History of Hong Kong Island

Chapter 386

"Old Bean."

"I want to be a big Chaoshan gang." He Dingxian stood in front of the sink, wiping his son's small dishes with a rag, while Chu Weinan cleaned up the dishes and said, "If you want to do it, do it."

He Dingxian nodded: "Understood."

Today, the self-combing maid of the Chu family will return to the mainland to visit relatives, and it will take at least half a month to come back. The two big bosses can't trust other people, so naturally they will take care of the children themselves.

The series of measures taken by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce are precise and fierce, which really makes people feel a strong sense of crisis.

Be prepared in advance.

Otherwise, it will be too late when the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce really becomes bigger.

Not only will it affect the development of the Chaoshan gang, but it may also split the Chinese forces within the police force and politically. There cannot be two talkers on one site!
Moreover, there are many British-funded bosses in the Shanghai Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. The chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Shao Yifu, has an inexplicable relationship with the British side. Otherwise, how can the Shaw Group gain a foothold in Nanyang?You know, when Shao Yifu went to Nanyang to develop, the British rule in Nanyang was authoritative.

Secondly, there are many concessions in Shanghai and Shanghai, which are deeply influenced by capitalism, and most businessmen are very thoughtful.

The first domestic financial war also took place in Shanghai.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mercenary.

What's more, most of the bosses in Shanghai are the sons of rich and powerful families, and they come to Hong Kong Island to seek refuge. Unlike the brothers of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, most of them come from poor backgrounds, and they come to Hong Kong Island to survive, and class opposition is inherent.

As for how to do the Chaoshan Gang?
The strength of Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce alone is not enough.

A week later, Luo Wenjin and Luo Wenhui came to Ho Mansion on Wyndham Street to visit Luo Caiyun, who was pregnant, and brought bird's nest, abalone, and pig's trotters.After the servant took the gift, He Dingxian quickly asked the two uncles to sit down, made tea for the guests, and asked Luo Caiyun to sit beside him.

"Uncle Jin."

"Daddy."

Luo Caiyun had a big belly and was wearing a maternity dress. Her movements were somewhat inconvenient, but her complexion was ruddy.

"Ayun."

"You need to take good care of your body during this time, children are very delicate." Luo Wenhui wore glasses, gentle and gentle, showing concern for her daughter.

Luo Wenjin joked: "Your father was a grandfather for the first time, and he gave the child a big gold medal, and put it in front of the Guanyin statue at home as an offering."

"Daddy."

"A barrister like you is so superstitious?"

Luo Caiyun rolled her eyes.

Luo Wenhui said, "Be safe."

"Thank you, father-in-law."

He Dingxian nodded his thanks in due time.

Luo Caiyun, as the regular wife of a Ming matchmaker, has a lower legal status than Chu Yunnan, but Luo Wenhui is a real father-in-law.Although Luo Wenhui will not help Chu Weinan with all his strength and regard him as his son, but when it is time to help, he is absolutely unambiguous.

"correct."

"Uncle Jin." He Dingxian drank two cups of tea, and suddenly said: "I want to combine the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce, the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce, and the Guangfu Chamber of Commerce into a Guangdong Province Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Island. What do you think?" ?”

"Ok?"

Luo Wenjin paused slightly with his hand holding the teacup, narrowed his eyes, and said, "The four chambers of commerce each have their own speakers, and there are also major families behind the scenes to support them. It is not easy to merge into one."

"Ah Yin."

Luo Wenhui asked, "Why do you suddenly want to combine the four families into one family?"

"Shanghai Gang is up."

Ho Ting-yin never hides it from his family members, and said directly: "If the four chambers of commerce play their own games, they will be defeated sooner or later. On the contrary, forming the Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong Province can reduce friction, increase cooperation, and continue to lead the development of Chinese people in Hong Kong Island. "

"Who has the initiative is very important, Uncle Jin."

Luo Wenjin nodded: "I understand what you mean. I will talk to the four major families. You should also talk more with people from other chambers of commerce. Even if you want to merge, it is by no means something that can be completed in the short term. The previous Ningbo Chamber of Commerce was a ship. It’s a good turnaround, but people from Guangdong Province account for half of the Chinese in Hong Kong Island, and the four chambers of commerce are all big ships. It’s easy to put together signs, but hard to put together people’s hearts!”

"I see."

He Dingxian sighed and said, "If Uncle Jin is willing to help me, I will be more confident."

"Young people are willing to fight."

Luo Wenjin shook his head: "I don't even dare to think about merging four families into one family."

He Dingxian then stopped talking about the chamber of commerce, and instead talked about the daily life, but after a while Chu Yunnan came back with the child, the family began to eat happily.Not to mention the close friendship between the Chu family and the Luo family, Luo Wenjin herself watched Chu Yunnan grow up, and the in-law relationship between the two families and He Dingxian also formed a closer bond.

After eating, Luo Wenjin and Luo Wenhui didn't stay in the villa for long, they took their leave soon and went back to Luo's mansion by car.

the next day.

evening.

Huo Guantai was wearing a suit, with his legs crossed, sitting in the cafe area of ​​the Peninsula Hotel, his eyes were surprised and he said: "Are you so afraid of going to the Shanghai Gang?"

"Shanghuzi's mind is easier to use than Chaoshanzi's."

