"Drive!"

A shout came from a distance, and passers-by looked up.

I saw that on the thoroughfare, more than a dozen war horses galloped, iron hooves rolled and ice flowers flew, whether it was a passing merchant or a passerby, saw this scene and avoided one after another, until these men who did not have braids, nor wore military uniforms, and were tightly wrapped all over their bodies, but they were all carrying long quiver-like burdens, and after riding on their horses, the hedgehogs gathered together to guess the identities of these people.

On the war horse, Dong Dahai didn't have the heart to listen to those gossip, although the bumps made him, a nighthawk who had only learned to ride a horse for a long time, a little tired, but he didn't have time to rest for even one more day, and still braved the wind and snow to bury his head in the snow, because he knew that the staff headquarters could make arrangements one day earlier if the information was sent back one day earlier.

When he saw the gray earthen wall that stretched for miles on the edge of the harbor in the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his arm and commanded the nighthawks behind him to gallop towards the gate in the center of the earthen wall.

When approaching the gate, Dong Dahai pulled the reins of the horse violently, and more than ten riders behind him also stopped at the same time. Hearing the neighing of the horse, two young men with pistols suddenly rushed out of the gate booth, and Dong Dahai immediately pulled the cotton mask, revealing a dark and red face.

"It's Brother Dahai."

Seeing him and the big man behind him, the two young people's eyes lit up excitedly, but before they could say a few sycophants, Dong Dahai, who was already anxious, immediately shouted: "Quick, lift the fence, I have something urgent." ”

"Oh! Quick, come and help. As soon as they heard that there was an emergency, the two young men immediately lifted the wooden fence blocking the gate, and Dong Dahai and the others, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately ran towards the direction of the dock.

On the wharf, Uncle De rolled up his sleeves, walked on the path in the reservoir area, and stepped on the road paved with ash under his feet, not understanding why this kind of ash mixed with sand and water can harden like this.

But even if he didn't understand, he knew that this kind of ash was one of the things that the young master urgently needed now, and was jokingly called the Three Treasures by everyone, and the other two were grain and iron.

Now in the dozens of large warehouses around us, half of them are ash and grain, as many as more than 100,000 tons, and most of the rest are coke and pig iron materials accumulated by the factory after freezing the port in winter, but because of the strong wind near the sea, although they are wrapped in several layers of tarpaulin, but those two things are particularly waterless, so Uncle De is still very worried, after all, this is not the Haicheng he is familiar with, but Anton (now Donggang, Liaoning).

Stepping on the gray road, looking at the warehouse groups that were several times larger than Lushunkou and Tianjin Weidu, and looking at the tall chimneys spewing black smoke in the distance, the old face couldn't help but rise with a look of pride.

Now he is no longer the big shopkeeper of the warehouse in Haicheng, but has come to this land that belongs to a family called Devens Foreign Company, and is in charge of this dock and warehouse that was only built in the first half of the year.

Some people who don't understand still think that he is tied to a big foreigner, but in fact, in the final analysis, this Devens foreign firm is also the property of the young master who is far away in Honolulu, but he found a Frenchman named Devens to come to Liaodong to play an outpost, and I heard a letter from the eldest son that there are many foreign devils who are working for the young master in Honolulu Ryukyu now, and they can catch a handful of them when they walk around the street.

The prefect saw that Mr. Devens was going to set up a factory in Anton, not only did he rush to do it, but also the tidal flat used to build a wharf and warehouse by the sea alone is enough to cover 10,000 acres, connecting the entire bay!

The most important thing is that Anton is also the most famous granary on the Liaodong Peninsula, and now the land near here is basically covered by the young master, and the grain produced in the second half of the year is also piled up in the warehouse in addition to the ones that are transported away.

And not only this beach, but now in the area of Andong Haicheng and Phoenix, the signboard of Devens & Co. is well-known, not only more than a dozen large and small factories have been built in the past year, but also the most important coke plant and ash factory, the scale of which is rare even in Citigroup.

From the grocery store in Haicheng, to the later warehouse, and then to the second shopkeeper of the foreign bank today, Uncle De has seen the business develop with his own eyes, and now the Devens foreign store has officially opened, not only merging all the small warehouses including him, but also eating up the original factories of several large households in Liaodong, and now there are more than a dozen factories alone, and the shops are all over Liaodong, and even Zhili and Shandong can be seen, and there are tens of thousands of workers just eating!

I heard the eldest son, who has been transferred to the equipment department, say that this kind of merger is called integrating resources to become bigger and stronger. When he is older, he is really embarrassed by these new terms, but now he has really done it.

No, even in the middle of winter, the spinning mill far away from the wharf is still working at night to catch up with the goods, and if it weren't for the fact that the freighter couldn't come because of the ice on the sea, I was afraid that it would be lively here.

