1928: The rise of giant merchants

"I'll get straight to the point. Boss Ye should also know about the commander-in-chief, right?" Zhang Dingyao said bluntly. Zhang Qun and others looked at Ye Luo silently without any change in their expressions. It seemed that they were angry internally.

Ye Luo pretended to be amazed and asked in a low voice: "The Marshal is unconscious. Is there any new news?"

With his Ye family's information channels, he could not find out the news that Marshal Zhang was dead, let alone him. The young marshal did not announce his funeral secretly, and the transfer of power was going on in the three eastern provinces. These were not things that ordinary people could know.

"The commander is dead." Zhang Dingyao lowered his voice. Even though the other people knew the truth, they still showed shocked expressions.

This thing is too big.

Ye Luo pretended to be stunned, and then acted like he hadn't calmed down for a long time.

"Boss Ye, the 'dragon-tiger fight' between you and President Galt is already a big news that everyone in Shanghai talks about. That '40000' reservation number is really a stroke of genius. I admire you." Zhang Dingyao continued. , "I have also learned from some friends in the business community that you are very famous in the Chinese business community, but the old-school business tycoons are very difficult to deal with you."

"There's nothing I can do about it." Ye Luo shook his head and chuckled, "We don't agree with each other. They want to enrich their own pockets in the name of charity. Forgive me for not being complicit. Nowadays, the country is facing a crisis. There are foreigners and imperial powers who are oppressing them from outside, and they are oppressing them from within. Warlords are fighting in various places, and our ordinary people have no way to make ends meet. If even this small amount of relief money has to be siphoned off, how can people survive?"

Ye Luo will never let up on this matter.

The business he wants to do is rooted in countless people. Without the mass base, it is just empty talk.

He could only become a tycoon in name only, not the giant businessman he thought.

"Well said! From that press conference, I admired Mr. Ye's new business philosophy very much. Unfortunately, due to internal and external troubles, I couldn't talk to you freely. This time, things finally took shape."

Zhang Dingyao clapped his hands and took out a red document from the drawer and pushed it to Ye Luo.

"I heard that your 'Dragon-Tiger Fight' will probably come to fruition in the near future. Shanghai can live without the Ye Family, but it cannot live without the Ye Family Investment Company. I think Boss Ye can understand this, right?" "

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows and looked down.

The red document clearly says——

[In July 1928, the Shanghai New General Chamber of Commerce and Committee drafted the list of members]

Sure enough, it came!

Jinling Fang swept away the old-school business forces.

This world-famous storm was more violent than anyone imagined.

Although Jinling has been designated as the capital, Shanghai, the largest city in the Far East, is the real economic and financial center and the first line of international communication.

Other cities will be settled by foreigners and divided into concessions, usually because they have the attributes of import, export and port trade. The import and export industry is developed, but the local business community is in a mess and cannot provide Jinling with massive wealth.

But Shanghai Beach is different.

A group of the world's most cutting-edge people gather here, whether in business or finance, far surpassing other cities.

If it can be allowed to develop in the established direction, it will inevitably produce terrifying economic benefits.

But the premise is to ensure the safety of merchants and people.

In the past, when warlords fought in a melee, the so-called kings of Shanghai were replaced one after another, such as Lu Yongxiang, Sun Chuanfang, etc., and a new one would first collect a round of protection fees, and then break all the old rules.

If this cycle goes on and on, it will never really develop in a lifetime.

Obviously, Jinlingfang's ambitions don't stop there.

"The Ye family has completely disappeared along with Lu Yongxiang in Shanghai. Both Ye Yuqiao's Labor Federation and his Ye family are gone. I think the Ye family that Mayor Zhang mentioned in the future should refer to me, Ye Luo. The Ye family."

Ye Luo smiled and took the red document, which was a life-saving charm given by Zhang Dingyao.

The redevelopment of the General Chamber of Commerce means that Fu Xiaoan's good days have come to an end.

He is also one of the Chinese business tycoons who is desperately trying to get stuck in his business. Compared with Fu Xiaoan, Yu Qiaqing is much smarter. He always mediates in the middle and does not take the lead.

