Both of them spoke in a high-sounding and non-utilitarian manner, but their conversations were full of exchanges of interests.
Even Hui'er, a girl, could hear this hypocritical conversation, but she was here to help the young master keep up his appearance, so she couldn't be rude.
Li Cunxun indeed heard the terms of the exchange between the two.
Dong Shuheng here: 1. Help John Cena get on Wei Yuan’s line and open the door to preaching.
Second, cooperate with the Southern Methodist Church to establish a comprehensive church university called St. John's University. The location is outside the Shanghai Concession. Dong Shuheng is responsible for the university's admissions, land, procedures and infrastructure. The Southern Methodist Church is responsible for the school.
construction funds and the school’s teaching staff.
Third, Dong Shuheng allowed the Southern Methodist Church to openly preach among Chinese workers in the United States.
Fourth, Huaihai Company tilts towards the United States in foreign trade, giving priority to the trade interests of the United States. Huaihai Company has placed nearly 10 million orders in the past six months. John is here to help Marsali gain some, and he will work with the Minister in the future.
It's easy to talk in front of me.
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John Cena: First, help Huaihai Academy introduce a group of teachers to teach natural science through the Southern Methodist Church.
Second, introduce Dong Shuheng to meet with American Minister Marsali. And help Dong Shuheng win the support of Marsali.
Third, supporting and ensuring that Huaihai Company directly carries out commercial activities in the United States is actually ensuring that Huaihai Company seizes land in the western and southern parts of the United States, where there are few people. Dong Shuheng is obviously not satisfied with the size of an agency company.
Fourth, pastors of the Southern Methodist Church must protect the legal rights and interests of workers in the United States, and through the power of the Southern Methodist Church, promote the introduction of the "Act to Protect the Rights and Interests of Chinese Workers" in the United States.
As a southerner, John supports this point with both hands. In his words, those Yankees all claim to abolish slavery, but they themselves are selling Chinese workers to work in factories for free. It makes no sense!
Of course, Dong Shuheng just took the attitude of giving it a try in this matter.
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Both parties were very satisfied with this meeting with John Cena, and it could be said that it was a great time for both guest and host.
The two talked about dinner during lunch. Hui'er sat there and listened impatiently. Apart from his slightly different appearance, there really wasn't much to see about this foreign devil, and he also spoke Chinese.
The two finally reached an agreement. John wanted to stay in Dongtai for one night and return to Shanghai the next day. He had to contact the headquarters quickly. It would still take a month for the ship to cross the Pacific!
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Dong Shuheng also returned home and praised Hui'er, which made Hui'er feel happy.
"The young master recognizes himself by bringing him to formal occasions!" the girl thought in her heart.
As soon as Dong Shuheng sat down in the study, Li Cunxun came over.
"I didn't want to disturb you at first, but news just came from Haimen that a Chinese fleet from Nanyang has arrived. This fleet was sent by the Singaporean Chinese family that Representative Wang contacted when he was passing through Nanyang. Representative Wang
It seems that we have signed an agreement with them. In addition, representatives from Nanyang Lanfang Kingdom also came with them. The fleet sent by the other party was large in size and there were many people."
"The second thing is that the previously arranged ceremony for the commissioning of the new naval gunboats is almost ready in Jingjiang. You need to attend."
"The third thing is that Mr. Xiyuan has arrived at Dongtai, along with General Manager Liu and some of Mr. Xiyuan's students."
"Hey..." Dong Shuheng rubbed his temples, there were so many things going on.
"After Mr. Nishizono and the others have finished their dinner, I will meet them at the inn where they will be received."
"Tomorrow I will go to Haimen to meet the Singaporean Chinese. After all, they have come all the way. The day after tomorrow I will go directly from Haimen to Jingjiang." Dong Shuheng ordered.
"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away." Li Cunxun received the order and went out to make arrangements for the trip.
Dong Shuheng did it and planned the next move.
