HLnovel Chapter 260 Landing in California
Chapter 260 Landing in California
For dinner, Ye Xiaoyang hosted a banquet for Ye Lina and the crew at the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne.
At the banquet, Ye Xiaoyang picked up the wine glass in front of him and prepared to toast them.
"Everyone, I apologize for wasting your time due to my personal matters.
To express my sincere apology, I will drink first."
Several people raised the wine glasses in front of them.
Ye Xiaoyang finished his drink and continued:
“I wanted to prepare a gift for everyone, but I don’t know what each of you likes.
I have lived in ancient China for several years, and I have prepared a letter for you according to Chinese customs.
Each envelope contained $2000.
After that, he distributed the prepared envelopes to them.
“Thanks Mr. Tony!”
Everyone who received the red envelope expressed their gratitude to Ye Xiaoyang.
2000 US dollars is not a small amount, it is two years' salary for an ordinary worker in the United States.
Although their salaries are higher, they still need to work for more than half a year to earn that much money.
It was confirmed at the banquet that the flight would take off from Zurich International Airport at 10:00 am tomorrow.
Apart from refueling the plane along the way, we did not stop anywhere else and tried to return to California as soon as possible.
That night, Ye Xiaoyang drove directly to the home of Owen, the manager of the Swiss National Bank.
We visited two single-family villas. The interior space of the car was really limited and could only hold so many boxes.
These two families are the second house to the left and the fourth house to the right of Owen's house.
The reason why these two villas were chosen was that no one was staying in them that night.
The Swiss are really rich and wealthy.
The gold, US dollars, British pounds and jewelry found in just two villas filled four boxes.
Ye Xiaoyang estimated that the total value of the items in these four boxes should be between 200 and 300 million US dollars.
Early the next morning, Ye Xiaoyang put six large boxes into the car, filling even the back seat.
Ye Lina didn't expect that Mr. Tony would add so many boxes in just a few days in Switzerland.
She guessed it was a gift from Switzerland from Mr. Tony for his relatives in California.
Anyway, Mr. Tony is a rich man, and he put $2000 in the envelope for them. He was very generous.
A few days later, Ye Xiaoyang finally arrived at the California airport, and his senior brother Mei Zihan drove to pick him up personally.
"Junior brother, why did you bring back so many boxes?"
Ye Xiaoyang smiled and said:
"Big Brother, the Swiss are really rich. I couldn't resist and visited a few of their restaurants tonight.
He brought back six large boxes filled with gold, US dollars, British pounds and jewels.
"Oh! If there's such a good thing, I should bring Brother Luo and the others along!"
"Big Brother, Brother Luo cannot leave Hujiang.
He now lives in the Fujia Japonica Rice Processing Factory, and all the guns and ammunition in Villa No. 69 have been moved there.
"The Japanese devils control the entire Shanghai River. I'm afraid the International Settlement is the place where the Japanese devils focus their surveillance, right?"
"Yes, the Japanese are having a hard time now. They are exploiting the people in the occupied areas even more harshly than before."
"I really want to deal with them, ah!"
"Big Brother, you blame me for sending you to California? Actually, you don't have to.
Before leaving Hujiang, the four of us brothers blew up a Japanese warship parked on the Huangpu River!
While waiting for the plane in Wucheng, the brothers from the four teams wiped out the Japanese's three airports in Hujiang.
No one was left alive, and the planes and oil depots at the airport were also blown up by the brothers.
I just don’t know the casualties of the four teams. My junior brother was already in Wucheng at the time and there was no way to contact them.
"Junior Brother, how could Senior Brother blame you? I just feel a little regretful that I couldn't kill more of the Japanese devils.
"Destroying a single Japanese warship would be more heartbreaking for the Japanese than destroying an entire Japanese fleet."
"How is the martial arts progress of the Taoist brothers now?"
“Not bad, they’ve basically mastered the basics of Kung Fu. Some of the brothers have good talents, but they just started practicing martial arts late, which is a pity.
The medicinal baths were a big help. We brought enough precious herbs, and every brother took a bath."
"The physical fitness of Chinese people is not as good as that of foreigners. If the Taoist sect wants to develop, it must have a set of kung fu."
"The development of the Dao Sect is of paramount importance. Without absolute strength, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the United States.
All the brothers know the importance of Kung Fu, and everyone is training hard."
"Big Brother, thank you for your hard work!"
"Why are you so polite to each other, brothers? How are the brothers from the Dao Sect who came to Hong Kong to develop their careers now?"
