1850 American Gold Tycoon

"Pontianak Port is not a free trade port. Except for Dutch merchant ships, merchant ships from other countries are prohibited from entering without permission!"

The Dutch second lieutenant on duty shouted to Elvis in English, ordering Elvis to stop the ship.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tenghui, the former chief producer of Lanfang Company who had been waiting at Pontianak Port, said to the Dutch second lieutenant: "Second Lieutenant Carlito, this is the goods I purchased. I hope it will be convenient for me to travel."

As he spoke, Ye Tenghui took out a one-ounce gold nugget from his sleeve and stuffed it into Lieutenant Carlito's hand.

"Your cargo?"

Lieutenant Carlito was focused on the gold nugget in his hand and did not express his position.

Ye Tenghui understood, gritted his teeth, took out another one-ounce gold nugget and stuffed it into Lieutenant Carlito's hand.

Lieutenant Carlito then showed a satisfied smile and waved to let him go.

"This is Lanfang Company's ninth chief executive Ye Tenghui, chief executive Ye. We can win over him."

Wang Jia, who had cut his braids and wore Western clothes, said to Elvis.

Lanfang Company is not monolithic, and not all Lanfang executives want to be used as dogs to the Dutch and Indian authorities.

Elvis ordered the crew to seize the time to unload the cargo, then got off the ship and shook hands with Ye Tenghui: "Hello, Mr. Ye, I am Elvis."

"Do you know how to speak Mandarin?"

Ye Tenghui was very surprised that Elvis could speak relatively fluent Chinese.

"It's not enough to lead troops for Mr. Liang if you don't speak Chinese."

Elvis looked around and saw no one approaching, so he lowered his voice and said.

"Mr. Ye is willing to give up his family business in China to help out. The descendants of the Han family on the island of Borneo thank Mr. Ye!" Wang Jia thanked Ye Tenghui with fists in his hands.

"Ashamed, ashamed, I am ashamed of the boss system." Ye Tenghui sighed, with a look of guilt on his face.

"Lanfang's collapse started with me, and I should end it all. I was too focused on my own business, so I neglected the management of the company, and gave Liu Shoushan, a traitor, a chance to come to power. Yes. I made a mistake."

Liu Shoushan was originally the accountant of Lanfang Company. Ye Tenghui first saw that he was efficient, fair and selfless, and had outstanding abilities. He was a rare talent. So when he left office, he recommended Liu Shoushan to be the chief executive of Lanfang Company.

I don’t want to cause today’s disaster.

"When I went to California, Wang felt a lot. The unity of the Chinese in California is rare. Mr. Liang went to California to hunt for gold for only more than four years, and he led the Chinese to establish a foothold in California. Today, we Chinese on Borneo Island They are all still fighting among themselves," Wang Jia said.

The collapse of the Lanfang Company had already begun when Liu Tai'er (1823-1837), the sixth president, sought cooperation with the Dutch and Indian authorities without a bottom line.

Ye Tenghui is also responsible for the collapse of Lanfang Company, but it is not his responsibility alone.

The Lanfang Company did not understand the East India Company's tactics, so it applied the East India Company's organizational structure, and mixed it with the organizational management form of the civil society party, making it nondescript.

In addition, there is no strong government endorsement and support from the outside, and there is a lack of strong leaders with outstanding vision and ability internally.

The demise of Lanfang Company is destined to be just a matter of time.

"How many troops will Mr. Liang bring this time?" Ye Tenghui asked.

"Master Liang went on an expedition to the Japanese country and defeated hundreds of thousands of enemies. Ye also heard about what was decided in the first battle. If Master Liang had sent troops to help, the Han people on Borneo Island would have been saved."

Ye Tenghui has also heard about Liang Yao's expedition to Japan. This is the favorite topic of Guangdong storytellers this year.

Although word of mouth is inevitably exaggerated, it is a real fact that the Battle of Kanagawa forced the Japanese shogunate to establish the country and sign the Edo Treaty.

If Liang Yao directly sent troops to intervene in the food on the island of West Borneo, the Chinese on the island of Borneo may not have the possibility of making a comeback.

"Tens of thousands."

Wang Jia gave an ambiguous figure.

"I wonder when Young Master Liang will land? On the day Young Master Liang lands, I, Lan Fang, and Yu Zhongding will fully cooperate!"

