America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 352 Return to Roswell

Ambassador Hunter was in a daze.

He felt as if he had been deceived.

"Mr. Chen, what I mean is"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Jianqiu.

He took Hunter's shoulders, pulled him closer, and whispered to him: "Brother, actually, I don't mind being a British national."

Hunter was a little confused.

What, just, brothers?

"But American citizenship is of some use to me for the time being. How about you give me dual citizenship? I won't force you to have a title or anything like that."

Hunter's eyes widened:

“The British Empire does not recognize dual nationality! Isn’t it worse than the nationality of our British Empire?”

Before he could say the next unpleasant words, he was interrupted by Chen Jianqiu:

"No rush, no rush, let me make you a promise first, okay? Don't worry, I won't sell things to the US military for the time being. When the time comes, I will serve Her Majesty the Queen and serve her, okay?"

Chen Jianqiu pointed at the machine gun and said seductively in Hunter's ear:

"Do you want the machine gun? Do you want the exclusive secret bullets? There are many other good things that are being developed in the future."

His next words cut into the heart of the ambassador:

"Let me tell you something. France is also doing these things, and I think it will be done soon. It's up to you whether you want to or not."

The ambassador felt like he was being poured cold water from top to bottom, and he immediately became energetic.

He turned around and straightened his collar:

"Okay, let's do it! You go to the UK as soon as possible to establish a company, and I will talk to Chile and sign a saltpeter mine cooperative development agreement with your company."

Chen Jianqiu patted Hunter on the shoulder, walked away with a smile.

He looked at the South Pacific outside the port.

It's time to go back.

It has been nearly a year since I left Roswell.

During this year, he has been conveying some important matters to Roswell through letters, such as the construction of new railways and investments in Mexico.

The rest was left to Danny and Asuka.

Things here have been settled. As soon as the armistice agreement is signed, Iquique will be under control.

After everything was settled, Chen Jianqiu and his soldiers set off on their way home again.

And at this time.

Ricky Davis, the captain who had brought them to Chile, was on his way to Chile.

After the DuPont company collapsed in Chile, the captain's ship could only start transporting fruit and wine.

As Chen Jianqiu's reputation spread more and more along the western coast of Chile, the captain finally knew who he had brought on the ship.

However, when he returned to Ensenada, he received shocking news.

Construction of the railway from Juárez to Ensenada has begun.

Therefore, this time when he came to Chile, he was already seriously considering whether to stop in Iquique.

Or, stop for two days and then run?

But when he got off the gangway of his ship and stepped onto the pier, he found that Chen Jianqiu was already waiting for him there.

"Captain, has the railway been repaired?" The young Chinese businessman looked at him with a smile.

The captain was startled.

"How did you know I was back?"

"I have people here looking at the sea with binoculars every day. As long as your ship's painting is not changed, it will definitely be discovered."

Be willing to admit defeat.

Ricky Davis is not a respectable member of the upper class, but he is a well-known senior gambler in various port casinos, and he stands out as a good gambler.

"Tell me, how much saltpeter are you going to transport back this time?" The captain shook his head.

"Filled up."

Another month passed, and Chen Jianqiu finally returned to Roswell.

In the year he left, in addition to the railway extending to Juarez, other businesses were also booming.

Sanjiang Bank has already opened from Lincoln County to Albuquerque, and the next branch should be in Santa Fe.

This bank has two points.

One is strong financial resources, and the other is more important, which is safety.

No one dares to rob this bank.

Bank manager Greg Okafor is smug.

He planned to wait for Chen Jianqiu to come back and discuss with him whether he could obtain business licenses from other western states and open branches in California or Texas.

Refinery business is as stable as ever.

Before Chen Jianqiu set out, he hired some people who had resigned from the Rockefeller Company and several chemists to develop new products while transporting kerosene to Mexico for sale.

This is a stable income.

After the ordnance factory used up the saltpeter and nitric acid in stock, it suspended the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder and Roswell 1882, and resumed the production of older model guns.

Various gun stores put up signs saying they were temporarily out of stock, and told them they would resume supplying ammunition in a few months.

Because from the letter sent by Chen Jianqiu, Browning learned that such days would not last long.

When the team heading to Chile returned to Roswell with saltpeter, the acid-making workshop next to the explosives plant resumed operation.

At the first Roswell Science and Technology Committee meeting after returning, Chen Jianqiu gave Maxim and the others a large box each.

There are genuine U.S. dollars inside.

"This is your patent share for this year." Chen Jianqiu said.

Hiram Maxim looked at the happy Browning and his brother, a little confused: "My guns haven't sold much this year?"

"It's a big deal after it's sold. This is the estimated share." Chen Jianqiu handed him an envelope.

Maxim opened it doubtfully.

Inside is a letter of appointment.

"We are about to invest in the construction of an arsenal in Kent County, and I will hire you as the chief engineer and company leader there." Chen Jianqiu said.

He patted Maxim on the shoulder: "You are a family man. I told you that your son should get the best education."

Hiram Maxim didn't know what to say for a moment.

What surprised Chen Jianqiu the most was the Border Detective Agency.

The pockmarks on White's face did not diminish, but Pinkerton was "killed" by him and was defeated.

After the New Mexico government officially outsourced many government operations to the border.

Regardless of whether they were visible or shady, White handled them all cleanly, which accumulated a great reputation for the Border Detective Agency.

Harry and his Pinkerton Detective Agency are receiving less and less business, and the new low-level employees he has recruited are no longer useful.

Not to mention the investigation into Chen Jianqiu and the Border Detective Agency.

William Pinkerton almost threw himself against the wall when he looked at the report from the New Mexico office.

Expenses are not low at all, but income is gradually approaching zero.

In anger, he directly disbanded the New Mexico branch, and the person in charge, Harry, was simply kicked out.

And the commission they received from Henry Dupont to investigate the whereabouts of his company's personnel fell into disrepair.

At this time, DuPont and the Gunpowder Association encountered greater troubles.

Their person in charge in South America has not heard from him for several months and seems to have disappeared.

There are even rumors that he was deeply involved in the Saltpeter War.

The remaining employees either resigned or returned home, and no one could explain clearly the disappearance of the person in charge.

Henry Dupont didn't know what the person in charge was doing behind his back.

The fact is that all American companies can no longer mine saltpeter in Chile.

If they really want to buy, they can only buy second-hand goods from the British.

This made the companies in the association that were accustomed to using cheap saltpeter as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They began to cross the sea, each showing his own magical powers and thinking of his own method.

But basically they have had little effect.

And Henry Dupont was scratching his head and thinking of a way.

However, at this time, a company outside the association suddenly extended an olive branch to the members of the Gunpowder Association.

Not only does it have the means to obtain saltpeter, but it is also willing to share its saltpeter with everyone at a more suitable price.

The boss of this company is named Chen Jianqiu.

(End of chapter)