The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 628: Holding a sharp weapon, the killing intention arises

Xu Yan and Rong Jiahong did not avoid Zhang Kangren at all when they spoke.

For them, this is as natural as breathing, and no different from eating and drinking.

Zhang Kangren pretended not to hear anything.

While they were discussing, a thug knocked on the door and came in with a telegram: "From San Francisco!"

Xu Yan took the telegram and read it, then smiled and said, "Looks like I have to go see Minister Ouyang!"

"what's up?"

"The Qing Dynasty cracked down on the piglet ships. Rong Zeye and some of the people he brought with him were arrested. They are now in prison in Guangzhou." Xu Yan said.

"Uncle Yu was arrested? Then I will go find that minister." Rong Jiahong stood up immediately.

Rong Zeye is the uncle of the Rong family. Even the scholar has to call him uncle. He doesn't have any great ability, but he has some reputation.

So he was asked to go to Guangzhou to contact the owners of those piglet boats.

"I'll go there myself!" Xu Yan stood up and said.

After all, the methods used on Minister Ouyang Ming cannot be as rough as those used on Chen Jiashan.

"Sang Yan, you don't trust me?" Rong Jiahong suddenly became dissatisfied, and even the nickname Xu Yan, which no one called him anymore, was mentioned again by him.

"It's not that I don't trust you. If it's about fighting, I'll definitely let you go. There's no need for this Lord Ouyang to be so blunt." Xu Yan took his hat and scarf off the hanger. "Why don't you come with me?"

At the Legation, Ouyang Ming was talking to Li Xiling and Ma Liu.

The Chinese New Year is coming in a few days, and Li Xiling and Ma Liu are planning to host a grand celebration in Chinatown, specifically to invite Ouyang Ming.

Then the servants informed that Xu Yan and Rong Jiahong were coming to visit. Ouyang Ming's eyebrows jumped and he immediately thought of the matter of those students.

However, he could not disobey the court's order.

"You two should go back first! There is still some time before the New Year. I will have someone notify you later."

Li Xiling and Ma Liu said goodbye and left. When they went out, they saw Xu Yan and Rong Jiahong outside.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Rong!" The two of them hurriedly stood aside and bowed.

Xu Yan glanced at the two of them and nodded nonchalantly. Rong Jiahong didn't even look at them.

After the two of them went in, Li Xiling and Ma Liu left in disappointment.

"Your nose is sticking up to the sky! What's so great about that?" Ma Liu said angrily. He was not looked down upon like this when he was in Canada.

"Don't say that casually." Li Xiling warned him quickly.

However, he now has some status in Mott Street, and even the district councilors are his guests of honor.

As a result, the other party didn't even look at him, which left a thorn in his heart and made him secretly angry.

Xu Yan and Rong Jiahong led them into the reception room of the embassy. Rong Jiahong sat directly on the chair, crossed his legs, and said in a long voice: "It's so hard to see the minister!"

Seeing that the other party had bad intentions, Ouyang Ming frowned and looked at Xu Yan. "What are you talking about? Is there any misunderstanding?"

He knew that Xu Yan was the one in charge.

"What kind of misunderstanding could there be?" Rong Jiahong slammed the telegram onto the table. "Ask the Qing Dynasty to release our people, or I'll throw you into the sea!"

"Ah Hong!" Xu Yan glanced at Rong Jiahong, then smiled and said, "There is a little misunderstanding here. That's why I came to see Lord Ouyang to see how to solve it."

Rong Jiahong sat on the chair in dismay and took out a cigarette and lit it.

Ouyang Ming picked up the telegram and took a look at it, and his expression changed.

He didn't expect that Chen Zhengwei's people were arrested in Guangzhou.

In my heart, I greeted the ancestors of those people in the court.

Isn't this looking for trouble?
He immediately bowed to the two of them and said firmly: "I have no knowledge of this matter!"

"Of course I believe that Lord Ouyang is unaware of this, but Lord Ouyang can always think of a way. You have been in the Qing Dynasty for many years, and your mentors and classmates are all here. It should be easy to get a few people out."

"It's hard to say..." Ouyang Ming frowned. When he saw Guaerjia Ronglu's name on the telegram, he knew that this matter was not simple.

It must be the order of Empress Dowager Xigong.

"If our people can't be released, don't go back to the Qing Dynasty! You will be hanged on the streets of New York in two days!" Rong Jiahong slammed the table and said.

"Ah Hong!" Xu Yan glared at him again.

Then he smiled and said to Ouyang Ming: "Ah Hong is a rough man, Mr. Ouyang, don't take it to heart. Brother Wei is very angry about this matter, it's better for Mr. Ouyang to help think of a solution."

