The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 418 If You Reject, I Will Attack Washington
Chen Zhengwei put one hand on the window of the carriage, tilted his head slightly to glance at the two people outside, and asked them, "Who are you? Why are you here to talk to me?"

"The Vice President is on the other side of the bridge. We don't want any misunderstandings to occur, so let's come over and say hello to Mr. Chen first!" said William A. Wheeler's secretary.

"Are you afraid that I will shoot?" Chen Zhengwei laughed sarcastically and looked away.

The two men were not angry when they saw that Chen Zhengwei was not going to pay attention to them anymore.

If this had happened before these battles, before Nelson, Sherman, and Sheridan were captured, they would certainly have felt insulted by being treated like this by a Chinese.

But now...although this Chinese man is barbaric and has no manners, he does have the qualifications.

The two men turned around, and one of them said a few words to Aaron before returning to the other side of the bridge.

Moments later, William A. Wheeler crossed the bridge with his negotiating team.

"Mr. Chen? Let's stop this wrong war!" After getting off the carriage, William A. Wheeler came to the outside of Chen Zhengwei's carriage and stretched out his hand to him through the window.

"Wrong war..." Chen Zhengwei had no intention of reaching out. He took a puff of his cigar and then exhaled a long stream of smoke.

"I was eating hot pot and singing in Chicago, and then the Army came to my door, and I fought from Chicago all the way to Washington, and now you tell me this is the wrong war..."

Chen Zhengwei's eyes gradually became fierce: "Do you know how many of my men died? How many were disabled?"

"But everything needs to stop, right? Otherwise you won't see me!" William A. Wheeler said calmly.

He didn't mention Chen Zhengwei's criminal acts, and there is no point in talking about them now.

Now that Chen Zhengwei is willing to see him, it means that Chen Zhengwei is very sober.

He knew that there was no point in attacking Washington, and all his demands had to be achieved through negotiations.

"If you want to talk, fine! But we have to go to Washington and have our President come in person!"

"This won't bring you more benefits! In Washington, there are countless eyes watching, and the cabinet won't make too many concessions. Talking here is good for both of us! You can put forward your demands!" said William A. Wheeler.

He came here specifically to persuade Chen Zhengwei to prevent him from going to Washington.

If Chen Zhengwei went to Washington and the two sides negotiated peace, everyone would think that the president was forced to give in by Chen Zhengwei.

This would be a disgrace to the US government.

If Chen Zhengwei turns back halfway, there will be a lot of things to do, and they can guide the people through public opinion.

And now the cabinet will look much better.

"I never care about interests!" Chen Zhengwei sneered. "I am not like you politicians... interests are not important to me!"

Then Chen Zhengwei said word by word: "I just want to attack Washington!"

"This is not a good choice. The president can attend the negotiations, but not in Washington!" William A. Wheeler still wanted to persuade Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei sneered:

"If you refuse, I will hang you right now, then march to Washington, burn the White House, hang the president, and return to San Francisco with my men to continue the fight with you! I still have tens of thousands of men in San Francisco, and the British support me. How many of you can fill the gap?"

Chen Zhengwei sold the British out immediately.

Anyway, even if we don’t sell it, the Americans will know about it soon as the equipment arrives.

Chen Zhengwei didn't feel any burden at all about this matter.

William A. Wheeler was silent for a moment. He felt helpless. This Chinese man... he couldn't beat him, and he couldn't convince him either.

"I can promise you, but your soldiers must stay outside Washington!"

"You promised me, so don't make it sound like you gave in! Now I am the winner! If you don't agree, I will fight you!" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

"But I can leave some people outside Washington, and you can arrange accommodation for them!"

Then Chen Zhengwei suddenly asked, "There are brothels in Washington, right?"

"They came all the way from Chicago to Washington, if they don't have sex with a few Washington girls, wouldn't it be a waste of their trip?"

William A. Wheeler was silent for a moment. He felt that Chen Zhengwei was using this matter to humiliate them as a counterattack against the Page Act.

Although no one cared about the bill at the time, after all, it was just a discriminatory bill targeting people with yellow skin, and no one cared about it.

However, many people in the White House have recently collected information about Chen Zhengwei and learned about the situation of the Chinese.

In California, Chinese people were indeed discriminated against, especially the large number of Chinese women who came to look for their relatives, who were beaten into prostitutes and denied entry.

