The journey starts from the Titanic

Chapter 97: Two Telegrams

"What do you think of Nanhua Grain Company?" Situ Nan asked He Yongyuan.

"I think you think too much, boss, you are too demanding of yourself, and you put too much pressure on yourself."

He Yongyuan looked at Situ Nan with some admiration.After taking over the affairs of Situ Nan, he realized that he was dealing with not only business matters, but also politics or other matters. This made He Yongyuan feel pressured and did not dare to take it lightly.

He admired Situ Nan, who was a few years younger than himself, but he had created a career that he could not achieve in a few lifetimes.He Yongyuan was also taken aback by Nanhua Food Co., Ltd. when he first learned about it.

"Let you talk about the key points, do you think there is anything that Nanhua Food Company needs to improve?" Situ Nan asked.

"Although I am not very familiar with the situation of Nanhua Food Co., Ltd., I can't talk about any insights for a while. With all due respect, boss, it is unrealistic for you to rely on a food company to feed thousands of people. You should It is the responsibility of the entire society and the country, and it cannot be borne by a single grain trader, so we cannot expect the grain trade to be able to..." He Yongyuan considered it.

"What about Meihua Company? He seems to be similar in nature to the grain company, right?" Situ Nan asked a little bit unwillingly.

"This..." He Yongyuan became embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a while.

He thought for a while and said, "That's different. Although Meihua is a company, it is closely tied to the Chinese in Nanyang. It is now pursuing not only economic, but also political and military goals. Moreover, in conjunction with the Zhi Gong Party, it has political demands, which can be said to represent the national strength of overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese.

At this point, Nanhua Food Co., Ltd. could not do it.The problem is not with the food industry, but the responsibility of the entire society, and the turbulent situation..."

He Yongyuan shook his head, but the meaning was clear.

"That's right! I am asking too much!" Situ Nan nodded and looked at He Yongyuan with a smile, satisfied with his answer.

"But Nanhua Food Co. can still do a lot of things, can't it?" Situ Nan thought for a moment, and continued to tell He Yongyuan, "Shoot a telegram to Guangzhou Bay separately, suggesting that they set up a fishing company and organize a fleet to go fishing. Take this proposal to Medan, and let Meihua also establish a fishery company.

In particular, they must be clearly reminded that they organize whaling ships to hunt whaling in the South Pacific waters. Whale meat will be the source of protein for the Southeast Asian Chinese in the future.In addition, the organization of the whaling fleet should also select talents from the pirate team and strive to train a group of outstanding seamen.By the way, ask about Nanyang's situation."

"Okay." He Yongyuan nodded and got up to draft a telegram.

There is a telegraph on the William, which can facilitate Situ Nan's remote control of his own industry.After He Yongyuan went out, Situ Nan thought of going to Shanghai, and took a telegram to the Song family in Shanghai.

He wrote: "I am coming to Shanghai soon and I look forward to seeing you. I will visit Song's house soon. Of course, it would be best if you can come to the dock to pick me up! Situ Nan."

The telegrams sent to Medan and Shanghai were sent almost simultaneously.After receiving Situ Nan's telegram, Yao Hongmin immediately understood what Situ Nan meant, and he approached He Wenxiu to discuss the feasibility of the whaling fleet.

After the two discussed, they immediately established the Meihua Whaling Fleet to gather a group of experienced fishermen and sailors. At the same time, they also selected a group of smart young men from the fleet disguised as pirates and sent them to the whaling fleet. Learn to command ships.

To this end, Yao Hongmin selected 1 2000-ton and 3 1000-ton ships from the Southern Star Shipping Company, plus four or five hundred-ton ships, to form a mighty whaling fleet to Australia and The South Pacific waters between the Antarctic sailed away.

Captain Robinson volunteered to take the command of the whaling fleet.Because not long ago, his pirate fleet "accidentally" ransacked a British merchant fleet that was insured by Qichang Insurance Company, which not only caused heavy losses to the British cargo owners, but also directly led to the bankruptcy of Qichang Insurance Company. The company picked up a bargain. Not only did it acquire Qichang's insurance and finance business and expand its influence in Hong Kong's financial market, it also took over China Light & Power Company in one fell swoop. The Kadoorie family had to accept Meihua’s kindness and became Meihua. Partner.

After the incident, the British navy stepped up patrols in the Malacca Strait and wiped out two pirate groups in succession.The pirate ship pair commanded by Robinson was not found by the British warships, but recently they have been unable to go to sea to commit crimes, so they can only do some formal business.

Hearing that Meihua would organize a whaling ship, Robles felt it was necessary to go to the limelight, so he gladly took a group of Chinese pirates to go fishing, and he called it strategic shift.

The frequent actions of the British fleet in the Strait of Malacca also made He Wenxiu and others hesitate, decisively suspending piracy activities and transferring personnel to the whaling team.

The two German submarines that were originally intended to be smuggled from Venezuela had to be temporarily cut off to South America. They would not be able to return for a while, so they could only train in Venezuela.

However, the aircraft introduced from Cummins-Lincoln Aircraft Company of the United States has been relatively smooth.Meihua Company is arranging manpower to expand airports in several major cities in Nanyang, and is preparing to establish an airline called Nanyang Airlines, which will mainly carry out mail transportation business.

