On a cruise ship to Southeast Asia, Lin Yu was lying on a railing pleasantly, looking at the junction of the sea and the sky in the distance, where the seagulls soared like black dots, dotted on the line of the sea and the sky, flickering, flickering and disappearing from sight.

Lin Yu stood there quietly, letting the oncoming sea breeze blow his hair, whipping his eyes from time to time, his gaze was kept in the distance, until a long time later, it was evening, the sunset hung in mid-air, and the entire sky was dyed red by it, shining on Su Rui's face, and it seemed to be coated with a layer of iris.

Gradually, the sunset slowly sank into the sea, the sunset became more and more red, and the whole sky and the sea became a fiery red world, as if it was undergoing the scorching of the sky, and everything was shrouded in the glow at this moment.

Like a dream, this is the deepest feeling that the sea gave Lin Yu at this time.

"Look, what's that?" Suddenly, someone next to him shouted.

Just as Lin Yu was enjoying the sunset seascape, several blurred black shadows appeared in Lin Yu's sight, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and it didn't take long for Lin Yu to see clearly what the black shadow was.

"Fleet?" Lin Yu frowned, and muttered a word of confusion on his lips.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for three ships to appear in front of people, Lin Yu was not too familiar with ships, but he had still seen destroyers, one of these three was a destroyer, and the other two were what Lin Yu didn't know, but these three ships seemed to be very old, not as new as the ships that Lin Yu had seen in later generations, and it seemed that they should be ships that had been in service for a long time. "This is the Indonesian fleet." Just when the people on the boat were watching in surprise, a slightly gloomy voice came into the ears of Lin Yu and the others outside, Lin Yu turned his head sideways and saw that it was a middle-aged man in his 30s, at this time, he was frowning and looking at the ship in the distance.

"Indonesia? What are they doing here? This is supposed to belong to China's boundary sea, right? One of the people standing on the board of the boat looked at the man suspiciously and asked.

"Boundary Sea?" The man looked at the man who had just spoken with a funny look and sneered, "Do you think anyone here would think that this place belongs to China?" ”

Lin Yu was slightly stunned, he didn't expect this person to say this, but after thinking about it, he knew that now China does not attach so much importance to sea power in the future, and now the phenomenon of Indonesia and other countries making a big splash here is still relatively common.

"I wonder what those Indonesians want to do? I hope you don't come to trouble us," the man said, shaking his head and looking worried. "Do Indonesians often trouble boating here?" Lin Yu asked curiously when he heard him say this.

"No, but sometimes they come to tease us, such as chasing us deliberately, which is not uncommon," the man shook his head and continued, "Actually, it's also strange today, because the Indonesians, although they are also very deep, have not come to this place, I don't know why, they come back here." ”

"Hmph, it's not for the oil." As soon as the man's voice fell, another slightly old voice sounded again, Lin Yu and the others took a look and found that it was an old man, and the man seemed to know him, and shouted, "Uncle Li." ”

The old man surnamed Li nodded to the man, stepped forward, leaned on the railing, looked at the ships in the distance, and said coldly: "It is said that not long ago, oil was found here, and it is not far from a nearby island, and the sea water is shallow, which is also easy to exploit, so it has attracted many people to covet it, and look, those people from Indonesia are also here." ”

"You mean, there's oil here?" Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

"Hmph, if there is no oil, they will go to great lengths to come up here?" The old man surnamed Li snorted coldly.

Lin Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Got oil? Well, not bad.

But is there any other country and force besides Indonesia coming here?

"Old man, are there still a lot of people who like this?" Lin Yu asked curiously.

"Many? How much is it? The countries and forces in Southeast Asia have basically taken a fancy to this, but they are still watching from the sidelines, and when China really ignores it, this place will immediately become a place of contention for those small countries. The old man glanced at Lin Yu and said coldly.

"What? Elderly? Could it be that this place has already been occupied? Didn't you just say that no one was working here? China doesn't bother either. Lin Yu wondered.

"Young man, it's the first time you've come here, you shouldn't know the She family, the emperor of Southeast Asia." The old man said lightly.

"Oh?" Lin Yu raised his eyebrows, and then continued to ask, "She family, are you very famous?" ”

"Famous?" The old man looked at Lin Yu with a smile and said, "Of course they are famous, but generally few people know about them, and only people like us who have been dealing with the sea for a long time can feel their existence." ”

"Oh?" Hearing the old man say this, Lin Yu became interested and asked curiously, "How do you say this?" ”

"In the upper echelons of the Chinese in Southeast Asia, there is a sentence that can describe the strength of the She family, South She Beizhuang." Looking at Lin Yu, the old man added with a smile: "The meaning of Nanshe Beizhuang is that there are two largest forces among the Chinese in Southeast Asia, one is based in Singapore, and the Sheshi family has influence throughout Southeast Asia, and the Sheshi family is the emperor of Southeast Asia, and the strength is strong, and almost no one dares to mess with it. ”

Lin Yu frowned and thought about it, he really didn't remember that there was such a family in this world.

