The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 636 Can’t you afford it?
"Brother Wei, our boat is back!" The henchman rushed into the yard of Chen Zhengwei's house and shouted.

"Finally they're back! They're lucky they arrived before the New Year." Chen Zhengwei leaned back in his chair. He was more concerned about the fireworks and Changhong on the boat.

When I came back, it was winter in New York, and the parrot couldn't bear that kind of temperature.

Just lock him up in the bridge and bring him back.

Lin Changning stretched out his hand and scratched the checkers board in front of him, and immediately the chess pieces on the board were scattered everywhere.

"Okay, there's work to do, go do it."

Chen Zhengwei was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "Lin Changning, can't you afford to play?"

"You have something to do! The fleet is coming back from the east coast, you have to go and see it." Lin Changning stretched lazily with a smile, revealing his beautiful body curves, and stood up to take the child from the nanny's arms.

"Fuck! No one has ever flipped my desk in my life!" Chen Zhengwei angrily slammed the table and cursed.

Lin Changning held a child and looked at Chen Zhengwei with an indifferent expression.

Chen Zhengwei became even angrier.

"Just wait for me, I'll settle the score with you later!"

Chen Zhengwei went upstairs in a rage. He was not going to see the fleet.

The fleet would send telegrams back every evening, and he knew the fleet's situation better than the crew members.

After changing his clothes, he went to the club.

He has been thinking recently about what he should learn, after all, he is an ocean chess player.

Is it Go or Chess?

Finally I decided to choose between Gobang and checkers, the one that requires more technical skills.

I only beat her for... one... two days, and then this guy couldn't play with me anymore.

At this time, a large number of berths were vacant in the port. The workers and pedestrians on the dock, as well as the passengers who had just arrived in San Francisco, were staring blankly at the fleet entering the port.

Even though many of them are not seeing it for the first time, they are still shocked every time they see it.

"It seems like two ships are missing?" Some people whispered.

There were indeed two missing, and there were still two Tell-class gunboats left in Galveston Harbor, escorting the route from Galveston to Cuba.

As we all know, there have always been many "pirates" in the Caribbean.

Although it has been reduced a lot after the attacks by the British and Spanish.

"Finally we're back!" Liu Guanchang got off the boat with a smile on his face. The two sailors behind him wrapped their arms with cowhide. Huapao and Changhong had a chain tied to their feet, which fell on their arms.

The two parrots were closer to Chen Zhengwei, and the sailors were afraid that the two parrots would run away and they would not be able to explain themselves.

"Say, 'Pujiezi!'" Huapao turned his head, still trying tirelessly to teach Changhong how to curse.

"Speak up, street kid!"

"Speak up, street kid!"

Changhong glanced at it and turned his head away.

Hua Pao gradually became impatient and yelled, "Fuck you!"

Situ Ye was leading his men to meet the fleet at the dock. He came over and said with a smile, "I heard these two birds quarreling from a distance! These must be the boss's two birds!"

Hua Pao glanced at him and said, "Fuck you!"

The men behind Situ Ye burst into laughter.

Situ Ye immediately said angrily: "Do you believe that I plucked your hair?"

The firecracker immediately flapped its wings and tried to take off, but the chains on its feet made the sailor panic and his head was scratched with several cuts.

"This little thing is quite fierce!" Situ Ye said angrily.

"This guy is not afraid of anyone except the boss!" Liu Guanchang laughed. These two guys have caused them a lot of trouble along the way.

"How was it? Did you have a smooth journey?" Situ Ye and Liu Guanchang stood aside and watched the other ships dock.

"There were some minor problems on the way. After all, these ships are old and the journey is long, so the shipyards along the way are unable to overhaul the entire ship. Fortunately, we returned safely!" Liu Guanchang and others breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

Several ships broke down along the way.

On the way back, not long after leaving Peru, the steam engine of one of the ships broke down, so they returned to repair it.

However, the technology at the port shipyard in South America was limited, and Director Liu Guan did not allow the people at the shipyard to conduct a complete overhaul, so they could only repair it and send it back with difficulty.

This time when I come back, I need to overhaul it.

"I'm glad you're back. It's Chinese New Year, so you should take a good rest." Situ Ye said, and then whispered, "We'll leave after the New Year!"

"Where?"

"Delivering goods to Peru!" Situ Ye said, and then he boasted happily:

"You can also take a look at our new ship these days! It's no worse than the Warrior!"

