Chapter 358: "Local Emperor" in Southeast Asia

Chapter 358: "Local Emperor" in Southeast Asia

On a cruise ship heading to Southeast Asia, Lin Yu was lying happily on a railing, looking at the distance at the intersection of sea and sky. The seagulls flew like black dots, dotted on the line of sea and sky, flashing, disappearing from sight.

Lin Yu stood there quietly, letting the sea breeze blow his hair, whipping his eyes from time to time. His eyes were always in the distance, until a long time later, it was evening, and the sunset hung in the air, and the entire sky was dyed red by it, shining on Su Rui's face, as if it was coated with an iris.

Gradually, the sunset slowly sank into the sea, the sunset became redder and redder, and the entire sky and the sea became a fiery world, as if it was being burned outside the sky, and all things were shrouded in the rays of the sunlight at this moment.

Like a dream and a illusion, this is the deepest feeling the sea gives Lin Yu at this time.

"Look, what is that?" Suddenly, someone next to him shouted.

Just as Lin Yu was enjoying the sunset and sea view, several blurry black shadows appeared in Lin Yu's sight, and the speed was getting faster and faster. Not long after, Lin Yu saw clearly what the black shadow was.

"Fleet?" Lin Yu frowned and said suspiciously.

Sure enough, not long after, three ships appeared in front of people. Lin Yu was not very familiar with the ships, but he had seen destroyers. One of the three ships was a destroyer, and Lin Yu didn't know what the other two were. However, these three ships seemed very old and were not as new as the ships Lin Yu saw in later generations. It seemed that they should be ships that had been in service for a long time.

"This is the Indonesian fleet." Just as the people on the ship were watching in surprise, a slightly yin-stricken voice came into the ears of Lin Yu and others outside. Lin Yu turned his head and saw that it was a middle-aged man in his 30s. At this time, he was frowning at the ship in the distance.

"Indonesia? What are they doing here? This should belong to China's boundary sea, right?" One of the people standing on the board looked at the man suspiciously and asked.

"Jianghai?" The man looked at the man who had just spoken with a funny face and sneered, "Does anyone think this place thinks it belongs to China?"

Lin Yu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect this person to say that, but when he thought about it, he knew that China does not attach so much importance to maritime power in the future. Now Indonesia and other countries are still quite common here.

"I don't know what those Indonesians want to do? I hope I don't come and cause trouble for us," the man shook his head and said with a worried look on his face.

"Do Indonesians often find trouble for boating here?" Lin Yu asked curiously after hearing what he said.

"Not, but sometimes I come to tease us, such as deliberately chasing us, which is not uncommon," the man shook his head and continued, "In fact, today is also very strange, because Indonesians usually have very deep in the area, but they have not come to this place. For some reason, they come back here."

"Hmph, it's not for oil." As soon as the man finished speaking, another slightly old voice sounded again. Lin Yu and others looked at it and found that it was an old man, and the man seemed to know him and shouted, "Uncle Li."

The old man surnamed Li nodded to the man, walked forward, held the railing, looked at the ships in the distance, and said coldly: "It is said that oil was discovered here not long ago. Moreover, it is not far from a nearby island, the sea water is shallow, and it is convenient for mining, so it attracted the covetousness of many people. Look, those people from Indonesia are also here."

"You mean, there is oil here?" Lin Yu was stunned and asked immediately.

"Hmph, if there were no oil, they would have worked hard to come here?" The old man surnamed Li snorted coldly.

Lin Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Have oil? Well, it's not bad.

But are they other countries and forces besides Indonesia?

"Old man, do you have many people here?" Lin Yu asked curiously.

"More? Not just too many? Southeast Asian countries and forces have basically liked this place, but they are still watching coldly. When China really ignores it, this place will soon become a must-fight for those small countries. Humph, fight, no matter how much they fight, it will not be theirs?" The old man glanced at Lin Yu and said coldly.

"What? Old man? Has this place been occupied? Didn't you just say that no one is developing it here? China ignores it." Lin Yu said suspiciously.

"Young man, this is your first time here. You probably don't know the She family of the local emperor in Southeast Asia." The old man said lightly.

"Oh?" Lin Yu raised his eyebrows and continued to ask, "Is the She family very famous?"

"Famous?" the old man looked at Lin Yu with a smile and said, "Of course it's famous, but few people generally know them. Only those like us who have been dealing with the sea for a long time can feel their existence."

