The journey starts from the Titanic

"Oh! I said that I have hardly heard from them in the past two years? It turned out to be in hiding." Hu Guolian stroking his gray beard, suddenly realized, smiled and glanced at Situ Nan, "Alright. A few years later. It is over. Although the Revolution of 1911 was successful, the Tongmenghui is no longer in the past. It is also a pleasure to meet old friends in the rest of your life."

"At that time. Although I did not catch up with the revolution, I have also heard of many of your deeds. The success of the revolution is also attributed to enthusiastic overseas Chinese like you." Situ Nan complimented.

"Yesterday, everything has become a cloud of smoke. I am old, and the future depends on you. In any case, remember that we will always be descendants of Yan and Huang. Let the Qiaoxing Company leave it to you! The Hu family does not take anything, either. Don’t push back the old man’s thoughts."

Hu Guolian said sincerely.Situ Nan gave the Hu family a great discount on the cooperation with Acorn International. After learning that Situ Nan was going to do some business in Hainan, Hu Guolian did not wait for Situ Nan to speak, so he took Hu’s shares in Qiaoxing Company. It was given to Situ Nan as a reward. Anyway, the Hu family's investment in Hainan has almost deteriorated in the past few years.

Situ Nan nodded, no longer retreating, but he accepted Hu Guolian's feelings in his heart.

Hainan is only an experimental site for Zhi Gong Dang. It is naturally best to have the name of Qiao Xing Company. If not, Zhi Gong Dang and Meihua Company have other ways to achieve their goals.

The conditions for planting rubber in Hainan are slightly worse than those in Nanyang. Acorn International has more advantages in investing in rubber planting in Thailand, Malaya and other places. If it is not for the rubber plantations and other industries to carry out irregularities, why bother Going to Hainan instead of near and far?

No matter what, the goal was finally achieved, and Situ Nan felt happy. It won't be long before Yao Hongmin and others will copy the business model of Meihua Company in Nanyang to Hainan Island.

Should we develop iron ore in Hainan?Situ Nan suddenly remembered the super-large stone green iron mine on Hainan Island.Although mining is a bit troublesome, the quality of the ore is not too good, but the victory is that there are enough quantities, hundreds of millions of tons of iron ore!It would be a pity to give up like this.

Situ Nan thought to himself.Nanyang is rich in various cash crops, but it has long lacked coal and iron, two important resources necessary for the steel industry.Even if there are places rich in coal or iron ore, they are buried in sparsely populated forests.If you want to develop and benefit them, you can't do it without any exploration.

Situ Nan suddenly remembered that the Japanese who had started geological exploration in the South China Sea now felt a little uncomfortable and frowned slightly.Not to mention geological prospecting, to establish an industry in Nanyang requires a large number of skilled workers and technical personnel.It is not enough to rely solely on the cultivation of factories in the United States and France, and the education level of the Nanyang Chinese must be strengthened.

In short, everything has a long way to go!Situ Nan sighed slightly in his heart. At this moment in Nanyang, he has an urge to change this situation. He wants to consider all aspects clearly, plan ahead, and make plans for the future, because he knows that after returning to the United States, So much time and energy to deal with matters within the Zhi Gong Party.

"What are you thinking? So absorbed?" Hu Guolian asked.Seeing Situ Nan's pensive look, how did he feel that this is not a twenty-year-old young man, but an old man full of vicissitudes and needs to consider all aspects carefully!

"I'm thinking about some industrial and educational matters. Although Nanyang looks pretty good here, I always feel that it is far from the United States and Europe. It lacks an atmosphere of industrial civilization, a bit like being excluded from the mainstream world. Besides. I didn't feel it at first, but gradually this feeling became clearer and clearer." Situ Nan replied.

"Yeah! Take my mine! The reason why I stood out in Ipoh at the beginning was that I bought advanced European machinery by biting my teeth. This greatly increased the mining speed. When someone else was mining tin, I It’s been two or three meals. Hehe, those mine owners who were still mining tin with their hands were no longer able to do so, and most of them were eliminated. This machine is better than people, so Meihua Company wants to organize the Chinese Business Tin Association At that time, I immediately agreed."

Hu Guolian smiled and said that the equipment used in his mine was originally bought from Europe. It was precisely with advanced production equipment that he defeated competitors one after another and became the king of the tin industry.This is the greatest pride of his life.

