The Heroic Age of the Late Qing Dynasty

"So, the central government's position this time is very clear: it is the descendants' own business to worship their ancestors. We can worship them whenever and however we want; it is up to us. If those ancestors can jump out of their graves and object, telling us that we cannot worship them in this way, then we can still listen to their opinions.

But there are clan elders who claim to have established the rules of their ancestors, and we must follow them. Everyone says, do these clan elders' words sound like our own? Our territory is under our control, and the clan elders simply invented an ancestral spirit and told us to obey our ancestors. So before, we all lived according to the rules of these clan elders, that is, we lived under their rule. Do you understand?

Listening to Wu Chengze's words, everyone felt that reality was too cruel. They were the ones who had awakened, but there were still countless people outside who were still living under the lies of clan elders, landlords and gentry, living under their rule unknowingly. The thought of it made their scalps tingle.

In fact, this problem exists not only today, but also in the past life of Zhang Yinghao. In the 21st century, there are also so-called village elders co-governance, village elders culture, village elders support and other things. This is because they do not understand the underlying principles and have ceded part of their class ruling power and their right to speak to others.

Zhang Yinghao's Quotation: The foundation of human wealth is land. Land can bear all the wealth created by humans!

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"We are the younger generation, but we will also have younger generations of our younger generations. In other words, we will all be ancestors in the future. So for us, our ancestors are just ancestors. They did not appear when Pangu created the world, nor were they the first group of people created by Nuwa. They also have ancestors. What rules did their ancestors establish? If their ancestors established rules, then should we listen to their ancestors or their ancestors' ancestors? So, who can represent the ancestors? That's nonsense. Because ancestors always have ancestors; no one is born from a stone.

From an evolutionary perspective, we all descended from monkeys, a time when there was no written language, not even language. From a mythological perspective, we were also created by Nuwa. What relationship do these ancestral rules have to do with us? Who represents these ancestors? Isn't that nonsense? We say we are descendants of Yan and Huang, but what about those before Yan and Huang? Were Yan and Huang not descendants of others? Therefore, these so-called ancestral rules were established by later generations, and they must have benefited these so-called descendants. If we now think these rules are not good, then naturally we should change them. Is there anything wrong with that?

After reading what Zhang Yinghao had written to him, Wu Chengze completely understood what he had learned. He then stood at the podium and began to speak eloquently. The theory of evolution, not to mention now, would remain controversial even a hundred years from now. But who could possibly know what life was like for people tens of thousands of years ago? It's hard to say. Once these things were clarified, the mind was liberated, the impact was immense, and many comrades felt a sense of relief.

"So, whether it's the lies spun for us by religion, clans, the landlord class, or feudal superstitions, those lies only benefit them and harm us. They simply want to continue to rule us, to continue to intimidate us, to continue to fool us. To arouse sympathy, they have to feign indifference, pretending to no longer care about their own interests. They make all sorts of prophecies and speak all sorts of words on behalf of the landlord class. These are half elegy, half slander; half echoes of the past, half threats of the future; sometimes they can also attack us with bitter, witty, and pointed comments. To win over the people, they wave the beggar's bag of the proletariat as a banner, but whenever the people follow them, they are surprised to discover that their buttocks still bear the old feudal stigma, and they burst into laughter and disperse.

Therefore, we must resolutely defeat them and no longer be intimidated or fooled by them. You see, we have beaten them to a pulp in our base area. We decide whether to kill or not, and we haven't seen the Mother of No Birth, the great gods, or the immortals they worship come to save them. Even those foreign missionaries we hanged didn't see their God or Jesus come to save them. They were slaughtered by us in this world without any chance of resistance. Do we think we will be afraid of them in the afterlife? Comrades, are we afraid?

"Not afraid."

They did not feel much in Chongqing, but in the base area, seeing those usually mysterious people, those people with great magical powers, and those missionaries being dragged like dead dogs and killed as easily as killing chickens, the people in the base area were extremely shocked.

