In fact, when the wave of Chinese exclusion in California first set off, the wealthy businessmen and squires in the United States had already returned to China one after another, and the rich men were not interested in the foreign atmosphere, not to mention that the gentleman did not stand under the dangerous wall. Therefore, after 1870, those who went to the United States were basically ordinary Chinese coolies in the poor class.

However, at the beginning of the promulgation of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the number of Chinese in the United States did not decrease significantly, but increased to a certain extent. Because the major Chinese associations took advantage of the influence of the "Chinese Exclusion Act" to start a large-scale human smuggling business.

Those Chinese coolies, who were regarded as "class enemies" by American trade unions, have always been popular with major capitalists and farmers, especially those labor-intensive production enterprises, who are in great need of Chinese labor to reduce production costs.

At that time, half of California's textile workers were Chinese, and more than eighty percent of California's agricultural workforce were Chinese coolies, many of whom had just joined the Pacific Railroad project.

The Chinese Exclusion Act actually touched the interests of the big capitalists, who wanted to continue to have access to cheap labor, so under the planning of the guild hall and the hall, many Chinese laborers smuggled across the border from the Mexican side every month.

However, under the impetus of some politicians and media at that time, the entire American society fell into a hysterical atmosphere of anti-Chinese, and the exclusion and oppression of Chinese became a manifestation of "political correctness", as if anyone who did not support it was not a real American.

So it is not surprising at all that the Chinese exclusion has shifted from mere criticism to substantive violence.

In 1885, the famous "Stone Springs Massacre" broke out, because the Pacific Railroad Coal Mining Company had been recruiting Chinese miners with low wages, resulting in many local white miners losing their jobs, and 150 white miners in Wyoming Stone Springs, instigated by the "Knights of Labor", a national trade union organization, to destroy the Chinatown of Stone Springs with all their weapons.

In this organized destruction and killing, a total of 79 buildings belonging to Chinese were burned, 28 unarmed Chinese were killed, 15 were seriously injured, and 26 others fled into the nearby mountains and forests, where they were all killed by wolves.

This tragedy shocked the whole American society, but the police only arrested 16 suspects afterwards, because American law prohibits Chinese from testifying against whites in court, so in the end all the suspects were released in court because of "insufficient evidence".

After the event, under the vigorous protest and negotiation of the Manchu diplomats, the US government symbolically compensated the Qing court with $149,000, and not to the victims of the tragedy, but as a scholarship for Chinese students studying in the United States. It's a pity that those Chinese students studying in the United States will never know that the scholarship they worked hard to get was actually bought by the blood of their compatriots who died.

Since then, there have been numerous cases of violence against Chinese communities across the United States, with dozens of Chinatowns burned down and thousands of Chinese immigrants forcibly displaced.

During that period, the number of Chinese in the United States began to decline dramatically, and in addition to the unbearable labor who returned to China, the Chinese Exclusion Act and the prohibition of interracial marriage also effectively eliminated the Chinese community in North America at the racial level.

Because most of the Chinese workers who came to the United States were men, and their wives and children remained in China, the Chinese Exclusion Act blocked the way for Chinese workers' families to travel to the United States, and the ban on interracial marriage cut off the possibility of Chinese workers marrying and reproducing in the local area.

In 1892, the Chinese Exclusion Act expired, but California Democrat Congressman Thomas Brown was not allowed to do so. On the basis of the original "Chinese Exclusion Act", Jerry proposed the harsher "Jerry Act", which, in addition to requiring all Chinese to register and obtain residence permits, also deprived Chinese expatriates of their right to personal security, that is, once Chinese are arrested, they will not be released on bail.

The Jerry Act was originally intended to be valid for 10 years, but in 1902 the U.S. Congress made it permanent.

By 1940, there were only about 77,500 Chinese Americans left, all of whom were gathered in Chinatowns and made a living from various service industries.

Chinese coolies come from the bottom and have never received higher education, and their children are the same, not only because they can't afford the tuition fees, but also because of the pervasive racial discrimination, and very few of them can make it to high school.

At that time, the Chinese in San Francisco, in addition to operating daily necessities imported from China, were mainly involved in the laundry and catering industry, especially the business of San Francisco's handmade laundry, which had almost been monopolized by the Chinese.

The rest are some of the most popular ones that can't be put on the table, such as gambling stalls and brothels, and all the cousins have begun to get involved in the new narcotics business, just like cocaine, which was once popular in the United States, and many Chinese cousins are involved in the sale.

"Ma Enni was respected by all the Chinese gangs, and he set rules for them, dividing the sphere of influence of the Tangkou, and no one was allowed to break his rules, otherwise he would be severely punished. The Chinese liked him and feared him, and they gave him the nickname "White Devil". Clay spun the steering wheel, and the sedan turned a corner onto a ramp.

Jack. Mareni is indeed a ruthless character, and his "Chinatown Squad", composed of five detectives, is known for his ruthless style in Chinatown.

At the beginning of his tenure, Maeni convened a meeting of all the chiefs of the church and demanded that the church stop fighting in his jurisdiction, especially to prohibit the drug and prostitution trade, otherwise he would wash his ass and wait for jail and then be deported from the country.

After the inspector took office, the street gang fighting gradually disappeared in Chinatown, and the crime rate also decreased significantly, he controlled a large number of informants, monitored the criminal activities of the entire community, and the senior American police officer became the underground emperor of the community.

Gang activity in Chinatown has been curbed and the community has flourished, with restaurants, cocktail bars and coffee shops, as well as underground casinos and striptease clubs, Chinatown has become San Francisco's most famous gold grotto and paradise.

Many years ago, Mareni's boss intended to transfer this capable inspector back to the General Bureau as the head of the General Bureau, and it is said that this proposal was unanimously opposed by the Chinatown community, and finally the superiors had to keep Mareni in Chinatown.

"The old fellow has been in this business for more than thirty years, and fifteen of them have spent in Chinatown, and nothing that happens there can escape the eyes of this white devil." After the road was cleared, Clay's mood became more relaxed.

"He's sixty this year... At the age of sixty-three, if you were in charge, where would you start? Buying him with money? Truth be told, he shouldn't be short of this. Verbay pulled a cigarette with a filter from the case, and tapped it twice on the silver lid, which was embossed with a toothed and clawed Hydra.

"He's just a mid-level police officer and should have a lot to want." Clay replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

"As far as I know, his youngest daughter has always wanted to study in Europe, and his eldest son is serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Philippines." Verbe pulled out his popped cigarette lighter and lit the cigarette in his hand.

"I see, sir." Clay looked suddenly bright.

"Watch the road carefully, Clay, we're fifteen minutes late, and I don't want to ruin the day's plans again because of a traffic accident." Verbet let out a puff of smoke and tapped on the side of the door.

PS: Thank you all for your understanding, everything is on track.