money player

Chapter 213: Working hard under the table

The Ao of the Ao brothers and sisters is the Ao of the Aojia family. The Manchus changed their surname to Han. Because the elders in the family were unwilling to be lonely, they followed Puyi to start a business for the second time. They gained a little bit of the merits of being a dragon and benefited the family. After reaping the benefits, it was natural that the company collapsed. Also within the scope of liquidation.

It's just that the Ao family has a good nose, and the little devil plans to hold on for more than a year. His family has discovered that the ship they are staying in is unstable, and they have to hurry up and escape. So, in the middle of 1944, the Ao family moved around Arrived in Macau.

When the Ao family first arrived in Macau, they had a lot of money. They bought a house and bought land, and their life was not bad. But someone in the family inherited the legacy of the Eight Banners. Every day at two o'clock in the afternoon, they would first have water in their belly, then water in their belly, and their whole body would be covered in water. After taking a few puffs of comfort, I asked my old rival to throw a few dice. If I won, I would find a girl to have fun with. If I lost, I would find a girl to take away my bad luck. I would not close my eyes until the rooster crows. I would live a regular life every day, feel comfortable and healthy. Great.

As the saying goes, if there is an old man in the family, it is like having a treasure. From the perspective of the elder Cong Long, if the prodigal son continues to live like this, the Ao family must confess to being in Macau. There is no other way. He can only ignore his old age and change his mind. , sold off the family property they bought in Macau, and moved the family to the legendary Gold Coast, where gold is everywhere, preparing to resume the Ao family's old business.

It is said that there is a place called Muling in Heilongjiang that was developed just a few decades ago. It is known as the Golden City. During the Guangxu period, many people mined gold there. The government also opened the Liangshui Quanzi Gold Mine, which has seven gold mining sites under its jurisdiction. One point is called Laojingou.

The legend of Ao Bantou has been passed down orally in Laojingou. This leader is so awesome that he can definitely dig up dozens of kilograms of nugget gold just by pointing his finger on the ground and digging down.

In fact, Ao is not talking about one person, but two fathers. They are the great-great-grandfather and grandfather of the Ao family brother and sister. The Ao family can be regarded as a gold mining family.

If it weren't for the allusion to Ao Bantou, Chuangfei would never have left the Ao brothers and sisters in the camp.

Didn't he just come to rob the gold mine? If he robbed it, someone would dig it. No, what a coincidence.

Ao Keshuang seemed to be an ambitious person at first glance. Zhuangchang Fei believed that his captain would definitely like this person, but Ao Xue... was a bit annoying.

When the drill was over, Ao Xue didn't care at all about the ambiguous glances of the team members. She came to Zhuang Feishen with ginger soup, asked for help, and wiped it with a towel. Even a blind person could see the affection in it.

On Xian Yaowen's side, he had no intention of leaving the hotel, but he was sitting in a tea restaurant called Tan Tea Man. Opposite him sat Shi Yiguang, whose mouth was opening and closing. The glutinous rice ball skin was being pulled back and forth between her lips and teeth, and she was eating happily. Huh.

Seeing that she was eating so happily, Xian Yaowen pushed his bowl next to hers.

He likes to eat glutinous rice balls, but he doesn't like the glutinous rice balls made by Tancha Man. The soup for salty glutinous rice balls is actually coffee. Coffee glutinous rice balls, what the hell?

Taking a new spoon from the table, he scooped up a spoonful of Fuding pork slices and put it into Tucao's mouth with the mood of eating Wenzhou lean meatballs. If he didn't spit it out, he would be unhappy. A Wenzhou native opened a Cantonese-style tea restaurant. The menu But it's 80% Fujian flavor, just messing around with the skewers, and it's so fucking innovative.

After taking a few bites, Xian Yaowen said casually: "Lily, when will you report for duty?"

Shi Yiguang’s real name is Lily Aldean-Clark. She came to Ghana not for tourism, but to report to the United Gold Coast Congress (UGCC).

The UGCC is an organization created by a group of African Americans who advocate replacing chiefs as members of the Legislative Council with intellectuals. The so-called intellectuals are themselves who have received British higher education. They believe that they have the responsibility to bring the country into a new era. , also believed that the colonial government should respect them because of their education and give them appropriate positions.