Although tens of thousands is a very vague number, it at least gives Ye Tenghui some reassurance.

"We will discuss the specific matters in detail after we return," Wang Jia said.

Liang Yao's instruction to Wang Jia was to lead Lan Fang Yu Zhong of Pontianak to capture the Pontianak Pier when Umbrella Company's armed forces landed, especially the fort that controlled Pontianak.

If the Pontianak Pier and the fort cannot be captured, at least an armed uprising must be launched on the landing day to attract some of the Pontianak defenders and reduce the pressure on the landing troops.

After the cargo boxes on the cargo ship were unloaded, Ye Tenghui signaled his men to pull these heavy cargo boxes back to the house.

Hidden in these cargo boxes were the guns and ammunition they needed for the day of the uprising.

Although the Dutch and Indian authorities used the Lanfang Company to suppress other Chinese forces in West Borneo, they were always wary of the Lanfang Company.

The Lanfang Company's armed forces are equipped with a certain number of firearms, but they are all old-fashioned flintlocks and even matchlock guns that have been eliminated by the Dutch and Indian authorities.

The weapons equipped by Lanfang Company cannot be compared in terms of performance with the 1848 type percussion guns that the Royal Dutch East India Army has just replaced.

"Wait!"

Ye Tenghui's motorcade was leaving the dock with cargo boxes, but was blocked by a young man.

Behind the young man was a group of Lanfang Company soldiers holding muskets or swords.

Damn it, it’s Ye Tingfan, the traitor! If this guy is not staying well in Dongwanlu (where the main office of Lanfang Company is located), what is he doing here in Pontianak?

Wang Jia subconsciously lowered his hat.

Ye Tingfan is the son-in-law of Liu Shoushan, the current president of Lanfang Company. The two of them worked together in collusion and were willing to be the canines of the Dutch and Indian authorities, helping the Dutch and Indian authorities to bully their compatriots.

"Uncle, I said you are such an old bone. If you don't stay in Guangdong to run your business, why are you coming to Borneo?" Ye Tingfan walked up to Ye Tenghui and said with a smile.

"How can you make money in business like digging for gold?" Ye Tenghui replied calmly.

Ye Tenghui was not surprised by Ye Tingfan's appearance. This brat had arrived in Pontianak two weeks ago and even came to visit him.

However, he was rejected by Ye Tenghui.

After learning that Ye Tingfan and the Dutchman were in cahoots and willing to be lackeys, Ye Tenghui had already severed the uncle-nephew relationship with Ye Tingfan.

Sudden show of kindness to Ye Tingfan will make him suspicious.

"Today is no different than in the past. In the past, we only had to hand over the leaders of the local Fan people. Now we not only have to hand over the leaders of the local Fan people, but also the Hongyi people.

After handing over these two shares, there won't be much gold left in our hands. "

Ye Tingfan said meaningfully with his hands behind his back.

"The gang in Luyi has been attacking our mines like crazy wild dogs in the past few days. Borneo is not peaceful right now."

He didn't believe it if his old uncle left his business in Guangdong and came to West Borneo to pan for gold. He always felt that there was something mysterious and something wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong.

"It's not thanks to your father-in-law and son-in-law! If it weren't for your father-in-law and son-in-law who led the wolf into the house, why would we have to hand over the red-haired ghost guy! Don't call me uncle, I don't have a nephew like you!" Ye Tenghui pointed at Ye Tingfan cursed with his nose.

"You can't say that. Without us, it's hard to say whether our Lanfang mine can be saved. Dagang, Santiaogou, which company isn't eyeing our Lanfang mine?"

Ye Tingfan casually walked to the cargo box and leaned against it.

"The General Controller has an order! Except for Dutch ships, any merchant ship from other countries entering the port must be carefully inspected no matter what kind of goods are imported!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Tingfan waved to the soldiers behind him and motioned for them to pry open the cargo box.

"What the fuck! Ye Tingfan! Your uncle's coffin is going to be pried open?!"

Ye Tenghui became furious when he saw this, pointed at Ye Tingfan's nose and cursed.

"Uncle, my nephew is also following orders. Please forgive me for any offense. I hope my uncle can understand my nephew's difficulties." Ye Tingfan pretended to apologize to Ye Tenghui.

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