"So, the Chairman said, even if there is an afterlife, we don't have to be afraid of them. They are no match for us in the real world, and they are no match for us in the afterlife either. Comrades, let me ask you a question: we are still us, and they are still them. Why are we afraid of them before, but they are afraid of us now?"

“Because we are united.”

"Because we have weapons."

"Comrades are right, because we are united. Why are we united? Because we have seen through their secret of deceiving the people. Because we have awakened, because we recognize their hideous face and want to defeat them. But they have thugs on their payroll, so we must unite and take up arms. If we separate, we are no match for these people. What we fear is not the ancestral hall, not the clan power, but their thugs.

Once we unite, with countless members of the Progressive Party and a valiant revolutionary army, they will be no match for us. With so many of us working together, even if we meet the King of Hell, we will make him leave. If he refuses, we will defeat him. This is not something any one of us can accomplish alone. Only when we, the Progressive Party, unite, and we, the poor people, unite, can we create a new world...”

Almost all of the comrades present here are veterans, and they have a certain understanding of the current Forward Party and the Revolutionary Army. They naturally share the Forward Party's goals. The Revolutionary Army, however, has yet to suffer a defeat, and can be said to be undefeated against the landlord militia. Since we can achieve this now, and we still have a new world to build, there's no reason to fear anyone after death, and not conquer the world.

After Wu Chengze's lecture, Bai Guangliang took over. Bai's lecture had a profound impact on the comrades present, as he was discussing organized crime. In Chongqing, organized crime was a complex web of organizations: at the docks, in gangs, wherever there was profit, there were gang members, causing untold suffering for the people.

"Comrades, the next thing we're going to talk about is banning gangs. What are the gangs now? The ones we're investigating include: the Pao Brothers, the Gelaohui, the Tiandihui, the Sanhehui, the Sandianhui, the Qingshuihui, the Daggerhui, the Xiaodaohui, the Zhigongtang, the Gelaohui, the Qinghongbang, the Hongmenqingbang, the Axe Gang, the Cleaver Team, and so on.

Today's discussion focuses on the "Pao Brother" organization. The name "Pao Brother" is said to derive from the line "I say I have no clothes, I will share my robe with you," from the Book of Songs. It implies that members are brothers of different surnames, sharing life and death. Pao Brother is also known as "Han Liu," a reference to the story of Guan Yu leaving his old robe at Cao Cao's camp in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This refers to the members' vow not to serve the Qing and their rebellious stance towards the Han people.

The names of the Hongmen and Paoge differ slightly due to their worship, credentials, and geographic distribution. The Hongmen worships "Hongjun Laozu," while the Paoge worships "Guan Di Shengjun." The Hongmen use "cloth coupons" as their credentials, while the Paoge use "red pieces" as their credentials. Those in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River mostly call themselves the Hongmen, while those in the southwestern provinces mostly call themselves the Paoge. Their commonality is that all participants are Han Chinese, with a few Han-influenced Hui people.

Local tyrants and group leaders from various regions often established their own factions and gathered power, with soldiers, militiamen, and vagrants as their primary members. Modeled after the Peach Garden Oath, the Pao Brothers adhered to the "Five Relationships" (rulership and subject, father and son, brotherhood, husband and wife, and friendship) and the "Eight Virtues" (filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faith, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame) as their organizational rules. They valued loyalty and were keen to stand up for the weak, resolving problems for their brothers and protecting their interests. Farmers, merchants, and other classes also joined for protection, and their membership gradually expanded to encompass all walks of life.

The Pao-ge organization took advantage of the traditional Han Chinese psychology of "distinguishing between barbarians and Chinese", the desire of the lower classes to resist oppression, and the loyalty of traditional Jianghu knights, to create the moral principles of nation, ancestors, monarch, revenge, and anti-Manchuism, and gradually developed into an organized and programmatic folk secret society.

The Pao Brothers treated everyone equally, regardless of status or wealth. They stepped forward to help people in need, becoming the spokespersons and protectors of the lower classes. Consequently, they enjoyed widespread support and patronage, becoming a significant social force and a notable phenomenon in Han Chinese communities. Many large-scale peasant uprisings and anti-foreign religious movements in Sichuan today have their roots in the Pao Brothers.

