Chapter 268 Brother Hongmen, conflict at the pier, meeting Roosevelt, dusted off!
November 16, 1910.
After returning from Anliang Main Hall, Li Qiwei became busy.
He wants to arrange everything before leaving the United States.
He first found Tesla according to the address.
Also accompanying them were Li San and Sheng Jingran.
At this time, Tesla was in poverty and could only rent the cheapest house.
When Li Qiwei came to his residence, he really couldn't imagine that this was the residence of an inventive genius.
It’s dark, damp, and the neighbors don’t look like good people.
But when they saw Li San’s sharp eyes, they obviously knew that they were not easy to mess with, so they closed the door tightly.
Tesla was overjoyed by Li Qiwei's arrival. He was afraid that Li Qiwei was just in a moment of enthusiasm and forgot about starting a company.
"Bruce, you are finally here."
"Your bet with Edison has been spread like crazy by major newspapers recently."
"Even mine The name was also mentioned.”
“Hey, after more than twenty years, Edison and I are facing off again.”
"However, I still want to thank you for giving me this opportunity."
"Don't worry, I am very familiar with batteries. I will definitely be able to invent battery products that surpass Edison."
Li Qiwei looked at Te Silla kept talking non-stop, and finally felt relieved.
This shows that the other party has completely come out of the previous paranoid loneliness and has become more cheerful.
“Tesla, you are wrong, it is not a duel between you and Edison, it is a duel between me and Edison.”
"I have invented the battery myself. You just need to help me make it."
"Huh?" Tesla was shocked. He didn't expect that Li Qiwei only mentioned the battery yesterday, and today There is a plan.
Is this the horror of the first genius in physics?
Li Qiwei continued: "Battery is a trivial matter. I came to you today to talk about the company."
"I plan to establish a head office in the United States, called Bruce Group .”
"Each of the company's major businesses can be established as separate subsidiaries and run independently."
"Here is a rough plan, you can take a look."
Tesla I took the document excitedly, and after reading it, I couldn't help but take a breath.
Bruce is really too ambitious.
In Ridgway's plan, the Bruce Group's business, in addition to electricity, movies, telephones, etc., which overlapped with Edison Company, also covered many other fields.
Such as medical care, energy, transportation, machinery, consumer electronics, etc.
And Li Qiwei was not involved verbally, he proposed product ideas in every field.
Both of them are so-called high-tech products.
This terrifies Tesla.
Can this really be thought up by one person?
So, he asked cautiously: "Bruce, how big are you planning to make the company?"
Li Qiwei said decisively: "Ten billion dollars."
Hiss!
Tesla feels like it is out of step with the times.
However, he soon became ecstatic.
With such a boss, his future is destined to be infinitely exciting.
And Li Qiwei agreed with Tesla that he could fill his inventions into various companies according to categories.
Tesla was overjoyed. He thought that with all this, Li Qiwei would look down on his own invention.
Finally, Li Qiwei introduced Sheng Jingran to Tesla.
"This is General Manager Sheng. He will temporarily serve as the general manager of Bruce Group."
"I hope you can get along happily."
Li Qiwei planned to keep Sheng Jingran in the United States for a while to build up the Bruce Group's reputation first.
As for manpower, he has no worries.
There are enough Chinese people in the United States for him to use. If that doesn't work, he can still recruit from China.
However, high-end talents need to be found separately.
It is impossible for Sheng Jingran to remain the general manager of Bruce Group, and his abilities are not suitable for industry.
Li Qiwei is going to let Mr. Situ use the power of Hongmen to discover this kind of talent.
After leaving Tesla's residence, Li Qiwei explained some things to Sheng Jingran alone.
Let him go to Hongmen if he encounters difficulties that cannot be solved.
Sheng Jingran was greatly surprised. He did not expect that in such a short period of time, the chairman would have found such a strong collaborator.
He also knew about the famous Hongmen.
After settling the business matters, Li Qiwei didn’t wait long before Boss Situ sent someone to tell him.
Huang Sande, the general leader of Hongmen, will choose an auspicious day to hold a public ceremony to open the incense hall and award Li Qiwei the title of "Honggu".
Considering Li Qiwei's time, Huang Sande, who happened to be in Washington, discussed with other Hongmen bigwigs and decided to hold the ceremony at the New York branch of Zhi Gong Tang.
Li Qiwei smiled, "We will be on the same level as Mr. Sun from now on."
Originally, Boss Situ wanted to drag Li San into Hongmen, but Li San's master was in China.
It was impossible for him to make the decision on such a big matter, so he could only give up and talk about it later.
November 25, 1910.
Nearly all the bigwigs from the Hongmen Zhigong Tang in the United States gathered in New York, and there were even many bigwigs from other parts of the Americas.
