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After carefully looking at the two people in front of him, Zhu Jishi nodded in response, then nodded the two empty chairs around the dining table and said, "Two, sit down and talk." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Huang Zhisheng and Ren Yijiang are also quietly looking at Zhu Jishi, although the big boss of Jishixing is not famous in Nanyang, but as compradors of Jishi, the two of them still know the great achievements of Zhu Jishi in Europe. Not to mention this Jishi foreign company with huge assets, let's just say that Zhu Jishi has the status of a member of the French Academy of Sciences, a member of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom and a baron from the United Kingdom. Lord Bonham, the Governor of the Straits Settlements here in Singapore, only has the title of Baron (they don't know that Chu Jishi is already a viscount).

"You're all from West Borneo?" Zhu Jishi asked with a smile.

"The subordinate came from the territory of the Dagang Company in West Borneo, and the family opened a gold mine under the Dagang Company." Ren Yijiang replied respectfully.

Huang Zhisheng said: "My subordinates have several businesses on the territory of Lanfang Company, and they all do business with the mine. ”

The status of the comprador of a foreign bank is almost the ceiling for the Nanyang Chinese! To be able to do this errand is not only to be able to speak foreign languages and go to church schools, but also to have a certain shili background! Because the compradors were in fact the brokers of the foreign firms, the foreign firms traded with the Chinese in the South Seas or with the merchants in the Qing dynasty through them. The most profitable business for the Chinese in West Borneo is to open mines, and of course explosives are used in mining operations, and Jishixing sells ammonium oil explosives to the Chinese in West Borneo through them.

"Brother Huang," Zhu Jishi looked at Huang Zhisheng with a smile and asked, "What is your font size?" ”

"Subordinate word Baopei."

"Oh, Bao Pei, then, you are from Lanfang......"

"Master, the subordinates are not from Lanfang, but the subordinates are the people of the Qing Dynasty." Huang Zhisheng replied.

"The people of the Great Qing Dynasty?" Zhu Jishi frowned, this Qing Dynasty does not recognize you "Heavenly Dynasty outcasts", what else do you recognize in the Qing Dynasty!

He looked at Ren Yijiang again, the braid on the back of the head had been cut. "Brother Ren, what's your font size?"

"The subordinate is Yichen, and the subordinate is a disciple of the Little Knife Society."

Knife will? This name sounds familiar, and it seems that there is a Shanghai uprising in history that was created by them!

"Sir, the Little Knife Society is a branch of the Heaven and Earth Society, and most of the disciples are people, and they don't deal with the Manchu court." Liu Peng explained on the side.

According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, their property in the country could be confiscated from the officials, and if they themselves had violated the royal law, the magistrate could arrest them and ask them for their crimes. However, there are more and more people going to sea to make a living along the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian, and the government often turns a blind eye and only extorts money from time to time, and will not kill them all. But there are still people who are unwilling to be exploited by the corrupt officials of the imperial court to join the Heaven and Earth Society, and they also form a small knife to fight against the government.

"Yichen, tell me what you think of Lan Fang." Compared with Huang Zhisheng, who claimed to be a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Jishi felt much better about Ren Yijiang, so he gave him the problem first.

Ren Yijiang glanced at Huang Zhisheng beside him, and said lightly: "My subordinates think that although Lanfang Company is similar to a country, it has no people, no court, and no officers and soldiers!" Therefore, the country's strength is declining, and the general trend has gone. ”

"What do you think, Babye?" Zhu Jishi looked at Huang Zhisheng again.

"What Brother Yichen said is true." Huang Zhisheng smiled bitterly: "The Chinese in Lanfang all think that they are the people of the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty abandons Lanfang!" Therefore, Lanfang has no people! ”

The Chinese people in Lanfang do not think that Lanfang is their motherland, nor do they think that Lanfang is their land, and in the words of the European nation-state theory, there is no sense of national and national identity at all!

