1928: The rise of giant merchants

"goose!!!"

Qin Tongli didn't dare to move and shouted with all his strength, fearing that Ye Luo wouldn't understand. He even stretched out two fingers on each hand to show what he meant.

Ye Luo couldn't help laughing.

It's not that he was laughing, but it was really funny.

Others couldn't understand Ye Luo's smile because the popular element of scissorhands representing "yeah" has not yet entered the country.

Qin Tongli raised his hands high and stretched out two fingers, as if making a scissor hand gesture. Compared with the dark gun barrel in his mouth, the scene was really funny.

"Is this how the Second Young Master talks about business?" Wang Ji and others who were watching from behind clicked their tongues, suddenly feeling that they understood why the Second Young Master's business can be so big!

"Occasionally, occasionally." Xue Leng and the other women broke into cold sweat. This was the first time they had seen such a scene.

A group of middle-aged people gathered around looked at each other and all looked at Liu Tizhi.

Liu Tizhi ​​had no choice but to continue to step forward to smooth things over: "Second Young Master, you see Director Qin also agreed."

"I know that Director Qin is easier to communicate with. You see, if he is a messy and difficult to communicate person, how can he choose a name from the word 'reasonable'? Are you right, Director Qin?" Ye Luo put the barrel of his gun in his hand. He took it out of Qin Tongli's mouth, then lightly patted his cheek with the pistol, and then took the M1903 that Shi Jianqiao sent back. "I seem to have lost this gun. Thank you Bureau Qin for sending it back to me." ha."

"Yes, yes, the second young master's gun was left here for some reason." Qin Tongli almost wet his pants in fright.

The young man on the other side doesn't act according to common sense.

In the past, he would show off his guns and reveal his name as director of the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau. If that failed, he would replace his father, Qin Dunshi (currently the deputy minister of education of the Jinling National Government), which was enough to intimidate any opponent.

After that, he gets whatever he wants.

But Ye Luo didn't care about this. He put the gun barrel into his mouth when he came up, and he might shoot at any time.

Qin Tongli could tell that Ye Luo was not joking.

"Okay, can't we just let things go? Leng'er, go prepare some tea and bring it to the general manager's office. Bureau Qin and Mr. Liu, can we sit down together?" Ye Luo took Qin Tongli's arm affectionately. , and looked at Liu Tizhi.

Liu Tizhi ​​felt a chill in his back and could only nod awkwardly.

The opponent's hand is facing them, how dare they refuse.

"Second, second young master, what about us?" Others asked with licking their smiles.

"If you want to continue the investigation, just do it. Remember to help me clear up the misunderstanding with the Public Security Bureau, otherwise I will have to go to Consul General Verdi to negotiate, which will make everyone unhappy. Why bother?" Ye Luo glanced at them and guessed Here comes the mastermind behind the scenes.

Lu Yusheng, an old gangster, has a lot of energy.

"Thank you, Second Young Master! Let's say goodbye first!" They were not stupid. They said goodbye one by one and fled the Black Cat Dance Hall as fast as they could, not daring to stay for a moment.

"Hmph, a bunch of soft-legged shrimps!" Lu Xiaoman especially hated the way these old men looked at her. Now that Ye Luo had come forward to solve the problem, she felt elated and muttered something in a low voice, and then started whispering to a few girls.

Xue Leng gave Ye Luo a slight smile and obediently ran to make tea.

Ye Luo took Qin Tongli and the two of them to the general manager's office.

He also suddenly thought of a business idea after seeing Qin Tongli.

Nowadays, the output of domestic saltpeter mines is not low, but the management is in disarray. The National Government only cares about paying taxes to me for import and export every year, and does nothing else.

Who makes the current domestic arsenals very poor?

Even if there are many resources, they cannot be integrated into military weapons or equipment.

The more famous ones are the Hanyang Factory, the Jinling Factory, the Liangyue Factory, and the Fengxi Factory, which invested 300 million yuan. It is currently the largest arsenal in the three northeastern provinces in the country.

Even so, the lack of weapons and equipment and the weak queen are still inevitable.

Today, the elite core troops of the Jinling faction still mainly import equipment from powerful countries such as Virtue.

The reason lies in the lag in industrial development.

One step is slow, each step is slow.

In addition, the Nationalist government worships foreigners and has a strong comprador mentality. It believes that the great powers are the best. It either spends a lot of money to buy their weapons and equipment, or pays their experts to help set up factories. It has no domestic mentality at all.

