1928: The rise of giant merchants

After waking up from Lin Ruxian's boudoir, Ye Luo stretched out. After a lot of tossing last night, Lin Ruxian, who was as young as a wolf and a tiger, got enough nourishment. She got up early today and prepared a meal for Ye Luo.

Just when Ye Luo just got up, Lin Ruxian's voice came from outside: "Oh, why has the water stopped again?"

"Now the French Concession in Shanghai is really worse than a small place. The running water is cut off every three days."

Lin Ruxian complained for a while and came over with the prepared breakfast.

Wearing only light pajamas, she sat on the edge of the bed and naturally fell into Ye Luo's arms. Her beautiful eyes slightly frowned: "Ever since the case of the tram driver, the workers at the water plant have been going on strike. It won't take long. Heard the parade downstairs.”

"Strike?" Ye Luo was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this was a well-known event in the French Concession after the Jianganlun incident. The water plant workers protested against the oppression of the French and angrily criticized the water company for having no conscience and not receiving a cent increase for several years. Qian's company also treated Chinese workers and foreign workers differently.

This incident became more and more serious. The key was that there were many celebrities and important military and political figures living in the French Concession. No one could stand the constant water shortage.

The pressure once came to the City Hall, the Public Board of Directors, and the French Consulate General in Shanghai, which controlled everything behind the scenes. It coincided with the battle between Chiang Kai-shek and Guangxi. Zhang Dingyao, who was from the Guangxi clan, was attacked from both sides. Within a few months, he resigned sadly and left Shanghai. I went to the beach to recuperate.

The French Consul General Verdy was complained by the French Ambassador and other senior officials for this matter. In addition, he contracted a serious illness and had to take his wife back to Paris. She died of illness soon after.

Historically, Zhang Dingyao sent people to persuade Lu Yusheng to no avail, and finally visited Lu Yusheng in person, hoping that Yongxing Company and Qinggang would come forward to coordinate.

Due to the Jianganlun incident, Yongxing and the Songhu Police Department were in a bad mood, so Lu Yusheng pretended to ignore the city hall's request for help. After a while, it was Fan Erdi who finally came forward and persuaded him.

The matter was not satisfactorily resolved until the end of February.

But now, the key figure in the incident, Lu Yusheng, is no longer there.

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The workers are not at fault. The water company has not raised wages. Prices have skyrocketed in recent years. After the Second Northern Expedition, the silver dollar depreciated sharply. The workers cannot survive. It is still light to cut off the water and cause trouble."

"Brother Luo, what are your plans?" Lin Ruxian enjoyed his strength and said coquettishly, "French Concession Chinese Workers' Federation, he, he, they are..."

She couldn't continue what she said, and her mouth was tightly blocked.

Half an hour later, Lin Ruxian took a tissue and wiped her mouth, then smiled and said: "I understand, are you going to kill someone with a borrowed knife this time?"

"Don't say it so harshly." Ye Luo put on his clothes and smiled calmly, "The fire of the Taihu water bandits is not strong enough. If you want to crush these powerful enemies, you have to make up for it. It will be uncomfortable if the water is cut off recently. , you just go to Ye Mansion to stay for a while and stay with little Aqiao and Xiuzhu."

"Including Hu Die, there are just four of us playing mahjong." Lin Ruxian pursed her lips and chuckled before sending him out.

Ye Luo's move was a conspiracy, but it was extremely powerful.

The waterworks workers in the French Concession marched from morning to night like chicken blood, demanding that the company raise their wages by at least 100%, otherwise they would simply stop working and leave the French Concession without water all day long.

A group of celebrities, military and political figures couldn't stand it anymore and went directly to the city hall to complain.

At this moment, Zhang Dingyao had just received an urgent telegram from Taihu Lake.

The police officers of the arrest team and the Anti-Smuggling Department fought fiercely with the Taihu water bandits all night long, forcing this group of lawless gangsters into a desperate situation. Wei Laosan and others hid in the mountains, but they never waited for the rescue of Chen Zhongfu and others.

After they left, a large number of Japanese textiles lost on the Nissin were found in the cottage, but no trace of smoke was found.

2,000 boxes of smoke disappeared.

Dai Ji immediately realized that things were not simple, but he didn't care. It would be great if these things that harmed the country and the people were gone!

Therefore, when they received an order later, requiring them to go into the mountains to search, the arrest team wearing a halberd began to work hard.

This is exactly what Ma Yongzhen wants.

He brought people here just to help little Aqiao clean up the aftermath.

Before the Nissin issue was resolved, there was another strike by water plant workers.

Seeing that the Huade military cooperation project would be officially launched before the end of the month, Zhang Dingyao was filled with resentment. After thinking about it, he decided to visit Ye Luo in person to resolve the crisis.

French Consulate General in Shanghai.

The Verdi couple looked at Huo Tianhong, who had a sad face in the living room and wanted to kneel down for them. He also looked melancholy and at a loss.

By now, the two of them also knew that Zhang Wanlin took away 10 million yuan from Ye Luo to buy cigarettes, and that the goods were those on the Nissin.

Thinking again about the time when Ye Luo checked the Nissin and found the heavy smoke, he came to the door specially, which made Fan Erdi panic. Then he made many mistakes in a row and the Nissin was unable to leave Shanghai. In the end, he was kidnapped by the Taihu water that had kidnapped him. Robbery!

Not to mention that the benefits originally promised by Song Ziwen will not be obtained, and the 4 million oceans he invested will also be in vain!

Because Huo Tianhong is already penniless and has no money left.

"Consul General, madam, you guys need to think of a solution. According to the contract, I have been overdue for one month. Not to mention the interest incurred, I promised him at the beginning that if I default on the contract and overdue, Ye's joint venture bank can directly collect it. Take my collateral.”

Huo Tianhong said to the two of them,

"If 60% of Yongxing Company's shares are taken away by him, and you two lose 4 million, then I will be powerless."

"Boss Huo, the problem is that we made an agreement with him at the beginning to only distribute dividends and not to manage. I am only the vice president of the bank in name only. I have no rights at all. The bank is also full of people from the Ye family."

Fan Juli was filled with regret.

Whether it was Fan's transportation or Ye's joint venture bank, they were all eaten up by Ye Luo.

Anyone who wants to play with the second young master in business is seeking death.

If the pressure brought by 2,000 boxes of cigarettes was not so great that she misjudged the situation and mistakenly thought it would affect her husband, she would not have gone to Zhang Zhijiang to sell Ye Luo.

After that incident, they and Ye Luo became inseparable.

If there is an opportunity to swallow up Yongxing Company at this time, Ye Luo will never show mercy.

"Did he target Yongxing Company's shares from the beginning?" Fan Erdi murmured in a low voice.

This is incredible.

Huo Tianhong also considered this issue, but it was too false.

If he was targeted from the beginning, then Ye Luo would have to know in advance his cooperation with the Sassoon family, know that the money was used to buy cigarettes, know that he had to beg him in a low voice, know that he could not refuse, and then step by step Weaving a trap, waiting for you to jump out in one breath, you will be doomed!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

It was more uncomfortable for Huo Tianhong to admit this than to kill him.

"What's impossible? Boss Huo. You make it easy for me to find you. There's no one there when I go to Huo Mansion. It turns out I'm drinking tea here."

Ye Luo's voice came suddenly.