1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 296 The principal came to the door
When Mr. Ren passed away, his wife and several children cried their hearts out. Ye Luo couldn't bear to leave after seeing everyone, so he stayed in Peiping to help prepare for the memorial service and funeral.

According to the custom of the Republic of China, Liang Sicheng summoned everyone that night and established a funeral committee the next day. After some selection, Ye Luo actually became the chairman, responsible for writing letters to Ren Gong's former friends and issuing funeral invitations. Liang Sicheng and his wife were responsible for designing for his father. cemetery.

This funeral and memorial service seemed to involve many parties and was very grand, but in fact it was extremely shabby.

As a powerful thinker and politician in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, when Mr. Ren passed away, the National Government did not make any statement. Only some of his former friends came to see him off and held a simple public memorial ceremony.

In the end, Ye Luo couldn't bear it anymore and secretly called Lin Yuan, asking him to have the industry's leading blank pages such as Shenbao, News, and Liangyou Pictorial publish reports on the funeral.

On the day of the memorial service, those who came to see him off were basically celebrities from the cultural world, such as Qian Xuantong, Hu Shi, Ding Wenjiang, Xiong Xiling, etc. Representatives from various university associations and institutions were also present, but there were few military and political dignitaries.

As the officiant, Ye Luo was filled with emotion, thinking of Mr. Sun's funeral half a year later. At this time, his body was still in the Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Beiping, and was later moved to the new cemetery.

At that time, the hearse departed from the National Government and arrived at the cemetery only more than 50 miles away. Along the way, people took off their hats and stood in silence. There were more than [-] spectators!

Many people even traveled thousands of miles to Jinling to watch.

"An era has ended." Ye Luo gently touched the coffin body, feeling a little disappointed.

"Yes, with the passing of Mr. Ren, all the famous figures in Wanqing have also withered away. This situation is very sad."

A figure echoed from the side.

Ye Luo turned around and found an unknown middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man in a black suit smiled calmly at him, extended his hand and said: "Second Young Master, I am honored to meet you. I am the acting brigade commander of the third brigade of the No. 20 Fourth Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and the acting counselor of the Peking Government, Zhou Bin."

"Ah, it turns out to be Counselor Zhou. Nice to meet you." Ye Luo suddenly realized.

He said how could an acquaintance from Peiping take the initiative to come to him.

Zhou Bin graduated from the Artillery Section of the fourth phase of the Japanese Military Academy and the second phase of the Japanese Army University. He was one of the early batch of people who went to Japan for further study. His resume can even be traced back to the Tongmenghui period.

However, Zhou Bin did not have any family background or nobles, so he had always been tepid in the Nationalist Government. At the same time, people who were doing well in the military, such as Qian Dajun, Chen Tiaoyuan and others, were already leaders in the army, and he was still an acting brigade commander. .

In order to gain the greatest favor from Colonel Max, Ye Luo encouraged him to build his favorite artillery college near Jinling. The school needed a large number of teachers with excellent artillery knowledge, usually artillery experts in the army.

Zhou Bin was the first principal recommended by Ye Luo.

The last time Max went to ask for funds, he won the principal's trust with a proposal in favor of disarmament. In fact, the list of senior school personnel compiled mainly by Ye Luo was also passed to the principal through Max's hand, and he was approved.

Zhou Bin was not stupid. He was suddenly parachuted into the position of the principal of an artillery school. After further inquiry, he found out that it was a project in the Huade Military Cooperation Project that the principal attached great importance to. The full name was the Central Army Artillery College.

The principal's position is not low, and it will greatly help his future promotion in the military.

Naturally, he asked around and found out that the noble man was a young Chinese business tycoon.

Zhou Bin has no friendship with Ren Gong, but this is the best and most suitable opportunity for him to get close to Ye Luo, and he will not miss it.

The two had a hearty chat, and Zhou Bin was quickly impressed by the young man's conversation and knowledge.

No wonder Ren Gong's funeral committee asked him to serve as the president and chief priest. He was worthy of being Ren Gong's proud disciple during his lifetime.

