1928: The Rise of Giants

"A Luo, I understand what you said, but look at the situation within the Kuomintang now."

"Chen Jitang proposed 'the great unity of the five southwestern provinces'; He Chenrui started 'the nine provinces' joint defense'; Zhang Hanqing negotiated peace with Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang, secretly planning 'the great unity of the six northern provinces'; Wang and Sun Ke and their people made a mess in Nanjing."

"The Kuomintang is now in a state of disunity, but they have a consensus that I cannot get any benefit from it. So, I understand what you said, but I can't do anything about it."

"Well, if you are really worried, I will send a secret telegram to the American Consul General and the British Consul General, and then talk to their ministers and ambassadors. At least your Ye Investment will not be affected by this incident. How do you think?"

On the phone, the principal was trying to make excuses. It seemed like this was a major matter concerning the livelihood of the people, but he didn't care at all.

"Well, then I'll leave it to you, Party Chairman." Ye Luo knew that he wanted to use this opportunity to make a comeback. Now he was hoping that the Japanese invaders would make things worse and make it impossible for Wang and his men to step down. Then it would be a natural opportunity for him to come back.

I guess the principal is secretly happy right now, as it’s been less than a month since he stepped down and “good things” are happening!

After hanging up the phone, Ye Luo had done what he could.

The head of the city hall now is Wu Tiecheng, not Zhang Qun and his brother-in-law Bai Xiongqi, whom he is familiar with. Even if he goes there to petition, the other party will most likely ignore him.

Now, this group of people are still thinking about making peace with the Japanese invaders!

When he left the phone room, Ye Yuqiao and others saw Ye Luo's gloomy face and knew that things were not going to go well.

"Mom and Dad, please ask everyone in the family to stay out of the spotlight recently and stay in the International Settlement and the French Concession. Don't hang around unless necessary." Ye Luo reminded them, then looked at Bai Xiuzhu, and then waved to her and Xiao Aqiao.

The two women immediately followed him to the study.

"Xiuzhu, Qiaoer, after this storm has passed, you should pack up your things and go live in America with Qingqing and Huixin."

Ye Luo sat on the chair, and the two women leaned over to him, one on each of their thighs.

Hearing him say this, Bai Xiuzhu was stunned, and looked at Xiao Aqiao, then asked: "Husband, are we going to have an all-out war?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I feel that the situation is becoming more and more tense. Zhuohua, Xiaohe, Haohao and the others are still young. It's too dangerous for them to stay here." Ye Luo sighed. After 1932, the situation will become more and more tense. If he doesn't make arrangements early, he is worried that by 37, many things will not be completed as he wishes.

"If you don't leave, Zhuohua and I can't leave." Xiao Aqiao was disobedient for once. She sat in his arms and rejected Ye Luo directly, "Brother Luo, I'm not being willful, but I really can't leave."

After she said this, Ye Luo, who had calmed down, immediately understood what she meant.

indeed.

Ye Luo is now known as the number one businessman in the Republic of China and the number one tycoon in Shanghai. At least 100,000 people across the country depend on him for food. Although he does not participate in politics, his political stance is relatively clear.

His wife and children left Shanghai in large numbers. Combined with some developments in Ye’s investments, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be noticed and exploited by those with ulterior motives.

The principal is his solid backing, but the prerequisite is that Ye Luo does not escape from the battlefield.

The Japanese haven't invaded yet, but you're letting your family run away. This is totally unacceptable.

After thinking this through, Ye Luo knew that he had to wait a while before dealing with this matter.

"Qiao'er is right. Hubby, you can't make such a big fuss and ask us to escape from the Republic of China." Bai Xiuzhu gently touched his cheek.

She could feel that Ye Luo was becoming more and more worried these days, and his fatigue and anxiety were visibly visible.

The two women realized it at this time.

No matter how powerful Ye Luo is, he is still a human being, and there will always be times when he fails to consider things carefully.

He had behaved so miraculously before that others subconsciously thought that the second young master was omnipotent.

But he is only twenty-six years old this year!
"Yes, you are right, I lost my composure." Ye Luo let out a long breath, hugged them, and gently kissed them. The rush of these days, coupled with the pressure of facing the war, made Ye Luo almost make a mistake.

He let out a sigh of relief.

Or maybe I just thought it was too simple.

I thought that as a time traveler, everything was under my control.

But this time, seeing that the Japanese monk incident could not be stopped and the three friends were still attacked by the Japanese invaders, his suggestions to the principal were again rejected, which made him feel frustrated that he was unable to stop the tide of history.

37 years later, that was the real Anti-Japanese War.

He had only seen these things in textbooks before, but when he really faced them in person, the impact was far beyond his imagination.

The pressure is also increasing day by day.

"I almost fainted, luckily you were here." Ye Luo kissed the two girls on the face and said with fear, "In fact, I have made sufficient preparations, just follow the steps. If you suddenly leave Shanghai now, it will easily arouse other people's suspicion."

"I'm really dizzy!"

Ye Luo hugged them, relaxed his body, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.

The Battle of Shanghai ultimately played a very positive role, which was completely different from the "non-resistance" during the previous fall of the North.

It gave the people and the country some confidence in resisting Japan.

At this stage, he should consider how to minimize losses, boost morale, and profit from it, rather than rushing to distance himself from it.

"I'll go to the Tax Police Headquarters this afternoon." Ye Luo said to the two girls, "I'll leave the house in your care."

"Don't worry, Xiuzhu and I are here." Seeing that he had recovered, Xiao Aqiao felt much more at ease.

Ye Luo is the only backbone of the Ye family. If this backbone is broken, the Ye family will be finished!
in the afternoon.

As the saying goes, "the wicked are the first to complain." Under the instigation of the Japanese military, a group of Japanese expatriates in Shanghai held a rally of thousands of people, claiming that the anti-Japanese "atrocities" of the Republic of China had reached the extreme and Japan should immediately send troops "in order to extinguish the anti-Japanese movement."

These people have been brainwashed by the fanatical militarists and they actually held such a conference openly in the concession!

After the meeting, more than 600 Japanese held a demonstration with sticks in hand, shouting "Kill all Chinese" along the way. They also smashed the windows of Chinese shops with sticks, tore down anti-Japanese slogans, blocked trams, and beat up police officers on duty.

For a while, the area where this group of Japanese invaders passed was filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves, and was in great chaos.

The Japanese embassies and consulates in China, in accordance with the wishes of the Japanese government, continued to exert pressure on the Nanjing National Government, demanding that they strictly prohibit the unhealthy trends of "boycotting Japanese goods" and "resisting Japan and saving the nation" in the country.

Not long after the conference, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Shichitaro Yada, once again protested to the Shanghai City Hall, demanding that the murder of the Japanese monk should not be dealt with casually and demanding that the murderer be arrested.

At 5 p.m., he once again lodged a so-called "protest," insisting without any basis that the murderer of the Japanese monk was a worker from the Sanyou Industrial Company headquarters, and further put forward various excessive demands, including a formal apology.

Wu Tiecheng couldn't stand the pressure, so he asked Ma Yongzhen to take people to the Sanyou Industrial Society headquarters to arrest people.

But when the police officers ran to the factory, they found it in a mess. The place was occupied by the Japanese. Where was the Chinese workers?
Ma Yongzhen had been following Ye Luo's orders and was slacking off. He casually took people for a walk and then went back to report.

The Municipal Council is also in trouble.

Although Chinese patrolmen are not as "valuable" as foreign patrolmen, they are still their people after all. It is too much to beat them to death!

For a time, the forces of the various parties became increasingly confused, and the situation escalated out of control. (End of this chapter)