"So powerful?" Liu Guanchang said in surprise. It was only after he went out this time that he realized the level of the Warrior in the world.

Even though this ship is almost 20 years old, the firepower of this ship is equivalent to that of half a fleet.

Compared to the Warrior, those ships in Central and South America were no more than small dinghies; the navies of several countries combined were not strong enough to defeat the Warrior.

"As long as we keep the distance, the Warrior won't be able to catch up and hit us!" Situ Ye laughed. He personally led his men to test the San Francisco near the coast. The ship basically achieved its design goals.

If within the range of the Warrior, although the main guns of the San Francisco are more powerful, their firepower may not be greater.

But if the distance is increased, the San Francisco can keep outrunning the Warrior.

As for whether the main guns of the San Francisco can hit the Warrior, that depends on luck.

After all, a range of more than 4000 meters is too far.

However, if it was hit by just one bullet, even the Warrior’s armor would not be able to withstand it.

However, if the distance is shortened, they have another powerful weapon, the torpedo ship.

As long as two ships get within 2000 meters of the Warrior, they can send the Warrior to the bottom of the sea.

Their current weakness is between 2000 and 4000 meters, but their ships are much faster than those of other countries, at least seven or eight knots faster.

After the entire fleet has docked, the crew members on board will take turns to rest.

Liu Guanchang and others followed Situ Ye to the club to meet Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei was looking at the oil company information in his hand when there was a knock on the door and Situ Ye pushed the door open and brought someone in.

"Weige!"

"I'm glad you're back!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. "It's Chinese New Year, so I'm back to have a good rest."

When Huapao and Changhong saw Chen Zhengwei, they flapped their wings continuously, trying to land on Chen Zhengwei.

The crew untied the chains, and the two birds immediately landed, one on Chen Zhengwei's head and the other on his shoulder.

Chen Zhengwei reached out and grabbed the firecracker on his head by the neck and put it aside.

Hua Pao held his neck high on Chen Zhengwei's desk, walked around twice, and yelled at Liu Guanzhang, "You bastard! You've bought a coffin!"

"My two lively birds learned this after falling into your hands?" Chen Zhengwei glared at Liu Guanchang.

Liu Guanchang smiled bitterly.

"Brother Wei, there are some rough people on the boat. It's inevitable that they curse at others, and then they learned it!"

"Forget it, you go to the finance department to get your salary, and then get half a year's salary as a bonus. Then take a good rest, overhaul the ship during this time, and after the 15th we will go to Peru to deliver a batch of goods!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand and didn't care about it.

“By the way, my son’s full moon celebration will be held tomorrow night! Let’s all go over and have a drink!” Chen Zhengwei said again.

"We must go!" Liu Guanchang and others were immediately delighted.

Of course they were happy to receive the bonus, but what made them happiest was that Chen Zhengwei invited them to attend his son's full moon banquet.

This is to treat them as real family members. From now on, it's all about favors.

……

The next day, February 15th, Chen Zhengwei booked the entire Dingshilou to hold a full-moon banquet.

The sixteenth was New Year's Eve, so Chen Zhengwei decided to hold a banquet for the Lunar New Year in Chinatown for a week. The tables were set up from the restaurant to the street, with a total of more than four hundred tables.

Every restaurant is filled with Chen Zhengwei's men, while the tables on the street are eat-as-you-go.

As for Dingshilou, it was filled with prominent figures in Chinatown and Chen Zhengwei's trusted subordinates.

On the gift-receiving table next to them, there was a layer of gold piled up, and there were two boxes next to it.

This time, all the gold shops in Chinatown were sold out.

"Brother Wei, do you have a name?" At the full moon party, A Long and others asked one after another.

Lin Mingsheng is also concerned about this matter.

"My son doesn't need to touch a gun like I did! Zhi, Feng, Zheng, Qi...just call him Chen Qiwen!" said Chen Zhengwei.

"Great! It's good to study liberal arts so you can become president in the future!" Aaron immediately applauded.

Others followed suit and cheered.

Lin Mingsheng stroked his beard and was quite satisfied with the name.

Lin Changning was not quite satisfied, as she still did not like flowery language. However, Chen Zhengwei knew that this son would most likely be the crown prince for sixty years and would not live longer than himself.

There's no need to give it a big name.

It’s good to study literature.

……

At this time, Xu Yan was riding in a carriage into a manor in Cleveland.

"Mr. Xu Qing! Mr. Rockefeller is waiting for you!" The butler stood at the door to greet him.

