1928: The rise of giant merchants

Minglou was worried about Mingtai being targeted by Dai Li. When he heard that Ye Luo was willing to help solve the problem, he nodded and said: "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Second Young Master."

"Well, I will arrange some things in the future to facilitate your contact with Eiichi Iwai. I will go to Dai Li personally to talk about Mingtai. You don't have to worry anymore."

After talking about this, Ye Luo looked at the time, stood up and left.

As soon as he and his group left, Ming Jing left and returned, asking worriedly: "What is he here for? Is it really just to help Mingtai solve the problem?"

"He found out my identity." Minglou lowered his voice and said to the eldest sister.

Ming Jing almost dropped the tea cup in his hand.

"How is that possible? Your operator is not" Ming Jing is also a member of the organization, and he only recently learned Ming Lou's true code name.

As far as she knew, it was absolutely impossible for the operator in Minglou to betray him.

And if she was really betrayed, Minglou wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to her so peacefully.

"It has nothing to do with him. I don't think there is a problem with the intelligence network." Minglou sighed and looked in the direction where Ye Luo disappeared. "Everyone says that the second young master is strategizing and has many tricks. This time I have seen it."

"No problem, then how did he see through your identity?" Ming Jing was afraid when he remembered that he had been seducing Ye Luo.

This man is too scary.

If she really became his pillow, who knows when she was sold by him and still helping to count the money.

"He invited me to work in the intelligence system of Ye's Investment, saying that their intelligence personnel discovered it." Minglou said with a bitter smile, "I knew he was a powerful person, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful."

"Does this matter have nothing to do with me?" Ming Jing couldn't help but ask. I don't know if her identity has been exposed, but it involves Ye Luo's secrets. Even if she is the eldest sister, Ming Lou may anger Ye Luo if she says this. Lo bar.

"It's okay. Sister, haven't you noticed yet? What the second young master wants is not Minglou, but the entire Ming family." Minglou shook his head and said, "If he really wants to avoid you and Mingtai, he will say it directly instead of After telling me these things, let me make a choice.”

"Since he told me and didn't ask me to keep it secret, it means that he tacitly allowed me to tell you, and even Mingtai and the others." Minglou gradually became a little scared when he thought about it just now, "He may have discovered the problem in our family a long time ago."

"No wonder. I invited him several times, but he was unwilling to go to the appointment." Ming Jing blushed slightly. At that time, she thought he didn't like older women, but her figure and appearance were well maintained. She was in her early thirties and Girls in their twenties are no different.

It’s also more mature and flavorful.

Among Ye Luo's women, Lin Ruxian is also thirty-two years old, a proper mature woman.

It turned out that he was afraid of his own identity.

The organization has long said that Ye Luo seems to have no intention of joining, but he has not joined the Kuomintang either. It seems that he is really preparing to go all the way in business.

Business does not involve politics, and Ye Luo is probably the first in the Republic of China.

What is the reason why he is so shy about taking political sides?

Ming Jing couldn't figure it out, but at least he figured out one thing. He couldn't approach him with ulterior motives in the future.

This man is so terrifying. If he is not careful, he may set himself on fire.

Five days later.

Minglou, dressed as a scholar, walked towards the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai next to the Waibaidu Bridge, where a press conference was being held as usual.

At that time, after the Fengtian Incident and the Songhu Battle, national anti-Japanese sentiment was rising, and receptions held by the Japanese were often deserted and lacked popularity.

The Japanese also like to warmly invite some influential Chinese from all walks of life in Shanghai to attend, expressing their so-called attitude of "common prosperity in Greater East Asia".

However, most people would not dare to come and lick the Japanese at this juncture. Doing so would be labeling them traitors on their foreheads.

And every time there was such a reception, only Feng Jingyao from the French Concession attended.

He used to invest and cooperate with the Yip family, but after the three Yongxing tycoons fell and the French Concession gradually came under his control, Feng Jingyao's ambitions became more and more ambitious.

He wanted to separate the two from Ye Luo, so that one would control the Chinese business district in the French Concession, and the other would control the Chinese business district in the public concession.

Ye Luo was not in the mood to play with him, so Feng Jingyao hooked up with the Japanese.

Today, in addition to Feng Jingyao, there is also a business representative, Minglou.

Minglou brought a Japanese magazine and sat quietly reading it before the reception started.

"It's amazing. There are very few Chinese businessmen who understand Japanese. I must read the Chuo Koron in your hand every issue." The speaker was Eiichi Iwai, who had been paying attention to this Chinese businessman for a long time.

In the past few weeks, in order to eliminate the negative impact of the Songhu Battle and restore business in the Japanese Concession, the Japanese Consulate General held various activities every day and only invited everyone, but unfortunately the effect was very poor.

After this young Chinese businessman came once with Feng Jingyao, he came again and again. He didn't talk much and just read books and listened to speeches seriously.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Minglou, an economic advisor from the Ministry of Finance of the City Hall." Minglou said with a smile, closed the book, stood up and shook hands with the other party.

"I know you, Mr. Minglou of the Ming family, was also Wang's economic adviser before. I am Iwai Eiichi, working in the Consulate General, and now serving as the secretary to Consul General Okamoto." Iwai Eiichi said with a smile.

Because Wang himself was pro-Japanese, and Minglou was severely suppressed after Wang left. After some investigation, he felt that Minglou's identity was okay.

This was Ming Lou's lowest point. He was probably looking for an opportunity, just like Feng Jingyao.

"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Iwai Eiichi." Ming Lou smiled even brighter.

After a chat, this Chinese man who knew Japanese, could write articles, and was quick-witted was very much to Iwai Eiichi's taste. The two hit it off and decided to taste Japanese food together and talk about the contents of the "Chuokoron" magazine.

All these itineraries were arranged by Ye Luo. With Ming Lou's outstanding spy ability, Iwai Eiichi was quickly convinced by Ming Lou and became his confidant.

The Ming family belonged to the neutral faction in the French Concession. Now they are moving closer to the Japanese side. The reason he gave was also very convincing-

He didn't want to be caught between Feng Jingyao and Ye Luo.

Feng Jingyao and Ye Luo themselves disdained to make friends with the second-tier wealthy families like the Ming family. Even if Ming Lou was enthusiastic, he would easily be rejected.

Iwai Eiichi could understand this very well, because wasn't he in such an awkward situation?

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was regarded as Okamoto Jusan's man, but he couldn't be a confidant of Okamoto Jusan.

The only way was to find a new backer, or to stand up on his own.

After today, Minglou got to know Iwai Eiichi very smoothly. Before leaving, he secretly hinted to him that he was willing to work for the Japanese.

After that, he could only wait for his feedback.