Today they will witness the joining of Li Qiwei.
Everyone present sighed that this was probably the most knowledgeable person Hongmen had recruited since its founding.
If Li Qiwei's academic status were in the Qing Dynasty, it would be at least a bachelor's degree.
The big guys instantly felt that their taste had become higher.
Let’s see who dares to say that Hongmen is a gangster in the future.
Even the top scientists in the world today have joined Hongmen.
Huang Sande fully considered Li Qiwei's identity and tried to simplify the membership process so that Li Qiwei would not be disgusted.
Finally, under the witness of all Hongmen bosses, Li Qiwei finally officially joined Hongmen and became a Hongmen leader.
From then on, all the younger brothers in Hongmen would respectfully call him "big brother" when they saw him.
After the ceremony, at the suggestion of Boss Situ, Li Qiwei had dinner with everyone.
During this period, when they talked about the layout of the Bruce Group, these Hongmen bosses became uneasy on the spot, and all of them had fiery eyes.
Looking at Ridgway is like looking at a rare treasure.
Compared with others, their opium dens, gambling stalls, etc. are simply inhumane.
So, the banquet ended in a cheerful atmosphere.
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November 28, 1910, New York Harbor pier.
Boss Situ brought Liu Liangzhong and others from Anliang Hall to bid farewell to Li Qiwei and his party.
Li Qiwei discovered that there was a white man among the crowd at Anliangtang. He must be the big boss.
However, he will be leaving soon, and he probably won’t get to know him again.
However, just as Li Qiwei was about to step onto the ship, a commotion broke out not far from the dock.
Li Qiwei looked closely and found that several policemen were coming.
The leader should be a police officer. He looks fat and big-eared. He is obviously well respected by his subordinates.
The police in New York are divided into three levels and twelve levels. The first level is the police officer, sergeant, etc., who are responsible for handling specific grassroots business.
The second level is the police officer, who is responsible for the security management of an area.
Officer Fatty, surrounded by several police officers, walked slowly towards Li Qiwei.
At this time, Liu Liangzhong came forward and said with a smile: "Hello, Officer Eric, why are you interested in coming to the dock today?"
Eric glanced at Liu Liangzhong, and then looked at Boss Situ, his eyes full of provocation.
Of course they policemen know this Chinese leader and they can’t stand it.
Then he replied lazily: "Oh, it turns out to be Liu."
"I received a report that someone was trying to steal U.S. Navy secrets."
"I need to escort the prisoner back to the police station for review."
Liu Liangzhong was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Who is it?"
Eric suddenly turned his head to look at Li Qiwei and yelled, "Get Bruce Lee for me." Boom!
Everyone present was shocked.
This news is really unbelievable.
Boss Situ and others quickly looked towards Li Qiwei and saw that the other person looked calm, as if nothing had happened.
The moment Li Qiwei saw the appearance of the American police, he probably knew what was going on.
This must be Edison's fault.
Although the other party said that he wanted to compete fairly with him, he still used dirty tricks in private.
If Li Qiwei really stole navy secrets, today it would not be as simple as a few police officers coming, but a warship directly blocking the door.
Obviously, Edison was using his connections to make himself sick.
Everyone in the industry knows the secret that he supplies batteries to the military.
Li Qiwei was right. Edison just wanted the police to lock him up for ten days and a half to destroy his will.
Let him have no intention of getting batteries anymore.
Haha, it’s a pity that he is destined to be disappointed.
After hearing the order, several white police officers immediately surrounded Li Qiwei, holding electric batons in their hands and watching eagerly.
They would definitely not dare to use guns in this situation.
Seeing this, Li San stood up in front of Li Qiwei, Bohr, and Qian Wushi, showing no fear.
He was confident that he would knock down all these policemen within 30 seconds.
The atmosphere in the scene suddenly became tense, and a conflict could break out at any time.
At this time, Mr. Situ shouted: "Stop!"
Then, he walked out of the crowd and said coldly: "Eric, you know that Bruce is my good friend, but you still dare to do this Rude."
"What a secret, what a liar!"
"I put it here today. If you dare to touch Bruce, I will make you regret it for the rest of your life. "
Eric was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect Boss Situ to react so violently.
Ever since the internal fighting in Hongmen ended, Boss Situ has kept a very low profile and never took the initiative to cause trouble.
This made Eric think that he could control the other party.
No matter how he made things difficult, the other party always had a calm attitude.
Unexpectedly, today, the other party changed from his usual meekness and became extremely domineering.
But Eric is not a vegetarian. As a police officer in the United States, he controls state violence and has a high position of power.
Therefore, he naturally did not want to lose face in front of his younger brother.
