After coming out of Huang Baoru's mourning hall, Chen Zhengwei went directly to see the two places.
One is in Sullivan's Alley, parallel to Pacific Avenue. One end of the alley is Duban Street, which runs through Chinatown from north to south. The other end is a gambling stall after turning a corner.
Moreover, although the first floor of this building is rented out as various shops, the second floor is accessed from the exterior stairs next to it. The upper floor is divided into rooms for rent to Chinese workers.
"Mr. Chen, this is it." The broker led a few people to a shop in the middle and said with a smile.
Pushing the shop open, Chen Zhengwei went in and walked around. The room was quite neat, with two ventilation windows at the back.
It's about seventy or eighty square meters inside, a little narrow and long.
If we open a food stall and have twenty or thirty people crowded in, that would be enough.
Chen Zhengwei walked outside the door, looked up at the house on the second floor, and asked, "How many people live up there?"
"The place above can accommodate about three to four hundred people if they are squeezed together!" the broker guessed.
"They come to play with their wages after work, and after they lose, they go upstairs to sleep. They don't even have to take an extra step. What is customer experience? This is customer experience!" Chen Zhengwei pointed and smiled at the people around him.
"Brother Wei, there are no gambling stalls near where you live, and those people will come here to play. Just let two people solicit customers at the entrance of the alley!" Yan Qingyou said with a smile.
"Go ahead and wait!" Chen Zhengwei drove the broker away and then asked, "Which Tangkou's territory is this?"
"Brother Wei, this is Heshun Hall, most of them are from Longxi." Yan Qingyou said immediately, he had already inquired about it before.
"Minnan?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows.
The Chinese in San Francisco's Chinatown are almost all from eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian, with the number of southern Fujianese being much smaller.
But in Chen Zhengwei's eyes, they are actually the same.
They all found an opportunity to swallow them.
"There are seventy or eighty people in Heshun Hall, and there are forty or fifty ax boys. The Longfa Casino that we turn around is also opened by them."
The ax boy is the gangster of these gangs.
"Not bad!" Chen Zhengwei nodded and said, it will be easier once he knows the way.
"Go and check out another place!" Although Chen Zhengwei thinks this place is good, he hasn't decided yet.
The other street is not far away. It is Lord Street two streets away. The street here is wide and there are many more pedestrians than on the other side. And there are many casinos around, there are five casinos in total, and there is a pawn shop next to it, and there are opium dens and brothels not far away.
The shop that several people went to see was right next to the casino. It was a two-story wooden house with a larger area than the one just now.
"Which Tangkou's territory is this?" Chen Zhengwei thinks that both places are good. One focuses on customer experience, and the other focuses on complete supporting facilities.
"Brother Wei, this is the territory of Danshan Hall in Sanhetang. Their strength is much greater than that of Heshun Hall. They also open the opium dens on this street. I heard that they also have their own refined opium." factory."
These halls in Chinatown are all closely related to Hongmen, but although they all belong to Hongmen, they are also hostile to each other and fighting for territory.
There are more than 300 days in a year, at least more than 200 days of fighting.
However, some of these halls are closely related, such as Guangde Hall, Danshan Hall, and Hehe Hall. The combination of these three halls is also called Sanhe Hall.
Among these three halls, Guangde Hall is the strongest and has a close relationship with Hong Shun Hall, which is the largest in Chinatown today.
"Damn, I don't care if you are so strong. I'm just afraid that you will be beaten to death!" Chen Zhengwei said angrily.
There are only a few of his men now, and in a fight with Sanhetang, everyone except himself will probably die.
It's better to gain a foothold on Heshun Hall's territory first, and after swallowing Heshun Hall, we can then consider this side when we become stronger.
When Chen Zhengwei came out to travel around the world, he relied on the four words "be cautious".
"Go back!" Chen Zhengwei stopped when he reached the intersection. He stood there and watched for a long time, but still felt that it was more lively here.
He just likes to have fun.
After looking at it for a while, Chen Zhengwei turned around and left to rent the shop.
Although it is in an alley and only has one floor, the rent is quite high, 20 yuan a month.
"You guys should discuss the price with the landlord! I've never rented such an expensive house before." Chen Zhengwei left the matter to Chen Zhenghu and Yan Qingyou, turned around and left, going to the alley to smoke.
After a while, Yan Qingyou came over and said: "Brother Wei, 18 yuan a month..."
Chen Zhengwei knew as soon as he heard that the method they were talking about was definitely wrong! These people need more exercise.
