In the bleak cold wind, Boston 1876 quietly arrived.

It's been more than a month since he last met with Mr. Joseph Apra-Garcia, a wealthy businessman in Boston, and Carl, the "madman," has become a big man on the West End.

With additional financial support, Karl the "madman" rallied a group of people to form the "West End Workers' Federation", with more than 1,700 official members and many more peripheral workers.

This is already a considerable force in the low-level workers' organization in Boston.

Late January 1876

Less than two weeks into the Chinese New Year, the most solemn Chinese tradition, the streets are covered with festive lanterns, banners in Chinese characters and greetings such as "Happy New Year" and "Congratulations to the New Year", bringing a different oriental flair to the city full of British architecture.

On the street outside the West End Wharf

Many white coolies who went to work early in the morning braved the cold wind, shrunk their necks into the breakfast stalls, and ordered a hot spicy soup, and two pieces of burnt baked cakes sandwiched between fried dough sticks, which was a comfortable and filling breakfast.

The Italian Piaggio who opened the Hu spicy soup shop, his brother Augustus were all making biscuits by the baked cake stove in front of the store, and the woman Sophia fried fritters were all busy.

Business was good early in the morning, and the store was full of people.

These white coolies are very fond of spicy soup, a big bowl of hot belly, cheap and filling, and the key taste is not bad, it is the most common breakfast for low-level workers in Boston.

There are not 200 Hu spicy soup breakfast restaurants in the whole of Boston, but there are 150 of them, and a breakfast is only 3 cents, and Hu spicy soup can be added if it is not enough, which has become the city's business card.

And in Pittsburgh, in the western provinces, offal soup is a favorite among local workers.

Don't ask why?

The mutual influence and penetration of Chinese and Western cultures are reflected in every detail of social life, subtly changing the living customs of residents.

When the "madman" Carl opened the cotton curtain and walked into the breakfast shop, a group of white people crowded around the table were drinking spicy soup, and when they saw the black bear-like Carl walking in, they couldn't help but raise their heads.

"Wow...... Wow...... It seems a little out of place to come in while you're eating. Hi...... Old Tom, you look like you're enjoying a steak feast, can you please stop your mouth from "chirping" so loudly? Carl said hello with a smile on his face, as if he thought he was humorous.

Old Tom, who had gray hair, raised his head, stuck out his tongue and licked the remnants of the spicy soup at the corner of his mouth, and then scolded unceremoniously; "Let me see who this is...... Actually began to speak in a gentlemanly tone? Oh...... It turned out to be Karl, who was raised by a son of a bitch, don't forget that you just got sensible and climbed over the courtyard wall to steal my chickens. It's disgusting to start learning to speak in high society now! ”

"Ahem...... Old Tom don't always mention this, No...... Here's a dollar, we're out of two, and you can take that to the market and buy a dozen chickens. Carl ostentatiously took out a dollar bill and slapped it directly on the table.

Old Tom confiscated the money with lightning speed, then picked up the fried biscuit with the fritters and took a bite of it fiercely, and said unhurriedly;

"Now that you're rich, Carl...... That's a reckoning between us.

You were drunk and left on the street, and it was old Tom who was afraid that you would freeze to death, so he asked someone to carry you back. And when you left on the second day, you stole my ancestral silver spoon.

That's a good old thing, worth at least $5.

And last year, when it was hot, you went to peek in the shower......"

"Oh...... Stop, stop, that's enough...... Here's $10, I just want old Tom to shut your mouth, I'm a decent person with status now, and if you dare to talk nonsense, beware of me smashing your head. ”

"OK, deal." Old Tom smiled and put the $10 away, but as for the heirloom silver spoon worth five dollars or something, it was pure nonsense.

It's just a couple of silver-plated spoons, worth $1 at best.

It took $11 to buy Old Tom to shut up, and Carl also felt pain in his flesh, so he stopped talking about his sense of humor, but directly said what he meant.

