The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 738 Because I'm Full

Lin Guoyu and others tossed and turned that night, and rushed to the dock early the next morning to see the USS San Francisco and the USS Los Angeles.

I felt that if I could command a warship like this, my life would not be in vain.

"Yongchang should be back soon, right? They went to England to pick up the warship. I wonder what it looks like." Zhang Cheng and Lin Guoyu were chatting.

Yongchang is Deng Shichang, and they were classmates.

Later, Deng Shichang was transferred to the Beiyang Navy. At the beginning of the year, he went to Britain to pick up two warships ordered in Britain.

"I heard that there were two cruisers, one was the Yangwei and the other was the Chaoyong. I don't know the details. But judging from the time, they will be back soon, so maybe we can meet them." Lin Guoyu said.

He had only heard it from others. After all, the ship had not returned yet, so how could they know the specific situation?

All we know is that those two ships are the most advanced warships available today.

In fact, what Deng Shichang brought back were two unprotected cruisers with a displacement of 1350 tons and no protective decks. They were extremely vulnerable when engaging in battles with warships of the same level and had no ability to engage in head-on combat at all.

However, although the Yangwei and Chaoyong are fragile... they have poor firepower and slow speed.

The main gun was only a 10-inch muzzle-loading gun, and the secondary guns were two 4.7-inch breech-loading guns.

The speed is only 15.5 knots.

The USS San Francisco and USS Los Angeles were both light cruisers with a displacement of 4120 tons. Their main guns were two 9-inch breech-loading guns, their secondary guns were six 5-inch breech-loading guns, their speed was 22 knots, and their maximum speed could reach 24 knots.

However, Lin Guoyu and others did not know these data. They just observed from a distance and secretly evaluated the firepower and protection capabilities of the two ships in their hearts.

After a walk around the dock and seeing that it was almost time, he went to the hotel to find Li Xiwen, and was then arranged to board some small transport ships to transport and resettle Chinese from Perak and Selangor.

They are Malaysian Chinese and are familiar with the environment here, making them the most suitable people to do these things.

Soon, several people were busy on the boat.

Three days later, the few people had just assisted in transporting a group of Chinese people back home. They returned home to rest for a while, and four or five of them gathered together to chat.

"The style of these people is very different from that of the Qing Navy..." Zhuo Guanlue said thoughtfully while sitting in Lin Guoyu's house.

"They are very different..." Lin Guozhen also nodded. "They are both rude and arrogant, but their styles are very different. And the military discipline is better than I thought."

"That's true. When I first got on board, I was thinking that there would definitely be many people who would take advantage of the situation to rob and demand benefits. I didn't expect to see so few..." Zhuo Guan nodded in agreement.

This was also what surprised him the most.

In such a chaotic situation, it is not surprising what the ordinary officers and soldiers do.

Sometimes, ordinary people are more afraid of the soldiers.

Apart from anything else, when a ship arrives in Guangzhou, the quarantine inspectors who go to the ship to inspect will always make things difficult for the other party and demand some benefits.

Therefore, Chen Zhengwei's men did not rob or harass ordinary people. Not only were they surprised, but even the members of the chamber of commerce and gangs who cooperated with the resettlement were also surprised.

"Because I'm full!" said Lin Guoyu.

"I have inquired about it. Those soldiers with guns make 40 American dollars a month. They also have to go on field missions, which adds up to about 60 dollars. They also get extra money for fighting in the war, up to 80 dollars a month. In addition, the money for searching corpses in the war belongs to them."

"The navy earns even more. An ordinary sailor can earn 50 British eagles a month, and a gunner can earn 80 British eagles..."

"Those people have such a high monthly salary, so they naturally won't rob."

"So rich... I even wonder if the whole United States is made of gold." Zhuo Guanlue sighed.

The Green Camp soldiers in Guangdong only received 2 taels of silver per month. The navy had a harder life and received higher salaries. An ordinary sailor received 3 taels of silver per month, a second-class gunner received 6 taels of silver, and a gunner commander received only 10 taels of silver.

One tael of silver is equal to 1.5 eagle dollars.

The monthly salary of these captains was 12 taels of silver, and an additional 6 taels of silver for food and wages, which added up to 18 taels of silver, equivalent to 24 silver dollars, which was less than that of an army soldier.

"By the way, Klang, have you been there?"

"No, you're not allowed in there!"

"I heard that many people died there...even the palace was massacred! Then they burned the city down. Now no one dares to go back!"

"Good job!" Lin Guozhen shouted. "Those natives are afraid of power but not morality! Kill them until they are scared, then they won't dare to mess around again!"

"They didn't dare to do anything wrong in the first place. I heard that many people were going to the United States. There are so few Chinese people now, even the miners are gone. The British won't let them do anything wrong anymore..." Zhuo Guanlue said on the side.

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"Someone gave me some black tea. Would you like to drink it?" Lin Changning came over with a cup and sat down next to Chen Zhengwei.

"Don't you know me yet? I don't drink that stuff..." Chen Zhengwei waved his hands with a look of disgust.

"Life is already so hard, and you still want me to suffer more?"

"No one can make you suffer! This tea is sweet!" Lin Changning laughed.

“Everyone said that you only wear the best clothes, smoke the best cigars, drink the best wine, eat the best food, and even bring a dozen people with you when you go out, and you only stay in the best hotels.

I heard from Aaron that when you were in Cuba, you didn’t like the local hotels and occupied the house of a wealthy Spanish businessman.

If Chen Zhengwei feels that life is bitter, then there is no one in this world who is not bitter.

