1928: The rise of giant merchants

Wang was choked by Ye Luo's words, and the wine glass in his hand was hanging in the air, feeling very embarrassed.

"Haha, Mr. Wang, please don't cause problems for my brother. I persuaded him to come over with hard words. He got a new daughter and son, and he was unwilling to come to Peking even to death."

Zhang Hanqing came over to clink glasses with Mr. Wang, and helped Ye Luo out of the situation, easing the embarrassment between the two of them.

"Aluo told me before he came out. He would not attend meetings or participate in political discussions. He would not inquire about the inside story. He would simply come to my house as a guest."

Wang looked at Zhang Hanqing in surprise. With Zhang Hanqing's current status, he called Ye Luo his brother in public and defended him. This was not just about saving face.

It seems that the relationship between the two is closer than what the intelligence says.

Yan Xishan also laughed and said: "Haha, Brother Ye never gets involved in politics, but he is a top-notch businessman. A group of us can't even see him when we get together!"

Yan Laoxi's flattery made Ye Luo dumbfounded. It sounded like he meant well, but in reality he was roasting himself on the fire. This Yan Laoxi was either stupid or bad. He really was very different from Ye Luo's inherent impression of him. coincide.

The two powerful figures both respected and admired Ye Luo so much, which made Wang, who was originally more polite to Ye Luo and give face, the idea of ​​​​coining with Ye Luo.

When he was in Jiangcheng, there were people who had an army and the hearts of the people, but they were short of money.

The principal has two gods of wealth, Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen. Even if most of the money they earn goes into their own pockets, it is still enough to support the principal's military expenses and political funds.

Mr. Wang was poor, and he had to rely on his position in the Tongmenghui in the early years to beg for money, which made him very depressed.

He always felt that he was better than the principal.

After lunch, someone Wang took advantage of Ye Luo to go to the toilet and quietly ran to him and said: "Boss Ye, now Chiang Kai-shek is going against the grain and has lost the support of the people. We are about to establish a new government. If you are willing, come and do the financial work." How about the minister?"

He felt that Ye Luo was not really uninterested in politics, but had to be controlled by the Kong and Song families in the south, and he was not even a relative of the principal. If he became a big business, his fate would be harvested, so he might as well protect his own safety and slowly figure it out.

As for why he didn't follow Zhang Hanqing, after all, his foundation was in the south. If he went to the north, would all the money be left to the principal?

But Jiangcheng is different. It is also on the southern border. In Wang's opinion, it is very suitable for Ye Luo.

"Haha, I have little talent and little knowledge. It's okay to make a lot of money. If I were to be the Minister of Finance, I would probably disappoint Mr. Wang." Ye Luo refused.

Is that your new government?

It is obviously a puppet government with traitors gathered here.

What's the difference between going to your place and going to Puyi's Manchukuo?

If he really became the Minister of Finance, Ye Luo and the Ye family would have to bear the label of traitors for the rest of their lives.

Only fools go.

Wang hit a wall again, so he had to give up temporarily and went to contact other warlord leaders to discuss the specific matters of the future anti-Chiang.

Zhang Hanqing discussed this matter in depth with Ye Luo on the train to Peiping.

He was very dissatisfied with the China Eastern Railway incident. In order to curb his strength, the principal actually committed such a blatant violation of the covenant, but deep down he still didn't think that idiots like Mr. Wang could defeat the principal.

Zhang Hanqing wanted to save face, but also did not want to be an enemy of the principal. He was in a dilemma and had to come to Peking first to listen to the suggestions of this group of people.

On the train, Ye Luo only asked him one question.

"Sixth brother, do you think Yan Xishan and the others can defeat the principal's Central Army?"

Zhang Hanqing remained silent.

Several wars have exposed the background of these warlord leaders.

Not to mention the principal, even if they join forces, they may not be able to defeat him!

