On September 13, 1845, on the marina of Marina Bay in Singapore, I saw more than 100 British "lobster soldiers" wearing the uniform of the Great Red Army lined up in three horizontal columns, holding brown bass muskets, like a group of majestic sculptures, silent and tenacious and a little proud of the British Empire, standing straight in the sea breeze.

They were the guards of the Governor's House in the Straits Settlements, and they were the ones of Robert Brown. Churchill borrowed it for Zhu Jishi to serve as a façade. Today is the day when representatives of various Chinese churches and companies in West Borneo went to Singapore to meet Lord Zhu. Two Chinese-style Cantonese ships are now docked at the pier.

Robert. Churchill, Will. Heming, along with the five veteran French officers, now all changed into red or blue military uniforms, holding command knives and standing around Zhu Jishi, who was also wearing military uniforms, as if a group of generals surrounded their commanders.

Seeing this scene, the Chinese on the two Guangzhou ships all inhaled in surprise, and some people sighed in a low voice.

"Sister, Sir Zhu is so handsome, why don't you let him be my brother-in-law!"

The one who said this is Luo Xiangju, the eldest of the Luo family's Sixiu, the little beguiled girl walks the rivers and lakes for some days, and it is not unseen that there are more scenes than this person, there are thousands of brothers in their Sixiu Hall, and there are hundreds of people who can be pulled out to fight. But that's the underworld thugs, not the army, and the momentum of the two can't be compared at all! And now the people who are brought to the dock by Zhu Jishi are still the lobster soldiers of the British Empire, and the people around him are also foreign generals. Such a majesty is comparable to that of the Strait Settlements and the Viceroy of the Dutch East Indies in the South Seas! It's no wonder that Miss Luo Si was completely overwhelmed by our Sir Zhu's demeanor, although she is now encouraging her sister to marry, but in her heart she can't wait to marry herself, even if she is a concubine, she is happy.

As for the other people on these two ships belonging to the Lan Fang Luo family and the Heshun company respectively, they were also stunned by such a scene - this Sir Zhu turned out to be really a noble man in England, and his status was only not below Lord Wenham! There are knowledgeable cargo people on the ship, and they have already discovered that Qiu Fatzi, who is standing next to Zhu Jishi, is a lieutenant colonel of the British Empire! In Europe, the lieutenant colonel is not a big official, but in the eyes of these Nanyang Chinese, Andersen, the Dutch major, is a great big man, not to mention Qiu Fatzi, a British lieutenant colonel? Such a foreign lord is now actually a subordinate of Sir Zhu...... It looks like Zhu Jishi's thighs are very thick, whoever doesn't hug is a fool!

It should be said that Zhu Jishi has carefully prepared for the arrival of these Chinese leaders in West Borneo.

At present, he has no shortage of money, and the proceeds from the sale of foreign wine, textiles, steel, and Western medicines brought from Europe in India, Nanyang, and other places have exceeded 180,000 pounds, and after deducting the cost of purchasing arms in India, Zhu Jishi still has about 100,000 pounds in cash on hand -- this money is not in the accounts of the World Bank, but belongs to him personally, and there are nearly 80,000 pounds in cash in the accounts of the Hong Kong and Singapore branches of the World Bank (including the funds of the Nanyang Trading Company).

In addition to money, the backstage is also reliable for the time being. Bonham gave himself 6 months, and during these 6 months, the Straits Settlements Governor's Office was standing behind Zhu Jishi, except for sending troops to help the war, everything else was easy to say, and the Dutch side was also scared by the Straits Settlements Governor's Palace.

And six months later, whether the Governor's Office of the Straits Settlements will continue to support it depends on whether Zhu Jishi can conjure up a Lanfang country in West Borneo.

In other words, Zhu Jishi must use the majesty of the tiger of the British Empire to bluff these Chinese underworld bosses in West Borneo within 6 months, and then use the capital in their hands that is not too big, plus a little investment of their own, to build a country!

