Great Entrepreneur of the Universe

Chapter 229 Three wins, everyone wins

Of course Wang Shouliang knew that he gave Luo Sanpao's ship of several hundred pirates 100 million taels of silver, which was too much.

This simple truth, briefly explain the logic? The Nanhai has a displacement of more than 7000 tons and is equipped with 22 artillery pieces. It is the first-class Nanhai in Asia in terms of combat effectiveness and defensive power. It was bought by Wang Shouliang.

The Sanpao group was still learning to sail. When they encountered three island nation merchant ships, they were able to successfully intercept and stop them, search them and then escort them to Hong Kong Island. There were more than 100 Yinglun ghost instructors on board.

The Yalun ghost soldiers fired cannons and were able to suppress the island ship.

After all, the three island nation merchant ships are actually armed merchant ships. The two steam-powered armored merchant ships also have several artillery pieces each, as well as a large number of sailors with rifles.

Yiluo Sanpao's subordinates are all still learning the level of pirates who aim and fire...

Acting with real guns will only make the armed merchant ships of the island country run away.

Thanks to Yalun Gui Lao, he was able to control himself and achieve all this easily. To put it bluntly, Luo Sanpao just gave orders and followed them to win.

In this transaction, according to the merit content, Wang Shouliang has 90%, Yalun Guilao Bing has 10%, and San Pao and his subordinates will win.

Distribute the silver reward according to merit. Let alone one million taels of silver, giving them one hundred thousand taels is more than enough.

But Wang Shouliang still wanted to give 100 million taels to the Third Artillery Department, because wealth and silk are very attractive, and a thousand gold can buy horse bones. With this example, there are three to four hundred people in the Luo San Artillery Department. If divided by head, 100 million taels is taels per person. More than a thousand taels of silver.

At a casual discount, it's 3000 black Spanish eagles.

Even if it wasn't purely based on heads, but Luo Sanpao, Li Chujiu and other bosses took the big heads and were assigned to the bottom, the most junior sailors would still get 1000 black Spanish eagles.

There was a saying at the end of the Ming Dynasty that said that if the Ming army was not satisfied with its pay, it would be invincible if it was fully paid.

This statement was the same in the late Qing Dynasty.

With this experience and the news spreading, don't wait for the Luo San Artillery Department to really adapt to being able to sail the Nanhai and engage in large-scale militarized naval battles, and then collect the sporadic pirates from Hainan, Fujian and other places one by one. .

The news spread.

There are so many scattered groups that take the initiative to vote.

After robbing an island country's merchant ship and becoming rich like that, who wouldn't dare to tie their head to their belt and act recklessly?

In the past few years, the island country had burned, killed, looted, and massacred all kinds of things there in order to occupy Bend. The third artillery department could have expanded rapidly and looted and looted.

You mean boat? ? The two steam-powered armed merchant ships that the island nation captured this time were also ships. After all, they were steam-powered armored ships with their own artillery.

The pirate boy comes in handy after the expansion.

Therefore, Wang Shouliang seized 500 tons of natural rubber and lost a batch of counterfeit banknotes. The ghost soldiers of Yinlun then went to Kevin and Joseph to take away the blame for making 20 pounds.

The third artillery unit earned 100 million taels of silver.

No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win-win-win for everyone.

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The sun sets.

A hundred meters away from the back of the five-story tenement building area, there are several two- and three-story villas with courtyards built against the mountain. Wang Shouliang opened the door, turned on the porch light in the yard, smiled and said to Shi Xi and Shi Aihua, "Uncle, Since you have come to take up the post in Yau Tsim Mong."

"Keep the house in Sheung Wan for now, and this Yau Ma Tei villa will be given to you."

Shi Xi glanced at Wang Shouliang, dumbfounded, "A-Liang, your business is really big now. I don't have anything to say, but you and your partners built so many factories and recruited so many people."

"I even heard that because your conditions are so good, many people have started to contact some relatives and friends back home, hoping that they will come to Yau Tsim Mong to make a living as soon as possible."

"Once the number of disaster victims and refugees coming here explodes, will you be able to stabilize the situation?"

Shi Aihua exclaimed, "Yes, cousin, your instant noodle factory has hired more than 700 employees. The minimum monthly salary is one Yingyang, but they have to eat three meals a day."

"Let's not talk about Yingyang's monthly salary. The temptation to eat three meals a day is too scary for the outside world."

"There are too many victims who cannot survive under the rule of the Qing court. After knowing this news, why don't they come here in all possible ways?"

Let’s not talk about the natural disasters in the late Qing Dynasty last year. How many people were harmed by the Eight-Nation Allied Forces’ invasion of China? Then there were the post-war negotiations. The great powers demanded 450 million taels of silver. How much money was that?

What can I give you in the late Qing Dynasty? They can only continue to use high pressure to exploit the people.

This kind of exploitation itself covers Guangdong and Guangxi, and the Guangdong and Guangxi are not small in their implication. There are thousands of former disaster victims and refugees who have been given new jobs and have meals to eat every day.

