Chapter 262: Nanyang matters

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In late August 1878, Nanyang intelligence officials dispatched to contact the Dutch colonizers reported that the Governor of the Netherlands was willing to reach a compromise with the Chinese side on the piracy attack. The two sides did not hold each other accountable. The Dutch colonists promised that they would not It also supports other forces in launching hostilities against the Chinese immigrant fleet. At the same time, Mei Dongxing, on behalf of the Chinese government, recognizes the absolute sovereignty of the Netherlands over the East Indies. The Chinese government will bind the Nanyang Forces and its affiliated Taiping forces to ensure that The Dutch will not conflict with local indigenous and colonial people without provocation.
The Dutch settlers were willing to resolve the dispute with Han in the Nanyang region on a large scale, and the rest of the matter concerning the ransom of Chinese bibendan would be much easier to handle.
On August 22, after successfully collecting 3 million ransoms from the East Indies, Mei Dongxing, Li Han, and Feng Jian turned to the helm, and the British businessman Kirby, who promised to work for the Han government, took an ironclad ship purchased from France, along with the other three A fleet of iron armored ships set off together to set off to visit the Malay Peninsula controlled by the British.
The Malay peninsula is backed by the Straits of Malacca. It has a good geographical location. In the 1830s, the British took the Malay Peninsula port cities such as Singapore and Penang from the Netherlands. Compared with the importance of cities, the inland areas such as Kuala Lumpur were not effectively developed until the end of the 19th century. Before the British directly controlled the inland areas of the Malay Peninsula, including Terengganu, Perlis, Kuala Lumpur and other places were locally developed. The control of Tuwanghe and the Chinese community mining tin.
The large influx of Chinese gold diggers into the Malay Peninsula originated from the development of the tin ore industry. In the mid-nineteenth century, the Chinese who went to sea in advance to find life in the Malay Peninsula found a large number of good-quality and easy-to-mined tin ore. The mainland Chinese who got the news flocked in, and made use of the advantages of the Chinese to hold groups and crowds to quickly gain a foothold in the Malay Peninsula, and then divided their spheres of influence according to the differences in resistance and influence.
The prosperous mining period of tin ore in the Malay Peninsula basically coincided with the ups and downs of the peasant uprisings in the mainland. A group of peasant forces that failed in the mainland or were attacked by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing government have withdrawn from the mainland. The armed forces with rich combat experience defeated the indigenous forces that originally occupied the tin ore resources, and then became the two major armed forces alongside the indigenous forces in the Malay Peninsula for decades.
The Malay Peninsula is the sphere of influence of the British. Although most areas have not been directly brought under British rule, Taiping will be in Malaysia because of the land threats from the British colonists to Songkhla and the resistance of the local Chinese Kapitan. The development in the peninsula is not smooth compared to other regions.
The Taiping Society has seven sub-helms. Generally, each sub-helm has seven to eight halls, while the number of sub-halls in the Malay Peninsula sub-rudder is only five. Among them, Huang Ping is the hall. The main Xuelan's sub-rudder, the other four sub-rudders have a large number of eight or nine hundred people, and the fewest are only three or four hundred, which makes the overall strength of the Malay Peninsula sub-rudders not less than other sub-rudders.
The Songkhla region in central Malay is a Chinese self-government force supported by the Han Dynasty. At the same time, the large number of Chinese on the Malay Peninsula is also a potential immigration target that the Han government cannot abandon. Therefore, by visiting the colony of the Malay Peninsula, May Dongxing and others intend to use the four Malay Peninsula Chinese Jipitan they are willing to cooperate to enhance the power of the Malay Peninsula sub-helm and expand the sphere of influence of the Taiping Society in the Malay Peninsula.
At noon, Perak, Malay, sunny and high altitude, hot and windless, in a tin mining area of ​​more than ten miles, a group of female workers with red turbans on their heads were mingled among the dense Chinese labor. different.
In the early days when the Chinese in the mainland went to the South Ocean, all the laborers in the mine were mature Chinese workers. Later, as more and more Chinese forces participated in the tin mining industry, the competition in the tin mining industry became more and more intense. At the same time, in order to reduce the mine On the one hand, the Chinese gang leaders of the tin mining area have strengthened the exploitation of ordinary Chinese workers, increasing the working hours of Chinese workers every day, and after the Chinese workers have completed the prescribed mining tasks, the Chinese leaders of the mining area have also moved from overseas. Opium was introduced there, and together with the casinos and brothels opened in the mining area, Chinese workers were enticed to smoke opium and participate in gambling and tactics, and then regained their wages.
On the other hand, in order to directly reduce the wages of Chinese workers, gang leaders targeted women and children who followed their families in the South China Sea. They recruited Chinese women workers and underage children at far lower wages than adult male Chinese workers, and then arranged women workers and children. Working with adult male Chinese has not reduced the workload of women workers and children because of their meager wages.