Road; "Hi...... Guys, I want you all to join the West End Workers' Union, which is our own organization of white laborers and will not let any Chinese participate. ”

As soon as he said this, there was a burst of laughter from the white people around him, some people put their fingers in their mouths and blew a sharp whistle, and many more people laughed with tears in their eyes.

"Hahaha...... Damn Carl, you're really amusing me. ”

"That's right, hahahaha...... How did I not find out that this bastard is as stupid as a pig in addition to being crazy, who will come to join your broken organization with all those rich Chinese? ”

"Don't let the Chinese participate? Hahahaha...... Hahaha...... Really laughed at me, hahaha......"

The Chinese are a restrained and introverted people, especially like to live together in groups, and are not good at communicating with the outside world, and their residential area is the wealthy area of Boston, which is generally wealthy.

Most of the Chinese do not speak a foreign language, and it is unlikely that they will join any foreign workers' organizations.

And those Chinese who can speak foreign languages are either executives or high society, and at the least are middle and high-level employees of government departments or police officers, who would join a white trade union?

Is this a stinky and sweaty dockers' organization?

The guests in the breakfast shop were laughing and leaning back and forth, and Carl was so angry that his face turned red like a pig's liver, and he held back his anger when he thought about it, and commanded the innkeeper Biaggio;

"Bring me a big bowl of spicy soup, add more vinegar, and then 4 pieces of baked cakes, 4 fritters, move quickly."

"Are you sure you want so much? Carl, you may not be able to finish it. Piaggio kindly reminded him.

The Hu spicy soup shop uses large bowls made of oak, and a large bowl of Hu spicy soup weighs three catties. A piece of baked cake is really two taels, a fritter is one tael, and the average pot-bellied man can't eat so much.

Karl rolled his bull's eyes, waved his hand proudly, and said; "Even if you can't finish eating, I'll pack it and take it home. The guys who had breakfast at the store today counted one by one, and all of them were recorded in my account. ”

The first sentence was not bad, but the latter sentence attracted everyone's applause, and the guests who had not eaten enough hurriedly ordered two more fritters, ready to eat and then go out.

As soon as Carl saw that the small favor was working, he immediately began to gush about his own set of fallacies in the breakfast shop, which won the favor of many white laborers, and the atmosphere was very warm for a while.

Washington

The president of the United States (north), Benjamin Disraeli, is in a bad mood and is furious in his Oval Office.

He was questioned by Congress for corruption, and it was the powerful Chinese-American congressional group "Free America" that initiated the questioning, which made Mr. President very embarrassed.

“……

Damn, they want to ruin my reputation, these Orientals don't want to succeed, even if it passes in the lower house of parliament, I will not hesitate to use the president's veto.

It's really hard to understand why they have to stare at me like hungry dogs.

In order to get rid of the abnormal statehood, several major policies of this government have been disrupted by the parliamentary guys, who are the real sinners of this country.

Steve, what do you think I'm supposed to do back against these bastards......"

White House Chief of Staff Steve is the president's butler, and of course he is sitting on the side of President Benjamin, he frowned and thought about it seriously, and said;

"With all due respect, Mr. President;

Congress is their turf, and they can use the convenience of their home stadium to constantly initiate criticism, and whether we choose to delay or prevaricate, it will be very disadvantageous.

Independent prosecutors and their people, and there are too many loopholes in the New York Water Authority's engineering corruption case to stand up to scrutiny.

The two sides join forces, which will make us very passive, and it will also greatly affect the reputation of the party.

I mean to create a different battlefield, like starting with their identity......"

White House Chief of Staff Steve said with a "you know" look that instantly made President Benjamin Disraeli feel suddenly enlightened and impatient;

"That's right, that's it, this is a political incident manipulated by the Tang Empire behind the scenes, and the pro-Eastern political forces are crazy about biting and smearing me, and it is a complete conspiracy.

These congressmen and independent prosecutors wear a pair of pants with the aim of stinking the white president for their sinister political ends.

We must find another way to let the broad masses of the people know the truth and use the power of public opinion to force them to stop.

