Chapter 19 Frustration
Obviously, Zeng Lingfeng overly believed in the influence of his group's strength.
The meeting with Lin Shaoliang and the other four did not satisfy Zeng Lingfeng, and the atmosphere of the meeting made Zeng Lingfeng very unhappy. These old rich men who developed through their own efforts did not like Zeng Lingfeng, and even looked down on him, even though Zeng Lingfeng was the closest investor in the world in the past two years. In their eyes, Zeng Lingfeng was just a lucky nouveau riche.
In fact, Zeng Lingfeng had expected such a result. These Chinese rich people have thoughtful connections with the Indonesian authorities. The status of the Chinese in Indonesia is not high, but these big rich people are different. Especially these four rich people have deep personal relationships with the top Indonesian leaders. Among them, Lin Shaoliang is the most typical.
Everyone knows that the red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan is almost a household name among Chinese people. The reason why he is called the Red-topped Businessman is because Hu Xueyan made full use of the political and economic environment of China at that time and created his own business empire. Today, Chinese businessmen can also play the role of the Red-topped businessman overseas, and even achieve achievements far exceeding Hu Xueyan. This person is Lin Shaoliang.
On August 15, 1945, after Japan surrendered, Indonesia declared independence. However, as soon as the Japanese army withdrew from Indonesia, the Dutch colonial army made a comeback. A war of independence against the Dutch colonists was about to break out.
Under the leadership of the China Federation of China, local Chinese businessmen strongly supported Indonesia's War of Resistance Against Dutch. Although Lin Shaoliang was not the richest one, he was the one with the most outstanding performance. Heroes came from troubled times. Lin Shaoliang, who was familiar with history books in his youth, had a premonition that he had shown his skills and had a chance to make a world alone. He was sure that the final victory of this war will belong to the Indonesian people, and his career might find an opportunity and a new growth point in this war.
At this moment, a senior leader sneaked into Gututu Town to hide in order to get rid of the pursuit of Dutch intelligence personnel. The Chinese Association trusted Lin Shaoliang very much and handed over this important cover task to him. The leader named Hashan Ding hid in the Lin family for more than a year and formed close friends with Lin Shaoliang. Later he learned that Hashan Ding was the father-in-law of the first president of the Indonesian Republic. It was through Hashan Ding's relationship that Lin Shaoliang met many people in the army, including Indonesia's first president Sukarno, who was just the colonel leader of a division at that time.
At that time, due to the blockade of the colonial army, the Republic's army's arms and medicine were scarce. Lin Shaoliang saw this situation and was very worried. If it continued, it would definitely not be able to withstand the invasion of the Dutch colonists. So he decided to start this business and provide the army with necessary military supplies. At that time, it took great courage to do this, not to be afraid of risks, be bold and careful.
Lin Shaoliang first talked to the Republic military about his ideas and received warm support. The two sides hit it off and carefully studied the transportation route. Soon, Lin Shaoliang risked his life and carried weapons and military supplies purchased from Singapore on a sailboat. With his familiarity with the terrain and sea route, he swung left and right, cleverly crossed the Dutch blockade line, and safely transported a batch of arms to the Indonesian army in Central Java. In this way, Lin Shaoliang escorted the arms and crossed the Dutch blockade line again and again, as if he had entered a no-man. Every time he arrived at the front line, the Indonesian officers and soldiers cheered him. Not only did he obtain considerable profits from the arms business, but he also formed a deep private friendship with Indonesian officers such as Sukarno. This laid a solid foundation for his future career success.
Lin Shaoliang was successful in Indonesia, but his years of life abroad have made his feelings for his motherland extremely low, especially the extreme anti-Communist policies implemented by Suharto since he came to power, which made him subconsciously avoid mainland China.
Nowadays, Indonesia is still under Suharto's rule. Zeng Lingfeng's plan at this time naturally won't make Lin Shaoliang feel anything moved.
The situation of the other three is similar to that of Lin Shaoliang.
In Zeng Lingfeng's memory, these rich people began to pay attention to the country, which was also after the tragedy in 1998. Before that, they probably forgot that the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang were flowing in their bodies.
Zeng Lingfeng felt deeply saddened.
Think about the Chinese businessmen during the War of Resistance against Japan decades ago, and think about the generation of Chen Jiageng. They were full of deep love for the motherland and the Chinese nation. For the motherland and the Chinese nation, they truly destroyed their families and relieved their difficulties.
Looking at these Chinese businessmen nowadays, it really disappoints. Perhaps, they are successful in their professions as businessmen, even more successful than the previous generation of Chinese businessmen. However, Zeng Lingfeng looked down on them. They had long forgotten that the blood of Yanhuang flowed in their bodies.
