Section 211 First Arrival in the United States to Visit San Francisco
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The ocean is calm, and a cruise ship is sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Wu Chenxuan's entourage has lost weight, Chen Tianhua and Yu Boxun, accompanied by Yu Jian, have already returned to China from Osaka, and Huang Xinpei was also arranged by him to go to Hong Kong to contact a German naval intelligence lieutenant colonel.
"Lord Wu, it's early." Dai Hongci has finished walking on the deck, playing Yang's Tai Chi, and his boxing skills are not at all like an old man who is nearly sixty years old, but his lifespan is no more than three years, so Wu Chenxuan is in line with the principle of being kind to others, and he gets along with this envoy very harmoniously.
"Morning Dai. Master Dai is old and strong, and he is really a model for the younger generation. Wu Chenxuan, who changed into sportswear, put his braids in his hood and began to circle outside the first-class cabin wearing a pair of jogging shoes. Earlier, he also tactfully advised Wu Chenxuan not to dress up in fancy clothes, but the other party had no way to let Dai do his own thing, and he was used to seeing other foreigners dressed up at will, and even the English baron who got on the ship together from Tokyo was dressed the same, and Dai Hongci was no longer demanding. Fortunately, although Wu Chenxuan did not follow the good flow in this matter, he still respected him very much in other things, greeting him in the morning, greeting him in the evening, and asking for leave in advance when he went out, and the inspection report was even more detailed and novel, which greatly inspired Dai Hongci, so it was not surprising that Dai Hongci was not surprised by these unkempt sections.
Constitutionalism was the primary goal of this trip, so a visit to the House of Representatives and an inspection of the parliamentary system must be planned in each country, which has become a practice and has given rise to a lot of thought. Dai Hongci's expeditions in Japan and his reports on the political structures of other countries in Tokyo revealed that in these constitutional states, the communication between the ruling and opposition parties for the sake of national interests, and the interaction between the monarch and the parliament, were refreshing to the Qing bureaucrats, who were accustomed to life-and-death party disputes. Reading between the lines of Dai Hongci's inspection report, there is all surprise and admiration for this political system. In fact, for people in foreign lands, the most different places from their own countries are the places that have the most intense impact on their thoughts.
"Lord Wu, this visit to Japan was quite successful, and I heard that your chamber of commerce has also gained a lot. Congratulations! ”
Master Dai said with a smile, the lower officials are just to provide a convenience for the elders of Shandong, but the last time I sent troops to the Northeast and several high-ranking officials of the Japanese Army had some friendship, this time it was just a few Japanese generals who invited me to travel and enter the friendship of landlords. By the way, I also inspected Japan's military system, and I felt a lot, and I also wrote some in the report, I wonder what Mr. Dai thinks? "Wu Chenxuan couldn't figure out what this Lord Dai meant, so he took himself out first with a move, as for the details, if Dai Hongci could find Dashanyan and Yamamoto to verify them, even if he was capable, Wu Chenxuan was not afraid of him.
"What Lord Wu said is that the old man also read this report overnight, Lord Wu is worthy of being a capable man in foreign affairs, and he is a person who has led soldiers to see battles, and his views on military reform are also quite sophisticated, but unfortunately the old man really does not know military affairs, if Xiang Chenggong is here, he will definitely be able to discuss it with Lord Wu."
"That's right, Xiang Chenggong is still my enlightenment teacher, when the Wuwei Right Army was stationed in Shandong, he also guided the key to training troops under Xia, if it wasn't for the later Gengzi National Change, maybe he would already be a member of Beiyang."
Dai Hongci was stunned, then shook his head and smiled, "The old man and Xiang Chenggong's parents are quite familiar, and Xiang Chenggong can also be regarded as Li Wenzhonggong's Huaijun lineage." However, now the Wuyi New Army and the Beiyang New Army are stationed in Zhili Shandong, and their military strength is superior to that of the sea, defending against strong enemies outside, and securing the four borders of the country, which is also a fortunate thing for the country. ”
"What Master Dai said is right, this soldier knows the loyalty of the monarch and will know how to serve the country, which is the essence of protecting the territory and the people." Wu Chenxuan said perfunctorily, "I don't know where Lord Dai plans to start this expedition to the United States?" ”
"The old man still plans to look more at the operation of the parliament and the government, and the other is the inspection of public utilities. In my opinion, how about Lord Wu make more fuss about military affairs and the economy? ”
"What Master Dai instructed is that the lower official is also a martial artist, and he has some understanding of military affairs, so leave this aspect to the lower official."
