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"Mrs. Sheng invested 5 million in the construction of the South China Railway Iron Plant?" Lin Yimin looked at Song Ziwen in surprise, it was really hard to imagine that an old woman would have the courage to do so much!

"Sheng Xuanhuai has no successor, and the old lady is also taking precautions to arrange for the future." Song Ziwen explained.

"Hmm." Lin Yimin nodded and said with emotion, "It is better to spend millions of family assets to cultivate their skills than to spend millions of family assets to cultivate their skills." ”

Last year, the Shanghai business community was miserable, and it has not yet recovered. The South China Railway project carefully planned by the Meihua Company caused a sensation in Shanghai, but not many people really decided to invest, and most people were waiting and watching, so the railway bonds were a bit "applauded" in Shanghai.

The Sheng family wants to invest in the construction of the South China Railway, Lin Yimin naturally welcomes it, and hurriedly provides attentive and thoughtful service, but it is a pity that it cannot be publicized with great fanfare, otherwise it can attract more investors.

Soon after Song Ziwen left, Wang Yaqiao, the leader of the Axe Gang, came to Lin Yimin.

After Wu Manli went south, Wang Yaqiao breathed a sigh of relief, the power of Shanghai was still in the hands of the Taoist priest called Absinthe, but the feeling of Absinthe was not as terrible as Wu Manli's heart like a femme fatale.

"Mr. Wang, if you have something to say, just say it!" Lin Yimin said directly, looking at this Shenlong head gang leader with no end in sight, short stature, ordinary appearance, the only thing that impressed people was the eyes hiding behind the glasses: cold and calm.

That short figure seems to contain a huge amount of energy, which is very difficult to mess with.

"I want to go one way for my brothers, the Anhui men living in Shanghai are living too hard, working as coolies at the docks, and they don't earn much money, barely trying to make a living. There are also people in their hometowns, life is more and more miserable, those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, they only know how to exploit, they are really damned. ”

Wang Yaqiao said indignantly. It seems that I want to kill all those corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Lin Yimin nodded, the situation in Anhui was not good, a large number of farmers went bankrupt and flocked to the city. Most of them flocked to Shanghai to do the hardest and most tiring work.

In the world of the jungle in Shanghai, they have to be ruthless enough to survive, so the prestige of the Axe Gang is cut by cutting other hooligans with an axe.

Except for some ruthless thugs who go to nightclubs and casinos, the rest are ordinary people who sit on the docks or pull rickshaws.

The docks owned by the Meihua Company employ a large number of workers, many of whom are ordinary members of the Axe Gang, although the wages are not delayed or owed. But it's not too high, and the other treatment is just a little better than average.

Even so, the jobs provided by Meihua cannot meet the growing number of Anhui people who are flocking to Shanghai, and of course, those from the surrounding provinces who want to survive in the city.

Shanghai does not have enough factories to accommodate the growing number of people who make a living, and after a large number of unemployed people pour in, a lot of problems will definitely happen to the city.

Regarding the underworld gangs, Lin Yimin sees them more thoroughly, except for a very small number of die-hard elements. The vast majority of the gang members are ordinary people, and the reason why they join them is simple, to protect themselves. Just seek peace.

If they have a stable job, they will immediately be reluctant to get involved with other things, so as not to destroy the stable life that they have so hard to get.

"Mr. Wang, your request is very reasonable, and I have no reason not to agree. Now Nanhua really needs a lot of people, and the brothers in the Axe Gang went south to participate in the fight against the Dutch, which is also meritorious, and Nanhua will not treat them badly. ”

Lin Yimin said with a smile.

"That's good." Hearing Lin Yimin's statement, Wang Yaqiao breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why he came to Lin Yimin. It was he who received a letter from his brother Yu Likui in Nanhua, asking him to organize the villagers to go to Nanyang.

Yu Likui is now a battalion commander of the South China Army, stationed in Surabaya, one of the first cities to be built in South China, in other words, the city that South China must occupy and dominate.

The iron-blooded measures of the South China government shocked Yu Likui, and then got excited. Not only did a large amount of land fall into the hands of the Chinese, but large-scale urban construction created a large number of jobs.

Thinking of the villagers struggling to survive in the country, Yu Likui and the Anhui villagers in the army combined, so he informed Wang Yaqiao of the situation and asked him to organize the villagers to go to Nanyang, and the more they opened, the better, otherwise it would be too late, and Nanhua would be occupied by Cantonese, Fujianese and Guangxi.

At first, Wang Yaqiao didn't pay much attention, and then hesitated. Seeing that there was no news from Shanghai coming back, and those Cantonese, Fujianese, and Guangxi people arrived in Surabaya in whole ships, Yu Likui and others were so anxious that they couldn't help but send three telegrams to Wang Yaqiao in succession, urging him to seize the favorable opportunity, not to hesitate, and to speak earnestly with a bit of severity.

