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 arrived at 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 hall."
Li Yu didn't expect that all the gangsters were here, so he calmly replied: "I don't know. May I ask which law you read about it from?"
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 fight between us has nothing to do with Li Yu. 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 take advantage 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, he must accept our protection and we must 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 our national industry with your vulgar means of collecting protection fees."
Suya 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!"
When Su Ya's men heard him swearing, they immediately rushed out to show off: "Situ Meitang, please keep your mouth clean!"
Situ Meitang, who had practiced kung fu, kicked the subordinate away, "Do you have the right to speak?"
The subordinate was angry, pulled out a knife from his arms and was about to rush over, but Situ Meitang suddenly took out a revolver and hit 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: "Just say that you can't accomplish anything. You only know how to fight with force every day and don't understand any law. I have a lawyer behind me, so shooting is self-defense. Get out of here now. If you dare to come again in the future, you will be shot."
It’s you!”
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Su Ya did not bring a gun today, so he immediately became discouraged and ran away in despair.
Situ Meitang sighed and said to Li Yu: "It makes 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."
question."
Li Yu was not too worried, but he was somewhat aware of the bloody gang fights between the major Chinese gangs in the United States in the early 20th century.
It was not until the Anti-Japanese War that these clans 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 the deputy sheriff of New York County."
Li Xiling is considered the first godfather of the American Chinese gang.
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, and the matter was not minor, 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 seeing Li Yu's laboratory, he lamented: "Those little gangsters are ignorant of the truth and will always be little gangsters."
Then he assured Li Yu: "Sir, don't worry, 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 collect protection money from Mr. Li Yu."
Li Xiling understood that Situ Meitang had his own reasons for daring to shoot, and the fact that he usually hired so many American lawyers was not in vain, and he would not really go to jail, so he said: "It is really time to restrain Su Ya."
This incident caused quite a stir. Even American newspapers reported on it. Public opinion was overwhelmingly one-sided. They even believed that the presence of Chinese people threatened 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 worried that Li Yu would be 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, it's someone from Hip Sheng Tang."
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, Anliang Hall Secretary-General Gong Laojin and Situ Meitang to find Suya.
Su Ya was very angry. As soon as they arrived, he yelled: "It has only been quiet for a long time, and you are about to start shooting. I will not let this matter go."
Situ Meitang said: "Please calm down, the person in front of you is Mr. Liang Chengliang, the Minister to the United States."
Su Ya was not very afraid of the minister to the United States, but Liang Cheng was officially recognized and recognized by the United States, so he became less arrogant: "Even if you are a minister, you can't just shoot and hurt people."
Liang Cheng 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?"
Suya said: "I know, but..."
Liang Cheng raised his voice: "But what?"
Su Ya felt guilty and waved her hands: "They have to give me an answer and pay compensation for this anyway!"
A woman in her forties behind Su Ya suddenly said: "Ah Mai, you'd better submit."
Suya 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: "You should pay compensation. If you apologize, you are also at fault."
"Why are your elbows turned outward?" Su Ya said dissatisfied, "Even if the minister comes here, 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 was surprised: "I don't even agree, why are you reconciling?"
Josephine glanced at McLao King and said, "We..."
The more Su Ya looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong, and asked: "Is there anything wrong with you?"
Li Xiling said: "They have been busy for a long time. Some time ago, they asked me where a pastor can preside over the wedding."
"Ah!?" The vegetarians were all dumbfounded. Why were everyone treating themselves like monkeys? Inexplicably, the top executive of Anliangtang became his father-in-law. Thinking about it, it became even more unacceptable.
In fact, the American police could no longer bear the fighting between gangs, so Li Xiling somehow came up with such a trick to build a bridge between the two, hoping to use a "marriage" method to temporarily stop the fighting.
Don't tell me, this trick works pretty well.
Suya asked her mother-in-law: "Are you... really in trouble?"
Josephine is an American and doesn't think there's anything wrong with it: "We really love each other."
Su Ya's face turned green, things developed too fast, and he was not prepared at all.
Liang Cheng never expected that it would end in such a bloody way, but as long as they didn't cause trouble, that would be fine.
Suya 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 asked you 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 face it, he is the one who found me. It's so unlucky!"
Situ Meitang murmured: "It's him again!"
The beam is getting bigger and bigger.
Fortunately, things were safe. Liang Cheng returned to Li Yu's laboratory and learned more about his current situation. "I have been busy with trivial matters recently. I never thought that in just over a month, you have already done so many things, which makes me so happy."
I’m so ashamed!”
Li Yu smiled and said: "Mr. Minister, don't worry about me, your matters are more important. I wonder how the affairs of studying abroad and returning the Gengzi compensation are progressing?"
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 be no big obstacles."
Liang Cheng sighed: "This 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, and he had done a very good job. As a diplomat of a weak country, Liang Cheng was really not easy, and the means he could take were too limited.
You can't be like a certain driver in later generations who fought a war with Mao, thinking that he had NATO's support, but actually got a soft meal.
Li Yu doesn't understand diplomacy, but he also understands that once there is a disparity in strength, diplomacy is no longer diplomacy.
"I will write a book in the future, which may be helpful to the Minister." Li Yu said.
Liang Cheng asked: "Star Wars sequel?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "No. I didn't expect that the minister also read that book."
"It's a relief from boredom," Liang Cheng said, "It's not a science fiction novel, but 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 was educated 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 had three American engineers train Zou Zhou and more than 20 Chinese while completing the engine for the Wright 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 I was quickly noticed by construction companies, and many construction companies came to visit me.
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.