The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 118 Abducted
The gongs sounded again on the stage and the singing started. The audience applauded like thunder, and the theater became more and more noisy and lively.

Inadvertently
Many strong men gathered around the theater, and they kept their eyes on the few well-dressed young men sitting on the Eight Immortals table in the first row, most of whom were members of the bodyguard.

At this time, the group of people didn't know.

After thanking them loudly in the theater, these people's faces turned green and red from the excitement, and they could no longer sit still.

It was obvious that both sides were competing, and this side was at a disadvantage.

Feng Guohui rewarded 10 flower baskets, and Mr. Chen from Table A rewarded 15 flower baskets, temporarily gaining the upper hand.

Turning around, Feng Guohui rewarded another 100 flower baskets, which was enough to squeeze the other party.

How arrogant he was just now, now he feels so aggrieved.

One silver coin is given as a flower basket, and 100 flower baskets are equal to 100 silver coins. This money is not much, but it is still a lot of money.

Almost the annual income of seven or eight workers was rewarded with a wave of the hand. The young master named Chen and his friends could also get this money, but it was really painful!
That's what you say, but you can't let your face fall to the ground.

Today, this unfamiliar foreign businessman stepped on his face. After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Chen gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand and said, "Flower viewing boss, 120 flower baskets."

This kind of behavior even attracted a lot of applause.

Dr. Cha was so excited that his voice broke. The two bosses started fighting, and neither one was willing to give in. Today, the two bosses really made a lot of money.

From now on, in Saigon City, it will really become a joke, and it will be stepped on by this unknown guest.

The words haven't finished yet,
A lazy voice on the table behind said, "300 flower baskets."

In full view of the public, that's a lot of money.

"Okay, okay, okay, Mr. Chen is very generous."

That's what it's like to win a leading role in a theater. You're not afraid of a powerful boss trying to win the role, but you're just worried that a fight might get in the way.

Compared with the background of wealthy Chinese business families, warlords are the real strong ones.

If you keep doing it, you will be able to make enough money for one year.

Compared with Mr. Chen's face, which was distorted with anger, Feng Guohui's face was free and completely calm.

Now everyone's eyes fell on Mr. Chen and others at Table A.

Even among the wealthy young men in Saigon City, they are still among the top few.

"Of course, Mr. Chen's family is extremely rich, so this little money is just a waste."

In Feng Guohui's heart, he originally didn't want to argue with these bastards, but these people jumped too high and decided to stick out their faces for him to step on.

on stage
Twenty-five small flower baskets have been put out, each one is as big as a small stool, and the rest are ten large flower baskets, each one half a person tall. One large flower basket represents ten small flower baskets.

If that's the case, then step on it hard!

"A strong dragon will not overwhelm a local coward, so we must teach these extroverts a lesson, not to be too arrogant."

This moment caused an uproar among the onlookers. Even Dr. Tea was stunned. After reacting, he shouted excitedly;
"Tongxin Cantonese Opera Club...thank you Master Chen for the 120 flower blues. I wish Master Chen a happy life with horse hoof disease, flowers blooming, prosperity and another spring."

Mr. Chen's young face was twisted with anger. He is the second son of the Chen family, a famous cloth merchant in Saigon City, and has always been very versatile.

"Tongxin Cantonese Opera Club...Thank you to Boss Feng for 300 flower baskets. I wish Boss Feng good luck in making money and good luck."

Seeing the angry and hesitant look on the other party's face, Feng Guohui snorted and said;
"Why don't you follow?
It’s just a few hundred flower baskets, so you won’t be able to afford it, right?

Tsk, tsk, tsk... Looking at the arrogance you acted just now, everyone thought it was a big guy, but it turned out to be just a ball of donkey dung.

If it really doesn't work, then just admit defeat, there's no shame in it. "

Feng Guohui's voice was not loud, but everyone in the audience could hear it clearly. These words forced Mr. Chen and others to have no way out.

"Flower-viewing boss, 350 flower baskets." After Mr. Chen lowered his head and asked a few questions with a livid face, he seemed to have collected some money and finally squeezed out these words.

Before they started to enjoy themselves, Feng Guohui reached out his hand again nonchalantly and said, "Five hundred flower baskets. The flower boss has worked so hard to perform, so just treat it as an extra meal."

His words caused an uproar, and everyone onlookers couldn't calm down. 500 silver coins was a huge sum of money.

I was rewarded with just a wave of my hand. How generous is this?

Plus a meal?

Be a human being, I, the emperor, want to add a meal, even if it's a Manchu-Han banquet, it won't cost 500 silver coins.

Feng Guohui looked calm and indifferent, as if he had rewarded a rich man casually. Such strong financial resources are even more awe-inspiring.

Mr. Chen couldn't follow him any longer and sat back down with a dejected expression.

There is really no way to follow.

If we add more than the 500 flower baskets, what will happen if people are at home? Are you going to lose your underwear here?

