At the sound of the whistle, a steamer flying the five-boiled flag sailed into the harbor. Then the boat came to shore with the assistance of the boat Choi Ko Peichi, and then the pier was moved from the pier and landed on the side of the steamer, and the passengers on board began to disembark.

Mixed among the first-class passengers, Yang Wangpeng and Wei Zifeng also rushed to the dock from the ship and met with several members of the Chamber of Commerce who had come to meet them.

"Mr. Wei, the Chamber of Commerce sent us to pick you up. The carriage is just outside the docks, do you think you should go to the Chamber of Commerce now, or go to the hotel first? The hotel booked by the Chamber of Commerce is right by the sea and the scenery is very beautiful. The innkeeper is also your friend. ”

The leading man took off the cool helmet on his head and bowed respectfully to Wei Zifeng. and asked if the other party wanted to go to the Chamber of Commerce to have a look.

"Let's go to the nose meeting first, I'm not here to see the scenery of the South Seas."

Wei Zifeng smiled faintly and waved his hand. The servants who followed behind them carried their luggage. First, follow a member of the Chamber of Commerce to the side of the carriage.

"Mr. Wei, please take the first carriage. We sat in the back car. The man nodded.

Seeing that the man's accent had a strong Hunan flavor, Yang Wangpeng was a little surprised.

"This gentleman, listen to the accent, are you from Hunan?". Yang Wangpeng asked the man, who also spoke in a Hunan dialect.

The man looked at Yang Wangpeng, and was a little surprised when he saw that look, nodded and said, "Yes, the contemptible person is the Hunan Liuyang people." Listening to Mr.'s accent, could it be that he is also from Hunan? .

"Yes, I'm from Xiangxiang, Hunan. The compound surname is Yang Wang, and the single name is a Peng character

Yang Wangpeng nodded and introduced himself. Originally, he followed Wei Zifeng over as a "businessman", so he originally planned to be incognito, but now that he has met his fellow villagers in Hunan, this excitement has thrown his low-key style into the Pacific Ocean.

"But that Endeavor President Yang Wangpeng?" The man was stunned for a moment and blurted out.

"I didn't expect my husband to have heard my name, yes, I was the Endeavor Club back then, but now my interest in politics has faded, and the Endeavor Club has long since disbanded."

Speaking of which, Yang Wangpeng just smiled bitterly, the world is impermanent, in the past, he also led the party and dominated the situation, but now, he is a small government consultant, and he has a deep understanding of the sinister nature of politics.

"Mr. Yang Wang is polite, when the Endeavor Club was in Henan, you had a long face for us Hunan people, how could you not hear your name as a Hunan person? Speaking of which, the contemptible people were also Mr. Yang Wang's revolutionary comrades, but they had no chance to follow Mr. Yang Wang to fight in Henan. I have been working on the revolution in Hunan, and when the revolution succeeded, I quit the military and continued to do my old job. ”

Speaking of this, the man stretched out his hand, shook hands with Yang Wangpeng, and introduced himself: "The contemptible Zhou Haishan, who used to sell cloth, and now sells rubber and tin ore, is a small member of the Sumatra Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Contemptible people are really fortunate in three lives, and fortunate in three lives.

See Yang Wangpeng and Zhou Haishan are fellow villagers. With tears in his eyes, Wei Zifeng said with a smile: "Two, let's get into the carriage and talk." On the road, you fellow villagers are talking. ”

Yang Wangpeng and Zhou Haishan looked at each other and smiled, Zhou Haishan led the way, Yang Wangpeng and Wei Zifeng followed, and soon got into the carriage, just on the carriage, Yang Wangpeng and Zhou Haishan had a detailed conversation, quite a deed.

In a short time, the carriage arrived at the Palembang Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Yang Wangpeng and Wei Zifeng followed Zhou Hai to stop the car and entered the Chamber of Commerce, and after sitting in the wing room for a while, several members of the Chamber of Commerce rushed to talk to Wei Zifeng, and Yang Wangpeng sat on the side and couldn't interject. I had to drink tea while admiring the screen in the corner.

While studying the Western paintings on the screen. Yang Wangpeng suddenly heard someone shouting at the door.

"Zhou Haishan! Hurry, hurry! Hurry up and take someone to the dock to unload, after unloading, don't store it in the dock warehouse, pull it directly to the Chamber of Commerce for storage, and don't allow others to interfere! ”

Someone actually called that Committee member Zhou by his name. Yang Wangpeng was somewhat surprised, and when he looked back, the person was standing at the door, but he was a little familiar, and after a closer look, he finally recognized it, it turned out. The person who shouted at Zhou Haishan to unload the goods was none other than Gong Chuntai, who had been the commander of the Northern Hunan Revolutionary Army. Zhou Haishan is also a figure in the party, otherwise, he would not be so close to him.

This macro. Gong Chuntai is wearing short-sleeved shorts and a cool helmet. looks like he has just finished a long trip.

Gong Chuntai also saw Yang Wangpeng and immediately recognized the identity of the other party, so he hurriedly strode over. walked up to Yang Wangpeng, arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Who is my Dao, but it turns out to be Brother Yang Wang." I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you doing lately? I heard that you are now working as an adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so you must be idle, otherwise you would not have rushed to Sumatra

Yang Wangpeng also arched his hand and said, "Thanks to Brother Gong's blessing, everything is fine now for me." It's just that I'm so idle that I have to walk around. Half of my visit to Sumatra this time was to see the scenery. Half of them are also to meet old friends. I haven't seen Brother Gong for a while, and I didn't expect Brother Gong to actually arrive in Sumatra, and sure enough, his whereabouts are ethereal, and the dragon can't see the tail. ”

Gong Chuntai waved his hand again and again, and said: "Brother Yang Wang, I don't want to do some small business in Suman Fala now." By the way, spread a little congregation and strengthen the momentum of our Chinese. ”

Yang Wangpeng saw that Zhou Haishan had already walked out of the house, so he asked, "Brother Gong, is that Committee member Zhou your subordinate?" ”

"Who? Zhou Haishan? He worships under my door, he is my disciple, why, do you know him? Gong Chuntai asked rhetorically.