Nanyang is a very important part of his plan. Of course, he will not just rely on the current Nanyang Chinese. In fact, they have lived in Nanyang for generations and have formed a group of vested interest groups. Many people have their own interests and needs.
Immigration and reclamation were the core of his plan.
Its current advantage lies in its large population base and its ability to continuously immigrate to penetrate the local area.
When the great powers colonized Southeast Asia, they basically relied on the local indigenous people and Chinese, which left a lot of loopholes. This was their own opportunity, but they had to find ways to win over the local Chinese and gain their support.
The Huai Navy's navy is about to have ten inland river gunboats. It can be said that along the Yangtze River, the Huai Army's navy is basically invincible. It can defeat the Taiping Army, but Dong Shuheng cannot do that yet. He has blocked the Yangtze River, then
The Taiping Army was really trapped and lost the space to move. This was not what I wanted to see. In the future, the Huai Navy's navy will mainly escort along the Yangtze River.
I will not offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will blow you up.
Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly a pair of small hands pressed on his head, and a green jade finger gently pressed his temples, making him seem to have entered a state of emptiness and darkness.
To be honest, among the girls he interacts with, he still likes to be with Hui'er the most, probably because Hui'er understands him best.
He gently grabbed Hui'er's hand...
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Li Cunxun's voice sounded outside.
It's ready over there, we can go over there now!"
Hui'er quickly went to help Dong Shuheng get his coat and put it on, and helped him tidy up his clothes.
When he arrived at the inn, Dong Shuheng finally saw Mr. Xiyuan again, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Dongtai is also Mr. Xiyuan's hometown, but he didn't even return to his old home and went straight to his own place. This shows how seriously Mr. Xiyuan takes this matter!
"Mr. Xiyuan, long time no see." Dong Shuheng respected this respected old gentleman very much. After seeing the old gentleman, Dong Shuheng hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Uncle Liu, I asked you to make this hard trip." Liu Mingyuan waved his hands after hearing this. Although he is a little tired now than before, he is in a much better mood. His two sons have become successful with Dong Shuheng, and he can only stay in this position.
I will work for a few more years and use my remaining energy to repay the young master.
"Well, nephew Shu Heng, there is no need to be polite. Let's get down to business quickly. If it weren't for the fact that I could complete this important matter, I would have left Hexi a long time ago." Mr. Feng said with a smile, "I
The few students behind me are the students who entered the Institute of Water Conservancy this time. Their basic skills are already very good, so I took them out to practice this time.
"This is Du Hui, a native of Suzhou." The leader, an older young man, first stood up and introduced himself.
The few people behind also introduced themselves...
Dong Shuheng shook hands with everyone one by one and said hello. These students were brought out by Mr. Xiyuan, obviously they were trained as successors.
"Mr. Xiyuan, news came a few days ago that the Yellow River has burst its banks again in the Henan section. Coupled with the current war and chaos, this flood will inevitably cause a large number of refugees. I am ready to collect all the millions of refugees in Henan to complete our "one vertical and three"
"Horizontal" water conservancy project. The first vertical is the seawall project, renovating the Fanggong Dike, especially building sluices at the mouths of various rivers to prevent seawater backflow from happening again. The third horizontal is to control the Huaihe River and the Yellow River (the current Yellow River has not yet been diverted)
, or from Jiangsu to the sea), build a new main irrigation canal in northern Jiangsu to connect Hongze Lake and the sea, solve the flood problem in Hongze Lake, and add a new irrigation area."
After listening to Dong Shuheng's brief introduction, Feng Daoli's eyes were full of longing. He had gone through these plans countless times in his mind, and even made unnecessary measurements on the spot.
"Mr. Xiyuan, you don't have to worry about people or money. Uncle Liu, the company is going to set up a general project team for the North Jiangsu Water Conservancy Project. In the next six months, the company's funds must first focus on the water conservancy project, and the grain reserves in various farm warehouses must be
The construction site of the road is being adjusted one after another. This project will be constructed in sections and managed in sections. Individual projects can be subcontracted to some local wealthy families, but the quality of the projects must be inspected and accepted. Save the instructions and send orders later.
