Chapter 357 [Fan ] Equator

After Zengmu Island became an autonomous region of Java, Lu Yaowen became the first counselor of the autonomous region’s government. Although he was not the leader of the government in name, he actually controlled all power in the autonomous region.

Afterwards, Lu Yaowen started the “great construction era” of this island.

Lu Yaowen deeply understood one thing: if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, so the first project he built on Zengmu Island was a highway that encircled the entire island.

In addition, this island controls the waterway from the Strait of Malacca to the Far East and is a must-pass place for all ships entering the South China Sea. The second project that Lu Yaowen built on this island was a dock.

Lu Yaowen planned to invest more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in this wharf. He wanted to build this wharf into an international shipping center. Therefore, after formulating this plan, Lu Yaowen immediately returned to Hong Kong Island to meet Lei Ming.

The office building of the Hong Kong Office.

Lei Ming looked up and down carefully at Lu Yaowen who was sitting in front of him, as if he wanted to get to know him all over again.

“Mr. Lei, how come you don’t seem to recognize me after not seeing me for more than a month?”

Lu Yaowen shook his head and smiled.

“Awen, you always bring us unexpected surprises at unexpected times.”

Lei Ming took a deep breath, looked at Lu Yaowen, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

After Lu Yaowen “took over” Zengmu Island, Lei Ming realized that the current Lu Yaowen was more qualified to be “patriotic” than the previous Lu Yaowen.

In the past, Lu Yaowen was the backbone of Hong Kong Island’s stability. Now, Lu Yaowen guards the gate to the South China Sea. He is no longer just the backbone of Hong Kong Island. It is not an exaggeration to even call him the backbone of the country.

“It’s all because of everyone’s support.”

Lu Yaowen smiled modestly.

“Awen, what are you going to do next?”

Lei Ming ignored Lu Yaowen’s “modesty” and asked.

In fact, he wanted to ask Lu Yaowen this question after hearing that Zengmu Island had established an autonomous region. However, after thinking it over again and again, he still did not make the call to Lu Yaowen.

To repeat, the current Lu Yaowen is no longer just Lu Yaowen of Hong Kong Island. Even though Lei Ming has become the director of the Hong Kong Office, he cannot face Lu Yaowen with the same attitude as before.

“The Chinese in Southeast Asia have been wandering abroad for hundreds of years. They hope to have a home of their own in Southeast Asia.”

Lu Yaowen smiled slightly: “What I want to do is to build a back garden that belongs only to the Chinese in Nanyang.”

As he spoke, Lu Yaowen took out a document from his bag and pushed it in front of Lei Ming.

“…”

After hearing Lu Yaowen’s words, Lei Ming’s eyes moved slightly, and then he picked up the information in front of him and began to read it.

A few minutes later, Lei Ming looked up at Lu Yaowen and said, “Awen, do you mean that you need to hire construction workers from the mainland to build a dock and airport on Zengmu Island?”

“Yes.”

Lu Yaowen nodded in response.

Although there are thousands of “strong Javanese workers” who can work day and night without Lu Yaowen paying them, these people can only dig the ground and do some simple labor work. Lu Yaowen dare not let these people do things like building docks and airports.

Although the mainland has not yet evolved into a “infrastructure maniac”, Lu Yaowen has 100% confidence in the quality of mainland construction workers.

“Awen, I will report this matter to my superiors immediately. I believe I will be able to give you a satisfactory answer soon.”

Lei Ming pondered for a moment and gave his answer with a smile.

He knew very well that this kind of thing could not only earn foreign exchange, but also drive a nail into the overseas market. Anyone would agree to it, but they just had to go through a set of procedures.

“Thank you, Mr. Lei.”

Lu Yaowen also showed a bright smile on his face.

“Awen, I told you before that we would like to invite you to serve as the executive vice president of the Overseas Chinese Association. Now the association is being planned and will be officially established soon.”

At this point, Lei Ming paused slightly, then moved closer to Lu Yaowen and whispered, “Awen, I think you can set up an organization similar to the Chinese Association in Nanyang, with the headquarters on Zengmu Island. You will be the president and try to unite all the Chinese in Nanyang.”

“…”

After hearing Lei Ming’s “proposal”, Lu Yaowen’s eyes moved slightly. In fact, he also had this plan, to establish a Federation of Nanyang Chinese and Overseas Chinese to unite the Chinese in Nanyang.

But before he could express this idea, Lei Ming said it first.

“Awen, in Hong Kong Island, your identity forces you to stay behind the scenes, which is unfair to you. In Nanyang, you will have a broader stage.”

Seeing that Lu Yaowen didn’t say anything, Lei Ming continued to speak with a sincere look on his face.

“Mr. Lei, I will keep your words in mind.”

