1928: The rise of giant merchants

"There are packs of cigarettes hidden in all these Japanese textiles, right?"

Even though he was used to seeing all kinds of big scenes with Ye Luo, Shi Jianqiao was still shocked when he saw such a large amount of smoke.

The Nissin, which is specially used to transport goods for Japanese companies, is not inferior to the Jiangan in terms of tonnage. If there is really smoke in every box of cargo, then to be conservative, the total volume may exceed 2,000 boxes!

"It's almost the same." Ye Luo took another box of textiles, cut the tape on the wooden box, and simply poured out all the goods inside. Not only did this box contain packs of cigarettes hidden in the interlayer, but also the textile goods. Mixed in were a lot of white plastic bags filled with smoke.

The two looked at each other, Shi Jianqiao clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Second Young Master, Song Ziwen is going to kill you! We can't help him transport these goods to Suzhou City!"

"I'm afraid Song Ziwen received the news the moment the Nissin arrived in Shanghai." Ye Luo nodded. He would definitely not do such a thing that would harm the country and the people.

If the smoke had not been detected today, he might have transported all the goods to Suzhou City and given them to Jiang Keting.

No wonder Song Ziwen looked at the Jiang family with such strange and teasing eyes.

Once Zhentai Gauze Factory goes on sale, Song Ziwen will have various reasons to deal with Jiang Keting.

Distributing cigarettes in a gauze factory is a serious crime among serious crimes, and Jiang Keting will definitely be finished.

The Jiang family is finished, who is the beneficiary?

Thinking that Song Ziwen had always praised Jiang Meiying's power over the country and the city, and insisted on saying that Ye Luo got a big deal, Ye Luo shuddered.

These high-level officials of the National Government really don’t treat other people as human beings at all.

"Isn't he afraid that the Second Young Master will find out and send a report to the Anti-Smuggling Department of the Jinling National Government?" Shi Jianqiao said angrily, "The dignified Minister of Finance of the National Government actually teamed up with a big cigarette dealer to transport and sell cigarettes. It’s simply lawless!”

"He's not afraid. With so much cargo coming from the Nissin, the chance that I won't notice it is extremely low, and I might even be discovered on the road. Song Ziwen dared to do this because he was sure that if someone discovered me, I would be able to solve the problem. Or if I find it myself, I won’t stab it.”

Ye Luo's eyes were slightly cold and he said lightly,

"Song Ziwen is such a good person. This trick of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha is sure to kill me, Ye Luo."

"Second Young Master, aren't you going to report it to the Anti-Smuggling Department?" Shi Jianqiao opened his eyes wide, looked at Ye Luo in disbelief, and took a few steps back.

Looking at her actions and expression, Ye Luo knew that she was thinking wrongly, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "What are you thinking about? I didn't report it to the Anti-Smuggling Department because it was useless, not because I didn't want to."

"It's useless?" Shi Jianqiao's eyes were slightly suspicious.

With such a huge profit, she really couldn't grasp what Ye Luo was thinking.

"Fool. Who is Song Ziwen? The Minister of Finance is just a cover. He can be the one, and so can I, Ye Luo. It all depends on a word from the senior management and the principal. What makes him really great is his background in the Song family and his relationship with the principal. kinship."

Ye Luo rolled her eyes at her, this dashing hot girl didn't understand politics and officialdom at all.

"Can you guarantee that the principal did not obtain certain benefits from it? Do you dare to say that the Song family was not involved? Even other families and senior officials may be involved. The Anti-Smuggling Department is targeting big cigarette dealers like Yongxing Company, so When they deal with Song Ziwen, I'm afraid it's not just a thief shouting to catch a thief."

Before the Jinling group, Ye Luo felt that Zhang Zhijiang was more reliable. Unfortunately, Lao Zhang's power was limited and he was squeezed into this kind of idle position. If it was Yongxing Company, Lao Zhang could still make decisions, but when it came to the Song family, he would definitely be beyond his reach. .

"Then, what should we do?" Shi Jianqiao was confused.

You can't really send the smoke to Suzhou City.

"The mountain people have their own clever plans." Ye Luo lit up a cigarette and snorted coldly, "Song Ziwen kept secrets about me when he came to find Jiang Keting. Since he wants me to accept this certificate, I will give him a big surprise. !”

Shi Jianqiao was confused, and now he could only choose to believe Ye Luo.

After cleaning up the scene, Ye Luo claimed that there was something wrong with the cargo, and asked Heng San to call Ye Hao without stopping. He did not tell his elder brother the truth first, but only asked him to bring his most elite and reliable subordinates to guard the Nissin, and strictly prohibited any People came on board to check.

After the arrangements were made, Ye Luo took Shi Jianqiao and Cao Fan to the French Consulate General in Shanghai as quickly as possible.

The Verdi couple were busy generating income. At this time, they set up parasols under a big tree, had afternoon tea, and laughed and talked about the booming stock market in the United States.

"Ye, why are you here when you have time!" Verdi stood up with a smile and called secretary Virgil to get a plastic chair for Ye Luo.

"Fan Erdi, I have something to tell you." Ye Luo looked around with a serious expression.

Fan Juli understood immediately and waved Virgil's hand to scare away the crowd.

When there were only four of them left under the parasol, Ye Luocai said word by word in French: "Verdi, do you still remember the batch of textiles that Song Ziwen entrusted to Fan for transportation?"

"Of course! This business will definitely make a lot of money. What, has the goods arrived in Shanghai?" Verdi said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, I just arrived in Shanghai and I went to check the goods." Ye Luo nodded.

"Oh, how about it? Song Ziwen didn't deceive us, did he?"

"No, the goods are all normal, but Song Ziwen also gave us a big gift."

Ye Luo smiled jokingly.

Fan Erdi asked curiously: "Really? Your finance minister is very wealthy. Did he bring some good things from Japan?"

"They also brought at least 2,000 boxes of cigarettes."

"What?! Big smoke? Are you talking about tea?" Verdi jumped up from the recliner with a clever idea, "Is it Japanese tea? Or is it big smoke?"

"Big smoke. It is estimated to be a high-quality product made in Britain or India. The total value is probably more than 30 million oceans."

Ye Luo smiled even brighter.

30 million? !

Fan Juli was shocked when she heard this number.

Verdy's hands were shaking.

To be honest, when Verdi heard this, his first reaction was to think about whether he could keep it for himself.

But when he thought about it, he knew that things would not be that simple.

If something went wrong with the goods, and now it was Fan's ship and goods being transported, and Song Ziwen took action, he and Ye Luo would be in trouble.

The dignified Consul General secretly transported internationally banned cigarettes, especially at this sensitive time, which will put France and China at odds. The subsequent consequences are not something Verdy can bear.

It can be said that Song Ziwen was very powerful. It seemed that he gave them goods worth 30 million oceans, but in fact he held their lifeblood tightly.

"What should we do with these goods?" Verdi was in confusion. He had the idea of ​​​​taking it for himself, but the actual situation did not allow him to do so.

"I'll call Song Ziwen first and check his tone." Ye Luo comforted Fan Erdi, "Don't worry, I'm deeply involved in this matter, and I won't let anything happen to us."

Hearing his words, Verdi felt relieved and quickly stood up and held his hand: "Then it's up to you, Ye!"