The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 736 Defection
Of course, fertilizer was just a minor incident for Siam and Prince Dewaon.

Chen Zhengwei only suddenly thought of it when talking about food.

The two sides continued to talk, and Siam was going to organize a fleet of more than 20 ships to help Chen Zhengwei with transportation. After Chen Zhengwei inquired, he almost refused.

These ships are too small, all of them are wooden transport ships, and no more than a quarter of them have a displacement of more than 100 tons, while the rest are powered by sails.

But this is the level of Siam, and it is also the level of most countries.

Not every country can produce a ship with a displacement of 1000 tons.

Although Chen Zhengwei has always believed that the US Navy is only third-rate... the United States is actually a real naval power.

Thanks to the two warships it bought in the UK, Chile can rank among the top 20 navies in the world. It is the number one naval power in South America and a medium-sized naval power in the world.

Chen Zhengwei was afraid that their boat would sink into the sea.

It’s okay if the boat sinks, as his people are still on board!

However, after consideration, Chen Zhengwei decided to keep those steam-powered ships.

If anyone wants to return to the Qing Dynasty, let them take these ships.

The boat ticket is 50 British pound, which includes boarding but not disembarking.

If the boat sank on the way, it would be their own bad luck.

After all, going out to sea is always risky.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you have the best guns? Can you sell them?"

"I can give you one. To be honest, you can't even afford bullets for this thing!" Chen Zhengwei waved at his men. "Give me the gun!"

The henchman handed the submachine gun to Chen Zhengwei. Chen Zhengwei pressed the trigger and pointed it at the wall, with flames spurting out of the muzzle.

Prince Dewaon and the other two tensed up.

Accompanied by dense gunfire, a row of bullet holes appeared on the wall.

The three of them looked at the bullet holes on the wall and felt horrified. They didn't know how many bullets were fired at that moment.

2 seconds or 3 seconds?
The walls were riddled with bullet holes.

No wonder it is rumored that Chen Zhengwei's weapon is the best. This thing is simply beyond human power to resist.

No matter how many people there are, they are useless in front of this kind of gun.

Chen Zhengwei casually threw the submachine gun with the barrel still hot to the two men.

"I'll give it to you!"

After all countries have manufactured smokeless bullets, they can all develop this kind of gun, so there is no need to hide it.

"The San Francisco Typewriter 2 submachine gun fires 13 bullets per second... the magazine holds 25 rounds... and it only takes 2 seconds... to use up all the bullets!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Go get a rifle!" When Chen Zhengwei was giving orders to his men, the men outside had already walked in, putting on gloves as they entered the room.

Seeing several people in the room standing or sitting, he was stunned for a moment, then looked carefully again, and there was no one lying down.

He immediately smiled awkwardly at Chen Zhengwei, then walked out.

"Damn it, you have no eyesight at all!" Chen Zhengwei cursed angrily.

Prince Dewaon and the other two had not yet reacted and did not know what was happening.

In other words, his mind was completely focused on the gun that Chen Zhengwei threw at him.

As Chen Zhengwei said, this gun consumes ammunition too quickly.

With the actions in Malaysia these days, the 60 pistol bullets on his ship were almost used up.

In addition, the cost of this gun is also high, more than one hundred dollars a gun, and it would cost at least three hundred dollars to sell it outside.

Siam can't afford it at all.

"This type of submachine gun is more suitable for close combat in complex environments such as urban areas. The accuracy starts to decrease after 20 meters, and it is at the mercy of fate after 50 meters! The failure rate on the battlefield is also not low. I'll give this one to you to take back and play with."

"Our rifles are also the best! Remington 1880, loaded with 13 rounds, a well-trained soldier can fire it in less than 20 seconds, and it can maintain accuracy at a distance of 100 meters! It is durable and has strong firepower. If you meet the British, you can beat them!"

After a while, the henchman came over with a spear.

Chen Zhengwei demonstrated it.

After careful observation, Prince Dewaon also fell in love with the spear.

As Chen Zhengwei said, submachine guns are not suitable for them, this kind of long rifle is more suitable.

Loading 13 rounds is enough in most cases.

You have to know that the British Army still uses the Martini-Henry rifle, a single-shot breech-loading black powder rifle that loads one bullet at a time.

A well-trained soldier can only fire 10 to 12 bullets per minute, and the accuracy and power are far inferior.

"What is the price of this rifle?" Prince Dewan asked while stroking the rifle in his hand.

"60 dollars a bunch! Bullets are more expensive, 20 cents a piece! I sell smokeless gunpowder bullets, not the black powder bullets used by the British and French!"

"We want 500 swords... and 10 rounds of bullets..." Prince Dewan made the decision immediately. The stuff was good, but the price was really high.

"So few?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows. "American gangs have more guns than you..."

"If you want that, then it's not this price, it has to be the retail price! 80 dollars a gun, and the bullets are 25 cents!"

"It would take at least 1000 guns, plus 20 rounds of ammunition, to get the price I just mentioned."

Prince Dewaon suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Then we'll do as Mr. Chen said. We want 1000!"

Chen Zhengwei nodded: "Contact Xiwen about this matter!"

After all, it was too little and he couldn't muster any interest.

