Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 57 We Made History
The Fuqing Gang, or the Fuqing people, are a very special group in Southeast Asia.

There are many people from Fujian in Nanyang, but in fact, most of them are people from southern Fujian. People from northern Fujian came relatively later. Fuqing has been poor since ancient times. As the saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people, so people from Fuqing are also more tough in their habits.

In addition, the accent of Fuqing people is particularly strange, and there are very few people who can speak Mandarin, Minnan dialect, and Cantonese. In addition, they went to Southeast Asia late, so the good industries were occupied by Minnan people and Cantonese people.

In Nanyang, Guangdong people mostly mined and opened factories, and had the best relationship with the British.
Fujianese are involved in maritime trade and smuggling, and are the most powerful and wealthy;

Most of the Hakka people are pioneers, small business owners, and are bold and fearless of death;

The Chaozhou people grow a variety of cash crops, including opium; the Qiongzhou people are good at sailing, and generally do ship repair, fishing, etc.

By the time people from Fuqing went to Southeast Asia, all the profitable industries had been divided up, so people from Fuqing could only do things that people from other places were unwilling to do.

For example, pulling a rickshaw.

All of the 2,000 rickshaw dealerships in Southeast Asia are run by people from Fuqing, and eight out of ten rickshaw pullers are from Fuqing, or northern Fujian.

There are also many people from Fuqing who work as manure collectors.

But if you are unwilling to drive, maintain the car, and dig out manure, then the only thing left is committing a crime.

The biggest characteristic of the Fuqing Gang is that they have no rules. They dare to make money by doing anything, including murder, looting, robbery and kidnapping. There is nothing they dare not do. They also do not have a common leader. They are all small gangs of dozens or hundreds of people.

The Fuqing Gang was responsible for trafficking piglets and forcing women into prostitution.

Historically, after 1937, those who continued to smuggle oil to the Japanese were almost all from the Fuqing Gang.

After the Japanese occupied Southeast Asia, those who became traitors were all from the Fuqing Gang. The Japanese ruling strategy in Southeast Asia was to support the indigenous people to oppress the Chinese, and among the Chinese, they deliberately supported the Fuqing people to oppress people from other regions.

In fact, even in the era before Zheng Yi traveled through time, when overseas society mentioned the Fuqing Gang, many foreigners would think that it meant the Chinese gang.

In short, the characteristics of Fuqing people, or the Nanyang people in northern Fujian, are: either they are very hardworking, or they are very ruthless, bold and self-contained, but they are also a group of scattered people.

"So you are from Fuqing..."

For a moment, Zheng Yi thought a lot.

If he could really become the leader of the Fuqing Gang...

"I really...it's time to set up my own administrative company. How about you become my vice president? Specializing in personnel and administrative work? Is that okay?"

"Okay, that's great. I've long given up on this crappy nightclub. How about...we buy an office building that belongs just to us, and you buy a house and a car?

How about bringing together as much administrative work as possible from all the factories you're managing as general manager and letting us take full charge, or at least have control over it?"

Zheng Yi: "This is... to establish a group centered around me."

Of course, this actually also involves the issue of industry dominance.

Moreover, in this way, he can completely concentrate all the R&D and scientific research departments of several factories, share the resources of other factories, and further control the R&D team.

"Okay, let's settle this."

Zheng Yi turned around and looked at Qian Qiwen. For a moment, he wanted to show off to her, but he said:
"You know, my idea is to industrialize the Chinese industries in Southeast Asia within three years and carry out deep processing based on various primary raw materials. On the other hand, I want to eat up the blast furnaces of the Shijingshan Steel Plant and the leftovers of the Northeast Army and make military achievements in Southeast Asia."

