The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 626 My people are Americans, why did the Qing Dynasty arrest them?

"A grown man, wearing pink every day. He's almost going to be a father!" Lin Changning looked at Chen Zhengwei coming down in a pink gentleman's suit, stood up and helped him straighten out the wrinkles, and said at the same time.

"What's wrong with pink?" Chen Zhengwei smacked his lips: "Besides, I'm still a fucking child!"

Wanyun was standing aside, holding his hat and laughing.

Chen Zhengwei picked up his hat and went out. Qiao Niang was limping in the yard.

I was beaten up by Chen Zhengwei that day and couldn't get out of bed for several days.

"Brother!" When Qiao Niang saw Chen Zhengwei, she was so happy that she could hang a soy sauce bottle from her mouth.

"Don't hang a soy sauce bottle on your lips every day. You have to remember that guns are not great. It's the people holding guns that are great!"

"I am in this situation today not because I had a gun, but because I am so powerful! If someone else does things like me, he won't survive more than three months!" Chen Zhengwei said as he walked out.

"I know!" Qiao Niang muttered.

Chen Zhengwei went out and got on the carriage, but as soon as he arrived at the square, the carriage was stopped by Rong Jiacai.

Rong Jiacai squeezed into the carriage and handed the telegram to Chen Zhengwei; "Brother Wei! There is some trouble in Guangzhou."

"What trouble?" Chen Zhengwei took the telegram and glanced at it casually.

"Crack down on human trafficking? The Qing Dynasty has been selling piglets for so many years, and all the officials, from top to bottom, have some money in it! They didn't investigate before, but they are investigating now. Are they targeting me?" Chen Zhengwei grinned, with a fierce look in his eyes:

"I don't have any fucking conflicts with them, right? Then I just stay at home and rest for a few days, and they find something fucking to do for me?"

"There may be something we don't know. According to the information I asked someone to inquire, that Guaerjia Ronglu has been in the south for several months. He first investigated the navy in Fujian and Guangdong, and is now in Guangzhou." Rong Jiacai said.

"This Guaerjia Ronglu has served as the Minister of the Imperial Household Department, the Minister of Works, the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, and has also presided over the construction of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum. Because he was impeached for accepting bribes, he was demoted two levels..."

"This is the old man's confidant!" Chen Zhengwei sneered. Even if A Long committed a crime under his hands, that was it.

Handle it with care and pick it up again in two years.

"He has been traveling south for several months... and he has also ordered the Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Zhang Shusheng and Fujian Governor He Jing to cooperate in cracking down on human trafficking. Is this such a big move?"

"This is fucking directed at us!"

"Why?" Rong Jiacai also became curious.

"That damn ghost!" Chen Zhengwei figured it out immediately. "Damn it, he can't even rest in peace after his death. I'll have someone dig up his grave and throw shit on it."

"But it may also be related to the current president, William Wheeler!"

"Send a telegram to Washington and ask them, my people are Americans, why did the Qing Dynasty arrest them? Let them protest! Block the export of equipment to the Qing Dynasty!"

"Then no matter what they do, get the person out to me, and I will pretend that this never happened. Otherwise, I will go to Washington to talk to them in person. The Chinese ambassador to the Qing Dynasty will never come back in this lifetime. If he dares to come back, I will make him swim back across the Pacific Ocean."

In other words, the materials exported by the Qing Dynasty to the United States were nothing special, nothing more than tea, porcelain and some handicrafts, otherwise he would have wanted to impose trade sanctions on the Qing Dynasty.

"Let Xu Yan go find Ouyang Ming! Let him find a way to get some help!"

"No matter what, get the person out first."

"The Qing dynasty is still too damn idle. When the fleet comes back, I'll bring hundreds of thousands of guns over there and sell bullets by the pound! Sell them all to those bandits and gangs, such as the Hongmen Cao Gang. I want to see if they can get out of control!"

"Ask the governors and governors-general in the southeast if they want guns and want to rebel! If they don't rebel, I will help them rebel!"

Chen Zhengwei's head kept turning, and his face was full of murderous intent.

Originally, he didn't want to care about what was happening in the Qing Dynasty. After all, history would definitely change after his intervention.

It’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

But since you have offended him, don't expect to have an easy time.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, why does he care so much?
"Brother Wei, I'll send the telegram now!" said the scholar.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's go to the opening ceremony first!" said Chen Zhengwei.

The San Francisco-Los Angeles railway was completed more than twenty days ago.

