I read that many people in the book review area said that it is completely impossible for the Chinese to become big in the United States, saying that the U.S. government will not allow the Chinese to become big, and other similar remarks.
In fact, most people really don't understand American history, nor do they understand the situation in the United States in the 19th century.
First of all, the United States is not a person, a group, a fist, or the patriarchal model that our country has had since ancient times.
Rather, it is composed of many groups, all with their own demands.
Let’s first talk about the situation in the United States at that time... The United States disbanded its military after the Civil War. In the mid-to-late 19th century, the army and navy combined had only 30,000 people.
Imagine how many rebellions and uprisings there would be if the Qing Dynasty had a land as big as the Qing Dynasty and only had 30,000 troops. I’m afraid the Qing Dynasty would be gone.
In addition, there are very few police officers in each city. For example, San Francisco has a population of more than 200,000, but there are only more than 300 police officers, including civilian personnel.
The security of small towns mainly depends on the sheriff.
At that time, there was another huge security group in the United States, namely bounty hunters, who later became Pinkerton agents. At its peak, there were tens of thousands of people, more than the U.S. military.
Nowadays, people often say that the United States is in bulk. This statement is not only true now, but was even more serious in the 19th century.
Every state in the United States has its own laws, and each state has its own demands. Most people should know this.
At the end of the 19th century, the U.S. government had very little control over local areas, and could even be said to be free-range.
The U.S. government has few requirements for local governments, not even regulations for local government departments and employees.
From the end of the 19th century to before World War I, with the influx of immigrants in large numbers and the increasing urban population, the United States was in a period of transition from an agricultural society to an industrial society.
This may be different from how many people perceive and imagine the United States.
During this period, there was a situation that had never occurred in our country, and many people were not aware of it.
Those who controlled the city during this period were actually "city bosses".
City bosses provide jobs and help to new immigrants and voters to manipulate votes, campaigns, and politics.
They are the group that truly controls the city, not the so-called mayor or city government.
They are the real bosses behind the scenes.
The identities of city bosses include but are not limited to political parties, large companies, and gangs.
If you are interested, you can check the relevant information. The most famous one is Tammany Hall. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, positions in the New York Police Department were clearly priced.
The city boss model didn't end until around World War II.
At this time, as long as you have money, you can bribe the police station and ask the mayor to give you a platform.
And there is really a Chinese Tangkou who did this, and it was in New York.
This person's name is Li Xiling. If you are interested, you can read the book "Tang Fight", which records the fights between gangs in New York's Chinatown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In addition, I have seen many people saying that it is impossible for Chinese to become big in the United States...
Actually, I really want to ask something. Considering the ruling situation of aristocratic families in the history of our country, isn't it more incredible that a beggar established a dynasty?
And nothing is possible, so why do we need novels?
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Enough chatting, let’s talk about the current situation.
I have mentioned this before about family members getting sick.
I also mentioned in the reader group that I was transferred to another hospital recently and was accompanied by the provincial hospital. Every day besides the hospital, I coded in the hotel.
The director of the nephrology department came to see me today and told me a few things, but I won’t go into details because it’s not very good anyway.
In the next period of time, I will still think of ways to do it while coding. Next week, I will contact experts from several provincial hospitals to inquire, and then I will try to find a way to ask the hospitals in Beijing, so as not to affect the coding as much as possible.
Then the release time will be next Friday (if there is a climax of the plot, it may be brought forward, if not, it will be released on Friday as usual.)
It’s not certain how many more chapters will be released on the day of release, but then there will be three chapters per day.
