1928: The rise of giant merchants

Bai Mansion.

"A Luo is here, please come in quickly, please come in quickly." Bai Xiongqi had been waiting at the door for a long time and welcomed him in with a smile, "Xiuzhu! Xiuzhu! Your brother Ye Luo is here, why don't you help make tea and serve snacks quickly? ?”

"Haha, is Sister Xiuzhu at home too?" Ye Luo greeted Mrs. Bai and walked towards the study on the second floor with Bai Xiongqi.

"Of course she is. She has been acting petty these days. After talking about it for a while, you go to her room to coax her." Bai Xiongqi laughed loudly, put his arms around Ye Luo's back and said intimately, "A few days ago you Didn't Yu Likui take Qian, Xiao Aqiao and Lin Ruxian to the beach? When she heard about it, she was pouting as if there was a soy sauce bottle hanging on her mouth."

"It's my fault. I'll ask Sister Xiuzhu to play some other day." Ye Luo apologized with a smile.

When he came outside the study, Bai Xiong stood up and held his back, whispering a few words: "Aluo, those two people in the study are important people in Jinling Fang now. You have to pay attention when you meet them soon. Please lower your attitude and tone."

"So mysterious? Brother Bai, if that's the case, then you have to inform me in advance. Look, I'm empty-handed and I didn't bring any greeting gifts." Ye Luo raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Bai Xiongqi smiled bitterly: "I also wanted to remind you in advance, but they didn't agree. They said they wanted to see with your own eyes your first reaction when you saw them. As for gifts and so on, don't worry, I have already helped you. Prepare it well and send it to them."

"Thank you so much, Brother Bai." Ye Luo smiled, becoming more and more curious about the two people in the study.

The two pushed the door open and entered.

"Finally, the famous Second Young Master has arrived. Uncle Wang, look, I said that the Second Young Master is as handsome as jade and extraordinarily handsome. I am right!" The speaker was a rather delicate-looking man with a slicked-back hair and a round hooded hat. A man with glasses, he looks to be in his thirties, he is in good spirits and full of energy.

The middle-aged man he called Uncle Wang was in his forties. He had a neat crew cut. He was also smiling. He came over to shake hands with a smile: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born young. I didn't expect the second young master to look so young, like He’s a young boy of seventeen or eighteen years old!”

"You two deserve the praise you deserve." Ye Luo first glanced at the round-framed glasses man who had a good impression of him. His heart trembled at the familiar appearance and face, and he guessed roughly, "And the man in charge of the Central Bank and Compared with Minister Song of the Ministry of Finance, what kind of hero am I?"

"Look at Uncle Wang, I said he must be able to guess my identity." Song Ziwen laughed loudly, patted Bai Xiongqi and Ye Luo on the shoulders, and invited them to sit down.

This is Bai Xiongqi's study room. At this time, it is as if Song Ziwen is the master. Bai Xiongqi is obedient and obedient, in sharp contrast to Ye Luo's naturalness.

"Bo Yan, you have found a good brother-in-law, which makes me very envious." Uncle Wang also sat down with a smile, with emotion on his face, "I heard Dingyao said before that he could not marry his daughter to this second young master. I still want to , How long does it take for him to have so little success to make him feel so regretful? In terms of vision, Boyan, you are like this!"

He gave Shiro a thumbs up.

Bai Xiong smiled awkwardly.

Before the Ye family was in trouble, he even advised his sister not to continue to be entangled with Ye Luo.

"Boss Ye, why don't you guess again, who is this Uncle Wang next to me?" Song Ziwen seemed to be very interested and asked with a smile.

The three old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they had already made a bet.

Ye Luo watched Uncle Wang meditate for a moment, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he came over with Song Ziwen to discuss important matters and take into account the movements of the National Government after the Northern Expedition.

Wait, today is July 6th.

"Uncle Wang, could it be Minister Wang Zhengting who issued a declaration on amending unequal treaties in June?" Ye Luo asked with a smile, but was extremely shocked in his heart.

He disclosed the paper about the 1929 economic crisis in the United States to only a few people. The main content was that the stock market was soaring and he could make a lot of money. It also spread to the U.S. Minister in China through Gao Si, the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai. Mamuri.

Ma Mourui and Wang Zhengting are the two core figures who revised the issue of domestic tariff autonomy.

The world is so strange sometimes.

The butterfly wings flapped gently, and the wind really blew towards me.

"Smart!" Wang Zhengting couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He likes to talk to smart people. It seems that this trip is worthwhile.

"Aluo, it's okay for me to call you that." Song Ziwen smiled and asked him to sit next to her. "I heard my father-in-law talk about you. It seems that An Yi also lives in your home now?"

