The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 743 Chance Encounter
"Anian, Xiang Wen...how are you doing recently?" Lin Changning was in a good mood when he saw them.

These were Lin Mingsheng’s former disciples in Singapore.

"Little junior sister!"

"This must be Mr. Chen!"

"We are doing pretty well. Someone even asked us to clean the place! We usually come here, and we get extra pay!" said a burly man a little awkwardly.

Someone nearby immediately kicked him lightly.

"I started here much earlier than you guys, so call me senior sister!" Lin Changning said with a smile. She has been obsessed with this since she was a child.

As soon as these words were spoken, several people suddenly felt that familiar feeling coming back.

The Lin Changning in front of him was very different from before.

Lin Changning was just a young girl at the time, and she looked very rustic when she first went to the United States.

Now she is wearing a silk cheongsam and a jewel bracelet on her wrist. Her expression and behavior are very graceful and noble. She is more mature and beautiful than before.

"Come in and talk. Why are you all standing here? You are not tired, but I am tired of standing!" As soon as Chen Zhengwei opened his mouth, everyone hurriedly pushed the door open.

Chen Zhengwei walked in and looked around with interest.

In fact, it is just a broken yard and a two-story building, but it is kept clean.

There are also four wooden figures standing in the yard, but there are no marks on them at all, and it is obvious that they have just been replaced.

Moreover, when he got off the carriage just now, he found that the sign of the martial arts gym was also brand new.

After thinking about it, I realized that it shouldn't be someone who is adding unnecessary details.

After all, this martial arts gym has been empty for such a long time, and it is estimated that everything that can be dismantled has already been dismantled.

But when I arrived in Malaysia, someone cleaned out this place.

He was too lazy to talk about such trivial matters.

It was Lin Changning who asked where the original plaque and wooden man had gone.

A man whispered, "Those people stole it to make firewood! Those bastards! We have already found out about it, but they still dare to deny it."

Lin Changning suddenly realized it, then smiled and said, "Forget it! This yard is still there, it's already good enough."

"Junior sister is different now! If it were in the past, I would have gone with a knife to ask them to pay compensation!" the man laughed.

It is just a small matter for Lin Changning now, but it was a big deal for her back then.

If this kind of thing had happened in the past, Lin Changning would have been very aggressive and would have gone to the man's house with a knife in hand to demand an explanation.

This is how the lower class society is. If you are not fierce, others will think you are weak and then find ways to bully you.

Lin Changning entered a small building on the side. Most of the furnishings inside had not changed, and even the appearance was very similar, but they were not the same as before.

"Thank you for your trouble!"

"It was all done by Boss Xie..." One of Lin Changning's senior brothers finally had the chance to say this.

Lin Changning nodded slightly, looking at the brand new furnishings inside, feeling somewhat regretful, but he quickly put these things aside.

"Xiwen, you and Junior Brother Ziang go to the restaurant and ask them to deliver the food to us later!" Lin Changning turned around and said, "We have tables and chairs here."

During the meal, Lin Changning asked, "Why are there only a few of you? How are the others?"

Lin Mingsheng had taught quite a few disciples in the past, so it shouldn't be just these.

"They didn't know you would come back. Hei Pi Qiang and the barber went to the United States on the ship a few days ago. We saw them off."

"Lazy Hui...was addicted to opium, cheated in the casino, and was beaten to death..."

"Ade works at the dock and is exhausted... He is unlucky. His father died and he has to support his whole family, seven or eight people..."

After listening to his fellow disciples talking about other people's situations, Lin Changning sighed.

But that's the way it is in this era.

After finishing the meal, Lin Changning took some money from Li Xiwen and handed it to several fellow apprentices: "Give some to Ade's family. Use the rest wherever you can use it."

"Do you have any plans? Why don't you go to America? Life there will be better!"

"We have the same idea, but we just can't make up our mind. Junior sister, since you said so, we will listen to you!" said a man.

They are not stupid. Obviously, they will have Lin Changning's care in the United States and will be able to live in peace in the future.

"Call me senior sister! My father will definitely be very happy to see you." Lin Changning said with a smile.

……

The group stayed in Singapore for two days and then prepared to leave.

This time, Zhang Yan and Zhang Ziang will also go to the United States.

What happened in Malaysia made everyone feel uneasy, so Zhang Yan decided to change places so that he could be with Lin Mingsheng.

Zhang Ziang was very happy.

He had long wanted to go to the United States to join Chen Zhengwei, but Zhang Yan had never agreed.

When the group arrived at the dock and were about to board the ship to leave the port, they saw two warships approaching from a distance.

The flag flying above was actually the flag of the Qing Dynasty.

"Why are the Qing Dynasty ships here?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows, took another look, and then he suddenly understood.

It looks like the boat was bought from Europe and is new.

"An unprotected cruiser with a displacement of no more than 1500 tons... How much did the British sell to them?" Chen Zhengwei pondered with interest.

The British would have to sell them this kind of ship for at least $400,000 or $500,000, and the cost would not exceed $150,000. And there would definitely be some additional costs, such as crew training costs and subsequent maintenance costs.