A gust of wind blew, and he hurriedly tightened his cuffs again, seeing that it was about to be the New Year, he was still a little uneasy, he had to inspect it again today, this is all the things that the young master asked for by name.

Thinking of this, Uncle De immediately quickened the pace of the inspection, but at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, he hurriedly looked, only to see more than ten big men riding war horses and rushing towards the office building of the foreign bank, and when he saw the direction in which they ran, his face changed suddenly!

They didn't go to the Western-style building, the target was the wireless telegraph room?

Is something wrong? ——

When Master Li's ship docked, it was just in time for the most lively Chinese New Year, and he didn't expect that it would take half a month to make a round trip to Palawan, which suddenly made him feel a great resentment about the slow way of travel in this era.

But this is Manila, not the Honolulu Academy of Sciences, and he didn't go to the trouble of the big-headed monsters, so he had to endure the surname and let the carriage drive slowly through the streets and alleys, looking out of the car window, only to see that the Chinese shops on both sides of the street were all hung with red lanterns and festive Spring Festival couplets, children were running around and frolicking, and from time to time there were bursts of firecrackers.

The inside and outside of the luxury villa specially prepared for himself have long been whitewashed, compared with the cold Liaodong today, Luzon is still the season of birds and flowers, Spring Festival couplets, window flowers, lanterns, looking at these New Year's flavors that can be seen everywhere, Li Mo couldn't help sighing, folded his hands and counted them, after reincarnating back into this world, he didn't seem to have reunited all the people around him for the New Year.

Especially the women around me, it seems that they owe them too much.

Thinking of this, Li Mo turned his head to look at Luo Sanniang, who was curious about everything like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and couldn't help but feel palpitations for this woman's strength.

Ten years, a whole ten years, what was originally the most splendid decade of her life was all delayed on a dilapidated island, staying with a bunch of sweaty men, and having to keep aside the intrusion of plots and ulterior motives all the time, such a life is unimaginable for the girls who led the world around the world with big bags in later generations.

Maybe I should give her some compensation?

As soon as Li Mo thought of this, he saw two sharp eyes shooting coldly, and hurriedly avoided his head.

His strange movements, and Luo Sanniang's appearance, did not hide the eyes of Liu Hengzhen, who was dragging behind and chatting with Yan Fu. It is said that if this Luo Sanniang is really a descendant of the Lan Fang Luo family, how can she behave like this after seeing this kind of luxury villa? Even if he has never been to Borneo, he can imagine the scenery of the Luo family back then, can he say?

Liu Hengyun didn't dare to think about it, besides, no matter whether she was a descendant of the Luo family or not, this woman was not so easy to get along with, when she thought that night she would kill the captured pirate leaders and dozens of big and small leaders in one go, she couldn't help sweating on her forehead, and looking at the eyes he glared at Li Mo, she knew that she and this Young Master Li still had an inexplicable relationship, so it was better to be careful.

Luo Sanniang glared at Li Mo, and wanted to taunt him a few more words, but as she entered the living room, the whole person was stunned.

This is how rich people live?

Born in a small family in Lanfang, even if she had been impersonating the descendants of the Luo family for so long and deliberately cultivated her vision in this regard, she was still stunned after seeing the spacious living room of the villa.

Not to mention the golden silk nanmu sofas in the center that can lie down and sleep, just the colorful paintings hanging on the surrounding walls are enough to attract attention. In addition, the porcelain antiques arranged everywhere in the living room, which are easy to touch, and are very expensive at a glance, suddenly gave her the idea of daring to make a deal here.

"He put it like that? Aren't you afraid that those people will take the sheep by the hand? Sure enough, he is a shameless loser who is dissolute! Touching the celadon vase placed on the side of the coffee table, Luo Sanniang suddenly found that the distance between herself and Li Mo was so far away, and an inexplicable sour feeling suddenly surged in her heart, and she glared at the back fiercely.

At this moment, Luo Sanniang suddenly saw that the strong man who had been following him ran to the door and took a piece of paper from another man, and quickly walked back to him.

Seeing this scene, Luo Sanniang's heart jumped suddenly, could it be that something happened?

"Mr. Yan, Sanniang, Heng Zhen. Come with me. ”

Before she could figure it out, she suddenly heard Li Mo calling her, and she wanted to ignore it, but for some reason she slowly followed. Following the wooden spiral staircase, she soon came to a study on the second floor, and before she could see the surrounding layout clearly, she suddenly heard the guy say: "Heng Zhen, Sanniang, I'm afraid I don't have time to stay for today's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the government affairs department urges me to go back to Honolulu immediately, so the affairs of Nanyang can only be entrusted to you." ”

"You're leaving?"

