1928: The rise of giant merchants

In fact, there is no need to study the commonplace issue repeatedly, but Zhang Hanqing always mentions this matter, which shows that he has no idea and has a certain idea.

He hoped that the principal, Yan Laoxi, and Feng Yuxiang would both suffer losses, and then give him an opportunity to enter. However, judging from the current situation, the principal would not only win, but win in a devastating way.

At that time, as the number one figure in the north, how should he deal with it?

Should he enter the border to help the principal before the outcome of the war, and the two of them have a drink to settle their differences, or should they help Yan Laoxi and the others fight against Chiang Kai-shek and let the Republic of China wash its hands again?

Zhang Hanqing was indecisive and had difficulty making decisions, so he finally entered the border at the worst possible time, giving the Japanese a chance to invade the Northeast.

Knowing that it was difficult for him to change his thinking, Ye Luo still tried to analyze it with him and told him to never enter the border and just send a telegram of support to the principal.

Anyway, wasn’t that what the principal did in the previous China Eastern Railway incident?

If you retaliate in the same way as someone else, the principal will have nothing to do with you.

Zhang Hanqing drank in silence.

He couldn't bear to give up a great opportunity to enter the customs like this.

After drinking for three rounds, Ye Luo went back to the house with the help of Meng Xiaodong, and rested in the Marshal's mansion tonight.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Zhang Hanqing led the guards to see Ye Luo onto the train. Before he arrived at the train station, a group of warlord leaders headed by Yan Laoxi followed him to see him off. The momentum was so great that Fengtian was offended. People watched curiously.

Taking this opportunity, Zhang Hanqing brought up old matters again and hoped that Ye Luo would also bring some of the industries invested by Ye's family to Fengtian. He was willing to provide various preferential policies.

"Brother Six, please stop playing with me. All the industries I can expand into are here. For the remaining ones, do you think the principal will let me continue to expand to the north?" Ye Luo looked at him with a wry smile. Of course, this was just a random thing he made up. The reason is that he is not optimistic about Zhang Hanqing's attitude towards the Central Plains War. It is estimated that the September 18th Incident in the future will not be avoided.

The more property we keep here now, the more Japanese invaders will be enriched in the future. His second young master will not do business at a loss.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you." Zhang Hanqing knew that he had no intention of expanding north, so he patted him on the shoulder and said seriously, "Aluo, I'm going to Tianjin now. I've already contacted the military and political leaders over there. I'd like to say hello. If you have time after finishing your work, you can come to Fengtian for a walk. When the war gets serious next year, we brothers will live in the south and the north, so there won't be many days to get together."

"I know." Ye Luo clasped his fists and nodded, "Brother Six, take care."

"Oh, by the way, I have entrusted someone to take care of the things you asked me to do. Don't worry, no one will judge my younger siblings again. Oh, only in the north." Zhang Hanqing winked at him, and then He glanced at Meng Xiaodong, who was wearing a felt hat and dressed in men's clothing.

After all, he is the most famous Winter Emperor in the north. He doesn't dress up in disguise when walking on the street. If someone recognizes him, fans will rush over to him. The scene of crazy fans chasing stars is not much better than that of later generations.

"Ah, thank you so much, Sixth Brother!" Ye Luo clasped his fists again.

"Thank you, Sixth Brother~" Meng Xiaodong also thanked him in a low voice.

Yan Laoxi and others were suddenly curious when they heard that the boy accompanying Ye Luo was actually a woman, and that Zhang Hanqing also mentioned "younger brother and sister."

"Second Young Master, I have invested a lot of money in the foundation you mentioned. Hehe, don't tell me. Some people are already spreading rumors that I, Yan Laoxi, am also a general who knows how to support academic research. I am different from those stupid Qiu Ba!" Yan Xishan Very satisfied, he squeezed into the crowd and laughed at Ye Luo.

"The general is different from them." Ye Luo responded to him with a smile.

Many warlords present were shareholders of the two student funds, but Ye Luo had no intention of returning the money to them.

