The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 654 It’s important to follow the right person
Just the second day after returning to San Francisco, Aaron brought a red-haired girl to the club. The girl was a little reserved.

The girl was of typical Irish descent, with a few freckles on her face, but she had a pretty face and a girl-next-door vibe.

"Brother Wei, this is Mary, Mary Murphy! She is studying at St. Mary's College." Aaron winked at Chen Zhengwei.

When he was still in Los Angeles, he sent a telegram asking someone to help Chen Zhengwei find a painting teacher.

This teacher is easy to find, but also difficult to find.

In this era, most of the people who can read and learn painting are middle-class and wealthy girls, and there are not many of them. They also have to be pretty, and it is well known that... Chen Zhengwei likes dark hair.

Because the blonde girl has light hair and light eyebrows, it looks like she has no eyebrows.

Mary Murphy was one of them. There were a few others who were found by Xu Yan and Yan Qingyou in New York and Chicago. They were on their way to San Francisco by train.

"St. Mary's College? A church college?" Chen Zhengwei was very interested. "Can I wear nun's clothes?"

"I'm not a nun..." Mary Murphy finally couldn't help it.

"You can be!" Chen Zhengwei interrupted her.

"It's settled. Prepare a set of nun's uniform for her. It will be helpful for her studies." Chen Zhengwei said.

Although Chen Zhengwei didn't make much progress in painting that night, he made great improvements in his basics.

Spent half the night studying the basis of painting - human body structure.

In the next few days, several other painting teachers arrived in San Francisco by train.

Chen Zhengwei's painting skills also improved rapidly.

"So, why haven't the skills been released yet?" Chen Zhengwei looked at the system panel with a changing expression.

Although painting does not have any skills, checkers does.

And it went directly to LV2.

At noon, Chen Zhengwei crawled out from among several pairs of arms, walked to the bed on the thick wool carpet, opened the curtains, letting in the gloomy weather outside.

He picked up the cigarette box on the windowsill and lit a cigarette. The not-so-bright sunlight shone on Chen Zhengwei. After he finished smoking, he put on some clothes casually and opened the bedroom door.

This is the club's office. When he is not at home or Anna's place, he lives here most of the time.

He enjoyed the glamour of the club.

The phone rang, and Chen Zhengwei picked up the phone casually: "Who?"

"Brother Wei, are you awake? I'll come to find you later. There are two things happening at Bell Telephone Company." Rong Jiacai said.

"Forty minutes later!" Chen Zhengwei said, and then hung up the phone.

After stretching on the chair, Chen Zhengwei returned to the bedroom and pinched the round buttocks and raised breasts on the bed a few times.

"Girls, time to wake up."

I woke up the girls in bed, but they were still panting.

Due to his physical condition, Chen Zhengwei is always full of energy, but other people can't be like him.

"Go take a shower, put on your clothes, and go downstairs to eat later."

Chen Zhengwei gave an order and went downstairs.

Half an hour later, Chen Zhengwei was sitting in the restaurant, opposite Rong Jiacai.

A few girls had just come down from upstairs. They came over and took turns kissing Chen Zhengwei on the face, then gave him a sweet smile.

"Tell the waiter what you want to eat. I have something to do here." Chen Zhengwei said to the few people.

"We will take care of ourselves!" the girls said with a smile, and then went aside to eat.

"Brother Wei, can you bear it?" Xiucai asked with concern.

"I went to Los Angeles a few days ago and fought a bear alone. Do you think I can handle it?" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

Originally, I planned to let Rong Jiacai arrange for someone to get some prescriptions and medicinal materials from the Qing Dynasty. Even if the effect is not as good as that provided by the system, it is better to have it than nothing.

But he swallowed the words back.

"What's the matter?" Chen Zhengwei asked casually while the two were waiting for the food to be served.

"Two things. One is that there has been progress in the switch. We have developed a module that can increase the capacity to several hundred telephones, and it can be further expanded in the future." Rong Jiacai said.

"Finally, there is some progress!" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows. The previous switch could only connect 8 to 21 phones.

I can only say it's better than nothing.

