The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 564 I really can’t think of what they can sanction me for?
As Chen Zhengwei spoke, warm applause broke out all around.

Although Chen Zhengwei got a great deal from the agreement, he was actually providing timely assistance.

Given the blockade of Peru's coast and the shortage of various supplies in Peru, these things sent here can be said to be invaluable.

Food, medicine, guns and ammunition allowed Peruvian civilians to have food to eat and soldiers to continue fighting.

Everyone expressed their sincerest gratitude to Chen Zhengwei.

"Next, you will be the most popular person in Peru." At the banquet after the signing, President de Pierravert clinked his glass with Chen Zhengwei and said with a smile.

"It's a wonderful feeling!" Chen Zhengwei smiled. He could feel the gratitude of these people towards him.

Not only did he find it amazing, but his subordinates also found it amazing.

After all, they rarely receive such heartfelt respect and gratitude from others. Even Su Ya feels that this feels really good.

These people stood at the edge of the banquet hall, with smiles on their faces.

"I guess someone will protest against me soon!" Chen Zhengwei continued.

"Mr. Chen is just!" DePierlavette said solemnly.

Moments later, DePierravert walked away from Chen Zhengwei, creating a chance for another man.

"Mr. Chen, you are the most respectable friend. Thank you very much for supporting the side of justice in this war!" A middle-aged man in gentleman's suit came over with a wine glass, and started with a series of compliments and gratitude.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Juan de la Cruz Beni, the Bolivian minister."

"Can I visit Mr. Chen later?"

"Of course!" Chen Zhengwei smiled. Bolivia is worse off than Peru.

After all, Peru is a coastal country, while Bolivia is a landlocked country. Their original seaport was located between Peru and Chile and has been occupied by Chile.

Chen Zhengwei had no reason to reject them.

It is impossible to ship things to Bolivia, but Chen Zhengwei can unload the goods at the port of Peru, and then Bolivia will find a way to ship the things back.

……

After attending the banquet, Chen Zhengwei returned to his residence and asked someone to send a telegram to San Francisco.

"Let Rong Jiacai prepare the supplies. First, prepare 150,000 tons of wheat and the medicines they need. Notify Remington to speed up the production of ammunition. Then rent all the ships in the port and transport the first batch of supplies to Panama in half a month!" Chen Zhengwei gave the order while sitting on the sofa.

"At the same time, let him buy large quantities of steel, coal, raw materials for making smokeless gunpowder and ship coatings!"

"Also, contact Randolph Churchill for me! Tell him that I have something good! Something that can change the world." Chen Zhengwei said as he thought.

In the Three Kingdoms War, Britain is currently a neutral country and will not directly participate. It is likely to use political and economic means to suppress itself... and try to control itself.

And before that, they will definitely contact me.

But Chen Zhengwei has gained such huge benefits from this trade that he will definitely not give in.

Blocking people's way of making money is like killing your parents!

The two sides will definitely not reach an agreement.

But he had a trump card in his hand.

penicillin!
Chen Zhengwei must take out penicillin.

Chen Zhengwei had previously asked Chandler to write a letter to the American Medical Journal. Although he did not include the composition and data of penicillin, he did include ten samples produced in the laboratory.

It is estimated that the experimental results should be out during this period.

When penicillin is discovered, no one will be able to sit still.

In this era, this is a miracle drug that can save lives.

……

Just as Chen Zhengwei had expected, the agreement was immediately spread through newspapers and embassies of various countries after the signing ceremony.

The first country to receive the news was Britain.

The British were extremely angry about this. After all, they supported Chen Zhengwei's ammunition production line and fleet. However, Chen Zhengwei relied on the fleet they sold to Chen Zhengwei to forcibly break through the Chilean blockade and sell large amounts of food, medicine and ammunition to Peru.

Let this war drag on longer.

However, Chile reacted the fastest and most intensely.

They immediately jumped out to accuse Chen Zhengwei of violating the principle of neutrality and protested to the United States. At the same time, they actively contacted the United Kingdom, hoping that the United Kingdom could put pressure on them to stop the transaction.

