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Li Jun's response was also very simple, just a few words of humility.
These big shots' praise might have some sincerity, but most of it is just politeness. If you actually believe it and become complacent, then you're just being naive.
"Uncle Xian, gentlemen, let's talk somewhere else. Please follow me."
After exchanging pleasantries upon their first meeting, Li Jun smiled and addressed He Xian and the other six.
"Jun, put everything else aside for now, could you show us around your island first?"
He Xian emphasized the words "your island".
Li Jun instantly understood He Xian's meaning: He wanted him to showcase himself in front of the others so that he could gain benefits later.
"Uncle Xian, of course I'll agree to your request."
However, Li Jun clearly had his own plans.
Upon hearing Li Jun's words, He Xian gave Li Jun a meaningful look, while the Sea Dragon King and the other five gave Li Jun a meaningful glance.
These people were all seasoned veterans, and they instantly understood what Li Jun meant. He was being so polite to them out of respect, and he had no other requests.
"Ah Jun, let's go."
Seeing that Li Jun ignored his signal, He Xian had no choice but to give up.
An hour later, Li Jun, He Xian, Hai Longwang, and the others, who had toured the southern part of Mabast Island, returned to the South Nord family's manor.
“Ah Jun, this island is quite large. If it is properly planned, it can house at least 50 Chinese people.”
He Xian's face was full of joy at this moment.
What you hear is completely different from what you actually see. Even though he knew that Li Jun had taken over Mabast Island, when He Xian actually came to the island and saw the 10 Chinese people working hard to build their homeland, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
He Xian was very fond of Li Jun, but he never expected that Li Jun would succeed so quickly.
"If we don't consider food, I think it can house 150 million people."
After He Xian finished speaking, Tan Yuantong said with a smile.
At this moment, the Dragon King looked at Li Jun and said with a smile, "Jun, I heard from Xian that you need shipbuilding equipment and shipyard workers, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Sheng."
Li Jun nodded in response.
Huang San had already told Li Jun that the Sea Dragon King's original surname was Sheng, and he was a direct descendant of the Sheng family, a powerful clan during the Republic of China era. Later, he went to Southeast Asia to do business, but his path became increasingly distorted, and the business he eventually engaged in was completely different from the business he started with.
"Ah Jun, I have a shipyard, and I can give you shipyard workers, but I have a favor to ask."
The Sea Dragon King slowly spoke.
"Mr. Sheng, please speak."
Li Jun replied with a smile.
“Ah Jun, my old buddies who started out with me are all about the same age as me. They've long since left the ocean and gone ashore. I won't even mention those who settled in Hong Kong or Macau, but there are many more brothers who have settled in Southeast Asia. You should know the current situation in Southeast Asia. If you can get them to come to your island to book a show, I can transfer a shipyard to you.”
The Dragon King of the Sea looked at Li Jun and spoke.
"Mr. Sheng, how many subordinates like this do you have?"
Li Jun asked directly.
"Including their families, there are about 2 to 3000 people."
After pondering for a moment, the Dragon King of the Sea spoke.
Upon hearing the Sea Dragon King's words, Li Jun pondered for a few seconds before speaking, "Mr. Sheng, I have already leased a piece of land from the Fernandi family to build a port specifically for transporting materials from Mabast Island. If you have no objections, Mr. Sheng, you can place your people in this port."
Before fully taking control of Marbacher Island, Li Jun had no plans to allow other Chinese people to set foot on the island.
The reason is simple: Li Jun has difficulty controlling these newly arrived Chinese, which would increase his management costs and could easily lead to unforeseen changes.
Therefore, the best solution is to refuse all outsiders from coming to the island.
Even with the Huang family's factory, Li Jun planned to isolate it, just like with the Saigon shipyard, so that it could not have any contact with the Chinese on the island unless Li Jun gave permission.
"Ah Jun, I..."
"Mr. Sheng, I'm sorry, I also have my own difficulties."
To reiterate, while Li Jun respects He Xian and the others, it doesn't mean he would sacrifice his own interests because of that respect.
"..."
The Sea Dragon King, who had been interrupted by Li Jun, gave Li Jun a deep look, but ultimately did not speak again.
"Hehe, Lao Sheng, Ah Jun has his own ideas."
Seeing this, He Xian quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Ah Xian, what kind of person do you take me for? I'm just thinking about how much to sell my shipyard to Ah Jun so that I won't lose money."
After hearing He Xian's words, the Dragon King of the Sea smiled and said...
For the next few hours, He Xian, Hailongwang, and the others chatted with Li Jun for several hours. It was almost midnight before the old men finally couldn't stay awake any longer and went to sleep.
In the following few hours, whether it was the Sea Dragon King, Tan Yuantong, or anyone else, they all gave Li Jun some benefits as a greeting gift.
For example, Hailongwang sold his shipyard in Borneo, Malaysia to Li Jun for a friendly price of HK$130 million, while Luzon gambling king Liu Wentao took over Li Jun's port construction project at a family-friendly price.
After everyone left, leaving only Li Jun and He Xian in the room, He Xian said with some regret, "Jun, this was a good opportunity, what a pity."
