The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 46 Confrontation at the Pier

This bay is about 4.7 kilometers long, and the 10--meter pier that is fully utilized now is enough. Judging from the current situation, it will be enough for the next ten years.

The remaining development rights of the bay are indeed in the hands of the Hu family.

That was more than 20 years ago, when the Hu family tried its best to provide offshore transportation services during the Dutch army's suppression of the Javanese uprising led by Diponegoro, and was rewarded.

I was able to obtain the ownership of this bay at a very low price.

Twenty-seven or eight years have passed, and a small wharf like this has been developed. The wooden trestle is about 120 meters deep into the sea, and can accommodate 3 to 4 sailing cargo ships for docking and loading.

What Nanyang Company is interested in is the undeveloped bays other than the wharf, which extend from the Qiaojia Ore Wharf to the towering mountains in the distance. Now they are all in a virgin rainforest state.

When Hu Zhenlei heard that Feng Guohui wanted to buy ownership of the Gulf, his eyes narrowed and he asked with some caution, "What's wrong... Nanyang Company intends to get involved in the offshore shipping industry?"

"Brother Hu, please rest assured that Nanyang Company has no plans to join the shipping industry in the near future and go to the sea to compete with you for food.

Everyone knows

Running a boat, blacksmithing, and grinding tofu are the three major hardships. It is hard and unprofitable, and you always have to worry about losing your life at sea.

But in the long run, Nanyang Company wants to expand its business territory and expand its business to Batavia, Penang and Indochina, so it will inevitably get involved in the shipping industry.

At that time, the pros and cons of all parties will be considered comprehensively.

Perhaps they will choose one or several shipping partners and avoid directly engaging in the extremely risky shipping industry.

Everything is still undecided. Now I just consider that I have some spare money, so I will buy a bay first and plan to invest later.

I wonder what Brother Hu wants, are you willing to give up your love? "

"It's a matter of public property in the clan. How to deal with it must be discussed publicly. As the clan leader, I can't make a decision." Hu Zhenlei did not agree directly, but used the word "drag".

Feng Guohui was not in a hurry. He nodded with a good-tempered grin and said;

"Okay, then I'll just wait for the good news.

Brother Hu must also know that Nanyang Company likes to make friends from all over the world. You are the first friend to extend an olive branch. We are grateful for this and cherish this friendship. "

"If that's the case, then why do you refuse us to join the cooperation on the southern trade route? Isn't it true?" Hu Zhenlei interrupted him unceremoniously and interrupted abruptly.

Feng Guohui's expression remained unchanged and he said smoothly;

“Of course the value is not equal. In business, it’s all about how much sweat you put in and how much you gain.

You just sent me a message that you want to participate in the management of the new trade route in the south. Are you thinking nonsense?

If there is such a good thing, Brother Hu will bring me one too!

I know that the Qiao family has always been very wary of the Hu family. Even the ore shipping route will not allow you to interfere. I wonder if this news can be a big benefit? "

Feng Guohui's answer was merciless, and his extravagant hopes were blocked back. This made Hu Zhenlei's face turn redder, and he said angrily: "Young man, don't speak so loudly, everyone has a chance to be narrow-minded." .”

"Old man, look up at you, Mr. Feng, am I a soft persimmon that you can manipulate at your will?" Feng Guohui stopped pretending at this moment, showed a sharp look full of murderous intent, looked directly at Hu Zhenlei and said coldly;

"If I give you three points of color, I dare to open a dyeing room and rely on my old age to show off my old age in front of me. Are you really worthy of it?

A group of people who run boats and work as coolies dare to take advantage of me after washing their feet and coming ashore. I have seen a lot of people like you, and I have chopped off many heads of wealthy families in Gusu City.

From the first-rank imperial censor of the Imperial Palace, to the second-rank commander-in-chief, to the commander-in-chief of the Eight Banners Guards, from the second-rank deputy generals, chief envoys, ministers of casual ranks, to the third-rank forward officer and commander, to the guard commander, the city Shouwei, the wealthy businessmen and businessmen of the high-ranking families in Gusu City have killed many people, but there is nothing strong about them.

The butcher's knife fell, and the head fell to the ground with a "click...".

Old man, any one of them would have a noble status that is far beyond the comparison of ordinary people like you overseas.

With the strength of your Hu family, why are you blowing your beard and staring in front of me, Feng Guohui? Is it because you don't want to die quickly enough?

I am informing you now to bring me the title deed of this piece of land by the sea. You have only two days to do so.

As for the consequences, you know it without me telling you.

I have always been a kind person, and I would feel soft-hearted when I saw an old woman on the roadside unable to eat, but these brothers under me are not easy to talk to.

Sometimes...I can't restrain them. "

Feng Guohui may not have killed so many people with his own hands, but that didn't stop him from using it to establish his authority. It is a well-known fact that the long-haired rebel army swept through more than a dozen provinces in the southeastern part of China and the hinterland.

Now it is facing Qingting across the Yangtze River from north to south, and its momentum is becoming more and more prosperous.

Is there anything wrong with taking advantage of the situation a little bit?

Feng Guohui was angry at the three major families in Surabaya City. The patriarchs were all mediocre and old-fashioned, with a philistine attitude of looking at people behind the door, and they also relied on their elders to sell off their elders.

If we talk to them as sons and nephews, who knows where they will be pushed to?

Wouldn’t that be frustrating?

Feng Guohui is relying on his youth and vigour. If you are not convinced, I will do it. What a big deal... I will kill all these old people.

