Half a month later

Tiger Gate

The majestic Viscount Humen Castle

Viscount Li Yong sat in the hall in a gorgeous suit, and his head was Mo Zhenxiong, the right-hand man of the smuggling business, and more than a dozen other local tycoons.

Mo Zhenxiong and Li Yong were both officers of His Majesty's personal guards, and were fooled into the African expedition by Lieutenant Colonel Lei Xiaopeng together, and they were also one of Li Yong's close partners and shareholders in the initial smuggling.

Although he has long retired from active service, he has also made a lot of money, and he is one of the few sitting tigers and smuggling tycoons in Xi'an, and his strength is very strong.

Today, Mo Zhenxiong came to the only baron in the hands of Viscount Li Yong, and he offered a big price, at the cost of the shares of Xi'an Port in his hand, the storage terminal and the 5-year dividend right of the smuggling business, all of which were worth about 400,000 gold oceans, in exchange for this precious recommendation quota.

There was a moment of silence

Viscount Li Yong did not agree immediately, the atmosphere in the hall was very solemn, Mo Zhenxiong was much richer than more than ten years ago, his long face grew a majestic beard, and he looked at the beams of the room with a blank face, and his face was gradually stiffening.

"Brother Zhenxiong, you have sold several major assets in your hands, is it something else?"

"Sir, we don't talk darkly, in this one-third of an acre of land in Somali Prefecture, no matter how I develop, I will always be pressed by you, this kind of life under the fence is not comfortable, and I am also tired of the hot weather in Xi'an, so I am ready to develop in another place."

"Brother Zhenxiong, if you don't hesitate to give advice...... The foolish brother would like to hear about it. ”

"There's nothing I can't say, I want to go to the central state of Mozambique to develop, some of us have money and power, and we are no longer poor and white like when we first came to Somalia, and we should be able to play a new situation quickly."

"Oh...... The central state of Mozambique, which should be a good place after Malawi, really has a lot of development potential in Mozambique than in Somalia, and the climate is also very good, very livable and developing, you are not wrong with your choice. ”

"Maybe, in fact, I'm tired of the dry and hot weather in Xi'an, the oasis is so big, the water can't be used smoothly, and in the dry season, there will be a sandstorm every once in a while, I'm really fed up with this ghost place."

"Brother Zhenxiong, this ghost place has made you a fortune."

"Uh-huh, I know." A trace of impatience flashed at the corner of Mo Zhenxiong's eyebrows, and he took a deep breath with the irritability in his heart, and said; "Sir, our brothers have been together for more than ten years and have experienced countless lives and deaths.

I think that our horse team was broken up by the Ottoman cavalry, and only a few brothers were left who were killed together, and they endured in the desert for more than 10 days, and they were so thirsty that they drank their own urine before they got out of the dead place, and finally had today's net worth.

Gou is rich and noble, don't forget.

I, Mo Zhenxiong, am not a person who forgets his roots, I cherish our brotherhood for more than ten years, and I was not going to open this mouth originally, but when I go to Mozambique, I always have a layer of aristocratic status, so I rashly demanded it.

Brother, I also know that this is what the lord bought in exchange for his life, I don't take the noble title of this lifelong baron in vain, and I do my best to exchange half of my net worth, just to not make it difficult for the lord.

Success or failure, you give a happy word. ”

Looking at this posture, if the conversation collapses today, Mo Zhenxiong's face really has no place to put it aside, and the relationship between the two will turn red and black in the future, and it will never get better.

Hesitate for a moment

Viscount Li Yong sighed and said; "I do have a place left in my hand for the promotion of a baron for life, but I am not going to sell it, but I want to leave it to my son to inherit.

If you want to take the position of baron, I still have two nominations left here, then there is still a discussion.

But this baron for life is definitely not good, so, I can only say sorry. ”

As soon as this statement came out

Mo Zhenxiong's face was dark; "If that's the case, that's it." He replied sullenly, and sat there silent.

He didn't dare to turn his face, Viscount Humen has intertwined huge potential forces in various cities in Somalia over the years, whether it is for EU trade or smuggling business in the Arabian Peninsula, there are many powerful partners, which is not something that one person can monopolize.

Therefore, the forces hidden under the surface of the water are extremely staggering.

Seeing Mo Zhenxiong's sullen appearance, Viscount Li Yong sighed secretly, knowing that the love between the two people had been exhausted, but this was also a helpless thing.

Now the two are no longer simple petty officers, but both wealthy business tycoons, whose industries are intricate and intertwined, and they have long been infected by society.

Two years ago

Viscount Li Yong paid out of his own pocket to form a mercenary army of 2,000 people, ready to fight hard with the Italians, that was a very big risk, and he wanted to pull Mo Zhenxiong to do it together, but he refused.

His Majesty the King was gracious and gave three barons for life.

Viscount Li Yong took out two points to his right-hand men, "Blood Yama" poured all his wealth to fight in the north and south with himself, was the main military commander of the mercenary army, he relied on his rich combat experience several times to save the defeat, in the final battle took the lead, and launched a decisive charge with the Ethiopian cavalry, disrupting the Italian defense in one fell swoop, winning the final victory, and obtaining a baron seat is well deserved.

