The Epic Revenge Chapter 1449: The weapon of the country
As of now about Xu Pei, I don't know how other people feel, but Gu Qingzhou feels a lot of fog.
This kind of fog, like the death of Pei Jie and Hu Qiao'er, was pressing on Gu Qingzhou's heart.
Why did Xu Pei commit suicide?
Not only Gu Qingzhou wanted to know, but also the Singaporean Chinese who had followed the Xu family's case wanted to know, so there were all kinds of speculations and rumors.
There are all kinds of strange rumors, some of which are a little more reliable. It is said that Xu Pei was very depressed and had many thoughts of suicide, but this time it was done.
"The Ruan family doesn't want others to know that the eldest wife is sick, right?" Gu Qingzhou asked Gu Shao.
Gu Shao said: "Of course I don't want people to know about it. Some people have come to the door these days, but they have all been rejected."
"Then I'll wait until she's better before I visit." Gu Qingzhou said.
Gu Shao said: "No need to go, just pretend you don't know."
After he left, Gu Qingzhou sat alone for a long time.
She remembered what everyone said about Xu Pei and wondered if he really committed suicide.
She even thought, who in the Pei Jie case wanted to involve Si Qiongzhi? In Xu Pei's case, Si Qiongzhi seemed to have another foot in it.
From the beginning to the end, the shadow of the word "conspiracy" never dissipated, but the smell of blood gradually appeared.
"Three people died, and they all came from Nanjing. It's not normal to be so dense." Gu Qingzhou thought.
She was going to go to Si Qiongzhi and ask about Xu Pei, when suddenly the adjutant came in and said that she had received a telegram.
Gu Qingzhou's thoughts turned back hastily.
She went to see the telegram and translated it herself.
It was sent to her by Si Xingpei.
After reading it, Gu Qingzhou's face involuntarily floated with joy and even surprise.
"Abba, Si Xingpei succeeded." Gu Qingzhou hurriedly went to the commander's side and showed the telegram to the commander. "In his mine, kerosene was indeed mined."
The commander-in-chief was reading an old book when he heard his eyes lift up: "I'll see..."
Gu Qingzhou offered the telegram with both hands.
The commander-in-chief had a rare smile after reading it.
"Si Xingpei is coming back, and so is his uncle." Gu Qingzhou smiled.
A few years ago, Si Xingpei discovered a deserted island occupied by pirates, about two-thirds the size of Singapore, a huge island.
The deserted island is about four or five days' sea voyage from Singapore, and it takes ten hours to arrive by plane. It has been a pirate's den since the Ming Dynasty, and everyone knows it.
The Japanese wanted to clear it several times, but considering that the deserted island deviates from the sea route, it has no development value; and because it is full of pirates, there are no resources to plunder, so they gave up.
While other European countries operating in the Far East have their own areas, those areas are rich and can satisfy them, and no one would like to waste time reclaiming deserted islands.
So far, that desert island is still occupied by pirates.
Si Xingpei's uncle has been in Nanyang for many years and has long been familiar with pirates.
Si Xingpei knew about the island a few years ago, and he thought about occupying it and building his own city. Later he considered that the process of building a new city was too complicated and too slow.
He wants to live a normal seclusion life with his family, that is, to live in seclusion in the city, not to be a savage on a desert island.
He can, how could he bear his light boat to suffer like that?
Si Xingpei's mind shifted after giving up on developing it.
But his uncle was familiar with the place and found a clue.
He told Si Xingpei: "There may be kerosene underground. Pei, I feel that oil is very important. Cars, trains, and cruise ships all need oil. In the future world, planes will definitely be used, and planes will consume more fuel. oil.
Besides planes and cars, do you know what other powerful weapons are there in war? If you want to develop the military industry and other mechanical industries, all you need is kerosene.
Kerol is the 'water' of the machinery-related industries in the world in the future. Water is the life of a person, and kerosene is the lifeblood! "
Si Xingpei was shocked after hearing this.
He was one of the first people in Huaxia to own an airplane. Only he knew how much fuel his plane would consume. Huaxia only had two oil fields, and the kerosene had to be shipped from abroad.
The cost of each time will make the rich and powerful Si Shizuo feel a pain in the flesh.
While he has a military base, he also knows the value of kerosene to industrial production.
As his uncle said, it's a lifeblood!
Huaxia is as big as two oil wells.
If he finds kerosene on a desert island, then he can hold down the lifeline of one party, and the entire South Seas will be affected by him.
This is a big deal.
If this is done, the three generations of the Si family will not have to be controlled by others, and any government must curry favor with the Si family, be jealous of the Si family, and give themselves enough respect.
They can be secluded and decent at the same time, which is what Si Xingpei wants.
He told the warden about it.
The commander-in-chief heard about it, but he actually disagreed very much, because kerosene is a powerful weapon of the country, and it can't be defended without heavy troops. Si Xingpei is too whimsical.
"Since you think that there is kerosene over there, you should stay as an official and send someone to mine. Neither of us, father and son, can retreat." The governor said.
Si Xingpei said, "I have already made preparations, and I don't plan to make a statement. Moreover, the Yuecheng naval fleet was built by our father and son, and I plan to take it with me.
When I get to Singapore, I'll send people to England, bribe the Parliament, and the Governor's Palace in Singapore to turn my naval fleet into hired guards. "
The British have always used Singapore as a transit point. Although there is a rich rubber industry and tin industry here, the place is too small and the resources are too few, far less than India.
This is the hub connecting the UK and India.
Singapore has a huge fleet outside the harbour, but all of these require parliamentary military spending.
Where there is corruption in government.
Singapore is far away in Asia. As long as the relationship between the Governor's Office is cleared, and the parliament is bought, so that they turn a blind eye, and replace them with a hired fleet, the military cost savings is a huge amount.
This kind of heavy profit can definitely move people's hearts.
As long as he turns his own naval fleet into Singapore's legal mercenary fleet, Si Xingpei's kerosene can be transported secretly without knowing it.
That was his plan.
"Why are you tossing about this, and don't stay in Nanjing to do things well?" The commander-in-chief scolded Si Xingpei.
Si Xingpei said: "It's too hard, too tiring. Staying in Nanjing is like floating on the sea, with the oars in my hands constantly rowing, endless and unstoppable.
Going to Singapore, the tossing is like climbing a mountain, although it is much harder than rowing, but once you get on the board, you don't need to work any more, and your children and grandchildren can climb high and look far.
Do you think it will be fine if the government is unified? To be honest, I don’t think it will stop in the next ten years; and the kerosene line will be built in three years, and it will be seamless, and you will be able to enjoy peace in the future. "
It took Si Xingpei a long time to convince the governor of this matter.
The commander-in-chief is a soldier. The military government is different from the big government in Nanjing. He is also old and very tired.
He was a little moved by Si Xingpei.
In the end, Si Xingpei carried out his grandson and family, and the commander-in-chief compromised.
As the governor said, what Si Xingpei came to Singapore to do was "lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds".
However, it is not a special pity that the watermelon loses the governor and his son, after all, they have long wanted to retire; and if they can pick up sesame seeds, the Si family can talk about the situation in Nanyang in the future, which is also considered a harvest. Sesame seeds are also valuable.