No matter what the righteousness or the high-sounding reason, if you really want to oppose the principal, you must be able to fight all the way to Jinling and overthrow his Central Army.

But in the last reorganization meeting, the principal benefited from the situation. The disarmament reduced their power by half, but the principal did not move at all.

Last year, the principal won the battles between Jiang Gui, Jiang Yan, and Jiang Feng with overwhelming force.

"History is written by the victors."

On the eve of the meeting, Ye Luo said this to Zhang Hanqing again.

Zhang Hanqing already knew it well and made a decision.

The next day's meeting, Ye Luo, as a non-party person, refused to participate. He took part of Zhang Hanqing's guard alone to visit the Forbidden City and pay homage to Puyi's former residence.

Later, he was invited to Yenching University and Tsinghua University to give some simple lectures to students.

Now Ye Luo is the number one tycoon in Shanghai. In terms of business ability, no one of the younger generation can match him. Even those business tycoons who have been famous for a long time will respectfully call him "Second Young Master" when they mention Ye Luo.

However, students from these higher education institutions do not think highly of businessmen. They all have passion and stars in their eyes. Their ambitions are generally to strengthen the country through scientific research and study to serve the country. The first-class career aspirations are to participate in politics, academia, and literary circles, and the second-class career aspirations are Those who want to study medicine, law, and teaching, and those who want to work in the third-rate field are construction, finance, and industry. As for starting a business and making money as a boss, most students disdain it.

This is not because they have high ambitions and low abilities, but because the current environment is like this.

A few decades ago, when the former Qing Dynasty ruled the country, it was still in a feudal system. The people were not enlightened. The only way out for students was to become an official in the imperial examination and work as a dog for the bannermen.

After the pioneering work of Mr. Sun and a group of followers, everyone took pride in learning advanced Western knowledge and wanted to be as prosperous and powerful as the Western world.

In this era, internal and external troubles gradually emerged, and students naturally focused on serving the country with loyalty.

But among all the businessmen, only Ye Luo was deeply loved by these students.

First, Ye Luo squeezed out the foreign businessmen of the foreign companies that had ruled for more than ten years in Shanghai's automobile industry. He was the first Chinese businessman to defeat the foreigners by himself! It has great national significance and inspiring effect.

Second, Ye Luo's Ye's Charity Foundation has really done something good and is so famous in the north that it can allow Ye Luo and Ye Qingqing to enjoy the merits of incense! Nowadays, in various poor places, as long as you mention the word "ye", you can't escape the name "Ye Luo"!

Third, Ye Luo's deeds overseas gradually spread to big cities such as Peking, Shanghai, Jiangcheng, and Tianjin. The rumors are getting more and more outrageous, and some people even rumored that Ye Luo single-handedly caused the bursting of the US stock market bubble! Ye Luo was so frightened that he thought his arrangement had been leaked.

In short, in this era, if you have talent, good looks, and patriotic deeds worthy of praise, if you have one of the three, you can harvest a large number of fans.

These fans are different from the brainless fans of later generations.

Many of them come from well-off families and are talented and knowledgeable. They are the future pillars of the country, and some even dominate the future trend of the country.

Their popularity is enough to make Ye Luo famous in history.

But Ye Luo took all three of the above!

The speeches at Yenching University and Tsinghua University lasted only ten minutes, and countless students came to observe them. The crowds were so crowded that it was amazing.

Tsinghua University was formerly known as Tsinghua Academy. Seven years ago, Ye Luo was admitted as the number one scholar. Now that he has become a senior, he is deeply loved by his junior students.

After finally squeezing out of the crowd, Ye Luo was about to leave quietly, but was cut off by a middle-aged man who suddenly appeared.

"Mr. Ye, could you please come to your humble residence? There is an old friend at home who would like to have a chat with you." The middle-aged man had a kind face and did not look like a member of the military.

"Who are you?" Ye Luo looked at him in confusion. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't remember the other person's identity. (End of chapter)