Chapter 4006: No other choice to invest
As for what they need to do on their trip to Dandao, in fact, Zhong Muxian and others have already given the answer, either to bring down Master Tan's Far East Shipping Company, or to unite all the other chambers of commerce.
But for Chen Mu, who has just arrived, these two things are not easy things even if the Zhong family is behind him, otherwise Fu Qingzhu would have done it a long time ago, so why wait for him Chen Mu to come over?
In their mouths, Chen Mu can be regarded as a Hongmen disciple with strong roots, which is an advantage that Fu Qingzhu does not have, so Chen Mu is needed to come forward to unite all the forces that can be united.
However, Chen Mu knew very well that this was not an advantage, if this was an advantage, then the descendants of the Zhong family should have done it a long time ago.
Zhong Shuiyang and Zhong Muxian are Hongmen's uncles, these people don't give face, let alone a Chen Mu?
Hongmen has been passed down to this day, the mountains are numerous, the hall is innumerable, Chen Mu's Chen family is just one of the halls, although it is said to be "long-standing", but it has long declined, even if it has created many legends, it is also a matter of the ancestors.
The people of these chambers of commerce can cross the ocean and earn a huge family business, all of them are shrewd businessmen, how can they recognize Chen Mu because of these old things, or even just a legendary story?
After thinking about the things here, Chen Mu didn't have too high expectations.
But Chen Mu is a person who advances in the face of difficulties, with the lowest expectations, but he will also put in the greatest efforts, so as to reap the most satisfactory results.
After doing a good job in psychological construction, Chen Mu had to face such a choice, should he bring down Master Tan, or unite these chambers of commerce?
In the eyes of Zhong Muxian, Fu Qingzhu and others, it is easier to unite the forces of these chambers of commerce than to bring down Master Tan's Far East Shipping Company, and Chen Mu once thought so.
But after thinking about it rationally, Chen Mu changed his mind.
It is always easier to destroy than to build, and it may take tens or hundreds of years to build a city, but it only takes a day or two of indiscriminate bombardment to destroy a city.
It may take a lot of manpower and material resources to build a levee, and it will take a long time, but destroying a levee, at the right time, when the flood water is surging, only needs to dig through a hole the size of an anthill in the levee, and it is enough to destroy the dam!
Of course, behemoths like the Far Eastern Shipping Company, like dams, will accumulate more and more wealth through human trafficking, and will strengthen the embankment to impregnable depths.
If you want to passively wait for the opportunity, it is indeed as Chen Mu expected, it may take ten or eight years to be able to compete with it, unless you can unite enough forces to see it in a short time.
But opportunities can be created, and those who can seize opportunities are lucky, and those who know how to create opportunities are the real strong!
Chen Mu finally firmed up his thoughts and made his own choice.
If you want to unite the forces of these chambers of commerce, it may be safer than bringing down Master Tan Siwen, but it will never be much less difficult than the former.
There is no need to consider all aspects of this, just look at the results and it will be clear, because neither Zhong Muxian nor Zhong Shuiyang has been able to do it!
Zhong Muxian is considered a "godfather" level figure in Dandao, but even he can't make these people truly united, how can he think he can do it?
Chen Mu also learned from Fu Qingzhu and others that over the years, Zhong Muxian has indeed made efforts, and the National Security Hall is a good example.
He also used the National Security Center to gather these people, and everyone would abide by the rules of the industry for some small things on weekdays.
But when it comes to the real critical moment, no one is willing to give up their own interests to protect the overall situation, after all, they are overseas, whether active or passive, they have lost the sense of security that they only have in their hometown.
It is said that because of this, they should huddle together to keep warm, but once something really big happens, they will only protect their own interests and ignore the overall situation, which has been confirmed.
So Chen Mu still decided to create an opportunity to bring down Master Tan, as long as Master Tan is defeated, even if he doesn't come forward, these people will unite, because after Master Tan collapses, there will be unimaginable benefits to be divided!
Chen Mu had just made a decision, but Zhong Yunxiang sent another piece of news.
In order to wash the dust for Chen Mu, the hall has already issued an invitation, inviting people from major chambers of commerce to come and meet, which can be regarded as letting Chen Mulu show her face, and the time will be set for tomorrow night.
Chen Mu didn't sleep all night, the sea breeze outside the window brought coolness, and the sunlight seemed to carry a powerful magical power, which could instantly wake up the sleeping people and let them welcome this wonderful world.
Chen Mu wore loose pajamas, stepped barefoot on the soft carpet, came to the windowsill, and smoked a cigarette in silence.
Honglian didn't know when she had gotten up, and gently pinched Chen Mu's shoulders from behind, so that the back of Chen Mu's head leaned against her chest and abdomen.
