1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 268: Big Brother of Hongmen, conflict at the dock, meeting Roosevelt, leaving after the matter is done!

1910 11 Month 16 Day.

After returning from Anliang Headquarters, Li Qiwei became busy.

He wants to arrange everything before leaving the United States.

He first found Tesla according to the address.

Also accompanying them were Li San and Sheng Jingran.

At this time, Tesla was poor and could only rent the cheapest house.

When Li Qiwei arrived at his residence, he couldn't imagine that this was the residence of an inventive genius.

It's dark, damp, and the neighbors around here don't look like good people.

However, when they saw Li San's sharp eyes, they obviously knew that he was not easy to deal with, so they all closed the door heavily.

Tesla was delighted with Li Qiwei's arrival, but he was afraid that Li Qiwei was just getting carried away and forgot about starting a company.

"Bruce, you're finally here."

"The bet between you and Edison has been widely reported in major newspapers recently."

“Even my name was mentioned.”

"Alas, after more than 20 years, Edison and I are going to face off again."

"But thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with batteries. I can definitely invent a battery product that surpasses Edison."

Li Qiwei watched Tesla chattering non-stop and finally felt relieved.

This shows that the other person has completely come out of his previous paranoia and loneliness and has become more cheerful.

"Tesla, you are wrong. It is not a duel between you and Edison, but a duel between me and Edison."

"As for the battery, I already have an invention of my own, you just need to help me make it."

"Ah?" Tesla was shocked. He didn't expect that Li Qiwei mentioned the battery just yesterday, but he had a plan today.

Is this the horror of the first genius in physics?

Li Qiwei continued: "Batteries are trivial matters. I came to you today to discuss company matters."

"I plan to set up a head office in the United States, called Bruce Group."

“Each of the company’s major businesses can be established as separate subsidiaries and run independently.”

"Here is a rough plan, you can take a look at it."

Tesla took the document excitedly, and after reading it, he couldn't help but gasp.

Bruce's ambition is really too big.

In Li Qiwei's plan, the Bruce Group's business not only covers electricity, film, telephone, etc. which overlap with Edison Company, but also covers many other fields.

For example, medical care, energy, transportation, machinery, consumer electronics, etc.

And Li Qiwei did not just make verbal involvement, he proposed product ideas in every field.

All of them are so-called high-tech products.

This horrifies Tesla.

Is this really something one person could come up with?

So he asked carefully, "Bruce, how big do you plan to make your company?"

Li Qiwei said decisively: "Ten billion dollars."

hiss!
Tesla feels like it's falling behind the times.

However, he soon became ecstatic.

Following such a boss, his future is destined to be infinitely exciting.

And Ridgway agreed with Tesla that he could assign his inventions to various companies according to categories.

Tesla was overjoyed. He thought that with all these, Ridgeway would look down on his invention.

Finally, Li Qiwei introduced Sheng Jingran to Tesla.

"This is General Manager Sheng. He will temporarily serve as the general manager of Bruce Group."

"I hope you can get along well."

Li Qiwei planned to keep Sheng Jingran in the United States for a while to set up the framework of the Bruce Group first.

As for manpower, he has no worries.

There are enough Chinese people in the United States for him to use, and if that doesn’t work, he can recruit from China.

However, high-end talents need to be found separately.

It is impossible for Sheng Jingran to continue to serve as the general manager of Bruce Group, and his abilities are not suitable for industry.

Li Qiwei planned to let Boss Situ use the power of the Hongmen to discover such talents.

After leaving Tesla's residence, Li Qiwei explained some things to Sheng Jingran alone.

If he encounters difficulties that he cannot solve, he can go to the Hongmen.

Sheng Jingran was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that the chairman had found such a strong partner in such a short time.

He also knew about the famous Hongmen.

After settling the business matters, Li Qiwei didn't have to wait long before Boss Situ sent someone to tell him.

Huang Sande, the chief leader of the Hongmen, will choose an auspicious day to hold a public ceremony to open the incense hall and confer the title of "Hong Gun" on Li Qiwei.

Taking Li Qiwei's schedule into consideration, Huang Sande, who happened to be in Washington, discussed with other Hongmen leaders and decided to hold the ceremony at the New York branch of the Zhi Gong Tang.

Li Qiwei smiled, "From now on, we will be on the same level as Mr. Sun."

Originally, Boss Situ wanted to recruit Li San into the Hongmen, but Li San's master was in the country.

It was impossible for him to make the decision on such a big matter by himself, so he could only give up and deal with it later.

1910 11 Month 25 Day.