On the surface, the UGCC opposes British rule, but does not seek to take dramatic or revolutionary actions. To the British, the UGCC is just an organization that plays tricks and can fool them, especially the gang of UGCC Secretary-General Nkrumah. Radicals" were thrown into prison, even more so.

As a result, the British authorities established a committee chaired by James Henry Cousy to actively promote the integration of the committee and the UGCC, and invited UGCC members to provide suggestions to the committee to designate a new constitution for the Gold Coast and pave the way for the colony's eventual independence. the way.

The reason why UGCC was founded was to seek independence under the guise of looking to outsiders, but the real purpose was that the members wanted to get official positions. They were really fed up with the dirty, ignorant chief squatting on their heads and shitting. Damn it, they want to be the masters of people. The British guy offered him an olive branch, and of course they happily accepted it.

No, UGCC changed from black to black and white, and the British took the dominant position.

Of course, there are a small number of people who are more ambitious or have noble and pure ideas, and are sincerely working for the independence of Ghana. They are dissatisfied with other members becoming British lackeys, so they have left the UGCC and established the National Democratic Congress headed by Nkrumah. .

Because there was food in his mouth, Shi Yiguang could only speak incoherently: "I'm not in a hurry to report. The last time I came to the Gold Coast was five years ago. I plan to play for a few days before talking." "Oh, that's it."

"Adam, what about you?" Shi Yiguang raised his head and asked, "Start your gold business directly?"

"No, I also plan to play for a few days."

"Want to come together?"

"It depends on how you plan your route. I'm not very interested in Accra. I just plan to go to Ashanti after a quick wander."

Shi Yiguang shrugged, "Same, I don't know how many years I will work in Accra, I will take my time to see if I have time. I will take you to some interesting places tomorrow, and we will leave for Ashanti the day after tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Very good, I'm very interested in Ashanti. You have a good figure. Maybe we can swim naked in Lake Bosumwe." Xian Yaowen said ambiguously.

Shi Yiguang rolled his eyes at Xian Yaowen and said, "Adam, please maintain respect for me and don't forget that I received my enlightenment education in Hong Kong."

"I have not forgotten." Xian Yaowen chuckled: "Because of this, I think you can accept being my third concubine."

Shi Yiguang didn't criticize Xian Yaowen, but just rolled his eyes again.

Xian Yaowen chuckled and did not continue the joke. He had no male or female interest in Shi Yiguang, but was very interested in her last name.

After a brief silence, the two chatted again. Xian Yaowen mainly asked questions and listened, while Shi Yiguang talked about the customs and customs of the Gold Coast. She had been to Ghana many times and was familiar with it. Although there was a gap of five years, it was better than Xian Yaowen reads newspapers very clearly.

After dinner and a drink at the hotel bar, the two of them chatted until ten o'clock before saying goodbye.

……

The next day.

Xian Yaowen, who got up early, called Xian Yaowu to the balcony.

"You and Pig Nose set out for Kumasi today. As soon as you get settled, walk around and find out about Prempei II. If we want to keep the gold mine, we must not only get through the relationship with the British, but also see this The face of a local king."

"Brother, the gold mines are all in the mountains and jungles. Isn't it enough to just deal with Prempei II? Do you want me to inquire about the tribal chief?"

"That's right, we spent the whole day playing outside yesterday." Xian Yaowen chuckled, "Ashanti is a federation, and Prempei II is the highest chief of the federation and the political and spiritual leader of the entire federation. The chiefs of each state Participating in the Ashanti Federation Council of Chiefs as equal members, Prempe II has no authority to dispose of their lands and properties.

The British took advantage of the loose alliance of the Ashanti Federation to instigate conflicts between the Akan states and the Ashanti King, and implemented the colonial expansion policy of divide and rule, which led to the outbreak of the first Ashanti War.

There are many tribes in the Ashanti Bondo, and there are countless chiefs, large and small. The relationship between them is quite complicated, and it is not something you can find out clearly in a short time. We will study it slowly when we know where the gold mine is. "

As he said that, Xian Yaowen's face darkened, "On the way to Kumasi, go to Fort Elmina to learn about the history of the slave trade. Some things may be useful."

(End of this chapter)