Zhang Yinghao has no good feelings towards gangsters. Gangsters just want to eat and drink, but they don't work or farm. Instead, they build a pyramid-structured organization. The people at the bottom may get the so-called protection of the gangs to some extent, but the luxurious life of the upper class is accumulated by the blood and sweat of the people at the bottom.

Bai Guangliang continued, "...They use so-called loyalty or the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues to exploit the organizers, but they don't have money. They exploit them through a top-down system. Therefore, we must understand the exploitative nature behind the gangsters' lies. Once the working people have the Forward Party to rely on, they will quickly abandon the gangsters."

Let's take a simple example, like the dock we currently manage. Previously, ship owners had to pay the gangs to load or unload cargo, and only then would they allow the ship to load or unload. The ship owners also had to pay the porters, meaning they paid two fees, not to mention other taxes. To work at the dock, the porters had to pay the gangs, and the gangs would charge them a fee for each loading or unloading operation.

Simply put, these gangs disrupted the connection between ship owners and porters. On the one hand, ship owners couldn't find enough porters, as porters couldn't work at the docks without money, and how many of those working at the docks were wealthy? On the other hand, a large number of laborers were unable to enter the docks to work.

After we quietly dismantled the gangs that controlled the docks, ship owners were able to hire more workers to load and unload cargo, increasing loading and unloading speeds by two or three times. The number of porters also doubled and tripled, and their incomes increased significantly accordingly. In other words, the dock now supports three or four times the population, providing for twice as many families. Comrades, you must understand the implications of this.

Therefore, we forcefully shut down gangs, severing their financial resources, and even killing their parents. These gang members certainly won't willingly leave the stage of history. Deep-seated interests are at stake here, and we could face a counterattack from the evil forces at any time, so we are prepared for the brutal struggle that will follow..."

Zhang Yinghao could only train his comrades like a nosy woman. Not only did he explain it himself, but the comrades he sent out also had to explain the power relations clearly.

It can only be accomplished by comrades at the grassroots level. As for whether the grassroots comrades attach importance to it or not, they will only understand it after they have suffered losses and rely more on the strength of the organization.

In the party's program, Zhang Yinghao clearly stated that it was necessary to sever all ties with groups and parties that ran counter to the Progressive Party's program. This was not because he was worried that his comrades would defect, but because he was worried that his team was not pure and that a large number of speculators and gang members had infiltrated it, and that a large-scale purge would be necessary in the future.

While combating gangs, Zhang Yinghao also had to compete with them for the masses, particularly in terms of clearly disseminating information to Party members. The task Zhang Yinghao initially assigned to the comrades entering Chongqing was both simple and challenging. He was to organize literacy classes and training sessions among workers and coolies, gradually recruiting his own comrades. He would then individually train outstanding comrades, using the content Zhang Yinghao had taught in the base area. If necessary, they would be sent to the base area for training, and those who passed the test would ultimately be admitted to the Party.

The Progressive Party founded by Zhang Yinghao is now becoming more and more formal, with an increasing number of workers. It can be said that it has begun to transform from an agricultural party to a semi-handicraft party. Joining the party now is not like when Zhang Yinghao led his comrades to join the party.

It is so simple now. To join the party, you must write an application form. Therefore, party members must be literate in order to become active members of the party. You must be introduced by two or more people, and you must write ideological reports and work reports or work diaries regularly for inspection. After the inspection period, you can be sent to the base for training. For those with complex identities and multiple identities

However, the development of the Chongqing Party organization was still very rapid.

Since ancient times, Chongqing has been a major commercial center in eastern Sichuan. In modern times, due to imperialist aggression, starting in the late 19th century, Chongqing became a semi-colonial, semi-feudal city, serving as a base for imperialist aggression against Sichuan and even the southwest region. Political and military aggression is a means of capitalist expansion, aimed at economic plunder. The British bourgeoisie was the primary culprit in the invasion of China, and also in the invasion of Chongqing.

