Is this the will of God? Is it my father’s spirit in heaven that is protecting the Dong family?
But when he heard that Dong Shuheng was now entering the officialdom, he became deeply worried. He had been doing business for many years and knew how dangerous the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty was.
In particular, Ma Chun also revealed some secrets about Dong Shuheng and Huai's navy, which made Dong Shutong see his younger brother's ambition. Could it be that his younger brother wanted to push the Dong family to that position?
Thinking of this, Dong Shutong became increasingly worried.
"Ma Chun, according to your wishes, Shuheng now controls the entire military and political affairs of Jiangsu."
"Yes, our Huaihai Navy, under the leadership of the president, is invincible and invincible. If we were not worried about the Qing court turning its back, we could occupy more places. In fact, our economic influence would be greater.
.This year we also fought a trade war with foreigners. Foreigners had to increase the price by 50% to buy our silk, tea, porcelain and other products."
"Hiss..." Dong Shutong took a breath of air. He also worked in the shopping mall and knew that to achieve this level, he would need a huge amount of funds.
Otherwise, it will be easy to be suppressed by others. Once the capital chain is broken, the price that was supported will collapse.
If Ma Chun hadn't told him this in person, he would have doubted whether his brother did it.
"Ma Chun, the fleet you came to South America is also your own? Can we sail across the ocean now?"
"Yes, young master, we now have dozens of ocean-going ships, and currently we only have routes to San Francisco and Lima. The president even has an ocean-going fleet, which is just a second-hand cruiser bought from the United Kingdom," Ma Chun said.
Dong Shutong's mind felt as if a hundred thousand alpacas were running past. They were second-hand British cruisers, and they could take a few of them to the corners of South America and dominate them.
Hearing about his younger brother's great achievements, I, as an older brother, feel a little inferior.
Now it seems that my younger brother does not need his help. The Dong family will definitely become more prosperous under his leadership.
Zhu Mu and Dong Shutong have been learning Chinese together for a long time. She is smart and has professional oral training 24 hours a day. Now she can understand what they say in Chinese.
"Shu Tong, is what Ma Chun said true? Our brother is so powerful! How big is Jiangsu you are talking about?" Zhu Mu couldn't help but interjected and asked.
"Hello, Madam, Jiangsu is a province of China. It should not be much smaller than Peru. But its population is seven or eight times that of Peru," Ma Chun said.
He couldn't help complaining about his eldest young master: ""Everyone was looking for him in a hurry, and as a result, all the wives here were married. Although she was a foreign wife, luckily she wasn't blond and blue-eyed. The eldest young master looked like a Chinese.
Girls are almost the same.”
"Wow, Shutong, my brother is so powerful, why haven't I heard anything from you? You must want to give me a surprise, right?" Zhu Mu was very happy. Who doesn't want to have a powerful relative?
"I was surprised myself, and I am giving you a surprise!" Dong Shutong complained in his heart.
"Zhumu, I just learned that when I left home, my younger brother was still studying. He must be only eighteen years old now!" Dong Shutong replied.
"That younger brother is really awesome. He must not be married yet. How about I choose the most beautiful Indian girl in the tribe to marry him?" Zhumu said excitedly.
Dong Shutong almost fell down, his daughter-in-law is too imaginative. I really want to kidnap both Dong brothers to your tribe!
"Uh... Young Master, the President is already engaged to the daughter of Governor Wei." Ma Chun hurriedly came out to smooth things over. He was also frightened by the Young Master's suggestion.
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"Sneeze!" Dong Shuheng, who was far away in Yangzhou, sneezed loudly. "Who is arranging this for me? It seems that I am going to Guangfu Temple in Dongtai to burn incense. Has the killing been too heavy recently?" Dong Shuheng said to himself.
Said to himself.
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"Oh, that's such a pity, but can't you Han people have several wives? When he gets married, then marry one of our Indian girls."
"Ma Chun, are you coming here just to see me?" Dong Shutong quickly changed the subject. She was really afraid that her daughter-in-law would really give her brother an Indian girl this time.
"Young Master, I'm mainly here to see you this time, otherwise the president wouldn't let me lead the team.
In addition, we will come here this time to establish diplomatic relations with countries in South America and protect the rights and interests of trafficked Chinese workers," Ma Chun said.
"Well, Shutong did the right thing. We, the children of China, will never give up no matter where we go." Dong Shutong nodded and said.
"One of the people we came with this time was a man named Cai Qiming. You may know him. He used to follow Qingbei. This time he stayed in Lima to design an embassy. He will be responsible for the Qing Dynasty in South America.
foreign affairs." Ma Chun said.
"Then does the court know about your appointment of ministers?" Dong Shuheng asked in a low voice.