After all, it is only more than 300 kilometers of railway, and the terrain along the way is mostly plains, with only a few canyons and mountains.

Railroad construction in the United States was already very advanced at that time, and another 20,000 workers were invested in it.

As a result, the construction was very fast, and after completion, it took another three weeks to accept and inspect it, and even two truck trips were made to test the stability.

Then the completion and opening ceremonies were put together.

Mainly to save trouble.

This incident had been reported in newspapers a week ago, and even the governor and some congressmen of California attended the ceremony.

As we approached Market Street, the flow of people started to increase.

The main reason is that San Francisco’s population is expanding rapidly, from 24 to more than 40.

There was another opening ceremony, and the whole city was particularly lively.

"By the way, how many Chinese are there in San Francisco and Los Angeles now?" Chen Zhengwei asked as he looked at the people lining the streets outside the carriage.

"About 22 plus." Xiucai said immediately.

When Chen Zhengwei first arrived, there were only 4 Chinese people in San Francisco.
However, 1 Chinese were brought back from the Old Silver Mountain, and there were more than 8 during the Taiping Rebellion. In addition, this time, nearly 1 Chinese were brought back from Peru and Cuba.

In the past two years, another 50,000 to 60,000 Chinese have been brought in from the Qing Dynasty

Chen Zhengwei spent a lot of money on these Chinese.

It can be said that among these more than 200,000 Chinese, at least half still owe Chen Zhengwei money.

Chen Zhengwei nodded and said casually.

"There are just too few women. We should find a way to get some women from Mexico! They all look the same, so we can have a transnational marriage! Isn't there a Mexican gang near Chinatown? They must have a way."

"Marrying to the United States is also a good thing for those Mexican women. There must be many people willing to do so."

People of this era have already tried their best just to survive, and they don’t have much choice.

When we reached Market Street, the carriage slowed down and it took half a day to reach the train station.

This train station is also newly built and is larger than the train stations in Chicago.

There were people watching the fun around the train station, including many Chinese and foreigners, but there were far fewer people at the entrance of the train station.

As the carriage stopped, the man next to it trotted over, opened the door, and Chen Zhengwei got out of the carriage.

"Weige!"

"Mr. Chen!"

California Governor George Clement Perkins, several California congressmen, and San Francisco Mayor James Otis all hurried over to greet them, and behind them came the senior executives of the Pacific Railroad and some local wealthy people, including some wealthy Chinese.

"Mr. Perkins, I haven't seen you for a long time. You must stay in San Francisco for a few more days this time!" Chen Zhengwei laughed and shook hands with Perkins.

"Of course, the development of San Francisco is amazing. I really need to spend a few days to take a good look at it this time!" George Perkins said with a smile.

"That's because we have a good mayor!" Chen Zhengwei turned and smiled at James Audis.

"I am doing my best to do something for this city. Of course, all this is inseparable from the support of Mr. Chen and everyone in San Francisco!" James Audis smiled reservedly, but his words were not reserved at all.

As a politician, of course you have to brag about your achievements all the time.

A humble person cannot be a politician.

Then the group entered the train station, where a train was already parked with white smoke constantly coming out of the chimney.

The Pacific Railway Company also sent people to give continuous introductions on the railway.

With this railway, it only takes 24 hours to travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles, which is much faster than taking the boat.

It has become more convenient to transport goods.

The Pacific Railroad Company was also very satisfied with this railway. Not only did it obtain a lot of preferential policies in San Francisco, but given the development of these two cities, the railway itself had good earning power.

The group stood beside the train for a long time. Passengers who had bought tickets for this train also entered the station, and a large number of reporters were waiting on the side.

Then Governor Perkins began to speak, followed by the mayor.

As for Chen Zhengwei, he was not very interested in this kind of speech.

However, the scissors were handed to Chen Zhengwei, who cut the ribbon.

No one would find this strange.

With the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the railway from San Francisco to Los Angeles was officially opened to traffic.

Afterwards, Chen Zhengwei and his group boarded the luxury carriage in the front, while other passengers boarded the train with interest.

Most of these people are local middle class and some wealthy Chinese businessmen.

Half an hour later, accompanied by the sound of the whistle, the train began to vibrate and then started to move forward slowly.

There was a sudden cheer in the train station.

……

When Chen Zhengwei and others took the train to Los Angeles, Xiucai returned to Chinatown and sent a telegram directly to the White House and New York.

White House.

"Mr. President, you should see this!" The staff placed a telegram on the table in front of President William Wheeler.

