Chapter 337 American Fellow
There is no rush to promote East African cuisine. This matter must be done by Ernst himself, but he is still in Europe, so he will take a break for a while and make plans when he arrives in East Africa.
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July 12, 1871.
United States, New York.
After the Civil War, the United States was unprecedentedly prosperous. This is what Jonathan, the North American general manager of Hechingen Bank, has witnessed in the past three years.
Hechingen Bank landed in North America three years ago. In fact, there was a North American commercial liaison office earlier. After the bank was established and expanded, it officially landed on this fertile soil.
"Another immigrant ship?" said Jonathan, who was walking with his wife by the sea.
Wife Angela: "It's probably Italian. There are indeed a lot of Italians who have come to America recently. Some time ago, Italians docked in New York almost every day. It seems that the situation in the Kingdom of Italy is not very good."
Jonathan: "Hehehe, it deserves it. How could it end well for provoking us Germans?"
Jonathan, as a German, independently regarded the Austro-Hungarian Empire as the motherland of the Germans. Now he has a second choice—Germany, but in the past, most of the overseas people still held the banner of Austria. At that time, only the Austrian Empire was the top power.
Angela: "Jonathan, it's good to talk about these words at home, don't say that outside, if you are heard by someone who cares, you may be in trouble."
Jonathan: "I know honey, but I'm just saying that when it's just the two of us here."
Angela was mainly worried that if Jonathan's words were heard by the Italian immigrant group, it would cause unnecessary trouble. The Italian immigrant community in the United States is well-known, with a mix of revolutionaries and gangsters. A few days ago, the Austro-Hungarian Empire forced the Kingdom of Italy to expel him. There is a large number of "patriots", so the Italian immigrants in the United States are quite abundant.
New York is the first stop for many Italian immigrants. There are many Italian groups here to pick up the boat and then pull people, so it is better to be careful on the street. There may be some terrible presence in the crowd. Almost all of the most famous gangs in the United States are controlled by Italians.
Before the rise of the Italian gangsters, the main gangster groups in the United States were dominated by the Irish. During the Great Famine in Ireland from 1845 to 1850, millions of Irish refugees flooded into the United States. Those who escaped not only had American citizenship, but also The U.S. government also arranges jobs for them.
At that time, it was the early days of American democracy, the separation of powers had just been established, and any new immigrants had the right to vote, so these Irish people were the main targets of American politicians. At the beginning, politicians bribed these Irish people by finding jobs, arranging nationalities and other preferential conditions, but as the competition intensified, corrupt politicians also demanded to attack their opponents. Of course, there were various methods. Kidnapping, extortion, intimidation, etc. are all evil, and the Irish partisans cultivated by these politicians have become the original gangsters in the United States.
But now the Irish are outdated. Compared with these low-level gangs in Ireland, most of the Italian gangs are veterans who have experienced battles. They have strict discipline and large-scale organizations, and are more popular with employers.
With the help of Ernst, it also contributed to the development of the Italian gangsters in the United States.
As a small country, Paraguay can’t benefit from many Italian immigrants, and most of them are Venetians. Although Argentina and other South American countries also welcome Italian immigrants, in the end, more Italians go to the United States, mainly because the United States has a large base of Italian immigrants. Hu Peng Calling friends can always help.
Italian refugees contacted relatives in the United States, asked about the situation, and then became sellers and came to the United States.
Penniless Italian refugees, when they arrive in the United States, what awaits them is not paradise, but the "love" of fellow villagers.
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On the pier, there was a sea of people, and the immigrant boat finally docked. Many Italians were dizzy due to seasickness, and some of them hadn’t wrapped their stomachs for a long time.
"Hey, poor ghosts! You've come to America, and freedom is here, and heaven is here, so get the **** out of my boat."
"Don't dawdle! Are you awake? Hurry up and get your luggage and get out!"
"Hey, don't die on my boat, you can die in the sea, the sailors will drag him down for me."
Finally, an hour later, the owner drove everyone off the ship.
"Captain Mani! This is some of the fare collected by our chamber of commerce. Thank you for your kindness and saving so many Italian people."
Many, who was fierce just now, seems to have changed his face, smiling at Babur, completely without the impatience with the Italian just now, after all, he is the one who gave him money.
Babur is one of the representatives of the Italians in New York. The reason why they paid money to shipowners like Moni is because they received a shocking incident three months ago.
In order to make more money, some unscrupulous shipowners threw the Italians who came to the United States into the high seas, gave them a few boats, and then let them fend for themselves, so they hurried to pull the next trip.
As a result, some survivors were rescued by a passing merchant ship, and this incident was reported in the newspapers. Seeing that their compatriots suffered such a catastrophe, patriots in the United States and Italy thought of a way to raise money to pay the shipowner, so that every time they pulled When a group of Italians come to the United States, they can get an extra income.
It is required that all Italians are alive and the ship is full to get the money. Under the lure, this kind of incident was finally eliminated.
Of course the patriots don’t have so much money, because they still need to support the unification of Italy, which is very expensive, so the sponsors are mainly Italian gangsters.
And the Italian gangsters just need manpower to do business in the United States, so the Italians who just disembarked once again felt the enthusiasm of the "fellow townspeople".
"Hey bro, you're starving! I just happen to have some bread and water here."
"That's... thank you so much, sir!"
"Eat slowly, don't choke, there's water here!"
Later.
"Where are you from in Italy?"
"Lombardy!"
"That's a really good place. I was in Sicily before, and I heard that Lombardy is the best place in Italy."
"Unfortunately not now, the war destroyed it there."
"Don't be sad, brother, since you're in America, everything will be fine!"
"I hope so!"
"Brother, did you come to America to seek refuge with your relatives?"
“My family died in Italy.”
"I am sorry for your loss!"
"It doesn't matter, these days, I've recovered, especially on the boat, I feel like I'm dying, but when I step on land, I feel alive!"
"Then you are alone, do you have a place to live, work, and how do you make ends meet in the United States?"
"this…"
"Oh, sure enough, you are just like the previous people, you ran to the United States in a daze, at least you have to find out the situation, and come back when you are ready!"
"Then what should I do?"
"Hehe, luckily you met me. Our company is recruiting, and the boss is also Italian. Are you interested in joining us?"
"Really?"
"Of course, look at my suit, you can't imagine that I was just a refugee from the poorest area in Italy before! In the United States, as long as you dare to think and fight, there are many opportunities to make a fortune!"
Seeing that he was still a little hesitant, the man went on to say, "Don't worry, I won't lie to you. I'm only helping you because I'm Italian."
(end of this chapter)