The Xinmin Association that Hu Chuyuan wanted to establish was actually an organization between a secret society and a political party, and if it was feasible to do something, it would be a political party, and if it was not feasible, it would be a secret society.

Considering the situation in Nanyang, the president of the Xinmin Association must choose a Fujianese, and the Hakka people in Fujian are better, and the Cantonese are secondary.

Considering that there is a possibility of war in Nanyang at any time, and there must be a certain degree of business talent and governance ability in the local area, Zhang Lingpu is indeed the best trump card that Hu Chuyuan can play.

There is no other suitable candidate.

It's a pity, Hu Chuyuan still feels a pity, the Fujian Navy Admiral in his mind flew.

As for Lanfang!

As long as it can be used for its own use, it is still more or less valuable!

Hu Chuyuan thought about it, as long as Ye Xiangyun promised to be the enemy of the Dutch and not grow opium, it would be supported.

The Chinese community always has to divide its forces, and it's a big deal to place the Lanfang Company in a less important location, so that the Nanyang Company can control the power of Borneo and Nanyang.

He and Yan Shizhang were discussing things, and Ye Wenlan and Ye Xiangyun were also discussing.

Zhang Lingpu guessed very accurately, Ye Wenlan is a member of the Lanfang Society, and his status is not low, but over the years, he has been doing business in Fujian and Nanyang, and he is his second-class official businessman.

It wasn't until Hu Chuyuan asked him to return to Nanyang and seek another big thing that he thought about Lanfanghui and remembered his old relationship and relatives in Lanfanghui.

When he arrived in Singapore, he secretly asked people to contact Ye Xiangyun, preparing to introduce Lanfang Company to Hu Chuyuan, and using Hu Chuyuan's power, he could cooperate with Ye Xiangyun and seize the real power of Lanfang Company.

It's a pity that he didn't expect that there was a person named Zhang Lingpu beside Hu Chuyuan.

It's a bad move.

There's no way, let's confess and be lenient together at night, no matter what, you can't do big things without Hu Chuyuan.

Ye Wenlan is more convinced of this than anyone else.

In the evening, Ye Wenlan quietly found Hu Chuyuan again, explained all the ins and outs in person, and called Ye Xiangyun over.

This is the situation now, the Dutch have decided not to pardon the new A University after the death of the current general manager of the Lanfang Company, the Dutch Emperor pardoned Liu Asheng, the first big of the Lanfang Company, that is, Ye Xiangyun's father-in-law, in other words, the Lanfang Company is about to officially end after Liu Asheng's death, and it will die out in the tropical forests of Borneo like other Chinese communities.

From then on, the Dutch were the sole owners of the land.

Dream!

Hu Chuyuan sneered in his heart, but what was even funnier was the people of Lanfang Company.

Baidu Da Niang swore that the Lanfang Republic was boasting of how beautiful, and how they fought against the Dutch, known as the first overseas state of the Qing Dynasty and the first republic of the Chinese...... It's really misleading him, it's actually a group of underworld groups that betray their compatriots in order to protect themselves.

Of course, there are many forces within any association, even within the Lanfang Company, there have been many different forces in the past hundred years, there are many people who oppose the policy of defecting to the Dutch, and want to join forces with other Chinese communities to fight against the Dutch, but unfortunately they are always strangled in the cradle by the combination of the Dutch and Han Annihilation.

Listening to Ye Wenlan and Ye Xiangyun's confessions, Hu Chuyuan only had endless sneers in his heart.

Since Lanfang Company is already so pitiful, he is welcome.

After the two finished speaking, Hu Chuyuan said very directly: "It's a pity that Lanfang Company is really bad, and its appeal is not good, even if you have my full support, you may not be able to integrate all the Chinese forces in Nanyang." ”

"...... this?" Ye Xiangyun was speechless.

Ye Wenlan said: "Lord Tiao, that's what I said, but there are no other local forces to borrow at the moment." In the past, there were Heshuntang and Heaven and Earth Society, but now they are not good. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "The Chinese still have to pay attention to the name, the division is unknown, how can they win, how can they not serve the public, how can they gather the strength of the Nanyang Chinese." I decided to support someone to rebuild a new company and would like to invite you to join me, would you like to? ”

"Huh?" Ye Wenlan only felt a little unbelievable, and thought, you also want to build a club?

Ye Xiangyun said: "My lord, there are still many loyal people in our Lanfang Company, please think deeply!" ”

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly and said, "But...... There are also a lot of Han annihilations, and it is impossible to prevent it, in case the news that we are quietly preparing to counterattack the Dutch is leaked by the people inside, the situation is not good. This is what I fear the most, our goal is to take the whole of Borneo and establish a new country, which is governed by rules and regulations, and seeks more benefits. Only with such a big benefit can I have the heart to invest! ”

Speaking of this, he said to Ye Wenlan: "Lord Ye, you know what kind of person I am, small business, I Hu Chuyuan disdain to do it!" It's just a few small societies, mining a few gold mines, and making a million taels of silver a year, hmph, will I do it? ”

Ye Wenlan sighed: "Adults really don't disdain a small business of this scale!" ”

Hearing this, Ye Xiangyun was even more in awe, and said secretly: This master is too domineering, and he is not satisfied with earning a million taels of silver a year!