If the sale of food and medicine can be considered a humanitarian principle, the sale of guns and ammunition is a blatant violation of the principle of neutrality and an active intervention in the Three Kingdoms War.

The British then protested and pressured the United States while contacting San Francisco.

……

United States Washington.

"Sir, this is a letter of protest from Chile!" The secretary placed a letter in front of Secretary of State William Everts with a slightly helpless look on his face.

"What are they protesting against?" William Everts was full of doubts and picked up the official letter.

"On behalf of the Republic of Chile, I would like to formally lodge the strongest protest to your government... We have learned that... American businessman Chen Zhengwei is selling large quantities of food, medicine, guns and ammunition to Peru. This behavior constitutes a serious interference in the ongoing legitimate military operations between Chile and Peru and poses a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty..."

"The Chilean government hereby solemnly warns the United States of America that continuing with such transactions will be considered a hostile act against the Republic of Chile and may result in us having to take the necessary measures to protect our national interests and sovereignty..." (Very difficult to write)
This was a very harsh letter of protest. William Everts' face turned black and he felt a splitting headache after reading half of it.

"It's him again! It's that Chinese guy again!"

"What was he doing? I remember he was in Panama? And he signed a Panama Agreement?"

"He is in Peru now, and has reached an agreement with Peru to sell large quantities of food, medicine, guns and ammunition to Peru!" the secretary shrugged.

"Is this guy a troublemaker?" William Everts cursed after holding it in for a long time.

Because of this guy, how many protests and accountability has he received in the past year?
"I think the British may be even angrier now!" the secretary reminded.

"You're right!" William Everts looked thoughtful.

Everyone knows that there are British people behind Chen Zhengwei.

However, it is obvious that the British cannot control this mad dog, and it has now begun to bite back.

Based on what he knew about what Chen Zhengwei had done, he knew that the mad dog was simply out of control and that the British and Chen Zhengwei would inevitably become enemies.

This is good news for the United States.

“Are there any specific details about the agreement?”

"Not yet, but it should be coming soon!"

William Everts nodded. He felt that he was about to receive a protest from the British.

Just as he expected, just half a day later, the British sent a strongly worded letter of protest, condemning the United States for violating the principle of neutrality and threatening to take economic measures against the United States if the United States continued to act on its own.

William Everts shrugged it off.

He knew the British knew where the problem lay.

This letter of protest is more of an expression of one's own attitude than a letter to the United States.

They must still be in contact with Chen Zhengwei.

At the same time, he also got the agreement between Chen Zhengwei and Peru. After reading the agreement, William Everts frowned. "This guy! Does he think of himself as a country within a country?"

Soon, his brows relaxed.

Although Chen Zhengwei gained great benefits from this agreement, it was not wise to offend Britain because of this.

"Greed blinded his eyes."

William Everts commented.

"Put it in written form and send it to the White House."

At the same time, US President William Wheeler was busy with another matter.

The day before yesterday, on August 8, Louisiana encountered a severe hurricane disaster, a large number of farmlands, houses and buildings were destroyed, and a large number of victims were left homeless.

However, due to the limited disaster relief capabilities of the United States today, the relief efforts are very slow.

"Mr. President, you need to see this!" William Wheeler's staff put a document on the table.

"Peru? Is this guy blinded by greed? This is good news for us! Please inform me immediately if there is any follow-up news." William Wheeler immediately put the matter of Louisiana aside.

The people of Louisiana are protected by the government of Louisiana.

I believe in the ability of the state government.

……

"Louisiana is experiencing a hurricane, especially in densely populated areas! The number of people affected is now impossible to count!"

Chen Zhengwei looked at the telegram in his hand and felt that he had considered more than the President of the United States.

The President of the United States doesn't care about the disaster in Louisiana.

"This is an opportunity. Let's get someone to provide help to that black man! Food and other supplies!" Chen Zhengwei said after a little thought.

He had forgotten the black man's name, but the state militia would certainly not be able to take care of them because of the disaster.