Awesome, Steve...... That's what we did. ”

President Benjamin Disraeli said this and shook his fist excitedly, feeling that he could get away with the charges and not become the first president to be impeached for corruption, which would be too bad.

Steve shrugged his shoulders and continued;

"We can't rejoice too soon, dear Mr. President, and now we must warn Morey to get into trouble again, at least wipe his ass clean.

He has caused us too much trouble to continue.

The New York Department of Revenue corruption case has attracted widespread attention from the public because it is so bizarre.

It takes more than $2.3 million to renovate and renovate an office building with only 4 floors, and how can it not cause fierce social repercussions when it is enough to build another 20 buildings with so much money?

A crystal chandelier costs $62,000, a chair costs $550, and Mr. Morett's desk costs $13,200, which is equivalent to the annual salary of 300 American workers, which is outrageous.

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Regardless of how the bills within the New York Water Authority could be revealed, it was imperative that Mr. Moret shut up and not let this bomb explode in our hands. ”

"Uh...... Could it be that serious? President Benjamin Disraeli looked a little hesitant.

In the New York Water Authority corruption case, Mr. President also played a very disgraceful role as a bribe-taker, which is why he was involved in the increasingly serious corruption case, even to the stage of investigation by independent federal prosecutors.

The president of the United States of America is bitter, and most of the financial lifeline and economy are controlled by Chinese capital, and there is not much oil and water to be fished.

The New York Water Authority is a big fat sheep, and it is also the place where there is not much oil and water left in the Federation.

As long as there is a slight opportunity, all parties in the government have intervened, and the president is naturally no exception, sharing a large part of the benefits.

Otherwise, how could the $2.3 million government budget allocation go so smoothly?

Water Director Moret is just a scapegoat who has been pushed out, and there is not much he can get in his hands, more of the political profit behind it.

After thinking about it for a while, President Benjamin Disraeli finally relented, looked at Steve with gloomy eyes and said; "It was a difficult decision, and in order to get this to an end, we had to sacrifice Morett. You can arrange this thing, and it must seem natural. ”

"No problem, Mr. President, Mr. Moret chose to jump from a tall building under great social pressure, interpreting his innocence with his life. This is a malicious smear by certain political forces, and such a tragedy cannot be allowed to continue. ”

"Well said Steve, I'll wait for your good news, and then I'll fight back."

"I'm here to help, dear Mr. President." Steve replied immediately.

As long as Morrett is cut off, it will be difficult for independent federal prosecutors to bite into the top echelons of the White House, protecting not only the president but also others.

It is impossible to completely eliminate corruption, which will touch a large group of vested interests, but it is simple to physically eliminate a person.

Abandoning the pawn is also a last resort, and in this dark chain of interests, Mr. Moret should have such a consciousness, which is all arranged by God.

The fact that each White House president serves only four years inevitably leads to short-term behavior and a lack of long-term strategic planning.

This has been evident during Benjamin Disraeli's presidency, where the primary concern is not to build relations with powerful neighbors, but to manipulate ethnic issues for short-term political gain.

This kind of behavior will inevitably suffer serious backlash, and the consequences will gradually appear......

In the cities of Miriajian, radical groups have sprung up to promote hateful rhetoric and further divide ethnic groups.

Many Chinese living in North America have found that the number of unfriendly whites around them has increased, and they often gather in groups to whisper, and there is an indescribable violent mood in society.

This is not a good phenomenon, and it has aroused great vigilance among the Chinese community.

Soon, some social rumors were fed back through the Chinese community, which attracted the attention of the North American garrison headquarters.

On this issue, the US government has also been consulted, hoping that the US side can control public opinion well and avoid intensifying unhealthy remarks and emotions in society, which may lead to the situation getting out of control.

Clearly, the government, which is rushing to get rid of the corruption allegations, has not heeded this correct opinion and has become somewhat complacent.

The spearhead of public opinion is aimed at ethnic contradictions, and the enthusiasm for paying attention to corruption issues has naturally declined, which is a good thing for them.

(End of chapter)