Huang Zhisheng paused for a moment, and then said: "Lanfang has no imperial court, and Brother Luo Fang's brother is eloquent and strategic, leading the overseas Chinese in West Borneo to open up the territory and conquer hundreds of miles of Lanfang, but Luo Fangbo is dedicated to the public, does not build a king, does not establish a court, and imitates the Western democratic republic...... It's a pity that painting a tiger can't become an anti-dog, and Lan Fang's crisis today began here! ”

What the? Lanfang's current situation is declining, is it the fault of the democratic republic? Zhu Jishi looked at Huang Zhisheng in puzzlement.

Huang Zhisheng sighed and said with a wry smile: "Lanfang has no people, how can democracy be practiced?" The so-called democracy is actually a few gangs sitting in the village, and it is better to have a family and a country in the world! ”

Gang democracy is indeed inferior to the world of the family and the country! If there are one or two Ming monarchs in the world, and the ruling class of Lanfang can be united, maybe they can make a difference, and now a group of underworld gang leaders take turns to govern, it is difficult for this country to not be destroyed! It seems that he originally thought about Lan Fang's problem too simply......

Zhu Jishi secretly thought about it.

"Uncle Luo Fang's biggest mistake is not that he didn't build the king, but that he didn't form the Lanfang army!" Speaking of this, Huang Zhisheng's expression can only be described as heartbroken. "Although Lanfang claims to be a soldier for all, but Lanfang has no people, how can all the people be soldiers? Luo Fangbo was still alive and could still call on some brave people, and now ...... Where does Liu Qianxing get his appeal? Every time there is a fight, in addition to relying on the mediation of the Dutch, it is to use the thugs of several major families to act as a façade, and even the native soldiers of the Sultan of Wanna can't fight, this Lan Fang is really hopeless! ”

……

At the marina in Marina Bay, Singapore, a man and a woman are strolling side by side on a Dutch-flagged boat, talking in low voices.

"You also know Lan Fang's current situation, if there is no strong reinforcement, it can't be maintained!"

The person who spoke was the little black fat man named Liu Aliang, and then he sighed again, raised his hand and pointed to the road of several galleons not far away.

"Brother, I also know that the comprador surnamed Zhu is handsome, but this kind of little white face is unreliable at all, even if he is willing to do his best for Lanfang Company, it will be in vain!"

The person talking to this little black fat man was none other than Miss Luo Xiangju, one of the four shows of Lanfang, and now she has changed into a Western group dress and a blue butterfly jacket with a red flower pleated skirt.

After listening to the bitter persuasion of the little black fat man next to him, he laughed, "Does Lan Fang's matter have anything to do with me?" If you don't protect it, you won't protect it...... This Lan Fang has long been terminally ill and can't be saved, even your father is almost dead, his mind is not on official business, he is only busy taking care of his own business, what are you coaxing a second young master of the Liu family? Besides, that Andersen is a broken major, and he is not the king of the Netherlands, can he protect Lanfang? ”

"There's always room to turn around! My eldest brother has now gone to Guangzhou City, as long as the matter of the Great Qing Dynasty can be completed, the Dutch will not dare to touch us, and Lan Fang's decline can be reversed. ”

"Qing Dynasty?" Luo Xiangju sneered, waved her hand and said, "Now your Liu family still has this thought...... In my opinion, instead of counting on the Qing Dynasty and that Major Anderson, it is better to go to Jishixing to have a look, if you can buy some foreign guns through their doors, maybe you can also extend Lan Fang's national ancestry. ”

As she spoke, she turned around and smiled at the little black fat man, "Brother Liang, are you going to see Mr. Zhu together?" ”

"No, no!" Liu Aliang waved his hand and said, "If it's the big boss of Jishixing, what's the good thing about a comprador?" He paused and said, "Sister Ju, Mr. Anderson's ......?"

"Just say it directly," Luo Xiangju smiled and said to Liu Aliang, "Let's just say that I was soaked in by a comprador of Jishi Bank!" ”

The little black fat man stomped his feet, "Sister Ju! Aren't you stirring up trouble, you don't know how hot that Anderson's temper is? ”

"Hehe, then let Anderson fight with that Mr. Zhu, and win that one to be qualified to pursue me!" As he spoke, he giggled and got into a Western carriage that had been waiting for a long time.