This is the first time in Nanyang.Under the banner of the airline, American China Airlines has built airports in Medan and Palembang on the island of Sumatra.

While Air China Airlines is carrying out air transportation, it also uses aircraft to conduct topographic surveys on islands such as Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

Occasionally when flying over the Strait of Malacca, the pilots of American China Airlines were still in the mood to scout the British fleet that was patrolling the great pirates at sea.However, they didn't dare to go deep, they just flew over the sea and stopped at Singapore's airport.

Well, Singapore is also the investment focus of American and Chinese companies. A large number of industries such as American Chinese Bank, Acorn International Rubber Company, Lee Tin Company, Chinese Tin Association, etc. have also settled in Singapore, a free port.Singapore has become an exchange center for resources and information between Meihua and Zhi Gong Party.

But Meihua Company more often puts its factories in Medan on Sumatra Island and Rumai near Minas Oilfield, which are separated by the sea. In other words, after the money is transferred from the Singapore account, it turns into It is stored in material warehouses in Sumatra, Borneo and other places.

In the telegram, He Wenxiu and Situ Nan reported the summary of the development of Zhi Gong Dang and Mei Hua Company after Situ Nan left.Considering that the deployment of Zhi Gong Dang in Nanyang is proceeding in an orderly manner, Situ Nan has the joy of being under his control.

After the ship entered the East China Sea, looking at the rough sea, Situ Nan could feel the surging power hidden in the water.Everything is lurking underwater, accumulating strength, waiting for the moment of explosion.

"This water is the same in Nanyang." Situ Nan murmured, "What about Shanghai Beach, which has so many people's dreams? I hope I don't let myself down."

Song House, Shanghai.

This is a western-style building on Baochang Road in the French Concession. From the exquisite decoration outside, it can be seen that the host's family is a rich man.Of course, there are many buildings in the French Concession, and this house is not too outstanding.

Perhaps this also indicates that the owner inside hasn't had enough time to become a real star, but the opportunity is coming soon, right?!

"drop……"

A brand new car drove in.

This is a fashionable car. The logo on the front of the car is a T-shape consisting of a large oval and two small ellipses in the middle, which is very special and refreshing.

Few people in Shanghai can name this car, and even fewer people can own this car.If the Chinese angry youth of the 21st century traveled back to Shanghai in 1919, he would be surprised because Situ Nan had plagiarized the Toyota logo.

Situ Nan’s previous world-leading Toyota logo now appears on Chrysler, which is undoubtedly a good thing Situ Nan did, but I don’t know if Chrysler can do what Toyota did.

After the First World War, Chrysler Automobiles, which made enough money from the production of tanks, finally returned to the right track, innovating and ingeniously launching a high-quality mid-range car, which was popular in the American market.

As for why Chrysler’s car appeared in the Song’s house, this has to be said four or five years ago. Situ Nan met Song Jiashu at a banquet in San Francisco’s Anliang Hall, and he was shocked by the name of the Song family. .

However, this also started the cooperation between Situ Nan and the Song family.

After getting to know Situ Nan, Song Jiashu returned to Shanghai to prepare for the establishment of the Shanghai Business Machine Company of the Song family.This company does not have a factory, nor does it produce a single screw, but it is the largest private machinery import trading agency in Shanghai, and it accounts for a large share of the trade between Shanghai and the United States every year.

Well, its partner is Meihua Trading Company.

Capitalists in Shanghai and even other provinces also import machines from Shanghai Commercial Machinery Company. They can provide large and heavy mining machines as small as sewing machines or lighters, and the prices are much lower than those from foreign companies such as Jardine and Taikoo. So Shanghai Business machine companies are welcomed by many Chinese capitalists. The more business the better, the higher their reputation and the higher their status.

Coupled with the relationship between the Song family and the American church, although some large families in Shanghai look down on the Westernized Song family, they do not easily underestimate the Song family and Shanghai Business Machines Corporation.

In addition to machinery and equipment, Shanghai Commercial Machinery Company also operates the trading business of large commodities such as automobiles and steel. This latest Chrysler car produced in the United States is a major focus of today's Shanghai Commercial Machinery Company.

A month ago, they imported 8 such cars from the United States. 5 of them have been sold, and the remaining 3 have buyers. Two of them were used by the Song family.

The words are a bit long, let's see that the car has stopped, and a graceful woman walks out of the car. She is tall, wearing a mink coat and a black shawl on her shoulders, looking noble and elegant.

Well, judging from the well-developed figure, she has the style of a arrogant and glamorous royal sister.

She is Song Meiling!

Chapter 98-Shanghai Song Family

23-year-old Song Meiling!

In this era when she was a teenager and started a family, it would be appropriate for the 23-year-old to use an old girl to describe it. It is not wrong to say that she is a royal sister, and she is also a royal sister who attracts butterflies.

Mature and youthful, well-trained, superhuman insights, and keen on social occasions, Song Meiling's fame gradually spread, and she enjoyed herself in Shanghai's social scene.

Since graduating from the Wesleyan Girls’ School in the United States in 1917, Soong Meiling returned to Shanghai, where she usually worked in the church, but she participated in various salons, danced madly, and was fascinated by many small events, but no one could account for this as a shrewd one. A little bit cheaper for women.