1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 693 The Fifth National Games
"To be honest, I am returning to Tianjin City this time to prepare to secretly organize an anti-Japanese armed force. If the Second Young Master can help, Hongchang will be very grateful."

Seeing that Ye Luo was indeed unwilling to get involved in party disputes, Ji Hongchang changed his mind and hoped that Ye Luo could assist him in establishing an underground anti-Japanese force in Tianjin City.

Although Tianjin is now a mixed bag, because Ye’s investment is rooted here, no force dares to act rashly.

If Ye Luo is willing to help him form an armed force, I am afraid that even if the matter is leaked, no one will dare to touch Ye Luo.

"I will not join the general's army, but if you need weapons, equipment and funds, I can provide them for free." Ye Luo knew that Ji Hongchang's move would ultimately end in failure.

But this is just a spark, you can't advise others not to light it when you know it will go out.

He is still willing to spend this cost.

As long as we can inflict some damage to the Japanese invaders, it will be worth it.

"Second Young Master is so kind, I am grateful!" Ji Hongchang clasped his hands together and bowed solemnly, "I don't know how much better than that Jiang!"

Ji Hongchang really hated the principal to his core.

Two years ago, he wrote a poem in the army: When I am thirsty, I drink Meiling's blood; when I am hungry, I eat the right food. When I return to report my fate, I will restore our Shenzhou.

This shows how much he hates the principal and his wife.

He could not wait for such an anti-Japanese hero to stay in Tianjin as a retired official until the full outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.

"I will personally donate another 10 oceans to the general's military expenses. I hope that the general's military fortune will be prosperous this time." Ye Luo sighed, took out his checkbook, wrote a check and handed it to him.

Ji Hongchang has seen many people who say one thing in public and do another behind the scenes. If Ye Luo is like that, then he has no way to deal with it.

Now that this check has been handed over, at least 10 oceans have been secured, which makes him admire the first businessman of the Republic of China even more.

In order to prevent Ji Hongchang's actions from attracting too much attention in Tianjin City, Ye Luo simply arranged for him to live in his own villa and work in the Tianjin branch of the "World" newspaper.

Not long after, with Ye Luo's financial assistance, his new anti-Japanese army was quietly formed. Equipped with many advanced weapons and equipment, it soon attracted a large number of soldiers to join.

In the Tianjin branch of the "World" newspaper, Ji Hongchang somehow got to know Yu Peichen, who was about to be sent to France on a public assignment. The two exchanged identities as members of the underground organization. Moved by Ji Hongchang's deep patriotism, Yu Peichen applied to the branch, hoping to stay and work there instead of going to France.

Ye Luo saw all of this and acquiesced to her behavior.

It would be good if these patriotic heroes could stay in the country. As long as they are properly protected, they can still shine during the Anti-Japanese War.

He couldn't do anything big to change the world, but small things like this were not difficult for Ye Luo. Little by little, they would add up to a lot, and the future anti-Japanese journey would be much easier.

Under Lin Yuan's vigorous operation, "World" newspaper soon became one of the most famous anti-Japanese patriotic newspapers in the country, and everyone found that it did not seem to be targeted by the Nanjing National Government. Those suppressed newspaper editorial staff members came to join it, and its momentum became increasingly powerful.

Ye Luo was too lazy to care about what they were doing, so he took Meng Xiaodong and his newborn daughter Ye Dongdong to live in the Meng family class for a week. Then they returned to Jinling together and attended the Fifth National Games as special guests.

This National Games should have been held two years ago.

However, the Games were delayed again and again due to the floods, the Mukden Incident and the Battle of Shanghai. A total of 30 units participated in the Games, including overseas Chinese groups and athletes. There were more than 6 spectators and a total of 2243 male and female athletes. It was the largest sports event in China since the late Qing Dynasty.

Ye Luo was not only invited to be a guest at the opening ceremony, but also invited to present awards to the athletes.

This super face-saving project was specially designed by the principal to enhance his own reputation. After the Fourth National Games ended in Hangzhou in 1930, the principal decided to hold the Fifth National Games in Jinling.

Not only that, he also built a central stadium on the east side of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, covering an area of ​​1200 acres. It is equipped with a complete range of venues and facilities. The cost of the main project alone exceeded 100 million oceans.

Why are the current National Games so highly valued by warlords and the Kuomintang?

This has to start with the title "Sick Man of East Asia".

After the invasion of opium, the people of the Republic of China had been weak for a long time, and this title has never been removed from their heads.

Both the public and the Kuomintang's top leaders hope to get rid of this bad international reputation by vigorously developing sports.

All sectors of society also strongly support this and are determined to get rid of the stigma by becoming a strong sports country.

On the opening day.

Central Stadium.

The principal solemnly said to all the spectators: "If we want to restore the status and spirit of the nation, we must first develop a healthy physique, so physical education is more important than moral and intellectual development."

After finishing his long speech, the principal immediately stepped down from the stage to continue his "bandit-suppression mission". The spectators were all high-ranking Kuomintang officials, ambassadors and ministers from various countries and their families, as well as celebrities like Ye Luo. The principal's wife stayed here to socialize with them and take charge of the situation on behalf of the principal.

Ye Luo arrived at the venue with a group of Ye family members, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.

A group of Kuomintang politicians, led by Mr. Wang, came up to shake hands with him first, followed by ambassadors and ministers from various countries. By the end of the circle, he felt the skin on his hands was about to be rubbed raw.

"A Luo, come and sit here and talk to me." The principal's wife wore a red cheongsam today, her plump body was tightly wrapped in it. At the age of over 30, she was like a ripe peach, which overshadowed many other women.

Bai Xiuzhu sat on the other side with a group of concubines and children, busy socializing with the wives of ambassadors and ministers from various countries.

Ye Luo smiled and sat over: "Sister, how are you feeling lately?"

"What else can I do? It's the same as always." The principal's wife sighed, "Ever since Lingjun ran off to America, I have no one to talk to. How about waiting until Zhuohua is a little older and letting him move to Qielu?"

Ye Zhuohua is four years old this year, and he will be able to go to preschool in a year or two. The principal's wife naturally wants him to go to the four major families' own schools to study and hang out with those second-generation rich kids.

Ye Luo thought about it and nodded, "Sis, as long as you don't mind him being noisy."

"How could that be? Zhuohua is chubby and so cute. He is even more playable than Lingjun when he was a child." The principal's wife really likes these children of the Ye family. If the others were not born to concubines, whose identities were not well-known, she really wanted to adopt them all as godsons and goddaughters.

(End of this chapter)