Chapter 279 Are We Dragons or Bugs?

Walking on the most prosperous commercial street in Shandakan and looking at the bustling crowd, not only were the fat people a little shocked, but Chen Jiaju, who had always been knowledgeable, was secretly surprised. Such a flow of people is by no means comparable to the small Kuching town now. I'm afraid that Nanjing Road in Shanghai at this time is nothing more than this.

As soon as the curious fat man inquired, he knew that it was the temple fair here in Sandakan. The Chinese from ten miles and eight townships came to the market. If it was just the local Chinese in the small town of Sandakan, there were not so many.

Even so, it also made Chen Jiaju sigh that although the small city of Kuching is developing very fast, there is still a lot of room for improvement in terms of population and scale.

After browsing the city, Chen Jiaju and others lived in the residence of Chen's trading house. This was originally an important pavement of the Chen family, so after the integration of the trade bank, it continued to be retained and expanded. There is a four-story building under construction in the bustling block not far from the trading bank, which is the department store to be built by Chen's Trading Company.

Due to various considerations, Chen Jiaju did not invest in the construction of a department store in Kuching.

However, this is a relatively remote place, but it is also a gathering place for Chinese people. This expansion idea of Chen's trading company has long passed the review of Chen Jiaju. In Chen Jiaju's view, how to expand the influence of Chen's Group as much as possible is the most important thing.

Now it is the elder of the old trading bank who presides over the Shandagen Chen's trading company. Liu Ziming, the current deputy manager of the company, saw his boss coming, and Liu Ziming greeted him at the gate in person.

"Uncle Liu folds me, how can I get you so much?" Seeing Liu Ziming, Chen Jiaju hurried forward to hold his hands and said affectionately.

"Now you are already the head of our Chen Group. This gift is not to be abandoned. It should be..." Liu Ziming, who is nearly 50 years old, is not tall, wears a traditional long shirt, and a pair of sword eyebrows are very eye-catching. His other identity is the worship of the old man Chen Yunhe.

Entering the residence of the trading company, Chen Jiaju looked at it and talked with Liu Ziming affectionately: "The conditions here are much simpler than those of Ku Jin. It's really hard work, Uncle Liu."

"What Jiaju said, I don't know where the conditions are now better than in the past. Look, the electricity has been turned on here. It's really the same as before!" For Chen Jiaju's kindness and politeness, Liu Ziming strictly abides by etiquette and does not surpass it.

"What Uncle Liu said is not bad, everything still needs to develop in a good direction. To tell you the truth, Uncle Liu, when I come to Shandagan this time, I just want to focus on the situation here. If possible, I plan to build Shandakan into the second base of our Chen Group. Looking at a few cronies in the living room, Chen Jiaju cheered up the elder of the Chen family in front of him word by word.

Liu Ziming gave Chen Jiaju's tea cup a hand and said happily, "It's the best. There are many Chinese people in this mountain. It's definitely a big market to develop it well."

"Bear by the way, Uncle Liu, this is Mr. Zhao Heqiang, the newly hired shipping company manager of the group company." Only then did Chen Jiaju realize that he only talked to his uncle and forgot to introduce Zhao Heqiang around him.

"He Qiang, this is the veteran of our Chen's trading company, Liu Ziming, the current deputy manager of the trading company and the head of the Sandakan branch." Turn around and introduce Chen Jiaju to Zhao Heqiang.

The two of them greeted each other intimately.

After the greeting, Chen Jiaju began to inquire about the situation of the mountain root: "Uncle Liu, let's talk about the development of our Chen Group in the mountain root, and where is the difficulty?"

Looking at the young boss who looked at him, Liu Ziming sighed in his heart. After cleaning up his mood, he frowned and said, "Generally speaking, our development in Sandakan is normal. After all, we have been here for decades, and there are still some connections."

Chen Jiaju heard the meaning of Liu Ziming's words, and he asked, "That is to say, there are things other than business that are affecting our development now, right?"

With a "um", Liu Ziming's face was solemn, and it could be seen that he was indeed not very optimistic about the fundamental situation of Shanda.

"Since a large number of Chinese have been exiled from the Kundian region under the jurisdiction of the Dutch a few decades ago, it has gradually become the world of our Chinese. As you all know, this place is full of disputes. In the past few decades, the fundamental Chinese forces of Shanda have been divided into several groups. You can say that they are a community or a black force. In short, it is absolutely impossible to do things here in Sandakan without relying on them. Liu Ziming simply explained the situation here.

"Our Chen's trading company is fortunate to have a solid foundation here in Sandagen, and the relationship for decades is not bad. Some old Lanfang people in those years also gave some face, and our business is not bad. It's just that now as our business begins to expand, some forces are ready to move and have the intention to deal with us. Liu Ziming shook his head and sighed.

Chen Jiaju was indifferent, which was what he expected. It was said that the Chinese were dragons and a group of people were insects. In fact, this statement depends on what you think.

In Nanyang, where the production conditions are relatively bad, if the Chinese can't unite, let alone fight against the foreign devils who bully them, it is unknown whether they can survive. This is also the reason why there are many organizations in the form of associations in Nanyang.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Liu. I have a general understanding of the situation here. Well, these days, I've been going around here, mastering more first-hand information, and making a clear plan for our next development. Chen Jiaju appeased the old minister of the Chen Group. He still valued Liu Ziming, a loyal and capable person.

After a slight exchange, Chen Jiaju and others went to rest. This long-distance boat and car was really a little tired.

No words overnight

The next day, after Chen Jiaju placed the members of the action team who came with the ship, he took Liu Ziming and several guards to inspect the new department store of Chen's Trading Company, which was under construction.

Although the building under construction is only four floors, it is quite large in scale. Chen Jiaju looked at it and found that it has a construction area of at least 5,000 square meters. In this era when materials are not very rich, department stores of this size are quite conspicuous in a small town like Sandakan.

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