Chapter 278 Borrowing a Knife
As the branch of Tiandihui in the United States, the Chinese Freemasons Association of America was officially registered and established in Honolulu in 1876.

As the first generation of Chinese workers used their blood and lives to build railroads for the United States and settled down, more and more Chinese crossed the ocean and landed on this American land from the west coast of the United States.

San Francisco is often the first American city that these Chinese see.

As more and more Chinese people gathered here, the Hongmen Zhigongtang, which needed to recruit members and collect protection fees, naturally moved from Hawaii to San Francisco.

For the next hundred years, San Francisco has been the headquarters of the Zhi Gong Tang in the United States.

Last year, in 1981, this organization, which was both a gang and a party, moved its headquarters to Mott Street in Chinatown, New York.

Just like any illegal organization that wants to whitewash itself in the end, the Chinese Freemasons of the United States established the Zhi Gong Party of America in 1925.

In the end, the development trajectories of the Zhi Gong Party and the Zhi Gong Tang were so different that they seemed to have nothing to do with each other.

Frankly speaking, Fang Hexuan didn't know much about the largest Hongmen organization in the United States in his two lifetimes combined, not even the basics.

But its influence is real!

At the very least, if you want to do something not very legal in the United States, you really need the help of the local snake, the Zhi Gong Tang.

For example, it was thanks to their help that we dealt with the Xialilila family some time ago and collected the negative information about old Harry's son Henry Xialilila.

If Fang Hexuan's ambitions were not too big, he would not want to have anything to do with the Zhigongtang organization.

Because he knew that no matter how careful he was, the news of his dealings with the Zhi Gong Tang in the United States would always be clearly investigated by the FBI and other intelligence organizations.

He also understood that as his business grew bigger and he got involved in more and more industries, more and more eyes would be on him.

As long as he enters the semiconductor industry and as long as his company competes with American companies in the future, he will definitely be a thorn in the eyes of certain departments in the United States.

If you don’t have this awareness, then you are extremely naive.

Therefore, even though he knew that there might be traces of being discovered, Fang Hexuan still decided to go to New York.

Fang Hexuan had invested in the semiconductor industry in his previous life. He couldn’t say that he had a deep understanding of this highly technology- and capital-intensive industry, but he did have some understanding of some of the key figures in it.

He also met Zhang Xiaomin, the Frog Islander who was hated by many people in the mainland, at a cocktail party.

This old man has a very obvious elitist temperament and his prejudice against the mainland is deep-rooted. So even though he is very awesome, people in the mainland semiconductor industry don't have much respect and admiration for him.

But in this time and space, since Fang Hexuan has decided to get involved in the field of semiconductors, especially chips, there cannot be two tigers in one mountain, and the Chinese world does not allow any company more powerful than his to exist.

As for healthy competition, I'm sorry, Zhang Xiaomin's Sock Machinery and Electronics is backed by America, and he would be a fool to play a conspiracy with the other party.

For someone like Fang Hexuan who likes to control everything, wouldn't it be better to make Zhang Xiaomin disappear in advance?

Even without this person, Frog Island was still able to develop semiconductors, and it was quite good at that, but it was definitely not as outstanding as it was in later generations.

Zhang Xiaomin's influence in the semiconductor field can even be compared to Qian's help in China's "two bombs and one satellite" project.

Therefore, in order not to be soft-hearted and create a powerful opponent for himself and the mainland, Fang Hexuan must strike first.

This is also the main reason why he decided to come to New York.

According to his memory, Taiwan will invite Chang Hsiao-min back this year, and three years later, this person will begin to help the island's semiconductor industry take off.

Fang Hexuan didn't have much time left. Since they had informed the Sun Yee On in Hong Kong in advance, and the Sun Yee On had contacted the Zhi Gong Tang, they were also very welcoming to Fang Hexuan, a super-rich man who had risen rapidly in Hong Kong in recent years.

In fact, the largest Chinese gang in the United States also arranged people to investigate Fang Hexuan, and learned that his financial resources and connections should not be underestimated.

Nowadays, apart from Bruce Lee, the most famous Chinese in the United States is probably the Chinese "computer king" Wang An.

This person, like Fang Hexuan, is a heavyweight figure that the Hongmen Zhigongtang hopes to curry favor with.

Therefore, the current president of the church, Zhao Fuhong, personally went to the Hyatt Hotel near New York's Grand Central Station to meet Fang Hexuan.

The reason why they did not meet at the headquarters at 22 Mott Street was entirely intentional on both sides.

When Zhao Fuhong saw Fang Hexuan in person, he couldn't help but feel moved and surprised.

"Seeing is believing. Mr. Fang is even younger and more handsome than in the magazine. He is truly the pride of the Chinese people. Welcome to New York."

Fang Hexuan also extended his hand and said enthusiastically:
"I should have come to visit you a long time ago, but every time I come to the United States, I am always in a hurry. Please forgive me."

"Haha, what are you talking about? Mr. Fang puts his career first. This is the mindset that a real man should have."

Hearing this, Fang Hexuan had a pretty good first impression of this American Hongmen leader. He didn't look like a gangster, but rather had a scholarly demeanor.

"Thank you for your compliment. I'm sorry for taking the liberty of visiting you and choosing to meet you here. I believe Mr. Zhao will understand without me saying anything, right?"

Seeing the other party's expression becoming serious and solemn, Zhao Fuhong knew that he had to start talking about business. He nodded and said:
"Well, although I don't know what Mr. Fang needs our help for, he must have his own difficulties. As long as it does not violate the principles, I and the Zhigongtang will do our best to help."

"Well, I would like to thank Chairman Zhao and all the brothers in Zhigongtang first. After the matter is accomplished, there will be generous rewards!"

Although Zhao Hongfu was not a worldly-wise man, he was somewhat happy that the richest man in Hong Kong and one of the top 10 super-rich people in the world owed a favor to the Zhigongtang.

"Haha, Mr. Fang, you can talk as much as you want. As long as we can do it, we will definitely live up to our mission."

Zhao Hongfu's words were very confident, but if the situation is really difficult, they can find excuses to shirk it. For people like them, it is just basic operation.

"I wonder if President Zhao knows that I founded a computer company in Silicon Valley last year?"

Of course Zhao Hongfu knew about this, but he couldn't admit it. He just shook his head and pretended to be confused.

"To be honest with President Zhao, my computer company has found many suppliers in Neon and Frog Island to cooperate with."

"Originally, we were going to work together to make money, and it would be good for us all, but someone targeted me and reported me to the Socks Island Bureau, causing my company's new product launch to be delayed for half a year."

"I couldn't get over it, so I hired someone to investigate the informant. It took me half a year to finally figure out who was framing me and my computer company."

"Mr. Fang, what you mean is that the person who framed you is in the United States?"

Fang Hexuan showed a smile of satisfaction and appreciation, and nodded affirmatively:

"Yes, this person is also an industry insider related to the computer industry. He also has close ties with the Waodao Coffin Party."

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