1928: The rise of giant merchants

On August 2, 1934, a failed art student was appointed as the German head of state (Führer).

On October 10, the great Long March began.

On December 1, the "Kirov Incident" occurred in the Russian bear and the Great Purge Movement began.

On December 29, Japan withdrew from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

In 1934, all assets of Ye's investment in the north of the Republic of China were transferred, and its total assets were said to be as high as 3 billion oceans!

On January 15, 1935, the Japanese Kwantung Army deliberately provoked the "Chadong Incident" to threaten the Nanjing National Government to reach the "Da Tan Treaty".

On March 8, Ruan Lingyu, who originally committed suicide by taking poison, was still alive in Ye's mansion.

Throughout March, Yeh Investment began to evacuate all assets and personnel in the central and western regions of the Republic of China. The original strategy was still that those who wanted to stay could stay, and Yeh Investment would continue to provide wages and accommodation, but their personal safety could no longer be guaranteed. Those who wanted to leave would be taken away directly by the Yeh fleet.

In June, a major flood occurred in the Yangtze River, killing 142,000 people. The Yeh Charity Foundation, led by Ye Qingqing, fought against the flood and provided disaster relief, but this was also the last action of the Yeh Charity Foundation in China.

After the flood control ended, the Yeh Charity Foundation officially announced its dissolution, and its remaining personnel all gathered in other departments of Yeh Investment.

There are many different opinions about why the Yeh Charity Foundation was disbanded, but at the end of June, Ye Qingqing and her husband, Lin Yuan, the owner of Yeh Newspapers, flew to Los Angeles, USA.

On October 7, Japan proposed the "Three Principles" for China, and on the 10th, the new National Games was held in Shanghai, sponsored by Yeh Sports.

On December 2, the Jinling National Government was reorganized, and the president became the Premier of the Executive Yuan.

This year, Ye's Investment began to gradually transfer assets in the south. At this time, the principal had already realized that something was wrong. However, Ye's Investment was a large company with a large business and controlled the transportation routes by sea, land and air. Even if the principal wanted to intercept it, it would be difficult to do so.

Dai Li's secret service intelligence network was completely inferior to Ye's intelligence network. He could only watch a large amount of oceans turned into US dollars and entered the account of YB Bank.

And these things would never return to their hands when they were under Ye's Investment in the United States, because Franklin was in charge there, and they didn't dare to go there at all.

In this process, the business community gradually smelled a strange smell, that was the feeling that the principal was ready to take action against the Ye family. Suddenly, countless people were excited, and the situation in Shanghai became delicate.

In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936).

From January to March, Ye's Investment had successfully transferred all assets except the south, and the rest were shell companies. The transferred assets totaled 4.2 billion oceans in cash and 5.8 billion oceans in other assets.

During this process, the principal asked Dai Li to come to Ye Mansion for the first time, implying that Ye Luo was not allowed to take any more actions. Shaking Ye's investment would shake the foundation of the Republic of China's business, and he would never tolerate it.

On May 31, at Ye Luo's call, the National Salvation Federation of All Circles was established in Shanghai, and Ye Luo spent 10 million yuan on rescue supplies.

From May to October, the situation became increasingly tense. Now, except for Jinling, Shanghai and other places, Ye's investment assets are basically gone, and its strength is greatly weakened. The remaining market has been swallowed up by other business tycoons.

No one knows why Ye Luo evacuated the business world on a large scale. Anyway, if you don't take advantage of it, you are a bastard.

In early October, Rosemary, the heir of the Sassoon family, was revealed to be pregnant. At this time, she had completely replaced her brother Edward Sassoon to control a large amount of family assets. Sassoon realized that something was wrong and hurriedly asked the child's biological father, who turned out to be Ye Luo!

In mid-October, Sassoon was found dead in his mansion with dozens of bullets in his body. Feng Jingyao and others were also killed with him.

In the second half of the month, Sassoon \u0026 Co. began to withdraw investment from Shanghai on a large scale.

At the end of the month, the principal finally made up his mind. The principal's wife was unable to stop him, and Dai Li received the order to assassinate Ye Yuqiao.

At this time, the Anti-Japanese Traitor-Extermination Group had been incorporated into the underground organization.

Ye Yuqiao, who was originally going to be assassinated by Dai Li, had already gone far away and was sent to Australia City for retirement.

Dai Li's attack was in vain, and he encountered a large number of Ye Hao's troops and suffered heavy losses.

On November 3, in the US presidential election, Franklin was re-elected. Ye's investment was in full swing in the United States and officially merged with the Livermore Group.

On December 12, the Double Twelve Incident that shocked China and the world occurred. Zhang Hanqing and General Yang detained the principal and forced him to "stop the civil war and unite against Japan." The principal was originally going to go to Shanghai to find Ye Luo in person, but ended up like this.

Taking this opportunity, Ye Luo began to transfer assets in Shanghai and Jinling on a large scale. Under the watchful eyes of the public, Ye's Investment quietly transferred a total of 12 billion yuan of core assets, and a large number of Ye's Investment-related personnel evacuated from Shiliupu Wharf.

On December 25, the incident was peacefully resolved, and Ye's Investment in the South was left with only an empty shell.

In early 1937.

Shiliupu Wharf, Shanghai.

In front of the Ye's ship.

"A Luo, are you really leaving?" Zhang Hanqing was reluctant to leave.

On the other side, Yu Fengzhi and Zhao Yidi also hugged Bai Xiuzhu tightly and refused to let go.

All the people of the Ye family are now on the ship.

"Brother, come with me." Ye Luo knew that he would be imprisoned for life by the principal in 38 years, and couldn't help saying.

Zhang Hanqing shook his head: "I have been avoiding for my whole life, and I can't leave now. It's just a pity that you haven't come to help me until now, haha."

"Haha, I'm just an ordinary businessman, you know it, brother." Ye Luo smiled bitterly.

It's not that he doesn't want to stay, but he can't, and he can't.

"Okay, then see you later, goodbye America!" Zhang Hanqing patted him.

The two hugged each other tightly.

He didn't know that they would see each other again decades later!

"It's time to leave, goodbye everyone!" Ye Luo waved at them, then looked back at his wife, children, and friends on the ship!

Overseas, he will start a new journey.

1928-1937, ten years in a flash, the past came to mind one by one.

Shiliupu Wharf, the largest gateway in the Far East, a lively area that cannot be ignored on the Pudong map.

Ye Luo looked through the ferry window at the bustling and mixed No. 1 Wharf on Shanghai Beach not far away.

There were no more dense crowds, nor were there the landmark buildings he was familiar with, such as the Jinling Grand Theater, the Far East Racecourse, and the Sassoon Building.

The Shanghai of 1937 was no longer dazzling or magnificent.

Western style, Shanghai style, high-rise buildings, foreign concessions, decadent life, and the bright lights and wine were all moving away from him.

Under the magnificent neon lights, countless people worked together to compose a brilliant and prosperous Ukiyo-e that belonged to this era and this city, and he was one of them.

"Hey, young man, when you get to the United States, don't mess with the people in New York's Chinatown. They are not easy to mess with. They are all invested by Ye's family, and they are amazing!"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Ye Luo turned around.

It seemed like a lifetime ago. (End of this chapter)