Which family didn't have a large group of relatives before they fled?

While Shi Aihua was worried, Wang Shouliang smiled and waved his hand, "This is not a problem. We can afford tens of thousands more victims."

"I'll give you a simple example. My Pearl River instant noodles come in 20 bags per box, with a total weight of about two kilograms. The external price is one black Mexican eagle."

"This is still the wholesale price from the factory, and the retail price is more expensive. But so far, we have sold about 20 boxes through business negotiations."

Are Pearl River instant noodles expensive? expensive!

The first batch of bread is 80 grams, and the total with the ingredients is 100 grams. To put it bluntly, a box of 20 bags is less than two kilograms of flour, starch, etc.

And a black Mexican Yingyang can buy rice ranging from 30 to or kilograms.

Calculated only by the weight of the food, the price of Zhujiang instant noodles is very low. However, once it was launched, it was very popular. The supply almost exceeded the demand. There were all kinds of buyers, and there were a few who had experienced such technology and ruthless work. bombing?

From ordinary landowners to military supplies, military supplies indeed!

How could military rations in this era be as delicious as high-quality instant noodles?

Zhujiang instant noodles themselves are not for ordinary citizens. After all, in this era, ordinary people who can eat bran and drink rice bran without starving are already at the level of rich farmers.

How many days does it take for a small landowner to be able to eat white flour steamed buns?

Just comparing raw material prices and selling prices, Zhujiang Instant Noodles Factory has dozens of times profit.

The next moment, Wang Shouliang smiled bitterly and said, "The factory opened in Yau Ma Tei can't cope with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands more victims and refugees. The most troublesome thing now is water."

"I heard that the government has plans to build service reservoirs, but I can't wait any longer. I have asked Zhujiang Construction to build various above-ground and underground reservoirs in Yau Tsim Mong for future livelihood needs."

That's right, he only learned after arriving that before Hong Kong Island had access to the fresh water resources supplied by the mainland, apart from a few wells and groundwater, the largest water supply in Kowloon was the reservoirs and reservoirs, which were built by the government.

Store fresh water for rainy days.

Now Hong Kong officials only have plans and preparations. He can't wait and can only spend his own money to do the work. Wang Shouliang also opened the Pearl River Power Plant in Yau Ma Tei! It was the first time Kevin complained that he didn't have a phone call in Kowloon and it was inconvenient to contact him, and he started doing it.

This power plant provided the landline telephones and electric lighting systems for various factories, tenement buildings, and the villas in front of them.

This is not a big deal. You must know that as early as 1882, Yalun Guilao established an electric power company in the Shanghai Concession, installed steam generators, and erected telegraph poles to support electric lighting.

From the Bund to Nandu Road to Broadway, dozens of streetlights shine brightly for a weekly fee.

After the company collapsed, the Qing government also bought a 1888KW generator set from a Danish company in 15 to light up the palace.

After 1890, it was not uncommon for Shanghai, Yangcheng, and Beijing to build their own power plants for night lighting with incandescent lamps.

Before the Sino-Japanese War, the Beiyang Navy Shipyard installed two 47.5KW DC generator sets for night lighting in the shipyard, which became an official enterprise.

So Mr. Wang’s Zhujiang Power Plant just spends money to buy DC or AC generators to generate electricity and provide lighting.

He was stealing the Hong Kong CLP Group business in Kowloon from the Kadoorie family, which would dominate for a century.

The original trajectory of the Kadoorie family was in 1903, and the year after that, Kowloon was officially illuminated.

Shi Xi's eyes widened again, "Good guy, you not only open a noodle factory and make a lot of money, but you are also involved in water and electricity. Why, do you want to be the Emperor of Kowloon in the future?"

Wang Shouliang burst into laughter. A man with a fart in Kowloon is worthy of being an emperor. He added again, "Uncle, where do you plan to locate the Yau Tsim Mong General Administration?"

"When the time comes, I will ask Zhujiang Construction to help you build an office building. Let alone five floors, it must be at least three floors. At your age, you will not be old if you work for another ten or twenty years."

Shi Xi touched his sparse hair. What could he say? After all, it was given to him by his nephew, and he was also the boss of Gui Lao. He took the initiative to send him to Yau Tsim Wang as a deputy, with jurisdiction over three districts.

He is willing and happy to pave the way for his nephew.

A few seconds later, Shi Xi glared at his daughter and said, "Aihua, you often hang out with that brat Aaron. It's unclear. What does he mean? When are you going to propose marriage?"

My nephew's business is so big. No matter how many partners he has and who they are, he is about to become a water and electricity tycoon in Kowloon. The instant noodle factory is only a few months old?

The first pack was officially produced in late May, and in four months now it has sold 20 boxes, which is equivalent to a gross income of 20 Yingyang.

He can only find a sense of presence in front of his daughter.

Shi Aihua's eyes widened, and he was stunned for a few seconds before saying that she was going to see the house, and ran towards the villa.