"Okay, by the way, if the old man is not mistaken, Lord Wu was born in the third year of Guangxu, right?"
"Exactly, my father was overseas at the time, although I didn't have a Qing calendar, but the time recorded in the Western calendar was generally not bad."
"Lord Wu doesn't blame the old man for talking too much, now Lord Wu is also a member of the second-class top, seeing the year of the establishment, is it time to take a look at the marriage event? You can't always let the concubine preside over the inner courtyard. Dai Hongci saw Wu Chenxuan's readiness to agree, and the two sides have cooperated for half a month, Dai Hongci feels that although this person is young and ambitious, he does not have the madness of the general young Zhuang faction, but is round on the outside and square on the inside, capable of doing things, and is a rare bureaucrat. However, Dai Hongci has been in the court for many years, and he knows that the court is quite jealous of these Han people who are in charge of the army, and if he makes a mistake, he is afraid that the consequences will be unimaginable, so he does not plan to use the daughter of the Dai family to marry, but he has many old friends, so he might as well sign a red line and make a good fate.
"Alas, this matter is difficult to explain, the father said that I was not born when I was born with a baby family surnamed Lin Shi, but then repeatedly changed, the two sides have long been no news, I don't know what the other party's situation is, but people have no faith and do not stand, the father asked me to search for the year of the establishment, if there is no result to find another marriage, it is also fate is not enough, this has been looking for ten years and has no clue, this investigation may be to find a woman to marry." Anyway, fooling Lafayette is also this set of rhetoric, and he is very skilled.
"Since Brother Wu has this filial piety, adhering to Ling Zun's last wish, the old man also wishes you to find someone destined as soon as possible." Dai Hongci saw Wu Chenxuan making up the story unashamedly, and sighed in his heart, it seems that this person is shirking, so let's wait and see.
The waves are surging on the ocean, and this cruise ship is moving forward with cleaving the waves, heading towards the United States on the other side of the ocean. Twenty-five years ago, there was also a steamer, the Kali, which was sailing hard to the west coast of the United States on this route. At that time, in the lower class cabin, several young people were enthusiastically discussing their "gold rush dream". "I heard that I can earn 30 yuan a month there, which is enough for me to marry a daughter-in-law." "I heard that there is gold everywhere, and when I come back for a year or two, I still don't eat and drink spicy food!" In the corner of the Odori cabin, a young man with clogs, a cloth coat, and a pigtail in tow listened with relish. He tugged at the cloth bag in his hand, thinking about the place he was about to arrive, and his heart was full of hope: "With money, grandma doesn't have to worry about cooking without rice every day...... This young man is Situ Mingtang, the leader of the Hongmen who later became famous in the sky. In 1868, Situ Mingtang was born in a poor family in Kaiping, Guangdong, and lost his father at the age of 6. After studying in a private school for 4 years with the hard support of his widowed mother, Situ Mingtang dropped out of school to work as an apprentice in a small workshop in Xinhui County, and his life was so difficult that there was no end. By chance, Situ Mingtang became acquainted with an overseas Chinese who had returned from the United States, and according to this neighbor, the United States is a "golden mountain". The young Situ Mingtang begged his mother to let him try his luck. In March 1880, Situ Mingtang, who was only 12 years old, received the 53 pieces of Longyang that he had managed to get together from his mother, and took the steamer "Kali" to cross the ocean alone to try his luck in the United States and strive for a career.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped on the dock in San Francisco, Situ Mingtang was thrown by American hooligans with horse manure and dirty things on the ground. His "gold rush dream" was shattered by this "meeting gift", and the United States is not the paradise on earth that he wants to xiàng. It turned out that there was a powerful counter-current of "anti-Chinese" in American society at that time, and Chinese people were discriminated against, scolded as "yellow pigs", and often bullied by American hooligans.