"You guys wait here."

"Come with me!" Xu Yan instructed the people behind him, and then he took someone and followed the butler into the reception room.

A thin middle-aged man with dark brown hair was sitting on the sofa, holding a walking stick in his hand.

There were several bodyguards standing in the corner of the room, with their hands hanging down and crossed in front of them, holding guns in their hands.

John D. Rockefeller would naturally not make such rude gestures when meeting other people.

But the person I met today was Chen Zhengwei's subordinate.

"Mr. Rockefeller!" Xu Yan looked at John D. Rockefeller, the chairman of the American oil trust.

It now controls more than 80% of U.S. oil production and 90% of the oil market.

He is one of the richest people in the United States.

"Please sit down, Mr. Xu! Would you like some tea? The black tea here is good!" John D. Rockefeller said with a smile.

"Thank you!"

After a while, when the black tea was served, Xu Yan took a sip.

Throughout the whole process, John Rockefeller had been keeping an eye on Xu Yan, although he was not as famous as Aaron, nor did he control as many industries as Xiucai.

However, he is Chen Zhengwei's agent in the financial center of New York and is considered an important figure under Chen Zhengwei.

And although his methods seemed gentle, from what he understood, this person's methods were very cruel.

He is a difficult person.

He is much more difficult to deal with than Rong Jiahong, the famous jackal in New York.

This can also be seen from the primary and secondary positions of the two people.

Xu Yan was also very patient, slowly tasting the black tea, and after a moment he spoke: "Mr. Rockefeller should be very curious about why I am here."

"Yes!" John Rockefeller nodded.

"A lot of oil has been discovered in Pennsylvania recently. I know a lot of companies want to buy the land and the underground mineral rights! You, Rockefeller, are one of them."

John Rockefeller's expression remained unchanged. He nodded slightly and guessed the other party's intention.

He knew about Andrew Carnegie.

"Our boss plans to cooperate with you!" Xu Yan said slowly.

Although the man in front of him was one of the richest men in the United States, he had met many rich men when he was in New York.

JP Morgan has also seen it several times.

Therefore, the other party's identity did not bring him any pressure.

"How does Mr. Chen plan to cooperate?" John Rockefeller changed into a comfortable posture. He had already planned to spend money to avoid disaster.

An oil field... Although there are two companies competing with him, he can definitely take over that oil field without spending too much.

He has actually controlled the American oil industry, and other companies have no way to compete with him.

However, since Chen Zhengwei came here like an African hyena, following the scent, he had to give Chen Zhengwei some face.

Two million, or three million dollars.

"We can help you get that oil field, but we need a portion of Standard Oil's shares." Xu Yan said directly.

Rockefeller frowned and his eyes became alert.

He originally thought that Chen Zhengwei was sending someone to extort money from him, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually eyeing Standard Oil's shares.

This was unacceptable to him.

He was very wary of Chen Zhengwei, that guy always liked to use violence to solve problems.

To let him get involved with Standard Oil would be like inviting a wolf into the house.

"I prefer to solve the problem with money. 300 million US dollars is a fair price." John Rockefeller said after a moment of hesitation.

"We don't want money!" Xu Yan said with a smile.

"I'm a little curious, why does Mr. Chen want to get involved in the oil industry? After all, the profits and importance of this industry are not that high." John Rockefeller asked back.

During this period, oil was still in its development stage.

John Rockefeller controlled the entire oil industry in the United States, but his assets were less than $100 million.

We can only say that this is an industry with potential, but it is still far inferior to industries such as finance and railway transportation.

However, Chen Zhengwei did not get involved in railway transportation, but instead wanted to intervene in the oil company... He needed to evaluate how determined Chen Zhengwei was in this matter.

If possible, he didn't want to give even a single share to Chen Zhengwei.

Anyone can, except Chen Zhengwei.

"Our boss is very optimistic about the potential of the oil industry, just like Mr. Rockefeller!" Xu Yan said with a smile.

Said it, but said nothing.

"What if I give this oil field to Mr. Chen?" John Rockefeller tested again.

“Our boss prefers to work with people. After all, there is no end to making money, and letting professionals do professional things is what my boss wants.

And by cooperating with us, Mr. Rockefeller does not need to worry about any trouble in business. "

"On the contrary, if we set up our own oil company, then Mr. Rockefeller and your Standard Oil would be our competitors."

"Is this what Mr. Rockefeller wanted?"

(End of this chapter)