Although there weren't many words, Chen Mu enjoyed the feeling very much.
"I don't plan to attend tonight's meeting banquet, since these people have no intention of forming an alliance, those bigwigs will probably not come to see such a small person as me, even if they come, it is only for the sake of the Zhong family, and they will not really lift me up."
Although Honglian rarely interferes in these things, she is a smart person after all, and she really wants to use her brains to use her brains, which is not much worse than Chen Mu.
"You're going to have to do things here in the future, so it's good to meet them, maybe you'll still be able to use these people's ...... at critical moments."
Chen Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If they will make a move at a critical moment, the Zhong family will not need me to do this." ”
"I really don't understand why they chose me to do this, and after thinking about it all night, I finally got it."
Honglian stopped her movements and lay on Chen Mu's shoulder, and she didn't need to ask again, Chen Mu simply told the reason, because what he wanted to do next must be informed and agreed by Honglian.
"If it was just to integrate these forces, the Zhong family would have done it a long time ago, and there was no need for me, a descendant, to do it, and compared with the Zhong family, I was a rootless duckweed, I wanted no one in Dandao, I wanted money without money, I wanted power, I wanted power, how could I do it?"
"So they didn't give me two choices at all, but only one choice, which was to let me, a person with no roots, bring down that shipping company!"
Honglian was immediately annoyed: "You mean, these old things let you travel thousands of miles across the ocean, just to make knives for them?" ”
"What kind of master Tan, originally a person from Hongmen, there are three hundred and sixty lines in the world, you can do anything, you look at the halls in Hong Kong, gambling stalls, brothels, tobacco houses, smuggling, you can do anything."
"But there is one business that even the ninth-rate people in the rivers and lakes despise, and that is human trafficking!"
"If it is a war or a natural disaster, displacement, or forced to do so, it is just a matter of selling children and daughters, but these people are sold for personal gain, and they are still sold as compatriots, and they are sold to work as slaves, and they will die for a lifetime, this is a business that is inhumane and will go to hell!"
"It's such a business, but they tolerate Master Tan to do it, and it gets bigger and bigger, and now his power has no one to compete with, and he must attack it in a group to encircle and suppress it, what does this mean?"
Chen Mu was also excited: "It's not that they can't unite, it's that they don't want to or dare to deal with Master Tan at all!" ”
"Although Master Tan is engaged in human trafficking, it involves all aspects of the surrounding business, and their interests are too deeply involved, destroying Master Tan, their own business will also be damaged, and even among them, there should be many people who cooperate with Master Tan behind their backs!"
"That's why they're going to let you, someone who has no interest in it and has a strong sense of justice, do this?" Honglian didn't expect that there would be such an inside story behind this.
"Of course, they didn't give me much information, this is just my speculation, and to confirm it, I have to dig deeper...... If that's really the case, I'm ...... I don't mind letting them go back to the knife. ”
The reason why Chen Mu said this is because what he hates most is the human trafficking business, which will cause many families to be separated!
"You...... How do you want to dig deeper? Honglian vaguely felt a sense of unease, and her palms were a little sweaty.
"I ...... When I first arrived, no one knew me except the Zhong family, which was my advantage, and I took the opportunity to break into the shipping company, and everything was understood. ”
"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, if I can become that anthill, then it may not be as difficult as imagined to bring down Master Tan."
seemed to confirm her uneasiness, and Honglian was also worried: "Then I'll go with you!" ”
"No, that's why I told you everything, this time I'll only take Ah Ghost with me, just stay at the Zhong family."
"No! I can't ......."
Before Honglian finished speaking, Chen Mu had already turned her head and gently pressed her lips with her fingers.
"That kind of place is no better than others, if there is a leak, it may be sold to any corner of the world, I will never let you take this risk, you stay in the Zhong family, I can give it a go, this is the biggest help to me, are you willing to help me?"
Honglian shook her head slightly, but eventually bit her lip tightly, and her eyes turned red.
"What if...... If you don't come back, I'll go with you!" ”
Chen Mu also couldn't cry or laugh: "I didn't go, you cursed me like this?" Don't worry, I'll be back, and besides, you'll have to take care of our children......"
"Our children? I didn't ......," Honglian blushed suddenly.
"I know you're not pregnant...... I don't know when I'll be back, so I ...... So we're going to work hard now, maybe when I come back, the kids will call me Daddy......"
Honglian lowered her head, and saw Chen Mu smiling evilly, also biting her lower lip and no longer speaking.
Chen Mu put his face on her lower abdomen, sniffed gently, closed his eyes slightly, and then rubbed it.
An electric current came from below, and Honglian only felt the wind outside the window, all with a sweet fragrance.