1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 329 Please run away
  On the evening of April 4rd, 3:[-].

Outside the gate of Ye Mansion.

The Spring Festival couplets of good luck and fortune taped to the door were worn out and turned yellow a few days ago. Butler Xie ordered someone to replace them with a new pair. The big red lantern contained a fashionable light bulb. When the switch was pressed, it emitted a dazzling red light. You can see clearly from ten meters away.

Brighter than anything I've seen before.

There are many villas and high-end residential areas near Ye Mansion, but under the restrictions of the Spring Festival ban, even among these tycoons covering the sky in Shanghai, no one dared to blatantly decorate the door with Spring Festival elements, even after New Year's Eve almost two In March, the old couplets were also replaced with new ones.

Thinking of how timid and frightened he felt these days, and then looking at the resplendent and majestic gate of Ye Mansion, Zhao Jinqing had mixed feelings in his heart.

While he was hesitating, a clear car bell rang from behind, followed by the rumble of a car.

"Old Zhao, what are you doing at the door?" Feng Shaoshan, who came on a bicycle, got out of the car, carefully placed his beloved Yip's Forever bicycle aside, and said to him, "Let's go in together, that car coming over It should be Tan Si’s.”

"Why are you riding this?" Zhao Jinqing could tell at a glance that Feng Shaoshan was riding a bicycle produced by Ye's Automobile Company. Ye Luo had drastically reduced the price after advertising, and at the same time, he continued to criticize the inhumanity of rickshaws in the public opinion. He instantly dismissed this bicycle. Fresh imported products are popular in Shanghai.

But after all, it is a new thing. At Zhao Jinqing's age, he is still a little reluctant to break out of his comfort zone to get in touch with it.

Unexpectedly, Feng Shaoshan, who usually looked serious and conservative, rode a bicycle instead.

"The Yeluo people are not very good, but the things they make are pretty good." Feng Shaoshan locked the bicycle and smiled calmly, "You should try it. It is indeed more comfortable and more convenient than a rickshaw."

"Good evening, both of you."

Without waiting for Zhao Jinqing to answer, Tan Si, wearing a gray gown, walked quickly and said hello to them.

Zhao Jinqing nodded quickly in return: "Good evening, Fourth Master."

Feng Shaoshan didn't think much of this kind of rough guy who made his fortune in gray industries and gangs. He just nodded slightly in greeting and then stepped into the half-opened door of Ye Mansion.

"Don't be offended, Fourth Master, Lao Feng has this temper." Zhao Jinqing hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

Tan Si also knew that Feng Shaoshan looked down on gang tycoons like them, so he didn't mind. He made a gesture of invitation and walked into the Ye Mansion with Zhao Jinqing, who had not been there for a long time.

After his wife Yan Yangtian opened a dance hall called Yi Hu Chun with Ye's Dance Company, Ye Luo didn't cooperate with him much in his subsequent business. On the one hand, there was really little business overlap between the two, and on the other hand, he Gradually, I can't keep up with Ye Luo's footsteps.

Although Tan Si was from a gang, he had a more traditional character. Over the years, he did not indulge in smoking like the three Yongxing tycoons. The Pier Gang had been ups and downs for more than ten years, so they helped him save enough money to live comfortably and live comfortably.

Because of the work of licking blood from the tip of a knife, he did not stay behind to prevent retaliation. He was approaching forty in a blink of an eye, and he always felt that his energy and energy were almost gone.

The last time something happened to the Jiangan ship and the Nissin ship, Tan Si was vaguely aware of some of Ye Luo's movements and thoughts, and even though he might get into trouble, he still helped out.

I didn't expect that the fire would come back so quickly.

Behind the Rissin was Song Ziwen, and behind the Jiangan was Kong Xiangxi. Both of them were unhappy with the behavior of the dock gang.

As the General Chamber of Commerce refused to support the military expenditures for the Chiang Kai-shek War, the Nationalist Government also began to target members of the General Chamber of Commerce. Tan Si's Pier Gang bore the brunt. Every day they were either scrutinized by this department or interviewed by that department, and all kinds of businesses were cut off. In the middle of the night, there were many more customs police officers on the dock, and they were so arrogant that they made all his brothers feel very frustrated. Tan Si had just been promoted to a member of the General Chamber of Commerce, replacing the three tycoons, but he didn't expect that he would have to spend 300 million yuan to buy his life.

He is not a pedantic person. If the General Chamber of Commerce is really uprooted this time, he will definitely not accompany Feng Shaoshan and others to wait for death. If he can join the National Government, he will definitely go.

I'm just afraid that these 300 million oceans can't buy my life back.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Ye Luo had asked Xiao Liping to retire all the helpers, and even Butler Xie had asked him to go back to rest.

At this moment, the only people left in the huge Ye Mansion are the Ye family, maids like Xiaoli, whom Ye Luo can completely trust, and the guards who have been lurking inside and outside the Ye Mansion all year round, responsible for the safety of the Ye family.

Ye Luo sat on the sofa. Bai Xiuzhu finished making tea, gave him a few gentle words, then lifted up her skirt and went upstairs.

"Sorry for the poor hospitality." Ye Luo pointed to the three cups of tea on the table and invited the three of them to sit down.

"Second Young Master, let's get straight to the point. We are not here as guests." Feng Shaoshan took out the so-called invitation letter from his arms, "You don't seem to have any intention of letting us go to the charity gala on April 4, do you?"

The same is true for the invitation letters from Tan Si and Zhao Jinqing. There is no invitation content, but they are just asked to come to Ye Mansion at this time to discuss important matters.

"The main groups at that dinner were important military and political figures of the Nationalist Government, celebrities from all walks of life who were on good terms with the Nationalist Government, and businessmen like Lin Kanghou who wanted to make money. The three of them were not suitable for such an occasion. Under the current situation, you are also It’s not easy to go.”

Ye Luo nodded and smiled,

"The three of you shouldn't be interested in this either, right?"

"Hmph, a group of arrogant people gathered together to raise military expenses in the name of charity. Do you think we are fools?" Feng Shaoshan did not hesitate even in Ye Mansion. After he said this, Tan Si and Zhao Jinqing's expressions changed.

"It's not as bad as Boss Feng said, but it's true that few of these people are good people." Ye Luo nodded and smiled.

He actually said it so directly, which surprised Feng Shaoshan.

"Second Young Master came to us, what exactly do we want to discuss?" Zhao Jinqing really didn't dare to continue this dangerous topic.

Ye Luo glanced at them, suppressed his smile, and said to the three of them word by word: "I have received reliable information. At the end of April, the Nationalist Government will cancel the General Chamber of Commerce and arrest all businessmen who have not paid military aid."

"How dare he, Chang Kaishen!" Feng Shaoshan slapped the table and said coldly, "Now is the Republic of China, and we are no longer oppressed by the Qing court. Now that he dares to play dictatorship, I dare to go to Jinling and fight with him Swear at me!"

"Boss Feng, I'm afraid that before you get back to Jinling, the grass on the grave will be three meters high." Ye Luo chuckled, "Now that the National Government has made an internal decision, do you think there is room for change in this matter? ?”

"But Second Young Master, how can we come up with five million yuan to offer as an offering?" Zhao Jinqing's face was ashen. He has seniors and juniors, and they all live in Shanghai, including the Zhao family. They are all here. A Shanghainese, let him run. He can run alone, but a monk cannot run away from the temple.

Besides, according to Ye Luo's words, he had no intention of letting them run out.

(End of this chapter)