Everyone was eager to try it. After Li Yu said a few words, he was ready to take them to the laboratory to see for themselves.
When they came to Fifth Avenue together, a gloomy-looking man suddenly stopped them with a group of people.
"Mr. Li Yu, I'm Su Ya, Mai Shirong." The other party said,
"I'm afraid you don't know that any Chinese in New York who wants to do something must report it to the court." Li Yu didn't expect that all the gangsters came to find him, so he calmly replied: "I don't know, but I still want to ask you Which law did you read about?" Su Ya laughed and said, "Law? You are really naive. What's the use of reading so many books?" Situ Meitang came over and said, "Su Ya, the difference between us is The fight has nothing to do with Li Yu, so don't make trouble." Su Ya's eyes flashed: "Why should I listen to you? This territory does not belong to you." Situ Meitang sneered: "Of course it's not mine, why, Do you dare to have the idea of Fifth Avenue?"
"I don't dare," Suya said,
"But if there are Chinese people, I can take care of it. According to the original agreement, you can't get involved in this." Situ Meitang asked: "What do you want?" Su Ya said: "If Li Yu wants to open a factory , you have to accept our protection, and we have to take a commission, otherwise..." Situ Meitang said: "You are really stupid! If you don't understand the factory, don't talk nonsense, and stop tarnishing us with the vulgar means of collecting protection fees. It's a national industry." Su Ya didn't take it seriously: "You have to pay when you have to pay, otherwise you have to bear the consequences." Situ Meitang said angrily: "Idiot! Try it!" Su Ya's men heard him swearing, He immediately rushed out to show off his vanguard: "Situ Meitang, please keep your mouth clean!" Situ Meitang had practiced kung fu and kicked this subordinate away.
"Do you have the right to speak?" The subordinate was angry and pulled out a knife from his arms and was about to rush over, but Situ Meitang suddenly took out a revolver and shot him in the leg, then pointed the gun at Su Ya: "Boy , don't blame me for being rude." Su Ya quickly raised his hands and said in horror: "You, you dare to shoot here, are you not afraid of going to jail?" Situ Meitang spat: "I just said that you can't achieve anything, just do it every day I know how to fight with brute force, but I don’t know anything about the law. I have a lawyer behind me, and shooting is just self-defense. Get out of here, if you dare to come again in the future, you will be the one who gets shot!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Suya didn't carry a gun today, so he immediately became discouraged and ran away in a hurry. Situ Meitang sighed and said to Li Yu: "I'm making you laugh. Although this kind of thing happens often, today is really... Hey, I hope you won't be disappointed, sir. I will definitely not let your training school and factory go out of business." Problem." Li Yu was not too worried, but he was somewhat aware of the bloody gang fights between several major Chinese gangs in the United States in the early twentieth century.
It was not until the Anti-Japanese War that these gangs finally united with Japan as their common enemy.
Situ Meitang added: "After all, a gun was fired. Sheriff Mr. Li must come forward in this matter." Li Yu asked: "Chinese?" Situ Meitang nodded,
"Mr. Li Xiling is also the boss of Anliangtang. He once served as a deputy sheriff of New York County." Li Xiling is considered the first godfather of the Chinese gang in the United States.
Of course Su Ya couldn't swallow this bad breath. Situ Meitang planned to meet with him the next day to discuss today's affairs.
Li Xiling has basically retreated behind the scenes and rarely shows up. However, several Chinese people opened fire on Fifth Avenue. The matter was not a small one, so he had to come in person.
His men ran many casinos and even opened opium dens in the United States. Li Xiling also knew something about Li Yu. After looking at Li Yu's laboratory, he lamented: "Those little gangsters are ignorant and will always be little gangsters." Then he assured Li Yu: " Don't worry, sir, this kind of embarrassing thing will never happen again." Then he said to Situ Meitang: "And you, how many times have I told you not to do anything outside Chinatown, let alone use a gun." Situ Meitang said : "I was so angry at the time. They really didn't know what was good and wanted to ask Mr. Li Yu to collect protection money." Li Xiling understood that Situ Meitang had his own reasons for daring to shoot, and it was not in vain that he hired so many American lawyers. Qian would not really go to jail, so he said: "It is really time to restrain the plain duck." This incident caused quite a stir. Even American newspapers reported it. Public opinion was one-sided at all, and even believed that the existence of Chinese people Threaten the security of New York.
After Liang Cheng, the Qing minister in the United States, found out about it in Washington, he rushed to New York to find Li Yu. Of course Liang Cheng couldn't control the Hongmen, but he was very worried about Li Yu being implicated, so he went to Situ Meitang and asked, "Do you know who Li Yu is, and you actually want to take advantage of him?" Situ Meitang quickly explained: "It's not me. They're from Xieshengtang." After Liang Cheng found out that Li Yu could open a company, he even went up to the top and said, "No, I want to meet the people from Xieshengtang in person. Why don't you have any sense of propriety?" The next day. , Liang Cheng took Li Xiling, Anliangtang Secretary-General Gong Laojin and Situ Meitang to find Su Ya.