The same goes for the "old wolf", and in the platoon guns of the Italians, he also helped himself to block bullets, and in any case he had to be assigned a baron.

The remaining Li Yong didn't give it to anyone, so he had to leave it to his son.

He now has a wife and six concubines, and the main house has given birth to three boys, two girls and 5 children, except for the eldest son, who will inherit the title of viscount in the future, the other children must always think about it, a little hopeful, isn't it?

The rest of the thing is to go through the motions, when he promised to recommend the place for the "mountain breeze" from the baron, Viscount Li Yong gave it happily, which made the "mountain breeze" overjoyed, and he was grateful in his heart, and thanked him in a panic.

After this battle

The major chiefs of the Kingdom of Ethiopia finally woke up and knew that the Somali mercenaries were not easy to mess with, nor were they comparable to the Italians who came all the way from Europe to pick up bargains.

Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia had sent an envoy to negotiate the border with a lower profile, and basically accepted the terms of the Somali region in its entirety, saying that he would do his best to restrain the indigenous chiefs and maintain the tranquility of the border between the two countries, and said nothing about the heavy losses suffered by the Duke of Enfield.

The battle of "Crossing the Mountain Wind" was fought beautifully, with morale and majesty, and it deserved to be awarded.

Subsequently, "Rashoudong" and "Haige" and several other people established the Aksu Wood Company, wanting to exclusively contract the Aksu River, and Viscount Li Yong agreed after only a little consideration, on the condition that 30% of the profits be handed over.

He is quite optimistic about the young man Spicy Dong, who dares to take risks, has ideas, is motivated, and is a good seedling.

Let go of his hands and do it, Viscount Li Yong is very interested to see where he can go?

Why isn't this allowed through the Somali region?

The reason is simple

The Aksu River has already extended beyond the boundaries of Somali Prefecture and is undisputed within the territory of the Kingdom of Ethiopia, and Somali Region, as a first-level local government, is certainly not suitable to participate in this matter.

Viscount Li Yong is different, he has done a lot of illegal business, the regular army of the Kingdom of Italy dares to fight, the smuggling business goes deep into the Arabian Peninsula, the two river valleys and the Persian Kingdom, no one needs to allow it, this Aksu River is just a piece of cake, it is nothing.

Mozambique, Centre State

On the wide Zambezi River, ships can see a clear navigation sign stretching into the distance, marking the main deep-water channel.

The middle and lower reaches of the Zambezi River have a very large amount of water, and after the rainy season, the turbulent river water overflows on the river beach, and the river surface is up to 8~12 kilometers wide, and there is a white vast Ze country everywhere.

Without the main shipping lanes marked, ships passing through are vulnerable to danger, and dozens of ships have been killed and paid a heavy price over the years.

Port of Seoul

There are many ships moored in the harbor anchorage, the wharf is busy loading and unloading goods, and the port is full of heavy tractors coming and going, and it is a scene of prosperous commerce.

Mozambique's states are rich in cotton, and Seoul is the center of the cotton textile industry in the region, where cotton transported from various states is spinning, weaving, printing and dyeing, and then exported to the territories of the Ocean Kingdom, becoming the most important pillar export product of Mozambique, driving the rapid economic development of the region.

It is precisely because of the thriving development of the cotton textile industry that the population of Seoul has skyrocketed, and now the total urban population is close to 490,000, and will break through the 500,000 mark by the end of the year, reaching a scale of 52~530,000, becoming the largest city in Mozambique.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the world.

Seoul City has grown up by relying on the developed cotton textile industry, surpassing the old industrial city of Qiquwan City (formerly Qiqu Town), although the industrial output value is still inferior, but the cotton textile industry is a population-intensive industry, and the agglomeration effect is too obvious.

After more than 10 years of development, now in Seoul City, there are seven cotton textile factories with more than 10,000 people, dozens of small and medium-sized cotton textile factories with hundreds of other hundreds to thousands of people, hundreds of large and small weaving factories, printing and dyeing factories, in addition to hundreds of garment factories, as well as supporting buttons, leather, textile accessories, transportation, commerce and other formats, forming a complete set of cotton textile production and export processing system.

During the Civil War in mainland Australia

Millions of military uniforms, hundreds of thousands of tents, and a large number of cotton shirts, underwear, underwear and other military products were produced here, which strongly supported the home war and contributed to the final victory.

However, there are concerns about the development of Mozambique's cotton textile industry.

According to the tacit understanding between the Ocean Kingdom and the British, the cotton textile industry is limited to the needs of the Ocean Kingdom, and does not seek the market in the colonial system of the British Empire and the Far East, and must make self-restrictions.

This is because the cotton textile industry is related to the lifeblood of the British light industry, the British light industry is the signature of the cotton weaving, not only captured the European market including France, Germany, Italy and Austria, but also flooded the Qing Dynasty and Fuso, the local hand-woven cloth was defeated and retreated, and there was almost no room for survival.

Infringing on the above-mentioned market would be a direct violation of the interests of the British Empire.

The strength is not as good as others, this is a helpless thing.

In today's world, the only two rebels who can compete with the British Empire in the field of cotton textile industry are the United States and the Ocean Kingdom, and there is no semicolon.