"Oh?" Lin Yu became interested when he heard the old man say this and asked curiously: "How do you say this?"

"In the upper class of Chinese in Southeast Asia, there is a sentence that can describe the strength of the She family, and the South Shebeizhuang." Looking at Lin Yu, the old man added with a smile: "The South Shebeizhuang means that there are two largest forces among Chinese in Southeast Asia. One is based in Singapore and has a power throughout Southeast Asia. The Sheshi family is the local emperor of Southeast Asia. It has strong strength and almost no one dares to mess with it."

Lin Yu frowned and thought about it. He really didn't remember that there was such a family in this world.

However, although Lin Yu doesn't remember it, in Southeast Asia, the strength of the She family is definitely second to none in the Chinese circle.

Speaking of the history of the She family's fortune, it starts from the last century. In 1823, She Youjin, the founder of the She-style family, came to Singapore from Shantou, and was an important member of the early overseas Chinese who came to Singapore in the south. He had a profound poetic cultivation, hardworking and striving for strength. He started business in less than a few years and became prosperous. He became a typical figure of an intellectual who successfully became a businessman.

In 1823, he came to Singapore on a Chinese sailboat. He was only 18 years old. Because he was able to read and calculate, he took the initiative to assist the captain in copying documents and handling accounts on the ship. He was appreciated. After the ship arrived in Singapore, the captain introduced him to several merchant ships. He was sent to Malacca, Penang, Riau, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. During his five years of wandering on the sea, he engaged in exchange business with the Malays. Thus, he realized their mental temper and became familiar with what they needed, which would be of great help to his future career development. Later, he was hired as a large businessman, Ruijin, as the accountant.

In 1830, She Youjin opened a business on Jining Street in Singapore, and later became an agent on Shaqiu Road. He sold all the goods carried by sailboats sailing in Riau, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, while the goods required by each sailboat were handled by him to earn commissions. His business was very successful and he became a rich man in a few years. So he bought real estate and bought land in large quantities, becoming a big landlord at that time. After buying land, he engaged in planting, first trying to plant tea, cardamom and other tropical crops, but failed to achieve the expected purpose. Therefore, he decided to give up and change to plant Ganmi, which made great success and made a fortune. Ganmi was a special drug for treating dysentery at that time, and was also a necessary dye. It was a food mixed with betel nuts. It was a best-seller among local products at that time.

In 1839, She Youjin's Ganmi Garden was spread all over the upper section of Lilibaba Road, including the middle part of Erweimin Road to Bukit Tima Road and Tongshen Road. It was about 9 miles and was the area where he planted Ganmi and pepper. He was the first person to grow Ganmi and pepper on a large scale in Singapore. In addition to growing and managing Ganmi and pepper, he was also a grocer who operated cotton fabrics and tea. He also had large-scale trade deals with European merchants. He was very famous among European merchants and respected by them. In 1840, he became a member of the Chamber of Commerce, which was mainly composed of European merchants and Singaporean merchants.

1848 was the most prosperous period of Ganmi. 90% of the people who planted Ganmi and pepper were tides, and She Youjin was the main one. His Ganmi and pepper plantation was very successful, so he was known as the "King of Ganmi". In 1836, there were 250 Ganmi Garden Hills, with an area of ​​2,350 mu. By 1848, there were 800 garden hills, with an area of ​​26,834 mu, with a yield of 30,922 dan, accounting for the year of Singapore crops. There were 1,000 tides of tides among Ganmi and pepper growers, 400 Guangdong people, and there were no Fujian people; there were 200 tides among Ganmi and pepper merchants, and 100 Fujian people. The planting of Ganmi and pepper is always adjacent to plant because this

Both crops support each other, and each garden hill is a condition for survival. The fertilizer for planting Gummi is consumed too quickly. If it is about to be consumed, it needs to be given up and reclaimed another garden hill. In this way, Gummi Garden has been pushed to the north, east, west, northeast, and northwest of Singapore Island. Today's called Lincuogang, Liucuogang, Caicuogang, Yangcuogang, Zengcuogang, etc. These are the ruins of planting Gummi. Due to the comprehensive development of land reclamation and planting Gummi and pepper, Singapore has also been developed. It is called the "Gummi Era" in Singapore's historical milestone, and the master of this era was She Youjin. There is no doubt that She Youjin made a significant contribution to the early Singaporeans. He deserved to be the leader of the Chaozhou people in Singapore at that time.
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