Luo Sanniang blurted out, but when the words came out, she remembered that there were other people standing next to her, isn't it misleading for her to ask like this? Qiao blushed, and hurriedly added: "If you want to go, what do you have to do with me!" What kind of government affairs yuan, the New Year's Day will not let people have a New Year's dinner! ”

Li Mo was thinking about the information he had just received, and he didn't notice her tone, only Yan Fu pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he noticed that this woman and the young master were a little unusual.

Liu Hengzhen didn't have the heart to care about this, it stands to reason that he and Luo Sanniang had just been recruited, and they always needed to tell them what to do, but when he came back, he heard Li Mo say that he was leaving, and hurriedly asked, "Young master, is something wrong?" ”

Although he recruited the two of them, Li Mo didn't plan to let them know too much at this moment, not that he was worried about them, but that saying these things would only drain their minds in vain, and it would not be conducive to the two of them concentrating on doing things in Nanyang, so he said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just some small things that need to be dealt with." ”

"A trifle? Small things also require you to rush back without even eating New Year's dinner? Are all those under you dead? I don't know why, Luo Sanniang likes to see Li Mo's embarrassment being exposed, and deliberately looks at him and says coquettishly: "I'm afraid that Master Li, you don't trust us, right?" ”

was questioned by the woman face to face, and when it was time for the young master Li to explain, or tease the other party, but at this moment, he was all disturbed by the telegram he had just received, and said directly: "I don't tell you, because I am afraid that because you are distracted, I originally had very important things to do when I came to Nanyang this time, but now I have to go back once, as for whether I trust you." ”

Li Mo paused, looked at Luo Sanniang and smiled slightly: "You will understand in the future." ”

Being stared at by Young Master Li's eyes, Luo Sanniang felt a little numb all over her body, but she didn't want to be bullied by him because of her weak momentum, so she could only look at each other hard, but seeing his anxious face, she felt a little bored in her chest for some reason, and hurriedly asked again: "Then you say, what are you going to do when you bring us here?" ”

"Yes, I don't know what the young master wants Heng Zhen to do?" Liu Hengzhen was also a little anxious, he had just seized this opportunity, Li Mo was about to leave, and he suddenly felt a little confused.

How?

"You still don't understand, why I came to Nanyang, why I brought you here!"

Hearing Liu Hengzhen's inquiry, Li Mo suddenly sighed deeply, walked to the window, pushed open the window, looked at the blue sea in the distance, and said slowly in a deep voice: "For thousands of years, countless Chinese have gone to other places through this sea to open up the four seas!" They brought the fire of civilization deposited over thousands of years, the momentum of our magnificent China, and the arrogance of our Chinese daughters who will never give in! ”

A deep voice echoed in the study, and Li Mo pointed to the sea in the distance with some excitement: "There is the Tang Dynasty first!" Expand the territory on land and deter thousands of miles! Later, there was Zheng He, with an invincible fleet, crisscrossing the seas, and everyone he met was shocked by him! Who doesn't know the name of the Three Treasures on this sea! Who in all countries and regions is not impressed by my sons and daughters of China!

Throughout the ages, both on land and at sea! I am the only one who has created these two kinds of scenes at the top of the prosperous world! Even the British Empire, which is now known as the invincible Empire, only relied on the artillery and Sinan invented by us to forcibly create a powerful country!

Recalling the past, there are millions of soldiers, thousands of ships are like shuttles, and the rivers and mountains are picturesque!

But now? The Manchu Qing Dynasty has no way, closes the country, and blocks the sea frontier! In the past, it was said that the barbarian land in their eyes has risen one powerful country after another, relying on strong ships and cannons, tearing apart the coastal defense, relying on opium, poisoning the people! Even the Nanyang countries, which used to bow down to our China, have now become the graves of the Chinese under the instigation of the races connived at by those great powers!

An orchid is already heart-wrenching! But who knows, where! In that sea area, there will be countless Lanfang tragedies every day, and our Chinese have now become pigs and dogs in the eyes of the great powers, and have become a tool for the natives to collect money!

Who knows, in this sea! How many of my Nanyang children have been buried? ”

Young Master Li has completely entered the play, and those who have not returned to this era will never understand the difficulties of the Chinese people today, and Lan Fang in the previous life was just a character in Baidu. But today, when those Chinese who are still struggling to survive in Nanyang, those who have to walk with their heads down under the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States, those white bones near the railway line and the mine, all make his chest ache faintly!

This time when he came to Nanyang, whether it was Liu Hengzhen or Luo Sanniang, before recruiting them, they gave him a feeling as if he was wearing a mask, and this situation seemed to exist in every Nanyang Chinese!

Li Mo knew that it was not their intention, it was because they had to develop the habit of wandering between foreigners and locals, and like the Chinese who are still wandering overseas, their first consideration is not wealth, not a good life, but self-preservation!