Many domestic state-owned enterprises still have extremely serious bureaucracy and personnel strife, and arms industry experts are not taken seriously. The most important arms industry experts in the Republic of China, such as Han Linchun, Yang Wenkai, Deng Yancun, etc., except Han Linchun who died early, were all killed in the arsenal. Those who lost their jobs after being accepted.

It would be amazing if this could be done well.

Since they don't do it and don't cherish it, then I will accept it slowly.

Ye Luo looked at Qin Tongli who was smiling apologetically. Saltpeter mine management was a very good entry point.

There was only one boss's chair in the office, and Ye Luo did his job.

Qin Tongli and Liu Tizhi ​​looked at each other and found that there was no place for them. They understood that the so-called "sitting together" was purely polite.

Things between them and Ye Luo are not over yet.

"Second Young Master, you don't remember the faults of villains. Just let me go this time." Qin Tongli felt anxious and hateful in his heart. His father was Qin Dunshi, a famous man among the Qing Dynasty survivors. He was in a high position and had to deal with a businessman. Definitely more than enough.

But distant water cannot quench near thirst.

At the age of forty, he now had no choice but to swallow his anger and beg for mercy.

"Where's the talk from Director Qin? Aren't we going to talk about business? There's no need to celebrate. It's all a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding." Ye Luo looked at him with a smile and tapped the table with his hand.

Qin Tongli nodded with a grimace: "Yes, misunderstanding! What kind of business does the second young master want to discuss?"

"You are the manager of Shanghai's saltpeter mine resources, the top one! Every year so much saltpeter enters and leaves Shanghai, the approval goes through Bureau Qin, right?" Ye Luo crossed his legs and smiled and said, "These saltpeters can help your Qin family I’ve made a lot of money, is it too much for me to share a little?”

"Second Young Master" Qin Tongli took a breath of air.

This is the rhythm that kills his life.

"Don't reject me in a hurry. Mr. Liu, who is standing next to you, has been in Shanghai for a long time and should know me better. If I want to find out your dirty tricks in the bureau, I can make you sleep with a few dancers. I will find out everything about my sleep! In three days at most, I can get a report and send it to the Jinling National Government, so that you, the director of the administration, can transform into the director of the administration and go to Shizikou Prison. Oh, by the way, Hu from Shizikou Prison I know Director Yimin quite well, and I will definitely provide you with enough food."

"Oh, don't talk to me about your father who is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education. I'm not afraid, especially in Shanghai. If you don't believe me, you can try and see if you can walk out of Shanghai standing?"

Seeing that he was a little unconvinced, Ye Luo's eyes gradually became sharp.

"Second Young Master, how much do you want to share?" Qin Tongli gritted his teeth.

He also read the recent newspapers and knew that Ye Luo was extremely powerful in Shanghai.

It's just that the conditions for Lu Yusheng's opening are too tempting, plus he can play freely after the opening of Paramount, and he is under the vertical management of Jinling, so he is not very afraid of Bai Xiongqi and others.

So for a while, lard wiped his eyes and came to make trouble.

This quarrel made him realize that the other party was not easy to mess with at all, and he had become Lu Yusheng's pawn.

The best thing to do now is to surrender first.

"One-tenth of your profits. In addition, I would like to send a few people to work under you, is that okay?" Ye Luo looked at him with a smile.

A tenth, not much.

Qin Tongli breathed a sigh of relief. As for sending people to the administration, it didn't matter. This kind of personnel transfer was everywhere during the Republic of China.

It's nothing more than trying to set up an eyeliner and get a piece of the pie.

"No problem." He nodded.

Ye Luo laughed secretly in his heart.

No wonder this idiot has become a traitor. Not only is he greedy for life and afraid of death, he is also mentally ill.

His goal is not money, but the network of contacts derived from the saltpeter mine, a bunch of interest groups, and the operational network of the military industry.

Looking at his appearance and hearing that he only wanted one-tenth of the profit, a big stone dropped in his heart.

This is fine, but it is not easy for people who are too smart to control and grasp.

If Qin Tongli is as difficult to deal with as Yu Qiaqing, then Ye Luo will consider sending him back to the west to eliminate harm for the people first.