"Not bad, it's still mainly in the incubation period."
"It's not easy for so many brothers to go there and hide. Did they take much money with them?"
"Big Brother, don't worry about them having no money."
"What do you mean? You can't make any money by doing small things, unless you secretly rob the Japanese."
"I'm sorry, Junior Brother forgot to tell Senior Brother!"
"Okay, say sorry."
"Before they left for Hong Kong, I had already explained this to Senior Brothers Jin, Song, and Cheng.
When the Japanese attacked Hong Kong Island, the brothers split into several groups, and some of them secretly assisted the British Empire Army.
The other brothers wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob all the gold, US dollars, etc. from the foreign banks on Hong Kong Island.
They also wanted to steal the gold from the vaults of foreign banks.
When the Ye family opens a bank on Xiangjiang Island in the future, this gold can be sold to the Ye family.
The Ye family can give the Dao Sect US dollars, or they can give them currencies from other countries."
"How many banks did the brothers rob in total?"
“The four foreign banks brought dozens of truckloads of gold bars, which must have weighed dozens of tons.
Of course, there are also US dollars and British pounds. Anyway, don’t worry about the brothers in Hong Kong Island.”
"Amazing! With such a foundation, the Dao Sect will surely develop rapidly in the future."
Mei Zihan was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Ye Xiaoyang thought for a moment and said:
"Brother, take these six boxes back with you and pick out some of the jewels for my sister-in-law."
Mei Zihan waved his hand and said:
"No, your sister-in-law already has a lot. She doesn't usually wear jewelry because it's too much trouble."
"How are both of you uncles? Today, Senior Brother will take me home first. I will go to see you two uncles tomorrow."
"My two uncles are very good, but I miss Master a little bit."
"Master misses his grandchildren the most, but it's a bit troublesome for them to come to the United States right now.
When I came to the United States this time, I shamelessly asked someone to send a private plane to pick me up in Fog City."
Mei Zihan nodded.
"We all know this situation. Master will definitely understand. We can only blame the Japanese devils for being so cruel."
"Brother, I came back this time mainly to buy a submarine in the United States.
In the future, if we have submarines, we can sneak into China quietly."
"submarine?"
"Submarines sail in the sea, invisible from the surface and undetectable by Japanese aircraft.
From now on, we can quietly return to the Chinese coast, without being discovered by the Japanese, and come and go without a trace."
"There's such a good thing! How many people can sit in that submarine?"
“It can hold more people than ordinary ships, and should be able to accommodate about a hundred people.
We can also sneak up to the Japanese warships and fire a few shells at them, catching them off guard."
"Such a good thing must be very expensive, right?"
"Hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe even millions. The exact price will only be known after we talk to the American people."
"Junior brother, when you asked your elder brother to buy another farm, have you considered buying a submarine?"
“Indeed, the newly purchased farm is close to the sea, and a pier was built on the seashore for submarines to dock.
My junior brother also plans to invest in a shipyard, and when there is no war in China, he will open another one in the coastal areas of China.
Our Chinese shipbuilding technology is too backward."
"Yes! The Japanese can build warships, but the ships we build in China cannot compare with them.
Thinking about it, it’s really infuriating.”
"That's because China's science and technology are backward, which is why I asked my eldest brother to build a factory in a small town in the south of the Yangtze River.
The factory hired skilled American workers to work, and the young people in the Jiangnan town could learn from them.
By the time they learn the technology from the Americans, there will be no more wars in China.
The Ye family will return to China, set up a factory in Gusu City, and arrange for skilled Chinese people to return to assist.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten; if you are weak, you will be bullied."
“Senior Brother also understands this principle.
The Deep Blue government army was unable to defeat the Japanese because their tanks and planes were too powerful.
If we Chinese can also manufacture airplanes and tanks, I believe our Chinese combat capabilities will be no less than theirs."
"That's right, didn't we brothers beat the crap out of the Japs?"
"Junior brother, you have a lot of knowledge and a long-term perspective, while the rest of us brothers can only do things with our hands.
It’s up to you to use your brain.”
"Brother, you should have visited the school in Jiangnan Town. Do you know why I took in so many orphans?"
"You want them to learn the basics first, and then when they're a few years older, they can learn about American science and technology.
In the future, when we return to China and settle down, the Ye family will build many factories in the country, and they will be the best teachers or masters."
"That's basically it. If you don't want to stay in the Ye family factory, it doesn't matter. If you don't want to return to China, we won't force you."
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