One of them had a bad face and the other had a good face, which made Ouyang Ming's scalp tingle.

Moreover, he was really in the United States, and Rong Jiahong's words were not all threats. For the sake of his own life and property, Ouyang Ming had to come up with a solution.

After thinking for a long time, Ouyang Ming sighed and said, "Zhang Yunjin and I are old acquaintances. He is the nephew of the current Guangdong and Guangxi Governor-General Zhang Shusheng."

"I'll send him a telegram, and then you can go find him. Maybe we can think of a solution."

"Lord Ouyang, just write a letter and give the telegram to us. Your line is too slow." Xu Yan immediately smiled.

Isn't this a solution?

The nephew of the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi would surely be able to get this done.

Even if it can't be done, we can still point out a clear way forward.

After a while, Xu Yan took the letter and left with Rong Jiahong. Rong Jiahong was still a little dissatisfied and put his arm around Xu Yan's shoulder all the way: "Explain to me clearly, what do you mean by I am a rough person? After all, I have been to college."

"You were just listening in!" Xu Yan corrected.

"What's wrong with auditing a class? Doesn't that mean I'm attending college? Besides, I'm studying art! My paintings have even been exhibited! What right do you have to say that I'm a rough person?" Rong Jiahong argued.

Although the painting seemed nonsense to Xu Yan, it was Rong Jiahong who brought people to the home of the businessman who was holding the exhibition and forced him to put the painting in.

Anyway, it’s on display at the art exhibition, right?

……

Los Angeles had also changed a lot at this time. Brand new roads covered most of the city, and the buildings in the city center had begun to take shape.

There are construction sites and busy crowds everywhere, and the whole city is bustling with activity.

A large number of newly built apartments can be seen on the roadside, and most of these apartments have been sold. They were bought by Chinese workers in San Francisco who have stayed in the United States for a long time.

But the factories haven't moved here yet, so most of these apartments are still empty.

In addition to the sale of the factory land, there is also funding from the US government.

Not only did he not spend any money to build Los Angeles, but Chen Zhengwei has also earned more than four million dollars so far.

"It looks good here!" said Chen Zhengwei while sitting in the carriage.

Those state government officials stayed in Los Angeles for half a day, took a look at the city under construction, and then left.

Now only Yung Wing sat in front of Chen Zhengwei in a serious manner. After hearing this, he smiled and said, "It's thriving!"

In his opinion, this is a thriving city, and it is a city that belongs to the Chinese.

This is more important than anything else.

With this city, Chinese people can finally settle down in the United States.

"I told them that they were building their own homes and their own cities. They were willing to work harder than anyone else!" Yung Wing pointed at the Chinese workers on the roadside.

"They've suffered so much out there!"

"Without suffering, there is no sweetness." Chen Zhengwei laughed: "As long as you are willing to suffer... there will be endless suffering!"

The latter part of the sentence took a detour, almost causing Yung Wing to sprain his back. "Boss, this cannot be spread out." Yung Wing shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.

"But this is the truth!" Chen Zhengwei put one hand on the carriage window and said nonchalantly, "In this era, you either risk your life or suffer endlessly."

"If you don't want to suffer, then work hard. If you don't want to do anything, and still want to be a leader, how can it be that easy?"

“Only those who can endure hardship can change the world!”

"Boss, if people hear your heresy, they will definitely be led astray!" Yung Wing really wanted to cover Chen Zhengwei's mouth.

"What are you afraid of? I tell them every day that if you don't want to suffer, go out and fight. No matter whether you rob, rob, or rob, don't say anything when you die. As long as you are alive, there is a place for you in America!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"What's the good of enduring hardships? Just like those cattle and horses, they plow the land and eat grass every day when they are alive, and they have to be killed and eaten when they are old!"

"If you want to be a tiger, you should be a lion or a carnivore."

The carriage passed through the streets of Los Angeles.

Yung Wing kept introducing: "This is Market Street, the factory area is not far away..."

"Except for the city center, the highest housing prices are here on Market Street..."

“There are two more communities over there, both for the factory area.”

"We have also designed several railroad tracks that will pass through Los Angeles from east to west, north to south, so that it will be convenient to get anywhere! There are reserved railroad tracks here..."

After wandering around for a day, Chen Zhengwei finally arrived at a manor in downtown Los Angeles.

Chen Zhengwei has a total of four estates in Los Angeles. The largest one is in Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles, near the San Gabriel Mountains. The estate covers an area of 121 square kilometers and has large lakes, grasslands and forests.

There are two smaller ones in Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills, covering only a few dozen acres.