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In order to open up the Chinese market, Britain launched two vicious Opium Wars, acquired Chinese coastal trading ports, and began to extend into the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Trade has made great progress. However, this did not satisfy the aggressive ambitions of the British bourgeoisie. Instead, it further stimulated their strong desire to seize the markets in western China, especially Sichuan and Yunnan, along the Yangtze River. Therefore, starting from the 1860s, a group of

British adventurers were actively preparing to open up navigation and trade in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and their first target was Chongqing.

The British are not the only ones who value Chongqing. France, Germany, the United States, Japan, these imperialist countries with wolfish ambitions have already extended their influence into Chongqing and even

The complex forces formed a dense network. Zhang Yinghao now relied on confiscating landlords' shops and relying on his own armed forces to establish a stronghold in Chongqing.

It is still very easy to build your own power.

The Forward Party relied on a tight organization and strict discipline. It thrived in this complex environment and was able to fish in troubled waters. It launched a series of covert operations in Chongqing and provided a lot of help to the base area.

When Zhang Yinghao sent party members to Chongqing, he never expected such a big change would happen. But when Zhang Yinghao realized the importance of Chongqing, he immediately increased his

Zhang Yinghao's efforts in Chongqing were intensified, and personnel were dispatched to integrate Chongqing's forces. With financial support, it wouldn't be long before Zhang Yinghao's tentacles reached every corner of Chongqing. Ultimately, Zhang Yinghao hoped to achieve a peaceful evolution in Chongqing, to see if he could achieve his goal of occupying the city by relying on the forces within the city.

Comrade Liu Xinsheng, the current head of the Chongqing Party Committee, was presenting and explaining the latest document from Zhang Yinghao to Chongqing Party members. As the first branch of the Party Central Committee, this position requires individuals with strong capabilities and responsibilities. Ultimately, Zhang Yinghao chose Liu Xinsheng for this position because he had previously led the Chongqing work, was known for his courage and dedication to hard work.

Although the Forward Party maintained a low profile after entering Chongqing, the old society could not conceal the brilliance of this emerging force. Its rapid growth in Chongqing was so rapid that individuals from all factions quickly noticed its rapid rise. Many organizations whose interests were compromised began to deliberately restrict the Forward Party's development, and the struggle became increasingly complex. This forced Zhang Ying and Zhang Hao to strengthen their leadership over the Chongqing Party organization, increasing its strength and even secretly stationing a company in the suburbs of Chongqing to prevent further rebellion.

Zhang Yinghao also wrote a number of documents and sent them to Chongqing, asking them to organize their comrades to study them. Liu Xinsheng then read to the comrades: "...Peace survives when it is sought through struggle; it dies when it is sought through compromise. The Central Committee will not give specific instructions regarding the work of the Chongqing comrades, as it does not fully understand your situation. However, comrades must protect theirselves. Only when they are safe can they better defeat the enemy."

In the struggle for the masses against factional elements, foreign powers, and the landlord class, we must firmly grasp the initiative, diligently and covertly mobilize the masses while avoiding exposing our comrades. For our workers, we must carry out extensive literacy work and establish mutual aid organizations—trade unions—and provide assistance to those workers facing particularly difficult circumstances. However, we must clearly distinguish between the working proletariat and the lumpenproletariat. The lumpenproletariat must be cut off and, unless necessary, must not be recruited into our trade unions or ranks. We must prevent them from leaking secrets or even betraying us.

Once a rebellion occurs, we must strike down the traitors thoroughly and forcefully. We must maintain the purity and discipline of our ranks. While educating the gang members, we must also constantly prevent those with weak wills from informing on us and defecting, thus causing us heavy losses. Comrades who have been exposed must be promptly sent back to the base for protection. We must not take any chances...

The comrades all read the deep concern in this instruction and understood the cruelty of the struggle.

At the same time, the document submitted to the Chongqing Intelligence Department was conveyed by the head of the Chongqing Intelligence Station. He read out: "...The Intelligence Department is responsible for collecting intelligence on gangsters such as the Chongqing Gelaohui, and for providing necessary covert protection for our Party members and trade union comrades. We must promptly cooperate with Comrade Liu Xinsheng to eliminate any hidden elements that have infiltrated our ranks, but the Intelligence Department must not act on its own.

