1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Looking for me? What's the matter?" Seeing Lu Xiaoman's panic, Ye Luo hurriedly walked over and asked.

Lu Xiaoman was wearing a gorgeous black cheongsam, with the hem tightly wrapped around her plump body. The slit was high up to her thighs, revealing a pair of long white legs. Because she was not wearing stockings, she looked as sexy as if she was not wearing pants.

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said to Ye Luo: "A few troublemakers came to the ballroom upstairs today, and the quarrel is getting louder now. I'm thinking of coming down here to find someone to call you."

"Trouble? Isn't the ballroom not open yet?" Ye Luo, with questions on his head, pulled up Lu Xiaoman, called Ding Li and Shi Jianqiao and walked upstairs.

Just in case, he also asked the security guard downstairs to call the French Concession Patrol Room and notify Ye's Security Company.

"It's not open for business~ But they have the supervision and investigation order from the municipal government and the public board bureau. We can't let them go even if we don't let them go." Lu Xiaoman hugged Ye Luo's arm, leaned close to him and whispered, "A Luo, I see these people It’s a big deal, so be careful.”

"What's going on? Let's talk about it first." Ye Luo hugged Lu Xiaoman and walked through the first floor. The lobby on the first floor was decorated. It did not adopt the same luxurious style as Paramount, but was extremely simple, adding more details. More land will be used as a dance floor so that more people can dance together.

There was no one on the first floor, but there was a faint noise from the second floor, and several people immediately quickened their pace.

"The leading man said that he wanted to inspect the decoration and business conditions of our ballroom on behalf of the Board of Directors. Then he took a look around and insisted that the building renovation was illegal and was not allowed to open. Didn't the eldest lady come today? A girl from Fengming Tower didn't want to make things worse, so she apologized softly. Those people said they wanted to check the business situation and asked a few sisters to dance with them. The leader named Xue Leng to accompany him, and Xue Leng I didn’t want to cause trouble, so I agreed.”

Lu Xiaoman puffed up his mouth as he spoke, with a look of displeasure and disdain on his face.

"I didn't expect that man to be very dishonest. He put his hand into Xue Leng's thigh while dancing and asked her to kiss him. You also know Xue Leng's temper."

Ye Luo is happy.

The four girls, Fenghuaxueyue, have followed little A'Qiao for ten years. Not only have they learned many of Xiao's skills, but they have also learned from her violent temper. Especially Xue Leng, who is the coldest and relatively taciturn, can explode more cruelly than anyone else.

"Xue Leng slapped the man, and then they had a falling out." When Lu Xiaoman said this, his voice gradually became quieter.

"Interesting, don't they know that the Black Cat Dance Hall is my property? In more than ten years in Shanghai, this is the first time I've encountered someone who dares to come face to face and cause trouble. It's quite cool!" Ye Luo smiled coldly.

"Haha, a bunch of bitches from Fengming Tower are also pretending to be noble. They think that if they change their names to dancers, they will no longer be in the same profession? When you come out to sell, don't you just kiss, touch, and fuck men? Of?"

"I want to take a look today. If I leave this stick here, who among you would dare to show mercy to me? If you don't obey me, believe it or not, I will kill you with one shot!"

As soon as he arrived on the second floor, Ye Luo saw an arrogant and domineering middle-aged Mediterranean man in a suit and leather shoes, but his words were unpleasant. While shouting, he pressed the Browning M1903 semi-automatic pistol on the bar table and pointed at Xue Leng, who stood proudly, roared.

There were several men in suits standing behind the man, all of them looked playful. At first glance, they looked like they were here to cause trouble.

Behind Xue Leng, in addition to Wang Ji and other signature black cat dancers, there were several crying girls who were being held in Hua Mei's arms and whispering comfort.

Apparently it wasn't just Xue Leng who was bullied.

"The second young master is here!" Someone shouted.

Everyone's eyes came to the stairs, and suddenly the weak dancers seemed to have a backbone. They straightened their backs one by one, looked at the Mediterranean people, and then looked at Ye Luo pitifully.

Seeing Ye Luo coming, Xue Leng's cheeks were slightly red, and she lowered her head and took a few steps back.

She didn't want to cause trouble before the opening day, so as not to cause trouble for the second young master.

But that Mediterranean bastard went too far and wanted to take things even further. She couldn't bear it anymore and slapped him hard several times.

Ye Luo also saw the palm prints on the Mediterranean man's face. He smiled, then his smile faded and he put down the pistol on the table.

This gun is not ordinary.

The last time he received a Browning M1900 semi-automatic pistol from the British Military Command from William, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations, what he received from the Mediterranean was a more advanced M1903.

In June 1903, the first batch of Browning M1903 went on sale.

By the time production ceased in 1927, a total of 58,442 Browning M1903s had been produced. Its caliber was increased to 9mm, which made up for the Browning M1900's lack of lethality.