"Uncle Xian, you're the one who told me that haste makes waste, and these things need to be done slowly."
Li Jun replied with a smile.
"Well, Ah Jun, so you were worried that we old guys would hold you back."
Upon hearing Li Jun's words and seeing the smile on Li Jun's face, He Xian immediately understood what he meant.
“Uncle Xian, I didn’t say that. It’s just that in Southeast Asia, you have to be quick and ruthless. In a power, too many voices are not a good thing.”
Li Jun replied with a smile.
“Ah Jun, you’re right. Even if it’s a little slow, the foundation must be solid and free of impurities.”
He Xian fully understood Li Jun's meaning, looked at Li Jun with a gratified expression, and said with a smile.
The next morning, He Xian, Hailongwang, Tan Yuantong and others bid farewell to Li Jun and boarded a cruise ship to leave Marbacher Island.
“Ah Xian, the young man you’ve chosen is truly remarkable. Most young people would be hesitant to refuse us old folks, let alone even haggle over a price. Just based on his courage, I know his future achievements will definitely not be inferior to those of us old folks.”
Looking at the island of Mabast that was getting further and further away from him, the Sea Dragon King said with a smile.
"The future ultimately belongs to the young!"
Tan Yuantong also let out a sigh.
Only He Xian quietly looked at the manor on Marbach Island, eagerly anticipating what surprises Li Jun would bring him next.
……
For the next six months, Li Jun hardly left Marbacher Island. Whether it was developing gold mines, building shipyards, constructing docks, winning over the hearts of the Chinese people on the island, or 'civilizing' the Malay monkeys, Li Jun had to take charge of many things personally, and he simply couldn't get away from them.
In the past six months, Li Jun's skills have improved rapidly.
The biggest improvement was that after waiting for a month, Li Jun finally received his Sherman-class destroyer.
First, Li Jun discovered that engineers don't need to stay by a weapon's side to analyze it. For example, when analyzing a Sherman-class destroyer, engineers only need to scan the entire ship. Once the entire ship is scanned, the Great Hero System's page will display a development progress.
By deploying more engineers to participate in research and development, the research and development process can be accelerated. Taking the Sherman-class destroyer as an example, if Li Jun were to dedicate all 150 engineers to the research and development, it would only take 15 days to complete the research and development.
Therefore, Li Jun did not hesitate and went all out, immediately starting production after analyzing the Sherman-class destroyer.
Li Jun integrated the Saigon Shipyard with the shipyard that Hailongwang had sold to him into one shipyard, which could simultaneously begin construction on two Sherman-class destroyers. However, due to the relatively outdated equipment, it would take five months to build one Sherman-class destroyer.
In other words, in about 10 days, Li Jun will have four Sherman-class destroyers under his command, which will be a terrifying naval force capable of sweeping across most of the South Pacific.
What's even more terrifying is that every five months, Li Jun can acquire two more Sherman-class destroyers.
Even so, Li Jun still felt that the production speed was a bit slow. Moreover, the engineers reported to him that his shipyard's current limit was to produce Sherman-class destroyers. Even if the advanced warships were analyzed, they could not be produced.
Therefore, Li Jun set himself a new goal: to acquire a large-scale, modern shipyard.
In addition, Li Jun was very satisfied with the performance of the Malayan monkeys.
Under Li Jun's combination of kindness and severity, the Malay monkeys changed their inherent laziness and worked desperately during their turn to mine, all in order to become the mine supervisors.
Li Jun's gold mine now has 120 supervisors. These construction workers can start work every month, have plenty of food every day, and can even earn points to exchange for items such as cigarettes.
Because the Malayan monkeys went crazy, the gold vault, which was originally predicted to produce 20 tons of gold per year, unearthed 15 tons of gold in just six months, earning Li Jun 1500 million system points.
In addition, thanks to Li Jun's efforts, Dr. Li, Li Jieying, Huang Xiaoqi, Tang Judy, and Guo Kailin all successfully became pregnant with Li Jun's children. However, among these women, the one who is about to give birth the latest is Huang Xiaoqi, who is the last to be with Li Jun, and her due date is in six months.
For this reason, for safety reasons, Li Jun brought Dr. Huang Xiaoqi, Li Jieying, and Guo Kailin to live on Marbach Island. Tang Judy, being in the shadows, was safer staying on Hong Kong Island.
Fortunately, Li Jun's women were all quite sensible, and the Doctor was also quite capable as a wife, managing Li Jun's harem in an orderly manner, without causing Li Jun any dissatisfaction. This allowed Li Jun to be "forgetful" on Mabast Island for the past few months.
However, on this day, Li Jun prepared to temporarily leave Marbacher Island and go to Hong Kong Island.
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The reason is simple: after half a year of preparation, the Rich Club that Li Jun and Tang Judy built together will officially open tomorrow, and as the boss, Li Jun naturally has to go and show his support.
Moreover, Hong Kong Island has undergone significant changes during the six months that Li Jun was away.
In the underworld, without Li Jun personally overseeing things, although other triads still respected Hung Hing, they were not behaving themselves due to the support of the British Hong Kong government, and they were secretly engaging in many underhanded activities.