"The former will inevitably lead to massive unemployment. We Chinese are better off. After all, industrialization also creates jobs. We will also pay more attention to it during the process of advancement.
Indians and Malays will inevitably become the price of industrialization, cannon fodder under the wheel of time, exacerbating ethnic conflicts. "As for the latter, I'm developing the military industry and developing Chinese armed forces. Although all those Chinese tycoons are extremely interested, few dare to approach me. The attitude of the British is crucial."

"Doing these two things simultaneously is why I'm so stressed out right now. But honestly, if someone else were to do both, they'd be treading on thin ice, and a single mistake could lead to failure. But I think I have a pretty good grasp of things. Do you know why?"

Qian Qiwen: "Is it because of...technology?"

"Yes, that's the technique."

"What kind of technology is so powerful?"

Zheng Yi smiled upon hearing this and said, "A technology that could change the world. Would you like to come with me to take a look? Vice President Qian?"

Since he decided to hire her as the company's vice president, in charge of administration, and even planned to move R&D into his own wholly-owned company in the future and let Qian Qiwen help him manage it, then naturally, this technology would not be hidden from Qian Qiwen.

The players must know their cards.

Immediately, the two drove to Taiyou Machinery Factory.

Ignoring the workers' enthusiastic greetings to him and the curious glances cast at Qian Qiwen behind him, Zheng Yi led everyone upstairs to the scientific research area.

On the sofa, Wang Qiaoyun was lazily reading a novel. Seeing him coming, she yawned and said, "Old Zheng, you're late for work today, huh? And you brought a beautiful woman with you?"

Zheng Yi: "This is the future Vice President Qian of the company. You two will be working in the same unit, so you can get to know each other. President Qian, this is Vice President Wang. She's mainly responsible for my travel and some auxiliary and assistant work. She's the daughter of Wang Zhaosong, the head of the overseas Chinese community in Qiongzhou."

"Wow, another vice president! Who has a higher rank between me and her?"

Zheng Yi ignored him and asked, "Is Professor Zhong here?"

"Yes, he's here. He's been living and eating in the lab these days. I don't know what he's doing. I buy him breakfast, otherwise I'm afraid he'd starve to death. I'm really impressed by you researchers. Why are you all like this? I don't know what you're busy doing."

"Haha, let's go, Mr. Qian, let's go take a look together."

Coincidentally, just as he finished speaking and was walking towards the laboratory, he heard Zhong Zhaolin shouting from inside the laboratory: "Hahaha! It's done! It's done! I succeeded! Permanent magnet! Permanent magnet motor!"

Zheng Yi's expression changed in an instant, his original calmness was instantly replaced by ecstasy, and he immediately took two steps at a time and ran towards the laboratory. Behind him, although Wang Qiaoyun and Qian Qiwen didn't understand what was going on, they knew it must be something extraordinary, so they hurriedly trotted after him.

"How's it going, Xiao Zhong? Did you make it?"

Inside the laboratory, Zhong Zhaolin, with a haggard face and dark circles under his eyes, turned around and laughed at him:

"Mr. Zheng, thanks to the permanent magnet material you provided, we finally succeeded. Look, a permanent magnet motor! We succeeded!
Mr. Zheng, you are truly a genius, a true genius! You have ushered in a whole new era!

Zheng Yi: "Don't say that. You also played a significant role in making this motor possible."

"I dare not, I dare not. It is you who provided the permanent magnetic materials that led to this brand new design. I am just following the path you pioneered. You are the great scientist who created something out of nothing and blazed a trail.

I can't believe that the permanent magnetic material you mentioned, Mr. Zheng, is actually real. You are such a great material science expert.
Mr. Zheng, this is the first independently designed motor produced by us Chinese, a permanent magnet motor!

This is a permanent magnet motor that is a thousand times better than Westinghouse Electric and British Electric, and ten thousand times better than the fucking Japanese devils' motors!
Mr. Zheng, we have made history!!! If it is true, as you said, that this permanent magnet material is a mineral that is unique to Kuala Lumpur, then this thing... will be something that can completely change Nanyang!"

(End of this chapter)