1928: The Rise of Giants

If Ye Luo's knowledge and experiences during his trip to the United States were written into a book, it would definitely be a bestseller in any country in this era.

From holding a charity party in Shanghai to raise equity capital, to coming to New York alone to found Hongxing United Group, to discovering penny stocks and making the stock market a hit, he never stopped talking, and finally went short on a large scale and retired.

A perfect script for The Proud Man of the Times.

Unfortunately, it also includes his attacks on the top 100 high-priced stocks in the U.S., various behind-the-scenes operations on Hollywood, as well as unbelievable cliques, bullying, backdoor escapes, and beating up lost dogs, etc. that cannot be put on the table to brag about. Gray behavior.

Even when facing Zhang Hanqing, he could only speak vaguely and incompletely, which was not a very good boast.

But Zhang Hanqing, who was sitting next to him, really enjoyed listening to it!
He was very happy when he thought that those important military and political figures in the Republic of China had their own way of doing things and plunged into the stock market to seek death. In the end, they came to Ye's house with tears and runny noses crying and asking for help!
Compared to his good brother, Zhang Hanqing has been much more frustrated this year.

My father is dead, and I almost had my power taken away from me. I finally stabilized myself. I wanted to make a fool of myself and establish my authority, but I didn't expect to become the target of the other party's authority.

If it weren't for his family's great business and the absence of Yang Yuting's annoying old Bideng, he would probably be in serious trouble.

The only thing that can compare to Ye Luo is probably the pride in love.

After a year of repeated adjustments, Yu Fengzhi, the eldest sister in the family, finally had the intention to accept Zhao Yidi, which was simply unimaginable in the Zhang family.

The Sixth Marshal had countless beauties all over the country. If he could marry him as his concubine, he might be able to get a house in the dozen or twenty. But when he thought of the blessings of having people together and the joy of the harem, he beamed with joy and patted Ye Luo on the shoulder. Let your good brothers follow suit and work hard.

Ye Luo laughed loudly: "I'm working hard too."

He didn't say anything about supporting Huixin, Mrs. Rose DeWittbucket, for fear of damaging Zhang Hanqing's final self-esteem.

"It's not enough, work harder. Then who, Meng Xiaodong, the Winter Emperor, is still living in Fengtian, and you don't give people a sure word." Zhang Hanqing winked.

In the Republic of China, the news has not come back yet, so in their eyes, Donghuang is nominally Mei Lanfang's wife (she has not obtained a certificate or got married), but in fact she is Ye Luo's lover.

When this kind of relationship was revealed in later generations, this kind of celebrity scandal could make pornographic tabloids a lot of money, and it would also be a big problem for their reputations. But at this time, it has become a romantic affair that everyone is talking about.

The only one who was embarrassed was Meng Xiaodong.

"This matter." Ye Luo knew that when Mr. Ding Guomao went north to fight the disaster and rescue people, he went to meet Meng Xiaodong. Fearing that it would put more pressure on Xiaodong, he quickly told the showdown with Mei Lanfang in the United States.

The reason why Meng Xiaodong has not been brought back now is simply because there are still a few women at home who have not settled their affairs well.

Logically speaking, Hu Die and Lin Ruxian are ranked higher.

"I see, it's a shame that Xiang Sheng and I are so worried about you." Zhang Hanqing scolded with a smile.

Ye Luo joked with him for a few words and then turned the topic back to heavy industry.

This time he acquired a large number of industrial-related companies in the United States, the most famous of which is U.S. Steel Company.

U.S. Steel could not move from the United States to the Republic of China, but he could transfer some of its technical equipment and personnel to help Ye's investment in establishing the country's first private heavy industry enterprise. He had already thought of a name, called Ye's Heavy Industry.

Heavy industry is the cornerstone of a country's industrial development and the vanguard of consolidating the country's foundation in the future.

But in the Republic of China now, not to mention heavy industry, even light industries such as textiles and machinery are not doing well. Raw materials, accessories, technical equipment, and employees have to be purchased from abroad at high prices.

In this environment, unless the state and capital unite, it will be difficult to make a splash.

Zhang Hanqing had considered making domestically produced cars before and invested millions of dollars in it. It didn’t make much splash, but now it’s all in shambles.

The reason is simple, he found that this is not a problem that money can solve.