The original accumulation of capital was bloody. Subject to the decaying and feudal system of the Manchu government, the abundant young labor in the mainland became a burden, and this caused a large-scale peasant uprising, but the cheap labor in the mainland became The precious human wealth in the eyes of Western powers and Nanyang Chinese gang forces. The British, Americans, Dutch, and even Peru, which has recently become independent in South America, have introduced a large number of Chinese workers from the mainland, and then squeezed them out as a livestock. .
The abundant labor force or demographic dividend has become a benefit of other countries. Even the Chinese gang forces with Nanyang took the opportunity to earn benefits from their compatriots, and then completed the status class change with the capital they earned. , Become a monopoly comprador class above the ordinary Chinese-Jia Bidan.
In terms of national sentiment, Nanyang Jiabidan or wealthy merchants in Nanyang are both cruel gang leaders oppressing their compatriots.
The first was Jaipur Zheng Jinggui of Perak, who took the initiative to surrender after being captured. He directly controlled an area of ​​approximately 170 miles in Perak. He controlled four large and small tin mines in the control area and planted an area of ​​more than 400,000 acres. There are more than 20 tricks, casinos, and opium halls, and nearly 2,000 people are fighting.
Is Perak's armed forces second only to the Perak sultan.
Nearly 2,000 thugs and gang members are Zheng Jinggui's core force in controlling Perak Chinese, and as a strong armed force, no fewer than a hundred Chinese die directly or indirectly each year.
Of the Chinese death toll of more than a hundred people a day, excluding the gang internal strife, half of the Chinese deaths are counted by Zheng Jinggui and his men.
Although Kuala Lumpur Kapitan Ye Yalai has a better reputation in later generations, in the early days of his rise, he also accumulated capital from the establishment of casinos and opium halls.
Zheng Jinggui and Ye Yalai have strong influence in the Malay Peninsula. Although their approach does not conform to the concept of the Han government, due to the interests of the National Defense Forces in the Nanyang region, Mei Dongxing still accepted Zheng Jinggui's surrender and took Perak as a trip. Second destination.
A middle-aged Chinese woman wearing a red headscarf was carrying mud on her back. She was followed by a man and a woman, two twelve-year-old child laborers, and the three of them bent forward towards the tin mining area.
When Mei Dongxing was accompanied by Zheng Jinggui into the tin mine, he saw such a scene.
A middle-aged Chinese woman doesn't say with a cement on her back, but when she saw two children, only twelve or three, carrying a wooden board several times longer than theirs, Rao was the plum who had experienced the suffering of a mine in Australia. Dongxing couldn't help feeling a anger: "His Excellency Zheng Jiabidan, what is going on with the two of them? I hope you can give me an explanation."
"This must be a misunderstanding." Zheng Jinggui held his life in the hands of Mei Dongxing, saw the other party's expression of anger, and hurriedly explained, "Master Mei, listen to me and explain,
I have been in the Southern Ocean for 20 years. If you stay in the previous years and you see child labor in the mine, I will never deny it, but since I became a Kapitan in Perak, my brothers have 2,000 people. There are four or five tin mine areas. You can't afford to hire child labor in order to save a few dollars. They are pointed at your nose and scolded by your fellow villagers. Are you saying this? "
The Nanyang Chinese have a more traditional concept. After the Chinese have accumulated a fortune or made a fortune in Nanyang, they usually donate money or set up a hospital to pay off the crimes committed in the early pilgrimage, in order to obtain their own psychological comfort and for future generations. Accumulating Yinde, according to Zheng Jinggui's status and status, he does not need to make money by employing child labor.
After accepting the other party's statement for a while, Mei Dongxing ignored the other party, but instead told the people around him. After a few minutes, a middle-aged woman wearing a turban and two Chinese children came to Mei Dongxing.
"Mrs., the two children are young, why are they letting them do such heavy labor?"
Mei Dongxing asked with a hint of blame.
"Big Lord Rong explained."
After learning about Mei Dongxing's identity, the middle-aged Chinese woman nervously said, "The father and mother of the two children just left the other day, leaving nothing for the two children. The mistress saw the two of them poor and took them with them. Do odd jobs.
The mine does not support idle people. If the women do not take them to work to make money, the two dolls are afraid that they cannot live here.
Grandpa, the folks heard that the masters of Han Dynasty are very nice people. If you look at the two dolls and are poor, you will accept them as maids. Both dolls are very sensible and will not cause you any trouble when you come. I beg you to accept them, or they will stay on the mine. I don't know when they have followed their father and mother's back road. "
The middle-aged woman was still a little scared at first. When they talked, they found that Mei Dongxing was not as cold and ruthless as Manchu officials. Gradually, the middle-aged woman let go and asked Mei Dongxing to take in two children.
"How did their parents die? Is anyone going to be bad for the two dolls?"
Mei Dongxing frowned and asked seriously.
"Family dare not say."
The middle-aged woman looked up at Zheng Jinggui carefully, afraid.
