1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 221 Arriving at Jinling to build a cemetery
In the afternoon of that day, Ye Luo took a nap at the home of Hu Die and Ruan Lingyu, then returned to No. 32 Xiafei Road, packed up the ceremony, called Shi Jianqiao, Cao Fan and Hengsan, and selected six relatively capable people including Wei He. The subordinates who were beaten set off lightly and got on the train to Jinling.

The train departs along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway and takes 10 hours to reach Jinling.

Ye Luo deliberately chose the train after five o'clock in the afternoon, so that when he woke up, it would be seven or eight o'clock in the morning when he arrived at Jinling.

To be honest, Ye Luo did not expect that he would be invited to attend this national anti-smoking conference as a representative of Shanghai's business community.

Although this meeting was just a face-saving project organized by the Nationalist government to appease the people. The anti-smoking campaign was in full swing throughout the Republic of China, but the results were unsatisfactory. However, Lu Yusheng, who is the vice chairman of the Shanghai Beach Anti-Smoking Committee, was not invited and instead approached him Ye Luo, it can be seen that Jinling has gradually lost interest in the three tycoons of Yongxing.

Of course, there must be Song Ziwen's intention to develop Ye Luo into his direct lineage.

As we all know, although Song Ziwen is the principal's brother-in-law, the relationship between the two is not harmonious and they have differences on many things, especially when Zhang Hanqing initiated an incident later. Song Ziwen sided with Zhang Hanqing.

Only the principal adheres to his so-called policy of "reconciling the internal situation before fighting against the outside world." Everyone else believes that the Japanese invaders must be expelled first, the country must be liberated, and then the house must be closed and cleaned.

Shi Jianqiao, Heng San and others were all attentive. Even when Ye Luo went to the toilet, three people had to accompany him to ensure his safety.

Ye Luo could also understand their thoughts. After all, this was how Feng Chengcheng was kidnapped by Hengsan on the train not long ago.

Fortunately, the train trip was uneventful. When he woke up, Ye Luo opened his eyes and saw the sky was bright. Looking at the sky, he estimated that he would arrive at Jinling in an hour or two.

He glanced at Shi Jianqiao who was sitting beside him, reached out and touched her hand gently and said with a smile: "Jianqiao, just close your eyes for a while, I'll just take a look."

"How can this be done?" Shi Jianqiao looked around. Hengsan and other eight people were on duty in groups of two. The two people who were awake at this time were far away from them. If something happened, she was worried that she would not be able to react in time.

Ye Luo ignored her, pinched her pretty face, and said with a straight face: "When we get to Jinling, you will have to be responsible for my safety all day long. How can you not take a break?"

"Okay." Shi Jianqiao blushed and lowered his head, leaning against the train window to take a nap.

The train shook again and again, and it was easy to kowtow against the window, making it difficult to fall asleep.But Shi Jianqiao was obviously very tired and fell asleep after a while.

Probably because leaning against the car window was not comfortable enough, she staggered and fell towards Ye Luo.

Ye Luo quickly straightened his back, letting her lean on his shoulder comfortably, and hugged her shoulder, looking out the window at the rising sun.

This was probably the most sound sleep Shi Jianqiao had had in a while. When the sky lit up and the train entered Jinling City, it gradually stopped and she still hadn't woken up.

When the train stopped at the platform and people were getting off the train one after another, Shi Jianqiao suddenly got up and got out of Ye Luo's arms with embarrassment. She took his arm with a blushing face and followed the crowd off the train.

Autumn in Jinling in November was very strong, with only the branches of the tall trees on both sides remaining, and the fallen leaves fluttering in the wind. Ye Luo also wanted to find someone to find out the location of Song Ziwen's residence, but Tang Fulu directly led his troops to surround the station. Stay, the soldiers are uniformly arranged on both sides, waiting for Ye Luo's arrival.

Such a huge formation startled fellow passengers, and they all looked curiously this way.

"Second Young Master, welcome!" Tang Fu was dressed in a straight suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was full of bookishness. His appearance was similar to Tang Ying's, and he was extremely handsome. "Ah, Secretary Tang, what are you?" Ye Luo pretended to be flattered and quickly ran to shake hands with Tang Fu.

Shi Jianqiao and others were also shocked by such a grand display.

"Is the second young master related to the Jinling military?" Hengsan didn't know the details of Ye Luo yet. He was surprised when he saw that the people who came to pick him up were the military and the police.

"I don't know very well. I only know that this seems to be Song Ziwen's secretary." Shi Jianqiao shook his head.

Hengsan still knew who Song Ziwen was.

No wonder the second young master didn't panic when he learned that the supporters behind the Taihu water bandits were dignitaries and barristers. It turned out that the people behind him were even more powerful.

Ye Luo and Tang Fulu were talking and laughing, as if they were friends they hadn't seen for many years.

What surprised him was that this time he did not need to stay at the Jinling Hotel arranged by the Nationalist Government for invited guests, but directly stayed at Song Ziwen's Song family mansion at No. 1 Beiji Pavilion, Jilongshan.

At this time, the villa that would later become a gathering place for many important officials of the National Government had not yet been fully expanded. It was just a small Western country-style villa with a total construction area of ​​more than 700 square meters.

But because the owner is the current Minister of Finance, there is still an endless stream of prominent celebrities visiting here every day.

The two of them got into the luxury car specially prepared by Tang Fulu and traveled through the bustling areas of Jinling City.

Seeing a Chevrolet 490 occasionally drive by on the street, Ye Luo smiled knowingly. It seemed that the Ye's Automobile Company he founded was finally on the right track. It not only dominated Shanghai, but its business also radiated to surrounding big cities.

"Aluo, how do you think Jinling compares with Shanghai Beach?" Tang Fu asked with a smile.

"It's not as prosperous and prosperous as Shanghai Beach." Ye Luo replied, "But it's a little more antique and comfortable. The smell of books is much better than the smell of copper."

"Hahaha, that's right. So next year we plan to move Mr. Sun's mausoleum here. Peiping is too far away, and we won't be able to pay homage often." Tang Fu sighed.

Ye Luo nodded in agreement: "I heard that my husband said to his wife and others before he died: 'After I die, I can be buried at the foot of Zijin Mountain in Jinling. Because Jinling is the place where the provisional government was established, we must not forget the Xinhai Revolution.'"

"Yes, in fact, as early as March 1912, my husband said to Hu Hanmin when he was hunting in Zijin Mountain: 'When I die one day, I would like to ask the people for this piece of earth to place my body.'" Tang Tang He didn't expect Ye Luobo to remember even these anecdotes, and he admired him even more, "Speaking of which, the first phase of the cemetery project was contracted by Shanghai Yao Xinji Construction Factory with a project fee of 3 yuan, and the final total was It cost 70 million yuan, of which only 120 was subsidized by the Ministry of Finance. Yao Xinji cannot afford to contract the second phase of the project, and the bidding will be held soon. Are you interested, Aluo?"

The construction of the cemetery is a purely money-losing business, and one loss can start from millions of dollars, which is really something that ordinary businessmen cannot afford to lose.

However, if you get this project, it means that you have followed a line in Jinling, and you will have a steady stream of business in the construction industry in the future.

Naturally, Ye Luo would not miss such a good opportunity and replied with a smile: "If I really can't find anyone, I will go all out."

(End of this chapter)