"Yes, Zhang Shibo came to Shanghai in a hurry. I haven't bought a house yet, so I asked Anyi to live in my house temporarily." Ye Luo smiled and nodded. Zhang Anyi's sister Zhang Leyi was one of the few beauties in the Republic of China. Her husband It’s Song Ziwen.

However, Zhang Leyi is one year younger than Ye Luo. She is only 21 years old now, 13 years behind Song Ziwen, who is 34 years old!

"Well, An Yi is not old yet, but she will be in a few years." Song Ziwen wanted to facilitate the marriage between Zhang Anyi and Ye Luo, but when he turned around and thought, there was still Bai Xiuzhu here, should Zhang Anyi be the child?

Several people were embarrassed, but fortunately Bai Xiongqi immediately spoke up to smooth things over: "This time, Minister Song and Minister Wang are here for tomorrow's meeting. A Luo, please listen carefully. It will be very beneficial to your business."

"I'd like to hear the details." Ye Luo already knew what was going on, but the two of them came to warn them in person, so the nature of this was different.

"Boss Ye, you also know about Minister Huang's matter. In order to quell public dissatisfaction, he had to take the blame and resign. Last month, I succeeded the Minister of Foreign Affairs and was responsible for the New Testament Movement. Tomorrow I will meet with the US Minister to China, Ma Murray, in Jinling. Mr. signed a "China-US Tariff Treaty."

Wang Zhengting looked at him and said seriously,

"Since the revolution, our tariffs have been controlled by foreigners. This has not only caused us to lose a lot of economic income, but also curbed the development of domestic products. Tomorrow's treaty states that we will gain certain tariff autonomy. And the tax rates on some goods can be increased. Of course, only the support of the United States is not enough. After obtaining the support of the United Kingdom next year, the new tariff policy can be truly implemented, and significant changes can be achieved."

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows. He knew all these things. Only when the issue of independent tariffs was resolved would he be able to truly make domestic products. Otherwise, foreigners selling foreign products and foreign concession courts would have to deal with them. Even he, the second young master who made all the changes in Shanghai, It also cannot afford to make any domestic products.

Wang Zhengting and Song Ziwen came to talk about this matter, and their meaning was extraordinary.

"The tax rate for this part of adjustable goods has been temporarily determined. Boss Ye can take a look at it for reference." Wang Zhengting took out a document from his arms and handed it to him, "Boss Ye, I know The first Chinese businessman to defeat foreign companies and even drive foreign businessmen out of the industry, I hope you can continue to work hard and continue to intimidate and shock foreigners in national business!"

Song Ziwen squinted his eyes and chuckled. He was partly responsible for this matter.

After all, that man may be his wife's biological sister, and the family interests must be linked to it. Moreover, Ye Luo is also his junior student at Harvard University. Since he has the ability, of course he has to take care of her.

He graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in economics in 1915, and later went to Columbia University to obtain a doctorate in economics. Unfortunately, he failed to go to Cambridge for gold plating.

Song Ziwen originally thought that this matter would be difficult to push forward, but he did not expect it to be surprisingly easy. After asking later, he learned that the American Minister to China, Ma Mu Rui, also praised Ye Luo quite a lot.

In this way, matchmaking will be much easier.

Ye Luo took the document and did not read it in a hurry, waiting for Wang Zhengting to finish.

"This month, we will also discuss the concession issue. At that time, we will cancel the concession court and take back the consular jurisdiction of the Shanghai Bund Public Settlement and the French Concession. In this way, if there is a conflict with foreign businessmen, we will not be attacked from both sides."

When Wang Zhengting talked about the issue of consular jurisdiction, he was also filled with indignation.

No one can tolerate people from other countries having legal jurisdiction in their own country!

"That's great." Ye Luo smiled and stood up to express his gratitude, "I'm just a businessman and can't play a role in national negotiations, but if I want to defeat the foreigners in the business world, I can still give it a try. .”

"Boss Ye's words are enough!" Wang Zhengting clapped his legs and shouted with a smile.

"What about businessmen? I have also come all the way from an ordinary bank employee." Song Ziwen patted him on the shoulder, "Younger is not as good as your ambition!"

"By the way, Uncle Wang will have to rush to Jinling for a meeting soon. Aluo and I will go to the Dahua Hotel for a casual meal. My father-in-law, Leyi, Anyi, and Yuanbei are all here. We are so close as a family. Closeness.”

Song Ziwen glanced at Bai Xiong and smiled and said,

"Isn't Minister Bai unwilling to let him go?"