African Nationhood

Chapter 179 Shameless

May has entered the dry season in East Africa. In June, the temperature in Mapu Port dropped significantly, with the average temperature being only more than ten degrees.

The previous humidity and rain are gone, and the physical comfort has improved a lot.

Shi Jintang originally planned to return to Anhai Town at the end of May, and then rush to Europe in June.

Alice's due date is approaching, his first child is about to be born, and he must rush there to accompany her.

But Futong came over and told him that the leaders of several immigrant families in the Black Flag Army wanted to meet with Boss Shi for peace of mind.

Shi Jintang's original intention was not to accommodate these peasant army leaders.

But their influence is wider, and if they feel at ease, they can add more immigrants. Therefore, Shi Jintang agreed and decided to wait a few more days in Mapu Port.

……

On June 6, the "Anhai Town" came across the ocean, and with it came 6 leaders including Yang Zhuen, Wu Fengdian, Deng Aying, Lu Manjin, Liu Fenggang, Wang Zhilian, Huang Youfu, Huang Tingyang, Xu Yidong, and Huang Dingbang.

After two days of rest, on June 2, 6 heads of families came to the Mapu Port City Hall to pay homage to Shi Jintang.

The leaders are still relatively unfamiliar with Nanhua Company. When they arrived here, they found that the port construction here was still very new.

However, the various ships on the pier here are constantly flowing, and it can be seen that the business situation here is relatively busy.

In addition, when they came, they saw a steam ironclad ship escorting them, which shows that Nanhua Company attaches great importance to them.

When they learned through chatting that this ironclad ship was a free gift from the British government, these leaders were a little shocked.

It seems that General Manager Shi is doing well in the British Empire. He gave away such a large armored ship as soon as he said it would be given away.

Some leaders also learned that Boss Shi was an overseas student sent by the Qing Dynasty. He was not only young but also unmarried, so they became interested in getting married to Boss Shi.

If it succeeds, I will have no worries at Nanhua Company in the future.

The leader of the peasant army who had this idea began to search for his own female children to see if there were any with good looks and bound feet, which would have a better chance of winning.

It's a pity that there are almost no good-looking and suitable people in their family, and there are even less people with bound feet.

Now everyone was worried, but Yang Zhuoen and Wu Fengdian, the leaders of the 11 families, were not worried. They cared more about military power.

The combined strength of their 11 companies is more than 3000, and the total strength of the entire Nanhua Company is only several thousand.

Comparing the two, these three thousand people can account for a considerable proportion.

In troubled times, the barrel of a gun is the most important thing.

……

Today, the Mapu Port City Hall is brightly lit and crowded with people. Important officials in Mapu Port have been notified to come to accompany him, so Cai Jinzhang is crazy busy again.

Fortunately, Wang Tie from Sihai Restaurant was in charge of the highlight of the banquet, and their hotel hosted the welcome dinner.

Cai Jinzhang arranged for civil servants from the port office to act as outfield waiters for the welcome dinner, and people brought from Sihai Restaurant to act as infield waiters, so that they could basically fool him.

……

Following the guidance of the field service staff, the 11 heads of families slowly entered the conference room of the city hall, which was temporarily converted into a banquet hall.

The banquet hall was brightly lit, and the tables were filled with all kinds of dishes, all delicious and delicious, and the fragrance seduce everyone's taste buds.

Futong had been waiting here for a long time. He enthusiastically came forward to greet the leaders of the 11 families. The atmosphere was quite lively.

Then Futong took the leaders of 11 families and introduced them to the Liu family of Lanfang Company who arrived first.

Now the 11 leaders are a little confused. Why are there people from Lanfang Company here if they are not meeting Boss Shi alone?
  After all, this is Nanhua Company's territory, and they can't say anything.

After Futong's introduction, the leaders of the 11 families of the Black Flag Army were a little confused.

It turned out that after representatives of the Lanfang Company came to Mapu Port, they were dispersed and resettled by the Immigration Bureau to the Orange Grove area.

The land there is vast and sparsely populated, and even if hundreds or even thousands of people come from several houses, they won't be able to cause any trouble.

However, the Liu family is quite special, and Shi Jintang ordered that the Liu family be treated more favorably.

So after the Liu family's children arrived at Mapu Port, most of them got errands. Liu Chuntian, the third son of Liu Enguan, became Cai Jinzhang's deputy.