Among these merchants from the old era, the only one who survived was Yu Qiaqing.

I heard that he had established a relationship with the senior management there as early as last year when Jinling Fang settled in Shanghai. He made suggestions and gave money to people. Like Huo Tianhong of Yongxing Company, he was a survivor selected by Jinling Fang. one.

Yu Qiaqing is a representative of the business community, and the representative of the gang is naturally Huo Tianhong.

Ye Luo opened the document and glanced at it. The names of these people were clearly listed.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Jin Lingfang is not a good person to begin with. They contributed to Shanghai's golden decade and the imminent formulation of the "Greater Shanghai Plan" for the sake of their own interests.

Especially the fanciful "Greater Shanghai Plan", the concept was very good, but the outcome was counterproductive.

The Songhu War broke out in 1932, and the all-out war ushered in in 1937. This entered the four-year "isolated island period". Then the Japanese invaders occupied the concession, and it was not until after liberation that it saw the light of day again.

A bunch of public bonds issued in order to complete the "Greater Shanghai Plan" ended in a disastrous defeat for the bondholders.

Holding the red document, Ye Luo didn't really care.

Anyway, Jinling would soon change its mind again, completely suspending the General Chamber of Commerce on May 1, 1929, and then establish a new Shanghai Special City Business Group Organization Committee to command and serve all businessmen.

But at this time, this life-saving talisman is still very important.

"Everyone says that the second young master's brains are better than Zhuge Liang's. It would not be a loss to replace him with a teacher. I think this is still an understatement." Zhang Dingyao laughed loudly. It would be best if Ye Luo is a sensible person.

What they want is stable Chinese business, to coexist with foreign trading houses, and even compete with them, rather than the old-school trading houses that think about how to strengthen themselves every day and engage in internal intrigues.

"Aluo has been very smart since he was a child. I can vouch for this, haha." Bai Xiongqi laughed and echoed beside him, "By the way, Mayor Zhang, don't you know, the wedding of Aluo and my Xiuzhu, It’s scheduled to be Xiuzhu’s birthday party on December 5th this year.”

"So soon? Then I will congratulate you in advance here." Zhang Dingyao smiled and patted Ye Luo on the shoulder, "Oh, it's a pity. Several of my daughters also thought about marrying Fengyun Shanghai's second son. It’ll be fine, Master.”

"Haha, Uncle Zhang is joking, I am not worthy of a few daughters." Ye Luo smiled lightly. Marriage between wealthy and aristocratic families was a common political method, and he did not reject it, but the Zhang family's daughters really weighed a thousand gold. , he can’t afford to be his concubine!

"Back to business, since you called me Uncle Zhang, I will also ask you to call you Aluo. Aluo, the situation has changed drastically now, but Shanghai will definitely move towards a very peaceful period. The so-called peace , there are no profit-monopoly business groups, no tyrannical warlords, no sneaky gangs, and no arrogant foreigners, do you understand?"

What Zhang Dingyao said was very explicit.

Ye Luo smiled lightly when he heard this and nodded to show that he understood.

Although we have been prepared for this upcoming great purge, what is described in history is just a few understatements. Only by truly experiencing it can we know how terrifying it is.

It was a massive sweep targeting all walks of life.

As for Bai Xiongqi's "change of face", Ye Luo has long been accustomed to it.

He is an out-and-out opportunistic politician. Although he loves Xiuzhu enough, he also likes to use his sister's marriage as a political bargaining chip to gamble. However, Ye Luo was quite surprised that he boarded the boat so decisively this time.

He thought Bai Xiongqi would hesitate for a few more days.

A few people chatted for a while, and Ye Luo left with the red document and took back his gun from the guard. Seeing the second young master walking out intact, Ma Yongzhen breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could speak, he listened to him Suddenly asked: "Yongzhen, are you interested in working at the Songhu Police Department?"

"Huh? Me?" Ma Yongzhen never thought in her life that she could go there one day.

He used to be a gangster who was beaten up and down on the streets, known as Young and Dangerous in Hong Kong.

"Yes, go for a spin and then come back to me." Ye Luo said thoughtfully and smiled lightly.