The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 44 The Qiao family’s doubts

The Qiao Family Mansion in Surabaya City

Qiao Yunnan, the most important boss in Surabaya City, really took a high look at Nanyang Company's move to open up the southern trade routes and regarded it as a rising star of equal weight to himself.

Feng Guohui proved it with his strength;

He is no longer an insignificant little person, let alone a lucky person.

The talkers sitting in the first few rooms of the Qiao family meeting room were talking about Feng Guohui, the boss of Nanyang Company, and they all felt that he was extremely talented.

Qiao Yunbei, who lives in the fourth room, is a thin, middle-aged man of medium build, wearing a embroidered silk and satin mandarin jacket.

He had an elegant mustache and held a heather pipe inlaid with enamel in his hand. He took a puff and exhaled thick smoke and said;

"It's incredible...this young man.

Whether it's opening up trade routes to the south or west, everyone knows that this is a big deal that brings gold and silver.

As long as you hold it in your hand, you won't have to worry about it in this life.

My Qiao family made several efforts and spent countless money and manpower, but they still could not open up the trade route to the south.

The second uncle even died in a bandit fight along the way. Before he died, he said:

The indigenous tribes are unruly and greedy, and their desires are hard to satisfy. Without the full force of the colonial government to forcibly expand southward, the Qiao family alone would never be able to do it.

Only ten years have passed

The Nanyang Company actually single-handedly opened up the southern trade route, which is really surprising. "

"Fourth, to be precise... he should be completely unreasonable and just kill him all the way. It's a cruel method of the hairy remnant! Disgrace his mother!"

Uncle Qiao Yundong also smoked a long dry pipe, but his cigarette holder was an old jade object, and his words contained deep reluctance and regret.

How come this incredible wealth fell into the hands of these killers from Nanyang Company?

It is not an exaggeration to say that even the Qiao family in Surabaya City is so rich that they are so greedy.

The entire city of Surabaya has a total population of more than 10, and they have made every cent of this money, so the market is only so big.

There is a market with a population of two to three hundred thousand people along the southern trade route. Now it is monopolized by the Nanyang Company. Who can not be jealous?

Finally, it was Qiao Yunnan, the family member, who smiled gently and offered words of persuasion;

“Eldest brother, fourth brother, as the saying goes, no matter how big your ability is, you can carry as many bowls as you want. This is something you can’t envy.

Although my Qiao family can influence the Anxi Gang, it is impossible to instruct the 1,400 to 500 brothers in the gang to work for the Qiao family and fight their way to Nansheng.

This is impossible and completely impossible.

Therefore, it is said that a ruler is longer and an inch is shorter.

In terms of running family businesses and plantations, Nanyang Company is far less sophisticated than our Qiao family and is able to extend its business to Batavia and Bandung.

But when it comes to opening up trade routes, ahem, don’t forget what these guys are doing in mainland China?

Even the emperors of the Qing Dynasty dared to overthrow, what else can't these people do?

Along the way to open up the trade route to the south, there were a lot of killings. The local indigenous tribes who had always been very difficult for my Qiao family all shrank their heads in fear, and they were more docile than cats.

The rebellious Chinese merchants in Yanwang City are now like filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, and they have all joined the local Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.

Just take the Wang family in Yanwang City, how much effort did we put into promoting cooperation?

That's really... it's really embarrassing.

I made seven trips to Yanwang City, plus other people in the family, there were always dozens of trips.

They promised commissions, advanced funds, and sincerely sold goods to the Wang family. What was the result?

The attempt to draw water from a bamboo basket is in vain. How can we achieve a successful negotiation if they don't want us to reach out to them from the bottom of their hearts? "

When Qiao Yunnan brought up old things again, the faces of several heads of the family were darkened.

No matter how powerful the Qiao family is in Surabaya City, they will still ignore you when they arrive at the King of Hell City, and they will be completely helpless.

The Qiao family had no foundation at all in Yamawang City. Even if hundreds of local indigenous tribal chiefs from Luopu Town, only 5 kilometers away from Yanwang, tried to interfere, they could only stare blankly.

At the beginning, the legs of the big shots like the Qiao family were all thin, and in the end, the cooperation was still in vain.

these days

The Qiao family has collected a lot of information about Nanyang Company. This is all public information, and it is not difficult for interested people to know.

rough estimate

The Nanyang Company has nearly 300 flintlock muskets, a dozen short guns, thousands of swordsmen, shieldmen and archers, mules and horses, and more than carts.

Unknowingly, it has developed into a formidable and huge local force.

If this power were placed on the mainland of China, it would be nothing more than a sesame snack, and it would be destroyed by a slight storm.

But in Surabaya City, it is an extremely powerful force that can be said to be full of martial virtue.

Uncle Qiao Yundong's face was gloomy, and he asked: "Clan leader, after this Feng Guohui came back, my Qiao family also handed me a note, but this guy seemed indifferent!"