It's too depressing to be so scared, ready to drag your family with you at any time, and to take refuge in the ocean from home, so all this must change as soon as possible! Nanyang, a former subject country, should not become a place where the Chinese people are terrified, it should not!

Listening to Li Mo's words, Yan Fu stopped wiping his glasses and looked at his figure, his eyes were full of heat. Liu Hengzhen also felt his heart surging, and a burst of blood rushed to his brain, and he squeezed his fist fiercely!

Even Sanniang felt that the little man by the window suddenly became taller, and she was not so annoying, but at the same time, a sense of loss suddenly came to her heart, and she found that she seemed to be a little farther away from this man.

"I know that Mr. has a thousand chests, and he doesn't want this muddy nightmarsh to continue, so he will contact the natives, hoping to fight for a glimmer of life for the Chinese!" Li Mo didn't notice Sanniang's face changing, and turned his head to look at Liu Hengyun, his eyes blazing: "Can Mr. guarantee that after the natives gain power, they will not kill my Chinese?" Plundering my belongings? Have you insulted our woman? ”

Without waiting for Liu Hengzhen to answer, Li Mo sighed deeply: "The Qing Dynasty is already in its twilight years, and the old ones are about to lose their teeth!" He is so weak that he can no longer guarantee the safety of us overseas Chinese, and even if Mr. helps those natives expel the great powers, those natives will probably not be truly grateful! Without the protection of a powerful overlord, they will only treat us as cattle and sheep! ”

"It's a big time, it's turbulent, weird and changeable! But it belongs to the era of our good men, and it is the best time for our generation to make contributions! Suddenly, Li Mo waved his hand suddenly: "Doesn't Mr. want to throw himself in?!" ”

"Big time! It's a big time! ”

Liu Hengyun clenched his fists tightly, chewing on this sentence repeatedly, and his eyes gradually lit up!

He financed the natives and contacted the gentry, and indeed he had the idea of using their power to protect himself, and now when he heard these words, he was even more determined to be imprisoned in the lost that day.

Li Mo is right, the Qing Dynasty is too weak! Even if he helped the Turks to gain power, how much security would he bring to the Chinese? A strong Chinese regime is the only way to ensure the Chinese people in the overseas sea, and even all the Chinese in the world!

"The young master told me what to do!" Liu Hengzhen straightened his waist and said.

A smile crossed the corner of Young Master Li's mouth, and his gaze crossed Liu Hengzhen and stopped on Luo Sanniang's face.

Seeing Li Mo looking at him directly, Luo Sanniang couldn't wait to pull out the silver needle and stab it twice, but for some reason, a hot flush suddenly rose in her heart, and it crawled all over her body in an instant along her spine. "How long will this shameless guy have to watch!" She couldn't avoid being stared at, and she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of outsiders, so she had to rub the carpet under her feet with her toes.

Seeing this small action, the smile on the corner of Li Mo's mouth became even bigger, and seeing that she was really annoyed, she quickly turned her head and took a breath: "I'll introduce someone to you." ”

"Tianxiu, come in."

Before the two of them understood who Li Mo was going to introduce, they saw that a young man had already pushed open the door of the study, Luo Sanniang was fine, but Liu Hengzhen opened his mouth suddenly.

"It's you!"

"Brother Heng Zhen, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, and we became colleagues, you won't ask me to go to Honolulu again now, right?" After Jiang Tianxiu finished speaking, he saluted Luo Sanniang again: "Tianxiu has seen Sanniang. ”

Suddenly, Liu Hengzhen understood that the Spanish company that he surrounded with people that day was Li Mo's industry, it seems that people don't care about Nanyang, but they have already extended their tentacles here, and they have stretched so deeply!

"I have to leave today, as for what you are going to do, Tianxiu will tell you, and Mr. Yan will also stay in Luzon for a while." Li Mo swept over the three people in front of him and said with a smile: "I hope that you, the Nanyang trio, can cooperate well." ”

"The Nanyang trio?" Hearing that Li Mo threw himself to a young man younger than Liu Hengyun like this, Luo Sanniang's mouth suddenly pulled out an arc and hummed, "Why should I listen to your arrangement." ”

Looking at this female pirate leader who was still dressed in a wide robe and covered up with a gorgeous appearance, Young Master Li avoided the topic, and suddenly smiled: "Sanniang, this villa should be regarded as a meeting gift from me." ”

"Send ......, give it to me?!"

Luo Sanniang didn't expect Li Mo not to answer his words, but he was such a loser! actually gave such a big house to himself casually, and a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart, and he blushed and thought: "Is he really ...... and needs me?" ”

"I just want you to remember one thing."

Looking at Luo Sanniang, who had become helpless after receiving such a big gift, Li Mo suddenly wanted to laugh, but the telegram in his hand reminded him that he had to go.

"Whether it is now or in the future, this place must be run by our Chinese!"

(To be continued)