Almost all the bigwigs of the Chinese Freemasons Association of the United States gathered in New York, and there were even many bigwigs who came from other parts of America.

They will witness Li Qiwei's joining together today.

Everyone present sighed that this was probably the most knowledgeable person recruited by the Hongmen since its establishment.

If Li Qiwei were in the Qing Dynasty, his academic status would at least be that of a Grand Secretary.

The big guys suddenly felt that their taste had improved.

Let’s see who dares to say that the Hongmen is a gang in the future.

Even the world's top scientists have joined the Hongmen.

Huang Sande fully considered Li Qiwei's identity and tried his best to simplify the membership process so that Li Qiwei would not feel disgusted.

Finally, under the witness of all the Hongmen bosses, Li Qiwei finally officially joined the Hongmen and became a Honggun of the Hongmen.

From then on, all the younger brothers of the Hongmen would respectfully call him "Big Brother" when they saw him.

After the ceremony, at the suggestion of Boss Situ, Li Qiwei had dinner with everyone.

During the discussion, when they talked about the layout of the Bruce Group, these Hongmen bosses became restless and their eyes became fiery.

Looking at Li Qiwei is like looking at a rare treasure.

Compared with others, their opium dens, gambling dens and other things are simply not presentable.

Thus, the banquet ended in a cheerful atmosphere.
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New York Harbor docks, November 1910, 11.

Boss Situ brought Liu Liangzhong and other people from Anliangtang here to see off Li Qiwei and his group.

Li Qiwei discovered that there was actually a white person among the crowd in Anliang Hall. He must be the big boss.

However, he was leaving soon and probably wouldn't have the chance to meet the other person.

However, just as Li Qiwei was about to step onto the ship, a commotion broke out not far from the dock.

Li Qiwei looked carefully and found that several policemen were coming.

The leader should be a police officer. He looks fat and big-eared, and is obviously well respected by his subordinates.

New York police are divided into three levels and twelve grades. The first level is police officers, sheriffs, etc., who are responsible for handling specific grassroots affairs.

The second level is the police officer, who is responsible for the public security management of an area.

Surrounded by several police officers, the fat officer walked towards Li Qiwei slowly.

At this time, Liu Liangzhong came forward and said with a smile: "Hello, Officer Eric, how come you are in the mood to come to the dock today?"

Eric glanced at Liu Liangzhong, then looked at Boss Situ with provocation in his eyes.

Of course, these policemen knew this Chinese leader and they disliked him.

Then he lazily replied: "Oh, it's Liu."

"I received a report that someone was trying to steal U.S. Navy secrets."

"I need to take the prisoner back to the police station for questioning."

Liu Liangzhong was stunned, then asked: "Who is it?"

Eric suddenly turned his head to look at Li Qiwei and shouted, "Capture Bruce Lee for me." Boom!
Everyone present was shocked.

This news is really a bit too unbelievable.

Boss Situ and others looked towards Li Qiwei, only to see that his face was calm, as if nothing had happened.

The moment Li Qiwei saw the American police appear, he probably knew what was going on.

This must be Edison's doing.

Although the other party said that he wanted to compete fairly with him, he still used underhanded tricks in private.

If Li Qiwei had really stolen naval secrets, it would not be as simple as sending a few policemen today, but warships would have directly blocked the door.

Obviously, Edison was using his connections to disgust himself.

It's a shitty secret that he supplies batteries to the military, and everyone in the industry knows it.

Li Qiwei was right. Edison just wanted the police to lock him up for ten days or half a month to destroy his will.

He no longer has the energy to work on batteries.

Haha, it’s a pity that he is destined to be disappointed.

After hearing the order, several white police officers immediately surrounded Li Qiwei, holding electric batons in their hands and watching him fiercely.

In this kind of situation, they definitely wouldn't dare to use guns.

Seeing this, Li San stood in front of Li Qiwei, Bohr and Qian Wushi without any fear.

He was sure that he could knock down all these policemen within 30 seconds.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense and a conflict could happen at any time.

At this time, Boss Situ shouted, "Stop!"

Then, he walked out of the crowd and said coldly: "Eric, you know Bruce is my good friend, but you dare to be so rude."

"What secret? You must be kidding!"

"I'm putting this here today. If you dare to touch Bruce, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life."

Eric was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Boss Situ to react so violently.

Ever since the end of the internal fight within the Hongmen, Boss Situ has been very low-key and never takes the initiative to cause trouble.

This made Eric think that he could control the other party.

No matter how difficult he tried, the other party always tried to keep things quiet.

Unexpectedly, today, the other party changed from his usual docile behavior to become extremely domineering.

