1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 331
  "What's the matter?" Ye Luo protected Bai Xiuzhu and walked towards the bedroom. When passing by Xiao Aqiao's room, the two of them slowed down in a tacit understanding.

Before opening the door, Bai Xiuzhu gently put her hand on the door handle, and then looked at him seriously: "No matter what happens in the future, even if I can't help you, you have to tell me the matter, don't let me be blinded." Even though I'm in the dark, I'm still worried about you, okay? I can't help you, but at least let me feel that with you."

Speaking of this, tears already rolled down from the corners of Bai Xiuzhu's eyes.

She is very smart, but because of her smartness, her life is not so comfortable.

Ye Luo was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly, took her into his arms, and pressed his chin against her forehead. The two of them were affectionate for a long time before he let go of Bai Xiuzhu, and then looked at her with the same serious face: "I My Xiuzhu has grown up. Okay, I promise you."

"Ok!"

The two embraced again.

April 1929, the 4th year of the Republic of China (15).

A few days ago, a sea-going ship loaded with various commodities from a company owned by Ye's Investment slowly sailed out of the Shiliupu Pier. The ship's hull was emblazoned with a large official logo of the Ship Investment Company, but the bow of the ship was flying the flag of Ye's.

The products this time are mainly various types of Victoria brand women's underwear. It is said that the second young master wanted to open up the two markets of Xiangjiang and Aocheng. At this time, Xiangjiang was still a wasteland. No one understood why Ye Luo valued this area so much. .

As for Macao, that's easy to understand. After all, Portugal has been running the colony and it has developed quite well.

In short, this kind of overseas market expansion was quite common in the Republic of China, and no one thought it was strange.

Only a few people knew that the ship was carrying people who could not easily leave Shanghai.

At this time, a young man of about thirty years old, wearing a Chinese tunic suit, was walking on the Shiliupu Pier, occasionally observing the surrounding situation. There were several young men in military uniforms following behind him, and he looked like he was not easy to mess with.

The workers working on the dock came and went cheering, and the gang members holding loudspeakers to recruit people shouted until they were thirsty. On the other side, in a temporary pavilion set up to maintain order, there were several young people wearing the uniforms of the Customs Department police officers. He was crossing his legs and playing cards leisurely.

The young man in Chinese tunic attire slowly walked toward the security booth. Before he even got close, he heard the laughter and curses of the customs officers.

"Well, you are the third child. You secretly hide the leopard in your hands. Do you want to win all the wages of the brothers?"

"Hehe, brother Fusheng, a soldier never tires of deceit. If you don't care about my tens of oceans of salary, you won't fall for it! Come on, come on, give me the money first and then continue."

The rough-looking man pushed down the Pai Gow on the table with a roar, but his voice was high-pitched and completely inconsistent with his appearance.

"So this is how the new customs office built with money from the Nationalist Government works?" A young man in a Chinese tunic suit walked into the pavilion at some point. He glanced around coldly and sneered.

"What the fuck, what unit are you from? Do you have to take care of our customs office?" A thin customs policeman slapped the card table and stood up suddenly, "Why, there are a few soldiers behind you. Amazing? Are you a regiment commander or a brigade commander?"

"Tsk, I don't have a military rank." The young man smiled.

"How dare you be arrogant without a military rank? I thought why the chief came to inspect." The thin policeman's voice became louder.

"Oh, forget it, I guess we are friends in the inspection department. We are all comrades working in the same system. Brother Fusheng, forget it." Lao San, a rough man, pretended to pull him, but actually wanted to add fuel to the fire.

"Hey, what's wrong with the Audit Department? They're just a bunch of idiots begging for mercy from the General Chamber of Commerce. Even if the head of the Audit Department came here and saw me, Fu Sheng, he would still have to punish me!" Fu Sheng was unforgiving and just lost. Qian was in a bad mood. As soon as he put down his cards, he tried to pull the collar of the young man in Mao suit.

slam-la-

Several soldiers behind him actually drew their guns!