William Wheeler picked it up and took a look, a little surprised: "Why would the Qing Dynasty provoke that guy?"

Seeing the secretary staring at him, he suddenly remembered that this matter also had something to do with him.

After the former president's death, he was aware of this matter and nodded in agreement.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "I remember we have an agreement with them?"

"Yes, according to the Sino-American Treaty of Amity (Wangxia Treaty) of 1844, if Americans break the law in the Qing Dynasty, they should be tried by our consulate in accordance with our laws."

"Go and notify the Secretary of State and demand that the Qing Dynasty release them. Since we have a treaty, we should execute it according to the treaty! Since they are Americans, they should not be tried by the Qing Dynasty!" said William Wheeler.

"Wire back to San Francisco to let us know."

He only asked the Qing Dynasty to control human trafficking, but did not ask the Qing Dynasty to arrest Chen Zhengwei's people.

Moreover, time can change a lot of things.

When he first came to power, he was full of fear and anger towards Chen Zhengwei.

However, half a year has passed, and during this period Chen Zhengwei and the US government have been living in peace, and the two sides have even carried out some cooperation.

Now even public opinion has changed.

In this situation, William Wheeler re-examined his relationship with Chen Zhengwei.

After all, the United States is a country of immigrants.

Although it is a country dominated by white people, Chen Zhengwei and those Chinese can also be regarded as important parts of the United States.

Of course, there are indeed two very important reasons.

One is that the new president has been elected and will take office in two months.

Another thing is that I can’t beat him.

As for whether Chinese people will become powerful in the United States in the future, he is not too worried.

On the one hand, the United States has a population of 60 million, of which 50 million are white.

On the other hand...he believes in the wisdom of future generations.

After the secretary left, William Wheeler took out a piece of paper from the drawer, which contained information about a cruiser that had just been launched in San Francisco.

According to investigations by personnel in San Francisco, Chen Zhengwei has now launched six ships, five of which are offshore patrol ships (torpedo boats) with a displacement of 500 tons and one is a cruiser with a displacement of 4120 tons.

In addition, five ships are under construction at the Union Steel Shipyard in San Francisco.

Among them, four are offshore patrol ships and one is a cruiser of the same level. These ships can be launched within three months.

"This guy...can't stop for a moment."

William Wheeler has discovered that Chen Zhengwei is now more interested in overseas.

Moreover, European countries have been continuously expanding their colonies around the world.

In this case, Chen Zhengwei and the Chinese he leads are indeed an important part of the US military power.

William Wheeler recently learned a lesson from Chen Zhengwei.

The United States should unite all forces that can be united within the country.

……

In New York, a telegram a few days ago disrupted Ouyang Ming's plans.

Since only Shanghai and Guangzhou had telegraphs in the Qing Dynasty, and the telegraph lines were different, it only took Chen Zhengwei's people 12 to 24 hours to send a telegram from Guangzhou to San Francisco, while it took half a month for the court to send a telegram.

This was even as the speed increased with the rapid development of the telegraph.

It used to take two months.

Ouyang Ming found Wu Jiashan with the telegram, looking angry.

"Supervisor Wu, you really did a great job!"

Wu Jiashan picked up the telegram and read it. Then he smiled and said slowly:

"These students will no longer have the Qing Dynasty in their hearts if they continue to follow the teachings of the foreigners! If that is the case, what good is there in learning more? In the end, they will become people who have no respect for their rulers or fathers. The more they learn, the greater the disaster!"

"Just like that...!"

Wu Jiashan didn't say who it was, but Ouyang Ming knew he was talking about Chen Zhengwei.

"A person who has brought misfortune to the country and the people!" Ouyang Ming cursed with a sullen face.

"Which country is wrong?" Wu Jiashan asked.

Since these students have been here for too long without a ruler or a father, they will inevitably become a nuisance in the future. It would be a good thing to let them go back.

"You will definitely be condemned by the public in the future! You will be severely criticized in history books!" Ouyang Ming cursed loudly, then walked away in anger.

Wu Jiashan spat on the ground.

Then he took the telegram and read it again. The court wanted to get these students back, so he could finally go back and naturally would not have to be controlled by the mob.

Wu Jiashan then hired someone to notify the Chinese students studying in the United States to pack their bags and come to New York, without telling them what had happened.

A few days later, those young children studying in the United States arrived in New York one after another.

Ouyang Geng and the others had heard some things from Ouyang Ming, and their faces were gloomy.

But most people still don’t know.

(End of this chapter)