Lu Yaowen looked at Lei Ming and said with a smile.

“Awen, is there any progress on the matter of Mr. Bao’s son-in-law?”

After talking with Lu Yaowen about Nanyang, Lei Ming turned the topic to Wu Huazheng.

“Mr. Lei, have the Eagles done anything new in Hong Kong Island recently?”

Lu Yaowen immediately understood.

“The Eagle Country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified us a few days ago that it hopes to send a new governor to Hong Kong Island to take up the post.”

Lei Ming said slowly.

Lu Yaowen was slightly stunned. He never expected that at this time, the Eagles would dare to send the Governor to Hong Kong Island?
“Mr. Lei, what are your plans?”

Lu Yaowen asked immediately.

“Awen, this is the power of the Eagle Country. If we want Hong Kong Island to maintain its current status, we cannot refuse this request.”

A hint of helplessness flashed across Lei Ming’s eyes.

Hong Kong Island is a window for the mainland to “communicate” with the world. It is for this reason that the mainland will be cautious about the Eagle Americans and the “Western-worshipping dogs” so as to prevent the foreigners from finding an excuse to destroy Hong Kong Island as a window.

The mainland was not completely unaware of the Eagle Americans’ plan to hollow out Hong Kong Island, but in order to preserve Hong Kong Island’s reputation as a “free market”, it could only turn a blind eye to many things.

It is the same today. The Americans can completely appoint their own governor of Hong Kong, but they insist on notifying the mainland first. It is not because they respect it, but because they want to take control of the mainland’s military.

If the mainland disagrees, it would be a violation of the rules. If the mainland agrees, then the governor of Hong Kong will gain natural “legitimacy.”

“Mr. Lei, since the Eagles are ready to continue fighting us, let’s play another round with them.”

Luk Yao-wen didn’t care at all about the Eagle Americans’ little tricks. When the Eagle Americans had the upper hand in Hong Kong Island, he could defeat them. Not to mention the current situation. As long as the Eagle Americans dared to send a governor to Hong Kong Island, Luk Yao-wen would make this governor the most humiliating governor in Hong Kong Island’s history, no doubt about it.

However, Lu Yaowen also understood why Lei Ming asked about Wu Huazheng. The Eagles now clearly wanted to disrupt Hong Kong Island. Now that they have played the card of the Governor, there is no reason for them not to play Wu Huazheng’s hidden cards.

“Awen, Hong Kong Island is lucky to have you.”

Lei Ming looked relieved.

After leaving Lei Ming’s office, Lu Yaowen immediately called Xie Tianning.

“Tianning, it’s me.”

After the call was connected, Lu Yaowen spoke immediately.

“Brother Wen, what do you want me to do?”

Xie Tianning’s voice came from the receiver.

“How’s the situation over there with Wu Huazheng?”

Lu Yaowen asked.

“I arranged a few ‘accidents’, and now Wu Huazheng is almost entering the core circle of that gang.”

Xie Tianning answered immediately.

“Very good, next, you do this…”

Lu Yaowen slowly told him a plan he had just thought of. “Understood!”

Xie Tianning nodded slowly.

……

On the other side, in an office building in Central, Hong Kong Island.

The foreigners William, Blake and others sat together.

“The Zu family has already sent a note to the mainland. When the time is right, the Zu family will send a new governor to Hong Kong Island.”

William spoke slowly and in a very serious tone.

“William, what is the right time you are talking about?”

Blake asked immediately after William finished speaking.

“Blake, I will tell you what you should know.”

William glanced at Blake, his tone becoming a little colder.

When Blake heard this, his face darkened and he said unhappily, “I know.”

William ignored Blake’s dissatisfaction and continued, “The Zu family has obtained accurate information. The incident on Zengmu Island in Nanyang is related to Lu Yaowen. This guy should have gone to Nanyang to develop after the power in Hong Kong Island was seized. It saved us a lot of trouble.”

“…”

After William finished speaking, Blake and others present showed a hint of surprise in their eyes. They knew that Zengmu Island had become a Chinese autonomous territory, but they did not expect that this matter was related to Lu Yaowen.

Is this guy strong enough to force a country to ‘concede’?
“Next, we have a heavy burden on our shoulders. There are still many people in Hong Kong Island who miss the rule of us Eagles. What we have to do next is to use these people…”

William once again ignored the surprise of everyone present and slowly stated the new plan.

After hearing William’s plan, Blake and others’ eyes flashed, and then they slowly nodded.

……

For the next ten days, Hong Kong Island was calm.

Lu Yaowen devoted himself to accompanying his women in Hong Kong Island, and he overdrawn his kidneys again and again before he could feed his women.