Thinking of this, he immediately said: "My lord, as long as you are interested in investing in a big deal, your subordinates are willing to serve." A business like the founding of the People's Republic of China can be encountered several times in a lifetime, and the subordinates just lose their lives, and it is worth it. If a subordinate dies in this, the troublesome adult will set up a monument to his subordinates after they are completed. ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "Not only is it a monument, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone will be rewarded, but all those who have meritorious service and die will be knighted and enjoyed from generation to generation." Of course, we don't claim to be emperors, we follow the example of the United States to engage in republicanism, but we also have a knighthood system. ”

He said to Ye Wenlan again: "Lord Ye, our family business in the future will definitely get bigger and bigger, the lessons of the thirteen lines in Guangdong, we have to be careful, in case our backers in the imperial court can't hold on, we have to have a way out." Retreat to Hong Kong first, Hong Kong is not good, we can at least come here. ”

Ye Wenlan praised: "What Lord Tiao said is very true, I rely on you, you rely on Zuo Zongtang and Governor He, in case these two masters ......!" ”

Hu Chuyuan raised his hand to signal that he didn't need to continue, and said: "Don't worry, I haven't fallen so easily, and it's not just these two cards in my hand, I have a lot of points for several princes and emperors." ”

"That's good, as long as you're steady, I'll be sure!" Ye Wenlan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Prince, that is much more solid than He Jing.

Listening to the two of them answer one-on-one, Ye Xiangyun, who didn't know the depth and shallowness inside, felt that he had found a big backer, and he had never thought of it in his eight lives, and he had never done it in his dreams.

If he had dreamed like this, he would have woken up laughing when he fell asleep.

What's more, this is fucking reality!!

Ye Wenlan is a real person, and he has also seen big scenes, so he immediately asked Hu Chuyuan: "Lord Tiao, what should you say about Nanyang Company?" ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "Let's talk about Nanyang Commercial Bank, then we have to talk about the Shanghai Steamship China Merchants Bureau, the government-run company is good, first of all, the tax is low, the second is that it has a backer, it is easy to go out, and those local officials dare not deduct and take it at all." However, there is also a disadvantage, that is, once the income is too large and too important, the imperial court will want to increase the proportion of official shares, so the commercial shares must be concentrated together, and the imperial court cannot be broken one by one. ”

Ye Wenlan nodded silently, and asked again, "Then what do you mean......?" ”

Hu Chuyuan said: "I pondered for a while and decided to set up a Nanyang company on top of the Nanyang Commercial Bank to control the Nanyang Commercial Bank, and at the same time, I also invested in the military through the Nanyang Company. Lord Ye, do you understand what I mean? ”

Ye Wenlan said: "Understood...... Yes, yes, but how does it work? ”

Hu Chuyuan, Ye Wenlan and Ye Xiangyun explained in detail, and many of the details in it were exquisitely designed, which made the two full of praise.

To engage in revolution, Hu Chuyuan is not a genius, and when he engages in a company, he is much more powerful than people in this era.

His method is also very distinctive, first, Hu Chuyuan and Nanyang businessmen jointly founded the Nanyang Company, and then controlled the Nanyang Company through the Nanyang Company.

The Nanyang Company was mainly engaged in trading, while the Nanyang Company was a military company similar to the East India Company operating in Nanyang, which was also a merchant and a military, holding fixed assets, including real estate, ports, mines, plantations, etc.

In addition, compared with Nanyang Commercial Bank, Nanyang Company not only invests in the military, but also operates more flexibly, according to different needs, it can cooperate with Nanyang businessmen or even foreigners to run new companies, so as to expand the business scope of Nanyang Company.

The two sides hit it off, but Ye Wenlan's shares are not negotiable, he wants to take 25% of the shares of Nanyang Commercial Bank, and Nanyang Company can only hold 50% of Nanyang Commercial Bank's shares at most, which means that Ye Wenlan must also hold at least 50% of Nanyang Company's shares.

It's certainly impossible, he can't afford to invest.

If you want to invest in the army, how much money does it cost, the manpower and material resources in it, and all kinds of intricately related networks are not what he has, even if Hu Chuyuan asks him to be a major shareholder, he does not have the courage.

After some discussion, Ye Wenlan decided to retreat and invest 3 million taels of silver in Nanyang Company.

Hu Chuyuan knew that this person made a lot of money when he helped Shen Baozhen run the shipmaster's private treasury, if he didn't have to use him now, Hu Chuyuan really wanted to kick him away.

Businessman, that's actually it.

Hu Chuyuan did not mention how much money he contributed for the time being, but only gave a promise of no less than 5 million taels of silver, and asked Ye Wenlan to continue to greet other businessmen, and he was willing to reduce the number of shares held by Jiangnan Commercial Bank in Nanyang Commercial Bank to 15% and give up 55% of the shares to Nanyang Company.

Hu Chuyuan knew in his heart, he wanted to run Nanyang Company and Nanyang Commercial Bank well, but he didn't plan to make much money in it, as long as he could control the company.

The amount of capital he and Ye Wenlan contributed was already 8 million taels of silver, which was enough to establish a Chinese armed force of 30,000 people in Nanyang, and it was well-equipped.