For the importance of technology and education, few in Nanyang can match Hu Guolian.Based on his successful experience in using advanced technology to develop enterprises, Hu Guolian deeply realized that the establishment of education, Changming science and technology is an important way for the country and the nation to become prosperous and strong.

Therefore, he always spared no effort in setting up schools in China and overseas Chinese society throughout his life. The year after the Qing Dynasty abolished the imperial examination and revitalization of schools, he took the lead in establishing the Koujiao Academy and Youxing School in his hometown of Zhongchuan, and the Normal School in Yongding County.As for the establishment of overseas Chinese schools in Malaya, it started earlier.What is particularly amazing is the establishment of the Chinese Women's School in Penang.This is a pioneering work in the education of overseas Chinese women in Nanyang.

"Master Hu, I know you have always been very dedicated to education, so I also want to contribute to the education of Nanyang Chinese. I want to build a technical college in Nanyang. After a few years, I will upgrade to an engineering university after accumulating experience. , Do you think it will work?" Situ Nan asked.

"Okay. It's just that the Hu family can provide some funds, but the teacher is really not easy to find." Hu Guolian said regretfully.

"I have a solution to the problem of faculty. I don’t know the truth. I also built a university in the United States called William University. Although it was short in time, many achievements have been made. Dr. Li Renqiao from the Li family is a professor at the University of William. On track, if an engineering university is established in Nanyang, William University can support one or two teachers in teaching.

Also, now that Germany's economy is not good, a large number of talents are lost to the United States and other places. We can also bring in some talents from Germany.Don't worry about funding, I can take care of most of the funding.It's just preparing for the school, my status is not suitable to come forward to handle this matter, so I have to rely on you in this regard."Situ South Road.

"This kind of good deeds, the old man couldn't ask for it, so naturally he accepted it and put it on me." Hu Guolian smiled.Sure enough, he did not miss Situ Nan. It has always been his dream to build a Chinese university in Nanyang, and now he has finally seen a glimmer of light.

With Hu Guolian’s reputation, it is not difficult to build a school. With Hu Guolian’s support, Situ Nan believes that the technical school will soon open up and become a brand of Nanyang Chinese education.At the same time, under the name of school research, Meihua Company can not only obtain a large number of technical talents from the school, but also separate some less important projects from Medan and other places into the school, since it has expanded Meihua’s influence , And save some resources.

In Situ Nan's mind, the school is also a position for the Zhi Gong Dang to expand its influence, but this issue is taken care of by everyone.

"Oh, yes, Mr. Hu, one more thing is that our Meihua company can provide protection for the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang, especially when dealing with those fierce and ignorant natives, it is always good to have gun defense. Please speak up with the Chinese businessmen around you. If you have any trouble, you can talk to us."

Situ Nan smiled.

In Nanyang, Chinese businessmen often receive attacks from indigenous people, so the bodyguard market is quite impressive.It would be even better if those Chinese businessmen could send their children to the base for training.

Hu Guolian smiled and nodded.As a meeting ceremony, Situ Nan left 5 pistols and 20 rifles to the Hu family.

After Situ Nan left, Hu Guolian and his son stayed in the room to discuss secretly.

"What do you think?" Hu Guolian asked.The deep wrinkles collapsed slightly, but the light from the narrowed eyes showed what the old man was thinking about.

"Unexpectedly! Meihua has developed into such a behemoth within a few years. They have successively invested in tin industry and rubber, and the money seems to be endless. There must be strong financial support behind the scenes. Maybe that Situ Nan said nothing. Wrong. I always feel as if he is operating all of this. If this is the case, then... this kind of person is really terrible, we better not offend him. Also, from the terms he put forward, It is very favorable to us, which shows that they are not small and want to win over our Hu family."

Hu Maoqing frowned and analyzed that he actually still had something to say in his heart. In Meihua's eyes, the Hu family is not of the same level. Even if the Hu family is given a lot of benefits in cooperation, the Hu family still fails. Jumped out of Meihua's palm.

"Yeah." Hu Guolian nodded comfortedly, and said in his heart that the Hu family will be handed over to this son in the future.

"Go! Go to the base he said and take a look. When you come back, everything is clear." Hu Guolian said, "Maybe, the hope of our Hu family's rise again should lie with Situ Nan."