"Why not give me the money..." Chen Zhengwei stretched out his hand and Li Xiwen handed him a cigar.

Chen Zhengwei took two puffs of the cigarette, then reached out to take the telescope and looked into the distance. He saw someone on a boat in the distance also looking over here with a telescope.

He is a naval commander wearing a cloak and looks to be around 30 years old.

After watching for a while, Chen Zhengwei staggered back to the cabin.

After all, the Qing Dynasty had just compensated him with a large sum of money, and he was too lazy to cause trouble for the Qing Dynasty's ships.

As long as you give him money, his attitude is always good.

On the ship in the distance, Deng Shichang also looked over here through the telescope and naturally saw the tall figure on the bow: "That person should be Chen Lao Hu."

"I've heard of this guy many times when I was in England... I didn't expect to see him here."

"Just by looking at it from a distance, I can feel the pressure and ferocity. No wonder it has such a great reputation in the Western world!"

Deng Shichang was also a little frightened.

Not only was there news about Chen Zhengwei in the newspapers, but even the people at the shipyard, when they saw that they were Chinese, asked them if they knew Chen Lao Hu.

Chen Zhengwei has a great reputation throughout the Western world.

Moreover, when those Europeans mentioned Chen Zhengwei, their attitudes were completely different from when they mentioned the Qing Dynasty.

When talking about the Qing Dynasty, the British always have a bit of contempt.

When talking about Chen Zhengwei, people often think of… the yellow peril! Penicillin!
Those in the Western world, whether they like Chen Zhengwei or not, think he is a tough and powerful person.

Then he looked at Chen Zhengwei's boat carefully, his heart filled with worry.

He saw many ironclad ships in the West that were much more advanced than the Yang Wei and the Chao Yong.

Chen Zhengwei's ship is similar to the warships of Western powers...

After Chen Zhengwei's fleet left the port, Deng Shichang arranged for a small boat to enter the port to notify them that he wanted to resupply at the port.

It was not until the afternoon that the two ships entered the port.

"The Qing Dynasty's ships...what are they doing here now?" In the past, when these Chinese in Southeast Asia saw the Qing Dynasty's warships coming, they would feel extremely close to them.

In any case, they are all Qing people.

But now, when these coolies saw the two warships and thought about Chen Zhengwei who had just left, they suddenly felt a little displeased.

It's not because of these two battleships.

It was because... the Malay riots, 200,000 Chinese suffered, how many Chinese in Southeast Asia hoped that the Qing Dynasty could come forward and rescue those Chinese? However, the Qing Dynasty did not respond at all.

Instead, it was Chen Zhengwei, a Chinese American, who came with a fleet from thousands of miles away to rescue the Chinese and massacred many indigenous people to avenge the Chinese.

Under such circumstances, how could they possibly welcome the Qing Dynasty's warships?
When Deng Shichang and his companions were replenishing supplies, they asked the Chinese here about the situation and found that they were not welcomed.

Some naval officers and soldiers almost had an attack.

Deng Shichang frowned and asked someone to inquire about it. Only then did he find out what had happened in Malaysia and everything that had happened in the past few days.

He was silent for a long time, then he sighed, took a pot of wine and drank it by himself.

"Chen Lao Hu... the imperial court..."

Then he got drunk.

……

Ten days later, Chen Zhengwei's fleet arrived in Ryukyu.

Ryukyu has now formed a new government called the Ryukyu Administrative Council.

In addition to the people arranged by Rong Jiacai, there were also some elite family members from Ryukyu who formed this colonial government together.

"Boss!" The head of the Ryukyu colonial government was named Huang Liang, who came to greet him with officials from the Executive Committee and some elite families of Ryukyu.

"I remember you, are you Xiucai's subordinate?" Chen Zhengwei asked after looking at the other party.

"Yes! Boss, I am a senior commissioner of the Executive Committee. My name is Huang Liang!" Huang Liang was a little excited when he saw that Chen Zhengwei actually remembered him, and he straightened his body and said.

"Yes, Governor Huang Liang!" Chen Zhengwei patted the other's shoulder with a smile.

"You are the governor after all, that's good. I can't remember someone who has no ability. And Xiucai sent you here, which means you have the ability!"

"Boss, I will definitely manage this place well and won't let any problems arise here!" Huang Liang became even more excited.

Chen Zhengwei's two sentences made him more excited than when he knew he was going to be a senior commissioner here.

It is called the High Commissioner, which is actually the Governor-General.

It’s just that Chen Zhengwei’s power is not a country, so the title of governor is not appropriate for him.

"What's the situation here?" Chen Zhengwei was standing at the port. He could see that it was much more chaotic than before, and there were endless shacks in the distance.

"There are too many people, so it's a little chaotic, but it won't be a big problem."

"There are also ships from Guangzhou and Fujian transporting grain here, and there is enough food!" Huang Liang said immediately.

"Well, there must be no trouble! I guess we'll be busy here for another half a year!" said Chen Zhengwei.

It would be great if we could get these people to Los Angeles in half a year.

After resting in Ryukyu for three days, Chen Zhengwei headed east and did not return to San Francisco until the end of October.

(End of this chapter)