1928: The rise of giant merchants

A dinner where the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

At night, the night life of the Republic of China was rich and colorful these days. Listening to operas, watching movies, drinking tea and playing cards, hooking up with prostitutes, gambling, and smoking cigarettes—all the entertainment you can think of was available in the Republic of China, and the varieties were complete, making you happy.

Of course, these activities are only limited to people from the upper class. Ordinary people can't even afford electric lights at home. Once it gets dark, the only activities left are the creation of humans.

Therefore, Ye Luo was determined that after mass production of condoms, they would not only sell well in the United States, but also be in short supply throughout the Republic of China.

However, in Jinling, you basically have to stay at home at night, because the principal strictly prohibits all kinds of entertainment venues from opening in Jinling City.

Jinling is the headquarters of the principal. He himself loved all kinds of entertainment activities when he was young, but he hated it when his subordinates were bored with things, so he always criticized Ye Luo for opening a dance hall.

The ballroom dancing trend in Shanghai first affected the Jinling area. The principal's wife especially loved this dance. She often invited friends and even held private dances in the presidential palace.

In order to curry favor with her, those dignitaries wanted to go to the Presidential Palace to dance every day, which made the principal very irritated, but there was nothing they could do about it.

He had quarreled with the principal's wife many times about this matter, but the principal's wife insisted on having her own way, regardless of whether he liked it or not.

In September 1947, the Jinling National Government authorities promulgated a "no dancing order" on the grounds of "rectifying the rules and disciplines". Probably the principal knew that there was nothing he could do, and he didn't want to tolerate many things anymore, so he caused a wave of trouble before leaving. .

"Brother Luo, Mrs. Song said that she made an appointment with Mr. Yu Shuyan for me. I want to go over and learn from Mr. Yu, so I can sleep with Mrs. Song that night, okay?"

Meng Xiaodong came timidly and asked Ye Luo for his opinion.

The two of them were tired of being together these days, and she could clearly feel that since she let go of men and women, Ye Luo became more and more greedy for her body and always wanted to play new tricks.

Recently, the relationship between the two has been heating up, and there will definitely be a lot of fire tonight, but Yu Shuyan finally came to Jinling. If she missed it this time, she didn't know when the next opportunity would be. She thought twice and hoped to learn skills.

She would definitely be studying very late, and Zhang Leyi also said she wanted to sleep with her and have some private conversations with her, so it was hard for her to refuse.

Ye Luo waved his hand: "Go, remember to bring more people with you, it won't be peaceful at night."

"Tsk, A Luo, this is Jinling, and Le Yi is here, what are you afraid of?" Song Ziwen teased him with a smile.

After all, he still called Tang Fulu and arranged a guard team for the two ladies to be on standby at any time and responsible for their personal safety.

"No, I'm just in case." Ye Luo replied with a smile.

In fact, with Yu Shuyan here, nothing will happen.

Yu Shuyan and Mei Lanfang are as famous as Peking Opera masters who were among the best in the Republic of China.

The Yu sect he founded originated from the Tan sect, also known as the New Tan sect, and Meng Xiaodong happens to be a master of the Tan sect. If he can get the guidance of this master of the Tan sect, his skills will definitely be improved.

Unfortunately, Yu Shuyan has a problem with his voice and has not performed on stage in recent years. Instead, he has studied Peking Opera theory and published several academic papers in newspapers from time to time to guide future generations of opera artists on the right path.

He is indifferent to fame and wealth, and has many disciples. His reputation in the circle even vaguely exceeds that of Mei Lanfang.

When a person like this comes to Jinling, the principal will of course send many bodyguards to protect him.

After all, the principal has the best face. If something happens to a big shot in Jinling, he will be slapped in the face.

The two girls smiled and left hand in hand. After watching them leave, Song Ziwen took Ye Luo to the outside of Song Mansion. There had been a motorcade waiting outside the villa for a long time, and Tang Fulu was in the first car.