The Xuzhou Coordination Office and the garrison are responsible for the reception and transfer of refugees. All refugees entering northern Jiangsu must undergo centralized quarantine and disinfection, and various places are ordered to do a good job in epidemic prevention..." Dong Shuheng said a lot.
Mr. Xiyuan is a resolute person. He is the general person in charge of this project. He has to work overtime at night to lead the students to make segmented plans. Huaihai Company only helps them with the preliminary work and completes the logistics work. Dong Shuheng went back to rest after making arrangements.
Well, tomorrow morning, he will get up early and go to Haimen.
Early the next morning, Dong Shuheng packed his bags and rode off towards Haimen.
Haimen Port faces Shanghai across the river, making travel easy. In Dong Shuheng's plan, this is the maritime gateway for the Jiangbei region to connect with the southeast, Ryukyu, and Nanyang.
Haizhou Port in the north is mainly used as a military port and a trading port with North Korea and Japan. Of course, after establishing a firm foothold in Shandong, Dong Shuheng will move the military port to Jiaozhou Bay.
Haimen Port and Haizhou Port, one in the south and one in the north, form the foreign trade window of Jiangbei region.
Haimen Port was expanded on the basis of the original fishing port. Originally, there was only a small market town clustered around the fish market near the fishing port. Now a new port city is forming around the port, with various businesses, inns, and restaurants.
And rise.
The docks are full of busy dock workers. There is a police station in the new city responsible for the security of the port city. Policemen in navy blue uniforms patrol the port with old-fashioned rifles on their backs. Looking at their neat queues, you know they are not easy to mess with.
Now the police stations set up by the Police General Administration in various places have been put into operation one after another. These police officers work in different places, are managed vertically, and are only responsible to the superior police stations. The previous phenomenon of police officers bullying the people has basically disappeared.
Dong Shuheng and his party went straight to the port authority office building set up by Huaihai Company. In a large reception room, representatives of various Nanyang families who came this time were already waiting here.
"Fourth uncle, what kind of person do you think this person is? I guess he must be a wise old man, otherwise how could he have such a high status? Look at the county magistrates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong are all old men!"
Among the Singaporean Chinese representatives, a young man in his twenties asked a middle-aged man. This young man’s name is Wu Xin, a descendant of the Wu family in Singapore. He once studied in the UK for several years and was quite talented.
The best among this group of young people.
At this time, a young man walked in surrounded by several guards. Everyone saw the employees of the Huaihai Company who received them at the port stood up and applauded, and they all applauded too.
All family representatives were very shocked. They had never seen such a young official in the Qing court.
"Hello everyone, I am Dong Shuheng, and I welcome all overseas travelers home!" Dong Shuheng said, "You have come to Northern Jiangsu this time to trust me, Dong Shuheng, and I will never betray your trust..."
There was applause again from below. After delivering his welcome speech, Dong Shuheng held a small closed-door meeting in the small conference room with speakers sent by major families and representatives of Lanfang Kingdom in West Borneo.
No one outside the meeting knew the content of the meeting, only a few words were spoken. When the representative came out of the small conference room, his face was red with excitement.
The main contents of the agreement are:
Huai Haijun supported the Nanyang Chinese in their struggle for political rights and helped the Nanyang Chinese secretly train their troops.
The Huai Navy sent a military training mission to Lanfang State in Nanyang to help Lanfang State build a standing army to resist the invasion of the Dutch.
Major families in Nanyang helped Huai Haijun secretly colonize Nanyang with armed forces. Lan Fangguo agreed to Huai Haijun's construction of farms and mines within Lanfangguo's sphere of influence.
Economically, within the jurisdiction of the Huaihai Navy, Nanyang Chinese can freely enter and do business, and Nanyang Chinese are welcome to invest and set up factories within the Huaihai Navy's sphere of influence.
Through this meeting, Dong Shuheng finally started his layout in Nanyang.