Moreover, the land allocated by Liu is around Mapu Port, totaling several thousand acres. The water here is hot and abundant, making it especially suitable for growing rice.

After Ms. Liu got the job and land in Mapu Port, she was very satisfied with the arrangement of Nanhua Company. They no longer have to worry about the threat from the Dutch, and under the protection of the Nanhua Company, the whole family can live in peace and no longer have to worry. This kind of life is much better than in Dongwanlu City.

Moreover, Liu established a trading company and could follow Nanhua Company's cruise ships to trade around the world, earning huge profits.

It was much better than staying in Dongwanlu City and not being able to go out, with most of the income being plundered by the Dutch.

……

This time, when representatives from 11 families asked to meet first, Shi Jintang remembered that the Liu family was here, and specifically asked Fu Tong to invite the Liu family to the dinner.

The two parties are equal. Having the Liu family as an example will not only reassure the leaders of the 11 Black Flag Army families, but also set an example for other forces to come to invest in the future.

The so-called "horse bones are worth a thousand gold".

Through Liu's introduction and explanation, most of the 11 leaders understood the intentions of Nanhua Company.

Yang Zhuoen and Wu Fengdian, the leaders of the 11 families, looked at each other and both realized the insidiousness of Nanhua Company.

The leaders of the peasant army who were planning to give away their daughters also gave up their thoughts, and the Liu family's noble daughter was pushed to her adoptive brother by Boss Shi.

Their daughters and juniors who can't stand on the stage are even less likely to catch Boss Shi's eyes.

Moreover, they also heard that Nanhua Company stipulated that soldiers must pass a physical fitness test before joining the army.

Moreover, after joining the army, you have to learn literacy and arithmetic. If you fail to pass, you will not be able to join the army.

As a result, it is basically impossible for the illiterate or semi-illiterate among their 3000 soldiers to serve as soldiers.

The plan to rely on 3000 soldiers was about to come to nothing.

Their future can only be hoped that the younger generation will join the army, but if the younger generation becomes a soldier, how can they survive?

Therefore, the heads of the families still made up their minds and bravely negotiated with Boss Shi.

As long as Boss Shi agrees to give juniors military positions, then they will move into Nanhua Company and become obedient citizens. Otherwise, they plan to stay in Vietnam and become obedient citizens for the French.

This request was discussed between Yang Zhuen and Wu Fengdian, and then jointly confirmed with several other leaders. Everyone was full of confidence.

As long as they work together, they can make Nanhua Company agree to their conditions.

Therefore, Yang Zhuen and Wu Fengdian went to Futong to express their conditions.

After Futong heard this, he immediately frowned with an angry look on his face, but he still suppressed his anger and did not burst out.

"We welcome you to move to Nanhua Company. Mr. Shi has instructed us to give more preferential treatment to leaders like you, and we can also give you more land. After all, we are both of Chinese descent.

But you shouldn’t push yourself too far, let alone think that our Nanhua company can’t do without you!

Nanhua Company has grown from nothing to its present scale, and has never encountered such ungrateful and arrogant people as you.

Without our Nanhua Company to support you with a batch of ammunition in time, what can you do to compete with the French?
  Without the advice and suggestions of our representative Ye Shilong, how many of you would have survived, and still come to me to lecture?

He still wants to hold us hostage, which is beyond belief! "

After saying that, Futong continued: "You want to save face, so I begged Mr. Shi to put down his official duties and take time out to meet with you.

It seems that I was wrong, and I shouldn’t give face to those of you who are unworthy of the stage.

Okay, you can go back and let the cruise ship take you back to Vietnam tomorrow.

When you return to Vietnam, let's see if the French will allow you to be obedient citizens and not slaughter you all. I write the Chinese character "福" backwards. "

After saying that, Futong turned and left, completely ignoring Yang and Wu who were looking at each other.

Now the two of them were panicking. They thought that negotiating terms on behalf of the 11 heads of families would be heavier, but they didn't know that the other party didn't follow the routine at all.

Then I heard Futong in the banquet hall expelling the other nine heads of families angrily.

"You idiots, do you really think our Nanhua Company cares about you?
  You have become a lost dog, and you still want to talk about terms with shame?

Go back, go back to Vietnam and be your country bumpkins! "

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