But he was too lazy to worry about the few dollars.
"That's it! You go and prepare, paint the wall, make it clean, and open the business in three days. Lin Yuanshan said that he will give me news in three days. If things come true, it will be called double happiness. If things don't come true...this It's called Chongxi!" Chen Zhengwei thought about it and said.
"Find someone to print some flyers, print a small ticket on the flyer, and use the small ticket to exchange for 10 cents for betting."
"Inquire about the Heshun Hall, especially where the owner of the hall usually hangs out. I'll go visit him before opening. After all, when you open a business on someone else's territory, you always have to say hello!"
"Let's rent a few occupied houses nearby and you can move in there. It will be more convenient for you to work." Chen Zhengwei gave the order.
Yan Qingyou was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he called Chen Zhenghu over again.
After the two of them finished recording the matter, Chen Zhengwei handed over the subsequent matters to them.
"Let someone prepare a list of all the directors in the guild hall for me, including where they live and what business they do. When I'm done with my work in a few days, I'll go visit them one by one."
Chen Zhengwei feels that he will be very busy in the next period of time, and he will almost hit the back of the head with his foot.
There is no way. When you first arrive in a place and want to put down roots, you have to work hard and have to do all kinds of things.
"This makes people feel cheap when they leave their hometown!" Chen Zhengwei sighed somewhat.
…
That afternoon, Chen Zhengwei sent someone to inform Wang Amei that she could come to pick up her son.
In the evening, Amei Wang came over, crying and laughing while holding her child. Chen Zhengwei took out two hundred yuan and put it aside.
"I keep my word, these two hundred yuan are for you. You can take the money and take your children back to your hometown, or start some small business here."
Unexpectedly, Wang Amei looked at Qian and hesitated for a moment, then turned around and knelt down towards Chen Zhengwei.
"Mr. Chen, I can't survive if I go back. This world is full of cannibals. Can you take in our mother and son? Let us wash clothes, cook, and do whatever we want."
A somewhat pretty widow with a child cannot survive anywhere.
Even if she holds the money, she may not be able to keep it.
Now even if she takes a boat back to China, there is no place for her.
So after much deliberation, she had no choice but to beg Chen Zhengwei. After all, Chen Zhengwei didn't harm her and actually gave her a sum of money.
"Does this still depend on me?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows and asked.
After thinking for a while, he asked: "Can you cook?"
"Yes, they all praise my skills." Wang Amei said quickly.
"You find a place to live nearby, cook meals for twenty or thirty people every day, and help with the laundry. I will give you twelve yuan every month." Chen Zhengwei said.
In this way, even Chen Zhenghu and the others can have their usual meals.
"Thank you Mr. Chen...Thank you Mr. Chen..." Wang Amei thanked her quickly.
Although it’s only twelve yuan a month, it’s a lot of money just for cooking and washing clothes.
The most important thing is that with Chen Zhengwei's protection, if you encounter trouble, you can come to Chen Zhengwei for help, so that the mother and son can survive in this place.
…
In the evening, Chen Zhengwei took Chen Qiaoniang and Chen Zhengwu, as well as Chen Zhenghu and several others who had been busy all day, to the Ding Canteen for dinner and to keep in touch with the dozen senior brothers.
Seeing Chen Zhenghu and the others, the dozen brothers were a little surprised. They had heard that Chen Zhengwei had said that he had only disembarked not long ago.
Why are you still bringing your men down?
"Junior brother Chen, you said you just got off the ship not long ago? What are you planning to do?" Someone asked insinuatingly.
"I'm going to open a cigarette factory, but there are still some things to prepare. I'm going to open a Fan stall soon. Are any of you junior brothers interested in helping me? It will definitely be more than what you are making now! At least twice as much!" Chen Zhengwei raised a stick. Finger smiled.
The others hesitated slightly after hearing this.
Lin Mingsheng dislikes them doing this the most.
Moreover, they were not very familiar with Chen Zhengwei, so they couldn't trust him for a while.
"Doesn't Junior Brother Chen have so many helpers?" Someone changed the subject with a smile.
"What is most lacking now? Talent! This is my suggestion! If you junior fellow apprentices want to change things in the future, you can come and help me!" Chen Zhengwei laughed, and this matter is not urgent.
"Drink, drink! We all learn martial arts in the same martial arts hall. From now on, we are all on our own. If you junior fellow apprentices need help with anything, just come to me and I will definitely have no problem!" Chen Zhengwei said, patting his chest.