When the Central Plains War ends, these people will basically withdraw from the historical stage of the struggle for hegemony, and they will not be able to produce anything. By then, they will probably beg Ye Luo to take care of them.

After saying goodbye to all the people who came to see them off, Ye Luo and Meng Xiaodong finally boarded the special train to Tianjin, carrying large and small bags.

"One farewell gift for each person, it almost fills up a storage room!" Cao Fan, who was accompanying him as a bodyguard and driver, helped carry the things, with a bitter look on his face, "The second young master is really popular."

"Xiao Fan, after you go to Tianjin, help me contact the local Hongmen members, as well as our brothers from Ye's Sports and Ye's Security." Ye Luo said to him.

Cao Fan nodded smartly, realizing that this trip to Tianjin might not be easy.

Back in the carriage, Ye Luo and Meng Xiaodong had nothing to do, so they opened the gifts to see what everyone had given them.

"Jade Ruyi, golden lion, calligraphy and painting calligraphy. How come there are still people giving money directly?" Meng Xiaodong became more and more surprised as she looked at it. She probably knew that her man was of great status and wealth.

But after all, he is just a businessman and has not been involved in politics. In her traditional thinking, government officials and foreigners are the first class people, and they can manipulate others at will.

In Shanghai, the Ye family can dominate the sky with one hand, but in the north, why can he also dominate the crowd?

"It's really like Qiu Ba's style, haha." Ye Luo looked at the dazzling array of gifts. These things alone are probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Looking at the villages and towns passing by on both sides of the train, I always find it particularly ironic that countless people are still hungry and half-clothed.

"These bracelets are so beautiful." Meng Xiaodong found a pair of beautiful jade bracelets from a pile of gold and silver jewelry. Looking at the sun, they were crystal clear and very beautiful.

There is also a letter underneath the bracelet.

"Hey, Brother Luo, here's a message." She picked up the envelope and handed it to Ye Luo.

Ye Luo took it curiously: "Take the bracelet if you like it. Keep whatever you like among these gifts, and the rest will be donated to the Tianjin branch of Ye's Charity Foundation."

"Hmm~" Meng Xiaodong nodded and put the jade bracelet on his hand. He wanted to ask Ye Luo if it looked good, but when he saw Ye Luo lowering his head to read the letter with a heavy expression on his face, his heart sank slightly and he quickly took off the bracelet.

"Brother Luo, can't I keep this bracelet?" she asked cautiously.

Ye Luo raised his eyes and glanced at her, then smiled and said, "It's okay, you can put it on and show me."

"Okay~" She put it on again.

The bright jade bracelets complement each other and are so beautiful.

[Mr. Ye:

See words as face]

This letter is not long. It praises Ye Luo's establishment of two student funds, mentions the charity work of Ye Luo's charity foundation in the north, and calls him a "true patriotic industrialist". At the end of the letter, he quotes As the old saying goes, "A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and a wise minister chooses his master to do his work."

The writer said that if Ye Luo wanted to communicate in depth, he could find a contact person somewhere in Tianjin, and then he would know the true identity of the writer.

This was originally a mindless boastful letter, but the words at the end and the feeling of the entire letter made Ye Luo instantly think of a possibility.

"You are not really trying to get me to join the gang, are you?" Ye Luo's heart was pounding.

He sent off Feng Shaoshan and others in Shanghai, and later rescued Chen Ruiqiong and had contact with many related people.

Ma Yuzao and Lu Yucai, whom I met in Peking this time, are also related figures there.

They are shadows hiding in the dark, rebels against the times, and one of the few awakened ones.

Even though he had heard countless rumors and deeds about them in his previous life, after coming to the Republic of China, Ye Luo found that it was not easy to find them.

Now, it seems that the other party intends to contact me?

"I have such a close relationship with the principal and the Song family, and this dares to pull me. It's either a test letter from the Intelligence Department, or it comes from someone who is so bold."

Ye Luo smiled and put the letter away.

It doesn’t matter if you go or not.

But if this is true, it might become an important life-saving talisman in a few decades. (End of chapter)