.

"Brother Wei, Arosemena is here!"

"Bring it here!" Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs, holding the unfinished book "Strategy and Tactics", a textbook for the British Navy. This book was extremely obscure and difficult to understand, but it had a strange effect, making him sleep particularly soundly.

"Mr. Chen...!" Arosemena walked over with the help of someone.

"How did you become like this? If you don't know, you would think you are about to die!" Chen Zhengwei glanced at the other person and smiled.

"I wanted to take care of my illness and see Mr. Chen in a few days..." Arosemena's smile was bitter.

"I am an impatient person and don't like to wait! He is not dead yet! Since he is not dead, let's continue talking!" Chen Zhengwei didn't give him any face.

Arosemena knew he couldn't escape, so he had to send someone to notify the Panamanian government to come.

"Like I said yesterday, you must increase the quotas for various commodities! Including food, textiles, and various chemical products. Among them, I want to monopolize the market for food and textiles.

“In addition, you need to provide me with some areas at the dock to build warehouses, and reduce tariffs and various transit fees. My goods must have priority passage, whether it is at the port or by rail, to ensure that my re-export trade in Panama can be unimpeded.

“My ship needs priority access to ports and supplies, and you must set aside an area as a berth for my ship in Panama.

“At the same time, in order to avoid misunderstandings due to different customs, cultural exchanges should be opened between San Francisco and Panama! Our books can be printed and sold in Panama!
"Finally, I want extraterritoriality! Americans from California who commit crimes in Panama must return to San Francisco for trial!"

Chen Zhengwei spoke one by one, and when he heard the last one, Arosemena suddenly stood up from the sofa.

"Extraterritoriality is not an option!"

"It must be feasible!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly, "Nothing is impossible in this world! If you can't do it, talk to someone else!"

Chen Zhengwei said sarcastically, "I heard that you are in your residence and cannot see anyone because of a serious illness? Be careful not to die of illness!"

The great powers of various countries signed so many extraterritorial agreements in the Qing Dynasty, so why can't a small Colombia do the same?
Since you are so sick that you can't see anyone, it's reasonable for you to die of illness!

"And it seems that you have no objection to other aspects!"

Arosemena was chilled and furious.

"Sit down! Why are you standing so high? Are you trying to scare me?" Chen Zhengwei glanced at him again.

Arosemena looked at Chen Zhengwei's eyes, and sat down unwillingly but helplessly.

"Extraterritoriality is never possible! Panama is just a region, unless it is signed by the federal government!" Arosemena said again.

"Then you find a way. Notify the federal government of Colombia to send people to negotiate! After the talks, Panama will still be yours. If they don't come, I will just take over Panama!" Chen Zhengwei's words were full of threats, and he did not give the other party any chance to bargain or choose.

"Let's sign the other agreements before they come!"

Arosemena wished he could actually faint.

For him and Panama, it was a disaster from the sky.

Chen Zhengwei suddenly came with his fleet and forcefully demanded that they sign a bunch of unequal treaties.

If you don’t sign, I will beat you.

There is no truth to it.

……

During the evening the news about Panama reached the ears of the President of the United States of Colombia.

Rafael Nunes, then President of Colombia, was extremely angry when he heard the news and convened a meeting of cabinet officials late at night.

"We have received information that Chinese American Chen Zhengwei brought a fleet to Panama and demanded that the Panamanian government sign many unequal agreements! He is a naked robber! He does not hide it at all!" Rafael Nunez said angrily.

"We in Colombia need a strong central government to end the current confrontation so that we can develop this country. We must develop our own industry and have a unified army to fight against those big powers. Instead of being like now, an American with a few ships asks us to sign an unequal treaty!" Rafael Nunez slammed the table angrily.

He is a president from the Conservative Party and has always advocated centralization, as only in this way can Colombia maintain national unity and order.

The Liberal Party advocates weakening the central government's control and strengthening the autonomy of local governments.

Today, the main issue in Colombia is the constant confrontation between the two parties, as well as the confrontation between the regions that support each other.

"How could an American bring a fleet to sign an unequal treaty? The US government must be behind this! We must seek international help!" A cabinet official spoke up immediately.

Others lowered their heads and looked at the documents on the table.

"I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with the US government!" Someone immediately motioned for him to look at the information first.

"This Chen Zhengwei is a Chinese warlord in the United States who has taken control of California. Even the US government can't do anything about him! He should only represent himself!"

“He’s demanding Panama be opened to him and wants extraterritoriality, which we cannot accept!”

"So we must do something. We must protest to the United States. This is the minimum procedure. And seek help from the international community!" another official said.

"I'm afraid that when other countries see this, not only will they not support us, but they will also demand extraterritoriality!" another person expressed concern.

After reading the information, everyone started to discuss, but there was no result.

This is the tragedy of a weak country.

Soon, they turned the topic to another direction: how to use this incident to attack the Liberal Party.

"It's the Liberals who have been holding this country back, they've been dividing this country. This is what they get!"

"This American is just the first, but he won't be the last!"

When the topic turned to the Liberal Party, everyone became active.

The Liberal Party is the priority!
But they did not do nothing. They first protested to the American ambassador and threatened to sever diplomatic ties.
He then actively sought help from ministers of various countries.

There are still many countries willing to help them, such as Britain, France and Germany.

They just need to open up their markets, reduce tariffs, provide garrisons, and pay the corresponding expenses...as well as some other conditions.

……

Soon, Colombia's protest reached the desk of the US Secretary of State.

"It's him again! I get a headache when I see that name!" Secretary of State William Everts rubbed his temple.

Whenever he saw Chen Zhengwei's name now, his head felt like it was going to split open.

"He went to Central America to stir up trouble, and he even wanted extraterritoriality? What a lunatic!"

"But it's better than him causing trouble in the United States!" William Everts had long since stopped caring about these things and was too lazy to reply to Columbia.

"Notify the ambassador to Colombia that if the situation worsens, the embassy staff can be withdrawn to the United States first!"

Then someone sent the matter to the White House.

(End of this chapter)