"Yes, that's why I gave him a high look."

"how so?"

"Everything that comes from profit is like a flock of ducks. Since Feng Guohui has no reason to share this piece of fat on the southern route with us, there is no need to be conceited. On the contrary, it will hurt the harmony."     "Humph, he has such a big appetite, and I'm not afraid of choking him to death."

"Brother, don't be angry. If I give you some news, I think you will feel much calmer."

"Clan leader, what's the news?"

"This is the news I got from my friends at McGeely Trading Company in the UK; the Nanyang Company has secretly entrusted the British to take over some old troops from the Luzon Islands and the mainland. It is estimated that there are at least three to four hundred people, right?"

"What the hell...is this news true?" Uncle Qiao Yundong's gray beard couldn't help but tremble in shock. He was really a little frightened.

Fifty or so hairy remnants came to Surabaya City and made a huge noise. If another three or four hundred people came, wouldn't it turn the whole world upside down?

To be honest, he was really a little scared.

The Qiao family is a kind family that has been doing business for generations, and they are completely different from those shaggy remnants who fight and kill.

He really didn't want to see those long-haired remnants come to Sishui City. There was nothing he could do to deal with these desperadoes, and it made no sense to reason.

How long has it been since this group of people arrived in Surabaya City?

Two thousand people were killed in this area. There were only so many people in the entire East Java area. How could they withstand such torture?

Qiao Yunnan knew what his elder brother was worried about, but he smiled helplessly and explained;

"I heard this news from a British ghost. Although the British are arrogant and rude, they don't bother to make up false news. I heard that the deposit was collected, so it should be true."

The brothers who said this were all depressed, and there were two old men with white beards who were so angry that they huffed and puffed and were completely speechless.

Neither the British nor the Nanyang Company could use their efforts at all.

I could only lean on my crutches and sigh, and the atmosphere seemed particularly solemn.

The fourth child, Qiao Yunbei, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Chief, in my opinion;

Since Nanyang Company is invincible, it must take the initiative to make good friends.

Didn’t Ma Ganqiang, whom Nanyang Company placed in the patrol room, want to be a police sergeant?

He took him for granted, and rebelled against Huang Renhe, which aroused the anger of everyone in the city. He was called "Black Heart He" and was the only remaining force of the Huang family.

It's good to just go with the flow and be a human being.

What’s more, Huang Zonghan’s whereabouts are unknown to others, but they cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of my Qiao family all over the city.

I heard that the Hu family had extended an olive branch to Nanyang Company a long time ago. This group of reckless men who ran the boat got smart and made the right bet.

If you can't say it, just forget about Huang Laogui's sacrifice. "

"Fourth, this matter must be discussed in a long-term manner, and we must not be rash." The patriarch Qiao Yunnan shook his head and rejected the proposal.

The four big families of Qiao, Huang, Hu and Lin in Surabaya City have both fights and marriages. They are often in the same boat, and their relationship is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Apart from anything else, the hall's sister-in-law is from the Huang family. Although she has passed away from illness, the blood of the first house is still there.

Some things must consider the impact of all aspects. The Qiao family also has its own dignity and cannot just bow down and bow down easily. What does that mean?

Several people met and discussed for a long time, but they didn't come up with any reason.

Several old smokers puffed away together, which filled the meeting hall with smoke. The strong smell of tobacco could be smelled from a long distance away.

In the corridor not far away

Qiao Peiyun, who was smart and thoughtful, stood there, stretched out her white jade hand and slapped her nose impatiently, pulled her second brother Qiao Zhongxing's lapel and asked, "Second brother, what are daddy and some uncles discussing? "

"You little woman, don't ask so many questions." Qiao Zhongxing held a ledger in his hand and was about to walk towards the council hall when he was intercepted by his younger sister on the way.

So he rolled up the account book impatiently and gently tapped Qiao Peiyun on the head.

Qiao Peiyun refused to give in now. She puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "Then... if you don't tell me, I will tell my father and say that my second brother bullied me."

"Little sister, what my father and uncles are talking about in the hall are all important family matters. You have this time to chat, why not do some embroidery work? That is what the little daughter's family should do."

"Wow, you look so patriarchal, so annoying."

"Okay, okay... little sister, dad is worried about Nanyang Company. Don't stop me. I have to go in quickly to report the accounts." Qiao Zhongxing had nothing to do with this little girl, so he could only reveal a little bit. After hearing the news, he hurried away with the account book.

Qiao Peiyun didn't dare to show off her temper and delay her second brother's business, so she stamped her foot angrily, turned around and walked along the corridor to the backyard.

Are you worried about Nanyang Company?

That is...Brother Feng's company. What does his company have to do with the Qiao family?

Well, I'll have to ask if I get a chance.

Thought of here

Qiao Peiyun clenched her white little fists and waved them, as if to cheer herself up. Her mood immediately became much happier, and then she skipped towards the backyard.

(End of this chapter)