In the 1920s, M1903 landed in Shanghai through smuggling. Because the handle of the gun was marked with "COLT AUTOMATIC" and the Pony trademark, the people did not know English, so they called it "Colt AUTOMATIC".

Not long ago, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Public Settlement ordered 3,000 M1903s from Colt Company in the name of police guns for the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations (this organization is not a chamber of commerce organization, but a foreign military force of various countries in order to protect foreign companies. Military organizations composed of elite and international mercenaries) and patrol house agents.

In addition, as an authentic "American fan", Song Ziwen also required all officers to be equipped with M1903 when he established the tax police corps.

Under Song Ziwen's instigation, the Jinling National Government also purchased a large number of M1903s as the standard weapons for senior generals in the National Army.

Ye Luo is a Chinese director with the same status as Yu Qiaqing and others in the Ministry of Industry Bureau. Although he rarely goes to his office, he is still very familiar with the overall situation of the Ministry of Industry Bureau.

There are no Chinese soldiers in the Chamber of Commerce of All Nations. As for the police officers in the public concession? Shen Da, who has just been promoted to chief detective, is Ye Yuqiao's old subordinate and Ye Hao's good brother. Most of his Chinese agents now come from Ye's Security Company.

And the patrol room didn't have the guts to cause trouble.

Therefore, the Mediterranean who dared to come to the Black Cat Dance Hall to cause trouble was most likely a reservist of the Tax Police Corps, or a mid-level and senior general of the National Army.

The Tax Police Corps was a private armed force founded by Song Ziwen in 1932. It was promoted to the outside world as an irregular force used for anti-smuggling and tax collection. However, under Song Ziwen's vigorous management, it later became a regular army with Class A status in the National Army. Incomparable elite troops.

During the Anti-Japanese War, it became a powerful anti-Japanese force that repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, and was later compiled into the main division of the expeditionary force. It achieved brilliant results and included a generation of famous patriotic general Sun Liren.

At this time, the Tax Police Corps had not yet been established, but Song Ziwen had already used various means to create this private armed force.

No matter what identity Mediterranean is, he is not easy to mess with now.

Ye Luo sighed softly in his heart, what should come will always come.

It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.

He took a few steps forward and protected the tall Xue Leng behind him: "General, I don't know where my people are provoking you. Why are you drawing your gun?"

Mediterranean's thief eyes were darting around, and soon they focused on the plump and sexy Lu Xiaoman.

He had seen a lot of billboards in the past few days, all of which were promotional photos taken by Lu Xiaoman for the Black Cat Dance Hall. He didn't expect that when he came to the dance hall with his friends, there were actually a bunch of beautiful dancers hidden here, such as the one who slapped him. Snow-cold and unparalleled, it's hard to let go of her at first glance, and you want to take her and ravage her.

"What general? I am Qin Tongli, the director of the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau!" Mediterranean glared at Ye Luo and sneered, "Are you the second young master?"

"Oh~ turns out to be a little brat." The smile on Ye Luo's face became even bigger.

If the other party is really a reservist of the Tax Police Corps or a mid-level and senior general, then he has to find a way to say hello to Song Ziwen to see if the flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple, or if someone is deliberately causing trouble.

Upon hearing that the other party was the director of the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau, Ye Luo immediately understood and remembered the identity of this middle-aged Mediterranean.

Saltpeter ore refers to saltpeter ore. Saltpeter ore can be used to manufacture nitric acid, explosives, fireworks, and metallurgy and glass industries. Soda saltpeter can be used as nitrogen fertilizer and the preparation of other nitrogen-containing compounds. Potassium saltpeter can also be used as fertilizer (potassium nitrate). and nitrogen compounds.

During the Republic of China, military industry, metallurgy, glass, and agricultural fertilizers were all very important industries, many of which were state-owned or monopolized by foreign companies.

Although the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau is under the municipal government, it is actually under the vertical management of the military industry department of the Jinling National Government. Qin Tongli has a low position but great power, and he does not even need to listen to Bai Xiongqi's orders.

Precisely because he is in charge of the saltpeter mine, he must have good relations with many generals of the National Army. It is normal to get an M1903.

In addition, this guy actually has a close relationship with Black Cat Dance Hall.

Because he is the Black Cat Dance Queen, the future top star of the dance hall, and the first husband of Wang Ji from Gone with the Wind.

After the fall of Shanghai, this guy became a traitor.

Wang Ji divorced because of his personality differences, but he could not forget her for a long time and devoted himself to seeking reconciliation.

But Wang Ji sneered at him: "You think you can force me to submit by becoming a traitor? I'll find a traitor who is bigger than you to open your eyes!"

Later Wang Ji married Pan Sansheng.

But soon, seeing that Qin Tongli had given up, she divorced Pan Sansheng, and finally lived with her first love in a small bungalow on Aimai Yuxian Road in the French Concession.

Qin Tongli's anger surged when he heard Ye Luo scolding him for being a little brat. Just as he was about to reach for the gun, he heard a bang.