"In a few days, there will be the opening ceremony of the artillery school. There has always been a high demand for heavy artillery in the military. This time, China-German military cooperation is behind the scenes. I heard that half of the teachers in the school are from Germany, and many people have signed up to participate."

Zhou Bin and Ye Luo walked in the corridor outside and whispered,
"Would it be inappropriate to directly mix foreigners and Chinese in teaching in one place?"

"Haha, Principal Zhou is here, aren't you?" Ye Luo smiled and shook his head. After a few jokes, he said sternly, "Education matters are the main thing. Internal struggles for power and profit should not occur in the past year or two at least. From now on, The principal will attend the opening ceremony in person, and Principal Zhou must grasp it." Zhou Bin's expression suddenly changed.

Ye Luo's words were simple and straightforward.

Tell him that as the principal, you have to take good care of the people below, and at the same time point out that the principal attaches great importance to this matter.

This is a double-edged sword. If he does it well, Zhou Bin will reach the sky in one step. If he does it wrong, he will face hell.

The next morning, Ye Luo said goodbye to Liang Sicheng and his wife. Lin Huiyin, who was crying with eyes like two peaches, hugged his brother tightly and refused to let him go. Ye Luo tried to persuade him and finally got away.

He and Lin Huiyin have known each other longer than Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin.

Since they met, Lin Huiyin has treated him as a biological brother and has been very close to him. Now that the two are separated from the north and the south, seeing that several big warlords are uneasy again and starting a war, they don't know how long it will be before they see each other again.

After returning to Shanghai, Ye Luo was invited to participate in the National Government's Three-Plenum Conference as a representative of the business community.

With the collapse of the three famous tycoons in the past, Yongxing Company became Ye's Yongxing, becoming the first large-scale comprehensive commercial group in Shanghai. The Qing Gang, which had been in power for decades, was also wiped out and reduced to nothing.

Zhang Wanlin, the only remaining one of the three Yongxing tycoons, fell in love with the Japanese invaders. Just like him in the original history, he probably cannot escape the fate of becoming a traitor later.

The Consul General of Japan, Yata Nanitaro, sent away Hiroshi Morishita, the director of Suzuki Hospital. Seeing that the unnoticed Suzuki Hospital had to be auctioned and sold, and was picked up by Ye Luo, he hated the Chinese very much.

The battle between the Hongkou Dojo and the Jingwu Sports Association also defeated the Bushido that the Japanese invaders were proud of. Countless people debated whether the Chinese martial arts and the Japanese invaders' Bushido were stronger or weaker. This wind also spread to Tokyo.

Yata Shichitaro completely ignored the Tanaka cabinet's attempt to win over Ye Luo. Now that they have Zhang Wanlin, they have no shortage of Shanghai Tang's "spokesmen."

Zhang Wanlin, who was directly related to the Nissin, hid in the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai like a tortoise. In order to save his life, he did not hesitate to give away 25% of the shares he held.

In other words, a small part of Ye's Yongxing was still in the hands of the Japanese invaders.

This annoyed two groups of people at the same time.

One move from the Ye family, another move from the Sassoon family——

Edward Sassoon originally wanted to take these shares from Zhang Wanlin, but he was actually trying to reconcile with Ye Luo.

Anyway, he didn't lose money in this cigarette transportation incident, he had already made all the money.

He also impressed his father with several business ventures and showed signs of establishing himself as the heir, but now the only thing missing is the final step.

As for this kick, Edward thought about it and felt that it was on Ye Luo, a Chinese.

Besides smoking, what other business can make a lot of money at once and easily?
In Shanghai, the answer is not difficult.

In foreign circles, this answer is particularly uniform.

That is to cooperate with Ye Luo, the youngest tycoon in Shanghai!

And the shares that were originally used as certificates of investment were intercepted by the Japanese invaders. Can Edward not be angry?
Ye Luo, who doesn't know what these ghosts and ghosts think of Xiao Jiujiu, quietly returned to Shanghai at night.

Tomorrow's Third Plenary Meeting was coming unexpectedly, and he had to be prepared.

(End of this chapter)