1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Aluo, I understand what you said, but look at what's going on within the Kuomintang now."

"Chen Jitang initiated the 'Great Unity of the Five Southwest Provinces'; He Chenrui initiated the 'Nine-Province Joint Defense'; Zhang Hanqing made peace with Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang and secretly planned the 'Great Alliance of the Six Northern Provinces'; Wang and Sun Ke caused trouble in Jinling "

"The Kuomintang is currently in a state of fragmentation, but they have a consensus that they cannot let me get any benefits. So, I understand what you are saying, but there is nothing Tu Zeng can do."

"Well, if you are really worried, I will send a secret message to the American Consul General and the British Consul General, and then talk to their ministers and ambassadors. How about at least your Ye's investment will not be affected by this incident?"

On the phone, the principal pushed back and forth. It was obviously a major matter related to the national livelihood, but he seemed very unconcerned.

"Well, I'll leave it to you, the party leader." Ye Luo knew that he just wanted to use this to come back. Now he was hoping that the Japanese invaders would make the matter bigger so that Wang and the others would not be able to step down. It would be natural for him to come back.

It is estimated that the principal is still enjoying himself at this moment. It has only been less than a month since he left the field, and "good things" are coming!

After hanging up the phone, Ye Luo had done all he could do.

Now the top leader of the city hall is Wu Tiecheng, not Zhang Qun and his brother-in-law Bai Xiongqi, whom he is familiar with. Even if he goes there to petition, the other party will most likely ignore it.

Now, these people are still thinking about making peace with the Japanese invaders!

He left the phone room. When Ye Yuqiao and others saw Ye Luo's gloomy expression, they knew that something was wrong.

"Mom and Dad, we have recently asked everyone in the family to avoid the limelight and go to the public concession and the French Concession. If you have nothing to do, don't go out and wander around." Ye Luo warned, looked at Bai Xiuzhu again, and then moved towards her and little Aqiao. wave.

The two women immediately followed him to the study.

"Xiuzhu, Qiao'er, after this gust of wind passes, you pack your things and go to live in the United States with Qingqing, Huixin and the others."

Ye Luo sat on the chair, and the two women were directly next to him, one thigh at a time.

Hearing what he said, Bai Xiuzhu was startled, looked at Xiao Aqiao, and then asked: "Husband, is there going to be a full-scale war?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I feel that the situation is getting more and more tense. Zhuohua, Xiaohe, and Haohao are all still young. It's too dangerous to stay here." Ye Luo sighed. After 1932, the situation will be worse for a year. He is more nervous than he was a year ago and did not make arrangements early. He is worried that by the time he reaches 37 years, many things will not be completed according to his wishes.

"If you don't leave, Zhuohua and I can't leave." Little Aqiao was disobedient for the first time. She sat in his arms and rejected Ye Luo outright, "Brother Luo, I'm not willful, but I really can't leave."

When she said this, Ye Luo, who calmed down, immediately understood what she meant.

really.

Ye Luo is now the number one businessman in the Republic of China and the number one tycoon in Shanghai. At least 100,000 people across the country eat with him. Although he has not participated in politics, his political stance is relatively clear.

His wife and children left Shanghai in large numbers, and combined with some developments in Ye's investment, there is no guarantee that they will not be noticed and exploited by interested people.

The principal is his solid backing, but only if Ye Luo doesn't run away.

Now that the Japanese have not invaded, it will be unjustifiable for you to let your family run away first.

After thinking about this clearly, Ye Luo knew that this matter had to be slowed down a little longer.

"Qiao'er is right, husband, you can't make such a big show of letting us escape the Republic of China." Bai Xiuzhu gently touched his cheek.

She could feel that Ye Luo was getting more and more worried these days, and her fatigue and anxiety were visible to the naked eye.

It was only then that the two women realized it.

No matter how powerful Ye Luo is, he is still a human being, and there will always be times when he loses sight of one thing and fails to think things through.

