African Nationhood

Chapter 119 Daily Life in Borneo

In the north of Pontianak Port in Borneo (now the capital of West Kalimantan Province in Indonesia), there is a large yard on the east side of the Wanlu River.

This is the Nanhua Commercial Building that Nanhua Company purchased land to build in Pontianak Port.

This manor covers an area of ​​50 acres and has a watchtower and a central fortress. According to the Dutch, it is to prevent the indigenous people from attacking.

After the port director Eddie Van Halen received ten gold bars, he no longer had any doubts about it.

The main trade content of Nanhua Commercial House here is human trade, transporting cans, glass, mirrors, firearms and bullets from Southwest Africa.

In exchange for Chinese immigrants and indigenous women here, they can also exchange for cane sugar, Pontianak wood, spices, etc.

Because there were valuable materials inside the merchant house, and the immigrants who were collected also had to be guarded, the Nanhua Commercial Hall formed a 200-person escort team.

Zeng Ze, a native of Fujian, also serves as the captain of the Nanhua Commercial House escort team. He is also the general manager of the Nanhua Commercial House in Pontianak Port. The deputy general manager is Dutch translator Zhong Yilin.

The members of the escort are all Chinese. They uniformly wear the gray military uniforms of the Nanhua Company, wear berets, and carry Martini-Henry rifles.

In addition to daily training, there are shifts on duty every day.

With two days of leave per month and a military pay of 2 guilders, equivalent to nearly 10 pound, this job has attracted a lot of attention from the local Chinese.

General Manager Zeng Ze and Deputy General Manager Zhong Yilin of Pontianak Nanhua Commercial Center selected the best 200 people.

To buy a Chinese immigrant here, Eddie Van Halen is given 20-30 Dutch guilders, and to buy an indigenous woman is 10-15 Dutch guilders.

There is an obvious price difference between Chinese and native people, so Eddie Van Halen is naturally more inclined to sell Chinese immigrants.

The port guards under him often went to Chinese gathering areas to rob Chinese immigrants and sell them to Nanhua Merchant House.

The female aborigines here basically don't wear tops every day, so whenever a female aboriginal is sent here.

Zhong Yilin was too embarrassed to look directly at him, but Zeng Ze advised him to get used to it.

In order to train Zhong Yilin, Zeng Ze specially selected two Chinese virgins to sleep with Zhong Yilin.

Zhong Yilin refused to accept this. Ye Shilong from Dongwanlu City heard about it and laughed at Zhong Yilin's pedantry.

He and Zeng Ze had already gotten married in Southwest Africa, but their family members did not bring them over.

Zeng Zela and Zhong Yilin were not good at cheating, so they restrained themselves a lot. Apart from occasionally taking advantage of the Chinese maids around them, they basically didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

He also often wrote letters to Qi Lanhua, who was pregnant in Southwest Africa, telling his thoughts and feelings about being away from home, telling his wife to take good care of the baby, and that he would go back for a reunion as soon as possible.

Life here in Pontianak cannot affect Dongwanlu City dozens of miles away.

Because he can bring urgently needed firearms and bullets to Lanfang Company, Ye Shilong's position there becomes more stable.

In addition to the two-story building divided by Lanfang Company as a business base, he also purchased more than 2,000 acres of paddy fields outside the city as a manor under the instruction of Shi Jintang.

The water and heat conditions here are sufficient, and rice can be harvested three times a year.

Rice harvested from manors outside the city can be shipped directly back to Southwest Africa to serve as a food reserve.

Everyone at Nanhua Company appreciated this move and believed that Mr. Shi had made a clever move and hoped to continue to expand the scope of reclamation in Borneo.

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Due to the suppression of the Lanfang Company by the Dutch, the residents of Dongwanlu were restricted in every aspect, and they could only engage in agricultural production.

Farm tools and daily necessities are in short supply, not to mention firearms and weapons.

The restrictions on Lanfang Company were even more excessive. They were not allowed to organize explicit troops and were only allowed to recruit patrol officers and government officials to maintain order.

Even the Dutch did not dare to offend the Nanhua Company, which was flying the Union Jack flag, so the news spread that Ye Shilong was recruiting employees in the manor outside the city.