"The granddaughter of Sun's family has something to say. In the future, everything in the mine will be controlled by Master Mei. You don't have to be afraid."
The performance of the middle-aged woman could not escape Mei Dongxing's eyes. Zheng Jinggui was worried about Mei Dongxing's misunderstanding and immediately stated.
"It was the foreman Zeng. He saw the mother of two dolls. News came six days ago saying that Master Jia Bidan had an accident.
Foreman Zeng took someone to grab Ma's daughter-in-law. Brother Brother Ma heard the news and rescued him, but was wounded by Zeng foreman. He left without supporting him the next day. After hanging in the shed, he hanged himself on the mountain, leaving only two dolls alone and unattended, and the mistress took them to take care of him. "
"How do you know that I have an accident?"
Zheng Jinggui changed his face and asked.
"The foreman Zeng said that Master Jia Bidan had committed a crime and was killed at sea by the Han Navy. He also said that the foreign master planned to appoint him as the new Jia Bi Dan, so that we can all listen to him."
"Okay, good Zeng Delin, I'm thinking about my family business before I die, wouldn't it be his intention if I really died."
Zheng Jinggui was so angry that when he thought of his previous trust in him, he became more and more angry. He turned to Mei Dongxing and said, "Sir, the villain has an underdog. This is not a trouble for the adults. The villain must give the adults a Explain! "
"Brother Zheng is not in these days. Your subordinate may have connected a lot of manpower. Would the official send Brother Huang to support you?"
"Thank you for your kindness. The villain has been in Nanyang for most of his life. He is not afraid that he will be a younger son of Delin. Master Mei and Huang wait for a while for the villain to deal with his traitors, and then meet with the two adults."
"Brother Zheng go first. Brother Huang and I are waiting for you here."
"The villain retires first."
After Zheng Jinggui finished speaking, he took dozens of them back and walked towards the center of the mine.
"Sir, will Zheng Jinggui repent?"
Huang Ping, the head of the Taiping Hui Xuelan Temple, asked.
"No, except for us, Zheng Jinggui has no strength to rely on."
Mei Dongxing looked at Zheng Jinggui as he went away and smiled. "Zheng Jinggui has more than a thousand men in our hands. Without these people, he cannot suppress other hostile forces, so he can only rely on us."
After talking about Zheng Jinggui, Mei Dongxing turned to look at the two skinny children who were standing side by side and smiled, "Which one of you are older?"
"I'm my sister. This is my brother."
Dirty cement dust stuck to her head, and the little girl in worn clothes whispered.
"Well, really obedient."
Mei Dongxing did not dislike the dust on the two children, reached out and touched the little girl's head, and then said, "I used to have a child the size of your brother, but he died of a serious illness ten years ago. None of you have relatives. Would you like to treat me as your father and let me take care of you when I grow up? "
Mei Dongxing's attitude towards the two of them made them somewhat flattered for a while. The two children did not speak, but looked at the middle-aged women around them.
"Stupid boy, call it father, Master Mei will be your father in the future. After following Master Mei, you must respect him."
"Daddy ... daddy."
With the approval of middle-aged women, the two children cried out.
"Good boy, you change clothes with a few uncles, and I'll take you away later."
Mei Dongxing smiled comfortably, instructed several attendants to take the two children away, and then asked the middle-aged women for their opinions. Finally, she decided to take the middle-aged women back and take care of the two children.
When I came out and recognized the two dolls as my children, Mei Dongxing felt much more relieved. Even Huang Ping next to him saw Mei Dongxing's expression and couldn't help recalling the situation in Nanyang ten years ago.
Ten years ago, Huang Ping took the family to the South Ocean. His daughter Huang Youlan was ridiculed by foreign sailors during the voyage. If it was not for Huang Ping's discovery, his daughter might have suffered calamity. Ten years ago, Huang Youlan and Mei Dongxing recognized the age of the baby girl. Almost old ~ EbookFREE.me ~ At that time, Huang Youlan was young but sensible and loved by Huang Ping, but Huang Ping's wife died four years ago due to illness and her daughter remained filial piety for three years, so her marriage was delayed. Huang Ping couldn't help anxious to see that her daughter had become a 21-year-old girl before she got married.
Huang Youlan was very handsome when he was young, and grown up is even more beautiful. He is a famous beauty in the family members of the Nanyang National Defense Forces. Therefore, seeing Huang Ping's appearance, Mei Dongxing quickly guessed his mind.
"Huang Tangzhu, according to age, I should call you Brother Huang. Your daughter is not too young, so please find a good one to marry."
"Some adults in Nanyang have already settled down and started their own businesses. I don't have the right candidate, and I worry about Youlan's marriage."
Huang Ping waved his hands and said helplessly.
"I said Brother Huang, if you would like to let Youlan follow Miss Wu back home, there are a lot of young talents in the country. Maybe Youlan soon meets the right candidate, so you do n’t have to worry about it alone. . "
"Master Mei is right, I will talk to You Lanshang when I go back." ...