Everything from the rubber and screws in spare parts to the tires on the car body are all problems and technical barriers.

Because he felt the difficulty and the necessity, Zhang Hanqing supported Ye Luo to do heavy industry personally from beginning to end, and even transferred all the arsenals in the north to Ye Luo.

Even if Ye Luo refused to go to the north to open a factory, he would be happy to just take his stuff for nothing.

To a certain extent, Zhang Hanqing is indeed very patriotic. "Then where are you going to open the factory? Or Shanghai?" Zhang Hanqing asked quickly, but he still had to say what he needed to say, "Why don't you consider coming to Fengtian, the Northeast is also fine, I will give you any land you want. Once approved, all procedures, personnel, and documents will be passed with lights on, how about that?"

Ye Luo smiled bitterly and said, "You have forgotten the principal. Will he be willing to let me go to the north?"

"I can come forward to say this, and I will be my brother." Zhang Hanqing thought he was interested, so he said quickly.

Ye Luo thought to himself, you and I are still brothers. Rounding things off, I can also call the principal big brother. Does he really treat me as a brother?

He even cheated you!
"It won't work, Sixth Brother. Now I rely on the Huade Military Cooperation Project for everything, and my foundation is all in Nanshi. It won't work." Ye Luo said bitterly.

The real reason is that the Central Plains War will start soon, and Zhang Hanqing does not have the energy to help him operate this. Although the north is not involved in the war, it has also been affected a lot, and there are also disasters and other problems.

Secondly, in a few years, the Anti-Japanese War will start, and the north will be the first to suffer. Ye Luo will put heavy industry there to make wedding clothes for the Japanese invaders.

In fact, Shanghai Tang and Jinling are not safe either, but they are close to the sea and port, making transfer easy.

These are things that cannot be said, and the principal can only continue to take the blame.

"Then there's nothing I can do to help?" Zhang Hanqing was really enthusiastic about this matter. If Ye Luo asked for money, he would allocate it without hesitation.

"If possible, Sixth Brother will consider transferring military supplies to me in the future." Ye Luo thought about it and put forward a terrifying suggestion.

Planes, artillery, tanks, firearms, these supplies were easily captured by the Japanese invaders during the September 18th Incident, and a large area of ​​the north was lost. Military supplies, in turn, became the property of the Japanese invaders and hit their own people.

In the face of national crisis, whether you are the Northern Army, a direct line of warlords, or an underground organization, or the Kuomintang, we are all in the same camp and on the same front.

Even if the cannon bombs on the principal's head, he is still Chinese, one of our own.

Ye Luo didn't want to see this scene.

"You...are you going to carry a big gun!?" Zhang Hanqing was stunned. His first reaction was that Ye Luo wanted to skin a tiger and become a warlord, but after saying that, he even laughed.

If that were the case, how could you still ask yourself for military supplies?

"I'm afraid I'm giving the Japanese invaders an advantage." Ye Luo said truthfully.

The topic came back again, Zhang Hanqing was speechless and funny.

In short, after understanding Ye Luo's thoughts, he felt quite satisfied and comfortable.

Ye Luo's base obviously didn't want to stay in Shanghai. Zhang Hanqing could see this. He didn't say anything. He just thought that one day, when the time came, he would have to help his good brother and send him away safely.

After Zhang Hanqing left, Ye Luo ran non-stop to see Max.

Since arriving in Shanghai, this man has been at home like a duck in water. He has been treated as a distinguished guest by the Jinling National Government and enjoys the highest standard of treatment as a foreigner.

However, his mind was not in this place. He was tinkering with the details of military cooperation projects all day long, and he was really eager to realize the construction plan set by Ye Luo.

Secondly, what he attaches most importance to is artillery training and artillery school management. He goes to Tangshan Artillery School every two days.

Ye Luo found Max at the Tangshan Artillery School. Before they could talk, he bumped into the principal who came to inspect the school's construction.

This was probably one of the few formal meetings between him and the principal.

Ye Luo has been deliberately avoiding the principal. Basically, he only looks to the principal's wife as his god sister when he has something to do.

After all, the other party was the most influential figure in the Republic of China in this era, and he was very afraid that the butterfly wings he was flapping would make the other party go astray.

But the principal doesn't think so.

"Aluo, Aluo, you haven't come to see me even once since you've been back home for so long, right?" (End of Chapter)