The gangplank on the Guangzhou boat had been lowered, and the Luo family sisters walked down first and arrived in front of Zhu Jishi. The two sisters are dressed in the same men's clothes today, wearing a white silk gown, wearing a melon skin hat, and the hat town is also the same green Burmese jade, holding a folding fan in their hands. If it weren't for the fact that the sisters' chests were bulging and their faces were really enchanting and pretty, others would really regard them as a pair of good sons who traveled in the South Seas.

Zhu Jishi just wanted to open his mouth to greet the two sisters, but the two beauties had already reached the ground with a long slump, and said in unison: "Lanfang Sixiutang Luo Xiangmei (Luo Xiangju), I have seen Sir Zhu." ”

"Excuse me, flat." Zhu Jishi took a step forward, stretched out his hand to pick up Luo Xiangmei, and by the way, he carefully looked at the men's beauty in front of him, with fair skin, picturesque facial features, slender jade neck, and crisp breasts...... Towering, it is really a beautiful Chinese beauty. What makes Zhu Jishi even more tempted is that although this Miss Luo was born charming, she was not frivolous, she was supported by her own hands, her cheeks flashed a hint of ruddy, and her beautiful eyes drooped. I saw that Sir Zhu's breathing was a little short, and he hurriedly let go of the beauty, retracted his gaze, and coughed dryly: "Miss Luo, Miss Luo Si came from afar, and she couldn't meet her from afar, forgive your sins, forgive your sins." ”

As soon as these words fell, I heard a chuckle like a silver bell, "Hehe, Sir Zhu, you are an English dignitary, how can you learn from us in the rivers and lakes?" ”

"Fourth sister, don't be rude." Luo Xiangmei glanced at her sister who was open-mouthed, bowed to Zhu Jishi again, and said softly: "Sixiutang thanks to Sizz's help, Xiangmei is unforgettable, please accept Xiangmei again." ”

She sold the arms to Luo Xiangju in Xie Zhu Jishi. Although it is sold, the price is fair, the weapons are of high quality, and it is a charcoal in the snow, so it can be regarded as a favor to Sixiutang.

Luo Xiangju on the side also added: "Sir Zhu, this time in Singapore, I will only be the first to look forward to Sir Sixiutang. ”

Zhu Jishi nodded secretly when he heard this, no wonder Lan Fang Sixiu can support Nuoda's family business as a woman, and she does have some outstanding points, at least she is very good at dealing with people. When we meet today, we will respectfully bow -- this worship puts me in the position of the leader of the Nanyang Chinese, and this position is exactly what I want, and this bending down will make me remember their favor.

After all, the two sisters Luo Xiangmei and Luo Xiangju are the descendants of Luo Fangbo, and Sixiutang is the top three shili in West Borneo, these two sisters have bent their waists, what else does Lan Fangzhong behind them have to insist on? They all bowed down and saluted.

"Xiaodao will meet with Shuntang Zheng Hong and Wang Dehu, meet Lord Zhu!"

Lan Fangzhong had just finished worshipping, and Zheng Hong, the big boss of Heshun Hall, and Wang Dehu, the second leader, also came up to pay their respects.

"Excuse me, flat." Zhu Jishi also politely straightened the two of them, and Han Si, who accompanied Zheng Hong and Wang Dehu on the side, introduced with a smile on his face, "Sir, this Zheng Hong and Zheng Da are the descendants of the ** surname, and now they don't forget the will of their ancestors, and they are dedicated to helping me in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Good, good." Zhu Jishi patted Zheng Hong's shoulder hard, but thought in his heart, this guy is embarrassed to pretend to be Zheng Chenggong's descendant if he is ugly like this? Isn't this a smear of the glorious image of a national hero?

"Sir, this Wang Dehu brother is known as the water tiger, he is the leader of the fleet of Heshun Company, he is good at fighting water wars, and he has fought with Dutch sailors!"

"Oh, still a naval admiral!" Zhu Jishi nodded with a smile, and said in his heart, this guy should be from a pirate! If he can follow the rules, he can recruit his subordinates, and the coolie fleet of the Nanyang Trading Company can put him in charge......

Thinking of this, Zhu Jishi arched his hand at the Chinese gang leaders on the dock, and said with a smile: "Brothers and sisters, a banquet has been set up in the next Jishi trip for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, today, you have to get drunk and rest!" ”