"Hey, the court doesn't care about these things. Those foreigners can't even enter Beijing. And our president is a serious plenipotentiary for Nanyang business negotiations. Now if foreigners have anything to do with the court, they can only go through our president.
.So it’s totally fine for us to do this.”
"Young Master, don't tell me, our Qing Dynasty brand is still of some use. As soon as we arrived, the Peruvian foreign minister personally picked us up at the pier, with a salute and a guard of honor. In the evening, the president also hosted a banquet at the presidential palace.
Entertain us.”
"According to the president's wishes, we signed an agreement with the Peruvian government. According to the agreement, we can do business freely in Peru in the future and invest in farms and mines. However, we must bring workers from the country ourselves."
"Well, the country of Peru is so short of people, especially male labor. After they established their country independently, they fought for decades and wiped out their already sparse population. Moreover, most of them are Indians and belong to tribes.
In an autonomous state, the only populations that can be effectively controlled are white people and mixed-race people. Now the Peruvian government stipulates that as long as immigrants can be brought in, the government will directly pay rewards on a per capita basis," Dong Shutong said.
"No wonder the Peruvian government is so happy. But this is exactly what the president intended. The president is now vigorously immigrating to North and South America. We in China have nothing but a large number of people, and the people in China are hard-working. The president said that only the local people
When there are more Chinese people, they will have the right to speak and will not be bullied."
"Shu Tong, let the Chinese immigrants come to Huning from now on. Our place is suitable for mining and farming. If there are enough people, we can develop land beside the big river in the east, where there are plains." Zhumu.
Said excitedly.
He felt that the Chinese were just like them. Since he was married to Dong Shutong, Shutong's tribe was as much his own as his own.
The big rivers in the east that Zhumu mentioned are the Ene River and the Ucayali River. The Ene River is a tributary of the Ucayali River, and the Ucayali River is the main tributary of the Amazon River.
The land there is fertile, and if it can be developed, it will definitely be comparable to the granary of Suhu area in China.
Zhumu has always been determined to unify the Indian tribes, and she is considered a knowledgeable person in the tribe and is very familiar with Peru.
Zhumu's words caused Dong Shutong to think deeply. His brother's arrangement was obviously to get a foothold in South America.
There really isn't a big force here. If we can insist on immigrating 100,000 people and organize an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people, we can almost be considered a big force in the local area, and can even compete with the surrounding countries.
This also reminded him of the issue of whether he would stay or leave. If he took Zhumu back to China, let's not say whether Zhumu would agree to it.
He couldn't do anything to help his brother when he returned. From Ma Chun's words, he already knew that there were already many talents around his brother who were helping him.
Now that I know that my brother is doing well in China, why do I have to go back? My father and mother have passed away, and there is no one to be filial to.
The old man often said that a family must spread its branches, so why not spread a branch to the Dong family in South America?
When the time comes when my younger brother succeeds in China, I can give him some support. If things go wrong over there, my brother can be a retreat here.
From the perspective of the interests of the entire family, I should stay.
From the perspective of national interests, I should stay.
His marriage to Zhumu formed an alliance between the Chinese and the Indians. With the help of the Indians, it was easier for the Chinese to gain a foothold in Peru.
When there are more immigrants in the future, they will be able to integrate the strengths of the Chinese and Indians. The Indians have a good reputation in the local area, and the Chinese can bring better production technology.
The combination of the two may not necessarily be able to exclude white people from the mainstream power circle in South America in the future.
"Young Master, will you go back with our fleet this time?" Ma Chun still asked this question.
Zhumu was always present, but Ma Chun had scruples in his heart and never dared to ask. But looking back, he wanted to let the eldest mistress know, so he simply asked.
Zhumu on the side obviously understood Ma Chun's words. She widened her clear eyes and looked at Dong Shutong, but did not speak.
Dong Shutong glanced at Ma Chun, and then moved his gaze to Zhumu. The two looked at each other, and both saw deep love in each other's eyes.
"Ma Chun, I won't go back. Maybe if there is a chance in the future, I will take Zhumu and our children back to have a look." Dong Shutong said to Ma Chun.
Ma Chun seemed to have expected this a long time ago, and he did not show the slightest surprise.
From the very beginning, he could tell that the eldest young master and his eldest mistress were very loving, and that the eldest young mistress was already pregnant.
So it's not surprising that the eldest young master decided to settle here.
The only doubt in his mind was why the president expected that the eldest young master might not go back.
Ma Chun took out a wax-sealed letter and handed it to Dong Shutong.
"Young Master, this is what the President asked me to give to you. The President said that if you want to stay in Peru and develop, I will give you this letter. The President also specifically stated that this letter can only be read by you.
"
Dong Shutong solemnly took the letter and put it into his arms.
In fact, Dong Shuheng is in the dark. If he finds his brother, the outcome will be either to return or not. It does not mean that he has the ability to predict the future.