Chapter 49: Hu Biao's Good Medicine Hu Wenhu

After Situ Nan left Hu's house, it was still early, and he didn't want to go back too early, so he strolled down the street.The destination of the stroll is on the streets of Bencheng. It was hot summer. Although it was past noon and the sun began to drift westward, the earth was hot, and the surface was like a hot red iron plate that released the sun’s radiation for a day before it slowly cooled down. come out.

Situ Nan walked into the teahouse on the side of the street, went up to the second floor, found a table by the window, and sat down. After a cup of coolness, the dry fire in his heart disappeared, and he watched the street come and go with interest again. Crowd.

"Come here, someone has heat stroke." Suddenly, not far from downstairs, there was a scream that caught Situ Nan's attention.

He saw many people watching, and several enthusiastic people were busy carrying the heatstroke person into the teahouse.In Southeast Asia, hot summer and heat stroke are common. People with heat stroke should be placed in a cool place while keeping the air open.

Under the treatment of everyone, the heatstroke person quickly recovered.When Situ Nan came downstairs, many people were relieved.

"Boss Hu's elixir is amazing! Apply a little bit and it will work." Someone praised, and signaled to the awakened heatstroke that a gentle man beside him had saved him.

"Thank you. Boss Hu." The heatstroke man woke up and looked at his benefactor gratefully.

"It's everyone who worked together to save you. If you want to thank you, thank everyone!" The gentle man waved his hand and smiled, then took out a small box and said to the heatstroke person, "This is called Wanjin Oil, give it to you too! Mosquito bites Bite, chest tightness, heatstroke, just apply a little."

When Situ Nan saw this place, he recognized that the gentle man was Hu Wenhu.Not long ago, Situ Nan met Hu Wenhu at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't have the opportunity to talk in depth.

Smelling the cool smell in the air, Situ Nan smiled slightly, walked over, and patted Hu Wenhu on the shoulder and said, "Hu Ge, it's a coincidence! We met again, I didn't expect to see you warmhearted."

"What a coincidence! Brother Situ." Hu Wenhu turned his head and looked at Situ Nan with some surprise.At this time, Hu Wenhu, even though he had the title of a king of all kinds of oil, just came out of Burma, he was still a little tender, he belonged to the kind of little rich man who just hadn't made a fortune in his hair.

Hu Wenhu is a few years older than Situ Nan, but he is easy-going and sincere, and he has a good relationship with Situ Nan.

"Brother Hu, I didn't have time to talk in depth last time, and I finally caught you today." Situ Nan and Hu Wenhu made a joke and returned upstairs.

"The heat of Nanyang is so bad, it's the time when your medicine firm showed your talents. Why don't you expand the promotion of a good thing like Wanjinyou?" Situ Nan asked.

"I think so too. To be honest, I came to Bencheng this time just to open up the market here. The 100 boxes of Wanjin Oil I brought have been sold for more than half, hehe." Hu Biaoliang smiled happily.I thought that I would send a telegram back to Myanmar at night so that Wenbao could increase the production of medicines.

"Hu Biaoliang's medicine is well-received and it is of course to be popular. But why not directly set up a factory in Bencheng for production?" Situ Nan asked.

Only then did Situ Nan know that Hu Wenhu's pharmaceutical factory is still in Burma. It is remote and inconvenient to transport. It is better to move to Malaya, so he encouraged Hu Wenhu to set up the pharmaceutical factory in Malaya.

Hu Wenhu heard the words, thought for a while, and nodded: "It makes sense, I also thought about it. It's just that the time is not ripe yet. It hasn't been too long for our pharmaceutical factory in Myanmar to expand. It will take a few years before we have enough energy. Malaya has expanded."

Hu Wenhu shook his head regretfully.

Yongan Medicine Hall has a weak foundation. Although it has developed rapidly, its strength is not enough to expand throughout Nanyang at once. It has been a few years later.

"Is it a funding issue?" Situ Nan asked.Xindao, it’s not bad to have the opportunity to help the King of Oil, maybe you can still accept it as a younger brother?

"Why? The big benefactor, do you want to help the old man?" Hu Wenhu smiled, looking at Situ Nan with some hope.

"What's the problem? I don't believe others or you don't believe me? Just relying on the famous name of Hu Biao's medicine, how can it be of infinite merit!" Situ Nan smiled and said seriously, "1 million is enough. ?"

"Really?" Hu Wenhu opened his eyes and looked at Situ Nan, and said in his heart, this guy is really rich, and he agreed without thinking.