"Nonsense!" Chen Zhengwei was immediately unhappy. It was true that he liked good things, but he was not a pretentious person.

"I'm never picky when I go out. I eat whatever's available. I've even stayed in a piggy boat!"

He always felt that he could endure hardship, he just didn't like it.

So why do those people keep suffering? Is it because they like it?

They deserve it if they don't want to suffer and work hard.

"Everything you say is right!" Lin Changning raised the teacup in his hand. "Would you like to drink it? Sweet!" "I'd rather drink root beer!" Chen Zhengwei had no interest at all.

In order to drink Coke, he asked many people to develop root beer, which now tastes very similar to Coke, but has a stronger taste of traditional Chinese medicine and a little more ginger flower flavor.

"How's the situation here?"

"Very stable! Currently, both those who have no objections and those who have objections are very stable!" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

"The British won't do anything else?"

"What else can they do? Can they spit out the shit they have eaten? If that's the case, I'd still admire them as real men!" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

He holds the leverage over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is empowered by the Foreign Secretary.

As long as he doesn't go too far, the British Foreign Secretary can only turn a blind eye.

"How many people are ready to go back with us?"

"The current statistics show that more than 100,000 people have been taken back to Perak and Selangor. Some people are still in Penang, Malacca and Singapore and are planning to go there. They are afraid of retaliation from the Malays and the British."

Chen Zhengwei knew that the British would definitely not dare to do anything.

If more people leave, even the Straits Settlements will be deserted.

As for the Malay natives, although they never told outsiders, according to the information Chen Zhengwei received, nearly 100,000 Malay natives died and several important cities were burned down.

The hatred was established.

But the killing was too brutal, so they might not really dare to retaliate, fearing that they would do it again.

Moreover, the indigenous Malays are divided into various sultanates and they are not a monolithic entity.

However, local Chinese people will definitely still be worried.

In fact, there are quite a few rumors now that are causing panic among the people, and they were all spread by Chen Zhengwei.

"But we can't take care of them now! It took four months to transport these people to Ryukyu, and it will take even longer to transport them to the United States." Chen Zhengwei said. Transporting hundreds of thousands of people is not an easy task.

The ships that Chen Fenglu rented from Hong Kong have already transported a group of people away.

More than 2 ships carried more than 1000 people at a time, and together with their own transport ships, a total of 2 people were transported.

The one-way trip takes 9 days, and it can only run one and a half trips a month, so a maximum of 15 people can be transported in four months.

Lin Fuyuan got some ships in Guangdong and Fujian, all of which were piggy boats and merchant ships. Only when these ships arrived could the speed be increased.

As for Chen Zhengwei's several transport ships in San Francisco and Pacific Cruise ships, they have to send people from Ryukyu to Hawaii and the United States.

"When are we going back?" Lin Changning asked.

"I've been out for so long, I'm a little homesick."

"Maybe in two months! I'll have to keep an eye on it here for a while."

A few days after the two of them finished talking, the ships arranged by Lin Fuyuan arrived one after another. Also on the ship was a doctor who knew how to make Liuwei Dihuang Pills. Lin Fuyuan spent a large sum of money to invite him from Nanjing. He was a famous doctor in Nanjing.

The other party took Chen Zhengwei's pulse first.

"Mr. Chen is so strong that he can kill a tiger! There is no problem at all! I have been treating patients for so many years, but this is the first time I have seen a patient with a physique like Mr. Chen."

"Nonsense, who would ask you to see me if I'm not sick? I'm different, I'm another problem!" Chen Zhengwei said unhappily.

After thinking for a while, he sent the henchman away and then continued speaking.

"Normally I have no problem with this, but if I do it more than seven times in one night, the next day it's like a shower, I peed my pants all over!"

"Or three or four times a night for a week, with sore backs and weak legs, and a fucking shower!"

When the other party heard this, he fell silent.

Given his situation, it's lucky for others to be alive.

Chen Zhengwei is still strong enough to kill a tiger, which is already a gifted talent.

"Mr. Chen, you'd better exercise some restraint in your situation!" the old man said with a wry smile.

"If I am restrained, what do I need you for? Lin Fuyuan said you can make Liuwei Dihuang Pills? Can it produce immediate effects after taking it, and will nothing happen half an hour after taking it?" Chen Zhengwei asked him directly.

"Mr. Chen, I am a famous doctor, not a miracle doctor!" The old man would have almost walked away if he hadn't seen that the people in the hotel were not easy to deal with.

He has seen many patients, but this is the first time he has seen one like Chen Zhengwei.

"Then you are useless? If you are useless, why are you sitting here?" Chen Zhengwei's smile disappeared, and he said to the door: "Someone, throw him into the sea and let him swim back."

When the old man heard this, his face turned even darker. This was like a scholar meeting a soldier, and he couldn't explain himself even if he was right.

I could only helplessly say: "Mr. Chen, why don't I teach you a set of house techniques, which will be more or less effective."

"What is the effect of this?" Chen Zhengwei raised his hand to signal his men to wait a while before throwing it, and looked at the famous doctor in Nanjing with squinted eyes.

"Mr. Chen has a natural body, so he doesn't need anything else. He just needs to strengthen his body and reduce the number of ejaculations! The physical discomfort will naturally be solved!"

Chen Zhengwei thought about it and it sounded quite credible.

"Give him a room!"

Chen Zhengwei is now idle in Penang every day, so idle that he plans to go fishing at sea.

It's good to have something to learn naturally.

(End of this chapter)