He had acted too magically before, making others subconsciously think that the second young master was omnipotent.

But he is only twenty-six years old this year!

"Yes, you are right, it was me who messed up the situation." Ye Luo let out a long breath, hugged them, and gave them a gentle tenderness.

The running around these days, coupled with the pressure of actually facing the war, made Ye Luo almost make a mistake while busy.

He let out a sigh of relief.

Or I thought it was too simple.

I thought that as a time traveler, everything was under control.

But this time, seeing that the Japanese monk incident could not be stopped, and the three friends were still attacked by the Japanese invaders, the principal hit a soft nail again, which made him feel frustrated that he was unable to stop the torrent of history.

37 years later, it was the real Anti-Japanese War.

He had only seen these things in textbooks before, but if he had to face them in person, the impact was far beyond his imagination.

The pressure is also increasing day by day.

"I almost lost my head, but luckily you are here." Ye Luo put a perfume on each of the two women's faces, and said fearfully, "Actually, I have made very good preparations, just go step by step. Now I suddenly ask you to leave Shanghai, On the contrary, it can easily arouse others’ suspicion.”

"I'm really dizzy!"

Ye Luo hugged them, relaxed his body, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.

The Songhu Anti-Japanese War ultimately played a very positive role, which was completely different from the previous "non-resistance" like the fall of the north.

It gave the people and the country some confidence in resisting Japan.

At this stage, he should consider how to reduce losses as much as possible, boost morale, and make profits from it, instead of rushing to get out of it.

"I will go to the tax police headquarters in the afternoon." Ye Luo said to the two women, "I will leave it to you to take care of the house."

"Don't worry, Xiuzhu and I are here." Xiao Aqiao was relieved to see him recover.

Ye Luo is the only backbone of the Ye family. If the backbone is broken, the Ye family will be finished!

In the afternoon.

As the saying goes, "the evil ones complain first", a group of Japanese expatriates in Shanghai held a thousand-person meeting under the instigation of the Japanese military, claiming that the anti-Japanese "atrocities" of the Republic of China have reached the extreme, and Japan should immediately send troops "in order to extinguish the anti-Japanese movement."

These people were brainwashed by fanatical militarists, and they actually held such a meeting in the concession!

After the meeting, more than 600 Japanese expatriates held a demonstration with sticks, shouting "Kill all Chinese" along the way, and also smashed the windows of Chinese shops with sticks, tore down anti-Japanese slogans, blocked the trams, and beat up on-duty police.

For a time, the area passed by this group of Japanese invaders was in chaos with ghosts and wolves howling.

Following the will of the Japanese government, the Japanese embassy and consulates in China continued to exert pressure on the Jinling National Government, demanding that they strictly prohibit the bad habits of "boycotting Japanese goods" and "resisting Japan and saving the country" in the country.

Not long after the conference, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Shichitaro Yada, protested to the Shanghai City Hall again, saying that the killing of the Japanese monk could not be casually perfunctory and demanded that the murderer be arrested.

At 5 pm, he once again raised the so-called "protest", insisting without any basis that the murderer who killed the Japanese monk was a worker from the Sanyou Industrial Society General Factory, and further proposed various excessive demands such as a formal apology.

Wu Tiecheng could not bear the pressure and asked Ma Yongzhen to take people to the Sanyou Industrial Society General Factory to arrest people.

But when the police ran to the factory, they found that the scene was in a mess. The place was occupied by the Japanese. Where was the shadow of the Chinese workers?

Ma Yongzhen was originally listening to Ye Luo's words, and he was dawdling. He took people for a walk casually and then went back to report.

The Municipal Council was also very annoying.

Although the Chinese policemen were not as "valuable" as the foreign policemen, they were still their people after all. It was too much for them to be beaten to death!

For a time, the forces of the various parties became more and more confused, and the situation escalated out of control. (End of this chapter)