A large number of Chinese came spontaneously to apply for asylum. Their request was very simple, as long as they had enough to eat.

Ye Shilong was naturally happy to accept this, and he recruited 500 people with a wave of his hand.

These people are ostensibly hired workers, but are actually armed guards.

Farming when the farming season is busy and training when the farming season is slack, so there is no delay in doing either.

The immigration trade with Lanfang Company was conducted in the name of organizing workers to go out to work.

The firearms and bullets were secretly smuggled through small boats.

It has not been discovered by the Dutch for several months, and Lanfang Company is very proud of the comparison. Ye Shilong was confident that even if he was discovered by the Dutch, they would not dare to do anything to him.

Only when the company's cruise ship docked would Ye Shilong go to the city to do business with Lanfang Company.

He usually stayed in the manor outside the city and enjoyed himself. After becoming an envoy abroad, he became bolder.

Not only did he keep dozens of slaves in the manor outside the city, he also arranged for several Chinese beauties to serve him in his daily life.

Of course, he is not completely idle here in Dongwanlu City. He also often socializes with the leaders of the major forces in the city.

For the time being, focus on cultivating feelings first. After the friendship develops, it will be natural to express your attitude.

After all, no one wants to be under the oppression of foreigners all day long. Nanhua Company is a Chinese force and is backed by the British.

The leaders of the various families in Dongwanlu City can figure out who is more powerful after a little consideration.

In addition to handing over the leaders of all parties, Ye Shilong also paid special attention to Liu Asheng's children.

Especially Liu Enguan, this person was the one Mr. Shi specially told to pay attention to.

After the death of Liu Asheng in the original time and space, Liu Enguan inherited the position of chief minister of the Tang Dynasty.

It's a pity that the Dutch didn't give him a chance. As soon as Liu Asheng died, they sent troops to capture Dongwanlu City, otherwise he would have been able to live for a few more years.

Because he was afraid that the Dutch would eradicate the enemy, Liu Enguan took his family members and escorted him to Medan in North Sumatra to settle down.

The relationship between Ye Shilong and Liu Enguan was very warm, and the two were as close as brothers.

Liu Enguan was also curious about the scenery of Southwest Africa and expressed his desire to go there many times.

Ye Shilong naturally agreed, but unfortunately Liu Asheng's health was not good and Liu Enguan did not dare to stay away.

On this day, the "Jinshan Town" arrived at Pontianak Port.

Ye Shilong took a sand boat from the manor outside the city and followed the Wanlu River to Pontianak Port to pick up the boat.

The "Jinshan Town" has a carrying capacity of 2585 tons. The items transported this time include 5000 Martini Henry rifles and 50 rounds of bullets.

There are more than 300 tons of glass, mirrors and cans in total, as well as a small amount of cigarettes and bicycles.

When Ye Shilong arrived at Pontianak Port, he found Zeng Ze and Zhong Yilin standing at Jinshan Town, talking to two strangers.

He slowly boarded the Jinshan Town No. and found that the stranger at the head was young.

He has a common face, the only abnormality is that his cheeks are thin, his eyes are large, and his skin is very white.

The other one has a dignified appearance and is very tall, taller than everyone present and a little shorter than Boss Shi.

Zhong Yilin noticed Ye Shilong's arrival and greeted him directly: "Representative Ye is here."

Ye Shilong nodded to Zhong Yilin and Zeng Ze as a greeting.

Turning to the unfamiliar young man, he smiled and extended his hand: "Ye Shilong, temporarily appointed as the chief representative of Dongwanlu City."

The young man chuckled, "Xue Youfu (Note 1), acting captain of the Jinshan Town."

After the two parties shook hands, Xue Youfu pointed to the tall man next to him and said:

"This is Wang Zhongyi, a top student from the Liverpool Institute of Technology and Arts in the UK. He is proficient in English and French."

Ye Shilong nodded and smiled as he shook hands with the other party. While shaking hands, he already felt a lot of pressure.

After the handshake between the two parties ended, Xue Youfu faced Ye Shilong and continued: "I have brought Mr. Shi to give you a task this time."

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Note 1: This classmate Xue is very famous. I wonder if anyone knows him.

The supporting actor Wang Zhongyi appears, please remember to check it out.

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