"Mr. Chen, we want to buy some penicillin!"

"I can sell you 500 pcs per month! The price is 50 dollars a pc!" Chen Zhengwei thought for a while and said. After the main thing was discussed, the two sides started to talk about other things.

For example, Siam's initial plan was to send 60 people, including royal family members, young officials and students, to study in the United States.

They can't afford more.

After all, in the United States, money is spent in US dollars.

The money lent to Chen Zhengwei, plus the money used to buy guns and penicillin, almost emptied Siam's foreign exchange reserves.

In addition, Siam also deepened cultural exchanges with San Francisco and Los Angeles. For example, some American books could be published and sold in Siam.

Chen Zhengwei had no objection to this and extended an invitation to them.

"You and your king can also go to San Francisco and Los Angeles some time!"

The two sides chatted from the afternoon to the evening. In fact, this deal was very small for Chen Zhengwei, but it had greater symbolic significance.

After all, this is a rare case of a country that has not been troubled and beaten by Chen Zhengwei and has established normal diplomatic relations, which can be regarded as an example for others.

In the evening, Chen Zhengwei invited some wealthy Chinese businessmen and held a banquet in the hotel.

The only thing that made Chen Zhengwei regretful was that Lin Changning’s dancing skills were not very good and could only be described as mediocre.

Otherwise he could show off his dancing skills.

He prefers to show off this now.

After all, everyone knows that there are more people, more money, more guns, and more ships.

One look at his physique tells you he's a strong fighter.

Dancing skills are something that can really show off.

He began to miss the ballet dancers in those theaters in San Francisco.

It seems like I signed a few last time, but I slept a few times and then forgot about it.

……

Prince Dewaon was not in a hurry to leave and stayed in Singapore for a few more days before leaving.

As soon as he left, a batch of ships rented by Chen Fenglu in Hong Kong arrived. There were more than twenty of them, and they were all ocean-going cargo ships.

"Boss!" Chen Fenglu went straight to the hotel after getting off the boat.

"Why are you here? Aren't you preparing for the bank's matters?" Chen Zhengwei was somewhat surprised to see Chen Fenglu.

"There are other people doing it over there. I have to come over here for such a big thing!" Chen Fenglu said with a smile, "And I can also introduce some talents to the boss!"

"Such a big fuss?" Chen Zhengwei was a little curious.

What kind of talent could make Chen Fenglu make this special trip?

"They are outside, should I let them in?" Chen Fenglu said.

After Chen Zhengwei agreed, Chen Fenglu left the banquet hall, followed by several people coming in.

There were eight people in total, all in their twenties or thirties, wearing ordinary clothes, with braids on the back of their heads. Their skin looked very rough, and it was obvious that they often traveled on the sea.

Among these eight people, there is a pair of twins who look somewhat familiar.

Moreover, some of these people even have some official authority, which is quite interesting.

"Mr. Chen!" Several people clasped their fists and bowed slightly, looking at Chen Zhengwei, this well-known figure, with a bit of scrutiny and curiosity.

"Nice to meet you again, Mr. Chen! Last time I asked if Mr. Chen dared to hire us, and he agreed." One of the twins, a man in his thirties, said:

Chen Zhengwei felt that this man looked familiar.

After thinking about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on me.

"Are you from the Guangdong Navy?"

"The former captain of the Anlan, Lin Guoxiang!" the other party said respectfully with both hands clasped together. "But the captain has already passed away!"

"The front captain of the Pacification, Lin Guozhen!" The man who looked exactly like Lin Guoxiang also bowed.

"Guangdong Navy, Lin Guoyu."

"Fujian Navy, Lin Guohu."

"Fujian Navy, Lin Liujing."

"Mr. Chen, I'm Lin Guoli, and I've met you before!"

"Are you from the same family?" Chen Zhengwei looked at them with interest.

Of the six brothers, five were in the Qing navy.

In fact, all six of them are. Lin Guoli served in the Guangdong Navy for a period of time and then returned home to inherit the family business.

They were originally Malaysian Chinese, so when the news of the Malay riots came out and they lost contact with their families, they immediately wanted to come back to check on them.

As a result, as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong, he contacted Lin Guoli again and learned what had happened in Malaysia during these days. He also learned about the situation at home. Almost the entire family was rescued by Chen Zhengwei's men.

The few of them had not been approved for leave in the first place. After all, two of them were naval captains and they were going back to the Malay Peninsula, so the navy simply did not approve their leave.

The Lin family was originally a wealthy family, and other people did not care much about the positions in the navy.

After making a plan, they ran straight to Chen Zhengwei for help.

However, all the ships heading to this side from the port were chartered by Chen Fenglu, so the few of them found Chen Fenglu again.

Then the other two also bowed and said, "The front captain of the Guangdong Navy's Chengqing, Zhang Cheng!"

"The former captain of the Fujian Navy's Fu Sheng, Zhuo Guanlue."

"We came back this time, on the one hand, to express our gratitude to Mr. Chen for what he has done for the Chinese in Malaysia. My family and I were rescued by Mr. Chen. On the other hand, the navy did not give us leave, so we ran back directly. So we came here specially to seek refuge with Mr. Chen!" Lin Guoxiang was honest.

(End of this chapter)