The journey starts from the Titanic

Following Chen Bolian's failure were the Guangzhou Commercial Group and the Guangdong Commercial Group. In fact, after the failure of the Commercial Group, the Guangzhou businessmen also returned to their former position of oppression and exploitation.

Do you want to get mixed up with these losers?Will it be against the Whampoa Army in the future?

Situ Nan hesitated in his heart.

"By the way, young master, speaking of business groups, the business groups in Taishan and Xinhui counties are also controlled by our people. I have received reports before that Xinhui is a little better. I have contacted Li Zongren before. His military discipline is not bad, but the Taishan side is not good. Those Guangxi soldiers are similar to the bandits, they bully the market and do bad things, and Taishan complains.

The merchant group in Taishan ordered a batch of firearms from us, prepared to fight the bandits and let them restrain themselves."Lin Yimin said again.

Many Chinese in North America are of Taishan origin. Even many high-level Taishanese in the Zhi Gong Party have received this information. They all have a desire for peace in their hometown.

Well, it seems that Situ Nan's ancestral home is also from Taishan, so Lin Yimin felt it necessary to report this to Situ Nan.

"Yeah. I got it." Situ Nan replied lightly. He knew that Guangzhou people had a very strong regional concept, and Gui Jun would definitely not stay long if he continued doing this.

The kind of Guangdong-Guangxi war fought next year is a clear proof.

Fighting is not Situ Nan's strong point, and he always feels that those people are biting dogs. If Meihua is not going to do some small actions, Situ Nan will not bother to bother about it.

He thought for a while, then asked Lin Yimin, "By the way, how about that A-level target? Tell me about it."...

Although Chen Bolian's future is not very optimistic, it is only the future, and there are still several years to go.

In business, Situ Nan decided to increase limited cooperation with Guangzhou businessmen such as Chen Bolian.

The Chen family started business from silk reeling, and now it still retains a silk factory and a textile factory.Situ Nan was willing to invest in the textile and light industry in Guangzhou, and the results were quick, so he wanted to cooperate with the Chen family in the textile industry.

Stuart commented on Chen Borian's side, but the impression was not very good. He felt that Chen Borian was the kind of shrewd man.

Particularly respectful to the British. Although they are shrewd, they lack a bit of backbone.But overall, he is a good businessman!

Chen Bolian seems to be busy with Jardine International Holdings and put more investment in finance, real estate and other industries. Some look down on industry and are not interested in the cooperation proposed by Meihua.

Situ Nan had no choice but to give up and let Meihua find another partner or sole proprietorship.

Although it was impossible to discuss textile cooperation, the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce reached an arms deal with Meihua Company.

Facing the increasingly rascal Gui army, the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce deems it necessary to strengthen its own armed forces, so it ordered 3000 rifles, 20 pistols, 10 machine guns, 5 mortars, and a few bullets from Meihua Company. The value is 500,000 yuan.

This allowed Meihua to make a small profit.In line with the principle of being responsible to customers, when he parted, Situ Nan had the heart to wake up Chen Bolian: "Leader Chen, I think the commercial group is after all civilian armed. If there is no higher name or stronger strength, it may be inevitable in the end. It will fall into the hands of a cruel warlord or military government. You should take precautions."

"Mr. William is worrying too much. The business group is a force to defend the business, not an anti-government force. As long as we don't oppose the government, I don't think anyone would dare to embarrass us by the world."

Chen Bolian smiled nonchalantly.

Seeing Chen Bolian's self-confidence, Situ Nan shook his head slightly and said nothing.Although everyone has a certain amount of business dealings, Chen Bolian is a friend of Shamian Yingziyihe Foreign Company, not Meihua's own.

"What kind of person! I don't know what is good or bad. Master, you really praised him by meeting him. If you don't listen to us, you will suffer sooner or later."

Lin Yimin curled his lips while watching Chen Bolian's back.

"Well. He is too proud, and sooner or later he will suffer." Situ Nan smiled lightly.

After he hinted that, apart from business dealings, Meihua rarely got in touch with Chen Bolian in other aspects.…

After revisiting the old place, Situ Nan deliberately visited the urban area of ​​Guangzhou. In the mottled memory and vivid reality, he found many familiar place names.

For example, the Xiguan Commercial Street, the powerful villas in Dongshan District, and the foreign shops in the sand make Situ Nan feel fresh and real. I want to gradually clear the pictures of historical yellowing, and then Situ Nan's whole body and mind are integrated into it. .

Compared with the international flower in my memory, Guangzhou in 1919 is more charming.