He Dingxian pointed to his head with his finger, and said without hesitation: "Most Chaoshan people are doing coolies outside, but Shanghai people can be bosses no matter where they go. This is due to the education level and cognitive gap brought about by the local economy. Never take it lightly."

"Before Bao Yu first appeared, who would have thought of using financial methods to start a shipping company? Before the Shaw Brothers started, who knew that movie tickets could be sold in Nanyang? Moreover, the Shanghai Gang has everything that the Chaoshan Gang has. Or it could be."

Huo Guantai thought for a while, and had to nod: "Indeed, the Shanghai Gang will be the strongest opponent in the history of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce. It's not how powerful one person is, but the energy of the entire gang."

For example, the Chaoshan Gang has many bigwigs in the mainland. They have been betting on the right treasure since the War of Resistance.In fact, there are some big bosses of the Shanghai gang who stayed in the mainland, and they worked as factory directors of local state-owned enterprises. The former president of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong Island, and Wang Kuancheng of Victoria Pacific even returned to the mainland to do business directly after the end of the Anti-Japanese War.
For example, the Chaoshan gang relies on the four major families to participate in the ghost politics, but the Shanghai gang has always been friendly with foreign firms. There are many compradors, and they can rely on foreign firms to intervene in Hong Kong politics.

Another example is that there are people in Chaoshan in Nanyang, and there are also Shanghai Gang.

As long as the Shanghai Gang lacks a fulcrum, you can make a fuss, because you are destined to be thrown away by the Chaoshan Gang, but the Shanghai Gang has all of them, and the potential is huge.

"That's why I wanted to unite the four chambers of commerce in Guangdong Province before the establishment of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and hold the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce in my hands. It's not to suppress the development of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, but the situation of the Chinese in Hong Kong Island. There needs to be someone who stands against the court.” He Dingxian stretched out his left hand and slowly clenched it: “The division against the court represents division. The Chinese in Hong Kong Island have managed to gain some social status. What is needed is an authority that continues to lead people upward.”

"authority!"

"There can only be one!"

Huo Guantai saw a sense of confidence in his clenched fists, he couldn't help nodding and said, "I believe in you."

"Ah."

He Dingxian nodded and said: "No one cares about him in business, but I think Mr. Shao doesn't just want to do business, otherwise there is no need to support Ma Zai with great fanfare."

In the era when cooperation among Chinese people outweighed competition, even if there was a commercial conflict between the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce, at most it would use associations to compare their strengths, and it was impossible to use politics to fight.It is even more impossible to use the police force to beat people.

Because everyone's main opponents are ghosts, taking a bite of meat from ghosts is enough to fatten a chamber of commerce.

At least until the 80s, when Chinese capital embezzled British capital on a large scale, the contradictions between Chinese bosses will gradually emerge, and political means will be used to fight each other.

Holding a gun in his hand, He Dingxian was subjectively guarding against the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, but objectively he was already protecting the members of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.Because the police force also has detectives from Ningbo and inspectors from Shanghai immigrants, these people all help the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.

If the Shanghai Shanghai Chamber of Commerce is planning for decades to come, it must be said that Mr. Shao is thinking about future generations. If it is paving the way for the development of more than ten or twenty years, then it is undoubtedly preparing for confrontation, and confrontation is division!

"But the four major chambers of commerce have four president positions, and the bosses in each region also inherently trust the person in charge of the region." Huo Guantai said helplessly: "Once the Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce is established, the four presidents will change to one, even if they will The elders are willing to support it, but the vice president and the directors are also unlikely to agree."

"There's a big difference between having a ticket and not having one. What's more, you can't keep all the directors, right?"

In that case, the system of the Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong Province will become extremely bloated. A decision requires the approval of hundreds of people, and the people from the original chamber of commerce will definitely form a group, and in the end it will become a mess. It is better to follow up with the Shanghai Gang alone.

"And you're just trying to convince me to go to President Fang, President Li, and President He?"

Fang Suquan, the chairman of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce, Li Guanchun, the chairman of the Wuyi Chamber of Commerce, and He Shanheng, the chairman of the Guangfu Chamber of Commerce, are not good characters.

He Dingxian smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm telling you, I just hope that you will support me and come to the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce in the future. By the way, I will act as a middleman and invite three presidents to come out and chat for me."

"no problem."

Huo Guantai readily agreed, and then asked: "However, you have to tell me the method of persuading the three presidents first, and I will consider it."

He Dingxian took a deep look at Huo Guantai. In terms of shrewdness, Mr. Huo is really first-class.

"Row."

"Brother Tai and I will tell you the whole story. In fact, if you want brothers to stand together, there are two important points. The first point is to have a common goal, and the second point is to have a common enemy." He Dingxian said: "The four chambers of commerce Who is the common enemy?"

"It's not the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. They are at best rivals. The only enemy is the ghost."

"What about the common interests?" Huo Guantai was lost in thought.

"Nanyang!"

He Dingxian said: "The Chinese Labor Front has established a coalition government with Umno and the MCA, and Ma Shaohua, the chairman of the labor union, will serve as the chief first minister of Singapore. This is equivalent to the position of the prime minister of the government."

"There will be the next battlefield for the Chinese."

Huo Guantai's pupils shrank suddenly.

(End of this chapter)