The wind blows from the South Sea

Chapter 42 Industry

In Surabaya City, Wilson Road

More than a dozen people were wearing uniform gray coarse cloth coats, with four-finger-wide cowhide belts around their waists, and sheathed waist knives. Nanyang Company guys, wearing neat leggings and wide-mouthed linen shoes, are collecting management fees from shops along the street.

The owners of these shops, gambling stalls, opium dens and prostitutes along the street didn't even say a word of nonsense, and immediately offered them with both hands obediently.

In the eyes of the local people in Surabaya City, these Nanyang Company guys are a group of murderers who cannot be messed with.

Although he keeps saying that he is not a figure in the world, he is much more powerful than a figure in the world.

Fortunately, although Nanyang Company acts in a domineering manner, as long as they abide by his rules and pay management fees on time, they can completely ignore the harassment of other green-skinned gangs in the city.

No one dared to cause trouble on Wilson Road, not even the Surabaya City Patrol Room could reach in.

in recent times

Occasionally, there are some blind gangsters or gangsters who sneak into Wilson Street to fight bravely and do things that cost money and ruin the place.

In addition to Wilson Road, there is also Collie Street, which used to be Shun Hoi Tong, but is now owned by Nanyang Company.

Yudankun, the boss of Shunhaitang, was such a crazy person back then, and now the grass on his grave is almost a foot high.

There are still some people in the world who do not believe in evil and repeatedly jump on the edge of danger, only to fall into it. There are a few more innocent souls in the Java Sea.

After Feng Guohui, the boss of the Nanyang Company, returned with the great power of opening up a new trade route in the south, Surabaya City not only had many bloody and cruel legends about the Nanyang Company, but no one dared to covet the territory in the north of the city anymore.

Not only the Jianghu gangs in Surabaya such as Anxi Hui, Hehetang, Heantang, and Helehui sent greetings, but also the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the city, and even the three major Chinese families of Qiao, Hu, and Lin extended an olive branch of friendship.

It’s okay not to be convinced!

Originally there were four major families, Qiao, Huang, Hu, and Lin in Surabaya City. The second-ranked Huang family was uprooted by the Nanyang Company and evolved into three major families.

Maybe in the future there will be four major families: Qiao, Hu, Lin, and Feng. Many people speculate this, but it will depend on the future development for some time.

Jinyu Louli

After night falls, the Jinyu Tower is still brightly lit and bustling with gamblers. Almost all of the twenty gambling tables upstairs and downstairs have guests.

Sugar water and tea are provided for free in the gambling house, but gamblers have to spend their own money to buy fruit plates, beer and wine. When more than a dozen girls with heavy makeup were passing by, there were also some Fuso women with pillows behind them who served them tenderly, filled with a strong sense of love. The luxurious taste of money and female sex.

Since Nanyang Company took over, the casino business has become more and more prosperous.

Free supply of sugar water and tea is a rule set by Feng Guohui himself. There is also a free meal for the casino girls, which can be at noon, in the evening, or as a midnight snack.

In the past, I couldn't bear to dig at the water house, and even the candlelight was as dim as a will-o'-the-wisp.

Feng Guohui directly doubled the number of foreign oil lamps, and added more than 20 large mirrors upstairs and downstairs. When lighting the lamps at night, it will be as bright as day.

At the same time, in the accounting room separated by a wooden fence, copper coins and more than 18 silver coins were piled up like a hill, which gamblers could see when exchanging chips.

This is to show off your strength, as long as you have the ability, you can win.

Such a move has greatly increased the popularity, and all the gamblers in Surabaya City who have some money in their pockets are willing to come to Jinyu Tower to try their luck.

Feng Guohui walked up and down the Jinyu Tower and was quite satisfied with the large number of customers here. The waiters who looked at the place were all burly men, many of whom had just followed him and had seen blood after returning from the south. Newbie.

In just over a month, Jing Qi Shen was completely different from those newcomers who had no experience.

There was a faint murderous aura emanating from his body. Only people of the same kind could sensitively detect it. It smelled like bloodthirsty.

The more valued a guy is, the more he has to arrange good jobs at the casino stalls.

Gamblers who cause trouble in Jinyu Tower will most likely not be able to get out of the gate. Even if you manage to escape from the gate, you will never get out of Wilson Road.

Feng Guohui looked around with a straight face, and then he and Zheng Xiucai left the noisy Jinyu Building and went to the duty room in the backyard to sit down. Soon, the maid brought brewed fragrant tea.

Zheng Xiucai stayed in Surabaya City for more than a month and lived quite comfortably. Not only did he look fairer, but he also gained weight visibly.

He was a senior executive of Nanyang Company who was rewarded with a house. Not only did he have a woman, but he also had meat to eat. Of course, his life became more and more comfortable.

"Xiucai, how is the operating situation of the casino?"

"It can only be said that it is a mixed blessing." Zheng Xiucai was a martial artist after all, and he spoke much more straightforwardly than ordinary scholars. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip before continuing;

"Not counting those who pay management fees, we directly operate six casinos, large and small, and only the two casinos, Jinyulou and Fumantang, have better business.

Fumantang is still a stall that was snatched from Shunhaitang. It is also a large venue upstairs and downstairs. It can hold 16 gaming tables, which is smaller than Jinyulou.

The business of these large stalls is better, but the business of the small stalls is not satisfactory.

Some have five or six gaming tables, and some have seven or eight gaming tables. Most of them are people from the middle and lower classes of society, a place where people from all walks of life and dock coolies make money, and they can't make much money.

The combined monthly profit of the two gambling stalls, Jinyulou and Fumantang, is between 1600 and 1800 silver coins, and the fluctuation will not be large. "

"That's not bad. With 2 silver coins in one year, I can support three to four hundred brothers." Feng Guohui said.