Su Ya was very angry and yelled as soon as they arrived: "How long has it been quiet before you start shooting? I won't let it go!" Situ Meitang said: "Please calm down, the person in front of you is Liang Chengliang, the Minister to the United States. Sir." Su Ya is not very afraid of the minister to the United States, but Liang Cheng is officially recognized by the government and the United States, so he became less arrogant: "Even if you are a minister, you can't shoot and hurt people casually." Liang Cheng He said to him: "I already know a lot about you from the American police, but I don't believe you don't have any conscience in your heart. Do you know what Li Yu is doing?" Su Ya said: "I know. But..." Liang Cheng raised his voice: "But what?" Su Ya felt guilty and waved his hands: "They have to give me an answer and pay compensation for this anyway!" A woman in her forties behind Su Ya suddenly said : "Amai, you'd better give in." Su Ya said: "Mother-in-law, is it wrong for me to ask them to pay for the apology?" Su Ya's mother-in-law Josephine said: "It's right to compensate, and if you apologize, you are also wrong. "
"Why are your elbows still turned outward?" Su Ya asked dissatisfied,
"Even if the minister arrives, we don't need to show any cowardice." Anliangtang Secretary-General Mai Laojin said: "Ms. Josephine and I have discussed this matter in advance, and we have already made a settlement agreement." Su Ya said in surprise: " I don't even agree, so why are you trying to reconcile?" Josephine glanced at McLaojin and said, "We..." Suya looked more and more wrong and asked, "Is there anything going on with you?" Li Xiling said: "They have been busy for a long time, and some time ago they asked me where a pastor can preside over the wedding."
"Ah!?" The prime duck was dumbfounded. Why was everyone treating him like a monkey? Inexplicably, the senior executive of Anliangtang became his father-in-law. Thinking about it, it was even more unacceptable.
In fact, the American police could no longer bear the fight between gangs, so Li Xiling came up with such a trick to build a bridge between the two, hoping to use it
The "marriage" method temporarily stops the fighting. Don't tell me, this trick works pretty well. Su Ya asked her mother-in-law: "You...is something really wrong?" Josephine was an American and didn't think there was anything wrong: "We really love each other." Su Ya's face turned green. Things were developing so fast that she didn't even think about it. get ready.
Liang Cheng didn't expect it to end in such a bloody way, but as long as they didn't cause trouble, that would be fine. Su Ya felt that the whole world was deceiving him, and said dejectedly: "What the hell! Even that Kang Youwei is the same. He doesn't understand anything, so he just asked me to do things. The money he received is really useless!"
"Kang Youwei?" Situ Meitang became alert,
"I just said how could your brain know so much? It turns out it's him." Su Ya said helplessly: "I don't want to care about it anymore. Let's just say it clearly, he was the one who found me. It's so unlucky!" Situ Meitang murmured. : "It's him again!" Liang Zi became more and more knotted.
Fortunately, everything turned out to be safe. Liang Cheng returned to Li Yu's laboratory and learned more about his current situation.
"I have been busy with trivial matters recently. Unexpectedly, in just over a month, you have already done so much, which makes me ashamed!" Li Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Minister, don't worry about me, your things are more important. I don't know how to study abroad. How is the progress of the channel and the return of the Gengzi indemnity?" Liang Cheng said: "What can be done? I contacted American congressmen everywhere, but they were aloof and the answers they gave were all erratic, leaving me with little confidence." Li Yu Said: "President Roosevelt and Secretary of State have agreed, and I believe there will not be much obstacle." Liang Cheng sighed: "That is true, but if the policy is not implemented for a day, the stone in my heart will not be implemented for a day." Li Yu understood his difficulties. , he has done very well.
As a diplomat of a weak country, it is really not easy for Liang Cheng, and the means he can take are too limited. We can't be like a certain driver in later generations who fought a war with Mao, thinking that he had the support of NATO, but was forced to eat soft food.
Li Yu doesn't understand diplomacy, but he also understands that once there is a disparity in strength, diplomacy is not exactly diplomacy.
"I will write a book in the future, which may be helpful to the Minister." Li Yu said. Liang Cheng asked: "A sequel to "Star Wars"?" Li Yu said with a smile: "No. I didn't expect that the minister also read that book."
"It's a relief," Liang Cheng said,
"It's not science fiction. Is it a professional book on science?" Li Yu said, "Yes." Liang Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "What you write is too high-end. Although I have received education in the United States, I really can't understand it. ." Li Yu said, "You can understand this."
"Okay, I'm looking forward to your new book." Liang Cheng still believed in Li Yu. ——During this period, Li Yu asked three American engineers to train Zou Zhou and more than 20 Chinese while completing the engine for the Laite brothers.
The patent for expansion screws was also approved. The sales of this patent are even better. At this time, the U.S. infrastructure industry has already entered the fast track and will continue to do so for another 20 to 30 years.
So he was quickly noticed by construction companies, and many construction companies came to visit him. Li Yu had no choice but to grant the right to use it at a price of US$20,000 each, and eight construction companies bought it in a short period of time.
Over time, when the development of the western United States accelerates, more companies will be purchased. If Li Yu launches it four or five years later, the price will be higher, but the price of 20,000 per household is no longer a small sum, and there will be other patents that can be applied for in the future.