Sure enough, under Feng Guohui's fierce and murderous gaze, Hu Zhenlei's angry expression changed several times, and he retracted his steps to turn around and leave.

Then he coughed a few times, his body suddenly slumped down, he forced a smile on his face, and bowed his hands in greeting;

"Brother Guohui, look at... this... is this just a joke? Isn't it just a piece of land by the bay? I decided to give it to you for my brother. It's just a trivial matter. No need to shout. Just kill him.

In this city of Surabaya

The Hu family was the first to extend an olive branch to Nanyang Company. The two parties were a match made in heaven, and there could be no internal strife.

I have always warned Hu Jiaerlang to go out more with the good brothers of Nanyang Company. Java is such a big island, so it is only right for brothers to work together. "

Feng Guohui looked at Hu Zhenlei blankly without saying anything. The look in his eyes made Hu Zhenlei's heart tremble, and his calves became weak without realizing it. It was so penetrating.

who knows

Feng Guohui suddenly smiled. One moment it was still ice and snow, and the next moment suddenly the spring blossoms bloomed. He stretched out his hand to hold Hu Zhenlei's hand, shook it up and down very intimately, and then said;

"Brother Hu, don't you blame me for being impulsive just now?

Feng Guohui has been in the army since he was a child. He has traveled throughout several southeastern provinces on his own feet. He is used to seeing killings and life and death. The only thing he lacks is family affection.

It's a pity that most of my parents' tribe died in the war. At that time, there was no time to grieve or wipe away the tears, so I picked up the knife and continued to fight against the Qingyao.

Just like a withered grass shivering in the cold wind, if you don't try your best to make a living, who will pity you?

Brother Hu, please forgive me for my lonely life. It will inevitably touch your heart and make you feel angry.

If Brother Hu has had much contact with me, he will know that I am a typical person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. I am extremely soft-hearted. When I eat meat, I have to ask the maid to sit down and share it.

There's nothing I can do about it, it's hard for the child to be born.

Every time I see the prosperous big families here in Surabaya City, with brothers and sisters respectful and happy, I am filled with envy.

I haven't had the chance to feel this kind of warmth of family affection for a long time.

I regard Brother Hu as a relative, and by the way...and Third Brother, so every time I see you despise me, the once sensitive wounds will be torn open again..."

Sister Ni, why don’t I believe this?

The third uncle of the Hu family, Hu Zhenting, who had been standing silently for a long time, was already in a mess. When Feng Guohui called him "third brother", his heart "thumped".

It felt like... like being stared at by a wild beast, and I was thinking about where to take my next bite.

Hu Zhenting was completely numb to the exchange of swords and swords between his eldest brother and Feng Guohui and didn't know what to say.

One moment we were talking harshly to each other, and the next moment we were laughing and chatting with each other...

Hu Zhenting's head was as big as a bucket at this moment, and he was speechless, so he could only remain silent.

"Oh... by the way, Brother Hu, I have already prepared the silver for trading the harbor land deed. Although we have such a good relationship, I can never take your land in vain. This is my principle." Feng Guohui seemed to suddenly remember something. , explained a few more words.

After finishing speaking, he acted as if nothing was wrong, took Hu Zhenlei in his arms and walked a few steps forward, looked at the busy harbor in front of him, and said with emotion;

"Brother Hu, you and I must cooperate sincerely in the future to create a big situation in Surabaya and shock those who come to see the joke.

In Nanyang Company, I would tell them in every meeting;

Jianghu is about human relations, not about fighting and killing. Use your brain more in everything and use your emotions more to warm others.

Zhong wants to solve it with swords and guns. Isn't it just a waste of his brain to make him blind?

Nanyang Company is a decent company that does honest business. It relies on honest management to make friends from all over the world, and relies on down-to-earth work to develop and grow step by step.

Look at the harbor, I plan to build a seawall from Qiao's ore dock all the way forward, and build the embankment with stones from the low hill in front.

The removed gravel can just be used to pad the dock square, and some warehouses can be built there. No matter what kind of goods are transported, they must not be exposed to the sun or rain, right?

Of course, we hope to invest in such a big project together with Brother Hu. After all, with the current financial resources of Nanyang Company, it is difficult to support it alone..."

"Ahem...Brother Guohui, there is a saying in our business world that brothers settle accounts. I can just give you this piece of land in the bay, but I will intervene in the dock you built. How will outsiders view me, Brother Hu?" Upon hearing this, Hu Zhenlei quickly interrupted him and shook his head like a wavy drum.

The land deeds on the Gulf side can be traded to Nanyang Company. Even if they lose money, they will accept it and treat it as a good deal.

But investment is absolutely forbidden. The Hu family has its own wharf but has not invested in it. How could it invest in your Pheasant Wharf?

From the current perspective, investing in this pheasant wharf will not bring any profit for decades. How can there be so much cargo to transport?

So Hu Zhenlei flatly refused, his attitude was very clear and there was no ambiguity.

He was afraid that the young man in front of him, who was a little scared in his heart, would drag the Hu family into this bottomless pit.

Build a breakwater?

That's a big deal. Do you know how much stone it takes to build a breakwater that's more than four meters high, more than 1 meter wide, and more than 1000 meters long?

That's easily tens of thousands of cubic meters of earth and stone, because to build a breakwater you first have to dig deep trenches and lay the foundation. You have to use a glutinous rice-gluten mixed slurry, including seashell powder and cement, and the amount required is amazing.

Hundreds of thousands of white silver coins were thrown in, and there was no sound. It was definitely a deep pit.

(End of this chapter)