He thought for a moment and then explained;

"Our Nanyang Company is a serious business. We cannot run unscrupulous businesses such as opium dens and selling pig flowers. We must be different in management.

There is no such thing as selling pig flowers on my territory. If there is one, I will destroy it. That thing is extremely immoral. As for the opium den, Nanyang Company pursues a non-operation attitude, but acquiesces in its existence. According to the usual practice, the management fee is doubled, and we are not responsible for the trouble caused.

This thing cannot be banned for the time being. Both the natives and the red ghosts will suck it. If the sky falls, there will be a big guy who can hold it up.

We have small arms and legs, so there is no need to rush to the front. "

Zheng Xiucai nodded frequently after hearing this, and then asked for instructions: "Master, I have recently been mobilizing manpower to search for the remnants of the Huang family. However, the other three major families in Surabaya City have an ambiguous attitude, and they seem to be unwilling to see us completely annihilate them. Therefore, the exact whereabouts of Huang Laogui have not yet been found.”

Feng Guohui sneered after hearing this and said;

"It's normal, these street boys are a little sad.

Whether the Qiao family, the Hu family, or the Lin family have coexisted with Huang Laogui for so many years in Surabaya City, it is inevitable that they will have a little affection.

I think it's unreliable to rely entirely on them.

Ma Ganqiang needs to take over as soon as possible and find a way to kill Patrol Sergeant Huang Renhe. This bastard must know something?

I will talk to Qiao Yunnan in the near future and put Ma Gan in charge.

In this case, we also have certain official channels.

Let’s make an appointment with the Hu family. This is also a local force in Surabaya City that has taken the initiative to show us its goodwill. It is necessary to win over them.

Let's see if Qiao Yunnan is informed and interested. If everyone can cooperate harmoniously, then it's good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.

If it doesn't work, then don't blame me for flipping the table. "

Feng Guohui's eyes were cold as he spoke, and murderous intent flashed away.

This made Chen Xiucai's heart tighten for no reason, and he quickly replied: "I understand, Mr. Ding, I will arrange these things properly."

"Well, what about the Luzon Islands and the mainland?"

"My lord, we have entrusted the British firm McGeely to do this. We paid a fee of 8200 silver coins in advance. When the British business group passes through the Luzon Islands, they will contact us at the address we provided, and wait until they return from the mainland. Pick them up. At that time, we will see how many people are picked up to pay the balance."

"Okay, now only British merchant ships can travel north and south of China. Alas... Yong'an Mansion's hometown is now dilapidated. I wonder how many people can be brought here?" Thinking of this, Feng Guohui's expression became a little lonely.

Nowadays, the Kingdom of Heaven's power in Jiangnan is growing more and more, and the only people he can contact are the remnants of the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing who escaped from the butcher's knife.

These people are also suppressed in the Kingdom of Heaven, and there is almost no way to survive.

Wouldn't it be a great help if he could be brought back to Java Island?

With these powerful soldiers joining them, Feng Guohui dared to think about it, let alone a small place like Surabaya City, even Bandung or Batavia.

No matter how badass Batavia is, can it still be better than Gusu Mansion? Can a cow pass Jinling City?

What a joke!

Seeing Feng Guohui's lonely expression, Zheng Xiucai did not dare to interrupt, so he changed the subject and said;

"Master, after several counterattacks by us, the Huang family fled Surabaya City overnight with their children and the elderly in tow. However, there were certain obstacles in taking over their family's big house and property. The brothers who went there had no choice but to come back. "

"What's going on?" Feng Guohui asked with a frown.

Zheng Xiucai bowed his hands and then replied;

“It was the opinions of the Surabaya City Official Committee and Municipal Council conveyed by the Qiao family, they said;

Surabaya City is a place with royal laws, not an ignorant and remote existence in the countryside. Whoever grabs something belongs to whomever.

The Huang family's property must be transferred through legal procedures, otherwise no one can touch it. "

"That's it...it seems that the red ghost guy has taken action." Feng Guohui realized the seriousness of the problem and murmured.

In this way, it would be difficult to invade the Huang family's property.

After all, the red ghost guy is the master of this colony. Feng Guohui can show his talents, but he must not ignore the Dutch, otherwise he will be taught how to behave in minutes.

In order to control expenditures, the Batavia colonial government retained only more than 8700 Royal Dutch troops throughout the Dutch East Indies.

There is also a Royal Dutch fleet with 11 sailing warships and more than 2540 people, stationed in Batavia.

But in Semarang, there is a Royal Netherlands Navy logistics station with 147 white officers and soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Navy stationed there.

But its power does not stop there, in launching wars to suppress unrest or expand colonization.

The Dutch Governor's Palace of Batavia can recruit Chinese and indigenous servants at any time. For example, the four major Qiaohuanghulin families in Surabaya City have to contribute people, efforts, and money, and can gather tens of thousands of troops in a short period of time.

Maintain peace in peacetime, and obey the orders of the Dutch Governor-General in wartime.

So as long as your mind doesn't get dizzy, you must not fight against the white colonizers head-on. Subtle and obscene development is the way to go.

Thought of here

Feng Guohui sighed softly and said with a slightly resentful expression: "If you won't move, then don't move!

Our Nanyang Company is an upright business, not a gangster who just wastes money. Every income must be fair and aboveboard, and of course we cannot allow others to gossip.

If it invades the Huang family's property, wouldn't that be tantamount to filth?

I can never do this kind of thing..."

His words made Zheng Xiucai speechless for a while. Zheng Xiucai was embarrassed to remind Feng Guohui, how did Nanyang Company grow so strong?

It’s not like the so-called thieves eat stolen goods and their mouths are full of oil. How can the current good situation come from?

Lord, let’s have some face... okay?

(End of this chapter)