Strive to gather all foreign intelligence and send it back to the base. Note, there's no need to look for confidential documents. Just public information; there's no need to risk your life for top-secret intelligence. For example, information on where to get machinery and equipment, and what products the foreigners need. Also, cooperate with the comrades at the Ministry of Commerce to provide necessary assistance and protection in the procurement of machinery and supplies..."

Zhang Yinghao certainly wouldn't stand by and watch his comrades die, so he instructed his Chongqing comrades to work together, both openly and covertly. Of course, many of his subordinates were unaware of the intelligence department's operations, and those within it naturally sought to remain as hidden as possible. Zhang Yinghao had no intention of creating a new intelligence department like the Kuomintang's Military Intelligence Bureau or the Central Intelligence Bureau, which were eager to publicize their identities and exploit them for personal gain.

While Zhang Yinghao was busy dealing with things happening in various places, Chen Yiwei met his senior in the United States, Ouyang Geng, who was a former Chinese student studying in the United States. At that time, Ouyang Geng was the consul general of the Consulate in San Francisco.

"Zhao Ting, haha, long time no see. How are you doing in San Francisco?"

"Yiwei, didn't you return to China? Why are you in the United States? What's going on?" "Haha, I'm here to ask you for help. I'm working in Sichuan now and came to the United States to buy machinery and equipment, so I need your help, old classmate, you can't put it off."

"What are you talking about? Your business is my business. It's like meeting an old friend in a foreign land. When fellow villagers meet, tears well up in my eyes. I'm so happy to see you. What kind of machinery are you planning to buy?"

"Well, quite a lot."

As he spoke, he pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Ouyang Geng. Ouyang Geng took it and began to read. It was filled with names like Tractor Factory, Wireless Telegraph, etc., which surprised Ouyang Geng.

"Buy so much?"

"Not much, but I definitely can't buy so much this time. I don't have much money."

Speaking of money, Chen Yiwei couldn't help but smile bitterly. Machinery and equipment were expensive, and money flowed like water. No matter how much money they had, they couldn't buy many machines. After buying a few machines, they didn't have much left. It was only because they deposited their money in the Bank of America in Shanghai that they could bring so much money with them. Otherwise, carrying so much money would have been exhausting.

Ouyang Geng took the list and thought for a moment before saying, "You want to buy so many things. Let me introduce someone to you."

"Who is it? Do you need an introduction?"

"This is an important person, Mr. Huang Sande from Zhigongtang."

"Okay, as long as it helps. I'll be happy to help you. Thank you for your help."

"Let's go. Mr. Huang Sande is also in San Francisco. Let's go there now. I think he will be very happy too."

"What kind of person is this Mr. Huang Sande?"

Huang Sande, also known as Yu Chuanyi, was born in Dongtou Village, Jitan Township, Sijiu Town, Taishan County, Guangdong Province, in 1863, into a poor peasant family during the second year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. In 1878, at the age of fifteen, Huang Sande arrived in San Francisco, USA. New to the United States, unfamiliar with the place and facing a difficult life, he took on various menial tasks, including working as a miner, laundry worker, and bartender. During this time, he was often bullied due to his youth and weakness. To protect himself, Huang Sande decided to use his spare time to learn martial arts. He became a disciple of a renowned local Chinese martial arts master, humbly seeking instruction and diligently honing his skills. After several years, he mastered his skills and became a renowned young martial arts master among the local Chinese community.

In the ninth year of the Guangxu reign (1883), a serious economic crisis broke out in the United States, and people's discontent grew. In order to divert the attention of the domestic people from their struggle, the US government authorities deliberately provoked ethnic conflicts, blamed the economic crisis on Chinese immigrants, and said nonsense that "the Chinese had taken away Americans' jobs", setting off a wave of anti-China and anti-Chinese sentiment, and openly abusing and persecuting Chinese workers.