Wang Yaqiao didn't dare to slack off, he thought about it, if this is to be done beautifully, he has to find Lin Yimin, the top person in charge of the Meihua Company in the mainland.

"Mr. Lin, can you hurry up with this! Now there are thousands of great lads on the docks, who have just come from their hometowns, and with them, they will be able to work in no time. Wang Yaqiao said a little anxiously.

"Why is Mr. Wang so anxious?" Lin Yimin was a little strange.

"Don't worry! If I don't catch it, I'll be a historical sinner. Wang Yaqiao sighed, and told Lin Yimin what Yu Likui and others were urging. Such a confession can gain Lin Yimin's trust even more.

"I see!" Lin Yimin smiled, and said in his heart: It's rare for this strict dwarf to joke, and even such a big hat as a sinner in history has been moved out.

Well, Meihua Company shouted that Nanhua is good, but it is not as good as others to experience it in person.

"Well, let's select a group of skilled young workers from the docks for training and then send them to Nanhua. The later ones fill the void left by the people who came before them. When these dock workers arrive in South China, they will be treated better than in Shanghai.

There are other jobs, such as going to work on the farm, as many as you want, the more the merrier, I'll give you 50,000 places! I believe that it is not difficult to accomplish with your influence. ”

Lin Yimin explained.

"Only 50,000?" Wang Yaqiao was a little dissatisfied.

"Fifty thousand a year!"

"It's still a little less. I've heard that the southern provinces are all going to the South Seas! Wang Yaqiao complained.

"I know. That's when people have enough boats. Merchants from Guangdong and other places began to operate routes to South China, and they did not use the ships of the Meihua Company, and we have limited capacity here.

Cargo from Shanghai to Nanhua accounts for quite a few ships, you know. We were only able to squeeze out some of the ships to carry passengers. Even so, there are already people who accuse us of selling piglets. Lin Yimin explained.

Wang Yaqiao frowned, a little unwilling, and said, "Then can I charter a boat?" The Axe Gang is responsible for transporting people. ”

"Oh?"

Lin Yimin looked at Wang Yaqiao with a firm face, and was a little surprised in his heart. The Axe Gang has indeed made a lot of money in recent years, and Wang Yaqiao also has a surplus in his hands. Otherwise, the tone is not so big.

What made Lin Yimin sigh was that looking at this short man's stern face, he seemed to be very determined.

"It's fine, no matter who it is. As soon as they arrive in Nanhua, Nanhua welcomes them. It's just that you organize a fleet, and the money will definitely be recovered from which passengers, and I'm afraid that there will be chaos then. ”

Regarding Wang Yaqiao's construction, Lin Yimin did not object, but was a little worried.

The US-China company organizes immigration tickets that are not free, and only charge the cost price. However, there are still a large number of people who cannot afford to pay. The company allowed them to pay first, and they would all get on the ship, and when they arrived in South China, they would deduct it from their wages.

Generally speaking, after two or three months of work, an ordinary worker can pay off the shipping fee owed to the American Chinese company, and then he can save money.

Of course, the money is also deposited in the account of the Chinese Bank. Except for a notebook, the workers rarely get a real ocean.

However, most people don't go abroad to send money back home and reply to the letter at home. Saying that they had already received the money they sent back from Nanhua Bank in the United States, those workers were relieved to deposit their money in the United States China Bank.

After thinking about it, Lin Yimin said again: "The Axe Gang can participate in organizing immigrants, and I welcome you to organize a fleet, but one thing must be explained that the ticket price you charge from each passenger shall not be higher than 20% of the price of the same class ferry ticket of the Meihua Company."

We will monitor the whole process, and the workers who send it will also be interrogated, and we must confirm that they are voluntary, and there will be absolutely no human trafficking. And also. We will break up these labors and try to avoid the phenomenon of huddles. ”

seems to feel Lin Yimin's distrust of himself, am I a human trafficker? Wang Yaqiao was a little angry in his heart, his brows furrowed, but he still nodded.

Lin Yimin has been paying attention to Wang Yaqiao's expression, and seems to know what the other party is thinking. He explained with a pleasant face: "It's not that I don't believe in you, but I don't believe in human nature. Human nature is greedy, even if you are kind, but can you make sure that the people below think the same as you? ”

Wang Yaqiao thoughtfully, nodded, and accepted Lin Yimin's explanation, he still had questions in his heart, and asked again: "Then how did I hear that those people from Liangguang and Fujian all moved from the village, and they were not dispersed." ”

"That's because they don't belong to our employees, they have their own land, it's none of our business. Of course, these lands were also purchased from the government, or given to them by the government.