"Situ, I am acting in accordance with the law today. If you dare to stop me, be careful that I end up ruining your life."
Big Brother Situ sneered, "You can try."< br>
“Let’s see if my brothers agree.”
Ho!
Many Anliangtang disciples present shouted loudly, with a spectacular momentum.
Seeing the situation tense, Li Qiwei spoke.
His tone was not wavering at all, and he looked at Eric indifferently.
“I don’t know what benefits Edison gave you.”
“But I know that the end of the gloves is always to be thrown away after use.”
"If you take me away today, I'm sure you'll be laid off tomorrow."
Wow!
Li Qiwei’s slightly threatening words shook Eric’s heart.
Of course he knew that the other party was a great scientist.
It has been very popular in the United States recently.
He originally thought that Li Qiwei, like other Chinese, were timid, humble, submissive and low-class people.
As long as you threaten him even a little bit, the other person will definitely be scared to death and will obey him obediently.
But he didn’t expect that he would make a miscalculation today.
Not only was Li Qiwei strong, but Situ was also a changed person.
These Chinese suddenly changed from sheep to tigers and wolves.
Eric felt a little regretful.
But when things have reached this point, it is impossible for him to back down, otherwise his prestige will be lost.
Just when the situation was in a stalemate, another person suddenly came out from the crowd in Anliang Hall.
And a white man.
I saw him nodding to Mr. Situ, and then walking towards Eric.
The two of them were talking in low voices, during which time Eric's face kept changing, and finally he turned pale with fear, as if his blood had been drained.
Then, he gave an order to recall all the boys and left the dock without saying a word.
Liu Liangzhong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and the matter finally calmed down.
Openly confronting the police is not a good thing for Hongmen today.
Li Qiwei walked up to Mr. Situ and said coldly: "This is the reason why I want to unite with Hongmen."
"I hope that in the future, people like Eric can only grovel and bow when they see us Chinese, instead of being arrogant."
Situ looked at Eric's retreating back with a look in his eyes. Revealing ruthlessness.
“Don’t worry, this day won’t be long ago.”
At this time, the white boy who went to negotiate with Eric returned.
Brother Situ returned to his usual boldness and said to Li Qiwei with a smile: "Brother, come, let me introduce you to our barrister from Anliangtang."
"This is Mr. Roosevelt."
"His professionalism is outstanding."
"Look, Eric was taken care of in a few seconds."
At this time, Roosevelt smiled and stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, Professor Bruce."
"I was on a business trip and didn't have the opportunity to have a long talk with you. It's a pity."
"Your name is as loud as thunder in my ears." Roosevelt said the last sentence in Chinese.
Li Qiwei felt quite emotional as he looked at this legendary man who would influence the world situation in the future.
At this moment, Roosevelt was extremely young, only 28 years old, and was far from the bossy demeanor of later politicians.
In real history, Roosevelt worked as a lawyer at Anliang Tang until he became the president.
It is said that he can become the president with the support of Mr. Situ and Hongmen.
Of course, this must have nothing to do with his uncle being the president. Everyone knows that American officials are incorruptible and never talk about relationships.
In 1911, Roosevelt entered the New York State Senate.
In 1913, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow.
In 1929, he became the governor of New York State.
Then he defeated Hoover in the general election and became the 32nd President of the United States.
Roosevelt was also the only president in the history of the United States who was elected for four consecutive terms, and his influence was profound.
Li Qiwei stretched out his hand, "Hello, Lawyer Roosevelt, today's matter is all thanks to you."
Roosevelt smiled: "Even without me, I think Professor Bruce can definitely solve it. "
"But it is my compatriot Eric who suffers."
Everyone laughed.
At this time, Li Qiwei said to Mr. Situ: "Brother Situ, I think Roosevelt is very good and worthy of your efforts to train him."
Hearing this, Mr. Situ understood the words and decided to fully support Roosevelt in politics.
After chatting with Roosevelt for a while, the whistle of the ship interrupted everyone's thoughts.
The time has come to say goodbye.
With a wave of farewell from Mr. Stuart, Roosevelt, Liu Liangzhong and others, Li Qiwei stepped on the ship with a smile and left the United States.
He gained a lot from this trip to the United States.
Not only did he get to know two future US presidents, but he also made friends with Hongmen and even became a Hongmen boss.
In addition, take over Tesla as a general, lay out high-tech physical industries, and provide a continuous blood transfusion to Borneo in the future.
Deceive the American physics community, lead in the wrong direction, and completely block the scientific and technological potential of the United States.
Next, Li Qiwei only needs to focus on Europe.
Calculating time, it is almost time for Bohr to rise.
(End of this chapter)