With a few hundred phones, the entire city of San Francisco could be covered.

"The second thing is that the telephone company wants to lay a long-distance line from Boston to New York. The project is not small, so I want to ask Brother Wei for his opinion." Rong Jiacai continued.

After all, Chen Zhengwei is a major shareholder of Bell Telephone Company, so their plans must be informed to Chen Zhengwei.

"I agree!" Chen Zhengwei said. "Don't ask me about such trivial matters in the future."

"They have this plan, which should be to solve the problems of signal attenuation and electromagnetic interference. Even if there are problems, they can be solved. Let them lay a line from San Francisco to Los Angeles at the same time."

Telephone companies have developed well in the past two years and are very common in big cities, but their use is still limited to a small area.

For example, the same company, the same building, the same block.

Chen Zhengwei had long wanted Bell Telephone Company to lay long-distance telephone lines, but on the one hand, the number of telephones that could be connected by the switch was too small, and on the other hand, there were problems with signal attenuation and electromagnetic interference.

Now it seems that there have been breakthroughs.

With long-distance calling, telephone companies will grow rapidly.

"After the telephone line from Boston to New York is successfully laid and tested, it will be laid from New York all the way west to San Francisco. If you have any problems in the future, you can just call Ayou and Xu Yan." Chen Zhengwei smiled.

The development of the telephone was revolutionary for the world.

Of course, this is an era of technological explosion, with a large number of new technologies every year that are revolutionary to the world.

"That's great! I've never thought about this thing before!" Rong Jiacai laughed. When he first used the phone, he always felt that there was a little man inside it, and he found it very magical.

Morning tea was served, and the two ate and chatted, mainly about buying land in Oregon.

The Oregon government is currently preparing to hold a large land auction.

Of course, those lands had already been decided, and only some local wealthy people and a few companies from San Francisco, Chicago and New York went to the auction.

While the two were talking, Green hurried to the club. After entering, he looked around and soon saw Chen Zhengwei and Rong Jiacai who were eating.

"Add a set of bowls and chopsticks!" Green said to the waiter and walked over to sit next to Rong Jiacai.

To Chen Zhengwei, "A battle broke out in Louisiana last night. More than 6,000 Black Panthers attacked Shreveport. Both sides suffered heavy losses."

"It's still a stalemate...but the National Guard can't hold out for long! They are too few in number."

"It will probably turn into street fighting soon, and the Black Panthers will suffer heavy casualties."

Previously, James Garfield sent a special envoy to Louisiana to try to persuade the Black Panthers, but failed.

Especially now that black people in the United States have set off a wave, countless young people have boarded trains from all over the United States to Louisiana to join the Black Panther Army. Now the Black Panther Army has expanded from 5000 to people, and its momentum is huge.

Louisiana is the territory of white supremacist organizations, and the state government is unlikely to compromise.

In particular, the Black Panthers hanged a number of white people, some of whom were factory and farm owners who they felt were bullying black people, and others were members of white supremacist organizations.

But it doesn't really make any difference. Louisiana is the territory of white supremacist organizations, and there are almost no white people who have not exploited and bullied black people.

The result can be imagined.

Now the conflict between the two sides is intensifying.

If James Garfield had not just taken office and things had not been sorted out, Chen Zhengwei would have arranged some people to hinder Congress.

The Army Department had already mobilized the corps to suppress the rebellion.

Because of Chen Zhengwei's previous incident, Washington and the White House are now more cautious about mobilizing the army to suppress the internal situation, and it must be authorized by Congress.

"It sounds quite exciting!" Chen Zhengwei became a little excited when he heard the news.

He really liked the smell of gunpowder, it always excited him.

Unfortunately, this matter has nothing to do with me.

I'll see if there's anyone else I can beat up someday.

"Right now, the National Guards of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas are already at the state borders. In addition to Texas, the other two states may be attacked," Green continued to talk about the news.

Chen Zhengwei paused for a moment with the chopsticks in his hand, put them down, took out a cigar and lit it.

After taking a few puffs of smoke, he said, "Let someone lobby them and let them take action! Then push the black communities in Mississippi and Arkansas and let them make trouble!"