"I won't take advantage of you. From now on, when you come to the Black Cat Ballroom, your purchases will be half price. In addition, if you are bullied by someone in Shanghai, you can come to me at any time." Ye Luo showed off his godfather's style and gave him a piece of cake. A life saver on the beach in Shanghai.

But in fact, this thing is useless.

With Qin Tongli's status and family background, he is not worried about anything happening in Shanghai.

Unless he offends someone he can't afford to offend by committing suicide.

If it really got to that point, Ye Luo would have just slapped his butt and left.

Who will really help him solve the problem?

Whoever takes this kind of promise seriously is a fool.

Qin Tongli had no choice but to smile and be grateful to Ye Luo.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Xue Leng came over with three cups of tea.

She glanced at the office and found that Liu Tizhi ​​and Qin Tongli were both standing. She pursed her lips and smiled. She handed a cup of tea to Ye Luo first, and then prepared to divide it between the two of them. After giving it to Liu Tizhi, she gave it to Qin Tongli again. But Ye Luo stopped him.

"This tea is not for him." Ye Luo took a sip of tea and looked at Qin Tongli with a smile.

Liu Tizhi ​​laughed secretly in his heart.

Well, not only is there no place to sit, but there is also no tea to drink.

This so-called "prepare some tea and sit down together" is really just polite.

Fortunately, at least I have tea to drink, I just don’t have anywhere to sit.

It showed that the second young master was also dissatisfied with him and gave him power, but he was not as humiliated as Qin Tongli who had offended him.

"Then who drinks?" Xue Leng raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a smile, feeling that she had wrongly blamed the second young master.

At that time, she felt angry when she thought that Qin Tongli was messing around and now she had to serve him tea and water by herself. But now.

"Bureau Qin, I would like to propose a cup of tea to my Leng'er. This matter has been completely revealed." Ye Luo looked at them and said calmly.

Qin Tongli's cheeks turned red with shame, but he was helpless.

In the office were Ye Luo, Xue Leng, who had been teased by him, and Liu Tizhi, whose status was inferior to him.

But it was him who was going to be embarrassed now.

He hesitated for a long time, and finally picked up the teacup tremblingly.

A man, who was also an official, actually wanted to offer tea to a dancing girl and apologize.

He felt like his anger was about to burst out.

"Forget it, just don't let me see you in the future." Xue Leng didn't want Qin Tongli to completely hate Ye Luo because of this incident, so he reached out and took the teacup and drank it all.

Qin Tongli breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Luo.

Seeing Ye Luo nodding, he waved again, said goodbye as if he was relieved, and ran out the door without looking back.

After Qin Tongli left, Liu Tizhi ​​also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Ye Luo.

"Leng'er, go get a stool for Mr. Liu." Ye Luo winked at Xue Leng.

"Yes, Second Young Master." Xue Leng was in a happy mood, with a rare smile, like an iceberg melting, and walked out with a plate. After a while, he brought a round stool in, and then closed the door gently, not to disturb them.

No one knows what Ye Luo and Liu Tizhi ​​talked about.

In short, when the two came out, Ye Luoyun was calm, but Liu Tizhi ​​was extremely excited and excited. After thanking him repeatedly, he slowly left the Black Cat Dance Hall.

The other dancers have been taken to the fourth floor by Wang Ji to practice dancing, leaving only Xue Leng, Lu Xiaoman, Shi Jianqiao and Ding Li on the third floor.

After that, they went over the preparations for the opening of the Black Cat Ballroom. Ye Luo didn't stay too long. Later, he had a dinner with Dong Ruichang, the chairman of the Ningbo Commercial Association.

He left the dance hall surrounded by several people. Before leaving, Xue Leng gritted her teeth and still called him.

"Second Young Master!"

"Huh?" Ye Luo looked back at her.

"Thank you." Xue Leng smiled again, then pulled up the skirt of the black cat dance costume, feeling slightly happy.

"Fool, I still want to apologize to you." Ye Luo waved his hand and got into the car.

Xue Leng was stunned for a moment, and then she understood what he meant.

Similar things have happened before.

Whenever the second young master feels that he has not helped them stand up well, he will say this sentence.

It means that the matter was not solved well and the second young master was dissatisfied.

But he even asked the director of the administration to offer him tea and apologize. Doesn't he think it's not enough?

Xue Leng suddenly felt that the cold wind blowing on her body was not too cold.