Huang Sande witnessed the oppression of the Chinese under the capitalists, living a life worse than that of cattle and horses, and was filled with righteous indignation. He used his savings to help the weak and the poor, and at the same time, he sought to unite the overseas Chinese, seizing opportunities to fight for them. His exceptional martial arts skills and courageous actions earned him a growing reputation among the overseas Chinese, earning them respect and support.

In December 1883, the ninth year of the Guangxu reign, Huang Sande joined the Hongmen Zhigongtang, the largest organization among overseas Chinese in America. In 1897, at the age of 34, Huang Sande, due to his dedicated efforts for overseas Chinese and the Hongmen, was elected leader of the San Francisco Zhigongtang and concurrently leader of the Arizona Port Zhigongtang. He was later elected as the president of the San Francisco Zhigongtang.

Thus, the power of the Hongmen Zhigongtang in America was concentrated in Huang Sande. He was a kind and cooperative person, and enjoyed high prestige among the overseas Chinese. He could always mobilize the support of the entire community, and the overseas Chinese called him "Hongmen Big Brother."

When Chen Yiwei heard that Huang Sande was so powerful, he was immediately surprised and delighted.

He thought that if the big boss could help him, his work would undoubtedly be much easier, and he could completely use the power of the Hongmen in the United States to help him buy more machines and factories.

If Zhang Yinghao knew that Chen Yiwei had found Mr. Huang Sande for help, he would definitely be very happy. Zhang Yinghao didn't know many overseas historical figures, but he did know Huang Sande. In his previous life, Huang Sande had a very high historical reputation.

Huang Sande remained honest and upright throughout his decades of experience, never seeking fame or fortune. In one of his memoirs, he wrote: "For decades, Sande's heart remained the same, not seeking fame or fortune, not seeking an official position. Even when Sun Yat-sen achieved success, he sought nothing. Although he returned to China several times, he always returned empty-handed."

When Sun Zhongshan was appointed as the Provisional President, he appointed Huang Sande as an advisor to the Beijing Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, an advisor to the Guangdong Army Headquarters, and a member of the British and American Investigation Committee.

These positions do not come with any material rewards, but Huang Sande always does his best and never cares about personal interests.

He dedicated himself to both the Hongmen and the nation, consistently living up to the expectations of the people for decades. He was awarded an octagonal silver medal and a certificate of commendation by the Hongmen Zhigongtang, which read, "Loyalty and righteousness, upholding the law, assisting fellow citizens, and spreading the word far and wide." These awards were the highest honors bestowed by the Hongmen Zhigongtang. Huang Sande fully deserved them, but he remained humble, using them as a self-motivation.

"In conducting state affairs, political parties, and social organizations, upholding the law and discipline is paramount." During his decades at the helm of the Hongmen Zhigongtang, in addition to actively supporting Sun Zhongshan's revolutionary movement, he also devoted considerable effort to the establishment of the Hongmen Zhigongtang, such as the construction of the Zhanweijia Zhigongtang and the fundraising for the purchase of land on Governor Street. Huang Sande overcame all difficulties and provided strong support. He often said, "If one knows the law but breaks it, he cannot convince others; if a leader does not abide by the law, he cannot set an example for the masses."

Yet, Huang Sande rarely considered his own affairs. He returned to China several times, but never found the time to return home. In 1913, Huang Sande returned home with a small fortune to build a house with blue brick walls and a tiled roof. When the new house was completed and "moved in," he made a special trip from the United States, bringing with him a long Pontianak reclining chair he had bought in San Francisco. While passing through Guangzhou, Sun Zhongshan sought him out for a meeting, and he missed the move-in date, so he had to ask someone to bring the chair back home. (The chair still remains in his hometown in Dongtou Village, his only remaining possession.)

His wife suffered from severe tuberculosis and failed to recover after long-term treatment in the United States. She was transferred back to Guangzhou for treatment. At that time, Huang Sande was busy raising funds for Sun Zhongshan and rarely returned to Guangzhou to accompany his wife. Huang Sande had only one daughter, who died prematurely due to congenital deficiency. In order to take care of the house in his hometown, Huang Sande adopted Huang Shouqian, a relative of the same clan, as his adopted son.