"Let's go, big brother will take you to see the full moon gift prepared for your son and daughter." Song Ziwen was in high spirits and pushed Ye Luo into the car.

"Brother, please take the trouble. The two little guys are still young, so there is no need to be so grand." Ye Luo, the twin twins born to Hu Die, hadn't taken a close look yet. As a father, he didn't have time to take care of them. Instead, everyone else was there one by one. After stepping through the door of the Ye family, there were so many gifts that the two little guys might not be able to use them all until they reach adulthood.

"Don't bother, don't bother. This thing was promised to you. I just found a reason to put it in your name this time." Song Ziwen smiled mysteriously.

Cars were speeding all the way, and various imported luxury cars sold by Ye's Automobile Company could often be seen in Jinling City.

Since Ye Luo monopolized the automobile industry in Shanghai, Yip's Automobile Company immediately radiated to all parts of the south. Now it is the largest automobile company in the south. The only ones that can challenge it are a few foreign companies, and the reason why they can continue to cooperate with it is Ye's Automobile competes by lowering prices and maliciously occupying the market.

The only shortcoming of Ye's Motors now is that it has not yet developed a truly domestically produced car.

The convoy quickly left the city. Ye Luo observed the surroundings and sat with Song Ziwen, secretly holding the pistol with both hands. If Song Ziwen had any bad intentions, he could immediately kidnap the other person and escape.

Although this possibility is slim, Ye Luo has always paid enough attention to personal safety issues and will never give the enemy an opportunity.

Arriving in the suburbs, the convoy finally slowed down.

Just like the suburbs of Shanghai, this place can truly reflect the true situation of a city.

The people were wearing shabby cotton-padded jackets and their faces were as pale as vegetables. The children all looked malnourished and there was no smile on their faces.

The farther out you go, the more cultivated land there is and the more desolate it becomes.

"The Zhentai gauze factory is ahead." Song Ziwen suddenly spoke and pointed at the large black factory building in front, "Jiang Keting's old dog is really difficult to deal with. He insists on killing the Japanese textile products I provided him. Let him sell it in the name of domestic products and deceive the people. Haha, who does he think is pushing the situation behind this? Does he think his little connections can smooth things over? "

Zhentai Gauze Factory is one of the backbones of Dafeng Textile and Dyeing United Factory, a leading enterprise in the Jinling textile industry. It is also very famous in the entire southern textile business circle.

Jiang Keting received a master's degree in science from St. Louisiana University. He has a lot of connections in the Jinling business district and has been a member of the Jinling wealthy family for generations.

His 17-year-old daughter Jiang Meiying was even attracted by Meili cigarettes and became a royal model. After the release of a set of photos and monthly cards, it became popular all over the world, making Meili cigarettes one of the best-selling cigarettes.

When they met for the first time, Ye Luo knew that Song Ziwen wanted to trick him. After returning from the United States this time, it seemed that Song Ziwen still hadn't let go of this piece of fat.

The strange thing is that Jiang Keting is in the textile factory business.

After the tariff autonomy agreement is signed, the textile industry that was once monopolized by the Japanese invaders will surely have a second spring. Of course, Song Ziwen is not willing to give up such huge profits to outsiders.

"How is Director Jiang Keting doing now?" Ye Luo asked.

Jiang Keting himself became greedy and took a risk to sell Japanese goods in Zhentai for the money and profits, but later refused to stop. This gave Song Ziwen an opportunity to take advantage of him. The Song family has always been cruel to their enemies, and he could only blame himself. Too greedy.

Zhentai may be just the first step, Song Ziwen must want more than this.

"The secret agents arrested him and said he was suspected of treason with the Japanese. The whole family is in prison." Song Ziwen smiled, waited for the car to stop, and pulled him towards the factory.

The big boss and his whole family were arrested. The workers in Zhentai Factory were all frightened and worked much harder than usual for fear of being implicated. (End of chapter)