The other one is this one in the city center, which covers only ten acres.

In addition, he also reserved a lot of land to build shopping malls or manors in the future.

"By the way, let's build another manor in Beverly Hills!" Chen Zhengwei suddenly remembered and said to Yung Wing.

"Boss, you already have a lot of estates," Yung Wing advised.

In his opinion, building so many estates was a complete waste.

"It's a gift for someone! Have you read Cicely's love letter? You haven't even read this one? You can't keep up with the times and trends! I'll give you ten copies later!" Chen Zhengwei curled his lips.

The manor was built as a gift to Cicely.

Cicely will graduate this year.

She has always wanted to come to Los Angeles and leave a manor for her here.

This manor in the city center is habitable, after all, it has been renovated and expanded.

However, Chen Zhengwei has no interest in moving here for the time being. There are construction sites everywhere, the air is full of dust, and it is too noisy.

After staying in Los Angeles for two days and going fishing for a day, Chen Zhengwei took the train back to San Francisco.

Sitting on the train, the newspaper in my hand was full of news about the opening of the San Francisco-Los Angeles railway.

Those newspapers never tire of describing the impact of this railway on the two cities, how much economic development it will drive, and how it will also boost the towns and villages along the line.

At the same time, he repeated over and over again the rapid development of San Francisco over the past year.

Cities are expanding rapidly and unemployment is horribly low.

As long as you have hands and feet and are willing to work, you can definitely find a job.

Every San Franciscan is hopeful about the city's future.

Today, goods from San Francisco can radiate not only to the western states of the United States, but also to Panama and Peru, and can be distributed to Central and South America through Panama.

So everyone believes that San Francisco's future is bright.

This also attracted a lot of investment.

After all, San Francisco is relatively fair, and Chen Zhengwei is relatively restrained in his own nest.

Although the influence of Chinese businessmen here is growing, those Chinese businessmen and Chinese people will soon move to Los Angeles.

Therefore, San Francisco is also very attractive to investors.

New factories appear almost every day.

There is vitality everywhere.

With these investments have come new products that are emerging at an increasingly rapid pace.

……

With a train whistle, the train pulled into Market Street in San Francisco.

Even after a few days, people in San Francisco are still passionate about the train.

The luxury carriage in front opened and Chen Zhengwei jumped off the train.

"Brother Wei! Going back to the club or home?" The thugs stood in two rows outside the train, and the carriage drove directly into the platform.

"Go home! Do you know what is the most important thing for a man? Family! Taking good care of the family is a man's responsibility!" Chen Zhengwei taught his men as he walked, and then when he got on the carriage, he said, "Don't learn from A-Long! He's already grown up, but he can't even find a girlfriend."

The men all laughed secretly.

When she returned home, nothing had changed. Lin Changning was still pregnant with a big belly, and a female doctor was examining her.

According to estimates, she is about to reach her due date.

However, the best female obstetrician in the United States is waiting in San Francisco, on call 24 hours a day.

Not long after Chen Zhengwei returned home, Rong Jiacai came to find him.

"The U.S. government and the Qing dynasty had a "Sino-American Treaty of Amity," which states that if an American breaks the law in the Qing dynasty, the case will be tried by the U.S. embassy. Now that the U.S. government has stepped in, they should be able to get the person back."

"In addition, Ouyang Ming has a connection with the nephew of Zhang Shusheng, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Through him, he can get in touch with the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi!"

"The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi..." Chen Zhengwei thought about it and immediately had an idea.

"Send someone to try it out! Tell them that I can provide them with the most advanced guns and bullets! Rifles, cannons, as many as you want!"

"Just tell them that!"

"Brother Wei, do you think they will rebel?" Xiucai keenly perceived what Chen Zhengwei meant.

"You can ask! What if he wants to rebel?" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile. "Even if he doesn't want to rebel, you can still help him!"

Then he explained: "The Qing Dynasty's control over the south is not that strong."

"The imperial court is concerned about them, so why shouldn't they be concerned about the imperial court?"

"After all, the people in the court are Manchus, and they are Han Chinese!"

"Even if they don't fight back, it's okay to protect themselves. Let's hand the knife handle to them first. Then they will be ready to kill with the sharp weapon in hand."

"With so many people and so many guns, I don't believe they won't be tempted. Even if they really don't dare to move, as long as we force them a little, maybe they will move!"

Even if a dog bites Chen Zhengwei, Chen Zhengwei will bite back.

Since the Qing Dynasty was causing him trouble, he had to create some trouble for the Qing Dynasty.

　Today my editor called me for half an hour to warn me.

　　Editor: Brother, don’t send me in.

　　This paragraph needs to be written later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)