With the entire state affected, you can imagine how chaotic Louisiana would become.

If we provide them with another batch of food, their numbers will swell rapidly.

"Brother Wei, there's another telegram from the British!" The henchman handed over another telegram.

Chen Zhengwei took it and glanced at it. The wording of the British telegram was very harsh, sternly warning him not to intervene in the Three Kingdoms War, otherwise Britain would stop funding him and impose economic and political sanctions on him.

"The British are so powerful. They want to sanction me!" Chen Zhengwei raised the telegram in his hand and smiled to the people around him.

"Brother Wei, will it be serious?" Su Ya asked.

Chen Zhengwei immediately showed a thoughtful look, and after a while he said in a very tangled tone:
"I'm worried too!"

"But I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't think of any sanctions they could impose on us!" Chen Zhengwei spread his hands and showed a sarcastic smile.

"We in San Francisco don't have any trade with Britain!"

"What are they sanctioning us for? The air?"

"Or international reputation? What international reputation do we want?"

He earned his market through hard work! What's the use of reputation? How much is one pound?

"Brother Wei, are they just trying to scare us?"

"What else? They were somewhat useful before, but now that we have bought the ship, what use are they to?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

Although he said this, he actually understood what the British would do after a moment's thought.

On the one hand, they use the British capital in the United States to suppress themselves, but those people dare to suppress themselves? If they dare to say no, they will go directly to their door.

Another point is to blockade San Francisco's maritime trade.

But he wasn't worried.

As soon as penicillin was put forward, Randolph Churchill would naturally defend it.

"Ignore them!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand.

A moment later, the Bolivian ambassador came to visit.

The two sides talked for a long time. Bolivia needed a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and what they could pay was silver mines.

Bolivia is one of the world's largest tin and silver mining countries.

Chen Zhengwei used 10 rifles and 30 million rounds of ammunition in exchange for years of mining rights to silver and tin mines in an area of Bolivia, and it was tax-free and he did not have to pay any fees to the Bolivian government.

However, this deal is just an intention and will not be completed until next year.

After discussing these things, Chen Zhengwei enjoyed the rest of his vacation in Peru.

He would then set out for Panama after the supplies from San Francisco had left for Panama and escort the supplies to Peru.

……

Ireland.

"This guy is really a lunatic. He's in big trouble this time!" Randolph Churchill frowned as he sat on the sofa.

He always thought that although Chen Zhengwei was crazy, he was very smart.

When the British Minister to Peru died, he guessed that it must be related to Chen Zhengwei.

But he thought that Chen Zhengwei had a conflict with the British Minister to Peru, which was normal. Chen Zhengwei was a very arrogant person and he might have a conflict with anyone.

But he didn't expect that Chen Zhengwei would be so bold as to sell supplies to Peru, especially weapons and ammunition, which would affect the situation of the Three Kingdoms War.

The most dangerous thing is not that he sold ammunition to Peru, but that he was uncontrollable.

In addition to some of the things he did, such as beating the British Minister to the United States, the death of the British Minister to Peru was also suspected to be related to him.

Randolph Churchill learned through his own channels that many high-ranking officials in the British government were dissatisfied with him and were planning to sanction him.

Even if Chen Zhengwei cancels the deal, the British government will suppress him to make him behave.

But based on his understanding of Chen Zhengwei...he is already considering selling his business in Chicago.

"Sir, your telegram!"

After Randolph Churchill received the telegram, he took a look at the content and asked, "From that guy?"

"Something that changes the world?" Randolph Churchill frowned.

What changed the world?

Randolph Churchill immediately thought of the smokeless gunpowder in Chen Zhengwei's hand.

Up to now, it is still only owned by Chen Zhengwei, but there are reports that Chen Zhengwei will sell it next year.

"Smokeless powder? Or something else?" Randolph Churchill frowned.

Smokeless gunpowder is of great value, but now all countries are researching it. The UK is also researching it and has made some progress.

If Chen Zhengwei wanted to use this to negotiate with the British government... Randolph Churchill felt that the British government would not agree.

(End of this chapter)