His regular monthly income is 800 silver coins. Adding in other sources of income, this works out to tens of thousands of silver coins a year.

This money is needed to maintain a decent life, to support the wife, maids, maids, coachmen, servants and daily expenses in the house. After deducting the cost of carriage and horses, the remaining money is only between one and two hundred silver coins.

Everyday I watch a play, hold a role, and give three to five flower baskets, or a dozen flower baskets. It's really hard to reward hundreds of flower baskets every now and then.

Even though the Chen family is wealthy and has business names all over the Indo-China Peninsula, the family heads have so many children that they cannot squander it arbitrarily.

At this time, the young men in the front row all stood up and looked at Feng Guohui angrily, the anger in their eyes almost burning him.

In full view of the public, it is difficult to sheath the sword.

Mr. Chen said angrily, "Young man from outside, where do you want to go to the mountains or the sea? What's the point? Mr. Chen learned the lesson today. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. We must meet again one day."

Feng Guohui smiled coldly, stood up, clasped his hands and saluted the north and said, "The world is at peace and we share one family. I wonder what Mr. Chen has to say?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked.

This is the slogan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Unexpectedly, a huge thunder suddenly appeared from the bottom of the sea.

Mr. Chen suddenly turned pale with fright. He involuntarily took a few steps back. He looked at Feng Guohui with a horrified look on his face and said, "You...you..."

The other young masters who were just rampant were not much better. One of them was so frightened that he sat on the ground.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

The holy army of the Kingdom of Heaven killed mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the northern continent. This saying, "The world is at peace, we share one family" is also known to everyone, and it can be said to be like thunder.

If you say these eight words in Qingting territory, your head will fall off in minutes.

Feng Guohui no longer concealed himself at this time, and waved his hand and ordered: "Take them all, let the young masters find another place to stay."

More than twenty strong men suddenly surged out from around the teahouse. They grabbed Mr. Chen and others like chickens and quickly took them away from the theater.

The audience fled one after another, but no one dared to step forward.

Being demoted, Feng Guohui naturally would not stay any longer and quickly left with everyone.

Everyone in the teahouse was left stunned, and no one knew who said "Run away yet". Everyone in the teahouse immediately woke up and fled in all directions.

Within a few minutes, they were all gone.

Only the members of Tongxin Cantonese Opera Club were left, especially the famous Tsing Yi actress Hua Boss, who looked worried among each other.

Play is like life.

Just now he was still beaming as if he were at the peak of his life, but now his face has suddenly changed and he has fallen to the bottom. He has no idea what to do?
The two sides fighting in the audience are not easy to get along with. Mr. Chen and several other princes are all descendants of wealthy local Chinese business families in Saigon and have great influence here.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he was kidnapped by a group of desperadoes. If these Chinese business families were to hold him accountable, no one in the small troupe could afford it.

Not long after
The news quickly spread to all the houses, causing chaos.

Several major Chinese business families went to the police station to call the police, and tried their best to send manpower and related gangs to search for the person on the streets, vowing to dig deep to find the person.

It made people panic and panic.

The French police also dispatched personnel to conduct strict patrols, and the atmosphere in the city quickly became tense and anxious.

Two days later

A two-masted cargo ship sailed out of the wide estuary of the Saigon River, cutting through the waves on the blue ocean, heading towards the southern sea area.

Feng Guohui was sitting in the captain's cabin on the stern of the ship, and he could see the distant coast from the window.

This short trip to the southeastern peninsula
This will give them an intuitive understanding of the current situation of the entire Indochina Peninsula, which will be more conducive to future decision-making.

Overall
At present, the colonial powers such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands have invested less troops and resources in Indochina and Southeast Asia, and are in a relatively empty period.

Considering that Britain, France, Russia and other countries all suffered great losses in the Crimean War that ended in 1856, they are in the recovery period of licking their wounds.

Such performance is not surprising.

There is no doubt that the center of today's world stage is Europe, which is also the core area of ​​competition among the world's great powers. It is far more important than external colonial expansion.

Feng Guohui sat at his desk, writing non-stop with the brush in his hand.

He will take advantage of the rare quiet time to base his work on the reality of today's society and learn from some of the experiences of later generations.

Make plans for sustainable development in terms of civil affairs, laws, government structures, military mobilization systems and trade in Nanyang military-controlled areas.

Although the inspection of the British and French colonies lasted only a few days, I benefited a lot.

he knows

This battle with the Dutch colonists was unavoidable, so he had to rush back as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. The time left for him was very tight.

In the dark cabin at the bottom of the cabin, several young men who had become disheveled in just two days were lying down or sitting on the haystacks. Some were crying with tears on their faces, and some looked in a trance.

Even if they were beaten to death, they would never have imagined that a momentary dispute would lead to this.

From the few words of those powerful bandits, they knew that at this time, the sailing ship was heading to Surabaya City, which made them extremely desperate.

(End of this chapter)