But Eric is no pushover either. As an American police officer, he controls state violence and holds a high position of power.

Therefore, he naturally didn't want to lose face in front of his younger brother.

"Situ, I am acting according to the law today. If you dare to stop me, be careful or I will destroy your Anliang Hall."

Boss Situ sneered, "You can try."

"See if my brothers agree."

Roar!
The many Anliangtang brothers present shouted loudly, and the scene was spectacular.

Just as the situation was getting tense, Li Qiwei spoke.

His tone was calm and he looked at Eric indifferently.

"I don't know what good Edison has done you."

"But I know that gloves always end up being thrown away after use."

"If you take me away today, I'm sure you'll be laid off tomorrow."

Wow!
Li Qiwei's slightly threatening words shook Eric's heart.

Of course he knew that the other party was a great scientist.

It is gaining popularity in the United States recently.

He originally thought that Li Qiwei was like other Chinese people, a timid, humble and submissive inferior.

As long as you threaten him a little, the other party will be scared to death and surrender obediently.

But he didn't expect to miscalculate today.

Not only Li Qiwei became strong, but Situ also became a different person.

These Chinese suddenly turned from sheep into tigers and wolves.

Eric felt a little regretful.

But things have come to this point, he cannot back down, otherwise he will lose all his prestige.

Just as the situation was at a stalemate, another person suddenly emerged from the crowd in Anliang Hall.

And he's a white man.

He just nodded to Boss Situ and walked towards Eric.

The two were talking in low voices, during which Eric's face kept changing, and finally he turned pale with fear, as if all his blood had been drained.

Then, he gave an order, called back all his men, and left the dock without saying a word.

Liu Liangzhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this; the matter was finally settled.

Openly confronting the police is not a good thing for the Hongmen now.

Li Qiwei walked up to Boss Situ and said coldly, "This is why I want to unite with Hongmen."

"I hope that in the future, people like Eric will only bow and scrape when they see us Chinese, instead of being arrogant."

Boss Situ looked at Eric's receding back, his eyes revealing ruthlessness.

"Don't worry, this day won't be far away."

At this time, the white guy who went to negotiate with Eric came back.

Boss Situ regained his usual boldness and said to Li Qiwei with a smile: "Brother, come, let me introduce you to our barrister of Anliang Hall."

"This is Mr. Roosevelt."

"His professional level is amazing."

"Look, Eric was taken care of in just a few moves."

At this time, Roosevelt smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Professor Bruce."

"I was on a business trip before and didn't have the chance to talk to you for a long time. What a pity."

"I am well-known for your name." Roosevelt said the last sentence in Chinese.

Li Qiwei looked at this legendary man who would influence the world situation in the future, and felt quite emotional.

At this moment, Roosevelt was extremely young, only 28 years old, and was far from having the bossy demeanor of later politicians.

In real history, Roosevelt worked as a lawyer in the On Leong Tong until he became president.

It is said that he was able to become president because of the support of Situ and the Hongmen.

Of course, this certainly has nothing to do with the fact that his uncle is also the president. Everyone knows that American officials are honest and never care about connections.

In 1911, Roosevelt entered the New York State Senate.

In 1913, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow.

In 1929, he became Governor of New York.

He then defeated Hoover in the general election and became the 32nd President of the United States.

Roosevelt is also the only president in American history to be re-elected for four terms, and his influence is far-reaching.

Li Qiwei extended his hand and said, "Hello, Lawyer Roosevelt. Today's matter is thanks to you."

Roosevelt smiled and said, "Even without me, I think Professor Bruce can definitely solve it."

"But the one who suffered the most was my compatriot Eric."

Everyone laughed.

At this time, Li Qiwei said to Situ, "Brother Situ, I think Roosevelt is very good and worthy of your full training."

Upon hearing this, Boss Situ understood what he meant and decided to fully support Roosevelt's political career.

After chatting with Roosevelt for a while, the sound of the ship's whistle interrupted everyone's thoughts.

The time has come to say goodbye.

With the farewell waves from Stuart, Roosevelt, Liu Liangzhong and others, Li Qiwei boarded the ship with a smile and left the United States.

He gained a lot from this trip to the United States.

Not only did he meet two future US presidents, but he also made friends with the Hongmen and even became a Hongmen leader.

In addition, by recruiting Tesla as a general and laying out high-tech real industries, Borneo will receive a steady stream of blood transfusions in the future.

It has deceived the American physics community, guided it in the wrong direction, and completely locked up America's technological potential.

Next, Li Qiwei only needs to focus on Europe.

Judging from the time, it is about time for Bohr to rise.

(End of this chapter)