In previous wars, the government distributed land to soldiers and other personnel involved in the fighting, and also sold land in large quantities. If you have the money now and buy land from the government, it doesn't matter how many people you move over. ”

Lin Yimin explained.

The kind of relocation of villages that Wang Yaqiao said was normal in Nanhua, and the workers who went to Nanyang with the Meihua Company in the early days are now shaking, and they see the business opportunities and join hands with familiar villagers or workers to buy large tracts of land or contract the farms of the Meihua Company, and become bosses.

In order to raise funds for industrial construction, the company sold its farms and land on a large scale, and exchanged the land for the savings that the workers had worked hard to save in the Bank for more than ten years.

"It is equivalent to them working for Meihua Company, and Meihua Company allocates land to them?" Wang Yaqiao's eyes lit up.

"That's right!" Lin Yimin smiled and nodded, "These are all early workers, and they have all become propertied now, and they are the group of people who got rich first." Isn't it normal for them to buy so much land and naturally have to find someone from their hometown to help them cultivate it? ”

"I see." Wang Yaqiao nodded, and somewhat understood why Yu Likui and other brothers kept urging themselves to let the old countryside of Anhui go to Nanyang? It turns out that the earlier you go, the more benefits.

Thinking of this, he stopped talking nonsense, and after he went back, he organized Anhui villagers to immigrate to Nanhua through the Guò Axe Gang.

A week later, an organization called the Anhui Labor Federation was established in Shanghai, with Wang Yaqiao as its president, and most of its members were members of the Axe Gang.

The name is loud, but it is actually an immigration company. According to the agreement reached with Lin Yimin, Meihua Company symbolically invested 1000000 yuan and sent financial representatives to the Anhui Labor Federation to ensure that this force would not escape from the monitoring of Meihua Company.

What made Wang Yaqiao excited was that the Meihua Company gave two 5,000-ton old ships to the Anhui Labor Federation on credit, and sent some sailors to let the Anhui Labor Federation have its own fleet, so as to build a channel for Anhui bankrupt farmers to go directly to Nanhua.

At the same time, he also purchased three river steamers for transportation between Laiwu, Anqing and Shanghai. In fact, it is also a channel for Meihua Company to penetrate Anhui, so Lin Yimin gave strong support to the Anhui Labor Federation.

Every month, the Anhui Labor Federation arranges one or two flights to transport migrants to Nanyang. On the return trip, they transported grain or other products from Nanyang back to Shanghai, Anhui and other places, accounting for part of the market of the Yangtze River waterway.

As for the assassination activities that Wang Yaqiao himself was keen on, after Lin Yimin considered it and discussed it with the Absinthe, in order to cope with the future situation, he accepted a group of militants from the Axe Gang to Nanhua for training.

"Wang Yaqiao is a wild wolf, feed him up, he won't eat us, right?" Absinthe was a little worried about Lin Yimin's vigorous support for the Axe Gang. He can foresee that in a few years, the Axe Gang will definitely not be just a gang, but a force to be reckoned with.

"Even if he's a wolf, it's not us who bites first, so there's nothing to worry about. However, it is necessary to strengthen the control of the Anhui Labor Federation. There should be our people in it, right? ”

Lin Yimin said with a smile.

In Shanghai, the government has little credibility, but the gang is a force that cannot be ignored, and in the case of the Qing Gang's dominance, supporting the Axe Gang has become a natural choice for Meihua Company.

"I'll make up my mind." Absinthe nodded and quietly retreated.

If it's a wolf, it has to eat meat, and if a gang doesn't smuggle and gamble, how can it be called a gang? As for Wang Yaqiao's guarantee that the Anhui Labor Federation would not sell human beings, Lin Yimin let it go.

In fact, even though the U.S. China Company and the South China government strictly supervise immigrants and severely punish human trafficking, in fact, some people are still trafficked to South China.

The difference between this is that one has a certificate and one does not have a license, and Meihua Company is the largest human trafficking group, but its purchaser is the South China government, so it will be beautiful and much brighter to deal with.

There is no need to be taboo about this, this is how the United States came to be.

Lin Yimin also went to Chongming Island on a special trip, and after a secret conversation with the owner of Chongming Island, the Meihua Company sent a boat to take the students and teachers on the island to Nanhua, including the failed stock speculation who committed suicide by jumping into the sea last year.

After Chongming Island is cleared, a new batch of orphans and children will be sent in, and after a period of training, they will be sent to Nanhua, and the remote Chongming Island will become a transit point for the Meihua Company to "smuggle" the seeds of future national construction (to be continued).

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