Situ Nan hugged Andy, who looked around curiously, and walked side by side with Laura on the street.

"Guangzhou is much bigger than Singapore, and it's also very interesting. There are many interesting places." Laura laughed.

She is a white foreigner, wearing a large lady's hat, holding Situ Nan's arm, leisurely and contented.This family of three attracted the attention of many people on the street. Although Guangzhou people are used to seeing western sceneries, they rarely see Meiyan entering Laura. Looking at the car slowly following this family of three, there is no way to tell envy.

Situ Nan and the others had a good time, but the bodyguards who followed them were very nervous. They carefully covered the crowd and paid close attention to everything around them until they walked in front of a magnificent Xiguan big house.

"Master, grandma, here we are, welcome to Lin's house." Lin Yimin respectfully said, and invited Situ Nan and his wife in.This big house originally belonged to Lin Yimin's family, but after his father's business went bankrupt, he sold it to others, and now it is back in Lin Yimin's hands.

"This house is not bad! A typical Xiguan big house, with brick and wood structure, carved beams and painted buildings, hollow wooden windows, and a large patio inside. Planting flowers and plants is perfect for drinking tea."

Situ Nanzan said that the life of the businessmen in Xiguan was quite leisurely.

Perhaps it is this leisure, less bloody, that can only disappear in the yellowing scroll of history.

Chapter 71

The typical Xiguan house embodies the history of modern Guangzhou merchants.

In Situ Nan’s previous life, such Xiguan Houses could only be used as cultural relics for visitors to visit, but at this moment, it does exist. Thinking about it, it always feels a little more human than the yellowed photos.

Situ Nan looked at some houses, about two hundred square meters, showing that the original owner had a solid family.

"Very good. But it's a bit vacant. My mother is in Chinatown in San Francisco. She keeps talking about coming back. She just asked her to live in Guangzhou alone. I was a little worried, so I never arranged for her to come back. Now the house is vacant. Usually, a cousin of mine would send someone over to take a look, and I rarely have time to live." Lin Yimin said with emotion.

Situ Nan smiled slightly, sitting on the chair of the master's master, and said to Lin Yimin: "Yimin, you have helped me a lot in the past two years, and you can be my own. I am going to hand over all Chinese investment to you. How about By the way, you can live in Guangzhou for a long time, and take the old man back without running around with me."

"Master, are you going to drive me away? Did I do something wrong?"

Lin Yimin looked at Situ Nan in a little panic. Situ Nan's words surprised him.

"What are you talking about?" Situ Nanhu said with a face, and then earnestly explained, "You behaved very well, but I am still a little bit reluctant without you by my side? But you can't always be my secretary for a lifetime, right?

You know that we have a lot to do, and there are not enough people in my hands. I used to be afraid that you were too tender, I would have sent you out.

You have also seen in the past two years that the investment of consortiums in China is increasing. I have to find someone who makes me feel relieved to watch."

"But I feel that I am still too young and there are still many things to learn. I want to stay by my side for a while." Lin Yimin pleaded.

Going out to be alone is undoubtedly a rare opportunity, but the future of staying with Situ Nan is not limited.

As a person close to Situ Nan, Lin Yimin was exposed to more things than everyone in Meihua Company and Zhi Gong Party.

Meihua Company, um, should be called the Meihua Consortium. Compared with the William Consortium, it is only equivalent to less than one-fifth of the William Consortium.

As Situ Nan's assistant secretary, Lin Yimin's position in the William Consortium is much stronger than that of Meihua Company.Lin Yimin clearly divided this point.

"Young? Is this the reason? You see, I am only one year older than you, and I still have a big career. Look at the entire company, the entire Zhi Gong party, not all of us young people. Are you in power? The world in the future will have to be defeated by young people like us."

Situ Nan believed in himself, "Take you for example. Graduated from a prestigious American university, you are not as high as you in the world, right? You can be my secretary and help me with so many small and large matters. This ability, insight, and comprehensive There are not many in the world, right? So I feel relieved to entrust the cause of China to you, don't let me down. Unless you think you are not capable!"

Situ Nan patted Lin Yimin heavily.

He thought about this for a long time. Although the focus of the William Consortium is in the United States, there is no doubt that Meihua's affairs have always involved a lot of Situ Nan's mind, and the old and smart Lin Yimin is Situ Nan's best spokesperson.

Agitated by Situ Nan, Lin Yimin's eager heart beat out and said, "Yao Hongmin and He Wenxiu can do a good job in Nanyang, and they can't be worse than them. After all, they are the direct line of the young master's line."