He just stared at the car in a daze until it disappeared from the end of his field of vision.

On a Ford V8.

Ye Luo and Lu Xiaoman were sitting in the back row. Seeing Shi Jianqiao in the passenger seat looking dazed and wondering what he was thinking, Ye Luo chuckled and became more and more curious.

As if he had guessed what Ye Luo was thinking, Lu Xiaoman pursed his lips and said, "Jianqiao didn't expect that the so-called dancing is like that."

"Ah?" Ye Luo looked at Shi Jianqiao.

I noticed that her face was red.

"She changed her clothes specially today and wanted to ask you to dance in the ballroom, but after seeing what happened with Xue Leng, she became afraid." Lu Xiaoman laughed, and when Shi Jianqiao looked at him, he waved his hand quickly, " Oh, sister Jianqiao, if you don’t tell him, he will never understand.”

Ye Luo was even more confused.

Lu Xiaoman didn't say anything more, he just couldn't help but chuckle, and even Ding Li in the front row laughed. Obviously he also knew about this.

Ask me to dance?

Ye Luo really couldn't figure out the reason.

Moreover, Shi Jianqiao always practiced punching people. If she danced, she would probably have her feet crushed.

She also specially changed into a cheongsam with high slits.

Could it be that she changed her outfit after seeing the dancers at the Black Cat Ballroom and thinking they were all dressed like this?

The car moved forward with constant laughter.

When they arrived at Siming New Village in the county town and dropped Lu Xiaoman in front of her bungalow, Ye Luo declined her invitation and asked Ding Li to drive away directly.

Lu Xiaoman took off her high heels at the door, squatted down and pinched her ankle, then opened the door with her high heels in hand. All she could think about was the scene in the ballroom where Ye Luo put a gun into Qin Tongli's mouth.

It’s so manly!

She thought so, but when she opened the door, she found that Xu Zhimo was also at home.

"Zhimo, you didn't go to school today? Oh, I'm exhausted today. You don't know, there are still people who dare to come to Aluo's dance hall to cause trouble."

Xu Zhimo's face suddenly darkened when he saw her sexy beauty outfit, but when he heard that someone was making trouble at the Yeluo Ballroom, he became curious again and quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

Lu Xiaoman told everything about what happened.

Xu Zhimo was shocked, and then said: "Qin Tongli, his father is the deputy minister of education."

"Ah? Is he very powerful? Is he a big official?" Lu Xiaoman didn't know much about politics.

Seeing the cowardly appearance of Qin Tongli's group of soft-legged shrimps, she subconsciously thought they were just a bunch of small characters.

"I'm a professor at two universities, Guanghua and Daxia, right?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"My immediate boss, the two principals were appointed by the Ministry of Education of the Jinling National Government. Now I heard that the education sector is going to be reformed, and a college system will be established, which will be taken over by senior officials from the Ministry of Education. Undersecretary, that is the ministry. There are many high-ranking officials.”

"To put it simply, he is equivalent to a director of the Ministry of Industry and Public Affairs Bureau. Do you think he is awesome?" Xu Zhimo sighed.

My wife always socializes with high-class people, but knows nothing about politics. It seems that I have an obligation to educate her well, so as not to get into trouble one day without knowing it.

"God, A Luo is not afraid of such a powerful character at all." Lu Xiaoman knew that Ye Luo must know Qin Tongli's background, but he still treated him like that.

She suddenly discovered that this former friend seemed to be far beyond her imagination.

I always thought he was a big businessman who made a lot of money. After the decline of the Ye family, he seemed to be doing well. At least he had a backstage in both the Chinese and foreign circles.

But now when I hear Xu Zhimo talk about it, I feel that Ye Luo is more than powerful.

"What are you thinking about?" Xu Zhimo pushed her.

She quickly blushed and shook her head: "It's nothing. I think it would be better to talk to Aluo another day."

"That's right. It's always right to cause less trouble. If you offend others, it's easy to get into trouble." Xu Zhimo nodded in agreement.

"No. I'll go and talk to him now. What if he doesn't know." Lu Xiaoman took off her high heels and put them back on. After thinking about it, she ran back to the room and prepared to touch up her makeup.

Xu Zhimo was used to seeing her irritable look, and felt that this matter was not trivial, so he shouted: "Ask the driver to take you there."

"Okay! Don't wait for me for dinner!" Lu Xiaoman's voice came from the room.