1928: The rise of giant merchants

Zhao Pilian actually knew in his heart that the so-called Peking National Government was Yan Xishan's last stubbornness. The winner of the Central Plains War had already been decided after Zhang Hanqing entered the customs to assist the principal.

As Ye Luo said, after Yan Xishan's defeat, the National Government in Peking, like the National Government in Jiangcheng, was immediately defined as a crime of rebellion and rebellion. Those who participated in it, those with status and background, could survive after paying people to trust others, like A person like him, who has neither a good background nor money, and is also Yan Xishan's core staff member, is bound to be in bad luck.

But in his heart, Zhao Pilian was dissatisfied and looked down upon the principal. He felt that this man was not much different from other warlords, and that he was even more hypocritical. He was full of dictatorship and could not be worked with.

Therefore, even if Yan Xishan's mud can't support the wall, he is willing to follow the Jin army and is unwilling to surrender to the Central Army.

But he didn't expect that the boomerang would come so quickly.

Yan Xishan was defeated like a mountain, and several leading warlords rushed out of the country while powering on the power, not caring about the lives of others at all.

Zhao Pilian, who was left in Peiping by Yan Xishan, was arrested by Fengjun that day.

At this time, Zhang Hanqing, who was stationed in Peiping and was responsible for all affairs in Peiping, was the one who took advantage of the situation. He even moved the Marshal's Mansion here.

Zhao Pilian was imprisoned for three days. During this period, he thought about many things. He felt that he had done nothing wrong in his life. If his family was ruined and his wife and children were separated, it would be a fate.

He repeatedly begged the jailer to report to Zhang Hanqing and others, hoping that the young marshal would spare his family and at least spare his family, but unfortunately there was no response.

Just that afternoon, the yawning jailer brought an uninvited guest—Zang Qifang, the newly appointed mayor of Tianjin.

Zang Qifang and Zhao Pilian were also old friends. Seeing him being imprisoned, they were filled with pain.

"Old Zang, why are you here?" Zhao Pilian quickly asked while holding on to the iron fence. His first reaction was to hope that Zang Qifang could persuade Zhang Hanqing to spare his family.

But Zhao Pilian also knew in his heart that Zhang Hanqing hated the kind of scholar-bureaucrats the most. He had encouraged student movements in Peiping, ignored underground organizations, and even went south to find Ye Luo. He stepped on Zhang Hanqing's faults every step of the way, even though he was personally involved. As Zhang Hanqing's confidential secretary, Zang Qifang was also imprisoned for these things, let alone a prisoner at his level.

It is most likely your destiny to kill someone as a warning to others.

"Someone asked me to rescue you." Zang Qifang looked relaxed. After talking to the jailer for a few words, he successfully opened the cell door and took him out directly.

Zhao Pilian was immediately shocked.

With his level and status, Zhang Hanqing must have agreed to release someone. The question is who can persuade that guy?

Zang Qifang doesn't have this ability either.

"Who is it? Zhang Hanqing really agreed to let me go?" Zhao Pilian was doubtful.

"Didn't you just go find him not long ago?" Zang Qifang took out Ye Luo's letter and gave it to him, and also told him about Ye Luo's recommendation for him to be the mayor. "The second young master is not like what those bureaucrats in the south said. Wearing the same pants as the principal, judging from what he said and did, he deserves the title of the first businessman in the Republic of China!"

"It turned out to be him. I thought he was joking." Zhao Pilian understood now that Ye Luo was not being polite when he invited him to work in his education group. Even though he had only met him once, he still went to trouble him to do things, and the results were not good. , but the other party remembered him and became his savior at the critical moment.

Zhao Pilian was a little stunned by this friendship that offered help in times of need.

"I'll take you back to your home in Peiping in a while. Thanks to the Second Young Master, your family is fine, but the Sixth Commander also said that you don't want to stay in Peiping anymore." Zang Qifang said as he walked, "Let me tell you, either When you come to Tianjin City, I can always arrange a position for you. Your ability in the education industry is obvious to all. If you don't want to work under the Sixth Commander, it's not a bad idea to go south to find the Second Young Master. "

"Go south." Zhao Pilian was really moved now. A person who is willing to save you at this moment, no matter what his political stance is, at least to him, will definitely be a good boss and master.

It's definitely much better than Yan Laoxi who abandoned him.

"There is a third option, but it is given to you by the second young master." Zang Qifang smiled, "He will open an education group in Tianjin City. You can choose to work there, so you don't have to move your family to the south. That's it. It’s inevitable that you’ll have to deal with some of your old friends.”

"Education Group." Zhao Pilian knew that the old friends he was talking about were the warlords living in Tianjin, as well as some of the old subordinates of Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang. They were all unlucky guys.

Ye Luo will choose to develop a new base in Tianjin City. One is the Tianjin City Port, and the other is that he has taken over many industries with the three major new products, and he can take advantage of the situation to set up a subsidiary to manage it.

Another reason is that Tianjin City, like Shanghai, will be occupied by Japanese invaders in the future, and many incidents will break out. However, with the British and French Concessions, the scope of its activities will be much larger and more maneuverable than other Japanese-occupied areas. big.

Zhao Pilian naturally didn't know this, but he understood that it was very impolite to refuse other people's olive branches again and again, and he was not in a good place. The previous refusal was entirely because Yan Xishan was still there, and one minister could not serve two masters. , Now that Yan Laoxi is gone, who cares about him?

"Then I will stay in Tianjin City and help the Second Young Master run an education group." Zhao Pilian made up his mind.

"That's very good. I'll call the second young master later, and you can say it yourself. As for your family, you can take them away together today, and the sixth commander will release them." Zang Qifang was grateful to Ye Luo for his promotion and was very concerned about Zhao Pilian. With all your heart, this can be considered a win-win situation.

The two walked out of the prison, and after Zang Qifang took him into the car, he said sincerely: "It was inconvenient just now, and there were some things that were difficult to say. Old Zhao, the second young master is really not a simple person! I know the character of the sixth commander, even those few As a confidential secretary and confidant, if you disobey his thoughts and actions, you will not get any good results! The only one who can control him is Mrs. Yu Fengzhi. But this time he was willing to let your whole family go as soon as he heard that it was the second young master who begged for mercy. "

"To be so favored by the Sixth Commander as a businessman, and Yan Xishan and the others, as well as the principal of the South, think highly of him, this is something more than just a businessman can do." Zang Qifang continued, "Old Zhao, follow the Second Young Master , the future is promising.”

"I know." From his old friend's words, Zhao Pilian gradually understood how terrifying the young man he saw was.

He is only twenty-three years old, but he has achieved so many achievements, which is really amazing.

Having made a decision in his mind, Zhao Pilian planned to call Ye Luo that night to express his feelings. He didn't know what Ye Luo's so-called education group did, so he wanted to find out. (End of chapter)