1928: The rise of giant merchants

November 19th.

The principal sent a message to the Jinling National Government in Xuchang to report the victory, saying: "Our army has been victorious since the beginning of the general attack this month. Xiao Ke returned to Dengfeng and Linru Town, and Qiaochen occupied Yanshi, Pingding, Ziyou and Yiyang counties. All the elite rebel troops have been lost, and now our vanguard has occupied all the passes southeast of Luoyang."

On the 20th, the Central Army occupied Luoyang.

The call from the Republic of China was the good news from Song Ziwen.

The war between Jiang and Feng came to an end, and it also announced that the Central Plains War was about to begin.

The Central Plains War refers to a new warlord melee between the principal and Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren and others in Henan, Shandong, Anhui and other provinces from May to October 1930. It is also known as the Jiang Feng Yan War and the Chiang Feng Yan War. Because this war was mainly fought in the Central Plains region, it was also called the "Central Plains War."

This was the last large-scale warlord war within the Republic of China before the Anti-Japanese War. It was also this battle that established the principal's status and reputation in the country.

For a war of this intensity, the military expenditures required by the army must be astronomical, and it is impossible for a mere Ministry of Finance to afford it.

With the heavy burden on him, Song Ziwen had to help the principal raise money again, but he, Kong Xiangxi and others had just fallen into the US stock bubble. If it weren't for the 87 million that Ye Luo lent him, Song Ziwen wouldn't even be able to wipe his ass. .

Song Ziwen naturally knew that Ye Luo would not be able to lend him any more funds, so he called to remind Ye Luo that the domestic melee was about to begin. As a businessman, there would naturally be many opportunities to make a fortune during the war.

At the same time, listening to his words, the principal is planning to make another move with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium.

This group of people were really unlucky. They thought they were supporting a puppet that could be slaughtered by them, but they didn't expect that they were raising a white-eyed wolf that would start to bite them when it was mature.

The principal is not a fool. Once he is ready to plow the business world, he will naturally not follow the facts, and then he will issue a decree through the Jinling National Government to target the entire business community.

Back then, the Independent Regiment raided Shanghai and wiped out all the messy gangs. This time, I am afraid that other troops will have to be used to deal with Shanghai's business community.

After getting the accurate information, Ye Luo thanked Song Ziwen and quickly called Bai Xiuzhu.

"Xiuzhu, I have some free time recently to check on my eldest brother. He is the deputy mayor, so he should get the news earlier. I guess I will have to struggle for a while in the United States and try to come back before the New Year."

"Well, don't worry, hubby, I've sent people to ask around. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Finance have been very active recently, and some of our industries have been implicated. Sister Shu has tried to find someone to no avail. She is just thinking about whether to negotiate with What do you say?"

Ye Luo frowned. He had just talked to Bai Xiuzhu on the phone not long ago and had not heard any similar rumors. Now he suddenly did this.

It seems that the principal did not expect that the war with Feng Yuxiang would end so quickly, and he obviously had a premonition that these warlord leaders would come to the big waves at the end of the year and next year, and he had to prepare early, so he started plowing the fields in such a hurry business world.

Zhang Qun, Bai Xiongqi, Wen Yingxing, Dai Ji. Which politician with real power in Shanghai did not have inextricable ties with the Ye family, and yet they dared to work on his industry in the limelight.

Ye Luo didn't need to think twice to know who was causing trouble.

"Are you from the Intelligence Department?" Ye Luo asked.

Bai Xiuzhu and Shu Qiao discussed it and felt that they could handle Dai Li's problem by themselves, so they thought not to disturb Ye Luo. They didn't expect that his guess was so accurate.

Dai Li is a small director of the Shanghai Bund Intelligence Department. Judging from his official position, background and connections, he is completely out of the eyes of the big guys. It's no wonder that Bai Xiuzhu and the others think they can handle it.

But in fact, this guy is a confidant handpicked by the principal, and he is a tool he uses to punish people.

In Shanghai, he is the only person who can truly pose a threat to the Ye family and Ye Luo.

It's just that Ye Luo can't tell clearly at this time, so as not to worry Bai Xiuzhu and the others. He asked Situ Meitang to send people to check Dai Li before, but he didn't collect much useful information.

This guy, to a certain extent, is indeed the top agent of this era.

"You can't deal with this guy, especially brother, please be careful and don't conflict with him. If he wants to cause trouble, let him do it. If he wants to investigate, let him investigate. If he can't find something, he won't be able to find it in his life. It doesn’t matter if he can find out.”

Ye Luo couldn't help but tell Bai Xiuzhu,

"When I come back, I will look for him."

"Well, then we don't care." Bai Xiuzhu nodded obediently. Since becoming the second young mistress of the Ye family, she has become more and more stable. When Ye Luo said this, she understood in her heart.

This guy has a big background and is very troublesome.

After hanging up the phone and returning to the YB Bank headquarters building, Ye Luo sent for reporters from the New York Times and some writers from his publishing houses and magazines to hold a press conference with only "internal members".

The white reporter who was chosen as the "trustee" stood up tremblingly and asked in the agreed-upon lines: "Hello, Mr. Ye, I am Jason Custer, a reporter from the New York Times. I am very happy to interview you."

"Hello, Mr. Custer, do you have any questions?" Ye Luo asked with a smile, but in his heart he sentenced the white reporter to death.

It's really disappointing that the white reporter's performance is so poor even though he has already agreed on the lines and discussed everything.

He suddenly remembered Chen Ruiqiong, a female reporter from the "News". She became famous by reporting on Ye's investment news, and later joined the Leftist League. At one time, she decisively broke off relations with Ye Luo because of the charity gala and Ye Luo's relationship with the principal's family. .

Later, the Ye's Charity Foundation went to the north to provide disaster relief, and she discovered that the clown was actually me. She was so ashamed that she ran back to help.

Chen Ruiqiong is a rare good reporter in this era, and he is very capable.

Ye Luo didn't feel her presence before.

Comparing it now, I really miss it.

"Excuse me, why can you accurately predict the occurrence of the stock market crash? As we all know, when you predicted the US stock market bubble, it was when the stock price was at its highest."

"The U.S. stock market bubble is of the same origin as the world economic crisis that will follow. The two issues cannot be discussed separately, so I will explain them together."

Ye Luo answered with a smile.

In this way, the concept of global economic crisis can be introduced.

"Will the stock market crash bring about an economic crisis? And a world-class economic crisis? Is this what you mean?"

Custer's surprise this time was natural.

Although he had read the lines, he was still shocked.

An economic crisis that could sweep the world. He knew what he was talking about to Ye Luo, so he became more and more frightened.

That's not playing house.

How did the First World War happen?

It is precisely because of economic pressure that Germany has to lead its internal conflicts to the outside.