Over the past decades, the massacres and purges have not caused their feelings to stir up. They are there to make money and serve the master Suharto happily. The master asked for money, so they happily offered their own shares in their company and salivated their faces. Why are they happy? Because they think this is abiding by the law. Suharto's words are Indonesian laws and their laws.
Zeng Lingfeng remembered some things again, that is, after Suharto fell after 1998. At that time, because their relationship with Suharto was too close, the newly-entered Indonesian president wanted to liquidate them. At this time, they were anxious and remembered their motherland. So, Qukou used this money to invest in the mainland and wanted to get the protection of the motherland. Unexpectedly, they really succeeded, and even achieved unexpected results. They were put on a high hat and gave them honors one by one, so they made a lot of money in the mainland.
What’s even more hateful is that they not only do not feel grateful, but even harm the mainland in a big way. Of course, the most hateful one is Huang Yicong’s Jinguang Group. They borrowed and logged in China, then used the timber they obtained to make paper in their high-polluting paper factories. Finally, they took the high-quality paper abroad to make a lot of money.
Well, Jinguang Group also planted trees and forests, but what kind of trees were planted? Zeng Lingfeng has heard of it, that is, eucalyptus, which is known as a "puller" like rubber trees. Eucalyptus is a fast-growing and abundant forest, and has a huge demand for soil moisture. Large-scale introduction of eucalyptus will cause the groundwater level to drop and the ability to maintain water is very poor. Over time, the land surface is solidified and land desertification will occur.
Eucalyptus is not just a "water pump", but also a famous fertilizer pump. Eucalyptus has a great demand for soil fertilizer and nutrients. Anyone who planted eucalyptus will have a decline in the fertility of the land or even depleted. The original vegetation will be severely damaged because it does not obtain enough fertilizer and nutrients, causing land degradation, deterioration of soil and water conservation, and poor land. Then other plants will not survive at all. The proportion of soil intensity erosion increases year by year, and landslides and floods will increase.
In addition, eucalyptus has a great "glorious title", that is, the overlord tree! Eucalyptus has great inhibitory properties on local, native, and native species. Once it grows, other species cannot grow and will slowly retreat, resulting in the eucalyptus forests being bare on the ground, with no grass, shrubs, small trees and various Chinese herbal medicines on the ground. Other species cannot survive with it. The native species decay and deteriorate, and the plant species is extremely single, and cannot provide food or suitable habitat rings for most animals.
In the land, animals in the forest are very rare and even extinct, the level of biodiversity is extremely low, the biological food chain is broken, the ecology is very fragile, and there is no natural hostility to control pests, which is very susceptible to insect disasters and causes large-scale damage. Cutting down natural forests to plant large areas of tree species, similar tree ages and very dense plantations will lead to "green deserts"; dryness and fires are prone to formation; it will also lead to serious ecological crises such as microclimate change. The ecology will suffer subversive damage and will be difficult to recover. It may not necessarily appear within two or three years.
However, Jinguang Group likes this kind of tree very much because it has strong vitality and short growth cycle, and is a good number of papermaking species. So they planted a large number of trees on the mainland, and even destroyed native forests to plant them.
Perhaps, some people say that if you plant eucalyptus scientifically, it will not cause much damage to the environment if you plant eucalyptus scientifically. However, Jinguang Group did not do it, they just took into account their greatest benefits.
When Zeng Lingfeng thought of these things, he felt so angry that he felt annoyed.
Originally, Zeng Lingfeng endured these dissatisfactions and discussed his plan with them, just for the sake of the Indonesian Chinese who would suffer endless pain in those years. However, these old guys depended on their own identity and slapped Zeng Lingfeng in the face.
It can be said that this meeting ended in an unhappy manner.
Zeng Lingfeng encountered his first setback since his rebirth.
Concubine Shang looked at Zeng Lingfeng with an angry face and was very surprised. She had been following Zeng Lingfeng for more than two years and felt that this child had always been very calm. Concubine Shang even had an idea, that is, Zeng Lingfeng was a robot, a cold robot without feelings. Well, it was not right to say that there was no feelings. After all, Zeng Lingfeng was still very good to the people around him and gentle. However, he had never seen any big fluctuations in his emotions, just like a calm lake, quiet and indifferent.
Concubine Shang opened her mouth several times, but she still didn't say the comfort in her heart.
Zeng Lingfeng looked at Concubine Shang with a concerned face, nodded to her, and said, "Sister Concubine Shang, go and buy two air tickets to Hong Kong tomorrow!"
Concubine Shang asked, "Ling Feng, do you want to go back to China?"
Zeng Lingfeng shook his head and said, "No, I have some things to deal with in Hong Kong, and I have no intention of returning to the mainland."
Chapter completed!