During this period, Lei Ming wrote back to Lu Yaowen, and the mainland agreed to cooperate with Lu Yaowen, and even set up a special company to be responsible for the Zengmu Island project. However, within a few days, the first construction team of 400 people boarded the cruise ship to Zengmu Island.

At the same time, a clinic in Wan Chai also welcomed a special guest.

“Hello, Professor Huo.”

“you are?”

Huo Tianren looked at the man sitting in front of him and frowned slightly.

“My name is Zhao Zhiren, and I’m a professor at Hong Kong Island University.”

Zhao Zhiren looked at Huo Tianren and a warm smile appeared on his face.

“Professor Zhao, do you have any psychological problems that you would like to consult me ​​about?”

Huo Tianren’s pupils shrank slightly. Although the middle-aged man in front of him looked very friendly, for some reason, Huo Tianren felt that this man was not that simple.

“Professor Huo, I do have a question I want to ask you.”

“Do you think the Hong Kong Island today is the Hong Kong Island you want to see?”

Zhao Zhiren looked at Huo Tianren and spoke slowly, word by word.

“who are you?”

When Huo Tianren heard Zhao Zhiren’s question, his expression suddenly changed.

“Professor Huo, I just introduced myself. I am Professor Zhao Zhiren from Hong Kong Island University.”

The smile on Zhao Zhiren’s face grew even wider.

“you……”

This time, before Huo Tianren finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Zhiren: “Professor Huo, I know you have a lot of confusion in your heart. Don’t worry, we still have a lot of time…”

……

The next few months.

With the mainland construction companies and thousands of “strong Javanese workers” working day and night, and Lu Yaowen relocating tens of thousands of indigenous people and tens of thousands of Chinese living in the Jinshan Cape area back to Zengmu Island and providing sufficient labor, in just a few months, this originally deserted island showed amazing vitality.

During this period, the Chinese in Southeast Asia also showed enthusiasm. Not only did wealthy Chinese businessmen in Java make large investments on Zengmu Island, but wealthy Chinese businessmen from Malaysia, Luzon, Siam and even Star City also invested in the island.

Southeast Asian Chinese companies such as Pangu Bank, Central Asia Bank, and Zhengda Group have established branches on this island. The whole world knows that this small island will soon become the most dazzling gem in the South China Sea.

Inside a newly built villa on Zengmu Island.

“Brother Wen.”

Gao Jin walked behind Lu Yaowen and greeted him.

Then, without waiting for Lu Yaowen to speak, Gao Jin continued, “According to your instructions, we have already notified those wealthy Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia and invited them to visit Zengmu Island in a week.”

In the past few months, apart from the development of Zengmu Island, Lu Yaowen has devoted all his attention to the preparation of the Nanyang Chinese Federation. In order to ensure the “purity” of the federation, Lu Yaowen spent a lot of effort to select more than 20 of the most suitable representatives.

“Ah Jin, thank you for your hard work during this period.”

Lu Yaowen turned his head to look at Gao Jin and said with a smile.

“…”

Gao Jin didn’t say anything.

After several years of experience, he has completely become the ‘prison warden’ that Lu Yaowen is familiar with, serious and intimidating without even getting angry.

“Ah Jin, your mother has been visiting my mother recently, saying that you are already 26 years old and it’s time for you to find a wife.”

Lu Yaowen continued to laugh.

“Brother Wen, I don’t have time for romance right now. Let’s talk about it in a few years.”

Gao Jin immediately shook his head and said.

“Xie Changmin of the Xie family has a daughter who is 21 years old this year and will graduate from Nanyang University soon. Are you interested in meeting her?”

Lu Yaowen looked at Gao Jin with sharp eyes.

Gao Jin originally wanted to refuse subconsciously, but after making eye contact with Lu Yaowen, he seemed to realize something, and a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes: “Brother Wen, I…”

He understood that Lu Yaowen asked him to marry into a wealthy Chinese family in Southeast Asia in order to hand over a portion of the future power in Southeast Asia to him for management.

“Ah Jin, you are my cousin. I can only trust you in many things.”

Lu Yaowen’s tone was gentle and the smile on his face was particularly warm.

Gao Jin didn’t say anything else, just nodded heavily.

……

A few days later, several luxury cruise ships arrived at Zengmu Island one after another. These cruise ships came from Siam, Malaysia, Luzon, Java, Star City and other places. The passengers were all wealthy people who could cause three earthquakes in the local area with just a stomp of their feet, such as the Xie family and the Chen family from Siam, the Guo family from Malaysia and so on.

However, after getting off the boat, these people were extremely humble, because they understood that on this island lived a man who was now at the top of the pyramid of the Southeast Asian Chinese. In front of him, all the Southeast Asian Chinese had to bow their heads…

……

PS: Zhao Zhiren, from the movie “Equator”.

(End of this chapter)