Yang Wangpeng said: "Just now Committee member Zhou told me that he had done a revolution in Hunan back then, and he must have carried a gun under Brother Gong, right?"

"Don't listen to him brag! He did carry the guns of the revolutionary army in Hunan back then, but he was Jiao Dafeng's man, not my subordinate, he worshiped under my door, or after the establishment of the republic. If I hadn't shown him a clear way to go to Guangzhou to do business, he might still be selling homespun cloth in the countryside of Hunan, where could he brag about Sumatra? Don't look at him now, in the past, he was notoriously rude. This is also the elder in the meeting to enlighten him, but this problem of easy to talk about can't be changed.

Gong Chuntai smiled, changed his words, and asked, "Brother Yang Wang, have you found a place to live now?" If you don't have a place to stay. It's better to go to my place to settle down first, if it's noisy, you can also go to the hotel, and I'll arrange it for you. Yang Wangpeng shook his head and said, "Brother Gong is good." I got it. But this time. I came with Mr. Wei, and we said that we would both stay in the same hotel and introduce each other. Reference. ”

"Well, I won't bother you talking. I'm from the Philippines, and there are still a lot of things to do, so you can sit here first. In a few days, I will invite you and Mr. Wei to have a light meal, and don't refuse. ”

After speaking, Gong Chuntai arched his hand towards Yang Wangpeng and Wei Zifeng, and then turned around.

"Mr. Wei, do you know him?"

Seeing Wei Zifeng send Gong Chuntai out of the door, Yang Wangpeng walked behind Wei Zifeng and asked.

"Don't underestimate this person, although he has withdrawn from the political and military circles, but his power should not be underestimated, and now he is not only the head of the Sumatra Chinese community, but also the head of the group training, speaking of which, in this place, he only needs one sentence, and he can pull up a team at any time."

Wei Zifeng's words made Yang Wangpeng ponder, in the past, he heard that there are also many party organizations in the Chinese society in Nanyang, but they are not united with each other, so they have always been trampled under the feet of the local foreign colonial authorities, but now it seems that Gong Chuntai seems to have organized the Chinese Association in Sumatra, as for what kind of inside story is behind this, Yang Wangpeng can't speculate, he can only think that this is a manifestation of Gong Chuntai's status in the rivers and lakes, but it may not be the truth, after all, Gong Chuntai and that " Mad President. The relationship is not ordinary, Yang Wangpeng also knows this, at the beginning, the reason why Gong Chuntai was able to serve as the commander of the Xiangbei Revolutionary Army was because of Zhao Bei's support behind him.

Of course, what Yang Wangpeng is most concerned about now is not what Gong Chuntai is busy with in Sumatra, he is most concerned about two things now, one is when Xiong Chengji will arrive in Palembang. Another thing is the investment in the oil refinery that Wei Zifeng mentioned to him.

What Wei Zifeng had just discussed with the members of the Chamber of Commerce was also about the details of the refinery investment, and everything was now ready. As for the technical support, it is not a problem, the refinery has invited technicians from the United States, as long as the equipment ordered from China arrives, the refinery can start production, and the oil will be refined into gasoline and diesel. As for the transaction to Singapore, given the strength of the Chinese businessmen in Sumatra, they also intend to raise funds here to reduce the risk.

As for Xiong Chengji's arrival time, Yang Wangpeng had entrusted Wei Zifeng to send someone to the dock to inquire about when the American passenger ship from Honolulu would arrive at the dock.

Yang Wangpeng and Wei Zifeng sat in the Chamber of Commerce for an afternoon. When it was almost dark, the servant sent by Wei Zifeng to inquire about the arrival date of Xiong Chengji's passenger ship rushed back to the Chamber of Commerce and told Yang Wangpeng that the American passenger ship was scheduled to arrive in Palembang the day after tomorrow.

In the meantime, what's that. Zhou Haishan also rushed back to the Chamber of Commerce and escorted back dozens of carriages of goods. Some of these goods are moved into the Chamber of Commerce warehouse for storage. Other goods were not unloaded and remained in the trucks, parked on the street in front of the Chamber of Commerce, and guarded by armed men.

"What kind of cargo are those? Why is it so tightly guarded? Yang Wangpeng asked Zhou Haishan.

Zhou Haishan lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "I won't hide it from you, they are all arms, bought from the Philippines."

Yang Wangpeng immediately remembered the situation in Sumatra that Wei Bifeng had mentioned to him, and now the Chinese and the natives here are on the same page, and there are often conflicts. The natives were supported by the Dutch colonial authorities and equipped with some foreign guns, and the Chinese were naturally not to be outdone. Armed to the teeth too, this Sumatra island is like a barrel full of gunpowder. A tiny spark will be born immediately

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According to Zhou Haishan's somewhat alarmist statement. The situation in Sumatra has reached a critical juncture, and now the question of this powder keg is not whether it explodes, but when, and in what way.

To be honest, Yang Wangpeng is now skeptical of this statement, after all, Sumatra is still part of the Dutch East Indies colony. Could the Dutch have watched this powder keg explode like this? Yi Xunshu is a fine notch mixed with different body clams