The Black Panther Army is now very powerful. In addition to the 10,000-strong army, there are also a large number of young people pouring in from all over the place.

Combined with the previous victories, they now have enough ability to withstand pressure.

"The more chaotic the better! The louder the better. One state is too small to make those people feel the pain. This chaos must spread to at least five or six states before everyone will remember it."

"Also, the FBI has mobilized personnel and sent a group of people to Louisiana to gather information."

"The blacks are making trouble and fighting over there, and they sent a group of white people to collect information. What are they thinking? Are they crazy? Do they think they are just playing house?" Chen Zhengwei was a little surprised.

"Are there our people inside?" Chen Zhengwei asked again.

"There are more than a dozen..."

"Let them walk around the area, then find some information for them and arrange two insiders for them," said Chen Zhengwei.

……

At this time, James Garfield was also discussing the Black Panther Army with his staff and cabinet.

The current wave of black people in the United States is something that even the White House cannot ignore.

"This chaos has caused too much damage to the economy. We should have suppressed them earlier." Army Commander Philip Sheridan's appearance, temperament and tone were like steel.

"It may also lead to bigger trouble." James Garfield said.

"As long as we kill all those who dare to rebel, and then capture another group, the matter this time will be resolved naturally." Philip Sheridan continued.

"Mr. President, you sent special envoys to express your desire for a peaceful solution, but they refused. Now all that remains before us is war," Vice President Chester Alan Arthur said.

“If it continues, it will only cause maximum damage.”

"So, how many troops should we mobilize? Are we sure of victory? How many casualties will there be? I don't want to see another massive civil war with far-reaching consequences!" James Garfield asked back.

There are more than six million black people in the United States. He has to consider what kind of chain reaction will be caused if a strong crackdown is carried out.

Especially when a large number of troops are mobilized to suppress it, it is likely to turn into a massacre.

James Garfield currently has two ideas. One is to resolve the rebellion as peacefully as possible.

Another option is to take advantage of the war situation in Louisiana to attract some black elites there and then purge them.

These two ideas are not in conflict.

If the rebellion cannot be resolved peacefully, it means that the contradiction between the two sides has become so acute that it is difficult to ease. In this case, the best way is to cleanse the elites among the blacks.

He can also use this time to gradually become familiar with the affairs of the White House and then make a decision.

However, this also has some disadvantages, namely that it has caused serious damage to the economy of Louisiana.

In addition, there are military investments and pension expenses.

"In fact, if we want to reduce the damage of this rebellion and end the war quickly, we have another way!" Philip Sheridan suddenly spoke.

"What method?" Others looked over.

"Chinese!" said Philip Sheridan.

"As much as I don't want to admit it, as long as we can convince China Chen to suppress those blacks, with his leadership ability he can quickly suppress and defeat them directly." Philip Sheridan said.

At the same time, it can also sever the relationship between Chinese and other ethnic groups.

Of course, he didn't say this.

He knew that James Garfield's coming to power was closely related to Chen Zhengwei. When the election results came out, Chen Zhengwei even went to James Garfield's hometown to celebrate for him.

"I'll think about it again." James Garfield shook his head and didn't rush to make a decision.

He was still prepared to drag it on.

……

In Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, Timothy Flynn came to a hotel with a telegram.

"What's the situation?" The other two asked when they saw him come back.

The top brass at the Ministry of Justice are simply a bunch of pigs. They actually asked them to go to places where black people gather to gather for information.

"There's no need for us to go and inquire about the news ourselves!" Timothy Flynn raised the telegram in his hand and said with a smile.

"We will wait here for a while, and then an insider will contact us and provide us with information."

Hearing this, the other two also smiled.

All three were arranged by Chen Zhengwei into the FBI.

Now all I have to do is take a vacation here, and then report the information given by the insider to my superiors.

It doesn't require any effort or danger, and you can still complete the task, and you may even get a bonus and promotion.

It couldn't have been better.

Thinking about the FBI members who went deep into Louisiana to inquire about information, the three of them felt a little pity.

It’s important to follow the right person.

(End of this chapter)