1928: The rise of giant merchants

January 2, the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930).

After arriving in Tianjin from Fengtian, Ye Luo immediately moved into Tang Yiying's private villa.

After leaving Suzhou Shizikou Prison, Tang Yiying took Lu Xiaojia and ran to Tianjin to take refuge. Lu Xiaojia's father, Lu Yongxiang, was also here in front of her apartment.

The two fooled around in various ways in Tianjin, calling friends when they came in and out. When they ran out of money, they asked Lu Yongxiang for it, or they simply took some belongings from Tang Yiying's husband Pujie's Prince Chun Mansion and sold them.

Ye invested in and opened casinos, cinemas, theaters and other businesses in Tianjin, relying on the popularity of these second-generation rich and second-generation officials, and made a lot of money last year.

Tang Yiying was known as a flirtatious woman. She had been Zhang Hanqing's mistress in the early years, and later she followed Lu Xiaojia. When she went to Suzhou, she hinted at Ye Luo in every possible way, hoping to change the owner of the famous woman.

Ye Luo didn't have much interest in this coquettish former Qing prince's concubine. He was at most a pampered friend. He mainly used her connections and identity in the north and asked her to help evacuate Pujie's Prince Chun Mansion.

Although the so-called one million ocean fortune is nothing to Ye Luo, the many national treasures and celebrity calligraphy and paintings collected in the palace are extremely valuable and can be auctioned for extremely high prices decades later.

And these things are also very good to give away, showing that you have both taste and style.

After moving into the villa, Ye Luo learned that Tang Yiying and Lu Xiaojia had already started playing their own lives. The socialites liked to play with people in the upper class. They went to high-end dance halls and consulates of various countries in the concession. They became more and more famous in Tianjin, and Lu Xiaojia They prefer more down-to-earth entertainment, such as playing dice, playing crickets, listening to operas, listening to books, etc.

"Brother Luo, are you ready~" Tang Yiying, who was wearing a beautiful dress, walked into Ye Luo's room with a charming smile without knocking on the door.

Ye Luo was wearing a suit and tie under Meng Xiaodong's service. When he heard her voice, he smiled and replied: "It's almost ready, just a moment."

"Yeah~ Sister Meng is here too, so I'll leave first." Tang Yiying pretended to be panicked, twisted her waist and left the room. The moment she walked out of the door, her smiling face froze, and she grabbed the hem of the dress with both hands with great force, pointing. The knots are a little white.

She socialized in Peiping, Tianjin, and heard rumors about Ye Luo from many big shots.

In the past, Ye Luo was only the second young master in Shanghai, but now he has transformed. Not only has he replaced the three tycoons and become the real number one tycoon, he has also established a relationship with the principal and the Song family. He has risen rapidly and can be said to dominate the southern business world.

Not long ago, she heard from foreigners at a cocktail party that Ye Luo stirred up the stock market in the United States, earned tens of millions of dollars, and even became a guest of the governor of New York!

What is the concept of tens of millions of dollars?

Even the ocean is scary enough.

Tang Yiying secretly helped Ye Luo evacuate Prince Chun's Mansion, and also helped Ye invest in establishing strongholds and connections throughout Tianjin, which can be regarded as her best efforts.

Why did she do this?

It was just because she took a fancy to Ye Luo's huge potential. Lu Xiaojia definitely couldn't compare with him. Even now, she felt that Ye Luo was comparable to Zhang Hanqing.

If she could marry into the Ye family, it would be great to become a concubine.

I didn’t expect that all my plans and scheming would end up being cut off by an actor. Can I not be angry?

"You have to divorce that loser as soon as possible." Tang Yiying was originally reluctant to bear the title of the concubine of the former Qing prince, but now comparing Pu Jie and Ye Luo, she feels that this title is a complete constraint on her.

inside the room.

"Brother Luo, Miss Tang seems to have a lot of thoughts about you." Meng Xiaodong had no intention of caring about Ye Luo's private life, but it always made her a little uncomfortable to see such a free-spirited woman clinging to her man all day long.

"I'm so good, isn't that normal?" Ye Luo turned around and hugged her, jokingly saying, "What, are you jealous?"

"I-I don't have one." Meng Xiaodong's ears turned red as she lowered her head and said, "I-I just want to remind you to pay attention to safety when playing. Women like this are very unclean."

Ye Luo smiled, kissed Meng Xiaodong's forehead, and then said with a smile: "Where did you think of it? But what you said did provide me with some new business ideas."

"Eh? What business?" Meng Xiaodong knew that he came to Tianjin this time to discuss business, but she knew nothing about this and was only curious.

"I'll tell you later. Since you mentioned it, it will be put in your name from now on." Ye Luo had decided on this idea early on.

In the future, as the Ye family spreads, these women will have to rely on the Ye family heirs they gave birth to to live a peaceful life. How to distribute the family property will be a big problem.

Although there are already trust funds in the United States, the assets of the Ye family are so huge that it cannot be fully covered by such a fund company.

The territory of Yip's investment will continue to develop, from south to north, from domestic to foreign countries. In the future, Hong Kong, Macao, and even Singapore, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries will be the targets of Yip's hunting.

Women will also get some share of the property.

In this regard, he treats everyone equally, and whoever gives him an idea will get a share of the property.

Meng Xiaodong was confused. When he heard that Ye Luo wanted to divide the family property to himself, he was stunned instantly.

During the Republic of China, the status of concubines was not high. There was not much difference between an outside lover like her and a maid. Let alone dividing the family property, it would be good if she was not beaten to death by the wife of the family.

The Ye family's property is so terrifying.

"I'm going out first. When you come back, call Cao Fan and the others to pick me up in Jingyuan. I have to take a turn to find Xiaojia." Ye Luo rubbed Meng Xiaodong's head. She didn't like this kind of social interaction, so she just Let her stay at home to sing and relax.

"Well, go early and come back early." Meng Xiaodong nodded obediently.

After leaving the room, Tang Yiying had been waiting in the lobby for a long time. When she saw him coming out, she stuck to him, holding his arm with both hands, and said with a sweet smile: "Brother Luo, the car has been arranged, shall we set off?"

"Well, I also want to meet the legendary 'Emperor'." Ye Luo nodded and smiled.

This time he came to Tianjin to look for business opportunities for this year's Central Plains War and the tariff independence issue in March. Unexpectedly, the former Qing emperor Puyi quickly posted it here like a cat that smelled fishy. .

He sent several invitations, including invitations to dinner, dancing, playing polo, and attending parties hosted by the consuls general of various countries.

In short, Puyi was very enthusiastic and wished that Ye Luo, the God of Wealth, could move directly into his home.

After finally getting in touch with Ye Luo through his sister-in-law Tang Yiying, Puyi immediately held a banquet to invite Ye Luo, and also invited his friends from all walks of life in Tianjin. It seemed that he was determined to attract the God of Wealth.

Puyi was very happy, because not only did he successfully invite Ye Luo, but many powerful people in Tianjin who had been reluctant to interact with him responded this time and prepared to come to Jingyuan for dinner.

He felt that his face was very bright, and he asked Queen Wanrong to pawn some precious national treasures in exchange for Da Yang, and he wanted to entertain Ye Luo well. (End of chapter)