However, although Lin Yu doesn't remember, in Southeast Asia, the strength of the She family is definitely second to none in the Chinese circle.

Speaking of the history of the She family, it is necessary to start from the last century, in 1823, the founder of the She family She Youjin came to Singapore from Shantou and was an important member of the early overseas Chinese who came to Singapore in the south. He was a typical figure of an intellectual who succeeded in becoming a businessman in less than a few years.

He came south to Singapore in 1823 on a Chinese sailing ship when he was 18 years old. Because he was literate and able to count, he took the initiative to assist the captain in copying documents and accounting on the ship, which was appreciated, and after the ship arrived in Singapore, the captain introduced him to several merchant ships as secretaries. He was sent to Malacca, Penang, Riau, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. During his five years at sea, he bartered things with the Malays. Thus, understanding their psychological temper and getting familiar with what they need will be of great help to the development of his future career. Later, he was hired by Ruijin, a large commercial firm, as a bookkeeper.

In 1830, She Youjin opened a trading house on Gening Street in Singapore, and later opened a trading house on Shaqiu Road as an agent. He sells the cargo on all sailing ships sailing in Riau, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, and he takes care of the cargo required by the sailing vessels and earns commissions for them. His business was so successful that he became rich within a few years. As a result, he bought real estate extensively, bought land on a large scale, and became a large landowner at that time. After buying the land, he engaged in planting, first experimenting with tea, cardamom and other tropical crops, but it did not achieve the desired purpose. As a result, he decided to give up, changed to Ganmi, and became a great success and made a fortune. Ganmi was a special medicine for the treatment of red dysentery at that time, and it was also a necessary dye, and it was a food mixed with betel nut, and it was a bestseller among local products at that time.

In 1839, Sheh Youjin's Ganmi Gardens were spread across the upper part of Riribaba Road, from the middle part of Rulan Erweimin to Jalan Bukit Timah and Jalan Thomson, about 9 miles, all of which were the areas where he planted Ganmi and pepper. He was the first person in Singapore to grow Cammel and pepper on a large scale. In addition to growing and dealing in ganmi and pepper, he was also a grocer of cotton and tea, and had a large trade with European merchants, who were well known and respected by European merchants. In 1840 he became a member of the Chamber of Commerce, which at that time consisted mainly of European and Singaporean merchants.

1848 was the most prosperous period of Ganmi, accounting for 90% of the people who planted Ganmi and pepper were Chaozhou people, and She Youjin was the mainstay, and his Ganmi and pepper plantations were very successful, so he was called "King Ganmi". In 1836, there were 250 hills with 2,350 acres of planting, and by 1848 there were 800 hills, with an area of 26,834 acres and a yield of 30,922 quintals, accounting for 75% of Singapore's crops. In 1848, there were 1,000 Teochew and 400 Cantonese Ganmi and pepper growers, and no Fujian. There are 200 merchants of Ganmi and pepper and 100 people of Fujian origin. Sweet and pepper are always planted next to each other, because the two crops support each other and are the conditions for the survival of each hill. The fertilizer used to grow Ganmi is consumed too quickly, and if it is exhausted, it needs to be abandoned and another garden hill needs to be cultivated. In this way, Ganmi Garden has been pushed to the north, east, west, northeast and northwest of Singapore Island. Today, it is called Lin Cuo Port, Liu Cuo Port, Choa Chu Gang, Yang Cuo Port, Zeng Cuo Port, etc., which are the sites of planting Ganmi. As a result of the full development of the land for the cultivation of sweet and pepper, Singapore has also been developed. In Singapore's history, it is called the "Ganmi Era", and the protagonist of this era is She Youjin. There is no doubt that Sheh Yau Chun made a significant contribution to early Singapore. He deserved to be the leader of the Teochew people in Singapore at that time.

In 19th-century Singapore, wealth was a measure of an individual's social status. Leaders among the Chinese and overseas Chinese are no exception, but most of them have the moral character and qualities of being noble, modest, diligent and thrifty, shrewd and capable, and philanthropic. These virtues and qualities have set a good example for future Chinese and overseas Chinese leaders, and have become a fine tradition for future generations of leaders.