Shi Xi stared angrily for a few more times before complaining, "It's strange to say that it has been several months. There is no news about Luo Sanpao looting merchant ships. Could it be that the thief has changed his mind?"

It was Wang Shouliang's turn to be speechless, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

You said that a few hours ago, Luo Sanpao and Li Chujiu chose a house in a five-story tenement building not far away? Don't make trouble, even if Shi Xi and Luo Sanpao were face to face... they wouldn't recognize A Pao.

What era is this? Just like in the original trajectory, no matter how violent Luo Sanpao was at sea, and how much Ma Rulong wanted to kill Luo Sanpao, Ma Rulong pretended to be Zhou Yongling and went to the pirate island.

None of the pirates from top to bottom suspected that Zhou Yongling was a fake.

Because they've never seen it before.

Even Zhou Yongling, who has been offering sacrifices to Luo Sanpao all year round, has never met A Pao in person!

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Wang Shouliang didn't stay in Kowloon for long. A week later, he went north again to Foshan. The steel plant there and the Shaoguan Iron Mine were in the early stages of vigorous development, and they were really busy with everything.

When he was stationed in the north, as expected, he received news reports one after another through the communication team of the Sihai Escort Bureau.

That is, as the Pearl River Electric Power and Pearl River Water Supply continue to expand, and one after another tenement buildings are entering a new completion period, victims and refugees from all over eastern Guangdong are flocking to Yau Tsim Mong.

Power supply is easy to say, but the most difficult thing is water supply. After all, at this stage of early development of electricity, there are limited places where electric lighting can be used.

For water supply, the construction of distribution reservoirs and storage ponds, relying solely on natural rainfall and purified rainwater, etc., cannot keep up with the sudden increase in the number of victims.

He could only spend money to hire merchant ships, especially water storage ships, to transport fresh water southward from both sides of the Pearl River. At the same time, he once again built large-scale service reservoirs and reservoirs in Kowloon Tong, Shek Kip Mei, including Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong and other places. Water storage pond.

On the contrary, there is little pressure on food. As long as he is willing to spend money, whether it is Yan Lun Yang Company transporting food to him from Baixiang, Thailand, Malaysia, etc., or North American Company transporting food to him from North America, it is all about spending money. .

This kind of money is not just printed by oneself. When the Zhujiang instant noodle factory gradually exploded, the price of a box of black Mexican Yingyang was really hard for the rich.

In all kinds of troubled times, disasters and turmoil, it is useless to talk about the importance of food. It was Zhou Yongling who first took a boatload of instant noodles and went to various places to sell it, inviting landlords, rich people and officials to try it.

Now, businessmen from all over eastern Guangdong, including Malaysia and Thailand, including white business groups traveling across the ocean, have come to the Pearl River Noodle Factory to place orders and snap up purchases.

Needless to say, given the speed of ocean cruises and cargo ships in this era, it often takes several months to a year and a half to travel from East Asia to North America or Europe. The problem of food on board has always been a big problem.

Instant noodles are stored dry and can be eaten with just a pot of boiling water. They are very suitable for ocean-going fleets to buy them in boxes and use them as a long-term staple food.

The profit of this noodle factory has started to rapidly move from a gross profit of 20 Mexican eagles in four months to 10 eagles a month and 20 eagles a month.

When Wang Shouliang returned to Foshan from the Shaoguan mine again with several shipments of iron ore, it was already November 11 and it was lightly snowing.

As northern China begins to enter the snow season, it is still warm and pleasant in eastern Guangdong. As soon as Wang Shouliang arrived at the Sihai Escort Bureau branch, he received a report from a three-star intermediate escort in the communication group, "The big shopkeeper, the head of the escort agency Luo Escort, is currently It has successively accepted more than 800 people to seek refuge."

"Just counting front-line sailors, there are already 1200 Luobiao heads. One Nanhai and two armed and armored merchant ships are no longer enough."

Wang Shouliang took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "How many Liangjiazi are there on board the Sihai?"

The three-star escort said quickly, "900 people will take turns boarding the ship for training."

Mr. Wang nodded with satisfaction. After more than half a year, all 3000 people in Kowloon are now qualified. They have at least been trained for more than two months. Foshan branch has 100 people from Kowloon and 500 from Foshan locals, 300 people from Yangcheng and 300 people from Shaoguan.

Plus a 2100-strong water escort team.

Unknowingly, he had the strength of a town in the early days of Beiyang. Of course, the most important thing is that these are all serious operators and bodyguards who are calculated, not auxiliary soldiers.

Shaoguan, Yangcheng, and Foshan are so scattered that there is nothing we can do.

The steel plant is the most important and can only be protected vigorously!

Counting the auxiliary force, there are 500 local escorts and junior bodyguards in Foshan named Qingzhuang. Who doesn't have a few relatives and friends? Like growing up or becoming sworn brothers?

How many people are jealous and envious that any cook can eat three meals a day and be full every time? How many taels of delicious food does each person have every day? !

(End of this chapter)