The customs officers were startled and hurriedly pulled out their guns. However, before they could draw their guns, they were all pressed to the head.

"Awesome, you have such great official power. I think you are in uniform. You are just a squad leader of the search team of the Customs Department. You can open your mouth and shut up. Even the director of the inspection department has to obey you. Let me see and send you to Chen Ruisheng's door." , will he obey you?"

The young man in Chinese tunic suit glanced at the Pai Gow on the table, then looked at them again, the disdain on his face became even stronger.
  "Copy them all and take them away!" ˆ ˆ ˆ "Yes!"

The other party drew his gun first, and at first sight he was extremely powerful. Lao San and the others immediately surrendered and did not dare to resist. Only Fu Sheng remained arrogant.

"Brother, what department do you belong to? If you point a gun at your comrades, you won't be able to get any benefits if you bring it to the military court." Fusheng was pushed forward and continued to speak harshly, "Also, you Speaking of our Director Chen, to be honest, I’m not really afraid of Director Chen.”

"You can ask Chen Ruisheng yourself when the time comes." The young man in Mao Zedong no longer paid attention to the ruffian. His attention was always on Shiliupu Pier. After patrolling around, he discovered something.

The Pier Gang, which was originally a concentrated group of people, disappeared.

Although the Customs Department has slowly taken back some of its authority over the wharves, Tan Si's Wharf Gang has been in Shanghai for nearly seven years after all. As long as he is alive, the Wharf Gang will never worry about being unable to control these wharves, which are no different from cash cows.

But when I came here today, I hardly saw anyone from the Pier Gang.

A bad feeling came to my heart.

"I'm going to attend Ye Luo's charity dinner. You should immediately send people to check Tan Si's several places in Shanghai and Feng Shaoshan's home." The young man in Mao suit whispered to a soldier beside him. .

"Yes. What about these people?" The soldier looked at several customs officers with disgust.

"I will take him with him to Ye Luo's charity dinner. Chen Ruisheng will also go anyway. Since Captain Fusheng said he is not afraid of Chen Ruisheng, let them meet." The young man in Mao suit sneered.

Fu Sheng is really not afraid of Chen Ruisheng, the director of the Customs Department.

why?

Because his elder brother-in-law is Lin Kanghou, chairman of the Shanghai Bund General Chamber of Commerce, and according to his sister, he will be transferred to Jinling in a while to serve as the executive deputy secretary of the Ministry of Finance and become Song Ziwen's right-hand man!

In Shanghai, everyone knows that the General Chamber of Commerce is the real heaven.

Just like his unabashed contempt for the Minister of Inspection just now.

The people in the Inspection Department live off the money from the General Chamber of Commerce, and the big guys from the General Chamber of Commerce are all well-known figures in Shanghai and the Concession!
  Not to mention the three major chairman members, such as ordinary member Yu Qiaqing, who is also a Chinese director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, when he goes to the city hall, the person who receives him must be at least Bai Xiongqi's level!

Is the newly established Customs Department powerful?
  Really great.

Tan Si's dock gang was so suppressed that they could not lift their heads.

But Director Chen Ruisheng, since taking office, has gone to Ye Mansion more times than to the City Hall office.

why?
  Because the General Chamber of Commerce is heaven!

And his elder brother-in-law is Lin Kanghou.

He really isn't afraid of Chen Ruisheng!

Hearing that he was going to see Chen Ruisheng, Fusheng became even more confident.

He listened to the conversation between the young men in Chinese tunic suits and knew that these were all "foreign banks" and there was nothing to worry about. They were most likely some inspectors transferred from outside. They were young and energetic, and they really thought they were holding a Shang Fang sword from Jinling. , you can do whatever you want!

The only thing that frightened him was that this young man could go to the Second Young Master's charity dinner.

That dinner party is not something ordinary people can go to!
  (End of this chapter)