Ambassador Hunt was in a trance.

He felt as if he had been fooled.

"Mr. Chen, I mean"

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

He grabbed Hunter's shoulders, pulled him over, and whispered to him, "Brother, actually, I don't mind British nationality. ”

Hunter was a little confused.

What, just, bro?

"But this American nationality, I'm still a little useful for the time being, why don't you give dual citizenship? Don't force a knighthood or anything. ”

Hunter's eyes widened:

"The British Empire does not recognize dual citizenship! The nationality of our British Empire, is it not as good as"

Before he could say the ugly words below, he was interrupted by Chen Jianqiu again:

"No hurry, no hurry, I'll give you a promise first, okay? Don't worry, I won't sell anything to the U.S. military for the time being. When the time is right, I will definitely go to serve Her Majesty the Queen, right? ”

Chen Jianqiu pointed to the machine gun and tempted Hunter's ear:

"Do you want a machine gun? Do you want an exclusive secret bullet? There are many other good things in the future. ”

His next sentence cut into the heart of the ambassador:

"I'll tell you the news, France is also engaged in these things, and I guess it's going to be soon, do you want to do it yourself."

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

He turned around and straightened his collar:

"Okay, that's it! You go to the UK as soon as possible to set up a company, and I will talk to the Chilean side and sign an agreement with your company for the joint development of saltpeter mines. ”

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

He looked at the South Pacific Ocean outside the harbor.

It's time to go back.

It's been nearly a year since I left Roswell.

Throughout the year, he kept writing to Roswell on important matters, such as the construction of a new railroad and investments in Mexico.

The rest was left to Danny and Asuka.

The matter here is a foregone conclusion, as soon as the armistice is signed, Iquique will be under control.

After everything was done, Chen Jianqiu and his soldiers set out 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 collapse of DuPont in Chile, the captain had to start shipping fruit and wine on his side.

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

However, when he returned to Ensenada again, he received news that shocked him.

The railway from Juárez to Ensenada has already begun.

So, this time in Chile, he is already seriously considering whether to stop at Iquique.

Or just stop for two days and run?

But when he got down the ramp of his ship and stepped on the dock, he found that Chen Jianqiu was already waiting for him there.

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

The captain was taken aback.

"How did you know I was back?"

"Every day there are people on my side who look at the sea with binoculars, and as long as your ship's livery is not changed, it will definitely be discovered."

Willing to gamble and lose.

Ricky Davis is not a decent man of high society, but he is a well-known veteran gambler in various port casinos, and he stands out as a good one.

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

"Filled."

After another month, Chen Jianqiu finally returned to Roswell.

In the year since his departure, in addition to the railway, which has extended to Juarez, other businesses have also flourished.

Sanjiang Bank has moved from Lincolnshire to Albuquerque, and its next branch should be in Santa Fe.

There are two points to this bank.

One is well-funded, and the other is more important, and that is security.

No one dared to rob this bank.

Bank manager Greg Okafor is ambitious.

He was going to wait for Chen Jianqiu to come back and discuss with him whether he could obtain a business license from other states in the west and open the branch to California or Texas.

The refinery's business is as stable as ever.

Before leaving, Chen Jianqiu hired some people who had left the Rockefeller Corporation and a few chemists to develop new products and ship kerosene to Mexico for sale.

It's a steady income.

After the stocks of saltpeter and nitric acid were used up, the ordnance factory suspended the manufacture of smokeless gunpowder and Roswell 1882 and resumed the production of old models of guns.

Gun shops put up signs stating that they were temporarily out of stock and that ammunition would resume in a few months.

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

When the team to Chile returned to Roswell with saltpeter, the acid workshop next to the explosives factory was back in operation.

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

It's full of genuine dollar bills.

"Here's your patent share for this year." Chen Jianqiu said.

Hiram Makqin looked at the happy Browning and his brother, and was a little dazed: "My gun hasn't sold much this year?" ”

"It's sold, it's still a big order, and this is the estimated share." Chen Jianqiu handed him an envelope.

Makqin opened the letter suspiciously.

Inside is a letter of appointment.

"We're about to invest in an arsenal in Kent, and I've hired you as chief engineer and head of the company there." Chen Jianqiu said.

He patted Makqin on the shoulder: "You are a family man, I told the other side, your son deserves the best education." ”

Hiram Makqin didn't know what to say for a while.

And what surprised Chen Jianqiu the most was the border detective agency.

The pockmarked face of White did not decrease, but Pinkerton was "killed" by him and collapsed.

After the New Mexico government officially outsourced much of its government operations to the border.

Whether it is seen or not, it has been dealt with cleanly by White, which has accumulated great prestige for the Border Detective Agency.

Harry and his Pinkerton detective agency have less and less business to receive, and the new junior staff he has recruited are also overwhelmed.

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

William Pinkerton looked at the New Mexico office and almost didn't hit the wall.

The expenditure is not small at all, but the income is gradually tending to zero.

In a fit of rage, he directly disbanded the New Mexico branch, and the person in charge, Harry, was simply swept away.

And the commission they received from Henry DuPont to investigate the whereabouts of his company's personnel was gone.

At this time, DuPont and the Gunpowder Association were in even greater trouble.

Their person in charge of South America has not been heard from for several months, and it seems that he is missing.

It is even rumored that he was deeply involved in the saltpeter war.

The remaining employees either resigned or returned to China, and no one made it clear about 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, in Chile, can no longer mine saltpeter.

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

This made the companies in the association who were accustomed to cheap saltpeter anxious like ants on a hot pot, and they began to cross the sea with eight immortals, each showing their magical powers, and each thinking of their own way.

But basically it has had little effect.

And Henry DuPont also grabbed his head and thought of a way.

However, at this time, suddenly a company outside the association threw an olive branch to the members of the gunpowder association.

It not only has a way to get saltpeter, but also is willing to share its saltpeter with everyone at a more suitable price.

The boss of this company is named Chen Jianqiu.

(End of chapter)