Shi Jianqiao on the side knew what he was going to do when he saw his movements. At this time, he didn't even care that he was still wearing a high-slit cheongsam and kicked the M1903 away with a fierce kick!

Qin Tongli was startled. As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, he found a dark tube stuffed into his mouth.

This time, he was so scared that he peed.

"Oh, oh, second young master, please calm down! We are all our own people, don't be like this, don't be like this!"

Seeing that the situation was getting serious, a middle-aged man quickly walked out of the crowd to break up the fight.

He knew that when Ye Luo was negotiating with Zhang Wanlin, he would pull out his gun and kill someone if they disagreed!

At that time, he also left a famous saying, "I have a bad habit. If anyone points something at my head, I can't help but shoot in self-defense!"

He was lucky that Shi Jianqiao kicked the pistol away just now, otherwise the bang might have been Qin Tongli's head.

"Who are you?" Ye Luo looked at him sideways, turned on the safety of the pistol, and stuffed the barrel of the gun into Qin Tongli's mouth, obviously really angry.

He is a time traveler.

A time traveler who has traveled for more than ten years and cherishes his life very much.

Ye Luo can easily negotiate with people about anything without losing their temper.

But if someone dares to threaten his life.

Ye Luo will never show mercy.

"Hello, Second Young Master, I am Liu Tizhi, general manager of the Shanghai Branch of the China Industrial Bank." This middle-aged man is quite amiable. Judging from his face and posture, although he is wearing Western-style clothes, he should belong to the faction of the Manchu relics.

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows, knowing that this person had heard something about it.

He was a relatively famous financier, banker and collector during the Republic of China. He was also from a famous family. His father was the famous Liu Bingzhang.

During the Sino-French War in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Bingzhang, who was the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang at the time, told his family: "In case of defeat on the battlefield, I must be loyal to the country, my wife must be chaste, and my three sons must be filial. Give it to Li Hongzhang." As soon as these words came out, all the officers and soldiers in the army were determined to serve the country.

The Battle of Zhenhai in the Sino-French War lasted 103 days, was unprecedentedly fierce, and finally defeated the French army.

French fleet commander Guba was seriously injured and soon died on the Penghu Islands.

Liu Bingzhang won the battle and was promoted to governor of Sichuan.

The mistress in his mouth was Liu Tizhi, the middle-aged man in front of Ye Luo.

However, later in the wave of "the state advanced and the people retreated", China Industrial Bank was also targeted by the Jinling National Government and Song Ziwen. After being reorganized and reorganized, it became a state-owned asset. Liu Tizhi ​​completely withdrew from the business world and became an idle collector.

After his death, he donated all his collections to the country.

Ye Luo looked at him differently for just one reason——

This man is not a traitor.

"Oh, hello, Manager Liu. I heard that Manager Bei Zuyi has a very good relationship with you?" Ye Luo asked Qin Tongli with a smile while stuffing the barrel of a gun into him.

"Yes, yes, Zu Yi and I are close friends!" Seeing that Ye Luo's attitude towards him was quite good, Liu Tizhi ​​quickly nodded and explained, "Today we got an investigation order from the Public Affairs Bureau and came to visit the Second Young Master. In the dance hall, you are entrusted by others, and you are entrusted by others! Don't hurt everyone's harmony."

"Oh, the supervisory investigation order from the Public Security Bureau. Is this how your supervisory investigation came about? Blatantly molesting my dancer, and then pulling out a gun to show off?" Ye Luo pushed the barrel of the gun inward again, Qin Tong Liwu Lala screamed and fell to his knees, with his hands raised in the air, saliva flowing out, and his manners were completely lost, "And this little brat? It's amazing. People from the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau can also be equipped with guns. I'd like to Go ask Minister Bai, does the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs not care about guns and explosives now, and should the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau be in charge?"

"No, no, no, no, second young master, please stop joking!" Liu Tizhi ​​was invited to come here today to support the occasion. Most of the other middle-aged men present were Manchu relics and celebrities from all walks of life in the old-school businessman system, mostly in the financial and political circles.

He actually didn't want to wade into the muddy waters of Paramount and Black Cat Dance Hall.

Because anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a battle between Ye Luo and Lu Yusheng. Anyone who rushes in to disrupt the situation, whether to persuade them to make peace or to sideline them, is seeking death.

But Qin Tongli had a great background and he called someone, so he had no choice but to come and make up the numbers.

If something happens to Qin Tongli here, the Liu family will also be accused by the Qin family.

"I'm not kidding." Ye Luo knelt down and patted Qin Tongli's cheek. This forty-year-old Mediterranean, who was almost a year older than him, had lost his previous dignity and was almost kowtow to beg for mercy.

He was really scared.

Because he didn't expect Ye Luo to come.

"I'll give you two choices now. First, eat a few peanuts, and your life and death will depend on your destiny and wealth; second, pay the money and apologize, and then do a small business with me. This will be good for you and me."

Ye Luo put his finger on the trigger.