Under the guidance of fellow villagers, Situ Mingtang worked as a kitchen at a Chinese chop shop called "Huixian Lou" on San Francisco's Central Avenue, working eight hours a day for only $12 a month. At that time, American hooligans who often ate "overlord meals" patronized Chinese restaurants, not only eating and drinking for nothing, but also smashing stores and beating people. Many Chinese dare not speak out, but Situ Mingtang is jealous and hateful. As early as when he was an apprentice in a small workshop, he learned a good martial arts.
Once, a drunken ghost deliberately came to the "Huixian Building" to make trouble, and he wanted to beat people, Situ Mingtang couldn't bear it, and rushed up to punch and kick, but he didn't expect this drunk to have a pair of skins, and Situ Mingtang's anger had not subsided, and he swallowed his breath. For this, Situ Mingtang was almost sentenced to death by hanging, but he was later rescued by Hongmen people, and he was imprisoned for 10 months before he was freed.
San Francisco's Hongmen is a triad and was originally known as Yixingtang. In early 1854, the police attacked the members' gatherings, and the documents such as the constitution, oaths, and flags were confiscated. Subsequently, Yee Hing Tong moved its location to Sacramento Street and renamed Chi Kung Tong. Later, many American cities appeared Hongmen organizations, collectively known as Hongmen Zhigongtang. So in the fifth year of his arrival in the United States, Situ Mingtang also joined the Hongmen Zhigong Court.
At that time, in addition to the Zhigong Court, overseas Chinese organizations also had royalists and some other guilds and halls that were organized by surname, and there were often fights between them. There are even people surnamed Guan who bully people surnamed Zhou, on the grounds that Zhou Cang had carried a big knife for Guan Gong. Tang Dou not only weakened the strength of the overseas Chinese community itself, but was also easily used by people with good intentions and became a tool for them to "use China to contain China". Situ Mingtang sighed when recalling the tragic history of the Chinese Tang Dou: "At that time, the leaders of each hall were like a pair of crickets for people to play with, as long as the small bamboo silk of the bad guy swayed, the two crickets would hit you to the death, and the bad guy was smiling next to him, which was really sad." ”
In 1894, with the assistance and support of local celebrities such as Ruan Benwan and Li Shengce, Situ Mingtang gathered a group of young and vigorous people who dared to act and set up another hill in Hongmen, founded the Anliang Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and established the Anliang Association, which meant "hoeing the strong and helping the weak, eliminating violence and peace".
After the establishment of An Liang Tang, some people wanted to get rid of it quickly. Once, Szeto Mingtang went to the theater to watch Cantonese opera, but was discovered by the enemy and sent someone to assassinate him. It happened that Situ Mingtang left his seat halfway to go to the toilet, and the seat was occupied by a person who watched the overlord play, but the murderer did not realize that the person who occupied the seat gave his life in vain.
Since then, Situ Mingtang has always been armed with two guns, and whenever there is an assassin, he will shoot and duel with him. Situ Mingtang's courage to fight for his life frightened the American hooligans, and they no longer dared to provoke overseas Chinese to kill each other as unscrupulously as in the past. Anliangtang also grew from small to large, and gradually united a group of Hongmen brothers, and Situ Mingtang was also embraced as the "Hongmen boss".
In 1905, Szeto Mingtang went to New York, where he established the "Anliang General Church". Subsequently, Anliang Hall set up branches and branches in 31 cities such as Washington and Chicago, and the number of students increased dramatically to more than 20,000.
The current Situ Mingtang did not stay at home on the east coast of the United States, but traveled thousands of miles across the American continent to San Francisco on the west coast, where the Chinese lived. Several helmsmen of San Francisco in Anliangtang were respectfully waiting for the instructions of the dragon boss, but he didn't expect the big guy to let everyone disperse after simply listening to two words of report, he changed into a dress and took a few brothers with good skills to get on the carriage and go straight to the dock, quietly waiting there for the mast that was gradually rising in the sky.
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