And Horatio Page, who originally proposed this bill... was tortured and murdered on a train a few months ago.

Not only him, but all his sons died as well.

He has only one daughter left alive today, who married and is now in Nevada.

Obviously, such a brutal and cruel method was the revenge of this Chinese man.

In the future, if any congressman wants to propose a bill targeting the Chinese...probably no one will do that.

Seeing that Chen Zhengwei was not going to change his mind, William A. Wheeler asked his secretary to notify the soldiers across the bridge to withdraw to Washington and notify Washington to be prepared.

Then he returned to the carriage with the negotiation team.

Half an hour later, Chen Zhengwei's carriage crossed the long bridge and headed for Washington.

Chen Zhengwei looked at William A. Wheeler, his mind turning, thinking about the next negotiations.

War allows one to get some of the things one wants, but the specifics need to be discussed at the negotiating table.

At the same time, he was also considering what conditions the other party would put forward.

What is the purpose of recruiting? Of course, it is to use the rules to consume oneself.

The other side will try to recruit their own people and then send them to the battlefield to die.

The best place is the Mexican border...

If I were the president, I would exchange some interests in California, and even give myself a few military corps, and then send my people to the Mexican border.

There has always been tension between the United States and Mexico on the border, and there are often frictions.

Then... start a war!
In Chen Zhengwei's opinion, this is the best way.

The second thing is to let himself take people to deal with the Indians. There are still three or four hundred thousand Indians in the United States.

According to the population structure of the Indians, there are 300,000 to 400,000 Indians, about one-third of whom are adult males, and almost all of them are warriors.

One hundred thousand fighters.

Although their weapons were poor, they were familiar with the terrain and good at guerrilla warfare, and were able to drain their blood little by little.

By then, all the Indians would be dead and their blood would have been shed.

By the way, today should be the day to vote!

Chen Zhengwei almost forgot about this matter.

Today is election day in many states and cities, including San Francisco, California, and Chicago.

……

Outside the polling station in San Francisco, there was a long crowd of people standing, each holding a piece of paper with the name of the elector they wanted to vote for.

The voting process is sacred and cannot be disturbed.

But today is a little different.

A dozen Chinese people stood aside, and several of them checked each person's ballot one by one.

"Who is written on it? Who are the mayor and governor?"

"James Cook and George Clement Perkins."

After checking, the henchman left with satisfaction and walked towards the people behind him.

George Clement Perkins, a member of the Republican Party, was also the candidate agreed upon by Isaac Smith and Chen Zhengwei.

"What about you? Who's up there?"

"Mr. Cook..." "What about you?" The thugs checked them one by one.

This time the person who was stopped was a little nervous and pulled his hand back with force.

When a few thugs saw this, they knew that the other party wanted to vote for other voters, so they immediately looked unfriendly, dragged the voter out of the crowd, and started beating and kicking him.

Such a scene made everyone else pale with fear.

Some people quietly stepped away and left the voting line.

This scene happened at several polling locations in San Francisco.

In fact, Chen Zhengwei didn't need to do this in San Francisco, but he still asked people to do it.

He needs to let San Franciscans know who is the boss of this city.

As for Chicago, his methods were much milder.

Although there were some members of the Black Hand checking the ballots, they were not so brutal.

After all, both the Republican and Democratic candidates have withdrawn, and Labor Party candidate August Spies is already the candidate with the highest support rate.

Most voters don't even know the names of the other candidates.

In addition, Greater Poland is watching over there, so even if there are any accidents, they can be easily resolved.

He would arrange for people to directly tamper with the vote count.

……

"Mr. President, the Chinese man has rejected the Vice President's request for negotiations! He asked to negotiate in Washington and asked you to participate!" The secretary came to Rutherford Birchard Hayes and said.

"Where are they now?" Rutherford Birchard Hayes asked quietly.

Things have come to this point, there is no point in getting angry.

He knew that William A. Wheeler must have tried his best to persuade the other party.

Obviously, the other party is not so easy to convince.

"On the way to Washington, will arrive near midnight! Negotiations begin tomorrow."

"I understand." Rutherford Birchard Hayes said softly after the secretary left:

"He has torn down the face of the White House. Every president after me will remember this shame and look for opportunities!"

“He dug his own grave!”

The other party's request to negotiate in Washington is obviously a complete loss of face for the White House and the President of the United States.

