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Although there is a canning factory that is about to be completed, Chen Wenqiang needs to establish an industrial base in Qiongzhou, and more accurately, in Wanzhou, so that it is more convenient to carry out production and manufacturing and personnel and material support. This requires the permission of the imperial court, as well as a possible relaxed environment and policies.

Perhaps, new antimalarial drugs are a good cover. As far as Chen Wenqiang's thinking could see, he thought of the temptations and suspicions of the Dutch on his trip to Nanyang, as well as the rejection of his request.

Well, in that case, let's add some blockage to the Dutch, and by the way, find a reasonable and appropriate excuse for the establishment of a base in Qiongzhou! Moreover, building a villa by the sea in Qiongzhou, listening to the tide, watching the sunrise, and playing on the beach is not also your favorite way of life?

The thoughts were circulating and expanding, but the keen feeling still existed, Chen Wenqiang turned his head slightly, and saw Neumann and his wife coming over. After giving birth, his wife's body was fat, and the bracelets on her swollen arms were jingling.

"It's a lot of gains!" Neumann sat down his wife and walked up to the balcony alone, his curious and sharp eyes searching Chen Wenqiang's face, "It's just that the Dutch don't go well there, right?" What did I tell you at the time? They are short-sighted and greedy fools. If they buy it with money, if the amount is huge, they may agree. ”

"It's just a small island, and it doesn't matter if it's successful or not." Chen Wenqiang smiled and shook his head, "If I want to spend a lot of money, but I can't be completely independent, fools will trade with them." ”

"What can an island do?" Neumann winked slyly, "Make weapons on it, train an army, or build a pirate lair?" ”

Chen Wenqiang smiled and did not answer, but asked rhetorically: "If money can buy a territory and establish a state on it, can you Jews do it?" ”

"Where?" Neumann asked, and then looked at Chen Wenqiang's face repeatedly.

"Just an idea, similar to what you originally proposed." Chen Wenqiang looked at him left and right, and did not mention this matter again, "Now, there is no problem with the funds for the establishment of the bank, how to develop, the sequence of opening various businesses, and some other issues, you and other advisers need to be more attentive, so as not to lose the reputation of Jews who are good at managing money and good at finance." ”

"You can't doubt the professional ethics of our Jews." Neumann rolled his eyes and said: "The rich people in China, the rich businessmen in Nanyang, the network of expanding outlets is almost ready-made, and if you want to build this United Bank into a financial empire, this idea will be realized." ”

"Then I'll wait for this day with peace of mind." Chen Wenqiang smiled and nodded, "I can trust you, but you still need to get their trust from these new shareholders." ”

"Although the funds are abundant and the connections are extensive, there are also many shareholders." Neumann frowned and reminded: "Differences of opinion are predictable, and hopefully it won't have much of an impact." ”

Chen Wenqiang smiled bitterly, he was also worried about this, but tying the interests of more people together and working together is still a matter of more advantages than disadvantages.

"Or you can set up another bank in the near future." Neumann seemed to be teasing, and seemed to be tentative, "I'll figure out a way in terms of funding, and you will be responsible for the connections and the right to issue money." ”

"It's not that it can't be considered." Chen Wenqiang stared at Neumann, roughly guessed his thoughts, and his mind-reading ability was even more powerful, which was also a key to the success of the trip to Nanyang.

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Originally, he just wanted to socialize, but as the middleman between the domestic bigwigs and the representatives of the Nanyang tycoons, Chen Wenqiang couldn't leave easily, and the people who came to talk to him were constant. Now, he is talking to Yu Huaizhi (then the general director of the General Engineering Bureau) and Li Pingshu, the chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. One of these two people is the president of the Shangyu Society founded by Hubei, and the other is the actual leader of the business group under the General Chamber of Commerce.

Before the establishment of the Shanghai Business Group, there were various sports organizations in Shanghai's business community. After the establishment of the first trade association, the Chinese Merchants' Gymnastics Association, the gentry and merchants outside the concession rose up to follow suit. With the slogan of "the people's wisdom is closed, the country is weak, and there is no way to defend oneself and keep oneself strong unless the martial spirit is uplifted", more than 20 business groups formed by industry, urban area, and religion (such as halal business groups) have appeared one after another.

After the establishment of the merchant group, it basically "imitated the method of the Western group organization, strict discipline, strict training, teaching and learning when there is nothing to do, and helping each other when there is something, so that the businessmen can avoid uselessness, and the merchants must have help, overcome the evil in the invisible, and achieve the happiness of the place". The guns and ammunition required by the merchant group were allocated by the local authorities of the Qing government, thus laying the foundation of the Shanghai merchant group.

"I support the Chinese Business Gymnastics Association to join the International Business Group." Chen Wenqiang first expressed his attitude, and then stated his reasons, "Although it is an international merchant group affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of the concession, with the participation of the Chinese team, the dragon flag will be raised, which will not only make the Shanghai merchants, who have always felt humiliated by the fact that the dragon flag cannot be flown in the 'state of the state', gain some comfort in their national pride, but also make the imperial court happy, and further relax the control and supervision of the merchant group." ”

As the predecessor of the Shanghai Merchant Group, the Chinese Merchant Gymnastics Association was established in response to the situation that the International Merchant Association disregarded the interests of the Chinese merchants and people at that time and ran rampant in the concession, aiming to establish the Chinese Merchant Association for self-defense. As the situation developed, the constitutionalists believed that it was a very advantageous thing to form a merchant group and expand its development. Money is not too lacking for the merchant group, if you have both money and arms, wouldn't the strength be stronger?

Among the various business groups that have been established, the self-improvement business group in Lujiawan is the most formal, not only with foreigners and retired officers as instructors, but also the most active in training. At the same time, under Chen Wenqiang's instructions, the Ziqiang Business Group is the armed force that is most happy to cooperate with the government and work tirelessly to serve the local government.

For example, a few months ago, every dusk in Hunan District, there were rioters crossing the road with goods, called "picking lanterns". The walker is wary. So the official hall pulled out 40 rifles, and asked the members of the self-improvement merchant group to arm themselves to defend themselves, and revealed the thoroughfare, if there were bandits who dared to resist the self-improvement business group, they were allowed to be killed. The self-improvement business group immediately dispatched to defend in southern Hunan, and after ten days and nights, with the secret help of the Xingyi cousins, cut off the bandits and returned peace to southern Hunan.

There were several similar actions to maintain the local area, coupled with money and bribes, the self-improvement merchant group gained the trust of the government and the government, and Cai Naihuang of Hudao asked the governor of Liangjiang to pull out 79 rifles and 100 bullets and 5,000 rounds for the training and defense of the self-improvement merchant group.