With Ouyang Geng's introduction, Chen Yiwei easily met Huang Sande, the Hongmen leader. Huang Sande, young yet high-ranking, naturally exuded an air of authority without anger. However, Chen Yiwei wasn't intimidated by him, as he was now considered a high-ranking figure.

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Chen Yiwei explained his situation to Huang Sande and said, "We'd like you to mobilize the Hongmen's power to help us find the factory and machinery we need. We can let you do the dismantling and moving of the machinery, and we'll pay you for it."

"It doesn't matter whether it's for money or not. We can help you with this favor."

"Thank you, Mr. Huang, for your willingness to help others. We appreciate your efforts, but we can't let them go to waste. Furthermore, to build these factories, we need a large number of skilled workers, translators, and operators. So we hope Mr. Huang can mobilize these people to return to China to work."

"Well, you know, some people have lived in the United States for two or three generations, and they may not want to return."

"Haha, Mr. Huang, don't worry. It's understandable that some people won't go. But some people are still willing to return to China. You see, America is not a paradise. We can provide them with a job and ensure that they have no problems in life. Even if their entire family returns to China, we can arrange it. As for those overseas Chinese with higher education, we can arrange for them to become teachers and other jobs. Please help organize it, and we will do the persuasion work."

Huang Sande listened, nodded and said: "That's no problem, I wonder where you work."

"Oh, we are working in Sichuan. We are implementing a new policy there, so we need to purchase a large amount of machinery and equipment. However, Mr. Huang, America is a foreign country after all, and you have suffered a lot of bullying here. There are only a few hundred thousand Chinese and overseas Chinese in America now. We hope to mobilize more Chinese and overseas Chinese to return to China to participate in domestic construction. They did not come to the United States voluntarily, but were forced to do so, and were even sold to the United States. What do you think, Mr. Huang?"

"Of course, as long as they are willing to return home, I will naturally support it with both hands. If necessary, I can also return home immediately to participate in domestic construction, but, you also know what the current situation in the country is, so..."

"Haha, okay, I understand. I look forward to seeing you again in China in the near future. Well, to express my gratitude, I would like to treat Mr. Huang to a simple meal."

"Haha, how can that be? Now that we're in San Francisco, you should listen to me. Come on, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

"Chairman, Chairman, look, this is our newly made glass bottle, how about it? And this is our compressed biscuit, please try it."

Zhang Yinghao was working on some documents in his office when he heard Zhang Weiqiang's excited shout. He was also overjoyed after hearing the content. He looked up and saw Zhang Weiqiang running in.

"Haha, look how excited you are. Give me some compressed cookies." "Okay."

After saying that, he handed the compressed biscuit to Zhang Yinghao. Zhang Yinghao took it, tore open the oil paper wrapper, and smelled it. It smelled of peanuts and meat. Zhang Yinghao took a hard bite. It was salty and hard, and it was full of powder when chewed.

"It tastes good, what's in it?"

"Peanuts, soybeans, flour, and lean meat." "Lean meat?"

"Yes, they cook the lean meat and dry it. Grind the processed peanuts, soybeans, dried meat, and salt into powder, add liquid syrup, oil, and other ingredients, mix well, and then mechanically compress it in a mold."

“What’s the shelf life?”

"Chairman, compressed biscuits are actually made by compressing biscuits and then going through high-temperature sterilization and disinfection processes. Compressed biscuits have a very dense texture. Although we don't know exactly how long they can be stored, two years should be no problem."

"Well, how much is this serving?"

"Chairman, four pieces weigh about half a pound. If you boil it, it will make a big pot of porridge."

"Sure, make a few more flavors. For some, you can add more sugar, for others, you can add more salt. Some people are allergic to peanuts, so you can make compressed cookies with a few more ingredients. Let me take a look at the glass bottle."

"Give."

Zhang Yinghao took it and looked at it. It looked similar to the Lao Gan Ma bottle from his previous life. However, the glass quality was not very good, the color was a bit cloudy, and there were some small bubbles in some places. It was already very elegant.

“How to solve the sealing problem?”