Every future president will remember this when he takes office.

As for him, the worst has now come, and he is trying to convince himself of what history will say about him.

He knew it would be difficult to wash away this shame during his term of office.

He has a little over a year left in his term, and he will use this year to lay the foundation for the next president.

This includes expanding the military, expanding the Department of Justice, submitting proposals for higher budgets for the Army and the Department of Justice, and replacing better weapons for the personnel of the Army and the Department of Justice...

Whether the Chinaman agreed to lead his regiment into the war against the Indians or not, he would push for it with all his might.

There was something strange about Washington after dark.

Some gentlemen of very high status in the United States stood at the windows looking out, as if waiting for something.

This made the maid in the house feel a little strange.

Many important people got the news.

The Chinese will arrive in Washington tonight.

Many people are curious about that Chinese person, even though they don’t like yellow skin and even more so Chinese people.

But the opponent's record was too amazing.

It was almost midnight when a long line of horse-drawn carriages arrived at the outskirts of Washington. A large number of young men in hunting suits jumped off the carriages and looked around vigilantly.

"Aaron, take them here to rest, and send the wounded to the hospital. Green, take a hundred people with me!" Chen Zhengwei jumped off the carriage.

Only Aaron can keep these people under control.

If we leave Green here, they won't listen at all.

"Brother Wei, be careful!" Aaron reminded.

"If they do anything, I'll burn down Washington!" Chen Zhengwei grinned.

Of course, it was just a casual remark, he knew those people wouldn't dare to do anything tricky in this regard.

After Chen Zhengwei gave his instructions, he headed towards downtown Washington.

"Boss!" Green hurriedly led his men to follow. "Don't you want to take the carriage?"

"No, I want to walk in and see the scenery of Washington by myself!" Chen Zhengwei laughed, his face full of energy.

The feeling of walking in at this time is different from that of taking a carriage in.

Moreover, he wanted everyone to see him!
Especially with his height and build, and wearing a red gentleman's suit, even if he was guarded by a group of men with guns, he could still be seen from a long distance.

In the single-family houses on both sides, pairs of eyes behind the windows watched the figure walk step by step into Washington.

Like a burning flame, even from a distance of dozens of meters, one could still feel the aggressiveness coming from him.

Chen Zhengwei walked into Washington under the gazes of countless people in the dark and with the arrogance of a winner.

The Willard Hotel in Washington, the best hotel in Washington, has prepared a room for him. It is the best hotel in Washington and also a social center.

But tonight, the place was almost empty.

The hotel staff also waited respectfully at the door, not giving Chen Zhengwei any chance to lose his temper.

Anyone who is a little bit well-informed now knows what kind of person Chen Zhengwei is.

After arriving at the hotel room, Chen Zhengwei stood at the window, which was only a few blocks away from the White House and could see it directly.

……

The next day at noon, Chen Zhengwei got up from the bed, stood at the window and looked at the White House in the distance, then changed into a purple gentleman's suit and took people downstairs to eat.

Just like last night's midnight snack, he just grabbed someone and let him eat first. Half an hour later, Chen Zhengwei started eating.

Although I know that the other party will not play tricks in this regard, I still have to be prepared for the worst.

At the same time, it also tells the other party that you are very vigilant.

After dinner, Chen Zhengwei, holding a cigar in his mouth, swaggered into the conference room with his men. He saw that many cabinet members were already waiting in the conference room. These people were all responsible for this negotiation.

Especially the people from the army, their eyes were always fixed on Chen Zhengwei.

"Mr. Chen, I hope you had a good dream last night!" William A. Wheeler stood up and walked to Chen Zhengwei and extended his hand again.

"Of course it was a sweet dream. After all, this is Washington! And I fought all the way here, how could I not sleep well?" Chen Zhengwei grinned and spoke aggressively as soon as he opened his mouth.

But he did shake the vice president's hand.

"Mr. President is coming soon!"

"He's so arrogant that people who don't know would think he won the fight!" Chen Zhengwei immediately sneered.

Turning around, he saw the army man staring at him. He took a long puff of his cigar before raising his eyebrows in disdain and asked provocatively, "Why... do you want to bite me?"

The army men suppressed their anger and resentment and looked away.

　I didn’t sleep last night and stayed up all day, so I adjusted my schedule.

　　Please post this chapter early to avoid the scheduled update being blocked.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)