1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Hey, how did the little devil become a little princess?" Ye Luo teased Kong Lingjun with a smile after getting out of the car.

We haven't seen each other for more than half a year, and the little girl has grown a little more. She looks a little coy after wearing a dress, a little less naughty and a little more quiet.

But upon hearing Ye Luo's taunt, Kong Lingjun was so angry that he bared his teeth and wanted to pounce on the teacher and bite him hard.

"I'm a girl, why do you always talk about me like this?" Bai Xiuzhu glared at Ye Luo, held Kong Lingjun's hand, and whispered a few words of comfort.

Kong Lingjun leaned into Bai Xiuzhu's arms and bared his teeth and claws at Ye Luo. Although he and Ye Luo were on the surface, he actually missed this cheap teacher very much in his heart.

After returning to the Kong family, she lived a familiar and boring life again.

In the past, she would make trouble at home, or go to the principal's house to play with the principal's wife. No matter what she did, someone would control her and pamper her. All her bad habits were developed at that time.

The classmates in the school were all envious of her life experience and family environment, but Kong Lingjun didn't like her very much.

It’s boring, it’s really boring!

Until she became Ye Luo's little apprentice, followed him around, saw some interesting things she had never seen before, and gradually became Ye Luo No. 2. She felt that her life seemed to have a direction and goal.

If it weren't for her father's orders, she wouldn't want to leave the Ye family and Ye Luo at all.

I clearly miss him so much, why do I laugh at myself as soon as he comes up? It makes me so angry!

Kong Lingjun complained in his heart, but kept staring at Ye Luo.

The principal's wife was waiting outside the Qilu Hall to greet the guests. Since the principal was not here, she invited many friends she met at various dances, including many foreigners living in Jinling. At this time, she was negotiating with a bald foreigner. Seeing Ye Luo and the others approaching, they quickly waved to him.

"Aluo, come on, come on." The principal's wife introduced the bald foreigner, "Mr. John, this is the Ye Luo I often mentioned to you."

"It turns out it's him!" The bald foreigner was ecstatic, shook hands with Ye Luo excitedly, and introduced himself in German, "Hello, Mr. Ye. My name is John Rabe, and I am the commercial representative of the German Siemens branch in China. Nice to meet you!"

"Oh it's you!"

The same voice sounded in Ye Luo's heart.

If you have watched the movie about the Jinling Massacre, you must be familiar with this foreigner.

During the Japanese Massacre, he created a temporary international security zone in Jinling and served as the chairman of the international security zone. He protected nearly 250,000 people from the Japanese invaders. Although he had joined the German Swastika Party, it was rare. Good people and humanitarians.

"Hello, Mr. John, I am also honored to meet you." Ye Luo maintains a high degree of respect for such historical celebrities. After all, they are not reborn like himself and have the ability to predict the future. It is very human to make the right and admirable choice under the circumstances.

Ye Luo thought he couldn't do this.

"Mr. John heard that your Ye's Electronics is developing electronic equipment and hopes to have long-term cooperation with you." The principal's wife winked at him.

Now that Germany and the National Government of Jinling are in the honeymoon period, the China-German military cooperation project is booming, and various German companies have settled in Jinling one after another.

Siemens Electronics is currently a well-known electronics company, but even such a powerful foreign company wants to do big business in Jinling, where bureaucracy is prevalent, and if it wants to spread to Shanghai and the entire south, it has to work well with the top brass of the National Government. At the same time, Ye Luo, the number one tycoon in Shanghai, has to pay homage to Ye Luo.

John Rabe knew very well that if he could win Yelo's favor here, Siemens would be able to operate unimpeded in Shanghai. On the contrary, if he angered Yelo, he would lose a large market in the south.

Unlike those foreigners in China who still think they are superior to others until their death, he has clearly understood the current situation in the southern business world, and Ye Luo is the well-deserved number one figure.

Ye Luo even has more say than Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen!

The foreign companies that had been against Ye Luo before had basically left the south in despair and went to the north to make a living.

Faced with this situation, even if they turned to the Jinling National Government and their own embassy, ​​it would still be of no avail.

The relationship between those consuls general, ambassadors and ministers and Ye Luo is not necessarily worse than with them!

The German Consul General Knappe became a loyal follower of Yello because of the Rolls-Royce incident. If he were asked to choose a partner between Yello and John Rabe, he would definitely choose Yello.

"Yes, if Mr. Ye is willing to cooperate, we at Siemens can provide certain equipment and technical support." John Rabe nodded immediately.

Electronic machinery has always been an industry that Ye Luo values. Although with the assistance of the German military advisory group and the three Su brothers working hard day and night, the progress is still too slow.

The reason is that there are too many people who are lagging behind in terms of technology and talent. Even if Ye Luo is rich, it will be difficult for them to see other people's car taillights in a short time.

The best way is undoubtedly to cooperate with leading companies like Siemens.

"I wish I could." Ye Luo shook hands with him again, and they walked in side by side, "Siemens doesn't have a branch in Shanghai yet."

"Under preparation." John Rabe looked embarrassed. He applied several times to the Shanghai Bund City Hall and the Industrial and Commercial Department, but was rejected.

The reason is actually very simple.

With Ye's Electronics Factory in Shanghai, the others have either been annexed long ago or have fled to other cities. Who dares to compete with the second young master in the industry he values?

"In this way, if Siemens is willing to provide the latest technology and equipment, and send a consultant team of at least thirty people to assist us in building the factory, I can spend some money to carry out in-depth cooperation with the market and you."

Admiration is admiration, business is business.

No matter what, Siemens is the core company of the Swastika Party and the Germans. How can we do this without extorting money?

"The latest technology. This requires the approval of the head office. As for the equipment and advisory group, I can make the decision." John Rabe nodded. As long as the Republic of China market is good, he will be confident to convince the German head office.

"That's great. I hope we can have a happy cooperation." Ye Luo shook hands with him again and made a rare request to take a photo with him.

Bai Xiuzhu, who was on the side, followed the principal's wife to meet many noble ladies. Those women's eyes were higher than their heads. When they saw the young and beautiful Bai Xiuzhu, they subconsciously wanted to target and threaten her. But when they heard that she was Ye Luo's wife, they all started to look at her. Not diligent.

I used to hear Lin Ruxian and Xiao Aqiao say at home that whenever they went out to attend parties with Ye Luo, their faces were very bright and they enjoyed themselves very much. Bai Xiuzhu could not understand their mood.

Now I finally understand what it means for one person to achieve enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

Whether it was the wife of the President of the Executive Yuan or the mistress of a high-ranking official in the commercial sector, everyone was extremely enthusiastic when they saw her.

She is obviously several years older than me, but she insists on calling her sister!

"The teacher seems a little excited today~" The little Kong Lingjun is also the focus of everyone's attention, because her father is Kong Xiangxi, she is the most beloved daughter of the Kong family, and she is also the goddaughter of the principal's wife. In the future, she will be a similar Can they not fawn over Bai Xiuzhu's character?

"Really?" Bai Xiuzhu looked at Ye Luo over there.

"Yes, teachers rarely took the initiative to take photos with others in the past!" Kong Lingjun nodded. In the United States, even a big shot like Franklin would take the initiative to take photos with Ye Luo.

That's the governor of New York State!

With her reminder, Bai Xiuzhu also became curious about John Rabe's identity. (End of chapter)